All West Midlands articles – Page 51
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NewsTrusts ‘make do and mend’ as capital investment squeeze hits estates repairs
“High risk” maintenance problems up 30pc year on year, as capital investments falls Estates director warns “make do and mend” approach to maintenance will impact safety Imperial College Healthcare would have to spend £39m to deal with high risk backlog NHS providers face costs of more than £450m ...
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HSJ KnowledgeEasy does it: why slow but sure is the key to redesigning patient pathways
Redesigning patient pathways is a process that must be handled with care but the results are worth the trouble
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HSJ LocalCCG chair fears maternity closure may be permanent
CCG chair has “very significant concern” suspension of maternity services at Alexandra Hospital could become permanent Jonathan Wells has written to arm’s length bodies requesting “external support” to reverse closure Removal of inpatient maternity services from Alexandra Hospital a key component of provider’s reconfiguration plans STRUCTURE: A clinical ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to carry out secret audit of midwifery investigations
NHS England will not publish the results of a national audit into the quality of investigations into maternity incidents prompted by the death of a baby girl, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalFormer IT director to appear in court on corruption charge
A former acute trust IT director will appear in court on a corruption charge next month.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance pilot scheme linked to patient death 'not suitably managed'
PATIENT SAFETY: An ambulance pilot that could have contributed to the death of at least one patient had no ‘risk assessment and limited risk management’, NHS England has concluded.
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NewsMid Staffs trust pleads guilty over patient deaths
The former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has today pleaded guilty to charges brought under health and safety legislation relating to four patient deaths.
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SupplementsRoundtable: Can we meet the Carter challenge on procurement?
Experts say it’s time for a better strategy
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCGs ‘pause’ hearing aid rationing consultation
FINANCE: Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have ‘paused’ a consultation on restricting access to NHS funded hearing aids
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HSJ LocalBirmingham FT risks £63m deficit due to ‘lack of financial control’
FINANCE: A ‘lack of rigorous financial control’ at Heart of England Foundation Trust will lead to a £63m deficit this year unless a new recovery plan can improve its position, its latest reports show.
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NewsExclusive: Stafford child death investigation to consider case for new inquest
An independent review into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital will examine whether there should be a second inquest after its terms of reference were expanded, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalGPs tell patients providers are ‘in crisis’
PRIMARY CARE: GPs across Coventry have written to patients telling them that general practice is ‘in crisis’ due to a reduction in government funding as a proportion of the total NHS budget.
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HSJ LocalControversial ambulance delay pilot may have contributed to patient death
Commissioners warned that a controversial South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust pilot that added 10 minutes to some emergency response times may have contributed to the death of at least one patient, leaked emails seen by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust leadership could face overhaul over delays
PERFORMANCE: The leadership of South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust could be replaced after Monitor found some patients were made to wait up to 10 minutes longer for an emergency response last winter.
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HSJ LocalHospital rebuild finally approved 18 months after Osborne go-ahead
A £480m hospital rebuild in Brighton has been given final approval by the Treasury nearly a year and a half after it received the go-ahead from George Osborne.
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LeaderJulie Moore will need years, not months, to turn Heart of England around
She needs time to make real changes
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HSJ LocalBrighton A&E rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: An unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department has found overcrowding and a lack of board progress in addressing inspectors’ concerns.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Burton Hospitals leaves special measures
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has been removed from regulatory special measures.
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NewsJulie Moore to run second FT: What does it mean?
One of England’s most influential NHS chief executives, University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s Dame Julie Moore, has been appointed to simultaneously run its neighbouring acute trust. David Williams considers the implications.
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NewsExclusive: Julie Moore to run two Birmingham FTs
Dame Julie Moore, the chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust, is to take over the leadership of its troubled neighbour Heart of England FT, HSJ has learned.