Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust – Page 22
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Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study
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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NHS Choices use of friends and family scores 'misleading', say trusts
NHS Choices has been accused of “misleading” and “confusing” patients in its presentation of the results of the friends and family test.
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Berwick nursing adviser says report was 'specific' on staffing
The Berwick report tacitly backed staffing ratios and the regulation of healthcare assistants in its recommendations, according to the senior nurse involved in the NHS patient safety review.
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Analysed: The latest round in Manchester's cancer conflict
Two foundation trusts have referred NHS England to Monitor over the way specialised cancer surgery services are commissioned.
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Berwick chief: review critics 'miss the point'
Critics who complained the Berwick review into patient safety was too “soft” are “fundamentally missing the point”, one of the review group’s leading members has told HSJ.
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Salford Royal plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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Analysed: The reform of payment by results
In the HSJ Briefing week we examine the proposals for changing NHS payment systems.
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Pennine Acute April deficit worse than planned
FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals recorded a deficit of £970,000 for the first month of 2013-14, against a planned deficit of £450,000, the trust’s latest performance report shows.
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Southport and Ormskirk appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital has appointed orthopaedic surgeon Rob Gillies as its new executive medical director, the trust has reported.
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Pennine Acute opens community vascular clinics
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has opened community vascular clinics within the community setting for Tameside and north Manchester residents.
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Pennine Acute to invest £3m in nursing staff
WORKFORCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has announced it will invest £3m to increase nursing staff levels and re-introduce the role of ward sister to acute medical and surgical wards.
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Greater Manchester AHSN makes key appointments
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network has appointed a managing director and interim chair.
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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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Salford appoints new non-execs to board
WORKFORCE: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Paul Renshaw as executive director of organisational development and corporate affairs.
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Pennine Acute’s in-month HSMR at 106.2 in January
PERFORMANCE: Latest figures from healthcare intelligence firm Dr Foster show that Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust’s hospital standardised mortality ratio rose in January, board papers state.
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Berwick: I'm optimistic about the future of the NHS
A “better” NHS would involve redesign of service delivery but the answer is not in finding the “right number of agencies”, according to the man leading the government’s zero harm review.
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Salford Royal opens Bolton-based dialysis unit
SERVICE DESIGN- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new Bolton-based dialysis unit for renal patients.
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New NED at Pennine Acute
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Shauna Dixon to sit on the trust board as a non-executive director.
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Pennine Acute fails to reduce bullying cases
WORKFORCE: Figures to the end of January show the trust was failing against its target of reducing its number of reported bullying or harassment cases by 10 per cent in 2012-13.
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Pennine Acute slashes surplus forecast
FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has cut its forecast surplus for 2012-13 from £5.7m down to just £25,000, strategic health authority board papers show.