University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust – Page 10
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HSJ LocalSecond trust given permission to tender for a private management franchise
COMMERCIAL: George Eliot Hospital Trust has been given permission to go to market to seek a “strategic partner” to secure its long-term future.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire hospitals face 'extreme pressure'
PERFORMANCE: Hospitals in Staffordshire are under “extreme pressure” after a sudden surge in accident and emergency demand, according to the county’s PCT Cluster.
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Derby FT sees number of year-long waiters increase
PERFORMANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust had 23 patients waiting over a year for treatment in August this year compared to none in August 2011.
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New vascular surgery service for Derbyshire
STRUCTURE: Two East Midlands foundation trusts have joined forces to provide an integrated vascular surgery service to the whole of Derbyshire.
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Two of George Eliot's suitors announce alliance
Two of the bidders to take over the management of a district general hospital trust have announced a partnership deal.
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NewsSmaller FTs face viability reviews
Monitor has ordered a review of the financial viability of a number of small and medium-sized foundation trusts, in a process described by one chief executive as “cloak and dagger”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS appointments missed
One in 10 health appointments were missed last year, costing the NHS millions of pounds and delaying treatment for other patients, figures suggest.
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Trust launches clinical audit tool
WORKFORCE: Junior doctors working at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust are undergoing a special clinical audit training programme to improve patient safety and care.
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New cancer service at Burton
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals FT has launched a one-stop clinic to help speed up the diagnosis of patients suspected of having lung cancer.
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NewsOvernight discharge data questioned as hospitals hit back
Misleading data has emerged as a possible explanation for claims that hospitals discharge large numbers of patients in the middle of the night.
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HSJ Local
Patient discharged with cannula
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported a never event incident to its board involving a patient who was discharged with a cannula still in place.
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HSJ Local
Reducing emergency admissions key for Derby FT
Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust will seek to cut its number of emergency admissions to help it save £24.6m
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning from listening: engaging the healthcare workforce
HSJ looks at three case studies from the Listening into Action programme aimed at engaging the NHS workforce.
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Two more hospital trusts placed in significant breach by Monitor
Two more foundations trusts have been placed in significant breach of their terms of authorisation, taking the total to 15 of the 78 acute trusts regulated by Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Burton FT considering local pay proposals
WORKFORCE: Staff could go “several years” without incremental pay rises and some would only receive “market rate” salaries where there was a “business need”, under a foundation trust’s proposals.
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Burton predicts £5.4m deficit
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is predicting a £5.4m deficit for the end of 2011-12.
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HSJ KnowledgeLiberating Ideas: the award-winning projects that could truly liberate the NHS
Which of the Liberating Ideas Award 2011 winners’ projects has the greatest potential to be adopted by the rest of the NHS? Alison Moore watched the final judging session.
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Burton FT admits 'desire to vary' Agenda for Change
WORKFORCE: There is a “desire to vary Agenda for Change” at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust, according to its human resources director.
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Burton reports 'significant' risks to finance plan
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is reporting “significant risks” to its planned financial out-turn.