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Bath trust's FT bid wins health secretary's backing

2012-10-12T18:49:00Z

STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given his approval to Royal United Hospital Bath Trust’s foundation trust application.
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Living rooms turning into virtual wards to cut admissions

2012-10-12T18:47:00Z

STRUCTURE: Living rooms in Surrey are becoming hospital wards in a scheme that aims to cut admissions.
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Increase in mortality rate at Royal United Hospital Bath

2012-10-12T18:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath saw a slight increase in its hospital standardised mortality ratio during 2011-12.
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North Cumbria records savings of £3.6m to end of August

2012-10-12T18:43:00Z

FINANCE: The trust delivered savings of £3.6m in the months to the end of August, against a target for the full year 2012-13 of £16.9m, latest board papers state.
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Nottingham Trust launches new basic care checks

2012-10-12T18:32:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An East Midlands trust is rolling out a new version of hourly rounding on its in-patient wards to ensure basic care needs are met.
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Southport and Ormskirk waiting times performance under pressure

2012-10-12T18:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Problems with theatre staffing and bed capacity have caused a rise in the number of patient waits exceeding the national 18-week threshold, board papers state.
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Kernow CCG makes board appointments

2012-10-12T18:13:00Z

WORKFORCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed two new executive directors as well as four non-executive directors.
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Derby Hospitals launches second resignation scheme

2012-10-12T18:12:00Z

WORKFORCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust has launched a second mutually agreed resignation scheme to help it deliver savings of £24m in 2012-13.
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for the Walton Centre

2012-10-12T18:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The trust had four overdue patient safety alerts in September, according to latest central alerting system data.
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Increased agency use drives overspend at Avon and Wiltshire

2012-10-12T18:04:00Z

FINANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust was £1.5m overspent on pay at the end of August due to an increase in temporary staffing costs.
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NHS 111 launched in Hertfordshire

2012-10-12T18:04:00Z

Hertfordshire residents will now be able to call NHS 111, NHS Hertfordshire has announced.
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Rising DTOCs impact on patient safety at Royal Berkshire

2012-10-12T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A rise in delayed transfers of care in West Berkshire has been linked to increasing numbers of patients with falls and pressure ulcers.
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RBH performance drops on Cerner implementation

2012-10-12T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The implementation of the Cerner Millenium electronic patient record system has had a detrimental impacted on patient experience at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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New specialist rehabilitation hospital announced for in Tees

2012-10-12T18:01:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The Cambian Group, an independent provider of specialist mental health services to the NHS, has announced the opening of a 26 bed rehabilitation hospital for women with enduring mental illness in Durham.
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Mid Yorkshire leadership to remain and 'develop partnerships'

2012-10-12T17:38:00Z

STRUCTURE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s leadership team will remain in place to seek a “long term solution for the organisation” and explore “partnerships for the delivery of specialist and local services”.
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New NED at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals

2012-10-12T17:36:00Z

STRUCTURE: An businesswoman has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Less than 10 per cent of Avon and Wiltshire staff respond to safety survey

2012-10-12T16:34:00Z

WORKFORCE: Just 204 out of more than 3,000 employees at Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust responded to a survey on patient safety.
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital offers new national blood cancer service

2012-10-12T16:33:00Z

CLINICAL RESEARCH: The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust has launched the new service to patients suffering from a blood cancer that affects the spine.
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust appoints new nursing director

2012-10-12T16:32:00Z

WORKFORCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has appointed a part-time interim nursing director.
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Two fifths of doctors consider leaving medicine says BMA

2012-10-12T11:50:00Z

NHS reforms and increased pension costs have led more than two fifths of doctors considering leaving medicine, according to the British Medical Association.