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A&E admissions metric set to cost Barnet and Chase Farm £1m
PERFORMANCE: The north central London hospital trust is breaching the commissioner-set targets for converting A&E attendances into admissions.
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Birmingham and Solihull cluster's control total reduced by £4m
FINANCE: NHS West Midlands has agreed to reduce the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s control total from £6m to £2m.
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Mersey Care books £5.4m cost reductions to end of November
FINANCE: At the end of November 2011 the mental health trust had recorded cost improvement programme savings of £5.4m, against a target of £8m for the full year, 2011-12.
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LOS down at Torbay Care Trust
PERFORMANCE: The number of patients remaining in community hospitals run by Torbay Care Trust for more than 30 days is at its lowest level for two months, Decmber’s report to the board revealed.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital staff 'concern' at midwives leaving after training
WORKFORCE: Staff at the east London hospital trust complained to managers that midwives recruited in Ireland and Italy had left shortly after being brought “up to standard”.
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Barnet and Chase Farm's year-to-date deficit better than predicted
FINANCE: The north London acute trust recorded a deficit at month eight of £1.1m against a plan of £2.6m
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One in 10 people 'end 111 calls early'
A tenth of people who call the 111 semi-emergency number operated by the NHS hang up before they get through to anybody, new research suggests.
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Barnet and Chase Farm appointment reminder service starts at end of January
PERFORMANCE: The north central Londona acute trust will begin the free reminder service at the end of this month.
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Murder suspect nurse released on bail
A 46-year-old male nurse suspected of murdering three hospital patients at Stepping Hill Hospital has been released on police bail.
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Southport and Ormskirk cuts 2011-12 forecast to break-even
FINANCE: The trust has revised its forecast for 2011-12 down from a £1.7m surplus to break-even, its latest finance report shows.
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St Helen’s and Knowsley cuts income forecast
FINANCE: The Trust income forecast for 2011-12 worsened by a net £300k in October to £1.6m below plan for the year, according to its latest finance report.
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Sight loss patients 'need more help'
Staff at clinics in Wales for patients suffering from sensory loss could do more to help visitors, a group of experts claims.
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Taunton and Somerset gets good rating from NHSLA
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has achieved the best risk rating possible from the NHS Litigation Authority.
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Burton predicts £5.4m deficit
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is predicting a £5.4m deficit for the end of 2011-12.
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Sheffield Children's FT consulting on hospital wing designs
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust is consulting on designs for a new hospital wing.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Sewa Singh as its new medical director.
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Gloucestershire performs poorly on stroke
PERFORMANCE: Just 52.4 per cent of stroke patients treated in the area covered by NHS Gloucestershire spend 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit against a target of 80 per cent.
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Sherwood Forest and Nottingham trusts to open joint dialysis unit
STRUCTURE:Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust have announced they are officially opening theira new renal dialysis satellite unit at King’s Mill Hospital on 12 January 2012.
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Exclusive: trusts given days to apply for £300m capital fund
The Department of Health has confirmed the existence of a surprise £300m fund for capital projects that some trusts had seven working days to apply for - and others have still not been told about.
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East Lancs Hospitals sees rise in activity from Rochdale A&E closure
FINANCE: The closure of the accident and emergency department at the nearby Rochdale Infirmary has driven up emergency activity at East Lancashire, triggering financial penalties for the trust, its commissioners have reported.