George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust runs George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England and the Urgent Care Centre at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Geography
LocationNuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Coordinates52.512191°N 1.475271°W / 52.512191; -1.475271
Links
Websitewww.geh.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

History

In October 2013, as a result of the Keogh Review, the trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission.[1] It was put into a buddying arrangement with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.[2]

The NHS Trust Development Authority initiated a competitive process to identify an organisation to take over the trust in 2012 but stopped the competition in March 2014 after the Trust got a "good" Care Quality Commission rating. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Circle Health and Care UK were all considered. The costs of this exercise to NHS bodies amounted to £1.78 million. The George Eliot trust spent £426,000 on legal advice and support, £358,000 on financial advice and support, and £434,000 on procurement advice and project management.[3]

In August 2014 it emerged that the Trust was exploring a number of projects led by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.[4] In 2018 it became part of a three-trust hospital chain with South Warwickshire and Wye Valley NHS Trust.[5]

In 2019 it implemented a programme to become paperless using Alfresco Software.[6]

Performance

The Trust forecast a £12 million deficit in 2014/5.

It spent 11.2% of its total turnover on agency staff in that year.[7]

See also

References
  1. "George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton among the worst in the country". Coventry Telegraph. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. "'Buddy' trusts could double their money under bonus scheme". Health Service Journal. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. "NHS spent £1.8m on abandoned George Eliot competition". Health Service Journal. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "South Warwickshire agrees collaboration with George Eliot". Health Service Journal. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. "Hospital chain expands after CEO retires". Health Service Journal. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. "Alfresco helps George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust begin its paperless journey". Building Better Healthcare. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. "Agency spending: the real picture". Health Service Journal. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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