The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (formerly Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust) runs
New Cross Hospital
New Cross Hospital is a hospital in the Heath Town district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located to the east of the city centre in Wednesfield and is managed by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
History
The hospital has ...
and West Park Rehabilitation Hospital in Wolverhampton and
Cannock Chase Hospital
Cannock Chase Hospital is a community hospital in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. It is managed by Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
History
The facility has its origins in an infirmary built for the Cannock Chase Workhouse in 1870. The infirmary was ...
in
Cannock
Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverh ...
.
In December 2020 it agreed to appoint a joint chair with
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is a public sector healthcare provider in Walsall, West Midlands, England. It originated as Walsall Hospital NHS Trust in December 1990, and was renamed in April 2011 after a merger by acquisition of the Walsall ...
, anticipating plans to form a group model across the sustainability and transformation partnership.
Facilities
The New Cross Hospital Trust was established in 1994, covered Wolverhampton, the
Black Country
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, England covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre. It became industrialised during its ro ...
,
South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains notable settlements ...
,
North Worcestershire and
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...
.
It also owns the former eye hospital building in Wolverhampton, which is now derelict.
In December 2013 it was announced that the Trust would be unable to achieve foundation status for at least six months after a
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom. It was established in 2009 to regulate and inspect health and social care services in England.
I ...
inspection raised concerns about staffing levels. In March 2015 it abandoned plans to become a foundation trust.
In October 2014 it was announced that the Trust would take over
Cannock Chase Hospital
Cannock Chase Hospital is a community hospital in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. It is managed by Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
History
The facility has its origins in an infirmary built for the Cannock Chase Workhouse in 1870. The infirmary was ...
formerly run by
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was a NHS foundation trust which managed two hospitals in Staffordshire, England:
* Stafford Hospital - acute hospital with approximately 350 inpatient beds, opened in 1983, Now renamed County Hospita ...
.
In February 2019
Dr Steve Field was appointed Chair of the trust.
In March 2020, Cannock Chase Hospital was forced to temporarily close down to assist Wolverhampton
New Cross Hospital
New Cross Hospital is a hospital in the Heath Town district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located to the east of the city centre in Wednesfield and is managed by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
History
The hospital has ...
staff with the care of seriously ill patients.
Primary care
It took over three GP practices in Wolverhampton in April 2016 as a pilot scheme for vertically integrated care. The 12 GPs became employees of the trust. The practices: Alfred Squire Road Health Centre and Lea Road Medical Practice in Wolverhampton and the MGS Medical Practice in Bilston have 23,000 registered patients. In June 2017 it took over more practices bringing the total to 12 with 70,000 registered patients and 37 GP partners now employed by the trust. In May 2022 it proposed to merge the 8 practices so there would only be one
GMS contract.
It announced a partnership with
Babylon Health
Babylon Health is a digital-first health service provider that combines an artificial intelligence powered platform with virtual clinical operations for patients. Patients are connected with health care professionals through its web and mobile ...
in January 2020 to develop “digital-first integrated care”. The trust itself runs 10 GP practices. In April 2020 it made a deal with the company for citywide coverage of its new
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
care assistant app, which will be available to 300,000 patients registered to Wolverhampton GPs, and all the trust staff. It agreed a new five-year deal with Babylon in August 2021 to use Babylon 360 to support patients at the trust’s nine GP practices. This is said to be an ‘integrated and accessible digital-first healthcare experience’.
Performance
The Trust was highlighted by
NHS England
NHS England, officially the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the ...
as having 3 of 148 reported
never events A never event is the "kind of mistake (medical error) that should never happen" in the field of medicine, medical treatment.
According to the Leapfrog Group never events are defined as "adverse events that are serious, largely preventable, and of c ...
in the period from April to September 2013.
Mrs Sandra Haynes-Kirkbright was suspended by the Trust in July 2012 because of allegations made against her by colleagues of
bullying
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imba ...
,
harassment
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, persistent swearing and unprofessional behaviour. She has alleged that the Trust cheated in concealing high mortality rates. Her
whistle blowing allegations and subsequent treatment have been the subject of investigation by the
NHS Trust Development Authority
The NHS Trust Development Authority (NHSTDA) was an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health. Its formation came as a result of reorganisation of the National Health Service (NHS) in England outlined in the Health and Soci ...
. She continues to be suspended on full pay. In May 2016 an independent review by
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff into her case (http://www.verita.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/RWT-FINAL-21-Jan-16.pdf) ordered by
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 14 October 2022. He previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ...
condemned the trust for its 'significantly flawed' and 'unfair' treatment of her.
The
Greggs
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bakery shop at New Cross is said to be the firm's second busiest outlet - much busier than the cafe on the site which sells healthier food.
The trust was in dispute about £4 million funding for nurses with the Wolverhampton
Clinical commissioning group
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were NHS organisations set up by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to organise the delivery of NHS services in each of their local areas in England. On 1 July 2022 they were abolished and replaced by Integra ...
which was subject to arbitration. The arbitration hearing sided in favour of the trust leaving it with £2 million to pay for seven-day working and supervisory ward nurses, and in favour of the CCG for 135 nurses employed to improve staffing on the wards, meaning £2 million was withdrawn. The trust decided in November 2017 that it would reduce the number of full-time equivalent band five registered nurses by 23.58 to a total of 507.85 and increase the number of band four care staff roles from 6 to 30.52 to reflect the addition of 24 nursing associate roles. The chief executive of the
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a registered trade union in the United Kingdom for those in the profession of nursing. It was founded in 1916, receiving its royal charter in 1928. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron until her death in 2022. ...
said: “This is substitution. Our position is really clear that there may be a role for these staff but not as a substitute for nurses. The evidence is really clear about the risks to patients."
In December 2020, the Trust reported, that due to Covid, the number of patients presenting to A&E departments during that year was substantially lower than in 2019.
In May 2021, the chief executive of the Trust had to confirm a never before experienced and unexplained increase of attendance of walk-in patients at A&E departments throughout the trust which could delay the recovery to pre-Covid performance.
See also
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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 ...
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Healthcare in West Midlands
Healthcare in the West Midlands was, until July 2022, the responsibility of five clinical commissioning groups: Birmingham and Solihull, Sandwell and West Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Walsall.
History
From 1947 to 1974 NHS services in t ...
References
External links
Official websiteCQC inspection reports
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NHS hospital trusts
Health in the West Midlands (county)