All North West articles – Page 117
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HSJ Local
Aintree still has highest number of outstanding patient safety alerts in North West
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust was non-compliant with eight national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion in February, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Four overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: In February the foundation trust was non-compliant with four national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Overdue safety alerts dating back to 2008 at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
PERFORMANCE: In February the foundation trust was non-compliant with four national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Row brews over Central Manchester UH FT diagnostic test waiting times
PERFORMANCE: NHS North West was dragged into a row between Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Stockport in December over increased waiting times for diagnostic tests at the foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
UH South Manchester may over-perform on PCT contract by 8 per cent
FINANCE: The foundation will over-perform on its £66.2m contract with NHS Manchester by £5.1m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT may over-perform on PCT contract by £2.5m
FINANCE: The foundation trust will over-perform on its £126.8m contract with NHS Manchester by £2.5m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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HSJ Local
NHS Manchester will have to make £10m savings in two months
FINANCE: The primary care trust will need to deliver one third of its £30m savings plan in the last two months of 2010-11 to breakeven for the year, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Waits for diagnostic tests rise sharply for NHS Stockport patients
PERFORMANCE: The number of NHS Stockport patients waiting more than six weeks for key diagnostic tests rose sharply in December, its latest performance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Hole in NHS Oldham’s finances widens to £34.7m for next year
FINANCE: The “gap” the primary care trust is forecasting in its 2011-12 finances has widened by £2.2m during January, its latest financial reports show.
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HSJ Local
Pharmacists ordering scripts without patient consent in Oldham
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust has discovered that some pharmacies on its patch have been ordering repeat prescriptions on behalf of patients without their informed consent.
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HSJ Local
Pennine acute misses 12 out of 65 performance targets
PERFORMANCE: The trust was failing against three national targets and nine local targets at the end of January, its latest “scorecard” shows.
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HSJ Local
Slow progress on NHS Salford strategic investments leaves funds at risk
FINANCE: Slow progress on a series of planned public health initiatives are the “main reason” for the primary care trust’s plan to lodge an extra £2.5m with NHS North West this year.
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HSJ Local
UH South Manchester forecast to over-perform on Stockport contract
FINANCE: NHS Stockport is forecasting that its £21.6m contract with the foundation trust will be overspent by more than 10 per cent this year.
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HSJ Knowledge
Individual wellness at the centre of new public health approach
A call to action in the North West for a new dimension of public health thinking places ‘wellness’ of the individual at its heart. Dr Ruth Hussey and Jude Stansfield explain.
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HSJ Local
NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive has unveiled plans to hand responsibility for commissioning secondary and community health care services to an emergent GP consortium.
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HSJ Local
Salford plans new tactic to curb use of high-cost antipsychotics at Greater Manchester West FT
FINANCE: NHS Salford is seeking the support of two other commissioners to instruct the mental health trust to switch to prescribing cheaper antipsychotic drugs.
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HSJ Local
NHS Wirral shifts 120 staff to GP commissioning support
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has agreed to assign nearly 120 members of staff to provide commissioning support for pathfinder GP consortia on its patch.
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HSJ Local
Trafford PCT seeks short-term caretaker for its provider arm
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has asked a newly-formed community services trust to take over its provider arm on a short-term contract, while it continues work on its plans for an integrated care organisation (ICO).
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HSJ Local
NHS Stockport forecasts £7m shortfall on turnaround savings plan
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported that its turnaround plan to deliver £17.4m of cash releasing efficiency savings this year will fall short by £7m.
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HSJ Local
Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is underperforming on five commissioning for quality and innovation schemes, which make a proportion of its income dependent on quality improvements.