All Health Service Journal articles in August 2018 – Page 5
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News
NHS England publishes procurement notices for £28bn of contracts
NHS England has published procurement notices for specialised services contracts worth around £28bn over two years.
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Comment
Running to stand still
In light of the extra £20.5bn NHS funding, Anita Charlesworth outlines the various cost pressures that will likely consume most of the extra funding before improvements in quality and access can materialise
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HSJ Interactive
Teledermoscopy service reduces costs of routine dermatology services
Ingrid Torjesen reports on an award winning teledermoscopy service that escalates routine dermatology referrals from GPs to secondary care management
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Expert Briefing
Barking: the unanswered questions
The financial meltdown at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trusts has aroused huge interest and no little concern from HSJ readers, both in the capital and from senior figures across the country.
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HSJ Local
Midlands trust rated 'outstanding'
A mental health trust has been rated “outstanding” by CQC inspectors – the third in the country to achieve the highest ranking.
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News
HEE pays out millions in redundancy as executives get pay rises
Health Education England spent almost £17m on staff redundancies over the past two years as its chief executive saw his pay and bonus increase.
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News
CCG replaces chief officer seconded to ICS
A clinical commissioning group has appointed a new chief officer after its current leader was seconded to the region’s integrated care system.
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HSJ Local
Significant improvements at former special measures trust
An NHS trust in the Midlands which spent more than two years in special measures has now been rated outstanding for caring and good overall by the Care Quality Commission.
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News
Standalone community trusts meet safe staffing plans more often
One third of community hospitals missed their safe staffing plans every month for at least three years, HSJ analysis suggests.
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HSJ Local
Plans for joint chief of three CCGs stalled
Plans to appoint a joint accountable officer for three clinical commissioning groups in the Midlands have stalled after concerns from one of the organisations.
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News
Daily Insight: Are you bothered?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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News
Hospital hit A&E target by 'making staff bothered', says CEO
Making staff “bothered” about the four hour metric and recognising it was a “quality standard not a performance target” was the main driver behind a struggling hospital’s accident and emergency performance recovery, a senior trust chief has told HSJ.
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News
Exclusive: Hundreds of jobs at risk as funding cuts loom for NHS Digital
The jobs of hundreds of staff at NHS’s central digital agency are under threat as the organisation grapples with funding cuts and a lack of expertise in new technologies.
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News
'Alarming' figures show thousands still waiting too long for wheelchairs
Thousands of disabled children who need a wheelchair are still being forced to wait more than four months from the time of their referral to the equipment being delivered, an exclusive HSJ analysis of official data has revealed.
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News
Update: NHS England advises against immediate GP at Hand expansion
NHS England has intervened in a potential expansion of GP at Hand – saying it should be blocked until concerns about patient access to screening can be resolved.
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News
Exclusive: CQC proposes universal rules to cut 'never events'
Universal standard operating procedures for clinicians to follow could be introduced across the NHS to try and cut the number of never event mistakes, HSJ has learned.
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News
Medical regulator loses Bawa-Garba appeal case
The Court of Appeal has backed Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba in her appeal against the General Medical Council’s bid to have her struck off the medical register following a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter.
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News
Trusts report new delays in recruiting overseas doctors
Non-EU doctors have been delayed starting their new jobs in the UK because of changes to immigration rules, HSJ has learned.