All North East articles – Page 47
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Two practices in Redcar and Cleveland not in CCG yet
STRUCTURE: Two GP practices in Redcar and Cleveland PCT are not yet members of a GP consortium,
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Three Newcastle practices not yet member of CCG
STRUCTURE: Three practices within Newcastle PCT are as yet not a member of an emerging clinical commissiong group.
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South Tyne PCTs agree to reinvest readmissions proceeds
FINANCE: The South of Tyne PCTs have agreed to reinvest money not paid to hospital trusts under the 30 day readmissions rule in initiatives “aimed at actions to reducing these readmissions, improving patient outcomes and experience and reducing additional pressure on the urgent care system”.
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Durham and Darlington have highest summary care record takeup
PERFORMANCE: County Durham and Darlington PCTs have the best uptake of the summary care record nationally, according to a PCT report.
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Tees, Esk and Wear MH buys £4.3m data system
COMMERCIAL: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust has awarded a £4.3m contract to Advanced Business Solutions to provide an “Integrated Information Centre”, including data warehousing and business intelligence analytics.
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Waiting and IT concerns at Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East has raised concerns about elective waiting time performance at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, which may be linked to IT.
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North Tyne PCTs seek improvement on smoking cessation
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle PCT and North Tyneside PCT did not meet the target for smoking cessation numbers during 2010-11, a regional performance review has noted.
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CommentSouth Tyneside FT not quite the 'darling' of the North East
The Care Quality Commission’s series of judgements on dignity and nutrition in hospitals is rumbling on – and South Tyneside Foundation Trust has been added to the list of those deemed not to be meeting “the essential standards of quality and safety”.
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Walkergate Hospital passes CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Unions and commissioners hail South Tyneside community services change
STRUCTURE: The transfer of community services to South Tyneside Foundation Trust has been completed and welcomed by commissioners and the Royal College of Nursing.
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Stroke reconfiguration at County Durham and Darlington
STRUCTURE: Hyper-acute stroke services would be moved to a single site operated by County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, under a consultation being run by County Durham and Darlington primary care trusts.
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North East to double bariatric surgery
COMMERCIAL: North East specialised commissioners have decided to double funding for bariatric surgery.
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Northumbria Healthcare praised for hips care
PERFORMANCE: North Tyneside and Wansbeck general hospitals have been rated well for operating on hip fracture patients, by the National Hip Fracture Database 2011 report.
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South Tyneside fails to make grade on dignity
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting essential standards relating to dignity during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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North East SHA reduced management costs
WORKFORCE: NHS North East’s management costs expenditure totalled £6.98m in 2010-11 - 2.44 per cent of net operating costs, compared to 3.84 per cent in the previous year.
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North East tops regions on A&E waiting times
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East performed better than all other English regions on waiting times in accident and emergency, with 98 per cent of patients seen within four hours.
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South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Foundation Trust recorded 125 cases of Clostridium difficile in 2010-11 against a target of 116, but the North East region met its target for preventing the infection.
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Newcastle FT meets CIP but falls short of planned surplus
FINANCE: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust met its enormous cost improvement plan target for 2010-11, but fell short of its planned surplus for the year.
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CommentNorth divide to be united under NCB plans
NHS North East and North West are to be united – along with NHS Yorkshire and the Humber – HSJ understands.
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South Tees spots early finance shortfall
FINANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £700,000 behind its financial plan at the end of April, one month into the financial year.