All Health Service Journal articles in 27 October 2011 – Page 5
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LeaderThe many questions we still need to answer on integration
Integration: what does it mean to you? For some it is an antidote to the evils of competition, for others a way to create a sustainable future for shaky organisations.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Community Healthcare chasing PCT for outstanding £587,000
FINANCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust is owed £587,000 by NHS Sandwell, which has failed to repay the money within the 90 day limit.
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HSJ Local
Cambs NHS plans mental health reconfig to save £12m
STRUCTURE: The NHS in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has launched a consultaiton on plans to reconfigure mental health services in the region, aiming to save £12m in the next three years.
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HSJ Local
Delayed transfers at Birmingham Community twice SHA target
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust are running at more than twice the NHS West Midlands target.
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HSJ Local
Oxford Radcliffe reviews head and neck cancer services
STRUCTURE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is to review head and neck cancer services following “concerns and frustrations” expressed by patients and interest groups.
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HSJ Local
Bolton FT records 14 mixed sex breaches for September
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust recorded 14 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Hospitals diabetes trial wins £2m funding
COMMERCIAL: A clinical trial being led in Sheffield has won £2m funding to assess a new approach to care for diabetes patients.
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HSJ Local
Oxford Radcliffe MARS scheme attracts over 200 applicants
WORKFORCE: A voluntary redundancy scheme at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has attracted more than 200 applicants.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT records five mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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HSJ Local
Six mixed sex breaches during September at Countess of Chester
PERFORMANCE: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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HSJ Local
NHS Herefordshire helps out new ICO
FINANCE: NHS Herefordshire has been supporting Wye Valley Trust with its private finance intitiative payments and “without prejudice” payments for activity above plan.
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NewsTraining budgets enforcer may lack 'authority'
The body being established to hold trusts to account for how they spend £5bn of education and training funding may lack sufficient “authority”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsRising discharge delays blamed on NHS, not local authorities
Delays in discharging patients from acute hospitals are increasingly being blamed on the NHS rather than local authorities, data suggests, despite large cuts to social services budgets.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow e-learning has helped define better induction for new doctors
Providing e-learning modules to streamline induction for doctors gives them the opportunity to train in areas that are more appropriate, and brings induction processes up to date. The benefits are being felt by both the doctors and patients, says Kamal Nathavitharana.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy technology holds the key to better population health
Now it the perfect time to utilise technology in improving population health, says Glasslyn Health Solutions founder Dr Peter Mills.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook review - Spedan's partnership: the story of John Lewis and Waitrose
NHS Trafford service reform lead Hannah Lowry reviews Spedan’s partnership: The Story of John Lewis and Waitrose by Peter Cox, and whether the NHS can learn from employee-owned businesses in retail.
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NewsSecond PCT cluster chief resigns
The chief executive of a south west primary trust cluster has resigned fewer than six months after taking up the post, citing personal reasons.
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CommentNorth East PCTs mull region-wide commissioning support
Primary care trusts in the NHS Tees cluster are planning to form a commissioning support organisation with others in the North East, which could extend across the whole of the region and even move into Yorkshire.
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HSJ Local
London community trust faces loss of quarter of turnover
COMMERCIAL: An aspirant community foundation trust could be stripped of a quarter of its business to support a new hospital trust emerging from demerger of Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.
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CommentNo respite for East Midlands trusts despite CQC shortage
The Care Quality Commission has made no secret of its shortage of inspectors and funds. NHS leaders facing equally pressing financial concerns may see a respite from the regulator’s prying eyes as a blessing, but those in the East Midlands have had little chance to rejoice.