All Surgery articles – Page 8
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HSJ LocalNHSE and DHSC warned over lack of beds at leading FT
A 14-day delay to surgery, caused by a lack of beds at a London teaching hospital, contributed to the death of a pensioner, a coroner has found.
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NewsMajor teaching trust lifted out of special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended a major teaching hospital trust, which once faced losing its heart surgery service following significant discord among its staff, be taken out of special measures.
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News‘Dark force’ heart surgery unit no longer on mortality ‘alert’
The heart surgery unit at the centre of a “dark force” governance row has been moved out of “alert” status for mortality.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Infection prevention and control
An HSJ and Mölnlycke roundtable discusses how the NHS can improve infection control and prevention in the operating theatre – and the benefits of greater focus on this area
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NewsManufacturer to fund safety audit after NHSE funding stopped
A manufacturer has stepped forward to pay for a clinical safety audit after NHS England cut its funding.
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CommentSwindells: politicians are fighting a 40 year-old battle over the NHS
The next wave of healthcare transformation will be a multi-industry partnership, writes Matthew Swindells
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NewsENT surgery readmissions “much higher than reported”
Ear, nose and throat surgery in the NHS suffers from “significant unwarranted variation” in outcomes, a new study has found.
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NewsSurgeon who left patient on the table loses race discrimination case
A ruling which saw a whistleblowing surgeon lose his case for discrimination has revealed the extent of medical infighting at the “increasingly dysfunctional” ENT department within one of the country’s most troubled trusts.
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NewsTeaching trusts fall out over transplant safety concerns
A “breakdown in trust” between two of the country’s leading teaching hospitals saw transplant patients referred elsewhere as a result of safety concerns, HSJ can reveal.
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News£170k charge on whistleblower will not deter others claims tribunal
A consultant surgeon must pay an NHS trust £170,000 after he lost a whistleblowing case on appeal.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the highest cataract complication rates
Several trusts have taken action after recording high rates of complications for cataract surgery, while others have disputed the figures, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the worst orthopaedics outcomes
Outlier trusts for orthopaedic surgery have blamed above average infection rates, a need for closer supervision of trainees, and frail and overweight patient cohorts for their results.
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NewsIndependent review ‘may cause surgeons to stop work’
The hospital trust at the centre of a governance scandal has warned that some of its surgeons may stop working when an independent review into one of its specialist units is published.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Chairs around the clockface
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTeaching trust revamps theatres after inspectors uncover infection risks
A series of theatre upgrades have been carried out at an Oxford hospital after inspectors found major infection risks at the site.
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NewsSurgery dwindles at major trauma centre as patients opt for private care
Commissioners have intervened after a drop in hip and knee surgery patients at a major NHS trauma centre sparked concerns about its ability to train junior doctors.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The cancer market
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsThree never events in one month spark probe
Investigations have been launched after three “never events” were recorded in one month at a north east acute trust.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: No learning, no remorse?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust accuses CCG of short-changing waiting list recovery plan
A West Midlands trust says people will be left waiting for surgery for more than a year after commissioners refused to fund a regulator-backed plan to cut its elective waiting list.