News – Page 1601
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NewsTrusts highlighted as 'ones to watch' for quality patient-centered care
The clinical director of the King’s Fund Point of Care Hospital Programme named three trusts that were doing “very interesting things” around patient-centred care during at talk at NHS Confederation’s annual conference.
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NewsObama’s ‘chief mobiliser’ working with NHS
The man behind Barack Obama’s presidential election campaign is working with the NHS Institute on a campaign to engage frontline staff on improving productivity.
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NewsFormer IT boss denies financial conspiracy charges
The former chairman of an IT firm involved in a major NHS project has denied conspiring to make misleading statements about the company’s financial position.
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NewsScrapping NHS targets is 'risky'
Scrapping health service targets sends out a “risky message”, a former chief executive of the NHS has warned.
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NewsProductivity gains unlikely without clinician 'buy in' and better information
Improving information quality and getting clinicians “on board” are crucial if the NHS is to improve its productivity, a management consultant has warned.
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NewsLansley promises clear accountability rules
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will set out a clear framework of accountability for his reformed NHS, he told the NHS Confederation conference today.
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NewsLansley tells Confed: NHS needs strong management
The health secretary has told the NHS Confederation conference the NHS needs “strong management” and his reforms will be “exciting” for good managers and leaders.
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NewsTell boards 'patient stories' to keep safety on agenda
Getting boards to listen to “patient stories” about safety breakdowns can be a powerful tool for engagement, according to a manager who is pioneering the approach at her hospital.
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NewsFTs urged to use governors on incident inquiry panels
Patient safety can ‘benefit’ when governors sit on serious incident inquiry panels, according to non-executive director at the country’s first mental health foundation trust.
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NewsNHS medical director says GPs will need more scrutiny
The NHS medical director has acknowledged new methods need to be found to scrutinise GP performance and hold them accountable.
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NewsConservatives warming to vertical integration, says Nuffield director
The Conservatives are warming towards the vertical integration of community services, the director of the Nuffield Trust has told a meeting at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool.
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NewsManagers need to be 'open' with staff about redundancy risk
NHS managers must be honest with staff about the possibility of redundancies when they talk to them about the need to improve productivity, workforce experts have told delegates.
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NewsQuality advisers say all NHS information should go online
Nearly all information for the NHS would be published online after being collected by a single national body, under proposals being considered by the government.
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NewsRose Gibb wins £175k appeal
Rose Gibb is £175,000 better off today after the Court of Appeal ruled the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust should be paid her severance deal.
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NewsManagers must not underestimate effect of EU law
NHS managers should not underestimate the effect EU law could have on the supply and organisation of their services, a NHS Confederation session was told.
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NewsDH raises cost-cuts target by a third
The Department of Health has increased the size of the reduction in NHS management costs by March 2012 by more than a third.
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NewsMiddle managers biggest losers in training squeeze
Operational managers will be the biggest NHS losers as the spending squeeze shrinks career development funds, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsPCTs will be able to 'park' provider arms
Primary care trusts will be allowed to “park” their provider arms with other NHS organisations in order to meet the deadlines for transforming community services, under the revised operating framework.
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NewsPressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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NewsTougher version of CQC annual health check scrapped
A tougher version of the annual health check that would have branded struggling trusts “poor” has been scrapped in light of the change of government and revised operating framework.