All North West articles – Page 13
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NewsDelayed discharges rise in 17 ICSs despite Barclay’s £250m fund
A high-profile £250m government intervention to free up hospital beds has so far failed to deliver any significant reduction in delayed discharges – with multiple systems instead reporting large increases.
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HSJ LocalFree coffee for delayed ambulance crews paused after £20k bill
Trust chiefs have paused a scheme which enabled ambulance crews facing long accident and emergency handover delays to get a free tea or coffee, after receiving a £20,000 bill for a single month.
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HSJ LocalDetails of 14,000 salaries shared by mistake
A spreadsheet containing the personal information of nearly 14,000 staff, including their salaries, has been mistakenly emailed to hundreds of people at a major trust, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Takeover and a makeover
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HSJ LocalEx-national finance chief drafted in to chair troubled trust
A former national finance and performance director has been appointed to chair Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust for 12 months.
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HSJ Local‘Massively reduced’ length of stay emerging at much criticised new hospital, says CEO
The CEO of a troubled trust has said evidence is emerging of ‘massively reduced’ length of stay in a new hospital criticised for being too small.
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News‘Truly integrated’ service model scrapped after failure to improve care
A contract aimed at achieving a ‘truly integrated’ health and social care service is set to be terminated after six years, following concerns about accountability and performance.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Liverpool promises to change
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HSJ LocalTrust merger ‘bedevilled with problems’, says key proponent
One of the key proponents of a major trust merger has told HSJ its implementation has been “bedevilled with problems”, and that leaders have so far failed to deliver its benefits.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Your failing hospital
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HSJ LocalDoctors ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ by care at new hospital
A clinical director and 30 senior medics have told trust executives they are ashamed of the ‘dreadful conditions’ faced by patients after moving into a ‘chaotic’ new emergency department.
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NewsTwo full days of ambulance strikes announced for January
Unison has announced two 24-hour ambulance worker strikes in January, adding it will start balloting members for further strikes in the spring.
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HSJ LocalTrust drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’
A teaching hospital that was lauded for its culture and championed by ministers has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHS leaders fear ambulance strike ‘calm’ will not last
The first NHS ambulance strike for 32 years appears not to have had any major impact so far.
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HSJ LocalChair forced to step down after ‘intervention from London’
The chair of a struggling acute trust has been forced to step down after national leaders blocked her reappointment, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Accountants take back control
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HSJ LocalCEO resigns after breakdown in relations with chair
There is confusion around the leadership of a struggling acute trust, after a breakdown in relations between the chair and chief executive.
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NewsEvery ambulance trust on highest alert level
All ambulance services have declared the highest level of alert due to ‘extreme pressures’ facing the urgent and emergency care system.
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HSJ LocalEx-NHSE director to take charge of scandal-hit trust
A former NHS England director has been placed in temporary charge of a scandal-hit mental health trust.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Hospitals face intervention on ambulance handovers
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