http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/mid-staffs-placed-in-special-administration/5057424.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/mid-staffs-placed-in-special-administration/5057424.article Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:20 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/west-midlands/safety-not-guaranteed-at-18-ae-depts-amid-toxic-overcrowding/5058946.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/west-midlands/safety-not-guaranteed-at-18-ae-depts-amid-toxic-overcrowding/5058946.article PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/healthcare-leaders-fear-unintended-consequences-of-hasty-francis-legislation/5058897.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/healthcare-leaders-fear-unintended-consequences-of-hasty-francis-legislation/5058897.article Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/labour-highlights-hospital-capacity-fall/5058926.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/labour-highlights-hospital-capacity-fall/5058926.article Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hunt-plans-260m-to-help-hospitals-go-digital/5058768.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hunt-plans-260m-to-help-hospitals-go-digital/5058768.article Hospitals are due to be funded to improve their “outdated” paper patient notes and prescriptions, under plans expected to be announced by the health secretary. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/rise-in-ae-attendances-during-2012-claim/5058715.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/rise-in-ae-attendances-during-2012-claim/5058715.article The number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, it has been suggested. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:12 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/cancer-patients-left-hungry-survey-shows/5058714.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/cancer-patients-left-hungry-survey-shows/5058714.article An “alarming” number of cancer patients are left to go hungry in hospitals and want to drop out of treatment because of the way they were dealt with by staff, a charity has warned. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:07 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/kettering-general-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/cqc-issues-warning-notice-to-kettering-general-trust/5058754.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/kettering-general-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust/cqc-issues-warning-notice-to-kettering-general-trust/5058754.article PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued with an warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors identified a series of failings. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/ae-could-collapse-without-change/5058677.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/ae-could-collapse-without-change/5058677.article Accident and emergency units could “collapse” unless urgent changes are made to the way they are run, doctors and managers’ representatives have warned. Wed, 15 May 2013 09:44 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hospital-transfer-wait-too-long/5058595.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hospital-transfer-wait-too-long/5058595.article Older patients are having to wait for a month before they are transferred from hospitals to care homes, a charity has warned. Tue, 14 May 2013 14:20 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-warns-recommendations-could-be-lost-in-long-grass/5058494.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-warns-recommendations-could-be-lost-in-long-grass/5058494.article Robert Francis QC has cautioned the government against allowing its review of safety in the NHS to “disappear beneath the long grass”. He also called for an “honest” conversation between the NHS and the public about which health services could be safely provided. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/ae-performance-tracker-englands-hospitals-miss-waiting-target/5058559.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/ae-performance-tracker-englands-hospitals-miss-waiting-target/5058559.article HSJ is tracking the performance of hopsitals in England every week ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Mon, 13 May 2013 17:58 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/care-bill-extends-cqcs-powers/5058475.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/care-bill-extends-cqcs-powers/5058475.article The Care Quality Commission will be able to order Monitor to put trusts into special administration over quality failures, under new powers set out in the Care Bill. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 10 May 2013 16:03 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/trusts-submit-deficit-plans-for-2013-14-amid-going-concern-worries/5058478.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/trusts-submit-deficit-plans-for-2013-14-amid-going-concern-worries/5058478.article The NHS Trust Development Authority has written to trusts assuring them they can be classed as “a going concern” by auditors, despite submitting deficit plans for this financial year, HSJ has learned. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Fri, 10 May 2013 15:43 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/750-patients-suffer-never-events/5058465.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/750-patients-suffer-never-events/5058465.article Hundreds of hospital patients have suffered basic, preventable mistakes that should “never” happen in the NHS during the last four years including having surgical instruments left inside them and operations being carried out on the wrong body part, figures suggest. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:11 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/trusts-ease-pay-savings-in-francis-aftermath-analysis-shows/5058328.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/trusts-ease-pay-savings-in-francis-aftermath-analysis-shows/5058328.article Hospital trusts are disproportionately targeting non-pay costs and seeking extra income as they embark on a £2.4bn savings drive in 2013-14, an exclusive HSJ analysis reveals. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/high-cost-of-fines-for-long-waits-revealed/5058291.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/high-cost-of-fines-for-long-waits-revealed/5058291.article English hospitals would have been fined £227m in 2012 if they had been subjected to the penalty regime written into their contracts for the current financial year, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-panic-over-hunt-plan-to-announce-ae-rescue-fund/5058414.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-panic-over-hunt-plan-to-announce-ae-rescue-fund/5058414.article Jeremy Hunt is seeking to announce a £300-£400m fund to “solve” the accident and emergency performance dive, but the money may not be available, according to emails seen by HSJ. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hospitals-leader-nhs-reorganisation-coming-home-to-roost-in-ae-failure/5058432.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hospitals-leader-nhs-reorganisation-coming-home-to-roost-in-ae-failure/5058432.article The organisation representing English hospitals has said the government’s NHS reorganisation is in part to blame for the failure to maintain low accident and emergency waiting times. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Thu, 9 May 2013 16:52 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/primary-care/asthma-care-variation-warning/5058315.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/primary-care/asthma-care-variation-warning/5058315.article There is an “alarming variation” across the country in the numbers of asthma patients who are admitted to hospitals after suffering from an asthma attack, a charity has said. Tue, 7 May 2013 11:38 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/nhs-england-area-teams-told-to-lead-ae-recovery/5058284.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/nhs-england-area-teams-told-to-lead-ae-recovery/5058284.article NHS England’s local area teams have been given less than a month to develop accident and emergency “recovery plans” for their patch, the organisation’s interim deputy chief executive has announced. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 3 May 2013 15:13 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/exclusive-ae-performance-plummets-as-majority-of-trusts-miss-target/5058128.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/exclusive-ae-performance-plummets-as-majority-of-trusts-miss-target/5058128.article Accident and emergency waiting time performance plummeted in April, as hospital leaders told HSJ they were grappling with the after-effects of “the worst winter anyone can remember”. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Thu, 2 May 2013 09:19 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/savile-review-seeks-nhs-staff-views-on-celebrity-fundraisers/5058217.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/savile-review-seeks-nhs-staff-views-on-celebrity-fundraisers/5058217.article The barrister overseeing the reviews of Jimmy Savile’s involvement with the NHS is seeking evidence from staff on celebrity association with organisations. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Thu, 2 May 2013 18:07 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/st-georges-breached-six-national-standards-cqc-inspection-finds/5058228.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/st-georges-breached-six-national-standards-cqc-inspection-finds/5058228.article St George’s Healthcare Trust in London was found in breach of six national quality standards after an unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection in January. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Thu, 2 May 2013 15:45 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/primary-care/hunt-criticised-over-blaming-gps-for-ae-problems/5057938.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/primary-care/hunt-criticised-over-blaming-gps-for-ae-problems/5057938.article Doctors’ leaders have criticised the health secretary after he highlighted poor access to general practice and out of hours as a factor in high emergency care demand. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:34 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/childrens-heart-surgery-review-cost-8m/5057942.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/childrens-heart-surgery-review-cost-8m/5057942.article A review of specialist heart surgery units for children has cost more than £8m, an MP has claimed. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:05 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/average-trust-director-pay-grew-by-18pc-in-2011-12/5057782.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/average-trust-director-pay-grew-by-18pc-in-2011-12/5057782.article Average pay for provider trust directors increased by 1.8 per cent in 2011-12, according to research shared with HSJ. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hunt-promises-cqc-extra-funding-for-new-inspection-regime/5057843.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/hunt-promises-cqc-extra-funding-for-new-inspection-regime/5057843.article Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Care Quality Commission will be given additional funding to pay for its new inspection regime. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:39 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/nurses-warn-of-doctors-on-safari-rounds-to-find-lost-patients/5057833.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/nurses-warn-of-doctors-on-safari-rounds-to-find-lost-patients/5057833.article Rising pressure in accident and emergency departments across the UK is leaving patients queuing on trolleys in corridors for hours or getting “lost” in hospitals due to repeated moves, senior nurses from the Royal College of Nursing have warned. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/exclusive-majority-believe-hospitals-tolerate-poor-standards/5057763.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/exclusive-majority-believe-hospitals-tolerate-poor-standards/5057763.article A majority of the public believe some hospitals have a “tolerance of poor standards”, according to respondents to a national survey shared exclusively with HSJ.   james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/exclusive-dramatic-increase-in-emergency-12-hours-trolley-waits-uncovered/5057824.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/exclusive-dramatic-increase-in-emergency-12-hours-trolley-waits-uncovered/5057824.article Pressure on accident and emergency departments has seen a large increase in the number of hospital trusts reporting patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted, an HSJ analysis has found. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:13 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-market-consulted-about-taking-over-parts-of-mid-staffs/5057689.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-market-consulted-about-taking-over-parts-of-mid-staffs/5057689.article The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:31 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/london-trusts-fare-poorly-in-national-hospital-patient-survey/5057705.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/london-trusts-fare-poorly-in-national-hospital-patient-survey/5057705.article London is the worst-performing region in England for treating hospital patients with dignity and respect, according to the Care Quality Commission inpatient survey. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:13 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/involve-junior-doctors-in-it-development-conference-told/5057605.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/involve-junior-doctors-in-it-development-conference-told/5057605.article Health service IT managers should draw on the experiences of junior doctors when designing new processes, one such doctor has said. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/dont-think-youre-different-to-mid-staffs-staff-warns-berwick/5057516.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/patient-safety/dont-think-youre-different-to-mid-staffs-staff-warns-berwick/5057516.article NHS staff should not be confident they would have acted differently to their counterparts at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the man leading the government’s post Francis review of patient safety has warned. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:58 GMT