South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – Page 6
-
HSJ Local
North East to double bariatric surgery
COMMERCIAL: North East specialised commissioners have decided to double funding for bariatric surgery.
-
HSJ Local
South Tyneside fails to make grade on dignity
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting essential standards relating to dignity during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
-
HSJ Local
City Hospitals Sunderland in bottom 20 per cent for CIP achievement
FINANCE: The acute trust achieved only 76 per cent of its cost improvement programme for the past financial year.
-
NewsExclusive: dozens of trusts missed savings targets in 2010-11
Trusts missed 2010-11’s efficiency targets by nearly 10 per cent before even tougher demands came into force this year, an HSJ analysis reveals.
-
News
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.
-
HSJ Local
South Tyneside FT records surplus despite £3.1m loss on emergency tariff
FINANCE: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust lost £3.1m in 2010-11 because of the marginal rate payment for emergency admissions, but finished the year with a small surplus.
-
HSJ Local
City Hospitals Sunderland exceeded surplus plan last year
FINANCE: City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust finished 2010-11 with a £2.87m surplus, according to unaudited figures.
-
HSJ Local
Sunderland FT recruits nursing director from PCTs
WORKFORCE: City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Joy Akehurst as director of nursing.
-
HSJ Local
Competition panel okays seven provider trusts to run GPs
STRUCTURE: The Cooperation and Competition Panel has approved seven acute and mental health providers to take over GP practices, but says Monitor should review the arrangements in the future.
-
HSJ Local
South Tyneside FT overperforming on A&E target
PERFORMANCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust saw 99.2 per cent of A&E patients within four hours during November, despite winter pressures.
-
HSJ Local
City Hospitals Sunderland A&E waits concern
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency waits at City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust during the second quarter of 2010-11 have been raised as a “particular concern”.
-
NewsHospital trusts hit by £90m fall in earnings
Hospital trusts lost out on income worth approximately £90m during the three months to June as a result of the Department of Health’s policy to restrict funding for emergency admissions.
-
NewsTrusts repond to weak quality account charge
Most of the 10 trusts highlighted as having several elements missing from their accounts responded to HSJ.
-
NewsNHS Alliance voices fears on integrated care scheme
A proposed integrated care scheme between City Hospitals Sunderland trust and Church View Medical Practice is not in the best interests of patients, says the NHS Alliance.
-
NewsIntegrated care pilot to be investigated
One of the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot schemes is to be investigated by the co-operation and competition panel to see if it breaches merger, choice and competition rules.