News – Page 1660
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NewsSHAs pressurising PCTs into vertical integration
Primary care trusts in at least four regions are under pressure from their strategic health authorities to vertically integrate their provider arms with acute or mental health trusts, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS IT milestone ‘on track’ to meet target date
A milestone in the national programme for IT is “on track” to be met, one of the software suppliers announced this week.
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NewsDH ignores own advice on digital engagement
The Department of Health was advised to merge NHS Choices, NHS Direct and HealthSpace into a single agency a year ago by research it commissioned itself then did not publish.
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NewsQuestions over national cold weather plan
Calls for the creation of a national “cold weather plan” have sparked concerns over who should deliver it among health and social care, and primary and acute care.
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NewsDH lead warns against ‘results only’ pathology
A “results only” pathology service could lead to a “dumbing down” of the workforce and inappropriate diagnostic testing, the national clinical director for pathology has warned.
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NewsSocial care integration drive
Joint commissioning of social care by primary care trusts and local authorities is likely to be made mandatory.
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NewsNHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net
Texting appointment reminders is a good start but the health service lags far behind leading industries in exploiting the rich potential of the digital revolution, reports Dave West
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NewsRace inequality on the rise
Black and minority ethnic people are experiencing declining health and poorer NHS and social care provision, according to a report from charity the Afiya Trust.
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NewsTrust questioned closely in court over Rose Gibb payout
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s decision not to pay its former chief executive an agreed payoff came under intense scrutiny today.
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NewsLess than half of NHS staff think managers work well with others
Just under half of NHS staff think that healthcare professionals and management work well together, figures from the 2009 NHS staff survey reveal.
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NewsClose hospital beds to save money, says report
Some regions of the country should close more than a quarter of their hospital beds to save on running costs and improve care for individual patients, a think tank has said.
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NewsRose Gibb returns to court to battle for pay-off
Rose Gibb returns to the courts today in her battle to get a £175,000 pay-off - two and a half years after she left her job as chief executive at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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NewsDH advocacy of integration ‘not credible’
The Department of Health is rarely a “credible advocate” for the integration of health and social care services because its policies are often contradictory, say senior NHS managers with dual local authority roles.
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NewsPatient groups back closure of hospitals
Dozens of patient organisations are backing plans to close hospital services in coming years, but fear they will be let down by bad public engagement.
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NewsCall to close beds
Think tank Reform has called on the NHS to close tens of thousands of hospital beds.
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NewsSussex chief to step down without notice
The chief executive of a Sussex acute trust is to leave at the end of the month without working out her notice.
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NewsBill Moyes teams with Paul Corrigan in policy talks
Two heavyweights of Labour’s health policy have teamed up with a think tank close to the Conservatives to argue for a curtailing of the Department of Health’s power and remit.
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NewsDH action needed to fill gaps in NHS data
Filling huge gaps in primary care data is vital if commissioning is to become more effective, public health experts have warned.
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NewsNick Clegg warns against 'ramming through cuts'
Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178bn deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg will warn today.
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NewsAssault reporting scheme rolled out
A surveillance scheme has been launched that uses NHS hospital data to provide a snapshot of the number of assaults taking place each year in Scotland.