All West Midlands articles – Page 85
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West Mercia PCTs meet cash targets
FINANCE: The four PCTs making up the West Mercia Cluster are on track to deliver against their financial targets to break even and hit the control total surplus agreed with NHS Midlands and the East strategic health authority cluster.
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Cash problems scupper Wye Valley FT bid
FINANCE: Wye Valley Trust has paused its application for foundation trust status amid growing financial problems it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: dealing with the legacy of Mid Staffs
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the problems facing Staffordshire as it deals with the legacy of Mid Staffs, reconfiguration and financial drought.
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HSJ LocalMid Staffs could merge with neighbour
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could merge with University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust, HSJ understands.
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Report condemns trust's use of information and technology
PERFORMANCE: An external report has found that the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has “no coherent vision” for information management and technology and is failing to use it to drive efficiencies.
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Royal Orthopaedic FT misses Q4 surplus target
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust fell well short of its quarter four surplus target, but still beat its planned total for 2011-12.
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Trust launches clinical audit tool
WORKFORCE: Junior doctors working at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust are undergoing a special clinical audit training programme to improve patient safety and care.
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Trust plan to cut mortality
PERFORMANCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has developed a plan to cut the trust’s high mortality rate.
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ROH finances 'embarrassingly good', says new CEO
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust’s chief executive has warned his board against potential complacency after describing the trust’s finances as “almost embarrassingly good”.
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ROH CQUINs worth over £600,000 at risk
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust identified an increased risk in achieving Commissioning for Quality and Innovation requirements for 2012-13.
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Mother attending Mid Staffs told healthy baby had died
PERFORMANCE: An investigation has been launched into how doctors at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust told a pregnant woman she had lost her baby - and tried to remove it - only to discover it was healthy.
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Coventry and Warwickshire gets FT support from SHA
PERFORMANCE: The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has told HSJ it has secured the backing of the Midlands SHA to go through to the next step of its bid to become a foundation trust.
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Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates
WORKFORCE: Consultants working at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust are to be expected to work a seven-day rota in a drive to cut the number of weekend deaths.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton produces newspaper
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands hospital has produced its own four-page newspaper to be distributed to more than 100,000 homes.
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NewsGo ahead for £35m Shropshire reconfiguration
Major changes to acute services in Shropshire have been given the green-light, paving the way for a £35m reconfiguration across the county’s two hospitals.
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West Mids volunteers respond to 999 calls
PERFORMANCE: Volunteer paramedics in the West Midlands responded to more than 400 999 calls last month, it has emerged.
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New cancer service at Burton
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals FT has launched a one-stop clinic to help speed up the diagnosis of patients suspected of having lung cancer.
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HSJ LocalAssaults on paramedics increase
WORKFORCE: The number of physical assaults on West Midlands Ambulance Service staff has increased in the past 12 months.
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West Midlands has lower than average HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the West Midlands region is slightly below the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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Shropshire Healthwatch consultation
STRUCTURE: Shropshire Council has launched a consultation on plans to set up its local Healthwatch.