All West Midlands articles – Page 89
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Elective activity soars as emergency care drops at Sandwell trust
PERFORMANCE: Elective activity is more than 10 per cent over its planned level at Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust.
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Lessons learned from war injuries
RESEARCH: Lessons learned by doctors and surgeons treating injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan in the past decade have been set out in a new report.
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Midlands trust helps jobseekers find work
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital is helping to get people back into work after teaming up with the Jobcentre Plus.
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Staffordshire trusts join new patient body
STRUCTURE: A raft of NHS organisations have signed up to a new independent body created by a Midlands county council to improve public confidence in the health and social care sector.
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Mid Staffs appoints new finance lead
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new finance director to try and help bring the trust’s finances under control.
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Mid Staffs hit by norovirus
PERFORMANCE: Norovirus has led to three wards being closed at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, which is urging members of the public with symptoms not to visit the hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy research and development is a key component of trust outcomes
An ambitious research and development programme could prove invaluable when it comes to improving commissioning and health outcomes in your trust, says Angela Knight Jackson.
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Shrewsbury and Telford reduces delayed transfers
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are falling at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
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Surplus for Black Country PCTs
FINANCE: The Black Country Cluster of PCTs looks set to report a year-end surplus of £22.3m.
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Shrewsbury trust beats breakeven target
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust recorded a £58,000 surplus in 2011-12, just beating its breakeven target for the year.
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New patient body praised in Staffordshire
STRUCTURE: A Midlands county council has been praised for creating an independent body to bring together patient advocacy and health service information into a single body.
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Warwickshire nurses create 'diabetes listener' service
RESEARCH: A new service has been started by nurses in the West Midlands for diabetes patients with mental health problems associated with their condition.
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Waiting list target missed at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT
PERFORMANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust is well behind its waiting list targets.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt trust beats CIP plan
FINANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust beat its cost improvement plan for 2011-12 after receiving more income than expected.
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Revenue rise for Birmingham Women's trust
FINANCE: Commissioners have agreed a £2.96m income rise for Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust.
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Birmingham maternity capacity review begins
STRUCTURE: A review of maternity capacity in the Birmingham and Solihull area began this month.
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Birmingham Women's trust struggles on CIPs
PERFORMANCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is struggling financially on gynaecology and maternity services, and struggling to achieve its own objectives in four out of five service areas.
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Shropshire reconfiguration plans finalised
STRUCTURE: The full business case for reconfiguring acute services in Shropshire has been published ahead of final decisions by commissioners and the West Midlands strategic health authority.
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Demand outstrips plan in Birmingham and Solihull
PERFORMANCE: Emergency and elective admissions have exceeded plan in Birmingham and Solihull, with particular pressure around the Heart of England Foundation Trust.
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Birmingham and Solihull cluster 21 per cent behind on QIPP
PERFORMANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster fell 21 per cent short of its quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings target in 2011-12.