All Choice articles – Page 9
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NewsOpen clinical data to public, urges Lansley adviser
Writing in this week’s HSJ, future adviser to the health secretary David Kerr argues that opening up clinical data to the public will drive better outcomes.
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Comment'The challenge is to get better average outcomes and reduce variation'
Post-Blair Labour health “reforms” overemphasised a centrist, target driven culture that tended to distort how care might best be delivered. It marginalised clinical staff, leaving them often to adopt a stance of disgruntled passivity.
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CommentCan patient choice alone force the changes the service needs?
The advent of the coalition has, of course, brought about a major overhaul of the existing power and influence matrix within the NHS.
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NewsMPs want power to scrutinise DH spending plans in detail
The Department of Health may have to start justifying its detailed spending plans to the Commons health committee, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOrgan transplants hit record high
A record number of organ transplants were carried out in the UK last year, figures show.
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NewsMore choice needed in end of life care, says King's fund report
More should be done to give patients and carers choice about end of life care, according to a report by the King’s Fund.
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NewsTrusts must offer choice of consultant led team from April
The government will publish a wealth of “unpolished” data on clinical performance to help deliver its promise to give elective patients choice of which consultant led team will provide their care.
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NewsFair trading complaint raises healthcare competition warning
Lax regulation is keeping new private and NHS entrants out of the healthcare market, reports Edward Davie
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NewsLansley confirms summary care record roll-out will proceed
The national roll-out of patient summary care records will continue, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsPCT flouts NICE by suspending IVF treatment
A primary care trust in Cheshire has stopped funding in vitro fertilisation services in a cost cutting move that challenges national guidance.
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NewsFT proposals: 'difficult questions' remain
White paper plans for moving trusts to foundation status are “not very sophisticated”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsCompetition scrutiny for North West
The Cooperation and Competition Panel has escalated an investigation into specialised commissioning for mental health services in the North West.
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News'Postcode lottery in end of life care provision'
A postcode lottery exists in whether patients approaching the end of their life are able to die in hospital or at home, a major piece of research shows.
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NewsHealthwatch to advise patients on choice
Local “HealthWatch” organisations could be given responsibility for helping the public navigate health services and exercise choice, under proposals out for consultation today.
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NewsInformation revolution 'could confuse public'
The government is being warned its proposed “information revolution” could cause public confusion rather than empowerment if not properly managed.
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NewsPatients to be given choice of GP and consultant
Patients will be given a choice of GP practice, consultant-led team and treatment, the white paper promises.
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NewsStudies back NHS competition and choice
Competition among NHS hospitals in England reduces death rates and decreases patients’ overall length of stay at no extra cost, researchers have found.
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NewsNHS Direct launches treatment decision aids
A trial project to provide patients with information to make better treatment decisions has been launched by NHS Direct.
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NewsChoice more important to patients than doctors
GPs resistant to offering choice of hospital treatment are underestimating its importance to patients and undermining its ability to improve quality of care.
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NewsBMA questions 'costly venture' of removing practice boundaries
Removing general practice boundaries will increase bureaucracy and costs at a time when the new government is under pressure to make savings, doctors’ leaders have warned.