All NORTH CUMBRIA ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 5
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NewsMackey: Success regime not working fast enough
Jim Mackey criticises pace of success regime programmes NHS Improvement board notes “short window” for statutory consultations around service change Chief executive stresses these are “once and for all” changes The chief executive of NHS Improvement has criticised the speed with which the success regime programme has made ...
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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 ...
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HSJ LocalMid Yorks Trust chief executive joins North Cumbria
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Stephen Eames is to take on the same post at the troubled North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, in addition to his current role.
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NewsExclusive: Carter savings estimates based on discredited data
Concern over initial savings figures produced by Lord Carter’s review of NHS effciency, which are solely based on the contentious reference costs collection HSJ has used reference costs to produce savings estimates which are broadly in line with those issued to trusts. Scroll to the bottom of this link ...
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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.
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NewsTrusts ‘make do and mend’ as capital investment squeeze hits estates repairs
“High risk” maintenance problems up 30pc year on year, as capital investments falls Estates director warns “make do and mend” approach to maintenance will impact safety Imperial College Healthcare would have to spend £39m to deal with high risk backlog NHS providers face costs of more than £450m ...
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HSJ LocalFormer SHA chief to lead North Cumbria 'success regime'
WORKFORCE: Sir Neil McKay has been appointed chair of the North Cumbria success regime, the NHS Trust Development Authority has announced.
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HSJ LocalKeogh trust to exit special measures after two years
QUALITY: The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust comes out of special measures.
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NewsTDA 'broadens' support for challenged trusts
The NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed improvement directors to two trusts struggling with performance and leadership issues.
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HSJ LocalTDA appoints improvement director at troubled West Midlands trust
PERFORMANCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed an improvement director in an attempt to turn around a West Midlands trust beset by problems in its accident and emergency department.
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HSJ LocalMaternity review warns units may close without reform
STRUCTURE: A report into maternity services across Cumbria and North Lancashire has recommended maintaining existing consultant led units, but leaves the door open to close two of them unless fundamental reforms are achieved.
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News'Hard evidence' special measures worked at Keogh trusts, say researchers
There is ‘hard evidence’ that the special measures regime has reduced death rates at the 11 Keogh trusts and potentially saved hundreds of lives, researchers have claimed.
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HSJ LocalNorovirus forces trust to cancel all non-urgent operations
PERFORMANCE: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust has been forced to cancel all non-urgent operations at one of its hospitals following an outbreak of norovirus.
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Acute trust wins contract to provide out of hours help for stroke patients
COMMERCIAL: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has been awarded a two-year contract to provide telestroke services in Cumbria and Lancashire.
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HSJ LocalFire delays North West hospital move
COMMERCIAL: Plans by North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust to move into a new site have been delayed by a fire at the new hospital.
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HSJ LocalPlan to shake up services at struggling North West trust revealed
STRUCTURE: Controversial proposals to transfer patients between hospital sites at a struggling North West trust have been revealed.
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NewsDH sets new bailout conditions for foundation trusts
Foundation trusts could be ordered to sell surplus land or reduce the pay of senior managers as a condition of securing additional funding from the Department of Health
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NewsSerco to withdraw from UK clinical services market
Outsourcing giant Serco has announced plans to withdraw from the clinical health services market in the UK after making a multimillion pound loss on its NHS contracts.
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NewsFull scale of DH bailout of trusts revealed
One in four hospital trusts received bailout funding from the Department of Health last year, with several receiving financial aid worth more than 10 per cent of their turnover, HSJ analysis has found.