All articles by Lawrence Dunhill – Page 64
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HSJ LocalRobot wars in Lancashire as trusts compete to be specialist site
ACUTE CARE: A hospital trust in Lancashire has ignored national guidance by spending £1.5m on a surgical robot, according to NHS England.
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HSJ LocalShared records take Manchester a step closer to integration
TECHNOLOGY: Integrated care records for 6,000 patients are now being shared between NHS and social care workers in Manchester.
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NewsExecutive Summary: £22bn savings plan impossible, says 'everyone'
HSJ’s roundup of Thursday’s key stories
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HSJ LocalStockport 'likely to be final specialist site', sources say
STRUCTURE: Senior figures in Greater Manchester’s provider sector believe Stockport is the favourite to be the region’s fourth site for emergency surgery, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalA&E shake-up restarts in attempt to reverse FT’s financial woes
STRUCTURE: Controversial plans to reconfigure emergency services at two Yorkshire hospitals have been relaunched, amid concerns about their financial sustainability and staffing levels.
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HSJ LocalCCG uses Dragons' Den process to encourage innovation
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Oldham have sparked interest from dozens of small and medium sized companies by launching a Dragons’ Den style process for new technology and innovations.
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HSJ LocalTrust seeks Royal Mail advice on cutting sickness rate
WORKFORCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has sought advice from Royal Mail and the fire service as it bids to slash its sickness rates.
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HSJ LocalConsultants diverted from patient care to attend inquests
A breakdown in post-mortem services has led to senior doctors being diverted from patient care, a royal college and coroner have warned.
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester to reduce 'specialist' surgery sites
STRUCTURE: Emergency and high risk surgery in Greater Manchester will be concentrated on four sites, rather than five, commissioners have announced.
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HSJ LocalStruggling FT threatened with 'leadership change'
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has threatened a troubled foundation trust with leadership change if it fails to produce robust plans to recover its finances.
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News£2bn acute deficit may mean ‘real trouble’ for frontline services
Experts have warned that patients could end up waiting longer for treatment as acute trusts try to tackle an expected overall deficit of more than £2bn this year.
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NewsNHS England: Digital plans 'could save £10bn'
Plans to roll out the use of digital technology in the health service could result in efficiency savings up to £10bn by 2020, work conducted for NHS England has estimated.
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NewsDH considers cap on legal costs for negligence claims
The Department of Health is considering a cap on legal costs for clinical negligence claims against NHS organisations.
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HSJ LocalNorth West stroke patients admitted to wrong hospital
ACUTE CARE: Nearly half of Bolton’s stroke patients are still being admitted to their local hospital despite a service reconfiguration.
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HSJ LocalNew negligence rules render trust 'unviable'
FINANCE: More than 40 trusts have lost their maximum discounts for premiums for 2015-16 now that changes to the way clinical negligence premiums are calculated have come into force.
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NewsCare.data to restart this month
The controversial Care.data project is set to restart later this month. Information and opt out forms are due to be sent out to patients in one of the pilot areas.
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NewsTrust probes why 250k patient pathways out of date
External investigators are examining why 250,000 patient pathways were not properly updated on the computer systems at a West Yorkshire acute trust.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Seven day GP access brings '3pc reduction in A&E activity'
Seven day access to primary care in areas of Greater Manchester has brought a three per cent reduction in accident and emergency activity, according to an evaluation of the project.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Must reads from a big week in health
HSJ’s roundup of key developments from an immensely important week.