All HSJ Local articles – Page 456
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital staff 'concern' at midwives leaving after training
WORKFORCE: Staff at the east London hospital trust complained to managers that midwives recruited in Ireland and Italy had left shortly after being brought “up to standard”.
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A&E admissions metric set to cost Barnet and Chase Farm £1m
PERFORMANCE: The north central London hospital trust is breaching the commissioner-set targets for converting A&E attendances into admissions.
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Barnet and Chase Farm's year-to-date deficit better than predicted
FINANCE: The north London acute trust recorded a deficit at month eight of £1.1m against a plan of £2.6m
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'Common principles' for commissioning support offer emerging in Birmingham and Solihull
FINANCE: “Common principles” on the commissioning services likely to “shape the offer” to clinical commissioning groups in the NHS Birmingham and Solihull cluster are emerging, papers say.
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Mersey Care books £5.4m cost reductions to end of November
FINANCE: At the end of November 2011 the mental health trust had recorded cost improvement programme savings of £5.4m, against a target of £8m for the full year, 2011-12.
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Barnet and Chase Farm appointment reminder service starts at end of January
PERFORMANCE: The north central Londona acute trust will begin the free reminder service at the end of this month.
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Birmingham and Solihull cluster's control total reduced by £4m
FINANCE: NHS West Midlands has agreed to reduce the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s control total from £6m to £2m.
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Media coverage sees complaints double at troubled trust
PERFORMANCE: The east London trust has seen an average of 83 complaints a month since last January, compared to an average of 44 the previous month.
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Acute trusts merge to form Hampshire Hospitals
STRUCTURE: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Trust has taken over Winchester and Eastleigh Trust to become Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Southport and Ormskirk cuts 2011-12 forecast to break-even
FINANCE: The trust has revised its forecast for 2011-12 down from a £1.7m surplus to break-even, its latest finance report shows.
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Burton predicts £5.4m deficit
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is predicting a £5.4m deficit for the end of 2011-12.
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St Helen’s and Knowsley cuts income forecast
FINANCE: The Trust income forecast for 2011-12 worsened by a net £300k in October to £1.6m below plan for the year, according to its latest finance report.
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Sherwood Forest and Nottingham trusts to open joint dialysis unit
STRUCTURE:Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust have announced they are officially opening theira new renal dialysis satellite unit at King’s Mill Hospital on 12 January 2012.
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Taunton and Somerset gets good rating from NHSLA
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has achieved the best risk rating possible from the NHS Litigation Authority.
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Gloucestershire performs poorly on stroke
PERFORMANCE: Just 52.4 per cent of stroke patients treated in the area covered by NHS Gloucestershire spend 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit against a target of 80 per cent.
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Sheffield Children's FT consulting on hospital wing designs
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust is consulting on designs for a new hospital wing.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Sewa Singh as its new medical director.
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Six staff disciplined over care standards at James Paget
PERFORMANCE: Six members of staff have been disciplined over incidents relating “to poor practice regarding care” of older patients at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Plans put forward for Middlesbrough neuro centre
STRUCTURE: Middlesbrough Council is considering proposals for a new neurological support and rehabilitation centre in the city.
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Blackburn with Darwen reported on course for £1.4m surplus
FINANCE: At the end of October the commissioner was forecasting its planned £1.4m surplus for 2011-12, and showing a £933,000 surplus for the year to date.