North West – Page 88
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Christie seeks commercial pathology tie up
CONTRACTING: The Christie Foundation Trust is in ‘competitive dialogue’ to find a partner to develop pathology services with, board papers reveal.
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Manchester scientists in tumour gene breakthrough
RESEARCH: Scientists from Manchester Biomedical Research Centre at St Mary’s Hospital and the University of Manchester have identified a new gene responsible for causing a common tumour affecting the brain and spine. Although these spinal meningiomas can be removed by surgery, they can reoccur and sometime run in families.
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New neuro unit for East Lancs
SERVICES: Childrens’ specialist neurodevelopment services are to be brought together in a new unit at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust.
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Winter pressude led to surgery cancellation at East Lancs
PERFORMANCE: Winter pressures led to cancellation of elective surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust – and this is expected to have a knock on effect on the 31 and 62 day cancer treatment targets in January.
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Agency spending up at East Cheshire
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust spent £4.3m on agency staff in the first eight months of this financial year – and if it continues this trend will have spent considerably more this year than last.
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Three north west trusts to collaborate on 'sustainability'
STRUCTURE: Three trusts to the south of Manchester are to work more closely together.
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Hopes for no more C Diff at Lancs Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is hoping to see no more C difficile cases in the last weeks of the financial year.
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Lancs Hospitals misses four hour target in January
PERFORMANCE: The 95 per cent target for treating A&E patients with four hours was missed in January at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay Inquiry chair revealed
PERFORMANCE: The independent inquiry into poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, local MPs have revealed.
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29 per cent of East Cheshire savings non-recurrent
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust recorded £5.1m of cost improvement programme savings in the first seven months of the year, against a planned target of £5m.
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North Cumbria cuts surplus forecast by 80 per cent
FINANCE: The trust has cut its forecast surplus from £1m down to just £200,000 despite receiving more than £20m in “strategic support funding” for the year.
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HSJ LocalBolton FT chief steps aside amid probe of mortality coding
PERFORMANCE: The acting chief executive of Bolton Foundation Trust has agreed to “step aside” while a probe is conducted into possible “discrepancies” in the way the trust has coded mortality information.
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St Helens CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: St Helens CCG was authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Halton CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: Halton CCG has been authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Central Manchester CCG authorised without conditions
STRUCTURE: Central Manchester CCG was granted full authorisation this month, in the third wave of CCG authorisations.
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North Manchester CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: North Manchester CCG was authorised this month, with one condition imposed on its authorisation.
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South Manchester CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: South Manchester CCG was authorised this month with two conditions.
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NHS Salford increases surplus target
FINANCE: The primary care trust has increased its surplus target for 2012-13 to £3.7m to “reflect its improved financial position”, according to latest NHS Greater Manchester board papers.
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A&E problems at South Manchester FT
PERFORMANCE: A&E performance at the Univerrsity Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust slid to below 84 per cent against the four hour target in the early part of January.