All West Midlands articles – Page 53
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HSJ LocalFT chief executive appointment delayed amid Monitor investigation
WORKFORCE: A troubled foundation trust has delayed appointing a chief executive after Monitor launched an investigation into its finances.
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HSJ LocalMonitor: Heart of England £30m deficit ‘not acceptable’
FINANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into the finances of one of the country’s largest acute trusts after it reported a £29.5m deficit in the first five months of the financial year.
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NewsInvestigation: ‘Unwarranted and unfair’ disparity in elective surgery revealed
Wide variations in elective surgery rates among the most affluent and deprived areas in England raise serious questions about the use of NHS resources, a leading public health expert has warned.
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HSJ LocalMental health contract could land CCGs with extra costs
COMMERCIAL: A controversial mental health procurement could land commissioners with added expense by leaving the existing provider, which bid unsuccessfully for the contract, with stranded costs, according to an external review.
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HSJ LocalHeart of England opens £3.5m dermatology centre
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has opened a £3.5m dermatology unit at Solihull Hospital, it has been announced.
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NewsJudge rules against forced life saving amputation for mentally ill man
A High Court judge has ruled that a mentally ill man with diabetes should not be forced to undergo a life-saving amputation by an NHS trust.
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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 in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Acute Service Redesign
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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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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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.