All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST articles – Page 6

  • uhnm fire 3
    HSJ Local

    Man charged with starting fire at NHS hospital

    2017-06-13T14:41:00Z

    Police have charged a 39 year old man with arson and intent to endanger life after a fire was deliberately started at a major Midlands hospital.

  • Mid_Stafford_hospital_sign
    HSJ Local

    Trusts need millions in extra funding for Mid Staffs dissolution

    2017-06-12T07:00:00Z

    UHNM and Royal Wolverhampton trusts both seeking millions in additional funding linked to dissolution of Mid Staffordshire FT UHNM forecasting a year-end deficit of £119m in 2017-18 Mid Staffs trust special administration process ended in March after £300m extra funding Trust leaders in the Midlands are seeking millions ...

  • uhnm fire 3
    HSJ Local

    Police arrest man on suspicion of arson at hospital

    2017-06-09T12:05:00Z

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a major NHS hospital.

  • uhnm fire 3
    HSJ Local

    Patients evacuated in beds last night after hospital fire

    2017-06-08T10:52:00Z

    Major fire at Royal Stoke University Hospital on Wednesday night Patients were evacuated from the building in their beds until the fire was put out Some patients were still in the hospital and being evacuated an hour after the fire started Patients were evacuated from a hospital in ...

  • Emergency, urgent and trauma care
    News

    HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Emergency, Urgent & Trauma Care

    2017-05-25T00:01:00Z

    Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust: From the Bottom to the Top

  • David Pearson
    HSJ Local

    Trust chair steps in to lead STP

    2017-05-24T12:00:00Z

    NHS England has appointed a community trust chair as interim leader for the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent sustainability and transformation partnership, following failure to recruit a permanent head since November.

  • richard beeken
    News

    NHS Improvement director appointed to board of struggling trust

    2017-05-18T00:01:00Z

    A former NHS Improvement director has been made chief operating officer of a cash strapped West Midlands trust.

  • Malware
    News

    Updated: 48 trusts hit by ransomware attack

    2017-05-12T15:00:00Z

    Multiple hospital trusts and other NHS organisations are suffering significant IT systems problems following a major ransomware attack.

  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
    News

    Five trusts responsible for over half of year-plus waiters

    2017-04-13T14:02:00Z

    Highest number of year-plus waiters in England since August 2012 Small number of trusts responsible for majority of long waiting patients Overall performance sees 90 per cent of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks for treatment in February Data released today shows five trusts were responsible for ...

  • Breast cancer radiology
    News

    Flagship £690m cancer procurement abandoned over financial fears

    2017-04-10T15:15:00Z

    Staffordshire CCGs unable to award £687m cancer prime provider contract Privately led consortium unable to convince CCGs the contract was financially viable Decision follows the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in 2015 A controversial tender for cancer services in Staffordshire worth £687m has been abandoned after a ...

  • Blurred hospital corridor with three figures in it
    News

    Trust A&E 'hours from closing' as locum pay row deepens

    2017-04-05T18:02:00Z

    Lincoln County Hospital A&E was “hours from closure” after locums declined work NHS Improvement says it is unacceptable for locums to hold NHS to ransom Eleven doctors did not show up for work at UHNM’s A&E A hospital emergency department was “just hours from closure” last week after ...

  • child in hospital
    HSJ Local

    Children's lives put at risk at Stafford hospital, royal college warns

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Royal college review backs closure of children’s emergency centre Earlier review highlighted “potentially life threatening” management of cases Concerns follow a review in 2006 highlighting similar fears for safety Children’s lives were put at risk because of unsafe emergency services at Stafford Hospital, a review by the Royal ...

  • Mid_Stafford_hospital_sign
    HSJ Local

    Staffordshire still unsustainable after 'failed' Mid Staffs dissolution

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Staffordshire CCGs receiving £15m a year additional support from NHS England University Hospitals of North Midlands is forecasting a deficit of £100m in 2017-18 Trust special administration process described as a “failed experiment” and “zombie policy” NHS organisations in Staffordshire are facing huge deficits after the Mid Staffordshire ...

  • University Hospitals of North Midlands
    News

    Three more trusts placed in special measures

    2017-03-22T14:50:00Z

    Regulator to appoint improvement directors to St George’s, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Improvement says trusts will receive a package of support They can also expect tougher interest rates on the bailout loans from the Department of Health Three more trusts have ...

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    News

    Exclusive: Trusts get £187m incentive payments despite plans slipping

    2017-03-02T12:00:00Z

    Analysis shows 40 providers now forecast to breach their deficit target after receiving nearly £200m of incentive payments Sustainability and transformation fund was introduced to reward trusts that agree and meet their financial targets Some trusts have received more than two-thirds of their STF allocation, yet are forecast to ...

  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    NHS finances: The best and worst performing trusts in quarter three

    2017-02-20T16:49:00Z

    HSJ analysis shows which trusts are performing best, and worst, against their financial plans in 2016-17.

  • shredded paper
    News

    Exclusive: Trust sector deficit worsens by £280m

    2017-02-15T22:00:00Z

    HSJ research suggests trusts’ finances have deteriorated by nearly £300m since quarter two The numbers suggest a year-end provider sector deficit around £970m NHS Improvement has been discussing revisions with a number of trusts and will report a lower official number next week Jim Mackey concedes the £580m maximum ...

  • Winter
    News

    Analysis: 10 trusts responsible for quarter of 'winter pressures' alerts

    2017-01-31T11:41:00Z

    Ten trusts responsible for a quarter of “winter pressures” alerts since start of December South of England is the worst hit region London reported only five out of 830 alerts Just 10 hospital trusts have been responsible for more than a quarter of the “winter pressures” alerts issued ...

  • Ben clover expert briefing
    Expert Briefing

    London Eye: London - winning on A&E?

    2017-01-23T15:20:00Z

    Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover

  • Trolley
    HSJ Local

    230 patients wait over 12 hours in A&E amid beds dispute

    2017-01-06T14:09:00Z

    UHNM trust warns number of medically fit for discharge patients could hit 300 a day by March Managers have raised concerns that cuts to community beds have impacted the trust CCGs believe the region is bed dependant and says alternative services are in place More than 230 patients ...