University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust – Page 18
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HSJ LocalHeart of England chief executive secondment 'in line' with Dalton review
STRUCTURE: The chief executive being seconded to turn around Heart of England Foundation Trust has said his appointment is an example of the recommendations of the Dalton review into the provider sector being put into practice.
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HSJ LocalWrightington, Wigan and Leigh chief seconded to lead Heart of England
WORKFORCE: Andrew Foster, the chief executive of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust, is to be seconded to Heart of England Foundation Trust as interim chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Top hospital chief criticises 'out of area' referrals move
An attempt by NHS England to protect patient choice by preventing hospitals closing their doors to ‘out of area’ referrals has been strongly criticised by a leading foundation trust chief executive.
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NewsGovernment's £250m campaign fails to clear waiting list backlog
The number of patients waiting over 18 weeks for treatment has increased despite the government pouring £250m into the NHS to clear the backlogs of longest waiters
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NewsMonitor to review why taking over troubled trusts goes wrong
Heart of England Foundation Trust is “struggling” because it has “never fully recovered” from its takeover of a failing organisation, the chief executive of Monitor has said.
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NewsTrusts’ spending on private healthcare providers rockets by 25pc
Foundation trusts increased the sums they spent buying healthcare from non-NHS bodies by almost 25 per cent last year
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HSJ LocalCQC to inspect Heart of England
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is to inspect Heart of England Foundation Trust following concerns about its accident and emergency services and ‘management issues’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHeart of England appoints interim chief executive
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has announced that Andrew Catto will take over as interim chief executive following the resignation of Mark Newbold last week.
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NewsHSJ Awards 2014 winners revealed
The winners of the 2014 HSJ Awards have been revealed at a ceremony in central London
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LeaderThere are alternatives for clinical leaders
Mark Newbold’s resignation jars with his open approach
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NewsFTs will resist forced expenditure on primary care
Foundations trusts will ‘furiously resist’ any attempt to push them into ploughing their accumulated surpluses into primary care as envisaged by the NHS Five Year Forward View
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NewsHospital chief executive steps down after regulatory action
The chief executive of a large Midlands hospital trust has announced he is stepping down
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NewsNHS England plans specialist radiotherapy overhaul
An overhaul of specialist radiotherapy nationwide could see the number of sites commissioned by NHS England reduced as the body seeks to improve efficiency and access
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CommentRehabilitation is not just an 'add on'
Recovery should be an integral element of a patient’s care pathway
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NewsBirmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalWest Midlands trust could be forced to change leadership
PERFORMANCE: A major West Midlands trust could be forced to change its leadership unless it starts hitting waiting times targets, according to a condition placed on its licence by Monitor.
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LeaderBirmingham row may decide primacy of trusts or CCGs
Out of area referrals dispute has wider consequences
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NewsHigh profile trust chief calls for funding overhaul
The head of a respected foundation trust has called for a major overhaul of financial rules to help popular hospitals cope with the extra demand their reputations attract.
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NewsChains test proved 'impossible', Birmingham chief admits
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has admitted its first attempt to “test the concept of the chains model” with a trust from a distance has not worked.
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NewsGovernment wades into Birmingham referrals row
The government has waded into the row between a leading foundation trust and a group of commissioners after closing its doors to “out of area” referrals for routine care