Health Service Journal
Mark Gould
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NHS management cuts hotspots revealed
12 August 2010
An HSJ investigation has revealed the clearest national picture to date of the primary care trusts being hit hardest by NHS management savings. -
York Hospitals FT freezes manager recruitment
12 August 2010
York Hospitals Foundation Trust has imposed a management recruitment freeze as part of a package of measures to save £30m over the next three years. -
'Informed' public would remove NHS budget protection
10-Aug-2010
Frontline NHS services should not be spared from measures to tackle the economic deficit, according to a “citizen’s jury” set up by business consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). -
Exclusive survey: HSJ readers unenthused by white paper
13-Jul-2010
Over 55 per cent of primary care trust staff involved in commissioning fear they will lose their jobs as a result of the NHS white paper, an HSJ snap survey has revealed. -
Total Place could improve health and social care integration - Confed
23-Jun-2010
Integrating health and social care services at “neighbourhood” level could deliver tailored care, reducing deprivation and improving value for money, the NHS Confederation says. -
How to get better health outcomes in diverse groups
24-Sep-2009
Healthcare of people from BME groups is being improved by committed leaders and by projects monitoring community cohesion as well as equalities. Mark Gould reports -
Get a load of me: the biobank boom takes shape
31-Jul-2009
The UK Biobank was sold as being a far reaching study into the world of genetics, but how will its potential for altruism fare against its potential for commercialism? -
Can health trainers reduce poor health?
24-Apr-2009
Can members of the public with few skills but a lot of life experience really make a difference to the health of their community? Mark Gould reports on a truly local approach -
Patient safety records: silent witness
15-Sep-2008
General practice logs just 0.4 per cent of all patient safety reports. Are GPs keeping quiet to protect their businesses or are patients reluctant to complain? Mark Gould investigates -
Patient choice in mental health: your shout
8-Sep-2008
The views of mental health patients will become much more important over the next decade as they demand services tailored to their needs, writes Mark Gould -
Anyone here a doctor who speaks nurse?
23-Jun-2008
Tower of Babel-esque communication problems in the NHS are more than just a nuisance - they cost lives. How can the service prevent acronyms, tribes and egos putting patients at unavoidable risk, asks Mark Gould -
Military medical care: the war at home
22-May-2008
In recent years the military has entrusted acute medical services to the NHS, and psychiatric care to an independent provider. But this has led to claims that the nation is failing those who have fought in its wars. Mark Gould reports -
Mental health history: taking over the asylum
6-May-2008
In our latest feature marking the NHS’s 60th anniversary, Mark Gould charts the journey from Victorian asylums to the national service framework and recent backward steps -
Mental health: tackling suicide among young people
31-Mar-2008
Suicide is the second most common cause of death among young men, after accidents. Government and voluntary initiatives are working to cut rates, but sensationalised coverage needs to be reined in, finds Mark Gould -
Médecins Sans Frontières?
17-Mar-2008
There are conflicting approaches to providing NHS care to those not entitled to it, and the charity Médecins du Monde is at the front line of the battle. Mark Gould reports -
NHS mountain bikes could ride to the climate's rescue
7-Feb-2008
The health service should consider giving people NHS-branded bicycles to help them get fit and contribute to tackling climate change, according to an organiser of a landmark conference on sustainability and the NHS. -
Value for many - improving learning difficulties services
4-Feb-2008
A consultation on learning difficulties services seeks to help most service users to live in the community, while increasing monitoring and support. Mark Gould reports -
Health service can lead on environmental issues
31-Jan-2008
The NHS must take the lead in becoming a 'good corporate citizen', adopting policies and personal habits such as encouraging cycling and reducing waste to help beat global warming. -
Age-appropriate mental healthcare - making strides
21-Jan-2008
Services for children and teenagers have long been neglected but extra funds - and a drive to keep these users off adult wards - are positive steps, says Mark Gould -
Managers who went from Richmond House to the NHS
21-Jan-2008
Life at the top of the health service is enough to make even the toughest go-getter think of quitting, which is what our interviewees did - only to jump back in at a more grass-roots level. HSJ finds out about now and then -
Will community treatment orders work?
21-Jan-2008
Compulsory treatment orders are on their way but critics claim there is a worrying lack of evidence that they can help 'revolving door' patients, writes Mark Gould -
International development: NHS sponsor trains new doctors for Iraq
8-Nov-2007
The international trade and promotion arm of the Department of Health is helping to educate a new generation of Iraqi doctors to support the rebuilding of the country's shattered health service, its annual report reveals. -
Measles increase prompts PCT vaccination letter
8-Nov-2007
The rise in measles cases in England and Wales has prompted a primary care trust to write to parents urging them to have their children vaccinated. -
NHS primary care director to back anti-privatisation charity
8-Nov-2007
The Department of Health faces serious embarrassment next week when one of its top officials supports the launch of a campaign to oppose some of the government’s NHS privatisation plans. -
Rich nations need thorough healthcare reform, survey finds
8-Nov-2007
People in developed countries feel that their health systems can only improve if they undergo 'fundamental changes', according to a seven-nation survey. -
Social care green paper: meeting the long-term care challenge
8-Nov-2007
The government has still not answered crucial questions over its plans for long-term care of the elderly. With an ageing population, how will it fund a system set to cost a lot more? And will people still have to sell their homes to fund care? Mark Gould reports -
Palliative care: 'a good death is part of life'
1-Oct-2007
The hospice movement has made major advances in end-of-life care but more change is needed. With a government advisory group due to report, Mark Gould looks at the issues -
Mental health special feature: inequality street
10-Sep-2007
Despite a concerted effort to clean up its act, race still plays a significant part in the quality of mental healthcare that patients receive, writes Mark Gould -
Black chief executives in single figures, report reveals
28-Jun-2007
NHS staff from black and minority ethnic groups are under-represented at senior levels, a workforce survey has revealed. -
Blocked psychiatric beds cost £110m a year
24-May-2007
Around 2,500 patients at any time are stuck on psychiatric wards when they should be getting some form of community care. A Department of Health report leaked to HSJ reveals poor planning and liaison between health and social care are responsible for the delayed discharges. -
Trusts face legal action over disability duty
5-Apr-2007
Nineteen NHS trusts are being threatened with court action by the Disability Rights Commission for failing to produce evidence that they do not discriminate against disabled patients or staff. -
Controverisal critical care centre axed
29-Mar-2007
Hospital managers have scrapped plans for a £450m critical care centre and a network of community units across south London on the grounds of affordability. -
Bid to stop lethal errors in injections
22-Mar-2007
Three trusts have signed up to a pilot scheme aimed at cutting deaths and injuries caused by injectable medication errors. -
Improving picture for imaging
22-Mar-2007
Waiting times for scans and imaging procedures have fallen - but there are still 'unacceptable' waits that could impact on trusts' ability to hit 18-week targets. -
PCTs win legal battle to downgrade Rochdale A&E
22-Mar-2007
A High Court judge has rejected a mother and father's claim that plans to reconfigure four hospitals will put their sick son at risk. -
Appointments Commission chief maintains PCT chair selection effective and fun
1-Jan-2007
Roger Moore, chief executive of the Appointments Commission, has defended its approach to the process of selection of chairs for the reconfigured primary care trusts in England, the first tranche of which were announced this week. -
Commission orders trusts to provide proof of non-discrimination policies
1-Jan-2007
A hospital trust and a primary care trust have been served with legal notices giving them 28 days to prove they do not discriminate against disabled patients or staff. -
Litigation Authority: negligence cost concerns
1-Jan-2007
The NHS Litigation Authority has expressed concerns over the high level of legal costs charged by claimant lawyers in clinical negligence claims. -
MP wants medics in uniforms to cut infection
1-Jan-2007
Doctors should change into uniforms on entering hospital to help stop the spread of infections, according to an MP whose local hospital became the first to be served with a hygiene improvement notice. -
Trust fights on in battle to expose 'mole'
1-Jan-2007
An NHS trust's seven-and-a-half-year legal fight to uncover the mole who leaked details of Moors Murderer Ian Brady's treatment while on hunger strike is to continue, despite estimated costs of over £1m. -
LINks to get scrutiny role
2-Nov-2006
Local Involvement Networks will be given a legal right to inspect NHS, social care, voluntary and independent sector organisations, health minister Rosie Winterton said this week. -
Clinicians launch community ENT to fend off independent giants
7-Sep-2006
A group of 150 GPs, practice nurses and managers have set up a social enterprise venture in an attempt to protect NHS services from being 'picked off' by the independent sector. -
Background in tobacco and confectionery casts doubt over London SHA chief suitability
31-Aug-2006
Patient groups and campaigners have questioned the suitability of George Greener as chair of London strategic health authority. -
BMA warning on research cuts
31-Aug-2006
The British Medical Association has expressed serious concern that a Treasury-driven shake-up of medical research could lead to a £300m drop in research funding. -
Chief executive says decision on UnitedHealth contract is a lesson for all PCTs
31-Aug-2006
The chief executive of the primary care trust which had its contract with UnitedHealth Europe quashed by the Court of Appeal has urged the rest of the NHS to learn from the case. -
Select committee to examine claims of £30m bailout using mental health cash
31-Aug-2006
The Commons health select committee has promised to investigate claims that more than £30m has been plundered from mental health budgets to bail out deficits in other sectors. -
Walk-in centres have little effect on inequalities, says report
24-Aug-2006
NHS walk-in centres are having little impact on unequal access to primary care services, with the majority of users being affluent, young and/or white, according to a survey of global evidence and research. -
Bishop condemns chaplain redundancies
17-Aug-2006
The Bishop of Worcester has described as a 'piece of destruction' proposals by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust to make six chaplains redundant as part of plans to tackle an underlying £30m deficit. -
Staffordshire ambulance chief defends figures after response time probe
17-Aug-2006
Staffordshire Ambulance Service trust acting chief executive Geoff Catling has defended his organisation following a probe into allegations that 999 response times were being fiddled.
