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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 04 August 2008 22:52 |
A successful bid
The trust has made a successful bid, subject to ministerial approval, to establish a clinical and laboratory service in the south of England for the diagnosis of patients with atypical and complex Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (this is a group of heritable disorders of connective tissue). A second such centre is being established in Sheffield, to cater for the north of England.
Midwife-led Birthing Centre
The Brent BC transferred successfully to NPH on 1st July. In its first 19 days there were 35 deliveries. This rate matches c.670 births p.a., whereas the unit in Brent had about 300 deliveries p.a. As one of he aims of the move was to increase the use of this service these initial indications suggest that the move was the right thing to do.
Performance
The trust now regularly meets the 98% target for A&E, exceeding it quite comfortably. Recently, on one of the hottest days of the year, they had the largest number ever of patients attending A&E, many with respiratory symptoms. Even so, they coped within the target. Well done!.
Finance
Finance is always a problem in the NHS, sometimes for odd reasons. It’s not that the money doesn’t exist, just that it’s in the wrong place. For instance, the trust has been given approval to appoint a number of junior doctors but the funding for their salaries has been delayed. Many parts of the NHS delay paying bills, so that their cash flow problems are eased, but this tactic leaves somebody else with a cash flow problem. This way of working was described as ‘problem transference’.
Paul
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