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A&E target missed by West suffolk
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust failed to reach the 95 per cent standard for 4 hours in A&E in April.
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Suffolk trust may drop bottled water in bid to be green
PERFORMANCE: Bottled water could be off the menu at West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust - as part of its sustainable development policy.
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Demanding MRSA target for Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Only one post-48 hour MRSA case was reported at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust in 2011-12 - but this has meant the trust has a demanding target of just one case for this financial year, its board heard.
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Princess Alexandra improves on 18 week target
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust admitted 93.5 per cent of people within 18 weeks in April, after failing to meet the 90 per cent standard in February and March.
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Provider performance lagging
PERFORMANCE: Performances at some acute providers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been below national standards, the board of the NHS Cambridgshire and Peterbrough cluster has been told.
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Cambs CCG appoints CEO
WORKFORCE: Andy Vowles has been appointed chief operating officer of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG.
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Pay driving finance issues at Princess Alexandra
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust made a loss of over £1m in the first month of the financial year, the board heard.
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Hike in safeguarding at Ipswich
PERFORMANCE: Staff had to deal with 429 children with safeguarding children alerts who were admitted to Ipswich Hospital in 2011-12 - a 21 per cent increase on the previous year.
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Fire at St Richard’s Hospital
PERFORMANCE: A fire broke out at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust last week, less than 10 days after the organisation was hit by flooding.
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NewsGrant promises mandate will liberate NHS
NHS Commissioning Board chair Malcolm Grant has promised the body’s forthcoming operating “mandate” will “liberate” the health service.
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News2011-12 saw biggest number of trust deficits for half-decade
Ten NHS hospital trusts recorded deficits in 2011-12 – the largest number to finish a year in the red for more than half a decade, Department of Health figures published today show.
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15 FTs ended 2011-12 in deficit
Fifteen foundation trusts finished 2011-12 in deficit and “at least four” are considered unviable in their current form by Monitor, HSJ has learned.
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Health insurer Benenden makes bid for NHS co-payment role
Mutual health insurance society Benenden Healthcare has voted to open its membership to the general public, in anticipation that shrinking NHS budgets will drive increased demand for individual “top up” payments for care.
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NewsNHS has to change attitude to private sector - Carruthers
One of the most senior figures in the NHS told a conference session the service “had to change its attitude” to the private sector.
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NewsGet doctors off 'pedestals' urges DH patient lead
A key figure in the drive to get patients more involved in their own care has delivered a damning assessment of patient experience in the NHS.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry 'to focus on cultural issues'
Cultural issues surrounding quality and raising concerns will be the main focus of the Mid Staffs Inquiry report, it has been claimed.
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NewsNHS needs new 'visionary' leadership style
The next generation of leaders in the NHS needs a different approach if the service is to deliver on future challenges, the man charged with leading the development of talent has told HSJ.
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NewsMcKinsey partner: 'Women could do most antenatal care themselves'
The NHS could make huge savings on doctors and midwives wages’ by enlisting patients to input their own health records and conduct their own antenatal care, a McKinsey partner suggested last week.
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Berkshire bosses set out reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: Initial proposals for acute sector reconfiguration in Berkshire are proposing a new surgical hospital at Heatherwood, to be paid for by selling off surplus land.
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GEM CSS rolls out new data dashboard for CCGs
COMMERCIAL: The Greater East Midlands commissioning support service has launched a new information tool to enable clinical commissioning groups to access local performance and financial data.