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NewsHSJ Live 13.09.2013 Lewisham announces merger with Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Howe calls for ministers to tone down talk of ‘failing hospitals’, Nicholson steps into Morecambe Bay furore and the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ Local
Torbay merger will be 'unique' challenge for OFT
STRUCTURE: The proposed takeover of a trust that has pioneered the integration of health and social care by an acute foundation trust has been approved, despite the acquisition’s business case receiving a “low” score.
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NewsHowe concedes need for more balanced language on NHS failures
Lord Howe yesterday suggested the government needed to be more balanced in its “messaging” to counter a fall in public confidence in the NHS following a series of investigations and inquiries into poor care.
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HSJ LocalNicholson highlights 'significant problems' at Morecambe Bay
Sir David Nicholson has said “cultural problems” remain at University Hospital of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s scandal-hit maternity unit.
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News13 September issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidOn the cover this week, author Alexander Stevenson argues most management books are relevant only to private sector leaders. So he offers his advice for the ...
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire turns around A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire achieved the four hour accident and emergency standard for the first time in nine months in June.
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HSJ Local
Parking charges rise at North Staffs
FINANCE: Parking charges are set to rise at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire’s from 1 November for the first time in six years.
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HSJ Local
Dorset healthcare faces 'cultural challenge'
STRUCTURE: A south west mental health trust which took on community services in 2011 still faces a “significant challenge” in “bridging the cultural gap”, an external report has concluded.
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NewsUpdated: Hunt says uncertainty about patient data will be resolved
Problems experienced by commissioners due to a restriction on how much patient identifiable data they can access will soon be resolved, the health secretary has said.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke-style franchise considered for Peterborough
A Hinchingbrooke-style private franchise could take over Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust’s main site, Monitor has confirmed.
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NewsAusterity measures 'bad for nation's health'
The government has been urged to look more closely at the impact of austerity measures on the health of the nation before it pursues more cuts.
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NewsCollege urges reconfiguration to support seven-days-a-week care
Hospitals must be reorganised so patients do not have to move beds or wards unless medically necessary, the Royal College of Physicians has urged.
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NewsFirst local government vision for care is produced
Councils and the NHS must help reduce “dependence on the state” for health and care services in order to avoid a “grave crisis” sparked by rising demand and falling resources, a commission set up by Essex County Council has concluded.
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NewsHSJ Live 12.9.2013: Morcecambe Bay inquiry terms of reference announced
Health secretary announces independent investigation’s terms of reference, RCP publishes Future Hospital report, Monitor’s decision on Peterborough, plus the rest of today’s news
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NewsExclusive: CCGs dip into non recurrent fund to stay in the black
Clinical commissioning groups are dipping into funds intended to be set aside for making one-off investments in order to stay in the black, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsShare your views on mental and physical healthcare, locally and nationally
There is a general acknowledgement that the NHS should be a service of equal access, equal quality and equal resources.
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HSJ Local
Dorset CCG highlights continuing care risk
FINANCE: Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has set aside £4.9m for risks associated with continuing healthcare claims and over performance on acute contracts during 2013-14.
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NewsHelp us find the most innovative people in healthcare
HSJ is launching a search for the most innovative people in healthcare and is inviting your nominations.
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NewsSurvey suggests staff concern about quality and pressure
A survey suggests healthcare workers are concerned their organisation could have similar problems to those seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, and worries about pressure and bullying.
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NewsFurther complaints to NHS competition watchdog 'almost guaranteed'
A number of private providers are likely to take complaints to the NHS’s new competition regulator Monitor over the next three years, the chief executive officer of Ramsay Health Care UK warned last week.