All South West articles – Page 98
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Monitor holds up TCS transfer at NHS Wiltshire
STRUCTURE: The transfer of NHS Wiltshire’s provider arm to Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has been held up as the regulator Monitor cannot meet the April 1 deadline.
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Around 30 posts 'saved' at NHS Wiltshire
WORKFORCE: NHS Wiltshire has found alternative roles for 30 staff originally identified as at risk of redundancy.
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NHS Wiltshire assesses impact of 2011-12 tariff change
FINANCE: NHS Wiltshire is planning to achieve a £6.5m surplus at the end of 2011-12, but is struggling to make the new tariff arrangements add up.
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Dorset community services transfer at risk
STRUCTURE: NHS Dorset is reporting that it may lack the capacity and resources to transform its community services.
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Dorset Healthcare meets all FT compliance targets
PERFORMANCE: Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust has reported that it did not breach any of its terms of authorisation in January 2011.
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Monitor holds up Dorset community services transfer
STRUCTURE: The transfer of community heathcare services to Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is likely to be delayed beyond the Department of Health’s April 1 deadline due to a lack of capacity at the foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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NHS Somerset begins personal budget pilot
NHS Somerset has made its first direct payment for a personal health budget, as part of a national pilot programme.
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Somerset community care divestment faces three-month delay
STRUCTURE: There is likely to be a three-month delay in authorisation for a new provider of community healthcare in the area because of the volume of referrals to Monitor, NHS Somerset has claimed.
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly provider arm seeks to become social enterprise
STRUCTURE: The provider arm of NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly plans to become a social enterprise by October.
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Dorset hospital trust misses key targets
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust is continuing to struggle on several key performance indicators, including targets on waiting times, accident and emergency treatment, operation cancellations, cancer treatment, and stroke services.
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Dorset hospital FT heads for £3.1m deficit
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital is on track to beat its cost improvement plan target for 2010-11 – but has admitted that most of its savings for the year are “non recurrent”.
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Comment
Cluster forming work sets sail in the South
Transition to the so called “new world” of commissioning is gathering pace in the South West and South Central regions, as work to form clusters begins in earnest.
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Mental health unit delayed after PCT fails to organise registration
COMMERCIAL: The opening of new mental health facility in Devon has been held up after a primary care trust failed to organise its registration with the Care Quality Commission.
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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust cuts deficit to £3.8m
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has recorded an in-year deficit of £3.8m, compared to an expected surplus of £300,000.
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Poole hospital trust reports £3.6m deficit
FINANCE: Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported a deficit of £3.6m in the financial year to January, meaning that it is on course to meet the target £4.7m deficit agreed with regulator Monitor.
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North Bristol Trust cuts mixed sex wards
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol NHS Trust has succeeded in cutting the amount of mixed sex accomodation it provides, and is also reporting falls in its MRSA rate and mortality ratio.
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North Bristol Trust halves overspend
FINANCE: North Bristol NHS Trust has nearly halved its overspend, largely due to a rise in primary care trust income.
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NHS Somerset opens new community hospital
STRUCTURE: A new community hospital opened in Somerset in February.
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NHS North Somerset receives ‘reablement’ funding from Department of Health
FINANCE: NHS North Somerset announced in January that it is to receive nearly £635,000, part of a £162m package from the DH to spend on frontline services.
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NHS Bristol explores causes of minor injuries
PERFORMANCE: Results of a survey detailing minor injuries treated at Bristol’s two walk-in centres have been published.