News – Page 1133
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Pennine Acute misses surplus target by £1.9m
FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals missed their surplus target for the first four months of 2012-13 by £1.9m, latest strategic health authority board papers state.
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East Cheshire misses FT application deadline
STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust will miss its October deadline to submit its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health, strategic health authority board papers state.
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NW Ambulance Service's FT bid submitted to health secretary
STRUCTURE: The ambulance trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been put forward for consideration by the health secretary, the final stage prior to its assessment by FT regulator Monitor.
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Wye Valley Trust appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: Wye Valley Trust has appointed Derek Smith as its interim chief executive to replace outgoing boss Martin Woodford following his retirement.
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Nottingham University Hospitals to examine complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is taking part in a Patients Association project to imrove complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.
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London Ambulance Service pilots scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E
PERFORMANCE: The London Ambulance Service Trust is piloting a scheme with Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust on a scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E.
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Liverpool Community Health to miss FT application deadline
STRUCTURE: Liverpool Community Health will miss its October deadline to submit its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health.
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West Midlands trusts working on complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Three west midlands hospitals are among a group of ten acute trusts that have come together to work on improving their complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.
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Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust invited merger bids from 39 trusts
STRUCTURE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust issued an invitation to 39 providers for expressions of interest in merging with it, board papers reveal.
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Three care assistants charged with neglect at Whipp's Cross
WORKFORCE: Three care assistants at Whipps Cross University Hospital have been charged with neglect.
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Herts Community Trust has four Clostridium difficile cases
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust had four clostridium difficile cases in July
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Herts Community Trust finds care home solution to intermediate care
SERVICES: People requiring intermediate care are being looked after in three care homes in parts of Hertfordshire with expert input from the NHS.
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West Herts appoints contractor for Watford Health Campus
COMMERCIAL: Kier Property has been appointed as the preferred private sector partner on the Watford Health Campus.
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Southend struggles with 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital is struggled with the 62 day GP referral target for cancer patients.
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Southend makes £2.3m surplus
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust made a surplus of £2.3m for the first four months of this financial year - £1m more than planned.
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Queen Elizabeth expects savings underachievement of £1.5m
FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust made a deficit of £167,000 in the year to date, its board heard.
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Never event at Queen Elizabeth
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust reported a never event in July.
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Radiology unit modernised at Princes Alexandra
SERVICES: Modernisation of the radiology unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow is offering patients a better environment and service.
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Just 71pc of James Paget patients treated within 18 weeks
PERFORMANCE: Only 71 per cent of admitted patients were treated within the 18 weeks standard at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust in July, the board heard.
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Thoracic surgery innovation hailed at Papworth
SERVICES: Surgeons at Papworth Hospital have become the first in the world to use new technology which allows them to control scopes used in keyhole thoracic surgery.