All News articles – Page 781
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NewsHSJ Live 03.06.2013: Healthcare leaders warning over system integration
Increasing partnership working in mental health pathways and the rest of today’s news
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NewsLinked hospital and GP data 'to be available from autumn'
Commissioners across England will be able to access general practice information linked with secondary care data from the autumn, NHS England’s chief data officer has told HSJ.
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Exclusive: Last minute reduction to expected education budgets
Education and training budgets across England had to be revised down weeks before a reformed funding system was put in place, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsWhy did Nicholson decide to step down?
The media campaign to unseat Sir David Nicholson from his post as NHS England chief executive played some part in his decision to announce his retirement but was not the main cause, HSJ understands.
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NewsCCG defends 'potential conflict' in relation to board member
A London clinical commissioning group has said it has acted to address a “potential conflict of interest” in relation to a member of its governing body and a possible £196,000 procurement deal.
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NewsUse health budget for troubled families, chief urges
Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie says £2.6bn budget should be put towards DCLG programme
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2012-13 biggest year yet for NHS in-house consultancy
The NHS in-house interim management consultancy has saved trusts and commissioners £9.1m over the past financial year, it has said.
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NewsGPs 'unable to deliver safe care'
Family doctors are “unable” to deliver safe care due to time and resource limits, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned.
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NewsHSJ Live 31.05.2013: Burnham calls for £1bn of underspend to be 'returned' to social care
How to develop a people-powered NHS and the rest of today’s news
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NewsHealth inequality efforts 'failed'
Efforts to tackle health inequalities among England’s richest and poorest children during the last decade have failed, research claims.
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NewsLabour warn over increase in ambulance 'diverts'
The pressures on A&E departments show “no sign of abating” Labour has warned, after figures revealed a “major increase” in the number of ambulances turned away from busy emergency departments.
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NewsHSJ Live 30.05.2013: Ambulance diverts on the up
HR directors seek further curbs to pay bill, Labour says emergency care pressure is growing, and the rest of today’s news
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NewsHR Directors Barometer: Workforce chiefs seek further cuts to pay, terms and conditions
An overwhelming majority of provider trust human resources directors believe further reductions are needed in NHS staff pay, terms and conditions, an exclusive survey suggests.
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HR Directors Barometer: Respondents' comments
Below are some most interesting comments from HR directors in response to the joint survey by HSJ and NHS Employers:
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NewsTrusts plan cuts to clinical posts, survey finds
Many healthcare providers are planning staff reductions to help cut costs, while some are concerned they already have too few to meet demand, the HSJ/NHS Employers survey shows.
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NewsNHS staff morale holds up despite pressures, say HR directors
Morale among NHS staff is holding up despite challenges including funding constraints, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, government reforms and reductions to pay and conditions, according to human resources directors.
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Funding confusion 'directly caused' vulnerable woman's death
A woman with complex mental health problems committed suicide after funding decision errors by a primary care trust and local authority saw her prematurely removed from a care home.
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NewsConcern over NHS giving commercial access to new mothers
NHS officials have been criticised for letting sales people have access to new mothers just hours after they have given birth.
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NewsHSJ Live 29.5.2013: Variations in surgery survival rates
Concerns over variations in surgery survival and ‘friends and family’, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsReport reveals concern about using friends and family test in A&E
Trusts “consistently” raised concerns about using the controversial friends and family test in accident and emergency departments, according to research commissioned by the NHS and obtained by HSJ.