All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS TRUST articles – Page 20
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: The safety of mothers and babies at the foundation’s Furness General Hospital remains at “significant risk”, according to a new independent review commissioned by foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has invoked its powers of intervention to install a new chairman at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, following rising concern about the quality of care and leadership at the foundation.
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay foundation trust that it must improve staffing levels at The Royal Lancaster Infirmary, after an inspection of its accident and emergency department.
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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m at the end of September, £800,000 worse than its expected position to that point in the year, newly published minutes states.
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CommentCumbrian cause for concern in the North West
Will Andrew Lansley stick with his habit of using Cumbria as poster child for GP commissioning?
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Emergency care pressure drives NHS Cumbria secondary care overspend
FINANCE: At the end of November the primary care trust’s budget for its two local hospitals was on course for an overspend of £4.9m this year, its latest finance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Regulator to investigate emergency care at Morecambe Bay FT
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has announced it is using its investigation powers to look into the delivery of emergency care services by the foundation. The investigation is underway.
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HSJ Local
Improvements claim at Morecambe maternity unit
PERFORMANCE: The trust running a maternity unit at the centre of a police investigation has said it has made “significant improvements” ahead of today’s deadline to raise standards or possibly face closure.
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HSJ Local
NHS Cumbria looks for extra measures to offset projected £4m acute overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust has pulled together plans for £3m worth of “further measures” to offset a projected overspend on its 2011-12 acute provider contracts.
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NewsTrusts blame high SHMIs on poor coding
More than half of the trusts that performed poorly against the new summary hospital-level mortality indicator have blamed their figures on coding issues, with palliative care a particular area of concern.
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HSJ Local
UH Morecambe Bay behind on savings and showing £1.2m year-to-date deficit
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust was 25 per cent behind on its planned savings programme after the first six months of the year, while also showing a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m, its latest finance report shows.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withdraws bid to take over neighbouring trust
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has pulled out of the competition to take over a neighbouring trust, after Monitor declared it in “significant breach” of its authorisation.
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HSJ Local
Morecambe Bay FT in breach of FT authorisation terms
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust regulator Monitor has announced that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is in significant breach of the terms of its authorisation.
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NewsTwo more foundation trusts found in significant breach
Monitor has found two more acute trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation.
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HSJ Local
NHS Cumbria asks for recovery plan to avert £4m acute care overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust recorded a surplus of £145,000 for the first five months of 2011-12, against a plan to have under spent by £1.7m by that point in the financial year.
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HSJ Local
SHA calls ‘risk summit’ over Morecambe Bay maternity services
PERFORMANCE: NHS North West has called a “risk summit” with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, regulators and local commissioners to ensure the safety of its maternity services, the strategic health authority’s chief executive has reported.
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Monitor 'red risks' Morecambe Bay trust over maternity concerns
PERFORMANCE: A health trust whose maternity unit is at the centre of a police investigation has been issued a warning by Monitor, days after being rapped by the CQC for failing essential safety standards.
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HSJ Local
Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator
PERFORMANCE: Divisions between senior medical staff contributed to maternity services at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust failing to meet essential safety standards, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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FTs eyeing North Cumbria takeover to present proposals to stakeholders
STRUCTURE: The four foundation trusts bidding to take over North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust will put their proposals to a “wide range of internal and external stakeholders” at a meeting in October.
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HSJ Local
Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: In July the foundation trust was overdue to complete more national patient safety alerts than any other NHS organisation in the country, central alerting system data shows.