Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust – Page 13
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall struggles with A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust failed the accident and emergency four hour standard during the first two months of 2012-13.
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News
Trusts needing bailout support almost double in 2011-12
Thirty-one trusts received bailout payments in 2011-12, information released to HSJ under the Freedom of Information Act reveals.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall fined £130,000
FINANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been fined £46,000 for breaches of rules on mixed sex accommodation and £85,525 for ambulance handover times longer than 15 minutes.
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Royal Cornwall pursues AQP opportunity
COMMERCIAL: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust plans to make a submission to become a qualified provider of imaging services in Cornwall when the primary care trust opens them up under the any qualified provider policy.
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Yeovil stroke patients in Nintendo Wii trial
RESEARCH: Stroke patients at Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust are taking part in two trials aimed at improving recovery.
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Royal Cornwall patients request alternative provider
PERFORMANCE: In 2011-12 41 patients at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust invoked their rights under the NHS Consititution to request treatment at an alternative provider.
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Regional salary gaps evident as George Osborne confirms local pay
HSJ has obtained new evidence of salary disparities within and between regions as the government prepares to introduce local pay rates.
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Royal Cornwall closes ward after allegations of poor care
WORKFORCE: Police are investigating “a number of” allegations relating to the care of a patient on a ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
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Comment
Mental health provider under scrutiny in the South West
NHS Bristol’s decision to re-tender the city’s mental health service comes at a bad time for current provider Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust.
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Comment
Suspicion surrounds service reorganisation in the South West
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust chief executive Lezli Boswell has become a regular at the local county council’s overview and scrutiny committee in recent months in the face of local uproar at a decision to postpone the reopening of a ward.
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Permanent chief exec appointed at Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust interim chief executive Lezli Boswell has been appointed to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
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Royal Cornwall works on staff engagement
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set up a clinical cabinet to provide advice to the trust board and executive.
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Royal Cornwall expands size of council of governors
STRUCTURE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has increased the proposed size of its council of governors from 16 to 20 in response to its consultation on becoming a foundation trust.
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Former heart tsar to join Royal Cornwall board
WORKFORCE: Former national director for heart disease Professor Sir Roger Boyle has been appointed a non-executive director of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
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Royal Cornwall Hospital fined over 18 weeks backlog
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust has been fined nearly £1m so far this year for failing to meet referral-to-treatment times.
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News
Exclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
Ten hospital trusts which do not follow evidence-based processes for fast recovery from surgery have been named by Dr Foster Intelligence.
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Debt deferral measures to support would-be foundation trusts
The Department of Health has indicated that the vast majority of trusts needing financial support to achieve foundation trust status will receive it through the deferral of their loan repayments.
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Comment
Patchy progress on reducing acute activty in the South West
Progress towards achieving the holy grail of acute activity reduction is patchy across the South West, with varying effects on trust finances.
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News
Whistleblowers challenge government over protection
A group of NHS whistleblowers plans to challenge the government over the level of protection provided to staff who raise concerns.
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HSJ Local
Use of agency increases in wake of Cornwall headcount reduction
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, which is trying to cut 400 posts out of the workforce, has increased the number of agency staff it uses.