All North West articles – Page 113
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Nursing director to become interim chief exec at Trafford Healthcare
WORKFORCE: Morag Olsen has been appointed acting chief executive of Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust.
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'Room for improvement' in Stockport FT cancer waiting times
PERFORMANCE: NHS Stockport has identified “scope for further improvement” in Stockport Foundation Trust’s performance against 62 day referral-to-treatment targets for cancer patients.
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Reform responsibilities pose 'major' risk to NHS Sefton
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust’s latest board assurance framework identifies the potential impact of the NHS reforms as one of the two most serious risks it faces.
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Five NHS North Lancashire complaints to ombudsman in 2010-11
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust received 151 complaints in 2010-11 of which five complainants then referred their cases to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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Calderdale FT finance director joins East Lancs as chief executive
WORKFORCE: Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust finance director Mark Brearley has joined East Lancashire Hospital Trust as chief executive.
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Trafford PCT finance director cautions board on savings plan
FINANCE: The PCT’s finance director has warned the board its £16.1m savings plan must not be allowed to undermine services at the financially struggling Trafford Healthcare Trust.
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NHS Warrington turned finances around in final months of 2010-11
FINANCE: The primary care trust will deliver its target surplus of £250,000 for 2010-11, despite having run at a deficit for 10 months of the year, according to its May finance report.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals chief exec steps down
WORKFORCE: Carole Heatly, the trust’s chief executive since 2008, will step down this month.
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Fifth MRSA case reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: A fifth case of MRSA was reported at the foundation in February, pushing it over its commissioner-set target of four cases or less in 2010-11.
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Capita grabs toehold in HR as preferred supplier for twelve trusts
COMMERCIAL: Capita has been named “preferred supplier” of HR services for 12 north Merseyside NHS organisations. The deal gives the outsourcing firm a toehold in NHS human resources.
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St Helens and Knowsley failing to meet CQC standards on patient nutrition and hydration
PERFORMANCE: A targeted inspection by the Care Quality Commission found that the trust’s Whiston Hospital was not consistently supporting patients “to have adequate nutrition and hydration”, the regulator reported.
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Mid Cheshire fails to see savings from ward closures
FINANCE: A plan to save £281,000 through bed reconfiguration and ward closures had actually cost the foundation £393,000 by the end of January, its finance report shows.
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
STRUCTURE: A man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining patient information from two walk-in centres run by NHS Bury.
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Western Cheshire sets aside £8m against risk of ‘reinstating’ mental health funds
FINANCE: The primary care trust has set aside an £8m reserve in its 2011-12 accounts against the possibility that it might have to “reinstate” secure mental health funds it used years ago to plug overspends on other services.
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£249m of NHS Western Cheshire budget delegated to GP consortium
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has formally delegated £249.3m of its £413.3m budget to West Cheshire Health Consortium, a report to its May board meeting states.
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission toned down criticism in its recently published review of CMUH after the foundation took issue with the regulator’s draft version, a report to the foundation’s board claims.
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
PERFORMANCE: The foundation only avoided being rated “red” for governance over missed cancer waiting targets at the discretion of foundation trust regulator Monitor, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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Alder Hey HR boss warns it might have to impose change to terms and conditions
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s human resources director warned directors it may have to impose changes to the terms it gives staff who provide “on call” services, in a report to its 5 April board meeting.
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Eight Alder Hey employees laid off after cuts to child mental health services
WORKFORCE: The foundation made eight staff redundant towards the end of 2010-11 following funding cuts for child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services, a their 5 April board meeting states.
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Alder Hey sets target to cut posts by 232 over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s board has agreed plans to cut staff numbers by 232 to save £4.5m on pay over the next three years, its 2011-12 business plan shows.