All HSJ Local articles – Page 291
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North Somerset CCG picks GP accountable officer
STRUCTURE: North Somerset CCG has appointed a GP as accountable officer - Dr Mary Backhouse.
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Spinal implant first at South Tees
CLINICAL RESEARCH: An anaesthetist and pain specialist at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has carried out the first implant in the UK of a new spinal cord stimulation system that is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible.
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South East Coast uses own care staff to reduce handover delays
PERFORMANCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has started using its own staff to look after cohorts of suitable patients at hospitals to free ambulance crews to respond to other calls – rather than taking patients to other, less busy, hospitals.
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Yorkshire cancer doc named national cancer director
WORKFORCE: Sean Duffy, director and medical director of the Yorkshire Cancer Network, has been appointed the national clinical director for cancer.
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Independent provider hitting waiting performance in Herts
PERFORMANCE: A troubled independent sector treatment centre is contining to affect performance in Hertfordshire.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT taken out of ‘significant breach’
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has made significant improvements and is no longer in significant breach of its terms of authorisation as a foundation trust, Monitor has announced.
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New accountable officer for NHS South Norfolk CCG
STRUCTURE: Ann Donkin has joined NHS South Norfolk CCG as accountable officer.
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More complaints at Herts Community Trust
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust saw complaints rise to 68 in the third quarter compared with 56 in quarter two and 51 in quarter one.
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Herts CCG expecting £12.5m acute overspend
FINANCE: East and North Herts CCG is expecting to overspend on acute services by £12.5m by the end of the financial year – but is offsetting them by underspends elsewhere. A report to NHS Hertfordshire’s board showed significant underspends on areas such as re-enablement in the forecast outcome of £3.7m.
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Monitor supports Heatherwood and Wexham Park takeover talks
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust may be put into special administration if talks which would see it merged with another NHS organisation fail.
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Nottingham medic is NCD for trauma
STRUCTURE: A doctor at Nottingham Uni Hospitals Trust has been appointed as the national clinical director for Major Trauma.
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NHS Midlands and East may struggle with mortality rates probe
PERFORMANCE: NHS Midlands and East could struggle to complete special reviews which will underpin the government-led probe into hospitals with high mortality rates by the summer deadline, HSJ has learned.
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Cambridgeshire kicks off community services restructure
STRUCTURE: Cambridgeshire commissioners have begun considering the future of their community services, after it was decided the provide trust would not survive independently.
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55000 GP and nurse appointments missed a year
PERFORMANCE Patients miss 55,000 GP and nurse appointments a year across north east Essex, NHS Mid Essex has announced.
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A&E remains a concern at Coventry acute trust
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency indicators are an area of “considerable concern” for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Cannock Chase CCG authorised
STRUCTURE: Cannock Chase clinical commissioning croup has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board with a population of 132,000 residents.
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United Lincolnshire under 'sustained pressure'
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has said it is facing “sustained presure” on its services due to high demand for emergency services.
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Portsmouth CCG makes new GP appointment
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group has appointed Dr Linda Collie to its governing body.
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Birmingham Cross City CCG authorised with nine conditions
STRUCTURE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has been authorised with nine conditions.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Trust media strategy targets HSJ
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has changed its media strategy to prioritise coverage in specialist outlets.