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New hospital gives instant mixed sex improvement for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells’ performance on mixed sex breaches improved dramatically last month, following the opening of its new, all singe room hospital at Pembury.
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Southampton helipad begins operation
STRUCTURE: Southampton General Hospital’s £1.2m helipad began operation this month.
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Heatherwood FT turns the corner on VTE
PERFORMANCE: Performance on venous thromboembolism is improving at Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust.
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Dartford and Gravesham records 13 mixed sex breaches in October
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham’s performance on mixed sex breaches worsened very slightly last month.
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Peterborough needs QIPP savings to balance books
FINANCE: NHS Peterborough is predicting it will finish the financial year in balance - but that relies on delivering very large QIPP savings and using contingency reserves.
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Elective admissions up but emergency admissions down at West Herts
PERFORMANCE: Activity levels at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust was showing significant changes on last year as the PCT tried to reduce demand.
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West Hertfordshire £2.4m behind on surplus target
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust was £2.4m behind its planned surplus at the end of month five, board papers show.
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Princess Alexandra trials mobile screens to enhance privacy
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust had nine breaches of single sex accommodation in September and is trialling the use of mobile screens to enhance privacy and dignity, its board heard.
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Princess Alexandra heads for £1.5m deficit
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust is heading for a £1.54m end-of-year deficit with a £1.04m deficit at the end of month six, despite transitional support promised by PCTs, according to board papers.
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Bedford Hospital needs extra CT scanner
FINANCE: Bedford Hospital Trust is to buy or lease an additional CT scanner to cope with rising demand and reduce waiting time.
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Cambridgeshire Community Services breaching 28 targets
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust is breaching 28 targets, its board heard.
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Cambridgeshire Community Services predicts £670,000 surplus
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust is predicting a year end surplus of £670,000, a board meeting heard.
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James Paget misses performance targets
PERFORMANCE: James Paget University Hospital Foundation Trust missed a number of targets over the summer, the council of governors heard.
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Competition panel moves to second phase of NHS Peterborough investigation
COMMERCIAL: The NHS Co-operation and Competition Panel is to conduct a more detailed investigation of a complaint that NHS Peterborough breached competition rules in attempting to close a primary care access centre.
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Bury ‘patients champion’ charged with £60,000 fraud
WORKFORCE: A “patients champion” and former chair of Bury’s local involvement network has been charged with committing £60,000 of VAT fraud, in the course of half a decade of paid consultancy work for the NHS.
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News30th annual HSJ Awards winners revealed
The 30th HSJ Awards took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London, recognising trusts and organisations for outstanding excellence in healthcare service and innovation across 18 key health categories.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration, the reform risk register and commissioning
Andrew Lansley has told HSJ the Care Quality Commission is now running a “proactive and tough” inspection regime and revealed he does not favour further reorganisation of NHS regulation.
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Your Healthcare plans social care integration with council
STRUCTURE: A leading NHS social enterprise is set to enter into an agreement with its local council to draw up plans to redesign community nursing and social care services.
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Coventry and Warwickshire deficit hits £8.5m
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has run up a deficit of more than £8.5m, with cost improvement plan savings falling behind schedule.
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NewsMonitor to keep financial risk register for every licensed provider
Monitor will operate a financial risk register of every organisation it licenses to provide NHS services, it has revealed.