All Health Service Journal articles in May 2018 – Page 12
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NewsFinancial performance: Best and worst of 2017-18
Twenty NHS providers accounted for almost £600m of deterioration against the trust sector’s financial plans in 2017-18.
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NewsPrivate providers ‘will improve safety faster than NHS’, says leader
Independent sector hospitals are “willing to learn and improve” and will do so faster than NHS providers, one of their national representatives has argued in response to concerns about safety.
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CommentA new funding settlement needs to put the NHS in everyone’s pocket
Smart use of funding can help people to benefit from digital innovations in health and care
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NewsExclusive: Chief named for biggest group of CCGs
An accountable officer has been appointed across eight clinical commissioning groups in London, covering the most populous patch of any chief officer.
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CommentPatient leadership for real - The Sussex model for patient partnership
With patients as trusted equals in decision making, Sussex MSK Partnership (Central) appointed the first patient director in the NHS to facilitate patient partnerships for improvement and governance, says David Gilbert
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NewsDaily Insight: Winners and losers on finance
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsVisa cap is 'not logical' and threatens patient care
The government’s tier two visa cap is “not logical” and is “threatening patient care and safety”, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Interactive
Celebrating organisations where workers feel able to speak up and know their concerns will be listened to
Ingrid Torjesen writes about the new Creating a Supportive Staff Culture category in the HSJ Awards this year
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement rejects bids for small trust takeover
NHS Improvement has rejected two separate bids to take over a community trust, claiming neither submission met the full criteria.
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Prosecution of hospital chief nurse dropped
The prosecution of a hospital trust chief nurse for false accounting has been dropped.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Merger in the pipeline, fire safety risks and gender pay gap
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsDaily Insight: Jeremy Hunt's place in history
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Community services on the move again
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight. This week by HSJ primary and community correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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NewsTrusts claim zero 'avoidable deaths' under 'misconceived' policy
A flagship policy that requires trusts to publish data on the number of avoidable deaths is “misconceived”, said a leading expert, after data showed many trusts reporting zero.
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NewsMilestone trust merger completed
A merger to create the NHS’s largest trust providing both physical community health services and mental health services has been approved by NHS Improvement.
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NewsCCGs ordered to deploy online 111 service ahead of winter
NHS England has ordered the service to bring forward the national roll-out of NHS 111 Online, to ensure the digital triage tool is in place ahead of winter, according to CCG papers.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving efficiency in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
MRI technology has multiple roles at multiple points throughout the prostate cancer patient’s journey right from diagnosis to monitoring disease progression, say Professor Anwar Padhani and Alistair Piggot
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HSJ InteractiveWinners of 2018 HSJ Value Awards revealed
The HSJ Value Awards 2018 honour projects that deliver improvements for patients
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2018: Clinical Support Services
Winner Access Health Care: CareSnap Wound Management Access Health Care identified problems with recording wounds or moles due to issues with digital cameras, images not uploading properly or being of poor quality, and the need for significant note taking. As a solution it created an app – CareSnap – which ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2018: Communication
Winner Mersey Care Foundation Trust: Staff Engagement Sessions – No Force First Mersey Care FT’s “No Force First” scheme attempts to reduce the use of physical restraint on mental health and learning disability inpatients and improve their experience in hospital. The trust recognised that communication was a key part of ...