All HSJ Local articles – Page 160
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Trust scraps patient parking fees after petitions
STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust has bowed to patient pressure and announced it will maintain free parking for visitors for up to four hours at its hospitals in Knutsford and Congleton.
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£2m upgrade of operating theatres underway
SURGERY: A major refurbishment of theatres has started at Weston Area Health Trust, including new surgeon’s panels, flooring repairs, a lift and extra rooms.
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Patients suffer 'harm' due to treatment delays
PERFORMANCE: One patient could have suffered ‘serious harm’ because of a delay in receiving elective treatment caused by a large backlog of patients waiting for operations at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.
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Chief executive of special measures trust resigns
The chief executive of one of the five trusts in special measures since 2013 has resigned.
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Maternity review warns units may close without reform
STRUCTURE: A report into maternity services across Cumbria and North Lancashire has recommended maintaining existing consultant led units, but leaves the door open to close two of them unless fundamental reforms are achieved.
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New Hertfordshire hospital to open in May
ACUTE CARE: The new Queen Elizabeth II hospital in Welwyn Garden City is on schedule to start delivering services in May.
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CCG extends £30m community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group has extended its contract for community services with Bromley Healthcare by one extra year to end in March 2017.
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Monitor tells London trust to reduce waits and improve finances
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has been told to reduce waiting times and make improvements to its finances, following an investigation by Monitor.
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New foundation trust slips £10m into the red
FINANCE: St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust has seen a steep decline in its finances and is expecting to report a £10m deficit for 2014-15.
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Mental health team reduces waiting list by two-thirds
MENTAL HEALTH: A team based in Swindon has reduced the number of patients waiting for an assessment of their mental health needs by two-thirds in just two months.
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Performance of ambulance trust worries CCG
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners in East Anglia has expressed concern that East of England Ambulance Service Trust has missed a large number of targets relating to responses to 999 calls.
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Essex trust heading for £7.8m deficit
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust is expected to post a deficit of £7.8m this financial year.
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New Papworth Hospital given the green light
STRUCTURE: Building work is due to start soon on a new Papworth Hospital to provide specialist treatment for heart and lung patients from across the UK on a seven acre site.
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Chief exec concerned by ‘unacceptable’ allegations of bullying
WORKFORCE: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership has produced a new anti-bullying and harassment policy because of reports of ‘unacceptable’ abuse and bullying in the NHS staff survey.
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Trust told to improve pressure ulcer care
PERFORMANCE: Trust members and other stakeholders have called on Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust to do more to reduce pressure ulcers and improve staff skill levels.
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Barts Health U-turn over whistleblower
A significant U-turn by the management of Barts Health Trust has seen a sacked whistleblowing union rep re-instated after being dismissed almost two years ago.
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Ambulance trust recruits paramedics from Poland to ease shortage
WORFORCE: South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has taken on 20 paramedics from Poland as part of a worldwide search for staff.
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Revamped Surrey ward to open this autumn
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust expects the redevelopment of inpatient facility Farnham Road Hospital in Guildford to be completed in June and to have patients by November.
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First merged CCG comes into operation
STRUCTURE: The first new clinical commissioning group formed as a result of a merger comes into operation today.
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Trust told to do more for people with restricted mobility
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Care Services Trust has said it needs to improve its services for people with mobility issues, hearing loss, sight loss and communication difficulties.