All Health Service Journal articles in 28 February 2013 – Page 5
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CommentLondon's commissioners get stuck in
Commissioners involved in major reconfiguration from the start
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NewsHSJ Live rolling news 28.2.2013: Francis at the Commissioning Board
Robert Francis at the NHS Commissioning Board’s meeting in public and the rest of today’s news
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NewsNHS 111 yet to go live in two out of three sites
Less than a third of England has fully launched the NHS 111 service, with just three weeks to go before the national rollout deadline.
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NewsCommunity trusts seek payment system reform
Aspirant community foundation trusts plan to lobby for changes to the NHS finance system to prevent activity being driven into acute hospitals.
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NewsFarrar bureaucracy review: everything's in play
Plans to cut bureaucracy in the NHS by a third are “ambitious but realistic”, the man leading the government’s post-Francis paperwork review has told HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex wins maternity services grant
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has won a £400,000 grant to spend on its maternity department at East Surrey Hospital.
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NewsLess than two thirds of NHS staff would recommend their trust, staff survey shows
Less than two-thirds of staff would be happy to recommend their trust to a friend or relative, according to the latest NHS staff survey.
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Comment
Readers' letters − 28 February 2013
Hospedia respond to Noel Plumridge’s criticism of hopsital’s that outsource services, while the role of local councillors in scrutinising the NHS is highlighted
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NewsFrancis hits back at inquiry report critics
Robert Francis QC has defended his report against criticisms it failed to hold senior figures to account and contained too many recommendations.
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NewsLabour moves to kill off controversial competition regulations
Labour is calling on peers to reject controversial secondary legislation governing competition and the tendering of NHS services.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy innovation is a must-have – and how we drive it forward
How do we design and implement NHS innovations?
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HSJ KnowledgeThinking innovatively about long-term care
Why we need to kickstart a radical rethink of the model
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CommentThe benefits of taking the NHS brand overseas
We have a golden opportunity to improve care abroad and at home
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NewsHSJ Liveblog 1.3.13 Fleet Street piles the pressure on Nicholson
Four in five people think our long term care system will get worse and the rest of today’s news
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NewsAnalysed: QIPP in Birmingham and Solihull
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing examines the success of the Birmingham and Solihull cluster’s 2012-13 efficiency plans, and how the health economy plans to save money in 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Hospitals face 5pc efficiency next year
FINANCE: Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will need to plan for five per cent efficiency savings next year, the board heard.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children’s Hospital struggles with diagnostic target
PERFRORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust failed to carry out diagnostic tests on 30 patients within six weeks in January – meaning that it did not meet the 99 per cent target.
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HSJ Local
Non-elective activity drives Bath cluster overspend
FINANCE: The Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset primary care trust cluster was overspent on its contract with Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust by £3.3m at the end of January.
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HSJ KnowledgeSelf-management programmes for diabetes patients
The benefits of structured education programmes
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HSJ Local
Basildon & Thurrock reports 12 new serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital Foundation Trust reported 12 new serious incidents between 16 November 2012 and 17 January 2013, according to commissioners.