title: A year in Bristol. Back from the red.
abstract: United Bristol Healthcare trust has pulled back from a predicted 3.5m pounds sterling deficit to achieve zero balance. It faces a raft of new challenges, ranging from tough cancer targets to censure over waiting-list breaches. The trust has cut the use of nursing agencies drastically, with 95 per cent of nurses now bank staff. Non-clinical issues such as litter, food and the appearance of buildings are also being tackled.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coombes
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004739:England; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014850:Waiting Lists