University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust – Page 6
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News
Monitor seeks solution to competition impasse
Monitor is in with talks with the Office of Fair Trading to try to prevent trusts which want to merge from facing drawn out inquiries under competition law, HSJ has been told.
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Leader
Rapid resolution needed for service change impasse
Competition rules are not having the desired impact
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HSJ Local
South West hospitals perform well against SHMI
PERFORMANCE: Five trusts in the south west had higher than expected mortality under the standardised hospital mortality indicator.
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HSJ Local
Merging Dorset trusts start work on plan B
STRUCTURE: The Dorset foundation trusts waiting for a decision on their merger plans have agreed to stop meetings about the merger and are developing alternative plans, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Date set for Royal Bournemouth inspection
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust is to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission from the 23 to 25 October.
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HSJ Local
Controversial decision on Dorset FT merger delayed
STRUCTURE: The decision on whether the first merger between two foundation trusts can go ahead has been delayed until October to give the Competition Commission more time to consider the potential patient benefits.
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HSJ Local
Merger FTs propose friends and family test to allay competition concern
STRUCTURE: The foundation trusts whose merger plans face being blocked by the Competition Commission have proposed their performance in the friends and family test is used to mitigate against the loss of competition.
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Comment
When is a trust failure not a failure?
The ambiguity over FTs’ insolvency has consequences for mergers
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News
FT merger decision exposes policy confusion
Policy surrounding NHS service change has been labelled a “mess” after the first merger between foundation trusts was blocked on the same day as NHS England’s chief executive demanded radical service reconfiguration nationwide.
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News
Competition Commission says no to FT merger
The first merger between two foundation trusts looks set to be blocked by the Competition Commission after the regulator rejected NHS arguments about the level of competition between the organisations.
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HSJ Local
Clock starts again on Dorset FT merger
STRUCTURE: The Competition Commission has “started the clock” again on the merger between two of Dorset’s foundation trusts.
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HSJ Local
Monitor launches investigation into Poole Hospital
FINANCE: Monitor has announced it is investigating Poole Hospital Foundation Trust after the organisation predicted a financial deficit.
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HSJ Local
FTN challenges 'assumptions' in Dorset FT merger
COMERCIAL: The Foundation Trust Network has written to the Competition Commission to challenge some of its assumptions about competition in the NHS.
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HSJ Local
Royal Bournemouth recalls screening patients
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of women have been recalled for further breast cancer screening by a hospital over fears that a junior doctor failed to follow proper procedures.
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HSJ Local
Emergency care problems linked to poor relationships, finds south of England review
PERFORMANCE: A review of urgent and emergency care failures in the south of England has blamed in part an over-emphasis on incentives and contracts, at the expense of relationships.
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HSJ Local
Royal Bournemouth trials cardiology specialist nurses
WORKFORCE: The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is trialling a new advanced nurse practitioner role to enhance patient care, prevent re-admissions and reduce staff pressures.
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HSJ Local
Clock stopped on FT merger investigation
COMMERCIAL: The first merger between two foundation trusts faces further delays after the Competition Commission “stopped the clock” on its investigation into the deal.
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HSJ Local
Competing hospital provider opposes Dorset FT merger
STRUCTURE: A hospital provider has written to the Competition Commission opposing plans for the first merger between two foundation trusts.
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News
Analysed: The Bournemouth and Poole merger
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the proposed merger between Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital foundation trusts