All NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 13
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HSJ Local
Northumbria Healthcare appoints new lead chaplain
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new lead chaplain.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria employs nurses in community hospitals
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has employed all of a group of 30 nurses who have completed training with the trust, including for the first time several in community hospitals.
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Council backs loan of up to £100m for Northumbria Healthcare
FINANCE: Northumberland county council has agreed in principle to lend the foundation trust up to £100m in order to buy out its private finance initiative contracts.
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NewsNorth Cumbria takeover bidder estimated it would need £78m over two years
FINANCE: The preferred bidder to take over North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust has estimated it needs the government to pump £78m of financial support into the troubled trust over the next two years.
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Preferred bidder could start running North Cumbria before takeover cleared
STRUCTURE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust could take over day-to-day management of North Cumbria from April, months before its proposed acquisition of the trust can be completed, board papers state.
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Unique hybrid finance model planned for trust's PFI
A foundation trust is in talks about combining a “bullet payment” from the Department of Health with its own surplus and charity funds to make a private finance initiative rebuild more affordable.
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NewsCouncil plans £100m loan to buy out foundation's PFI contracts
A local authority is in negotiations to lend up to £100m to a foundation trust seeking to buy out its private finance initiative contracts, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHealthcare trust hopes to nationalise second-ever PFI hospital
The foundation trust poised to take over one of England’s first ever private finance initiative hospitals hopes to renationalise it, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners overspending at Newcastle FT by £10.5m
FINANCE: North of Tyne commissioners are overspending on their contract with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust by £10.5m.
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HSJ Local
North Cumbria selects preferred takeover bid
STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals has named Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust as its preferred bidder to take over the trust.
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HSJ Local
Union attacks Northumbria FT for mileage rate cut
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has said Northumbria Foundation Trust “could face a legal challenge” after nearly halving the mileage paid to some of its staff.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria Healthcare FT buys PAS
COMMERCIAL: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a seven-year contract to Stalis Ltd to supply a new patient administration system.
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NewsHospital mergers have little benefit, study suggests
Waiting times have risen and financial performance has declined at NHS hospitals following mergers, a study has found.
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HSJ Local
North Cumbria chief warns staff trust has entered 'financial crisis'
FINANCE: The chief executive of a Cumbria trust slated for takeover wrote to staff yesterday warning that the trust was now in “financial crisis” and would urgently investigate the scope to bring forward ward closures and other savings plans.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals speeds up takeover process
STRUCTURE: The trust board decided last night to accelerate the timetable for its planned takeover, and expects to be able to choose its preferred bidder in January this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
Services are often fragmented across systems and even within organisations, causing waste. True value in healthcare, says Kate Hall, comes from smoothing patient pathways.
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withdraws bid to take over neighbouring trust
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has pulled out of the competition to take over a neighbouring trust, after Monitor declared it in “significant breach” of its authorisation.
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HSJ Local
Council set to approve Northumbria hospital plans
STRUCTURE: Northumberland County Council is due to approve planning permission for a new emergency care hospital, proposed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, according to a report.
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Northumbria and Newcastle FTs public clash over new hospital plan
STRUCTURE: Professionals and representatives of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust are publicly disputing the case for a proposed new hospital.
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FTs eyeing North Cumbria takeover to present proposals to stakeholders
STRUCTURE: The four foundation trusts bidding to take over North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust will put their proposals to a “wide range of internal and external stakeholders” at a meeting in October.