All North West articles – Page 9
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NewsAround 20 trusts ‘still without electric vehicle charging points’
Around 20 trusts have not yet installed any electric vehicle charging points on their sites, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsRevealed: the stubborn regional variation in early cancer detection
The gap between the areas with the best and worst records on the early detection of cancer has remained almost unchanged over the past five years, new data indicates.
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Chris Oliver, chief executive, Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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NewsTwo trusts added to NHSE list of providers at ‘high risk’
Two trusts have been added to NHS England’s list of those identified as needing the most support meeting cancer and elective targets.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the highest locum usage
The heavy reliance of mental health trusts on locum doctors has been laid bare by new research suggesting four of the five trusts with the highest locum usage were providers from this sector.
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NewsExclusive: 800 consultants refuse to cover juniors strike without extra pay
More than 800 consultants in London have signed a letter saying they will not cover the junior doctors’ strike next week unless their trusts agree to pay a higher overtime rate set by the British Medical Association.
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NewsICSs most ‘off target’ on recovery named by NHS England
Seven integrated care systems and one ambulance trust have been placed in ‘intensive support’ because of their performance against urgent and emergency care metrics.
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NewsRevealed: the ICSs that refused to set breakeven plans
More than half the integrated care systems in the north of England have refused to agree a balanced financial plan, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local‘Muddle, frustration and distrust’ at ‘most mature’ ICS
Multiple problems have been highlighted with the leadership and governance of a much-vaunted integrated care system, including a lack of trust between organisations which often hide information that could weaken their position.
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News‘Discrimination’ claim as ‘40 new hospitals’ snubs mental health
A chief executive has compared a lack of investment into mental health estate to ‘institutionalised discrimination’, after no new schemes were accepted on to the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme.
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NewsOutcry over 123 rejected ‘new hospital’ bids
Multiple trusts have expressed disappointment at being overlooked in the government’s latest announcement on the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The good, the bad, and the overlooked
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Trust execs accused of creating a ‘cult of the individual’
Regulators are probing a series of whistleblowing claims about the leadership culture of a trust which is rated ‘outstanding’ for its management, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local‘No new suppliers’ promises ICS as four trusts eye EPR purchases
A major acute provider will make a second attempt at procuring a new electronic patient record, while three neighbouring trusts are planning to launch a separate tender process, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: What now for The Christie?
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HSJ LocalEx-CEO sues trust and accuses chair of ‘bullying’
An acute trust is being sued for unfair dismissal by its former chief executive.
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NewsWaiting list hits new record high as attention shifts to 65-week breaches
The NHS waiting list hit a record 7.3 million incomplete pathways in March, according to new official data, as trust bosses gear up to clear the circa 95,000 patients who have waited over 65 weeks.
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HSJ LocalCEO who quit ahead of damning CQC report given new role at trust-hosted agency
The former chief executive of a major trust who stepped down after a CQC inspection rated its leadership ‘inadequate’ has been employed as a director of an NHS audit agency hosted by the provider.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts get creative as financial screws tighten
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