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Four Birmingham NHS chiefs to see jobs cut down to one - Birmingham Post.net

Four Birmingham public health chiefs earning a total of up to £500,000 per year are to see their jobs merged into one. Last year the directors were overseeing public health issues for the city. Two were earning six-figure salaries and were on more than ... More...

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust to save £125m - BBC News

A West Midlands health trust has announced it will have to save £125m over the next five years. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which is making the cuts, runs the Birmingham City, Rowley Regis and Sandwell General hospitals. Trust chief ... More...

'Passionate' PM defends NHS reforms - Birmingham Post.net

David Cameron has launched a passionate defence of the Government's controversial NHS reforms in the face of Labour calls to drop the troubled legislation. He stood by his under-fire Health Secretary, telling Labour leader Ed Miliband that Andrew Lansley's ... More...

More Deaths Occur In Weekends in NHS, Says Study - TopNews United States

A group report has revealed that more patients die in the NHS if they are being admitted on weekends than on weekdays. Experts from University College London and the Universities of Birmingham and East Anglia told that the rise is not by a small number so ... More...

£60,000 a day lost in translation - Google

The report revealed that trusts across Birmingham spent £4.9 million between 2008/09 and 2010/11 on translation services, the highest spend outside London. Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spent £3.7 million over the same period. More...

Birmingham trust takes nurse training online - Nursing Times

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham has been using the system, which allows 24 hours access to online skills assessment and training, for around 12 months. A second trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, began adopting the ... More...

'They're playing with my life': 25-stone woman fears she will die after gastric bypass op is cancelled for the second time - Daily Mail

Louise Hastings, 45, was set to undergo surgery on the NHS at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham this March in a bid to shed the pounds. The procedure, which shrinks the stomach and restricts the appetite is designed to help people with life-threatening ... More...

Telecare to help 25,000 people in Birmingham - Public Service

Care services minister Paul Burstow said the telecare project had the potential to alleviate pressure on NHS services and family members, at the same time as improving people's quality of life. "Birmingham should be proud that it is pioneering this new ... More...

Bradford hospitals NHS trust spends £1.4m on interpreting - Bradford Telegraph Argus

It is their responsibility to learn English not for the NHS to provide translators or interpreters as this does not encourage integration.” The four biggest spends outside London were: Birmingham (£4.9m), Central Manchester University Hospitals (£3.7m ... More...

Consultation to decide location of Sandwell's hyper-acute stroke unit - Health Service Journal

STRUCTURE: A consultation has been launched on centralising strike services at one of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust’s two hospital sites. Advertise with HSJ, the UK’s leading health service management and policy title and reach an ... More...

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