All North West articles – Page 82
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Fylde and Wyre moves away from payment by results
FINANCE: Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group has entered into an “assured” contract with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals for 2013-14, meaning the foundation trust will not be paid according to national payment by results rules, the group has reported.
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Pennine care involved in new hospice plan
STRUCTURE: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has joined forces with Bury Hospice to develop a children’s hospice.
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Calderstones FT appoints chair
STRUCTURE: Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Rupert Nichols as its new chairman.
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Mersey Care unveils new £25m inpatient facility
STRUCTURE: Mersey Care NHS Trust has unveiled a new £25m mental health inpatient facility at a ground-breaking ceremony at the former Walton Hospital site in Liverpool.
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CommentWhat can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
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Pennine Care takes on Trafford community services
STRUCTURE: Community health services in Trafford have transferred to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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Oldham announces A&E expansion
SERVICE DESIGN: Work has started to expand and improve the accident and emergency facilities at Royal Oldham Hospital, part of Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust.
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Stepping Hill introduces 'paperless' A&E
STRUCTURE: Stepping Hill Hospital, part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, has become one of the first hospitals to introduce a paperless A&E department, it has said.
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Stockport CCG examines C Diff deaths
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for Stockport CCG warn of concern over five serious incidents reported in quarter four 2012/2013 where C.Difficile was named on the death certificate.
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New charitable fund at Blackpool cardiac centre
STRUCTURE: The Lancashire Cardiac Centre, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has launched a new charitable fund.
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Stockport CCG documents NHS 111 struggle
STRUCTURE: The latest quality report for Stockport CCG set outs the difficulties experienced in the roll out of the new NHS 111 service across the patch.
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Cumbria Partnership appoints new chief executive
STRUCTURE: Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Claire Molloy as its new chief executive.
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New nursing strategy at Cumbria Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new nursing strategy called Taking pride in our nursing care
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Cumbria reports overactivity for Morecambe Bay
FINANCE: Board papers warn that “activity in 2012/13 is significantly over performance” for University of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
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Chronic pain addressed by Cumbria CCG
SERVICE DESIGN: Recent board papers for Cumbria CCG warn of ongoing problems with service provision for its spinal pain management service.
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Bolton attempt to cut 18 weeks backlog
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for Bolton CCG highlight an agreement with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to introduce a “backlog reduction plan” to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks from referral to treatment.
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Cumbria CCG specialised commissioning query
The latest finance board papers for Cumbria CCG warn of complications due to the split of commissioning responsibility for services.
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Central Manchester CCG investigates options for chronic pain service
COMMERCIAL: Practices in central Manchester are being asked to participate in an audit to “ascertain the impact of a chronic pain service”, according to clinical commissioning group board papers.
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Bury CCG to run block contracts with main providers
FINANCE: NHS Bury CCG has said its main contracts for 2013-14 will be operated on a “block basis”, meaning the provider does not get paid more if activity is higher than planned.
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South Manchester targets prescribing savings
FINANCE: South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group plans to make higher quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings on its prescribing budget than on any other area of expenditure in 2013-14, board papers show.