All North West articles – Page 61
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NewsHealth secretary could overturn devolved decisions
Decisions made under Greater Manchester’s proposed devolved health and social care system could be overturned by the health secretary if they think the decisions are “wrong”, a minister has indicated.
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HSJ LocalShared records take Manchester a step closer to integration
TECHNOLOGY: Integrated care records for 6,000 patients are now being shared between NHS and social care workers in Manchester.
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HSJ LocalStockport 'likely to be final specialist site', sources say
STRUCTURE: Senior figures in Greater Manchester’s provider sector believe Stockport is the favourite to be the region’s fourth site for emergency surgery, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalCCG uses Dragons' Den process to encourage innovation
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Oldham have sparked interest from dozens of small and medium sized companies by launching a Dragons’ Den style process for new technology and innovations.
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HSJ LocalConsultants diverted from patient care to attend inquests
A breakdown in post-mortem services has led to senior doctors being diverted from patient care, a royal college and coroner have warned.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs choose not to use power to ditch QOF
There is a little appetite among clinical commissioning groups to move their member practices off the national GP pay for performance framework, despite recently being given powers to do so, HSJ has found.
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HSJ LocalMerseyside trusts paid £135k to cover Capita redundancy costs
STRUCTURE: Merseyside trusts made payments totalling at least £135,000 to help cover redundancy costs when they terminated their HR contracts with Capita, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeMCP vanguard leaders: We will find the solutions
MCP vanguards report on their progress
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NewsUpdated: CSU procurement halted in devolution drive
Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester are set to establish a shared support service function. It means they will not immediately have to go to market to procure external services.
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester to reduce 'specialist' surgery sites
STRUCTURE: Emergency and high risk surgery in Greater Manchester will be concentrated on four sites, rather than five, commissioners have announced.
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HSJ LocalStruggling FT threatened with 'leadership change'
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has threatened a troubled foundation trust with leadership change if it fails to produce robust plans to recover its finances.
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HSJ LocalNorth West stroke patients admitted to wrong hospital
ACUTE CARE: Nearly half of Bolton’s stroke patients are still being admitted to their local hospital despite a service reconfiguration.
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HSJ LocalNew negligence rules render trust 'unviable'
FINANCE: More than 40 trusts have lost their maximum discounts for premiums for 2015-16 now that changes to the way clinical negligence premiums are calculated have come into force.
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NewsCare.data to restart this month
The controversial Care.data project is set to restart later this month. Information and opt out forms are due to be sent out to patients in one of the pilot areas.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Seven day GP access brings '3pc reduction in A&E activity'
Seven day access to primary care in areas of Greater Manchester has brought a three per cent reduction in accident and emergency activity, according to an evaluation of the project.
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HSJ Local
Commissioning support unit wins European award
COMMERCIAL: The North of England Commissioning Support has been recognised at the European Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Excellence Awards.
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NewsOsborne announces £200m cut to public health budgets
The Department of Health is to consult on an in-year cut of £200m to council controlled public health budgets.
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NewsFirst three troubled areas to be put into 'success regime'
Simon Stevens has confirmed the three areas to be the first put into a new whole health economy ‘success regime’.
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NewsCCGs told to fund more hospital activity
NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups to fund more hospital activity than initially planned this year, prompting concerns that this could undermine non-acute services intended to reduce emergency admissions.
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HSJ LocalTrust with 'sound financial record' forecasts £22m deficit
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has forecast a deficit of more than £22m for this year.