All West Midlands articles – Page 60
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News
Staffordshire CCG to hand £280m contract to private sector
Two private firms have been shortlisted for a £280m ‘prime provider’ contract in East Staffordshire in a competition that has seen all NHS bidders squeezed out of the race.
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Supplements
Roundtable: The invisible services
Our panel had some forthright suggestions on how to deliver a bigger role for community services
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News
Hospital chief executive steps down after regulatory action
The chief executive of a large Midlands hospital trust has announced he is stepping down
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HSJ Local
Shrewsbury and Telford set to breach deficit target
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust looks set to exceed its deficit target as it struggles with higher than expected staff costs, its board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
CCG delays decision on hearing aid charging proposals
FINANCE: A West Midlands clinical commissioning group has delayed a decision on controversial proposals to cut funding for hearing aids.
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HSJ Knowledge
Eleanor Smith: 'The political will isn't there anymore'
Former Unison president argues for positive discrimination
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News
Revealed: Bidders for £1.2bn cancer and end of life care contracts
The NHS and independent sector organisations which have reached the next stage of bidding for two huge contracts to run cancer and end of life care services in Staffordshire have been revealed
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HSJ Knowledge
The go-to leader for trusts in a crisis
Strong leadership sets Manjit Obhrai apart from the rest
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News
Trust special administration process under fire after Mid Staffs' demise
The process established to dissolve Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust should be overhauled to make it more “financially efficient”, two of the chiefs taking over its services have said
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Comment
Rehabilitation is not just an 'add on'
Recovery should be an integral element of a patient’s care pathway
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News
Birmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.
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Priory Group sets sights on community contracts
A major private provider of mental healthcare beds in the UK is planning a significant expansion into the sector’s community services market
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HSJ Local
West Midlands trust could be forced to change leadership
PERFORMANCE: A major West Midlands trust could be forced to change its leadership unless it starts hitting waiting times targets, according to a condition placed on its licence by Monitor.
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Comment
Four hour performance: the decline continues
There’s little sign of it being reversed this year
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HSJ Knowledge
Tackling the race issue at the heart of mental health care
Why are so many young black men subject to compulsory treatment?
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News
'New care models' to cover half of England
More than half of England should be covered by new models of providing care, such as hospitals running GP practices, under a major shift proposed by national NHS leaders
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High profile trust chief calls for funding overhaul
The head of a respected foundation trust has called for a major overhaul of financial rules to help popular hospitals cope with the extra demand their reputations attract.
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Chains test proved 'impossible', Birmingham chief admits
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has admitted its first attempt to “test the concept of the chains model” with a trust from a distance has not worked.
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DH sets new bailout conditions for foundation trusts
Foundation trusts could be ordered to sell surplus land or reduce the pay of senior managers as a condition of securing additional funding from the Department of Health