All SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST articles – Page 3
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The NHS's new Cinderella service
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence on 0207 6089058, or send a direct message on Twitter.
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NewsTrolley waits soar to record high
Hospitals saw a record spike in trolley waits last month as major emergency departments recorded their worst performance since records began, according to NHS England data published today.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Time to bite the bullet on reconfiguration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill. Contact me in confidence here, or by sending a direct message on Twitter.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints permanent chief executive after two year wait
A struggling acute trust has appointed a substantive chief executive after being run by interims for more than two years.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Merger trusts hope for McKinsey level savings
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsExclusive: Whistleblower guardian criticises CQC over fit and proper person test
The national whistleblower protection body has asked the Care Quality Commission to “develop” its fit and proper person regulation after it discovered a trust “failed to adequately investigate” concerns raised about the behaviour of one its directors.
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NewsAnalysis by trust: Large majority provide less consultant access at weekends
The majority of trusts continue to provide patients with less access to consultants at the weekend compared to a weekday, new data reveals.
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HSJ LocalExecutive 'excluded' from struggling trust after culture review
An executive medical director has been excluded from work after a review of the culture at a troubled acute trust in the North West.
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NewsTrust chiefs staying a little longer in post - but 'need more support'
Chief executives of NHS providers are staying in the post for longer than they were three years ago, analysis by HSJ indicates.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Special measures trust appoints ex-UCLH boss as new chief
A trust in special measures has appointed a former University College London Hospitals boss and private sector consultant as its new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: One in five trusts did not make critical security updates before cyberattack
More than one in five trusts failed to properly apply security updates that would have protected them against the worst cyberattack in NHS history.
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HSJ LocalTrust reveals why it sacked its chief executive
A hospital trust in the north west has disclosed brief details of the “gross misconduct” which resulted in its chief executive being sacked.
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Expert BriefingVAT risk for major Manchester contract
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsBarts Health flagged reliance on XP ahead of cyber attack
Barts Health still disrupted after cyber attack Trust reported concerns about high number of Windows XP computers days before the attack Other trusts hit hard by cyber-attack reveal vulnerabilities Barts Health Trust has revealed it was trying to upgrade “many” computers still running the outdated Windows XP ...
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NewsTwo more trusts confirm sixth day of cancellations after cyber attack
A further two trusts confirmed they will be cancelling appointments this morning, five days after they were infected in the unprecendented global cyber attack
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NewsCyber attack disruption will drag into sixth day
At least five trusts cancelled some appointments on Tuesday One said it was cancelling activity on Wednesday Many are still in the process of recovering IT systems Many of the trusts most severely disrupted by Friday’s cyber attack are expecting to resume most patient services on Wednesday, but ...
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NewsOperations and services disrupted as cyber attack fallout persists
Patients warned of further disruption and cancellations as group of large providers grapple with cyber attack fallout Jeremy Hunt says it is “encouraging” that there had not yet been a “second spike” of attacks Government’s COBRA committee meeting on Monday evening to discuss further action Several major ...
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NewsUpdated: 48 trusts hit by ransomware attack
Multiple hospital trusts and other NHS organisations are suffering significant IT systems problems following a major ransomware attack.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Crashing the devo party
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsHospital trust tops sickness absence table for fourth year in a row
South Tyneside FT has highest staff sickness absence rate of any acute trust for fourth consecutive year Southport and Ormskirk has second highest for second year in a row North West region has highest rate nationally A hospital trust has topped the staff sickness absence rate table for ...