All North West articles – Page 78
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NewsExclusive: CQC Morecambe Bay probe handed to lawyers
An investigation into the Care Quality Commission’s involvement with the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust was due to be handed to the watchdog’s lawyers on Friday, HSJ can reveal.
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Mersey Care plans £10.7m cost savings
FINANCE: The 2013-14 operating plan submitted to Mersey Care Trust’s board this week shows the trust plans to make efficiency savings of £10.7m this year.
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Land sale and staff vacancies boost Southport and Ormskirk’s reported savings
FINANCE: Staff vacancies, a land sale and a “favourable contract settlement” accounted for most of the progress Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals made towards its savings target in the first month of 2013-14, according to its latest finance report.
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HSJ KnowledgeHR management in the changing NHS landscape
Why pooling and sharing resources is the answer
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Rules waived to cover CCG's £15.2m financial hole
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group has secured exemption from a series of national financial rules after discovering a £15.2m hole in its finances for 2013-14, it has told HSJ.
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£3.9m taken from Central Manchester allocation to fund specialised commissioning
FINANCE: An additional £3.9m has been taken out of Central Manchester CCG’s allocation to fund the commissioning of specialised services, minutes from its April board meeting state.
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Wirral sets aside £2.5m for backdated care claims
FINANCE: Wirral primary care trust has set aside £2.45m to cover the future costs of resolving backdated claims for Continuing Healthcare funding received in 2012-13, clinical commissioning group board papers state.
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Fylde and Wyre moves away from payment by results
FINANCE: Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group has entered into an “assured” contract with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals for 2013-14, meaning the foundation trust will not be paid according to national payment by results rules, the group has reported.
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Pennine care involved in new hospice plan
STRUCTURE: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has joined forces with Bury Hospice to develop a children’s hospice.
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Calderstones FT appoints chair
STRUCTURE: Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Rupert Nichols as its new chairman.
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Mersey Care unveils new £25m inpatient facility
STRUCTURE: Mersey Care NHS Trust has unveiled a new £25m mental health inpatient facility at a ground-breaking ceremony at the former Walton Hospital site in Liverpool.
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CommentWhat can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
Lessons from innovators in the third sector
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Pennine Care takes on Trafford community services
STRUCTURE: Community health services in Trafford have transferred to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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Oldham announces A&E expansion
SERVICE DESIGN: Work has started to expand and improve the accident and emergency facilities at Royal Oldham Hospital, part of Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust.
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Stepping Hill introduces 'paperless' A&E
STRUCTURE: Stepping Hill Hospital, part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, has become one of the first hospitals to introduce a paperless A&E department, it has said.
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Stockport CCG examines C Diff deaths
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for Stockport CCG warn of concern over five serious incidents reported in quarter four 2012/2013 where C.Difficile was named on the death certificate.
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New charitable fund at Blackpool cardiac centre
STRUCTURE: The Lancashire Cardiac Centre, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has launched a new charitable fund.
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Stockport CCG documents NHS 111 struggle
STRUCTURE: The latest quality report for Stockport CCG set outs the difficulties experienced in the roll out of the new NHS 111 service across the patch.
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Cumbria Partnership appoints new chief executive
STRUCTURE: Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Claire Molloy as its new chief executive.
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New nursing strategy at Cumbria Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new nursing strategy called Taking pride in our nursing care