All Health Service Journal articles in 31 March 2011 – Page 2
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News
Peer warns of upper house opposition to Health Bill
Government concessions over the Health Bill may be insufficient to dispel “profound disquiet” over the legislation in the House of Lords, which could significantly delay its passage, a senior peer has warned.
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Leader
Transparency tsar could spark a revolution
When Andrew Lansley became health secretary he gave a series of presentations which all began by stressing how the new government would increase patients’ control by giving them more choice and information.
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News
NHS missing out on high-cost equipment savings
The NHS is missing the chance to save money on expensive equipment by failing to collaborate on purchasing and maintenance, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
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Comment
Media Watch: flu vaccine orders get in early
Just as everyone was reaching for their sunglasses, the Guardian reported how GPs had already been told to start ordering flu vaccine stocks for next winter.
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News
GPs 'don't get' what third sector has to offer
Royal College of GPs chief executive Neil Hunt has admitted most family doctors do not understand the services charities can offer and will need to gain a firmer grasp of the third sector if they are to become effective commissioners.
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HSJ Knowledge
How 'Together We Stand' transformed the local delivery of mental health services
In 1995, following years of disjointed organisation and inequality in delivery, Together We Stand laid out a strategy to improve mental health services for children, young people and families. Adopting the strategy’s key principles transformed the York, Selby and Ealingwold CAMHS, as Barry Wright and Greg Richardson explain.
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HSJ Knowledge
Reshaping service delivery to put humanity at the heart of public services
Last month’s ombudsman report didn’t just highlight the gap between the NHS’s values and the reality for older people; it suggested that the health service needs to reshape ways of working that start putting patients back at the heart of care, argues thinkpublic’s design project lead Ella Britton.
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HSJ Local
NHS London predicts five trusts will end year in deficit
FINANCE: Five acutes and one primary care trust in London are expected to finish the financial year in deficit, according to strategic health authority board papers.
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News
Private sector incident data sharing deal stalls
A long-awaited deal to feed private providers’ safety incidents into a national database has been delayed since last July by plans to abolish the National Patient Safety Agency.
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News
Cut public service data opt outs, says incoming 'transparency tsar'
The man slated to be the government’s new “transparency tsar” believes “no-one who uses a public service should be allowed to opt out of sharing their records”.
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Comment
Hakin rejects 'disappointing' reform criticisms
Dame Barbara Hakin, a GP of 20 years and the woman charged by the government with developing consortium commissioning, is growing irritated by alleged misinformation about the NHS reforms, as HSJ’s Dave West finds out.
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Comment
London trusts' savings to fall short despite cost-cutting success
It is becoming clear that while trusts in London have succeeded in cutting costs during 2010-11, savings will fall significantly short of what was planned, meaning surplus targets will not be met.
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News
Leading GP groups risk creation of 'sink estate' consortia
GPs are forming commissioning groups that do not cover a defined geographic area, sometimes excluding lower performing practices.
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News
Government has not done enough to prevent price competition - Confed
The government must set prices across most aspects of health service provision to prevent price competition accelerating under its reforms, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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News
Early consortium transfers expected by commissioners
Most commissioning managers and GPs responding to an HSJ survey believe the proposed handover to consortia will happen well ahead of schedule.
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HSJ Knowledge
How e-learning helps empower clinicians to drive down infections
With managers facing up to the challenges posed by reform, alongside the “do more, better, for less” mantra of the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention agenda, the NHS is eager to find ways to further focus clinicians on the need to drive through improvements in patient care and outcomes.
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News
PCT Network responds to choice complaints
Commissioners accused of breaking competition rules were either abiding by guidance or justified by an obligation to “maximise benefits to patients and taxpayers”, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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News
Hakin rules out consortia patient charges
The national lead for the government’s commissioning reforms has ruled out the prospect of consortia reducing the range of NHS services provided or extending charges.
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HSJ Knowledge
Changing information into valuable data for the new, local NHS
As the government’s reforms being to take shape, embracing change and utilising information to drive UK healthcare forward is central for general practices, trusts, managers and clinicians. Paul Fitzsimmons explains the role business intelligence must play in enabling organisations to understand the new health economy.
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HSJ Local
NHS Camden staff question "top-heavy" PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: In replies to a consultation, staff at the north London primary care trust questioned whether the new north central London PCT cluster would be “top heavy with a high number of senior posts”.