All South West articles – Page 61
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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.
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NewsFT merger decision exposes policy confusion
Policy surrounding NHS service change has been labelled a “mess” after the first merger between foundation trusts was blocked on the same day as NHS England’s chief executive demanded radical service reconfiguration nationwide.
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NewsCompetition Commission says no to FT merger
The first merger between two foundation trusts looks set to be blocked by the Competition Commission after the regulator rejected NHS arguments about the level of competition between the organisations.
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North Bristol disagrees with commissioner QIPP plans
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust is planning for income £6.5m above commissioner plans due in part to a lack of confidence in activity reduction plans and disagreements over waiting list backlogs, board papers reveal.
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Gloucestershire sets itself £22m CIP target
FINANCE Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £22m for 2013-14.
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Northern Devon sets itself a £12.3m CIP target
Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £12.3m for 2013-14.
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Weston sets itself £4.5m CIP target
FINANCE Weston Area Health Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £4.5m for 2013-14.
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Poole sets itself £4.3m CIP target
FINANCE Poole Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £4.3m for 2013-14.
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Bristol sets itself a £21m CIP target
University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £21m for 2013-14.
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Bath sets itself £10.9m CIP target
Royal United Hospital Bath Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £10.9m for 2013-14.
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Salisbury recruits nurses from Portugal
WORKFORCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust has recruited 47 nurses from Portugal to address Care Quality Commission concerns about staffing.
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Bath rejects gagging claim
WORKFORCE The Royal United Hospital Bath has issued a statement in which it “entirely rejects” media reports that it entered into ‘gagging orders’ with staff.
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Taunton's nursing and governance director named
APPOINTMENT Taunton and Somerset Hospital Foundation Trust former director of operations Carol Dight has been appointed as the hospital’s new executive director of nursing and governance.
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Weston 'acts quickly' following CQC criticism
PERFORMANCE Weston Area Health Trust has “acted quickly” to review the quality of care in all wards following a visit by Care Quality Commission inspectors, the trust said in a statement.
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NewsNHS Direct quits two 111 contracts
The new non-emergency NHS phone line has been thrown into turmoil after a supplier pulled out of two contracts for providing the service.
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North Bristol agrees funding for hospital move
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust has agreed an additional £4.5m of non-recurrent transitional funding with NHS England to cover the costs of moving to the new private finance initiative hospital during 2013-14.
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Monitor findings stand on Cornwall competition complaint
COMMERCIAL: Monitor has upheld its ruling that Cornwall primary care trust should have been more transparent in its commissioning of learning disability services.
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Ambulance handovers fall at Gloucester Hospitals FT
PERFORMANCE: There were 196 delayed ambulance handover delays at Gloucester Hospitals Foundation Trust in April.
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CQC lifts medicines management concern at Gloucestershire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has found Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust to be compliant with standards on medicines management again after the trust closed the offending ward.