North by North West: Takeover and a makeover
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
‘Truly integrated’ service model scrapped after failure to improve care
A contract aimed at achieving a ‘truly integrated’ health and social care service is set to be terminated after six years, following concerns about accountability and performance.
North by North West: Best and worst from the staff survey
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
Revealed: Trusts performing worst against race equality target
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust was the worst trust in England for racial bias in its formal disciplinary process last financial year.
North by North West: Merger trusts hope for McKinsey level savings
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
Trust busts locum cap after overspending on GPs
A community trust has breached its agency spending cap for 2016-17 by more than £300,000 following staff shortages in its GP out of hours’ service.
Revealed: 23 trusts chosen for new Carter review
More than 20 trusts have been chosen to be part of a new NHS efficiency review led by Lord Carter.
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.
What's new in care models: Chains are where the action is
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
Revealed: Trusts borrow millions to pay for redundancies and beds
Papers released by the Department of Health show trusts have borrowed hundreds of millions of pounds to pay suppliers, make redundancies and increase bed capacity.
North by North West: Mega-merger will create largest trust in England
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
240 council staff to transfer to community trust
About 240 council staff will transfer to an NHS community trust as part of service integration plans for the Wirral.
North by North West: Clearing the FT pipeline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
NHS Improvement promises new way of authorising FTs
NHS Improvement will take a “revised approach” to authorising foundation trusts when it takes over from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, a director has confirmed.
New chief executive for West Midlands trust
The chief executive of a North West community trust is to take on the top job at a West Midlands mental health provider.
Wirral Community Trust
Best Places to Work 2015 – Community Trusts
Trust plans £1m nurse recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospitalls is planning to invest £1m in recruiting registered nurses over the next 12 months.
Wirral submits five-year plan as part of FT status bid
STRUCUTRE: Wirral Community Trust has moved a step closer to foundation status after giving the NHS Trust Development Authority a five-year integrated business plan.
HSJ reveals the top healthcare employers
Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare
Wirral Community Health Services Trust
Best Places to Work 2014 – community trust