All South West articles – Page 61
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News'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals calls in consultants amid financial woe
FINANCE: KPMG has been drafted in by managers at Plymouth Hospitals Trust to help draw up a three-year plan to tackle a multi-million pound deficit.
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HSJ Local
Somerset CCG begins work on community services redesign
STRUCTURE: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is developing plans for closer working between health and social care in the county.
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HSJ Local
RUH behind plan on income
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is behind plan on its income by £833,000 due to underperformance on elective activity.
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HSJ Local
Somerset Partnership behind on surplus
FINANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust was behind on its surplus target at the end of June.
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HSJ LocalA&E consultant shortage drives reconfiguration in Gloucestershire
STRUCTURE: A shortage of accident and emergency consultants is driving the reconfiguration of accident and emergency services in Gloucestershire, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Weston goes overseas to recruit nurses
WORKFORCE: Weston Area Health Trust has recruited 44 registered nurses from Spain.
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HSJ Local
Virgin's Devon contract under scrutiny
COMMERCIAL: Virgin is being monitored closely in its provision of integrated children’s services in Devon due to poor performance in a number of areas, governing body papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
'Trend' for medication incidents at Torbay
PERFORMANCE: There were 28 medication incidents at Torbay and Southern Devon Care Trust in May, governing body papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Somerset Partnership struggles with delayed discharge
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust lost 455 community hospital bed days due to delayed discharges in June.
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HSJ Local
Medical director leaves Plymouth Hospitals Trust
WORKFORCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust medical director Alex Mayor is leaving the trust to take up a role with the South West Academic Health Science Network, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommunity services: challenges in retendering and renewal
Explaining the impact of the TCS programme
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HSJ Local
High levels of cancelled operations in Bristol
PERFORMANCE: Continuing pressure on acute hospital beds in Bristol has led to high levels of cancelled operations, CCG board papers report.
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HSJ Local
South Devon agrees backlog reduction plan with commissioners
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Trust is ahead of its plan to reduce its waiting list backlog.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth plans for £13m deficit and opens more beds
FINANCE: The board of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has agreed to fund an additional 56 beds at a cost of £3.4m, despite predicting a deficit of £13m by the end of 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Harmoni still unpaid for poor performance on Bristol 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Harmoni has still not received any payment for the NHS 111 service it provides in Bristol, three months after it soft launched.
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HSJ Local
Bristol mental health procurement enters next stage
COMMERCIAL: Pre-qualification questionnaires have gone out to all organisations that expressed an interest in providing mental health services in Bristol.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury cancels operations due to lack of beds
PERFORMANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust cancelled almost as many operations on the day in April due to a lack of intensive care beds as during the whole of the previous financial year.
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HSJ Local
Avon and Wiltshire wins new contract
COMMERCIAL: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust has won a contract to help drug and alcohol users beat their addictions in partnership with two other organisations.
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HSJ Local
CQC warns Plymouth Hospitals over surgical safety for second time
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has been issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after a two week inspection identified concern that theatres at Derriford Hospital were under too much pressure.