The Mancunian Way: Dylan to duet with Ken and Rita? How long has Bob Dylan been a Corrie fan? PLUS Giving back this Christmas AND Ambulance staff morale at ‘rock bottom’ Manchester Evening News · Dec 22, 2022
Major IT failure that hit four hospitals and affected thousands of patients expected to cost £675k It impacted Fairfield General, Rochdale Infirmary, the Royal Oldham Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital Manchester Evening News · Sep 8, 2022
What went wrong with IT failures at Greater Manchester's major hospitals - and how patients could suffer because of them “My biggest concern is in that cancer cohort of patients,” warned one trust boss Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022
'Dangerous' IT chaos hitting four Greater Manchester hospitals set to 'last another week', medics warn 'There was one photocopier was working in the whole hospital last night - when everyone is working on paper. It’s a joke and dangerous,' claims one medic Manchester Evening News · May 27, 2022
IT experts 'brought in from abroad' to solve chaos at four of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals hit by technical glitches One senior hospital source said significant work must be done before the IT programmes can resume fully, adding that they ‘can’t see the problem being sorted out this week’ Manchester Evening News · May 27, 2022
'I waited five months for cancer treatment only to be told it's cancelled due to IT crash' The patient says he was told: 'We’re not allowed to see anybody because the consultant can’t access the records and it wouldn’t be safe to see them’ Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2022
'We're losing patients in hospitals': Chaos in Greater Manchester's hospitals as week-long IT crash continues Medics say they cannot keep track of their patients as they move from ward to ward as the digital records crash in four of the region's major hospitals Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2022
Medics 'can't access patient files, prescribe or get test results' as huge hospital IT failure becomes 'critical incident' Services are stalling because of the IT failures meaning much of the work is having to be done through a paper system Manchester Evening News · May 24, 2022
'Critical incidents' declared at Oldham, Bury and Rochdale hospitals amid major IT failure Hospital bosses are have declared critical incidents at the Royal Oldham Hospital, Bury's Fairfield General and Rochdale Infirmary Manchester Evening News · May 24, 2022
IT system issue causes 'disruption for patients at four hospitals' The IT problems are causing 'disruption to staff and patients', according to one senior Greater Manchester NHS source Manchester Evening News · May 20, 2022