All HSJ Local articles – Page 218

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Pennine Acute records £2.1m deficit in July

2013-10-28T17:10:00Z

FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust recorded a deficit of £2.1m for July, against a planned deficit of £0.4m, its latest performance report states.

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Newcastle FT £2m ahead of plan

2013-10-28T17:09:00Z

The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £2m ahead of its financial plan at the end of June.

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Plymouth Hospitals issues strict rules on spending

2013-10-28T16:26:00Z

Plymouth Hospitals Trust staff have been warned they face disciplinary action if they deviate from rules restricting all non-essential spending.

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Cambridge incident not declared as never event

2013-10-28T12:04:00Z

SAFETY: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to declare a never event incident, according to the Care Quality Commission.

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Derby fails to meet Monitor's targets

2013-10-28T11:40:00Z

Monitor has warned Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust that it must improve emergency department waiting times and its financial performance.

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Salford finance director to move to Leeds

2013-10-25T14:23:00Z

STRUCTURE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust finance director and deputy chief executive Tony Whitfield is leaving to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in January.

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'Risk remains' on West Middlesex A&E performance

2013-10-25T11:49:00Z

PERFORMANCE: ‘Risk remains’ about accident and emergency performance at West Middlesex University Hospital, board papers reveal.

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Barnsley FT reports 'variable' A&E performance

2013-10-25T11:48:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is seeking to address accident and emergency performance, which has “continued to be variable throughout August and into September”.

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Monitor places King's Lynn in special measures

2013-10-25T11:29:00Z

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has been placed under special measures by Monitor because of poor care and weak leadership.

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Homeless hospital discharge scheme piloted in London

2013-10-25T11:07:00Z

A scheme to support homeless people as they are discharged from hospital will be run across two London boroughs this winter.

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Heart of England considers inpatient and surgery reconfiguration

2013-10-25T11:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: One of the largest acute trusts in the Midlands has begun a review of surgery and inpatient services across its three sites, with a view to ensuring their long term clinical and financial sustainability.

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Taunton investigating weekend mortality

2013-10-24T15:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is investigating why deaths have been higher than expected at weekends, commissioner board papers reveal.

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Dorset Healthcare agrees property transfer

2013-10-24T15:02:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has agreed to accept stewardship of former primary care trust estate after submitting “test cases” to the health secretary.

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Leicester public asked to explain A&E attendance

2013-10-24T14:55:00Z

Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group is asking members of the public why they attend A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary instead of going to their GP or other NHS services.

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Delays remain 'major concern' for Oxford trust

2013-10-24T14:55:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are three times higher than target at Oxford University Hospitals Trust.

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Medway told to improve maternity service

2013-10-23T11:06:00Z

Medway Foundation Trust has been warned by the Care Quality Commission that it must make urgent improvements to maternity and midwifery services at Medway Maritime Hospital.

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Mid Staffs asks neighbour for help to sustain A&E

2013-10-23T09:59:00Z

WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been forced to draft in two consultants from a neighbouring trust to maintain a safe service in its emergency department.

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Guy's and St Thomas' fails to hit cancer target

2013-10-22T12:43:00Z

PERFORMANCE Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has experienced further difficulty meeting a key government cancer waiting time target.

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Trust issues diktat over £40,000 daily overspend

2013-10-22T11:38:00Z

FINANCE: The board of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has banned all non-essential spending and has ordered that all staff appointments are signed off by the director of finance in a bid to tackle a financial crisis.

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Community services trust's survival bid dealt blow

2013-10-21T12:38:00Z

Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust’s attempt to avoid abolition has been dealt a blow after the consortium it joined to bid for a £800m older people’s services contract withdrew from the process.