All Cheshire and Merseyside ICS articles – Page 4
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HSJ LocalDoctors ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ by care at new hospital
A clinical director and 30 senior medics have told trust executives they are ashamed of the ‘dreadful conditions’ faced by patients after moving into a ‘chaotic’ new emergency department.
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HSJ LocalCEO resigns after breakdown in relations with chair
There is confusion around the leadership of a struggling acute trust, after a breakdown in relations between the chair and chief executive.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Cutting staff numbers in ICBs
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HSJ LocalA&E staff ordered to receive ambulances ‘in all instances’
Directors of a major hospital have ordered their accident and emergency staff to continue receiving ambulance patients into their department “in all instances”, following angry exchanges with paramedics.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Unease around waiting list prioritisation
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: New lows for ambulance handover crisis
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HSJ LocalExclusive: main hospital corridor turned into ‘makeshift ward’
The main corridor of an acute hospital has been closed to patients and staff and turned into a ‘makeshift ward’, in what sources describe as an ‘absolutely unprecedented’ situation.
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NewsHospitals to begin cancelling operations due to blood supply crisis
Operations are set to be cancelled after the first ever ‘amber alert’ was issued by the organisation that supplies blood to the NHS, according to internal messages seen by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Devo leaders jump on life expectancy findings
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HSJ LocalHospital merger confusion blamed for cancer deaths
A ‘leading’ cancer service has reported a series of safety incidents which contributed to patients being severely harmed or dying, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The downfall of a ‘pioneering’ private provider
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NewsCampaigning MP to chair foundation trust
A long-serving Labour MP is leaving the Commons after 17 years and will join a mental health trust as its chair, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalHospital issues ‘full capacity’ alert days before move to smaller building
A major acute site has issued a ‘full capacity’ alert to staff, just days before the services are due to move into a replacement hospital with fewer beds.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: GPs angered as ‘place’ maps redrawn
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Why the North West waits
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The software upgrade that sparked huge IT failure
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Expert Briefing'CQC don’t want to hear about the pandemic'
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HSJ LocalTrust branded ‘inadequate’ for leadership and maternity
One of the trusts worst affected by coronavirus has been issued with two warning notices and rated ‘inadequate’ for leadership, following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Regulator intervenes on ‘chaotic’ A&E
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NewsFour in five ICSs a long way from IT ‘convergence’
Four out of five integrated care systems are a long way off achieving the ‘convergence’ of electronic patient record systems sought by NHS England, HSJ analysis reveals.