All West Midlands articles – Page 77
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Birmingham hospital mounts campaign to tackle pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Heartlands Hospital has introduced a new tool in a bid to reduce pressure ulcers.
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All visiting stopped after Redditch norovirus outbreak
PERFORMANCE: All wards at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch have been closed to visitors due to an outbreak of norovirus.
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14 never events at Wolverhampton trust since April 2011
PERFORMANCE: Surgeons and theatre staff at a Midlands hospital have been given further training after 14 so-called Never Events.
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Millions spent on agency staff in Hereford and Worcestershire
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Wye Valley Trust spent more than £12.5m employing locum doctors and agency nurses in 2012.
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Wards closed at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
Two wards have been closed at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust due to an outbreak of norovirus.
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North Staffordshire trust reports surplus after cash injection
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire has reported a £0.2m surplus for 2012-13 after receiving a £19m cash injection to cope with extra emergency demand.
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Wye Valley Trust may change services instead of lose independence
STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation.
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Council urges criminal action against former Mid Staffs leadership
Stafford Borough Council has called for criminal action to be considered against the former leadership of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust over an alleged death rates cover-up.
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NewsExclusive: 'Market' consulted about taking over parts of Mid Staffs
The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeMapping the way to better healthcare
How digital mapping is benefiting healthcare planning
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HSJ Local
Hundreds of jobs to go at Worcestershire acute trust
WORKFORCE: Hundreds of jobs will be lost at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust in the next four years as part of plans to cut costs.
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has appointed Bryan Jackson as its chair.
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HSJ Local
Burton Hospital FT failing RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to deliver the 90% referral to treatment target for the three months to March, according to the latest performance report from East Staffordshire CCG.
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Two South Warwickshire transformation schemes rated amber
PERFORMANCE: Two of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s transformation plans have been rated amber.
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NewsMid Staffs placed in special administration
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon.
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Midlands CCGs agree risk-sharing deal
FINANCE: Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands have agreed to a plan to help them mitigate potential risks for the year ahead.
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Dudley CCG reports risk on activity transferred to NHS England
FINANCE: Dudley CCG has identified a financial risk over the level of commissioning activity which is transferred to NHS England.
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2gether failing follow up target
PERFORMANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust hit the target for following up 95 per cent of patients within seven days of discharge from mental health inpatient units.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Women's relies on non-recurrent 'efficiencies'
FINANCE: Birmingham Women’s Hospital Foundation Trust has made a third of its efficiency schemes non-recurrently so far this year.
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HSJ LocalHSE launches criminal probe into Mid Staffs patient death
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the death of a woman at Stafford Hospital in 2007.