All South West articles – Page 99
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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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CommentCluster 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.
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Gloucestershire consortium made pathfinder
STRUCTURE: The commissioning consortium in the primary care trust’s area has been granted “pathfinder” status by the Department of Health.
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Dorset County Hospital FT considers loan
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital FT is considering a loan from the foundation trust financing facility.
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CQC raises concerns about patient nutrition at Dorset County Hospital FT
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has recommended some minor improvements following an unannounced visit to Dorset County Hospital FT.
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New specialist paediatric service for Bristol
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol FT has approved a business case for the creation of a centralised, specialist, paediatric service in the city.
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University Hospitals Bristol FT reaches agreement on royal wedding pay
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust will pay normal rates to staff working the royal wedding bank holiday on 29 April.
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Winter knocks Royal Devon & Exeter FT off course on diagnostics target
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust is agreeing a revised trajectory for the six week diagnostic test with its primary care trust, NHS Devon.