All articles by James Illman – Page 61
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NewsLatest scores spark fresh doubt over 'friends and family test'
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has recorded the lowest score yet by any organisation on the friends and family test, according to the latest data from the pilot of the fledging patient satisfaction survey.
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NewsRestrict friends and family test to hospitals, says DH
The new friends and family patient satisfaction test should initially be largely restricted to acute care settings rather than rolled out universally, according to a Department of Health cost-benefit analysis.
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NewsMonitor takes action against Cambridge Hospitals
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the biggest organisation yet to be found in “significant breach” of its terms of authorisation by its regulator Monitor.
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NewsNHS Confederation appoints new chair
The NHS Confederation has appointed Michael O’Higgins as its new chair following the departure of Sir Keith Pearson.
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NewsUPDATED: Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has raised “serious concerns” about children’s services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, branding them “completely unacceptable”.
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NewsPathology reforms moving too slowly says Carter
The man who led a national review of pathology services has lamented the slow pace of service reform and questioned whether a recent high-profile laboratory blunder could have been avoided had consolidation happened sooner.
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NewsDoubts raised over friends and family test
Statisticians have raised doubts about the validity of the nascent friends and family patient satisfaction test amid claims some trusts are “manipulating” their scores.
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NewsAnalysed: the friends and family test
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the friends and family test being piloted by NHS Midlands and East.
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NewsNHS chiefs ordered to explain £3bn underspend
The NHS’s leadership has been ordered by the health select committee to explain which pots of money the £3bn Department of Health underspend handed back to the Treasury came from.
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NewsMake telehealth plans public, says Labour
The Department of Health is under renewed pressure to publish evidence to support its claims that using telehealth could save the NHS £1.2bn, after the Labour party joined those calling for publication of its calculations.
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NewsCircle planned cut of 20pc of staff at Hinchingbrooke
Circle’s original business plan for its running of Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust outlined a cut in the hospital’s workforce of 20 per cent, a document shared with HSJ reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeMission shows what's possible
James Illman was given a unique insight into British healthcare technology after joining a government-backed trade mission to Boston, Massachusetts.
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NewsHinchingbrooke receives cash advance after posting deficit
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust has negotiated a £4m cash advance on its service contract with its local primary care trust cluster to ease “cash flow issues” after posting a £4.1m in-year deficit.
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NewsPathology shake-up delay 'could damage services'
Pathology services in the East of England could be permanently damaged by uncertainty surrounding a controversial redesign of services in the region, professionals have warned.
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NewsProtocol required to prevent information use 'surprises'
New information governance rules must ensure patients are no longer “surprised or shocked” about how their records are being used or shared, the chair of a national review has said.
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NewsFresh concerns over NHS data protection
The information watchdog has raised fresh concerns about the NHS’s ability to protect sensitive personal data, warning trusts of further fines and adverse publicity if they fell short of their duties.
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NewsGovernment to commit the NHS to a "paperless" future
The government will this month commit the NHS to a “paperless” future, according to the Commissioning Board’s informatics chief.
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NewsOutsourcer enters healthcare market
Outsourcer MITIE Group has entered the healthcare market by acquiring home care services provider Enara Group for £110.8m, the company has announced.
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NewsCarnall slams council's 'independent' reconfiguration probe
NHS London’s chief executive has delivered a withering verdict on a council’s criticism of reconfiguration plans, which she said was “grossly undermined by an apparent lack of understanding” of both the proposals and the law.
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NewsPrivate acute admissions hit record level
Surgical admissions by independent hospitals have hit a record high - driven by NHS admissions rather than spending by private patients - according to a new report.