All Health Service Journal articles in 17 May, 2013 – Page 2
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NewsExclusive: DH 'pressure contributed to 111 failure', Alliance report finds
“Unprecedented” central pressure and a procurement process focused more on cost than quality were two of the biggest factors in the failure of NHS 111’s launch, a new report has concluded.
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NewsUpdated: NHS England and Monitor plan major reform of payment by results
Clinical commissioning groups will be encouraged to experiment with different ways of paying for care next year, in what could be the start of the biggest reform of NHS payment systems since the introduction of payment by results.
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HSJ Local
Epsom and St Helier ends 2012-13 ahead of plan, recording £12m deficit
FINANCE: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust has ended 2012-13 with a deficit of £12m, board papers report.
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HSJ Local
East of England Ambulance Service Trust upgrades fleet
FINANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust is investing nearly £17m on its vehicle fleet, the trust has announced.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: England's hospitals miss waiting target
HSJ is tracking the performance of hopsitals in England every week
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NewsFrancis concerned about failure to merge regulators' 'leadership'
The refusal to merge NHS provider regulation into a single organisation could leave the system open to mistakes, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeBack To Facing The Future: An audit of acute paediatric service standards in the UK
The report, launched by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, is an audit of 10 standards for acute paediatrics as outlined in the first Facing the Future report. The audit was carried out to assess compliance against the standards across the UK - thereby building a comprehensive picture ...
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NewsExclusive: Francis presses government on criminal sanctions
The absence of an ability to prosecute individual NHS staff in cases of serious patient neglect would cause “public confidence” in the service to “evaporate”, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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NewsFrancis criticises nursing leaders
The leaders of the nursing profession have been criticised by Robert Francis QC, who told HSJ he has seen little to “give him cause for optimism”.
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LeaderLeader: Francis demands more honesty from the NHS
Robert Francis wants to shift the NHS’s centre of gravity
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NewsFrancis warns recommendations could be lost in 'long grass'
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.
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NewsNHS leaders must make improvements, warns Francis
NHS leaders who fail to make improvements in response to the Francis report should not have “a place in that system”, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeSomething to teach, Something to learn: Global perspectives on Healthcare
The report released by KPMG focuses on the emergence of the “activist payer”, the importance of integrated care and how the West needs to look east to learn anew about innovation.
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HSJ KnowledgePeople Powered Health: Health For People, By People and With People
This report, released by Nesta, looks at innovations that involve patients, their families and communities in the management of long term health conditions; and how these can be standardised, ensuring large scale adoption.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow leadership style affects mental health recovery
Engaged leadership has a positive impact on patients
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CommentLocal solutions are best for integrated care
Avoiding the pitfalls of top-down reorganisation
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NewsLamb invites bids from 'integration pioneers'
Health economies have been invited to bid to become integration “pioneers” running large-scale experiments in integrated care, in an initiative launched by health minister Norman Lamb.
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NewsAnalysed: Rotherham's IT system and performance struggle
How the troubled implementation of a new IT system exacerbated financial woes at Rotherham and what lies ahead for the trust
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HSJ Local
Barnet CCG makes less than half the expected QIPP savings
FINANCE: Barnet CCG has made less than half of its expected QIPP savings in 2012-13, a report revealed.
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Troubled Rotherham FT plans £5m 'corporate' savings
Rotherham Foundation Trust is planning to save £5m from its “corporate overheads” as it battles to deliver £50m cost cuts in the next three years.