All articles by Dave West – Page 77
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NewsShadow health minister attacks children's tariff cut
Shadow health minister John Healey has said planned changes to hospital payments for children’s care could leave some trusts “millions of pounds short of the funding they need”.
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NewsCQC says improvements still needed at Mid Staffs
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been told it still needs to make improvements, more than 18 months after its serious failings were brought to light.
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NewsHospital trusts hit by £90m fall in earnings
Hospital trusts lost out on income worth approximately £90m during the three months to June as a result of the Department of Health’s policy to restrict funding for emergency admissions.
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NewsBetter NHS management 'leads to better outcomes'
There is a strong association between high quality management and patient outcomes in UK hospitals, the management consultancy McKinsey and Co have claimed.
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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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NewsGuide hopes to avoid death rate panic
The NHS is launching a coordinated attempt to manage the reaction to this year's Dr Foster Hospital Guide, due next month.
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NewsGovernment drops one-on-one cancer nurse plan
Plans made under Labour to improve cancer services and provide free prescriptions for people with long term conditions have been abandoned by the government, it has confirmed.
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NewsMinimal funding increase for NHS in spending review
NHS funding will increase by just 0.1 per cent above inflation from next year onwards, the chancellor has confirmed - the minimum required to meet the government’s “real terms increase” pledge.
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NewsNHS IT supplier agrees contract 'efficiencies'
BT – one of the major NHS IT suppliers – has agreed changes “designed to deliver efficiencies” in its government contracts.
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NewsTwo ambulance trusts get all-clear from Lansley
Two ambulance service trusts are the first to be put forward by the health secretary for approval to become foundation trusts.
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NewsBig income drop likely for children’s hospitals
Specialist children’s hospitals could see a significant drop in their income under changes to the national tariff.
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NewsPCTs make slow progress with QIPP
Primary care trusts are already falling behind on their quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) plans, analysis by HSJ has found.
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NewsThorny NHS reform issues unresolved
A Department of Health document on the proposed strengthening of the NHS provider market, seen by HSJ, sheds further light on the reforms’ far reaching and sensitive consequences.
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Monitor warns FTs against ‘salami slice’ cost shaving
Many foundation trusts are falling behind on ambitious savings plans and could end up making damaging “salami slice” cuts by the end of the year, their regulator has warned.
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NewsNHS managers explore 'plan B' for PCTs
Primary care trusts are planning to merge into larger organisations. Senior NHS figures have told HSJ they could continue to exist as a “plan B” if proposals to scrap PCTs and strategic health authorities falter.
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NewsAndy Burnham accuses Cameron of NHS u-turn
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham accused prime minister David Cameron of a u-turn on NHS policy in his speech to the Labour party conference today.
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NewsCQC gives nearly-all-clear to troubled foundation trust
The Care Quality Commission has lifted two of three conditions on the licence of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsCriticism launched at ‘armchair audit’ idea
Concerns have been raised about the abolition of the Audit Commission by the chair of the government’s independent ethics advisory body, the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
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NewsDH keeping a close eye on local NHS reconfiguration plans
The government has been intensely monitoring local reconfigurations and their political sensitivity for the last 10 months, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSurgery fails thousands of patients
The NHS is spending tens of millions of pounds each year on operations of questionable benefit to patients’ health, according to groundbreaking figures.