Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – Page 15
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NHS Somerset delegates community and mental health commissioning
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for the commissioning of community and mental health services worth more than £128m to the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Interim medical director at Taunton and Somerset
WORKFORCE: An interim medical director has been appointed at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust.
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Taunton and Somerset medical director steps down
WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust’s medical director has stepped down but will continue to work as a consultant anaesthetist.
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Somerset Partnership concerned about any willing provider
WORKFORCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust is to appoint a GP as deputy medical director to help build strong relationships with GP led clinical commissioning group.
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CommentPrivate income avenues being explored in the South West
Five foundation trusts in the overcrowded provider landscape of east Dorset and west Somerset are all looking to drum up some more private business.
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NewsNearly 90 per cent of trusts failing new A&E indicators
Almost 90 per cent of trusts are failing the accident and emergency indicator on unplanned reattendances, while all acute providers failed to keep their single longest wait below six hours.
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Yeovil on the hunt for a commercial partner
COMMERCIAL: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is seeking a commercial partner in order to maximise private patient income.
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Somerset TCS transfer goes through a month late
STRUCTURE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust has taken on statutory responsibility for NHS Somerset’s provider arm, a month later than originally planned.
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Private sector prefered bidder announced for south west pathology partnership
COMMERCIAL: Integrated Pathology Partnerships has been announced as the preferred bidder for a new pathology service for two south west acute trusts.
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IT upgrade increases admin workload for staff
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is still stuggling to capture accurate performance data four months after an IT system upgrade.
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Taunton and Somerset does deal to save £17m on energy costs
COMMERCIAL: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has signed an agreement with Schneider Electric which it hopes will save £17m in energy costs over the next 20 years.
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Monitor downgrades Somerset Partnership on governance
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has downgraded Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s governance risk rating from amber-green to amber red.
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Taunton and Somerset FT downgraded due to C diff failure
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has been downgraded by Monitor after breaching the Clostridium difficile target for the third consecutive quarter.
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Taunton and Somerset FT complies with CQC dignity spot check
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the foundation trust passed both of the 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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CommentA collaborative spirit between trusts and local government in the South West
NHS organisations in the South West appear to be embracing the drive for closer working between the health service and local authorities.
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Exclusive: FT income busts target as pay drives costs over plan
Foundation trusts took more than half a billion over-plan in income in 2010-11, a Monitor report seen by HSJ reveals.
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NHS Somerset sets out plans to hand over £500m budgets to consortium
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset will transfer responsibility for a quarter of its budget to the local GP consortium by the end of the year.
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Yeovil FT teams up with local council on nursery tender
COMMERCIAL: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is about to launch a tender for a nursery in partnership with South Somerset District Council.
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New chair for Yeovil FT
WORKFORCE: A new chair and deputy chief executive have been appointed at Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NewsInfection target 'unachievable' under new tests
Trusts that have failed to meet their C difficile infection targets because of changes in how patient tests are carried out are challenging the “achievability” of even tougher measures.