Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Type of Trust | |
|---|---|
| NHS hospital trust | |
| NHS Region | |
| NHS | |
| Location | |
| Trust Details | |
| Last annual budget | |
| Employees | |
| Chair | |
| Chief Executive | Helen Ashley |
| Links | |
| Website | Burton Hospitals |
| Care Quality Commission reports | CQC |
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs Queen's Hospital Burton on Trent, Samuel Johnson Community Hospital at Lichfield and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital at Tamworth.
In July 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into special measures by Monitor[1] In October 2013 the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission.[2] It was put into a buddying arrnagement with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.[3] Three new non-executive directors were recruited in December 2014 as part of the drive to improve standards.[4]
Ten more Italian nurses were recruited in December 2014, joining an earlier contingent recruited from Portugal.[5]
In March 2015 it was reported that the number of staff who have had to take time off for mental health-related problems had increased dramatically. In 2009 1,231 days were taken off for mental illness-related reasons by 56 staff. In 2014, when 223 workers took a total of 7,517 days off. This is about 20% of the total 40,074 days sick leave during the year.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Keogh review: Hospital death rates". BBC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ "NHS Trusts put in risk categories - full list". Independent. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ "‘Buddy’ trusts could double their money under bonus scheme". Health Service Journal. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "BURTON HOSPITALS: NHS foundation trust recruits three new directors to its team". Burton Mail. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ten more Italian nurses recruited by Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". Burton Mail. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Stress leads to 7,000 days off at Burton NHS Foundation Trust". Burton Mail. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.