All South West articles – Page 91

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NHS Gloucestershire invests in telehealth

2011-10-11T18:59:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Gloucestershire has signed a £5m contract with Tunstall Healthcare for the provision of a telehealth service to 2,000 patients with long term conditions.
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NHS Somerset delegates community and mental health commissioning

2011-10-11T18:23:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for the commissioning of community and mental health services worth more than £128m to the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Contract to wire North Bristol Trust new PFI hospital awarded

2011-10-10T18:09:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Apex Wiring Solutions has won a multi-million pound contract to supply wiring for North Bristol Trust’s new £430m private finance initiative hospital.
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University Hospitals Bristol records mixed sex breaches

2011-10-06T17:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had three mixed sex accomodation breaches in July.
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North Bristol exceeds C difficile and MSSA targets

2011-10-06T17:41:00Z

PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust has exceeded its target for cases of C difficile and reached its annual limit for MRSA cases.
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Two social enterprises up and running in the south west

2011-10-05T17:32:00Z

STRUCTURE: The provider arms of NHS North Somerset and NHS Bristol have begun trading as social enterprises following a successful transfer on 1 October.
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Interim medical director at Taunton and Somerset

2011-10-05T17:30:00Z

WORKFORCE: An interim medical director has been appointed at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust.
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Royal Devon and Exeter gets backing for £19m research centre

2011-10-04T17:29:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust has been granted planning permission for a £19m research centre.
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South West gets 'special consideration' for surgery site

2011-10-03T15:27:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Plymouth Hospitals Trust are both to continue providing gynaecological cancer surgery on site after agreeing to create one multi-disciplinary team spanning the two trusts.
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Ambulance services strive to avoid A&E

2011-09-30T18:31:00Z

Two of England’s ambulance services have reduced the proportion of patients they convey to accident and emergency departments by more than 7 per cent since April, new figures from the Department of Health show.
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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.