All Health Service Journal articles in November 2018 – Page 5
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Using Technology to Improve Efficiency
NeuroCoRe – Digitising dementia assessment Sponsored by Prompt dementia assessment is an established priority for both the government and the NHS. Traditionally the responsibility for these assessments has fallen to NHS memory clinics, but the huge increase in need for such services has seen waiting times significantly lengthen. ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Widening Participation
Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust in partnership with Virgin Care and Fosse Way School – Project SEARCH Sponsored by According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, during the first part of 2018 less than a quarter of people with learning difficulties, a speech impediment or a ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Workforce
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust – Developing the role of staff nurses within health visiting Sponsored by The national Healthy Child Programme sets out a recommended framework for supporting child health and health promotion. But in 2015, staff at Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust were aware ...
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NewsWinners of 2018 HSJ Awards revealed
The 38th annual HSJ Awards felicitated winners in 26 categories
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NewsLong term plan to 'guarantee' primary and community funding share - PM
The NHS long term plan will guarantee primary medical and community healthcare services “a growing share of overall NHS spending” over the next five years, the prime minister has announced.
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HSJ LocalLeaked email: Manager warned overnight service was unsafe
A manager warned that a GP out of hours provider was “unsafe” after just two doctors were responsible for covering a population of over 1.4 million overnight, a leaked email has revealed.
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HSJ LocalA&E unit’s fate to be decided next year
The fate of one of the NHS’ smallest emergency departments will be decided “later next year”, commissioners announced this month.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust faces £5m hit as CCG looks to private providers
A struggling acute trust faces fines of £5m in relation to its elective performance, with most of the cash expected to pay for capacity from private and specialist providers instead.
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NewsTrust exploring commercial deal with Saudi Arabia
A foundation trust is working on a commercial partnership with Saudi Arabia.
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NewsDalton: 'Government must replace £3bn expected from PFI'
The government needs to set out what will replace the private finance initiative and the £3bn of capital it was expected to raise, the chief executive of NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsCEO of UK medicines' regulator to step down
The chief executive of the UK’s medicine regulator is to leave his post in September 2019, six months after the UK is due to leave the European Union.
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NewsCommissioners investigate variations in dementia diagnosis
Variation in dementia diagnosis rates across England has fallen, but a senior GP has told HSJ such targets risked being too “simplistic” and the focus should shift to ensuring patients are supported post-diagnosis.
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Revealed: Junior doctor whistleblowing case cost NHS £700k
A whistleblower’s four year legal challenge cost the NHS nearly £700,000, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local'Unexplained' deficit FT exits special measures
A hospital trust has moved out of financial special measures, two years after it revealed a large, unexplained deficit.
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HSJ LocalTrust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach
A mental health trust has been taken to court after being accused of breaching a trademark over its name for a specialist service.
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CommentLeading integrated care systems: from heroic to humble leadership
Paul Burstow outlines the essentials for ICS leaders to move from “paying lip service” to making integration the new business as usual
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HSJ Local'Dark force' heart surgery unit gets new clinical lead
A London teaching trust has appointed a consultant to run the heart surgery service that, in June, it faced losing altogether.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of dropping estates deal after pressure from Corbyn
A London trust pulled out of a strategic partnership partly due to political pressure from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an estates management firm has claimed.
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NewsExclusive: Public want new NHS money to go on cancer and staff, not digital
The public’s highest priorities for new NHS funding are cancer care and staffing, while their lowest are digital access and better services for vulnerable groups.
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NewsGMC checking 3,000 doctors’ records after fraud case
The General Medical Council is reviewing up to 3,000 doctors’ records to verify their authenticity following reports about the use of a fraudulent qualification to join the register.