All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 66
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NewsAndrew Lansley outlines NHS ambitions
New health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised a “more integrated public health service” in his first official statement since taking up post.
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NewsLiverpool Foundation Trust faces 200 damages claims
Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust is currently facing damages claims from more than 200 women operated on by a consultant, who claimed he was “overwhelmed” by his workload.
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CommentStephen Eames on the NHS leadership race
Research by McKinsey shows companies like to promote the idea that employees are their biggest competitive advantage. Yet most are as unprepared for the challenge of finding, motivating and nurturing talent as they were a decade ago. Why?
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NewsAndrew Lansley sets out priorities for NHS
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out his priorities for the NHS.
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NewsTrusts must improve treatment of dead people
Lack of training and official guidance means hospital staff are often failing to treat dead patients with dignity, an investigation by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has found.
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NewsAmbulance service apologises for Hitler survey
An ambulance service in the West Midlands has apologised after staff were asked to rate how “cool” Adolf Hitler was in a questionnaire.
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NewsNHS launch trauma forum consultation
NHS officials hope that a new consultation on trauma care can help to save lives as well as raise the standard of care levels and give staff more say in decisions.
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NewsDame Sally Davies appointed as interim CMO
Professor Dame Sally Davies has been appointed as interim chief medical officer for England, HSJ understands.
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NewsWarning issued over harmful breathing machines
A nationwide alert has been issued to hospitals after a series of incidents involving artificial breathing machines that have harmed patients.
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NewsGPs reassured over revalidation
Doctors who take career breaks should not be disadvantaged by the revalidation process, it is argued.
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HSJ KnowledgeWHO surgical safety checklist: a simple list gives a sure touch
The World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist is a valuable communication tool in a high risk environment. Helen Mooney looks at how a simple routine can save lives
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NewsCampaigning doctor loses seat
Richard Taylor, who took Wyre Forest in 2001, pledging to fight the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital, has been defeated by the Conservatives.
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing clinical leaders
The quality of management and leadership remains the single biggest factor as to whether or not organisations succeed, and nowhere more so than an institution as large as the NHS.
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NewsMonitor discusses clinician business academy
Monitor has been in talks with foundation trusts and the Treasury over funding for a business academy to train clinicians for senior NHS management roles.
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CommentMark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
Good Hope Hospital’s deeply ingrained culture left it stuck in a rut. What lessons are there for future NHS takeovers?
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NewsTraining budget cuts to hit doctor numbers
Cuts in funding for trainee doctors could result in too few specialists on wards, it has been claimed.
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NewsNHS hospital closures 'may improve patient care'
A group of leading doctors has defended the closure of some accident and emergency units and other hospital services, claiming they could actually improve patient care and save money in the long run.
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CommentAndrew Jones on the rise of the health consumer
Writing an HSJ opinion column in the last week before the election, should I be defending the policy of Her Majesty’s opposition, claiming interest in my small contribution; should I be defending the interest of the independent sector, which pays my salary; or should I be defending the vested interests ...
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NewsNHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier
The NHS is operating on patients from richer areas when they are significantly less sick than those from deprived communities, according to analysis carried out by HSJ of the inaugural national collection of patient reported quality measures.
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NewsPay and stress put medics off chief exec role
The insecurity of life at the top is a major deterrent to doctors becoming senior NHS managers, a report has warned.