The University Hospital Association, formerly the Association of UK University Hospitals, is a leadership body for university hospitals in the UK established in 1998. Its main focus is in teaching and research. It has offices at Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London the headquarters of Universities UK. Katie Petty-Saphon is its chief executive.
Membership
editThe association is a membership organisation made up of 41 UK university hospitals represented by their hospital chief executives. It also incorporates six sub-groups that meet to respond to developments and challenges facing university hospitals from the perspective of their specific role.[1] They are:
- Directors of Finance
- Human Resources (HR) Directors
- Chief Operating Officers
- Medical Directors
- Directors of Nursing
- Research & Development (R&D) Directors
Previous work
editThe association has produced an ‘acuity/dependency’ tool for use in assessing nurse to patient ratios in hospital wards.[2]
The association wrote to Monitor on behalf of its English members to object to the NHS tariff proposals for 2015/6. What is proposed includes a 3.8% efficiency target and a new marginal rate rule restricting payments for specialised services to 50% of normal rates for all activity above an agreed baseline.[3]
It previously hosted the National Clinical Academic Roles Development Group for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals, an expert advisory group that worked to promote clinical academia among nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.[4]
See also Shelford Group.
References
edit- ^ "UHA sub-groups". universityhospitals.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "'How do those charged with delivering safe care ensure safe staffing?'". Nursing Times. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Monitor delays controversial tariff decision". Health Service Journal. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Secretariat, AUKUH. "National Clinical Academic Roles Development Group for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals". aukuh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-16.