All Health Service Journal articles in 19 October 2016 – Page 3
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Trusts to create regional shared staff bank
Three trusts in the Midlands are working on plans to create a shared staff bank, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Second trust to take on Epic as electronic patient record supplier
University College Hospitals London Foundation Trust is set to be the second trust to pick Epic as its electronic patient record supplier.
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HSJ Local
Neglect by trust contributed to patient death, report finds
Neglect by mental health trust contributed to death of patient while she was waiting for admission to inpatient bed Coroner said she was “unlikely” to have died had she been admitted Healthcare assistant was allowed to administer controlled drug unsupervised Chief executive and coroner highlight national issue of lack ...
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HSJ Local
Trust's patient death investigations highlight communication failings
An east London trust has discovered cases of inadequate handovers and ineffective communication between wards during its investigations into two patient deaths.
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News
Exclusive: Simon Stevens hits back at 'NHS first' criticism
NHS England chief executive hits back at criticism of the STP process STPs were never designed to answer national questions on social care funding, says Simon Stevens Mr Stevens tells Birmingham council chief that STPs are able decide for themselves what share of funding social care receives NHS ...
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News
Third council publishes STP amid growing criticism of NHS England
Sutton Council publishes south west London STP plan NHS England criticised for not allowing the publication of STPs STP outlines intention to cut number of acute sites in the patch from five to four A south London local authority has become the third council to release its full ...
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Comment
Race equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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News
Top council chief criticises Stevens and Mackey for 'NHS first' bias
Birmingham council chief and STP lead hits out at NHS England’s tendency to “sort the NHS out first” Mark Rogers complains about use of sustainability funds for acute deficits Calls for joined up national approach to STP and says engagement has been “flawed” Says better care fund “has not ...
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HSJ Local
West Midlands trust hires interim chief nursing officer
University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust has appointed Nina Fraser as interim chief nursing officer
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Expert Briefing
What's new in care models: Rethinking the care home
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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News
City becomes the first to publish its full STP
Birmingham and Solihull STP published despite NHS England request to delay publication Single ‘lead provider’ for maternity care is mooted STP leads say there is ‘no expectation’ that the acute bed base in the system will reduce Four acute trusts will have a shared back office function and centralised ...
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Comment
Shrinking pies and other challenges for the NHS in Wales
Even with the extra funding pledged in the latest spending plans for Wales, it is crucial that Wales focuses on integrated care if it is to weather the tough times ahead
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Comment
STPs: moving from plans to programmes
Now is a crucial time for the system to address some of the potential barriers to making the STP concept a successful reality
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Comment
Building the doctor of tomorrow: who should be leading the way?
A management BSc degree can be an integral tool in developing teamwork and leadership skills beyond the compulsory medical school curriculum
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HSJ Local
Chief executive accuses trusts of poaching patients
University Hospitals Leicester chief executive says trusts in the South East are “offering to do clinics for nothing” Criticises consultants for referring “almost a quarter” of patients in catchment area to “providers in the South East” Calls on NHS England to establish referral pathways in line with its recommendations ...
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News
Trusts will be asked to rate avoidability of deaths by 2017
NHS trusts will be asked to rate adult inpatient deaths on a scale of one to six of avoidability New national mortality case record review to be rolled out “across the NHS” by autumn 2017 Review programme includes online data collection that will allow local “insight” from the data ...
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News
Daily Insight: Jeremy Hunt looks towards legacy
The must read stories and talking points in health
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: What's good for the goose...
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell