All North West articles – Page 36
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HSJ LocalControversial staff transfer gets go-ahead
A controversial transfer of NHS staff has been given the green light despite “significant concerns” being raised about the receiving provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS calls on private sector as waiting list spirals
NHS leaders in Manchester will send more patients to privately-run hospitals to tackle a spiralling waiting list for elective procedures.
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NewsTrust launches just culture approach to errors
A Manchester mental health and community trust has become the latest to attempt an organisation-wide just culture approach to learning from errors.
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NewsTrust promotes medical director to CEO
The medical director at The Countess of Chester Hospital Trust has been appointed as chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: NHS trusts dismiss Brexit impact on staff retention
NHS trusts are not expecting disruption to services caused by EU staff leaving because of Brexit, according to analysis by HSJ.
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NewsBrexit: Trust can operate for 'four days' under food shortage contingency plans
A mental health trust has said it can “operate for four days” by increasing its stock of frozen food and replacing hot meals for patients with cold meals, in the event of food shortages caused by a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsCQC upgrades teaching trust to 'outstanding'
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTurnaround director for troubled acute trust
A turnaround director has been appointed to a troubled acute provider in Liverpool, alongside several interim executives.
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NewsExclusive: Leading trust warns NHS England over patient safety
A leading trust has warned NHS England about the safety of some of its patients after it failed to secure capital funding for a new facility.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: New knight for disjointed STP
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HSJ LocalReview slams CCG's 'close relationships' with building developer
An investigation into a £35m building project in Greater Manchester has cited repeated governance failures and a theme of “close professional relationships” between NHS commissioners, a council officer and the developers.
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NewsLong-standing trust chief to retire
The long-standing chief executive of a Greater Manchester trust has announced his intention to retire 12 years in the post.
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NewsOmbudsman rules routine surgery death was avoidable
A catalogue of errors by staff at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust led to the avoidable death of a pensioner following a routine operation, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found.
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Expert BriefingRegulators intervene in Devo Manc
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Revealed: The winners and losers of government's £2.9bn capital pot
Two out of three requests from NHS trusts for capital investment have so far been rejected under the government’s new funding regime, analysis by HSJ suggests.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Not a good look
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NewsSeveral areas with deep deficits get low funding growth
Health economies with deeper financial deficits are more likely to receive higher funding growth from new commissioning allocations, although there are several significant outliers against this trend.
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NewsNHS threatened with Spanish nurse exodus
NHS trusts are at greater risk of losing Spanish nursing staff over other nationalities under a no-deal Brexit, due to a little-known regulatory problem, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalEx-CQC boss appointed as trust chair
A former Care Quality Commission boss has been appointed as chair of Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: All change at the top
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