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‘Suboptimal’ IT system still used by multiple trusts

2024-09-13T04:59:00+01:00

More than a dozen trusts are still using a widely criticised “suboptimal” electronic patient record system, which was discontinued by its supplier more than two years ago, HSJ can reveal.

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Trust chief executive moves to ICB

2024-06-26T11:00:00+01:00

A community trust chief executive is stepping down ahead of the expected introduction of shared leadership with an acute provider, HSJ has learned.

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NHSE chief appointed to trust CEO job

2024-06-05T09:11:00+01:00

An NHS England finance boss has been appointed chief executive of an acute trust in the North West.

North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions

2024-06-03T12:10:00+01:00

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Following the Money: The trusts with the biggest drops in productivity

2024-05-21T13:47:00+01:00

HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.

North by North West: Funding still pending as new hospital opens

2024-05-10T12:08:00+01:00

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Providers to restart merger talks despite ‘resistance’

2024-04-24T15:08:00+01:00

Talks over the potential merger of two North West trusts are being revived, despite resistance from one of the providers, sources have told HSJ.

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A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment

2024-04-22T11:42:00+01:00

Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital.

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Replacement announced for CEO forced to quit through ill-health

2024-04-02T10:57:00+01:00

Simon Constable is leaving Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to join University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust as chief executive.

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North by North West: Skin in the game

2024-03-25T13:23:00+00:00

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North by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer

2024-03-11T11:53:00+00:00

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Strikes spread to more trusts over backpay dispute

2024-02-28T12:27:00+00:00

Strike action by healthcare assistants looks set to spread to more trusts, having so far been confined to the North West region.

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North by North West: The threat of regime change

2024-02-26T12:50:00+00:00

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Revealed: Worst hospitals for food hygiene

2024-02-13T12:56:00+00:00

More than 30 hospitals in England failed to receive the top ratings for food hygiene in their latest inspection.

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North by North West: Trust left isolated as strike nears 50 days

2024-01-15T12:50:00+00:00

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North by North West: 12-hour trolley waits an ‘acceptable compromise’

2023-12-19T13:01:00+00:00

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Revealed: The worst trusts for long discharge delays

2023-11-23T04:48:00+00:00

The trusts with the most patients waiting at least a week after they are ‘ready’ to be discharged can be identified for the first time, following publication of new NHS England data.

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North by North West: Criticising your own team’s a risky tactic

2023-11-06T12:28:00+00:00

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North by North West: Trust backed into corner as strikes escalate

2023-10-23T13:07:00+01:00

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