Health Service Journal
North West
Stories with this category.
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Wealthy south set to gain from public health funding boost
21-Jan-2013
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Morecambe Bay mulls judicial review bid over vascular row
17-Jan-2013
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Liverpool trust in list of top gay friendly employers again
17-Jan-2013
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North West hosts first study of new treatment for early stage bipolar disorder
17-Jan-2013
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NHS Cumbria chief executive to lead review of troubled Northern Ireland trust
16-Jan-2013
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Morecambe Bay review 'must get things right'
4-Jan-2013
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Bridgewater sickness absence rate above target
26-Dec-2012
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NW Ambulance service hits category A8 target
21-Dec-2012
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Cancer waits still a ‘significant risk’ for Southport and Ormskirk
18-Dec-2012
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Warrington CCG authorised without conditions
18-Dec-2012
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West Cheshire CCG authorised without conditions
18-Dec-2012
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Cumbria CCG authorised in first wave
17-Dec-2012
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Blackpool CCG authorised in first wave
17-Dec-2012
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Merger delay means North Cumbria will need fresh loans, trust reports
17-Dec-2012
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Merseyside GP takeover undergoing OFT and CCP scrutiny
14-Dec-2012
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New £2.45m research facility to open at UHSM
14-Dec-2012
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Analysed: The case for changing primary care in Greater Manchester
11-Dec-2012
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District general hospitals top efficiency league
3-Dec-2012
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Can clinical decision support technology help hospitals deliver their QIPP goals? FREE HSJ webinar
30-Nov-2012
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Family GP firm named preferred bidder for 20 practices
30-Nov-2012
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IT deal to create 'UK's first healthcare cloud'
14-Nov-2012
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North of England provider development lead joins Trust Development Authority
14-Nov-2012
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Chief executive steps down at north-west trust
14-Nov-2012
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North West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
8-Nov-2012
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University Hospital of South Manchester one of 12 awarded podiatry contract
29-Oct-2012
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Providers awarded contracts for Greater Manchester hearing services
29-Oct-2012
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C difficile rate higher than planned for NHS Bury
29-Oct-2012
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan exceeds C difficile threshold
29-Oct-2012
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Greater Manchester awards 'any qualified provider' diagnostics contracts
29-Oct-2012
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C difficile rate above plan for NHS Bolton
29-Oct-2012
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South Manchester CCG expects to miss QIPP target
29-Oct-2012
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Bolton Foundation Trust chief to step down
26-Oct-2012
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‘Micro management’ deployed to tackle Stockport’s A&E performance
25-Oct-2012
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North Cumbria launches recruitment drive after agency costs spike
25-Oct-2012
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Provider giving NHS Bury daily updates on C difficile
23-Oct-2012
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Four directors appointed for Merseyside LAT
22-Oct-2012
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Director announced for Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral LAT
22-Oct-2012
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Health visitor recruitment drive for Bridgewater
19-Oct-2012
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Cumbria Partnership launches research into disorders
12-Oct-2012
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Liverpool Community Health pilots electronic 'secure mailbox'
12-Oct-2012
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North Cumbria records savings of £3.6m to end of August
12-Oct-2012
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Southport and Ormskirk waiting times performance under pressure
12-Oct-2012
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for the Walton Centre
12-Oct-2012
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in deficit and £1.7m behind plan
10-Oct-2012
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for Aintree
10-Oct-2012
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Six outstanding patient safety alerts at Aintree
5-Oct-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley Clostridium difficile cases above plan
5-Oct-2012
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Rise in emergency admissions at Southport and Ormskirk
5-Oct-2012
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Provisional data shows RTT waiting targets underperformance at Walton centre
5-Oct-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley exceeds annual MRSA threshold
5-Oct-2012
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Commissioners forecast East Lancashire Hospitals overspend of £8.6m
5-Oct-2012
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Aintree appeals against third recorded MRSA case
5-Oct-2012
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals forecast to overperform by £8.1m
5-Oct-2012
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Bury misses health checks target for Q1
5-Oct-2012
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North Manchester CCG picks reverend as lay chair
4-Oct-2012
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Cumbria CCG to buy support from North East CSU
4-Oct-2012
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Manchester’s major shake-up revealed
4 October 2012
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Manchester CSU boss appointed
1-Oct-2012
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Pennine Acute hit waiting times targets for July, figures suggest
28-Sep-2012
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Commissioners apply 'contract levers' over WWL diagnostic waits
28-Sep-2012
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Stockport A&E performance 'volatile and fragile'
28-Sep-2012
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Drop in patients waiting more than a year for Central Manchester FT treatment
28-Sep-2012
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Go-ahead imminent for £425m PFI rebuild
26-Sep-2012
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Salford Royal contract £1.6m overspent
25-Sep-2012
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Commissioners 'may need to renegotiate' Bolton FT contract
25-Sep-2012
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NHS North West launches productivity masterclasses
25-Sep-2012
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Liverpool Community Health research published on exercise programme to reduce falls
25-Sep-2012
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Mid Cheshire plans £6.9m cost reductions
21-Sep-2012
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NHS North West faces fresh probe over Morecambe Bay scandal
21-Sep-2012
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Vascular controversy spreads to Lancashire
18-Sep-2012
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Analysed: North West’s vascular controversy spreads to Lancashire and Cumbria
18-Sep-2012
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North west trusts look to improve complaints handling
14-Sep-2012
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New chairman for Stockport FT
14-Sep-2012
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East Cheshire misses FT application deadline
14-Sep-2012
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NW Ambulance Service's FT bid submitted to health secretary
14-Sep-2012
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Liverpool Community Health to miss FT application deadline
14-Sep-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley FT bid 'escalated' to Department of Health
11-Sep-2012
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North Cumbria takeover deadline pushed back to 2013-14
11-Sep-2012
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Lancashire Care appoints new NEDs
7-Sep-2012
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Neil Goodwin steps down as North Cumbria interim chief executive
5-Sep-2012
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Calderstones begins work on new £7.1m low-secure unit
4-Sep-2012
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Work begins on new Cumbria Partnership dementia assessment unit
4-Sep-2012
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DH claims £1bn saving on IT deal
4-Sep-2012
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Countess of Chester appoints new chief executive
3-Sep-2012
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Child abuse risk at walk-in centres
23 August 2012
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The views of a new generation
23 August 2012
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Muslim man in right-to-die challenge
21-Aug-2012
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Five overdue safety alerts at Aintree University Hospital
20-Aug-2012
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Blackburn to continue health joint working
17-Aug-2012
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Five overdue safety alerts at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
14-Aug-2012
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3.2pc of Pennine Care diagnostic waits over six weeks
10-Aug-2012
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5.4pc of East Cheshire Trust diagnostic waits over six weeks
10-Aug-2012
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Sefton over the threshold for diagnostic waits
10-Aug-2012
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Central and Eastern Cheshire misses diagnostics waiting target
10-Aug-2012
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Western Cheshire above national limit for long diagnostic waits
10-Aug-2012
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Liverpool Community Health misses diagnostics target by huge margin
10-Aug-2012
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan misses national target for diagnostic waits
10-Aug-2012
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NW midwives volunteer in overseas aid programme
10-Aug-2012
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Tameside Hospital admits failings in death of 12-year-old girl
7-Aug-2012
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals opens new clinical trials facility
7-Aug-2012
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MSA breaches at Warrington and Halton
7-Aug-2012
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NW Ambulance Service begins trauma investment ahead of funding agreement
6-Aug-2012
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Christie surplus £127,000 ahead of plan
6-Aug-2012
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Ryhurst shortlisted in CWP estates tender
6-Aug-2012
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Commissioning support service on track
6-Aug-2012
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Blackburn with Darwen Teaching had highest sickness absence in Lancs
6-Aug-2012
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hits A&E target despite pressures
6-Aug-2012
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Incomplete pathways increase at NHS Halton and St Helens
6-Aug-2012
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Breaches of cancer wait at Halton and St Helens
6-Aug-2012
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Countess of Chester appoints former NHS chief exec as chair
6-Aug-2012
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Late referrals mean Liverpool Heart and Chest underperforms on cancer waits
6-Aug-2012
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WWL reports £200,000 deficit for June
6-Aug-2012
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NHS Sefton misses 62-day cancer target
6-Aug-2012
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Pennine Care nearly doubled in size through TCS
6-Aug-2012
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Trust sees surge in bowel cancer referrals due to DH campaign
6-Aug-2012
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Aintree takes action to eliminate MSA breaches
6-Aug-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
6-Aug-2012
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East Lancs Hospitals makes 'excellent progress' on FT application
6-Aug-2012
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East Cheshire £55K off target but doing well on savings
6-Aug-2012
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East Cheshire Trust CIP programme boosted by one-off savings
6-Aug-2012
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Bolton FT may need extra funding, regulator warns
6-Aug-2012
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Paediatric review suggests changes at Morecambe Bay maternity unit
3-Aug-2012
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Monitor installs new chairman at Bolton as major failings uncovered
2-Aug-2012
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Salford Royal completes £200m revamp
1-Aug-2012
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Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
1-Aug-2012
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Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
1-Aug-2012
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Royal Bolton closes walk-in centre
1-Aug-2012
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Signficant reduction in infection at Liverpool and Broadgreen
1-Aug-2012
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Hourly checks help Salford Royal tackle falls and ulcers
1-Aug-2012
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Stockport FT in surplus despite underlying debts of £1.5m
1-Aug-2012
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Stepping Hill has 'excellent' patient environment
1-Aug-2012
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Stockport FT records 'underlying' deficit of £1.5m
1-Aug-2012
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Tameside FT £48K below plan
1-Aug-2012
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Consultation launched on Trafford A&E downgrade
31-Jul-2012
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Treasury approves £72m funding for North Cumbria hospital rebuild
31-Jul-2012
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Stockport
30-Jul-2012
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WWL clears backlog of patients waiting more than a year
30-Jul-2012
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Alder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
30-Jul-2012
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Nicholson opens 'advanced' Wirral GP practice
27-Jul-2012
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108 patients waiting more than a year for treatment at CMFT
27-Jul-2012
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Tameside Hospital
27-Jul-2012
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Salford Royal
27-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay faces loss of vascular services
27-Jul-2012
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North Cumbria midwives warn staffing changes could harm care
26-Jul-2012
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High Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
26-Jul-2012
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NW ambulance service hits 'red' call target for first time
24-Jul-2012
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals still in debt
23-Jul-2012
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Controversial vascular reorganisation referred to health secretary
20-Jul-2012
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Mersey Care appoints two new board members
18-Jul-2012
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Walton Centre misses 90 per cent waiting target in April
18-Jul-2012
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Jackie Daniel to take Morecambe Bay chief exec job
18-Jul-2012
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WWL misses 90 per cent waiting target in April
17-Jul-2012
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CQC criticises emergency care and leadership at Morecambe Bay
13-Jul-2012
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CCP begins review of Northumbria-North Cumbria merger
13-Jul-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley FT bid red rated for 2nd month running
13-Jul-2012
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NHS North moves to downgrade Trafford General A&E
13-Jul-2012
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DH due to reconsider NWAS foundation trust bid this week
12-Jul-2012
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Burns details plans to close Trafford General A&E
10-Jul-2012
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NCUH reports £60,000 surplus for first two months of 2012-13
10-Jul-2012
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Christie surplus £54,000 below target at end of May
10-Jul-2012
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Controversial vascular services restructure gets green light
10-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay withheld damning report from regulators, probe finds
10-Jul-2012
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Central Manchester CCG plans £4.6m QIPP savings
7-Jul-2012
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East Cheshire A&E introduces electronic clinical information system for GPs
6-Jul-2012
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CMFT opens £6m research unit for musculoskeletal diseases
4-Jul-2012
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Tameside deficit above plan in first month of 2012-13
29-Jun-2012
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Pennine Acute misses three RTT waiting targets in April
29-Jun-2012
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Cumbria misses RTT waiting target for Q1 2012-13
29-Jun-2012
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NHS North of England raises questions over East Cheshire FT bid
29-Jun-2012
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GP commissioners detail plan for monitoring CWP serious incident response
29-Jun-2012
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Mid Cheshire FT ‘among lowest performing in north’ on A&E
29-Jun-2012
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East Lancashire eyes ‘new market’ as result of Manchester maternity reconfiguration
27-Jun-2012
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Organ donation campaign sees results at St Helens and Knowsley
27-Jun-2012
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Lancashire Teaching Hospital £179,000 in the red in May
27-Jun-2012
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Former social worker picked to chair Blackburn CCG
26-Jun-2012
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North Cumbria anticipates £10m income reduction for 2012-13
25-Jun-2012
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Four MSA breaches at Aintree in March, commissioners report
19-Jun-2012
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MSA breaches at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
19-Jun-2012
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CQC threatens trust with 'serious consequences' over medicines storage
15-Jun-2012
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Amber-red rating maintained for St Helens & Knowsley FT bid
15-Jun-2012
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NW ambulance service blames 'protracted' contract negotiations for performance dip
12-Jun-2012
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Unequal GP access could hamper NHS reforms, MPs warned
6-Jun-2012
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Cumbria clinical commissioners take on £676m budget
1-Jun-2012
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Mental health charity funding falls as demand grows
31-May-2012
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North West has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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SHA declines sign-off on Cumbria savings plan
28-May-2012
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East Lancs CCG given estimated operating budget of £8.98m
25-May-2012
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Liverpool CCG given estimated operating budget of £11.4m
25-May-2012
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Cumbria CCG given estimated operating budget of £13m
25-May-2012
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
24-May-2012
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An innovative approach to redesigned oncology services
24-May-2012
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Derbyshire chief executive seconded to push FT pipeline in North
22-May-2012
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Morecambe Bay 'not sustainable' without reconfiguration, says new chief
22-May-2012
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Analysed: a healthcare crisis facing Cumbria
22-May-2012
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North East director appointed as regional head of commissioning board
11-May-2012
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COPD project scoops best practice award
11-May-2012
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FTs join forces on pathology services
11-May-2012
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New nursing director for Tameside Hospital
11-May-2012
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Work on new women and children’s unit ahead of schedule
11-May-2012
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Memory service gains national accreditation
11-May-2012
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Greater Manchester trust to take over Cumbria drug recovery services
11-May-2012
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Study to assess nursing staff levels
9-May-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley gets top marks for patient safety
9-May-2012
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Hospitals 'failing to deliver' appropriate end-of-life care to dementia patients
30-Apr-2012
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North Cumbria savings target under pressure from 2011 shortfall
25-Apr-2012
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New community IV therapy provider for CCG
25-Apr-2012
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Commissioners back trust's FT bid despite previous concerns
24-Apr-2012
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Trust put finances ahead of waiting lists, Monitor suggests
24-Apr-2012
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Second hospital abandons staff sickness policy
18-Apr-2012
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Regulator puts Bolton FT in 'significant breach' over waiting times
17-Apr-2012
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Recruitment drive at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to address nursing shortages
16-Apr-2012
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Stockport and East Cheshire trusts consider pooled breast surgery service
5-Apr-2012
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Dalton letter: Cluster chief raised doubts about East Cheshire FT bid
5-Apr-2012
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Workforce director appointed at Plymouth
4-Apr-2012
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£500k spike in Bolton Health Consortium prescribing overspend
4-Apr-2012
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Takeover of Trafford Healthcare Trust completed
4-Apr-2012
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Lowest flu jab coverage in North for Greater Manchester West staff
30-Mar-2012
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Highest flu jab coverage in North for Royal Liverpool staff
30-Mar-2012
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£1.3m overspend forecast for Eastern Cheshire clinical commissioners
30-Mar-2012
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‘Block contract’ loses Southport and Ormskirk Hospital £1.6m
30-Mar-2012
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Manchester cancer research centre mulls recruitment drive for clinical academics
30-Mar-2012
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MP calls for probe into regulator following Morecambe Bay scandal
30-Mar-2012
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Community hospitals consultation will be more than 12 months overdue
29 March 2012
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Monitor should toughen assessments following scandal - Bennett
28-Mar-2012
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Manchester CCGs to take on acutes with united commissioning pact
22-Mar-2012
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Sharp fall in staff satisfaction ranking for Alder Hey
20-Mar-2012
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Central Manchester FT ranked among worst in 2011 NHS staff survey
20-Mar-2012
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Central Manchester FT takeover of Trafford Healthcare cleared for 1 April
20-Mar-2012
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Aintree given green light for £20m A&E redevelopment
16-Mar-2012
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Ambulance service adopts TETRA Messenger for first responders
16-Mar-2012
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Trafford council may pull social care workers out of GMW teams, board warned
16-Mar-2012
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New Morecambe Bay chair reports gulf between clinicians and managers
16-Mar-2012
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National NHS surplus rises by £329m
14-Mar-2012
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SHA report: Southport and Ormskirk missed "covenant tests" for FT bid
12-Mar-2012
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Independent probe underway of Pennine Acute FT bid
12-Mar-2012
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NHS Trafford puts community services up for tender
12-Mar-2012
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Amber-red rating for St Helens and Knowsley FT bid
12-Mar-2012
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Analysed: the reconfiguration plan for Greater Manchester's hospitals
12-Mar-2012
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Detailed bids submitted for Royal Liverpool PFI rebuild
9-Mar-2012
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PAHT opens new specialist trauma and orthopaedic centre
9-Mar-2012
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Bridge built between Aintree and the Walton Centre
9-Mar-2012
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Tameside and Glossop tenders for 40 intermediate care beds
9-Mar-2012
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North Cumbria takeover bidder estimated it would need £78m over two years
9-Mar-2012
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Bury pulls ‘contractual levers’ over Pennine Acute cancer waits
6-Mar-2012
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Morecambe Bay incident ‘gold command’ may stand down
5-Mar-2012
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Preferred bidder could start running North Cumbria before takeover cleared
5-Mar-2012
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Exclusive: national commissioning leads CCG to merge
1-Mar-2012
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Wirral FT analyses steep decline in waiting list performance
24-Feb-2012
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Tameside hospital advised new death rate measure demands ‘new approach’
24-Feb-2012
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Morecambe Bay's chief quits
24-Feb-2012
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Central Manchester FT acted 'unlawfully' over pay freezes
23-Feb-2012
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Central Manchester FT spent £86,000 contesting £1m race discrimination tribunal
23-Feb-2012
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‘High level’ risk to NWAS if funding for investment plan not renewed
17-Feb-2012
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North Cumbria hospital rebuild affordable, commissioners to be told
17-Feb-2012
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Competition watchdog clears Trafford Healthcare takeover
17-Feb-2012
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NHS Blackpool prepares for consultation on major reconfiguration
15-Feb-2012
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Pennine Acute waiting targets performance falls again in November
15-Feb-2012
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Monitor intervenes to replace chair at underperforming trust
15-Feb-2012
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East Cheshire misses surplus target, despite below-plan paybill spend
14-Feb-2012
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Central Manchester loses appeal against £1m race discrimination award
13-Feb-2012
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NHSHMR advised to extend treatment centre contracts
9-Feb-2012
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Bury forecasts £8m overspend on secondary care
9-Feb-2012
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Healthcare trust hopes to nationalise second-ever PFI hospital
9-Feb-2012
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CCG: East Cheshire Trust dependent on ‘significant reconfiguration’
8-Feb-2012
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
7-Feb-2012
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North West PTS contracts to be opened up
7-Feb-2012
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Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
6-Feb-2012
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
2-Feb-2012
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North Cumbria selects preferred takeover bid
1-Feb-2012
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NHS Oldham falls behind on ‘stretch’ savings target
30-Jan-2012
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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12
26-Jan-2012
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Greater Manchester reduces underuse of private sector contracts
26-Jan-2012
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Cumbrian cause for concern in the North West
26 January 2012
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CWP met with Monitor over governance red rating
24-Jan-2012
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Sharp rise in NHS Bolton overspend on hospital services
24-Jan-2012
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Trafford takeover will give Central Manchester FT 22pc market share
24-Jan-2012
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Salford Royal forecasts shortfall on health visitors target
24-Jan-2012
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East Lancs PCT banks an extra £10m with SHA
20-Jan-2012
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North West trusts £9m behind on savings plans at end of November
19-Jan-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA
18-Jan-2012
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Pennine Acute’s finances red-rated by SHA
18-Jan-2012
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East Cheshire Trust’s finances red-rated by SHA
18-Jan-2012
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Regulator to investigate emergency care at Morecambe Bay FT
17-Jan-2012
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SHAs asked to endorse £278m Alder Hey rebuild
16-Jan-2012
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NHS Manchester to overshoot savings target by £1.5m
13-Jan-2012
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ICO: Former Royal Liverpool employee unlawfully accessed medical records
12-Jan-2012
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Royal Liverpool submits planning application for BioInnovation centre
12-Jan-2012
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North West savings progress still leaves room for trusts to improve
12-Jan-2012
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Greater Manchester signs £1.8m home oxygen contract
11-Jan-2012
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Greater Manchester cluster proposes responsibility for networks’ funding
11-Jan-2012
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Blears: Salford Royal to cut 400 posts over three years
11-Jan-2012
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Former Central Manchester FT manager awarded £1m in race discrimination tribunal
11-Jan-2012
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Mersey Care books £5.4m cost reductions to end of November
10-Jan-2012
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Southport and Ormskirk cuts 2011-12 forecast to break-even
9-Jan-2012
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Blackburn with Darwen reported on course for £1.4m surplus
6-Jan-2012
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NHS Blackpool chief executive seconded to acute provider
6-Jan-2012
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East Lancs Hospitals sees rise in activity from Rochdale A&E closure
6-Jan-2012
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NHS Blackpool spending £2.6m lower than planned at October end
6-Jan-2012
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Commissioners forecast around £2.7m overspend on Lancs Teaching Hospitals
6-Jan-2012
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NHS Bolton secures £150,000 to help clear dental waiting lists
6-Jan-2012
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250 Pennine Acute ‘backlog’ patients transferred to private sector
4-Jan-2012
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Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale seeks out uses for £1.7m underspend
4-Jan-2012
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East Lancs midwife gets OBE
3-Jan-2012
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Liverpool PCT chair gets OBE
3-Jan-2012
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NHS Bury forecasts breakeven after £3m additional allocation
3-Jan-2012
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Salford Royal manager recognised in New Year honours
3-Jan-2012
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Wirral among worst in country for referral to treatment times – DH report
23-Dec-2011
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Five GP groups become one CCG in East Lancs
20-Dec-2011
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Three Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale emerging CCGs become one
20-Dec-2011
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Two Bolton emerging CCGs become one
19-Dec-2011
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Cluster condemns DH pressure on NEDs to resign
19-Dec-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley October admitted RTT performance third lowest in North West
16-Dec-2011
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Liverpool Women’s October admitted RTT performance best in North West
16-Dec-2011
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Central Manchester FT scores 79.2 per cent against 18 week target in October
16-Dec-2011
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Wirral Teaching Hospital October admitted RTT performance lowest in region
16-Dec-2011
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CECH forecasts £600,000 overspend on East Cheshire contract
9-Dec-2011
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Increased demand for neurosurgery presses Walton Centre waiting times
9-Dec-2011
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Halton and St Helens ahead on savings but with 'gap' in full-year plans
9-Dec-2011
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Southport and Ormskirk above target for MRSA infections
9-Dec-2011
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Emergency readmissions above plan in Knowsley
9-Dec-2011
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Readmissions above target limit at Halton and St Helens
9-Dec-2011
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Commissioners request detailed plan for tackling Alder Hey waiting times
9-Dec-2011
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‘Probable’ £3m deficit for NHS Warrington
9-Dec-2011
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RCS review identifies instances of ‘sub-optimal’ care at Alder Hey
8-Dec-2011
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Diagnostics, adult hearing, and podiatry to be opened to competition across Manchester
8-Dec-2011
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NHS staff turnover figures shows workforce contracted by 2 per cent
8 December 2011
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Adult hearing and musculoskeletal services to be opened to competition in Lancashire
7-Dec-2011
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Cumbria PCT to open up diagnostics and continence services to competition
7-Dec-2011
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Psychological therapies and diagnostics to be opened to any qualified provider in Cheshire
7-Dec-2011
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Flory plans CCG finance chief 'accreditation' process
7-Dec-2011
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Altrincham Hospital rebuild set to be delayed until November 2012
6-Dec-2011
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£5.4m bailout for Trafford dependant on ‘accountability agreement’
6-Dec-2011
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NHS Ashton, Wigan and Leigh consults on new health centre plans
6-Dec-2011
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Darzi centre's closure goes to consultation
30-Nov-2011
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Wirral University Teaching Hospital breaching 18-week target
30-Nov-2011
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NHS Manchester plans cuts to voluntary sector
29-Nov-2011
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Rise in child TB across Greater Manchester
25-Nov-2011
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Just two Greater Manchester PCTs fall behind financial plans
25-Nov-2011
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Manchester acute trusts fall behind on performance
25-Nov-2011
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AQP areas announced in Manchester
25-Nov-2011
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Greater Manchester lacks capacity to cope with disease outbreak
25-Nov-2011
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Manchester PCTs poised to award home oxygen contract
25-Nov-2011
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Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
23-Nov-2011
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Improvements claim at Morecambe maternity unit
22-Nov-2011
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Staff warning after asbestos dust found in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
17-Nov-2011
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Integrated care plans 'will not save money for three years'
17-Nov-2011
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AQUA launches COPD care pack
16-Nov-2011
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Pennine Care launches mental health service for veterans
16-Nov-2011
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Bury ‘patients champion’ charged with £60,000 fraud
16-Nov-2011
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North Cumbria chief warns staff trust has entered 'financial crisis'
11-Nov-2011
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'A new procurement model could fall foul of inertia'
10 November 2011
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North Cumbria clinicians were failed by management, new chief says
10 November 2011
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Royal Liverpool innovation centre plans get boost from Heseltine report
9-Nov-2011
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Second SMART team launched in Cheshire East
7-Nov-2011
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NHS Cumbria looks for extra measures to offset projected £4m acute overspend
7-Nov-2011
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Public warned over A&E admissions
7-Nov-2011
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Wirral end-of-life care project highlights training needs
4-Nov-2011
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh extends outsourced testing contract
3-Nov-2011
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Private patient work gives further boost to Christie’s finances
3-Nov-2011
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NHS Bolton invokes 'contractual penalties' over foundation trust’s waiting times
3-Nov-2011
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Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale behind on savings at end of August
1-Nov-2011
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Unplanned A&E re-attendance remains above target in Bolton
1-Nov-2011
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NHS Cumbria draws up list of potential properties for transfer to FT
31-Oct-2011
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Pennine Acute records one mixed sex breach in September
31-Oct-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals records one mixed sex breach in September
31-Oct-2011
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Three mixed sex breaches in September at Aintree University Hospitals FT
28-Oct-2011
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Eight mixed sex breaches in September for Wirral University Teaching Hospital FT
28-Oct-2011
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Warrington and Halton FT records 11 mixed sex breaches for September
28-Oct-2011
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Over 20 mixed sex breaches in September for UHSM
28-Oct-2011
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Salford Royal had 25 mixed sex breaches in September
27-Oct-2011
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals FT had 21 mixed sex breaches in September
27-Oct-2011
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Exclusive: trusts demand £350m to get through FT pipeline
27-Oct-2011
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Six mixed sex breaches during September at Countess of Chester
26-Oct-2011
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Bolton FT records 14 mixed sex breaches for September
26-Oct-2011
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Stockport FT’s finances fall into red following Stepping Hill investigation
19-Oct-2011
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Sharp rise in patient safety incidents reported at Cheshire and Wirral FT
19-Oct-2011
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Takeover plans may have led to £1m emergency admissions shortfall at Trafford Healthcare
18-Oct-2011
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UH Morecambe Bay behind on savings and showing £1.2m year-to-date deficit
18-Oct-2011
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UH South Manchester surplus and savings behind plan
17-Oct-2011
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Stepping Hill poisoning cases hit seventeen
17-Oct-2011
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NHS North of England appoints non-executive directors
14-Oct-2011
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NW Ambulance Service sees sharp improvement in response times
14-Oct-2011
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Potential industrial action at two North West path labs, Unite warns
13-Oct-2011
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The Christie consults on potential increase in private patient work
12-Oct-2011
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withdraws bid to take over neighbouring trust
12-Oct-2011
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Morecambe Bay FT in breach of FT authorisation terms
11-Oct-2011
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Lab scientists to vote on industrial action at Central Manchester FT
10-Oct-2011
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Hospital pharmacy shop opens at East Cheshire
6-Oct-2011
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Change plans grind to a halt in the North West
6 October 2011
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Savings shortfall leaves Southport and Ormskirk surplus 96 per cent behind plan
4-Oct-2011
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East Cheshire Trust £4.1m behind on savings plans
4-Oct-2011
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North Cumbria finances remain ‘very fragile’ with £7m shortfall in savings plan
3-Oct-2011
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NHS Cumbria asks for recovery plan to avert £4m acute care overspend
30-Sep-2011
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NHS Oldham forecasts £5.3m savings shortfall
29-Sep-2011
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NHS Cumbria £1.6m behind on savings plan at end of August
29-Sep-2011
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Monitor threatens collective punishment for Greater Manchester over cancer
29-Sep-2011
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'No conflict' in contract awarded to private company associated with commissioners
29-Sep-2011
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Charities pledge £1m to Southport cancer centre
28-Sep-2011
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SHA calls ‘risk summit’ over Morecambe Bay maternity services
28-Sep-2011
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Central Lancashire CCGs ask to work as separate committees
28-Sep-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals cash plan anticipates 'PFI support'
27-Sep-2011
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MRSA incidence 'over trajectory' at Salford Royal
27-Sep-2011
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NHS Salford aims high for flu vaccine uptake
27-Sep-2011
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NHS Bolton forecasts potential £2.3m savings shortfall
26-Sep-2011
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NHS Bolton asked to call halt to planned development of six health centres
26-Sep-2011
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Aintree FT advises on introduction of medical emergency team at Whiston Hospital
26-Sep-2011
-
SHA sounds alarm bells about NHS Cumbria’s QIPP progress
23-Sep-2011
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NHS North cluster names senior executive directors
23-Sep-2011
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NHS North West brings forward health visitor recruitment plans
23-Sep-2011
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Poor prescribing at root of C difficile problems in Tameside and Glossop
22-Sep-2011
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Costs data submitted by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals ‘incorrect’
22-Sep-2011
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Lancashire PCT cluster ‘banked’ £38m QIPP savings by end of July
21-Sep-2011
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Lancashire Care FT revises reconfiguration blueprint, cutting planned beds by 298
21-Sep-2011
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Cheshire and Merseyside consider merging family health support services
20-Sep-2011
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NHS Blackpool banks £2.4m QIPP savings in four months
20-Sep-2011
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NHS Central Lancashire predicted to miss QIPP savings target by £1.4m
20-Sep-2011
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NHS Blackburn with Darwen ‘banks’ 90 per cent of 2011-12 QIPP savings in four months
20-Sep-2011
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NHS East Lancs books £12.5m of QIPP savings in four months
20-Sep-2011
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Manchester cancer waits see 'little improvement' since tsar's report
16-Sep-2011
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NHS Manchester identifies £6.8m of forecast overspends
16-Sep-2011
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NHS Bury back in surplus
16-Sep-2011
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Clinical commissioners talk mergers in Pennine Lancashire
15-Sep-2011
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NHS Blackpool nearly £1m under-spent by July 31
15-Sep-2011
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67 mixed sex accommodation breaches in three months at Salford Royal
14-Sep-2011
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46 mixed sex accommodation breaches in three months at UHSM
14-Sep-2011
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NW to consider rules on 'financial impact' of reconfigurations involving PFI
12-Sep-2011
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New chair for Cumbria Partnership
9-Sep-2011
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Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator
9-Sep-2011
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NHS Warrington facing 'probable' £4.5m deficit for 2011-12
8-Sep-2011
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GP plans may result in ‘even greater reductions in funding’ for Countess of Chester
8-Sep-2011
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Acute trust advertises for new chief executive
7-Sep-2011
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Manchester hospital rapped after medical student lost patient details
7-Sep-2011
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Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen to lose BRC funding
6-Sep-2011
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Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust appoints new medical director
6-Sep-2011
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NAO to investigate St Helens and Knowsley FT bid
5-Sep-2011
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NAO to probe Pennine Acute FT bid
5-Sep-2011
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Cumbria PCT agrees £164.6m contract with NCUHT
2-Sep-2011
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NHS estate wrangles in the North West
1 September 2011
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Chair appointed for Bury’s shadow clinical commissioning group
30-Aug-2011
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT records deficit for Q1
30-Aug-2011
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Trust wins backing to vacate £3.6m PFI unit
25-Aug-2011
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PFI deals should be used 'sparingly', Treasury warns
24-Aug-2011
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Bolton GP commissioners forecast to overspend delegated budgets by £1.4m
24-Aug-2011
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Tameside FT identifies commissioner demand management plans as key contractual risk
23-Aug-2011
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Aintree University Hospitals plans to cut 600 posts by 2014
23-Aug-2011
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Countess of Chester to shed 6 per cent of staff over three years
23-Aug-2011
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Chesterfield Royal gets green light for £2m eye centre
17-Aug-2011
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NHS Knowsley had best smoking quit rate in NW in 2010-11
17-Aug-2011
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Tameside FT plans £16.1m cut to pay bill over three years
17-Aug-2011
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Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
16-Aug-2011
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Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust opens new rehab unit
16-Aug-2011
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Exclusive: the Christie plans national 'chain' of cancer centres
16-Aug-2011
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans 486 post reduction
15-Aug-2011
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NHS Bury deficit rose to £1.7m by end of June
15-Aug-2011
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Lancashire Care FT reports rise in violent incidents against staff
12-Aug-2011
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C difficile cases rise faster than planned at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
12-Aug-2011
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Greater Manchester West scores highly in service user survey
11-Aug-2011
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Staff changeover leads North Cumbria University Hospitals to fall behind on savings
11-Aug-2011
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Cumbria PCT plans to use SHA “top slice” to offset 2010-11 deficit
11-Aug-2011
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5 Boroughs scores highly for involvement of service users’ families in CQC survey
11-Aug-2011
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT records deficit for Q1 of 2011-12
9-Aug-2011
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Southport and Ormskirk falls 45 per cent behind on savings target in Q1
9-Aug-2011
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Clatterbridge oncology centre passes CQC spot checks
9-Aug-2011
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Countess of Chester Hospital passes CQC spot checks
9-Aug-2011
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Clatterbridge Hospital passes CQC spot checks
9-Aug-2011
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East Cheshire Trust backs plans to maintain temporary closure of Tatton Ward
8-Aug-2011
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East Cheshire Trust misses key waiting times targets again
8-Aug-2011
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Amber-red rating for North West Ambulance Service’s FT bid
8-Aug-2011
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£6.9m gap in Wirral University Teaching Hospital savings plans at end of April
2-Aug-2011
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Countess of Chester behind on saving and surplus targets in first month of 2011-12
2-Aug-2011
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Bolton spent slightly more than planned at end of May
2-Aug-2011
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Royal Bolton threatened over dip in waiting times performance
2-Aug-2011
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Patients back Bolton walk-in centre
2-Aug-2011
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Manchester Mental Health seeks new IT system
2-Aug-2011
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Women over-represented among Manchester Mental Health and Social Care members
2-Aug-2011
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East Cheshire Trust behind on savings and financial plans
2-Aug-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals forecasted to hit just 75 per cent on 18 week RTT target by end of June
2-Aug-2011
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East Cheshire Trust makes plan to recover its waiting times performance
2-Aug-2011
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North Cumbria Hospitals pay spending running ahead of plan
2-Aug-2011
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Bury secondary care budget £1m overspent at end of May
2-Aug-2011
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NHS Blackpool records £342,000 surplus in first two months of 2011-12
2-Aug-2011
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Bury rules out plans for a standalone midwife unit
2-Aug-2011
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Rise in number of patients admitted to the Walton Centre with pressure ulcers
1-Aug-2011
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One in five organisations who failed April waiting times targets are in North West
21 July 2011
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Moderate concerns on nutrition found at Stepping Hill Hospital by CQC
18-Jul-2011
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Wythenshawe Hospital passes CQC checks with minor concerns
18-Jul-2011
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CQC notes minor concerns at Trafford General Hospital
18-Jul-2011
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Royal Bolton Hospital passes CQC tests but with minor concerns
18-Jul-2011
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Ashton, Wigan and Leigh £116,000 behind plan by the end of May
14-Jul-2011
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Oldham £335,000 behind plan by the end of May
14-Jul-2011
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Trafford £165,0000 behind plan by the end of May
14-Jul-2011
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North West trusts 31 per cent behind on savings plans at the end of May
14-Jul-2011
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Leighton Hospital passes CQC check but minor concerns noted
14-Jul-2011
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The North West's performance problems
14 July 2011
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North Manchester General passes CQC inspection
12-Jul-2011
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Southport and Formby DGH passes CQC tests
12-Jul-2011
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More than 800 NHS Greater Manchester patients in Southern Cross homes
12-Jul-2011
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Royal Preston fails to meet CQC nutrition standard
12-Jul-2011
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CQC notes minor concerns at West Cumberland Hospital
12-Jul-2011
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Greater Manchester cluster considers plan to halve number of local boards
12-Jul-2011
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CQC notes minor concerns on nutrition at East Lancs
11-Jul-2011
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Cumbria Infirmary makes it through CQC check
11-Jul-2011
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Managers urged to support nurses in drive to make savings safely
11-Jul-2011
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Pennine Acute categorised as “high risk plus” in NHS North West foundation trust pipeline report
8-Jul-2011
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Royal Liverpool could become foundation trust by 1 November
8-Jul-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley due to submit foundation trust pipeline agreement by end of July
8-Jul-2011
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Bury LINk website to allow patients to give anonymous reviews of NHS services
1-Jul-2011
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Northern hospitals group collaborate to cut deaths
30 June 2011
-
Tameside closed 2010-11 with £1.4m deficit and red rating for governance
28-Jun-2011
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East Cheshire Trust makes two-thirds of its savings non-recurrently
28-Jun-2011
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Arrests at Warrington and Halton Hospitals rose 68 per cent in 2010-11
27-Jun-2011
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Countess of Chester to reflect service provision with name change
27-Jun-2011
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CQC passes Aintree on dignity and nutrition
24-Jun-2011
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A daunting savings picture emerges in North West
23 June 2011
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More than 100 staff apply for Mutually Agreed Resignation at 5 Boroughs
21-Jun-2011
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership offer staff physio to combat sickness absence
21-Jun-2011
-
Spending on private providers blows NHS Oldham’s acute budget by £5m
17-Jun-2011
-
NHS Oldham providers lose £1.2m through rules to curb emergency treatment
17-Jun-2011
-
Central Manchester FT’s backlog of Trafford patients rises 30 per cent
17-Jun-2011
-
18 week waiting target breached at Pennine Acute
16-Jun-2011
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Nursing director to become interim chief exec at Trafford Healthcare
15-Jun-2011
-
'Room for improvement' in Stockport FT cancer waiting times
13-Jun-2011
-
Reform responsibilities pose 'major' risk to NHS Sefton
13-Jun-2011
-
Five NHS North Lancashire complaints to ombudsman in 2010-11
10-Jun-2011
-
Calderdale FT finance director joins East Lancs as chief executive
6-Jun-2011
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Trafford PCT finance director cautions board on savings plan
6-Jun-2011
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NHS Warrington turned finances around in final months of 2010-11
6-Jun-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals chief exec steps down
2-Jun-2011
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Fifth MRSA case reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
2-Jun-2011
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Capita grabs toehold in HR as preferred supplier for twelve trusts
2 June 2011
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St Helens and Knowsley failing to meet CQC standards on patient nutrition and hydration
1-Jun-2011
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Mid Cheshire fails to see savings from ward closures
1-Jun-2011
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
1-Jun-2011
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Western Cheshire sets aside £8m against risk of ‘reinstating’ mental health funds
31-May-2011
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£249m of NHS Western Cheshire budget delegated to GP consortium
31-May-2011
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
31-May-2011
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
31-May-2011
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Alder Hey HR boss warns it might have to impose change to terms and conditions
27-May-2011
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Eight Alder Hey employees laid off after cuts to child mental health services
27-May-2011
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Alder Hey sets target to cut posts by 232 over three years
27-May-2011
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals drafts plan to cut out £1.5m of management costs
26-May-2011
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Official opening for new mental health unit at Pennine Care
25-May-2011
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Liverpool Women's seeks to form national alliance to lobby for maternity care providers
24-May-2011
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Capita set to take on HR for Liverpool trusts in £27m deal
24-May-2011
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New chief exec for Walton Centre Foundation Trust
24-May-2011
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Lancs FT paid £169,000 in severance over past two years
23-May-2011
-
Blackpool and North Lancs to consult on four hospital closures
23-May-2011
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Central Manchester FT made £150,000 pay-out to departing employee
20-May-2011
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NHS Blackpool to consult on possible closure of four hospitals
17-May-2011
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Blackburn with Darwen surplus was ahead of plan in January
17-May-2011
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals secures £19m working capital facility from Barclays
17-May-2011
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Loss of maternity services could harm Salford Royal death rate stats
17-May-2011
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NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan outlines £13.4m savings plans for 2011-12
12-May-2011
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Five serious incidents at Calderstones in March
11-May-2011
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Local critical care tariff 'key income risk' for The Christie
11-May-2011
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NICE shortlists Central Manchester University Hospitals for award
10-May-2011
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East Lancs Hospitals amber-green against foundation trust standards
10-May-2011
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Manchester mental health trust plans to escape PFI premises
9-May-2011
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East Cheshire NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award
5-May-2011
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How to develop an affordable approach to workforce planning
5 May 2011
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Cumbria PCT overspends budget by £5.9m in 2010-11
4-May-2011
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NHS Manchester plans for £1m surplus on £1.03bn turnover
4-May-2011
-
Monitor backlog holds up community services transfer to Royal Bolton
4-May-2011
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Monitor backlog holds up community services transfers to Lancashire Care FT
4-May-2011
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Community services transfers to Blackpool FT face five month delay
4-May-2011
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Transfer of Stockport community services expected to be delayed until September
4-May-2011
-
North Cumbria redraws development plan
4-May-2011
-
Liverpool Women’s gives green light to research centre despite concerns about impact on clinical services
4-May-2011
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Provider contracts still in dispute
4-May-2011
-
Salford Royal averts risk of mixed sex accommodation breaches
21-Apr-2011
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT plans whistleblowing hotline
20-Apr-2011
-
£1.9m hole in Countess of Chester 2011-12 savings plan
20-Apr-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals joint top for lung cancer services
20-Apr-2011
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Mid Cheshire savings on staffing levels cancelled out by agency pay bill
19-Apr-2011
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NHS Bury still £1.7m overspent one month before financial year end
18-Apr-2011
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South Manchester FT makes YouTube video on MRSA
18-Apr-2011
-
MP calls for DH to investigate Wesham Hospital closure
18-Apr-2011
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Exclusive: government admits PFI deals mean 22 trusts will struggle to meet foundation status target
15-Apr-2011
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Liverpool community trust loses patient records
14-Apr-2011
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Salford boss to take top job at greater Manchester cluster
14-Apr-2011
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Pennine Acute expects 'significant' decommissioning from Manchester and Oldham this year
14-Apr-2011
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Kettering General chief exec stands down after five months
14-Apr-2011
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Foundation trust advised to 'run down' hospital
14 April 2011
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Workforce productivity and the role of consultant nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists
14 April 2011
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Six Mersey Care patients abscond on escorted leave from medium secure services
13-Apr-2011
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Lancashire Care FT aims to make 5 per cent savings in 2011-12
13-Apr-2011
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SHA director appointed to leading post at Public Health England
12-Apr-2011
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Confederation must be heard - Farrar
12-Apr-2011
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Confederation appoints new chief executive
11-Apr-2011
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Southport and Ormskirk plans £8.6m savings for 2011-12
8-Apr-2011
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East Cheshire Trust will need to cut costs by 8 per cent this year
8-Apr-2011
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Countess of Chester loses £300,000 to sickness absence in December
7-Apr-2011
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Alder Hey plans to cut pay bill by £4.7m this year
7-Apr-2011
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Earl Howe orders break-up of North West's 'anti-competitive' four year contract
7-Apr-2011
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'Public health cannot survive on £4bn'
7 April 2011
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Exclusive: national social enterprise could handle communications for GP consortia
5-Apr-2011
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Trafford aims to identify preferred takeover bid by July
1-Apr-2011
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North Cumbria opts for 'accelerated' process to select merger partner
1-Apr-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley has £4.2m hole in savings plan despite calling in PwC
31-Mar-2011
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Liverpool to recruit an additional 50 health visitors
31-Mar-2011
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Lancashire Care suspend work on new hospital
31-Mar-2011
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NHS North Lancashire director warns reforms could 'fragment' public health workforce
29-Mar-2011
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NHS Stockport seeks new home for provider arm after deal falls through
29-Mar-2011
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Community services transfer to Blackpool FT held up by regulator
29-Mar-2011
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CCP to assess merger of Sefton GPs with Liverpool Community Health Trust
29-Mar-2011
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NHS Bury lifts IVF ban, despite continued overspending
29-Mar-2011
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Tameside FT overperforming by £3.6m on PCT contract
25-Mar-2011
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Pennine Acute closes Rochdale A&E
25-Mar-2011
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Tameside and Glossop outlines £10.2m QIPP saving plan for 2011-12
25-Mar-2011
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Tariff changes make contract negotiation tough for NHS Liverpool
25-Mar-2011
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North West making up ground for new financial year
24 March 2011
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The unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
22-Mar-2011
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NW commissioners to pool buying power for continuing care
22-Mar-2011
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Lancashire Care behind on financial plan and savings programme
15-Mar-2011
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Eight SUI investigations exceed time limit at Cumbria Partnership
15-Mar-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme
11-Mar-2011
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NHS Cumbria still £7.1m in the red at the end of January
11-Mar-2011
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5 Boroughs behind on its target for early intervention teams
9-Mar-2011
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DH warns of 'extremely high' risk to greater Manchester savings plans
9-Mar-2011
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Only a third of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh patients referred to The Christie meet waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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Less than half of referrals from Stockport FT to The Christie hit waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT showing £1.25m surplus
9-Mar-2011
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Just 38.5 per cent of Trafford Healthcare referrals to The Christie hit cancer waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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Drop in The Christie’s cancer waiting times performance
9-Mar-2011
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Waits at Southport and Ormskirk above national threshold
9-Mar-2011
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NHS Bury predicts year-end surplus, despite January deficit
9-Mar-2011
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Tameside FT deficit deepened to £1.5m in December
2-Mar-2011
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Outstanding patient safety alerts plummet at NHS Manchester
2-Mar-2011
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NW Ambulance service recovers response times, but remains unlikely to hit 2010-11 target
2-Mar-2011
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North Cumbria UH still in the red despite £10m handout
2-Mar-2011
-
Patient falls increase at East Cheshire NHS Trust
2-Mar-2011
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Aintree still has highest number of outstanding patient safety alerts in North West
2-Mar-2011
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership non-compliant on five patient safety alerts
2-Mar-2011
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Four overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
2-Mar-2011
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Overdue safety alerts dating back to 2008 at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
2-Mar-2011
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Row brews over Central Manchester UH FT diagnostic test waiting times
2-Mar-2011
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UH South Manchester may over-perform on PCT contract by 8 per cent
1-Mar-2011
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Central Manchester FT may over-perform on PCT contract by £2.5m
1-Mar-2011
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NHS Manchester will have to make £10m savings in two months
1-Mar-2011
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Waits for diagnostic tests rise sharply for NHS Stockport patients
1-Mar-2011
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Hole in NHS Oldham’s finances widens to £34.7m for next year
1-Mar-2011
-
Pharmacists ordering scripts without patient consent in Oldham
1-Mar-2011
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Pennine acute misses 12 out of 65 performance targets
28-Feb-2011
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Slow progress on NHS Salford strategic investments leaves funds at risk
28-Feb-2011
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UH South Manchester forecast to over-perform on Stockport contract
28-Feb-2011
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Individual wellness at the centre of new public health approach
28-Feb-2011
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NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
25-Feb-2011
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Salford plans new tactic to curb use of high-cost antipsychotics at Greater Manchester West FT
25-Feb-2011
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NHS Wirral shifts 120 staff to GP commissioning support
25-Feb-2011
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Trafford PCT seeks short-term caretaker for its provider arm
25-Feb-2011
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NHS Stockport forecasts £7m shortfall on turnaround savings plan
25-Feb-2011
-
Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
25-Feb-2011
-
A&E waiting times get even worse at Royal Bolton FT
24-Feb-2011
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32 NHS Wirral staff come forward for voluntary redundancy
24-Feb-2011
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Manchester PCT looks to delegate £696m commissioning
23-Feb-2011
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North Lancs seeks to pass budget to three consortia
17-Feb-2011
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Cancer tsar offers risk sharing deal for Manchester cancer network
17 February 2011
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Local government steps in to resolve PCT leadership
17 February 2011
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Shake-up opposed by Lansley gets green light
17 February 2011
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PCT 'first' to look at commissioning social enterprise
16-Feb-2011
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NHS Blackpool savings plan slips another £1m behind in one month
15-Feb-2011
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Knowsley opts for two consortia after merger
14-Feb-2011
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NHS Bolton holding elections for two consortia
14-Feb-2011
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5 Boroughs chief exec warns white paper has robbed his area of strong PCT leadership
10-Feb-2011
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Bed-blocking NHS Sefton patients will get 48 hours to vacate
10-Feb-2011
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GPs expected to bust Liverpool PCT’s prescribing budget
10-Feb-2011
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The Christie could face red rating due to 'flawed' cancer waiting times target
10-Feb-2011
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Central Manchester FT falls behind on surplus plan
9-Feb-2011
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Teenagers placed in adult wards at Greater Manchester West Mental Health FT
9-Feb-2011
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Central Manchester University FT one of eight chosen maternity and children's acute in region
9-Feb-2011
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Chief executive appointed at Liverpool PCT’s former provider arm
9-Feb-2011
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Royal Liverpool increases cleaning and inspection of stairwells after patient falls and dies
9-Feb-2011
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Overperformance and pay underspends see Walton Centre surplus rocket above plan
9-Feb-2011
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On-call doctor investigated after Calderstones patient suffers Christmas day cardiac arrest
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool PCT plans new health centre
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Community Health Trust on track for £2.5m surplus
9-Feb-2011
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Three serious untoward incidents at UH South Manchester in November
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Manchester on course for breakeven
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest behind on PPCI target
9-Feb-2011
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay in deficit and £1.9m behind plan
9-Feb-2011
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Aintree Hospitals Foundation Trust to lose some gynaecology activity under PCT proposal
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Women's FT fails to meet maternity access target
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Women's FT to gain in-patient and day case gynaecology activity from Aintree FT
9-Feb-2011
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Pennine care on the cusp of taking over Oldham community services
9-Feb-2011
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Cumbria Partnership seeks to repatriate high-cost patients to local services
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool PCT sets out finance challenges for GP commissioners
9-Feb-2011
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Trafford scrambles for extra savings to avert deficit
9-Feb-2011
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Pennine Acute will need to cut costs by £22.5m to manage tariff cut
9-Feb-2011
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT in discussion with over performing provider
9-Feb-2011
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT predicted to over perform by £3.4m
9-Feb-2011
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East Lancs PCT gets GPs on board with public health campaign
9-Feb-2011
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NHS East Lancs sets £83m five-year savings target
9-Feb-2011
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Sick days rise at Lancashire Care in December
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Halton & St Helens slipping off-track for end-of-year surplus
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Manchester tells OOH provider to review its Christmas performance
9-Feb-2011
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Warrington & Halton Hospitals forced to divert patients to other emergency departments
9-Feb-2011
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals delays women and children unit to help balance books
9-Feb-2011
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Sick leave numbers hit 12-month peak at Alder Hey
9-Feb-2011
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Clatterbridge mulls participation in Liverpool academic health sciences centre bid
9-Feb-2011
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Draft plan: Western Cheshire will need to find £15m savings to break even next year
8-Feb-2011
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Blackburn with Darwen ahead of plan at end of November
8-Feb-2011
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Countess of Chester Hospital breaches waiting times target in six specialties
8-Feb-2011
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Trafford Healthcare cuts forecast surplus by £400,000
8-Feb-2011
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Sefton developing two commissioning consortia
8-Feb-2011
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Lancashire FT feels swine flu pressure
8-Feb-2011
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Ambulance turnaround times rise to nearly two hours at Tameside Hospital FT over Christmas
8-Feb-2011
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Two new claims against Mid Cheshire FT
8-Feb-2011
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Royal Bolton remains red rated for mortality, but shows improvement
8-Feb-2011
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North West Ambulance Service battered by 999 calls surge, snow, and slow hospitals
8-Feb-2011
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 120 beds at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
8-Feb-2011
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Stockport FT leaves 111 ambulances queueing in single week
8-Feb-2011
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Crispin Dowler
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Knowsley forecasts £1.6m surplus for 2010-11
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Cumbria projects £9m deficit by year end
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Bury was £10.5m in deficit at end of October
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Bolton to miss savings target by £4.6m
8-Feb-2011
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Medical and nurse directors to lose formal board roles
8-Feb-2011
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals FT agrees risk sharing deal with primary care trust
8-Feb-2011
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Commissioning firms to help shape support landscape
4-Feb-2011
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Salford may lodge an extra £2.5m with NHS North West
3-Feb-2011
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North Lancashire freezes investment to hit year-end surplus target
3-Feb-2011
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Cancer deaths on rise in Liverpool
3-Feb-2011
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NHS medical trials among best in Europe
3 February 2011
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Halton and St Helens developing four consortia
1-Feb-2011
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Warrington consortium to take duties from April
1-Feb-2011
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Last of London's contentious reconfigurations set to be approved
21-Jan-2011
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Chiefs urge further talks as unions reject pay deal
12-Jan-2011
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Personal goals to improve physical fitness in NHS staff
31-Dec-2010
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Commissioning group rapped for rules breach
17 December 2010
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The outstanding ideas that will transform healthcare
15-Dec-2010
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Merger plans announced as FT deadline looms
9 December 2010
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Competition panel bans exclusive provider deals
25 November 2010
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Improvement Foundation's former staff lose NHS screening contract
21 October 2010
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Transforming Community Services: PCTs step closer to deciding fate of provider arms
7 October 2010
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NHS Employers appoints new director
30 September 2010
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White paper leads to shake up in top posts at SHAs
10-Sep-2010
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Controversial urgent care unit will not revert to full A&E status
22 July 2010
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Don’t sideline sexual health, warn clinicians
22 July 2010
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East of England opens up hospital quality figures
21-Jul-2010
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Emergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
15 July 2010
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PCTs warned of pharma funded education risks
7-Jul-2010
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Stephen Eames on the NHS leadership race
13 May 2010
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Burnley A&E campaigner loses seat
7-May-2010
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North West accelerates NHS web development
28-Apr-2010
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NHS North West urged to be ‘proactive’ about performance improvement
1-Apr-2010
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Andrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition
17-Mar-2010
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Andrew Lansley backs Burnley crusade
11 March 2010
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Tameside Hospital faces regulator scrutiny
19-Feb-2010
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SHAs plan staff cuts of up to 10pc
4 February 2010
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NHS Cumbria reveals flood expenditure
28-Jan-2010
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SHAs return to topslicing budgets
28 January 2010
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Alder Hey to bury final human remains
18-Jan-2010
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Excess inventory
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Could a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
19 November 2009
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One in five PCTs overspent as SHAs predict cash freeze
19 November 2009
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Health and Safety Executive slates trust's 'complacency' over water supply legionella
9-Oct-2009
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SHAs commit to original Darzi review strategies
8 October 2009
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How to make sexual health promotion a success
28-Sep-2009
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Patient satisfaction guaranteed: the future of payment by results?
24 September 2009
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Incentive paradox dogs weight loss procedures
17 September 2009
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Mike Farrar on QIPP - quality, innovation, productivity and prevention
10 September 2009
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Advanced practitioners
24-Aug-2009
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David Colin-Thomé leads review of NHS urgent care policy
20 August 2009
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How to support NHS staff through retirement
20-Aug-2009
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PCTs gear up for swine flu pandemic
12-Aug-2009
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PCTs urged to chase mental health value
5-Aug-2009
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The tension between religion and healthcare
24-Jul-2009
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NHS North Lancashire appoints new chief
22-Jul-2009
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Powerful chemistry: PCTs under fire for not aiding pharmacy growth
17-Jul-2009
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Clinicians and managers - shedding some light on the dark side
7-Jul-2009
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Localism takes flight as managers seize the day
25 June 2009
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Regions told to re-examine Darzi visions
25 June 2009
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Nurse jailed for NHS bursary fraud
18-Jun-2009
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HSJ Awards 2009 - Building a World Class Workforce
18 June 2009
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NHS North West to pay Christie's Iceland bank loss
9-Jun-2009
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UK swine flu cases 'at least double' official count
8-Jun-2009
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Lawyer reprimanded over spat with foundation trust
2-Jun-2009
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Swine flu confirmed in further 47 people
27-May-2009
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David Peat on embracing NHS change
26-May-2009
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NHS staff could have stopped abusive GP sooner
15-May-2009
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Unneeded surgery may be costing the NHS millions
14 May 2009
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NHS nets huge drugs saving
13-May-2009
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Manchester foundation trust appoints chief executive
12-May-2009
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When communities pull together there is a big health benefit
30 April 2009
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Involving junior doctors in implementing the European working time directive
28-Apr-2009
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NHS turns to marketing to change public health attitudes
16-Apr-2009
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North West clocks up highest green scores
4-Mar-2009
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Personal health budgets: the patient is always right
2-Mar-2009
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NHS trusts and commissioners at odds over tariff benefits
12-Feb-2009
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NHS North West falling behind on GP extended hours
13-Jan-2009
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Alcohol policy: battle of the binge
8-Dec-2008
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Advancing quality in the North West
27-Nov-2008
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Complex public health problems need social innovation
27-Nov-2008
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Perfect chief eludes West Midlands SHA
13-Nov-2008
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Trafford Healthcare trust urged to restore confidence
13-Nov-2008
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Encouraging healthy eating among NHS staff
29-Oct-2008
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NHS change strategy: everything going like clockwork
13-Oct-2008
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Boosting public participation in healthcare
3-Oct-2008
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NHS North West leads the way with bonus scheme
2-Oct-2008
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NHS apprentices - as seen on TV
29-Sep-2008
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NHS North West launches quality improvement programme
24-Sep-2008
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Christie Hospital changes its name
24-Sep-2008
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Promoting patient choice in end of life care
19-Sep-2008
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Data-sharing doctors
15-Sep-2008
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NHS IT connections: one network to rule them all
15-Sep-2008
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Benchmarking out of hours healthcare
8-Sep-2008
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Integrated care connections
8-Sep-2008
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NHS North West celebrates diversity in the health service
26-Aug-2008
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Marketing in the health sector: the dawn of the Facebook fan
18-Aug-2008
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National director for learning disabilities appointed
29-Jul-2008
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Recruitment: tipped for the top
28-Jul-2008
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One year on from the smoking ban
21-Jul-2008
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David Peat on 60 years with the NHS
7-Jul-2008
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Health Foundation raises concerns over stroke care
24-Jun-2008
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Anyone here a doctor who speaks nurse?
23-Jun-2008
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How to generate staff enthusiasm
16-Jun-2008
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Robina Shah on the patient experience
13-Jun-2008
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Darzi review: South West to match Europe's best
22-May-2008
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Darzi review: NHS North West to focus on patient engagement
21-May-2008
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Call to curb Liverpool's pub and food outlets
15-May-2008
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David Peat on promoting healthy lifestyles
12-May-2008
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Dealing with a public relations crisis
6-May-2008
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David Peat on facing up to health inequalities
14-Apr-2008
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Disease: a warning from history
14-Apr-2008
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Mental health: tackling suicide among young people
31-Mar-2008
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NHS North West
26-Mar-2008
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Biomedical research centre of excellence for Manchester
20-Mar-2008
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Can fluoridation help the poorest?
20-Mar-2008
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David Peat on community spirit
3-Mar-2008
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Creating health-promoting hospitals
29-Feb-2008
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What a carve-up: the future of SHAs
25-Feb-2008
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Trafford Healthcare Trust launches turnaround plan
19-Feb-2008
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Health promoting hospitals
14-Feb-2008
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Breakdown of cross-border agreements is costing English trusts millions
14-Feb-2008
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Notes on a scandal: electronic records
11-Feb-2008
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Mental health partnership sets out to boost physical health
1-Feb-2008
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Practices and PCTs at odds over budget survey claims
24-Jan-2008
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Age-appropriate mental healthcare - making strides
21-Jan-2008
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David Peat on getting world class commissioning right
21-Jan-2008
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Managing diagnostic waiting lists
21-Dec-2007
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Public health campaigns: spreading the word about COPD
14-Dec-2007
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North West acute chiefs doubt private scheme value
13-Dec-2007
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Thousands march in protest against nurse sacking
7-Dec-2007
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A guide to world class commissioning
26-Nov-2007
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David Peat on turning health policy into action
26-Nov-2007
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Karen Reissmann
26-Nov-2007
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New practices for under-doctored areas
26-Nov-2007
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North West signs contract with private mental health provider
14-Nov-2007
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Maternity services and breastfeeding: a lot of bottle
12-Nov-2007
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Managed learning network
6-Nov-2007
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Team-building techniques - going beyond the comfort zone
6-Nov-2007
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Health inequalities: the great divide
5-Nov-2007
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Infection control: back to the boardroom
5-Nov-2007
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IT programme: pioneer sites of summary care records named
1-Nov-2007
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Mental health: unhappy old age
29-Oct-2007
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Health profile: experts say child obesity targets may miss the point
25-Oct-2007
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David Peat on ending the enslavement of health inequalities
22-Oct-2007
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Health check case study: Mid Cheshire Hospitals trust praises staff
18-Oct-2007
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Foreign affairs: migration and the NHS
15-Oct-2007
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Health developments: doctors on the football pitch
8-Oct-2007
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Marian Carroll on the breastfeeding dilemma
3-Oct-2007
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Developing global health partnerships through volunteering
2-Oct-2007
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Palliative care: 'a good death is part of life'
1-Oct-2007
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Provider services: get up to speed on quality
1-Oct-2007
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Network know-how
25-Sep-2007
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Union 'gobsmacked' by ambulance funds blow
20-Sep-2007
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alcohol
20-Sep-2007
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PCTs assured over ICATS liability
20-Sep-2007
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Temp manager sentenced for £300k fraud conviction
20-Sep-2007
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BUPA expected to provide 'external support' for PCT
13-Sep-2007
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Pioneer teams are overcoming anger
10-Sep-2007
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Hundreds join protest over claims that mental health nurse was suspended for speaking out
6-Sep-2007
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David Peat on sharing good practice
4-Sep-2007
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Empowering communities: mental healthcare in Oldham
4-Sep-2007
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Commissioning: a problem shared
3-Sep-2007
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Johnson praised for backing reform plans
31-Aug-2007
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Johnson praised for backing reform plans
31-Aug-2007
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Manchester reconfiguration decision
24-Aug-2007
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Hospital health advice and toolkit
23-Aug-2007
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Director resigns
23-Aug-2007
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Become the third man's best friend
21-Aug-2007
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Alcohol abuse worst in North West, report claims
16-Aug-2007
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Mums more depressed in the North
2-Aug-2007
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Easier access to services in North West
26-Jun-2007
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North West Wales trust lands award
29-Mar-2007
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PbR to become 'payment for performance' in NHS North West
1-Feb-2007
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NHS North West: support older patients on choice
18-Jan-2007
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North West innovation showcase
30-Oct-2006
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Syphilis surge in North West prompts warning to look for early symptoms
17-Aug-2006
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Ministers' whistle-stop North West tour
3-Feb-2005
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Father Christmas drops in on the North West
16-Dec-2004
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North west England HIV support charities to merge
27-Feb-2003
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Sir Donald Wilson's inspiring North West legacy
4-Oct-2001
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North West Herts made a principled response and avoided the easy option
9-Sep-1999
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Board vacancies delay North West decisions
11-Feb-1999
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Two new health authority chairs have been appointed in the North West region.
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