News – Page 367
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NewsRobert Francis attacks 'perilous state' of Healthwatch funding
Funding of local Healthwatch services has been plunged into a “perilous state” and their effectiveness is starting to be impaired, Sir Robert Francis has warned.
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News'Don't penalise trusts for reducing surgical activity', says royal college
Patients should be offered clinical alternatives to surgery, including “no surgery”, to ease pressure on the health service, the new head of the Royal College of Anaesthetists has told HSJ.
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NewsRegulators missed chance to stop care scandal - report
Disjointed regulators failed to prevent a major patient safety failure over winter, a new report reveals.
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NewsMajor tertiary provider restricts out-of-area referrals
A major London teaching hospital has restricted referrals from out-of-area in response to unprecedented demand for its services.
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NewsCQC data to be open to public, promises new chief
The public will be granted increased access to data held by the Care Quality Commission about the quality of care provided by NHS organisations and GPs, the regulator’s new chief executive has pledged.
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NewsPerformance data questioned for 51 trusts
Auditors have raised formal concerns over the accuracy of performance data at one in four NHS trusts, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsTeaching trust's long-standing medical director to retire
The medical director of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is to retire at the end of January, it has been announced.
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NewsDaily Insight: Supply and demand
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsChief exec of hospital that turned around A&E performance speaks at webinar on winter pressures
Nick Hulme spoke at HSJ webinar on winter pressures
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NewsMeningitis outbreak sparks demand for vaccine action
A spike in meningitis cases leading to scores of patients being hospitalised has sparked calls for GPs to improve vaccination rates among young adults.
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NewsRevealed: £700m NHS IT network upgrade delays
Plans to move the NHS to a new national IT network by 2020 are in doubt because of “vendor handover” delays.
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NewsSpike in safety incidents reported by ambulance trusts
The number of incidents reported by ambulance staff last winter jumped 33 per cent compared to the year before.
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NewsDaily Insight: All your Budget news
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsFinancially distressed CCGs criticised for 'lack of grip'
Two clinical commissioning groups showed a “lack of grip” and “over optimism” about their financial position, while one of them was demoralised by a long standing investigation into an alleged conflict of interest, a governance review has revealed.
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NewsGP patient data now being automatically collected to boost screening
NHS Digital will now routinely collect diabetic patient level data from GPs under a new legal direction designed to ensure consistent monthly reporting.
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NewsSocial care benefits from £650m ‘short-term fix’
Philip Hammond has used his Budget to announce an additional £650m to tide social care over until the comprehensive spending review.
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NewsExclusive: Genomic trusts named but 18 months from full operation
Seven hub trusts and 27 partners have been selected to be part of a high profile new genomic test network, but will not be fully operational for a further 18 months.
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NewsNo more PFI deals, chancellor announces
The government plans to abolish the use of private finance initiative deals for future capital projects, and establish a “centre of best practice” to manage its existing deals.