All Surgery articles – Page 8
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Surgical services initiative of the year
Winner Norfolk and Norwich University Foundation Trust: Robotic assisted colorectal service The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital FT adopted robotic surgery for colorectal cases, giving patients the benefits of minimally invasive surgery and making savings for the trust. Irshad Shaikh set up the service after completing training in his own ...
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HSJ LocalTrust apologises for surgeon's 'distress' in out-of-court settlement
A trust has reached an out-of-court settlement with a wrongly excluded senior surgeon and apologised for the “distress” the legal proceedings had caused her.
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HSJ LocalDeadline dash forces stricken trust to outsource elective work
The trust responsible for one in six of the NHS’ year long waiters has been forced to outsource 300 patients to help the service meet a national waiting times target.
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HSJ LocalTrust hastens action plan after string of never events
A major London teaching trust has accelerated a trust-wide training programme after reporting seven never events in its financial year to date, including two in one month.
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CommentWe are taking the wrong approach on managing hospital beds
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today’s high bed occupancies.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Review finds 'chaos and uncertainty' at teaching hospital
An independent review has cited concerns about safety and culture within a trust’s surgical theatres and has warned multiple pressures were creating a sense of “chaos and uncertainty”.
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NewsTeaching hospital outsources long waiters
A hospital trust is to outsource more than 100 surgeries as it tries to bring its waiting list under control.
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NewsNew report stresses link between nurses and safety
A new review of safe staffing evidence has warned increasing the proportion of healthcare assistants on wards can raise the risk of poor care.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2019: Best Educational Programme for the NHS
WINNER: Sussex MSK Partnership (Central), Here (Care Unbound) and Sussex Community Foundation Trust: Shared Decision Making - Sussex MSK Partnership “Putting Patients in Control”
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NewsRevealed: CCGs restricting access to basic treatments
Nearly one in five clinical commissioning groups are restricting access to at least three basic elective surgeries and treatments, according to researchers.
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CommentWinter hits elective waiting times
RTT waiting times shot up in December as winter started to bite. In better news, one year waits continued to fall. By Rob Findlay
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NewsThousands of X-rays reviewed amid surgical error fears
Thousands of patient X-rays are to be reviewed by more than 140 hospital trusts amid fears the wrong metal plates were used during orthopaedic operations.
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NewsWorst waiting list trust looks to outsourcing
The trust with the worst elective waiting times performance is outsourcing work to other NHS trusts and a private provider, and restricting out-of-area referrals.
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NewsTwo teaching hospitals outliers for surgical site infections
Two teaching hospital trusts are the main outliers for orthopaedic surgical site infections nationally, new data has revealed.
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NewsSurgery row costs trust £11m
Dispute and concerns over care quality at a teaching hospital’s surgical unit have cost it £11m, its finance director has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Delayed spinal surgery costs £23m in compensation
An “unacceptable” postcode lottery is leading to tens of millions being spent compensating patients left disabled by delayed treatment, a government report has found.
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NewsPilot surgery service to close treatment gap
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust could become one of the first hospitals to offer thrombectomies for stroke patients outside a neuroscience centre as part of a six-month pilot.
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CommentWorking towards a paradigm shift in outcomes for lung cancer
Dr Mick Peake notes that a multipronged and co-ordinated approach to the management of lung cancer can help the UK improve its survival rate
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CommentTime to stop defining GPs by their working patterns
If GP roles offered a less overwhelming workload and more enjoyable working environment, the capacity and contribution of existing GPs could be greater. By Jessica Arnold, working with Dr Agnes Marossy and Dr Gillian Kyei
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NewsExclusive: Up to 250 deaths to be reviewed at surgery crisis trust
An expert panel is reviewing records of hundreds of patients who died after heart surgery at a major teaching trust, whose cardiac unit is grappling with severe quality and culture concerns, HSJ can reveal.