All Health Service Journal articles in 27 January 2011 – Page 5
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CommentMichael White: like a civil war, the Health Bill has divided political families
Reading in last week’s HSJ how Andrew Lansley’s Health Bill will combine NHS decentralisation with powerful regulation from Whitehall, I was reminded of the label once attached to the Chinese communist party’s controlled introduction of capitalism: “market Stalinism”.
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NewsGovernment invites councils to pilot health and wellbeing boards
The Department of Health has written to local authority leaders inviting them to become pilots for health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsTrusts facing fines for mixed sex breaches
Trusts face being fined millions of pounds if they do not comply with mixed sex accommodation rules by April.
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NewsStaff bullying claim denied by FT
A foundation trust has taken the “unusual” step of writing to staff about its whistleblowing policy after an MP published allegations of bullying made by trust staff.
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NewsTrusts fail to tackle spiralling kidney care costs
Latest figures revealing the rising cost of treating kidney disease highlight trusts’ failure to address the growing problem of acute kidney injury, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Knowledge
The value of NHS identity in change management
Making significant structural changes to large organisations is challenging and fraught with risk.
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NewsDH retracts LINks funds mistake sent to councils
Local authorities should maintain spending on public involvement bodies, the Department of Health has been forced to clarify.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the prospective pinch on pensions
The government is doing all it can to reduce the value - or, in Treasury-speak, the “burden” - of public sector pensions.
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NewsCQC warns cuts could hit care standards
Standards in nursing homes across the country could drop as owners come to terms with public sector spending cuts, the chairwoman of the Care Quality Commission warned today.
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HSJ Local
NHS Kirklees revises control total
FINANCE: NHS Kirklees has revised its end of year control total from a £9.9m surplus to £8.1m, in agreement with its strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
Leeds PCT delegates non-elective commissioning to pathfinder clusters
STRUCTURE: NHS Leeds will delegate non-elective commissioning to its pathfinder GP consortia from April.
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HSJ Local
North East Lincs trust to separate mental health services
STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus is planning to separate its mental health services into a standalone social enterprise.
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CommentThe Health Bill - rising to the challenge
The Health Bill sets out a vision for commissioning where innovative consortia of GPs take the lead in transforming our health and social care systems from being demand-led and provider-oriented to being patient-centred and outcomes-focused.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning: sizing up the issues of financial security
The scale of a consortium’s activities will impact on its performance. Ben Richardson and colleagues examine the levers available to influence quality
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HSJ KnowledgeGeneral paediatric surgery - getting the delivery right
General paediatric surgery is increasingly being provided centrally, but routine care can be brought to local hospitals with managed clinical networks, writes Su-Anna Boddy
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HSJ KnowledgeEnd of life care: full interaction at the end of life
End of life care must remain multidisciplinary despite financial constraints, argues Rachael Addicott
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HSJ Local
NHS Wiltshire threatens further action against FT
PERFORMANCE: NHS Wiltshire has written to Salisbury Foundation Trust after it failed to comply with an exception notice.
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HSJ Local
NHS Portsmouth opens new outpatient facility
STRUCTURE: NHS Portsmouth has opened a new outpatients department on the site of St Mary’s Hospital.
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HSJ Local
NHS Hamphire's debt repayment reduced by SHA
FINANCE: NHS Hampshire is forecasting to break even after the SHA halved its planned debt repayment for the year.
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HSJ Local
Continuing care overspend at Warwickshire PCT
FINANCE: Continuing Healthcare budgets are classed as high risk by Warwickshire PCT.