All Surgery articles – Page 18
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NewsWide variation found in emergency specialist surgery mortality rates
Thirty day mortality rates for emergency bowel surgery vary between 20.7pc and 3.2pc at best and worst performing hospitals Quarter of hospitals do not admit high risk patients to critical care post-surgery in recommended timeframe Six per cent annual drop in most urgent patients reaching theatre within two hours ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Muddling through a legal tangle
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsNHS England blames HIV legal action for new treatments delay
NHS England says it cannot guarantee funding for 18 new services until outcome of judicial review on HIV prevention Jonathan Fielden says legal action “preventing us confirming the new opportunities for so many” Charity behind judicial review insists delays “of the NHS’s own making” NHS England has blamed ...
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to tackle unwarranted variation
How to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS was the focus of HSJ’s latest roundtable
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HSJ LocalBristol heart review finds 'no evidence' of 1990s failures being repeated
Children’s heart services review finds outcomes at University Hospitals Bristol “broadly comparable” with other centres However, parents sometimes “let down”, nursing staff “regularly under pressure” and managers took “unnecessarily defensive position” NHS England to publish plans for reconfigured congenital heart disease services next week PATIENT SAFETY: The independent ...
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CommentUnderstanding discrepancies when tracking long-waiters against plan
To answer how many patients are expected to breach the target every week, you need to understand how patients are being scheduled
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HSJ LocalTemporary solution in Lancashire hospitals' robot wars
NHS England agrees to commission robotic surgery from East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Commissioners say equipment purchased by the trust could be moved elsewhere as part of an ongoing review Trust says urology robot has improved services for patients across the county ACUTE CARE: NHS England has agreed to ...
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NewsMedical examiners 'would have spotted Mid Staffs earlier'
Pilots in Sheffield and Gloucestershire reveal benefits of medical examiner service Four fifths of medical causes of death recorded by doctors were changed after being reviewed Medical examiners have helped identify patient safety issues requiring action by providers Poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust would have ...
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CommentLet's focus on care and quality rather than numbers
Better outcomes, teamwork and efficiency cannot be measured but are vital
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HSJ LocalSalford 'appears' favourite to be cancer surgery centre
Commissioners favour Salford Royal as single site for upper gastrointestinal surgery Discussions continue over urology surgery Previous efforts to reconfigure both services have been highly contentious STRUCTURE: Commissioners in Greater Manchester are likely to choose Salford Royal Foundation Trust as the single site for some specialised cancer services, ...
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NewsBlueprint and deadlines for future of cancer care unveiled
Cancer alliances to start work in September this year Surgery reconfiguration plans to be drawn up by June 2017 March 2017 deadline for blueprint for the future cancer workforce Normal 0 ...
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NewsRise in urgent operations being cancelled
Three trusts responsible for more than half of patients who had an urgent operation cancelled at least twice Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust saw highest number, up from zero the previous year See the trust by trust data Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for ...
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HSJ LocalPioneering private hospital ‘requires improvement’, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: A high profile private hospital in Kent has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission, with its surgical services criticised as “inadequate” for safety.
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NewsAnalysis: The child heart surgery hospitals still to meet the new standards
Five out of 11 hospitals said they are working to meet the new standards in the agreed five year timescale Providers asked to submit a self-assessment of existing congenital heart disease services Proposals for future care models “fall significantly short” and “represent a real safety risk” St George’s has ...
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HSJ LocalCCG looks into spike in spending with private provider
Blackpool CCG says Spire Healthcare’s activity and costs increased by 25 per cent, despite referrals increasing by just 3 per cent There have previously been issues between the two organisations, with Spire making an official complaint in 2013 that the CCG was directing patients away from it Initial audit ...
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NewsRoyal college lambasts CCGs over restricting access to surgery
Six clinical commissioning groups have been accused of ignoring or misrepresenting clinical guidance in order to restrict access to vital surgery.
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NewsMedical examiners could lead to thousands more inquests
Medical examiners service could increase number of inquests by 20,000 a year Royal College of Pathologists president warns of a lack of capacity in the system 385 medical examiners will be recruited to work part-time alongside support staff Department of Health says work ongoing to fund increased coroner workload ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Sacked surgeon transplanted back into post
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsUpdated: Judge orders trust to re-employ surgeon after private work row
A hospital trust has been ordered to re-employ a surgeon it sacked after claiming he had put an NHS patient at risk by prioritising his private work.