January 2012 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

advised that the tariff adjustment of around minus 1.9% was net of inflation and
efficiency. There would be no cost of living salary uplift for staff during the year.
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A summary of the Any Qualified Provider approach was reviewed, which the
Board was advised presented a risk to a proportion of the Trust’s income. Mr
Adler highlighted that the introduction of the Any Qualified Provider approach
would also offer some opportunities for the Trust in addition to creating greater
competition in the healthcare environment.
10 Strategy and Development
10.1 ‘Right Care, Right Here’ programme: progress report including an update
on decommissioning
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Mr Sharon advised the Board that there had been minor alterations to the
decommissioning trajectories.
The Board was informed that more care pathways were due to be published
shortly and the approach to decommissioning for 2012/13 was being considered
at present. It was highlighted that good progress had been made with identifying
the annual total of savings required for the current year, however the process to
pinpoint from where the savings needed to be realised had been challenging.
10.2 Clinical services reconfiguration update
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Mr Sharon reported that the recent reconfiguration work had included the
development of the Halcyon stand‐alone birth centre. Mr Trotman asked whether
the facility was being publicised and was advised that this was the case, including
through an event for GPs. Dr Sahota suggested that posters should be displayed
in community centres across the region. Miss Overfield confirmed that this was
planned. Mrs Powney asked whether the facility was publicised in members’
newsletters. Mrs Kinghorn confirmed that a feature was planned for inclusion in
the next newsletter.
Mr Sharon reported that the plans for vascular services and breast services
reconfiguration had been discussed at a recent meeting of the Joint Overview and
Scrutiny Committee, at which it had been agreed that no formal public
consultation for these plans was necessary.
Work was reported to be continuing on the reconfiguration of services in line
with the Major Trauma Centre plans.
It was reported that the clinical case for stroke services reconfiguration would be
presented to the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee in January 2012; the
plans for which were expected to require public consultation.
10.3 Foundation Trust application: progress update
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