All Yorkshire and the Humber articles – Page 69
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South West Yorks nurse to advise NICE
WORKFORCE: A mental health nurse from South West Yorkshire Partnership FT has been chosen to help shape national guidance on the treatment of young people with schizophrenia and psychosis.
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Finance and performance problems persist at Mid Yorkshire
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is recording an in-year deficit and having problems meeting A&E waiting time performance requirements.
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DH yet to agree FT dates for Mid Yorks and Leeds
STRUCTURE: The Department of Health has yet to agree tripartite formal agreements (TFAs), setting anticipated dates for foundation trust applications, for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Doncaster pilot to integrate frontline services
STRUCTURE: An innovative new team to provide integrated health and social care services for adults in North East Doncaster was launched on 6 September.
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Sheffield Hospitals community services integration underway
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has begun integration of corporate services between the acute trust and community services which it has taken on; and is commencing a review of clinical services across the two.
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Sheffield FT behind on C diff target
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is behind on its C difficile target.
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Yorkshire substance misuse service tender
COMMERCIAL: Managers in North Yorkshire have announced they are putting £1.3m worth of substance misuse services out to tender.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals misses 62 day cancer wait target
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust has failed to meet its cancer waiting times target which should see at least 85 per cent of patients who are urgently referred by their GP receive their first definitive treatment within 62 days of referral.
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Harrogate foundation trust predicts deficit
FINANCE: Harrogate and District FT is predicting an overspend of £1.5m by the end of the year, according to a recent finance board report.
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Doncaster FT appoints a new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Ron Calvert has been appointed chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and will take up the appointment on 1 September.
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Calderdale FT appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
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Free Wi-Fi for Bradford Teaching Hospitals patients
PERFORMANCE:A new Wi-Fi network service for patients and visitors has recently been launched at Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
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Barnsley Hospital FT loses its IT system
PERFORMANCE: July board papers reveal the trust suffered a “complete shut down” of its IT system and hospital switchboard for over six hours on 20 July.
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Sheffield challenges Leeds’ claim to be first breastfeeding friendly city
PERFORMANCE: NHS and local authority chiefs in Sheffield are challenging Leeds’ bid to become the first breastfeeding friendly city in the UK, claiming that Sheffield was there first.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT set to miss new A&E and readmission targets
PERFORMANCE: The four hour national A&E targets have this year been extended to include the whole time a patient now spends in A&E.
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First dental practice to start up in Doncaster for a decade
STRUCTURE: The first new dental practice to start up in the Doncaster area in more than 10 years has earned the seal of approval of the country’s top dentist.
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Calderdale PCT tenders for a new diabetes screening service
COMMERCIAL: Calderdale PCT is inviting companies to bid to provide a diabetic retinopathy screening programme across the region.
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A new name for Leeds Partnerships NHS FT
STRUCTURE: The trust is consulting on renaming itself, following its recent expansion.
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New chair for Yorkshire NHS cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds PCT cluster has appointed Linda Pollard as its new chair.
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Health and social care chiefs sign up to ‘get it right’ for learning disability
PERFORMANCE: NHS Barnsley has committed to Mencap’s “Getting it right” charter to show their commitment to ensuring that people with a learning disability get the healthcare they have a right to.