All North West articles – Page 83
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Bury CCG faces additional £6.4m specialised commissioning loss
FINANCE: NHS Bury CCG is anticipating it will have a further £6.4m taken out of its budget to fund specialised commissioning during 2013-14, board papers state.
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Bolton Foundation Trust waiting times struggle highlighted
PERFORMANCE: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust struggled with elective waiting time targets in the last quarter - January to March 2013, according to commissioner board papers.
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Chester infections concern
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for West Cheshire CCG reveal concerns over the rate of healthcare acquired infection rates at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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South Cheshire CCG produces welfare benefits guide
SERVICE DESIGN: A new guide on the changes to welfare benefits has been produced for GPs and Health Professionals by South Cheshire CCG.
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Vale Royal CCG seeks assurance from its CSU
FINANCE: NHS Vale Royal CCG has sought assurance about its commissioning support unit, related to value for money and services provided.
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Vale Royal extends declaration of interest policy
STRUCTURE: Board papers from the NHS Vale Royal CCG Governance and Audit Committee reveal a proposal to extend the declaration of interest to family members of those on the CCG board.
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New A&E to open at Cumberland Infirmary
STRUCTURE: A new Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit will open at the Cumberland Infirmary, part of North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Dementia services to be restructured in West Lancs
STRUCTURE: Dementia services across Lancashire are set to be streamlined following the results of a recent consultation and subsequent publication of an independent report published by the University of Central Lancashire.
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UHSM pioneers allergy research
RESEARCH: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has spearheaded the world’s biggest every study of food allergies.
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Salford appoints new non-execs to board
WORKFORCE: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Paul Renshaw as executive director of organisational development and corporate affairs.
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New non-execs at Aintree
WORKFORCE: Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
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Lancs CCG loses out in public health allocation
FINANCE: Finance strategy board papers from East Lancashire CCG warn that it has seen the “largest reduction” nationally in its public health allocation, which has now transferred to local government control.
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East Lancs appoints new non-exec
WORKFORCE: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Peter Rowe as a new non-executive director.
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Crane hits hospital wall on West Cumberland redevelopment site
STRUCTURE: Developers have ceased work on the redevelopment of West Cumberland Hospital, North Cumbria, after a crane hit a hospital wall smashing a window.
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Bolton makes £3.7m provision for continuing care backlog
FINANCE: Bolton CCG set aside a provision of £3.7m in 2012-13 to cover the potential future costs of settling backdated claims for Continuing Healthcare funding, board papers state.
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6.5 per cent growth in emergency demand at East Lancs
PERFORMANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals saw a 6.5 per cent increase in emergency admissions at the end of 2012, compared with the same period the previous year, board papers state.
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Morecambe Bay to cut up to 230 posts in savings drive
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has begun a staff consultation on plans to cut its workforce by up to 230 whole time equivalents in a drive to make savings of £30m by the end of 2013-14.
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Liverpool Community Health negotiating social care deal
STRUCTURE: Liverpool Community Health Trust is working to develop a “Section 75” agreement for the trust to provide social care services for its local authority, board papers state.
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Pennine Acute’s in-month HSMR at 106.2 in January
PERFORMANCE: Latest figures from healthcare intelligence firm Dr Foster show that Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust’s hospital standardised mortality ratio rose in January, board papers state.