All Health Service Journal articles in 28 April 2011 – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Barts and the London misses its cost improvement programme target
FINANCE: The east London acute trust made a total of £34.7m savings in 2010-11, £4.5m worse than plan.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmpowering clinicians and nurses to drive QIPP best practice
In a climate that sees medical professionals operating under conditions of extreme uncertainty, gaining a willingness from them to assess proactively and further change areas of their practice requires a clear demonstration of the benefits – both to the patient and the clinician.
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CommentCross border mental health contracts emerge in the South East
The mental health providers of the South East coast region are currently keen to engage in some cross border commercial activity.
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HSJ KnowledgeFive principles to help commissioning consortia get public and patient involvement right
With major service changes looming, engaging positively with patients, partners and local stakeholders is crucial to ensuring the transition is smooth, positive and managed correctly, as Clive Vasey explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving junior doctor induction to ensure consistent patient safety
Since a 2009 report identified an rise in death rates on the day new doctors start work, the duel issues of training and induction that affect both new and senior staff have come under close scrutiny. Anne Mawson and Lucy Reynolds explain how a University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust ...
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CommentMaking room for meddling in the East
While strategic health authorities wind down to their abolition – now slightly delayed – clustering has begun to meddle with the map.
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NewsClegg rejects PR gimmick accusations
Nick Clegg has claimed the listening exercise for NHS reforms was “not a gimmick” and said the government would make significant changes to legislation.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaintaining and improving outcomes through transitioning point of care
The potential benefits of moving point of care into the homes of patients, as seen in the US, should mean the accompanying challenges to health professionals are faced head on, according to Sagentia colleagues Peter Brady and Stewart Fox.
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HSJ Local
Humber FT takes over East Riding community services
STRUCTURE: Community based health care services across the East Riding of Yorkshire were taken over by Humber Foundation Trust at the beginning of April.
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HSJ Local
Rise in patient falls at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
PERFORMANCE: The number of falls at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust tripled during February, compared with the previous month.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire reports risk to income from 'client' discharge
FINANCE: Coventry and Warwickshire mental health trust has reported a risk to the income of a learning disability service due to vacant beds.
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HSJ Local
NHS Suffolk signs off hospital refurbishment
COMMERCIAL: The Suffolk primary care trust has agreed a £3m contract to refurbish its Hartismere Hospital in Eye.
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HSJ LocalCroydon Hospital found to be missing CQC standards
PERFORMANCE: Croydon University Hospital’s maternity unit has been found not to be meeting six essential standards by health regulator the Care Quality Commission and to have been putting patient safety at risk.
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HSJ KnowledgeGood call: why telehealth is so important to patients with long-term conditions
Telehealth will be one of the weapons in the armoury of the NHS as it deals with the increasing number of patients with long-term conditions. Alison Moore asks whether telehealth will be the next big thing and what the barriers are to wider use.
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HSJ KnowledgeAre commissioners in it for the long haul?
Long-term conditions are likely to take centre stage as GPs get to grips with commissioning - but reforming care for patients with chronic diseases may require changes closer to home, says Alison Moore.
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HSJ Local
Kent and Medway Partnership to shed 20 nursing posts
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is expecting to cut around 20 qualified nursing positions over 2011-12.
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CommentFit for purpose: keeping vital employment support for patients with long-term conditions
Work is of enormous benefit to many people with long-term conditions. But, writes Daloni Carlisle, it may soon be a lot harder for people to receive NHS support to stay in employment.
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SupplementsManaging long-term conditions: an HSJ special report
Alison Moore and Daloni Carlisle look at the increasing importance of improving care for patients long-term conditions in an HSJ special report.
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HSJ Local
Kirklees PCT agrees to take £1.8m off end of year surplus
FINANCE: Kirklees PCT spent £1.8m more than plan during 2011-12, after agreeing with the SHA to spend the additional funds on “organisational change”.
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HSJ Local
London cluster adds £2m to transition costs budget
FINANCE: The south-west London cluster had set aside £2.8m fo transitional costs as it moves to a single management team from five primary care trusts but added £2m to it for additional costs.