All East of England articles – Page 98
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Stroke concern at Cambs PCT cluster
PERFORMANCE: Performance on stroke targets is causing concern at NHS Peterborough and NHS Cambridgeshire.
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Pressure building on Peterborough finances
FINANCE: NHS Peterborough faces significant risks as it battles to break even this financial year, a board meeting heard.
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Welwyn hospital A&E services to be reduced from this month
STRUCTURE: Accident and emergency services at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn are to be reduced overnight as East and North Hertfordshire Trust continues with a major reconfiguration.
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Six staff disciplined over care standards at James Paget
PERFORMANCE: Six members of staff have been disciplined over incidents relating “to poor practice regarding care” of older patients at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Gong for CUH estates director
WORKFORCE: Richard Howe, former executive director of estates and facilities at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, has been awarded an OBE for services to the NHS.
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Cambs move to one CCG and several 'local commissioning groups'
STRUCTURE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough PCTs have merged their previous two GP committees, to form a single “shadow clinical commissioning group governing body” covering the two PCT areas.
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'Race split' Milton Keynes CCGs agree to merge
STRUCTURE: Two emerging clinical commissioning groups in Milton Keynes - one of which was dominated by doctors with an Asian background - have agreed to merge.
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James Paget FT chief executive resigns after care quality row
WORKFORCE: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Wendy Slaney has resigned, weeks after its chair resigned over questions over care quality.
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Nurse dementia ‘champions’ appointed at Peterborough and Stamford
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed 30 specially trained nurses to help enhance the understanding of dementia and its care for patients and carers at Peterborough’s City Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Waiting times a concern in Norfolk
PERFORMANCE: Patients waiting a long time for treatments or diagnostic tests are a concern for NHS Norfolk and Waveney.
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C diff concerns for Norfolk
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare associated infections are causing concern across the NHS Norfolk and Waveney cluster, with some providers already approaching their full year targets for Clostridiun difficile.
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Surplus forecast for Great Yarmouth despite pressures
FINANCE: Primary care trusts in Norfolk and Great Yarmouth and Waveney are forecasting a full year surplus of £2m, despite financial pressures in the acute sector and continuing care.
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Comment
Emergency planning requires urgent attention in the Midlands and East of England
Earlier this year, HSJ tried to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain details of exercises held in every region to test emergency planning preparations. But the request was rejected by the Department of Health in order to “safeguard national security”.
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NHS Hertfordshire to plan future of local hospital
STRUCTURE: The PCT and West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust are to work together to develop Hemel Hempstead Hospital as a local general hospital providing a range of services for the community.
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NHS Cambs needs £22m savings
FINANCE: NHS Cambridgeshire needs to find more than £22m of savings before the end of the financial year if it is to breakeven, the board heard.
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Chlamydia cases falling in Cambridgeshire
PERFORMANCE: The number of people tested for chlamydia in Cambridgeshire fell by a third in October compared with the same period the year before.
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Delayed transfers of care major issue in Cambs
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care could become a major issue in Cambridgeshire this winter, the NHS Cambridgeshire board was told.
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Cambs struggling on Choose and Book
PERFORMANCE: Practices in Cambridgeshire are struggling to meet a new target of 90 per cent of first outpatient appointments being made through Choose and Book if they are to qualify for a local enhanced service payment.
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Ipswich's chair retires
WORKFORCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust’s chairman Mike Brookes will retire on New Year’s Eve.
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GPs opt for a single CCG for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
STRUCTURE: A single clinical commissioning group has emerged as the “clear preference” for GPs in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, HSJ has learned.