All HSJ Local articles – Page 502

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New stroke rehab unit opens in West Kent

2011-09-14T18:40:00Z

STRUCTURE: A £400,000 stroke unit has opened at a community hospital in West Kent.

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Chair praises new Tunbridge Wells Hospital

2011-09-14T18:40:00Z

STRUCTURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust chair Anthony Jones has described 2011 as a “tremendous year” for the trust.

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46 mixed sex accommodation breaches in three months at UHSM

2011-09-14T18:40:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation had 46 breaches of rules against mixed sex accommodation in the first three months of 2011-12, commissioners report.

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Waiting times at Central Manchester FT ‘more challenging’ than other trusts

2011-09-14T17:34:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Efforts to improve waiting times in Greater Manchester are proving “more challenging” at the foundation than at the city’s other underperforming providers, commissioners have reported.

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Milton Keynes Hospital advertises for new chief executive

2011-09-14T17:15:00Z

WORKFORCE: The east Midlands acute trust is advertising for a new chief executive.

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St George's appoints new chair

2011-09-14T16:25:00Z

WORKFORCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust have appointed a new chair.

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Royal Surrey County may share back office functions with Frimley Park

2011-09-14T12:07:00Z

STRUCTURE: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced a closer working agreement with Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust.

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CQC gives Basingstoke trust a clean bill of health

2011-09-14T11:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A Care Quality Commission compliance review has found that Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust are meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety.

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Mostly ‘good’ PEAT result for East Sussex Healthcare

2011-09-14T11:52:00Z

PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare received positive ratings for food, hospital environment and privacy and dignity in the annual Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) results.

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Sussex Community Trust appoints NED

2011-09-14T11:40:00Z

WORKFORCE: Sue Bucknall has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Sussex Community NHS Trust.

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Monitor 'red risks' Morecambe Bay trust over maternity concerns

2011-09-14T10:25:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A health trust whose maternity unit is at the centre of a police investigation has been issued a warning by Monitor, days after being rapped by the CQC for failing essential safety standards.

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NHS North East Essex invites bids for charity grants

2011-09-13T19:10:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is inviting voluntary organisations to bid for grants.

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Assura health centre completed in Surrey

2011-09-13T19:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: Healthcare property group Assura Group Limited has completed the acquisition of the £3.5m Stanwell Health and Community Centre in Surrey.

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Backloaded QIPP savings are key risk for Coventry PCT

2011-09-13T18:56:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Coventry has identified quality, innovation, productivity and prevention as a high risk financial issue, and has set out plans for a backloaded savings plan.

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Coventry clinics and GP practice premises need improvements

2011-09-13T18:34:00Z

FINANCE: All but one of the clinical buildings owned by NHS Coventry require work beyond routine maintenance.

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NW London commissioners to review trust's higher than expected acuity

2011-09-13T18:31:00Z

FINANCE: The north west London cluster is looking to review activity at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, which is £2m over plan to-date.

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Coventry PCT acts to tackle underperformance on cervical screening

2011-09-13T18:27:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Coventry primary care trust is reporting a sharp improvement in performance for cervical screening, although it remains below target.

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Coventry PCT reveals GP complaints data

2011-09-13T18:26:00Z

PERFORMANCE: GPs in Coventry are most likely to receive complaints about their attitude or communication with patients, the city’s primary care trust has found.

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Ealing Hospital's coding being reviewed after unusual activity rates

2011-09-13T18:22:00Z

FINANCE: The west London hospital trust is £3m over contract with its commissioners, a report to the north-west London cluster reports.

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NHS Norfolk set to launch tender for OOH service

2011-09-13T17:49:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Norfolk has announced it will put its out of hours GP service out to tender later this year.