All South West articles – Page 45
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News
Exclusive: 26 trusts responsible for half of national A&E target breach
Twenty-six hospital trusts are responsible for half of the national growth in patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Local
Trust told to do more for people with restricted mobility
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Care Services Trust has said it needs to improve its services for people with mobility issues, hearing loss, sight loss and communication difficulties.
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HSJ Local
South West trust launches overseas recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Weston Area Health Trust has hired six nurses from Spain following an overseas recruitment campaign this month, bringing the numbers of overseas nurses working at the acute provider to 28 this year.
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HSJ Local
Bath praised for pharmacists in GP surgeries scheme
PRIMARY CARE: A mobile pharmacy team in Bath and North East Somerset that provides patients with access to a pharmacist’s expertise at their local GP has been praised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
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HSJ Local
Parents angry about travel costs to see children placed out of area
PERFORMANCE: A lack of inpatient mental health facilities for young people in Cornwall has brought complaints from families forced to travel long distances ‘out of county’ to see their children.
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HSJ Local
WHO praises health visiting and breastfeeding services at Dorset trust
PERFORMANCE: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has been accredited by the children’s charity Unicef and the World Health Organisations for providing high standards within its health visiting and breastfeeding services.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Winner of ‘blueprint’ locum agency contract named
COMMERCIAL: A service to manage locum recruitment across nine South West hospital trusts will be managed by the Accident and Emergency Agency, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Cornwall merger plan halted due to costs
COMMERCIAL: Plans to merge two Cornwall providers have been put on hold after a study of the proposals for further joint working said a merger would not be feasible in the short term.
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Supplements
Commissioning supplement: Giving new care models a supporting chance
Facilitating new models of care
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Innovation Challenge: From small Acorns grow mighty winners
The entries impacting on patient care
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Supplements
Reconfiguration: Play the long game for successful mergers
Think long term when considering the benefits of organisation mergers
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HSJ Local
Bristol Community Health appoints non-exec director
WORKFORCE: Bristol Community Health has appointed Julie Dovey as a non-executive director.
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News
Drop in elective patients treated reflects A&E demand
There were fewer elective patients treated in January compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from NHS England.
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HSJ Local
CCG invites bids for £100m ‘health campus’ provider
COMMERCIAL: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has invited organisations to bid to provide major services at a proposed health and wellbeing campus to serve Shepton Mallet and surrounding villages.
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HSJ Local
Northern Devon Healthcare makes new board appointments
WORKFORCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced the appointment of Robert Down as a non-executive director
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News
Trusts told to halve the number of ‘green to go’ patients
A number of trusts were told to reduce the number of medically fit patients who were delayed in being discharged from hospital by 50 per cent in a month, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon accused of conflict of interest in £100m contract award
COMMERCIAL: A community services provider has accused the country’s largest clinical commissioning group of a conflict of interest in its decision to award a £100m contract without a tender.
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HSJ Local
Major FT brings in turnaround director
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a turnaround director to tackle its finance and performance issues.