Royal College of Surgeons
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Review finds 'chaos and uncertainty' at teaching hospital
An independent review has cited concerns about safety and culture within a trust’s surgical theatres and has warned multiple pressures were creating a sense of “chaos and uncertainty”.
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New targets could lead to 'bad practice', warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice to beat the clock”, a senior clinical leader has cautioned.
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Royal colleges: A&E target could stay alongside new measures
The four hour accident and emergency standard could be retained “in conjunction” with new targets for emergency departments, the leader of the medical royal colleges has told HSJ, as NHS England considers ditching the flagship measure.
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RCS: Outsourcing surgery damages training
The transfer of a “substantial volume” of NHS work to the independent sector has “negatively impacted” surgical trainees, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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NHS England pledges to minimise report delays
NHS England has said it is “working to ensure delays are minimised” around the publication of national clinical audits amid “significant concerns” raised by royal colleges.
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Patients 'at risk' as NHS England delays clinical reports
Patients are being put at risk because NHS England is delaying the publication of national clinical audits, HSJ has been told.
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Performance Watch: Blanket elective ban ruled out this winter
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Performance watch: running out of levers
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Private sector could do ‘extra 100,000 ops’
Private providers could carry out around 100,000 additional inpatient procedures by the end of the 2018-19 year, senior industry sources told HSJ, as the NHS grapples with its growing waiting list.
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Medical regulator loses Bawa-Garba appeal case
The Court of Appeal has backed Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba in her appeal against the General Medical Council’s bid to have her struck off the medical register following a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter.
