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Patients in 31 new Midlands hospital care claims

8th March 2013 - For the Record

Leigh Day firm of solicitors is investigating 31 new claims involving three Midland Hospitals in the wake of Mid Staffs. She says nine of the claims are against Russells Hall Hospital.

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Hospital laundry jobs at risk in cost-cutting

4th March 2013 - For the Record

A former governor has contacted the newspaper and told them about the restaurant change of hours and car parking charges rising.

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Hospital canteen cuts may lead to 30 job losses

1st March 2013 - For the Record

Staff from the Trust have contacted the local press to say that the main restaurant at Russells Hall Hospital will be closing at 2.30pm on weekdays and will not open on weekends.

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Delays during road works by hospital

26th February 2013 - For the Record

Dudley council is resurfacing Pensnett Road for four weeks from 18th March 2013.

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Sir Bruce Keogh announces final list of outliers

11th February 2013 - For the Record

On 6 February, in response to a request from the Prime Minister, Sir Bruce Keogh (the Medical Director) announced an investigation into hospitals that are persistent outliers on mortality indicators. Sir Bruce identified an initial list of five organisations that had been outliers for two years on the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI), and said that he would announce further hospitals shortly.