Latest news – Page 1081
-
HSJ Local
Leeds Teaching Hospitals £8.8m behind plan
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust was £8.8m behind plan at month six.
-
NewsOmbudsman calls for health staff to listen more to patients
The Health Service Ombudsman has called on health professionals to improve the way they deal with complaints after more dissatisfied people referred their issues to her.
-
NewsGovernment funds trial to boost early detection of dementia
South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is to lead pioneering work on dementia detection as part of a major government-funded national trial.
-
HSJ Local
Ipswich auditors raise concerns
FINANCE: Auditors have raised concerns about Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust’s financial plans for 2012-13, according to October board papers.
-
HSJ Local
Mid Yorkshire to get £6m for restructuring
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s commissioners have agreed to provide £6m to the trust to support restructuring for cost improvement, following £10m already provided.
-
HSJ Local
Yorkshire Ambulance Service appoints two directors
WORKFORCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appointed two new associate directors.
-
HSJ Local
NHS SE London appointing 4th information governance officer in 18 months
STRUCTURE: The south east London primary care trust cluster’s risk register reveals that the organisation has lost its third “senior information risk owner” since April 2011.
-
HSJ Local
Doncaster pain clinic moves to new site
STRUCTURE: A chronic pain clinical provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is moving to a new single site.
-
HSJ Local
Humber Foundation Trust extending Lorenzo functions
COMMERCIAL: Humber Foundation Trust is to extend its use of the Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
-
-
NewsCommissioner behaviour is main barrier to independent sector providers
Tendering behaviour is preventing a more diverse provider landscape, Monitor has indicated.
-
News
CCG Barometer: CCGs fear political flak for controversial service shifts
Clinical commissioning group leaders are enthusiastic about their ability to improve services, including through controversial moves such as closing emergency services and limiting treatments, but they fear politicians will stand in their way.
-
News
CCG Barometer: 'Weak support' a major concern for clinical commissioners
Weak support services could be one of the greatest barriers to clinical commissioning groups’ success and undermine attempts to control spending, CCG leaders fear.
-
HSJ Local
Concerns about consultant who delivered prime minister's baby date back more than 10 years
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has launched a review of the care provided to women by the consultant who delivered prime minister David Cameron’s baby.
-
NewsNorth West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
Financial incentives could improve hospital mortality rates, according to a study.
-
NewsNational Audit Office raises concern over Hinchingbrooke franchise
The National Audit Office has raised questions about the procurement process for one of England’s first privately run NHS hospitals.
-
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.
-
HSJ Local
Demand not falling, warns Heatherwood and Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has warned that waiting lists will rise unless commissioners continue to invest more in its services, as demand is not falling.
-
HSJ Local
Southampton FT plans £70m children's hospital
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new £70m children’s hospital have been revealed by University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust.
-
NewsExclusive: CCG leaders favour integration over competition
The first survey of CCG leaders has found they want providers to work closer together