All West Midlands articles – Page 115
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News
Breakdown of cross-border agreements is costing English trusts millions
Diverging health policies in England and Wales are causing English hospitals to lose millions of pounds.
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HSJ Knowledge
Paul Jennings on bringing the foundation trust model to PCTs
Creating a membership organisation has helped one primary care trust increase public involvement in decision-making
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HSJ Knowledge
Paul Jennings on bringing the foundation trust model to PCTs
Creating a membership organisation has helped one primary care trust increase public involvement in decision-making
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News
Undercapacity to blame for cancelled operations in Worcester
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust has been forced to cancel more elective surgery than other trusts because the area has lost more acute beds than anywhere else in the country, according to the local MP.
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Comment
James Woodward on the patient care crisis
We are proud of the NHS and its values. It is rooted in a philosophy of care for all. It aspires to mend and heal. It inspires great public service from energetic practitioners.However, there is a crisis deep within our culture. It is a crisis of care - the way ...
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Worcestershire hospital cancels operations
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust has stopped carrying out all routine elective surgery until next wednesday due to "unrelenting" pressure on resources.Chief executive John Rostill said the problem was not just the high number of patients but the fact they were very ill. Forty-five patients have had their operations cancelled.Ten patients ...
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Surplus-rich PCTs anxious of cuts in new allocations
Surplus-rich primary care trusts have expressed fears that a one-year funding allocation signals greater financial turbulence ahead.
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HSJ Knowledge
A personalised input into role redesign
Community support nurses have been adding their input to a role redesign exercise at South Birmingham primary care trust.
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HSJ Knowledge
Paul Jennings on personalised services
Developing personalised services for people with learning disabilities has helped to improve access
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News
New practices for under-doctored areas
Thirty-eight primary care trusts identified as having the poorest provision of GPs have been selected as the first to benefit from 100 new GP practices over three years.
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Comment
Sophie Christie on the holy grail of NHS policy
NHS policy seems populated by some remarkably persistent ideas that pop up every decade or so
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News
NHS underspends by £1.8bn
The NHS is heading for a record 1.8bn underspend this financial year, HSJ can reveal.The total surplus will be almost 2 per cent of the NHS budget. It is understood to be causing embarrassment at the Department of Health amid concerns that it will be accused of presiding over a ...
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News
Commissioning: FESC is not enough alone, poll suggests
HSJ's exclusive poll of one in four PCT chief executives and commissioning directors shows high levels of uncertainty over using FESC for commissioning, writes Alexis Nolan
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News
Franchise plan for primary care draws fire from GPs
A primary care trust is planning an innovative strategy to franchise out 'branded' primary care centres.
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HSJ Knowledge
Joint working: health and local government
All eyes are on Chris Bull as he becomes the first person in the country to head up both a council and PCT. Jennifer Taylor reports on a revolution in joined-up working in Herefordshire
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HSJ Knowledge
World class commissioning: NHS sets out to lead the world
The world class commissioning programme aims to extend and improve lives while giving patients real power. NHS commissioning director general Mark Britnell sets out the government's ambitious vision
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HSJ Knowledge
PAs allow senior nurses to focus on patient care
Heart of England foundation trust recently piloted the role of senior nurse personal assistant. Since the introduction of four PAs a year ago, there have been demonstrable benefits. Karen Bowley explains
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News
Health profile: experts say child obesity targets may miss the point
New targets to spur on efforts to tackle the nation's worst public health problems may not work, experts have warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Community matron intervention tools
Gina Jones at Coventry primary care trust has kindly supplied NHS Networks with some community matron intervention tools developed by the PCT. These are now available to download from the community matrons network.
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Comment
Sophia Christie on collective commissioning
Commissioning needs to be reformed and strengthened at every level, writes Sophia Christie