All HSJ Local articles – Page 264
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East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
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Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 18 serious incidents reported in April – including five which had “death/serious sequalae”.
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More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
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Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
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New chief nurse for Medway FT
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief nurse.
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Sheffield Hospitals opens £11m lab
SERVICES: A £11m laboratory centre which will process more than 10m tests a year has opened at the Northern General Hospital.
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Concern about Berkshire FT activity reporting
PERFORMANCE:Wokingham CCG has warned implementation of a new electronic patient record system at Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has created “coding issues” which have led the CCG to question some of the data supplied by the trust.
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Wokingham highlights MRSA target risk
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers for Wokingham CCG warn there is a “risk for delivery” in relation to its target of recording no cases of MRSA for 2013-2014.
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Horton hospital changes await commissioning strategy
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has issued a statement stating it and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have agreed any consultation on changes to Horton General Hospital will take place following the development of Oxfordshire’s commissioning strategy, but before the end of the current financial year.
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Bicester building date confirmed
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has confirmed that building work is to go ahead for the redevelopment of Bicester Community Hospital is to go ahead from June.
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Chiltern C difficile concern
PERFORMANCE: The latest performance board papers for Chiltern CCG warn it is “unlikely” its maximum 77 case target for C Difficile for the area will be met.
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Overspend reported at Milton Keynes CCG
FINANCE: A Milton Keynes CCG finance board paper warned of an over performance on the organisation’s acute service contracts of £10m in 2012-13.
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Nene CCG echoes CQC concerns on Kettering
PERFORMANCE:Nene CCG has issue statement in response to the Care Quality Commission’s report on Kettering General Hospital.
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Southampton CCG associate director focuses on emergency care
PERFORMANCE: According to the latest quality monitoring report from Southampton CCG, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust reported an “above average number of black alerts” in March and April 2013.
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Bexley CCG sets £16.9m QIPP target for 2013-14
FINANCE: Bexley CCG has set a £16.9m QIPP target for 2013-14.
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Wirral sets aside £2.5m for backdated care claims
FINANCE: Wirral primary care trust has set aside £2.45m to cover the future costs of resolving backdated claims for Continuing Healthcare funding received in 2012-13, clinical commissioning group board papers state.
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Fylde and Wyre moves away from payment by results
FINANCE: Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group has entered into an “assured” contract with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals for 2013-14, meaning the foundation trust will not be paid according to national payment by results rules, the group has reported.
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Milton Keynes CCG reviews QIPP plans
FINANCE: A review of QIPP schemes for Milton Keynes CCG has identified a potential for £13.3m worth of savings.
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Portsmouth gets £6.2m DH bailout
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has received a £6.2m bailout from the Department of Health.
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New dying guide launched by CCGs
Three Leicestershire clinical commissioning groups have launched a new guide tackling the issue of care and treatment towards the end of a patient’s life.