All South West articles – Page 57
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HSJ Local
2gether struggles with children and young people backlog
PERFORMANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust has seen an “unanticipated” increase in referrals to its children and young people’s service.
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HSJ Local
Chair of Dorset Healthcare stands down
PERFORMANCE: The chair of a south west foundation trust has tendered his resignation, just a week after Monitor intervened to ensure its board was operating effectively.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall and Peninsula win joint funding
FINANCE: Peninsula Community Health and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have secured funding of £1.3m to improve the care experience for people with dementia.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the NHS can translate research evidence into better care
How CLAHRCs are improving practice
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HSJ Local
Monitor takes more action at Dorset Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has imposed an additional condition on Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust’s licence due to concerns its leadership is failing to get a grip on ongoing quality and governance concerns.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals incurs contract penalties
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust incurred £900,000 of contract penalties during August, largely due to continued failure to meet the 18 week waiting time target.
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HSJ Local
CQC lifts Plymouth Hospitals surgery concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has lifted its concerns about the safety of surgery at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals Bristol takes on new research role
CLINICAL RESEARCH: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has been appointed to run a local branch of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, it has been announced.
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LeaderRapid resolution needed for service change impasse
Competition rules are not having the desired impact
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HSJ Local
South West hospitals perform well against SHMI
PERFORMANCE: Five trusts in the south west had higher than expected mortality under the standardised hospital mortality indicator.
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HSJ Local
Taunton chief welcomes scrutiny by chief inspector
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has welcomed the trust’s inclusion in the first wave of hospitals to be inspected under the new chief inspector of hospitals’ regime.
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HSJ LocalMerging Dorset trusts start work on plan B
STRUCTURE: The Dorset foundation trusts waiting for a decision on their merger plans have agreed to stop meetings about the merger and are developing alternative plans, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Great Western 'disappointed' over A&E bail out
FINANCE: The chief executive of Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has expressed her disappointment that the trust missed out on a share of the government’s accident and emergency bailout fund.
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HSJ Local
Great Western recruits nurses from Spain
WORKFORCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed more than 50 nurses from abroad.
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HSJ Local
Date set for Royal Bournemouth inspection
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust is to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission from the 23 to 25 October.
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HSJ Local
CQC to visit Royal United in December
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission from the 4 to 6 December.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon to miss QIPP target
FINANCE: North, East and West Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is forecasting it will miss its savings target for 2013-14 by more than a quarter.
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HSJ Local
Devon Partnership improves research performance
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Devon Partnership Trust has moved up the league table for mental health trusts involved in research by more than 20 places.
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HSJ Local
Torbay merger will be 'unique' challenge for OFT
STRUCTURE: The proposed takeover of a trust that has pioneered the integration of health and social care by an acute foundation trust has been approved, despite the acquisition’s business case receiving a “low” score.
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HSJ Local
Dorset healthcare faces 'cultural challenge'
STRUCTURE: A south west mental health trust which took on community services in 2011 still faces a “significant challenge” in “bridging the cultural gap”, an external report has concluded.