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High cost of private placements a concern in Manchester
FINANCE: The high cost of private placements is causing concern for Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust – and its commissioners.
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Manchester MH and social care trust praised by Stonewall
WORKFORCE: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has been named as the highest performing mental health trust in the North of England for its work on discrimination and creating an inclusive workplace.
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Sheffield care trust told to improve record keeping
PERFORMANCE: A home which provided respite care for dementia patients did not adequately record whether they were able to consent to care and had incomplete records, a Care Quality Commission inspection has found.
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Airedale Foundation Trust exceeding C Difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Airedale Foundation Trust had 16 C Difficile cases by early January – significantly above the year’s target of nine.
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Waiting list shake-up at RDASH foundation trust
PERFORMANCE: The puzzling appearance of a large number of previously unknown long waiters on a mental health’s trust waiting list has led to changes.
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Bradford Care Trust expects surplus
FINANCE: Bradford District Care Trust is planning to deliver a year end surplus of £1.45m and says that it may overachieve on this by as much as £0.5m.
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Infection causing concern with Merseyside commissioners
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare acquired infections are causing concern in Merseyside where two trusts in particular are exceeding their targets.
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Infection problem at St Helen’s and Knowsley
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare acquired infections are causing concern in Merseyside where two trusts in particular are exceeding their targets.
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Lancashire Care expects £6m surplus
FINANCE: Lancashire Care Foundation Trust is now expecting to deliver a surplus of more than £6m this year – against a plan of £4.1m. The trust says there is still some risks associated with the forecast.
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Cumbria FT expects £8.1m surplus
FINANCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust expects to deliver a surplus of £8.1m this year – and at the end of December already had a surplus of £7.1m.
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Transfers of care improvement at Cumbria
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care in Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust have plummeted from a high of 8.6 per cent in October to just 3.1 per cent in December.
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New NEDs at Cumbria Partnership
WORKFORCE: Three new non-executive directors have been appointed to Cumbria Foundation Trust. Heike Horsburgh MBE, Wanda Rossiter and Kate Willard have had their appointments approved at the trust’s governors’ council.
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Manchester mental health service wins 'excellence' badge
PERFORMANCE: A Manchester service that supports people with mental health issues to get back into work has been awarded ‘Centre of Excellence’ status by the Centre for Mental Health.
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Manchester wins dementia funding
RESEARCH: Part of a £22m government investment in dementia research will help fund research trials in Manchester, were four out of the 21 trials are based.
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Cheshire and Wirral records £830,000 surplus
FINANCE: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust had a £830,000 surplus at the end of December, the board heard.
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Smoking breaks costing Cheshire and Wirral Partnership £2m
WORKFORCE: Staff taking smoking breaks are costing a mental health trust nearly £2m a year in lost productivity – and causing resentment among their non-smoking colleagues, a board meeting was told.
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NHS Salford increases surplus target
FINANCE: The primary care trust has increased its surplus target for 2012-13 to £3.7m to “reflect its improved financial position”, according to latest NHS Greater Manchester board papers.
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High bed occupancy may cost Humber FT
PERFORMANCE: Low rates of bed occupancy in forensic units could lead to financial penalties for Humber Foundation Trust.
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NewsHSJ Live rolling news 20.2.2013
Cancer and cardiac shake-up in three London trusts and the rest of the today’s news
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NewsMinister reveals plans for Morecambe Bay inquiry
An independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.