Birmingham and the Black Country ICB – Page 2
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NewsRevealed: The systems set to gain and lose hundreds of millions
Nine integrated care systems are set to lose hundreds of millions in NHS funding relative to others in coming years – while eight stand to make big gains – under new NHS England funding policy.
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NewsICBs will have to merge, says ex-NHSE chief
Some integrated care boards will need to merge in order to cut their running costs in half, according to Sir David Nicholson — leaving trust groups such as the one he now chairs well placed to organise local services.
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors exit trust where ‘poor behaviour was tolerated’
Two non-executive directors have left the board of a mental health trust just a few months after the early departure of its chair.
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News400-metre ambulance journey prompts trust to change rules
A community trust has lifted restrictions on its district nurses visiting one of its own wards, to prevent the unit calling ambulances to transport patients 400 metres.
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NewsTen-year plan must be clear on implementation, not just vision, say Dash and Nicholson
The 10-year health plan must “be very clear on how [it] will be implemented” rather than just setting out a “vision”, two influential health leaders have told the HSJ podcast.
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NewsDoctors protest trusts’ move to stop paying for breaks
Doctors have called for the immediate reversal of two trusts’ moves to stop paid breaks for locums who are not holding on-call bleeps.
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NewsRevealed: 14 ICBs cutting spend on the third sector
Nearly half of all integrated care boards are due to cut their spending on voluntary, community and social enterprise services this financial year, HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsRevealed: War of words among leaders at £1.6bn trust
Medical managers at University Hospitals Birmingham have accused some colleagues of misrepresenting doctors’ views and creating “negativity” which is “detrimental to the reputation of our organisation”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Trust orders external review into medical training ‘concerns’
University Hospitals Birmingham has ordered an independent review into its international medical training programme, after concerns the scheme may be routinely underpaying overseas doctors.
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NewsRevealed: All but three ICSs fall behind financial plans
A total of 39 of the 42 integrated care systems have fallen behind their financial plans, new figures reveal.
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NewsUnder-fire director is ‘tackling medical patriarchy’, says hospital trust
University Hospitals Birmingham’s chair has defended its chief executive and chief medical officer after consultants voted “no confidence” in them.
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NewsTrust warns of ‘catastrophic’ delays as NHSE provides £10m cash boost
An ambulance trust has been given an extra £10m by NHS England to cover the cost of A&E handover delays that took place in the first six months of 2024-25.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants vote ‘no confidence’ in trust CEO and CMO
Senior doctors at one of England’s largest hospital trusts have passed a vote of “no confidence” in its CEO and chief medical officer.
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HSJ LocalTrust paid ex-CEO £180k after departure
The former CEO of a major hospital trust was paid around £180,000 for working on an “external programme” for five months after he stepped down, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalICS warned its deficit could surge past £200m
One of the country’s most financially challenged systems faces a £242m deficit, nearly three times as high as its target, an external report has said.
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HSJ Local‘Exceptional’ chief leaves trust to make way for group model
The chief executive of a trust that just opened a new hospital after years of delays is leaving, paving the way for a group model.
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HSJ LocalTrust halts ‘dangerous cut to doctors’ pay’
University Hospitals Birmingham, earlier this month accused of imposing a “badly disguised pay cut for doctors” and axing enhanced locum pay rates, has appeared to U-turn on the move by pausing the changes.
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HSJ LocalDoctors to refuse overtime in major dispute with hospital trust
Doctors at a major teaching trust are to refuse overtime and extra shifts from next week, HSJ has learned, amid escalating tensions with executives over a decision to stop paying premium rates for locum shifts.
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HSJ Local‘Tension’ and ‘poor behaviours’ uncovered on trust’s board
The board of a mental health trust grappling with serious culture and safety concerns is “not functioning well”, an NHS England investigation has found, amid the early departure of its chair.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of imposing ‘badly disguised pay cut’ on doctors
University Hospitals Birmingham has become locked in a row with the British Medical Association over its plans to stop paying premium rates for medical bank staff.