Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Page 23
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HSJ Local
Doncaster FT appoints a new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Ron Calvert has been appointed chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and will take up the appointment on 1 September.
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HSJ Local
Trust wins backing to vacate £3.6m PFI unit
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has won backing for its controversial plan to vacate the £3.6m-a-year PFI building it occupies in the grounds of Manchester Royal Infirmary.
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HSJ Local
First foundation trust authorised in four months announced
STRUCTURE: The first organisation to receive authorisation to become a foundation trust in four months was announced on Friday.
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HSJ Local
District general hospital selects FT as takeover partner
STRUCTURE: Trafford Healthcare Trust, with a turnover of £96m, has selected a takeover partner from bids submitted by two nearby foundation trusts.
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Comment
One in five organisations who failed April waiting times targets are in North West
A few days after NHS deputy chief executive David Flory issued a curt letter warning the health service not to allow any further failures to hit waiting time targets, an NHS North West board meeting considered the problem.
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HSJ Local
Wythenshawe Hospital passes CQC checks with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but also noted minor concerns on both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
CQC notes minor concerns at Trafford General Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but also noted minor concerns on both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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The North West's performance problems
A few days after NHS deputy chief executive David Flory issued a curt letter warning the health service not to allow any further failures to hit waiting times targets, an NHS North West board meeting considered its own share of the problem.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute categorised as “high risk plus” in NHS North West foundation trust pipeline report
STRUCTURE: The trust is one of four categorised as “high risk plus” in NHS North West’s latest update on the progress towards foundation trust status of the non-FTs in its patch.
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News
Foundation trusts borrowing over £1bn from DH
Foundation trusts have secured loans worth more than £1bn from the Department of Health, HSJ can reveal, prompting concern about the impact of increased debts on foundation trust independence.
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HSJ Local
Northern hospitals group collaborate to cut deaths
PERFORMANCE: A group of hospitals that have worked together to reduce death rates say they achieved above-average reductions in mortality ratios last year.
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News
Exclusive: NHS efficiency drive won’t close whole hospitals, says Sir David
No “whole hospital” will have to close as a result of the drive to find £20bn of efficiencies from the NHS budget, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has insisted to HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT’s backlog of Trafford patients rises 30 per cent
PERFORMANCE: The backlog of untreated NHS Trafford patients at Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust rose 30 per cent over the course of 2010-11, the primary care trust reported.
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HSJ Local
Nursing director to become interim chief exec at Trafford Healthcare
WORKFORCE: Morag Olsen has been appointed acting chief executive of Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust.
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HSJ Local
Trafford PCT finance director cautions board on savings plan
FINANCE: The PCT’s finance director has warned the board its £16.1m savings plan must not be allowed to undermine services at the financially struggling Trafford Healthcare Trust.
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HSJ Local
Trafford Healthcare faces deep cuts to core acute contract
FINANCE: Trafford Healthcare faces having its core contract for acute work cut from £75.5m to just £39.5m over the next five years, its latest finance report warns.
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HSJ Local
CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission toned down criticism in its recently published review of CMUH after the foundation took issue with the regulator’s draft version, a report to the foundation’s board claims.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
PERFORMANCE: The foundation only avoided being rated “red” for governance over missed cancer waiting targets at the discretion of foundation trust regulator Monitor, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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HSJ Local
Trafford CEO heads to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Ron Calvert has been appointed chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Central Manchester FT made £150,000 pay-out to departing employee
WORKFORCE: The foundation spent £150,000 on a “special severance payment” to a departing employee, figures published today show.