All King's Fund articles – Page 22
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NewsEvidence of mortality rate progress at Keogh trusts
Trusts placed into special measures last year for persistently high mortality rates have shown signs of improvement, a report by three healthcare bodies has found.
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NewsWaiting list breaches 3 million
More than 3.2 million patients were awaiting treatment on the NHS, according to the latest figures for June.
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NewsFull scale of DH bailout of trusts revealed
One in four hospital trusts received bailout funding from the Department of Health last year, with several receiving financial aid worth more than 10 per cent of their turnover, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the CQC’s new hospital inspections measure up
What’s changed, what works and what doesn’t
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NewsHealth spending sees sharpest rise in current parliament
Department of Health spending rose by 2.6 per cent in real terms last year – by far the greatest annual rise in health spending of the current parliament
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NewsNHS finances 'stretched to limit'
NHS finances have been ‘stretched to the limit’, influential think tank The King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Major hospital trust 'very interested' in becoming a social enterprise
One of the largest hospital trusts in the country has revealed to HSJ it is “very interested” in exploring becoming a staff owned social enterprise.
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NewsHospital trusts should be free to become mutuals, DH advised
Acute trusts should be free to become staff-led mutual social enterprises in an effort to improve staff engagement, a Department of Health commissioned report recommends.
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CommentPublic service mutuals will inspire greater staff engagement
Devolve more power to local level
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HSJ KnowledgeCultural change depends on engagement, not political gestures
Case studies show value of engaging staff
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SupplementsHSJ Inspirational Women 2014
HSJ presents its second annual celebration of healthcare’s most inspirational female leaders
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NewsEconomist suggests health and care require tax increase
The economist leading an independent review of health and social care spending has indicated increased taxation or national insurance are needed to fund them.
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NewsSlow progress appointing women leaders in the NHS, research finds
The proportion of women holding senior leadership positions in the NHS has increased slightly over the past year, with an additional 206 women now sitting on clinical commissioning group governing bodies and provider boards.
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NewsNHS England struggling to balance £97bn budget
NHS England this week confirmed it had still not managed to set plans to balance its £97bn budget for 2014-15, in what experts saw as a sign that the NHS overall could face financial crisis sooner than expected.
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CommentDalton review: Good leadership will determine the best models for change
Meet varying local needs
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CommentDon't let the glut of pilot projects distract from patient safety
New models of care are too fragmented
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CommentMake the missing link between quality, workforce and data
We shouldn’t consider datasets in isolation
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Estates management: Building blocks of the new era
The 2012 reforms will have a huge impact on what goes where
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NewsWinter pressures continue into spring
Hospital trusts across England reported higher than planned deficits in the first month of the financial year, linked to winter pressures dragging on into the spring, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsHunt moves to shield hospitals from integration fund failure
Jeremy Hunt warned that there must be a ‘proper risk sharing profile’ in all better care fund plans to protect hospital finances