All HSJ Local articles – Page 271
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for supporting patients at discharge
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for all but one questions relating to “leaving hospital”.
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HSJ LocalLondon Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
WORKFORCE: Commissioners in London have agreed to invest an additional £15m in London Ambulance Service due to rising demand, just two years after the trust announced plans to shed almost 900 posts.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge patients happy with privacy
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for levels of privacy during consultations.
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for help at meal times
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average for the help provided by staff at meal times in the inpatient survey.
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Queen Victoria FT has enough nurses, say patients
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the number of nursing staff on duty.
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Queen Victoria FT scores well for clinical consistency
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the consistent message given to patients by different members of staff.
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Patients lack meal choice at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average for choice of hospital food in the inpatient survey.
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Kingston becomes first hospital trust to achieve foundation status since April 2012
STRUCTURE: A London hospital trust has been granted foundation status, becoming the first acute provider to be authorised by Monitor in a year.
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Ipswich appoints finance director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Trust finance director Paul Scott is leaving to take up a post at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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SW London and St George's Mental Health Trust ends year in surplus
FINANCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust ended 2012-13 with a surplus of £1.7m, board papers reveal.
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SW London and St George's Mental Health Trust hits CIP target
FINANCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has hit its £8.4m CIP target for 2012-13.
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6.5 per cent growth in emergency demand at East Lancs
PERFORMANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals saw a 6.5 per cent increase in emergency admissions at the end of 2012, compared with the same period the previous year, board papers state.
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Frimley Park to progress with Heatherwood takeover plan
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Foundation Trust has decided to pursue its plans to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.
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York CCG decides not to routinely fund IVF
SERVICES: Vale of York CCG has decided to follow the example of its predecessor PCT and not routinely fund IVF treatment.
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Leicester City CCG unclear about property cost
FINANCE: Financial board papers from Leicester City CCG warn the board are still “unclear” about the level of funding required from the CCG for property managed by the new NHS Property Services Limited-or PropCo.
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Councillors criticise NHS Croydon failure to hold individuals to account
Members from six London boroughs question refusal of former PCT staff to appear before committee over £22m overspend
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Two Derbyshire CCGs trial memory clinics
STRUCTURE: Recent board papers for North Derbyshire CCG show that the new organisation is set to trial memory clinics across the patch.
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BHRT ward closure approved
STRUCTURE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is to close the labour ward at King George Hospital.
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Cambridge Hospitals reveals partners for £120m private hospital and hotel complex
COMMERCE One of England’s largest hospital trusts is to team up with an infrastructure investor and a private health provider to develop a £120m private hospital and hotel complex, it has announced.
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Frimley Park performing well on hand gel
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for hand gel availability.