All West Midlands articles – Page 90
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News
Biggest health and social care provider given the 'green light'
Plans for the biggest joint provider of health and social care in England have been approved by NHS Midlands and East, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot 'concern' at high mortality rate
PERFORMANCE: An external review into mortality rates has been launched at George Eliot Hopsital, which has identified its persistently high death rate as “a concern”.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot in deficit amid 'capacity pressures'
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust reported a deficit of £88,000 in October, bringing the year-to-date position to £146,000.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot sets up new forum to address pressures
STRUCTURE: A “Healthcare Operational Board” has been established at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
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News
Biggest health and social care link-up set to win approval
Plans for the biggest joint health and social care provider in England to date are being considered by the Department of Health, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Amber/red rating for governance at Dudley
PERFORMANCE: Dudley Group of Hospitals Foundation Trust has been amber/red rated by Monitor for governance due to higher than planned levels of Clostridium difficile and outstanding CQC compliance actions.
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire Health and Care struggles to recruit medics
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Health and Care Trust has decided to recruit nurse consultants instead of doctors after struggling to fill medical posts.
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HSJ Local
'Common principles' for commissioning support offer emerging in Birmingham and Solihull
FINANCE: “Common principles” on the commissioning services likely to “shape the offer” to clinical commissioning groups in the NHS Birmingham and Solihull cluster are emerging, papers say.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull cluster's control total reduced by £4m
FINANCE: NHS West Midlands has agreed to reduce the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s control total from £6m to £2m.
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HSJ Local
Review finds Herefordshire mental health services understaffed
WORKFORCE: A review of mental health services in Herefordshire has found many services were suffering from long term understaffing.
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HSJ Local
Patients launch legal action as trust reviews services
PERFORMANCE: A group of almost 20 patients and relatives are planning to launch legal action against a struggling West Midlands trust, claiming their treatment was a breach of the Human Rights Act.
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HSJ Local
Dudley rejects 'one hot meal a day' savings plan
FINANCE: The trust has rejected plans to reduce the number of hot meals provided to patients each day from two to one a day despite the £400,000 savings that could have been made.
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HSJ Local
Significant risks to CIPs flagged by Royal Wolverhampton
FINANCE: More than a fifth of Royal Wolverhampton’s cost improvement programme faces “significant delay/risk”.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull decide on five CCGs but not exact membership
STRUCTURE: The Birmingham and Solihull PCTs had said there are five emerging clinical commissioning groups in their area - down from a previous 12 hopeful groups.
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HSJ Local
Contract penalty could cost Birmingham Community nearly £100,000
FINANCE: In October there were six contractual key performance indicators which breached targets at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust.
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HSJ Local
Savings surplus predicted by Dudley and Walsall
FINANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Trust is predicting to exceed its savings plans by £15,925.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton breaching C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The trust is predicting 144 clostridium difficile cases by the end of the year - 60 over target.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire MH trust on track for FT status
STRUCTURE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is set to become a foundation trust in less than a year.
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HSJ Local
Arden cluster considers provider bailouts as surplus grows
FINANCE: The Arden primary care trust cluster is reporting almost double the planned level of surplus for the year to date, but has held talks with providers over possible bail outs after identifying a “high degree of financial pressure” in the local health economy.
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HSJ Local
Coventry PCT tenders for specialist GP services
COMMERCIAL: Coventry primary care trust is tendering for providers to take over services at two GP surgeries, which it had previously been providing directly.