Providers to restart merger talks despite ‘resistance’
Talks over the potential merger of two North West trusts are being revived, despite resistance from one of the providers, sources have told HSJ.
Trust complains of ‘very harsh’ exclusion from national costing report
Fourteen trusts have had their financial data excluded from a national survey of spending due to accounting errors, in a process that one described as ‘very harsh’.
Exclusive: NHS pleas for covid upgrade funds went unmet ahead of second wave
Local NHS requests for hundreds of millions of pounds of government funding to help deal with covid pressures have gone unanswered throughout the pandemic, an HSJ investigation has found.
Royal College review warned trust of ‘very significant risk for patient care’
A community trust was told to urgently review prescribing of stimulant medications for children after concern that some were posted to families but never arrived.
North by North West: Why Liverpool missed out
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FT seeks merger to avoid ‘patient safety risks’
A mental health trust is preparing to seek a merger or acquisition by another provider in a bid to address its financial challenges, HSJ has learned.
North by North West: Going electronic
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North by North West: Capital boosts
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North by North West: No case to answer
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North by North West: Groupthink
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North by North West: Unpicking the headlines
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NHS legal threat scuppers private firm’s £25m deal
A procurement process which named a private provider as the preferred bidder for contracts worth £25m has been abandoned, after NHS trusts threatened legal action.
North by North West: The region’s most important job
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North by North West: Bill McCarthy's top priorities
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FTs discuss potential merger
Two providers in the north west have begun talks about merging, amid wider plans to improve integration across services.
North by North West: Festering relationships harm patients
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North by North West: Rejection for incumbent chairman
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North by North West: Blackpool rocking
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North by North West: New knight for disjointed STP
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Regulators intervene in Devo Manc
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