All North West articles – Page 75
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HSJ LocalNicholson highlights 'significant problems' at Morecambe Bay
Sir David Nicholson has said “cultural problems” remain at University Hospital of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s scandal-hit maternity unit.
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NewsAusterity measures 'bad for nation's health'
The government has been urged to look more closely at the impact of austerity measures on the health of the nation before it pursues more cuts.
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HSJ Local
Mid Cheshire plan £5.9m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Mid Cheshire Hospitals aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £5.9m in 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Southport and Ormskirk records deficit for May
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust recorded a deficit of £89,000 in May, against a planned surplus of £4,000, its latest finance report states.
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HSJ Local
East Lancashire Hospitals plans £14.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £14.7m in 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Trust responds to Keogh by centralising complex surgery
STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals will tomorrow take the first steps towards centralising all of its complex surgery onto one site, at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
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HSJ Local
North West Ambulance to take on 111 in East Cheshire
COMMERCIAL: North West Ambulance Service Trust will take on NHS 111 in the area for an interim period, Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group has announced.
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HSJ Local
'Abuse' sparks Monitor probe at Calderstones
PERFORMANCE: Monitor yesterday announced it had launched an investigation into Calderstones Partnership after a patient was abused while in the foundation trust’s care.
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HSJ Local
Stockport records £645,000 deficit in Q1
FINANCE: Stockport Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £645,000 for the first three months of 2013-14, its latest finance report states.
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HSJ Local
Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Salford Royal consultant neurologist Monty Silverdale is to launch “the largest ever study of pain in Parkinson’s Disease”, the foundation trust announced today.
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HSJ Local
Sharp fall in stroke performance reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked Warrington and Halton Hospitals to provide an explanation for a sharp deterioration in its performance against stroke targets, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Expenditure ‘greater than income’ at Liverpool Women’s
FINANCE: Liverpool Women’s latest board meeting was advised that the FT’s expenditure was “currently greater than its income”, trust documents state.
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter GP access, better A&E outcomes
Improving access to primary care can take pressure of accident and emergency
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HSJ Local
Seven-day GP services to be trialed in Greater Manchester
STRUCTURE: A new six-month trial will see patients in the North West have greater access to GPs, with surgeries opened into the evening and on weekends in a bid to reduce the number of unnecessary A&E visits.
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HSJ Local
Takeover of 20 GP practices approved by OFT
COMMERCIAL: The takeover of 20 Merseyside general practices by a North West based company has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading.
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HSJ Local
Northern CCGs form collaborative
STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the North East and Cumbria have formed a collaborative group for joint contracting, system leadership and sharing expertise.
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HSJ Local
Building works hit East Lancashire A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Building works have “severely impacted” on the waiting time to initial assessment for patients brought to its accident and emergency services by ambulance, its latest performance report states.
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HSJ Local
Wirral Hospital plans £16m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £16m in 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Salford Royal plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans £13.6m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £13.6m in 2013-14.