All North West articles – Page 11
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Trusts need hundreds of millions to stop hospitals’ roofs collapsing
Trusts need hundreds of millions of pounds to remediate dangerous roofs.
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12-hour A&E waits soar to new record as waiting list hits 7m
Long waits in emergency departments spiralled to a new record high as the elective waiting list continued to grow, NHS England’s monthly performance data published today revealed.
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Hospitals to begin cancelling operations due to blood supply crisis
Operations are set to be cancelled after the first ever ‘amber alert’ was issued by the organisation that supplies blood to the NHS, according to internal messages seen by HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Devo leaders jump on life expectancy findings
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Supplier sues NHSE over ‘defective’ procurement process
A software and IT services supplier is suing the NHS for £6.6m damages because a “defective” procurement system led to it lodging paperwork in the wrong place, excluding its bid for a contract worth up to £144m.
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HSJ Local
Hospital merger confusion blamed for cancer deaths
A ‘leading’ cancer service has reported a series of safety incidents which contributed to patients being severely harmed or dying, HSJ has learned.
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North by North West: The downfall of a ‘pioneering’ private provider
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HSJ Local
City braced for ‘Winterbourne View’-level scandal
Police are braced to investigate a ‘Winterbourne View’-level scandal in Greater Manchester, with a TV documentary expected to include allegations of serious patient abuse.
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HSJ Local
Hospital issues ‘full capacity’ alert days before move to smaller building
A major acute site has issued a ‘full capacity’ alert to staff, just days before the services are due to move into a replacement hospital with fewer beds.
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Trust 'hiding serious harm and death' report
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HSJ Local
Women wait days for induced labour in troubled maternity service
A troubled acute trust has been sent a further warning notice after inspectors found severe shortages of midwives were causing dangerous delays to labour inductions.
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North by North West: Full force Flory
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Top medical director criticised by tribunal after attempted ‘humiliation’ of sacked doctor
One of the top medical directors in the North West has been heavily criticised by an employment tribunal, after a doctor who was unfairly sacked was then offered her job back on lower pay.
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HSJ Local
Trust chief quits after funding row with ICS
A mental health chief is stepping down after a breakdown in relations with local integrated care system leaders over the funding for her organisation, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Deegan to leave after 21 years as trust chief
One of the longest-serving and most influential chief executives in the NHS has told staff he will retire in early 2023.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: GPs angered as ‘place’ maps redrawn
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Trust’s future under question as specialist service shut down
NHS England is closing the current gender identity clinic for children and young people following a critical independent review, replacing it with two new services in London and the North West of England.
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North by North West: Why the North West waits
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North by North West: The software upgrade that sparked huge IT failure
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'CQC don’t want to hear about the pandemic'
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