North West – Page 95
-
HSJ Local
St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
PERFORMANCE: St Helen and Knowsley Hospital Trust had seven cases of C difficile in May against a year-to-date target of three and won’t be back on track until November at the earliest, commissioner board papers show.
-
HSJ Local
East Lancs Hospitals makes 'excellent progress' on FT application
STRUCTURE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust made “excellent progress” in the last month on its application for foundation trust status, according to an update report to the trust board.
-
HSJ Local
East Cheshire £55K off target but doing well on savings
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust reported a £572,000 surplus at the end of June, £55,000 less than a planned surplus of £627,000, board papers show.
-
HSJ Local
East Cheshire Trust CIP programme boosted by one-off savings
FINANCE: The trust exceeded its planned cost improvement programme savings by 4 per cent in the first quarter of 2012-13, but more than 40 per cent of the savings were achieved by one-off measures, its latest finance report shows.
-
HSJ Local
Bolton FT may need extra funding, regulator warns
FINANCE: The foundation trust’s liquidity is forecast to come under “significant pressure” in the third quarter of 2012-13 and it “may require additional funding”, Monitor warned on 2 August.
-
HSJ Local
Paediatric review suggests changes at Morecambe Bay maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Restricting University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay’s troubled Furness General Hospital maternity unit to low-risk births could help take pressure off of its stretched paediatric services, an external review has advised.
-
NewsMonitor installs new chairman at Bolton as major failings uncovered
Foundation trust regulator Monitor this afternoon moved to install a new chairman of Bolton FT after a major hole was uncovered in the finances of the troubled hospital trust.
-
HSJ Local
Salford Royal completes £200m revamp
STRUCTURE: Salford Royal FT has completed a £200 million, five-year redevelopment project with finishing touches including new car parks, covered walkways and outdoor areas.
-
HSJ Local
Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has reported that it is on course to meet 38 of the 43 performance indicators in its 2012-13 business plan, but has failed in its objective to have zero “never events” in the year.
-
HSJ Local
Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
PERFORMANCE: Failures in antibiotic prescribing have left Pennine Acute Trust struggling to hit targets for reducing C difficile infections, trust board papers show.
-
HSJ Local
Signficant reduction in infection at Liverpool and Broadgreen
PERFORMANCE: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust has made “excellent progress” in reducing MRSA and other infections, according to the trust’s Quality Account for 2011-12.
-
HSJ Local
Royal Bolton closes walk-in centre
STRUCTURE: Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has closed a nurse-led walk-in centre in Bolton town centre as part of a reorganisation of urgent care.
-
HSJ Local
Stockport FT in surplus despite underlying debts of £1.5m
FINANCE: Stockport FT had a surplus of £251,000 at the end of June, £29,000 ahead of its planned surplus, but reported an underlying deficit of nearly £1.5m.
-
HSJ Local
Hourly checks help Salford Royal tackle falls and ulcers
PERFORMANCE: One patient was harmed in a fall at Salford Royal hospital and seven suffered pressure ulcers in June, shows the FT’s latest transparency report.
-
HSJ Local
Stepping Hill has 'excellent' patient environment
PERFORMANCE: Stepping Hill Hospital has scored the highest possible rating for its patient environment in an independent inspection.
-
HSJ Local
Stockport FT records 'underlying' deficit of £1.5m
FINANCE: The foundation trust’s “underlying” financial performance for the first three months of 2012-13 was a deficit of £1.5m, although one-off benefits from the previous year allowed it to report a surplus for the quarter, its latest finance report shows.
-
HSJ Local
Tameside FT £48K below plan
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital FT is behind plan with nearly double the planned deficit for June, board papers show.
-
HSJ Local
Consultation launched on Trafford A&E downgrade
STRUCTURE: NHS Trafford has begun public consultation on proposals to replace the accident and emergency unit at Trafford General Hospital with an urgent care centre.
-
HSJ Local
Treasury approves £72m funding for North Cumbria hospital rebuild
FINANCE: The Treasury has approved capital funding of £71.6m to allow the trust to redevelop its West Cumberland Hospital, North Cumbria University Hospitals reported yesterday.
-
HSJ Local
Steep fall in long-waiters at Stockport
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients that have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.