News – Page 712
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NewsWaiting list hike leads to delays for some treatments
A deliberate slowdown in the treatment of people with less serious ailments and the discovery of groups of patients who were not previously recorded in national statistics could be behind growing waiting lists, experts have said.
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NewsCCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated each quarter on their effectiveness across six domains under an NHS England assurance framework to be published today.
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NewsAnalysis: Keogh review trusts take positives from scrutiny
A majority of the trusts placed into special measures following Keogh review inspections have expressed concern about the costs of improving care, even if most have backed the additional scrutiny they have received, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsLung cancer care delays revealed
Almost half of lung cancer patients have experienced delays at some stage of their care, according to a new report.
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NewsAttitudes harden against private providers
There is greater support for non-profit groups running NHS services than private companies, with support for private firms providing services falling markedly, a survey shared exclusively with HSJ has revealed.
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NewsPlain cigarette packaging back on agenda
The government is to reconsider introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.11.13: CCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
CCG ratings, our BME Pioneers list 2013 - and the rest of the day’s healthcare news
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NewsGerada predicts growth in online access to healthcare
The number of patients who access healthcare online will grow “exponentially” in coming years in line with increases in internet shopping and banking, a leading medic has said.
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NewsHSJ reveals black and minority ethnic pioneers
BME Pioneers list celebrates those making an impact on health
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Data reveals costly nurse shortfall
Some acute hospitals provide a third less nursing care per occupied bed day than their peers, HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsHospital sector on the way to centralising AAA surgery
England’s hospital sector will have largely completed a reconfiguration of surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms by April, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsManagers to face 'direct consequences' for failure
Senior NHS managers including chief executives could have their contracts linked to their organisation’s performance in the new Care Quality Commission ratings.
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NewsCNO hails first year of success for nursing strategy
The national nursing strategy for England has “recharged pride”, following the spate of negative publicity that has been aimed at nurses in recent years, according to the chief nursing officer.
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NewsCCGs lobby for access to safety incidents data
Clinical commissioning groups in the North of England are lobbying for direct access to information submitted by their providers to the national database of patient safety incidents, HSJ has learned.
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NewsA&Es to get extra beds this winter
The government’s additional £250m funding for accident and emergency this winter will be spent on more than 2,000 extra beds and extra staff, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsDoctors 'sceptical about inquiries'
Four out of 10 doctors do not think inquiries into NHS failings - such as at Mid Staffs - will have a positive impact on the way their hospital works, according to a survey.
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NewsHSJ Live 27.11.2013: Hunt addresses chief nursing officer's summit
Proposals to make it easier to dismiss NHS executives, why the NHS needs more more middle managers, plans for winter additional winter capacity, and the rest of today’s news
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NewsNHS to create 'world's largest safety programme'
The largest single patient safety improvement programme in the world will be created by NHS England in response to the Francis report, the director overseeing it has explained.
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NewsNHS England reviews 'friends and family'
NHS England is reviewing the future use of the controversial “friends and family test”, while alternative patient experience measures have been adopted for two important performance frameworks.
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NewsRCS calls for urgent Welsh hospitals probe
The Royal College of Surgeons has called for an urgent review of all hospitals in Wales amid “public anxiety” over standards of NHS care.