Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Emergency performance dips as winter nears

2024-10-10T11:00:00+01:00

Ambulance response times rose dramatically last month with urgent care performance also worsening as winter appeared to strike early.

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Revealed: The trusts struggling most with delayed discharge ‘interface’ problems

2024-10-02T05:00:00+01:00

The trusts struggling most on the number of delayed discharges caused by so-called “interface issues” between acute and other care services – mostly negotiations over care packages – are revealed by a new dataset.

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Patient Safety Watch: Don’t fixate on legal costs –⁠ invest in preventing harm in the first place

2024-08-09T09:00:00+01:00

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.

North by North West: Patient safety or administrative convenience?

2024-04-20T00:41:00+01:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.

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ICS £230m in the red hails ‘positive’ financial performance

2024-04-19T04:00:00+01:00

Leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria searched for positives as they were told the integrated care system would miss its financial plan by £150m.

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Exclusive: Maternity delays spark thousands of safety alerts each year

2024-04-02T05:00:00+01:00

Maternity departments are raising thousands of safety reports every year about delayed inductions of labour, HSJ can reveal.

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Trusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target

2024-03-12T17:28:00+00:00

NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.

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North by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer

2024-03-11T11:53:00+00:00

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ICB boss takes charge of acute trust

2024-03-04T04:34:00+00:00

The deputy CEO of an integrated care board has been given interim charge of one of its acute providers, HSJ has learned.

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Thirty trusts report more 12-hour waits, despite national improvement

2024-02-27T12:43:00+00:00

Long A&E waits have got worse at more than one in five acute trusts, despite an improving trend nationally.

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CEO in surprise departure after ‘positive impact’

2024-02-12T12:28:00+00:00

The chief executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has announced her retirement after two and a half years in the role.

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Trusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings

2024-01-11T05:04:00+00:00

Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.

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A&E target set to be raised, despite NHS missing lower bar

2024-01-05T06:57:00+00:00

NHS England and government are set to raise their target for four-hour A&E performance, despite most hospitals failing to meet the current ask.

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North by North West: 12-hour trolley waits an ‘acceptable compromise’

2023-12-19T13:01:00+00:00

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‘Excess deaths’ due to A&E delays rise by nearly a third in one year

2023-11-07T12:44:00+00:00

Long waits in A&E departments may have caused around 30,000 ‘excess deaths’ last year, according to new estimates.

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System ‘resisting change’ and lacking skills for financial recovery, says CEO

2023-11-06T12:32:00+00:00

A chief executive has said his system’s financial recovery is being hampered by staff who are resistant to change, with too many people lacking the right skills and experience.

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Thousands of women left waiting for induction due to staff shortages

2023-09-27T11:21:00+01:00

Thousands of women are having induction of labour delayed because of a shortage of staff, raising concerns about the safety of them and their babies, HSJ has found.

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Hospitals to review concrete risks to ‘maintain safety and confidence’

2023-09-05T11:30:00+01:00

NHS boards have been told to obtain extra assurance around the risks to unsafe concrete beams in their estate, following the sudden closure of school buildings.

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Teaching trust appoints joint chair after two failed attempts

2023-08-03T11:41:00+01:00

A teaching trust in Lancashire has appointed a new chair at the third attempt.