All North West articles – Page 40
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HSJ LocalCCGs to share accountable officer
Two clinical commissioning groups in Lancashire have moved to a shared leadership arrangement after the retirement of one of the accountable officers.
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NewsTrusts' legal challenge forces council to repeat contract tender
Two NHS trusts will receive £200,000 from a county council after they won a court case over a public health services contract tender, which had been awarded to Virgin Care.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Where is Greater Manchester's transformation?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalReview: Arranging new job for discredited CEO ‘accepted practice at the time’
Regulators who facilitated a secondment job for the chief executive of a scandal hit NHS trust “acted in line with guidelines and accepted practice at the time”, a review has found.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts drowning in debt
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS trusts sign multimillion pound China consultancy deal
Two “outstanding” foundation trusts have signed a contract with a Chinese real estate company to advise it on building 10 new hospitals in a deal which could be worth millions for the NHS.
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NewsSpecialist trust appoints new CEO
A new chief executive has been appointed to a specialist trust in Merseyside, after the previous postholder was found to have had a “close personal relationship” with another executive.
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NewsFT seeks to boost income from medical tourists
A specialist children’s trust has drawn up plans to attract more fee-paying patients from overseas.
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HSJ LocalCouncil offers £2m to stop FT's subsidiary plan
A hospital trust in the north west has dropped plans to transfer hundreds of non-clinical staff into a subsidiary company, after a financial deal was struck with the local authority.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief quits after three months in dual post
A council executive who recently took over the leadership of a Greater Manchester clinical commissioning group has resigned with immediate effect.
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HSJ LocalHealth worker arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies
A healthcare worker has been arrested by police today on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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News'Clear irregularities' in recruitment of trust chair
Regulators have been asked to provide new guidance on board appointments after concerns were raised about “clear irregularities” in the recruitment of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s new chair.
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NewsWhistleblower named chief executive at scandal hit hospital trust
An executive director who blew the whistle at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been named today as the trust’s news substantive chief executive.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Blood boils over pathology plan
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NewsDecision over Carillion Hospital 'in autumn' as costs soar
A government decision on the future of a privately financed major acute hospital that was hit by Carillion’s collapse is not expected until autumn.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Cheshire and Merseyside trails on GP access
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. This week by Rebecca Thomas, who covers Cheshire, and Lawrence Dunhill, who covers Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Teaching trust asks council for £27m loan
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is seeking a loan of £27m from its local council because it can offer better interest rates than the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Greater Manchester's Achilles' heel
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HSJ LocalGPs will be denied pay without proof of employees' training
GPs in part of Greater Manchester have been told by commissioners they will not get paid for health checks without proof that staff are properly trained.
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NewsTrusts taken to court after dropping estates firm over Grenfell link
Two NHS trusts have been taken to court after pulling out of a multimillion pound estates partnership over concerns about an estates management company’s links to a Grenfell Tower contractor.