All Health Service Journal articles in 18 November 2010 – Page 3
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital - CQC report
An NHS hospital is to be kept under “close review” after a series of breaches relating to quality and safety standards, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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Search NHS Evidence from hsj.co.uk
Hsj.co.uk users can now search the healthcare information website NHS Evidence via a new search bar.
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UK women 'more likely to die of cancer'
Women in the UK are more likely to die of cancer than in the rest of Europe, figures have revealed.
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NHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
People needing emergency treatment are losing out because managers prioritise pre-booked patients in order to hit targets, senior doctors have warned.
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Former RSM president condemns NHS reforms as 'anathema'
A leading doctor has warned of the damage that could be done to the standard of cancer treatment in the UK by the government’s plans for the NHS.
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'27,000 posts earmarked for cuts'
The Royal College of Nursing claims nearly 27,000 NHS job have been earmarked to be cut in the UK - including 18,000 in England - which it warns risks endangering patient care.
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DH confirms sale of Dr Foster Intelligence
The Department of Health has announced it is seeking to sell its stake in information analysts Dr Foster Intelligence.
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Lansley promises 'robust' working time directive talks
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised to take a “robust approach” to future negotiations on the European working time directive.
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Former NHS chief attacks private health insurance 'lottery'
Former NHS chief executive Lord Nigel Crisp has attacked a lack of transparency in private health insurance policies, which he claims has created a “private healthcare lottery”.
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Elderly miss out on post surgical care
Managers have been urged to improve the treatment of elderly patients after a survey found that only a third of older patients who died in hospital following surgery received good care.
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Pledge for democratic input on commissioning 'watered down'
Health minster Earl Howe has revealed the government’s proposed health and wellbeing boards will not be compulsory.
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Court rules automatic barring of nurses 'unlawful'
The Royal College of Nursing has won its judicial review against the barring scheme run by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
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Mid Staffs inquiry told of 'culture of fear'
The public inquiry into disastrous failings in care at Stafford Hospital has been urged to examine a culture of fear, secrecy and bullying within the NHS.
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Nicholson letter suggests caution on scrapping PCTs
Sir David Nicholson, as chair of the National Quality Board, has written to the health secretary urging caution on several elements of his white paper reforms.
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£750m spent by NHS on locum doctors
NHS hospitals spend more than £750m a year on hiring temporary doctors - and the cost has almost doubled in two years, figures suggest.
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Secure mental health bed shortage criticised
Prisoners in need of treatment at secure mental health hospitals often have to wait months for a bed, the director of an NHS trust has said.
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‘Immediate’ need for GP data system
The government has given its backing to a delayed national IT system which would collect swathes of information about primary care.
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NHS chiefs criticised for taking large pay rises
NHS chief executives must not freeze Agenda for Change increments while awarding themselves “indefensible” pay rises, Royal College of Nursing chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter has argued.
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DH speeds up abolition of PCTs and SHAs
The government has stepped up the pace of its NHS reorganisation by bringing forward the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.
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