All PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 9
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Let's hold hands
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsSir David Dalton to run two acute trusts
Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust, is to take over the leadership of another major provider in Greater Manchester.
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NewsDevo Manc leaders seek private investment for NHS
Greater Manchester looking at non-NHS sources of funding due to the constraints on capital funds at the DH and NHS England “Exploratory discussions” with institutional investors will gauge appetite for creating private investment fund LIFT and PFI type schemes likely to be considered Council leaders in Greater Manchester ...
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NewsThirty worst A&E trusts called to London summit
NHS Improvement chief raised concerns over “organisations who consistently deliver very low levels of performance” January was “a very difficult month” for A&E departments, Jim Mackey said Trusts “left in no doubt whatsoever that there needs to be a sustained improvement” The 30 worst performers on the accident ...
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HSJ Local£110m integrated care contracts attract just one bidder
COMMISSIONING: A tender process for four elective care contracts attracted just one bidder following a formal procurement process in Greater Manchester.
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HSJ LocalNorth West chief executive joins Brighton trust for 12 months
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of Pennine Acute Trust is to move to the south coast on a secondment expected to last for up to a year.
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NewsNorth of England: Staff survey best and worst performers
Analysis of the best and worst performers in the North of England region on key measures in the NHS staff survey 2015, released today.
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HSJ LocalManchester trust warns council over transformation plans
STRUCTURE: A major hospital trust has told Manchester City Council that any transformation of acute services in the city must sit within the context of its existing plans.
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HSJ LocalCosts of hospital bug outbreak rocket to £5m at major FT
FT had predicted the financial impact of CPE bug to be £700,000 Rapid increase in spending since 2010, but preventing spread is “vital” Bacteria usually harmless but can cause serious infections for elderly patients with underlying conditions PATIENT SAFETY: Efforts to contain the spread of highly resistant bacteria ...
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CommentTaking staff on a journey
A new year’s resolution for every leader who wants to achieve financial balance in 2016? Actually listen to your staff. By Peter Thomond
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HSJ LocalJonathan Michael to oversee Manchester reconfiguration
The previous chief executive of Oxford University Hospitals FT has been appointed to provide independent oversight of plans for a “single hospital service” in Manchester.
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester hospitals will keep access to bailouts
NHS England has confirmed that Greater Manchester’s hospitals will still have access to national bailout funding next year, despite the devolution of health funding.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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LeaderNothing stopping women from being good clinicians as well as leaders
Gillian Fairfield on how women can successfully take up the role of clinician and manager despite all odds
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HSJ LocalDeficit reduction 'outside' Greater Manchester's £450m transformation pot
Greater Manchester leaders “very pleased” with £450m transformation fund Strategic plan says deficit management will be the “responsibility of the NHS” FINANCE: Greater Manchester will receive £450m of “transformation funding” through a direct allocation from NHS England over the next five years.
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HSJ LocalManchester commissioners threaten to tender hospital services
Manchester trusts acknowledge need for “comprehensive range” of clinical networks CCGs and council threaten to recommission services if meaningful changes are not agreed Organisational mergers could be considered COMMISSIONING: Three large acute providers have drawn up plans for a “single hospital service” in Manchester, as commissioners threaten to ...
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HSJ LocalManchester trust raises concerns over ‘poor cleaning standards’
Trust complains to G4S about standard of cleaning services This is despite audits showing required standards have been met Specific action plan created for Fairfield General Hospital COMMERICAL: A Manchester acute trust has raised formal concerns with a contractor about “poor standards of cleaning” at its hospital sites.
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HSJ LocalTrust's rationale for moving high risk surgery 'not supported'
Pennine Acute Trust say transfer of emergency and high risk general surgery has “implications” beyond those described during consultation All non-elective inpatient surgery to be transferred out of North Manchester General Hospital Reconfiguration leaders “do not recognise or support” the trust’s view RECONFIGURATION: Leaders at a major acute ...
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HSJ LocalNew provider federation to dilute trusts’ veto over Manchester decisions
Trust chiefs in Greater Manchester are set to create a ‘federation’ of NHS providers, as they aim to maximise opportunities for sharing services across the region.
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HSJ Local'Inaccurate' email sparks row over Manchester hospital reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Doctors have been accused of distributing ‘inaccurate’ information as part of their campaign to retain emergency and high risk general surgery at a major teaching hospital in Manchester.