All Health Service Journal articles in 17 May 2012 – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Derbyshire IAPT services on move
STRUCTURE: Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is moving psychological therapies as part of a plan to improve service delivery.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham trust achieves lowest ever C difficile rate
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust recorded its lowest ever number of C difficile cases in 2011/12.
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HSJ Local
Oxfordshire in £23m overspend on acute trust
FINANCE: Oxfordshire primary care trust had overspent on its contract with Oxford University Hospitals Trust by more than £23m in the first 10 months of 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
QIPP shortfalls in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
FINANCE: Efficiency plans in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire were both falling short of target at the end of 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Hospitals FT scientist wins national award
RESEARCH: A Sheffield scientist who has helped change the way IVF treatment is carried out has been named Healthcare Scientist of the Year by the chief scientific officer.
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HSJ KnowledgeCan the NHS afford not to adopt mobile working?
With £20bn savings needed and the demographic time bomb ticking, how can the NHS afford not to adopt mobile working?
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NewsDoctors voting on pensions strike action
Doctors across the UK have begun voting on whether to take industrial action for the first time in more than three decades.
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NewsCCGs choose in-house commissioning support ahead of outsourced services
Clinical commissioning groups are opting to host support functions in-house rather than outsource to “unproven” commissioning support services.
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News'Concern' over pledge to give patients access to GP records
One of the leading figures in health information has cast doubt on the government’s ability to give all patients online access to their GP record by 2015.
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NewsSchools could have health and wellbeing board role - Lansley
The health secretary has hinted that he would welcome the inclusion of schools among those represented on health and wellbeing boards.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham community trust overspends on temporary staff
WORKFORCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust has reported that 7.9 per cent of its pay bill was going on temporary staff in March, against a target of 5 per cent.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham community trust penalised over CQUIN
PERFORMANCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare received a £56,000 penalty for non-compliance with a Commissioning for Quality and Innovation target.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood site has a long-term future, local bosses say
STRUCTURE: NHS bosses in Berkshire have confirmed that Heatherwood Hospital has a long-term future as part of the local health economy.
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NewsTrusts needing bailout support almost double in 2011-12
Thirty-one trusts received bailout payments in 2011-12, information released to HSJ under the Freedom of Information Act reveals.
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CommentReaders' letters - 17 May 2012
How advoates can improve clinical engagement, and why the veto on publishing the risk register is a threat to patient safety
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HSJ KnowledgeThe issues facing 'suitable alternative employment' changes
Sejal Raja considers the issues faced by employers when seeking to redeploy employees and justifying that the new role is suitable alternative employment to avoid a redundancy payment being made.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: in the savings equation, the answer is always QIPP
Where will 2011-12 savings end up?
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HSJ KnowledgeAnalysing the results of the largest ever stroke care survey
The Stroke Association conducted the largest ever survey of stroke survivors undertaken in the UK to get a better understanding of the issues facing stroke survivors in their daily lives. Joe Korner looks at the responses.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe six steps to delivering better stroke care
Five years on from the National Stroke Strategy, London has turned around its performance. Alec Fraser, Sue Fenwick Elliot and David Cohen explain how the changes were made.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to utilise the technology that can transform urgent care
Technology that could revolutionise care has already been developed, so how do we roll it out to all of the NHS, ask Jim Parle and Terry Young.