North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
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HSJ LocalNHSE takes action against two more trusts in £178m deficit system
NHS England has served two more trusts with enforcement action in a system forecasting one of the largest deficits this year.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: New data spotlights uncomfortable truth but is not enough by itself
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The losers from NHSE’s great redistribution
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By senior correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the highest savings targets
A dozen trusts have set efficiency plans worth 8 per cent of their allocations this year as the average savings target rose compared to 2024-25, HSJ research reveals.
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News‘Shocking decline’ in cancer waits at laggard trusts
Nearly half of all trusts recorded a drop in their 62-day cancer performance over the past year, official data shows, as system leaders gear up to publish new national strategy.
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HSJ LocalEx-Tory MP to chair trust
A former Conservative MP has been announced as the new chair for a North West trust.
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HSJ LocalTrusts explore joint EPR after abandoned procurement
Two trusts in the North West are exploring a joint electronic patient record, HSJ understands, after one of them was forced to abandon a procurement.
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NewsBlock contracts slowing down surgery
Block funding contracts are undermining the throughput and care quality of a common emergency operation, leading clinicians have told HSJ.
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NewsFinance chief seconded from NHSE to lead two trusts
An NHS England finance director recently appointed chief executive of a North West acute trust will now also take over at a neighbouring community provider.
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NewsEmergency performance dips as winter nears
Ambulance response times rose dramatically last month with urgent care performance also worsening as winter appeared to strike early.
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News‘Suboptimal’ IT system still used by multiple trusts
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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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive moves to ICB
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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HSJ LocalNHSE chief appointed to trust CEO job
An NHS England finance boss has been appointed chief executive of an acute trust in the North West.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust holds CEO post to consider ‘integration’ with neighbour
A trust has decided not to advertise its vacant chief executive post after system leaders commissioned a review into “integration opportunities” with a neighbouring provider.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The trusts with the biggest drops in productivity
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Funding still pending as new hospital opens
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalProviders 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.
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NewsA&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
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.