PERFORMANCE: All wards at Royal United Hospital Bath will have commenced comfort rounds by the end of April 2012 in light of prime minister David Cameron’s recent announcement that nurses should conduct hourly rounds.
A report to February’s board said the asssistant director of nursing and patient safety and the general ward workstream lead had initiated an accelerated roll out
programme for all wards to have commenced comfort rounds by the end of April 2012.
8 February 2012
A London trust specialising in cancer treatment has been rated as “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
Proposals to replace six stroke units with three new hyper acute stroke facilities across Kent and Medway have been revealed.
The chief executive of a suburban trust has called for changes to the pay system in which inner London staff get a larger supplement to their pay than those in outer boroughs.
A trust that has reported three black alerts in the past week has said a new system contributed to delays in its emergency department.
STRUCTURE: Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust has taken over Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases FT after its proposal was approved by Monitor.
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust has taken back the provision of maternity services after 22 years of the services run by other NHS providers.
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