All West Midlands articles – Page 40
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HSJ LocalTrusts make first moves towards hospital chain
South Warwickshire directors and chair to be appointed to Wye Valley Trust Hospital chain under development, to be led by South Warwickshire. Trusts will retain separate boards initially No plans to consolidate clinical services Three board members from South Warwickshire Foundation Trust are being appointed to run Wye ...
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NewsExclusive: Simon Stevens hits back at 'NHS first' criticism
NHS England chief executive hits back at criticism of the STP process STPs were never designed to answer national questions on social care funding, says Simon Stevens Mr Stevens tells Birmingham council chief that STPs are able decide for themselves what share of funding social care receives NHS ...
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HSJ LocalMinister criticises regulator for 'encouraging' local trust takeover
Local MP claims Wye Valley Trust to be taken over by South Warwickshire FT Trade minister Jesse Norman criticises NHS Improvement for encouraging takeover without consultation Wye Valley chief executive and chair likely to be replaced New CQC inspection report likely to be published next week A government ...
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NewsTop council chief criticises Stevens and Mackey for 'NHS first' bias
Birmingham council chief and STP lead hits out at NHS England’s tendency to “sort the NHS out first” Mark Rogers complains about use of sustainability funds for acute deficits Calls for joined up national approach to STP and says engagement has been “flawed” Says better care fund “has not ...
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NewsCity becomes the first to publish its full STP
Birmingham and Solihull STP published despite NHS England request to delay publication Single ‘lead provider’ for maternity care is mooted STP leads say there is ‘no expectation’ that the acute bed base in the system will reduce Four acute trusts will have a shared back office function and centralised ...
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NewsNHS funding pressure pushes up council overspend
Efforts to bolster the struggling social care system in Birmingham while the city’s sustainability and transformation plan focuses on dealing with NHS funding pressures have pushed the council’s projected overspend this year to £35m, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalStafford hospital children's emergency services to be reviewed
Royal college to review children’s emergency service at Stafford hospital after safety fears led to suspension Trust has opened new minor injuries unit to treat children but those with severe illnesses will be transferred Report to be published next year after trust visit and analysis of data A ...
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HSJ LocalA&E closures not ruled out in troubled STP patch
“Differing views” over which back office services in Hereford and Worcestershire footprint should be protected Dermatology services in Worcestershire deemed financially unsustainable Emergency department closures not ruled out Potential for shared pathology and pharmacy services between acute trusts The new health system for Hereford and Worcestershire has requested ...
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HSJ LocalGP alliance to cover 1 million patients
Eight large scale GP providers in Birmingham form alliance STP “started without the inclusion of GPs” says new grouping Eight large scale GP providers across Birmingham have formed an alliance to improve representation of general practice in local sustainability and transformation planning, HSJ has learnt.
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MCP bidders told to avoid seeking 'excessive profit'
Favoured bid for MCP contract will be one which does not seek “excessive” profit says vanguard CCG Dudley CCG sets out proposed service scope for MCP CCGs will be able to terminate MCP contract if provider is not achieving agreed outcomes Some adult social care and public health services ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures CCG must 'think the unthinkable' to avoid £31m deficit
Shropshire CCG reports £12.2m deterioration from plan in first four months of the year Legacy debts and acute provider overspends are largest cost pressures CCG faces a year-end deficit of £31m if it fails to make sufficient savings Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group is facing a potential £31m deficit ...
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HSJ LocalCity leaders push for accountable care model covering 250,000 people
A Midlands hospital trust is seeking to establish an accountable care model in partnership with its local metropolitan borough council and clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ LocalMajor hospital trusts reveal merger plan
Two major acute trusts in Birmingham have announced their intention to merge.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust reveals new chief executive
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of a major West Midlands acute trust is to take on the top job at the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust.
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HSJ LocalStafford hospital A&E stops seeing children amid safety fears
University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust says Stafford A&E department is unsafe due to shortage of specialist paediatric staff Concerns echo those raised in August 2006 when a peer review warned of “immediate risks” to children due to a lack of staff Staff shortages include doctors and nurses trained ...
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CommentJail for CV shows need for regulation
A statutory regulatory regime for registering and authenticating physiologists could avoid serious threats to patient safety
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HSJ LocalAcute trust looks to be lead provider in Midlands MCP
Sandwell and West Birmingham chief executive says trust would look to be lead provider within vanguard The organisational form Modality MCP will take is still unclear, says Toby Lewis Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust working with Your Health Partnership to take on GP consultants STRUCTURE: The chief executive ...
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NewsTalks under way for more mental health care model pilots
Talks are already under way to create more pilot sites to take on new commissioning powers and develop models of care for tertiary mental health services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Birmingham CCGs plan to merge by April 2018
Three Birmingham CCGs to merge by April 2018 CCGs will form a “joint commissioning board” from October The board will appoint a single “transitional chair” Three Birmingham clinical commissioning groups are planning to merge in April 2018, HSJ understands.
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NewsMajor acute trusts already forecasting to miss control totals
Some of the largest hospital trusts in England are already struggling to meet their financial target for 2016-17, according to analysis by HSJ.