All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST articles – Page 9
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HSJ Local
Minor nutrition concerns found at Coventry and Warwickshire trust
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated – but noted minor concerns on nutrition.
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NewsDH to review FT application process to avoid 'embarrassment'
The Department of Health is overhauling the process for checking whether a trust is ready to apply for foundation status to avoid “embarrassing” the health secretary, HSJ has discovered.
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District general hospital confirms it is going for independent foundation trust status
A financially-challenged district general hospital has confirmed that it will attempt to get to foundation trust status independently.
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HSJ Local
Nurse consultant appointed at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
WORKFORCE: One of the country’s “most experienced frontline nurses” has been appointed to the post of nurse consultant in acute medicine, the trust has announced.
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HSJ Local
West Midlands major trauma centre review begins
STRUCTURE: A review of major trauma centres in the West Midlands has been launched, with one of the options under consideration being a single unit serving the whole region.
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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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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.