All Nigel Edwards articles – Page 11
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PFI debt fears as district general hospitals feel the squeeze
District generals' income is set to take a hit as specialist hospitals and primary care trusts move in on their territory. How will they pay PFI debts of £28.5bn, asks Sally Gainsbury
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District general hospitals face heavy specialist service losses
District general hospitals face handing their specialist services to regional centres of excellence because they will no longer be paid the services' full cost, HSJ has learned.
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Czar calls for incentives to uphold older people's dignity
The older people's czar has called for a financial reward for trusts that uphold patient dignity.
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Behind closed doors: is Kent infection scandal a one-off?
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells’ Clostridium difficiledeaths drew intense scrutiny. Alison Moore looks at what went wrong, how it was kept quiet and lessons for the rest of the service
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MRSA target has built-in 'wiggle room'
The government has given trusts some 'wiggle room' to maintain the new MRSA public service agreement beyond the target date of 2008.
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Report demands end to top-down direction and return of professional autonomy
Clinicians want the government to let them get on with 'doing the right thing for the patient'.
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In this week's HSJ
NewsAcute trust boards are not taking enough responsibility for controlling infection in their hospitals, the healthcare watchdog has warned. Spot checks on 43 hospitals by the Healthcare Commission have revealed concerns that boards are not regularly discussing opportunities for improvement or ensuring infection control data is analysed effectively.The Conservatives have ...
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Exclusive: SHAs understaffed and under pressure, say managers' union
Strategic health authorities will struggle to do their jobs properly because of ‘draconian’ staff cuts, union Managers in Partnership has warned.
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Don't let NHS get 'hamstrung' by choice, warns Nigel Edwards
The success or failure of policies on choice will be difficult to measure if they are allowed to fragment, warned NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards.
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Roll over, Enthoven
The internal market in the NHS never really happened first time round, so it's time to give it another go, its champion tells Lyn Whitfield
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Milburn calls for new outpatient efficiency
Health secretary Alan Milburn has told trusts they must implement a new programme to improve the management of outpatient services and cut waiting times.
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Commons committee backs 'no-fault' plan
The Commons health select committee has given its backing to calls for the introduction of no-fault compensation schemes for the NHS.
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Inquiry finds elderly people need surgery without delays
The NHS should offer a 24-hour guarantee to elderly patients needing urgent surgery, national watchdogs have warned.
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NICE put on defensive as ruling on Relenza ends in row over 'leaks'
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has defended its handling of the fast-track appraisal of Relenza, despite concern about the way news that the anti-flu drug had been turned down for NHS prescription this winter emerged.
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Treasury blocks coronary framework
Wrangles between the Treasury and the Department of Health have been 'central' to lengthy delays in publishing a national service framework for coronary heart disease, according to HSJ sources.