All Health Service Journal articles in 18 February 2010 – Page 2
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NewsTories sketch out public sector co-ops
The Tories have renewed a pledge to give public sector workers the chance to form co-operatives to run services.
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NewsFormer chief executive dies
Robert Tinston, vice-chair and non-executive director of NHS Western Cheshire, has died.
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HSJ KnowledgeTransforming community services: handover heralds a flexible future
Transferring community services to a foundation trust allows one PCT to focus on choice, say Jamie Foster and Jane Gateley
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NewsMaking safety a board priority is a winning move
HSJ is delighted to announce that Ann Farrar and colleagues from Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and Phao Hewitson and colleagues from Walsall Hospitals Trust are the joint winners of the HSJ and Nursing Times Patient Safety Award for Board Leadership.
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NewsUnions rubbish Tory co-op plans
Unions have ridiculed Tory plans to allow frontline staff to take over the health and education services.
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NewsNHS Confed challenges construction industry to innovate
The NHS Confederation has challenged the construction industry to create a new generation of affordable, flexible primary care facilities.
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NewsNursing commission recommends stricter criteria for 'advanced' status
The Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery will unleash reforms that could lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of highly paid “specialist nurses”.
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NewsNHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
Hundreds of trusts have failed to take action on patient safety alerts issued to tackle problems that cause injury or death, a report out today says.
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NewsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society warns on drug stock levels
Urgent action is needed to stem shortages of some medicines in the UK as drug wholesalers look to export stocks to profit from the weak pound, a body representing pharmacists has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Wikinomics
This book shows how online interaction boosts business, says Samantha Allen
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NewsPrivate option for Hinchingbrooke looks more likely
Hinchingbrooke Hospital will now almost certainly be taken over by a private company after the only NHS organisation bidding for the franchise to run it dropped out.
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NewsIndependent review of Cornwall reconfiguration
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel is to review a controversial reconfiguration of upper gastro-intestinal cancer services in the South West.
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NewsBlackburn care trust plus given go ahead
The Department of Health has approved plans for NHS Blackburn with Darwen to become a care trust plus.
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NewsAnnual cancer costs 'to reach £25bn'
Cancer costs England more than £18bn a year, but the figure could rise to almost £25bn over the next decade, a report published today says.
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NewsNHS trusts 'slow to process bills'
A survey has revealed that some NHS trusts are not processing any bills within 10 days and others are barely managing to pay a fifth within 30 days.
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NewsTrusts face hard task to achieve 18-week ‘right’
Trusts are facing a difficult six weeks before the promised right for patients to be treated within 18 weeks comes into force on 1 April, at the likely start of a general election campaign.
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SupplementsPatient Safety Awards 2010: winners' supplement
The Patient Safety Awards celebrate the commitment and creativity shown by individuals and organisations, and disseminate best practice throughout the UK and beyond. The individuals and teams involved in all the shortlisted entries are examples of the best in healthcare and demonstrate that patient safety truly is at the heart ...
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CommunityLet's talk about death
A press release last week titled Let’s Talk About Death was particularly timely, coming amid hot debates about end of life care.
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SupplementsInformation for improvement: quality accounts
A resource for organisations seeking to identify the information they can potentially use for quality accounts.
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NewsNHS needs 'business model' change, says former Brown adviser
The NHS needs to change its “business model” to survive investment cuts, Gordon Brown’s former adviser on public service transformation has said.
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