All Health Service Journal articles in July 2024 – Page 8
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News‘Huge emotional toll on managers’ from employment tribunal delays
Managers and staff are suffering a “huge emotional toll” — while trusts are facing extra costs — due to very long delays to hold employment tribunals, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ PartnersThe hub model: Achieving a 69% reduction in bed days and enhancing patient care in virtual health systems
Discover the hub model’s impact on virtual care, and get to know the strategies, benefits, challenges, and outcomes to enhance patient care through centralised coordination and efficient resource utilisation.
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HSJ PartnersA model of efficiency: Reducing cancelled procedures with digital prep support
One in 20 colonoscopies do not go ahead as planned due to poor or insufficient prep. King’s College Hospital’s Mayur Kumar explains how his trust worked with Healthcare Communications to reduce cancellations by 28 per cent, saving £336,000 a year.
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NewsCity’s trusts agree to joint committee after ICB intervention
Five trusts in the city with the most separate NHS providers have agreed to form a joint committee at the request of the region’s integrated care board.
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NewsOne in five ambulance trips could be avoided, trust finds
One in five ambulance trips could be avoided if community services were more readily available, according to a trust which has been a national outlier for long ambulance handovers.
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NewsJunior doctors offered 22% rise in bid to settle dispute
The government has offered junior doctors a pay uplift worth around 20 per cent over two years to end their long-running industrial action.
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NewsSenior managers to get 5% pay rise
Senior NHS managers will receive a 5 per cent pay rise this year, while Agenda for Change staff get 5.5 per cent and doctors 6 per cent, government has announced.
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News‘Business as usual’ declared for new hospital programme despite ministerial review
The New Hospital Programme is in “business as usual” mode and most of its projects will not face further delays, a source close to the programme has insisted, despite a government review announced today.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Black holes and pay deals
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentHow Labour can end the eye care crisis
Professor Ben Burton outlines the steps that the new Labour government can take to address the challenges in ophthalmology.
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HSJ InteractiveMyth-busting generative AI for healthcare leaders: How do we get results today?
Artificial intelligence has incredible potential to improve healthcare, but it still comes with many uncertainties. An HSJ webinar, in association with Amazon Web Services, brought together three experts to discuss the issues.
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NewsFaster pay rises for Band 8 and 9s under new framework
Band 8 and 9 NHS staff would see quicker pay growth under proposals to be considered by the NHS Staff Council.
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NewsCEO ‘exodus’ threatens NHS, ministers told
The NHS could face an “exodus” of chief executives within the next two years due to a retirement bulge and intense operational pressure, government pay advisers have warned.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Renewed energy for net zero?
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsTrust nears annual deficit in three months
A hospital trust has almost reached its planned year-end deficit, within just three months of the financial year.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust appoints first time CEO
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive, the troubled mental health provider has announced.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The looming CEO ‘exodus’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ PartnersHow can NHS and industry partnerships transform patient care?
Rachel Houlding, national oncology healthcare director at MSD, discusses highlights from a recent award-winning NHS partnership that could help you to transform your patient pathways
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HSJ LocalFire concerns at PFI hospital sees key services move
A hospital built under the private finance initiative has been forced to move key services due to “severe” fire safety defects found by investigators.
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HSJ LocalNHSE quizzing trust’s staff over serious culture and safety concerns
NHS England and commissioners are visiting a mental health trust’s services to ask its staff about concerns over safety, communication, and culture, HSJ has learned.