Acute Care – Page 317
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NewsNHS complaints volume rises
Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Ann Abraham dealt with a 45% rise in complaints in 2009-10, according to a report.
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HSJ KnowledgeCOPD services
Dr Elango Vijaykumar and Dr Joe McGilligan describe how internal integration of existing resources and external support from a pharmaceutical company have provided a structure to improve the care of people with COPD.
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NewsDecision on cancer target 'will be down to NHS commissioning board'
The decision over whether to scrap Labour’s cancer treatment guarantee will be made by the NHS commissioning board, Downing Street has clarified.
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NewsDeparting NHS London chair hits out at Lansley
The NHS London chair who resigned in protest at the government’s reconfiguration policy has formally stepped down, leaving the strategic health authority struggling to maintain a functioning board.
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CommentGPs and QIPP: is there a doctor on board?
The quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) programme, a colleague once said, is like redesigning a plane while attempting to fly it.
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NewsAudit Commission extends payment by results checks
The Audit Commission has announced an extension of its payment by results data assurance checks.
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NewsEmergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
Around one in five eligible NHS organisations have called in an expert team to help resolve emergency care problems.
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NewsPaediatric surgeons ‘need networks’
Commissioners must help to create a managed care network of general paediatric surgeons if children are not to have to travel long distances and experience long waits for surgery.
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NewsTougher tack on increasing foundation trusts
The government will take a tough approach to moving to an all foundation trust system, and seek to put providers “outside state control”.
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NewsCQC chief welcomes 'formalisation' of relationship with Monitor
The Care Quality Commission is to become a “quality inspectorate” focusing solely on the safety and quality of providers.
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NewsConsultants criticise white paper's lack of acute focus
Senior hospital clinicians have criticised the white paper for overlooking the role of the acute sector in the commissioning of services for patients.
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NewsGPs refuse to be Lansley's 'whipping boys'
GPs will refuse to become the “whipping boys” of the health secretary or independent board, a GP leader has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeCQUIN in stroke units
In the UK, an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke annually (1). Mortality and morbidity are high. 67,000 deaths occur annually (2) and many of those who survive are left with moderate or severe disabilities (3).
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LeaderManagers have been unfairly served by the rushed reforms
“In the crucial area of public service reform, we have found that Liberal Democrat and Conservative ideas are stronger combined… You have a united vision for the NHS that is truly radical: GPs with authority over commissioning… elections for your local NHS health board.”
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NewsTop mark for maternity service
The maternity service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has become the first to achieve the top accreditation for clinical safety in the NHS.
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NewsHospital told to overhaul cleaning team
Cleaning standards at Glasgow Royal Infirmary are satisfactory but action must be taken to ensure cleaners are available when needed, a new report has found.
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NewsOutcome goals to replace performance framework
The NHS performance regime will be replaced with an outcomes framework for the NHS and public health, the white paper says.
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NewsMonitor and CQC to run 'joint licence' from April 2012
Monitor will become an economic regulator of all health and social care providers from April 2012, Andrew Lansley’s white paper confirms.
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NewsWhite paper: DH unit will force foundation trust move
All NHS provider trusts will be regulated by Monitor from April 2013, the white paper says.
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NewsCancer survival rates improve
People suffering from some cancers are twice as likely to survive as patients diagnosed in the early 1970s, new analysis shows.