All West Midlands articles – Page 52
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCG mulls delegating to regional body
STRUCTURE: East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body has been asked which of its responsibilities it would consider delegating to a county-wide commissioning congress.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of specialist trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned with immediate effect.
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Coventry and Warwickshire posts £13m in-year deficit
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust reported an in-year deficit of £13m in August, according to board documents.
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HSJ LocalWolverhampton trust drops foundation status bid
STRUCTURE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust will no longer pursue a bid for foundation trust status, HSJ has been told.
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Value and Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Clinical Support Services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Mental Health
FinalistsNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust: Coming Home - Mental Health Repatriation Project – winnerBolton Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service – Raising the Voice of CAMHS Services UsersIeso Digital HealthNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust: Community Triage Team working in partnership ...
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Pathology Services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement through Outsourcing
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Acute Service Redesign
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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HSJ LocalCottage hospital beds in North Staffordshire could be cut
ACUTE CARE: A three month consultation has been launched into the future of community hospital beds in North Staffordshire after wards were closed in 2014 amid concerns over staffing levels.
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NewsExclusive: Baby's death case with 'echoes of Morecambe Bay' to be re-examined
The avoidable death of a baby girl six years ago is to be re-examined after an independent national review warned the case had parallels with the Morecambe Bay care scandal.
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HSJ LocalMore CCGs mull rationing hearing aids
Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire are poised to follow a neighbouring CCG in ‘rationing’ access to hearing aids.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire trust faces £58m deficit
FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has revealed it is facing ending the year with a £58m deficit if drastic action is not taken to improve its financial position.
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NewsBirmingham CCG removes £4m integration savings from QIPP plan
FINANCE: Commissioners in Birmingham have removed from their annual efficiency plan this year’s expected savings from the better care fund because the financial gains were unlikely to be realised this year.
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NewsMidlands trust chief executive joins national A&E support team
The chief executive of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has joined a new emergency support team set up by the national regulators and the Department of Health.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire trust served with performance notices over cancer failings
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has been served with performance notices for failing to hit three cancer pathway waiting time targets.
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NewsRevealed: Winners and losers from clinical negligence scheme changes
Seventeen trusts saw a 25 per cent hike in their clinical negligence premiums last year, according to new figures published by the NHS Litigation Authority.
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NewsAnalysis: Overall CCG surplus plan masks regional disparity
Clinical commissioning groups in England have planned for a combined surplus of £358m in 2015-16, which is less than half the surplus reported last year.
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HSJ LocalAcute referrals to Worcestershire trust suspended
PERFORMANCE: Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group has asked GPs to stop referring patients to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust in an effort to reduce its ‘unmanageable’ outpatient waiting time backlog.
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