All HSJ Local articles – Page 440
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Princess Alexandra reports seven serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust reported seven serious incidents in December, including one maternal and neonatal death and three serious pressure ulcers.
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Imperial reduces deficit forecast to £19m
FINANCE: One of the capital’s most financially challenged trusts is now reporting a significant reduction in its predicted deficit.
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West Cheshire clinical commissioners set out clinical priorites
PERFORMANCE: The West Cheshire clinical commissioning group has set out plans to focus on six priority areas over the coming half-decade, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and mental health.
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CCG: East Cheshire Trust dependent on ‘significant reconfiguration’
STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust will require “significant reconfiguration” to maintain financial stability, clinical commissioners have stated.
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North Somerset failing on C difficile
PERFORMANCE: NHS North Somerset failed targets for C difficile and MRSA during November.
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Newham hospice awarded national accreditation
PERFORMANCE: Richard House Children’s Hospice, in Newham, has been awarded a national accreditation for service standards.
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Commissioners overspending at Newcastle FT by £10.5m
FINANCE: North of Tyne commissioners are overspending on their contract with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust by £10.5m.
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PCT in court over community services transfer
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust’s claim it could not transfer its provider arm to an NHS organisation is “inaccurate and flawed”, the High Court has heard.
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Croydon Health Services looking at £10m savings plan for 2012-13
FINANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust in south London is planning a savings target of £10.1m according to the most recent finance papers the trust has published.
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SHIP cluster struggles on prescribing savings
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster had collectively identified £69.9m worth of cost savings, just under its target of £71.7m.
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Nov 30 strikes cost West Middlesex Hospital just £50,000
FINANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust reported that thanks to an “effective contingency plan” on 30 November, the day of the national pensions strike, disruption was minimised.
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West Middlesex on-track for year-end surplus
FINANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust is on course to achieve its planned surplus of £1.4m, a board report revealed.
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Croydon Health Services reduces clinical income forecast
FINANCE: Croydon Health Services has reduced its clinical income forecast because of problems at its primary care trust.
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Stockton-On-Tees health centre moving
STRUCTURE: A primary care health centre in Stockton-On-Tees is to move.
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Hampshire reports pressure on acute contracts
FINANCE: The Hampshire health system is reporting a surplus, having released almost all its contingency reserves for the first three quarters of 2011-12.
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Isle of Wight judged as 'performing'
PERFORMANCE: The Isle of Wight was the only primary care trust in its cluster to be assessed as “performing” by the South Central strategic health authority.
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Southampton PCT forced to find non-recurrent savings
FINANCE: Southampton primary care trust is set to achieve its surplus target of £1.9m for the year, but is overspending on acute services and is only mitigating this through non-recurrent means.
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West Middlesex University Hospital records 'unexpectedly high' death rates
PERFORMANCE: Minutes showed the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio for August was 125.3 at West Middlesex University Hospital Trust, meaning the rate was roughly 26 per cent higher than would be expected.
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Surrey and Sussex buys new ultrasound equipment
COMMERCIAL: The anaesthesia department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has purchased in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.
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Royal Surrey manager resigns following sacking of husband
WORKFORCE: A senior manager at the Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned following the sacking of her husband who was a director at the trust.