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It has been under financial pressure for many years. In April 2012 it was described as "among the small group of the most visibly troubled providers nationally" and the possibility that the trust would be split in three and joined with other local providers was considered. In October 2013 it was proposing to reconfigure services between the three sites.
In November 2013 it was revealed that the beds at Dewsbury and District Hospital would drop from 360 to 110 if the radical shake-up went ahead. The number of beds at Pinderfields would rise from 730 to 810.
Balfour Beatty built Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals as part of a £311 million
Pontefract Hospital
Pontefract Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Pontefract, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital primarily serves the towns of Pontefract and the five towns.
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, Pinderfields Hospital
Pinderfields Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
The original acute hospital in Wakefield was established as part of the Stanley Royd Hospital an ...
in Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...
and Dewsbury and District Hospital
Dewsbury and District Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Staincliffe, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
The original hospital in Dewsbury was known as the Dewsbury Infirmary and it opene ...
and community health services in Wakefield, all in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England.
It has been under financial pressure for many years. In April 2012 it was described as "among the small group of the most visibly troubled providers nationally" and the possibility that the trust would be split in three and joined with other local providers was considered. In October 2013 it was proposing to reconfigure services between the three sites.
In November 2013 it was revealed that the beds at Dewsbury and District Hospital would drop from 360 to 110 if the radical shake-up went ahead. The number of beds at Pinderfields would rise from 730 to 810.
Balfour Beatty built Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals as part of a £311 million private finance initiative
The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects. Initially launched in 199 ...
deal with Royal Bank of Scotland. They were leased back from the companies by the Trust over 35 years. In 2011, through its subsidiary Royal Bank Project Investments, RBS sold its 50% stake to HICL Infrastructure, an investment company originally set up by HSBC bank. Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc () is an international infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom with capabilities in construction services, support services and infrastructure investments. A constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, Balfour Beatty works ac ...
sold its 50% interest in the hospitals for £61.5 million, a profit of £42.2 million in October 2014. The trust makes payments of £38 million a year until 2042 plus inflated charges for minor works.
Kier Group
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Founded in 1928 in Stoke-on-Trent it initially specialised in concrete enginee ...
has a £22 million contract to revamp Dewsbury and District Hospital.
Trust name
The name of the trust changed on 1 May 2023 from its previous name of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, following its partnership with theUniversity of Leeds
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust came into being when the former Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals NHS Trust and Dewsbury Health Care NHS Trust merged on 1 April 2002.
Performance
It spent 6.9% of its total turnover on agency staff in 2014/5. In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £23.4 million for the year 2015/6. In January 2018 patients were pictured sleeping on the bare floors of Pinderfields Hospital.See also
*Kate Granger
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* List of hospitals in England
The following is a list of hospitals in England. For NHS trusts, see the list of NHS Trusts.
East Midlands
* Arnold Lodge, Leicestershire
*Babington Hospital – Belper, Derbyshire
*Bassetlaw District General Hospital – Worksop, Nottinghams ...
* List of NHS trusts
This list of NHS trusts in England provides details of current and former English NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, acute hospital trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, and the unique Isle of Wight NHS Trust. , 217 extant trusts empl ...
* HWD Hospital Radio
HWD Hospital Radio is a hospital radio station which broadcasts to the patients and staff of Mid Yorkshire Trust hospitals in West Yorkshire, England. The station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is registered as a chari ...
References
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