All West Midlands articles – Page 92
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Royal Wolverhampton set for dramatic C difficile target miss
PERFORMANCE: Royal Wolverhampton HospitalsTrust is expecting to have 146 cases of C difficile this financial year - more than double its target of 65.
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Orthopaedics trust agrees end of year position
FINANCE: The Robert Hunt and Agnes Jones Orthopaedic and District Hospital Foundation Trust has reached agreement with its three main commissioners on the end of year position, which will require it to do additional work over the next few months.
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'Pressures' regularly shut Birmingham maternity unit
PERFORMANCE: The maternity unit at Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust had to close five times at night in two months because of pressure, the trust board was told.
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Mobile device mooted by Dudley and Walsall
PERFORMANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust is going to review five different types of mobile device, together with NHS Dudley IT, to support a move towards mobile working.
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'Frequent flyers' identified at Royal Wolves
PERFORMANCE: One patient attended A&E at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust 90 times between April and December last year - or roughly once every three days.
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End of year CIP plan challenge for Royal Wolverhampton
FINANCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust has £3.8m of its £14.1m cost improvement plan for the year to deliver with just two months remaining.
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South Warwickshire braces for 'significant' income cut
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is in negotiations with local clinical commissioning groups for a “significant reduction” in income.
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South Staffs PCT wants to see 24 hour A&E at Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Staffordshire primary care trust has announced it is to launch a public consultation on the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust in May.
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Heart of England pulls out of mooted George Eliot takeover
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has pulled back from a mooted takeover of George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ has learnt.
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PMS contracts being cut by £800,000 in Staffs and Stoke
FINANCE: Personal medical services contracts in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are set to be reduced by around £800,000 across the whole cluster next financial year.
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2gether appoints GP to board
WORKFORCE: 2gether NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a GP as a new non-executive.
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Integrated A&E at Mid Staffs to open by October
STRUCTURE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is “optimistic” its accident and emergency department will open fully in time for May and is hoping to open a new department in October.
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Worcestershire Royal closes a third of beds due to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: Around one third of Worcestershire Royal Hospital’s 600 beds are closed to admissions due to increased cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.
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NHS Worcs considers tendering for rehab beds
COMMERCIAL: NHS Worcestershire is conducting a market assessment of interest in providing admission prevention and rehabilitation beds.
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Quiet third quarter leads to contract worries for ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: A quieter than usual December could be a mixed blessing for West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust.
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12-13 target for FT status for West Midlands Ambulance Service
STRUCTURE: West Midlands Ambulance Service is hoping for approval as a foundation trust during 2012-13.
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West Midlands plans £9m efficiencies
FINANCE: West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust is planning £9m in cost improvements in 2012-13 to enable it to make a £4m surplus.
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NewsLeadership Academy highlights gender discrimination in NHS
The NHS Leadership Academy is compiling data on the proportion of NHS board members and clinical leaders who are women in order to expose inequalities.
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HSJ LocalShropshire hospital trust appoints director of nursing
WORKFORCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Jayne Downey as its director of nursing and governance.
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Consultation to decide location of Sandwell's hyper-acute stroke unit
STRUCTURE: A consultation has been launched on centralising strike services at one of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust’s two hospital sites.