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Merger plans for Birmingham trusts
University Hospitals Birmingham and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trusts are to form a single trust due to their current structure not delivering the best care for patients.
Health regulator Monitor began investigating the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which treats about 1.2 million people in Birmingham, south Staffordshire, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield, last year, after it’s deficit was revealed as £29.5 million in five months.
The proposal would see one combined trust running Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Heart of England's current sites, which include Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals, Birmingham Chest Clinic and Solihull Community Services.
University Hospitals Birmingham revealed that the Heart of England trust met its financial targets in the April for the first time since the interim takeover.
Dame Julie Moore, who has been chief executive of both trusts since November 2015, said: “We have agreed that the current arrangements are not sustainable. If we are to continue working together to maximise clinical benefits for patients, we need to implement a transformation that will deliver better access to better quality services for patients, supported by the most effective structure.
“Patients are not getting that at the moment despite the tireless work of staff across both trusts. We need our hospitals and services focussed on doing the best for patients, not protecting their organisational boundaries.”
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