University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust – Page 14
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Bristol revises up surplus prediction
FINANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has revised its likely year end surplus up by £1m to £7m.
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Budding ICO aiming for 'maximum integration'
STRUCTURE: The health economy in North Somerset is hoping to move away from payment by results to achieve “maximum integration”, HSJ has been told.
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Permanent chief exec appointed at Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust interim chief executive Lezli Boswell has been appointed to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
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DH backs Bristol pathology plans
COMMERCIAL: An advisory panel chaired by the Department of Health’s national director for pathology has backed plans for a reconfiguration of pathology services in the Bristol area.
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GP contracts barrier to Spanish care model
GP contracts would make it “difficult, if not impossible” to introduce a cost saving Spanish integrated care model in the UK, a new report by the NHS Confederation has concluded.
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HSJ Local
Weston falls behind on QIPP
FINANCE: Weston Area Health Trust was £834,000 behind on its quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) plan at the end of month six, equivalent to almost 14 per of the total.
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Integrated care organisation proposes bundled tariff for services
A hospital trust that took on community services in two London boroughs is looking to offer all its services on a bundled tariff in 2012-13.
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NewsEuropean integrated care models weighed up by struggling hospital
A struggling district general hospital in South West England is considering adopting Europe’s most innovative models of integrated care to ensure future sustainability, HSJ can reveal.
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University Hospitals Bristol struggling with 62 day cancer target
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust is reporting a “high risk” of failing to meet the 62 day referral to treatment target for cancer patients this year.
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NewsBristol trusts discuss £1bn merger
Two acute trusts in Bristol are in “ongoing discussions” about merging to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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Weston confirms it is not viable
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has declared it is not viable in its current form in its tripartite formal agreement setting out how it plans to achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsLansley identifies 20 'unsustainable' trusts
The government has identified 20 trusts whose “clinical and financial stability is at risk” because of “cash-flow shortages” and legacy debt.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals Bristol records mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had three mixed sex accomodation breaches in July.
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Weston Area Health Trust £530k behind on QIPP plan
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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NewsExclusive: fifth acute trust says it is considering private franchise management
A fifth hospital trust has said it will consider private franchise management.
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HSJ Local
Bristol acutes set to begin service reconfiguration
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
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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PCT cluster sets out priorities for Bristol area
STRUCTURE: The new Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has agreed a set of objectives to be achieved by March 2013.
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University Hospitals Bristol awarded £11.5m for research
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol have been awarded £11.5 million to fund research into cardiovascular disease and nutrition, diet and lifestyle.