News – Page 846
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NewsNHS staff vote to strike over pensions
The government faces further disruption from public sector workers after more industrial action was called by NHS staff and civil servants over controversial pension reforms.
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NewsNHS must 'up its game' on homeless people's mental health
Mental health leaders must “up their game” in tackling mental health problems among the homeless, according to a new report.
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NewsMinimum alcohol pricing 'will save lives'
Implementing a minimum alcohol unit price would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed.
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NewsA&E departments see fall in violence related cases
An estimated 307,998 people were admitted to accident and emergency units for violence-related injuries last year, 10,879 fewer than in 2010, data supplied by the units showed.
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NewsPrime minister names members of nursing quality forum
The prime minister David Cameron has announced the next phase of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum, which he set up to investigate how to improve nursing and care standards. He has named its 22 members.
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NewsSerco wins £120m deal to take over support partnership
One of the biggest shared services organisations in the NHS has effectively been taken over by Serco in a four-year £120m deal.
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NewsPROMs performance improves slightly
Latest data on patient reported outcome measures has shown some improvement in the proportion of patients who felt their condition had improved following surgery.
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NewsHospitals to review discharge policies
David Cameron will today call for patients to be treated with dignity and respect as hospitals are told to end the practice of discharging vulnerable people from wards during the night.
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NewsNew approach to back pain management could save NHS £120m
Outcomes among back patients could be improved if a stratified management approach to providing primary care physiotherapy is adopted, research suggests.
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NewsPolice investigate health board over serious incidents
Detectives are “assessing” whether a health board which failed to provide information about 56 serious incidents at its hospitals was guilty of any “criminality”.
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NewsExclusive: Dame Ruth Carnall to leave NHS
NHS London chief executive Dame Ruth Carnall, one of the service’s most senior and respected leaders, is to leave the NHS next year.
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NewsExclusive: OFT to rule on foundation trust merger
The first ever merger between two foundation trusts is to be scrutinised for its impact on competition by the Office of Fair Trading, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCCGs will be subject to Agenda for Change
Clinical commissioning groups will be made subject to the Agenda for Change pay agreement to avoid spiralling redundancy costs, it has been confirmed.
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NewsObesity strategy criticised by royal colleges
Surgeons, psychiatrists, paediatricians and GPs launched a campaign today to battle rising levels of obesity, saying current strategies are not working.
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NewsNHS redundancies costing tens of millions - Labour
Nearly £170m was spent on NHS redundancy payouts in one year, according to leaked government figures released by the Labour party.
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NewsPay scheme will force leaders to 'justify salaries'
Leaders will have to work harder to “justify their salaries” in the event of a care scandal, under pay plans awaiting final sign-off, HSJ has been told.
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NewsChild safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors
The safety of children is an “afterthought” of NHS reforms, paediatricians have warned. Many say they are not adequately trained and resources are “spread too thinly.”
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NewsEx-iSoft chair 'fiddled company accounts'
The chair of an IT company involved in a major NHS project became a multi-millionaire by fiddling accounts to mislead the stock market, a court has heard.
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NewsAgenda for Change could survive regional pay push
The Department of Health is pushing for the Agenda for Change national pay framework to survive the introduction of regional pay rates in the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsAccess to 'Top Leaders' coaching to be expanded
The Department of Health is considering expanding access to the intensive leadership coaching only currently available to those on the elite “Top Leaders” scheme, HSJ has learnt.