All HSJ Local articles – Page 299

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Kent community provider signs IT deal

2013-02-26T16:14:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Kent Community Health Trust has purchased an advanced patient management system focused on mobile working.

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Southend University Hospital FT reports six serious incidents

2013-02-26T16:10:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has reported six serious incidents between 16 November 2012 and 17 January 2013, according to commissioners.

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SW Essex Community Services reports 12 new serious incidents

2013-02-26T16:09:00Z

PERFORMANCE: North East London Foundation Trust’s South West Essex Community Services reported 12 new serious incidents between 16 November 2012 and 17 January 2013, according to commissioners.

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Portsmouth trust launches investigation into five hour trolley wait

2013-02-26T16:07:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has launched an investigation after a 90-year-old dementia patient was left for nearly five hours on a trolley in a corridor awaiting treatment.

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James Paget University Hospital plans £600k pathology upgrade

2013-02-26T16:06:00Z

COMMERCIAL: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to spend £600,000 upgrading its pathology facilities.

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West Middlesex to announce merger partner on Tuesday

2013-02-26T16:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust is due to announce its merger partner on Tuesday.

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Birmingham Cross City CCG on track for surplus despite acute overspend

2013-02-26T16:05:00Z

FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group reported it was ahead of its finance plan at the end of month nine, and was expecting to hit its £2m surplus target for the year.

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Two-year north London urology contract tendered

2013-02-26T16:04:00Z

COMMCERCIAL: NHS Enfield and NHS Haringey are tendering for a “community-based” urology service over two years.

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New service goes out to AQP in Dorset

2013-02-26T16:01:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Dorset has advertised for providers of community endoscopy under any qualified provider, board papers reveal.

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Birmingham FT releases reserves to cover deficit

2013-02-26T15:59:00Z

FINANCE: University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust is forecasting a better than expected surplus, but only after releasing contingency funds to plug a financial gap.

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Complaint sparks police involvement at Kent neuro unit

2013-02-25T17:11:00Z

WORKFORCE: A member of staff at a neuro-rehabilitation unit has been suspended and a police investigation launched after a complaint from a patient’s family about their care.

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New medical director for Ashford and St Peter’s

2013-02-25T17:05:00Z

WORKFORCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Dr David Fluck as substantive medical director.

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Maidstone and Tunbridge CIPs ‘under-delivering’

2013-02-25T16:15:00Z

FINANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is at significant risk of failing to hit its savings target for cost improvement plans, according to board papers.

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Norovirus hits wards at Mid Staffs

2013-02-25T16:05:00Z

Four wards at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been affected by norovirus.

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Barts £10.5m behind on savings plan

2013-02-25T14:16:00Z

FINANCE: Barts Health Trust is £10.5m behind on its £43.4m savings plan at month nine.

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Sheffield care trust records larger than expected surplus

2013-02-25T14:06:00Z

FINANCE: Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust is reporting a surplus of £3.8m to the end of December against a planned £2.4m .

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UCLH raises governance rating concerns with Monitor

2013-02-25T14:05:00Z

FINANCE: The chief executive of University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust Sir Robert Naylor has written to Monitor to express concerns about the governance rating of the trust, board papers reveal.

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Concern over rising demand for Birmingham acute services

2013-02-25T14:05:00Z

FINANCE: Higher than expected levels of demand for services at University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust have been described as the “main cause for concern” by Birmingham South and Central clinical commissioning group.

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Vacancies drive strong finance performance for Birmingham and Solihull FT

2013-02-25T14:04:00Z

FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is forecasting a year-end breakeven, better than the original planned deficit of £2.7m.

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Hampshire Hospitals on track to beat surplus target

2013-02-25T14:04:00Z

FINANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust achieved a surplus of £4.6m in the year to October, £1.3m ahead of plan.