All Surgery articles – Page 22
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HSJ Local
Heart of England prepares for reconfiguration consultation
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust will consult on controversial proposals to reshape surgical services across its three main hospitals.
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Comment
Arm the NHS to better serve injured veterans
Armed forces personnel often find the service fails to meet their needs
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News
Trusts battle to secure 'specialist' status amid Healthier Together controversy
Battle lines have been drawn between the four acute trusts in Greater Manchester fighting for ‘specialist hospital’ status in a major citywide reorganisation.
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HSJ Knowledge
How physios can take the pressure off surgery services
One trust’s spinal surgey unit has benefited from new training
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News
Doctors urged to opt out of working week directive
The Department of Health has pledged to find ways to help more doctors opt out of the European working time directive, which the authority admits has led to rigid shift patterns and had a detrimental effect on training.
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News
Age discrimination in surgery rates
Older people still face age discrimination when doctors decide whether or not to give them life-saving surgery, a new report suggests.
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News
BMA sues whistleblower surgeon
The British Medical Association is suing a whistleblowing surgeon for legal costs of up to £250,000 following the collapse of a High Court battle.
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Supplements
HSJ roundtable: An enhanced perspective on surgical recovery
Enhanced recovery programmes for surgery patients
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News
Probe into five deaths in Maidstone identified 'dysfunctional' working relationships
A probe into five patient deaths at a hospital in Kent has identified that “dysfunctional” working relationships in a surgical team had hampered “intimidated” staff from raising concerns.
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News
Keogh to investigate pre-op pregnancy tests
The NHS is to examine the issue of pregnancy tests for women of child-bearing age before surgery after a businesswoman was forced to abort her baby following a minor operation.
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News
North Staffordshire suspends consultant
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust has suspended and reviewed the work of a consultant surgeon who used an unproven technique for face and head operations, allegedly exposing 88 patients to unnecessary risk.
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HSJ Knowledge
Specialist hospitals have a vital role in quality healthcare delivery
Key feature in the new NHS landscape
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Comment
My advice on Bristol: we have come a long way
Chief executive responds to Maria Von Hildebrand
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: University Hospitals Bristol 'inured' to impact of failings
An adviser to the national review of children’s heart surgery has warned recent failings at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children “echo” those which led to a public inquiry almost 20 years ago.
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Comment
My advice to Bristol heart parents: consider another hospital
The unit lacks direction and leadership
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HSJ Local
Patients operated on with unsterilised instruments
An investigation has been launched after nine patients at a hospital in the North West were operated on with surgical instruments which had not been fully sterilised.
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HSJ Knowledge
Weekend surgery just got safer
How a trust improved its use of vacant operating theatres
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News
Royal college condemns obesity surgery stand-off
The Royal College of Surgeons has condemned a stand-off between local and national commissioners over surgery for the morbidly obese.
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HSJ Local
Hospital to join vascular surgery network
Salisbury District Hospital is to become part of a regional network of specialist centres for vascular surgery.