All Health Service Journal articles in November 2018 – Page 3
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News
Early cancer diagnosis rates drop in several areas
The proportion of cancers being diagnosed at an early stage has dropped in several areas across England, according to recently released data.
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CCG admin budgets to be cut by a fifth
Clinical commissioning groups will have their administration budget cut by 20 per cent in a push to save money and spread integrated care systems.
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Industry can help design out human error, says safety tsar
The NHS must do more to prevent patient harm by working with industry to design out human error, according to the new national patient safety director.
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Trusts expected to create new patient safety director role
All NHS trusts will be expected to appoint patient safety directors working at a senior level within a new national structure designed to deliver “uniformity” and help reduce patient harm.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Brownian Motion and Johnsonian home economics
With the re-announcement of money for the NHS, the health service faces a very real risk of raised expectations and a budget increase too low to deliver on them. By Andy Cowper
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Data dump delving
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Comment
The Bedpan: Still rattling cages
This week: Sarah Wollaston, Conservative MP for Totnes and chair of the Commons health committee
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: NHS fiefdoms, lagging out of hours and King’s of the deficit
Your essential update on health for the week.
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News
New pharma deal raises cap on drugs' spending
The government has negotiated a new deal with the pharmaceutical industry which raises the NHS’ cap on spending on branded medicines.
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Comment
Child and adolescent mental health services: A case study in confused priorities
An audit of child and adolescent crisis admissions via A&E to CAMHS beds has identified problems that are symptomatic of the wider challenges facing mental health services, say Dr Daniel Poulter, Dr Ben Baig, Molly Cooney and Dr Sarah Cornick
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Comment
Next year’s planning guidance is an opportunity to reset the NHS
Chris Hopson outlines what is needed from next year’s planning guidance to ensure the NHS is able to break out of the current cycle and start recovering financial and operational performance
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Trust to miss financial plan for fourth straight year
An acute trust in Kent has admitted it will miss its financial plan for the fourth year in a row.
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Restraint 'culture' prompts investigatory pilot with 25 trusts
National improvement teams are set to visit 25 mental health trusts as part of a bid to prevent inappropriate physical restraint and other “restrictive practices”.
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New mental health role labelled a 'nonsense sticking plaster'
Experts have questioned the decision to introduce a new mental health role in schools, rather than upskill the existing registered nurse workforce.
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Consultants brought in to advise on overseas recruitment
The government has awarded a contract worth almost £100,000 to research how the UK can expand its healthcare education and training offer to overseas students.
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New patient safety requirement for trusts after Gosport scandal
NHS trusts must report annually on how they have dealt with staff concerns over patient safety, under new legislation proposed by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Merger trust boss named chief exec of the year at HSJ Awards
Lesley Watts won the award for her “outstanding, engaging and sensitive leadership” of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Awards 2018: Acute or Specialist Services Redesign (North/Midlands/East)
Manchester University Foundation Trust: The RAPID (Rapid Access to Pulmonary Investigations and Diagnosis) Programme Lung cancer is the biggest cause of premature death in Greater Manchester, claiming more lives than any other disease or all cancers combined. It was in this context that members of the multidisciplinary lung cancer team ...
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Awards 2018: Acute or Specialist Services Redesign (London and the South)
Imperial College Healthcare Trust – Connecting Care for Children When staff at Imperial College Healthcare Trust invited feedback on services for children, they were given a valuable summary of the issues from the patient and carer perspective. “My health visitor told me to do one thing and the hospital told ...
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Awards 2018: Acute Sector Innovation
RM Partners, hosted by The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare Trust, St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust – Rapid Access to Prostate Imaging and Diagnosis (RAPID) Project More men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer than ever ...