News – Page 958
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CCG yet to publish a finance report
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group is yet to publish a finance report, choosing to focus resources elsewhere in the immediate aftermath of the transition to the new NHS structure.
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Berkshire reconfiguration places CCG's reputation at risk
STRUCTURE: There is an “extreme” risk that the failure to reconfigure acute services in East Berkshire could harm the reputation of Bracknell and Ascot Clinical Commissioning Group, board papers say.
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Heatherwood trust falls nearly double the national average
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has nearly twice the rate of patient falls when compared to the national average.
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Patients would recommend Heatherwood trust
PERFORMANCE: Two thirds of Heatherwood and Wexham Park patients said they were “extremely likely” to recommend the foundation trust to their friends and family.
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South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has announced its deputy chief executive Sally Morris is to be promoted to the top job.
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North East Essex CCG appoints lay member
WORKFORCE North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Colchester Borough Council executive director Pamela Donnelly as a lay member.
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CQC accuses Southend of unsafe care
PERFORMANCE Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust is failing in a raft of core areas and exposing patients to unsafe and undignified care, according to a Care Quality Commission report.
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Cambs and Peterborough FT appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsHospital urges admin staff to volunteer as care assistants
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is encouraging administrative staff to volunteer for work as care assistants on its wards.
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News'Obesity epidemic bankrupting NHS' says Lord
An “obesity epidemic” is bankrupting the NHS, a former consultant surgeon has warned in the Lords.
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NewsCall for change to drug price rules
Progress towards personalised medicines is being held back by the way drug prices are set, it is claimed.
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NewsFT merger decision exposes policy confusion
Policy surrounding NHS service change has been labelled a “mess” after the first merger between foundation trusts was blocked on the same day as NHS England’s chief executive demanded radical service reconfiguration nationwide.
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Basildon builds prefab ward to mitigate winter A&E challenge
PERFORMANCE Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is procuring a prefabricated building to boost bed capacity in a bid to address its high mortality rate.
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NewsAgreement sought on integration fund rules
NHS England and the Local Government Association are jointly developing a set of criteria that councils must meet in order to receive a share of the new £3.8bn health and social care fund.
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FT calls in consultants to review theatre use
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has commissioned an external review of its theatre usage after capacity pressures led to a high rate of cancelled planned operations.
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Leeds Teaching appoints new chief exec
WORKFORCE: The board of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has appointed Julian Hartley as its new chief executive.
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Imperial hits A&E target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust hit its A&E target for 2012-13, board papers reveal.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital misses A&E target two months running
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Trust did not hit the accident and emergency four-hour waiting target in April and May, according to commissioners.
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CCG's referrals to mental health trusts double
PERFORMANCE: Consultant referrals from Fareham and Gosport clinical commissioning group to Solent Trust and Southern Health Foundation Trust more than doubled in 2012-13.
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West Norfolk CCG reports balanced budget for first two months of financial year
FINANCE West Norfolk CCG has reported a balanced financial position for May 2013 and is planning to deliver a surplus of £2.1m in line with national planning requirements, according to trust board papers.