University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust – Page 21
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CommentFoundation trusts can become global players
UK universities are a template for international success
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HSJ Local
Heart of England below standard on ambulance handovers
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance handover performance at Heart of England Foundation Trust was below the required standard in quarter one of 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
HEFT slips on orthopaedic waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust met its overall waiting lists target despite trauma and orthopaedics and general surgery lagging behind the 18 week performance standard.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat nurses can teach CCGs about procurement
Their experience can help reduce waste and save time
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Regional hospitals push for funding equality with London
A group of regional teaching hospitals is pushing NHS England to guarantee its members the same level of financial support as their London counterparts receive under the Project Diamond programme, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ Local
Three Birmingham trusts consider co-location
STRUCTURE: A specialist trust in Birmingham is considering moving onto the site of a major local acute hospital as part of a programme of closer working between providers in the city.
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NewsAnalysed: The reform of payment by results
In the HSJ Briefing week we examine the proposals for changing NHS payment systems.
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HSJ KnowledgeUsing surgeons’ outcome data for quality control
Measuring surgical outcomes to assess the quality of surgeons
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NewsEmails reveal elite hospitals' high level lobbying for extra cash
Emails obtained by HSJ reveal an elite group of teaching hospitals’ lobbying for hundreds of millions in extra funding.
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HSJ Local
UH Birmingham win patient approval on A&E
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has been given strong ratings from patients on its emergency services.
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HSJ Local
Heart of England sub contracts elective work to private sector amid A&E pressure
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust sub contracted more than 100 operations to a private provider after “extreme emergency pressures” caused it to cancel all elective surgery for five days.
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News£560m foundation trust dumps payment by results
One of England’s biggest foundation trusts has agreed a contract outside of the national tariff system for the past two years, its chief executive has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Confed finds venture capitalists to fund innovation
The NHS Confederation is working with a venture capitalist firm to seek private backing for innovations in the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategy for maximising hospital capacity
Using home care services to reduce emergency admissions
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HSJ Local
Birmingham hospital mounts campaign to tackle pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Heartlands Hospital has introduced a new tool in a bid to reduce pressure ulcers.
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NewsYear of care tariff under development in Birmingham
Commissioners and providers in Birmingham and Solihull are working together on a “year of care” tariff aimed at driving integrated care and keeping patients out of hospital, HSJ’s latest Local Briefing has found.
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NewsAnalysed: QIPP in Birmingham and Solihull
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing examines the success of the Birmingham and Solihull cluster’s 2012-13 efficiency plans, and how the health economy plans to save money in 2013-14.
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Supplements
Exception to the rule - an HSJ efficiency supplement
HSJ’s supplement looks at how NHS providers are improving efficiency in the areas of pathology, outsourcing and drugs funding
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HSJ Local
Birmingham FT releases reserves to cover deficit
FINANCE: University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust is forecasting a better than expected surplus, but only after releasing contingency funds to plug a financial gap.