Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust – Page 5
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HSJ LocalMental health trust boosts staff in response to Francis report
WORKFORCE: A West Midlands mental health trust has boosted staff numbers in response to the Francis report, recent board papers show.
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NewsHSJ Live 07.04.2014: Robert Harris to step down as NHS England director of strategy
Robert Harris has announced he is to step down from the national position, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Dismay over moratorium on mental health commissioning
An NHS England moratorium on commissioning new specialist mental health services has exacerbated the sector’s bed shortage and led to a newly constructed hospital unit standing empty for six months, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeMake a link between mental and physical health services
Liaison psychiatry can help achieve parity between services
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HSJ Local
Birmingham mental health trust misses therapies target
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust missed its target for access to psychological therapies for quarter three.
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HSJ Local
Vacancies drive strong finance performance for Birmingham and Solihull FT
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is forecasting a year-end breakeven, better than the original planned deficit of £2.7m.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull MH chief retires
WORKFORCE: Sue Turner has announced she is to retire from Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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NewsRed ratings dog West Midlands QIPP plans
Derbyshire’s QIPP plan is the only one in the Midlands and East region to have been given a “green” overall rating.
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NewsFT framework would award staff ratings
A foundation trust is tendering for a “performance management framework” under which its staff would receive ratings.
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Birmingham FT workers strike over pay cuts
Workers at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust went on strike yesterday in a row over cuts to a pay premium designed to improve recruitment and retention.
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HSJ Local
Contingency funds secure surplus at Birmingham and Solihull MH trust
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust achieved a £400,000 surplus in 2011-12, but only after releasing £2.2m of contingency funding.
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HSJ Knowledge
How implementing digital dictation encouraged one trust to review its service provision
One trusts move to digital dictation from an outdated process not only improved efficiencies in that area, but also allowed them to review other services in order to drive new process efficiencies throughout the hospital. Gunther Empl explains.
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HSJ Local
BSMHFT appoints director of psychological services
WORKFORCE: Amanda Gatherer has this month joined Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as its new director of psychological services and head of psychology.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull agrees CQUINs
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull cluster has belatedly agreed the commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) targets it will use to measure the performance of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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NewsFoundation trusts consider moving away from national pay deal
Foundation trusts are showing an unprecedented willingness to publicly consider moving away from nationally negotiated staff terms and conditions.
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding mental healthcare alongside physical healthcare
A mental health trust in Birmingham has developed a new model for patient assessment and discharge that helps address the full spectrum of patient needs in one assessment. Professor George Tadros explains how this award-winning service works - and the difference it makes to mental health awareness.
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HSJ Local
DH 'impressed' with West Midlands clusters but 'worried' about QIPP
PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health has been “impressed” with the PCT clusters in the West Midlands but has “worries” about QIPP plans and has recognised “issues” around coterminosity between GP commissioners and local authorities.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow free technologies are mapping new ground for community health projects
Communities can connect with local projects thanks to free technology such as Google Maps, writes Birmingham University’s knowledge transfer associate Tom Lawrence.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull predicting £1m overspend on senior medics
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is predicting an overspend on senior medical staff of more than £1m for the year.