All WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS TRUST articles – Page 11
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NewsHip replacement patient length of stay falls 25 per cent in five years
Length of stay for hip replacement patients has fallen by 25 per cent during the past five years but variations between trusts remain, according to information company Dr Foster Intelligence.
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Only a third of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh patients referred to The Christie meet waiting target
PERFORMANCE: The proportion of the foundation’s cancer patients referred on to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and treated within 62 days was the lowest in the region, according to a report by cancer tsar Professor Sir Mike Richards.
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Waits at Southport and Ormskirk above national threshold
PERFORMANCE: The trust was one of just four North West providers where median waiting times for admitted patients were above the national target in November, a new report by NHS North West shows.
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Nurses fall short on quality at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT
PERFORMANCE: Nurses at the foundation trust were falling below five out of nine internally-set care quality targets at the end of November, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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Central Manchester University FT one of eight chosen maternity and children's acute in region
Structure: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust runs one of just eight sites in the greater Manchester region selected to provide overnight maternity and children’s services in the future.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT predicted to over perform by £3.4m
FINANCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust is predicted to over perform on its contracts with NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan by £3.4m.
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NewsNW trust likely to opt out of troubled NHS IT programme
A hospital trust in the North West has said it is likely to be the first in the region to buy a major IT system outside the national programme for IT.
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NewsPatient safety reporting still fails to reach boards in 1 in 10 acute trusts
One in 10 hospital trusts have confessed to not regularly reporting patient safety and outcomes at board level, more than a year after Lord Darzi’s next stage review said care quality should be “at the heart of the NHS”.
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NewsFTs fear biddable successor to Bill Moyes
Foundation trust leaders are concerned ministers will try to appoint a government-friendly chair of Monitor, potentially threatening their independence.