All North West articles – Page 104

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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing

2012-02-02T16:34:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay foundation trust that it must improve staffing levels at The Royal Lancaster Infirmary, after an inspection of its accident and emergency department.

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North Cumbria selects preferred takeover bid

2012-02-01T10:45:00Z

STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals has named Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust as its preferred bidder to take over the trust.

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NHS Oldham falls behind on ‘stretch’ savings target

2012-01-30T17:46:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust booked quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings of just £6.8m in the first eight months of 2011-12, against a plan to have saved £11.5m by that point.

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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12

2012-01-26T19:10:00Z

FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m at the end of September, £800,000 worse than its expected position to that point in the year, newly published minutes states.

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Greater Manchester reduces underuse of private sector contracts

2012-01-26T19:08:00Z

FINANCE: Primary care trusts in the cluster lost £2.6m through underuse of contracted independent sector providers in the first eight months of this year, compared with £4.5m for the same period in 2010-11, its latest finance report shows.

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Cumbrian cause for concern in the North West

2012-01-26T00:00:00Z

Will Andrew Lansley stick with his habit of using Cumbria as poster child for GP commissioning?

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CWP met with Monitor over governance red rating

2012-01-24T18:29:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust was asked to meet with Monitor on 13 December to “consider whether the trust is in significant breach of its terms of authorisation”, according to newly published board minutes.

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Sharp rise in NHS Bolton overspend on hospital services

2012-01-24T17:45:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Bolton’s overspend on general hospital services rose by more than £2m in December to £3.4m, its latest finance report shows.

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Trafford takeover will give Central Manchester FT 22pc market share

2012-01-24T17:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s proposed takeover of Trafford Healthcare Trust would give it a market share of more than a fifth of all admissions in Greater Manchester, it has told the NHS’s competition watchdog.

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Salford Royal forecasts shortfall on health visitors target

2012-01-24T17:12:00Z

WORKFORCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust is forecasting that it will miss its target of recruiting a further 10 health visitors this year, its commissioner has reported.

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East Lancs PCT banks an extra £10m with SHA

2012-01-20T19:01:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust NHS East Lancashire has increased by £10m the sum it will “lodge” with strategic health authority NHS North West on the basis that it will be returned in 2012-13.

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North West trusts £9m behind on savings plans at end of November

2012-01-19T23:30:00Z

FINANCE: NHS trusts in the strategic health authority’s region booked ‘”cost improvement programme” savings of £113.9m by the end of November, against a plan of £123.2m to that point in the year to date.

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St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:58:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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Pennine Acute’s finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:56:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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East Cheshire Trust’s finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:38:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating, in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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Regulator to investigate emergency care at Morecambe Bay FT

2012-01-17T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has announced it is using its investigation powers to look into the delivery of emergency care services by the foundation. The investigation is underway.

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SHAs asked to endorse £278m Alder Hey rebuild

2012-01-16T18:24:00Z

FINANCE: Strategic health authorities will this week be asked to endorse the business case for a £278m rebuilding of the foundation’s hospital and grounds.

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NHS Manchester to overshoot savings target by £1.5m

2012-01-13T18:49:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is forecasting it will save around £1.5m more than its £24.7m savings target for 2011-12, according to the Greater Manchester PCT cluster’s latest finance report.

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Royal Liverpool submits planning application for BioInnovation centre

2012-01-12T18:35:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The trust has submitted a planning application for a 70,000 sq ft Liverpool BioInnovation Centre, to provide commercial scale laboratory space to develop new treatments and medical technologies for the market.

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ICO: Former Royal Liverpool employee unlawfully accessed medical records

2012-01-12T18:35:00Z

WORKFORCE: A former health care assistant at the trust has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining patient information, according to a statement from the Information Commissioner’s office.