All Health Service Journal articles in 26 May 2011 – Page 5
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HSJ Local
Yeovil FT teams up with local council on nursery tender
COMMERCIAL: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is about to launch a tender for a nursery in partnership with South Somerset District Council.
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling public health inequalities: NHS BEN's fight against smoking
With smoking levels above average in Birmingham East and North, NHS BEN’s Fight Back campaign has aimed to remove inequalities and improve health and wellbeing in the area.
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HSJ Local
NHS South West overrules PCT in 'any qualified provider' and ISTC conflict
FINANCE: NHS South West has overruled commissioners who were restricting use of the “any qualified provider” policy to avoid the risk of paying for work carried out by private providers.
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HSJ Local
Shared support services arm up for sale
COMMERCIAL: Trusts in the East of England region are selling a support services body that serves primary and mental health services in two counties.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe benefits better communication and negotiation skills could bring to the NHS
Forget the current proposals made by the government to change the organisation of the NHS, it’s an improvement in communication and negotiation skills that are needed in the service, according to Huthwaite International business director Alison Morris.
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CommentMedia Watch: Health Bill pause doesn't halt continuing coverage
As the coalition’s “pause” rumbles on so do the stories surrounding the fate of the Health and Social Care Bill.
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CommentMichael White: bill opposition proving more than just yellow-bellied
Perhaps I underestimated Liberal Democrat determination to amend the bill (only one bill in this column) or push it under a bus.
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NewsMixed sex ward breaches drop under tougher regime
Mixed sex accommodation breaches have dropped sharply since the launch of a tougher performance regime four months ago
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HSJ Local
Cash-strapped PCT escapes budget topslice
FINANCE: One of England’s most financially troubled primary care trusts cannot guarantee it will meet the national requirement to hold 2 per cent of its funding back from routine spending.
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NewsDH remains committed to personal health budgets
The Department of Health has indicated its determination to roll out personal health budgets despite NHS managers warning they result in increased bureaucracy and run counter to the need to control costs.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving transition care of young cancer surivers: new publication launched
NHS Improvement steps up to the claim that a better transition care of young cancer patients is needed by creating a new publication to focus on the issue.
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CommentSouth Central trusts face paybill cuts to meet CIP targets
If trusts are to meet their cost improvement plan targets for 2011-12, they have to make significant savings through cutting the paybill.
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NewsReforms face further delay and confusion, concedes Lansley
The health secretary has admitted his NHS reform bill might have to return to committee stage in the Commons – leading to warnings of further delay and uncertainty.
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NewsInformation strategy could be delayed by listening exercise - Connelly
The Department of Health’s information chief has told HSJ that her long awaited information strategy could yet be amended if the NHS Future Forum recommends a softer line on transparency to secure the support of clinicians.
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HSJ Local
PCTs step up transfer of responsibility to consortia
STRUCTURE: Primary care trusts in the North East are starting to delegate authority to commissioning consortia.
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NewsMore patients waiting longer for diagnostic tests
The number of patients waiting more than six weeks for diagnostic tests has almost tripled in the past year.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: flogging off the freehold
While Aunt Sally and her straw man continue to bicker about just how much extra competition Mr Lansley is or isn’t introducing into the NHS, a genuine real life policy question demands answering.
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NewsMental health PbR to be reviewed
The government is to review the much-delayed drive to introduce payment by results to mental healthcare.
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CommentScreening programmes under threat in London
Chlamydia screening is not a big outlay for commissioners but they are measured on it, along with other screening programmes.
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NewsSqueezed trusts received £28m in 'sweetener' loans
Three struggling acute providers set to be acquired by other trusts received £28m of “sweetener” loans from the Department of Health, HSJ can disclose.