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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing

2012-09-28T17:29:00Z

WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.

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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk

2012-09-28T17:28:00Z

FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.

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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service

2012-09-28T17:27:00Z

STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.

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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents

2012-09-28T14:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.

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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection

2012-09-28T12:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.

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Orthopaedic FT hits Monitor performance targets

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust hit all Monitor’s compliance targets in quarter one of 2012-13.

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Ambulance delays in East of England

2012-09-28T14:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Ambulance crews in the East of England are struggling to get stroke patients to a hyperacute unit within 60 minutes - partly due to the geography of the area.

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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn

2012-09-28T13:56:00Z

A hospital trust has reported five never events this year - including two cases where swabs were left inside patients.

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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust

2012-09-28T11:53:00Z

Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

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Queen Elizabeth fails to meet 62-day target

2012-09-28T14:12:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust failed to meet the 62 day cancer treatment target in August.

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East Sussex PCT meets mixed sex target

2012-09-28T08:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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West Kent improves on mixed sex target

2012-09-28T08:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS West Kent recorded four breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Respiratory services under review in Dorset

2012-09-28T18:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: The Bournemouth and Poole and Dorset primary care trust cluster is undertaking a review of respiratory services.

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Hastings PCT meets mixed sex target

2012-09-28T08:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Hastings and Rother recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Medway PCT meets mixed sex target

2012-09-28T08:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Medway recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Single sex breach at Eastern and Coastal Kent

2012-09-28T08:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent recorded one breach of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Sussex Community Trust records no mixed sex breaches

2012-09-28T08:12:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Sussex Partnership records no mixed sex breaches

2012-09-28T08:12:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.

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Staff face parking ticket hike at Ipswich

2012-09-28T18:47:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff will have to pay more to park at Ipswich Hospital while visitors will be allowed to park for up to 30 minutes free of change and pay less for longer stays.

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Stevenage ISTC wins information security recognition

2012-09-28T18:45:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An independent treatment centre at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage has had its high standards of information security recognised.