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HSJ KnowledgeBetter GP access, better A&E outcomes
Improving access to primary care can take pressure of accident and emergency
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HSJ Local
Seven-day GP services to be trialed in Greater Manchester
STRUCTURE: A new six-month trial will see patients in the North West have greater access to GPs, with surgeries opened into the evening and on weekends in a bid to reduce the number of unnecessary A&E visits.
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Takeover of 20 GP practices approved by OFT
COMMERCIAL: The takeover of 20 Merseyside general practices by a North West based company has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Northern CCGs form collaborative
STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the North East and Cumbria have formed a collaborative group for joint contracting, system leadership and sharing expertise.
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HSJ Local
Building works hit East Lancashire A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Building works have “severely impacted” on the waiting time to initial assessment for patients brought to its accident and emergency services by ambulance, its latest performance report states.
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Wirral Hospital plans £16m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £16m in 2013-14.
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Salford Royal plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans £13.6m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £13.6m in 2013-14.
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Tameside Hospital plans £9.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £9.7m in 2013-14.
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NewsCouncil rejects public health specialist for top job
The appointment of the most high profile executive director responsible for public health who comes from a non-public health background has been announced.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals £1.2m in deficit at 31 May
FINANCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals recorded a deficit of £1.2m for the first two months of 2013-14, £0.7m higher than planned.
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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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Aintree University Hospitals a ‘repeat outlier’ for high SHMI death rate
PERFORMANCE: Aintree University Hospitals had higher than expected mortality in both of the last two calendar years, according to a new summary hospital level mortality indicator (SHMI) report.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals of South Manchester continues to miss stroke care targets
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of South Manchester continued to fall below key performance standards for stroke care in May, commissioner board papers show.
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NewsNHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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North West Ambulance Service £70k ahead of plan in May
FINANCE: The North West Ambulance Service Trust recorded a surplus of £1,139,800 for the first two months of 2013-14, which was £70,000 ahead of its plan to that point in the financial year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow charities can ease the stress on the NHS
NHS organisations are unaware of what charities can offer them
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NewsChief decides not to move to Bolton FT after all
WORKFORCE: The man appointed as chief executive of troubled Bolton Foundation Trust has decided he will not be taking up the post after all.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals still feeling effects of A&E surge
PERFORMANCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals hit the national accident and emergency waiting target in May, but reported that it would not be able to achieve the target for the first quarter of 2013-14 overall.
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HSJ Local
DH approves £11.7m PDC funding for Bolton FT
FINANCE: The Department of Health has approved £11.7m “public dividend capital” funding for financially troubled Bolton Foundation Trust, the provider’s latest finance report states.