All NHS Confederation articles – Page 28
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NewsLow access to flagship mental health scheme revealed
Only 2 per cent of people with anxiety or depression are receiving psychological therapies, despite successive government pledges to improve access to treatments.
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NewsFinancial challenge facing NHS is 'unprecedented' - Farrar
The “unprecedented financial challenge” facing the NHS that may force service cuts and reductions in the numbers of hospital beds, the NHS Confederation chief executive has said.
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GP conflicts of interest could 'badly undermine' confidence in NHS
Conflicts of interest under clinical commissioning could “badly undermine the confidence of regulators, providers, and patients” in the NHS, the NHS Confederation and Royal College of General Practice Centre for Commissioning have warned.
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NewsNHS Confederation to warn MPs over weak QIPP performance
Financial and service failures will become frequent over the next year unless trusts improve their efficiency plans, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsHealth Bill amendments could add 'political pressure' to reconfiguration decisions
Service reconfigurations following the failure of a foundation trust could be open to “political pressures” as a result of a proposed change to the Health Bill, lawyers and think tanks have warned.
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Comment'It's time for managers to stand up and be counted'
In the battle against Whitehall maybe the NHS needs its own Arab Spring – led by managers, suggests Kieran Walshie.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy sustainable health services are key to the future of healthcare
Sustainability means more than turning down the thermostat or installing bike racks. David Pencheon argues the NHS must change the way it delivers care if sustainability is to be a successful long term commitment.
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NewsFifteen per cent of patients wait more than year at hospital
Fifteen per cent of patients faced waits of more than a year to receive elective treatment at one hospital trust, Department of Health figures reveal.
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NewsOne in seven CCG populations too small for authorisation
One in seven emerging clinical commissioning groups could be asked to reform because they are too small, HSJ research suggests.
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NewsMental health personalisation campaign 'losing momentum'
The drive to personalise mental health care could become a “damp squib”, campaigners have warned after research suggested a lack of appetite for change among service users.
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Mental Health Network calls to postpone personal budgets
Mental health professionals and service users have united to cast doubt on the merits of personal health budgets.
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NewsMental health incentives could be removed
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s recommendation that financial incentives for GPs to support patients with depression should be axed has sparked concern from the mental health sector.
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NewsMental health patient suicides halve in volume
Suicide among NHS inpatients in England with mental health problems has more than halved in 11 years, figures show.
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NewsManager impact on clinical outcomes to be measured
The NHS Confederation and the King’s Fund are developing indicators to measure the difference managers make to clinical outcomes, amid growing criticism of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s demand for cuts in health service “administration”.
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NewsPrivate hospital spend varies widely, study shows
Significant variations exist in the proportion of work primary care trusts commission from independent sector providers, a study shared with HSJ reveals.
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NewsLansley's 'over-managed' NHS claim undermined by analysis
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s claim that there is no international evidence the NHS has low management costs has been thrown into doubt by a McKinsey analysis.
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NewsPrivate providers demand end to DH 'bureaucracy'
Private healthcare providers are calling for a review of the recent transfer of their Department of Health contracts to primary care trusts, saying the negotiations were an “enormous waste” of time and money.
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NewsValue based pricing not 'feasible' by 2014
Concerns have been raised that the new “value based pricing” regime for medicines may not be ready in time to replace the existing system.
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NewsMental health strategy needs plan, say managers
Mental health managers have demanded the Department of Health reveals how the mental health strategy would be implemented, amid warnings of growing “frustration” and government cuts hitting services.
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NewsPublic health must be on managers' agenda, says Confed chief exec
Public health should be considered the “mainstream agenda” for NHS managers and not an “add on”, according to NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.