Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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NewsUnion asks Hancock to intervene over bullying claims
Concerns from “dozens” of consultants over their trust’s handling of bullying allegations have been escalated to the health and social care secretary by a medical union.
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Trust merger set back by NHS Improvement concerns
Plans to merge two mental health trusts in the West Midlands have suffered a set back after proposals were queried by NHS Improvement, HSJ can reveal
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Trusts fail to appoint shared chair ahead of merger
Two West Midlands trusts have failed to appoint a joint chair ahead of their merger next year.
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Just one trust has 50pc BME board share
Only one trust has as many black and minority ethnic board members as white, and 96 trusts say they have no BME board directors at all, new data has revealed.
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Many mental health trusts are too small, says top CEO
Many mental health trusts are too small and risk being “left on the side” in system integration plans, a leading chief executive has warned.
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Two trusts to unite after triple merger fails
Two mental health providers previously involved in failed plans for a triple merger have now decided to become one trust.
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Thousands of NHS staff use speak up guardians
More than 7,000 NHS staff raised concerns with a local freedom to speak up guardian according to the latest data.
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Trust director appointed as STP chair
A non-executive director for a West Midlands trust has been appointed as chair of his area’s sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Consultancies hired to 'accelerate' integration of four STPs
Two management consultancies have been commissioned to help four STPs in the West Midlands “accelerate” their integration plans, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Three-trust merger plan dropped
A merger of three trusts has been dropped because it would have created a trust spanning two sustainability and transformation partnership areas, along with concerns over clinical and financial viability, HSJ can reveal.
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70 trusts working with NHSI to boost workforce retention
Seventy NHS trusts have now been recruited by NHS Improvement to its programme to improve workforce retention rates in the health service.
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Fourth trust joins hospital alliance ahead of pathology merger
A major alliance of acute providers in the West Midlands is being expanded to include a fourth trust, HSJ has learned.
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Merger of three trusts paused by NHS Improvement
A merger of three trusts in the West Midlands has been put on hold by NHS Improvement.
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Merger trust appoints new chief executive
The chief executive of an inadequate rated trust has been appointed to lead a neighbouring trust going through a merger.
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Revealed: Triple trust merger delayed
A merger between three West Midlands trusts to create one of the biggest community and mental health providers in the county has been delayed, HSJ can reveal.
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Vanguard launching first bed management system across trusts
The country’s only mental health vanguard is preparing to launch the first bed management system across multiple trusts, to halve the number of patients being sent out of area.
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Providers chosen for first comprehensive MCP contract
Four trusts in partnership with GPs are on course to win a multibillion pound new care model contract.
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New chief executive for major teaching trust revealed
Tracy Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive of one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals.
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Exclusive: Three trusts set to merge by October
Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust to merge with two other trusts Chief executive Tracy Taylor to lead one of the biggest mental health and community trusts in the country New organisation is expected to be formed by 1 October Three trusts in the West Midlands are set to merge to create one of
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Region moves towards contracts to cover whole STP
Clinical commissioning groups in the Black Country have set out a timeline to procure a single acute and single mental health contract across their sustainability and transformation plan area, HSJ has learned.
