All North West articles – Page 84
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29 per cent of East Cheshire savings non-recurrent
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust recorded £5.1m of cost improvement programme savings in the first seven months of the year, against a planned target of £5m.
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North Cumbria cuts surplus forecast by 80 per cent
FINANCE: The trust has cut its forecast surplus from £1m down to just £200,000 despite receiving more than £20m in “strategic support funding” for the year.
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HSJ LocalBolton FT chief steps aside amid probe of mortality coding
PERFORMANCE: The acting chief executive of Bolton Foundation Trust has agreed to “step aside” while a probe is conducted into possible “discrepancies” in the way the trust has coded mortality information.
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St Helens CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: St Helens CCG was authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Halton CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: Halton CCG has been authorised this month, with five conditions imposed on its authorisation.
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Central Manchester CCG authorised without conditions
STRUCTURE: Central Manchester CCG was granted full authorisation this month, in the third wave of CCG authorisations.
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North Manchester CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: North Manchester CCG was authorised this month, with one condition imposed on its authorisation.
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South Manchester CCG authorised with conditions
STRUCTURE: South Manchester CCG was authorised this month with two conditions.
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NHS Salford increases surplus target
FINANCE: The primary care trust has increased its surplus target for 2012-13 to £3.7m to “reflect its improved financial position”, according to latest NHS Greater Manchester board papers.
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A&E problems at South Manchester FT
PERFORMANCE: A&E performance at the Univerrsity Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust slid to below 84 per cent against the four hour target in the early part of January.
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South Manchester CCG needs to reduce running costs
FINANCE: Management costs at South Manchester CCG will have to be shaved to bring it in within its £25 per head budget.
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Walk-in centre changes in Manchester
STRUCTURE: A walk-in centre has opened in Manchester, and another moved, as part of changes to emergency services.
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Infection problem at St Helen’s and Knowsley
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare acquired infections are causing concern in Merseyside where two trusts in particular are exceeding their targets.
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Infection causing concern with Merseyside commissioners
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare acquired infections are causing concern in Merseyside where two trusts in particular are exceeding their targets.
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Aintree Hospitals MRSA concern
PERFORMANCE: Aintree University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s MRSA performance is causing concern with its main commissioner, Merseyside PCT Cluster.
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Merseyside PCTs expect £12m surplus
FINANCE: The four PCTs in the Merseyside cluster expect to end the year with a £11.9m surplus – 0.5 per cent of their overall resources.
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Lancashire PCTs forecast underspend
FINANCE: All five PCTs in the Lancashire cluster are forecasting an underspend against resources at year end, totalling nearly £13m.
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Blackburn urgent care centre referring back to primary care
STRUCTURE: Patients attending an urgent care centre in Blackburn are being referred back to their GP, dentist or pharmacy in a six month trial aimed at reducing attendance.
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Cumbria FT expects £8.1m surplus
FINANCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust expects to deliver a surplus of £8.1m this year – and at the end of December already had a surplus of £7.1m.
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Transfers of care improvement at Cumbria
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care in Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust have plummeted from a high of 8.6 per cent in October to just 3.1 per cent in December.