South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust – Page 4
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HSJ LocalCompany 'disappointed' to give up patient transport contract after seven months
Coperforma, the company which is handing back its Sussex patient transport contract, has said it is “disappointed” but has not commented on a critical inspection report.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Patient transport firm to relinquish contract after CQC concerns
An independent patient transport provider is to hand back a £63m contract to the NHS, as it was revealed the Care Quality Commission has served six improvement notices on it.
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NewsRevealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs tell hospitals not to request non-emergency transport after 6pm
CCGs sent letter to 127 wards telling staff not to request non-emergency patient transport discharges after 6pm Patient transport service has been run by South Central Ambulance Service since 2014 Commissioners say the service requires a four hour turnaround and staff must identify patients for discharge earlier More ...
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire hospital confirms maternity unit downgrade
Doctor led maternity services will be suspended at Horton General Hospital from 1 October Oxford CCG is reviewing “long term future” of maternity services at Horton as part of STP John Radcliffe Hospital will remain as the only obstetric service in Oxfordshire STRUCTURE: Horton General Hospital will suspend ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: when high expectations meet low morale
At a time of stagnating salaries and punishing workloads, how are NHS leaders helping staff cope?
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NewsRevealed: First digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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NewsNumber of ambulance staff leaving doubles in five years
The number of frontline staff leaving ambulance services across England has almost doubled in the last five years, analysis by HSJ has found.
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NewsExclusive: New NHS company reveals outcomes based targets
A new NHS owned company overseeing an £800m integrated older people’s services contract will have to hit outcomes based targets to secure up to 15 per cent of its income, its chief has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrust accidentally reveals personal details of 2,800 staff
WORKFORCE: South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has apologised after thousands of its staff’s personal data, including nationality, sexual orientation and salary details, was published on the organisation’s website.
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Emerging pressures spotted in Berkshire ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: The Berkshire primary care trust cluster has reported “emerging pressures” emerging in ambulance services.
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Berkshire East releases reserves to hit surplus target
FINANCE: Berkshire East primary care trust was forecasting it would achieve its planned surplus for 2012-13, after committing to releasing contingency funding to cover overspends on several providers.
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Central Southern CSU set to appoint MD
WORKFORCE: John Wilderspin is set to be appointed as managing director of the Central Southern commissioning support unit.
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HSJ LocalLondon has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
PERFORMANCE: London has the best cardiac arrest survival rate in England, with patients up to three times more likely to survive in the capital than elsewhere in the country, new figures reveal.
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High activity levels put SCAS under strain
PERFORMANCE: High levels of emergency demand have caused the South Central Ambulance Service to miss a key response time indicator.
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Alarm over South Central Ambulance response times
PERFORMANCE: Emergency response times fell behind target for Berkshire East due to technical problems, low staff morale and an unexplained growth in demand for services.
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NewsPreferred providers for NHS 111 announced in the south west
NHS Direct has been named as the preferred provider to deliver the new non-emergency NHS 111 phone number to almost 1.5m residents in the south west.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make equality and diversity a central part of your organisation
Three leaders discuss how they are working to make equality and diversity part of their organisation’s DNA.
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South Central Ambulance achieves FT status
STRUCTURE: South Central Ambulance Service achieved foundation status on 1 March.
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Safety award for South Central Ambulance
PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been voted Fleet Safety Champion of the Year for the public sector.