News – Page 1815
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Managers support restrictions on non-EU staff
Half of health managers think the NHS should restrict recruitment from non-EU countries, according to an NHS Employers survey.
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NHS funds exclusive GP practices
HSJ has uncovered further evidence of NHS-funded GP practices in prestigious institutions which are not accessible to ordinary members of the public.
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PCTs warned not to fail on choice
Health minister Ben Bradshaw has told primary care trusts to 'get their act together' to promote and deliver choice of treatment for patients.
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Inflation fears lead Unite to turn against three-year pay deal
Trade union Unite has recommended that ancillary and ambulance staff in the NHS reject the government's three-year pay offer.
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Trusts must increase pay or lose managers
It will be harder to attract and keep top NHS managers if their pay fails to keep up with the private sector, human resources experts have warned.
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PCTs ignoring demands to inspect private providers
Hardly any commissioners are carrying out full inspections of private mental health providers despite fears over poor standards, an HSJ poll has revealed.
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Bradshaw warns PCTs: make the right choice
As ‘free choice’ is extended to all patients, minister Ben Bradshaw tells primary care trusts they must undergo a cultural change to make it work - with consequences if they fail. Rebecca Evans met him
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Inappropriate A&E use could mean fines for family doctors
The Department of Health is considering proposals to charge back to GPs the treatment cost of patients who visit accident and emergency departments instead of their family doctor, HSJhas learned.The proposals could emerge as part of the Darzi review this summer.
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Career coaching for NHS board members
Dorothy Larios explains how non-executive directors and chairs can benefit from coaching and invites readers to take advantage of coaching sessions offered by HSJ
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We welcome this clarity on exceptions
Your publication of data on exception reporting figures for most practices in England is to be applauded, writes Gavin Jamie
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Safeguarding QOF
HSJ has highlighted widespread variation in exception reporting rates. These certainly need to be investigated by primary care trusts, writes Martin Roland
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Learning lessons about safeguarding vulnerable adults
In your news item, you referred to Margaret Flynn, who rightly highlighted the role of the NHS in the failures that led up to the tragic death of Steven Hoskin and drew attention to the tendency within the service to view safeguarding vulnerable adults as solely a social care responsibility.
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Results-driven care
Simon Stevens suggests hospitals that correct medical errors should no longer be paid for doing so. Agreed, if a hospital remedies a problem of its own creation, writes Jon Sussex
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Healthcare teams
Jon Restell's piece reminding us that good healthcare is delivered by teams is timely here in East Lancashire, writes Ann-Marie Coyne
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Severe mental illness unit to close
A national service for people with severe personality disorders is to close. South West London and St George’s Mental Health trust is ‘temporarily’ closing Henderson Hospital in Surrey next Wednesday due to insufficient referrals and income.
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Targets create ambulance staff tension
Government targets and organisational change have been blamed for 'disappointing' staff survey results from ambulance trusts.
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IT a challenge for polyclinics
The patient record and information systems created by NHS Connecting for Health will be a 'significant challenge' to the realisation of the vision for polyclinics.
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Progress report on genetics published
The Department of Health's chief scientist and director general for health improvement and protection, Professor David Harper, has published his progress review on the implementation of the 2003 white paper on genetics.
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Survey reveals poor awareness of communications disabilities
The general public is unaware of communications disabilities such as aphasia, a survey has found.
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Scotland asked to review ban on gay blood donors
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Ross Finnie has urged the Scottish government to examine whether the blanket ban on gay men donating blood could be lifted without compromising public safety.