Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Steep fall in long-waiters at Stockport
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients that have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.
NHS Greater Manchester's latest performance report shows that by mid-June Stockport had just two patients who had been on its waiting list for more than 52 weeks, down from 77 in March.
STOCKPORT PCT
The chief executive for what will be one of the largest NHS trusts in the north of England has been appointed from a shortlist of three interviewees, HSJ has learned.
A union is balloting its members over strike action at a hospital trust, amid claims the number of staff cleaning theatres is being cut.
NHSX to oversee industry access to patient data
Matt Hancock's new tech unit is assuming new controls of the sharing of NHS patient data with industry, after banning trusts from striking their own exclusive deals.
More Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
NHS and council staff to strike over new care model
Staff affected by a vanguard new care model in Greater Manchester have voted to strike over the changes later this month.
Specialist emergency trust's A&E rated inadequate
One of Greater Manchester's four 'specialist' emergency hospitals has had its urgent and emergency care services rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.
Greater Manchester trust chief to retire
A hospital trust in Greater Manchester is preparing for leadership changes after its chief executive and chief nurse said they will retire at the end of the year, HSJ has learned.