All HSJ Local articles – Page 217

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Monitor to probe CCGs' block contract

2013-10-11T11:51:00Z

Monitor is to investigate a complaint that referrals to a private hospital dropped after two clinical commissioning groups entered into a block contract with a local NHS hospital.

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Hertfordshire Trust unveils £42m mental health unit

2013-10-10T14:23:00Z

MENTAL HEALTH: Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust will open a brand new £42m in-patient unit for mental health patients in 2014.

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Ambulance handovers still big problem at North Bristol

2013-10-09T17:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Almost half of ambulances arriving at North Bristol Trust in the last week of August waited more than 15 minutes to handover their patient to hospital staff.

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Pennine Acute Hospitals chief executive retiring

2013-10-09T17:31:00Z

WORKFORCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust chief executive John Saxby is retiring.

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Burton Hospitals interested in George Eliot takeover

2013-10-09T15:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: The board of Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust have agreed to proceed to the Pre-Qualification Questionaire stage of the take-over/franchise process for George Eliot Hospital Trust.

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Ipswich Hospital Trust pays ‘more than £5m’ compensation to disabled boy

2013-10-09T15:21:00Z

Ipswich Hospital Trust has paid “more than £5m” in compensation to a seven-year-old boy who was left severely disabled after the hospital was judged to have mismanaged his birth.  

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Trust in court over patient death

2013-10-09T11:07:00Z

An NHS trust is to appear in court on Wednesday charged with safety breaches connected to the death of a diabetic patient.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals cancer care praised

2013-10-08T17:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has performed well in the cancer patient experience survey, according to a board paper.

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Birmingham Children's Hospital hails feedback app

2013-10-08T16:22:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust has said an innovative new feedback app - which allows patients to make comments on how they are being treated in almost real-time – has been a success.

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Sussex health visitors seek UNICEF kite mark

2013-10-08T14:55:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The infant feeding service in West Sussex has launched a programme to achieve UNICEF baby friendly accreditation.

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Non-executive director joins Sussex community trust

2013-10-08T14:38:00Z

WORKFORCE: Stephen Lightfoot has been appointed as a non-executive director at Sussex Community NHS Trust.

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Royal Cornwall takes action over cardiology concerns

2013-10-08T10:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has restricted the practice of a consultant cardiologist after identifying concerns during “routine scrutiny”.

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Trust fined for radiation breach

2013-10-08T10:02:00Z

An NHS trust has been fined £30,000 after a hospital radiologist was exposed to illegal levels of ionising radiation while using a CT scanner.

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Mid Staffs finance director joins Morecambe Bay

2013-10-07T12:32:00Z

WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s finance director is leaving to take up the role of director of finance and deputy chief executive at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.

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Trust faces £2m bill to take over treatment centre

2013-10-07T12:13:00Z

East and North Hertfordshire Trust faces a £2m bill following its takeover of a poorly performing privately-run treatment centre, HSJ has learned.

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Public money could fund new hospital

2013-10-07T11:08:00Z

CAPITAL SCHEMES A proposed £283m new hospital in the North East could be part-funded with public money after a plan to pay for it it using loans from pension funds was dropped.

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Nottingham fined over C diff cases

2013-10-04T19:16:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust faces a fine of approximately £40,000 after exceeding its of clostridium difficile target.

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Cambridge signs £120m deal to build private hospital and hotel complex

2013-10-04T19:13:00Z

Laing O’Rourke will build the £120m Forum development on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus after a joint venture between John Laing and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust was agreed, HSJ sister title Construction News has reported.

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South Gloucs CCG reveals underfunding

2013-10-04T19:12:00Z

FINANCE: South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is underfunded by more than 8 per cent in 2013-14, board papers claim.

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Trust medical director takes on top job

2013-10-04T18:02:00Z

WORKFORCE: Northampton General Hospital has appointed Dr Sonia Swart as chief executive with immediate effect.