All Cancer articles – Page 28
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NewsSelbie: Forward view did not deliver on prevention
The NHS long term plan must have a large prevention ambition because the Five Year Forward View proposals were never implemented, according to a public health chief.
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NewsExclusive: More patients could be sent private as waiting list spirals
NHS bosses have set out an urgent plan which could result in significantly more patients being sent to private providers for routine procedures as fears grow the NHS will miss its flagship elective target, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ InteractiveTeledermoscopy 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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NewsA&E, RTT and cancer waits - July 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for July 2018.
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NewsLearning disabilities and autism added to long-term plan clinical priorities
The leaders of four clinical priority groups that will feature heavily in the NHS’s 10 year plan have been announced by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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NewsTrust ordered to review 62 day cancer target slump
A trust which has seen its 62 day cancer target performance slump to less than 54 per cent has been ordered to provide a report for the national cancer director Cally Palmer.
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NewsNHS England urged to axe ‘perverse’ cancer funding policy
NHS England has been urged to stop a “perverse” policy of withholding money from a £200m cancer transformation fund from areas breaching the 62 day target.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: Red lines and bear traps
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Integrated care providers, finally, make a breakthrough
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Rebecca Thomas
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NewsSix trusts named as 'outliers' in lung cancer audit
A hospital trust is considering hiring more nurse specialists after being flagged as an outlier for lung cancer treatment.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Expensive drug dilemmas need a sophisticated approach
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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CommentMore money, not yet enough people: it’s time to get creative
Thinking differently about how we engage our workforce is key to addressing some of the major obstacles we’re facing in cancer care, writes Jane Maher
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NewsExclusive: Stevens sets out 10 year plan priorities
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has identified five major priorities for the 10 year NHS plan due to be unveiled this autumn.
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LeaderPragmatic Stevens focusses on keeping his vision alive
Simon Stevens is a man on a mission – and that mission is to control expectations.
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NewsNHS trusts sign multimillion pound China consultancy deal
Two “outstanding” foundation trusts have signed a contract with a Chinese real estate company to advise it on building 10 new hospitals in a deal which could be worth millions for the NHS.
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NewsA&E, RTT and cancer waits - June 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated.
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NewsPatients 'pressurised' into treatment to hit cancer target
GIRFT report finds some clinicians believe patients “pressurised” into unnecessary treatment to hit target Small number of providers “demoralised” by “constant failing” at targets despite doing their best for patients Report recommends networking services Some prostate cancer patients are “pressurised into receiving treatment within 62 days” even where ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Cancer Care
Winner Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: Improving the safety of chemotherapy prescribing through implementation of a standardised electronic assessment proforma
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Palliative Care
Winner Velindre Trust: Improving palliative pathways by developing a rapid access radiographer led service
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NewsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 winners
The winners of the 2018 Patient Safety Awards have been revealed.