All EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 6
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HSJ Local
Eight CCGs could be 'taken over' under council proposals
PwC report proposes “integrated commissioning authority” to hold a single budget in Lancashire Also suggests social care and public health provision should transfer to NHS trusts, creating five integrated care providers described as “wellbeing corporations” Senior NHS sources in the region told HSJ it appears to set out a ...
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Taking a risk on community care
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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News
Exclusive: Leaked STP calls for £160m for hospital services shake-up
Health leaders in Lancashire and south Cumbria believe £160m is required over the next two financial years to deliver key changes to NHS services, according to a leaked draft of the region’s sustainability and transformation plan.
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News
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...
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News
HSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient Safety Awards 2016: Best emerging technology and IT
A cutting edge electronic referral service developed by the winner enables hospitals to refer patients to community pharmacists after discharge
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient Safety Awards 2016: Preventing avoidable harm
Preventing avoidable harmPatient Safety Awards 2016, Preventing avoidable harm winner: Lancashire County Council Ahsn network Sponsored by The AHSN Network Winner: Lancashire County Council Falls prevention is a significant public health concern. This project, funded by Lancashire CC and developed by East Lancashire ...
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News
Trust chiefs declare support for 'brave' EU staff following Brexit vote
Senior NHS leaders for organisations across the service have sought to reassure employees in the wake of the vote for the UK to leave the EU, and have restated their policies for zero tolerance towards racist abuse.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Fair shares and robot wars
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
Temporary solution in Lancashire hospitals' robot wars
NHS England agrees to commission robotic surgery from East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Commissioners say equipment purchased by the trust could be moved elsewhere as part of an ongoing review Trust says urology robot has improved services for patients across the county ACUTE CARE: NHS England has agreed to ...
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HSJ Local
Original special measures hospitals rated 'good'
QUALITY: An NHS trust which was among the first cohort placed in special measures has had both its main hospital sites rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Quick end to 'major new chapter'
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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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Reconfiguration by the backdoor
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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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
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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News
Free wi-fi pledge complicated by exclusivity deal
Department of Health has committed to ensuring patients can access free wi-fi throughout the NHS But contractual issues related to Hospedia bedside entertainment systems have prevented free wi-fi for some patients Company says its charges are essential to recoup investment costs The government’s plan to roll out free ...
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News
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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News
Analysis: Acute trust stretch targets would cut deficit by only 16pc
The financial ‘stretch targets’ issued to acute NHS trusts would reduce their deficit by just 16 per cent, HSJ analysis has found.
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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.