All Acute care articles – Page 230
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CommentToo big to fail: why PFI will get a helping hand in an emergency
PFI creditors are likely to be protected when NHS trusts fail
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HSJ PartnersIs it time to break with the 1948 provider model?
Providers need a radical rethink to prepare for challenges of the future
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to design and deliver a clinically led organisation
There is a shortage of clinical involvement in hospital management
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NewsBoards could be made to declare staff level is safe
Hospital boards could be required to publicly declare their staffing levels are appropriate at least twice a year, under plans set out in the chief nursing officers’ vision and strategy for nursing.
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NewsFT wins Ministry of Defence contract to serve British troops
England’s largest foundation trust has won a £365m contract to continue providing healthcare services to the British army in Germany.
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NewsAnalysed: The case for changing primary care in Greater Manchester
Clinicians and commissioners are considering a controversial model for reform of Greater Manchester’s primary care
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HSJ KnowledgeCommunity care is a means to a better end
Community services can improve the quality of end of life care
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NewsNHS bed occupancy figures queried
A health minister has said he does not recognise figures on bed occupancy used in an influential report to show NHS hospitals are dangerously full.
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NewsA&E waiting times rising - survey
Accident and emergency waiting times are getting longer, new research suggests.
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CommentWhy the friends and family test won't work
The test will overload NHS leaders with more meaningless data
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HSJ KnowledgeSouth Staffordshire’s approach to surge planning
Working collaboratively to address winter pressures
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BlogsThe drama of being a whistleblower
The potentially traumatic experience of being a public sector whistleblower, plus the dangers of NHS hospitals being “all most full”
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NewsLansley adviser criticises friends and family test focus
Andrew Lansley’s former policy adviser has criticised the friends and family patient satisfaction test, saying it is “too narrow and too crude” to be the main focus of the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeIs bigger better for the NHS?
Economies of scale do exist in the NHS – so how do we reap the benefits?
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NewsNumber of trainee doctors to be cut
The number of trainee doctors in England will be reduced to tackle a growing over-supply of medics, the Department of Health has said.
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
The government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission will be “hands-on” and “visible” in the role, he has told MPs.
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HSJ LocalNorth Bristol renews plans to go it alone
A proposal to merge two South West trusts, creating an organisation with a turnover of almost £1bn, appears less likely to proceed after one of the organisations confirmed it was still working on an alternative plan to go it alone.
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HSJ KnowledgeLiaison psychiatry can bridge the gap
A joint approach to managing physical and mental care is a prime example of integration
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NewsHealthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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NewsEngland's chief nurses call for transparency on staffing levels
Hospitals could be required to publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year under plans set out in the chief nursing officer’s strategy.