All Acute care articles – Page 199
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy wait to make psychiatric interventions?
Integrate liaison psychiatry into community care
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NewsFGM data must be submitted by NHS
NHS hospitals will have to submit data on the number of girls and women who have suffered female genital mutilation, the government has announced.
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NewsFrancis criticises Vasco-Knight trust
Robert Francis has sharply criticised South Devonshire Health Care’s attempts to cover up accusations of nepotism against its chief executive.
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NewsCQC revises intelligent monitoring tool
Acute trusts will get longer to check the data in the Care Quality Commission’s Intelligent Monitoring Tool before it is made public under a series of changes due to be announced by the regulator today.
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NewsHunt warns more trusts face special measures
Patients should expect more hospitals to be put in “special measures”, the health secretary has warned.
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NewsExperts hint at future cancer charges
Cancer patients may have to pay for some treatments if long-term high-quality NHS care is to be maintained, experts have suggested.
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CommentHospital culture has changed due to Francis
The report may have started a new era of high quality care
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NewsMany healthcare assistants start work without training
A quarter of trusts allow healthcare assistants to start work on the wards without undergoing any training for the job, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsImpact of culture change revealed one year after Francis
Staff wellbeing and organisational culture are being taken more seriously
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HSJ KnowledgeThe simple – but compelling – case for quality governance
Boards must demonstrate they are focused on quality if they want to avoid becoming another Mid Staffordshire
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NewsSnap survey: what changes have you seen since the Francis report?
Tell us what impact the report has had at your organisation
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NewsExperts urge action on cancer rises
More must be done to address the “alarming” rise in cancer cases, experts have said.
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NewsPrior: reform the NHS 'or see it go bust'
A radical shift in the culture of the NHS is needed to rid it of outdated working practices, cure it of widespread bullying and heal the damaging rift between managers and clinicians, the chairman of the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsAmbulance response times worsen
Ambulance response times to 999 calls for patients with life threatening conditions have got worse over the last two years, official figures show.
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NewsMidwife shortage 'truly worrying'
The safety of pregnant women and their babies may be put at risk by a lack of NHS funding and a national shortage of 2,300 midwives, MPs have said.
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NewsAlert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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HSJ KnowledgeMake some room for private hospital patients
New units help NHS trusts generate a surplus
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SupplementsPathology conference: view from the panel and delegates
Asking the big questions at the HSJ/Roche pathology conference
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SupplementsTesting times for pathology − an HSJ supplement
Integrating the latest advances into the patient care pathway