All HSJ Local articles – Page 347

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Bolton FT could face £4.5m fine for Clostridium difficile infections

2012-09-28T18:26:00Z

FINANCE: Bolton Foundation Trust could face a £4.5m fine for failing to contain its rate of Clostridium Difficile infections to within planned levels, commissioner board papers state.

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Clinical commissioning group expects to start life with £5.3m deficit

2012-09-28T18:24:00Z

FINANCE: Vale of York CCG is expecting to begin its existence in April 2013 with a £5.3m deficit, due to an inherited shortfall from this year.

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NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG confirms two GPs in top leadership positions

2012-09-28T18:22:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG has confirmed its chair and accountable officer appointments.

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North Yorkshire and York takes 'immediate and extraordinary' measures to cut spending

2012-09-28T18:21:00Z

FINANCE: Financially troubled NHS North Yorkshire and York is to take “‘immediate and extraordinary” cost cutting measures, to mitigate higher than expected demand.

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Nottingham publishes annual report

2012-09-28T18:10:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has published its annual report and accounts for2011/12.

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ROH spinal income falls 22 per cent short in quarter one

2012-09-28T18:07:00Z

FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has seen a 22 per cent shortfall in spinal activity in the first quarter of 2012-13.

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Work begins for Leicester urgent care centre

2012-09-28T18:05:00Z

Work begins at the Loughborough Hospital next month ahead of a new urgent care centre due to open on the site in April 2013.

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Pennine Acute hit waiting times targets for July, figures suggest

2012-09-28T18:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: “Unvalidated figures” show that Pennine Acute achieved all national standards for referral-to-treatment waiting times in July, commissioner board papers state.

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Wye Valley reduces minor injuries units opening hours

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust is to reduce the hours of its two minor injuries units from 24 to nine hours a day to protect the safety of patients and staff working alone.

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Orthopaedic FT hits Monitor performance targets

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust hit all Monitor’s compliance targets in quarter one of 2012-13.

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Commissioners apply 'contract levers' over WWL diagnostic waits

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners are applying “contract levers” to the trust for failing to meet the target of having no more than one per cent of diagnostics patients waiting for more than six weeks.

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Trust applies for £21m government loan

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has applied to the Department of Health for a £21m loan to shore up its finances, HSJ can reveal.

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Stockport A&E performance 'volatile and fragile'

2012-09-28T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The trust’s performance against the national target of 95 per cent of accident and emergency patients seen within four hours remains “volatile and fragile”, commissioners have reported.

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Drop in patients waiting more than a year for Central Manchester FT treatment

2012-09-28T17:51:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The number of patients who had been waiting more than a year for treatment at Central Manchester fell again in July, but remained the highest of any Greater Manchester provider, commissioner board papers show.

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Kensington and Chelsea has highest number of GP outlier practices

2012-09-28T17:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has a higher proportion of GP practices “under review” than any other in London.

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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing

2012-09-28T17:29:00Z

WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.

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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk

2012-09-28T17:28:00Z

FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.

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Southampton GP referrals 10 per cent up on last year

2012-09-28T17:28:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Acute sector activity levels in Southampton are far exceeding planned levels, and in most areas are well above levels for last year.

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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service

2012-09-28T17:27:00Z

STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.

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Weight loss support to new mothers in Peterborough

2012-09-28T14:21:00Z

SERVICES: Women in Peterborough are being offered the chance to avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy and to lose weight after giving birth.