http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/cancer-waiting-times-slip-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5052686.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/cancer-waiting-times-slip-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5052686.article PERFORMANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster has reported a dip in performance against a cancer waiting time target. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:22 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-143m-behind-on-qipp-plan/5052620.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-143m-behind-on-qipp-plan/5052620.article FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull quality, innovation, productivity and prevention plan saved £17.1m at month seven against a plan of £31.4m. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:34 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-overspend-on-main-acute-provider-rises/5052621.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-overspend-on-main-acute-provider-rises/5052621.article FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s acute contract overspend with University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust increased by £2.4m between months six and seven this year. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:33 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/agreed-resignations-to-cost-birmingham-and-black-country-clusters-11m/5051122.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/agreed-resignations-to-cost-birmingham-and-black-country-clusters-11m/5051122.article WORKFORCE: The Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust clusters have announced they will spend £11m on voluntary redundancies. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:23 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-qipp-forecast-improves-slightly-to-46pc-shortfall/5051103.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-qipp-forecast-improves-slightly-to-46pc-shortfall/5051103.article FINANCE: Efficiency schemes in Birmingham and Solihull are still only expected to yield little more than half their savings targets for 2012-13, despite efforts from clinical commissioning groups to close the gap. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:52 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-pct-cluster-overperforms-on-demand/5051158.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-pct-cluster-overperforms-on-demand/5051158.article PERFORMANCE: Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster is overperforming on demand for both elective and non elective care. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:15 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/university-hospital-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust/birmingham-cluster-overperforms-on-uhb-contract/5051106.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/university-hospital-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust/birmingham-cluster-overperforms-on-uhb-contract/5051106.article FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster is overspending by £2.6m on its contract with University Hospitals Birmingham. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/voluntary-redundancy-costs-birmingham-solihull-and-black-country-clusters-11m/5051014.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/voluntary-redundancy-costs-birmingham-solihull-and-black-country-clusters-11m/5051014.article WORKFORCE: The Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust clusters have announced they will spend £11m on voluntary redundancies. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/concerns-over-diagnostic-performance-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5048059.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/concerns-over-diagnostic-performance-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5048059.article PERFORMANCE: Increased demand for endoscopy tests has caused the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster to struggle to hit its target on diagnostic waits. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:50 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/elective-activity-through-the-roof-in-birmingham-cluster/5048057.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/elective-activity-through-the-roof-in-birmingham-cluster/5048057.article PERFORMANCE: GP referrals in the Birmingham and Solihull area are 32 per cent above plan in May this year, with other activity level indicators also showing significant overperformance. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:49 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/pcts-begin-new-wave-of-redundancies/5048029.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/pcts-begin-new-wave-of-redundancies/5048029.article Eight hundred primary care trust staff are likely to lose their jobs in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester, HSJ has learned, heralding the start of a final round of job cuts in the transition to the new NHS structure. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:30 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-cluster-predicts-26m-qipp-shortfall/5048006.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-cluster-predicts-26m-qipp-shortfall/5048006.article FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster has predicted a £26m shortfall on efficiency savings against a target of £58m. Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:02 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/west-midlands-sha-releases-44m-to-birmingham-cluster/5047952.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/west-midlands-sha-releases-44m-to-birmingham-cluster/5047952.article FINANCE: The West Midlands strategic health authority will release £44m to the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster, on the understanding the cluster pays for all its transition costs. Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/south-birmingham-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-cluster-heading-for-18m-shortfall/5047956.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/south-birmingham-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-cluster-heading-for-18m-shortfall/5047956.article FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s financial forecast has improved by £5m, but it is still predicting a £14m overspend by the end of 2012-13. Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:43 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/south-birmingham-pct/exclusive-400-pct-jobs-at-risk-in-birmingham-and-black-country/5047893.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/south-birmingham-pct/exclusive-400-pct-jobs-at-risk-in-birmingham-and-black-country/5047893.article WORKFORCE: Four hundred primary care trust staff are likely to lose their jobs in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country in the transition to the new NHS commissioning structure, HSJ has learned. Fri, 3 Aug 2012 11:27 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/heart-of-england-nhs-foundation-trust/bowel-campaign-scuppers-attempts-to-cut-diagnostic-waits/5046846.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/heart-of-england-nhs-foundation-trust/bowel-campaign-scuppers-attempts-to-cut-diagnostic-waits/5046846.article PERFORMANCE: Long diagnostic waits in Birmingham and Solihull have been blamed on the Heart of England Foundation Trust and a national bowel screening drive. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:18 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-faces-169m-qipp-shortfall/5046847.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/birmingham-and-solihull-faces-169m-qipp-shortfall/5046847.article FINANCE: Commissioners in Birmingham and Solihull have reported a £16.9m gap in their efficiency savings plans, accounting for 29 per cent of the total for this year. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:17 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/ambulance-handovers-miss-target-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5046848.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/birmingham-east-and-north-pct/ambulance-handovers-miss-target-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5046848.article PERFORMANCE: All providers serving the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster failed to hit the required standard for ambulance handover times. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:07 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/resource-centre/best-practice/commissioning-resources/why-research-and-development-is-a-key-component-of-trust-outcomes/5043375.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/resource-centre/best-practice/commissioning-resources/why-research-and-development-is-a-key-component-of-trust-outcomes/5043375.article An ambitious research and development programme could prove invaluable when it comes to improving commissioning and health outcomes in your trust, says Angela Knight Jackson. Thu, 3 May 2012 16:15 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/demand-outstrips-plan-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5044189.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/pcts/heart-of-birmingham-teaching-pct/demand-outstrips-plan-in-birmingham-and-solihull/5044189.article PERFORMANCE: Emergency and elective admissions have exceeded plan in Birmingham and Solihull, with particular pressure around the Heart of England Foundation Trust. 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