All HSJ Local articles – Page 353
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Leicester Trust promotes safer surgery
WORKFORCE: The University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is promoting the use of the WHO surgery checklist to all staff as part of Safer Surgery Week between 24 and 30 September.
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Taunton and Somerst reports low HSMR
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust had the third lowest hospital standardised mortality ratio in its peer group.
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Five mixed sex breaches at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Major improvement for Surrey on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Surrey recorded two breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Better mixed sex performance at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Zero breaches of mixed sex rules by Surrey and Borders
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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No mixed sex breaches for Kent Community Health
PERFORMANCE: Kent Community Health NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Chinese ‘mandarins’ visit Central Surrey Health
STRUCTURE: A top Beijing official and 12 regional Chinese government directors visited Leatherhead Hospital at the end of August in order to learn about social enterprise schemes.
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First governors elected at Western Sussex
WORKFORCE: The first-ever council of governors has been elected for Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, as the organisation pushes for foundation status.
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New eye unit opens at Western
STRUCTURE: A new ophthalmology outpatient unit opened this month at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Hillingdon Hospital increases number of short-stay admissions
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospital has seen an increase in the number of short-stay admissions, lowering its overall length of stay, a board paper reports.
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Hillingdon Hospitals downgrades savings forecast by £200k
FINANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has revised its forecast savings downwards by £200,000, board papers reveal.
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Salisbury FT struggling to avoid redundancies
WORKFORCE: Low staff turnover at Salisbury Foundation Trust is making it difficult for the trust to meet its workforce reduction targets.
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Barnet and Chase Farm behind on savings
FINANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust is behind by £2m on its year-to-date savings target of £5.9m a board report reveals.
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Dudley CCG hires accountable officer and chief finance officer
STRUCTURE: Dudley CCG has appointed an accountable officer and chief financial officer.
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All staff offered redundancy by Kent trust
WORKFORCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has taken the drastic step of offering all its staff voluntary redundancy as it attempts to save £15m to £20m.
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Antibiotic 'boosts spread of MRSA'
A common antibiotic is helping a deadly superbug spread through hospitals, according to research.
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Regulator steps in at Sherwood Forest Hospitals
FINANCE: Foundation trust regulator Monitor today found Sherwood Forest Hospitals in significant breach of its terms of authorisation following a further deterioration in the FT’s finances.
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Yeovil aims to discharge patients in time for lunch
PERFORMANCE: Staff at Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust have been working on a project which aims to get patients home for lunch.
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South Devon plans evening and weekend lists to tackle RTT backlog
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust is transferring some patients to an independent provider and planning to run weekend clinics in order to reduce its referral to treatment backlog in some specialties.