All HSJ Local articles – Page 548
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North Lincs health and social care centre set for October opening
STRUCTURE: A name has been chosen for North Lincolnshire PCT’s new health and social care centre, and it is due to open in October.
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Hinchingbrooke franchise delay could threaten savings plan
FINANCE: Delays in the franchise contract for Hinchingbrooke Health Care could have an impact on the trust’s challenging savings targets, according to board papers.
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Sussex Partnership launches perinatal mental health service
STRUCTURE: The mental health FT is to launch a new service designed to help women in East and West Sussex who have mental illnesses during pregnancy and in the first year of their baby’s life.
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NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald achieved £2.6m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust said it recorded a surplus of £2.6m for the 12 months ending 31 March 2011.
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Berkshire West misses C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire West PCT exceeded its target on C difficile cases in 2010-11, and underperformed on immunisation, despite strong overall performance on key indicators.
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Trafford Healthcare faces deep cuts to core acute contract
FINANCE: Trafford Healthcare faces having its core contract for acute work cut from £75.5m to just £39.5m over the next five years, its latest finance report warns.
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Berkshire West PCT reports rise in pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire West primary care trust has reported an increase in serious untoward incidents (SUIs), including a rise in the number of recorded pressure ulcers during 2010-11.
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PCT rejects Sainsbury's GP surgery bid because of privacy and hygiene concerns
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust has rejected a bid by Sainsbury’s to open a GP surgery in one of its supermarkets due to extensive concerns over hygiene and privacy.
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Luton and Dunstable FT pulls back on workforce savings
WORKFORCE: Luton and Dunstable FT has admitted it has now has “less confidence” in its plans to reduce workforce expenditure as part of its efficiency savings.
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Independent sector GP provider developing consortium in North East
STRUCTURE: An independent sector provider of GP services is developing a commissioning consortium of non-neighbouring practices covering more than 40,000 registered patients.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership reports surplus
FINANCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has reported a £149,000 surplus in the first month of 2011-12, after reporting a rise in staff vacancies.
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University Hospitals of Leicester placing health economy's A&E target at risk
PERFORMANCE: Long waits at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust’s A&E unit could lead to Leicester’s whole health economy missing its target.
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Hinchingbrooke appoints interim chief
STRUCTURE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care has appointed an interim chief executive, as it waits for ministerial sign off for its franchise deal with Circle.
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CQC finds care of elderly patients lacking at more trusts
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has criticised two trusts for not feeding elderly patients properly.
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Date approaches for Royal Brompton legal challenge over service review
STRUCTURE: The Royal Brompton & Harefield Foundation Trust will on July 14 apply for permission for a judicial review of the proposal to end paediatric cardiac surgery at the trust.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust facing £10.1m specialist drugs shortfall
FINANCE: The east London organisation lost an arbitration case brought against commissioners, the Outer North East London cluster.
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South Central Ambulance 'top performing' in England
STRUCTURE: The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been described as the “top performing” ambulance trust in England in its tripartite formal agreement (TFA).
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Berkshire East misses surplus target after prescribing overspend
FINANCE: Berkshire East primary care trust fell £2m short of its surplus target for 2010-11 after overspending on its prescribing budget and encountering delays in the establishment of an urgent care centre.
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Increase in emergency admissions significantly above plan, says NHS Bassetlaw
PERFORMANCE: NHS Bassetlaw is reporting a significant increase in emergency admissions.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals chief exec steps down
WORKFORCE: Carole Heatly, the trust’s chief executive since 2008, will step down this month.