All articles by Steve Ford – Page 4
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CommentMedia Watch: post-Olympic silliness reigns
Season sees health coverage slow and shift to the silly
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CommentMedia Watch: NHS in the Olympics
Papers have been fervently discussing the Olympic opening ceremony
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NewsRoom for manoeuvre on public health funding formula
Controversial proposals for distributing public health funding that would see a major transfer of resources from poor to rich areas could yet be significantly changed, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Trust says it has 'learnt lessons' from stabbing case
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust missed three chances to identify the risk to the public posed by a patient who went on to stab a woman in a supermarket, according to an independent review
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NewsHealthWatch board will have appointed local members
Up to a third of HealthWatch England’s committee members look set to be appointed from local branches of the new public scrutiny body.
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NewsReview concludes NMC is failing 'at every level'
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has problems “at every level”, according to a highly critical report into the regulator published today.
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NewsNew integrated provider on cards for London
Two councils and a community trust in London are to consider plans to integrate provision of health and social care services.
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NewsNICE: trusts must offer DVT tests within 24 hours
Hospitals have been set “challenging” new clinical targets to provide a “seven-days-a-week” service for patients presenting with a suspected venous thromboembolism.
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NewsExclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has been rated joint top in the inaugural results of “friends and family” patient satisfaction test, recently endorsed by the prime minister.
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HSJ LocalNorth Kent trusts look to London to boost market share
Two Kent trusts will seek to expand their market share in surrounding health economies, including becoming the main acute provider for a London borough, if their merger bid is successful.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: a new shape for acute services in north Kent
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine how acute providers in north Kent are being reshaped to ensure long term viability for acute services in the region.
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NewsDeath rate to be used to determine public health funding
Department of Health publishes plans to distribute money according to need
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CommentMedia Watch: green fingers could help push figures into the red
Health policy in the media this week.
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CommentMedia Watch: rare agreement on good policy move
The Department of Health sold its NHS information strategy to the national press with the promise of patients being able to book GP appointments online.
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NewsNew infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
A third of healthcare associated infections are now caused by bacteria that need to be tackled with different infection control techniques to MRSA and C difficile, a report has warned.
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NewsNurses and midwives face 60pc hike in registration fee
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has proposed increasing the annual registrants’ fee to £120 from the start of next year.
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NewsSchools could have health and wellbeing board role - Lansley
The health secretary has hinted that he would welcome the inclusion of schools among those represented on health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsMiliband: attacks on nursing are 'totally unfair'
Attacking the nursing profession over isolated examples of bad practice “is totally unfair”, Labour leader Ed Miliband has told HSJ’s sister title.
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NewsEd Miliband calls on local wellbeing boards to 'defend NHS'
Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on health and wellbeing boards to “defend the NHS” from privatisation and increasing competition.
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NewsRCN chief 'fears' for commissioners negotiating with private sector
NHS commissioners will be “taken to the cleaners” by private sector providers, the head of the Royal College of Nursing has claimed.