All Health Service Journal articles in 9 June 2011 – Page 2
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Comment
The government's failure to justify reform has left the public short of options
Huge strides have been taken to offer NHS patients a choice of different providers, but there is now a real chance of a backwards step under the coalition government, says management consultant Paul Corrigan.
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News
Public Health England 'will not be trusted' as part of the DH
Leading public health experts have called for Public Health England to be independent of the Department of Health in order to maintain public confidence.
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HSJ Knowledge
Continuing the valuable work memory clinics provide for dementia patients
Memory clinics have produced proven results in early diagnosis and intervention for patients suffering memory loss symptoms - but many face a battle to continue improving quality without funding. Seraphim Patel and colleagues from Central and North West London Foundation Trust report.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why service integration is central to improving the patient experience
Everyone, from government to health charities to individual patients, agrees that integration is a key component of successfully improving the care of patients. But the worry is that the focus on competition will push integration off the agenda. National Voices director of policy Don Redding speaks up.
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HSJ Knowledge
The importance of data in commissioning good care
The idea behind GP commissioning consortia is intended to improve quality of care. But without the right informatrion, consortia may well find commissioning as hard as anybody else. Ardentia founder Tom Mulhern explains.
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Comment
A collaborative spirit between trusts and local government in the South West
NHS organisations in the South West appear to be embracing the drive for closer working between the health service and local authorities.
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HSJ Knowledge
Arthritis Research UK launches new range of patient information resources
A health charity is addressing the information needs of arthritis patients head on, with a series of booklets designed to provide clear, relevant and authoritative information to
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Comment
East Midlands trusts aiming to clamp down on A&E underperformance
Scrapping the national target to keep accident and emergency waits below four hours has failed to ease the pressure on trusts and commissioners in the East Midlands.
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Comment
Media Watch: elderly care abuse revelations dominate discussion
The Daily Telegraph started the weekend with a rare morsel of good news for Andrew Lansley.
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HSJ Local
Foundation blames contractor for power cut which cancelled 150 operations
PERFORMANCE: Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust has blamed “hidden” damage to a cable by a private contractor for a power cut that hit the hospital at the end of last year.
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News
Exclusive: dozens of trusts missed savings targets in 2010-11
Trusts missed 2010-11’s efficiency targets by nearly 10 per cent before even tougher demands came into force this year, an HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare Trust still has £4.1m gap in this year's savings plan
FINANCE: The trust’s finance report said the hole in this financial year’s cost improvement programme was only offset by a reserve of £2m.
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HSJ Local
West Middlesex University Hospital proposes to open private patient wing
STRUCTURE; The financially challenged acute trust near Heathrow, west London, has placed an advert in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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HSJ Local
South Central consortia leads involved in QIPP and given budgets
STRUCTURE: Commissioning consortia leaders have been required to take on “significant” budgets from the beginning of 2011-12, and become involved in efficiency plans.
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HSJ Local
Technology failure sees ambulance service revert to pen and paper
PERFORMANCE: An ambulance service was forced to record details of emergency calls with pen and paper for more than 24 hours after problems installing a new computer system.
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News
Royal College commissioning school receiving nearly £2m for GPs' training
The Royal College of GPs – which has heavily criticised the government’s NHS reform programme – has already been paid £1.5m to help teach GPs how to commission.
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HSJ Local
Royal wedding causes deficit problem for South Warwickshire FT
FINANCE: The succession of bank holidays in April has led to a lower than expected level of elective activity at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, which is reporting an above-forecast deficit.
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HSJ Local
Bournemouth and Poole considers regional shared services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Bournemouth and Poole is set to enter a four year contract with NHS Shared Services for its finance accounting and payroll services.
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HSJ Local
North Tees awaits government guarantee for hospital build
COMMERCIAL: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has discussed the underwriting of its proposed private finance initiative scheme with the Department of Health, and is hoping for an agreement within weeks.
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HSJ Local
York Hospitals FT praised in CQC dignity and nutrition review
PERFORMANCE: York Hospitals Foundation Trust has been praised in a Care Quality Commission review of its dignity and nutrition standards.