All West Midlands articles – Page 82
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Mortality rate falls at George Eliot
PERFORMANCE: Reported death rates at George Eliot Hospital have fallen after the “rebasing” of the Dr Foster mortality measure.
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George Eliot gets top marks on PEAT
PERFORMANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust has scored top marks across the board in this year’s annual patient environmental action team (PEAT) scores.
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DTOCs soar at South Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges are far above target at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.
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Patient leaflets help reduce PCT waiting times by half
PERFORMANCE: A pilot project between Wolverhampton City PCT and charity Arthritis Research UK has halved waiting times for physiotherapy appointments and improved patient satisfaction.
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Lack of management capacity hits Coventry QIPP
FINANCE: Coventry’s quality, innovation, productivity and prevention programme is forecast to under-achieve by £3.08m – in part due to a lack of project management capacity.
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'Extreme' risk George Eliot will be unable to agree CIP
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust has recorded an “extreme” risk that it will be unable to agree its cost improvement plan for the current financial year.
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Rising demand enables South Warwickshire to beat surplus target
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is beating its surplus target thanks to high activity levels.
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George Eliot £2.5m in the red amid rising demand
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust was £2.5m in the red at the end of August, £2.2m worse than planned.
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South Warwickshire CCG loses grip on QIPP
FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group has admitted that it did not know whether some of its local efficiency schemes were working.
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Winter beds remain open as South Warwickshire demand rockets
PERFORMANCE: An 11.5 per cent rise in emergency admissions has prevented South Warwickshire Foundation Trust from closing winter capacity as planned.
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'Outstanding turnaround' in stroke care at George Eliot
PERFORMANCE: George Eliot Hospital has reported an “outstanding turnaround” in it stroke performance.
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NewsWolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
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Wolverhampton CCG picks GP as accountable officer
STRUCTURE: NHS Wolverhampton CCG has appointed a GP as designate accountable officer.
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ROH overspends on agency staff amid vacancies and high sickness rate
WORKFORCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Trust’s spend on agency staffing for month three was over plan on agency staffing and medical locums.
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ROH spinal income falls 22 per cent short in quarter one
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has seen a 22 per cent shortfall in spinal activity in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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Wye Valley reduces minor injuries units opening hours
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust is to reduce the hours of its two minor injuries units from 24 to nine hours a day to protect the safety of patients and staff working alone.
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Orthopaedic FT hits Monitor performance targets
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust hit all Monitor’s compliance targets in quarter one of 2012-13.
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Trust applies for £21m government loan
FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has applied to the Department of Health for a £21m loan to shore up its finances, HSJ can reveal.
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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service
STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.
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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust
Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.