All Health Service Journal articles in 8 December 2011 – Page 4
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News
Councils should expect 'enormous' cost variations on Dilnot proposals
Councils should expect enormous variations in the costs of implementing the Dilnot Commission’s proposals for funding adult social care, MPs were told today.
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Comment
Results business? The view from the HSJ Payments by Results conference 2011
Derek Miller reports on the HSJ Payment By Results conference 2011, where a conflict emerged between the official message on PbR and what is actually happening on the ground between cash strapped PCTs and providers.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood reforecast predicts deficit of up to £18m
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust is predicting a deficit of between £12.8m and £18.3m for 2011-12, after redrawing its financial forecast for the year.
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HSJ Local
Royal Berkshire deficit £1m worse than planned
FINANCE: The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust reported a worsening financial position at the end of September, despite making savings on capital expenditure.
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News
Nicholson predicts between 14 and 18 academic health science networks
Academic health science networks could be set up in between 14 to 18 health economies in England, the NHS chief executive has said.
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News
Patient data 'assurances' needed for private sector data sharing - Burnham
Government plans to give NHS patients’ details to private firms developing new drugs must give “assurance” that privacy safeguards will be in place.
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News
Southern Cross care homes transfer ends
The care homes formerly run by Southern Cross have all been transferred to new operators, the government has announced.
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HSJ Knowledge
The quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS
Putting good ideas into practice in the NHS has been made easier by adapting the format of a successful TV programme. Alison Moore ventures into the dragons’ den to find out how.
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HSJ Knowledge
Gulf in class: how Qatar is driving excellence by investing in academic research
Standing out among countries in the Middle East, Qatar is investing in an academic health research partnership on the US health science centre model. Simon Lewis reports.
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News
Farrar: innovation needs 'management culture' shift
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has called for more tolerance of risk taking among NHS leaders to encourage innovation.
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News
David Nicholson seeks NHS 'nature and culture' change to innovate
The NHS chief executive has called for a change in “the nature and culture” of NHS organisations, as well as leadership in the service, to promote innovation.
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News
Industry will meet start-up costs for telehealth, Nicholson says
Private sector leaders have agreed to “put their hands in their pockets” to fund the initial investment in telehealth, the chief executive of the NHS has told HSJ.
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News
Nicholson: providers and commissioners will be fined for not meeting NICE guidance
Providers and commissioners will face significant financial penalties if they do not implement National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence rules on drugs and best practice.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ survey: should trusts have more control over pay?
HSJ is looking for our readers’ views on Chancellor George Osborne’s review into public sector pay. Take part now.
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Supplements
The future challenges facing pathology - an online Q&A
Burning questions such as what will drive collaboration between trusts to make savings for pathology drew HSJ readers to link up with an expert panel. Alison Moore reports from the online Q&A, sponsored by Roche Diagnostics.
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News
Ministers seek talks with GP bodies over quality premium
Ministers are to enter fresh talks with GP representatives over the controversial “quality premium” payments for clinical commissioning groups.
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Comment
'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
The principle in devolving power from the centre into the hands of communities is a worthy one, but it should not obstruct those already well-run and successful regional programmes, says Stephen Eames.
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News
Whistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
Instances of whistleblowing on poor NHS care are being ignored in almost 50 per cent of cases, a survey of over 3,000 nurses suggests.
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News
Privacy concerns over Cameron NHS data sharing plan
The prime minister David Cameron will today signal controversial moves to boost the economy by sharing NHS data with private healthcare companies.