University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust – Page 21
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HMRC investigating trusts over drug tax schemes
HM Revenue and Customs is examining hospital trusts’ tax arrangements amid a growing trend to lawfully avoid paying VAT on outpatient drugs, HSJ has learned.
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Heart of England miss half of month's CIP savings
FINANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust made just half of its planned cost improvement plan savings in November.
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Heart of England saves £465,000 through voluntary staff cuts
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has approved 17 “mutually agreed resignations” as part of a drive to cut costs while avoiding compulsory lay-offs.
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Birmingham A&E performance dips
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency performance in Birmingham and Solihull declined in September, and is rated as amber.
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Heart of England changes ward leaders after CQC visit
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has replaced the leadership team in one of its wards following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Concern over 12 trusts' death rates
Death rates at 12 hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report.
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'Significant' risk in specialised services upheaval, says board
The new commissioning system for the £12bn specialist services budget in 2013-14 will be “radically different” but its introduction involves a “significant” risk, the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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University Hospitals Birmingham set to fall 5 per cent short on CIP
FINANCE: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust is forecasting a five per cent shortfall in its cost improvement plan this year.
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High income exceeds overspend at Birmingham trust
FINANCE: Income at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust was £10.6m over budget in the first six months of 2012-13, with an over spend of £9.5m
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Heart of England A&E waits a 'significant concern'
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency waits at Heart of England Foundation Trust have been identified as a “significant concern” after failing to meet the four hour target during 2012-13.
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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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No disciplinary action over HEFT never event
PERFORMANCE: An incident of drugs being given inappropriately to a patient led to no disciplinary action or referrals to relevant professional bodies, despite being listed as a “never event”.
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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service
STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.
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West Midlands trusts working on complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Three west midlands hospitals are among a group of ten acute trusts that have come together to work on improving their complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.
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Fifteen nurse hours per bed day at Shelford Group trusts
WORKFORCE: Research carried for the Shelford Group, which represents England’s most powerful teaching hospitals, shows each patient bed day accounts for an average of 15 nurse hours.
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Accuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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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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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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UH Birmingham praised on VTE
RESEARCH: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has been named an “exemplar centre” for venous thromboembolism in recognition of its work on blood clot prevention.