All THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST articles – Page 5
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Staffordshire CCGs anticipate 'virtual' merger
Chief officer of three Staffordshire CCGs says they could streamline all functions except governing body meetings Andrew Donald says any CCG merger should be the result of “natural evolution” Large scale organisational development work underway STRUCTURE: The chief officer of a trio of clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire ...
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Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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Winners of five Midlands commissioning support contracts named
Seven CCGs across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country award five contracts to two commissioning support units £54m deal includes business intelligence, medicines management, IT and “end to end” support services Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU and Midlands and Lancashire CSU will provide services from April COMMERCIAL: ...
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Staffs CCG to reduce minor injury unit opening times
FINANCE: South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group is to reduce the opening hours of two minor injury units to “free up” approximately £300,000 a year, it has announced.
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Royal Wolverhampton appeals 'proportionality' of CQC inspection
REGULATION: A West Midlands acute trust is appealing against the ‘proportionality’ of its recent Care Quality Commission inspection, HSJ has been told.
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Wolverhampton trust drops foundation status bid
STRUCTURE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust will no longer pursue a bid for foundation trust status, HSJ has been told.
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Exclusive: Norman Lamb to chair mental health commission
Norman Lamb will chair a commission looking at the links between poor mental health, public services and the economy, set up by local authorities in the West Midlands, they have confirmed to HSJ.
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Independent inquiry into trust’s handling of whistleblower complete
An investigation commissioned by the NHS Trust Development Authority into the handling of whistleblowing concerns at a West Midlands hospital trust has been completed, HSJ has learned.
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Staffordshire transformation body appoints chair
WORKFORCE: The new body in Staffordshire created to draw up a region-wide transformation programme has appointed an ‘independent’ chair to oversee its work.
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Ten more trusts brought into Carter efficiency review
The Department of Health has named 10 more trusts that will take part in Lord Carter’s major review into hospital efficiency.
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Trusts shortlisted for GS1 barcoding system trials
Twelve NHS trusts have been shortlisted by the Department of Health as potential test sites for rolling out GS1 barcoding standards.
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Trust launches review after agency spend doubles
WORKFORCE: A West Midlands acute trust has launched a review of its agency spending, after figures revealed it spent double the amount on agency nurses in June than it did in the same month in 2014.
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Trust agrees living wage pay rise for 460 staff
WORKFORCE: A West Midlands acute trust is to increase salaries for its lowest paid staff to ensure they earn the living wage.
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Comment
Is Wolverhampton showing the way for pharmacists in GP practices?
Utilising pharmacists’ skills in GP practice
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Exclusive: Weak bargaining position blew Mid Staffs administrators' budget, says Monitor
The ‘failure regime’ for Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust overran its budget because the trust’s ‘special administrators’ had a weak negotiating position relative to neighbouring NHS organisations, a Monitor review has found.
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Exclusive: Multimillion pound cancer contract consortium revealed
A private company led consortium including two NHS trusts is now the only remaining bidder for a 10 year, £687m cancer services contract in Staffordshire, HSJ can reveal.
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Revealed: £690m Staffordshire contract bidders discuss private led consortium
Negotiations are taking place to establish a private provider led consortium to take on a 10 year, £687m contract to integrate cancer services in Staffordshire.
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Paediatric services transfer from Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: Inpatient paediatric services at the former Stafford Hospital site have transferred to the nearby Royal Stoke and Wolverhampton hospitals today.
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Patient Safety Awards shortlist announced
We are recognising and rewarding outstanding practice within the NHS