All East of England articles – Page 85
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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.
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Suffolks fails to hit ambulance targets
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance handover times at hospitals in Suffolk are failing to meet national targets.
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Hunts CCGs block Hinchingbrooke A&E redesign funds
FINANCE: A plan to redesign the ‘front of house’ approach to A&E at Hinchingbrooke Hospital has failed to win support from local GPs.
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New Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT chair named
WORKFORCE: A new chair is taking over at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust.
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Suffolk employs £500-a-day consultants for up to five years
WORKFORCE: NHS Suffolk is employing a number of consultants at up to £500 a day who have been working for the organisation up to five years, its board heard.
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Herts trust reviews neonatal never event
PERFORMANCE: A case of MRSA in a neonate has sparked an internal ‘never event’ review at East and North Hertfordshire Trust.
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Cambridgeshire and Luton face health visitor shortfall
WORKFORCE: The total number of health visitors in Cambridgeshire and Luton needs to double by 2015 to meet the government’s pledge to provide 4200 extra health visitors nationally.
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East and North Herts turns to NHS Professionals for temp staff
WORKFORCE: NHS Professionals is expected to take over the provision of temporary staff at East and North Hertfordshire Trust at the end of the month.
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Cambridge University Hospitals fails two key standards
PERFORMANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is failing two key standards - the four hour wait in A&E and the 18 week referral-to-treatment standard.
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East and North Herts recording early £1m surplus
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust had a surplus of over £1m in May, slightly ahead of target, and a financial risk rating of three which it hopes to maintain for the rest of the financial year.
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Cambridge University Hospitals makes loss
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust made a loss of £1.8m in the first two months of the financial year.
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East of England ambulance service defends service reorganisation
WORKFORCE: An ambulance trust has defended a controversial review of the organisation of staffing and services across its region.
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Cambridge trust warned about surgical safety
PERFORMANCE: One of the country’s most prestigious teaching hospitals may be putting patients at risk because of inconsistent use of surgical check lists, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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HSJ LocalStroke care overhaul planned in Midlands and East
A major review has been launched into stroke services across the Midlands and the East of England in an attempt to improve survival rates and reduce disability, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: review aims to improve stroke services in the Midlands and East
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine plans to review stroke services across the Midlands region to try and improve the standard of care and save more lives.