All North West articles – Page 87
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Bridgewater records five serious untoward incidents in January
PERFORMANCE: The community trust recorded five serious untoward incidents in January, against a target of zero, its latest performance report states.
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£4.9m surplus at the Christie
FINANCE: The Christie Foundation Trust had a surplus of £4.9m at the end of December - £1.6m ahead of plan.
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Manchester cancer 'board' to replace network
STRUCTURE: A cancer providers board is to be set up in Greater Manchester and Cheshire to replace the existing cancer network. All trusts which want to provide cancer services will be expected to belong.
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Christie seeks commercial pathology tie up
CONTRACTING: The Christie Foundation Trust is in ‘competitive dialogue’ to find a partner to develop pathology services with, board papers reveal.
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Manchester scientists in tumour gene breakthrough
RESEARCH: Scientists from Manchester Biomedical Research Centre at St Mary’s Hospital and the University of Manchester have identified a new gene responsible for causing a common tumour affecting the brain and spine. Although these spinal meningiomas can be removed by surgery, they can reoccur and sometime run in families.
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New neuro unit for East Lancs
SERVICES: Childrens’ specialist neurodevelopment services are to be brought together in a new unit at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust.
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Winter pressude led to surgery cancellation at East Lancs
PERFORMANCE: Winter pressures led to cancellation of elective surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust – and this is expected to have a knock on effect on the 31 and 62 day cancer treatment targets in January.
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Agency spending up at East Cheshire
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust spent £4.3m on agency staff in the first eight months of this financial year – and if it continues this trend will have spent considerably more this year than last.
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Three north west trusts to collaborate on 'sustainability'
STRUCTURE: Three trusts to the south of Manchester are to work more closely together.
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Hopes for no more C Diff at Lancs Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is hoping to see no more C difficile cases in the last weeks of the financial year.
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Lancs Hospitals misses four hour target in January
PERFORMANCE: The 95 per cent target for treating A&E patients with four hours was missed in January at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay Inquiry chair revealed
PERFORMANCE: The independent inquiry into poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, local MPs have revealed.
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29 per cent of East Cheshire savings non-recurrent
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust recorded £5.1m of cost improvement programme savings in the first seven months of the year, against a planned target of £5m.
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North Cumbria cuts surplus forecast by 80 per cent
FINANCE: The trust has cut its forecast surplus from £1m down to just £200,000 despite receiving more than £20m in “strategic support funding” for the year.
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HSJ LocalBolton FT chief steps aside amid probe of mortality coding
PERFORMANCE: The acting chief executive of Bolton Foundation Trust has agreed to “step aside” while a probe is conducted into possible “discrepancies” in the way the trust has coded mortality information.
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St Helens CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: St Helens CCG was authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Halton CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: Halton CCG has been authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Central Manchester CCG authorised without conditions
STRUCTURE: Central Manchester CCG was granted full authorisation this month, in the third wave of CCG authorisations.
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North Manchester CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: North Manchester CCG was authorised this month, with one condition imposed on its authorisation.