All The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust articles – Page 5
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Updated: administrators get extra time at Mid Staffs
The trust special administrators overseeing proposals to downgrade Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been given extra time to prepare their final report and to agree on where funding for the proposals will come from.
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NewsExclusive: Mental health sector hit by beds shortage
Mental health patients requiring urgent hospital admission face long journeys − in some cases hundreds of miles − amid growing evidence of a shortage of beds, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPwC to support 'operational challenge' of new inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission is drafting in staff from PwC to help support the first wave of its new inspection regime, board papers reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Mid Staffs administrators' plans would see millions in investment
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be ploughed into the Staffordshire health economy over the next three years, if plans by administrators for the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust go ahead.
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CommentA procurement punch-up
There are signs of a battle behind the scenes over the DH’s new strategy
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HSJ Local
14 never events at Wolverhampton trust since April 2011
PERFORMANCE: Surgeons and theatre staff at a Midlands hospital have been given further training after 14 so-called Never Events.
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HSJ Local
Wolverhampton trust reports record attendances
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust has recorded a record number of ambulance attendances on Wednesday, 27 March.
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HSJ Local
New chair for Royal Wolverhampton
WORKFORCE: A chartered accountant has been appointed as chairman of The Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
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HSJ Local
Chair of rejected aspirant foundation trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of the Royal Wolverhampton Trust has stepped down after the trust’s foundation trust bid was rejected by Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Robot used in heart surgery first at Wolverhampton
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Surgeons at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton have successfully carried out the UK’s first robotically-assisted open heart surgery.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton charges disabled to park
FINANCE: Free parking for disabled people has been scrapped at a Midlands hospital with parking charges for short-stay visitors being doubled.
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NewsWolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow productivity improvements pay off for patients
David Loughton explains how new productivity methodologies are aiming to improve Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s patient and staff experience, and save over £2m per annum.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow one trust's efficiency programme benefitted its foundation bid
As part of its foundation trust bid, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust embarked on a challenging three-year efficiency programme. Chief executive David Loughton explains what it achieved and how.
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HSJ Local
OBE for chief nurse
WORKFORCE: The chief nurse at a Midlands hospital has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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HSJ Local
Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates
WORKFORCE: Consultants working at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust are to be expected to work a seven-day rota in a drive to cut the number of weekend deaths.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton produces newspaper
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands hospital has produced its own four-page newspaper to be distributed to more than 100,000 homes.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton gets simulated ward
WORKFORCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust has opened the first simulation hospital ward in the Black Country at a cost of £550,000.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton re-starts FT bid
STRUCTURE: A West Midlands hospital which had its bid for foundation trust status suspended due to concerns over care standards has relaunched its application following discussions with Monitor.
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NewsParking fees raised by 28pc of trusts
More than a quarter of hospital trusts have increased car parking charges for patients and visitors, according to new data.