Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust – Page 5
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HSJ KnowledgeTop chief executives roundtable, part one: dilemmas of CQC scrutiny
Exploring the relationship and contradictions between the Care Quality’s Commission’s verdicts and the quality of the people who lead the inspected organisations
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NewsMental health beds shortfall puts patients at 'intolerable' risk
Forward Thinking Birmingham service under pressure little over a year after controversial shake-up of mental health in the city Birmingham and Solihull CCGs plan extra funding for adult mental health following critical independent report Demand for adult mental health beds outstrips contracted supply by 50 per cent Lead provider ...
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust: Patients as Catalysts: improving information on uterine fibroids
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HSJ LocalHospital's charity could buy land for possible expansion
Board of newly merged trust agrees to buy land next to children’s hospital First major estate acquisition since Birmingham Women’s and Children’s FT shelved single site plans Charity could buy land on behalf of trust Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust has agreed to buy a property for ...
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HSJ LocalPatient death reveals 'no coordination' between mental health services
A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of coordination in mental health services for young people in Birmingham, after a patient under NHS care was found hanged.
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NewsAnalysis: Over 100 trusts report rise in E coli infections in a year
106 trusts report increase in E coli rates, with more than 10 per cent increases at 60 PHE data casts doubt over feasibility of government target to halve infections by 2020 Across England the infection rate has increased by 6.7 per cent in 12 months and by 12.7 per ...
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NewsDame Julie Moore to take over STP
Dame Julie Moore is to be confirmed as the new lead for the Birmingham and Solihull sustainability and transformation plan.
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HSJ LocalChildren's hospital trust first to be rated outstanding
Trust rated as outstanding overall and for being caring, effective and responsive All children referred to the hospital were seen within six weeks Neonatal services rated as inadequate for safety because of poor staffing levels A top children’s hospital has received the highest possible rating from the Care ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Jumping the hurdles to better care in rare diseases
An HSJ roundtable sponsored by Shire brought together experts to ask whether the NHS was taking advantage of all the factors that could improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases. By Alison Moore
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NewsRevealed: The NHS’s top trust chief executives in 2017
Standout trends in this year’s rankings include the prevalence of the multi-trust leader, the influence of outstanding CQC ratings and the rise of women chief executives
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HSJ LocalMerger creates first children's and women's trust in England
Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust and Birmingham Children’s FT have completed their merger, creating the first single specialist trust for both women and children in England.
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.
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NewsNational maternity lead aims to double midwife-led births share by 2020
Birmingham and Solihull to double number of midwife led births over next three years Any increase in home births will likely come from a decrease in births at standalone midwife units, says national lead for maternity Sarah-Jane Marsh says local maternity systems will likely match 44 STP footprints Women ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts set February deadline for merger
Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital foundation trusts will integrate by 1 February 2017, the providers have confirmed.
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NewsNew tariff would mean revenue cuts for specialist providers
Three providers would see their overall revenue reduced by more than 2 per cent next year The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital FT faces an estimated £4.5m reduction to its revenue Specialist Orthopaedic Alliance “exceptionally concerned” by the proposals A number of specialist NHS trusts are “exceptionally concerned” about the ...
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NewsTop council chief criticises Stevens and Mackey for 'NHS first' bias
Birmingham council chief and STP lead hits out at NHS England’s tendency to “sort the NHS out first” Mark Rogers complains about use of sustainability funds for acute deficits Calls for joined up national approach to STP and says engagement has been “flawed” Says better care fund “has not ...
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NewsCity becomes the first to publish its full STP
Birmingham and Solihull STP published despite NHS England request to delay publication Single ‘lead provider’ for maternity care is mooted STP leads say there is ‘no expectation’ that the acute bed base in the system will reduce Four acute trusts will have a shared back office function and centralised ...
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NewsRevealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: The road to reconfiguration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsHSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.