All Health Service Journal articles in 21 July 2011 – Page 6
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CommentSouth Tyneside FT not quite the 'darling' of the North East
The Care Quality Commission’s series of judgements on dignity and nutrition in hospitals is rumbling on – and South Tyneside Foundation Trust has been added to the list of those deemed not to be meeting “the essential standards of quality and safety”.
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News
Emergency readmissions payment ban being ignored
The way NHS commissioners are acting on the ban on payment for emergency readmissions varies widely, with some declining to impose the controversial new rule, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: what price public health?
How much does the NHS spend on public health? It is an important question because, whatever the amount is, it will be hacked off the NHS commissioning budget from 2013-14 onwards and passed over to those hungry colleagues in local authorities.
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NewsLansley's 'over-managed' NHS claim undermined by analysis
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s claim that there is no international evidence the NHS has low management costs has been thrown into doubt by a McKinsey analysis.
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CommentLocal services need the backup of national support
We’ve all gone local these days. The health secretary is handing power to GPs. NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson is giving a bigger say to patients.
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LeaderThe vision for public health dims as confusion surrounds spending
When health secretary Andrew Lansley unveiled the public health white paper last November he called for a “paradigm shift” by which professionals would be locally empowered to bring about the improvements that a plethora of central initiatives failed to achieve under New Labour.
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NewsCommissioning reform costs already near quarter of a billion
Nearly a quarter of a billion pounds has already been spent on the government’s commissioning reforms, with tens of millions having been paid to general practice for its involvement, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
Amid the controversy around the government’s NHS reforms, relatively little attention has been given to the role of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding mental healthcare alongside physical healthcare
A mental health trust in Birmingham has developed a new model for patient assessment and discharge that helps address the full spectrum of patient needs in one assessment. Professor George Tadros explains how this award-winning service works - and the difference it makes to mental health awareness.
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NewsAmbulance service changes needed to tackle infections
The ambulance service in Scotland is required to make a raft of changes “as a matter of priority” to help reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, inspectors have said.
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NewsInformation revolution now set for 'winter' release
The release of the Department of Health’s much-delayed strategy on an “information revolution” has been put back again, and is now not expected until the end of the year.
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NewsStepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
Two more patients have died at the hospital linked to allegations of sabotage, police said today.
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HSJ Local
McKinsey appointed to acute reorganisation contract
STRUCTURE: Management consultancy McKinsey has been contracted to examine the future of two hospital trusts.
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HSJ Local
North Tyne PCTs seek improvement on smoking cessation
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle PCT and North Tyneside PCT did not meet the target for smoking cessation numbers during 2010-11, a regional performance review has noted.
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HSJ Local
Waiting and IT concerns at Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East has raised concerns about elective waiting time performance at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, which may be linked to IT.
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HSJ Local
CCGs move to end half-day closing for surgeries in south east London
PERFORMANCE; Papers submitted to the south east London cluster of primary care trusts said the clinical commissioning groups in the patch would review surgery contracts to improve access.
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HSJ Local
GPs being paid for work not carried out under Enhanced Services contract
FINANCE: A report presented to the south east London cluster has said in some cases GPs are being paid for work that has not been done.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot Hospital passes CQC spot check but minor concerns noted
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns on dignity, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Chapel Allerton Hospital passes CQC check but with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns in both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Two foundation trusts breach private patient cap
FINANCE: Two trusts breached their private patient caps in 2010-11, Monitor’s annual report on foundation trusts has revealed.