All West Midlands articles – Page 110
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News
NHS West Midlands faces review of its services
NHS services across the West Midlands are to be reviewed by a panel of senior doctors following last week’s damning report into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Chief executive to depart from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
The chief executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is to leave to take on a new role improving the efficiency of British agriculture.
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Comment
Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
Dr Foster’s Hospital Guide was no help to managers and patients - in fact it added to the confusion
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Recession forces Birmingham PCTs to consider merger
The commissioning arms of the three primary care trusts in Birmingham are to consider merging as a result of the impending public spending freeze.
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A&E services under threat in £20m dispute
Two services that could ease winter pressures on accident and emergency at an acute trust in the West Midlands are under threat from a funding row.
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Could a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
A sustained outbreak of swine flu will put any region’s critical care services under pressure and a pandemic could have national consequences on workforce and resources. Will normal targets survive the winter unscathed? Alison Moore reports
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Trusts fail to keep up pace on stroke targets
Fewer than 40 per cent of acute and specialist trusts are achieving the required standards of stroke care.
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SHAs commit to original Darzi review strategies
Strategic health authorities have no plans to scale back their delivery of NHS next stage review strategies, despite the toughening financial climate, HSJ can reveal.
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Leader
SHAs face an uncertain destiny as political friends desert them
Are strategic health authorities staring into the abyss?
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NHS managers’ career progress barred by prejudices, confidential study finds
Candid accounts of managers held back in their careers through prejudice and discrimination have been revealed in a confidential Department of Health investigation.
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West Midlands trust aims for big reductions in A&E attendance
An assessment of emergency care at a West Midlands hospital has revealed that nine patients had attended accident and emergency 128 times in a three month period.
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Mental health killing prompts call for services to share information with police
Mental health services in Birmingham should review how they share information about service users with the police, an independent report into the fatal stabbing of a police officer has recommended.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to plan for cold weather with a swine flu pandemic looming
How can trusts put intensive care plans in place this winter with a swine flu pandemic looming, asks Jennifer Taylor
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News
NHS management stars need a leg-up to rise to the top
There is no shortage of ambitious senior managers in the NHS, so why is it so difficult to fill top posts? Charlotte Santry studied regional talent and leadership plans for clues
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Comment
Improving patient care through the Clinical Leaders Network
In this month’s Clinical Leaders Network column, Dr Liz Hughes talks about using the CLN to improve training for doctors. NHS West Midlands has taken a strategic approach to clinical service development and has designed its CLN to support its vision for implementing the next stage review ...
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Ambulance services: urgent attention for non-emergency care
Complex forces at work in urgent care mean too many costly ambulance trips are being taken by non-emergency patients. Dave West analyses the figures and looks at the explanations
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‘Unprecedented’ review by PCT finds progress after Mid Staffs scandal
South Staffordshire primary care trust has published what it calls an “unprecedented” review of care at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust, after installing its own staff to check on standards.
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PCTs urged to chase mental health value
Patchy spending on adult mental health services around the country has prompted calls for commissioners to tackle inequalities and ensure they are getting value for money.
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Antony Sumara is appointed Mid Staffs chief executive
Turnaround expert Antony Sumara has been appointed chief executive of scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Swine flu could put performance targets on hold
National and regional managers are in talks about putting performance targets on hold to cope with the increasing number of people contracting swine flu.