PERFORMANCE: Norovirus has affected a number of wards at West Suffolk Foundation Trust in January and February, creating a knock on effect on A&E waiting times.
The trust has as additional 25 beds open, however this has not prevented an increase in waits in A&E, board members was told.
Although the trust achieved the 95 per cent standard for a 4 hour wait, the longest waiter was close to 10 hours.
February 2012
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August saw a sudden increase in elective waiting times, putting at risk the NHS long-term plan’s promise of choice at six months.
A struggling district general hospital is in discussions with a local college to establish a “workforce academy” and school of nursing to address its workforce problems, its chief executive told HSJ .
West Suffolk Foundation Trust has joined the elite band of just 14 NHS providers rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
WORKFORCE: One in five shifts at West Suffolk Foundation Trust did not have enough nurses during January, trust board papers show.
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