All NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG articles – Page 5
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Interim chief named for trust with merger hopes
WORKFORCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive.
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Updated: Rollover tariff trusts expect massive deficits
Several large hospital trusts that rejected the voluntary tariff agreement have predicted huge swings in their financial position for 2015-16.
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GP sector sees 'boom' in large provider companies
There has been a ‘boom’ in large scale GP provider organisations being set up in recent months.
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Birmingham Women’s chief to stand down
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is to stand down.
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Roundtable: Leading the way in developing new care models
The pros and cons of vanguard sites developing new care models
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Specialist West Midlands trust plans for 'unprecedented' deficit
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust is planning for a financial deficit for the first time in its history.
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Lupus unit retains centre of excellence status
PERFORMANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust’s unit treating patients with lupus has retained its national ‘centre of excellence’ status following an analysis of its working practices.
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CCGs to use primary care powers to develop new care models
The first clinical commissioning groups to be given control of their the primary care budgets have said they will use their new powers to implement the NHS Five Year Forward View’s new models of care and scale up GP services, HSJ has learnt.
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CCGs taking on full primary care co-commissioning powers revealed
NHS England has revealed the 64 clinical commissioning groups that will take full control of their local primary care budgets from April.
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Updated: ‘Unique’ consortium wins Birmingham mental health contract
COMMERCIAL: A consortium involving public, private and voluntary sector providers has been appointed preferred bidder for a £124m contract to deliver joined up mental health services to children, adolescents and young adults in Birmingham.
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External improvement director appointed at Heart of England
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has appointed an improvement director to help turn around Heart of England Foundation Trust.
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Heart of England chief executive secondment 'in line' with Dalton review
STRUCTURE: The chief executive being seconded to turn around Heart of England Foundation Trust has said his appointment is an example of the recommendations of the Dalton review into the provider sector being put into practice.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh chief seconded to lead Heart of England
WORKFORCE: Andrew Foster, the chief executive of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust, is to be seconded to Heart of England Foundation Trust as interim chief executive.
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Exclusive: Top hospital chief criticises 'out of area' referrals move
An attempt by NHS England to protect patient choice by preventing hospitals closing their doors to ‘out of area’ referrals has been strongly criticised by a leading foundation trust chief executive.
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Birmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.
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Technology case studies: Prescribing made easier
To improve care and spread new practice swiftly
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Birmingham CCG closes end of life care service
COMMERCIAL: Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group has closed a support service for palliative care patients following concerns it failed to reduce hospital admissions and did not provide value for money.
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Birmingham CCGs issue tender for joined up mental health service
Commissioners in Birmingham are appealing for consortium bids to run a new joined up mental health service for children, adolescents and young adults, potentially worth some £100m.
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Exclusive: Councils boost care fund pools
Several councils are planning to pool their entire adult care budget with the NHS in one of the biggest boosts to the integration of care between the two sectors to date, it has emerged.
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Birmingham CCG forecasts surplus amid data vacuum
FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group is forecasting a year end surplus amid a lack of data on their main acute contract.