All Efficiency articles – Page 42
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CommentWe must foster digital innovators in health
Why the NHS should be encouraging disruptive technology
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CommentForget the past of NHS finances and deal with the future
The NHS must turn the page on the last few years of financial decline
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HSJ LocalBexley CCG looks to make diabetes savings
COMMERCIAL: Bexley Clinical Commisioning Group is looking for ways to make savings in diabetes care, after problems agreeing a contract with providers.
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NewsCQC to move to 'smaller and more frequent' hospital inspections
CQC to inspect every trust annually, examining how well led they are and one core service “as a minimum” High performing trusts will not undergo comprehensive inspections in future Providers will have to “give their view of the quality of care they are providing” as part of annual reporting ...
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NewsHSJ inquiry: Carter review needs non-clinical staff on board to succeed
Carter review efficiency drive will fail unless non-clinical staff are engaged, HSJ inquiry finds This section of the workforce also has key role to play in STPs, report says Read the full report Send your feedback, comments and examples of best practice to HSJinquiry@emap.com Lord Carter’s efficiency agenda ...
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NewsProcurement roles should be 'top of the office', says former finance boss
Former finance chief calls for radical shift in culture and influence of NHS procurement teams Lorraine Bewes says there are too many procurement departments Carter review estimates £750m could be saved by reducing variation in the prices paid for thousands of items Delivering the required savings in non-clinical ...
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CommentHousing, health and social care – is it time for a quiet revolution?
Partnerships between health and housing are key to reducing bed blocking in hospitals
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LeaderThe Carter review is not motoring, it is stuck in the garage
HSJ makes no apology for returning to the question of how the NHS is expected to deliver the punishing efficiency targets it has been handed for this parliament. There is no greater challenge and failure to deliver poses no greater threat for the health service.
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CommentNew care model vanguards: Getting serious about prevention
Prevention is crucial for the success of new care model vanguards
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Breaking down the £22bn
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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News'Meltdown' of £330m outsource contract disrupts primary care
£330m primary care support services contract relied on major cost reductions NHS England outsourced primary care support to Capita last summer GPs, pharmacists and optometrists complain about new centralised services Practices unpaid, vital stationary and medical equipment not being delivered Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” ...
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CommentManchester’s devo deal is a huge opportunity for clinician-led change
Manchester can put clinicians at the centre of better care
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NewsPoll: Two-thirds believe UK spends too little on NHS
Two-thirds of people in the UK believe too little is spent on healthcare, according to a new survey Much higher proportion than in other major European countries UK health spending as a proportion of GDP has declined since 2009 Almost two-thirds of people in the UK believe too ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: If the (agency) cap fits
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsTechnology minister to address HSJ efficiency summit
NHS data and technology minister George Freeman is to give the keynote address at HSJ’s Modernising Healthcare Summit.
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CommentLet's do what we can to help the NHS innovators grow
The NHS Innovation Accelerator is already taking steps to help the spread of exciting new technologies
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts targeted by Carter for estates savings
Trusts expected to meet key targets around non-clinical and unused space by April 2020 HSJ has learned the methodology used by the Carter review to benchmark trusts There are acknowledged flaws and issues with the data being used, with some trusts admitting they made inaccurate submissions Explore the data ...
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CommentAre hospital chains a sustainable NHS delivery model?
If the NHS is serious about getting behind hospital chains, then obstacles of resource, regulation and commissioning need to be addressed, writes Ian Baxter
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NewsNHS England denies government pressure over £8bn funding call
NHS England has denied it was “leaned on” by government to reduce its request for NHS funding growth.
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HSJ KnowledgeValue in Healthcare Congress: exclusive best practice case studies
HSJ will be publishing daily free digital downloads of case studies from winning or shortlisted entries to its awards programmes – the largest collection of recent and validated best practice in the NHS.