All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST articles – Page 4
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HSJ LocalTroubled commissioners reveal £34m financial hole
Commissioning leaders in northern Staffordshire have admitted they will miss their financial plans by more than £30m in 2018-19.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: HSJ Partnership of The Year
Sodexo – Sodexo and University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust A merger is rarely a straightforward proposition. But the coming together of parts of the failing Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust with University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust was naturally much more challenging than most. The stakes were high, with a ...
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News'Top' hospital chief executive to retire
The chief executive of a major acute trust in the West Midlands will step down next year.
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HSJ Local'Experiment' for new A&E target in the Midlands
NHS organisations in the West Midlands are set to run a “controlled experiment” around a new waiting time target for accident and emergency services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPatients 'pressurised' into treatment to hit cancer target
GIRFT report finds some clinicians believe patients “pressurised” into unnecessary treatment to hit target Small number of providers “demoralised” by “constant failing” at targets despite doing their best for patients Report recommends networking services Some prostate cancer patients are “pressurised into receiving treatment within 62 days” even where ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Care of Older People
Winner South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust: Community first responder lifting scheme
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NewsSolicitor general backs CCG bid for new inquest after HSJ exposé
The attorney general’s office has backed a bid for a new inquest into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital following an alleged “cover up”.
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NewsTrust takes over A&E streaming from private provider after CQC concerns
A trust in the West Midlands has taken over the A&E streaming service run by a private provider following “concerns” raised by the CQC
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NewsWinners revealed for HSJ Value Awards 2018
Twenty organisations have been honoured in the 2018 HSJ Value Awards – which recognise and celebrate outstanding improvements in care quality and efficiency made by NHS staff.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2018: Improving the Value of Surgical Services
Winner University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust: Savings to the Health Economy – Introduction of Mechanical Thrombectomy, a new minimally invasive surgical technique University Hospitals of the North Midlands Trust has introduced a new mechanical clot extracting interventional technique for patients with strokes. The previously gold standard treatment – thrombolysis ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2018: Specialist Services
Winner University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust: Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke – Produces Improved Clinical Outcomes and Cost Benefits University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has introduced a new mechanical clot extracting interventional technique for patients with strokes. The previous gold standard treatment – thrombolysis – was only effective in ...
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NewsFire safety warnings cost trusts millions to tackle
Seven hospital trusts have been issued with fire enforcement notices because of fears NHS trusts are not tackling the risks to patients.
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HSJ InteractiveTen innovators in care redesign and integration
This week we look at the organisations shortlisted for their innovative work in Acute, Community and/or Primary Care Services Redesign at the 2017 HSJ Awards.
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CommentWaiting times blow out to 22 weeks as elective admissions falter
Waiting times rose again, and the longest waits were hardest hit. Continued, severe and widespread capacity pressures are the likely culprit. By Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Light at the end of the tunnel
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement rejects trust's bid for extra beds funding
A trust with a bed deficit of more than 100 has had its bid for funding to open more beds rejected by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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CommentLong waits soar as hospitals struggle to admit
Over one year waiters shot up by 20 per cent, as admission rates slumped in the face of record A&E pressures.
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NewsRoyal college to review trust’s specialist service after never events
The Royal College of Surgeons has been asked to review a trust’s specialist service following never events and concerns over staff culture.
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HSJ LocalTrust extends winter pressures plan until summer
A trust with one of the worst-performing emergency departments in the country is planning to keep its extra winter capacity open until the summer, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ InteractiveThe innovators in hospital admissions avoidance
HSJ Solutions is the largest database of validated best practice in the NHS. Here you will find workable and evidence based solutions to everyday challenges facing the NHS.