All West Midlands articles – Page 116
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News
Darzi review: regions promise safer and fairer services
NHS West Midlands is to focus on prevention, quality improvement and patient involvement in a bid to tackle 'an unjustifiable variability in the safety and quality of services'.
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West Midlands and South East Coast set out Darzi visions
NHS West Midlands has identified ‘seven big challenges’ for healthcare in the region, including an ‘unjustifiable variability’ in the safety and quality of services.
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Comment
Sophia Christie on world class organisations
The assurance process for world class commissioning is developing apace but with no national development programme, many in primary care trusts are wondering where to focus attention.
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Comment
Jo Davis on forming a successful council of governors
One year on from rising to the challenge of chairing her first governors' meeting, Jo Davis explains how the steps she took to prepare herself allowed an open and interactive group to flourish
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Inquiry shows gap in paediatric training
Children and young people with life-threatening illness are not being treated appropriately because professionals caring for them are not trained in paediatrics, the world's first confidential inquiry into child deaths has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting staff at the centre of change
Disengagement is widespread among health service staff, but there are steps managers can take to improve the situation
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Comment
Jo Davis on leading a foundation trust board
As chair of Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust, I had a unique role in our bid for FT status. It was my job to develop the board and guide it through the rigorous application process.
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HSJ Knowledge
Pharmacies' role in community care
From screening to health advice to treating minor ailments, pharmacies are embracing their new role as partners in the drive to improve public health
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News
Managers criticised over reconfiguration plans
Chief executives in North Staffordshire have responded to a scathing report in which senior managers were criticised for failing to collaborate over reconfiguration plans.
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Web sees fall in calls to NHS Direct
NHS Direct has experienced a significant and consistent drop in calls to its national 0845 number since 2006, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
Sophie Christie on the Lucentis drug controversy
The latest media celebration of how terrible the NHS is gathers pace. The press has been reporting that people are going blind because they are being refused a drug (as opposed to going blind because they have a degenerative disease). Yet the fourth estate seems to be missing a far ...
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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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News
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