North West – Page 52
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HSJ LocalCouncils tender sexual health contracts ahead of Greater Manchester deal
Three councils in Greater Manchester have launched a tender process for their sexual health services, which are currently run by NHS providers.
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NewsDepartment of Health official to be devo Manc chief officer
Jon Rouse will take over from Ian Williamson Mr Rouse will step down as director general for social care, local government and care partnerships at the Department of Health NHS England said his “extensive experience” will help deliver the region’s “ambitious goals” The senior official for social care ...
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HSJ LocalA&E failure may trigger national intervention in Manchester devolution
NHS England could intervene in devolution if performance on the headline A&E target drops Several Greater Manchester trusts among worst in England for A&E performance CCGs will not have to maintain a 1 per cent surplus individually Initial arrangements described as “synthetic” devolution PERFORMANCE: A number of performance ...
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay midwife suspended after new baby death
PATIENT SAFETY: A midwife already being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been suspended after the death of a baby last month.
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NewsSir David Dalton to run two acute trusts
Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust, is to take over the leadership of another major provider in Greater Manchester.
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NewsCommunity trust's failures compared to Mid Staffordshire
Liverpool Community Health Trust heavily critcised for failures of executive team to be “open and transparent” Report blames focus on FT application process and pursuit of cost improvement savings as cause of poor culture Incidents including a memeber of staff being assaulted and held hostage were not properly investigated ...
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HSJ Local111 provider told to improve just weeks into five year contract
PERFORMANCE: The provider of the largest 111 contract in the country has been issued an “improvement notice” by commissioners, just weeks into a five year deal.
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HSJ Local700 community staff to be transferred twice in months
WORKFORCE: More than 700 community staff in Greater Manchester will have to transfer to a new employer twice in quick succession.
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NewsDevo Manc leaders seek private investment for NHS
Greater Manchester looking at non-NHS sources of funding due to the constraints on capital funds at the DH and NHS England “Exploratory discussions” with institutional investors will gauge appetite for creating private investment fund LIFT and PFI type schemes likely to be considered Council leaders in Greater Manchester ...
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HSJ Local'Unsettling period' for community services trust losing £24m contract
East Cheshire Trust is to lose a £24m contract for community services from October after commissioners served notice on the trust, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local300 CSU staff to transfer to CCG
About 300 support staff for Greater Manchester to move to Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group Option of transferring staff to another CSU rejected for fears it would undermine devolution project There have been at least 22 redundancies About 300 commissioning support staff for Greater Manchester are set to be ...
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HSJ LocalTrust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.
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HSJ LocalWomen's hospital proposes relocation to acute trust site
STRUCTURE: Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust has concluded that its hospital needs to be relocated to a site that offers adult acute services.
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CommentJim Mackey must sweep away public and staff engagement inertia
Nick Goodman on how NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey must make people engagement a top priority
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HSJ LocalVirgin and Optum shortlisted for contracts worth £65m
West Lancashire CCG launches tender after CQC raised concerns about services run by Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust Trust says not being shortlisted is a “very disappointing decision” Optum, Virgin Care, Lancashire Care FT and Bridgewater Community Healthcare invited for further discussions about contract COMMISSIONING: Two private companies ...
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HSJ LocalSpecialised cancer services shake-up in Greater Manchester
Transformation team confirms plans to reduce the number of surgical centres for oesophago-gastric and urology cancers There are three OG surgery sites and five sites for urology cancer surgery NHS England previously announced plans to consolidate the services on two sites but failed to achieve a consensus Health ...
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NewsSimon Stevens reveals first 10 'healthy new towns'
Simon Stevens unveils 10 sites to be part of Healthy New Towns programme NHS England aims to “design in” health focused features, including fast food free zones near schools and dementia friendly streets Clinicians, designers and technology experts to shape care provision in each location NHS England chief ...
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HSJ Local£110m integrated care contracts attract just one bidder
COMMISSIONING: A tender process for four elective care contracts attracted just one bidder following a formal procurement process in Greater Manchester.
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HSJ LocalNorth West chief executive joins Brighton trust for 12 months
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of Pennine Acute Trust is to move to the south coast on a secondment expected to last for up to a year.
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HSJ LocalManchester GPs could start ‘shadow’ voluntary contracts from April
GPs could begin adopting shadow MCP type contracts in April Discussions around shadow contracts at advanced stage, HSJ understands GP federation chair says their work is influencing national contract discussions STUCTURE: Primary care providers across Greater Manchester could start operating population based contracts in shadow form from as ...