All SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 9
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham in 'difficult' contract talks
COMMERCIAL: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is struggling to reach an agreement on its 2011-12 contract with its lead commissioner.
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HSJ Local
£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has better than expected surplus
FINANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has achieved a “bottom line” surplus of £1.205m, which is £158,000 better than the planned position, as measured against the Department of Health’s performance target.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust get go-ahead for new hospital
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has backed a plan by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust to buy land for a new hospital via a compulsory purchase order.
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HSJ Local
NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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News
New Birmingham hospital clears further hurdle and gains name
Plans to build a “super hospital” in Birmingham have been given the go ahead by NHS West Midlands but with 60 fewer beds than originally intended.
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News
Hospital trusts gain under new payment by results tariff
Hospital trusts could save “real money” as a knock-on effect of meeting new tariff standards for hip fracture surgery, according to a leading clinician.
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News
Trusts putting patients' lives at risk, claims AvMA
NHS hospitals are putting lives at risk by failing to comply with key alerts on patient safety, a report has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
Outpatient experience
The Picker Institute Europe coordinated the national outpatients survey for the Care Quality Commission in 2009. This is a summary of the key findings.
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News
Midlands trust explores John Lewis staff model
A Midlands acute trust is investigating a staff ownership model as an alternative to becoming a foundation trust.
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News
NHS trust pioneers land purchase
An acute trust is set to become the first in the country to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire land.
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News
Domestic abuse action team for Birmingham hospital
A multi-agency team is moving into Birmingham’s Sandwell Hospital to help identify and support victims of domestic abuse.
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HSJ Knowledge
Empowering NHS staff to drive change with Listening into Action
A new programme which gives NHS staff the power to transform their workplace has been going from strength to strength, say John Adler and Hannah Forbes
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HSJ Knowledge
Swine flu: lessons from the first wave of the pandemic
From managing masks to shaping public messages, staff in flu hotspots have plenty of advice for trusts braced for an autumn surge in cases. By Jennifer Taylor