All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 49
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News'Strained relationships' at trusts criticised
The “strained relationship” between two trusts has been criticised after an inquiry into the potential misdiagnosis of patients.
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NewsNHS approaching breaking point - RCP
The NHS could reach “breaking point” within the next few years due to increasing demands on the service, senior doctors have said.
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Comment'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'
The raison d’être of local government is that elected councillors best represent residents’ concerns.
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NewsEmployers rail at clinical excellence award scheme
Consultant bonuses awarded by trusts reward doctors who “fill in forms” rather than those who work “at the coal face” and should be scrapped or reformed, NHS Employers has argued.
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NewsPCT chiefs help drive new structure
Five primary care trust chief executives have left their organisations for full time roles developing the new commissioning infrastructure.
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NewsReport highlights productivity savings in mental health
There are “significant opportunities” for savings to be made in mental health while improving patient care, according to the King’s Fund.
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NewsScottish Labour criticises 'staffing madness'
The NHS in Scotland employs twice as many administrators as it does doctors, Labour claimed today.
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NewsScottish distinction awards to be scrapped
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has called for distinction awards for the country’s top doctors to be scrapped and replaced with a new system of bonuses available to all NHS staff.
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Blogs
'Is cost-cutting turning managers into bullies?'
Is the harsh financial climate in the public sector leading to a return to the bad old ways of “macho” management in the NHS?
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Blogs
'Is the answer to have more black senior NHS managers?'
Why do so few people from ethnic minorities make it into the top jobs in the public sector?
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference.
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference.
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CommentBruce Keogh and Ian Dalton on death rates
Comparing death rates for heart surgery is difficult enough even when you look at just a single procedure and use well-honed algorithms. When it involves an institutional aggregate of many procedures and diagnoses, it becomes much more difficult.
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CommentAli Parsa: the NHS must learn to put quality ahead of price
Under a new approach to procurement, value for money rather than price will determine who is awarded contracts
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Blogs
In the boardroom: tough talks as reality sinks in
Now that the size and implications of public sector cuts are sinking in, senior managers and board members are realising that efficiency savings will not be anywhere near enough to cover it.
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NewsCumbria chief loses £1m pension appeal
A primary care trust chief executive dismissed one month before qualifying for an enhanced pension package worth up to £1m has lost a discrimination case.
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NewsGP incentive framework fails to slow admissions
The £1bn quality and outcomes framework has failed to halt the rise in hospital admissions of people with long term conditions and needs to be overhauled, a think tank has claimed.
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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.