All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 53
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NewsFoundation Trust Network considers Confed split as director suspended
The Foundation Trust Network has drawn up plans to leave the NHS Confederation, prompting opposition within the organisation, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFuture RCGP leader issues warning on 'market expansion'
The government’s planned expansion of the “any willing provider” is the biggest issue concerning GPs, according to the chair elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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NewsNHS advised on nutrition for older people
New guidelines have been published aimed at driving up the quality of meals served to old people.
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HSJ Knowledge
Making the most of clinical leaders
Whichever way you look at it, ensuring a supply of high quality clinical leaders is a top priority.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient access to medical records
There has been a consensus for some years that medical records belong to the patient rather than the clinician.
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NewsShortage of surgical training posts criticised
Hundreds of people aspiring to become surgeons are being left behind due to the lack of training posts available at the NHS, according to a new investigation.
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NewsCaesarean rates 'vary widely' in UK
A new study has suggested that the differences in opinion between doctors across England is the cause of varying rates of Caesarean sections carried out in the country.
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Community nurses have 'serious concerns' about GP commissioning
The move to GP commissioning could exclude other clinicians from decision making while increased competition in the NHS will lead to cost cutting, reductions in quality and greater inequalities, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
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NewsThousands of hospital ward transfers are unnecessary
Hundreds of thousands of patients are moved between hospital wards with no clinical justification, risking the spread of infection.
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NewsGP consortium pioneer says PCTs are vital safety net
Handing commissioning control to clinicians but maintaining primary care trusts to support them would be the “dream ticket”, rather than abolition, according to a chief executive pioneering the idea.
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CommentThe right way to form GP consortia
GP commissioning consortia will not be created by guidance notes from the Department of Health. Nor will they be formed by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities suggesting the necessary population size for efficient commissioning.
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NewsHealth students' doubts over NHS reforms
Student doctors and nurses are sceptical of the government’s reform plans for the NHS, according to a survey.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to retain talented staff
As the cuts make everyone’s job feel harder, roleplay workshops can help managers make staff feel valued
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HSJ Knowledge
Open innovation in healthcare
The concept of open innovation (OI); in which organisations collaborate on research has the potential to contribute to improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare. It is increasingly recognised in the NHS, but how can trusts get involved?
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NewsCompetition will 'overshadow' white paper benefits - BMA
Extending NHS competition could undermine any potential benefits arising from the white paper, the British Medical Association has warned.
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NewsList of PCT functions drawn up to aid formation of GP consortia
A list of their functions has been sent to primary care trusts to aid discussions over the future transfer of commissioning powers with fledgling GP consortia.
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CommentEarly cancer diagnosis could save lives
There is great potential for GPs to improve detection of cancers
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NewsBlog outlines Ed Miliband's views on NHS targets and PFI hospitals
Labour’s new leader Ed Miliband likes targets and private finance initiative hospitals, and doesn’t like the switch to GP commissioning consortia, the Health Policy Insight website reported.
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NewsPCT spending by disease to be analysed
Primary care trusts will be sent information on how much they spend on different conditions and their “value related outcomes” next month.
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NewsConsultant bonuses to be almost halved
Clinical excellence awards paid to medical consultants by trusts will be almost halved under draft Department of Health guidance.