All West Midlands articles – Page 90
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Mobile device mooted by Dudley and Walsall
PERFORMANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust is going to review five different types of mobile device, together with NHS Dudley IT, to support a move towards mobile working.
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'Frequent flyers' identified at Royal Wolves
PERFORMANCE: One patient attended A&E at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust 90 times between April and December last year - or roughly once every three days.
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End of year CIP plan challenge for Royal Wolverhampton
FINANCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust has £3.8m of its £14.1m cost improvement plan for the year to deliver with just two months remaining.
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South Warwickshire braces for 'significant' income cut
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is in negotiations with local clinical commissioning groups for a “significant reduction” in income.
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South Staffs PCT wants to see 24 hour A&E at Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Staffordshire primary care trust has announced it is to launch a public consultation on the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust in May.
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Heart of England pulls out of mooted George Eliot takeover
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has pulled back from a mooted takeover of George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ has learnt.
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PMS contracts being cut by £800,000 in Staffs and Stoke
FINANCE: Personal medical services contracts in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are set to be reduced by around £800,000 across the whole cluster next financial year.
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2gether appoints GP to board
WORKFORCE: 2gether NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a GP as a new non-executive.
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Integrated A&E at Mid Staffs to open by October
STRUCTURE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is “optimistic” its accident and emergency department will open fully in time for May and is hoping to open a new department in October.
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Worcestershire Royal closes a third of beds due to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: Around one third of Worcestershire Royal Hospital’s 600 beds are closed to admissions due to increased cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.
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NHS Worcs considers tendering for rehab beds
COMMERCIAL: NHS Worcestershire is conducting a market assessment of interest in providing admission prevention and rehabilitation beds.
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Quiet third quarter leads to contract worries for ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: A quieter than usual December could be a mixed blessing for West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust.
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12-13 target for FT status for West Midlands Ambulance Service
STRUCTURE: West Midlands Ambulance Service is hoping for approval as a foundation trust during 2012-13.
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West Midlands plans £9m efficiencies
FINANCE: West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust is planning £9m in cost improvements in 2012-13 to enable it to make a £4m surplus.
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NewsLeadership Academy highlights gender discrimination in NHS
The NHS Leadership Academy is compiling data on the proportion of NHS board members and clinical leaders who are women in order to expose inequalities.
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HSJ LocalShropshire hospital trust appoints director of nursing
WORKFORCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Jayne Downey as its director of nursing and governance.
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Consultation to decide location of Sandwell's hyper-acute stroke unit
STRUCTURE: A consultation has been launched on centralising strike services at one of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust’s two hospital sites.
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Some maternity care shifted from Dudley to ease pressure
STRUCTURE: 140 women identified as low risk are being asked to transfer their care from Russell’s Hall Hospital, part of Dudley Group of Hospitals Foundation Trust, to ease pressure. The trust has had to close its maternity unit 14 times since March 2011.
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County council to handle health and social care complaints
STRUCTURE: Staffordshire County Council is planning to introduce a single complaints service for health and social care in the county.
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Worcestershire launches service review
STRUCTURE: The NHS in Worcestershire is embarking on a review of health services.