North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust – Page 11
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Staff morale dips at Hinchingbrooke
WORKFORCE Staff morale at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has seen a “minor but consistent deterioration” since it was taken over by a private provider, Circle’s chief executive has admitted.
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Peterborough trust appoints new FD
WORKFORCE Debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new director of finance.
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East of England pathology shake-up announced
NHS Midlands and East has announced the successful bidders in a tender for pathology services across the East of England, as part of a long-awaited reconfiguration intended to cut the region’s lab bill by up to £29m.
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Hunt: I'm open to NHS or private sector solutions
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ it is “not my job to hold a candle” for either NHS or private sector providers when deciding what is best for patients.
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Bennett moots PFI buyout for Peterborough
The chief executive of health sector regulator Monitor has said he wants to examine the possibility of a public sector buyout of the huge private finance initiative contract encumbering Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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I wasn't sacked, says ex-Circle boss
The former chief executive of the first private company to take over the running of an NHS hospital has denied that he was sacked.
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Monitor sends hit squad into Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals
Health sector regulator Monitor is to send a hit squad into Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust to develop a “long-term solution for the financial viability” of the foundation trust.
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Peterborough needs ‘external financing’ from January
Debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust expects to require ‘external financing’ from next month to help with its huge deficit, according to board papers.
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Circle chief executive Ali Parsa steps down
Ali Parsa has stepped down from his role as chief executive of Circle, the private healthcare provider that runs Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, it was announced today.
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District general hospitals top efficiency league
District general hospitals are the most clinically efficient in the NHS, a major study has revealed.
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‘Urgent action’ needed in Peterborough, says NAO
Urgent action must be taken by regulators, ministers and local managers if Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust is to avoid going bust, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
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National Audit Office raises concern over Hinchingbrooke franchise
The National Audit Office has raised questions about the procurement process for one of England’s first privately run NHS hospitals.
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Circle planned cut of 20pc of staff at Hinchingbrooke
Circle’s original business plan for its running of Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust outlined a cut in the hospital’s workforce of 20 per cent, a document shared with HSJ reveals.
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Hinchingbrooke receives cash advance after posting deficit
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust has negotiated a £4m cash advance on its service contract with its local primary care trust cluster to ease “cash flow issues” after posting a £4.1m in-year deficit.
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Analysed: Performance failings in Cambridge
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has a reputation for excellence, but has recently found itself in some difficulty
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FTs 20pc short of savings target
Monitor will today reveal that foundation trusts missed savings targets by nearly 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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Hinchingbrooke falls again in patient satisfaction rankings
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has fallen again in the monthly league table of hospital patient satisfaction being piloted across the Midlands and East of England.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Private franchise not ruled out as trust seeks merger
STRUCTURE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has become the latest district general hospital to say it cannot make foundation trust status on its own and seek a merger partner. It has not ruled out a private franchise management deal.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals lowest rated for patient satisfaction
PERFORMANCE: The results of a monthly patient satisfaction survey has put Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust in last place out of 46 hospital trusts.
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Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust slips down patient satisfaction table
PERFORMANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has slipped from joint first to joint eighth in a survey of patient satisfaction with the hospital trusts in the NHS Midlands and East strategic health authority cluster.