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CommentCowper’s Cut: The great Dame Julie Moore retires
Andy Cowper reflects on the leadership and management skills of Dame Julie Moore, who has just retired as chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham FT
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HSJ Local
Cancer waiting times slip in Birmingham and Solihull
PERFORMANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster has reported a dip in performance against a cancer waiting time target.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull £14.3m behind on QIPP plan
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull quality, innovation, productivity and prevention plan saved £17.1m at month seven against a plan of £31.4m.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull overspend on main acute provider rises
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.
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HSJ Local
'Agreed resignations' to cost Birmingham and Black Country clusters £11m
WORKFORCE: The Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust clusters have announced they will spend £11m on voluntary redundancies.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham QIPP forecast improves slightly to 46pc shortfall
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.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull PCT cluster overperforms on demand
PERFORMANCE: Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster is overperforming on demand for both elective and non elective care.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham cluster overperforms on UHB contract
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster is overspending by £2.6m on its contract with University Hospitals Birmingham.
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HSJ Local
Voluntary redundancy costs Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country clusters £11m
WORKFORCE: The Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust clusters have announced they will spend £11m on voluntary redundancies.
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HSJ Local
Concerns over diagnostic performance in Birmingham and Solihull
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.
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HSJ Local
Elective activity through the roof in Birmingham cluster
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.
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NewsPCTs begin new wave of redundancies
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.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham cluster predicts £26m QIPP shortfall
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster has predicted a £26m shortfall on efficiency savings against a target of £58m.
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HSJ Local
West Midlands SHA releases £44m to Birmingham cluster
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.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull cluster heading for £18m shortfall
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.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: 400 PCT jobs at risk in Birmingham and Black Country
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.
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HSJ Local
Bowel campaign scuppers attempts to cut diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: Long diagnostic waits in Birmingham and Solihull have been blamed on the Heart of England Foundation Trust and a national bowel screening drive.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull faces £16.9m QIPP shortfall
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.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance handovers miss target in Birmingham and Solihull
PERFORMANCE: All providers serving the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster failed to hit the required standard for ambulance handover times.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy research and development is a key component of trust outcomes
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.