All HSJ Local articles – Page 260
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George Eliot gets £5m 'support'
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust received £5m in support funding to enable it to break even in 2012-13.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park apologises over dirty mattress
PERFORMANCE: A patient at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust complained after being placed on a mattress contaminated with urine in the trust’s accident and emergency unit.
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A&E slump sparks acute sector capacity review
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park is carrying out a capacity review after missing the four-hour accident and emergency standard for quarter four of 2012-13.
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New South Tyneside CCG admission avoidance scheme
SERVICE DESIGN: South Tyneside CCG has launched an “Improving Care” scheme for patients with respiratory problems in a bid to “deliver care in a different way to more vulnerable groups of patients in South Tyneside.”
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Infection control focus at Berkshire West CCG
PERFORMANCE: Board papers for Berkshire West CCGs have warned that the “joint focus on infection control must be maintained to ensure that changes in practice are effective in controlling infection.”
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Hinchingbrooke chief to retire this year
WORKFORCE Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust’s chief executive officer Jim O’Connell is taking early retirement, the trust has announced.
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HSJ LocalCCG tenders integrated older people's service worth up to £1bn
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has outlined plans to put up to £1bn worth of contracts out to tender to potential bidders.
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Surrey and Sussex patients question clarity of medic letters
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for whether patients could understand correspondence sent between their GP and their consultant.
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Monitor highlights Cornwall PCT 'lack of transparency'
COMMERCIAL: Monitor has provisionally rejected a private sector provider’s complaint that a south west primary care trust breached competition rules - but criticised the commissioner’s lack of transparency.
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CQC issues warning notice to Kettering General Trust
PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued with an warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors identified a series of failings.
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Interim chief executive for Northamptonshire Healthcare
STRUCTURE: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Angela Hillery as interim chief executive.
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North Staffs calls in police to investigate 'malicious campaign'
Police have been asked to investigate a “malicious campaign” against a hospital doctor after letters alleging poor care were sent to three patients and their families.
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UCLH chief executive appointed chair of Shelford Group
STRUCTURE: University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Sir Robert Naylor has been appointed chair of the Shelford Group.
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals plans 'progress towards FT'
STRUCTURE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has issued a statement saying it is “putting together plans to progress towards becoming a foundation trust following major improvements in service and financial performance”.
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National clinical advisers question case for new North Tees hospital
A group of experts has questioned the case for a proposed new hospital between Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
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Rules waived to cover CCG's £15.2m financial hole
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group has secured exemption from a series of national financial rules after discovering a £15.2m hole in its finances for 2013-14, it has told HSJ.
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New non-execs for Mid Yorks
WORKFORCE: Four new members have joined the board of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT offers new charged-for service
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the latest trust to offer a special respiratory test required by patients with lung disease to qualify for certain travel insurance as a paid-for service.
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£3.9m taken from Central Manchester allocation to fund specialised commissioning
FINANCE: An additional £3.9m has been taken out of Central Manchester CCG’s allocation to fund the commissioning of specialised services, minutes from its April board meeting state.
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Royal Berkshire finishes 2012-13 in surplus despite QIPP slip
FINANCE: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust ended 2012-13 on a surplus £500,000.