All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS TRUST articles – Page 3
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NewsMajority of ‘last resort’ ambulance diverts reported by only two trusts
Two acute trusts account for almost two-thirds of emergency department ‘diverts’ reported over the last two months.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The omicron damage
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Thousands of staff set for redeployment
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The ‘magic Morecambe Bay’ facade
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HSJ LocalNHSE and CQC criticised after new failings at Morecambe Bay
NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and the General Medical Council have all been criticised by a review into whistleblowing concerns at a troubled acute trust.
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HSJ LocalTrust focused on ‘reputation’ failed to address patient harms
A focus on ‘reputation management’ was a factor in how an acute trust failed to properly investigate serious safety concerns in a dysfunctional department where consultants were ‘divided along ethnic lines’
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NewsNHS expecting covid negligence claims totalling over £800m
The NHS is expecting to receive compensation claims totalling over £800m over its handling of covid-19, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors go amid heavy criticism of trust’s management
Two more directors have announced they are stepping down from their roles at a troubled acute provider, following heavy criticism of the trust’s management and some key services.
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NewsInconsistent leadership undermining safety of maternity services, says CQC
Inconsistent leadership and poor teamworking, lack of risk oversight and a failure to engage with women’s needs are among the issues continuing to affect the safety of some hospital maternity services, the Care Quality Commission has found.
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HSJ LocalCEO ‘astonished’ by how few junior doctors meet their senior directors
A retiring chief executive was “astonished” how many junior doctors had never met the senior directors of their hospitals — and stressed how being visible on the wards is “critical” to good leadership.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: On closer inspection
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HSJ LocalHospitals' leadership ‘inadequate’ despite praise for CEO
The leadership of an acute trust in the North West has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, despite singling out its chief executive for praise, HSJ understands.
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NewsFour ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts.
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NewsHospitals re-impose visiting restrictions amid soaring covid pressures
Several hospital trusts have re-introduced restrictions on patient visitors as covid-19 infections soar in their areas.
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HSJ LocalHealth system sees covid occupancy double in a week
Hospitals in Lancashire have reported a steep rise in covid patients, with the numbers more than doubling over the last seven days.
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HSJ LocalSerious safety concerns over third major specialty at struggling trust
Serious patient safety concerns have been raised about a third major specialty at a struggling acute trust, with inspectors also flagging wider leadership issues.
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HSJ LocalCEO to take over third teaching trust
The chief executive of two acute providers is set to take over the leadership of a third teaching trust in Lancashire.
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HSJ LocalNHSE sends improvement director into struggling acute trust
Regulators have sent an improvement director into a North West acute trust amid multiple allegations of poor care and ‘cover up’ across different specialties.
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HSJ LocalNHSE overrules trust and orders second review into patient harms
NHS England has ordered an independent review into patient safety and governance concerns at an acute trust which had been resisting calls to take this step, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Hancock’s grubby intervention over A&E closure
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