http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust/new-outpatient-department-for-children-in-wigan-and-leigh/5059649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust/new-outpatient-department-for-children-in-wigan-and-leigh/5059649.article STRUCTURE: A colourful new outpatient department has opened its doors to children in Wigan and Leigh. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-southport-and-formby-ccg/90k-underspend-at-southport-and-formby-ccg/5059644.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-southport-and-formby-ccg/90k-underspend-at-southport-and-formby-ccg/5059644.article FINANCE: Commissioners in Southport and Formby had a £90,000 underspend at the end of the financial year with an overall underspend of £261,000 if contingency funds were taken into account, according to the organisation’s latest finance report. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/bolton-fts-financial-governance-is-slammed/5059820.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/bolton-fts-financial-governance-is-slammed/5059820.article Bolton Foundation Trust’s financial governance is “inadequate” in all areas, according to a devastating independent assessment seen by HSJ. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/councils-public-health-spending-plans-revealed/5059567.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/councils-public-health-spending-plans-revealed/5059567.article Councils’ public health spending plans kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:50 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-attempt-to-cut-18-weeks-backlog/5058629.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-attempt-to-cut-18-weeks-backlog/5058629.article PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for Bolton CCG highlight an agreement with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to introduce a “backlog reduction plan” to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. Tue, 14 May 2013 14:31 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-foundation-trust-waiting-times-struggle-highlighted/5058339.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-foundation-trust-waiting-times-struggle-highlighted/5058339.article PERFORMANCE: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust struggled with elective waiting time targets in the last quarter - January to March 2013, according to commissioner board papers. Tue, 7 May 2013 18:56 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-bolton-ccg/bolton-makes-37m-provision-for-continuing-care-backlog/5058144.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-bolton-ccg/bolton-makes-37m-provision-for-continuing-care-backlog/5058144.article FINANCE: Bolton CCG set aside a provision of £3.7m in 2012-13 to cover the potential future costs of settling backdated claims for Continuing Healthcare funding, board papers state. Wed, 1 May 2013 12:22 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/sumara-appointed-bolton-chief-as-trust-reports-encouraging-coding-review-findings/5057264.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/sumara-appointed-bolton-chief-as-trust-reports-encouraging-coding-review-findings/5057264.article PERFORMANCE: Antony Sumara has been appointed as interim chief executive at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.  In a statement trust chair David Wakefield said that the organisation had received “encouraging interim findings from an independent review into sepsis recording at the trust. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/software-and-staffing-pressure-cause-problems-for-warrington-out-of-hours-service/5056785.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/software-and-staffing-pressure-cause-problems-for-warrington-out-of-hours-service/5056785.article PERFORMANCE: Implementation of a new software system and staffing pressures are causing problems with the delivery of out of hours services for Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust. Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:52 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/bridgewater-on-course-for-17m-surplus/5056784.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/bridgewater-on-course-for-17m-surplus/5056784.article FINANCE: Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust has made a surplus of £1.4M to the end of January this year and is on track to make its planned year end surplus of £1.7m, board papers state. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/wrightington-ft-stroke-services-praised/5056634.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/wrightington-ft-stroke-services-praised/5056634.article PERFORMANCE: An independent review of NHS Stroke Services across Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has praised the standards of clinical practice and overall service quality at the organisation. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:44 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust/bridgewater-awards-occupational-health-contract-to-wwl/5056776.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust/bridgewater-awards-occupational-health-contract-to-wwl/5056776.article COMMERCIAL: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust (WWL) has won a two year contract to provide occupational health services to Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust, the local community health provider. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/wwl-to-take-delivery-of-modular-operating-theatres/5056777.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/wwl-to-take-delivery-of-modular-operating-theatres/5056777.article COMMERCIAL: Two modular operating theatres will allow Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust to treat an additional 2,500 patients a year and reduce waiting times, the trust said in a statement. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:18 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-ccg-reports-overspend/5056631.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/bolton-ccg-reports-overspend/5056631.article FINANCE: Bolton CCG has reported an overspend of £7.6m according to recent board papers. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:44 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/bridgewater-records-five-serious-untoward-incidents-in-january/5056183.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/care-trusts/ashton-leigh-and-wigan-community-healthcare-nhs-trust/bridgewater-records-five-serious-untoward-incidents-in-january/5056183.article PERFORMANCE: The community trust recorded five serious untoward incidents in January, against a target of zero, its latest performance report states. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:12 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/bolton-ft-chief-steps-aside-amid-probe-of-mortality-coding/5055508.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/bolton-ft-chief-steps-aside-amid-probe-of-mortality-coding/5055508.article PERFORMANCE: The acting chief executive of Bolton Foundation Trust has agreed to “step aside” while a probe is conducted into possible “discrepancies” in the way the trust has coded mortality information. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:10 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/lancashire-pcts-forecast-underspend/5055211.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/lancashire-pcts-forecast-underspend/5055211.article FINANCE: All five PCTs in the Lancashire cluster are forecasting an underspend against resources at year end, totalling nearly £13m. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:28 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/blackburn-urgent-care-centre-referring-back-to-primary-care/5055210.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/blackburn-urgent-care-centre-referring-back-to-primary-care/5055210.article STRUCTURE: Patients attending an urgent care centre in Blackburn are being referred back to their GP, dentist or pharmacy in a six month trial aimed at reducing attendance. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:26 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/bolton-ft-deficit-up-to-113m-at-end-of-october/5054345.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/royal-bolton-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/bolton-ft-deficit-up-to-113m-at-end-of-october/5054345.article FINANCE: The foundation trust’s in-year deficit had increased to £11.3m by the end of October, according to its latest finance report. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:04 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/-blackburn-with-darwen-ccg-authorised-without-conditions/5054150.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/blackburn-with-darwen-pct/-blackburn-with-darwen-ccg-authorised-without-conditions/5054150.article STRUCTURE: Blackburn with Darwen clinical commissioning group has been fully authorised in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:07 GMT