All North West articles – Page 28
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: New leadership ‘cells’ and turbo-charged integration
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HSJ LocalTop hospital chief wades in after government ‘strong-arming’ on PPE
Long-standing Greater Manchester chief executive Sir Mike Deegan has raised concerns about NHS trusts’ inability to source their own personal protective equipment – after the region was “strong-armed” into routing significant local orders through the national procurement team.
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NewsAt least 23 nationalities among NHS staff killed by covid
A unique analysis of data on 203 publicly reported deaths of health and social care workers from covid-19, shows a significant over-representation of BAME individuals. This is the third article in a series produced by Lesa Kearney, Simon Lennane, Ella Woodman, Emira Kursumovic and Tim Cook
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HSJ LocalEx-regulator chief returns from Qatar to lead integrated care system
The former chief executive of the Trust Development Authority has been appointed to chair an integrated care system in the North West.
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HSJ AwardsReducing delayed discharge with real time data
A discharge to assess project, led by the then South Cheshire CCG, winner of the Connecting Services and Information category at the 2019 HSJ Awards, created a single system-wide portal that provides real-time data on patient status. Jennifer Trueland finds out how it has improved patient and staff experience
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Expert BriefingIn need of a strategy
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HSJ LocalCity’s NHS sets up mask factory amid ‘Wild West’ for PPE
NHS procurement chiefs in Greater Manchester are close to completing a deal for a new factory to produce millions of face masks every month in a bid to improve personal protective equipment stocks across the public sector.
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NewsNHS data sharing failure ‘exasperating and could cause error’
Significant concerns about the NHS’ refusal to share data with councils have emerged in a letter from a leading council chief executive and clinical commissioning group accountable officer.
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NewsRegional spread of returning NHS staff does not match virus demand
The region with the highest number of returning NHS staff has more than six times as many as the region with the lowest number, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Failed promise’ to support vulnerable patients is a ‘disgrace’, says MP
Thousands of vulnerable patients who local commissioners and GPs believe need to be “shielded” from coronavirus are being denied access to central support.
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Expert BriefingShould the London Nightingale be more like its regional counterparts?
Around three-quarters of the London Nightingale’s beds are earmarked for intensive care, in contrast to the “step-down” care model being planned at its Birmingham and Manchester counterparts. As the capital’s capacity concerns shift from ICU to community provision, should London refocus?
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HSJ LocalNightingale NW chief: We will ‘not destabilise existing trusts’
Having more time to prepare for the surge in coronavirus cases helped the North West region formulate “considered” plans, the chief executive of its new temporary ‘Nightingale’ hospital has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingWhy Manchester is not following London’s coronavirus plan
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NewsNHS needs a third fewer ventilators than forecast, says Hancock
Matt Hancock has revealed the NHS is now aiming to have 18,000 ventilators to meet a “worst case scenario” - a reduction of more than a third from previous estimates.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Region sets out leaders and care model for Manchester ‘field hospital’
The executive team for Manchester’s new “field hospital” will be run by a community health chief with a significantly different clinical model to its London counterpart, HSJ has learned.
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NewsField hospitals being set up across England
Moves are taking place to set up a raft of temporary hospitals across England — in venues such as conference and sports centres — to create additional capacity for coronavirus patients.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust to close smaller A&E during covid-19 crisis
An acute trust in Lancashire will temporarily close one of its emergency departments, with staff sent to bolster the workforce at its main hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.
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NewsCovid-19 deaths by area: East of England fatalities growing faster than Italy
The growth of coronavirus deaths in the East of England continues to outstrip that seen in Italy, according to an exclusive HSJ analysis of NHS England data conducted today.
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NewsStevens: NHS will introduce staff testing for coronavirus next week
Coronavirus testing for NHS frontline staff will be rolled out from this weekend and expanded next week, the government and Sir Simon Stevens announced.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Calm before the storm
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