All West Midlands articles – Page 105
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New Worcestershire provider hires chief executive
WORKFORCE: The new community provider organisation in Worcestershire has hired a chief executive from Dudley PCT.
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Former Walsall PCT boss appointed to Birmingham cluster role
WORKFORCE: NHS Walsall’s former chief executive has been appointed to the top role at the Birmingham primary care trust cluster.
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Coventry PCT boss appointed to cluster role
WORKFORCE: NHS Coventry’s chief executive has been appointed to the top role in the cluster
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Stoke on Trent chief appointed to top Midlands cluster role
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of NHS Stoke on Trent has been appointed to the top position in the Staffordshire primary care trust cluster.
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Sandwell chief executive appointed to top Midlands cluster role
WORKFORCE: The current chief executive of NHS Sandwell has been appointed to the top job in the Black Country primary care trust cluster.
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NewsWest Midlands cluster chiefs announced
NHS West Midlands has announced who will be leading the region’s five primary care trust clusters.
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South Warwickshire FT misses national targets
PERFORMANCE: South Warwichshire Foundation Trust has underachieved on two key “national priorities”, according to a report from Warwickshire PCT.
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Warwickshire PCT heading for deficit
FINANCE: NHS Warwickshire was overspending by more than £2m with only two months of the financial year remaining.
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Fire at Stoke community hospital
STRUCTURE: A small fire broke out at the Haywood Hospital in Burslem on 10 March, NHS Stoke on Trent has said.
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Surplus above plan for South Warwickshire FT
FINANCE: South Warwickshire FT is reporting a £2m surplus for the year, according to board reports.
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South Warwickshire finds no 'shortcomings' following mortality alert
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire FT has said that a review triggered by a mortality alert found there were not “evident shortcomings in care” at the trust.
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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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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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Local QIPP plan challenged by South Warwickshire FT chief
FINANCE: The Coventry and Warwickshire health economy’s efficiency plan is “outdated”, according the chief executive of South Warwickshire FT.
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CommentMidlands issues may be localised, but they have wide implications
It has been less than a month since the launch of HSJ Local but it has already attracted attention.
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West Midlands PCTs underperforming on cancer referral times
PERFORMANCE: Eleven primary care trusts in the West Midlands are underperforming on cancer referral time targets.
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Birmingham and Solihull predicting £1m overspend on senior medics
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is predicting an overspend on senior medical staff of more than £1m for the year.
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Rocketing transfer delays at Shrewsbury and Telford put target at risk
PERFORMANCE: The number of bed days lost due to delays at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust increased by 262 per cent from December 2010 to January 2011, putting a target to half delays by the end of the year at risk.
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Too few inpatients having VTE assessments at Shrewsbury and Telford
PERFORMANCE: Not enough patients are having a VTE risk assessment on admission to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
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NHS Herefordshire under-performs on breastfeeding target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said it was continuing to miss its national performance indicator target for breastfeeding at six to eight weeks.