All SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 8
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HSJ Local
Birmingham hospitals identify surgery reconfiguration benefits
STRUCTURE: A proposed service model for a single clinical team for vascular surgery in Birmingham has been identified by the trust as part of reconfiguration plans.
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News
Revealed: the six trusts that need DH support with their PFI
Six hospital trusts have been identified as needing Department of Health cash support with their private finance initiative payments in order to make foundation trust status, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Community Healthcare chasing PCT for outstanding £587,000
FINANCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust is owed £587,000 by NHS Sandwell, which has failed to repay the money within the 90 day limit.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals starts A&E alcohol screening
PERFORMANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is introducing a screening programme to help reduce alcohol-related illnesses.
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HSJ Local
New medical director for West Mercia Cluster
WORKFORCE: A new medical director has been appointed to the West Mercia cluster of primary care trusts.
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News
Government will act as guarantor on PFI
The government will continue to act as a guarantor for private finance initiative schemes, the health secretary has announced.
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HSJ Local
City Hospital pulled up for minor concerns on nutrition
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns on nutrition, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell General Hospital fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Talks commence on Sandwell and West Birmingham's new hospital
FINANCE: Talks between the Treasury and Department of Health have commenced on a proposed new hospital, to be built with £370m of private finance initiative funds.
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HSJ Local
'Unsound' financial start to year for Sandwell and West Birmingham
FINANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has run up a deficit of £204,000, which is £296,000 worse than the planned position.
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News
DH to review FT application process to avoid 'embarrassment'
The Department of Health is overhauling the process for checking whether a trust is ready to apply for foundation status to avoid “embarrassing” the health secretary, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell requests £8.9m of top-sliced funds
FINANCE: NHS Sandwell has asked NHS West Midlands for £8.9m of the region’s top-sliced funds set aside for non-recurrent spending.
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HSJ Knowledge
How 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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News
Exclusive: government admits PFI deals mean 22 trusts will struggle to meet foundation status target
The Department of Health has named 22 hospitals with private finance deals that are “an obstacle to them achieving FT status by April 2014”.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham in 'difficult' contract talks
COMMERCIAL: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is struggling to reach an agreement on its 2011-12 contract with its lead commissioner.
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HSJ Local
£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has better than expected surplus
FINANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has achieved a “bottom line” surplus of £1.205m, which is £158,000 better than the planned position, as measured against the Department of Health’s performance target.
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HSJ Local
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust get go-ahead for new hospital
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has backed a plan by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust to buy land for a new hospital via a compulsory purchase order.
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HSJ Local
NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.