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Judgement reserved in Rose Gibb appeal case Subscription Required

18-Mar-2010 | By Alison Moore

The final outcome of the Rose Gibb case may not be known until after the election, after judgement was reserved today in her Appeal Court hearing.

DH ignores own advice on digital engagement

DH ignores own advice on digital engagement Subscription Required

18 March 2010 | By Dave West

The Department of Health was advised to merge NHS Choices, NHS Direct and HealthSpace into a single agency a year ago by research it commissioned itself then did not publish.

Sir Liam Donaldson

Questions over national cold weather plan Subscription Required

18 March 2010 | By Clare Lomas

Calls for the creation of a national “cold weather plan” have sparked concerns over who should deliver it among health and social care, and primary and acute care.

Norfolk records major drop in bed blocking Subscription Required

18-Mar-2010 | By Graham Clews

There were up to 75 per cent fewer patients waiting for discharge on any one day across Norfolk this winter, following the introduction of a “capacity plan” to reduce bed blocking across the county.

Patient groups back closure of hospitals

Patient groups back closure of hospitals Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 | By Dave West

Dozens of patient organisations are backing plans to close hospital services in coming years, but fear they will be let down by bad public engagement.

Kim Hodgson

Sussex chief to step down without notice Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 | By Alison Moore

The chief executive of a Sussex acute trust is to leave at the end of the month without working out her notice.

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Close hospital beds to save money, says report Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010

Some regions of the country should close more than a quarter of their hospital beds to save on running costs and improve care for individual patients, a think tank has said.

Bill Moyes

Bill Moyes teams with Paul Corrigan in policy talks Subscription Required

17-Mar-2010 | Updated: 17-Mar-2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

Two heavyweights of Labour’s health policy have teamed up with a think tank close to the Conservatives to argue for a curtailing of the Department of Health’s power and remit.

Rape victims 'need more NHS support'

Rape victims 'need more NHS support' Subscription Required

16-Mar-2010

Every victim of rape should be offered a choice of a male or female doctor on the NHS, a landmark review has recommended.

Assault reporting scheme rolled out

Assault reporting scheme rolled out Subscription Required

16-Mar-2010

A surveillance scheme has been launched that uses NHS hospital data to provide a snapshot of the number of assaults taking place each year in Scotland.

Sir Liam Donaldson

CMO's report: national plan needed to cut winter death toll Subscription Required

15-Mar-2010 | By Clare Lomas

A national cold weather plan should be developed to help reduce England’s annual winter death toll, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has said in his final annual report.

Poor hospital communication criticised in coroner's report

Poor hospital communication criticised in coroner's report Subscription Required

15-Mar-2010

Communication between doctors and nurses treating a 21 month old boy who later died was “poor”, a coroner’s report says.

NHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net

NHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net Subscription Required

18 March 2010 | By Dave West

Texting appointment reminders is a good start but the health service lags far behind leading industries in exploiting the rich potential of the digital revolution, reports Dave West

NHS car parking: driven to distraction

NHS car parking: driven to distraction Subscription Required

18 February 2010 | By Joe Farrington-Douglas

Hospital car parking has become an impassioned talking point. While it may seem a side issue to the real work of healthcare, the heated arguments over charging won’t subside until policies are seen as fair and fixed, writes Joe Farrington-Douglas

NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business

NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business Subscription Required

4 February 2010 | By Dave West

This year will see the first tranche of reports intended to show how trusts are engaging with quality across all their services. Dave West looks at how this could represent a step change in health organisations’ accountability

Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate Subscription Required

By Roger Taylor

The public needs all the facts to enable them to fully engage in the debate on healthcare safety

Andrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition

Andrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition Subscription Required

By Andrew Haldenby

The gloom surrounding the UK’s public finances is darkening as the general election approaches.

Paul Corrigan

Paul Corrigan on suspending NHS incentives Subscription Required

By Paul Corrigan

Research from the London School of Economics published in December gave insight into how competition within the NHS is benefiting patients.

NHS Volunteering

Why NHS volunteering is all round value Subscription Required

By Alison Moore

Aintree is one of many trusts that both benefit from and give advantages to volunteers, reports Alison Moore

Discharge notes: how to save time and reduce errors

Discharge notes: how to save time and reduce errors Subscription Required

The problem of delays in GPs receiving patients’ discharge details is being resolved across Cheshire through a shared electronic communications system

Understanding patient costs video masterclass

Understanding patient costs video masterclass

Patient-level costing offers a way to reduce unnecessary variation in the cost of care. Watch HSJ’s free online masterclass to learn more.

Patient experience: what counts for the customer?

Patient experience: what counts for the customer? Subscription Required

By Richard Ingleton, Neil Blagden, Meera Chadha

A satisfaction score system used by businesses is highly relevant to the NHS, say Richard Ingleton and colleagues

Take action to avoid coroners’ reports

Take action to avoid coroners’ reports Subscription Required

By Adam Hartrick

Coroners produce rule 43 reports into deaths to prevent future fatalities. Providers must follow a number of steps to stay out of them, says Adam Hartrick

Assessment centres: do your staff measure up?

Assessment centres: do your staff measure up? Subscription Required

A London foundation trust used assessment centres to ensure its frontline managers were on-message and up to the job. This is how they did it

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