All West Midlands articles – Page 46
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Leader
Julie Moore will need years, not months, to turn Heart of England around
She needs time to make real changes
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HSJ Local
Brighton A&E rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: An unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department has found overcrowding and a lack of board progress in addressing inspectors’ concerns.
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HSJ Local
Updated: Burton Hospitals leaves special measures
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has been removed from regulatory special measures.
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News
Julie Moore to run second FT: What does it mean?
One of England’s most influential NHS chief executives, University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s Dame Julie Moore, has been appointed to simultaneously run its neighbouring acute trust. David Williams considers the implications.
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News
Exclusive: Julie Moore to run two Birmingham FTs
Dame Julie Moore, the chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust, is to take over the leadership of its troubled neighbour Heart of England FT, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Mental health procurement could have 'catastrophic' consequences
COMMERCIAL: A controversial procurement of mental health services for young people could have ‘catastrophic’ consequences for related services and the people who rely on them, according to an independent impact assessment.
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News
Mid Staffs trust to face criminal charges over patient deaths
The former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is to face criminal charges in relation to the deaths of four patients.
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News
Exclusive: Trusts will struggle to achieve agency nurse spending caps
Several trusts will struggle to reduce spending on agency nurses in line with the targets set by regulators, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton appeals 'proportionality' of CQC inspection
REGULATION: A West Midlands acute trust is appealing against the ‘proportionality’ of its recent Care Quality Commission inspection, HSJ has been told.
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News
Exclusive: Investigations launched into Stafford Hospital death 'cover up'
Commissioners and police have launched reviews into events surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital. It comes amid claims that statements from health workers who witnessed his death have been falsified.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot makes second attempt to recruit chief executive
WORKFORCE: A financially troubled West Midlands trust is looking to recruit a permanent chief executive after a previous attempt failed to attract a suitable candidate.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: 11 patients infected in ‘unsafe’ endoscopy unit
An ‘unsafe’ endoscopy unit at a West Midlands trust has resulted in 11 patients acquiring infections, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Former HEFT chief to lead biggest ever GP partnership
STRUCTURE: GPs in Birmingham will launch what is thought to be the largest ever ‘super partnership’ in the NHS next month, merging at least 35 practices into a single organisation.
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HSJ Local
FT chief executive appointment delayed amid Monitor investigation
WORKFORCE: A troubled foundation trust has delayed appointing a chief executive after Monitor launched an investigation into its finances.
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HSJ Local
Monitor: Heart of England £30m deficit ‘not acceptable’
FINANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into the finances of one of the country’s largest acute trusts after it reported a £29.5m deficit in the first five months of the financial year.
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News
Investigation: ‘Unwarranted and unfair’ disparity in elective surgery revealed
Wide variations in elective surgery rates among the most affluent and deprived areas in England raise serious questions about the use of NHS resources, a leading public health expert has warned.
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HSJ Local
Mental health contract could land CCGs with extra costs
COMMERCIAL: A controversial mental health procurement could land commissioners with added expense by leaving the existing provider, which bid unsuccessfully for the contract, with stranded costs, according to an external review.
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HSJ Local
Heart of England opens £3.5m dermatology centre
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has opened a £3.5m dermatology unit at Solihull Hospital, it has been announced.
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News
Judge rules against forced life saving amputation for mentally ill man
A High Court judge has ruled that a mentally ill man with diabetes should not be forced to undergo a life-saving amputation by an NHS trust.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire CCG mulls delegating to regional body
STRUCTURE: East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body has been asked which of its responsibilities it would consider delegating to a county-wide commissioning congress.