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HSJ LocalNMC to hear case against first Morecambe Bay midwife
PATIENT SAFETY: The first of eight midwives accused of misconduct related to poor care and deaths at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will appear at a fitness to practise hearing next week.
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SupplementsRoundtable: How best to identify the leaders the NHS needs
Experts debate how the NHS can enhance leader capabilities
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HSJ LocalAcademic health science centre appoints new director
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre has appointed a new director.
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HSJ LocalNorth West trust needs £25m loan to pay staff and suppliers
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust has said it needs a £25m loan this year to keep paying staff and suppliers.
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NewsCCG chief appointed to top Manchester devolution role
Senior officer responsible for a review of healthcare services across the region takes top job
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News63 CCGs take control of primary care budgets despite serious misgivings
Sixty-three clinical commissioning groups have taken on fully delegated responsibility of their primary care budgets despite serious concerns raised by some groups, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalKirkup inquiry has lessons for mental health trust, says director
PERFORMANCE: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust can learn important lessons from the inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, a director has said.
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HSJ LocalTraining must be reviewed at specialist heart hospital, senior nurses say
WORKFORCE: A review of safeguarding training across all staff at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Foundation Trust is needed to ensure the workforce is protecting patients from abuse, a report has found.
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HSJ LocalRedesigned rehab service better for patients and finances, expert says
PERFORMANCE : A ‘hub and spoke’ model of specialist rehabilitation from serious trauma leads to shorter lengths of stay, better patient outcomes and cost savings, a rehabilitation expert has said.
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HSJ LocalTrust scraps patient parking fees after petitions
STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust has bowed to patient pressure and announced it will maintain free parking for visitors for up to four hours at its hospitals in Knutsford and Congleton.
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HSJ LocalMaternity review warns units may close without reform
STRUCTURE: A report into maternity services across Cumbria and North Lancashire has recommended maintaining existing consultant led units, but leaves the door open to close two of them unless fundamental reforms are achieved.
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HSJ LocalSalford Royal made second 'outstanding' trust
PERFORMANCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust has been rated ‘outstanding’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentEnd Game: NHS vanguard... a captain's tale
Naval gazing – a late lesson on how to steer a 45,000 tonne, state of the art monster in the right direction – and free spirits at Cambridgshire and Peterborough FT
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NewsStevens: There will not be a single commissioning model
There will not be a single commissioning model across England over the next five years, with local authorities and accountable care organisations increasingly taking on these functions, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsExclusive: Morecambe Bay inquiry chair 'disappointed' by response
The chair of the inquiry into poor maternity care and deaths at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has said he was ‘disappointed’ by the response of professional bodies to his report.
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NewsNHS England hires local director as another joins Optum
A NHS England sub-region directors is leaving to join private health firm Optum, while another of the posts has been filled by a former primary care trust chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTrust trains 400 police officers on mental health
MENTAL HEALTH: Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust has trained more than 400 police officers to ‘open their eyes to the struggles of mental health service users’.
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CommentTo achieve devo Manc, we need trust between key stakeholders
Devolving Manchester’s health and social care budgets