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Aintree takes action to eliminate MSA breaches
PERFORMANCE: Aintree Hospital FT has set up a steering group, chaired by the deputy director of nursing, in a bid to eliminate breaches of mixed sex accommodation, shows a report to the Merseyside PCT cluster.
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St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
PERFORMANCE: St Helen and Knowsley Hospital Trust had seven cases of C difficile in May against a year-to-date target of three and won’t be back on track until November at the earliest, commissioner board papers show.
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UH Birmingham praised on VTE
RESEARCH: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has been named an “exemplar centre” for venous thromboembolism in recognition of its work on blood clot prevention.
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Heart of England begins hearing loss research project
RESEARCH: Heart of England Foundation Trust has launched a pilot project with charity Action on Hearing Loss in a bid to improve nursing practice for older patients with hearing difficulties.
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East Lancs Hospitals makes 'excellent progress' on FT application
STRUCTURE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust made “excellent progress” in the last month on its application for foundation trust status, according to an update report to the trust board.
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East Cheshire £55K off target but doing well on savings
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust reported a £572,000 surplus at the end of June, £55,000 less than a planned surplus of £627,000, board papers show.
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Data difficulties hit SHIP QIPP plans
FINANCE: Efficiency savings in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster are reported as being on plan, despite local data problems.
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Warrington and Halton Hospitals takes over former ISTC
STRUCTURE: The trust this week reported that it has received formal confirmation that it has acquired the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Treatment Centre and will be using it to provide its main orthopaedic surgical services.
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Birmingham and Solihull cluster heading for £18m shortfall
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s financial forecast has improved by £5m, but it is still predicting a £14m overspend by the end of 2012-13.
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Christie surplus £127,000 ahead of plan
FINANCE: The Christie Foundation Trust’s surplus for the first quarter of 2012-13 was £127,000 above plan.
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Ryhurst shortlisted in CWP estates tender
COMMERCIAL: Property management and development firm Ryhurst is among the bidders that have been shortlisted by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust in its tender for a strategic estates joint venture partner, the company has reported.
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North East Hants and Farnham CCG appoints more board members
WORKFORCE: NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham clinical commissioning group has announced two key board-level appointments.
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Mental health shake-up mooted for Kent
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in Kent have set out plans to reconfigure services for mental health patients experiencing a “crisis”, after a review identified weaknesses with the current layout.
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New complex care ward opens at Conquest hospital
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has opened a new ward that specialises in caring for older people with complex conditions at its Conquest Hospital site in Hastings.
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Commissioning support service on track
STRUCTURE: The Cumbria and Lancashire Commissioning Support Service has passed through another development milestone, shows a report to the NHS Lancashire PCT cluster.
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WWL reports £200,000 deficit for June
FINANCE: The foundation trust reported a deficit of £200,000 for June 2012, against a planned surplus of £100,000 for the month, its latest finance report shows.
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Western Sussex gears up for first governor election
STRUCTURE: More than 100 people have put themselves forward to stand in the first election of governors at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, as it seeks to become a foundation trust.
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East Cheshire Trust CIP programme boosted by one-off savings
FINANCE: The trust exceeded its planned cost improvement programme savings by 4 per cent in the first quarter of 2012-13, but more than 40 per cent of the savings were achieved by one-off measures, its latest finance report shows.
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NewsNICE proposes indicators for holding CCGs to account
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested 44 indicators which could be used to monitor the success of clinical commissioning groups.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: 400 PCT jobs at risk in Birmingham and Black Country
WORKFORCE: Four hundred primary care trust staff are likely to lose their jobs in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country in the transition to the new NHS commissioning structure, HSJ has learned.