What is University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust?
The '''University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust''' provides adult district general hospital services for [[Birmingham]] as well as specialist treatments for all the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]]. It runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in [[Edgbaston]], Heartlands Hospital, [[Solihull]] Hospital and Good Hope Hospital in [[Sutton Coldfield]]. In 2004 it was one of the first [[NHS Foundation Trusts]] in England. It merged with the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust in 2018. This gave it a turnover of £1.6 billion and 2,700 beds across the four main hospitals<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heather2018-03-28T11:28:00|first=Ben|title=Trusts and NHS Improvement reach hospital takeover deal|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/heart-of-england-nhs-foundation-trust/trusts-and-nhs-improvement-reach-hospital-takeover-deal/7022046.article|access-date=2023-03-28|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> In November 2022, 13.35% of nursing posts at the trust were empty, compared with an England average of 10%. In 2023 many of the staff were found to be worried about the 'toxic atmosphere and bullying at all levels of management'. <ref>{{Cite web|title='Corrosive' bullying culture at 'toxic' NHS trust could put patient care at risk, review finds after doctor's death|url=https://news.sky.com/story/corrosive-bullying-culture-at-toxic-nhs-trust-could-put-patient-care-at-risk-probe-finds-12844071|access-date=2023-03-28|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> Two investigations talked about a “medical [[patriarchy]]” and regular “[[Misogyny|misogynistic]] behaviour”. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Townsend2023-06-30T15:05:00|first=Emily|title=‘Misogyny’ and ‘medical patriarchy’ widespread at major trust, reports find|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust/misogyny-and-medical-patriarchy-widespread-at-major-trust-reports-find/7035089.article|access-date=2023-07-07|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:NHS trusts]] [[Category:Organis