All NHS Confederation articles – Page 38
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LeaderFiring squads won’t solve trusts’ problems
The naming of 34 trusts as poor performers will strike fear into the managers in charge.
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: what about NHS workers?
How do you deliver an effective health service with a workforce severely depleted by swine flu? Rachael Heenan looks at ways of coping
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CommentJon Restell on NHS managers fighting back
The politics for managers in all four UK health services are tough, and the fiscal squeeze and a forthcoming general election make them tougher.
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NewsMcKinsey report: politicians accused of not facing reality
The NHS Confederation has warned that the febrile political environment has “left behind all rational debate” over health service funding over the next five years.
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HSJ KnowledgeGeneric medications warning from NHS Confederation
Government plans to have branded versions of drugs routinely swapped for generic equivalents must not be allowed to compromise patient safety, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsMcKinsey cost-saving proposals focus on waste in acute sector
NHS hospitals in England are rife with waste and inefficiency, consultants McKinsey and Company have told the Department of Health in a confidential report, seen by HSJ.
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NewsDH is told 137,000 NHS posts must go in next five years
The Department of Health has been told the NHS in England will need to slash its workforce by 137,000 if it is to achieve its planned £20bn savings by 2014, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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NewsNHS IT's local future
The Department of Health has quietly turned away from central control of IT. But what will replace it? And what will happen if there is a change of government? Dave West reports
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NewsCQC's high death-rate hospital list at risk of ‘scaring’ public
Tables naming trusts with high death rates could be misinterpreted by patients and “scare local populations”, patient champions and data specialists have claimed.
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NewsDavid Cameron urged to clarify mental health plans
Conservative leader David Cameron is being urged to set out his position on mental health services, following its omission from a wide-ranging speech on NHS reform last week.
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NewsNHS chiefs told saving planet will save them money
NHS managers have been told to “set an example” by tackling climate change - and save their organisations money at the same time.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS performance: GPs in the spotlight
Tight budgets mean PCTs must scrutinise all contractors to ensure they are providing the right value and quality of services - and this includes GPs. Graham Clews looks at the role of the balanced scorecard
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NewsDH director of immunisation tells nurses they have a 'duty' to have swine flu jab
The Department of Health’s director of immunisation has said nurses have a responsibility to be vaccinated against swine flu, after a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times revealed one third of frontline nurses do not want the jab.
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NewsNHS admin staff costing PCTs £1.2bn, say Tories
The NHS spent £1.2bn on administrative and clerical staff last year, compared with £700m on cancer drugs, according to the Tories.
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NewsConfed warns Tory IT plans must save on costs
Tory NHS IT plans must not create even more expense, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsVariation shows NHS community services ripe for efficiencies
Huge variations in the working practices of primary care trust provider arms are masking large potential efficiency savings.
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CommentJo Webber on NHS care scandals
At the heart of the care scandal in Mid Staffordshire foundation trust and the Baby Peter case is the need for a strong culture of questioning and scrutiny
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NewsNHS Confed raises doubts over Conservative IT plans
The NHS Confederation has expressed doubts over Conservative proposals to scrap government plans for a central database of patient records.
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NewsDH scraps deadline for PCT provider arm strategies
The Department of Health has scrapped its centrally set deadline for primary care trusts to create provider arm strategies. It comes amid fears of PCTs obsessed by organisational structure making poor decisions.
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NewsMatching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
The NHS could make savings of up to 20 per cent if all primary care trusts spent as efficiently as the best, analysis by HSJ reveals.