News – Page 1274
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Barnsley Hospital misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.
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Cluster highlights Leeds Hospitals 18 weeks performance
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been identified by its strategic health authority cluster as not meeting the 18 weeks referral to treatment target.
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North Cumbria savings plan forecast to fall £7m short
FINANCE: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust had achieved just £3.7m of its planned £15.2m savings for 2011-12 by the end of November, its latest performance report shows.
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Mid Yorks misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.
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Mid Yorks Hospitals 'to meet 18 weeks targets by April'
PERFORMANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is missing the 18 week referral to treatement target, its strategic health authority cluster has highlighted.
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Two mental health trusts criticised over homicide
PERFORMANCE: Failure to appreciate the complexity of patients’ conditions, low staffing levels and inadequate supervision contributed to two patients being treated by a South West mental health trust going on to kill.
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Hinchingbrooke must make an additional £3m savings
FINANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust - which is due to be franchised to private provider Circle next month - is having to look for additional savings after a potential shortfall of more than £3m emerged in its original cost improvement programmes.
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E&N Herts behind financial target
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust is behind its target for making a surplus this year. At the end of November it was £1m behind its plan of £3.6m surplus.
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E&N Herts plans to become vascular centre
SERVICES: East and North Hertfordshire Trust is hoping to become a designated centre for complex vascular surgery from this September.
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CQC reports only one minor concern at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: A Care Quality Commission report has found one minor concern around essential standards of care at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust but otherwise given the trust a clean bill of health.
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Cambridge's deficit less than expected
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust was £6.6m in deficit at the end of September - better than its expected £9.6m deficit at that time, the board of governors heard.
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Basildon and Thurrock chief steps down
The chief executive of much-criticised Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is to step down.
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Enter now: Care Integration Awards launched by HSJ and Nursing Times
Health Services Journal and Nursing Times announce the launch of a brand new awards programme; the Care Integration Awards, recognising and rewarding excellence in collaborative clinical practice.
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Patient Safety Awards 2012 now open for entry
Following the fourth successful Patient Safety Congress, Heath Service Journal and Nursing Times are delighted to present the Patient Safety Awards 2012.
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One in five deaths now 'in own home'
More than a fifth of people now die in their own homes, while the overall trend for deaths at home is rising, research suggests.
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NewsTwo royal colleges declare opposition to Health Bill
The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have declared all out opposition to the government’s Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsTrusts facing 'difficult choice' over service provision
NHS trusts face “difficult choices about the services they provide” as they fight to sustain savings programmes of 5 per cent a year, according to a report by Monitor and the Audit Commission.
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NewsForty-one commissioning support services are proposed
The 50 primary care trust clusters could set up as many as 41 commissioning support services nationwide, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsManagers to fly in to run straggling CCGs' budgets
The NHS Commissioning Board will not take on the budget responsibilities of clinical commissioning groups which fail to win full authorisation by April next year, HSJ has been told.
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NewsInconsistent CQC inspections leave trusts facing action on 'minor issues'
Inconsistent judgements by Care Quality Commission inspectors worried about “covering their backs” are leaving trusts facing action over issues as minor as a broken microwave, HSJ has been told.