News – Page 959
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NewsReforms forcing managers to choose between job and prison, Information Commissioner warns
Data security in the NHS is being put at risk because managers are focusing on financial issues and structural reforms, the Information Commissioner has warned.
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NewsDon't jump to conclusions on health bill changes, government source warns
A senior government figure has told HSJ that Monitor’s duty to promote competition and the accountability of GP consortia are being scrutinised in discussions over bill amendments.
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NewsExclusive: government rebrands NHS reforms
The government is to embark on a major rebrand of its NHS reforms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS productivity increases by 0.7 per cent
NHS productivity has crept up slightly after more than a decade of overall decline, figures suggest.
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NewsHealth workers step up cuts fight
Unions and campaign groups will step up protests today against the government’s controversial reforms of the NHS, warning they were costing jobs and damaging services.
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News£90m mental health unit approved
A new £90m mental health unit in South Wales has moved a step closer after Welsh assembly minister Edwina Hart gave her blessing to the scheme.
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NewsPeer warns of upper house opposition to Health Bill
Government concessions over the Health Bill may be insufficient to dispel “profound disquiet” over the legislation in the House of Lords, which could significantly delay its passage, a senior peer has warned.
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NewsLeading GP groups risk creation of 'sink estate' consortia
GPs are forming commissioning groups that do not cover a defined geographic area, sometimes excluding lower performing practices.
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NewsHakin rules out consortia patient charges
The national lead for the government’s commissioning reforms has ruled out the prospect of consortia reducing the range of NHS services provided or extending charges.
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NewsEarly consortium transfers expected by commissioners
Most commissioning managers and GPs responding to an HSJ survey believe the proposed handover to consortia will happen well ahead of schedule.
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NewsGovernment has not done enough to prevent price competition - Confed
The government must set prices across most aspects of health service provision to prevent price competition accelerating under its reforms, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsGPs 'don't get' what third sector has to offer
Royal College of GPs chief executive Neil Hunt has admitted most family doctors do not understand the services charities can offer and will need to gain a firmer grasp of the third sector if they are to become effective commissioners.
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NewsStaffing service hopes pensions proposals will attract private sector
NHS Professionals is in a stronger position to secure private sector investment thanks to moves to scrap pensions safeguards for staff outsourced from the NHS, the service’s departing chief executive has said.
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NewsMid Staffs understaffing problems 'concealed' from board
A report highlighting major understaffing at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was withheld from the board by the chief executive until foundation status was gained, the public inquiry heard this week.
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NewsNHS missing out on high-cost equipment savings
The NHS is missing the chance to save money on expensive equipment by failing to collaborate on purchasing and maintenance, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
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NewsCut public service data opt outs, says incoming 'transparency tsar'
The man slated to be the government’s new “transparency tsar” believes “no-one who uses a public service should be allowed to opt out of sharing their records”.
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NewsPCT Network responds to choice complaints
Commissioners accused of breaking competition rules were either abiding by guidance or justified by an obligation to “maximise benefits to patients and taxpayers”, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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NewsPrivate sector incident data sharing deal stalls
A long-awaited deal to feed private providers’ safety incidents into a national database has been delayed since last July by plans to abolish the National Patient Safety Agency.
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NewsHip replacement patient length of stay falls 25 per cent in five years
Length of stay for hip replacement patients has fallen by 25 per cent during the past five years but variations between trusts remain, according to information company Dr Foster Intelligence.
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NewsHealth boards need greater powers, says King's Fund
Health and wellbeing boards should be given more powers to ensure that GP consortia and local authorities work together, the King’s Fund has said.