All North West articles – Page 72

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Warrington and Halton plans £11m savings in 2013-14

2013-09-16T16:00:29.807Z

FINANCE: Warrington and Halton Hospitals Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £11m in 2013-14.

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Eastern Cheshire CCG has conditions lifted

2013-09-16T15:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group has had all remaining conditions on its authorisation lifted, NHS England has reported.

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Cumbria sets aside £9m for backdated care claims

2013-09-16T15:03:00Z

FINANCE: Cumbria Primary Care Trust set aside £9m to allow its successor body to settle the backlog of retrospective continuing healthcare claims it received in the final year of its existence, board papers state.

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North Cumbria plans £16.8m savings in 2013-14

2013-09-16T14:58:00Z

FINANCE: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £16.8m in 2013-14.

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Nicholson highlights 'significant problems' at Morecambe Bay

2013-09-13T07:20:00Z

Sir David Nicholson has said “cultural problems” remain at University Hospital of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s scandal-hit maternity unit.

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Austerity measures 'bad for nation's health'

2013-09-12T10:29:00Z

The government has been urged to look more closely at the impact of austerity measures on the health of the nation before it pursues more cuts.

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Mid Cheshire plan £5.9m savings in 2013-14

2013-09-10T13:43:00Z

FINANCE: Mid Cheshire Hospitals aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £5.9m in 2013-14.

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Southport and Ormskirk records deficit for May

2013-09-06T13:47:00Z

FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust recorded a deficit of £89,000 in May, against a planned surplus of £4,000, its latest finance report states.

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East Lancashire Hospitals plans £14.7m savings in 2013-14

2013-09-06T13:47:00Z

FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £14.7m in 2013-14.

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Trust responds to Keogh by centralising complex surgery

2013-09-05T15:20:00Z

STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals will tomorrow take the first steps towards centralising all of its complex surgery onto one site, at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.

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North West Ambulance to take on 111 in East Cheshire

2013-09-04T00:01:00Z

COMMERCIAL: North West Ambulance Service Trust will take on NHS 111 in the area for an interim period, Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group has announced.

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'Abuse' sparks Monitor probe at Calderstones

2013-08-30T11:23:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Monitor yesterday announced it had launched an investigation into Calderstones Partnership after a patient was abused while in the foundation trust’s care.

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Stockport records £645,000 deficit in Q1

2013-08-29T18:02:00Z

FINANCE: Stockport Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £645,000 for the first three months of 2013-14, its latest finance report states.

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Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study

2013-08-29T18:00:00Z

CLINICAL RESEARCH: Salford Royal consultant neurologist Monty Silverdale is to launch “the largest ever study of pain in Parkinson’s Disease”, the foundation trust announced today.

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Sharp fall in stroke performance reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals

2013-08-29T17:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked Warrington and Halton Hospitals to provide an explanation for a sharp deterioration in its performance against stroke targets, board papers reveal.

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Expenditure ‘greater than income’ at Liverpool Women’s

2013-08-29T14:36:00Z

FINANCE: Liverpool Women’s latest board meeting was advised that the FT’s expenditure was “currently greater than its income”, trust documents state.

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Better GP access, better A&E outcomes

2013-08-23T00:00:00Z

Improving access to primary care can take pressure of accident and emergency

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Seven-day GP services to be trialed in Greater Manchester

2013-08-22T10:35:00Z

STRUCTURE: A new six-month trial will see patients in the North West have greater access to GPs, with surgeries opened into the evening and on weekends in a bid to reduce the number of unnecessary A&E visits.

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Takeover of 20 GP practices approved by OFT

2013-08-19T00:02:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The takeover of 20 Merseyside general practices by a North West based company has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading.

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Northern CCGs form collaborative

2013-08-09T10:21:00Z

STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the North East and Cumbria have formed a collaborative group for joint contracting, system leadership and sharing expertise.