All East of England articles – Page 82
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New specialist nurse service for Norfolk and Suffolk
WORKFORCE: Bliss, the special care baby charity, has announced a new nursing post to support the families of premature and sick babies in the East of England.
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NewsHospitals face 'voting booths' in A&E to measure patient experience
Hospitals may have to install voting booths in inpatient wards and A&E to measure patient experience, HSJ can reveal.
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Caution urged on referrals to private centre
A local medical committee has taken the unprecedented step of warning local GPs to consider whether an independent treatment centre is the right choice for their patients.
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New vice chair for James Paget FT
WORKFORCE: Peter Franzen is to become the vice chair at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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New service to enhance patient physical health and wellbeing
STRUCTURE: South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has launched a new activity co-ordinator service.
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More OOH appointments at Colchester hospital
PERFORMANCE: More weekend and evening appointments are to be held at Colchester General Hospital for patients who need diagnostic tests.
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Beds may seek partner for FT bid
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of Bedford Hospital Trust has said the organisation has to keep open all options on the road to foundation trust status – including working with a partner.
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Improved digital mammography for Suffolk
PERFORMANCE: Women in the Mildenhall area are to benefit from an improved mobile breast screening unit fitted with new digital imaging technology.
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New chief exec for Yarmouth CIC
WORKFORCE: Tracy Cannell has been appointed permanent chief executive of East Coast Community Healthcare, which provides community services in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.
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Investment in Essex memory services
FINANCE: NHS North Essex is investing over £250,000 to improve memory services in Mid Essex and keep waiting lists down.
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New home palliative care service for west Norfolk
STRUCTURE: A new hospice at home service has been commissioned in west Norfolk and should be operational from September.
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Cambridgeshire redesigns sexual health services
SERVICES: NHS Cambridgeshire is developing and redesigning its sexual health and contraceptive services to improve patient choice and reduce health inequalities.
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Lynne Wigens appointed at Ipswich
WORKFORCE: Lynne Wigens has been appointed director of nursing and quality at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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West Suffolk invests in cataract treatment
SERVICES: West Suffolk Hospital has invested £125,000 in new equipment which improve cataract surgery.
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NHS Cambridgeshire warns on QIPP delivery
FINANCE: Failing to deliver on QIPP projects could lead to an overspend of £13m in the acute sector for NHS Cambridgeshire, the cluster board has warned.
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C Difficile problem at Hinchingbrooke
PERFORMANCE: Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust had five cases of clostridium difficile in the first three months of this financial year against a full year target of six, the PCT cluster board heard.
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Cambridge Hospitals missing 18 week target
PERFORMANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is not meeting the 18 week referral-to-treatment standard and progress on doing so has fallen behind plan, the PCT cluster board heard. The trust is likely to miss agreed recovery targets for some specialities.
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Peterborough and Cambridgeshire PCT cluster gets new chair
WORKFORCE: John Barratt is to take over as chair of the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire PCT cluster after Maureen Donnelly accepted a post as lay chair designate of a CCG.
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C diff outbreak at West Suffolk
PERFORMANCE: Four cases of c difficile infection on a stroke ward in West Suffolk Hospital is being investigated as an outbreak, NHS Suffolk board was told.
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Ipswich's data on 18-weeks target to be faces assessment
PERFORMANCE: An independent assessment of data quality at Ipswich Hospital is to be carried out after concerns were raised about some patients not being recorded as on an 18 week pathway.