All Efficiency articles – Page 3
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NewsDHSC hires firm to help with wave of private finance deals
The Department of Health and Social Care has commissioned a “technical adviser” to develop the public-private partnership model for neighbourhood health centres.
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HSJ PartnersA minimally invasive standard of care: from ambition to reality
The next step for robotic-assisted surgery
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NewsTrust settles ‘lucrative deal’ legal challenge
A south London acute trust has ended a year-long legal challenge brought by a radiology supplier after agreeing to a confidential settlement.
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CommentSaying ‘no’ to referrals is the morally right thing to do
The NHS cannot meet rising elective demand within its current resources. Introducing referral thresholds is no longer a theoretical option, but a practical necessity to protect patients with the most serious conditions
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NewsGP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
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NewsNHSE reveals NHS App self-test specialties
NHS England plans to centralise at-home diagnostics for seven specialties through the NHS App, commercial documents reveal.
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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NewsHospitals seek £50m from renting out cancer capacity
A hospital trust is offering to rent out two of its radiotherapy treatment rooms to an external provider to treat private patients, in a deal worth £50m.
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NewsTrusts given more freedom on spending
The government has more than doubled the amount a trust can spend on procurements before they need approval from the centre.
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NewsICB warned against ‘passing costs’ to council
A cash-strapped integrated care board has been warned against shunting costs to local councils or residents, after making large cuts to NHS Continuing Healthcare spend.
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NewsNHSE spending £300m overhauling national agency
NHS Supply Chain has been awarded hundreds of millions of pounds for a major overhaul of its infrastructure, IT systems and operating model, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsProcurement for ‘groundbreaking’ cancer service delayed
NHS England has had to cancel the procurement of a “groundbreaking” cancer screening programme due to “procedural issues”.
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CommentSaving money is possible for the NHS but only under six conditions
There are few opportunities for quick savings in the NHS, but there is strong evidence that longer-term gains can translate into real financial headroom if structural barriers are fixed
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News‘Only two weeks of stock’ at key supplier after Iran-linked cyber attack
NHS England believes there is only two weeks’ stock of crucial surgical equipment and other products following an Iran-linked cyber attack on a major medical technology supplier.
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NewsNHSE expects local resistance to centralised procurement plan
NHS England is prepared for local resistance to its plan to take greater control over the buying decisions of local trusts.
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NewsFridge door left ajar cost trust £25k
An acute trust was forced to write off £25,000 worth of medication after a pharmacy fridge door was accidentally left ajar.
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NewsIran-linked attack hits trusts’ supplies
At least two trusts have declared incidents after a cyber attack on a key supplier, HSJ understands.
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CommentChanging the economics of outpatient care through technology
NHS productivity has stalled, not because digital investment failed, but because it was layered onto old ways of working. Ambient technology offers a chance to finally redesign them
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NewsNHSE expects to declare victory on number one target
NHS England bosses are predicting they will get close enough to hitting 65 per cent against the 18-week standard by March to declare victory against their main performance objective for this year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust paid management consultant more than £500k
A trust spent more than £500,000 on the services of a management consultant over a period of 16 months, HSJ can reveal.