All HSJ Local articles – Page 233
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Oxfordshire council signs off pooled budget plan
FINANCE: Oxfordshire County Council has agreed a set of changes to a shared older people’s services budget, which will now nearly double in size this year.
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Mid Staffs A&E closed due to fire
PERFORMANCE: A fault in an extractor fan caused the temporary closure of the accident and emergency department at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust yesterday.
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Birmingham CCG forecasts surplus amid data vacuum
FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group is forecasting a year end surplus amid a lack of data on their main acute contract.
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Dorset bid for integration pioneer status
STRUCTURE: Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has partnered with local providers and the local council to submit a bid to the Department of Health to become an integrated pioneer.
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PropCo bill poses £2.3m risk for CCG
FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has identified a £2.3m risk around charges levied by NHS Property Services Ltd.
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Birmingham CCG forecasts 51 per cent QIPP delivery
FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group is forecasting delivering on only 51 per cent of its efficiency target.
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Dorset Healthcare signs new IT contract
COMMERCIAL: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has signed a contract for a new patient adminstration system.
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Avon and Wiltshire considers 'strategic partner'
COMMERCIAL: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is considering whether a “strategic partner” would assist its bid for secondary mental health services contract in Bristol.
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Frimley under pressure from NHS 111 teething problems
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust has experienced an increase in admissions, which may be the result of the high profile problems setting up the non-emergency 111 phoneline.
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Frimley Park faces ‘challenging’ C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust had already got through a quarter of the Clostridium difficile cases it is allowed for the 2013-14 year, board papers reveal.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare car park charge to rise
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to increase its patient and visitor car parking charges by 20p for some periods from next month.
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Stroke services in East Sussex centralised
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has confirmed the implementation of the first phase of a new stroke service in East Sussex, which will see it confined to one acute site rather than two.
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East Sussex children’s iPad project awarded lottery boost
FINANCE: A project working with children with emotional and behavioural issues has been awarded over £8,000 from the Big Lottery Fund, East Sussex Healthcare Trust has announced.
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Dartford staff lack confidence in Medway merger
STRUCTURE: Staff at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust lack confidence that the proposed merger with Medway Foundation Trust is the “right thing”, according to board papers.
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Medical leads sought for south east 111 service
WORKFORCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service and Harmoni are advertising for NHS 111 medical leads.
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New focus on staff engagement at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust chief executive Matthew Kershaw has launched a staff engagement programme setting out four key areas.
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Go-ahead for Kent acute mental health reconfig
STRUCTURE: Proposals to increase the number of acute beds and develop three centres of excellence in Dartford, Canterbury and Maidstone have been agreed.
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Kent and Medway appoints first peer support worker
WORKFORCE: A former Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust patient who recovered from post-traumatic stress disorder is now helping other service users.
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Medical director quits Royal Cornwall board
A top consultant has quit a hospital trust’s governing board as an inquiry linked to a surgeon accused of botching dozens of operations is due to start.
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Surgicentre taken over by NHS following safety concerns
A privately-run surgical centre is to be taken over by the NHS following repeated complaints about patient safety.