All North West articles – Page 17
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NewsHospitals to begin cancelling operations due to blood supply crisis
Operations are set to be cancelled after the first ever ‘amber alert’ was issued by the organisation that supplies blood to the NHS, according to internal messages seen by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Devo leaders jump on life expectancy findings
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NewsSupplier sues NHSE over ‘defective’ procurement process
A software and IT services supplier is suing the NHS for £6.6m damages because a “defective” procurement system led to it lodging paperwork in the wrong place, excluding its bid for a contract worth up to £144m.
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HSJ LocalHospital merger confusion blamed for cancer deaths
A ‘leading’ cancer service has reported a series of safety incidents which contributed to patients being severely harmed or dying, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The downfall of a ‘pioneering’ private provider
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HSJ LocalCity braced for ‘Winterbourne View’-level scandal
Police are braced to investigate a ‘Winterbourne View’-level scandal in Greater Manchester, with a TV documentary expected to include allegations of serious patient abuse.
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HSJ LocalHospital issues ‘full capacity’ alert days before move to smaller building
A major acute site has issued a ‘full capacity’ alert to staff, just days before the services are due to move into a replacement hospital with fewer beds.
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Expert BriefingTrust 'hiding serious harm and death' report
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HSJ LocalWomen wait days for induced labour in troubled maternity service
A troubled acute trust has been sent a further warning notice after inspectors found severe shortages of midwives were causing dangerous delays to labour inductions.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Full force Flory
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NewsTop medical director criticised by tribunal after attempted ‘humiliation’ of sacked doctor
One of the top medical directors in the North West has been heavily criticised by an employment tribunal, after a doctor who was unfairly sacked was then offered her job back on lower pay.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief quits after funding row with ICS
A mental health chief is stepping down after a breakdown in relations with local integrated care system leaders over the funding for her organisation, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalDeegan to leave after 21 years as trust chief
One of the longest-serving and most influential chief executives in the NHS has told staff he will retire in early 2023.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: GPs angered as ‘place’ maps redrawn
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NewsTrust’s future under question as specialist service shut down
NHS England is closing the current gender identity clinic for children and young people following a critical independent review, replacing it with two new services in London and the North West of England.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Why the North West waits
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The software upgrade that sparked huge IT failure
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Expert Briefing'CQC don’t want to hear about the pandemic'
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NewsICS leader: We’re still facing short-sighted trusts
An integrated care system chair has said systems will still face ’short-sighted’ competitive behaviour from trusts, citing a trust chair who didn’t want his staff to take part in a system-wide executive development programme.
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NewsRevealed: The top-performing ICSs defying deprivation challenges
A cluster of integrated care systems across the North of England has bucked the trend to deliver successful integration schemes and better patient outcomes despite high levels of deprivation, new analysis has found.