All Specialist care articles – Page 8
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HSJ LocalLandmark hospital merger to lead to major service reshuffle
A merger to create one of the country’s largest acute trusts will lead to some specialist services being shifted between hospitals, an NHS Improvement report reveals.
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NewsNHS England funding restrictions under fire after patient's death
NHS England is facing calls to lift funding restrictions following the death of a 74 year old man from a brain bleed months after he was denied treatment to prevent strokes.
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HSJ LocalChildren potentially exposed to severe harm after waiting list blowout
Four children were potentially exposed to severe harm after delays in their treatment, as dozens have been on a surgery waiting list for more than a year.
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NewsControversial heart surgery closure plans could be ready in weeks
Controversial recommendations over the national reconfiguration of congenital heart disease services could be submitted to NHS England in three weeks, ending years of uncertainty.
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HSJ LocalNHS funding concerns raised after patient's death
A coroner has raised concerns over the level of funding in mental health services following the death of a patient in the East Midlands.
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NewsExclusive: Third trust reveals large neurology backlog
A trust in the East Midlands has become the latest to reveal it has hundreds of neurology patients overdue follow up appointments due to a lack of capacity.
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NewsMajor hospital merger cleared by regulator
A merger of Birmingham’s two biggest providers has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority, which said the benefits clearly outweighed the reduction in patient choice.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Hundreds more neurology patients left waiting for appointments
Another trust in the West Midlands has raised concerns over under pressure neurology services with hundreds of people waiting for an appointment.
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NewsNHS England defeated in court again over 'life changing' drug
A High Court judge has rebuked NHS England for denying a life changing drug to a seven year old boy in the face of “overwhelming” clinical evidence.
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HSJ LocalTrust to build new labs after 'catastrophic failure' warning
A regional vascular centre has revealed patients were put in danger when its aging imaging equipment failed mid-procedure.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust to centralise services due to 'immediate' safety concerns
A special measures trust is to centralise urology and ear, nose and throat services because of “immediate workforce safety concerns”.
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NewsLord Darzi weighs in to 'utterly astonishing' specialist trust row
Professor Lord Ara Darzi has weighed into the row over the future of specialist services in England.
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NewsTrusts with high litigation costs to come under the spotlight
NHS litigation costs are to be scrutinised by a national programme to save millions in clinical negligence pay outs and improve patient care, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSpecialist hospital could relocate to teaching trust site
A specialist hospital threatened with losing services by a national shake-up of heart surgery services could move to a site owned by another London trust.
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NewsSTP dilutes plan to centralise elective work
An STP in the capital has dropped plans to centralise elective orthopaedic work at two sites.
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CommentTake the public health approach for housing an ageing population
It is important to ensure that much greater numbers take informed decisions about how they will live in their own home in later years of their lives, writes Francis Philippa.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts receiving biggest cut of £300m STF 'bonus'
Several community and mental health trusts have received significant extra investment funding that was originally intended for the acute sector.
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HSJ LocalCash-strapped trust sells specialist unit to private company and charity
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust
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NewsExclusive: Patient’s death reveals 'national and systemic issues' with hospital transfers
There could be “national and systemic issues” with the transfer of seriously ill patients between hospitals, the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s first report has said.
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CommentHow stroke services could benefit from evidence-based STPs
Service changes need to be informed by best evidence – and stroke care is a great place to start, says Tara Lamont with Dr Muhibbur Chowdhury and Dr Stephen Webb.