All HSJ Local articles – Page 255
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Dementia patients benefit from London integrated care scheme
PERFORMANCE: A trial scheme to improve care for older patients in North West London has led to increased diagnosis of dementia and better care planning, according to an evaluation of its first year.
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'Capacity issues' at Southampton trust lead to one year wait for neurology patient
PERFORMANCE: A patient waited for more than a year for neurology treatment at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust due to “capacity issues”.
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Walsall delays FT bid over Mid Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has delayed applying for foundation trust status while it awaits the outcome of decisions over Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Nottinghamshire GPs absent at child protection meetings
PERFORMANCE: Nottinghamshire GPs are failing to attend crucial child protection meetings, reveals a report to Rushcliffe CCG.
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Oxfordshire council and CCG to step up pooled budget
FINANCE: Oxfordshire’s clinical commissioning group and county council are planning to nearly double the size of their pooled budget for older people.
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Nottingham chairman to stand down
WORKFORCE: Dr Peter Barrett, chair of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, is to step down on 1 July after seven years.
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Delivery suite revamp complete at Worthing Hospital
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the completion of a £350,000 project to improve the delivery suite at Worthing Hospital, including the opening of a new birthing pool.
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CCG explores dedicated phone line and email for GP complaints
PERFORMANCE: A telephone line and email account could be set up for GPs in Milton Keynes to raise concerns on behalf of their patients.
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Guy's and St Thomas' gets £13.1m in Project Diamond funding
FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust received £13.1m in Project Diamond funding in 2012-13, finance papers released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.
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Foreign exchange rate boosts private work at Guy's and St Thomas'
COMMERCIAL: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has seen an upsurge in private work from abroad because of the relatively weak pound on the currency market.
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Fines expected for King's for Lewisham year-plus waiters
PERFORMANCE: Fines are expected for King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust after 11 Lewisham patients waited more than a year for procedures.
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Royal Free will reveal merger case in July
STRUCTURE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust is due to unveil its outline business case for taking over another trust in July, HSJ has learned.
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Cambridge University Hospitals appoints interim chief nurse
WORKFORCE Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new interim chief nurse, the trust has announced.
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Central and North West London Foundation Trust chair to step down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Central and North West London Foundation Trust will step down and be replaced by a new chair in November.
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New midwifery-led unit for Bristol
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust is opening a new midwifery-led birthing unit at St Michael’s hospital in the city.
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West London Mental Health Trust sicknes rate above average
WORKFORCE: A report to the board of West London Mental Health Trust said the organisation had an “accumulative sickness absence rate [of] 4.9 per cent for 2012-13 [for the year to date].
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Heart of England sub contracts elective work to private sector amid A&E pressure
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust sub contracted more than 100 operations to a private provider after “extreme emergency pressures” caused it to cancel all elective surgery for five days.
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Mile End Hospital behind target on VTE compliance
PERFORMANCE: Mile End Hospital, part of Barts Health Trust, is behind target on venous throboembolism risk assessment compliance for the year-to-date.
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Birmingham mental health trust misses therapies target
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust missed its target for access to psychological therapies for quarter three.
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Pay spending over plan at Hampshire Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Pay spending was £1.5m over plan at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust in the year to October 2012.