All West Midlands articles – Page 93
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Worcestershire has to start again with FT application
STRUCTURE: Monitor has rejected a request from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust for a second extension to its foundation trust application.
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UHB to become 'magnet' for pharma money and clinical research after hook-up with uni
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham has today announced a joint working agreement to be known as Birmingham Health Partners (BHP).
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NewsSHA and PCT blame reorganisation for failure to spot Mid Staffs
The reorganisation of the NHS in 2006 was a key reason why problems at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust were not spotted sooner, closing submissions to the public inquiry claimed.
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New chair for North Staffs mental health trust
WORKFORCE: Ken Jarrold CBE has been appointed as chair of the North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Worcestershire negotiating increase to agreed £3m surplus
FINANCE: The PCT is in negogiations with NHS West Midlands to increase its agreed year end forecast surplus of £3m.
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Telford and Wrekin could be heading for deficit
FINANCE: The PCT could be heading for a £4.6m deficit under a “pessimistic” assessment of its quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) plans.
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Emergency waits regularly exceed target at Telford and Wrekin
PERFORMANCE: In September the longest median wait for admitted patients among Telford and Wrekin’s providers was 350 minutes and regularly exceeded the 205 minute standard.
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Birmingham's only remaining red-rated CCG disbands
STRUCTURE: An inner city clinical commissioning group is being disbanded after being red rated.
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Birmingham and Solihull picks AQP services
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull cluster has selected three services for which patients will be offered a choice under the “any qualified provider” framework.
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National quality director takes job as acute chief exec
WORKFORCE: Department of Health national director of quality Ian Cumming is to take over as chief executive at North Bristol Trust when incumbent Ruth Brunt retires next year.
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HSJ Local
Shrewsbury and Telford review after 'blind' concerns
PERFORMANCE: A review at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has found no patients have become blind while on waiting lists for treatment, following concerns.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking the boardroom the place to improve patient experience
Research by the Institute for Employment Studies conducted among NHS board members across the West Midlands gave insights into how boards can really make the patient quality, safety and experience agenda work, write Alison Carter and Sandra Gray.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire deficit hits £8.5m
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has run up a deficit of more than £8.5m, with cost improvement plan savings falling behind schedule.
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Amber-red rating for Coventry and Warwickshire over C difficile and waiting times
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has given itself an amber-red performance rating after falling short on seven Monitor standards.
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South Warwickshire FT eyes community assets
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is “confident” it will be allowed to take ownership of community hospitals in its area.
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C difficile and A&E improvements for South Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is reporting a “general improvement in performance” for the second quarter of 2011-12.
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Worcestershire Acute's radiotherapy unit one step closer
STRUCTURE: Worcester City Council Planning Committee has agreed outline planning permission for a new radiotherapy unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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Midlands announces cluster chairs
WORKFORCE: NHS Midlands and East has announced the appointment of four chairs to the newly created primary care trust cluster organisations across the region and two new trust chairs.
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George Eliot loses £1m of capital resources to bail out another trust
FINANCE: The West Midlands strategic health authority is to take £1m of capital funds out of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to another provider.
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George Eliot recruits more nurses to improve skill mix
WORKFORCE: Twenty-two new band five nurses started work at George Eliot Hospital in October, with at least another four expected to start in November.