All South West articles – Page 90

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Taunton and Somerset medical director steps down

2011-09-30T17:39:00Z

WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust’s medical director has stepped down but will continue to work as a consultant anaesthetist.

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UPDATED: NHS South top team revealed

2011-09-30T13:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: The executive team of the new NHS South of England strategic health authority cluster has been announced.

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Plymouth Hospitals makes 18 week target despite backlog

2011-09-30T09:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Almost 1,400 patients waited longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment at Plymouth Hospitals Trust during June.

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NHS Plymouth forced to increase savings targets

2011-09-29T18:57:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Plymouth is £3m behind on its savings plan and is forecasting an underachievement of £8.6m by year end.

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2gether FT grown by 25 per cent

2011-09-26T18:58:00Z

FINANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust has seen a 25 per cent increase in its income for 2011-12 after acquiring a number of new services.

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Cornwall Partnership wants to be single learning disabilities provider

2011-09-23T18:57:00Z

STRUCTURE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust is planning to acquire children and adolescent mental health services, develop a perinatal service and become a single provider for learning disability services in Cornwall.

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Super merger plans let down by £116m PFI shortfall

2011-09-22T06:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: A planned merger that would create England’s largest NHS trust would require £116m of support in its first year.

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Somerset Partnership concerned about any willing provider

2011-09-21T10:45:00Z

WORKFORCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust is to appoint a GP as deputy medical director to help build strong relationships with GP led clinical commissioning group.

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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals announces new chief executive

2011-09-21T10:17:00Z

WORKFORCE: The West Country hospital trust has announced Penny Venables will be joining the trust in the New Year.

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Weston Area Health Trust £530k behind on QIPP plan

2011-09-19T16:13:00Z

FINANCE: Failure to deliver key QIPP savings could put Weston Area Health Trust’s financial plans in jeopardy, managers have been warned.

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Training for dealing with dementia patients rolled out at Royal Devon and Exeter

2011-09-19T16:04:00Z

WORKFORCE: Ward staff at Royal Devon and Exeter FT have had specialist training on how to handle difficult situations involving dementia patients who may be confused or upset on the wards.

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Strike fears build as union anger grows over public sector cuts

2011-09-14T12:40:00Z

Rising fears of highly disruptive industrial action by NHS workers this autumn are revealed in documents seen by HSJ.

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Older people’s unit opens in Devon after £1.5m refurbishment

2011-09-13T17:41:00Z

STRUCTURE: Devon Partnership NHS Trust has announced the opening of the Beech Unit in Torbay following a £1.5m refurbishment. 

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Somerset nurse makes mark with infection control work

2011-09-05T18:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A Somerset nurse has been shortlisted for a national award for her work in developing a resource to help health staff and others reduce the spread of infection from the norovirus stomach bug.

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Trust plans to realise mortuary income potential

2011-09-01T19:20:00Z

FINANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust is planning to boost income from its mortuary, its fertility service and through treating more private patients.

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Dorset County agrees £5m loan

2011-09-01T19:18:00Z

FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has received a £5.3m loan from the foundation trust financing facility ahead of the sale of key assets, its annual plan reveals.

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Bristol acutes set to begin service reconfiguration

2011-08-31T18:48:00Z

STRUCTURE: A number of key services are to be transferred to and from University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust during the next three years.

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Trust plans to slash £9m off medical bill

2011-08-31T18:14:00Z

WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust plans to save up to £9m on its medical staffing bill over the next three years.

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Poole looks to boost private patient income

2011-08-30T19:04:00Z

FINANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust plans to increase income by £2.6m over the next three years, partly through increasing private patient income.

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Devon social enterprise appoints non-execs

2011-08-30T18:30:00Z

WORKFORCE: Two former police chiefs and an international banker have been appointed as non-executive directors for Plymouth Community Healthcare.