All West Midlands articles – Page 108
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North Staffs mental health trust way behind on staff appraisals
WORKFORCE: The mental health trust has fallen significantly behind on its target for staff performance development reviews.
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South Staffs and Shropshire FT on course for surplus
FINANCE: The mental health foundation trust is forecasting a year-end surplus – though slightly smaller than originally planned.
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Staffs and Shropshire FT comms team drives down costs
FINANCE: The mental health FT’s communications team has slashed the cost of producing its annual report over the last three years.
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Stoke-on-Trent delegates to city wide consortium
STRUCTURE: Stoke-on-Trent has delegated most of its commissioning powers to a single city-wide consortium.
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Agency staff driving nursing cost overspend at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is reporting an overspend on nursing staff due to agency staff costs.
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Two commissioning consortia emerging in Wolverhampton
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within Wolverhampton City PCT.
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CommentMidlands 'yet to be won over by GP commissioning'
Some providers and commissioners in the Midlands are yet to be won over by the managerial talents of local GPs, it seems.
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NHS South Staffordshire confirms appointment of community chief exe
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has announced that a chief executive has been appointed to lead its community health provider arm, ahead of its split from the PCT.
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NHS North Staffordshire confirms appointment of community chief exec
WORKFORCE: A chief executive has been appointed to lead the primary care trust’s community health provider arm, ahead of its split from the PCT.
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Breast cancer referral times flagged as red risk by NHS Wolverhampton City
PERFORMANCE: NHS Wolverhampton City has highlighted breast cancer referral times as a red risk in its performance report.
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Overperformance fuels 'strong' surplus at Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
FINANCE: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust is predicting a year end surplus of between £8m and £9m.
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Birmingham trusts launch joint pathology tender
COMMERCIAL: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust has opened a tender on a range of pathology services with Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NHS Birmingham East and North overspent by £9.7m
FINANCE: NHS Birmingham East and North is overspent by £9.7m against plan.
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Dudley Group of Hospitals announces £40m savings drive
FINANCE: The Dudley Group of Hospitals has announced it needs to save £40m over four years.
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NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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NHS Dudley has growing problem with acute overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust is reporting over-performance at all bar one of its seven main providers but says it remains on course for a small surplus at year-end.
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Public go-ahead for community trust in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new community trust to take on the services provided by two primary care trusts are a step closer after receiving endorsements from the public and local organisations.
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High sickness absence among senior staff at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: Sickness absence among senior staff has contributed to a 40 per cent jump in costs this financial year at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust.
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Dudley and Walsall more than double predicted surplus
FINANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust has more than doubled its predicted surplus.
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust overperformance to cost an extra £5.5m
FINANCE: NHS Worcestershire will have to pay Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust an estimated £5.5m due to overperformance.