All South West articles – Page 99
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals breaches data protection laws
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals has breached the Data Protection Act by disclosing third party personal data on two occasions, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said.
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2gether chair reappointed for three more years
WORKFORCE: 2gether Foundation Trust’s council of governors has re-appointed Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE as chair to the board and chair to the council.
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Somerset Partnership FT begins refurbishment of 'serious incident' ward
PERFORMANCE: Work on the refurbishment of Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s Rydon ward is due to start this month.
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Plymouth Hospitals given all clear by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has satisfied Care Quality Commission inspectors it is now meeting three essential standards following a highly critical report of its surgical procedures earlier this year.
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Royal Cornwall loses funding for three doctors
WORKFORCE: The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has lost three doctors as a result of a reduction in the medical and dental education levy (MADEL).
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Dorset cluster publishes joint operating plan
FINANCE: The primary care trust “cluster” including NHS Bournemouth and Poole, and NHS Dorset have published a joint operating plan for 2011-12.
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Dorset Community Health Service records two SUIs
PERFORMANCE: Two serious untoward incidents have occurred in services provided by Dorset Community Health Services since the end of January.
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Nurse appointed chief of Plymouth's new community provider
WORKFORCE: A former nursing director has been appointed chief executive designate of Plymouth Community Healthcare, the proposed social enterprise which will take on community and mental health services from NHS Plymouth
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Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to cluster
STRUCTURE: It has been formally announced that Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire PCTs will form a cluster.
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Norovirus outbreak closes wards at University Hospitals Bristol
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had between five and 10 wards closed at any one time during January and February as a result of a norovirus outbreak.
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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.