All Health Service Journal articles in 12 April 2013 – Page 5
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HSJ KnowledgeResource allocation: a forgotten element of health policy
An even more important area in austerity
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HSJ LocalHSE launches criminal probe into Mid Staffs patient death
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the death of a woman at Stafford Hospital in 2007.
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HSJ Local
Five 52-week waiters for Sheffield Children's
PERFORMANCE: Five patients have been waiting more than a year for treatment at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
East Kent hospitals declares 'major incident' due to high activity
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has been forced to declare an internal major incident due to high emergency demand.
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HSJ Local
East and North Herts gets new linear accelerators
COMMERCIAL: Two of the linear accelerators at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre are being replaced by state of the art machines at a cost of £3.7m. The new equipment is able to deliver intensity modulated radiation therapy which can provide more accurate treatment and reducing side-effects.
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HSJ Local
Ipswich trust enters partnership to cut carbon
COMMERCIAL Ipswich Hospital has become the first hospital in the UK to enter into a partnership to install a biofuel electricity generator.
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HSJ Local
Colchester complains about delay in receiving mortality review information
PERFORMANCE: One of the 14 trusts being investigated because of concern triggered by mortality indicators has complained about the delay in it receiving formal information about the investigation process.
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HSJ Local
Ipswich trust forecasts breakeven
FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital is predicting a breakeven position for 2012-13 after making a surplus of £1.4m in February.
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HSJ Local
Trauma and orthopaedics drive Ipswich waiting list failure
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital failed the 18 week referral to treatment target for elective in patients in February with performance at 88.3 per cent overall, largely due to trauma and orthopaedics only delivering at 75.9 per cent.
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HSJ Local
West Herts trust reports £500,000 deficit
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals had a deficit of £0.5m at the end of February – but was hoping to breakeven at the end of the year.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe benefits of working with the voluntary sector
How the voluntary sector can aid NHS providers
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving outcomes in general practice
The areas where NHS leaders should focus their attention
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HSJ Local
New chief operating officer for West Suffolk FT
WORKFORCE: A former naval officer has been made the chief operating officer for West Suffolk Foundation Trust.
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NewsHSJ Live 12.4.2013
How electronic solutions can improve primary care and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to miss A&E target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will miss the four hour accident and emergency target for 2012-13 after performance in January was only just above 90 per cent, board papers state.
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HSJ Local
Basildon and Thurrock makes progress in fight against legionella
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock Univeristy Hospitals Foundation Trust is making progress on its long running battle to ensure its patients are not at risk of contracting legionella, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT elects new governors
WORKFORCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has elected four new governors Alan Morrow ,David Williams, June McGuire, and Maureen Bamber.
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HSJ Local
Fall in longer waits for Norfolk orthopaedic service
PERFORMANCE: Thirty five patients had to wait longer than two weeks for Norfolk’s orthopaedic clinical assessment and treat service in February – compared with 229 in January.
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HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospitals above sickness absence target rate
WORKFORCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust is exceeding its staff sickness absence target rate of three per cent for the year so far.