All Specialist care articles – Page 6
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NewsGovernment plans to stockpile drugs in preparation for no-deal Brexit
The government is planning to stockpile drugs for a no-deal Brexit, the health secretary has announced.
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CommentWhy investing in a resilient generation is the NHS's business
Investment in improving access to children and adolescent mental health services and tackling its causes through a prevention first approach is the need of the hour, says Paul Burstow
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CommentResponding to the danger signs of CAMHS in trouble
Mental healthcare and treatment, for children and young people in particular, has historically been the ‘poor relation’ of the NHS, writes Dr Nick Wagget
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CommentThe NHS at 70: same, same but different?
Looking at a broad range of data, new health trends have emerged over the past seven decades leading to changing patient demands and fluctuating satisfaction levels with the NHS, notes Gillian Prior
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NewsBed shortages causing dangerous surgery delays, report finds
Just one third of providers for a specialist surgery are meeting waiting times standards and one in 10 patients don’t receive timely emergency surgery, a new report shows.
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NewsMajor teaching trust announces new chief executive
A major teaching hospital has recruited a former pharmacist as its new chief executive.
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NewsNHS England scraps 'gold standard' quality requirements
A system of “gold standard” quality requirements for specialised services has effectively been scrapped by NHS England, in favour of a broader set of indicators.
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CommentYour RTT profiles for 2018-19
Need a forecast of you RTT profiles for 2018-19? Look no further.
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CommentWaiting times blow out to 22 weeks as elective admissions falter
Waiting times rose again, and the longest waits were hardest hit. Continued, severe and widespread capacity pressures are the likely culprit. By Rob Findlay
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HSJ Local'Severe harm' to patients caught up in huge x-rays backlog
Three patients suffered severe harm because their chest x-rays were among tens of thousands of tests not reviewed properly at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust.
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News'Absolute shock' at government refusing visas for hospital doctors
A government visa cap is causing “significant issues” for trusts that are unable to fill rota gaps due to shortages of certain doctors in the UK.
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HSJ LocalPeter Homa to head board for major trust collaboration
Peter Homa is to chair the board overseeing the collaboration between Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT.
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CommentLong waits soar as hospitals struggle to admit
Over one year waiters shot up by 20 per cent, as admission rates slumped in the face of record A&E pressures.
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NewsUnion rejects Stevens' call for targeted pay to help recruitment crisis
The British Medical Association has rejected calls by the chief of NHS England, Simon Stevens, that NHS doctors should be paid more to work in unpopular areas of the country.
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CommentDon't target the waiting list size
At the core of this year’s planning guidance lay something rather unusual.
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NewsGIRFT: 'Very small' number of heart and lung centres underperforming
A “very small” number of England’s 31 cardiothoracic centres perform poorly, the latest Getting It Right First Time review has found.
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HSJ LocalFaults in trust investigation of brain surgery deaths
A trust investigation into patient deaths or harm following brain surgery was hampered by “significant shortcomings”, a royal college review has found.
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CommentThe real funding debate: how to spend it
Thomas Cawston on the growing speculation that the Cabinet is beginning to support a significant boost in healthcare funding
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HSJ LocalSpecialist trust set for £27m STF bonus in wake of insurance claim
A specialist trust is set to receive a £27m bonus payment from regulators after a one-off insurance claim boosted its forecast surplus for the year.
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NewsMore junior doctors taking career break
An increasing number of trainee doctors are taking a career break following completion of the foundation training, new research reveals.