All Health Service Journal articles in February 2018 – Page 9
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NewsRevealed: More older people waiting in pain for urgent hip operations
More older patients are waiting too long in hospital before treatment for painful and crippling hip fractures, new data reveals, potentially undermining “compassion and dignity” for patients.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts missing key Carter targets
The majority of NHS hospital trusts have failed to hit the three key efficiency targets set out in the Carter review on time, HSJ research has found.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Who’s in charge here?
The “who’s in charge” question isn’t straightforward in many organisations, including the NHS, points out Andy Cowper as he tries to answer the question
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NewsDaily Insight: Taking off the training wheels
Your essential round-up of the day’s biggest stories and debate
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Scandal in Liverpool, abandoned plans, and Francis five years on
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentLack of resources could affect cancer services redesign
Though NHS England plans to redesign radiotherapy services to improve access to cancer patients, it still needs to address several roadblocks such as lack of resources and workforce shortages, points out Emlyn Samuel
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HSJ LocalTeaching hospital trust placed in financial special measures
A hospital trust where concerns were raised about late payment of suppliers has been placed in financial special measures.
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CommentWhy I never want to hear the words ‘simple innovation’ again
Spreading innovation is a complex task even if it is for a simple idea, writes Mike Hannay
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NewsExclusive: NHS England withdraws team embedded at Capita
NHS England has withdrawn a team of senior experts that were embedded at a service outsourced to Capita amid continued concerns about the unit’s performance, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalFormer chief executive to chair troubled trust
A former chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust has been appointed as chair at one of the country’s most troubled trusts.
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CommentShocking deterioration in RTT waiting times
Elective RTT waiting times shot up by over a week in December, in the fastest monthly increase since 2010, notes Rob Findlay
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LeaderHunt acts fast to stop Liverpool becoming his Mid Staffs
This is the first time Jeremy Hunt has had to deal with a care scandal that both feels eerily like Mid Staffordshire, and that happened on the Conservatives’ watch.
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NewsMinisters seek to end 'revolving door' for failed NHS managers
Ministers have said they will tackle the “revolving door culture” in NHS management in some areas – and seek to “clarify” whether regulators facilitated roles for former board members at a scandal hit trust.
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HSJ InteractiveWinter pressures: A partial solution
Constructive engagement initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care can address the problem of winter pressures faced by the NHS, writes Paul Ridout
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NewsYear-plus elective waiters at highest number since 2012
The number of patients waiting more than a year for an elective procedure is at its highest since August 2012, new data reveals.
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HSJ LocalRegulator 'arranged' new job for chief of scandal hit trust
Regulators “arranged” for the former boss of a scandal hit trust to be moved to another provider without informing its leaders of serious shortcomings at her previous organisation, documents seen by HSJ reveal.
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NewsSenior managers could face tougher sanctions from CQC
Senior managers in the NHS could face tougher sanctions following a government review of the fit and proper person test.
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NewsTrolley waits soar to record high
Hospitals saw a record spike in trolley waits last month as major emergency departments recorded their worst performance since records began, according to NHS England data published today.
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CommentChildren's mental health: Government needs to scale up its ambition
Mental Health Support Teams are the need of the hour to provide evidence based care for the younger population with such needs. By Dr Bernadka Dubicka and Dr Tamsin Ford