All articles by Ben Clover – Page 91
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NewsMidlands trusts plan joint pathology service
The 2008 Lord Carter of Coles review of NHS pathology services was the trigger for a steady reconfiguration of the market and consolidation of providers.
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NewsPCTs differ widely over antibiotics prescription
There are wide disparities in antibacterial drugs prescribing by primary care trust area, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsBad referrals waste district nurses’ time
Every mismanaged referral to a district nurse wastes five hours of their time, research by the provider arm for three London primary care trusts has found.
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NewsNHS capital spending to fall by 17 per cent
NHS capital spending will fall by 17 per cent in real terms between 2010-11 and 2014-15, the chancellor said today.
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NewsMP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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NewsPrivate companies gear up to take stake in stalled community hospitals
A private firm is planning to step in to fund 28 stalled community hospital projects, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS London volunteers external oversight in 'Lansley tests' over reconfiguration plans
NHS London could lose its responsibility for applying the four tests Andrew Lansley has ordered all hospital reconfiguration plans to meet.
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News‘Nearly £2bn could be saved’ in NHS property sell-offs
The NHS owns empty or under-used buildings and land that could be sold for £1.45bn, saving a further £521m in revenue costs each year, according to a new study seen exclusively by HSJ.
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NewsSHAs contrast sharply on community proposals
The Transforming Community Services programme is taking primary care in different directions at opposite ends of the country, research by HSJ shows.
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NewsNHS estate services costs vary widely
The EC Harris study found significant variations between the best and worst performing trusts on estate costs.
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NewsUnison's white paper legal challenge heard in the High Court
A Department of Health legal team is in the High Court today to defend against claims the white paper broke consultation rules.
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NewsTransforming Community Services: PCTs step closer to deciding fate of provider arms
Primary care trusts are edging closer to determining the future of their provider arms.
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NewsNHS London to speed up management cost reductions
London strategic health authority is bringing forward a planned £50m cut in its management costs by a year.
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NewsDH to pay £18m to stricken FT
The Department of Health has agreed to lend £18m to a struggling foundation trust.
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NewsNursing regulator to explore extension of powers
The Nursing and Midwifery Council plans to explore how to monitor “systemic failure” in NHS trusts.
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NewsMidwife workloads too high to be safe
Midwives in some regions of England have workloads more than a third higher than hospital safety standards recommend, official figures have suggested.
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NewsEight PCTs to share single management
Representatives of eight London primary care trusts have agreed to put their organisations into three clusters under one management framework, saving £48m.
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NewsBacteria linked to sink misuse
The Department of Health has set up a working group to look at the safety of hospital taps following reports of antibiotic resistant infections tracked to bacteria found in wash basins.
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NewsLIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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NewsPrivate company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.