All West Midlands articles – Page 85
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NewsMonitor announces review of Mid Staffs sustainability
Monitor has this morning announced a review into the long-term sustainability of services at the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, which could see the scandal-hit trust placed into special administration.
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Pensioner jailed over chief executive harassment
A 74-year-old woman who harassed a hospital chief executive and turned up at a doctor’s house with a meat hammer has been jailed for four weeks.
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George Eliot death rates remain high
PERFORMANCE: Latest death rate figures have highlighted ongoing problems at George Eliot Hospital Trust, and suggest that a spike in mortality rates elsewhere in Warwickshire earlier this year was short-lived.
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Public meeting over Worcestershire service review
STRUCTURE: A public meeting has been held in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire over plans to reconfigure acute services in the county.
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HSJ LocalPeer review finds 'serious concerns' at Mid Staffs
A peer review of breast cancer surgery services at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has uncovered a catalogue of concerns and safety fears - despite the trust assessing them as being largely compliant with national standards.
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Mid Staffs board supports re-opening of A&E
PERFORMANCE: The board of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has voted in favour of re-opening the accident and emergency department at night, nine months after it was closed due to safety fears.
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NewsRed ratings dog West Midlands QIPP plans
Derbyshire’s QIPP plan is the only one in the Midlands and East region to have been given a “green” overall rating.
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NewsDH claims £1bn saving on IT deal
The Department of Health has finally reached a deal with the National Programme for IT’s biggest provider, which it claims will save more than £1 billion and give NHS organisations freedom to choose their own IT providers.
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HSJ LocalPolice investigate 11 NHS staff after A&E death
PERFORMANCE: A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a patient who collapsed outside a hospital A&E department.
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HSJ LocalConsultation pledge on Worcestershire acute service review
STRUCTURE: NHS Worcestershire has committed itself to holding a second round of public engagement on major plans to reconfigure acute services in the county.
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Non-exec director gaffe sparks A&E charges row
FINANCE: A Midlands hospital has been forced to clarify its position on charging for A&E prescriptions after a PCT non-executive director misspoke in a meeting.
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HSJ LocalX-ray mistakes investigated at Midlands hospital
PERFORMANCE: A baby and an adult patient were wrongly subjected to an x-ray by hospital staff it has emerged after a whistleblower came forward.
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Sandwell trust judged as 'performing'
PERFORMANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has been described as “performing” after meeting most key performance standards.
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Stroke and TIA care misses targets at Sandwell trust
PERFORMANCE: Stroke care at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust fell behind target in three key areas in May.
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Sandwell trust beats finance target after staff underspends
FINANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is ahead of its financial target for 2012-13 so far, but is significantly underspending on staff.
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HSJ LocalParamedic sacked after hospital A&E death
WORKFORCE: A paramedic has been sacked and another has resigned following the death of a man who collapsed outside a Midlands hospital A&E department.
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Decontamination unit used at Wye Valley Trust
PERFORMANCE: An inflatable decontamination unit was set up at Hereford County Hospital after a chemical incident affecting four people.
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South Warwickshire TIA performance crashes
PERFORMANCE: The proportion of high risk South Warwickshire “mini stroke” patients assessed and treated within 24 hours stood at just 39 per cent in May, following a service reconfiguration.
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Arden QIPP fails as acute contracts overheat
FINANCE: The Arden primary care trust cluster is reporting a significant shortfall in quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings, and overperformance in its acute contracts.
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Delayed transfers rises at two Warwickshire trusts
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has blamed a rise in delayed transfers of care on a shortage of social workers.