News – Page 1454
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NewsNo hospital doctors on consortia boards
Patients and other health professionals are being excluded from the “closed shop” of GP commissioning consortium boards, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsCluster landscape shows 52 commissioners
Primary care trusts are clustering into 52 commissioners across England – ranging from a £4.7bn giant to an £800m standalone PCT.
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HSJ Local
NW London Hospitals Trust forced to set deficit plan for 2011-12
FINANCE: The large acute trust’s plan for the year anticipates a £19m deficit.
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Royal Free records year-end surplus
FINANCE: The central London hospital reported a surplus of £9m for the financial year.
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Medway FT signs memorandum of understanding with nearby acute trust
STRUCTURE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has moved a step closer to integration with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, which is seeking a way of gaining foundation status.
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Medway hails ‘best results’ on mixed sex wards
PERFORMANCE: The trust believes itself to be compliant with operating framework requirements that it eliminate mixed sex accommodation except where it is in the overall best interests of the patient, or reflects the patient choice.
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Police to discuss controlled drugs policy with Frimley Park staff
WORKFORCE: The FT is making efforts to improve areas of poor performance in theatres, with a focus on improving management of controlled drugs.
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Chelsea and Westminster maternity complaint count remains static
PERFORMANCE: An internal review of maternity services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has concluded that more needs to be done to ensure all patients have a positive experience.
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Broadmoor airs reservations over personality disorder service redesign
PERFORMANCE: The West London Mental Health Trust, which runs the Broadmoor high-secure services, warned it had “reservations” over the ability of the prison service to manage some of the patients under its care.
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HSJ Local
GP commissioning executive takes up reins in Rotherham
STRUCTURE: A primary care trust subcommittee composed of GPs has taken on responsibility for most functions of NHS Rotherham since 1 April.
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Frimley Park expects improvement on stroke to result from workforce changes
PERFORMANCE: The FT expects to improve its stroke services “imminently” after a lengthy period of below par performance, according to board papers.
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Frimley Park Hospital FT acts to improve trauma performance
PERFORMANCE: The FT is making efforts to improve areas of poor performance in trauma and orthopaedics.
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Work to begin this month on new Frimley Park A&E
STRUCTURE: Work is about to start on Frimley Park Hospital’s new emergency department, day surgery unit and helipad.
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Frimley Park reports high risk of emergency admission care failure
PERFORMANCE: The FT is currently rated as at “extremely high” risk of failing to provide clinical management of emergency admissions.
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Frimley Park asked to invest in informatics strategy
FINANCE: The FT is “falling behind” other hospitals on informatics and looks set to invest more in this area as a result, according to latest board papers.
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Frimley Park FT appoints two new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
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Berkshire Healthcare FT has responded to CQC concerns on incident reporting
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire Healthcare FT has taken action to address delays in reporting incidents on wards in response to concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission.
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Surplus exceeds expectation at Tees, Esk and Wear FT
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust exceeded its plans to record a net operating surplus of £6.5m during 2010-11.
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HSJ Local
Homerton breaches MRSA targets
PERFORMANCE: Homerton University Hospital breached two MRSA targets for 2010/11 in February, but the foundation trust insists that there have been no “clinically significant” cases since August 2010.
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Rotherham FT to lose fifth of CQUIN cash
FINANCE: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust was set to miss out on more than a fifth of its performance related CQUIN (commissioning for quality and innovation) payments in 2010-11.