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Royal Cornwall falling behind on surplus plans

2011-02-08T17:12:00Z

FINANCE: The trust is reporting a high risk it will not achieve its planned surplus of £9.7m.

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Royal United Hospitals Bath aims to reduce redundancies

2011-02-08T17:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: The trust has introduced ring fenced recruitment to mitigate potential redundancies arising from QIPP projects and structural changes.

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Weston Area Healthcare Trust fears PCTs will not pay for any overperformance

2011-02-08T17:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Weston Area Healthcare is over performing against PCT contracts by more than £1.2m.

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'Despair' as mental health trust risks losing £13m of contracts

2011-02-08T17:02:00Z

FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust risks losing £13.1m due to proposed contractual changes by commissioners.

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Trust chief challenges PCTs on £150m efficiency savings

2011-02-08T16:55:00Z

FINANCE: Birmingham’s PCT cluster has been “silent” on ways to save more than £150m, according to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust’s chief executive.

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Berkshire mental health FT in surplus

2011-02-08T16:47:00Z

FINANCE: Berkshire Healthcare FT expects to finish the year with a surplus of £663,000, just below its plan for the year.

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Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases reporting healthy surplus

2011-02-08T16:41:00Z

FINANCE: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases FT has more than doubled its planned surplus for the year so far.

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Vomiting outbreak at Cheshire & Wirral mental health trust

2011-02-08T16:38:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Cheshire & Wirral Partnership was forced to close a ward in November when an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea aflicted nearly two thirds of the patients, new board papers show.

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NHS Ealing cancels board meeting and can't say when it will next meet

2011-02-08T16:37:00Z

STRUCTURE: A primary care trust cancelled its January board meeting and couldn’t say when it would next meet.

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Ambulance turnaround times rise to nearly two hours at Tameside Hospital FT over Christmas

2011-02-08T16:36:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Ambulance turnaround times at the Tameside General Hospital over Christmas and New Year were among the worst in the North West, the ambulance service reported.

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PCT working with Peterborough and Stamford FT to tackle £2.7m overspend

2011-02-08T16:32:00Z

FINANCE: Peterborough PCT has been working with Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT to “mitigate overperformance”.

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Two new claims against Mid Cheshire FT

2011-02-08T16:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Two new clinical negligence claims have been made against the foundation trust, documents released under the freedom of information act show.

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South Devon FT wins payroll contract for new provider arm

2011-02-08T16:30:00Z

COMMERCIAL: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust is to provide payroll services for the expanding Torbay Care Trust.

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Hospital departments missing 18 week target by up to 26 per cent

2011-02-08T16:27:00Z

PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is missing the 18 week treatment to referral target by up to 26 per cent in some departments.

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United Lincolnshire reports 'immense' financial challenges

2011-02-08T16:25:00Z

FINANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is facing “an immensely challenging financial position” for the rest of the year, its latest finance report states.

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Salisbury FT offers services for new trauma centre

2011-02-08T16:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: Salisbury Foundation Trust could provide plastic surgery for a new major trauma centre at Southampton University Hospitals Trust.

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South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust claims SHA is pleased with its progress towards FT status

2011-02-08T16:23:00Z

STRUCTURE: A mental health trust is confident it can attain foundation trust status after being told by the strategic health authority is was not an “at risk” trust

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Cambridgeshire community services also cover Luton

2011-02-08T16:22:00Z

STRUCTURE: Cambridgshire Community Services Trust to run community health services in Luton.

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Land sale delay hits Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust

2011-02-08T16:14:00Z

FINANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is forecasting a £4m overspend by year end after failure to obtain planning permission for the sale of land.

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£15m of savings needed at Milton Keynes FT

2011-02-08T16:13:00Z

FINANCE: Milton Keynes Hospital FT will have to save £14.9m next year to meet a local NHS savings plan.