All Health Service Journal articles in February 2018 – Page 6
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: A sting in the tail?
It would be unwise to count any spring chickens just yet, because pressures from bad weather can cause problems well into March and April. Easter weekend and half term can be particular pinch points as it can be hard to get staff at those times.
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NewsConcerns raised over growing DHSC underspends
The Department of Health and Social Care has repeatedly reported underspends against an accounting mechanism intended to cover the costs of assets over their lifetime.
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HSJ LocalTrust saves £2m after taking on commissioning powers
A Yorkshire trust has managed to save £2m by repatriating out of area, locked rehabilitation patients and caring for them in the community.
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HSJ LocalFour trusts looking into pharmacy joint venture
Trusts in Berkshire and Surrey are looking at creating a pharmacy joint venture modelled on their existing pathology service.
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NewsRoyal college raises alarm over critical care beds shortage
The Royal College of Surgeons has warned there may be too few critical care beds in England to cope with demand.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Wirral 'breakdown', King's debt mountain, and the NHS's new digital chief
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Chair must go for trust to move on from governance disaster
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What are the blocks?
“Who can block change” in the NHS, is an important question to find out the flow of power in the organisation, notes Andy Cowper
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HSJ LocalTrust has 'important concerns' over national cancer reconfiguration
Leaders of an acute trust have argued that national proposals to centralise certain cancer treatments will result in worse care for its patients and cause shortages of specialist staff.
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NewsExclusive: Doubts over GMC's handling of manslaughter case revealed
Key elements of the General Medical Council’s bid to strike off a doctor convicted of manslaughter were “without merit”, according to an unpublished review of the case seen by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A thin thread of hope for the workforce
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentWorking with the voluntary sector - the view from an STP
Somerset STP has been collaborating with the voluntary sector on a programme and Michael Bainbridge shares his experience of working with the third sector and the challenges faced
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HSJ LocalCommissioners ask neighbouring CCG to give back £3m
A clinical commissioning group that gave a neighbouring CCG £3m at the start of the financial year has asked for its money back after running into financial problems.
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NewsTop teaching hospital chief to retire after four decades in the NHS
One of the longest serving chief executives in the NHS has announced he will retire this year.
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HSJ LocalHealth economy brought to 'complete operational standstill'
The Greater Nottinghamshire health economy has spent the weekend on black alert after bed shortages worsened and rising demand was said to be “worse than it was in January”.
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HSJ LocalTrust delays waiting time reporting again
Persistent problems with a new electronic patient record system will stop an integrated acute and community trust from reporting its elective waiting times for nearly a year.
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NewsCare gaps for thousands of patients who choose GP away from home
There may be gaps in primary care for more than 14,000 people who are registered with GP practices outside their area, HSJ has found. GPs warned it highlights a safety risk.
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NewsCQC finds 'no evidence of commitment' to integration in challenged system
Patients in Oxfordshire “did not always receive safe discharges home”, a report by the Care Quality Commission has revealed.