All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS TRUST articles – Page 12
-
NewsTrusts ask Monitor for tariff hike
Monitor has received 16 requests for tariff hikes since April 2014 Morecambe Bay has secured modified prices which should result in extra £25m per year Worcestershire Acute Trust withdrew application for “further engagement” with commissioners At least eight NHS trusts have sought to boost their income by asking ...
-
NewsRevealed: Five trusts seeking millions for reconfiguration
Documents released by the Department of Health show five foundation trusts where reconfiguration of services could be necessary.
-
NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
-
HSJ LocalTariff hike trust still waiting for extra money
Monitor confirmed tariff increase for Morecambe Bay trust in July However, the troubled FT is yet to receive any additional funding Trust chief executive says there is “disconnect” between various authorities FINANCE: A troubled hospital trust in the North West has still not received any extra tariff income, ...
-
HSJ LocalUpdated: Morecambe Bay exits special measures
CQC says Morecambe Bay should exit special measures Improved staffing levels and stable executive team installed FT chief executive says huge deficit was necessary to make improvements Full CQC report REGULATION: Monitor has confirmed that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be taken out of special ...
-
HSJ LocalLancashire faces £800m funding gap
Lancashire’s funding gap to reach £800m in five years County has some of England’s most financially troubled hospital trusts “Case for change” to be prepared next year FINANCE: Health chiefs in Lancashire are preparing to build a case for “radical” system changes, after the funding gap for health ...
-
HSJ LocalTrusts continue acute care collaboration despite failed vanguard bid
Four acute trusts in Lancashire will continue discussions about sharing services, despite failing to secure ‘vanguard’ status.
-
NewsNational maternity review accused of ignoring patient voices
Patient safety campaigner James Titcombe has stepped down from NHS England’s national maternity review amid concerns it is failing to follow an evidence based approach and is excluding patients who have suffered harm.
-
CommentMorecambe Bay chief: Women still need a leg up to board level
HSJ Women Leaders network is vital
-
HSJ LocalLegal action delays hearings against Morecambe Bay midwives
Fitness to practise hearings against five midwives from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust have been delayed because of legal action by their defence lawyers, HSJ has learned.
-
NewsRevealed: 11 trusts whose DH bailouts were converted to loans
The Department of Health obliged some of the most seriously troubled hospitals in the NHS to receive their bailouts in the form of ‘loans’ last year, DH figures show.
-
NewsDurkin: IPSIS will give patients ‘effective answers’
The new independent body to look into clinical incidents in the NHS will improve the quality of investigations and provide families with ‘effective answers’, NHS England patient safety director Dr Mike Durkin has said.
-
NewsMorecambe Bay inquiry chair to review English maternity services
Kirkup to review maternity services
-
NewsFirst wedge of £200m transformation funding allocated to vanguards
The first vanguard sites to receive transformation funding have been revealed this morning, as part of a wider package of support for sites working to establish new models of care.
-
HSJ LocalFirst ever tariff hike agreed for troubled trust
FINANCE: Monitor has agreed to increase the tariff paid to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, which is likely to result in more than £20m of extra funding for the troubled provider this year.
-
NewsNew safety investigation body 'will operate without fear or favour'
A new body to investigate clinical failure and incidents of patient harm in the NHS will “operate without fear or favour”, the government has said.
-
NewsProfessional codes 'fit for purpose', Keogh reports
The professional codes for nurses and doctors are fit for purpose - but further work should be done to provide incentives to ensure all staff are more open, the NHS medical director has reported.
-
CommentKirkup: Morecambe Bay will happen again if underlying causes aren't eradicated
It’s an opportunity to improve
-
NewsExclusive: Plan to combine regulators and safety in single 'new body'
Many of the functions of Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are expected to be brought together in a single ‘new body’, which would also take on new patient safety and improvement work, HSJ has been told.
-
