Hampshire Hospitals on track to beat surplus target
FINANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust achieved a surplus of £4.6m in the year to October, £1.3m ahead of plan.
View ArticlePortsmouth trust launches investigation into five hour trolley wait
PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has launched an investigation after a 90-year-old dementia patient was left for nearly five hours on a trolley in a corridor awaiting treatment.
View ArticleBuckinghamshire QIPP plan to fall short by a third
FINANCE: Buckinghamshire’s attempts to reduce activity were off target due to quality, innovation, productivity and prevention plan slippages.
View ArticleAylesbury Vale CCG heading for deficit
FINANCE: Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group is forecasting a £1m deficit for 2012-13, driven largely by demand for unscheduled care services.
View ArticleErratic performance on 111 services in Oxfordshire
PERFORMANCE: Performance of NHS 111 services in Oxfordshire have been “variable” over the winter due to issues around staffing availability and call distribution.
View ArticleSouthern Health CIP is 29 per cent non-recurrent
FINANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust is on target to hit its planned surplus for the year, even though more than a quarter of its efficiency savings for the year have been made non-recurrently.
View ArticleSouthern Health's governance rating improves after lapse
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust has had its governance risk rating restored to amber-green, following a temporary breach of its own governance rules last year.
View ArticleHampshire bodies collaborate on integrated care schemes
STRUCTURE: NHS bodies in Hampshire are working with the county council on integrated care projects, including a national pilot for the year of care tariff.
View ArticlePortsmouth CCG makes new GP appointment
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group has appointed Dr Linda Collie to its governing body.
View ArticleOxford doctor takes national role
WORKFORCE: A doctor from Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been appointed a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
View ArticleMonitor supports Heatherwood and Wexham Park takeover talks
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust may be put into special administration if talks which would see it merged with another NHS organisation fail.
View ArticleBuckinghamshire Healthcare FT application delayed three months amid mortality...
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust’s bid for foundation status has been put back three months after it was identified as an outlier on mortality rates.
View ArticleSouthampton CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: Southampton clinical commissioning group has been authorised with just one condition.
View ArticleA&E performance nosedives after Bucks reconfiguration
PERFORMANCE: The closure of an accident and emergency unit in Wycombe has led to a sharp increase in A&E waiting times at neighbouring hospitals, trust board papers state.
View ArticleSouthern Health plans local terms and conditions for social care staff
WORKFORCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust’s social care division has been negotiating with unions about the introduction of local terms and conditions for all staff.
View ArticleSouthampton doctor becomes national clinical leader
WORKFORCE: A doctor from University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust has been appointed as a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
View ArticleNorovirus outbreak hits more than half of beds at Stoke Mandeville
PERFORMANCE: A norovirus outbreak in Buckinghamshire in February affected more than half the beds at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
View ArticleHeatherwood and Wexham Park appoints new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust appointed two new non-executive directors at the beginning of March.
View ArticleOxford FT application date put back from January to March
STRUCTURE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust’s submission for foundation status was put back two months.
View ArticleOxfordshire delayed transfers remain high despite assessment overhaul
PERFORMANCE: A significant change to care assessment in Oxfordshire aimed at reducing delayed transfers has led to an initial exacerbation of the problem.
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