All THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 4
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NewsTrust director appointed as STP chair
A non-executive director for a West Midlands trust has been appointed as chair of his area’s sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsRevealed: New money for 15 trusts to trial flexible working
Fifteen NHS trusts have been selected by the Department of Health and Social Care to receive funding for pilot projects to enable flexible working.
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HSJ LocalTrust can 'do no more' as new Carillion hospital faces further delay
An NHS trust badly affected by Carillion’s liquidation can “do no more” to get construction work restarted on its already delayed new £350m hospital, its chief executive has admitted.
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HSJ LocalSTP leader steps down
The sustainability and transformation partnership leader for the Black Country and west Birmingham is stepping down.
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NewsIn full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
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NewsNHSI pathology proposals agreed by less than half of trusts
Less than half of areas have so far fully agreed to NHS Improvement’s plans to set up a regional pathology network, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsRevealed: 58 trusts admit they will miss financial plan
NHS Improvement has accepted formal revisions to the financial forecasts of almost 60 NHS trusts, according to data published today.
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HSJ LocalTrusts' pathology merger could reduce staff by a third
Four trusts pursing a major pathology services merger in the West Midlands may reduce the number of staff working across them by more than a third, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalFourth trust joins hospital alliance ahead of pathology merger
A major alliance of acute providers in the West Midlands is being expanded to include a fourth trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: One in four hospital trusts routinely pay suppliers late
More than a quarter of hospital trusts are now routinely delaying payments to their suppliers because of cash flow problems, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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NewsAnalysis by trust: Large majority provide less consultant access at weekends
The majority of trusts continue to provide patients with less access to consultants at the weekend compared to a weekday, new data reveals.
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HSJ LocalProviders chosen for first comprehensive MCP contract
Four trusts in partnership with GPs are on course to win a multibillion pound new care model contract.
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NewsChief exec leaves US-owned NHS procurement partnership
The chief executive of a large NHS procurement partnership, owned by the Hospital Corporation of America, has left the company, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrusts aim to create single management team for pathology services
New management team could be in place by October 2017 Between £2m - £7m could be saved by running single pathology “hub” Last year’s Carter Review called on trusts to consolidate or outsource pathology services if benchmarks are unlikely to be achieved Four hospital trusts have set out plans to ...
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HSJ LocalRegion moves towards contracts to cover whole STP
Clinical commissioning groups in the Black Country have set out a timeline to procure a single acute and single mental health contract across their sustainability and transformation plan area, HSJ has learned.
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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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HSJ LocalTrust takes step to becoming 'fully digital'
The Dudley Group Foundation Trust has selected a new fully integrated IT system as part of its patient administration service in a bid to become a “fully digital” hospital.
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HSJ Local
Trust tells staff to stop overspending or risk losing STF money
Dudley Group FT tells staff overspending puts its STF payments at risk Trust has introduced spending controls as the cost of agency staff doubles this year Over spending means purchasing a new electronic patient record system is at risk Staff at a Midlands acute trust have been told ...
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NewsVanguard CCG tenders landmark new care model contract
Dudley CCG begins procurement process for multispecialty community provider contract MCP contract may include budgets for adult social care Chief officer for Dudley CCG says it is the responsibility of providers to highlight risks and concerns about the MCP Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group has become the first CCG ...
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NewsCQC: Fraction of inspection ratings challenged
Only 69 providers challenged final ratings awarded by the CQC from 10,840 inspections Three hospital trusts received changes in service ratings after review, but none had overall rating altered 51 primary medical services inspections were challenged, but only five have had ratings changed Only a fraction of hospitals ...