All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST articles – Page 9
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire CIP revised up by £5m
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is under increasing financial pressure with its cost improvement plan being revised up, while it recorded an above-plan deficit for the first month of 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire acute overperformed on contract
FINANCE: Univerity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust overperformed by nearly 3 per cent on its contract with NHS Warwickshire last year.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving junior doctor induction to ensure consistent patient safety
Since a 2009 report identified an rise in death rates on the day new doctors start work, the duel issues of training and induction that affect both new and senior staff have come under close scrutiny. Anne Mawson and Lucy Reynolds explain how a University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust ...
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HSJ Local
Gap of £4.6m in UH Coventry and Warwickshire CIP plan
FINANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire has fallen £4.6m of its target to identify £23m of cost improvement.
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News
Exclusive: government admits PFI deals mean 22 trusts will struggle to meet foundation status target
The Department of Health has named 22 hospitals with private finance deals that are “an obstacle to them achieving FT status by April 2014”.
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CommentPerformance surplus hides the fact many trusts are facing critical finance problems
Trusts with serious financial problems are in danger of being overlooked as a surplus on “aggregate performance” comforts some in the NHS. Nick Bosanquet looks at five ways to avert the hidden crisis.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving patient flow across the cardiology pathway
The elective pathway for cardiology encompasses a wide range of patient transactions and, as with any multi-component patient journey, opportunities for human error, inefficiency and system failure can arise at any point. But lean principles and a clear IMPaCT programme can achieve and sustain cardiology pathway improvements, say Anne Mawson ...
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HSJ Local
Clinical overspending driving deficit at UH Coventry and Warwickshire
FINANCE: The Coventry and Warwickshire acute trust has reached a deficit of almost £4m due to overspending in all clinical divisions.
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HSJ Local
Concern over infection rise at UH Coventry and Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: Increasing numbers of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) infections have triggered concerns at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust.
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HSJ Local
Care reviewed across Coventry and Rugby
PERFORMANCE: A review of care in Coventry and Rugby has praised the area’s trusts but identified concerns over mental health support and falls services.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot Hospital Trust staff sent to Coventry
WORKFORCE: Paediatric staff at George Eliot Hospital Trust are transferring to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust as part of a service integration.
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HSJ Local
Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: An infection outbreak has occurred at University Hospitals Coventry after a patient was transferred directly from a hospital in Kenya.
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NewsCoventry trust appoints chief exec
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust has appointed a permanent chief executive.
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NewsMalcolm Stamp quits Coventry trust
Malcolm Stamp has resigned as chief executive of University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust after 18 months.
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NewsWarwickshire result casts doubt on NHS reconfiguration proposals
Chris White has won Warwick and Leamington for the Tories, casting further doubt on proposals to centralise specialist care.
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NewsProbe launched into cervical cancer vaccine death
An urgent investigation to determine why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine has been launched.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'
NHS chief executive is a high profile job and every now and then one such leader suffers a public execution - but these days there is no guarantee of another job in the system for those who leave under a cloud. Alison Moore asks what fate has in store for ...
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News
For what It is worth
Neil McKay is so delighted to take the helm at one of the largest trusts in the country that he's not even bothered about the pay. Paul Stephenson reports
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Shades of grey
There are a few hints of colour among the new wave of chairs and chief executives of the strategic health authorities.Laura Donnelly does the introductions