All HSJ Local articles – Page 307
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NHS Lincolnshire considers future of Grantham Hospital
STRUCTURE: NHS Lincolnshire has opened a 90-day consultation on future services to be provided at Grantham Hospital.
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Chair re-appointed at West London Mental Health Trust
WORKFORCE: Nigel McCorkell has been re-appointed as chair of West London Mental Health Trust.
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Barts misses cancer referral target
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has failed to achieve the 85 per cent threshold for the 62-day standard of urgent referral to treatment, an NHS London report said.
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Ipswich Hospital bags trauma unit status
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust has been given official trauma unit status, the trust has announced.
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Portsmouth improves on patient ratings
PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospital Trust’s reported patient satisfaction score has risen, and the organisation is also maintaining good performance on healthcare acquired infections.
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Peterborough and Stamford appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Robert Hughes as its new chairman.
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Sheffield Children's Hospital decides against Lorenzo
COMMERCIAL: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has decided against adopting the Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
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HSJ LocalLewisham Council gives Hunt deadline to backtrack on hospital downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has given Jeremy Hunt a deadline of February 22 to backtrack on the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital or face a judicial review.
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HSJ LocalNorthern Devon closes inpatient beds
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced a temporary closure of a community hospital to inpatients following a critical Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Social enterprise renews community service deal
COMMERCIAL: A new contract has begun for Central Surrey Health to continue delivering community services for the 290,000 people living in the central Surrey region.
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Medway FT fined after patient fell from window
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been sentenced for safety failings after a vulnerable patient died following a fall from a first floor window at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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Lister Surgicentre still a ‘concern’ despite probe verdict
Three patients who died after routine surgery at a privately-run treatment centre in Hertfordshire were given satisfactory care, an independent probe has concluded.
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Ipswich Hospital recruit new non executive director
WORKFORCE Laurence Collins has been appointed a non-executive director of Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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HSJ LocalLewisham consultants ask Keogh for evidence over 'lives saved' claim
STRUCTURE: Senior clinicians from Lewisham Hospital have written to NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh to ask him to explain a statistic which Jeremy Hunt attributed to him about mortality at A&E departments.
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SHIP cluster to save £10m through medicines management
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster expects to save £10.2m through medicines management this year.
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£425m Royal Liverpool hospital PFI decision ‘weeks away’
COMMERCIAL: The Department of Health is “weeks away” from a long-awaited announcement on the £425 million Royal Liverpool Hospital project, it has told HSJ’s sister title Construction News.
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Bradford and Airedale overspending on acute by £4.3m
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale PCT’s two main provider contracts are overtrading by a total of £4.3m, but it is on track to meet its financial plan.
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Mid Staffs worker suspended over photos
A worker at Stafford Hospital has been suspended after taking photographs of patients in breach of staff guidelines.
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Full authorisation for Bradford Districts CCG
STRUCTURE: Bradford Districts CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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High sickness rates at North Somerset Community Partnership
WORKFORCE: High sickness levels at North Somerset Community Partnership are causing concern for commissioners who fear it could be due to understaffing.