All HSJ Local articles – Page 326
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive announced for Cambridge
WORKFORCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced that Keith McNeil has been appointed its new chief executive.
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Lewisham backs rally against closure of its A&E
STRUCTURE: Several thousand people marched on Saturday against plans to close the accident and emergency department at Lewisham Hospital in south London.
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New smoking cessation service for West Sussex
STRUCTURE: NHS West Sussex has announced that a new stop smoking drop-in session is launching at Southwick Community Centre on a Thursday from 4-6.30pm.
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Online alcohol test launched in West Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Patients across West Sussex are being encouraged to start thinking and talking about their drinking habits to coincide with national Alcohol Awareness Week.
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Green light for East Sussex reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: Commissioners have “unanimously” backed proposals to reconfigure three key service areas at East Sussex Healthcare Trust.
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South Warwickshire CCG appoints lay members
WORKFORCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group has appointed two lay members.
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George Eliot death rate drops
PERFORMANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust’s mortality rate has dropped, latest figures show, although it remains “higher than expected”.
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Serco plans to cut 137 community posts in Suffolk
WORKFORCE: Private healthcare firm Serco has announced proposals to cut 137 jobs at Suffolk Community Healthcare a month after taking over its management.
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Royal Berkshire risk rating belies deficit
FINANCE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has a reported financial risk rating of three, despite capital overspends, a revenue deficit and a shortfall in cost savings.
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Maternity inspection at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors have identified Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust to be in breach of essential standards relating to ratios of midwives to mothers.
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Berkshire responds to persistent delayed transfer issue
PERFORMANCE West Berkshire health and social care bodies have begun weekly meetings in west Berkshire in response to the area’s persistently high delayed transfers of care rate.
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Concerns raised about ageing practice nurse workforce
WORKFORCE: Practice nursing is facing a future workforce crisis in the East of England, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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‘Disappointing’ MRSA cases at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has recorded three MRSA cases since July, according to interim chief executive Chris Adcock.
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Suffolk hits 18-week referral to treatment target
Suffolk primary care trust achieved its overall 18 weeks referral to treatment targets in September.
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Final business case submitted for north Kent merger
STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust and Medway Foundation Trust have published a final business case for their proposed merger.
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Princess Alexandra £4.2m behind plan
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust is £4.2m behind its financial plan at the halfway stage of 2012-13.
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Kings Lynn fails to hit A&E target
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Trust did not hit the four-hour accident and emergency target in the latest month, according to board papers.
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Imperial paid £1.6m by Royal Mail in 'right to light' case
STRUCTURE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust will receive £1.6m in compensation for a loss of light caused by the redevelopment of a nearby Royal Mail building.
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Berkshire system hopes to relieve acute pressure with 50 community beds
STRUCTURE: The Royal Berkshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is working with commissioners to establish 50 new community beds, in a bid to deal with rising demand for services.
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Royal Berkshire blames complaints on Cerner
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust’s nursing director has suggested that a high level of complaints about staff is in part down to the implementation of the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system.