All Health Service Journal articles in 28 July 2011 – Page 3
-
News
Application of liberty safeguards 'inconsistent'
Legislation designed to safeguard people deemed incapable of making decisions is being applied inconsistently across England, figures suggest.
-
HSJ Local
GPs back specialist nursing post after pressure from charity
WORKFORCE: A specialist Parkinson’s nurse has been secured for West Sussex after an emerging clinical commissioning group previously advised a primary care trust to put recruitment to the post “on hold”.
-
Comment
Michael White: see you later, innovator
Oh dear. The British Medical Association is promising health ministers a long hot summer over the Health Bill, instead of a few calm weeks for leisurely reflection; this is in the misplaced hope that the medics can force its withdrawal before the bill goes to the obstreperous Lords.
-
HSJ Local
Decisions on the organisational form of seven London trusts due in September
STRUCTURE: Seven London acute trusts are due to have decisions made about their future organisational form in September, an NHS London planning document says.
-
HSJ Local
New chair at Rotherham Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed to The Rotherham Foundation Trust.
-
HSJ Local
Royal Free to submit its foundation trust application in August
STRUCTURE: A document produced by NHS London rating its monthly progress against different organisational milestones said the north London acute planned to apply to the strategic health authority in August.
-
HSJ Local
London Ambulance Service to submit its foundation trust application in September
STRUCTURE: The capital’s ambulance service plans to apply to NHS London to become a foundation trust in September, according to internal SHA documents.
-
HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare and London Ambulance Service told to prove patient safety assurances as they work toward FT status
WORKFORCE: London Ambulance Service and Lewisham Healthcare Trust have been asked to provide more information on workforce issues by NHS London.
-
News
CCP calls in London mega-merger for scrutiny
The Co-operation and Competition Panel today called in the merger of Barts and the London, Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals for further scrutiny.
-
News
Manager impact on clinical outcomes to be measured
The NHS Confederation and the King’s Fund are developing indicators to measure the difference managers make to clinical outcomes, amid growing criticism of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s demand for cuts in health service “administration”.
-
News
Cancer tsar calls for radiotherapy investment
Investment is needed in new radiotherapy technology but both commissioners and the public need to be convinced of the benefits, according to the cancer tsar.
-
News
Savings plans' impact on quality worries managers
More than half of senior NHS managers fear savings plans will have a negative impact on quality, an HSJ survey has found.
-
News
Poor reporting on quality 'letting down' NHS - Sir Bruce
Dozens of hospitals, most of them run by the independent sector, have been criticised by the NHS medical director after failing to report information against a key quality priority.
-
News
Trust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
The High Court has given a health trust permission to lawfully withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a woman in a permanent vegetative state.
-
HSJ Local
District general hospital selects FT as takeover partner
STRUCTURE: Trafford Healthcare Trust, with a turnover of £96m, has selected a takeover partner from bids submitted by two nearby foundation trusts.
-
News
Heart check target surpassed
The target for heart check-ups in Scotland last year was smashed as the NHS screened 75 per cent more people than expected.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Liberating innovation in the NHS: award winning ideas, six months on
Last year’s Liberating Ideas Award winners have been working hard on their innovative projects. Emma Dent catches up on their progress and aspirations.
-
HSJ Local
South East London cluster promises 'robust list validation' process for GP practices
PERFORMANCE: A report to the cluster’s board said the list validation would include “a one-off programme and an ongoing rolling programme”.
-
HSJ Local
Chesterfield Royal expands opthalmology services
FINANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to attract business for opthalmology services from neighbouring hospitals.
-
HSJ Local
Leeds and Bradford and Airedale form late PCT cluster
STRUCTURE: Leeds PCT and Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT, which had been due to remain separate organisations, will now merge into a single cluster.