Acute Care – Page 338
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NewsDH takes hold of death ratio debate
The Department of Health is taking action to ensure the NHS agrees a way of measuring and reporting hospitals’ death rates, in response to the furore prompted by last year’s Dr Foster Hospital Guide.
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NewsListening NHS chiefs boost ratings
Trust boards led by chiefs who are not too autocratic and who encourage contributions from non-executives and clinicians perform better in annual health checks, research has revealed.
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NewsMonitor revises private patient income cap rules
Foundation trusts must ensure the proportion of the income they earn from the treatment of private patients is no more than it was in 2002-03, even if it was earned through a subsidiary or joint venture.
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NewsNHS needs 'business model' change, says former Brown adviser
The NHS needs to change its “business model” to survive investment cuts, Gordon Brown’s former adviser on public service transformation has said.
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NewsNHS car parking: driven to distraction
Hospital car parking has become an impassioned talking point. While it may seem a side issue to the real work of healthcare, the heated arguments over charging won’t subside until policies are seen as fair and fixed, writes Joe Farrington-Douglas
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CommentCally Bann: funding gap
Call me old fashioned, but if you ask me, the difference between 240 and 260 is 20. Which is what I call a gap.
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NewsNHS Scotland meeting cancer targets
NHS patients in Scotland wait five weeks on average for cancer treatment from the time the illness is first suspected, official statistics have shown.
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NewsAnnual cancer costs 'to reach £25bn'
Cancer costs England more than £18bn a year, but the figure could rise to almost £25bn over the next decade, a report published today says.
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NewsIndependent review of Cornwall reconfiguration
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel is to review a controversial reconfiguration of upper gastro-intestinal cancer services in the South West.
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NewsNHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
Hundreds of trusts have failed to take action on patient safety alerts issued to tackle problems that cause injury or death, a report out today says.
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NewsNursing commission recommends stricter criteria for 'advanced' status
The Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery will unleash reforms that could lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of highly paid “specialist nurses”.
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NewsMaking safety a board priority is a winning move
HSJ is delighted to announce that Ann Farrar and colleagues from Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and Phao Hewitson and colleagues from Walsall Hospitals Trust are the joint winners of the HSJ and Nursing Times Patient Safety Award for Board Leadership.
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NewsArchbishop attacks NHS for 'lack of compassion'
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has criticised the NHS for treating some patients with a lack of compassion.
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NewsNew deputy chief exec for South Downs
South Downs Health Trust has appointed Clodagh Warde-Robinson as its new deputy chief executive.
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NewsNHS Wales meets six month waiting time target
NHS Wales has met a target set five years ago to cut waiting times to less than six months, it has been revealed.
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NewsCommunity proposals may prompt 'musical chairs' timewasting
The NHS risks wasting two years on the “sport of restructuring” instead of improving efficiency, senior figures have warned.
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NewsAndy Burnham raises doubts about FT accountability
Health secretary Andy Burnham has questioned the ability of foundation trust governors to hold boards to account in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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CommentStephen Eames on NHS merger turkeys
Most evidence of the impact of mergers is mixed and suggests benefits do not always materialise.
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NewsAcute sector faces future deficit of £7.5bn
NHS hospitals will run up deficits of around £7.5bn a year by 2015 under a “best case” scenario, management consultants have warned.
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NewsNHS boards must focus on 'near misses' to make savings
Trust boards that focus on reducing “near misses”, rather than just individual serious adverse events, could make massive savings, according to an independent advisory group.