All West Midlands articles – Page 102
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Birmingham East and North rapped over lax data security
PERFORMANCE: Inadequate IT security at NHS Birmingham East and North left data relating to “thousands of individuals” exposed, as well as “high level information” concerning patients.
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Merger overseen by Nicholson did not spot Mid Staffs failings, says Bower
Disruption from a merger overseen by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson contributed to the failure to spot problems at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, according to Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower.
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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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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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Calls to 'save country's future nurses'
A university vice chancellor has attacked plans to cut student nursing places and called on the health secretary to “save the education of the country’s future nurses”.
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Lord Hunt becomes chair of Heart of England FT
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has appointed Lord Philip Hunt as its new chair following a formal governors’ consultative council meeting last month.
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Competition panel okays seven provider trusts to run GPs
STRUCTURE: The Cooperation and Competition Panel has approved seven acute and mental health providers to take over GP practices, but says Monitor should review the arrangements in the future.
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Mid staffs inquiry told "name and shame" approach of Dr Foster unhelpful
Publishing hospital standardised mortality ratios into league tables without establishing how much of the variation between trusts could be blamed on poor care was “irresponsible”, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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NHS Worcestershire finance director joins West Mercia cluster
WORKFORCE: Two directors have been appointed to the new West Mercia “cluster” of primary care trusts.
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Heart of England FT appoints executive director for Solihull services
WORKFORCE: Claire Molloy has been appointed as the new executive director of Solihull Healthcare Services.
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Staff cost overspend at Coventry and Warwickshire mental health trust
WORKFORCE: Nursing costs for mental health inpatient wards at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust were overspent by over £1m in February.
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Coventry and Warwickshire mental health trust asks for CQUIN exclusions
FINANCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has asked its primary care trust to discount children and adolescent mental health (CAMH) performance from its commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) scheme.
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NHS Stoke on Trent devolves strategic commissioning to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has stepped down a board sub-committee dealing with strategic commissioning.
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NHS Stoke on Trent funds ‘mystery shoppers’ to check on quality
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust’s latest board papers note that its local health economy steering group has been asked to manage the introduction of a ‘mystery shopping programme’ across all its organisations.
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Wolverhampton City PCT chief exec stands down as reforms kick in
WORKFORCE: Wolverhampton City PCT chief executive Jon Crockett has announced he is retiring to allow the reforms to be “taken forward by people who can commit to leading these changes through.”.
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NHS North Staffordshire on track for £1m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust said its revenue forecast at month 10, January, was “on track” to achieve a surplus control target of £1m.
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NHS South Staffordshire to shut mental health centres
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust plans a phased closure close of adult day centre services for mental health and learning disabilities patients.
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2gether chair reappointed for three more years
WORKFORCE: 2gether Foundation Trust’s council of governors has re-appointed Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE as chair to the board and chair to the council.
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Royal Wolverhampton's stretch targets queried by Monitor
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has queried whether the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s stretch targets were realistic, after it decided to retain the goal to treat 95 per cent of A&E patients within four hours.
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Hereford Hospitals Trust forms first integrated health and social services provider
STRUCTURE: Hereford Hospitals Trust has received the go-ahead from health secretary Andrew Lansley to become the first organisation in England to provide integrated health and social services previously provided separately by the local authority, acute trust and primary care trust.