All North West articles – Page 54
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Vanguard cuts for Cheshire and Wirral
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsNorthern ambulance services form new alliance
Three ambulance services are setting up a strategic alliance to drive efficiencies and improve performance.
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HSJ Local'Unworkable' primary care contracts put out for re-tender
COMMISSIONING: Twelve primary care contracts in Merseyside have been put out for re-tender – including 11 contracts held by troubled provider SSP Health.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst financial performers in your region
Data collected by HSJ has revealed the acute trusts with the deepest financial problems, including three providers with a deficit of around 20 per cent of their turnover.
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HSJ LocalOriginal special measures hospitals rated 'good'
QUALITY: An NHS trust which was among the first cohort placed in special measures has had both its main hospital sites rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The bitter smell of success
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalTrust reports dozens of 12 hour trolley waits in single month
Official data for March shows there were 137 “trolley waits” of at least 12 hours at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust Trust says a new internal system had skewed the numbers, so the true number of 12 hour breaches was around 70 – still the highest in England There have ...
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HSJ LocalKirkup outlines 'lamentable' NMC failures to health secretary
REGULATION: The Morecambe Bay inquiry chair has written to health secretary setting out what he described as the “lamentable failure” of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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HSJ LocalDH tells nursing watchdog to review treatment of bereaved families
Department of Health says NMC must review treatment of patients and bereaved families Professional Standards Authority has criticised “deficient” handling of hearings into two Morecambe Bay midwives The government says issues from the case will inform plans to reform professional regulation REGULATION: The Department of Health has told ...
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HSJ LocalSalford 'appears' favourite to be cancer surgery centre
Commissioners favour Salford Royal as single site for upper gastrointestinal surgery Discussions continue over urology surgery Previous efforts to reconfigure both services have been highly contentious STRUCTURE: Commissioners in Greater Manchester are likely to choose Salford Royal Foundation Trust as the single site for some specialised cancer services, ...
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HSJ LocalNMC criticised for 'deficient' handling of Morecambe Bay cases
Professional Standards Authority criticises deficient NMC investigation and panel decisions Morecambe Bay midwives cleared despite relevant evidence not being presented James Titcombe calls for government intervention to overhaul professional regulation WORKFORCE: The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been criticised for its “deficient” handling of the case against two ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Clearing the FT pipeline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Will savings require job cuts?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalSuccess regime rejects trust governors' 'absurd' complaints
Success regime rejects governors’ concerns over proposals for community hospital beds Governors at Cumbria Partnership accuse the regime of a “lack of any obvious logic” in its plans and “lack of transparency” Trust chief executive downplays governors’ concerns STRUCTURE: The Cumbria success regime has rejected as “absurd” concerns ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Quick end to 'major new chapter'
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Clique of midwives prevented staff raising concerns
Cultural review identifies “clique” of midwives whose behaviour went unchallenged by senior managers Some staff have been unwilling to raise concerns and some claim managers don’t listen to them Nursing director taking action to address concerns and improve communication and staffing A “clique” of midwives at a teaching ...
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HSJ LocalTrust leaders accused of focusing on 'institutional preservation'
Sir Richard Leese said Pennine Acute’s business plan under previous management “prioritised institutional preservation” Manchester council is leading a review of hospital services in the city HSJ has previously highlighted tensions over the future of North Manchester General Hospital The leader of Manchester City Council has accused the ...
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HSJ LocalSweeping centralisation proposed for Manchester services
RECONFIGURATION: Cardiac services in Manchester should be consolidated on one hospital site and several other specialities organised as “single services”, according to the initial findings of an independent review.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Reconfiguration by the backdoor
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement denies locum cap caused Lancashire A&E crisis
NHS Improvement refutes claim that agency cap caused Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ A&E crisis Trust warned regulator of agency cap concerns months before downgrading an A&E FT claims cap caused staffing crisis across emergency department and other medical specialities NHS Improvement was warned that the locum pay cap was ...