All Health Service Journal articles in February 2018 – Page 8
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HSJ LocalHospital services centralised in North East shake-up
Commissioners in the North East have approved plans to shift a range of hospital based services from South Tyneside to Sunderland.
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NewsCQC to investigate what stops trusts preventing never events
The Care Quality Commission is to investigate the “barriers” that prevent hospitals from implementing rules designed to prevent never events.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Chair of under-fire trust triggers 'independent' review of winter
East of England Ambulance Service Trust is commissioning a senior sector figure to “independently” review its operational management of the winter following allegations of avoidable patient harm and deaths.
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HSJ LocalEmbattled trust chair 'totally confident' in senior leaders
East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s chair has robustly defended the organisation’s executive leadership, and cited lack of resources and hospital handover problems as key reasons for ambulance delays this winter.
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NewsBehan: Review will settle fit and proper person 'contested territory'
Care Quality Commission chief Sir David Behan has said the government’s review of the fit and proper person test offers the chance to settle “contested territory”.
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HSJ LocalNHS England director appointed to lead integrated care system
An integrated care system early adopter has appointed an NHS England director to lead its transformation programme.
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NewsHunt launches bid to reduce medication error deaths
Jeremy Hunt has launched a bid to reduce medication errors in the NHS, which new research says costs the NHS over 181,000 bed days and causes hundreds of deaths.
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NewsProfessions call for more regulation following patient death
A patient’s death has prompted representatives of radiographers and radiologists to call for more regulation of sonographers.
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NewsSerco set to take over Carillion NHS contracts
Facilities management services at five NHS hospital trusts could be taken over by Serco in a £29m deal, following the collapse of Carillion.
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NewsAuditors to investigate possible overcharging by specialist trusts
NHS England wants independent auditors to look into possible overcharging by London specialist trusts.
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HSJ LocalTrust to change medicine policies to be 'legally compliant'
An ambulance trust has admitted it needs to change its medicines management to be “legally compliant”, including withdrawing a potentially life saving drug from volunteers.
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NewsGovernment interrogates prices to stymie £200m-plus drugs overspend
Government has begun intensively monitoring new information on the generic drug market to try to stymie additional costs which are running into hundreds of millions of pounds, HSJ has been told.
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CommentHonesty required when talking about mental health funding
Ministers and senior health leaders speak about record levels of spending on mental health but the experience of those on the frontline speaks a different truth, writes Wendy Burn
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CommentReflections on the provider sector deficit
Adam Wright reflects on the future of the provider sector in the light of the recently released quarter three performance data for the sector
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Deficit grows, winter review, and top trust chief retires
Your essential update on health for the week
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HSJ LocalDeputy chief to retire from crisis-hit trust
East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s deputy chief executive and nursing director has announced he is to retire in April, meaning the trust’s two most senior clinical directors have left in recent months.
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NewsDaily Insight: Carillion carrion latest
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The meaning of meaning
Andy Cowper attempts to find out what does the NHS mean ie what does it stand for.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst performing vanguards
NHS England figures obtained by HSJ show how each national new care model vanguard has performed on the programme’s “efficiency” measures.