'Dedicated' former medical director among Sri Lanka dead
A former trust medical director is among the more than 300 people killed in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.
Revealed: More older people waiting in pain for urgent hip operations
More older patients are waiting too long in hospital before treatment for painful and crippling hip fractures, new data reveals, potentially undermining “compassion and dignity” for patients.
North by North West: Mega-trust on the rise has problems within
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Exclusive: Second ACO contract delayed amid fears of 'unrealistic deadlines'
Commissioners in Manchester will delay the launch of a new accountable care contract amid concerns over “unrealistic deadlines”, HSJ has learned.
Council chiefs to take on leadership of several CCGs
The leadership of four more clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester is set to merge with their corresponding local authority by the end of next year.
Regulator clears landmark teaching hospitals merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the planned merger of two major teaching trusts in Manchester.
Why Getting it Right First Time is easier said than done
GIRFT has the potential to improve clinical performance but it must overcome a couple of stumbling blocks first, writes Nick Timmins
Exclusive: Single bid for biggest ever NHS contract
A single bid - from a consortium of existing providers - has been received for an enormous integrated care contract which would be the largest ever let in the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
Competition authority 'looks to clear' landmark trust merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has accepted that financial pressures on the NHS have “dampened the role of competition”, and says the impact on patient choice of the proposed merger of two large teaching trust in Manchester is “likely to be limited”.
Landmark city hospital merger expects to save £100m
Health leaders in Manchester have estimated that the large scale merger of the city’s acute hospitals will save more than £100m by 2021.
Merger probe should consider wider financial context, trusts argue
An investigation by the competition regulator into the proposed merger of Manchester’s teaching hospitals should be viewed in the context of the financial deterioration and reduced autonomy of NHS foundation trusts, they have argued.
North by North West: The £6bn contract
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
NHS will not be 'subsumed' by Greater Manchester Combined Authority
A “significant amount” of health and care commissioning in Greater Manchester will be done by provider organisations in future, the new chief executive of the region’s combined authority has said.
North by North West: The unproven case for extended GP access
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
Landmark merger creates largest CCG in the north
The merger and senior leadership team to create the largest clinical commissioning group in the north of England has been confirmed.
Major trust merger faces investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the planned merger of two large acute trusts in Manchester.
Greater Manchester devolution team to cost £8m a year
The health and care devolution team in Greater Manchester will operate with an annual budget of £7.7m, which will largely be spent on staff salaries.
Following the Money: Shifting risk to commissioners, and no more sandwiches
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Leading vanguards not ready to take on new GP contract
All six areas working with NHS England to develop the new MCP contract for GPs have told HSJ they will not be ready to take it on by April, despite the national body’s original intention.
Regional review set to consider major overhaul of CCGs
Leaders in Greater Manchester want to commission an independent review of the current commissioning arrangements in the region.