All BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 8
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Three trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England announces winners and losers in which trusts provide congenital heart defect services Central Manchester, Royal Brompton and Leicester set to have work transferred to other sites Swathe of trust to cease “occasional” procedures after NHS England sets out new standards Work follows 15 years of conflict between ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Vanguard cuts for Cheshire and Wirral
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Worst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: A&E in the spotlight
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ Local
CCG looks into spike in spending with private provider
Blackpool CCG says Spire Healthcare’s activity and costs increased by 25 per cent, despite referrals increasing by just 3 per cent There have previously been issues between the two organisations, with Spire making an official complaint in 2013 that the CCG was directing patients away from it Initial audit ...
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HSJ Local
Trust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.
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HSJ Local
Morecambe Bay vanguard sets out ‘accountable care’ ambition
Better Care Together project is part of the national vanguard programme Work seen as crucial to future of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay FT Current system “trapped in annual contracting cycles” and payment models with the wrong incentives STRUCTURE: Health leaders in Morecambe Bay will look to establish ...
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Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire faces £800m funding gap
Lancashire’s funding gap to reach £800m in five years County has some of England’s most financially troubled hospital trusts “Case for change” to be prepared next year FINANCE: Health chiefs in Lancashire are preparing to build a case for “radical” system changes, after the funding gap for health ...
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HSJ Local
Trusts continue acute care collaboration despite failed vanguard bid
Four acute trusts in Lancashire will continue discussions about sharing services, despite failing to secure ‘vanguard’ status.
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First wedge of £200m transformation funding allocated to vanguards
The first vanguard sites to receive transformation funding have been revealed this morning, as part of a wider package of support for sites working to establish new models of care.
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Revealed: 2015 winners of the Patient Safety Awards
Celebrating innovative and creative initiatives
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HSJ Local
Robot wars in Lancashire as trusts compete to be specialist site
ACUTE CARE: A hospital trust in Lancashire has ignored national guidance by spending £1.5m on a surgical robot, according to NHS England.
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HSJ Local
Consultants diverted from patient care to attend inquests
A breakdown in post-mortem services has led to senior doctors being diverted from patient care, a royal college and coroner have warned.
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Patient Safety Awards shortlist announced
We are recognising and rewarding outstanding practice within the NHS
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HSJ Local
Morecambe Bay hospital services reconfiguration plans revealed
STRUCTURE: Plans have been unveiled to reconfigure services at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust by phasing out most of the inpatient surgery at one of its hospitals.
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Trusts combine to pioneer open source patient records project
Trusts to pioneer open source patient records system
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HSJ Local
North West trust approaches council for £10m loan
FINANCE: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has abandoned its bid to secure a £10m loan from Blackpool Borough Council which it hoped would ease its cash flow problems.
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Hospital inspections in marginal seats could swing general election
Hospital inspections could play a role in deciding the outcome of next year’s general election, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.