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en-gbCopyright http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com, 2020Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:10:48 GMThttp://backend.userland.com/rssRSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/15NHS England commits £30m to join up HR and staff rostering systems
As NHS England looks to support new ways of working, it has launched a £30m contract tender for HR and staff rostering systems, seeking suppliers to provide software to help join up systems.
The framework has been drafted to help support NHS trusts, bodies and systems with the growing introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-hr-staff-rostering-systemsWed, 09 Sep 2020 11:45:00 GMTGender equality in NHS leadership requires further progress
New research carried out by the University of Exeter, on behalf of NHS Confederation, has shown that more progress is still needed to achieve gender equality within NHS leadership and ensure women are more fairly represented in senior roles.
As part of their newly-released report, Action for Equality: The Time is Now, Professor Ruth Sealy...
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407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gender-equality-nhs-leadershipWed, 09 Sep 2020 10:45:00 GMTNHS Trust set for big savings in shift to digital patient letters
Up and down the country, NHS trusts are finding new and innovative ways to leverage the power of digital technologies. In Bradford, paper appointment letters are the latest thing to become a relic of the past, as Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust shifts to a digital provider – saving the trust £100,000 a year in...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-bradford-digital-patient-lettersWed, 09 Sep 2020 09:45:00 GMTSir James Bevan: Investing in nature could save NHS billions annually
As part of a speech at University College London (UCL), Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan is set to say universal access to a healthy natural environment could save the NHS billions of pounds a year in treatment costs.
Coinciding with the publication of the Environment Agency’s new report, The State of the...
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405,414,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-james-bevan-environment-nhs-billionsTue, 08 Sep 2020 10:45:00 GMTUK must be 'very cautious' over rising coronavirus cases
Government ministers and experts have expressed concern over the rising number of coronavirus cases recorded in the UK, calling for the public to “be very cautious”.
On Monday, 2,948 new cases were recorded with Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick being quoted as saying the UK was entering a “period of particular...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-very-cautious-coronavirus-casesTue, 08 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMTCalls for greater access to rapid patient testing for GPs
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has stressed the importance of GPs having rapid access to testing results for patients, as newly-released research highlights the role general practice is playing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Released by Queen Mary University of London, and published in the British Journal of General Practice, the...
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409,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rapid-patient-testing-rcgp-general-practiceTue, 08 Sep 2020 09:30:00 GMTNew £47bn construction framework launched for the NHS
Companies are being invited to tender for a new four-year £47bn developer-led framework launched to provide the NHS and public sector with a compliant procurement route to carry out vital expansion plans.
Acting on behalf of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW NHS FT), the framework has been established...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-construction-framework-pagaboMon, 07 Sep 2020 12:15:00 GMTGenetic studies reveal what influences blood and blood diseases
New research from two large-scale genetic studies have managed to identity most of the genetic variation which influences medically important characteristics of blood cells, significantly increasing our understanding of blood and blood diseases.
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and scientists...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/genetic-study-blood-diseaseMon, 07 Sep 2020 10:45:00 GMTGovernment deal for clear face masks to help people with hearing loss
Around 250,000 clear face masks are set to be delivered to frontline NHS and social care workers to allow for better care to be provided to those who use lip-reading and facial expressions to communicate, whilst still ensuring staff and patients remain safe during coronavirus.
The clear face masks will allow for improved communication...
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413,408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-clear-face-masksMon, 07 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMTFirst cohort graduate from innovative midwifery pilot programme
An innovative new midwifery pilot programme being run by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), in association with a number of NHS trusts in the north of Scotland, has seen it’s first cohort of sixteen nurses graduate from the programme.
Launched by UHI in January 2019, the shortened midwifery programme was designed to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/highlands-islands-midwifery-pilot-programme-graduateFri, 04 Sep 2020 11:15:00 GMTTwo key leadership roles elected to RCN Council
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Council has elected a new Chair and Vice Chair position, who will look to further develop the cooperation and effectiveness of the RCN Council and its work alongside the body’s executive directors.
Dave Dawes has been elected as the new Chair of the council, having had a long, active history within...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chair-vice-chair-royal-council-nursingFri, 04 Sep 2020 09:45:00 GMTNHS to open new Lighthouse Lab to further boost lab capacity
Following the success of the UK’s network of diagnostic testing facilities, and to help further increase lab capacity ahead of winter, a new Lighthouse Lab is set to be opened by NHS Test and Trace in Loughborough by the end of September.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, significant resources and efforts have been...
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411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lighthouse-lab-loughborough-capacityFri, 04 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMTIMechE: Cutting-edge healthcare will require more engineers
For the NHS to take maximum advantage of a huge influx of new, cutting-edge technology in the coming years, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has stressed the need for more engineers coming into the healthcare sector.
According to their latest reports, the NHS workforce features just 3,000 clinical engineers out of a...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/imeche-report-clinical-engineer-healthcareThu, 03 Sep 2020 11:15:00 GMTWhat does hybrid cloud offer healthcare?
Tim Cripps, Managing Director at Trustco, a Silver Certified HPE partner, shares his insight into how hybrid cloud may become the new norm across healthcare as its unique benefits gain traction.
For the NHS to deliver the best and most effective patient care, innovative technologies continue to drive change; cloud computing is one of the...
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419,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trustco-hybrid-cloud-healthcareThu, 03 Sep 2020 09:15:00 GMTCommunity pharmacy to be bolstered by new CPD programme
Community pharmacy is set to be further embedded into urgent care pathways and help improve the care of patients presenting with minor illnesses, after the launching of new continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists.
Coordinated by Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England and NHS Improvement, the programme of...
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409,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacy-cpd-training-programmeThu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMTNext generation testing technology backed by £500m funding package
The UK Government has committed a new £500m funding package to be invested into next generation testing technology and increased testing capacity.
Announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, the new funding will allow for further large-scale trials into quick result Covid-19 testing.
Already, the...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/next-generation-coronavirus-testing-fundingThu, 03 Sep 2020 08:45:00 GMTNew service established to provide personal specialised stroke care
Hundreds of NHS stroke patients have been able to access personal, specialised care following the establishing of a new service, through a partnership between the NHS and the Stroke Association, set up during the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result of Covid-19, people affected by stroke have been discharged from the hospital sooner...
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409,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-service-stroke-association-connectWed, 02 Sep 2020 10:45:00 GMTOpen letter to PM urging support to plug projected £310m shortfall
A collective of more than 30 top pharmaceutical and health tech companies have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging for financial support to safeguard medical research charities.
Faced with a projected £310m shortfall in charity research investment, the Life Sciences-Charity Partnership Fund, developed by the...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/amrc-open-letter-medical-research-charitiesWed, 02 Sep 2020 09:30:00 GMTCandidates invited to apply for new HEE digital health fellowships
Health Education England (HEE) has opened the application process for 35 new digital health fellowships, which will support clinical professionals to build digital health expertise into their careers and better harness the potential of new digital technologies and practices.
The fellowships represent the second cohort of the Topol...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-digital-health-fellowshipWed, 02 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMT'Life-changing' plans to tackle £10bn a year condition come into effect
Diabetes costs the NHS an estimated £10bn a year, with almost one in every 20 prescriptions written by GPs around the country being for diabetes treatment. To help combat the rising costs and health impacts of the condition, the NHS has launched a new drive to increase access to a “life-changing programme”.
From today...
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409,407,411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-shakes-soups-type-2-diabetesTue, 01 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMTUK outlines new measures to support vaccine development
A raft of new measures have been charted out by the UK government to further support the safe future mass rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine, as efforts continue to save lives and bring the current coronavirus pandemic to an end.
Improved access, bolstering of safeguards and an expanded workforce are among the proposals laid out to...
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407,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-government-coronavirus-vaccine-developmentTue, 01 Sep 2020 10:30:00 GMTDisease diagnosis to be boosted by £50m NHS AI funding boost
Major improvements are set to be made to speeding up the diagnosis of deadly diseases such as cancer, following a £50m investment into diagnostic centres of excellence, which seek to develop the effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the NHS.
Under the new funding, the work of existing Digital Pathology and Imaging...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/disease-diagnosis-nhs-ai-fundingTue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMTUKRI grants £8.4m funding to new UK-wide immunology studies
Three new UK-wide studies aimed at improving the treatment of patients and informing the development of vaccines and therapies have been awarded £8.4m funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Bringing together leading immunologists from 17 research institutions, the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ukri-coronavirus-immunology-studiesFri, 28 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMTCovid-19 can signal a new deal with the public on health
Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive, NHS Employers & Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
The common enemy of coronavirus united the public side by side with the NHS in a way that many had not seen in their lifetimes and for others evoked war-time memories.
It was an image of defiance personified by the unforgettable...
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409,407,411,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/covid-19-danny-mortimer-public-healthFri, 28 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTClose to 300,000 people successfully reached by NHS Test and Trace
NHS Test and Trace has now reached almost 300,000 people according to the latest weekly statistics, which show the service as having managed to consistently reach the vast majority of individuals testing positive for coronavirus and their contacts.
In situations where contact details have been shared, contact tracers have reached...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-test-trace-statisticsFri, 28 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTYoung people in Essex to benefit from a new Health and Care Academy
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are leading a new project of work alongside Health Education England (HEE), establishing a new Health and Care Academy to encourage young people to consider a career in health care.
Health and care academies are being rolled out across England by HEE, with the East of England...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/young-people-in-essex-to-benefit-from-a-new-health-and-care-academyThu, 27 Aug 2020 12:45:00 GMTNew e-notifications system rolled out to GP practices by NHS Digital
NHS Digital has started rolling out a new electronic notifications system to GPs for when one of their patients receive an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy.
The system has now gone live for two of England’s largest GP networks and a number of pharmacy systems for medicines supplied as part of the Community...
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2978,419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-notifications-system-gp-nhs-digitalThu, 27 Aug 2020 11:45:00 GMTMaking research more accessible and attractive in our hospitals
Professor Cheng-Hock Toh, Academic Vice-President, Royal College of Physicians
UK medical and scientific research is a global success story, encompassing Nobel prize-winning breakthroughs, novel drug discoveries and world-leading scientific institutes and treatment centres. But it is clear from an RCP survey of physicians that there are...
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417,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accessible-research-rcp-cheng-hock-tohThu, 27 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTHEE announces £15m funding boost for expanding clinical placements
Health Education England (HEE) has announced a new £15m funding boost which has been made available through its Clinical Placement Expansion Programme (CPEP) to increase the number of clinical placements available in the NHS.
The new funding will help support growth in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-funding-boost-clinical-placementsThu, 27 Aug 2020 08:30:00 GMTUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT issues £12m works framework
An open opportunity contract notice has been issued by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB NHS) as part of a small and large value works framework agreement the trust is looking to establish later in the year.
Covering a number of services in the West Midlands including construction, estates and building works, the...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-hospitals-birmingham-works-frameworkThu, 27 Aug 2020 08:30:00 GMTNHS Providers call for real change for people with a learning disability
A new report by NHS Providers has called on the health service and wider community to take immediate action to tackle stigma and the historic underfunding of services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
As part of their new report, Getting it right for everyone: Meeting the needs of people with learning disability...
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409,412,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-call-for-real-change-for-people-with-a-learning-disabilityWed, 26 Aug 2020 10:15:00 GMTNOE CPC launching £300m employee health and wellbeing framework
The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) has issued an open opportunity contract notice as it looks to establish a framework agreement for the provision of employee benefits for health, wealth and wellbeing.
An initial two-year agreement, with the option to extend twice by a further year, will look to begin...
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416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/noe-cpc-employee-health-wellbeing-frameworkWed, 26 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMTDHSC plans recruitment of seven non-executive roles to NICE board
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has begun the process of recruiting up to seven non-executive roles to join the governing board of NICE.
Contributing to the development of NICE’s strategic objectives, an advertisement for the roles has been placed on the Cabinet Office website asking applications for the roles...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-non-executive-role-niceWed, 26 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTNIHR research finds more effective drug treatment for miscarriage
As part of new research from an NIHR-funded study by the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, a new drug combination has been found to be more effective for women having miscarriages without symptoms than current standard NHS treatment.
Missed miscarriage, also sometimes known as delayed or silent miscarriage, is when a...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-research-missed-miscarriage-mifepristoneTue, 25 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMTCountess of Chester Hospital NHS FT plans £200m national framework
Through its Commercial Procurement Services, the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has outlined plans to award a multi-supplier national framework agreement for the supply of water retail services, with an estimated value excluding VAT of potentially £200m or more.
With a contract tender deadline of September 2, 2020...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-commercial-procurement-services-water-frameworkTue, 25 Aug 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS LPP look to establish £22m medical gas cylinders framework
NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) have published an open opportunity contract notice ahead of establishing a framework agreement for the supply and rental of medical gas cylinders and the provision of cylinder asset tracking systems.
The complete framework agreement, which is anticipated to begin in October 2020 and run for an...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lpp-medical-gas-cylinder-frameworkTue, 25 Aug 2020 09:45:00 GMTCrown Commercial Service plans £800m health IT framework
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has published an open opportunity procurement notice as it looks to establish a new framework agreement worth up to £800m, covering the development and support of IT and data management systems by NHS Digital and other health and social care organisations within the public sector.
The...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccs-health-nhs-it-frameworkMon, 24 Aug 2020 10:15:00 GMTLandmark NHS cystic fibrosis drug deal comes into effect
From today, thousands of NHS cystic fibrosis patients in England will have access to a ‘transformative’ treatment for the condition, benefiting from a landmark deal struck by NHS England last month.
NHS patients will become some of the first in Europe to be able to receive the ‘triple combination therapy’ treatment...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-nhs-england-cystic-fibrosis-kaftrioMon, 24 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS to receive access to £588m funding to cover adult social care
From September 1, the NHS will be able to access a £588m fund to help cover adult social care provisions or the immediate costs of care in a patient’s home for those requiring additional follow-on care after being discharged from hospital – including older people and those with disabilities.
The health service will be...
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413,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-funding-adult-social-careMon, 24 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTNew £3.3m funding support announced for mothers and babies
A new £3.3m fund has been announced to provide mothers and young babies from BAME or poorer backgrounds the best opportunities at a healthy start in life, supporting a number of community projects in England.
Applications are now open for a share of the latest £3.3m round of the Health and Wellbeing Fund, funding projects...
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409,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-wellbeing-fund-bame-mothers-babiesFri, 21 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMTNHS Property Services publishes Corporate Social Responsibility update
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has published its first update to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, as part of continued efforts to improve the lives of patients and communities up and down the country.
Launched in 2018, the CSR strategy covers NHSPS’ commitment to acting responsibly and operating sustainably in...
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405,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-corporate-social-responsibilityFri, 21 Aug 2020 15:15:00 GMTFour new NIHR Incubators formed to support academic research
As part of efforts to support and advocate academic research careers, NIHR has launched four new incubators in the fields of clinical education, advanced surgical technology, mental health and methodology.
Identified as areas of strategic need and importance to NIHR, the new NIHR Incubators will encourage networking, training and career...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-incubator-academic-researchFri, 21 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMTCouncillors approve £56m NHS Grampian elective care centre
Plans for a £56m extension to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, providing the hospital with a new state-of-the-art elective care centre, have been approved unanimously by city councillors.
NHS Grampian’s plans for the four-storey expansion are to use the facility for day patient services for a number of surgical and medical...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-grampian-elective-care-foresterhillFri, 21 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS sees increase of more than 13,000 nurses in the last year
According to newly-published employment figures from up until the end of May, the number of nurses in the NHS in England has increased by 13,840 compared with last year – while the number of doctors has risen by 9,306 too.
The results mean all professionally-qualified clinical staff, doctors, paramedics and support to clinical staff...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nurse-numbers-increaseFri, 21 Aug 2020 08:30:00 GMTEast of England Ambulance Service handed £5m digital funding boost
A £5m funding boost has been awarded to the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) to drive digital transformation projects within the trust, aiming at further improving the safety and quality of the care which staff are able to provide to patients.
Named as one of 24 trusts, and the only ambulance service, to serve as...
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419,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-england-ambulance-service-digital-fundingThu, 20 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMTUKRI supporting new COPD service which could help thousands
A new service which could help thousands of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) better manage their condition is one of a range of innovative solutions being supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Being backed as part of UKRI’s Digital Health Technology Catalysts (DHTC) programme, the service and a...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ukri-copd-service-glasgow-clydeThu, 20 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTHealth Education England appoint new Non-Executive Director
Dr Harpreet Sood has been welcomed onto the Health Education England board as a new Non-Executive Director (NED).
Working as an NHS GP in London, Dr Sood also previously served as an associate NED with Health Education England.
He is in particular an expert in digital health, having been the co-founder and Strategic Advisor to the...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-harpreet-soodThu, 20 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS SBS launches £500m facilities management framework
A new £500m procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to offer high-quality soft facilities management services to the NHS and wider public sector.
The Soft FM, Asset Compliance and Security Services Framework will provide simple, cost-effective access to a wide range of specialist...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-facilities-management-frameworkWed, 19 Aug 2020 13:45:00 GMTNew NHS Digital framework to help manage cyber threats
A new cyber security services framework developed in partnership with NHS Digital and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been launched to help the NHS and public sector procure cyber security services.
The Cyber Security Services Framework can be used to procure external support and...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-cyber-security-frameworkWed, 19 Aug 2020 13:30:00 GMTNHS launches £10bn open opportunity to reduce waiting times
NHS England has published a new open opportunity contract notice valued at £10bn ahead of an intention in September to establish a framework agreement of service providers capable of helping NHS trusts and services reduce waiting times impacted by coronavirus.
The notice, which was published on August 17, 2020 and runs until August...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-open-opportunity-outsourcing-waiting-timesWed, 19 Aug 2020 09:45:00 GMTNICE appoints two new directors in key positions
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the appointment of two new directors in key positions in newly-formed directorates.
Jennifer Howells, who currently serves as an independent healthcare consultant and has previously held 16 years’ experience in the health system, has been appointed as...
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415,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-director-jennifer-howells-felix-greavesWed, 19 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTSignificant expansion of national testing study to offer new insights
As part of efforts to draw out new and further insights into coronavirus, a national infection survey being ran by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will expand from regularly testing 28,000 people per fortnight up to 150,000 people by October.
The significant boost to testing numbers for the ONS Covid-19 Infection Survey will help...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/expansion-ons-national-testing-study-coronavirusWed, 19 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTGovernment unveils its new National Institute for Health Protection
The UK Government has created its new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP), which will start work immediately, with a single command structure to advance the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Under the new organisation, the efforts of Public Health England and NHS Test and Trace will be brought together...
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2978,407,411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-national-institute-health-protectionTue, 18 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMTHealth Foundation welcomes contract tracing app, advocates testing among different populations
News of the NHS launching the trial of its newest contact tracing app has been welcomed by the Health Foundation, but the organisation has also stressed the importance in the Government testing the app among different population to ensure it works for the hardest hit groups.
With data showing evidence of coronavirus disproportionately...
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419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-contact-tracing-appTue, 18 Aug 2020 11:30:00 GMTPublic Health England set to be replaced by new national institute
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is reportedly set to replace Public Health England with a new national institute as part of a range of measures he is due to announce in a speech on the future of public health as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new National Institute for Health Protection will purportedly be charged with...
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405,2978,407,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-england-national-institute-health-preventionTue, 18 Aug 2020 10:45:00 GMTCoronavirus vaccine trials reach over 100,000 registered volunteers
More than 100,000 people have now registered to take part in coronavirus vaccine trials, as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) calls for even more people to follow their lead and help speed up efforts to discover safe and effective vaccines.
The NHS Covid-19 vaccine research registry will help large numbers of people...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-registered-volunteersTue, 18 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS Race and Health Observatory appoints Director
The newly-launched NHS Race and Health Observatory, hosted by NHS Confederation and supported by NHS England, has appointed Dr Habib Naqvi MBE as its new Director.
Aimed at identifying and tackling specific health challenges facing people from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, the research institution was launched in May 2020...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-race-health-observatory-director-dr-habib-naqviMon, 17 Aug 2020 14:15:00 GMTThousands of cancer patients helped by home deliveries
Up to 10,000 chemotherapy home deliveries have been made over three months at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, ensuring thousands of cancer patients could more safely receive treatment.
The scheme, which saw NHS staff – including community nurses and pharmacists – and volunteers dropping off the life-saving...
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409,407,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-delivery-chemotherapy-cancer-patientsMon, 17 Aug 2020 14:00:00 GMTSocial prescribing awarded £5m funding boost
The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) has been awarded a £5m funding boost to support people to stay connected and maintain their health and wellbeing following the coronavirus pandemic.
Social prescribing is aimed at helping tackle loneliness, improve wellbeing and recovery from Covid-19 through practical, local...
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409,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-prescribing-funding-boostMon, 17 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTNew NHS Test and Trace app trial begins on Isle of Wight
As efforts to contain and track the coronavirus continue, NHS Test and Trace are set to begin the trial phase of a new contact tracing app with residents on the Isle of Wight and NHS Volunteer Responders across England.
These trials will shortly be followed by trials in the London borough of Newham.
With app features including...
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419,408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-test-trace-app-trial-isle-of-wightFri, 14 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMTHome antibody testing programme publishes initial findings
Imperial College London have published the first report of its findings from the world’s largest home antibody testing programme, which suggest as much as 6% of the population in England have already been infected with Covid-19 at some stage.
The study, which involved over 100,000 volunteers, tracked the spread of infection across...
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408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-antibody-testing-programme-imperial-college-londonFri, 14 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTContact tracing reaches 250,000 people through NHS Test and Trace
Newly-released statistics are showing NHS Test and Trace is managing to reach the majority of people testing positive for coronavirus and their contacts, in line with the recognised metric of success for contact tracing services around the world.
Having reached 250,000 people since its launch ten weeks ago, the statistics showed NHS...
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408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-test-trace-contact-tracing-statisticsFri, 14 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTBMA calls for further investment, innovation into mental health
As coronavirus and the restrictions and measures which were taken to counteract it put an increased strain on people’s mental health, the British Medical Association (BMA) has suggested there is an urgent need for further investment and innovation into mental health care to ensure the NHS is able to cope with greater demand and...
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414,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-mental-health-investment-innovationThu, 13 Aug 2020 11:45:00 GMTWork underway on £14.5m specialist CAMHS unit in Leeds
Work on a new state-of-the-art £14.5m Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) unit, being built in partnerships between Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, is now underway in Leeds.
The 22-bedroom specialist unit is set to provide much-needed space and modern...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camhs-specialist-unit-leedsThu, 13 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMTConsistent UK-wide methodology set to record Covid-19 deaths
Following a review by Public Health England (PHE) into the methodology used to calculate the number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK, a new single, consistent measure has been agreed.
The announcement comes as daily publication of data on coronavirus deaths is set to resume, with the new methodology being adopted immediately.
All...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-wide-covid-19-deaths-methodologyThu, 13 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTNew £500m digital workplace framework launched by NHS SBS
A new procurement framework developed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been launched to assist NHS and public sector organisations to purchase cost-effective IT solutions, potentially saving an estimated £75m.
The Digital Workplace Solutions Framework offers consumer-orientated technologies across a complete range of...
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419,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-digital-workplace-solutions-frameworkWed, 12 Aug 2020 10:30:00 GMTEngland's Chief Nurse calls for young people to consider nursing
“Your NHS needs you.”
Those are the rallying words of Ruth May, England’s Chief Nursing Officer, ahead of A-Level results day as she calls for young people to consider a career studying nursing, joining thousands who have already applied this year.
Under the pressures of coronavirus, NHS staff have been forced to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/england-chief-nurse-ruth-may-nursing-degreeWed, 12 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTCalling the NHS a 'Covid-only service' is untrue, unfair and potentially dangerous
Chris Hopson, Chief Executive, NHS Providers
Last week the NHS was widely described as providing a ‘Covid-19 only’ service for much of the last few months. Frontline NHS trust leaders are frustrated and disappointed at this description as it is untrue, unfair and potentially dangerous.
It is untrue because local hospital...
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409,408,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-covid-only-chris-hopsonWed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMTRCN welcomes additional funding but calls for further support
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has welcomed the extra funding for nursing apprenticeships announced by the Prime Minister, but have said more still needs to be done to achieve the Government’s ambitious target of 50,000 new nursing staff.
Extra government funding will see the number of apprenticeships increase to 2,000 per year...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-additional-funding-further-supportTue, 11 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMTPM confirms NHS trusts included in £300m A&E upgrades funding
Ahead of the winter period, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the 117 NHS trusts set to benefit from an allocated share of £300m to upgrade A&E facilities.
The new funding will help the NHS prepare for annual winter pressures, as well as the risk from potential further outbreaks of coronavirus. A large part of these...
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415,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-ae-fundingTue, 11 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS Test and Trace service extending local authority partnerships
NHS Test and Trace and Public Health England are set to strengthen local contract tracing efforts through an extension of their partnership with local authorities, aiming to reach more people testing positive for coronavirus and their contacts.
As part of the partnerships, NHS Test and Trace will provide local authorities with a...
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409,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-test-trace-local-authority-partnershipsTue, 11 Aug 2020 08:30:00 GMTClinical trial demonstrates plaster cast effectiveness in young people
An NIHR-funded research study has demonstrated plaster casts to be just as effective at healing a common wrist fracture in young, active people as surgery, potentially reducing the number of young people requiring surgical procedures in the future.
Researchers found a plaster cast to provide as good healing as surgery for a fracture of...
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415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-trial-plaster-cast-surgery-young-peopleMon, 10 Aug 2020 14:00:00 GMTLong-term Covid-19 health impacts research study launched
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced one of the world’s largest comprehensive research studies into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus on hospitalised patients.
Backed by an award of £8.4m in funding by the Government, through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-term-covid-research-studyMon, 10 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMTGovernment commits £172m funding package for nursing apprentices
A new government funding package worth up to £172m has been outlined to help double the number of nursing apprentices in England, as the health service works towards its ambitious goal of delivering 50,000 more nurses by the end of the current Parliament.
The new funding will allow healthcare employers to take on up to 2,000 new...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-funding-nursing-apprenticesMon, 10 Aug 2020 06:30:00 GMTInterim Foundation Pharmacist programme launched by HEE
Health Education England (HEE) has launched its new education and training programme to support the 2019/20 cohort of pre-registration pharmacists.
The Interim Foundation Pharmacist programme (IFPP) will be a twelve month course starting from September 2020.
The fully-funded programme will support pharmacists in the early stages of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/interim-foundation-pharmacist-programme-heeFri, 07 Aug 2020 10:15:00 GMTAdditional funding will help Welsh NHS to mitigate Covid-19 impact
The Welsh NHS Confederation have welcomed an announcement of £800m additional funding for the Welsh NHS to help them respond to and mitigate the impact of coronavirus.
Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Darren Hughes, said: “We welcome this additional £800m towards the NHS as well as the funding announced earlier...
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415,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/additional-funding-wales-nhs-confederationFri, 07 Aug 2020 09:45:00 GMTCoronavirus testing programme shows virus decline in June
Imperial College London’s large-scale study on coronavirus infection rates has shown a further decline in Covid-19 in late June and early July across England, according to the newly-published second report from the ongoing study.
Between June 19 and July 8, 150,000 volunteers were tested by the study across England –...
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408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coronavirus-testing-programme-virus-decline-juneFri, 07 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTOmnicell announces West Yorkshire acute trusts software partnership
Words provided by Omnicell, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Omnicell, a leading provider of supply and medication management solutions and adherence tools for healthcare systems and pharmacies, has announced a new software partnership with the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) to deliver its innovation...
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419,2996,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/omnicell-west-yorkshire-acute-trust-softwareThu, 06 Aug 2020 15:15:00 GMTAdopting intelligent automation technology in the health service
Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (Artificial Intelligence & Automation), East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust featured on Episode 11 of NHE’s Finger on the Pulse podcast.
“What I say to all the organisations I engage with is to forget the technology and come up with: Why do you want to do...
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419,417,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intelligent-automation-finger-on-the-pulse-podcast-11Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMTOver 10,000 aspiring medics sign up for virtual GP work experience
In the first three months of offering their free, virtual and interactive general practice work experience platform, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has received more than 10,000 registrations.
Having launched their interactive Observe GP video platform during the coronavirus pandemic, the College aims to help aspiring medics aged 16...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-aspiring-medics-virtual-gp-work-experienceThu, 06 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTAccelerated joint working between PCNs and mental health providers called for
A newly-published briefing by the NHS Confederation’s PCN Network and Mental Health Network has made the case for accelerating joint working between primary care networks and providers of mental health services to help manage the predicted surge in mental health support needs following coronavirus.
Early modelling has suggested as...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accelerated-joint-working-pcn-mental-health-providersWed, 05 Aug 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS launches recruitment drive for social prescribing link workers
In a bid to help combat loneliness and isolation fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic, the NHS has stepped up its recruitment efforts for social prescribing link workers.
Already, more than 1,200 of these workers are helping people improve their mental health and get more exercise through participation in a wide range of activities...
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409,413,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-launches-recruitment-drive-for-social-prescribing-link-workersWed, 05 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMTSupporting complex needs and providing a caring environment
Dr Nichola Stefanou, Director of Clinical Practice, Home Group
With the UK government announcing a £62m funding package to speed up the discharge of people with learning disabilities and autism from hospital, Dr Nichola Stefanou explains why it’s so important for people to move into an appropriate home.
Currently there...
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409,413,2996,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/supporting-complex-needs-home-groupWed, 05 Aug 2020 08:30:00 GMTOpen opportunity contract issued for Lloyd George records digitisation
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) are looking to further their efforts to digitise patient records by launching an open opportunity contract, valued at up to £185m, for the provision of digitisation services of Lloyd George records.
The open opportunity contract, which was issued by the National Commercial and Procurement Hub...
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419,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/open-opportunity-lloyd-george-records-digitisationTue, 04 Aug 2020 12:15:00 GMTEast Surrey Hospital completes £8.5m neonatal unit
A new state-of-the-art neonatal unit has now been completed and is fully operational at East Surrey Hospital as part of a significant £8.5m expansion by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
As part of the expansion, the project has increased the number of cots available by 25% and doubled the intensive care and high dependency...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-surrey-hospital-neonatal-unitTue, 04 Aug 2020 11:30:00 GMTCalls for further investment into community healthcare services
As community healthcare services continue to show their key role supporting hospitals from becoming overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing patients to receive care closer to or even within their own homes, the Community Network have issued a call for greater investment and support into these services from the...
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409,413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investment-community-healthcare-servicesTue, 04 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTInvesting in people to reap the full benefits of data in the NHS
Adam Mayer, Senior Manager, Qlik
Data has the power to drastically improve patient care delivery within our healthcare services. From managing key operational issues, to identifying patterns to inform population health strategies, it’s clear to see why so many NHS trusts are actively exploring new ways data analytics can help...
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409,2996,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investing-in-people-to-reap-the-full-benefits-of-data-in-the-nhsMon, 03 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMTNIHR reaffirms commitment to health research transparency
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has marked its continued support for transparency in health research by backing the Health Research Authority’s new transparency strategy, which aims to ensure information about health and social care research is made publicly available in a way which benefits patients, researchers and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-commitment-health-research-transparencyMon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS set to roll out £160m 'Covid-friendly' cancer initiative
As part of a £160m initiative, the NHS will look to roll out and expand ‘Covid-friendly’ cancer treatments which are safer for patients during the pandemic, the health service’s Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has announced.
The funding will help pay for drugs which treat patients without having as significant of...
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409,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-covid-friendly-cancer-initiativeMon, 03 Aug 2020 09:15:00 GMTNew rapid coronavirus tests to be rolled out ahead of winter
Two new rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes and labs from next week, able to detect Covid-19 and other winter viruses.
The new tests, which are purportedly able to detect the viruses within just 90 minutes, will hugely increase testing capacity ahead of the winter period, delivering fast...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rapid-coronavirus-test-rolled-outMon, 03 Aug 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation: 'The People Plan a welcome opportunity'
The newly-published People Plan from NHS England has been welcomed by NHS Confederation’s Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders’ Network, BME Leadership Network and Health and Care Women Leaders Network.
Describing the plan as a welcome opportunity to tackle inequalities many may experience within the NHS, the respective heads of...
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2978,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-people-plan-welcomeFri, 31 Jul 2020 09:45:00 GMTRCGP survey data gives snapshot into how GP care is being accessed
Following survey data which demonstrated how GP care is being accessed in the most recent stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the Royal College of GPs has urged post-Covid there must still be provisions for patients to access services in ways which meet their health needs and preferences.
The data, which came from a survey of 829 GPs...
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409,419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-survey-gp-care-accessFri, 31 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTImproving population health: How trusts contribute to prevention
Leonora Volpe, Policy Advisor, NHS Providers
The idea that the NHS should be involved in prevention is not a new one. However, in an environment of strained resources and widening health inequalities, with low investment in public services which support people’s health such as social care, transport, and...
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411,418,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-population-health-prevention-reportFri, 31 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTHealth Secretary Matt Hancock highlights significant achievements
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has illustrated the significant achievements and key lessons to be learnt within our healthcare system as we move into the future, as part of a speech at the Royal College of Physicians.
Opening his speech with a powerful statement - “coronavirus has tested every single part of our infrastructure...
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405,414,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-speaks-about-the-future-of-healthcareThu, 30 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT'We are the NHS': NHS England publish newest People Plan
NHS England has published its People Plan for 2020-2021, along with its Our People Promise highlighting expectations from NHS leaders and colleagues.
The new report, We are the NHS: People Plan 2020/21, sets out practical guidelines for employers and systems within the NHS, as well as action that NHS England and NHS improvement...
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420,2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-are-the-nhsThu, 30 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTNew MoU agreement signed between CQC and NHS GIRFT
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the NHS Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme have a published a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to help ensure the best possible care is provided to people.
GIRFT is a national programme launched by the NHS to improve care by reducing unwarranted variations. It tackles...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/memorandum-understanding-cqc-nhs-girftWed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTHealth leaders highlight concerns for staff wellbeing ahead of winter
Staff wellbeing has been identified as a major concern of health leaders as they prepare for the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and the pressures of winter.
Provider trust chief executives are concerned about the potential long-term impact on staff and the challenge of continuing to operate Covid-19 services while also restarting...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-leaders-staff-wellbeing-winterWed, 29 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTAdvisor appointed on proposal for NHS to take over social care
Camilla Cavendish, former Policy Chief under David Cameron’s government, has been appointed by Downing Street to help examine and finalise proposals which would see social care brought under the control of the NHS in England, along with the £22.5bn annual funding budget.
The controversial move, first reported by the Guardian...
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412,413,415,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camilla-cavendish-nhs-social-careTue, 28 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMTRCN open consultation on education, learning and development strategy
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a new consultation process, asking for input from members across the nursing workforce on their views and priorities, as it looks to develop a three-year UK-wide education, learning and development strategy.
Working in collaboration with its RCN Group partners, RCN Foundation and RCNi, the...
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418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-consultation-education-learning-development-strategyTue, 28 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTNICE publishes new guidelines on elective surgery, planned care
As part of efforts to further alleviate some of the coronavirus backlog, NICE has published new guidance on the arrangements the NHS should put in place for patients requiring elective surgery or other planned treatments and procedures (including diagnostics and imaging) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The latest in its series of...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-elective-surgery-planned-careTue, 28 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTConsultation launched over £70m Nottinghamshire NHS rehabilitation centre
Proposals to create a £70m NHS Rehabilitation Centre in Nottinghamshire, which could see services move from Nottingham city centre to a new specialist site near Loughborough, are set to undergo a public consultation period.
As part of the consultation process, patients, families and carers are being invited to give their views on...
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409,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-nottinghamshire-nhs-rehabilitation-centreMon, 27 Jul 2020 15:45:00 GMTUsing data to improve population health in the NHS
Adam Mayer, Senior Manager, Qlik
Times of crisis often create an environment for innovation to thrive. Indeed during the Covid-19 pandemic, most NHS trusts (84%) accelerated the development of new data analytics use cases that support frontline staff and manage key resources. The rapid adoption of analytics by the NHS to manage their...
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409,419,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-population-health-nhs-qlikMon, 27 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS launches new childcare costs scheme to boost GP numbers
Under a newly-launched NHS scheme, qualified GPs who are interested in coming back to the NHS or joining from overseas will be able to access financial support to help cover family responsibilities which may otherwise have been a barrier to completing the necessary training.
The new scheme is seen as a way of helping to encourage hundreds...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-gp-childcare-cost-schemeMon, 27 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTFast online access planned into NHS weight loss programme
Those who at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes will now be fast-tracked into a flagship NHS weight loss programme, Sir Simon Stevens announced.
With clear evidence showing those living with diabetes face a significantly higher risk of dying with Covid-19, the efforts are hoped to bring down the number of people who develop...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fast-track-online-access-nhs-diabetes-healthier-youMon, 27 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTBMA joins calls to prioritise medical collaborative research amid Brexit
The British Medical Association (BMA) has joined more than 100 medical bodies, scientific organisations and universities in urging UK and EU Brexit negotiators to find compromises which would not jeopardise future collaboration in medical research.
Those organisations backing the call have signed a statement calling for the UK’s...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-brexit-medical-collaborative-researchFri, 24 Jul 2020 09:45:00 GMTCQC sets out key principles to get the most out of inspection
The Care Quality Commission has come together with trade associations and other partners from across the adult social care sector to set out key principles and a shared understanding, ensuring everyone gets the most out of inspection.
The newly-published document, How to get the msot out of inspection, addresses some of the common...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-key-principles-document-inspectionFri, 24 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTComprehensive flu programme to be rolled out this winter
More than 30 million people will receive the flu vaccination during this flu season as part of the most comprehensive flu programme in UK history, which is set to be rolled out this winter according to a government announcement.
A significant new group will become eligible for the free flu vaccine as people aged 50 to 64 will be invited...
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408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flu-vaccine-programme-uk-winterFri, 24 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Wales agree deal for cystic fibrosis drug treatment
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Wales are set to receive access to a new ‘ground-breaking’ treatment on the NHS after an agreement was struck between NHS Wales and the drug’s manufacturer.
As many as nine in 10 people with CF could benefit from the three-drug combination, which was recently approved by European...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-cystic-fibrosis-treatmentThu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation: PCNs perfectly placed to deliver integrated mental health
Following publication of the Mental Health and Primary Care Networks report by The King’s Fund, which addresses whether Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are ready to take on improve local physical and mental health outcomes, NHS Confederation’s PCN Network has backed them to be perfectly placed to do so.
With a network of around 1...
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409,413,414,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-pcn-integrated-mental-healthThu, 23 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTHow to create an effective personalised care plan
Rachel Georgiou, Operations Manager, Health Exchange
Personalised care will play an increasing role in the future of delivering healthcare. By 2024, personalised care is expected to benefit up to 2.5 million people in the UK.
A one-size-fits all approach no longer works. We cannot simply treat symptoms; we must instead look...
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413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rachel-georgiou-personalised-care-planThu, 23 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTRespiratory conditions: Reducing mortality rates and closing the gap on health inequalities
Jennifer Watts, Interim Programme Director for System Support and Evaluation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Respiratory disease affects 1 in 5 people and is the third biggest cause of death in England after cancer and cardiovascular disease. It continues to be a major cause of disability...
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405,411,417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-impact-report-respiratory-conditionsWed, 22 Jul 2020 12:15:00 GMTUniversity of Oxford coronavirus vaccine begins next phase of trials
Researchers at the University of Oxford have begun recruiting for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine in human volunteers.
After the phase I trial in healthy adult volunteers began in April, with more than 1,000 immunisations having been completed and the follow-ups currently ongoing, the researchers are now...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-oxford-coronavirus-vaccine-trialsWed, 22 Jul 2020 11:45:00 GMTSheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT announce new Chair
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has announced Mike Potts will be joining the trust as their new chair on August 1, 2020 when the current incumbent, Jayne Brown OBE, formally retires from the role.
Having spent 20 years working with health boards, Mr Potts previously served as Chief Executive at Calderdale, Kirklees...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-health-social-care-nhs-chair-mike-pottsWed, 22 Jul 2020 11:15:00 GMTNorthumbria University patient safety research receives global acclaim
Research being led by Northumbria University into patient safety in Europe has been highlighted in multiple award-winning papers, providing international acclaim for the project.
The SLIPPS (Shared Learning from Practice to improve Patient Safety) project seeks to improve patient safety and education across the continent in a range of...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northumbria-university-patient-safety-researchWed, 22 Jul 2020 09:45:00 GMTRCN calls for urgent investment into nursing higher education
As part of their newly-published report, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has outlined the need for long-term investment in nursing higher education in England to address the current workforce shortage.
Detailing in their Beyond the Bursary: Workforce Supply report the steps they feel government must take to demonstrate that the nursing...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-nursing-higher-education-investmentTue, 21 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTDoctors listed among public sector workers set for pay rise
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced above inflation pay rises this year for a number of public sector workers, including doctors, as part of efforts to reflect their vital contribution to the country, particularly under the recent circumstances.
The announced pay rises, which will affect nearly 900,000 public sector workers across the...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctor-public-sector-worker-pay-riseTue, 21 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTGP trainee recruitment numbers rise for third consecutive year
According to new figures by Health Education England (HEE), GP trainee recruitment numbers have risen for the third year running, up a record 15% compared to the same point last year.
The figures represent a new 3,441 acceptances onto GP specialty training in 2020, compared to 2,891 at the same point in 2019. With one more round of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-trainee-recruitment-numbersTue, 21 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTRedesigning OPAT: Improved Capacity, Better Patient Care
Dr Mogjan H Sani, Director Medicines Optimisation, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Rebecca Alexander, Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Richard Cowan, Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) is now a routine...
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409,408,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redesigning-opat-improved-capacity-better-patient-careMon, 20 Jul 2020 09:45:00 GMTNew powers and framework launched to contain coronavirus locally
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new framework outlining how NHS Test and Trace will work in partnership with Public Health England, the NHS, local authorities and other local businesses and community partners to manage Covid-19 outbreaks locally.
The new regulations, part of the Covid-19 contain framework, give...
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2978,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-powers-framework-coronavirus-locallyMon, 20 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTUK secures early access to promising coronavirus vaccine candidates
The UK government has secured early access to 90 million doses of promising early Covid-19 vaccine candidates, with more in the pipeline as the country looks to build a portfolio of promising new vaccines to protect the UK from coronavirus.
Efforts have also been successful in securing treatments containing Covid-19- neutralising...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-early-access-coronavirus-vaccineMon, 20 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Test and trace improvements welcome, further to go still
NHS Confederation have responded to the latest statistics from NHS Test and Trace, showing an improvement in the number of people reached, welcoming the increase but warning there was still further progress to be made.
Dr Layla McCay, a Director at the NHS Confederation, said: “It is heartening to see there has been a slight...
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412,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-test-trace-improvementFri, 17 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS set to receive £3bn funding boost for potential second wave
In preparation for any potential second wave of the coronavirus, the NHS in England is expected get an extra £3bn of funding in an announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The funding is also expected to help ease regular winter pressures on the health service, following warnings a second wave this winter could see significant...
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415,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-boris-johnson-3bn-fundingFri, 17 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS 'Exemplars' to help improve learning disability care
In an effort to drive forward improvements in the care provided to people with a learning disability, the NHS is calling on local NHS organisations across the country to become learning disability ‘Exemplars’ and act as trailblazers in improving health outcomes for those with learning disabilities.
The call has been issued as...
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409,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-exemplars-learning-disabilityFri, 17 Jul 2020 08:30:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain issues £2.7bn open future opportunity notice
In anticipation of the awarding of a framework next year, NHS Supply Chain has issued an open future opportunity for equipment and services around imaging, radiotherapy, endoscopy, ancillary devices and related goods.
Listed at a value of £2.69bn for the length of the contract, NHS Supply Chain foresees awarding the framework...
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416,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-tender-notice-open-future-opportunityThu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTPCN Network: Greater freedom needed to improve local health
NHS Confederation’s PCN Network is calling for increased flexibility in how PCNs operate, with greater support for clinical directors and involvement with system-level work to manage the health of the local population.
More integrated care outside of hospitals is a key ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan.
Primary care networks...
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413,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pcn-network-greater-freedom-local-healthThu, 16 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTFunding to help discharge people with learning disabilities or autism
The UK government has announced £62m funding to help accelerate the discharging from hospital of people with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community.
Announced by Health and Care Secretary Matt Hancock, the funding will be awarded to local councils to accelerate the discharging of patients...
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409,413,2978,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/62m-funding-learning-disability-autismThu, 16 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS harnessing predictive tech to help coronavirus forecasting
As lockdown restrictions continue to be eased, NHS teams are being given access to cutting-edge predictive technology to help forecast coronavirus hospitalisations to warn hospitals of local upticks and potential risks.
Using a machine learning-powered tool for the NHS based on Bayesian hierarchical modelling designed to warn...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsx-predictive-technology-coronavirus-forecastingWed, 15 Jul 2020 15:15:00 GMTRecommendations issued on medical pathways for acute care
As the NHS begins to rebuild services back up following the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, a series of recommendations has been issued into how we can improve medical pathways for acute care by several of the colleges and societies involved.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners...
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409,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcem-rcgp-rcp-sam-acute-care-medical-pathwayWed, 15 Jul 2020 10:15:00 GMTSignificant drop recorded in hospital admissions for heart attacks
New research from the University of Oxford, working in collaboration with NHS Digital and experts from a number of other universities, has shown admissions to hospital with heart attacks fell by 35% by the end of March, emphasising the significant reduction in people attending hospital due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerns have...
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419,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-oxford-hospital-admission-heart-attackWed, 15 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMTGovernment launches new fast-track Health and Care Visa
In efforts to ensure UK health and care services can continue to secure top talent from across the globe, the UK government has launched the new Health and Care Visa.
Providing a cheaper, quicker and easier route for eligible health and care professionals from abroad to come to this country and work, the new fast-track visa is hoped to...
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413,2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-health-care-visaWed, 15 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTRCGP: Comprehensive plan for handling winter pressures 'vital'
With annual winter pressures and a potential second wave of the coronavirus risking coinciding, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has called for the establishing of a comprehensive plan of action.
Across the NHS, according to a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences, preparations are being made for a particularly challenging winter...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-winter-pressures-coronavirus-planTue, 14 Jul 2020 10:45:00 GMTManchester University NHS FT health innovation campus takes forward steps
A world-leading health innovation and precision medicine campus being established in Manchester, as part of a joint venture between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP), has made significant progress forward.
The £25m, 92,000 sq ft Citylabs 2.0 facility reached practical...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-university-nhs-ft-citylabsTue, 14 Jul 2020 10:15:00 GMTNHS Confederation partner in new report to level up health in Yorkshire
NHS Confederation, Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Sciences Network (AHSN) and Yorkshire Universities have combined their expertise to publish a joint report outlining ways to improve health within the Yorkshire region.
The new report, Levelling Up Yorkshire and Humber: health as the new wealth post COVID, details bold actions...
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415,2978,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confed-yorkshire-health-inequality-reportTue, 14 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTThe King's Fund: Delays to treatment and continuation of care realistic
Following publication of monthly hospital performance data and the GP Patient Survey 2020 results, analysts from the King’s Fund have cautioned patients that they could well face long waits for care to continue as the health service continues to face significant challenges.
Emerging out of the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals...
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409,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-delay-treatment-care-realisticMon, 13 Jul 2020 10:30:00 GMTDelivering Sustainable Digital Transformation
Words provided by GPDQ, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Covid-19 has brought about a seismic change in the uses of digital technology with McKinsey estimating that digital adoption accelerated by a staggering five years in just eight months. Never has the adage that necessity is the mother of invention been...
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409,419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gpdq-delivering-sustainable-digital-transformationMon, 13 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTNew motor neurone disease treatment shows encouraging results
A new drug targeting the genetic cause of a rare form of motor neurone disease (MND) has shown promise during early research trials, which are being supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the phase 1-2 study showed a new investigational drug tofersen to be safe and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/motor-neurone-disease-treatmentMon, 13 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTPCN Network: Important people access primary care in way which suits them
Following the release of the findings from the latest GP Patient Survey, NHS Confederation’s PCN Network have stressed the importance of ensuring patients can access primary care offerings in a way which suits their individual needs.
As services begin to return to restart and encourage patients to increasing engage with them once...
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409,2978,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pcn-network-important-people-access-primary-care-in-way-which-suits-themFri, 10 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Test and Trace data shows 97.5% of tests returned the next day
As NHS Test and Trace have published the statistics for the fifth week of the service operating, demonstrating that 97.5% of in-person coronavirus tests were returned the day after the test was taken.
The dataset for the week of June 25 to July 1 also showed 91% of in-person tests taken at regional test site and mobile testing units...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-test-trace-data-returned-resultsFri, 10 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS SBS framework launched to help safe return of employees
A new procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to help facilitate the safe return of NHS and other public sector workers, assisting organisations in accessing technology which supports social distancing in the workplace.
The Workspace Optimisation Framework has been developed to meet the needs of...
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416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-framework-public-sector-workspaceThu, 09 Jul 2020 16:15:00 GMTCQC carrying out rapid reviews to prepare for future pressures
In an effort to help health and social care service providers best learn from the experience of responding to coronavirus around the UK, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out a series of rapid reviews into how providers are working collaboratively in local areas.
These Provider Collaboration Reviews (PCRs) will focus on 11...
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412,407,411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rapid-review-future-pressuresThu, 09 Jul 2020 09:45:00 GMTThree steps to accelerate the value of data in the NHS
Adam Mayer, Senior Manager at Qlik
It’s no secret that the NHS has been under huge pressure over the last few months. The pandemic has also made us more acutely aware of the immense strain on the health service from long-term challenges – like that of a growing and aging population – that still greatly impact the...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/qlik-accelerate-value-data-nhsThu, 09 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTDAPA-HF trial lead researcher in webinar on pioneering findings
A “highly respected” professor whose research is expected to have a significant impact on future diabetes treatments will discuss his findings during an online webinar for DPC.
Professor John McMurray led the DAPA-HF trial, which found that AstraZeneca’s dapagliflozin reduces new-onset of diabetes cases by almost a third...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dapa-hf-trial-research-webinarWed, 08 Jul 2020 15:45:00 GMTHEE to invest £10m to expand the NHS & care workforce
Health Education England (HEE) has announced it will invest £10m in funding to help support the growth of the clinical workforce, with the money going to expand the number of available placements for health and care courses.
People studying nursing, midwifery and selected allied health professions will benefit from the additional...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-nhs-workforceWed, 08 Jul 2020 10:15:00 GMTRCGP calls for less arduous regulation, more trust in GPs
A new report published by the Royal College of GPs calls for a permanent reduction in bureaucracy and red tape in the post-coronavirus period, allowing GPs to focus time and efforts to manage the aftermath of Covid-19 at a community level.
The report looks at how the coronavirus pandemic will shape the future of general...
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2978,416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-less-regulation-more-trustWed, 08 Jul 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS Open Space preparing to return to normal service
As part of efforts to return to normal service post-lockdown, efforts are being made to make many NHS Open Space rooms available to book once again – with NHS Property Services (NHSPS) asking for feedback and plans from potential users to better prepare for the re-opening.
NHS Open Space is a service delivered by NHSPS to facilitate...
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2978,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-open-space-property-servicesWed, 08 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTNew £8.4m study launched into long-term impacts of Covid-19
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched a major new research study into the long-term impacts of Covid-19 on hospitalised patients, with £8.4m of funding awarded to the research.
The PHOSP-COVID study is set to be led by the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-long-term-coronavirus-study-phosp-covidTue, 07 Jul 2020 11:15:00 GMTNHS Providers publish guide into NHS digital leadership
As part of efforts to help trust leaders build on the momentum achieved during the coronavirus pandemic and support NHS board lead their organisations forward in terms of digitisation, NHS Providers has published a new guide into NHS digital leadership.
The guide, A new era of digital leadership, has been jointly prepared by NHS Providers...
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419,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-digital-leadershipTue, 07 Jul 2020 10:15:00 GMTOffice of Health Economics urges supercharged R&D investment
A new report by the Office for Health Economics (OHE) has warned that without immediate action from the Government to “supercharge” private and public sector investment into the pharmaceutical industry, the UK will struggle to maintain its global competitiveness.
The Government had already promised to double public R&D...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/office-health-economics-supercharge-investmentTue, 07 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTFirst patient receives blood plasma treatment at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT
As part of a major ongoing coronavirus clinical trial, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has given its first patient an experimental blood plasma treatment.
The treatment, known as convalescent plasma, is being tested for patients who are severely ill with Covid-19 as part of the national priority trial REMAP-CAP...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/convalescent-plasma-patient-guys-st-thomas-nhs-ftMon, 06 Jul 2020 11:45:00 GMTNHS to launch online coronavirus rehabilitation service
Sir Simon Stevens has announced the launch of a new on-demand recovery service to support the tens of thousands of people who are suffering long-terms effects of coronavirus, delivered either online or over the phone by doctors, nurses and physiotherapists.
The new ‘Your COVID Recovery’ service forms part of plans to expand...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-online-coronavirus-rehabilitation-serviceMon, 06 Jul 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS and St John Ambulance to recruit thousands of 'NHS Cadets'
As the NHS celebrated its 72nd birthday, the NHS and St John Ambulance are joining forces to recruit and train thousands of ‘NHS cadets’ in order to improve care for patients and offer a route into health service employment for up to 10,000 young people.
The £6m programme, which will be equally funded by NHS England and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-st-john-ambulance-nhs-cadetMon, 06 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS at 72: Managing mental health services going forward
Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Network
Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the amazing achievements of our health system over the past few months. But as we recognise the best of the NHS and its response to the Covid-19 crisis we must not forget that for mental health the peak has yet to come.
Covid-19...
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414,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-72-mental-health-network-sean-dugganFri, 03 Jul 2020 11:00:00 GMTGovernment issues £16m funding to speed up life-saving diagnoses
Patients may be set to receive earlier and more accurate diagnoses for potentially life-threatening diseases such as cancer and Crohn’s disease, following a new £16m funding package announced by Science Minister Amanda Solloway.
The government-backed funding, which will be delivered to six of the UK’s most innovative...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-funding-diagnosis-cancer-crohns-diseaseFri, 03 Jul 2020 10:15:00 GMTTelecoms deal benefits half a million NHS frontline workers
Almost 500,000 NHS frontline staff in England have benefited from mobile and fixed broadband offers to stay connected at work during the coronavirus outbreak, following an agreement reached between the Government, NHS and telecommunications companies.
The agreement, reached in April, saw 29 mobile and fixed broadband providers agree...
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2978,419,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/telecoms-nhs-workersFri, 03 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTNew £350m hospital in Wales could open ahead of schedule
Wales’ newest major hospital, the £350m Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, could be set to open as early as November, subject to approval by the Welsh Government.
The 471-bed facility located in Llanfrechfa was first proposed back in 2004 and has been under construction for the past three years. Originally, it had been...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-wales-grange-university-hospitalThu, 02 Jul 2020 12:45:00 GMTHEIW sets new framework to assist pharmacy technicians
A first-of-its-kind advanced practice framework, developed by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), has been launched to assist pharmacy technicians develop their career pathways.
The framework sets out standards for the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to reach advanced levels of practice and is being piloted currently by...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heiw-framework-pharmacy-technicianThu, 02 Jul 2020 10:45:00 GMTPharmaceutical industry invested £381m into UK R&D collaborations
According to newly published data, the pharmaceutical industry invested more than £381m on R&D activities in the UK during 2019 – an increase from just over £377m in 2018.
The data was published by Disclosure UK, a public pharmaceutical industry-led database which details aggregate R&D spend, as well as...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharma-invest-uk-rdThu, 02 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Shared Business Services appoints new Managing Director
Erika Bannerman has been appointed as the new Managing Director of NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) following the departure of David Morris.
Ms Bannerman joins NHS SBS following a successful career to date in senior leadership, having previously held roles with Capita and the Manpower Group and brings with her a wealth of experience...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-erika-bannermanWed, 01 Jul 2020 16:00:00 GMTNew Leeds cancer research centre appoints leaders
Two internationally-acclaimed researchers, Professor David Sebag-Montefiore and Professor John Ladbury, have been appointed to lead a major new interdisciplinary research centre which has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.
Leeds Cancer Research Centre (LCRC) is a partnership...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-cancer-research-centreWed, 01 Jul 2020 14:15:00 GMTHow NHS Property Services adapted to a new way of working
From May/June 2020 edition
Trish Stephenson, Head of Facilities Management Strategy, NHS Property Services (NHSPS)
We are facing unprecedented times, both as a health service and as a nation. Organisations, charities and healthcare workers alike are adjusting to a ‘new normal’ – new training, role descriptions and...
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420,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-remote-workingWed, 01 Jul 2020 10:45:00 GMTNHS patients among first in Europe for new cystic fibrosis treatment
After a new landmark deal was struck, NHS patients in England will be some of the first people in Europe to benefit from a new “life-transforming” treatment for cystic fibrosis, the Chief Executive of the NHS Sir Simon Stevens has announced.
Three in five patients with the deadly genetic condition could benefit from the new...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-europe-cystic-fibrosis-treatmentWed, 01 Jul 2020 08:45:00 GMTSignificant increase in downloads of NHS-backed Public Health England fitness app during lockdown
A fitness app provided by Public Health England, and backed by the NHS, has been downloaded almost one million times as people sought to keep healthy and active during lockdown.
From March until the end of June, there were 858,000 downloads of the Public Health England ‘Couch to 5k’ app – a 92% increase compared to 2019...
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413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-england-nhs-couch-to-5k-downloadsWed, 01 Jul 2020 08:30:00 GMTAAC, PHPs & Me: Could the life sciences sector benefit the NHS?
Matt Roberts, NHE Editorial Lead
Yes, would be the simple answer. There are significant skills and expertise within the sector which the NHS could tap into; that much has been a largely agreed upon fact for some time. The ability to further our health service’s medical and research capabilities and unlock potential new treatments...
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417,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aac-php-life-science-sector-nhsTue, 30 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMTNHS Confed: Realistic expectations needed on road to recovery
With data from NHS Providers’ Recovery Position report and the Royal College of Physicians’ survey suggesting it could take over a year for services to return to full, pre-coronavirus capacity, NHS Confederation have urged both the health sector and the public to adopt ‘realistic expectations’ about the speed...
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2978,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-realistic-road-recoveryTue, 30 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTExtension for universities to bid on healthcare course places
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has agreed to extend the timetable for universities to apply for extra places, in order to meet the previously-announced additional 5,000 ring-fenced places for nursing, midwifery and allied health courses in England.
Healthcare courses have been met with an unprecedented demand, with the announced changes...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-healthcare-course-extensionTue, 30 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTEmpower your superheroes to power your organisation
Words provided by Quinyx, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
The year 2020 has been nothing short of cataclysmic for the entire world. Not a single person would disagree that Covid-19 has changed everything. While being in the middle of it all, desperately trying to look after the sick and the frail, it is sometimes hard to...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quinyx-power-your-organisationMon, 29 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTUniversity of Exeter awarded £1m rare diabetes research funding
Funding of almost £1m has been awarded to scientists at the University of Exeter to study a rare genetic form of diabetes, with a view to definitively identify a new form of the condition.
The funding was secured by the University of Exeter Medical School’s Dr Kash Patel, as part of the Wellcome Clinical Research Career...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-exeter-mody-diabetes-fundingMon, 29 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS rolls out additional support for pregnant BAME women
After new analysis showed pregnant black women were eight times more likely and Asian women four times as likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19, the NHS is rolling out additional support for pregnant women of a Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) background.
Given evidence of the heightened risk to BAME expectant mums...
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408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-additional-support-pregnancy-bameMon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTHealth and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network launched
NHS Confederation has launched the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network to transform the NHS so that members of the LGBTQ+ community can be assured of equal treatment, receive the best care and work in an inclusive environment across the healthcare service.
Made up of both LGBTQ+ leaders and allies from a range of roles, skills and...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-care-lgbtq-leaders-networkFri, 26 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMTUni of Glasgow awarded £38m to deliver precision medicine project
The University of Glasgow has been awarded £38m in funding to create the Precision Medicine Living Lab, a potentially ‘game-changing’ project focused on translating cutting-edge science and innovation into a real-world clinical setting.
Set to be situated in the University of Glasgow premises, adjacent to the Queen...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-glasgow-precision-medicine-living-labFri, 26 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS workforce statistics demonstrate rise in staffing numbers
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has praised the increase in NHS staffing numbers, after the recently published monthly NHS workforce data for up to the end of March 2020 by NHS Digital showed a significant rise in numbers.
Compared to last year, the number of nurses in the NHS increased by 12,131, while the number of doctors had risen by...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-statistics-riseFri, 26 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTTwo billion items of PPE delivered to frontline workers
Since the beginning of the current coronavirus outbreak, two billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have now been successfully delivered to the NHS and social care staff across the UK, the government has announced.
In the face of unprecedented global demand and pressures on supply chains, the government, NHS, industry...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-billion-ppe-nhsFri, 26 Jun 2020 08:30:00 GMTRare disease diagnosis improved by full genetic sequencing
Patients with rare diseases can see their diagnosis and care improved through whole genome sequencing, according to new research from the NIHR BioResource.
The results emerged from two pilots which form part of the 100,000 Genomes Project, which was set up to use powerful genetic sequencing technology within the NHS to help diagnose and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-bioresource-full-genome-sequencingThu, 25 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTHistology independent cancer treatment recommended by NICE
Entrectinib, which could prove to be a revolutionary treatment for a range of cancers, has been recommended by NICE for use on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
As a histology independent treatment, entrectinib targets all solid tumours which have a certain genetic mutation (a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion)...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/histology-independent-cancer-entrectinib-niceThu, 25 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS England launches first virtual pride to support LGBT+ community
NHS England are set to host its first-ever ‘Virtual Pride’ to celebrate and involve all NHS LGBT+ staff and allies, marking the time of year thousands of people would ordinarily be gearing up for Pride season.
Taking place on Friday 26 June, the NHS Virtual Pride event, which is being run on a voluntary basis, is set to be...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-lgbt-virtual-prideThu, 25 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTHealth Foundation: People still avoiding hospital visits
Commenting on the newly-released Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, the Health Foundation’s Chief Executive, Dr Jennifer Dixon, has expressed concerns that people are still avoiding visiting hospitals over fear of catching Covid-19.
Hospital admissions have plummeted in the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-people-still-avoiding-hospital-visitsWed, 24 Jun 2020 12:15:00 GMTSouth East London CCG launches mental health campaign
A new campaign to support people living in south east London experiencing mental ill health during the coronavirus pandemic has been launched by NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The ‘Free Your Mind’ campaign will run until August 22, 2020 and utilise an array of digital resources to support south east...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-east-london-ccg-mental-healthWed, 24 Jun 2020 11:45:00 GMTNew £3.2m genetic study launched into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)
The largest genetic study of its kind has been launched into myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, to search for genetic differences that may indicate underlying causes or increase the risk of developing the condition.
Jointly funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC), the £3.2m...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-study-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-meWed, 24 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHSBT calls for more male coronavirus plasma donors
Following new analysis which found men produce higher levels of Covid-19 plasma antibodies than women, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has launched a new campaign for men who have recovered from coronavirus to donate plasma for the national treatment trial.
According to the new figures, 43% of male plasma donors had high enough...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsbt-male-coronavirus-plasma-donorTue, 23 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTNew coronavirus saliva test piloted in Southampton
A new ‘no-swab’ saliva test, as part of a weekly coronavirus testing model, is set to be trialled in Southampton from this week, with over 14,000 GP staff, other essential key workers and university staff and their households participating in the first phase of the trial.
Participants will be able to complete coronavirus...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coronavirus-saliva-test-southamptonTue, 23 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHSX launches £3m tender to phase out pagers by end of 2021
NHSX has issued an open opportunity tender worth £3m, seeking a framework agreement to be established for NHS organisations to procure communication services as it looks to phase out pagers by the end of 2021 and move to more modern communication tools.
This shift to newer technology by NHS trusts has been mandated by the Secretary...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsx-tender-pager-framework-agreementMon, 22 Jun 2020 14:45:00 GMTThe mental health victims of the pandemic - the role of intervention
Parminder Sandhu, Mental Health Services Manager for Health Exchange
As the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there is increased awareness that the virus is causing problems far beyond physical illness.
So, what are some of mental health challenges patients are currently facing? And how can we support those impacted to...
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414,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-mental-health-victims-of-the-pandemic-and-the-role-of-interventionMon, 22 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTRCGP predicts surge in patients with PTSD post-coronavirus
A number of learning materials initially developed to assist GP practices in providing targeted support to military veterans returning from war zones and adjusting back to civilian life are set to be reworked by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) after it predicted a significant surge in patients presenting with similar symptoms following...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-ptsd-surge-e-learning-coronavirusMon, 22 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTSir Simon Stevens pays tribute to Windrush generation
NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has marked Windrush Day 2020 by paying tribute to the “essential contribution” of the Windrush generation to the health service and hoping to use the day not just to appropriately remember past efforts, but also serve as a catalyst for future change.
Windrush Day was introduced in 2018 as...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-simon-stevens-nhs-windrushMon, 22 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS community pharmacy health checks pass 300,000 appointments
An NHS scheme which has seen fast, safe, face-to-face consultations with a local pharmacist has now surpassed 300,000 appointments, as efforts have begun to accelerate once more as part of restoration efforts following the coronavirus peak.
The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service was set out in the NHS Long Term Plan...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-community-pharmacy-health-checksFri, 19 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTUniversity of Liverpool-led initiative awarded £2.2m funding
A research initiative to rapidly identify potentially ‘game-changing’ Covid-19 drugs, led by the University of Liverpool, has been awarded funding of more than £2.2m.
With conventional evaluation of new medicines being a lengthy processes, typically taking upwards of 10 years, new methods have had to be adapted and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-liverpool-agile-covid-19Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS coronavirus app to enter next phase of development
The government’s coronavirus tracing app, created to support the NHS Test and Trace service, has entered its next phase of development, working to bring together the work achieved so far on the NHS Covid-19 app and the new Google/Apple framework.
Following a trial on the Isle of Wight and rigorous field testing, a number of...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-coronavirus-app-developmentFri, 19 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMT'People shape technology, not the other way around'
Words provided by Home Group, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Assistive technology in healthcare isn’t necessarily something new, but sometimes innovation in this area can seem life-changing in theory, yet not live up to the hype for those putting it into practice.
Many people now enjoy the novelties of having...
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413,2996,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-group-assistive-technologyThu, 18 Jun 2020 10:30:00 GMTNHS to use world-first 'subscription-style' model to tackle AMR
Contracts are set to be offered to pharmaceutical companies, paying them at the beginning of their work, in order to incentivise work in bringing new antibiotics to market which could counteract antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
As part of the deals, of which the NHS reportedly has two contracts ready to offer, the healthcare service would...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-subscription-model-antimicrobial-resistanceThu, 18 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMTStroke Association launches digital guide for people with aphasia
The Stroke Association has sought to help as many as 350,000 stroke survivors suffering from aphasia, a common communication disability, who are at a greater risk of becoming lonelier and more isolated during the coronavirus pandemic.
While many across the UK have turned to technology to keep them connected with their loved ones, the...
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414,419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stroke-association-digital-guide-aphasiaThu, 18 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTPatient record flag could improve learning disabilities people care
Introducing a new flag on patient records for people with a learning disability can positively impact the healthcare they receive, a pilot scheme run by NHS Digital has shown.
The Reasonable Adjustment Flag, which lets doctors, nurses and other health and care staff know that a patient has a disability or other impairment and has specific...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-record-flag-learning-disabilitiesWed, 17 Jun 2020 15:45:00 GMTFinger on the Pulse: 'PPE gowns made in the UK'
Throughout this coronavirus period, the topic of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the availability of supplies for our healthcare workers has dominated the headlines. Shortages have been reported up and down the country, while centrally the government has slowly sought to reign in the problem and address the vast, unprecedented global...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/finger-on-the-pulse-ppe-uk-northumbriaWed, 17 Jun 2020 11:15:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Action needed to protect BAME community
Following publication of the Public Health England report into Covid-19 and its impacts on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, NHS Confederation have called for decisive action.
The report, titled Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups, focused on the disproportionate effect the coronavirus appears to...
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411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-bame-coronavirusWed, 17 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTGovernment approve NHS use of world's first coronavirus treatment
Following evidence that anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone reduced the risk of death in coronavirus patients, the government has moved to authorise its immediate use by the NHS.
All hospitalised Covid-19 patients requiring oxygen, including those on ventilators, across the UK will now be able to be treated using dexamethasone...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-approve-nhs-dexamethasone-coronavirusWed, 17 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTAvoira combatting spread of Covid-19 with smart temperature cameras
Words provided by Avoira, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Technology solutions specialist Avoira has launched a range of smart temperature detection camera packages to help businesses and public sector organisations combat the spread of Covid-19.
The artificial intelligence (AI) powered solutions take just one...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/avoira-smart-temperature-detection-cameraTue, 16 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMTNICE recommendations to improve the lives of children, young people
Judith Richardson, Acting Director for Health and Social Care at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), discusses her views on the latest NICE impact report on children’s and young people’s healthcare.
Children and young people make up 21% of the population of England, account for 23% of accident and...
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413,2978,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-impact-report-children-young-peopleTue, 16 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMTPublic Health England launches free psychological first aid training
Frontline staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response across England will be able to access a new psychological first aid training course online today for free, being offered by Public Health England (PHE).
The training will equip staff with the necessary skills and awareness to provide support and...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-psychological-first-aidTue, 16 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTLandmark IT deal struck to provide access to digital tools
An agreement has been struck by NHSX and NHS Digital will save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds and enable all eligible organisations in England to access Microsoft 365 digital tools, saving hundreds of millions of pounds for the NHS.
The deal guarantees significant cost savings for both individual NHS organisations and the NHS as a...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-nhs-it-digital-toolsMon, 15 Jun 2020 11:45:00 GMTAlmost all GP practices sign up to new primary care network contract
NHS England has announced that almost all GP practices across England have signed up to the new Primary Care Network (PCN) contract for next year, entitling them to receive a share of £500m of extra investment annually to employ more staff and deliver more services in or near to people’s homes.
The total investment sum, as...
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413,2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-nhs-england-primary-care-network-contractMon, 15 Jun 2020 10:45:00 GMTRoyal Colleges meet to discuss NI health system blueprint
As plans are laid out to rebuild Northern Ireland’s health service, medical leaders from the Royal College of GPs, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh and Royal College of Emergency Medicine met with the Northern Irish Health Minister Robin Swann to share expertise.
Acting as a direct response to...
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2978,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-northern-irelandSat, 13 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation: 'Unseen impact' of coronavirus revealed in data
NHS Confederation have warned about the potential unseen impacts of coronavirus on the population’s health which have been revealed in the latest NHS England performance figures, including significant backlog to treatments, delays in referrals and reduced numbers of A&E attendances.
Among the statistics released in the most...
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408,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-unseen-impact-coronavirusFri, 12 Jun 2020 11:00:00 GMTSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT connecting intensive care patients
With face-to-face communication and hospital visits severely limited in light of the current coronavirus outbreak, trusts around the country have been forced to look for innovative new ways to allow loved ones to keep in contact.
Particularly for those requiring treatment in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a result of the disease...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sherwood-forest-hospitals-icu-connectFri, 12 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS Providers: Support needed to meet mental health services demands
With the publication of evidence-based research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies into the additional demands on mental health services as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, NHS Providers Deputy Chief Executive Saffron Cordery has called for more support to be made available.
Concerns had already been raised previously...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-mental-healthThu, 11 Jun 2020 12:45:00 GMTNIHR & NICE launch guide to Covid-19 clinical evidence generation
The current coronavirus outbreak has created an environment rife for technological development, and now to assist with the introduction of new technologies the NIHR and NICE have developed a guide on clinical evidence generation for the developers of medicinal products for Covid-19.
Aiming to promote the highest...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-nice-clinical-evidence-generationThu, 11 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMTMore convenient cancer treatments to be offered during coronavirus
NHS England has announced its decision to accelerate the offering of more convenient cancer treatment to patients during the coronavirus pandemic, including chemotherapy buses and the fast track rollout of an innovative and life-saving type of radiotherapy.
The use of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), which uses fewer doses than...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-convenient-cancer-treatments-coronavirusThu, 11 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS launches new online support tools for people with diabetes
NHS England have announced the launch of new online tools for people living with diabetes which are now available on the NHS to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to help people manage their condition online, three new services are to be made available with a range of online videos and...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-online-support-tools-diabetesWed, 10 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTLondon NHS Covid-19 race equality programme announced
Yvonne Coghill, NHS England’s Director of Workforce Race Equality, is set to lead a rapid programme of work aimed at supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff across London in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
With a focus on the capital, which has the largest workforce diversity, Ms Coghill and her team will look to...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-nhs-race-equality-yvonne-coghillWed, 10 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTSkillsoft supporting NHS trusts, employees with online learning
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Testing times. Trying times. Challenging times. Whatever lens you choose to view the extraordinary way we’re living our lives at the moment, there is one thing that will help see us through the challenges that inevitably will come our way. Perseverance....
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/skillsoft-support-nhs-online-learningTue, 09 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTBleepa® becomes the first UK CE marked communication platform
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Feedback Medical, the specialist medical imaging technology company, has announced, in compliance with the Medical Device Directive (MDD) and having met the stringent criteria associated with the manufacture of a medical device, it has affixed a CE Mark...
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2996,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bleepa-feedback-medical-ce-mark-ukTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTNIHR launches new UK funding call for long term Covid-19 research
As we begin to emerge from the other side of the current coronavirus outbreak, attention is beginning to shift towards more long term visions. In keeping with that movement, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is launching a new call inviting applications on longer-term Covid-19 research.
The current joint-UKRI/NIHR...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-uk-funding-call-coronavirusTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:30:00 GMTSonia Patel: Moving the dial towards digital transformation
An interview with Sonia Patel, NHSX’s new Chief Information Officer
“It just shows, with the right conditions and a shared goal, what we can achieve as the NHS.”
Sonia Patel is talking about 'NHS Book a virtual visit', a bespoke technology solution providing remote visiting options to patients and their loved ones...
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417,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sonia-patel-nhsx-digital-transformationMon, 08 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTCovid-19 tests offered to care homes for over-65s or those with dementia
After a significant increase in testing capacity has been achieved, test kits have now been offered to every care home across England catering for over-65s or those with dementia.
Kits have been delivered to all eligible care homes who need them regardless of symptoms, covering nearly 9,000 settings.
Health and Social Care Secretary...
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409,413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/covid-19-test-care-home-over-65-dementiaMon, 08 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMTFour new partnerships struck to deliver PPE to frontline staff
As part of the Government’s ‘Make’ initiative, four new partnerships have been struck to ramp up domestic production of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect frontline healthcare staff during the current coronavirus outbreak.
Millions more visors, aprons and gowns will be delivered to health and social care...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-partnerships-ppeMon, 08 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTNew Clinical Director appointed by NIHR to further integrate research
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) have appointed Professor Robert Peveler as its new Clinical Director for NHS Engagement, leading work to support health and care settings promote and embed health and care research into their local organisations.
Professor Peveler has worked with the NIHR CRN for the last 10 years, most recently...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-crn-professor-robert-pevelerFri, 05 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMTPracticus offering its 'Ask the Community' service free of costWords provided by Practicus, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
When Transformation Leader Liz Eckert found herself on a year-long assignment at a West Country Clinical Commissioning Group, she encountered a specific challenge she needed help with. She explained: “I was doing a piece of work around urgent treatment...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/practicus-ask-the-communityFri, 05 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMTNHS England urges trusts to raise awareness around Covid-19
Additional information and guidance around social distancing, hand hygiene and PPE measures must be widely promoted and accessible to staff at all levels, as NHS leaders call on hospital trusts and other healthcare providers to ensure maximum dissemination of the vital messaging.
This includes looking at new and more effective ways of...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-covid-19Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTUniversity of Liverpool produces 15,000 visors for local NHS staff
As part of a partnership with several major manufacturing companies, the University of Liverpool has produced more than 15,000 3D-printed protective visors for use by healthcare staff in local NHS trusts and partner organisations.
Throughout the last eight weeks, staff and PhD students in the university’s School of Engineering and...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-liverpool-visors-nhs-staffThu, 04 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Delivering on testing commitment now key
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a commitment to target all coronavirus tests being turned around within 24 hours by the end of June, the Chief Executive of NHS Confederation, Niall Dickson, has reiterated the onus on such achieving such a target.
Rapid testing capacity is key to the country’s efforts overcoming...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-testing-commitmentThu, 04 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTNew NHS SBS framework to help protect NHS against cyber threats
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have developed a new free-to-access procurement framework to help the NHS and wider public sector manage cyber risks and recover in the event of a cyber security incident.
As part of the Cyber Security Services Framework, organisations can gain value-for-money access to 25 carefully selected...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-cyber-threat-frameworkWed, 03 Jun 2020 16:15:00 GMTCancer care backlog to affect around 2.4 million people in the UK
New analysis published by Cancer Research UK has outlined as many as 2.4 million people in the UK have been affected by a backlog in cancer care, waiting for cancer screening, further tests or treatment.
The current coronavirus outbreak has caused significant disruption to cancer services across the UK, including delays to cancer...
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2978,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-care-backlog-ukWed, 03 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMTHEE announces plans to expand psychological care training places
Health Education England (HEE) has announced its plans to bolster psychological care by increasing key training for these roles by 25% nationally.
From September 2020, the number of training places for NHS Child Psychologists and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists will be expanded, in line with urgent need identified by the NHS Long...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-psychological-care-training-placesWed, 03 Jun 2020 10:30:00 GMTBrowsealoud provide free access to web accessibility tool
Words provided by Texthelp, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
In this time of increasing uncertainty and change, web accessibility is more important than ever. With social distancing measures in place, there is an increased reliance on the internet to access the goods, services and information we need.
It’s...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/browsealoud-texthelp-free-access-nhsWed, 03 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS England and NHS Confed launch health inequalities research centre
NHS England and NHS Confederation have launched a new expert research centre set to investigate the impact of race and ethnicity on people’s health.
The NHS Race and Health Observatory, which will be hosted by the NHS Confederation, will identify and tackle the specific health challenges facing people from BAME backgrounds.
The...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-confederation-health-inequalities-research-centreTue, 02 Jun 2020 09:30:00 GMTMental health community projects to receive £5m additional funding
Community projects around the country supporting people with their mental health during the current coronavirus outbreak are set to receive a share of £5m additional funding announced by Mental Health Minister Nadine Dorries.
Voluntary organisations from across the country will receive a financial boost to expand their existing...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-community-projects-fundingTue, 02 Jun 2020 09:15:00 GMTRCGP: GP workforce crisis still prevalent during pandemic
Following the release of the latest NHS Digital Workforce Statistics data, which showed another annual fall in the figures for full-time equivalent GPs practicing around the country, Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) Professor Martin Marshall expressed his concerns.
The figures showed 712 fewer fully-qualified full-time equivalent...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-gp-workforce-crisisMon, 01 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMTNorth Tees & Hartlepool achieves savings with medicines programmes
At a time when cost-saving was as crucial as ever in the NHS, the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust achieved more than double its medicines savings target, delivering the best value for the North Tees and Hartlepool region and the wider NHS while maintaining high quality patient care.
The Teesside trust accomplished the...
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2978,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-tees-hartlepool-nhs-ft-medicines-programmesMon, 01 Jun 2020 10:15:00 GMTUK achieves 200,000 coronavirus testing capacity target
As the UK government continues to scale up its expansion of coronavirus testing capacity across the country, the target of 200,000 tests a day capacity has been achieved ahead of schedule, including capabilities to carry out 40,000 antibody tests a day.
The rapid expansion has led to the largest network of diagnostic testing...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-coronavirus-testing-targetMon, 01 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Complacency must be avoided in lockdown easing
Alongside welcoming in news of further easing of lockdown measures in England, NHS Confederation Chief Executive Niall Dickson also issued a stark warning for everyone to still remain vigilant and cautious to ensure we maintain the success we’ve had in combatting the current coronavirus outbreak.
NHS Confederation represent...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-complacency-lockdownFri, 29 May 2020 08:30:00 GMTSupporting NHS trusts, employees and their families in remote working
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The shift to remote working has been sudden and dramatic for many people over the last few months. Before social distancing measures came into force, a large majority of the UK workforce had limited experience of working from home on a long term basis. Since...
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2996,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/skillsoft-supporting-nhs-remote-workingThu, 28 May 2020 15:00:00 GMTRCGP: GP input will be vital to local level success
As the UK government unveils its new NHS Test and Trace programme, the Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), Professor Martin Marshall, outlined the key role which GPs could play in ensuring the process is successful at a local level.
Prof. Marshall said: “The announcement of funding for local authorities to tackle the virus at...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-local-level-successThu, 28 May 2020 12:30:00 GMTUK's first nursing degree apprentices graduate and take up roles
Newcastle Hospitals has seen its first students to have graduated from the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship scheme, the first of its kind in the UK, and join the frontline within the trust’s hospitals.
The eight graduating apprentices are now putting their skills to use in Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital and the Royal...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uks-first-nursing-degree-apprentices-graduate-and-take-up-rolesThu, 28 May 2020 12:00:00 GMTPPP Taking Care donate £100k to Age UK Emergency Coronavirus Appeal
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With the UK currently on lockdown for the foreseeable future, more and more of our older population are facing long periods of time being isolated, with no direct contact from friends, family members or carers. It is a frightening and difficult time for...
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413,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ppp-taking-care-age-uk-emergency-coronavirus-appealThu, 28 May 2020 11:30:00 GMTGovernment launches NHS Test and Trace service
In the latest efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus, Government have launched the new NHS Test and Trace service across England, aimed at helping to identify, contain and control the virus.
As part of the newly-introduced service, anyone who tests positive for coronavirus will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace and will need to share...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-nhs-test-traceThu, 28 May 2020 09:00:00 GMTSharmila Nebhrajani begins new position as NICE Chair
Following her appointment by the Health Secretary, Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE has officially taken up her position as the new Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
With significant government, charitable and industry experience across a range of sectors, Ms Nebhrajani becomes the organisation’s third...
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412,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharmila-nebhrajani-nice-chairWed, 27 May 2020 10:00:00 GMTPPE supply in the UK boosted by more than 100 new government deals
The UK Government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from across the globe, as well as ramping up domestic efforts, as it significantly boosts the country’s PPE supply to meet demand from health and social care settings during the current coronavirus outbreak.
Newly-announced deals include securing a further 3.7...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ppe-government-supply-dealsWed, 27 May 2020 09:00:00 GMTKindness is key to overcoming Covid-19 crisis
Nuno Albuquerque, Group Treatment Lead, UK Addiction Treatment Group, explains why your mental health is just as important as washing your hands
“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Publilius Syrus
As it would appear, and until we have a vaccination, the current coronavirus crisis cannot...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ukat-killing-covid-19-kindnessTue, 26 May 2020 15:15:00 GMTUK study to examine Covid-19 impact on blood cancer patients
A new UK study is being launched by IMPACT to examine how patients receiving stem cell transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders react to severe Covid-19 infections.
The study will be led by Dr Giovanna Lucchini from Great Ormond Street Hospital. IMPACT, who have launched the study, are a partnership of organisations...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/impact-study-blood-cancer-patientsTue, 26 May 2020 12:15:00 GMTPre-diabetes: a hidden healthcare problemDr Russell Muirhead, Clinical Director of Living Well, Taking Control
A third of adults in England have pre-diabetes, according to research published in The BMJ. The study also found that, over eight years, the number of people diagnosed with pre-diabetes tripled. By 2025, it is estimated that five million people will have diabetes in the...
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409,413,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pre-diabetes-russell-muirheadTue, 26 May 2020 11:30:00 GMTTest and trace service to be given £300m additional funding
Local authorities are set to be supported by £300m government funding to work alongside local NHS providers and other stakeholders, as part of the new test and trace service in England for coronavirus.
As part of the funding, each local authority will be given funding to develop tailored outbreak control plans.
Work on the...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/test-trace-service-fundingTue, 26 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTFive new research centres to improve patient access to clinical research
Five new regional Patient Recruitment Centre sites are set to be hosted by NHS trusts across the country, providing patients with an improved access to clinical research opportunities in regions including the North East and North Cumbria, Blackpool, Bradford, Leicester and Devon.
Part of a £7m investment by the...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-centre-nihr-north-east-cumbriaFri, 22 May 2020 14:15:00 GMTNew treatment for advanced breast cancer given NICE recommendation
As part of NICE’s newly released draft guidance, the drug atezolizumab has been recommended for treating patients with a type of breast cancer, known as triple negative breast cancer, that has spread to other parts of the body.
The positive recommendation from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) comes...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/atezolizumab-triple-negative-breast-cancer-niceFri, 22 May 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS fees scrapped for overseas health staff and care workers
Following pressure from MPs, NHS staff and care workers from overseas are set to be exempt from paying an extra charge towards the health service.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the PM had requested the Home Office and Department of Health and Social Care looked to exempt NHS and care workers “as soon as...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fees-overseas-staffFri, 22 May 2020 09:00:00 GMTHealth charities to receive £22m government funding support
Health Minister Nadine Dorries has announced £22m of government funding will be awarded to mental health, ambulance, social care, learning disabilities, autism and dementia charities to help support their work during the current coronavirus outbreak.
The funding forms part of a wider £750m funding package unveiled by the...
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414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-charities-funding-supportFri, 22 May 2020 08:30:00 GMTHousing association freeing up bed space to help ease NHS pressures
Words provided by Home Group, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
One of the UK’s largest housing associations has freed up essential bed space within its portfolio in-order-to ease bed pressure on the NHS.
Home Group, which provides housing, health and care across England and Scotland, has so far made close to...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/housing-association-nhs-pressureThu, 21 May 2020 11:30:00 GMTHealth Foundation: 'Ramifications to young people's longer-term health'
Based on a report by the Resolution Foundation, the Health Foundation have warned of potential impacts on the longer-term health outcomes of different age groups, and in particular young people, as a result of the current coronavirus outbreak.
According to the data gathered in the report, titled Young workers in the coronavirus...
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408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-young-people-health-outcomesThu, 21 May 2020 10:15:00 GMTCoronavirus bereavement scheme extended by Home Office
The Home Office has announced it will extend its bereavement scheme to the families and dependants of NHS support staff and social care workers who die as a result of contracting Covid-19.
As part of the scheme, those families and dependants of NHS support staff and social care workers who die as a result of contracting coronavirus...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bereavement-nhs-support-social-care-workersThu, 21 May 2020 09:45:00 GMTWhy an online healthcare masters is key to career progression
The University of Glasgow offers a whole host of healthcare online degrees designed to promote your skills and progress your career. Join us and make your mark today.
Against a backdrop of increasingly aging populations and advancing medical technology, the pressure on health services worldwide is growing. If you’re a healthcare...
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2996,421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-of-glasgow-career-progressionThu, 21 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTResearchers discover new endometrial cancer detection method
Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Uniersity of Manchester and the Federal University of Rio Grande de Norte (UFRN) have confirmed a new non-invasive test which can be used to help with early detection of endometrial cancer and those likely to be at-risk patients.
The study, the largest of its kind, was carried...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-endometrial-cancer-detectionWed, 20 May 2020 11:45:00 GMTCQC publishes its first insight document into Covid-19 pressures
In order to help share insight, ask key questions and encourage collaboration throughout the UK health sector, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the first of its insight document into pressures caused by the current coronavirus outbreak.
The document covers unique pressures faced by the sectors regulated by the CQC and...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-insight-covid-19-pressuresWed, 20 May 2020 11:15:00 GMTWelsh NHS Confederation: Testing only part of the response
As the Welsh Government announced an expansion to testing capacities for coronavirus, the Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation Darren Hughes has stressed the importance of recognising that testing forms just one aspect of our complete Covid-19 response.
Contact tracing, social distancing measures and, once available, antibody tests...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-nhs-confederation-testingWed, 20 May 2020 10:45:00 GMTRCP: Concerns still present among many clinicians
As the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) continues to survey its members during the coronavirus outbreak, it is successfully building up a more detailed picture of the workforce, the impacts on it and its continuing concerns around Covid-19.
Having surveyed the audience three times already since the outbreak of Covid-19, twice in...
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414,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-concerns-still-present-among-cliniciansWed, 20 May 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: Improvements still needed to testing regime
Following a statement from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, praising England’s testing capabilities and extending the offer of coronavirus testing to anyone over the age of 5 with symptoms, NHS Providers Chief Executive Chris Hopson warned there are still improvements to be made.
Mr Hopson said:...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-improvements-testingTue, 19 May 2020 10:45:00 GMTRCN seeks clarity on furlough for independent sector nursing staff
Nursing staff working in organisations including care homes, social care providers and other independent employers have in cases been left uncertain as to whether they are eligible for the government’s furlough scheme, with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) contacting the Chancellor for clarity.
In a letter to the Treasury, the RCN...
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413,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-furlough-independent-nursing-staffTue, 19 May 2020 09:00:00 GMTEmpowering GPs during the tough times of Covid-19
Dr Owain Hughes, founder of Cinapsis, discusses how the Covid-19 crisis highlights the referral burden placed on GPs.
The onus of deciding who should be referred for hospital or specialist care has weighed heavy on the shoulders of GPs for decades. Unfortunately, the advent of coronavirus means the stakes of such decisions have...
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414,421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/empowering-gp-cinapsisTue, 19 May 2020 08:30:00 GMTDiversifying to meet a demand: One business' response to PPE shortages
As Covid-19 demands innovation from all businesses, Matt Parker looked to diversify his Beyondsome brand to support the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) which had been struggling with supply chain challenges during the outbreak. He spoke with NHE’s Matt Roberts about his efforts.
Unlikely sources, unprecedented...
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420,413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diversifying-face-mask-beyondsomeMon, 18 May 2020 10:30:00 GMTGovernment launches major long-term study of coronavirus immunity
As many as 20,000 people are looking to be recruited as part of a major new government-funded study to further track and understand the spread of coronavirus in the general population across England, Scotland and Wales.
The research is seeking to measure blood antibodies to help determine what proportion of the population has already...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-study-coronavirus-immunityMon, 18 May 2020 09:15:00 GMTBuilding patient confidence in accessing non-Covid-19 treatments
With the NHS entering the second phase of its Covid-19 response, it faces a new challenge: patient concerns around infection risk possibly preventing them from attending outpatient services. How can NHS Trusts communicate confidence in its infection prevention measures as many non-coronavirus treatments and procedures previously halted...
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418,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-patient-confidence-ems-healthcareMon, 18 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS turns to artificial intelligence to speed up stroke care
As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, it is vitally important that other non-Covid-19 conditions still receive the care they need. In just one such example, NHS staff across the country have been working above and beyond to ensure anyone needing stroke care can safety get it despite the current pressures on...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-artificial-intelligence-stroke-careFri, 15 May 2020 10:45:00 GMTHealthcare workers' comfort top of agenda for Tecman in PPE investment
Words provided by Tecman, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
While many businesses have struggled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tecman Advanced Material Engineers saw an opportunity to adapt in response to the crisis and assist the national efforts.
Their brand new range of CE marked face and eye...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tecman-ppe-healthcare-comfortFri, 15 May 2020 09:45:00 GMTNew industry deal to manufacture 70 million face masks agreed
As the UK government continues its efforts to minimise shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front line NHS and social care staff, a new industry partnership has been agreed by Government to manufacture more than 70 million face masks in the UK.
The deal with Honeywell to manufacture and deliver the face masks forms part of...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/industry-deal-face-masks-honeywellFri, 15 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTFive key areas identified ahead of restarting NHS services
A joint letter from the Health Foundation, The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust has been delivered to the Health and Social Care Select Committee identifying five key aspects which need addressed ahead of their evidence session on delivering core NHS and care services during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
Health and Social...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-key-areas-nhs-servicesThu, 14 May 2020 09:45:00 GMTHealth system offered free of charge to assist coronavirus efforts
Words provided by Marketing Metrix, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Assisting government efforts to combat the current coronavirus outbreak, data science consultancy Marketing Metrix is offering their recently launched health and wellbeing data product Vigor to government departments and public health bodies free of...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-system-vigor-coronavirusThu, 14 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTHow healthcare services are pivoting during the pandemic
Stuart Brown, service manager of Living Well, Taking Control
Pressure on the NHS has been mounting for many years. By the end of 2019, it was reported that 4.6 million people were waiting for hospital treatment and 1.4 million people had unmet need for social care.
Increased demand for services was driven by an ageing population and...
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409,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-services-pivoting-pandemicWed, 13 May 2020 16:15:00 GMTRCP urge 'new deal' for international NHS and social care staff
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called on the UK government to create a new deal for international NHS and social care staff, recognising the vital role played they will play in the frontline response to coronavirus and the important part they will continue to play going forward.
Primarily, the proposed new deal asks...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-international-nhs-social-care-staffWed, 13 May 2020 10:30:00 GMTPPP Taking Care become first Which? Approved Personal Alarm Service
Words provided by PPP Taking Care, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
In the current climate, it is critical that the elderly and vulnerable can be certain that the services they purchase are reliable, resilient and trustworthy.
In response to this need, leading telecare provider PPP Taking Care has worked with the...
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413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ppp-taking-care-personal-alarmWed, 13 May 2020 09:15:00 GMTMajor new study announced to sequence human genomes
As scientists across the UK look to better understand people’s susceptibility to the current coronavirus outbreak, a major new human whole genome sequencing study has been announced to study the genetic code of thousands of severely ill patients to see if a person’s genetics has influenced their vulnerability to the virus...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/genomicc-sequence-human-genomeWed, 13 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTGovernment launches new portal for care home coronavirus testing
With all care home staff and residents now eligible for testing, with a priority given to those in homes looking after residents over 65 years of age, a new online portal has been launched to streamline the process of arranging coronavirus test kit deliveries.
As national testing capacity continues to increase, the government is...
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413,2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-portal-care-home-testingTue, 12 May 2020 12:45:00 GMTPlastics manufacturer focused on adaptable, reusable PPE for NHS
Words provided by ICL Tech Ltd, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
As the scale of the Covid-19 crisis unfolded, UK plastics manufacturer ICL Tech Ltd joined an army of businesses repurposing their operations to help serve and protect the NHS and other key workers repeatedly exposed to the virus,
After being asked for...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plastics-adaptable-reusable-icl-techTue, 12 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTFree access to online learning for NHS trusts, employees and their families
Words provided by Skillsoft, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
In the midst of this unprecedented global health crisis, we all owe so much to the courage and dedication of NHS staff. We are all impacted by these challenging times and we all must rise to meet them. Skillsoft is doing its part by offering free learning and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/free-access-online-learning-nhsMon, 11 May 2020 12:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation: 'Not the moment to throw away the gains made'
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson guided the country into its newest stage of coronavirus lockdown, with the message of ‘Stay Home’ transitioning into ‘Stay Alert’, the calls for care and vigilance remained vocal.
These are early days in the process of relaxing Covid-19 restrictions, with a dynamic and...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-not-the-moment-to-throw-away-the-gains-madeMon, 11 May 2020 10:30:00 GMTPayroll: It's back office, not back of mind
Steve Whiting who leads the Health Sector at Cantium Business Solutions discusses the challenges faced around payroll in the healthcare sector and how outsourcing a payroll provider is the answer.
To the casual eye, the fundamentals of payroll management are general – tracking hours, calculating pay and depositing employee salaries...
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415,421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/payroll-its-back-office-not-back-of-mindMon, 11 May 2020 10:00:00 GMTBusiness partnerships create millions more items of PPE for frontline staff
Millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) are to be received over the coming months for NHS and social care staff across the UK battling the coronavirus outbreak, courtesy of new collaborations agreed between Government and major businesses.
Companies including Amazon, the Royal Mint, Jaguar Land Rover and eBay are...
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413,2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/business-partnerships-ppeMon, 11 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTAI-driven physiotherapy app reduces pressure on NHS during Covid-19
Words provided by Eye catcher, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
As the NHS continues to face significant demand and pressure amid the current coronavirus outbreak, a partnership between Healthshare and high-growth technology company EQL have worked to give millions of NHS patients with muscle and joint pain to...
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409,2996,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ai-driven-physiotherapy-eqlFri, 08 May 2020 10:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Government right to recognise inspirational work
As the UK Government took time in the latest Downing Street press conference to praise the inspirational work going on in primary care and across the healthcare system, NHS Confederation have reiterated the message.
Representing organisations across the healthcare sector, NHS Confederation have watched as members from all aspects of the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-inspirational-workThu, 07 May 2020 10:30:00 GMTConvalescent plasma transfusions take place for Covid-19 patients
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has supplied the first units of convalescent plasma to hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, with the first transfusions having now taken place.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust so...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/convalescent-plasma-transfusionsThu, 07 May 2020 09:30:00 GMTDedicated adult social care workforce app launched by government
England’s adult social care workforce is set to benefit from a new dedicated app to help support them through the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The Care Workforce app, which has been developed with NHSX and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), will be introduced under the new CARE brand and will act as a single...
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413,419,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-workforce-appThu, 07 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation welcomes testing but stresses importance of access
After Boris Johnson stated during Prime Minister’s Questions that the UK government would be aiming to reach 200,000 tests a day by the end of the month, NHS Confederation Chief Executive, Niall Dickson, has welcomed the focus on further increasing testing capacity.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has also announced testing for...
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2978,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-testing-accessWed, 06 May 2020 15:00:00 GMTSponsorship deal agreed to support children's parties for NHS kids
Words provided by Non-Stop Kids Entertainment, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
A leading national provider of children’s parties, Non-Stop Kids Entertainment, are to be able to provide virtual parties for NHS children’s wards and children of NHS staff during the current coronavirus outbreak after securing a...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sponsorship-deal-children-nhs-kidsWed, 06 May 2020 14:00:00 GMTNIHR becomes member of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have now become an official associate member of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD).
An alliance of international public funding agencies supporting research activities, the GACD intends to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-gacd-global-alliance-chronic-diseasesWed, 06 May 2020 08:30:00 GMTHealth Foundation: Care homes remain on the front line in the fight
Throughout this coronavirus outbreak, care homes have been at the forefront of the fight against the virus, with many of the facilities becoming hotbeds for deaths and infections, in part due to the close proximity of many at risk patients and limited PPE provisions especially in the early days of the pandemic.
Following the release...
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413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-care-homesTue, 05 May 2020 14:45:00 GMTBMA Scotland warns not to underestimate future Covid-19 impact
Fears over potential additional stress or burnout on staff due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could have effects likely to be left long into the future, the Chair of BMA Scotland has warned.
The warning was issued after a British Medical Association (BMA) survey of 1,351 Scottish doctors showed as many as 1 in 4 are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-scotland-covid-19-impactTue, 05 May 2020 12:30:00 GMTGovernment pledges to continue to support UK Ventilator Challenge
Eleven devices manufactured as part of the UK’s Ventilator Challenge, as part of the national drive to increase ventilator supply and protect the NHS, will continue to be supported, the Government have announced.
Following a review by an expert panel of clinicians, including NHS clinicians and the regulator, the Medicines and...
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412,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-uk-ventilator-challengeTue, 05 May 2020 09:15:00 GMTMRC create £16m fund for Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs
A partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and life science medical research charity LifeArc are making £16m available as part of a fund to establish a network of Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs.
Providing early phase academic-led gene therapy clinical trials with access to clinical grade viral vector and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-research-council-gene-therapy-innovation-hubMon, 04 May 2020 11:00:00 GMTUniversity Hospital Southampton trialling new coronavirus drug
As the UK continues to help lead research efforts into the current coronavirus outbreak and potential treatments, a promising new drug is being trialled at University Hospital Southampton in hopes it could bolster defences of at-risk patients.
Known as SNG-001, the drug being trialled is aimed at helping those with underlying...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-hospital-southampton-coronavirus-interferon-betaMon, 04 May 2020 09:45:00 GMTNHS SBS remote working to ensure NHS salary payments unaffected
Across the UK our NHS staff are working heroically in the midst of Covid-19, including thousands of former healthcare professionals returning to the frontline, and the Payroll and Pensions Team at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has responded to the significant uptick in demand despite remote working throughout...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-salary-paymentsMon, 04 May 2020 08:45:00 GMTFighting for vulnerable patients during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
The month of May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and to mark the period charity Fight Bladder Cancer is stepping up efforts to raise awareness and try to support efforts to improve the lives of bladder cancer patients and their families.
As one of the most common forms of cancer, there are more than 18,000 people diagnosed each...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fight-bladder-cancer-awareness-monthFri, 01 May 2020 11:15:00 GMTBT1: Introducing ground-breaking sealant tech to the healthcare sector
Words provided by CT1, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Innovation often comes in the most unexpected places and in healthcare, we’ve seen that in the introduction of CT1’s latest ground-breaking sealant technology.
BT1 was launched into the market in late 2019, creating huge waves of attention within the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bt1-sealant-healthcareFri, 01 May 2020 09:30:00 GMTHome testing programme planned to track levels of coronavirus
The government has announced a major new programme of home testing which will track the levels of coronavirus present in the community, with a goal of scaling up the project to cover 100,000 people.
Commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care, the programme is being led by a team of top scientists, clinicians and...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-testing-coronavirusThu, 30 Apr 2020 09:30:00 GMTRCGP: Covid-19 controlled drugs changes to make 'genuine difference'
Temporary changes to relax laws on controlled drugs during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak have been welcomed by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), with the belief it will make a “genuine difference” to patients and families.
The announced changes were made as part of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS...
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413,2978,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-covid-19-controlled-drugs-law-changesWed, 29 Apr 2020 11:30:00 GMTCel-Fi products improve mobile signal coverage in NHS properties
Words provided by Frequency Telecom, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
The universal problem of poor mobile signal has far reaching implications for individuals and organisations across the UK. But, for an institution like the NHS, it could have dire consequences.
In April 2020, the NHS entered a digital...
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419,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cel-fi-frequency-telecom-nhs-mobileWed, 29 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTCoronavirus testing to be further expanded to protect most vulnerable
As efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak continue and safeguard the most vulnerable in society, anyone in England with Covid-19 symptoms who has to leave home to go to work, and any symptomatic member of the public aged 65 and over, will now be able to get tested.
Rapidly increasing testing capacity has given government the...
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413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coronavirus-testing-to-be-further-expanded-to-protect-most-vulnerableWed, 29 Apr 2020 08:45:00 GMT'No one part of the system can do this alone': Addressing health inequalities in light of Covid-19
British Red Cross Executive Director of UK Operations Norman McKinley discusses how the organisation is supporting the most vulnerable in response to coronavirus and asks: What will be done to address health inequalities that lead people to become vulnerable in the first place?
Covid-19 has been described as the biggest global crisis...
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413,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-inequalities-british-red-crossTue, 28 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTNHS set to begin restarting cancer and mental health services
Having been put on hold as the healthcare service rushed to get out in front of the coronavirus outbreak, the NHS is now set to begin restoring some services which were put on hold, with the “exact pace” services would return at being left to the discretion of individual trusts.
Beginning with the most urgent services...
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409,414,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-restart-cancer-mental-health-servicesTue, 28 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTBCA calls for government support for self-employed health practitioners
As social distancing measures enforce us to keep apart as a society, it has left many health practitioners, including chiropractors, dentists and physiotherapists, unable to physically treat their patients during this time.
As such, thousands of health professionals across the UK are facing huge and ongoing financial pressure within the...
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415,2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/british-chiropractic-association-government-supportTue, 28 Apr 2020 08:45:00 GMTClinical trial approved for plasma treatment to assist Covid-19 patients
A clinical trial has been given approval to determine if a treatment involving donated plasma can support coronavirus patients, with plans to scale up a national programme to deliver up to 10,000 units of plasma a week to the NHS if proven effective.
As part of the treatment, patients battling the virus would be given plasma donated...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-trial-plasma-coronavirusMon, 27 Apr 2020 09:15:00 GMTUK firm repurposes specialist food packaging tech to produce PPE
Words provided by RAP UK, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Rapid Action Packaging (RAP), one of the UK’s leading food-to-go packaging manufacturers, has repurposed its production line during the coronavirus outbreak to manufacture disposable PPE face shield equipment at a mass scale.
With a targeted capacity of...
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413,2996,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-rap-food-packaging-ppeFri, 24 Apr 2020 09:45:00 GMTUK boosts testing capacity with three new diagnostic labs
Testing capacity in the UK has been bolstered by the rapid creation of three new diagnostic labs in Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Alderley Park in Cheshire, with each site scaling up to handle tens of thousands of patient samples daily.
Each of the individual Lighthouse Labs sites took just three weeks to complete and begin testing, as the...
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411,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-testing-capacity-lighthouse-diagnostic-labsThu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMTSoftworks show their appreciation for those in healthcare
eRostering and workforce management specialists Softworks, who support a number of healthcare organisations, have taken the time to offer thanks to those working to help keep the population healthy in these unprecedented times through a specially created thank you video.
Featuring members of the Softworks team and their families, the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/softworks-thank-youWed, 22 Apr 2020 10:45:00 GMTOmnicell introduces a new rapid pandemic response scheme
Words provided by Omnicell, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
Rapidly expanding bed capacity and supporting wider healthcare infrastructure has never been more important than during the current fight against Covid-19.
Omnicell, a global leader in the field of healthcare automation, has been driving innovation in...
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2996,411,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/omnicell-introduces-a-new-rapid-pandemic-response-schemeWed, 22 Apr 2020 09:30:00 GMTBritain's GPs reducing coronavirus risks with phone, video technology
Words provided by X-on, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
GPs and returning healthcare workers are utilising the latest ‘breakthrough’ digital phone and video technology from their homes to help remotely address the huge care demands created by the coronavirus pandemic, protecting the frontline workforce from...
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419,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-phone-video-technology-x-onTue, 21 Apr 2020 13:15:00 GMTHealthcare Communications supports NHS trusts with free eClinic software
Words provided by IMImobile, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive
With the coronavirus outbreak demanding greater access to remote appointments and consultations, global cloud communications software and solutions provider IMImobile has launched its eClinic software to NHS trusts for free for a year, through their healthcare...
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419,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/imimobile-nhs-eclinic-softwareTue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMTUniversity of Bradford supports early deployment of 400 staff into NHS
As part of the national coronavirus response, the University of Bradford has helped to support efforts by facilitating the early deployment of 400 midwives, paramedics and other healthcare students into frontline healthcare roles.
Many of those who have early deployed into the NHS have already taken up positions in hospitals including...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-bradford-early-deploymentTue, 21 Apr 2020 09:15:00 GMTUniversity of Sunderland producing protective face shields for medics
Frontline health workers in the North East are being provided with protective face shields designed by the University of Sunderland to help protect them during the coronavirus outbreak.
An expert team at the university’s Institute for Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice (AMAP) designed the unique visor, creating the...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-sunderland-face-shieldsMon, 20 Apr 2020 10:30:00 GMTNHS Blood and Transplant looking into plasma coronavirus treatment
In an effort to potentially use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill will the disease, NHS Blood and Transport (NHSBT) has called for donations from those who have recovered from Covid-19.
The blood donated from some of the people who had recovered from the virus would be used in clinical trials to assess...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-blood-transplant-plasmaMon, 20 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS SBS helps support NHS efforts at home and abroad
Experts from the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have been working around the clock to support the emergency response to coronavirus both at home and abroad, helping to equip the new NHS Nightingale hospitals here in the UK, as well as supporting the procurement of emergency goods in the British territory of Gibraltar.
With...
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415,2978,411,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-procurement-nightingale-gibraltarFri, 17 Apr 2020 14:15:00 GMTNHS Providers welcome lockdown extension to help flatten the curve
As Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab extended the UK lockdown due to coronavirus for another three weeks, NHS Providers have welcomed the move, aimed at flattening the peak of the virus infection rate and assisting the NHS in managing the outbreak.
Referring to Mr Raab’s announcement as “clear instruction”, Deputy Chief...
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408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-lockdown-extensionFri, 17 Apr 2020 08:45:00 GMTCovid-19: Protecting Staff, Protecting Patients
Words by Ben Kanter, MD, FCCP, Chief Medical Information Officer, Vocera
Clinicians and nurses contend with infectious diseases every day. The Covid-19 pandemic is highlighting this stressful aspect of care, partly because it is highly contagious, and also because it’s creating unprecedented demand to protect hospital staff coupled...
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408,417,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/covid-19-voceraThu, 16 Apr 2020 08:30:00 GMTEmergency call: 4G coverage is a necessity in hospitals and care homes
Stuart Waine of Spry Fox Networks explains why 4G coverage is not just nice to have inside hospital buildings and care homes but an essential part of hospital operation. This content was provided by Spry Fox Networks and editorially reviewed by National Health Executive.
Ask any healthcare organisation about their...
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419,2996,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spry-fox-networks-4gWed, 15 Apr 2020 15:30:00 GMTPocketalk to donate 500 translators to support healthcare organisations
Content provided by Pocketalk, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive.
After providing communication support to medical staff on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus in the United States and Japan, Pocketalk has announced it will donate 500 units of its AI-powered translation device, Pocketalk W...
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2996,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pocketalk-to-donate-500-translators-to-support-healthcare-organisationsWed, 15 Apr 2020 14:30:00 GMTClean care is in your hands: Backing the global call to action
Content provided by skin health and surface hygiene experts GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive.
The worldwide advocacy day for Hand Hygiene falls annually on May 5, and this year its importance is even more significant, as the world battles Covid-19.
As a member of the World...
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2996,408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gojo-clean-careWed, 15 Apr 2020 12:30:00 GMTGovernment offers commitment to facilitate testing in social care settings
As capacity to test for coronavirus is built up over the coming weeks, all care home residents and social care staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested, the government is expected to announce later today.
The announcement comes amid criticism of the current testing model in social care settings, whereby at present only the first five...
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413,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-testing-social-careWed, 15 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTCapitalising on virtual reality to support mental healthcare
Content provided by Oxford VR, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive.
Oxford VR have published their latest white paper, which explores and evidences how clinical excellence and gamification technology is being utilised effectively to advance the capacity and treatment of mental health.
A spin-out from Oxford University...
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414,419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oxford-vr-mental-healthcareTue, 14 Apr 2020 16:15:00 GMTProviding mission-critical IT hardware and equipment to the NHS
Content provided by Techbuyer, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive.
In these unprecedented times, technology can and is helping during the pandemic in surprising ways. We have seen this in our core business, where there has been a surge for laptops and personalised IT solutions.
As a company that supplies many NHS...
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419,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/techbuyer-nhs-itTue, 14 Apr 2020 12:15:00 GMTTwo additional NHS Nightingale hospitals set to be opened in England
Sunderland and Exeter have both been confirmed as locations where new NHS Nightingale hospitals will be opened to help provide additional beds for patients with coronavirus symptoms, should they be needed in the coming weeks ahead.
Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS, made the announcement confirming the additional sites in Tyne...
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411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-additional-nhs-nightingale-hospitals-set-to-be-opened-in-englandTue, 14 Apr 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS London Procurement Partnership working to support NHS
NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) is one of a number of organisations and bodies diligently working behind the scenes to support our frontline NHS services to combat the demands of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
United with the wider NHS in the fight to beat the coronavirus, NHS LPP has an important role to play in the...
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415,411,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-london-procurement-partnership-supportThu, 09 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTSkills for Health, NHS Professionals support urgent training needs
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has necessitated significant efforts from across our healthcare service, with an increasing demand on frontline staff as the escalation of Covid-19 continues. At present, it has been facilitated by a rapid response from NHS trusts and organisations to provide necessary support to deliver essential patient...
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412,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/skills-for-health-nhs-professionals-trainingThu, 09 Apr 2020 15:30:00 GMTNHSX partnering with tech firms to help isolated people stay connected
With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak demanding strict social distancing, particularly from those in the most at-risk categories, it can be a particularly isolating time for many. As such, NHSX has teamed up with technology firms to help ensure some of the most isolated people have access to vital emotional support and companionship...
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414,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsx-tech-firms-isolationThu, 09 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTBurnham: Free tram passes to be given to NHS and social care workers
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced that he will provide free tram passes for NHS and social care workers as a gesture of thanks to support them during the coronavirus outbreak.
According to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, who made the announcement during his weekly coronavirus press briefing, he had been lobbied by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burnham-free-tram-passes-nhs-social-careWed, 08 Apr 2020 14:45:00 GMTUniversity of Hull plans to produce 20,000 PPE units a week
The University of Hull is seeking to help support the healthcare service during the coronavirus outbreak, announcing plans to produce more than 20,000 face shields for healthcare workers, addressing current shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE).
A team of engineers at the university have created new designed which can be...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-hull-ppe-face-shieldsWed, 08 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTNHS SBS working to 'maintain the level of support the NHS needs'
Facing unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the NHS has needed all of its resources and collective support to ensure it maintains capacity to safely and effectively treat patients. That has included not just its frontline operations, but equally throughout its behind-the-scenes operations and NHS Shared...
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415,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-support-nhs-needsTue, 07 Apr 2020 11:45:00 GMTNuffield Foundation award £4m funding to six UK research projects
Six research teams across five UK universities have received a share of £4m funding from the Nuffield Foundation to support their work seeking to improve the lives of people living with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions by influencing policy and practice.
As many as 18.8 million people in the UK are affected by musculoskeletal...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-foundation-msk-researchTue, 07 Apr 2020 09:45:00 GMTCabinet Office issues procurement cards guidance to support suppliers
Suppliers to the public sector are seeing their cashflow partly consolidated in light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, following publication of new guidance from the Cabinet Office surrounding the use of procurement cards.
The newly-released Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and guidance to central government...
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415,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cabinet-office-ppn-procurement-cardMon, 06 Apr 2020 15:15:00 GMTNHS Digital streamlines NHS Smartcard access for new staff
New starters have been granted quicker access to hospital systems after NHS Digital permitted the use of a virtual Smartcard and streamlined processes for physical cards. This will prove particularly significant for the thousands of staff working at the new NHS Nightingale hospitals, who will need to be verified and able to access systems...
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419,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-smartcard-staffMon, 06 Apr 2020 10:15:00 GMTWorld's largest potential coronavirus treatments trial rolled out in UK
A randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus treatments, the largest currently underway anywhere in the world, has been rolled out across the UK in efforts to race to find a treatment.
The trial is testing a number of promising treatments and, should the science support it, they will be filtered out to NHS patients as quickly...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-coronavirus-recovery-clinical-trialMon, 06 Apr 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHS to benefit from £13.4bn debt write-off
In efforts to relieve some of the financial burden on NHS providers in light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced over £13bn of debt will be written off from the healthcare service.
The debt write-off, set to have taken effect from April 1, 2020, forms part of a wider new NHS funding model...
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415,2978,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-debt-write-offFri, 03 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMTHealth Secretary outlines plans for 100k coronavirus tests a day
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has outlined a new five-pillar plan detailing the national efforts to increase testing in England, with an aim to carry out 100,000 tests for coronavirus a day by the end of the month.
As part of the new five-pillar plan, which brings together the skills and expertise of government, industry, academia, the...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-matt-hancock-coronavirus-testsFri, 03 Apr 2020 06:55:00 GMTGovernment announce £300m support for community pharmacies
Community pharmacies are set to receive a £300m cash boost from the government to ensure they can continue to carry out essential service during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The advanced funding injection form the Department of Health and Social Care will support pharmacies to provide critical services to protect community...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-dhsc-community-pharmaciesFri, 03 Apr 2020 06:45:00 GMTNHS technology sees 38% surge in usage during coronavirus outbreak
New research carried out into the use of NHS technology (such as apps and websites) demonstrated a 38% increase in usage among respondents due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Some of the biggest NHS technology increases were seen in the NHS website, NHS App and NHS Pathways, among other services.
As one of the biggest...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-technology-coronavirus-increaseThu, 02 Apr 2020 12:45:00 GMTNHS SBS: A 21st Century NHS
Sean Hopkins, Head of Programmes and Technology for Employment Services, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS)
In a recent speech to the Health Tech Alliance, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, reiterated the role that all health professionals must play within the digital transformation of the NHS, stating...
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420,416,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-21st-century-nhsThu, 02 Apr 2020 11:30:00 GMTWhy social prescribing is the future of healthcare
Jennifer Jones-Rigby, COO at Health Exchange, a social enterprise seeking to shape the design and development of health and wellbeing services in a way that will enable everyone to have the capacity and confidence to choose positive health and wellbeing.
The medical profession is often overstretched, with too many resources...
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409,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jennifer-jones-rigby-health-exchangeWed, 01 Apr 2020 16:00:00 GMTNHS Property Services appoints new acting Chief Executive Officer
The NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced the appointment of Martin Steele as the new acting Chief Executive Officer for the organisation, with the decision taking effect immediately from April 1, 2020.
Since 2017, Mr Steele has worked as the Chief Operating Officer at NHSPS and he has been leading the organisation’s strategic...
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412,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-ceo-martin-steeleWed, 01 Apr 2020 11:45:00 GMTNHS Providers: PPE guidance must restore confidence of clinicians
With increased pressure on health governing bodies to provide further, detailed guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE), NHS Providers have stressed the importance of that direction meeting the demands of healthcare professions to restore confidence among the ranks.
Although early efforts to provide guidance have been released...
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2978,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-ppe-guidanceWed, 01 Apr 2020 09:15:00 GMTUK to automatically extend visas for NHS front line workers
The Home Office has announced any doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before October 1, 2020 will have them automatically extended for one year as part of the national effort to combat coronavirus.
The extensions will apply to around 2,800 migrant doctors, nurses and paramedics currently employed by the NHS, as well as...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-home-office-nhs-doctors-nurses-visaWed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMTZappshelter: 'It's about supporting the country in a time of need'
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In light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, workforces have seen a need to keep people separated on sites, with specialist shelter provider Zappshelter having produced an innovative product designed to assist their needs.
Targeting a range of essential services still working through the coronavirus...
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2996,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/zappshelter-air-specialist-tentTue, 31 Mar 2020 17:45:00 GMTNHS Business Services Authority: 'We are the NHS supporting the NHS'
With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak demanding significant time and care from the NHS, it has become vitally important for all aspects of the health and care industry to support one another and contribute to the collective effort.
Having only just recently featured the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and their Chief Executive...
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415,2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsbsa-nhs-supportTue, 31 Mar 2020 14:15:00 GMTNHSCFA: Never get bored of fraud
Matthew Jordan-Boyd, Director of Finance & Corporate Governance, NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA)
I have written several articles about the work of NHSCFA and that tends to be from my fairly technical angle as a figures person, an accountant who has worked in the NHS for almost 20 years.
When I discuss the need to be more...
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415,2978,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscfa-fraudTue, 31 Mar 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS approved to use breathing aid to assist coronavirus patients
A breathing aid which can aid Covid-19 patients and prevent them from needing intensive care treatment has been approved for use in the NHS by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The breathing aid, known as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), has been used extensively in hospitals in Italy and China to...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-breathing-aid-cpap-coronavirusMon, 30 Mar 2020 14:00:00 GMTNHS to open two more new hospitals to support coronavirus efforts
Two new additional NHS Nightingale hospitals will open in Birmingham and Manchester to provide care to thousands more coronavirus patients, according to NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens.
The two new sites, based at Birmingham’s NEC and Manchester’s Central Convention Complex, will provide support for patients from across...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nightingale-manchester-birminghamMon, 30 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMTTemporary registration granted to 11,800 doctors by GMC
Following an official request by the UK government, the General Medical Council (GMC) has granted temporary registration to 11,856 doctors who had left the profession.
This means the doctors are now licensed to practice medicine again in the UK and are able to help assist with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, should they be asked to do...
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412,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/temporary-registration-doctors-gmcFri, 27 Mar 2020 12:15:00 GMTMatt Hancock: 'We are more indebted than ever to NHS staff'
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has lauded NHS staff during his response to the healthcare service’s recently released workforce statistics, which demonstrated an increase in the number of nurses and doctors.
Compared with figures from the same period last year, the number of nurses in the NHS has increased by 9,398 and the number of...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-workforce-doctors-nursesFri, 27 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMTHealth Education England announce new Chief Executive
Health Education England (HEE) have announced it will appoint Dr Navina Evans as the organisation’s new Chief Executive following a rigorous interview process.
Beginning a period of phased introduction to HEE from April 1, 2020, Dr Evans will take up the post full time from October 2020, replacing the outgoing Professor Ian Cumming...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-navina-evansThu, 26 Mar 2020 11:45:00 GMTGovernment calls for rapid ambulance sanitising solutions
Is your company working on an innovative or novel solution to clean ambulances quicker? Well, then Government want to hear from you.
That’s the message coming out of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) who are looking to work with innovators to develop rapid sanitisation technology to speed up the time it takes to clean...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-ambulance-sanitising-solutionsThu, 26 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMTDHSC doing 'everything it can' to secure access to medicines
As the UK continues to battle against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, there continues to be a real need to ensure that medicines supply chains are maintained to their most efficient levels possible.
Continued access to safe and effective medicines are not only vital for front line staff tackling the coronavirus outbreak, but for the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-medicines-supply-chainWed, 25 Mar 2020 15:45:00 GMTNPA Chief Executive: Praise for pharmacists welcomed
After Health Secretary Matt Hancock made a point of publicly thanking “those who usually don’t get mentioned, including pharmacists” the Chief Executive of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), Mark Lyonette, welcomed the praised.
As the UK continues to battle against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Mr Hancock had...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npa-pharmacists-mark-lyonetteWed, 25 Mar 2020 12:15:00 GMTMore than 170,000 volunteers sign up to assist the NHS
Following rallying cries from the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, calling for an army of 250,000 volunteers, he has seen the British people respond: with more than 170,000 people already signed up to work for the NHS volunteer scheme amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
As the NHS continues to prepare for and manage the rising numbers of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-volunteer-army-goodsam-responderWed, 25 Mar 2020 10:45:00 GMTHealth Secretary unveils NHS Nightingale field hospital in London
East London’s ExCeL Centre is set to be turned into a makeshift NHS field hospital, dubbed NHS Nightingale, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according the Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
The exhibition space, which is more accustomed to hosting Crufts and Comic Con than it is treating patients, will be turned into a temporary...
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2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-nhs-nightingale-londonWed, 25 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Professionals launches rapid response staff bank protocol
In light of the ongoing challenges facing the NHS due to the coronavirus outbreak, NHS Professionals has launched the Covid-19 Rapid Response, a staff bank protocol designed to enable qualified nurses and healthcare professionals to move quickly and safely to the front line.
NHS Professionals currently runs the largest staff bank in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-professionals-staff-bank-coronavirusTue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:00 GMTNHS England to undertake CCG powers to support coronavirus efforts
Following the publication of a national directive by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England has been legally directed to take on extensive powers typically held by clinical commissioning groups to support efforts in tackling the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Under the new guidance, NHS England will be able to buy services...
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410,2978,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-ccg-procurement-powersTue, 24 Mar 2020 12:15:00 GMTMinister for Care calls upon recruitment agencies
Minister of State for Care, Helen Whately MP, has penned a letter to recruitment agencies operating with the health and social care workforce, calling on them to work with NHS and social care providers to help support the battle against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
As Minister Whately acknowledges in the letter, the serious challenge...
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413,2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minister-care-helen-whately-agenciesTue, 24 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMTProjects awarded £10.5m to boost Covid-19 vaccine research
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has began funding the first round of six new projects to the tune of £10.5m, as the UK government looks to speed up testing of a vaccine, development of new therapies and improving our understanding of how to treat the Covid-19 infection.
As the UK and wider global medical community continues to...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-coronavirus-vaccineMon, 23 Mar 2020 16:30:00 GMTRoyal Papworth Hospital performs world first heart-lung transplant
A specialist transplant team at Royal Papworth Hospital have successfully completed the world’s first transplant of a Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) heart-lung bloc.
The life-saving operation was carried out on a 25-year-old patient in summer 2019 and the patient continues to show a full recovery, recently starting a new job...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-papworth-hospital-dcd-heart-lung-transplantMon, 23 Mar 2020 13:45:00 GMTDigital wellness platform planned for the Cabinet Office
In an effort to support the mental and physical health of its employees, the Cabinet Office is aiming to develop a digital wellness platform.
The platform is intended to support staff in tracking and improving their physical wellbeing, as well as helping to manage common workplace mental strains including stress, anxiety, focus and...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-wellness-platform-cabinet-officeMon, 23 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMTArmed Forces to help deliver PPE to frontline NHS staff
Concerns over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff are looking to be alleviated as the Armed Forces will begin assisting in delivering the vital preventative equipment to health workers battling the coronavirus outbreak.
Hospital trusts have been told they will begin receiving deliveries of PPE such as...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/armed-forces-ppe-nhs-staffMon, 23 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMTWMAHSN launches applications for 2020 SME Health Innovation Fund
The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has opened its applications for a healthcare fund to provide organisations with up to £50,000 to cultivate innovation in the West Midlands.
The 2020 Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Health Innovation Fund, which was developed in partnership with MidTECH Innovations and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wmahsn-health-innovation-fundFri, 20 Mar 2020 11:45:00 GMTHow to help patients manage the psychology of chronic conditions
Indie Dhariwal, Wellbeing Facilitator at Living Well Taking Control
Living with a chronic condition puts huge pressure on both the body and mind. Not only can it prevent patients from doing activities they used to enjoy, but in many cases, patients suffer psychological distress. Considering how difficult and disabling chronic...
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414,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-to-help-patients-manage-the-psychology-of-chronic-conditionsFri, 20 Mar 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS Providers: Financial support for the NHS and social care welcomed
Government announced another £2.9bn in support to strengthen care for the vulnerable and the newly-passed Coronavirus Bill, as the country continues to grapple with the virus outbreak. In response to the decision to allocate the additional funding, NHS Providers have praised the extra financial support.
Chief Executive of NHS...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-financial-supportFri, 20 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMTEfficient respirator fit testing and infection prevention
Sponsored Content: TSI explain about respirator fit testing and infection prevention for hospital staff and healthcare workers, and how they can best support the healthcare industry
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus Covid-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. In this blogpost, we look at UK healthcare workers and...
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420,2996,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tsi-portacount-respirator-fit-testingThu, 19 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMTNICE appoints Professor Gillian Leng as new chief executive
Current Deputy Chief Executive at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Professor Gillian Leng CBE, has been appointed as the organisation’s new Chief Executive.
Professor Leng has held her current post since 2007 and already serves as NICE’s Director of Health and Social Care. She will take up her new...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-professor-gillian-lengWed, 18 Mar 2020 14:15:00 GMTRoyal Pharmaceutical Society welcomes NHS England plans
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has responded to NHS England’s letter sent out to hospitals and healthcare institutions, outlining further support for primary care workers such as pharmacists.
Chair of the RPS in England, Professor Claire Anderson, described the new measures to help tackle the ongoing coronavirus...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-pharmaceutical-society-coronavirusWed, 18 Mar 2020 13:45:00 GMTUp to 30,000 beds to be freed up as non-urgent operations postponed
All non-urgent operations in England are set to be postponed from April 15, 2020 in an effort to free up 30,000 beds to help tackle the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to NHS England.
The emergency policy will be in place for at least three months.
In a letter to NHS bosses from NHS England, hospitals were told to cancel all...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-coronavirus-bedsTue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:00 GMTPharmacy leaders appeal to help them maintain vital supplies
UK pharmacy leaders have issued a collective open letter to the public, asking them to act in the interests of the whole community in order to help pharmacies maintain vital services including medicines supply in light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
In the appeal to customers, the leaders highlight the work being undertaken by...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacy-leaders-vital-suppliesTue, 17 Mar 2020 11:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Shielding the NHS is a priority
Following strict guidance relating to the coronavirus outbreak being introduced by the Prime Minister, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, Niall Dickson, has called for us to protect our national healthcare service.
As Mr Dickson explains, the number one priority for now is shielding the NHS so that it is capable of providing the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-nhs-priorityTue, 17 Mar 2020 11:15:00 GMTCQC to stop routine inspections to support coronavirus care delivery
From March 16, 2020, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced it will be stopping routine inspections and instead focusing on supporting providers to deliver safe care during the coronavirus outbreak.
Throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the CQC’s primary objective is reportedly set to be supporting providers to keep...
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412,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-coronavirus-care-deliveryMon, 16 Mar 2020 16:45:00 GMTHIV drug PrEP to be available across England after £16m funding
Local authorities are set to receive £16m in government funding in 2020 to 2021 to deliver preventative HIV treatment drug PrEP to patients.
The Department of Health and Social Care funding will ensure anyone at a high risk of contracting HIV will receive PrEP from their local sexual health clinic to reduce the risk of getting the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hiv-prep-england-fundingMon, 16 Mar 2020 12:45:00 GMTHealth Enterprise East launches MedTech NAVIGATOR programme
Leading NHS innovation and technology consultancy Health Enterprise East (HEE) has launched its MedTech NAVIGATOR programme with a £1m grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Over a three-year period, HEE will deliver through the MedTech NAVIGATOR a range of events, initiatives and market reports aimed at driving...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-enterprise-east-launches-medtech-navigator-programmeThu, 12 Mar 2020 15:45:00 GMTHealth Education England invest £10m in clinical placements
In order to help support and boost nursing workforce numbers, Chief Nurse at Health Education England, Mark Radford, has unveiled plans to support new undergraduate nurses with up to £10m investment.
The funding will be invested into clinical placement programmes to increase nursing capacity and builds on work last year which...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-clinical-placementsThu, 12 Mar 2020 14:30:00 GMTNHS Providers: Whole health and care system facing significant challenges
Following the release of the latest monthly combined data from NHS England and NHS Improvement, NHS Providers’ Director of Policy and Strategy, Miriam Deakin, has highlighted the significant challenge facing the entire health and care system.
As Ms Deakin explained, staff were now being relied on to work extremely hard to keep...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-significant-challengeThu, 12 Mar 2020 12:45:00 GMTChancellor Rishi Sunak to back NHS against coronavirus in 2020 Budget
Addressing the House of Commons with his 2020 Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced as much support as is needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak as an NHS.
Taking the lead in his budget speech, Mr Sunak told the House: “Whatever extra resources our NHS needs to cope with Covid-19 – it will get."
"Whether it's...
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415,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rishi-sunak-coronavirus-2020-budgetWed, 11 Mar 2020 12:45:00 GMTNHS unveils measures to assist people finding trusted health information online
The NHS has unveiled a new package of measures to help assist people finding trusted health information online.
Working alongside Google to provide the new developments, it will ensure the UK public have easy access to NHS information about more than 250 of the most searched for health conditions on the NHS website, through new Knowledge...
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419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-health-information-onlineWed, 11 Mar 2020 10:45:00 GMTLeadership culture in primary care
Words by Dean Royles and Kevan Taylor, who continue their regular contribution to NHE’s blog content. Kevan and Dean work in organisations and systems providing strategic support, advice and development.
Culture in primary care and in secondary care is different. Not better, not worse, just different – Mars...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-culture-primary-careWed, 11 Mar 2020 09:15:00 GMTMilton Keynes University Hospital opens new £15m cancer centreA new £15m cancer centre has opened to patients at Milton Keynes University Hospital, bringing significant improvements to treatment and supporting the local area by bringing together previously spread out services.
Prior to the opening of the centre, the services now provided under a single roof were spread across three...
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409,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/milton-keynes-cancer-centreWed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMTSouth Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS sets out £129m Five Year PlanOutlining its plans to significant invest and improve healthcare for local people over the next five years, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS) aims to help 1.5 million people become healthier in 2020.
As part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Five Year Plan, the ICS is targeting significant reductions in the...
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414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-yorkshire-bassetlaw-five-year-planTue, 10 Mar 2020 10:45:00 GMTGovernment announces taskforce to bolster local response to coronavirus
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched a new taskforce, bringing together senior experts across sectors to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bringing together senior experts from across key sectors – including resilience, local government, public health and adult social care fields – the taskforce will assess...
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413,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-local-taskforce-coronavirusTue, 10 Mar 2020 09:15:00 GMTNHSBSA set to launch open-source data portal
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) have announced they will launch their Open Data Portal (ODP) by the end of March 2020, providing everyone from NHS commissioners to the public easy access to data.
Developing the NHSBSA Open Data Portal using ‘CKAN’ – itself an open-source platform for data sharing originally...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsbsa-open-data-portalMon, 09 Mar 2020 09:30:00 GMTTackling toxic tribalism in the healthcare service
Richard Peachey, HPMA Regional Committee Member and Employee Relations Consultant, CMP
It’s not surprising that relationships within groups of senior hospital doctors and consultants can become fractious. The levels of pressure and stress combined with a sense of seniority - they’ve earned the right to be listened to - make...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/toxic-tribalismFri, 06 Mar 2020 10:15:00 GMTWe need to create a future NHS that is driven by people
Olivia Butterworth is Head of Public Participation for NHS England and NHS Improvement. This article first featured in the Jan/Feb issue of NHE.
The NHS has long had a duty to involve ‘the public’. The discharge of this duty is often played out through set piece engagement and formal consultation processes. It’s not...
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420,407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-driven-by-peopleFri, 06 Mar 2020 09:45:00 GMTNHS Providers: Recruitment campaign must align with other initiatives
As the government unveiled it's newest NHS recruitment drive, aimed at increasing the number of paramedics, radiographers and nurses among many roles.
Responding to the annoucnement, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, has explained how the new campaign must sync with other initiatives.
Ms Cordery...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-recruitmentWed, 04 Mar 2020 07:00:00 GMTNHS to invest £1.7m in dedicated helpline to tackle coronavirus
Health leaders are investing an extra £1.7m in the NHS non-emergency helpline to offer more clinical advice about coronavirus.
NHS England has also put a new NHS 111 online service in place after a surge in inquiries about the virus. More than 35,000 people used the site in a single day over the weekend to get help and advice.
The...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-coronavirus-helplineTue, 03 Mar 2020 12:15:00 GMTWMAHSN announced as £3.2m project partner
West Midlands Academic Health Science Network have been announced as a partner of the West Mercia Rural 5G project, which was recently awarded a £3.2m funding packet by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
Operating in rural counties at the meeting point of Shropshire and Worcestershire, West Mercia 5G will...
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419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wmahsn-5g-connectivityTue, 03 Mar 2020 11:15:00 GMTNational recruitment campaign begins for most needed NHS roles
A new national recruitment campaign has been launched, targeting paramedics, radiographers and nurses, as the NHS seeks to achieve its ambitious targets of 50,000 more nurses and 26,000 more primary care professionals working in the healthcare service in the next five years.
The new Department of Health and Social Care campaign is aimed...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-national-recruitmentTue, 03 Mar 2020 09:45:00 GMTAspiring to excellence: Tackling axial spondyloarthritis with NASS
Dr Dale Webb FRSA, chief executive at National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS), explains why Aspiring to Excellence is important and how it links with our broader agenda
Article first published in the NHE Jan/Feb 2020 edition
Axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA or AS for short) is a form of inflammatory arthritis that mainly...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aspiring-to-excellence-nassMon, 02 Mar 2020 14:00:00 GMTAxe the fax: Bringing about the end of the outdated hospital machinery
Richard Kerr BSc, MBBS, MS, FRCS is a Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and was Chair of the Commission on the Future of Surgery
This article was first published in the NHE Jan/Feb 2020 edition
It is less than two years since the Royal College of Surgeons of England submitted freedom of information requests to NHS...
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420,2978,419,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/axe-the-fax-bringing-about-the-end-of-the-outdated-hospital-machineryMon, 02 Mar 2020 14:00:00 GMTThe 2020 Budget: A 'decade of renewal' for health?
Dr. Eleanor Roy, Health and Social Care Policy Manager, CIPFA
The Budget is the opportunity for the government to follow through on its promises to turn the page on austerity and begin a ‘decade of renewal’ across the country. For the health sector, such ‘renewal’ is badly needed, especially for the NHS estate...
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415,416,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cipfa-2020-budgetMon, 02 Mar 2020 10:15:00 GMTNHS England approves funding for drug to help rare conditions
To celebrate World Rare Diseases Day, NHS England has confirmed it has struck a deal to fund a potentially life-changing treatment for people with rare conditions causing repeated bouts of fever, joint pains and swelling.
The NHS has said the treatment has been approved in an effort to help a small group of people who “suffer in...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-drug-pfsMon, 02 Mar 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS Providers: Urgent action plan needed to mitigate winter pressures
This latest weekly winter reporting data published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, which has seen NHS performance improve slightly.
Director of Policy and Strategy at NHS Providers, Miriam Deakin, called for an urgent action plan for social care to help mitigate winter pressures.
Ms Deakin said: “This week we have seen NHS...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-action-planFri, 28 Feb 2020 11:15:00 GMTNumber of nurses increases by 8,570 in the past year
The Government has announced nursing numbers in the NHS have gone up by 8,570 nurses over the past year, as they work towards their ambitious goals of increasing the NHS nursing workforce by 50,000 in the next five years.
These staff increases are to be supported by £33.9bn of funding a year for the NHS by 2024 to 2025, which is set...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-numbers-increaseThu, 27 Feb 2020 12:45:00 GMTNHS Digital annual report shows increase in adult social care workforce
An additional 1,000 adult social services roles were filled in local authorities across England, according to the latest NHS Digital annual report on local authority-employed adult social care workforce in England.
As of September 2019, there were 113,300 adult social service jobs in local authorities, held by 109.600 people, which was a...
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413,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-social-care-workforce-local-authoritiesThu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMTNICE recommends new treatment for follicular lymphoma
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published final draft guidance approving a new treatment option for patients with previously-treated follicular lymphoma (grade 1 to 3A).
The new drug, lenalidomide, fights cancer cells in a different way to currently available treatments, interfering with cell...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-follicular-lymphoma-lenalidomideThu, 27 Feb 2020 09:30:00 GMTFirst UK clinical trial to identify, assess and treat hepatitis C patients found to be effective
A University of Bristol-led clinical trial to increase the identification and treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) patients in primary care has found to be effective, acceptable to staff and highly cost-effective for the NHS.
Publishing their findings from the study in the British Medical Journal, researchers working on the Hepatitis C...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-clinical-trial-hepatitis-c-hcvThu, 27 Feb 2020 09:15:00 GMTUni of Sheffield scientists synthesize new compound to improve PDT
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) could see its success rate when treating cancer improve after researchers at the University of Sheffield successfully synthesized a new compound which can address two of the most common drawbacks with the treatment.
PDT relies on a compound known as a sensitizer, a light-sensitive medicine given to the patients...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uni-of-sheffield-scientists-synthesize-new-pdt-compoundWed, 26 Feb 2020 16:00:00 GMTNew treatment offers hope for people suffering with chronic cough
Researchers at the University of Manchester may be able to offer hope to millions suffering from a chronic cough, after a new study revealed a new treatment which would relieve their debilitating symptoms.
Carrying out a 12-week clinical trial of 253 men and women from the US and UK who had suffered a cough, but were otherwise healthy...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-treatment-chronic-coughWed, 26 Feb 2020 11:15:00 GMTTwo million people in England at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
New NHS figures show around two million people in England are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the highest figures on record.
Coming at a time when the NHS is ramping up efforts to treat, prevent and even put the illness in remission, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, the latest stats show the significant challenges the healthcare...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-million-type-2-diabetesTue, 25 Feb 2020 16:30:00 GMTAPCC: Cracking down on illegal sales of medicines with communication
Hardyal Dhindsa, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) lead for alcohol and substance misuse and PCC for Derbyshire, discusses the illegal theft and sale of medicines.
It is recognised that illegal theft and sales of medicines is a significant issue not just for the UK but globally. However, with the plethora of...
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420,412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/apcc-crack-down-communicationTue, 25 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMTRoyal Voluntary Service: The power of NHS volunteers
Sam Ward, Deputy CEO and Director of Services, Royal Voluntary Service, explains why one year on from the Long Term Plan, NHS volunteers are more important than ever
Last year, the NHS Long Term plan announced a commitment to double the number of volunteers in the NHS in the next ten years. With the NHS under increasing strain, including...
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420,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rvs-nhs-volunteersTue, 25 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: More must be done to address health inequalities
Following the release of the Health Foundation’s report, Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On, NHS Providers’ Deputy Chief Executive Saffron Cordery has expressed her disappointment at widening health inequalities.
Ms Cordery said: “It is disappointing to see that health inequalities across the country...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-health-inequalitiesTue, 25 Feb 2020 08:45:00 GMTToo much emphasis on leadership development. and not enough
Words by Dean Royles and Kevan Taylor, who continue their regular contribution to NHE’s blog content. Kevan and Dean work in organisations and systems providing strategic support, advice and development.
Every time the NHS goes through one of its many, many structural reorganisations, there is a renewed emphasis on the importance of...
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420,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-development-dean-roylesMon, 24 Feb 2020 10:15:00 GMTNew pharmacy referral service to avoid hospital readmission
Managing a patient’s medicines after a hospital discharge can often be a careful balancing act, with new prescriptions sometimes causing side effects or interacting with existing treatments, leading to potential hospital readmissions.
However, from July, hospitals will be able to refer patients who would benefit from extra guidance...
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409,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-discharge-medicines-serviceMon, 24 Feb 2020 09:45:00 GMTEchocardiography: Awareness, accessibility and acceleration
Keith Pearce, President of the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE), discusses improving access to echocardiography in primary care for structural heart diseases.
The UK’s population is ageing. Statistics by the Office for National Statistics project in 50 years’ time there will be an additional 8.6 million people aged...
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409,420,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/awareness-accessibility-acceleration-echocardiographyMon, 24 Feb 2020 08:45:00 GMTNew technologies to improve patient care to receive £10m boost
Leading researchers and businesses based in the UK are being supported to work closer together to develop treatments and cures for those facing life-threatening conditions, courtesy of a new £10m government funding scheme.
The UK is home to one of the strongest, most productive health and life sciences industries globally, worth...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-technologies-patient-careThu, 20 Feb 2020 09:45:00 GMTHospitals given power to develop personalised treatment
Personalised medicines to treat unique cancers and diseases are set to become more prevalent in healthcare as the introduction of the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill allows NHS hospitals to develop and utilised these specialised, innovative medicines.
The bill also introduces new safety measures and increases the professions who are...
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2978,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hospital-personalised-treatmentWed, 19 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTUniversity of Exeter receive £152k diabetes research grant
Researchers at the University of Exeter have received a grant of £152,000 over two years from Diabetes UK to fund investigations into how manipulating specific brain cells can impact the body’s response to changes in blood sugar levels.
The hope is that the research by Dr Kate Ellacott and her team, in collaboration with Dr...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-exeter-diabetesWed, 19 Feb 2020 11:15:00 GMTMore staff, modern facilities needed for mental health services
That was the call of Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Network, part of the NHS Confederation, as he responded to a report on NHS mental health services by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
Key findings from the report suggested one in five people did not feel safe while in the care of the NHS mental health...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-staff-modern-facilities-needed-for-mental-health-servicesWed, 19 Feb 2020 10:15:00 GMTHealth Foundation responds to new government immigration system
Following the unveiling of the government’s new post-Brexit immigration visa plans, the Health Foundation have warned it risks furthering the current social care crisis.
Under the government’s new proposals, the UK would move towards a points-based immigration system – as it promised in its election manifesto –...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-immigrationWed, 19 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: We must build on progress supporting staff
Following the release of the NHS Staff Survey 2019, NHS Providers has reiterated the need for our healthcare service to build on progress to ensure staff feel valued, safe and supported.
Responding the survey, Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers, said: ““Despite the significant pressures facing the NHS in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-supporting-staffTue, 18 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMTNew state-of-the-art care home to open in Nottingham
A new state-of-the-art care home is set to be opened in Nottingham by early 2021, as part of an upcoming £30m trade park development in the city.
Gedling Borough Council has approved planning permission for the 66-bedroom care home for people with both residential care and residential dementia care needs.
Alongside the care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nottingham-care-homeTue, 18 Feb 2020 13:45:00 GMTNHS LPP: NHS procurement a different way
Managing Director of the NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP), Michael Pace, spoke with NHE’s Matt Roberts about the organisation’s recent transformation.
The NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) is a non-profit membership organisation within the wider NHS which looks to provide business expertise to support...
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420,415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-london-procurement-partnershipTue, 18 Feb 2020 10:15:00 GMTNPA commissions study into frozen funding impact on pharmacies
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has commissioned an economic impact assessment of community pharmacy funding and policy framework in England.
The survey is looking to assess the robustness of the pharmacy market and consider how far restricted funding and the broader economic environment may impact on efforts to achieve NHS...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npa-frozen-funding-pharmacyTue, 18 Feb 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS Forth Valley appoint new chairwoman
NHS Forth Valley have appointed Janie McCusker to serve as the trust’s new chairwoman, replacing the outgoing Alex Linkston.
Ms McCusker currently serves as the chairwoman of the Glasgow Colleges Regional Board and had a lengthy 22-year career serving with the Royal Air Force.
Chief Executive of NHS Forth Valley, Cathie Cowan...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-forth-valley-janie-mccuskerMon, 17 Feb 2020 15:15:00 GMTSouth Central Ambulance Service supporting Public Hearts Scheme
South Central Ambulance Service has supported the launch of the Public Hearts Scheme in Reading, aimed at improving public access to life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Founded in 2017 at Gloucestershire Constabulary by PC Matt Hammond, the Public Hearts Scheme is a partnership between the local licensed venues, South...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-central-ambulance-service-public-heartsMon, 17 Feb 2020 11:45:00 GMTUnappreciated Qualities of Leadership: Hope
Independent consultant and strategic advisor Dean Royles continues his series on The Unappreciated Qualities of Leadership. You can find links to his previous pieces here.
Those that follow me on Twitter and Instagram will know I'm a keen hiker. I love the outdoors and I love a sunrise, full of anticipation, bringing with it...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unappreciated-qualities-of-leadership-hope-dean-roylesMon, 17 Feb 2020 09:15:00 GMTCAMHS: The state of play for children and adolescent mental health
National Health Executive’s Matt Roberts spoke with Whitney Crenna-Jennings, a senior researcher in mental health, wellbeing and inclusion at the Education Policy Institute (EPI) about their recently released CAMHS report.
Forming a key cornerstone of mental health provision in this country, access to children and...
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420,413,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camhs-children-adolescent-mental-healthFri, 14 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMTHealth Foundation responds to NHS England's January performance
Following the publication of NHS England’s January performance statistics, the Health Foundation has issued a firm but fair evaluation of the data.
Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation, Tim Gardner, said: “Today's figures show NHS performance on the main waiting time targets is close to record lows. Despite the lack...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-nhs-england-januaryFri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Retaining Health Secretary ensures no let-up
Matt Hancock was one of the surviving faces following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle, remaining in his role as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
The retention of Mr Hancock as Health Secretary has been viewed as a positive by the NHS Confederation, who see it as an opportunity to ensure there is no...
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2978,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-matt-hancockFri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: Social care must be top priority for secretary of state
After the Prime Minister Boris Johnson underwent a reshuffling of his cabinet, and current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, retained his role, NHS Providers have expressed their belief that social care must now be prioritised.
Responding to Mr Hancock’s retention, NHS Providers Chief Executive, Chris...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-matt-hancock-social-careFri, 14 Feb 2020 08:30:00 GMTData Sharing: A targeted strategy to improve sharing between hospitals
Dr Leigh Warren, Dr Jonathan Clarke & Lord Ara Darzi, from the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), discuss challenges faced around the sharing of medical information between hospitals
COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR: This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2020 edition of the NHE magazine. In that print article, the...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-sharing-targeted-strategyWed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS Digital awards £4.5m to local digital adult social care projects
NHS Digital is overseeing the £4.5m investment into digital adult social care projects, with sixteen organisations across England set to receive a share of the money to enable them to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale.
The sixteen organisations have been selected to receive a Social Care Digital Pathfinders...
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413,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-social-care-projectsWed, 12 Feb 2020 09:30:00 GMTNursing apprenticeships boost to deliver NHS Long Term Plan
That was the demand of Ruth May, England’s Chief Nursing Officer, as she called on NHS organisations to offer a greater number of nursing apprenticeships to local people in order to help deliver the NHS Long Term Plan and improve patient care.
Already, over the last couple of years, almost 1,800 new nursing apprentices have begun...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-nhs-long-term-planWed, 12 Feb 2020 08:45:00 GMTStrengthened legal powers to bolster coronavirus protections
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced strengthened legal powers to bolster protections against the coronavirus outbreak for people in England.
The regulations have been put in place by the government with immediate effect and impose restrictions on any individual considered by health professionals to be at risk of spreading the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strengthened-powers-coronavirusMon, 10 Feb 2020 16:45:00 GMTThe Christie works to improve cancer outcomes with Kenyan partners
Manchester’s cancer specialist trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, has announced it is working with the Kenyan Ministry of Health and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referrals and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) to help improve cancer outcomes in the African country.
The Christie is an international centre of excellence for cancer...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-christie-cancer-outcomes-kenyaMon, 10 Feb 2020 11:15:00 GMTThe rapid expansion of primary care. Is it a left shift or left drift?
Dean Royles and Kevan Taylor offer their expertise on providing strategic support, advice and development, as they build on previous thoughts around recent primary care changes.
The proposed rapid expansion of primary care is very welcome and, if managed well, will see a substantial development in primary care’s capacity and...
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413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-care-left-shift-driftMon, 10 Feb 2020 10:30:00 GMTGovernment and NHS commit additional £1.5bn to general practice
Government and the NHS have outlined an additional £1.5bn in funding over the next four years for general practice medicine, aimed at providing additional staff and delivering Government’s commitment of 50 million more appointments by 2024.
Alongside supporting Government’s commitment to invest in general practice under...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-nhs-general-practiceFri, 07 Feb 2020 09:15:00 GMTSt John Ambulance joins the Independent Ambulance Association
St John Ambulance have become the latest addition to the Independent Ambulance Association (IAA), having passed all the necessary vetting for membership – including requirements set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC assessed St John Ambulance against the same criteria as UK ambulance trusts, which included the additional...
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412,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/st-john-ambulance-iaaThu, 06 Feb 2020 15:45:00 GMTNHS Blood and Transplant: Pass it on
Source: NHE Jan/Feb 20
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is continuing to ramp up its awareness campaign on the forthcoming law change around organ donation in England, targeting leaders and influencers in the NHS.
The new legislation – scheduled for spring 2020 – will see the introduction of an 'opt out' organ donation...
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420,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-blood-and-transplant-pass-it-onThu, 06 Feb 2020 09:00:00 GMTNHS Wales and ABPI launch new collaborative toolkit
The Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Cymru Wales has partnered with the Welsh NHS Confederation to launch a new toolkit to promote the pharmaceutical industry and NHS Wales working together for patients.
The toolkit, launched yesterday (Feb 5) at the 21st Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition...
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409,420,413,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-and-abpi-launch-new-collaborative-toolkit-Thu, 06 Feb 2020 08:15:00 GMTNHS to benefit from digital "Redbook" app
As part of the NHS Digital Child Health programme, Personal Child Health Records or “Redbook” will receive a digital makeover.
NHS Digital has considered the limitations of the physical Redbook and decided that digitalisation is the way forward for parents to easily access important health and development information.
...
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420,413,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-benefit-from-digital-redbook-appWed, 05 Feb 2020 16:15:00 GMTNHS Health Scotland publishes study on teacher wellbeing
NHS Health Scotland has published an in-depth paper discussing the effectiveness of healthy coping mechanisms in relation to mental health and work related stress in education.
The paper analyses several techniques used to deal with stress in the work place, using specific studies that focus on teachers. Some of the techniques include...
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409,420,414,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-health-scotland-publishes-study-on-teacher-wellbeing-Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:15:00 GMTICL study shows benefits of tailor-made vaccines
A study carried out by Wellcome Sanger Institute, Simon Fraser University and Imperial College London has revealed tailor-made vaccines could greatly reduce rate of infection among disease-causing bacterium.
The study published in Nature Microbiology, used genomic data, models of bacterial evolution and predictive modelling to give...
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410,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/icl-study-shows-benefits-of-tailor-made-vaccines-Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMTRCN launches independent governance review
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has started an independent review of its internal decision-making process and governance.
The review will be led by the Centre for Public Scrutiny and was called by members during RCN Congress in 2019 following concerns about RCN’s handling of a pay deal the previous year.
Chair of RCN Council...
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405,412,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-launches-independent-governance-reviewTue, 04 Feb 2020 10:45:00 GMTEmergency crews and patients to benefit from new POD facility
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has introduced a new POD facility to reduce waiting times for patients who arrive by ambulance.
The POD (Patient Offload Department) has been installed outside the Royal Gwent Hospital’s Emergency Department to enable health care professionals to see to patients more quickly during busy...
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420,407,408,411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-crews-and-patients-to-benefit-from-new-pod-facility-Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:30:00 GMTReview of gender identity services for young people welcomed by RCPCH
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has responded to NHS England’s review of gender identity development services.
The review of services comes after NHS England put in place a new service specification for gender identity development services for children and young people in 2016. That specification stipulated a...
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409,405,413,414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcpch-review-of-gender-reassignment-services-for-young-people-welcomedMon, 03 Feb 2020 16:30:00 GMTNew LGA report calls on government support for children's mental health
The Local Government Association has today (Jan 3) published a new report highlighting how local authorities can support children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
The report by Isos Partnership and commissioned by the LGA, includes research from real dealings with eight council areas (Bedford Borough, Camden...
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409,420,414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-lga-report-calls-on-government-support-for-childrens-mental-healthMon, 03 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMTHealth Foundation to explore data and tech in health and care
The Health Foundation has announced a ‘significant investment’ into developing a new programme of work aimed at analysing the impact of data analytics and technology on UK health and care.
The new strategy, Data Analytics for Better Health, will build on existing analytical capability in the health and care system to ensure...
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420,413,419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-to-explore-data-and-tech-in-health-and-careMon, 03 Feb 2020 09:30:00 GMT£20m for combating coronavirus and other infectious diseases
Today (Feb 3) the Government has pledged £20m to advance new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, among concerns over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock visited Public Health England’s Porton Down laboratory last week, where his announcement followed that the UK will...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/20m-for-combating-coronavirus-and-other-infectious-diseases-Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:15:00 GMTEp 3. From Turning Point to NHS Confed - Victor Adebowale CBE
Chief Executive of social care enterprise, Turning Point, Lord Victor Adebowale, joins us for the third NHE podcast, giving us insight into the difference he’s made during his 20 years at Turning Point and what he hopes to achieve in his new role at NHS Confederation.
With hosts Emily Rodgers and Matt Roberts, and our first...
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420,413,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ep-3-from-turning-point-to-nhs-confedFri, 31 Jan 2020 12:45:00 GMTCardiac arrests survival rates reach all time high
Figures published today (Jan 30) by London Ambulance Service show people surviving a cardiac arrest that happens outside of hospital has reached its highest level of 10.8 per cent, twice the rate it was a decade ago.
Additionally, when a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) was used by a member of the public and at least one shock was...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cardiac-arrests-survival-rates-reach-all-time-high-Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:30:00 GMTMatt Hancock announces £140m competition for AI in the NHS
In a keynote speech at the Healthtech Alliance, (Jan 28) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, announced a £140m Artificial Intelligence (AI) competition to speed up testing and delivery of potential NHS tools.
In the opening few lines of the speech, he goes into detail about how important adopting technology...
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410,420,415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-announces-140m-competition-for-ai-in-the-nhsThu, 30 Jan 2020 10:45:00 GMTProtective cells could diminish risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have found protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer.
Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and UCL have found that when looked at alongside current smokers, people who had stopped smoking had more genetically...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protective-cells-could-diminish-risk-of-lung-cancer-for-ex-smokers-Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMTNHS Providers welcomes Jeremy Hunt as health select committee chair
Following the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as chair of the health and social care select committee, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson has welcomed him into the new role.
In his new role, Mr Hunt will head a committee of MPs who scrutinise the performance of the NHS and government health policy.
Mr Hunt, who was the longest...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-jeremy-huntThu, 30 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTHealth data sharing and public trust still uncertain, research finds
Experts from the University of Manchester have published a report on digital trust today (Jan 28) outlining that NHS, government, universities and companies must work harder to protect health data and maintain public trust in health research.
There has been a recent push in public services to use more and more digital services to store...
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405,419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-data-sharing-and-public-trust-still-uncertain-research-findsTue, 28 Jan 2020 14:45:00 GMTCamden and Islington NHS FT rated 'Good' by CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust as 'Good' overall, retaining its rating from its last inspection.
Camden and Islington NHS FT were rated 'Outstanding' for being effective, 'Good' for being caring, responsive and well-led and 'Requires Improvement' for being safe, following the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camden-islington-cqcTue, 28 Jan 2020 08:45:00 GMTTwo major NHS services complete 'Cloud first' migration
The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) and NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) are the latest in public services to complete their move to the cloud, making services more efficient and secure.
Around 18 million referrals are dealt with each year through the e-RS system, designed for patients to book, cancel or change healthcare...
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405,2978,419,417,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-major-nhs-services-complete-cloud-first-migrationMon, 27 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTUni of Liverpool awarded £8m funding for health protection research
The University of Liverpool has been awarded £8m in additional funding to support two Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
These HPRUs specialise respectively in emerging and zoonotic infections and in gastrointestinal infections. Awarding this additional funding is expected...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-university-funding-hpruMon, 27 Jan 2020 09:30:00 GMTGreener NHS campaign launched to fight 'health emergency'
The NHS has launched a campaign (Jan 25) to increase action taken on the climate ‘health emergency’ in 2020, aiming to prevent illness, relieve pressure on A&Es and save tens of thousands of lives in the UK.
It comes after the launch of the Climate Assembly UK this week, which explored solutions to reaching the...
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420,407,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greener-nhs-campaign-launched-to-fight-health-emergency-Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:00:00 GMTSt John Ambulance services in East Midlands rated 'Good' by CQC
First aid charity, St John Ambulance East Midlands, received a mark of ‘Good’ in its first official rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The rating comes after an inspection was announced in August last year at short notice, with the CQC acknowledging improvement had been made in the charitable service since the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/st-john-ambulance-cqcFri, 24 Jan 2020 10:15:00 GMTEnhancing system leadership: The key role of non-executive directors
Words by Kevan Taylor and Dean Royles. Kevan and Dean offer their expertise to organisations and systems by providing strategic support, advice and development.
The run up to the general election provided much speculation and many promises about the NHS - more staff, more hospitals, more upgrades, faster GP appointments. It...
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421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enhancing-system-leadershipFri, 24 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTFunding announced for more Changing Places toilets in NHS hospitals
A total of £500,000 has been made available to 10 trusts across England today to start work on 16 new facilities, with an additional £1.5 million available to bid for.
Thousands of severely disabled people will benefit from the new funding, which is expected to more than double the number of Changing Places toilets in NHS...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-announced-for-more-changing-places-toilets-in-nhs-hospitals-Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTOfsted: Work placements for young adults with disabilities rated 'Good'
A work placement scheme helping young people with disabilities has earned an overall ‘good’ rating in its first Ofsted report.
Health Education England’s programme, Project Choice, supports people with disabilities, learning difficulties and autism aged 16-24 to gain vital work experience within healthcare settings and...
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420,412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ofsted-work-placements-for-young-adults-with-disabilities-rated-goodFri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30:00 GMTUniversity of Sheffield scientists develop 3D parts that can fight bacteria
Manufactured 3D printed parts that show resistance to common bacteria have been manufactured by researchers from the University of Sheffield. This new discovery could stop the spread of contagions such as MRSA in hospitals and care homes, saving the lives of susceptible patients.
The study was published on Tuesday (Jan 21) in Scientific...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-of-sheffield-scientists-develop-3d-parts-that-can-fight-bacteria-Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMTNew £8m ambulance station announced in Cardiff
A new multi-million-pound ambulance station for Cardiff was announced yesterday (Jan 22) to boost productivity among Welsh Ambulance Services.
The Welsh government has committed to an £8m investment into a new, cutting edge facility in the capital’s Pontprennau area.
The state-of-the-art station will allow emergency crews...
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408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-8m-ambulance-station-announced-in-cardiffThu, 23 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTNuffield Trust research: Worse quality of NHS for deprived areas
It might have seemed self-explanatory, but for those living in the most deprived areas of England there is now analytical evidence of a worse quality of NHS care and poorer health outcomes than those in the least deprived areas.
This comes following research undertaken by QualityWatch, a joint programme from Nuffield Trust and Health...
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413,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-research-deprived-areasThu, 23 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTNHS Employers launches international recruitment toolkit
NHS Employers has today (Jan 22) published a new international recruitment toolkit commissioned by Department for Health and Social Care, in collaboration with NHS England and Improvement and Health Education England.
The new toolkit is designed to support collaborative, effective and ethical international recruitment in the...
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420,407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-launch-international-recruitment-toolkit-Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:45:00 GMTGOSH earns Good rating following CQC inspection
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has been given a rating of Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection.
This means the trust’s overall rating is unchanged from its last inspection.
The trust was rated Outstanding for being effective and caring, and Good for being...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/great-ormond-street-cqcWed, 22 Jan 2020 08:30:00 GMTHEE launches Population Health Fellowship to support integrated care
Health Education England (HEE) has launched the first national Population Health Fellowship for NHS clinical staff in England.
The aim of the fellowship is to develop trainees capable of incorporating population health into their local communities to improve patient care and outcomes.
Population health is designed to improve the...
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413,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-population-health-fellowshipTue, 21 Jan 2020 13:45:00 GMTLondon Ambulance Service welcomes new bursary for paramedic students
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced that some students, including those studying to become a paramedic, will receive a new £5,000 a year bursary.
London Ambulance Service has welcomed the new bursays which was annouced at the weekend (Jan 18.) This will be the first-time paramedic students will benefit...
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411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-ambulance-service-welcomes-new-bursary-for-paramedic-students-Tue, 21 Jan 2020 08:30:00 GMTBarts Health NHS Trust to regenerate New Whipps Cross Hospital
A new, modern hospital at Whipps Cross will have the same range of acute services as it does now but will provide them faster and in more convenient ways for patients.
Clinicians at Barts Health and its partners have made it clear that a new hospital on the existing Leytonstone site still will deliver the same core services currently...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/barts-health-nhs-trust-to-regenerate-new-whipps-cross-hospital-Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:00:00 GMTNew screening has "potential to eliminate" cervical cancer in England
A more sensitive cervical cancer screening test could save the lives of hundreds of women in England, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
NHS England has today (Jan 20) announced that there is a new “potential to eliminate” cervical cancer completely thanks to the change in primary test within the NHS Cervical Cancer Screening...
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420,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-screening-has-potential-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-in-englandMon, 20 Jan 2020 15:15:00 GMTFirst NHS trusts introduce NHS SBS' The Edge4Health
A major new procurement platform developed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), The Edge4Health, is being adopted by NHS trust staff across the UK for the first time.
The cloud-based, consumer-style marketplace is aimed at delivering cost savings and efficiencies, better data management, greater compliance and end-to-end supply...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-the-edge4healthThu, 16 Jan 2020 11:36:00 GMTNHS mental health director demands urgent gambling action
The director of NHS mental health, Claire Murdoch, has penned a written plea to the heads of top gambling firms, urging them to take action on improving betting-related ill health.
Further pressure has been put on gambling companies to take responsibility for their actions following reports that they continue to persuade losing betters...
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420,413,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mental-health-director-demands-urgent-gambling-actionThu, 16 Jan 2020 11:30:00 GMTTransforming services: We need a left shift not a left drift
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ discusses the need to move the treatment of patients from primary to secondary care and how the NHS People Plan can help achieve this.
Throughout my (overlong) career in the NHS, the national policy on...
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421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-services-dean-roylesThu, 16 Jan 2020 09:30:00 GMTHospice receives Outstanding CQC rating
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Outstanding ratings to St Giles Hospice in Walsall and Whittington.
The CQC, an independent regulator of health and social care services in England, has recently introduced a new regime holding hospices to the same level of scrutiny as hospitals, making this outstanding rating all the more...
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412,413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospice-receives-outstanding-cqc-ratingThu, 16 Jan 2020 09:00:00 GMT£2.4m awarded to fund new research into stillbirths
A group of Researchers have been awarded over £2.4m by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate the leading cause of stillbirths.
Fetal growth restriction (FGR), caused by problems with blood flow through the placenta, accounts for half of the cases of stillbirth in the UK.
The new, international study...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/24m-awarded-to-fund-new-research-into-stillbirthsWed, 15 Jan 2020 14:30:00 GMTExtra £33.9bn a year by 2024 for the NHS
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will today (January 15 2020) illustrate the NHS Long Term Plan Funding Bill to Parliament. The bill will protect in law an extra £33bn every year by 2024 for the NHS to transform care.
The bill will contain a ‘double-lock’ commitment that places legal duty on...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-extra-339bn-a-year-by-2024-for-the-nhs-Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:15:00 GMTNew implantable cardiac monitor being reviewed by NICE for NHS use
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidelines on a new implantable monitor that transmits data to doctors remotely, potentially preventing hundreds of strokes from occurring.
The innovative monitor, Reveal LINQ, identifies more people who have atrial fibrillation after a stroke with no...
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412,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-implantable-cardiac-monitor-being-reviewed-Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:15:00 GMTNew drug set for NHS approval could save up to 30,000 lives over 10 years
The government has announced the launch of a clinical trial for a new cholesterol treatment to be made available on the NHS.
The heart disease drug has the potential to save up to 30,000 lives over the next decade thanks to a government collaboration with pharmaceutical company Novartis to tackle heart disease.
The...
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420,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-drug-set-to-save-up-to-30000-lives-over-10-yearsTue, 14 Jan 2020 09:00:00 GMTHow HCPs can tackle the gender health gap
Zaytun Ratansi, health facilitator at Living Well Taking Control, outlines ways that health care professionals (HCPs) to shorten the gender gap in healthcare.
Access to healthcare is not equal amongst the different groups within society. This is particularly true when we look at how different genders receive treatment. In 2019, a study of...
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420,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcp-gender-health-gapMon, 13 Jan 2020 16:15:00 GMT£5m fundraising boost for Re-Write cancer campaign
The University of Manchester has been awarded £5m from The Wolfson Foundation to fund the £20m gap in fundraising for the new world-class cancer centre which is under construction in Manchester.
The Wolfson Foundation is an independent charity that supports and promotes excellence in the fields of science, health, education...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/5m-fundraising-boost-for-re-write-cancer-campaign-Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMTUniversity research could help people quit smoking
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed how neuroreceptors responsible for addiction, respond to nicotine.
Nicotine is extremely addictive, making it hard to quit smoking and as a result, adding pressure on the NHS. The habit claims the lives of more than seven million people each year, with many more...
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420,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-research-could-help-people-quit-smokingMon, 13 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMTNHS partners with Age UK to support mental health in older people
A new partnership between NHS England and the charity Age UK, is encouraging the older generations to lose the “stiff upper lip” attitude when it comes to their mental health.
The campaign, announced today (Jan 13), is calling on older people to access treatment for mental health conditions amid new analysis showing the...
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409,414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-partners-with-age-uk-to-support-mental-health-in-older-people-Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:15:00 GMTOver 100,000 NHS patients benefit from new same-day pharmacy service
People dealing with minor illnesses or in need of urgent medicine have recently been seen by local pharmacies, taking mounting pressures off doctors.
The Government announced yesterday (Jan 12) that more than 100,000 patients have had appointments with expert pharmacists in the last 10 weeks, relieving pressures on GPs and A&E...
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413,407,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-patients-benefit-from-new-same-day-pharmacy-service-Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:30:00 GMTNICE impact report says better public awareness of lung cancer could save countless lives
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and health and social care director for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), discusses the latest impact report on lung cancer care.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the third most common cancer in England. According to the latest report by the...
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420,408,417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-impact-report-lung-cancerMon, 13 Jan 2020 08:45:00 GMTNHS Providers responds to winter performance data
NHS Providers has today (Jan 9) responded to the latest monthly combined performance data from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Part of their response also covers the weekly winter reporting data and the added pressures felt this winter.
The director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, Miriam Deakin...
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2978,419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-responds-to-winter-performance-dataThu, 09 Jan 2020 13:30:00 GMTUniversity study could improve brain tumour precision medicine
The University of Bristol has today (Jan 9) revealed new research on brain tumours that could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach.
The Brain Tumour Research Centre at the University of Bristol has collaborated with the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queen’s...
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408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-study-could-improve-brain-tumour-precision-medicine-Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:15:00 GMTNew study shows diabetes drug could prevent recurrent miscarriage
A pilot clinical trial led by the University of Warwick has found that an existing diabetes drug could be repurposed to prevent miscarriage.
A first-of-its-kind treatment to prevent recurrent miscarriage, by targeting the lining of the womb and reducing inflammation in early pregnancy, could be possible thanks to a new university...
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408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-study-shows-diabetes-drug-could-prevent-recurrent-miscarriage-Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:45:00 GMTBritish Heart Foundation study shows marathon runners can expect a drop in blood pressure
Barts Health NHS Trust and University College London BHF researchers measured people’s central blood pressure and stiffness of the main artery before and after six months of training for the London Marathon.
Over the course of the study, patients’ arteries became less stiff, equal to a 4-year reduction in their ‘arterial...
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413,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/british-heart-foundation-study-shows-marathon-runners-can-expect-a-drop-in-blood-pressure-Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS Providers: More work to do to tackle unfair treatment in NHS
Following the release of a survey by the General Medical Council (GMC) of specialty and associate specialist (SAS) and locally employed (LE) doctors, NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery has called for further work to drive out bullying and unfair treatment within the NHS.
Ms Cordery said: “Today’s survey...
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407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-bullying-unfair-treatmentThu, 09 Jan 2020 09:15:00 GMTHealth Foundation launches new collaborative communities programme
The Health Foundation has announced a new £2.1m programme for developing partnerships within communities where people, families, health care professionals and researchers work together to develop health care.
The programme titled the Common Ambition programme will support up to five ambitious teams across the UK who will work...
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409,413,408,411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-launches-new-collaborative-communities-programme-Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:45:00 GMTKingston University students design innovative apps for the NHS
A health automation hackthon recently took place at Kingston University, bringing together 200 students, health professionals and technology enthusiasts to put forward new solutions using artificial intelligence that could help improve access to patient records within the NHS.
The nine-hour marathon of robot building, user experience (UX)...
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413,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kingston-university-students-design-innovative-apps-for-the-nhs-Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:15:00 GMTApp Ambassadors help to double NHS App users in three months
NHS Digital has today (Jan 6) published information outlining that the number of patients who use the NHS App has more than doubled in three months.
In September 2019, when Chief Nurse Ruth May launched the ‘NHS App Ambassadors’ scheme, there were 91,000 users, and the number now stands at over 200,000.
The App is being...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/app-ambassadors-help-to-double-nhs-app-users-Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:30:00 GMT£40m investment to diminish NHS staff login times
Announced today (Jan 4) by the government, slow login times for NHS staff set to be tackled by a £40 million.
NHS staff currently have to log in to numerous computer programmes when tending to a patient, with each programme requiring its own individual log in credentials. Some members of staff need to log into as many as 15 separate...
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413,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/40-million-investment-to-diminish-nhs-staff-login-times-Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:15:00 GMT'Game changing' DNA testing to speed up infant diagnosis
A new form of DNA Testing for rare diseases and critically ill babies and children is being provided on the NHS as part of its Long Term Plan.
The new technique, known as ‘whole exome sequencing’ aims to use world leading technologies to improve care for the sickest infants.
So far, 80 babies and children have received...
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408,411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dna-testing-to-speed-up-infant-diagnosis-Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:30:00 GMTNHS diabetes drive sees weight loss equivalent of 43 ambulances
Participants of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme have had a combined weight loss of the equivalent of 43 ambulances.
The NHS diabetes drive has seen 89,604 people complete the programme, losing a combined weight of 185,051kg.
More than £10bn is spent on the NHS every year treating the disease and its complications, with...
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413,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-diabetes-drive-sees-weight-loss-Thu, 02 Jan 2020 13:45:00 GMTArtificial Intelligence breakthrough could save lives through screening
An international team of researchers has found a computer algorithm to be as effective at detecting breast cancer from x-rays as human radiologists.
Researchers from Google Health, DeepMind, Imperial College London, the NHS and Northwestern University in the US have designed and trained an artificial intelligence (AI) model on mammography...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/artificial-intelligence-breakthrough-could-save-lives-through-screeningThu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMTStudy finds 'breakthrough' Lupus drug
There has been a breakthrough in Lupus research discovered at the University of Manchester.
The University announced yesterday (Dec 19) that a ‘life-changing’ new drug could be available to Lupus patients in the future thanks to new research.
The study is called TULIP, which stands for ‘Treatment of Uncontrolled...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-finds-breakthrough-lupus-drug-Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Confederation responds to Queen's Speech
The Queen’s Speech was announced today outlining the NHS as a key focus area for this government, highlighting that for the first time, the NHS multi-year funding settlement will be enshrined in law.
The workforce of the NHS, a cause of concern in recent years, was also addressed, with proposals to ‘grow and...
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405,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-responds-to-queens-speechThu, 19 Dec 2019 15:30:00 GMTWorld-first 'acoustic cluster therapy' cancer treatment given in UK
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has treated a patient with ‘acoustic cluster therapy’ to improve chemotherapy delivery to tumours for the first time in the world.
The clusters of microdroplets and microbubbles are administered alongside the patient’s chemotherapy and the technology, called acoustic cluster therapy...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-first-cancer-treatment-ukThu, 19 Dec 2019 11:15:00 GMTNHS Providers: Hancock must ensure government delivers on promises
Following a cabinet reshuffle from Boris Johnson, which has seen secretary of state for health and social care, Matt Hancock, remain in his position, NHS Providers has outlined the key tasks he has ahead of him.
These included ensuring that the Prime Minister delivers on his promise to make the NHS his top priority, as well as...
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413,2978,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-matt-hancockTue, 17 Dec 2019 11:45:00 GMTNew chair appointed for NHS Confederation
Lord Adebowale CBE has been appointed as the new chair of the NHS confederation.
The new position will take effect from April 2020, when he replaces Sir Andrew Cash who has held this position since Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell stood down in November.
Victor Adebowale is also the chief executive of Turning Point, a social enterprise that...
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2978,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chair-appointed-for-nhs-confederationMon, 16 Dec 2019 16:30:00 GMTNew £250m Broadmoor Hospital opened in Crowthorne
More than 150 years after the original world-renowned hospital was opened, the new Broadmoor Hospital is finally completed.
Staff and patients have moved into the new, state-of-the-art facility which takes replaces the former hospital, most of whose building’s pre-date the foundation of the NHS.
Broadmoor is one of three...
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412,413,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/250m-new-broadmoor-hospital-opened-in-crowthorne-Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:45:00 GMTAmbulance Trust appoints new Chief Executive
East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) has today (Dec 13) appointed Dorothy Hosein as a permanent Chief Executive.
The decision comes after an external recruitment process, resulting in the selection of Dorothy, who previously held the position of Interim CEO of EEAST.
Chair of EEAST, Nicola Scrivings, announced the news, commenting...
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2978,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-trust-appoints-new-chief-executiveFri, 13 Dec 2019 14:15:00 GMTNew blood test found to match advanced breast cancer patients to specific treatments
A new way of identifying rare mutations in advanced cancer, which may enable patients to access effective treatments more quickly in the future, has been developed by Cancer Research UK scientists.
As part of the plasmaMATCH clinical trial, funded by Stand Up to Cancer, a joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research and Channel 4, it...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-blood-test-found-to-match-advanced-breast-cancer-patients-to-specific-treatments-Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:30:00 GMTRoyal College of Nursing responds to the General Election
The results of the 2019 General Election have been announced today (Dec 13) with a Conservative party majority.
Responding to the results, Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing has said priority should be placed on funding the future nursing staff:
“The Prime Minister must...
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405,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-nursing-responds-to-the-general-electionFri, 13 Dec 2019 11:30:00 GMTRobotic lung surgery reaches 150 procedure milestone
More than 150 robotic lung surgery operations have been carried out by specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
The dedicated thoracic (lung) robot has been assisting surgeons at the heart and lung centre for the past 18 months, meaning patients can recover quicker and experience less painful recoveries.
Using the robot...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/robotic-lung-surgery-reaches-150-procedure-milestone-Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:30:00 GMTNew Centre for Advanced Measurement Research and Health Translation opened
The University of Strathclyde has today (Dec 11) announced the opening of a new centre of excellence in Glasgow, supporting innovation in the medicine, food and drink and high-value manufacturing sectors.
It comes following a partnership between the University and LGC group, a UK chemical and bio-measurement company.
The new Centre...
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417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-centre-for-advanced-measurement-research-and-health-translationWed, 11 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTRSPH responds to research on activity equivalent calorie labelling
The University of Loughborough published research findings yesterday (Dec 10) showing that labelling foods with the amount of physical activity needed to burn off the calories, could lead to healthier choices.
Physical Activity Calorie Equivalent (PACE) labelling on food highlights the minutes or miles of physical activity needed to...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-responds-to-research-on-activity-equivalent-calorie-labellingWed, 11 Dec 2019 12:30:00 GMTInnovative decontamination unit launched by Leicester NHS Trust
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has launched the UK’s largest mobile decontamination unit at Glenfield General Hospital.
The Leicester NHS Trust has joined forces with mobile medical unit provider EMS Healthcare and Cantel Limited to launch an innovative solution to developing hospital estate.
The Quad Mobile...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovative-decontamination-unit-launched-by-leicester-nhs-trustTue, 10 Dec 2019 16:30:00 GMT10,000 blood pressure tests rolled out by the British Heart Foundation
Funded by The British Heart Foundation, more than 10,000 people in Cheshire and Merseyside have had their blood pressure tested to raise health awareness.
Across the region of Cheshire and Merseyside around 550,000 people are thought to have high blood pressure, including up to 150,000 people who don’t yet know they are...
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408,411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/10000-blood-pressure-tests-rolled-out-by-the-british-heart-foundation-Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:30:00 GMTNHS Providers releases new briefing to overcome workforce challenges
NHS Providers has today (Dec 10) released a bold new briefing on how trusts and system partners can meet local population needs and overcome workforce challenges.
According to the NHS Providers’ briefing, making the move to integrated care and collaboration between health and care organisations can help the sector beat severe...
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413,407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-releases-new-briefing-to-overcome-workforce-challenges-Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain appoint new CFO for SCCL management function
NHS Supply Chain have announced the appointment of Colin McCready as chief financial officer of Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), the organisation’s management function.
Mr McCready will also be appointed as a company director to the board of SCCL.
Having commenced his new role on December 3, 2019, Mr McCready has...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-cfoMon, 09 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMTMike Farrar, Swim England - Last Word
Mike Farrar
Chairperson of Swim England
Would you talk us through your previous roles within the NHS?
I’ve held a number of roles within the NHS, including Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, CEO of the North West Strategic Health Authority, CEO of the South Yorkshire Health Authority, CEO of Tees Health Authority...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mike-farrar-swim-england-last-wordSat, 07 Dec 2019 09:00:00 GMTMS Society announces 13 new tech projects worth £1.3m
Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society) announced this week (Dec 3) that they are committed to raising £1.3m to fund 13 new research projects with ‘technology at the forefront’.
Included in the projects is research into MS progression and a focus on how new technologies can be used to manage the symptoms of MS.
One...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ms-society-announces-13-new-tech-projects-worth-13mFri, 06 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMTNuffield Trust: One in four hospital staff born outside of the UK
New statistics analysed by Nuffield Health show that people born outside the UK make up for almost a quarter of all staff working in hospitals and a fifth of all health and social care staff in the UK.
The figures come from the Office for National Statistics after looking at the number of staff born overseas. They truly show the effect...
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2978,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-one-in-four-hospital-staff-born-out-the-ukFri, 06 Dec 2019 11:45:00 GMTMoulding The Future With 3D Printing
Source : NHE Nov/Dec
Professor Peter Marsden, head of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, UCLH
3D printing is a relatively new technology with a rapidly growing number of applications. However, scientists and engineers in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at University College...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/moulding-the-future-with-3d-printingFri, 06 Dec 2019 08:45:00 GMTSix Ways Technology Is Benefiting The Older Generation
Source: NHE Nov/Dec
According to Age UK, loneliness has been associated with a 40% increased risk of dementia. Research has also found that only around 10% of people aged 50+ take part in a sporting activity or exercise at least once a week. Evidenced by these statistics, tackling issues such as social...
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420,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-ways-technology-is-benefiting-the-older-generationThu, 05 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMTStaff health and wellbeing is the key to 'Our Health Heroes' delivering great patient care
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ discusses last week’s Our Health Heroes Awards.
We find unsung heroes in all walks of life. Individuals, doing amazing things in their local communities. Individuals that don’t seek...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-health-heroesThu, 05 Dec 2019 13:00:00 GMTFracture prevention rates improved through collaboration
A partnership between the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC) and Newcastle and Gateshead CCG has resulted in significantly enhanced fracture prevention rates for the local population and significant savings for the NHS.
Hospital statistics displayed that the North East region of England had a...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fracture-prevention-rates-improved-through-collaboration-Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:15:00 GMTDiabetes UK calls for better pre-pregnancy and antenatal support
Charity organisation, Diabetes UK, has revealed data from their latest audit highlighting that only one in eight women with diabetes have access to risk-reducing pregnancy preparations.
The 2017/2018 National Pregnancy in Diabetes (NPID) audit for England, Wales and the Isle of Man found that almost one in two babies of women with...
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420,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-uk-calls-for-better-pre-pregnancy-and-antenatal-supportThu, 05 Dec 2019 08:30:00 GMTCommunity pharmacists to expand role in patient care
613 Greater Manchester community pharmacies have signed up to a new national scheme, which will see patient consultations booked via NHS 111 for the very first time.
The scheme launched on the 29th of October is part of major plans to boost the role of pharmacists in patient care, outlined in the national NHS Long Term Plan.
People...
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409,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacists-to-expand-role-in-patient-care-Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation: Social care action needed due to rise in help requests
Chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Niall Dickson, has responded to the recent release of NHS Digital’s Health Survey for England 2018 (released December 3, 2019) report, stating a greater need for social care action given the rise in requests for help.
NHS Confederation serve as a representative body for organisations across...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-social-careTue, 03 Dec 2019 16:45:00 GMTCaregivers are looking for meaningful work
Ergotron EMEA discusses how they can support organisations to make caregivers’ work meaningful and promote better wellbeing.
Caregivers always focus on sharing their dedication to their patients. However, this choice is unfortunately not always up to expectations: the lack of staff, the demanding workload, the system’s...
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421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caregivers-ergotronTue, 03 Dec 2019 15:45:00 GMTNHS Scotland's first orthopaedic robot introduced
A new robot has been introduced at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank to assist surgeons with knee replacement surgery.
Over 25% of all Scottish hip and knee replacements take place at the hospital, and the ‘Mako’ robot is expected to benefit around 300 patients in the first year alone.
The robot completed...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-scotlands-first-orthopaedic-robot-introduced-Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:30:00 GMTNHS spending £2.5m a week treating mental health patients out of area
The NHS is spending an estimated £2.5m every week providing out of area treatment for mental health patients.
The figures show that in the last twelve months, the NHS has spent £128m on patients, with some being forced to travel over 300km and several hours from their home for a bed.
These shortages occur due to...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-out-of-area-placement-mental-healthTue, 03 Dec 2019 10:45:00 GMTResearch shows group membership leads to 25% fewer healthcare appointments
A new study from researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has shown that being a member of a community group can lead to a 25% reduction in health care use.
The new information highlights the importance of connecting patients with their local communities and the huge benefits of social prescribing.
Patients with chronic...
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409,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-shows-group-membership-leads-to-25-less-healthcare-appointments-Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:15:00 GMTFirst Director of Digital for Welsh Ambulance Service
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has today (2 Dec) appointed its first director of digital services, Andy Haywood.
A former Royal Navy Officer, he has been entrusted with shaping and overseeing ambitious digital services strategies aimed at supporting and improving patient care and staff experiences in the digital era.
Andy was...
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411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-director-of-digital-services-appointed-for-welsh-ambulance-serviceMon, 02 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMTNext President announced for Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (the ‘College’) has officially announced Professor Andrew Elder as president-elect today (Nov 29) at the annual St.Andrew’s Day Symposium.
Professor Elder will take office on March 1, bringing with him years of clinical, managerial and educational experience.
First...
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2978,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/next-president-announced-for-royal-college-of-physicians-of-edinburghFri, 29 Nov 2019 14:30:00 GMT'Re-Write Cancer' campaign aiming for new £150m research facility
The largest group of scientists, doctors and nurses in Europe are set to be brought together in new cancer research facility to further the progress for cancer patients.
The campaign will be launched by radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe. He will unveil an engraved park bench in Manchester, on the University of Manchester campus where he...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/re-write-cancer-campaign-aiming-for-new-150m-research-facility-Fri, 29 Nov 2019 09:45:00 GMTFoetal disorder research set to be 'best data in UK'
A research fellow from the University of Salford is currently working on what could be the ‘best data’ in the UK on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
Dr Alan Price, who has recently completed his PhD at the University, is working on a study to identify how prevalent FASD is. The lead investigator of the study is also...
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411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foetal-disorder-research-set-to-be-best-data-in-ukFri, 29 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMTGreen Rewards initiative taken on by Manchester for greener healthcare
30,000kg of CO2 has been saved by employees through Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s Greener Rewards programme.
MFT’s has completed a record 25,000 positive actions in the last 6 months to heighten sustainability and wellbeing through the programme.
As a front-runner in sustainability in the healthcare sector...
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411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/green-rewards-initiative-taken-on-by-manchester-for-greener-healthcare-Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT'Research effect' can benefit all NHS Trusts says RCP
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched the next phase of a campaign for more research to be used in NHS trusts to further build on patient care.
The next phase, launched yesterday (27 Nov) calls for ‘protected time for research’ to be undertaken by doctors, nurses and other clinicians.
An RCP statement...
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408,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-effect-can-benefit-all-nhs-trusts-says-rcpThu, 28 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMTDementia champions - improving care and understanding
Successful training programme has provided numerous dementia champions across North Tees and Hartlepool NHS trust.
A Dementia Champion is a health and/or social care worker that has taken part, supported by Health Education England, in the training which covers training around communication, understanding and supporting patients who are...
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408,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-champions-improving-care-and-understanding-Thu, 28 Nov 2019 09:30:00 GMTEssex & Herts Air Ambulance see £4.5m airbase approved by council
A proposed £4.5m air ambulance airbase in North Weald, as part of the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) service, has received planning permission from Epping Forest District Council.
Construction on the new facility is set to begin next year, and is scheduled to be completed during winter 2020.
A one-off government...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essex-herts-air-ambulance-airbaseWed, 27 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMTEnd of life specialist training for London Ambulance Service
Ambulance staff from the London Ambulance Service have been through specialist training for terminally ill patients.
All front-line ambulance staff in the capital are undergoing training in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, aiming to ensure all patients’ needs are met and wishes are respected.
Palliative and end of...
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409,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-of-life-specialist-training-for-london-ambulance-serviceTue, 26 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMT£60m in Scotland Mental Health funding allocated
In September last year, the Scottish Government announced over £60m investment into additional school counselling across Scotland.
It has been announced today (Nov 26) that an agreement has been reached between the Scottish Government and COSLA on the specific allocation of the £60m over four years.
Professional...
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413,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/60m-in-scotland-mental-health-funding-allocatedTue, 26 Nov 2019 15:15:00 GMTManchester Health & Wellbeing Service relaunch brings a buzz
The people of Manchester are to see the relaunch of their Health and Wellbeing Service buzz. The service will be focused on community development, concentrating on supporting residents of local communities to take control of their health and wellbeing in ways that are stimulating and fun, for example gardening projects to knitting...
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413,414,407,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-health--wellbeing-service-relaunch-brings-a-buzz-Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:45:00 GMTMS Trust launches campaign to illustrate nurse shortages
A desperate lack of MS nurses in the UK has forced the MS Trust to today (Nov 26th) launch its #fairMScare campaign to raise awareness of the shortage.
Latest figures show there are now approximately 130,000 people in the UK with MS, an increase of 21% on previous estimates. These nurses provide vital care for patients but many are...
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411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ms-trust-launches-campaign-to-illustrate-nurse-shortagesTue, 26 Nov 2019 09:30:00 GMTTop nurse leads NHS staff flu jab drive
The most senior nurse in England is leading the way in protecting patients and staff members with flu jab drive.
Ruth May, the chief nursing officer for England, has called on the million-plus healthcare workers to get their free flu jab.
The aim is to encourage as many NHS staff as possible to get vaccinated against...
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2978,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-nurse-leads-nhs-staff-flu-jab-driveMon, 25 Nov 2019 12:30:00 GMT NHS Scotland launches national recruitment campaign
The Scottish Government has today (25 Nov) launched a campaign to encourage young people to choose a career in healthcare.
The aim of the campaign, “What did you do today”, aims to highlight the range of opportunities available within health care and the ‘positive and diverse’ aspects to the role.
It comes as...
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2978,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/-nhs-scotland-launches-recruitment-campaign-Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTQueen's University Belfast receives grant to further bone marrow cancer research
Myelodysplastic Syndromes UK have given Queen’s University Belfast a grant to progress their research into treatment for MDS, a type of bone marrow cancer.
This type of cancer is where the bone gradually fails to produce mature healthy cells. In some patients, MDS can progress to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), this is when the...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/queens-university-belfast-receives-grant-to-further-bone-marrow-cancer-research-Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:45:00 GMTNHS Trust introduces artificial intelligence for monitoring eye health
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has adopted artificial intelligence (AI) to test the health of patient’s eyes.
In collaboration with doctors at the trust, the University of Kent has developed AI computer software able to detect signs of eye disease.
Patients will benefit from a machine-based method that...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-introduces-artificial-intelligenceFri, 22 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMTRoyal College of General Practitioners call for "urgent reform of tax system"
A statement released by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) criticises plans made earlier this week which outlined the policy for the NHS to pay senior clinicians tax bills to avoid winter understaffing.
In the statement released today (22 Nov) in response, the RCGP explains that the tax proposal is unfair not only on...
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405,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-general-practitioners-call-for-urgent-reform-of-tax-systemFri, 22 Nov 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS Scotland gives green light to two new cancer drugs
People in Scotland living with breast and kidney cancer will soon see the benefits of two new cancer treatment options through the NHS.
Lenvatinib and ribociclib were given the go ahead by the Scottish Medical Consortium (SMC) yesterday (21 Nov).
A further three drugs were rejected, including atezolizumab for a certain type of lung...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-scotland-gives-green-light-to-two-new-cancer-drugs-Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:45:00 GMTNew sexual health services announced by Cornwall Council
Following a consultation, Cornwall Council have announced today (Nov 21st) more availability will soon be made for sexual health clinics and an online service.
The service will come from Brook and their online partner SH:24 from December 2019.
Brook was established nearly 60 years ago and has over 25 years’ experience...
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413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-sexual-health-services-announced-by-cornwall-council-Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:15:00 GMTDigital sepsis monitoring system helps save lives and improves care
Research undertaken by Imperial College London, has shown that digital monitoring significantly reduces hospital stays and chance of death related to sepsis.
The digital sepsis alert system at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was introduced in 2016 and monitors a number of symptoms to help identify sepsis before it becomes a...
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420,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-sepsis-monitoring-system-helps-save-lives-and-improves-careThu, 21 Nov 2019 12:15:00 GMTNew research finds heart attack protein linked to increased risk of early death
New Research, published in the British Medical Journal, has linked small increases in troponin to higher chances of death in heart attack sufferers.
Troponin is a protein that is usually stored within the muscles of the heart that controls the contractions of the muscles. Troponin is released into the blood stream when the heart is...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-research-finds-heart-attack-protein-linked-to-increased-risk-of-early-deathThu, 21 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMTABPI: UK leading Europe in early clinical research
The UK is leading the rest of Europe for early-stage clinical research into new medicines and vaccines, according to a new report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).
More than 600 commercial trials are currently ongoing in the NHS, with cancer research the strongest area of study in the UK. However, the UK is...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/abpi-uk-early-clinical-researchThu, 21 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMTRCoA publish General Election manifesto calling for '21st century' health service
The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) are calling on the next government to deliver a 21st century national health service.
Their 2019 General Election manifesto outlined how the next UK government needs to address the critical issues faced by our national health service.
Calls for future governments to agree to the removal of...
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405,413,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcoa-publish-general-election-manifesto-calling-for-21st-century-health-service-Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:30:00 GMTNHS arthritis drugs could prevent secondary breast cancer
A report, funded by Breast Cancer Now, and carried out by teams at the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield has discovered that by using drugs such as anakinra, which is used to treat arthritis, they could also prevent the growth of secondary tumours on bones in mice.
When anakinra wasn’t used on mice with breast...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-arthritis-drugs-could-be-repurposed-to-prevent-secondary-breast-cancer-Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:30:00 GMTLondon domiciliary care service rated 'Outstanding' by CQC
Home Instead Senior Care, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Dulwich, has been rated Outstanding for being caring and well-led. The previous rating published in May 2017 was Good.
Care Quality Commission said the service, which provides personal care to people living in their own homes, was exceptional at promoting people’s independence so...
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413,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-domiciliary-care-service-rated-outstanding-by-cqc-Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:15:00 GMTSudden hearing loss drug in development
UCLH researchers are developing a new drug for sudden-onset sensorineural hearing lost (SSNHL), an emergency condition where there is a rapid loss in inner ear, hearing usually in one ear.
The SENS-401 drug which is being tested by biopharma company SENSORION was found to be safe after being tested in a small group of volunteers, and...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sudden-hearing-loss-drug-in-development-Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMTNHS Blood and Transplant agree deal for technology and communications services
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is partnering with BT in order to fully digitise its services, including records and bookings that will be stored in the cloud.
The cloud is updated in real time, meaning it will save time and make records accessible as soon as they are uploaded.
Currently, NHSBT’s appointment system and donor...
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419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-blood-and-transplant-agree-deal-for-technology-and-communications-servicesWed, 20 Nov 2019 10:45:00 GMTTackling skin cancer with personal photo record
The Skin Health Alliance have published results from survey of 245 dermatologists outlining that patients’ own photos play an important role in skin cancer self-monitoring.
Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that more than 140,000 cases of skin cancer are detected in the UK each year, and regular self-examinations can...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-skin-cancer-with-personal-photo-recordWed, 20 Nov 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain announces new distribution partner
Food, the organisation in charge of sourcing and supplying food for NHS trusts across England, has appointed Bidfood as its new multi-temperature distribution partner.
As it stands, NHS Supply Chain’s network is only in charge of ambient products - this deal will change that to mean that they are dealing with fresh, chilled, frozen...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-announces-new-distribution-partnerTue, 19 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTNursing the homeless back to health
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) are running drop-in clinics for the homeless at Maidstone Day Centre.
The service comes after an approach by Maidstone Borough Council calling for a nurse-led clinic to support the health of rough sleepers around the town.
Treatment for diabetes, lung disease, pregnancy, infected...
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409,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-the-homeless-back-to-healthTue, 19 Nov 2019 14:15:00 GMTNHS to pay tax bills of doctors to avoid winter crisis
The NHS in England will pay doctors’ tax bills this winter to avoid doctors losing extra working hours in fear that their tax bill will skyrocket if they earn over the £110,000 tax threshold.
Money from the pensions of medics is set to be used to pay the tax bills, with the amount used then repaid before the medic retires, in...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-pay-tax-bills-of-doctors-to-avoid-winter-crisisTue, 19 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMTNASS announces first six hospitals to join Aspiring to Excellence project
The National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) has announced the six winners of its first ever Aspiring to Excellence awards.
A multi-year programme, it has been designed to encourage and recognise service improvement in axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) care. It is the largest of its kind in the UK.
The...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nass-aspiring-to-excellence-axial-spaTue, 19 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTDigital maternity notes introduced in NHS Highland
NHS Highland have introduced the roll out of entirely digital medical notes for pregnant women being cared for in NHS Highland hospitals.
Expectant mums and their health professionals will now be able to access their medical notes through a PC, tablet or mobile device through a secure online portal or maternity notes system.
The...
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409,420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-maternity-notes-introduced-in-nhs-highlandTue, 19 Nov 2019 09:15:00 GMTProstate cancer research injects £1.25m of funding to develop treatment
Prostate Cancer UK and Movember have awarded funding to Queen’s University Belfast and The University of Manchester to continue progressing treatment for prostate cancer as part of the Belfast-Manchester Centre for Excellence.
With prostate cancer being the most common cancer among males in the UK with more than 47, 500 new...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prostate-cancer-research-injects-125m-of-funding-to-develop-treatment-Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:15:00 GMTCE marking for antibiotic induced hearing loss test kit
A machine that tests infants for antibiotic induced hearing loss has received a European standard CE marking.
CE marking is a certification mark that shows that a product conforms with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for items sold within the European Economic Area. A product must have a CE marking before it can be...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ce-marking-for-antibiotic-induced-hearing-loss-test-kit-Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:00:00 GMT"Innovative" mental health services announced for Greater Manchester's students
A new mental health service aimed at Greater Manchester’s students is to be announced at an event this evening (Nov 18).
The service aims to help students overcome significant mental illness, such as psychosis, depression, personality disorders and eating disorders whilst living at university.
Greater Manchester’s...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovative-mental-health-services-announced-for-greater-manchesters-studentsMon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMTEnding social care crisis is a 'critical priority' for health leaders
UK health leaders are demanding an end to the neglect on social care, claiming NHS patient care is suffering as a result.
The NHS Confederation leads the Health for Care coalition of 15 national health organisations and are calling for a sustainable and long-term settlement.
The government’s extra £20.5bn investment is at...
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409,420,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ending-social-care-crisis-is-a-critical-priority-for-health-leadersMon, 18 Nov 2019 11:30:00 GMTSafe Haven being provided for Wigan partygoers this Christmas
Front-line emergency services will have some pressure eased this festive period in Wigan town centre. A nightlight safety scheme will be piloted from Saturday 16th of November.
The service will cover the King Street and Wallgate area and will provide free low-level medical attention, a place to go if partygoers lose their friends or need...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-haven-being-provided-for-wigan-partygoers-this-christmas-Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:30:00 GMTDoctor wellbeing solutions could make UK a 'model for the world'
A report for the General Medical Council (GMC) has found that existing good practice on supporting doctors’ wellbeing and patient safety should be applied more widely.
Professor Michael West and Dame Denise Coia were asked to carry out a UK-wide review in 2018 into the poor wellbeing faced by medical students and doctors.
The...
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409,420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctor-wellbeing-solutions-could-make-uk-a-model-for-the-worldFri, 15 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMTDecarbonisation of the Northern Powerhouse- PRESS RELEASE -
Covering a growing population of 15.3 million, home to over a million businesses and with an economy totalling £329bn, the Northern Powerhouse forms the very spine of the North of England.
As such, it is a region absolutely pivotal to the future of the UK, and for meeting central government’s...
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2900,2996,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/decarbonisation-northern-powerhouseFri, 15 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMTGeneral Election manifesto launched by pharmaceutical industry
The Association of The British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a General Election 2020 Manifesto for Medicine.
ABPI employs over 63,000 people and invests £4.3bn in UK research and development, the result of which is 7,000 new medicines currently being researched and developed.
Their aim for the UK to be the best...
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405,2978,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-election-manifesto-launched-by-pharmaceutical-industry-Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:15:00 GMTMelanoma cancer treatment continuing to advance
Current treatments for the deadliest form of skin cancer melanoma could be improved by using approaches that terminate the ‘survival system’ of cancer cells according to a study published by Nature Communications today (Nov 14th).
Researchers from Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, Babraham Institute and AstraZeneca have...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/melanoma-cancer-treatment-continuing-to-advance-Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:15:00 GMT'Extensive' health damage from climate change for world's children
The Lancet has released a comprehensive yearly analysis called Countdown on Health and Climate Change, tracking progress across 41 key indicators in collaboration with 120 experts from 35 institutions including the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Bank and University College London.
The publication reports on extensive health damage...
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405,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extensive-health-damage-from-climate-change-for-worlds-childrenThu, 14 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTPossible drop in life expectancy due to social inequality according to The Health Foundation
The Health Foundation have released a report today (14 Nov) looking at mortality rates in the UK. The data, based on research carried out by the London School of Economics, shows that the UK is at risk of suffering a fall in life expectancy if social inequality is not addressed.
As a result of the report, Mortality and life expectancy...
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405,412,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/drop-in-life-expectancy-thanks-to-social-inequality-according-to-the-health-foundation-Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:15:00 GMTAlzheimer's Research UK says political parties need to 'face up to the challenge'
One in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetimes, unless new treatments and preventions are developed.
With this reality in mind, Alzheimer’s Research UK has called for all political parties to commit just 1% of the annual cost of dementia on research in this upcoming general election.
Government funding...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alzheimers-research-uk-says-political-parties-need-to-face-up-to-the-challenge-Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:45:00 GMTMental Health Social Worker of the Year nominee from Bolton
A social worker from the North Bolton Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) has been shortlisted as one of the seven finalists in their category at the national Social Worker of the Year Awards.
The nominee is Amanda Stewart, a mental health social worker for the North Bolton CMHT which is ran by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-social-worker-of-the-year-nominee-from-bolton-Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMTNHS Confed responds to Labour's NHS election pledge
NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare system, has responded to Labour’s NHS election pledge.
Ahead of the upcoming general election on Dec 12, Labour have announced their pledge to ‘save the NHS’.
The plan includes an extra £26bn of funding a year, paid for by taxing the...
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405,414,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confed-responds-to-labours-nhs-election-pledgeWed, 13 Nov 2019 10:45:00 GMTMind urges government to tackle 175,000 cancelled child mental health appointments
Mental health charity, Mind, uncovered data yesterday (Mon 11) that revealed 175,000 appointments in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) were cancelled by the NHS in England.
The charity insist that the next UK government must do more to tackle the massive strain the NHS services are under, as cancelled CAMHS appointments...
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405,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mind-urges-government-to-tackle-175000-cancelled-child-mental-health-appointmentsTue, 12 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMTCannabis Patient Advocacy and Support Services launched in light of announcement
Following the announcement on Monday 11th of November that 1.4 million British adults use street cannabis to treat chronic medical conditions, a new patient advocacy organisation has been launched. The organisation will focus on support and care for patients considering cannabis for medicinal treatment is launching at The Royal College of...
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405,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cannabis-patient-advocacy-and-support-services-launched-in-light-of-announcement-Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:15:00 GMTDementia patients in Wales to benefit from cannula sleeves
Dementia cannula sleeves, devised and made by volunteers at Handmade for Dementia, have been issued to The Welsh Ambulance Service for the first time.
The new sleeves are used to keep dementia patients from panicking and pulling needles from their arms during treatment, and have been proven to work effectively.
A first for The Welsh...
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420,413,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-patients-in-wales-to-benefit-from-cannula-sleeves-Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTRSPH launches Public Health Manifesto ahead of general election
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), has written an open letter to all standing parties in the upcoming election, to protect public health and promote wellbeing.
The letter outlines the most pressing public health issues that the RSPH believes should be addressed by any future government.
The letter encourages the...
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405,420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-launches-public-health-manifesto-ahead-of-general-electionTue, 12 Nov 2019 10:45:00 GMTKidney disease and cardiovascular risk could be predicted with simple blood test
A study published today (Nov 12th) in Nature Medicine led by the University of Glasgow, has highlighted that a simple blood test, which could effortlessly be adopted habitually in the NHS, is a more efficient way of measuring both kidney and cardiovascular disease risk, as it offers a more precise diagnosis and could lead to better patient...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kidney-disease-and-cardiovascular-risk-could-be-predicted-with-simple-blood-test-Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:15:00 GMT1.4 million British adults using 'street cannabis' to treat chronic health conditions
The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis has today (Nov 11th) welcomed the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines relating to the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistance urges the Government to urgently...
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405,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/14-million-british-adults-using-street-cannabis-to-treat-chronic-health-conditions-Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTIncreasing awareness of HIV in the over 50s
Bath and North East Somerset’s Public Health team is supporting AgeUK’s campaign to raise awareness of the rising rate of HIV in the over 50s.
There are currently more than 100 people living with HIV across Bath and North East Somerset, with one in three over the age of 50.
Nationwide over the past four years there has...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increasing-awareness-of-hiv-in-the-over-50s-Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:15:00 GMTRCM Scotland are calling for more advanced perinatal mental health training
Scottish midwives are calling for more advanced training, specifically around perinatal mental health (PMH) to improve support they can give to pregnant women and new mothers.
A new survey of midwives, looking into how prepared midwives are to support women with PMH issues, shows that they struggle to get the training they need.
The...
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409,414,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-scotland-are-calling-for-more-advanced-perinatal-mental-health-trainingFri, 08 Nov 2019 10:15:00 GMTRSPH and CIMSPA form new health and fitness partnership
A new strategic partnership between the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and the Chartered Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has been set up to strengthen focus on health and fitness in the UK.
Alongside the announcement of the partnership, CIMSPA has published its Health Navigator Professional Standard, outlining...
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409,415,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-and-cimspa-form-new-health-and-fitness-partnership-Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:30:00 GMTParamedic university degree to boost patient care
A university degree designed to further develop patient care and paramedic training opportunities will be available at five universities across Scotland.
The new Paramedic BSc degree was announced yesterday (7 Nov) by the Scottish Ambulance Service and aims to emphasise support for people with long-term and chronic conditions, mental...
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420,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paramedic-university-degree-to-boost-patient-careThu, 07 Nov 2019 14:30:00 GMTCancer Research discovers Vitamin D influences melanoma cells
Cancer Research scientists have discovered Vitamin D influences the behaviour of melanoma cells in the lab by making them less aggressive.
The research has come from the University of Leeds who found that vitamin D influences the behaviour of a signalling pathway within melanoma cells, which slowed down their growth and stopped them...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-research-has-discovered-new-way-of-preventing-melanoma-Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMTScottish Affairs Committee calls for 'radical change' in approach to drug use
The Scottish Affairs Committee have carried out a comprehensive inquiry into problematic drug use in Scotland, and published their report.
The rise in drug deaths in Scotland has reached an all-time high of 1,187 deaths last year and the report shows that poverty and deprivation are large contributors to problematic drug use in Scotland...
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409,405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-affairs-committee-calls-for-radical-change-in-approach-to-drug-useThu, 07 Nov 2019 10:15:00 GMTGreater Manchester tech to transform care with £7.5m investment
The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are collaborating to invest £7.5m in new technology innovation.
A number of suppliers have been appointed to start developing a cutting-edge digital platform that will help to transform public services and give the...
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409,420,413,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-tech-to-transform-care-with-75m-investmentWed, 06 Nov 2019 14:30:00 GMTSwim England 'swimming saves NHS £357m a year'
Swimming in the UK Is having a huge impact on the health and social care system, as new research reveals it saves the NHS more than £357m a year.
Swim England, the national governing body for swimming, published a Value of Swimming report, highlighting these figures and the specific ways getting people to take part in swim related...
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420,413,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swim-england-swimming-saves-nhs-357m-a-yearWed, 06 Nov 2019 11:45:00 GMTNHS online training to reduce time spent in hospital
A collaboration between NHS England and Health Education England will help service and care staff to reduce hospital delays for patients.
Today (Nov 6) the two organisations have launched ActNow, an e-learning tool to work on getting people home from hospital quicker.
Around 350,000 patients spend over three weeks in acute hospitals...
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420,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-online-training-to-reduce-time-spent-in-hospital-Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMTMulti-million-pound investment in Occupational Therapy at the University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland will now be responsible for producing an army of professionals dedicated to supporting service users with interventions that improve their daily lives.
The University now delivers a full cycle of health programmes from paramedic training and nursing to pharmacy, physiotherapy and medicine – and the new...
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413,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/multi-million-pound-investment-in-occupational-therapy-at-the-university-of-sunderland-Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS Providers: Mental health services need action to reduce pressures
Following an independent report commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, calling for improvements to reduce the number of people receiving care far from their homes and relieving significant pressures on mental health.
In response to the report, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said: “We welcome...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-mental-health-serviceWed, 06 Nov 2019 08:30:00 GMTGlasgow scientists leading next generation of radiotherapy research
Expert scientists in Glasgow have been awarded a huge funding pot from Cancer Research UK to develop new radiotherapy technologies and trial techniques that could save the lives of cancer sufferers in the future.
Over the next five years, £3.5m in funding will go towards the Cancer Research UK Glasgow Centre accelerating their...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/glasgow-scientists-leading-next-generation-of-radiotherapy-researchTue, 05 Nov 2019 12:30:00 GMT2,250 inpatients with learning disabilities or autism to be given case reviews
Over the next 12 months every patient with autism or a learning disability in a mental health hospital will have their case reviewed, announced today (Nov 5th) by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock.
The government will commit, as part of the review, to providing each patient with a date for discharge or if suitable a clear...
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414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/2250-inpatients-with-learning-disabilities-or-autism-to-be-given-case-reviews-Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:30:00 GMTNew NHS research could give athletes competitive edge
Orthopaedic specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee (GJNH) have carried out a study which could give elite cyclists a competitive edge through using a shorter pedal crank.
A state-of-the-art motion capture system, used by GJNH Orthopaedic Research Team to collect data on patients who have had hip or knee replacement surgery and are taking part...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-research-could-give-athletes-competitive-edge-Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:15:00 GMTNHS Foundation Trust urges people to join free pulmonary rehabilitation programme
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are encouraging people with lung disease to take part in free activity and advice sessions.
Individuals suffering from lung disease in West Essex can “dramatically improve their lives” by benefitting from EPUT ran sessions offering advice and support.
The new...
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420,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-foundation-trust-urges-people-to-join-free-pulmonary-rehabilitation-programme-Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:30:00 GMTEthical approval for £2.8 million trial into preventing Group B Strep in new-born babies
Announced today by Nadine Dorries, the Health Minister, Group B Strep trial has been given the go ahead by the Health Research Authority in England and Health and Care Research in Wales.
Group B Strep is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in new-born babies, causing a range of serious infections including pneumonia...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ethical-approval-for-28-million-trial-into-preventing-group-b-strep-in-new-born-babies-Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMTWomen using painkillers in childbirth drops 6% in a decade
NHS Digital published a report yesterday (Oct 31) on NHS Maternity Statistics, with detailed information on care in NHS hospitals in England received before, during and after delivery from the Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) database.
The report shows that the percentage of women using analgesics or anaesthetics before or during...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/women-using-painkillers-in-childbirth-drops-6-in-a-decadeFri, 01 Nov 2019 10:15:00 GMTPersonal health budgets to be given to 100,000 more patients
The government have announced a change in law that means 100,000 more people are to be given personal health budgets.
People who use wheelchairs or need mental health support will have more choice and control over their own health and care.
The amended law will come into force on Monday 2 December after legislation is laid in...
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409,405,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-budgets-to-be-given-to-100000-more-patients-Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:45:00 GMTNew partnership set to help those with serious mental illnesses into work
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System has put £1,101,877 of funding into a new public and voluntary sector partnership led by South Yorkshire Housing Association to deliver the new service.
Rates of employment are lesser for people with mental illness than for those with any other health condition. Most people with...
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414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-partnership-will-allow-those-with-serious-mental-illnesses-into-work-Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:45:00 GMTHer Majesty presents Ambulance Officer with Queen's Ambulance Medal
Assistant Chief Ambulance Officer, Steve Wheaton, received a Queen’s Ambulance Medal (QAM) from Her Majesty during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Friday (25 Oct)
Steve is part of the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) and was recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for his dedication and...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/her-majesty-presents-ambulance-officer-with-queens-ambulance-medal-Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:45:00 GMT78 NHS trusts will receive new cancer testing and detective technology
The new machines will increase early diagnosis of cancer and improve screening. This is part of the government’s pledge to ensure 55, 000 more people survive cancer each year.
An extra £200 million was announced last month by the Prime Minister for funding for new cancer screening equipment. 78 trusts will receive funding over...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/78-nhs-trusts-will-receive-new-cancer-testing-and-detective-technology-Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS Digital's Widening Digital Participation project boosts cancer screening rates
Following an initial pilot using Facebook to encourage breast cancer screening attendance, after hundreds of practice nurses across the country have been taught how social media can improve health, the North Midlands Breast Screening Service saw an increased average of 12.9 per cent between three-year screening cycles from 2014 to...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digitals-widening-digital-participation-project-boosts-cancer-screening-ratesTue, 29 Oct 2019 17:00:00 GMTThe Health Foundation launch national data network to tackle health challenges
The Health Foundation has announced the creation of a national data network from across the UK to support and address some of the biggest challenges faced by health and care services today.
Analytical teams from across the country will be brought together to gather insights and obtain a deeper understanding of what is affecting the...
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409,413,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-health-foundation-launch-national-data-network-to-tackle-health-challenges-Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:30:00 GMTTick-borne encephalitis has been detected in the UK for the first time
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV) has been found in the UK for the first time in ticks. The virus has been discovered as part of ongoing research by Public Health England and the Emerging and Zoonotic Infections National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit at the University of Liverpool.
TBE is an infection...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tick-borne-encephalitis-has-been-detected-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time-Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:45:00 GMTGold Award for NHS digital clinical adviser for midwifery
An NHS Digital Clinical Adviser, who is leading the way for digital maternity services, has been presented with a gold award from England’s Chief Midwifery Officer.
Jules Gudgeon works to digitise midwife services and improve women’s maternity care experiences. Her contribution has been recognised by Professor Jaqueline...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gold-award-for-nhs-digital-clinical-adviser-for-midwifery-Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTGovernment invests £3.5 million into development of new treatments for gonorrhoea
The investment is part of a continued corporation with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, a not-for-profit research and development organisation co-founded by the World Health Organisation and the Drugs for Neglected Disease initiative in 2016. New developments will be made for new treatments in order to make them...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-invest-35-million-into-development-of-new-treatments-for-gonorrhoeaMon, 28 Oct 2019 14:15:00 GMTMultimillion-pound research institute for health to open in Manchester
The University of Manchester is leading a new multimillion-pound research institute that will maximise Manchester’s academic strengths in digital health and advanced materials to discover innovative health and care solutions is being launched by a consortium.
The centre is called The Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health...
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413,415,2900,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/multimillion-pound-research-institute-for-health-to-open-in-manchester-Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:15:00 GMTGovernment announced plans to roll out suicide bereavement support
People who have lost someone close to them due to suicide will benefit from dedicated bereavement care. The government has announced plans to roll out services on the NHS across England.
The new plans mean anyone affected by a family member or friend taking their own life will have access to practical and emotional support in the...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-announced-plans-to-roll-out-suicide-bereavement-support-Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMTLeading debate and manifesting changePreviously featured in NHE Sep/Oct edition
Dr Natalie Borman, care group director of the Wessex Kidney Centre at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, explains why we need to advocate grassroots collaboration on behalf of patients.
The last decade has been a challenging time for the NHS with an increased demand on...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-debate-manifesting-changeFri, 25 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMTNew national academy for social prescribing launched
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed his ambition to make social prescribing schemes as accessible as medical care on the NHS.
Health, wellbeing and social welfare will all be addressed through social prescribing by connecting the public to their community services.
Activities including art and singing classes...
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420,413,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-national-academy-for-social-prescribing-launchedFri, 25 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMTRSPH responds to NAO investigation outlining decline in pre-school vaccinations
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published an investigative report on the decline of pre-school vaccinations. (Oct 24)
The report comes after public concern was raised regarding NHS England not delivering the 95% performance standard, set by the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC), for the uptake of nearly all...
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405,412,2978,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-responds-to-nao-investigation-outlining-decline-in-pre-school-vaccinationsFri, 25 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTMatt Hancock says GP recruitment is on the rise to support 'bedrock of the NHS'
Today, speaking at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference, Matt Hancock highlighted what he believes to be the three components of getting the foundations of primary care right; people, structure and tech.
There are now over three times as many doctors now working in hospitals than there are doctors in general...
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424,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-says-gp-recruitment-is-on-the-rise-to-support-bedrock-of-the-nhs-Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:00:00 GMTNHS England secures new deal for all three UK-licensed cystic fibrosis medicines
NHS England has today announced it has secured a definitive agreement to make three of the UK-licensed cystic fibrosis medicines available on the NHS.
The new deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals will see patients will now have full access to Orkambi, Symkevi and Kalydeco, and around 5,000 people may now take up these...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-secures-new-deal-for-all-three-uk-licensed-cystic-fibrosis-medicinesThu, 24 Oct 2019 14:15:00 GMTHealthcare Safety Investigation Branch warns partial set up of electronic medication systems in NHS puts patients at risk
“Poorly implemented” electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems (ePMA) can result in potentially fatal medication errors, a report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) warns today.
The report follows the case of a 75-year-old cancer patient, Ann Midson, who sadly died after taking two powerful...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-safety-investigation-branch-warns-partial-set-up-of-electronic-medication-systems-in-nhs-puts-patients-at-risk-Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:15:00 GMTNHS Providers: GMC report shows benefits of overseas-trained doctors
Following the release of the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Workforce report, NHS Providers’ director of policy and strategy, Miriam Deakin, has praised the findings of the report and outlined which areas can be addressed.
Ms Deakin said: “This report shows how vital overseas-trained doctors are to the NHS and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-gmc-reportThu, 24 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMTCQC survey shows NHS improvement despite problematic wait times
A national survey, published today (Oct 23) by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), shows most people experience good urgent and emergency care, but waiting times are still a problem.
More than 50,000 people, who received urgent and emergency care, took part in a CQC survey covering 132 NHS trusts across England.
Findings show that the...
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420,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-survey-shows-nhs-improvement-Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:45:00 GMTThe Government needs to overhaul and upgrade current drugs policy, says RSPH
Today (Oct 23) the Health and Social Care Select Committee issued the report of its inquiry into the harms of illicit drug use.
In 2018 in the UK there were 2,917 deaths related to illegal drugs, an upsurge of 16% on the previous year. This means that about 40 people are now dying every week from illicit drug-related deaths in England and...
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405,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-government-needs-to-overhaul-and-upgrade-current-drugs-policy-says-rsph-Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMTCancer patients' health could be at risk due to NHS staff pressures, report warns
A new survey carried out on cancer patients by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that their physical and mental health is being harmfully impacted by current pressure on the NHS workforce.
300, 000 people in the UK are currently being treated for cancer. Nearly seven in ten people, recently diagnosed with or being treated for cancer, say...
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411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-patients-health-could-be-at-risk-due-to-nhs-staff-pressures-report-warnsTue, 22 Oct 2019 13:00:00 GMTAlmost £2m Rough Sleeping grant awarded for health of homeless
A Rough Sleeping grant of £1.9m has today (Oct 22) been awarded to 6 projects involving partnerships between Local Authorities (LAs) and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
The goverment funding will go towards testing models that provide better access to health services for people with mental ill health and drug and alcohol...
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420,413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-2m-rough-sleeping-grant-awarded-for-health-of-homelessTue, 22 Oct 2019 10:30:00 GMTCancer Research announces injection of up to £40 million into early detection research
A new transatlantic research alliance was announced yesterday by Cancer Research UK and partners.
Expansions in early detection technologies will help decrease late-stage diagnosis and increase the proportion of people diagnosed at a treatable and early stage, so a future for more patients can be secured.
The International Alliance...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-research-announces-injection-of-up-to-40-million-into-early-detection-research-Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:45:00 GMTLife-changing diabetes monitors issued through NHS Long Term Plan
Almost 30,000 suffering from Type 1 diabetes across England have received life-changing diabetes monitors thanks to the NHS Long Term Plan.
The pioneering device, no bigger than a £2 coin, is worn on the arm and prevents the need for multiple, painful finger-prick checks to see if their blood sugar is at a safe level.
With over...
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409,413,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/life-changing-diabetes-monitors-issued-to-tens-of-thousandsTue, 22 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMTWestern Sussex Hospitals NHS FT rated Outstanding for the second time
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust an overall Outstanding rating for their services provided.
This is the second time the trust has received this outstanding feedback, this time across all five sections.
These include inspecting if the trust’s services are safe, effective...
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408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/western-sussex-hospitals-nhs-ft-rated-outstanding-for-the-second-time-Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:45:00 GMTSolent NHS Trust partners with IoW to provide mental health services
Solent NHS Trust and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust have partnered to support the provision of mental health services to residents on the Isle of Wight.
The flagship partnership will see Solent and IoW trusts working together to help positively transform the services available across the island. A joint transformation team is set...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/solent-isle-of-wight-mental-healthMon, 21 Oct 2019 15:00:00 GMTAccess to 24-7 confidential advice and support for all NHS doctors and dentists
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today more than 180,000 doctors and dentists can get confidential advice and support either over the phone or in person. For instance, if they’ve faced a stressful incident at work or feel they are struggling with their mental health.
Support is available to staff 24/7 through a dedicated...
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420,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/access-to-24-7-confidential-advice-and-support-for-all-nhs-doctors-and-dentists-Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:45:00 GMTFull roll-out of electronic prescriptions to save NHS £300m in three years
Final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) rolled out across the country, making prescription processing digital.
Recent developments to EPS, known as Phase 4, have made it possible for all patients to be sent their prescriptions through a more efficient, electronical system.
Electronic prescriptions, issued to a...
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419,407,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/full-roll-out-of-electronic-prescriptions-to-save-nhs-300m-in-three-years-Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMTNHS supported resources launched to help older generations use digital
As we celebrate the twelfth annual Get Online Week, the largest digital inclusion campaign in the UK, the Good Things Foundation have published a new report outlining the positive impact that digital can have on older people.
The evaluation, completed by social change charity, Good Things Foundation, was supported by the NHS and forms...
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409,408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supported-resources-launched-to-help-older-generations-use-digital-Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation responds to proposed Brexit deal.
Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal that emerged this week has been met with mixed feelings, but NHS Confederation has today (Oct 18) stated that “a good negotiated deal will always be better than a no-deal.”
With effects ranging from major change or no change at all on some issues, a huge concern for many is the...
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405,420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-responds-to-proposed-brexit-dealFri, 18 Oct 2019 12:15:00 GMTRSPH want you to 'look after your self-ie' with launch of online resource
Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) had launched a free online e-learning resource called ‘Looking after your self-ie’ as a continuation of this year’s Scroll Free September campaign.
The campaign encouraged an estimated 400,000 social media users across the UK take a break from social platforms for 30 days.
A...
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405,420,413,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-want-you-to-look-after-your-self-ie-with-launch-of-online-resource-Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:45:00 GMTNew nationwide dental education and training movement set out
A widespread engagement exercise is beginning to ensure the workfare delivering future dental services meets the requirements and expectations of patients and the priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Professor Simon Gregory, HEE’s deputy medical director, primary and integrated care has said: “The dental workforce...
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411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nationwide-dental-education-and-training-movement-set-out-Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMTOffer NHS cancer screenings during lunch breaks to halt falling attendances, report recommends
Up to 10,000 lives a year could be saved if NHS screening programmes were offered in a wider variety of locations and times, according to recent findings by Prof Sir Mike Richards.
Sir Richards, a former national cancer director and chief inspector of hospitals, has recommended offering cancer screenings during lunch breaks as part of a...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/offer-nhs-cancer-screenings-during-lunch-breaks-to-halt-falling-attendances-report-recommends
412,408,416,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/offer-nhs-cancer-screenings-during-lunch-breaks-to-halt-falling-attendances-report-recommendsWed, 16 Oct 2019 12:30:00 GMTNorthumbria NHS FT rated Outstanding for the second time
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust an Outstanding rating for the second time.
The trust provides community care, mental health services and secondary care for around 500,000 people across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
The review, carried out by a team of CQC inspectors, took...
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409,412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northumbria-nhs-ft-rated-outstanding-for-the-second-time-Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:30:00 GMTThe Health Foundation calls for government overhaul for a healthy society
The Health Foundation has today (Oct 16) urged government to consider policy changes to housing, transport and education after new report shows a risk to the future of young people.
The report, A heathy foundation for the future, calls for a whole government approach to protect the future health of young people. Included in the...
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409,405,413,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-health-foundation-calls-for-government-overhaul-for-a-healthy-society-Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMTCQC report finds care quality 'improving' but work still to be done
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published their annual State of Care report today (Oct 15) highlighting the overall quality of health and social care in England.
Certain concerned were raised, particularly with regards to ease of access to care and wait times for an appointment, often chasing different care services just to access...
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420,412,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-report-finds-care-quality-improving-slightly-but-work-still-to-be-doneTue, 15 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHS to provide mental health outreach for rough sleepers
Towns and areas with ‘homeless hotspots’ are set to receive NHS investment in specialist mental health care.
The NHS will provide more care for rough sleepers across the country by giving specific support to their mental health.
New psychiatrists, psychologists and other experts are to be introduced in seven parts of the...
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420,413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-provide-mental-health-outreach-for-rough-sleepersMon, 14 Oct 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Providers: New mental health taskforce welcome
Following the announcement by NHS England of a new taskforce to improve specialist mental health services, NHS Providers have praised the move but also warned that we must also remain realistic about how quickly progress can be made.
Deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said: “It is welcome to see a...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-mental-health-taskforceFri, 11 Oct 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS taskforce aimed at young people's mental health, learning disability and autism care
NHS Chief Simon Stevens has announced today (October 10) the setting up of a new taskforce to improve current specialist children and young people’s mental health, autism and learning disability services in England.
This forms part of the NHS Long Term Plan, dedicated to improving patient wellbeing and outlining an ambitious...
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409,420,414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-taskforce-aimed-at-young-peoples-mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism-careThu, 10 Oct 2019 14:45:00 GMTNHS Western Isles to introduce Uist dental 'hub' within 18 months
NHS Western Isles has announced that a new dental hub for patients in Uist is set to be introduced within the next 18 months, centralising NHS dental services for the area.
As part of the scheme, NHS Western Isles said the new facility would operate outreach provision for older people and disabled people. This part of the service...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-uist-dental-hubThu, 10 Oct 2019 12:15:00 GMTRCN responds to damning childhood obesity report
As part of her final work as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Dame Sally Davies, has published a report named ‘Time to solve childhood obesity’.
The report is aimed at politicians and policy makers rather than parents and claims the government should prioritise children’s health ahead of companies’...
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405,420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-responds-to-damning-childhood-obesity-reportThu, 10 Oct 2019 10:45:00 GMTBedford Hospital recruits Australian nurses to address staff shortages
After Brexit uncertainty saw nearly all of its Spanish nursing staff leave in February, Bedford Hospital launched a successful recruitment drive which will now see some 237 Australian nurses arrive to work at the hospital.
Councillors in the Bedford Borough have said that the Australian additions – the first of which are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bedford-hospital-australia-nursesThu, 10 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS to introduce support plan for whistle-blowers
NHS England members of staff who call to attention any malpractice will be supported through new dedicated system.
If any doctor, nurse of NHS worker across the country was to raise the alarm on poor or unsafe practice within the NHS, they no longer have to worry about the effect it could have on their career.
During a number of...
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420,407,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-introduce-support-plan-for-whistle-blowersWed, 09 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTProviders are delivering - and here's how
It has been a challenging few years for healthcare providers, yet they have continued to deliver high quality care despite the conditions. Adam Brimelow, director of communications at NHS Providers, outlines just how providers are managing to deliver despite the financial squeeze.
It is inevitable that the NHS’...
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408,411,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-adam-brimelowWed, 09 Oct 2019 08:30:00 GMT'We must level with public' on scale of NHS challenges, warn NHS Providers
Ministers and health leaders must “level with the public” about the true scale of the severe challenges facing the health service or public commitment to the NHS “is on the line,” a stark new report from NHS Providers has warned.
In a survey from NHS Providers, over 90% of NHS trust leaders said they were worried...
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412,413,419,408,411,416,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-must-level-with-the-public-on-scale-of-nhs-challenges-warn-nhs-providersTue, 08 Oct 2019 12:30:00 GMTNSPCC: Working together to improve the support available for children who have been sexually abused
Hayley Clark, the acting head of development and impact at the NSPCC, talks about the significant gap in support services for children who have been sexually abused and the Home Office’s new framework for commissioners.
The complex and fragmented commissioning landscape for child sexual abuse support services has resulted in a...
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413,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nspcc-working-together-to-improve-the-support-available-for-children-who-have-been-sexually-abusedTue, 08 Oct 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS opens first specialist children's gaming addiction clinic opens
Children and young adults with serious addictions to computer games will be offered help and care by the NHS following the launch of the country’s first specialist clinic.
The new service is an extension of the NHS Long Term Care plan, as part of the National Centre for Behavioural Addictions, which will also support individuals...
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409,420,414,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-provide-help-for-children-addicted-to-computer-games-as-first-specialist-clinic-opensTue, 08 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMT'Nursing workforce have shrunk at an alarming rate' says RCN, as nursing vacancies rise to record highs
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published a report today, called ‘Standing up for patient and public safety’, outlining the serious staffing crisis and its potential causes.
The report warns of the need for legal responsibilities regarding the supply and planning of the health and care workforce. It says they need...
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409,420,415,2978,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-workforce-have-shrunk-at-an-alarming-rate-says-rcn-as-nursing-vacancies-rise-to-record-highsTue, 08 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTBeing happier at work: More sociable hours, fewer hours and a 'thank you'
Public sector membership club Boundless has revealed statistics ahead of National Work Life Week which suggest money is not the only key to a happier work life.
The research, which polled over 2,000 UK workers in both the public and private sector, asked employees what would make them happier in their job.
A higher salary...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/boundless-work-happyTue, 08 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTPioneering mental health platform launched by NHS and PHE
Public Health England (PHE) have launched the Every Mind Matters campaign in collaboration with the NHS to help people with mental health issues, provide support and promote wellbeing.
PHE (Monday 7 October) launched Every Mind Matters following a survey outlining that more than eight in ten people (83%) have experienced poor mental...
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420,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pioneering-mental-health-platform-launched-by-nhs-and-pheMon, 07 Oct 2019 11:30:00 GMTFive million to be offered free flu jab by NHS
5 million people across England will be offered a free flu vaccine this winter. In addition to this, every child in the UK will be offered the nasal spray.
Three top medics have urged people who might be at risk of getting and spreading flu to get their free NHS vaccination this winter.
Flu is a viral infection spread through coughs...
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415,408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/5-million-to-be-offered-free-flu-jab-by-nhsMon, 07 Oct 2019 09:15:00 GMTMind calls for further GP training to better inform over mental health medication side effects
Mental health charity, Mind, have found in their annual survey that people are being prescribed medication for mental health issues without being told of the side effects.
In response, the charity is calling for more mental health training to be made available for GPs.
Mind’s Big Mental Health Survey, asks people currently...
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420,414,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mind-calls-for-further-gp-training-to-better-inform-over-mental-health-medication-side-effectsWed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMTBlack Country health trust given £800k mental health cash boost
NHS England was awarded an £800,000 cash boost to the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainable and Transformation Partnership (STP) to help support people with severe mental illnesses finding work.
The money is expected to be used to expand the existing service by recruiting six new individual placement and support...
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414,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/black-country-mental-health-cash-boostTue, 01 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation praises positive step towards NHS Wales digitisation
Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation has praised the efforts of the Welsh Government, following an announcement outlining the creation of a new NHS Wales team to deliver national digital services.
Darren Hughes praised the move as a positive step towards providing digitisation to NHS Wales, with a new chief digital officer role...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-wales-digitisationTue, 01 Oct 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS Campaign launched to support and protect doctors in Scotland
The Royal College of Physicians has launched a new campaign called ‘Time for Doctors’ - the focus of which is to improve the working life of NHS doctors in Scotland, and in turn improve patient experience to the best possible care.
It also hopes to increase the number of medical school places each year and urges Scotland to...
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409,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-campaign-launched-to-support-and-protect-doctors-in-scotlandTue, 01 Oct 2019 10:15:00 GMTPrime Minister announces 'biggest infrastructure investment' in the NHS
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have announced that the government will provide £13bn for 40 new hospitals to be built for the NHS.
Following a trip to North Manchester general hospital yesterday, the Prime Minister committed to building 40 new hospitals in the NHS, although the announcement has been met with some controversy and...
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420,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prime-minister-announces-biggest-infrastructure-investment-in-the-nhs-for-a-generationMon, 30 Sep 2019 14:00:00 GMTBrexit fears for the NHS remain despite detailed preparations
The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report today outlining the best approach to a no-deal Brexit regarding healthcare.
Fears come from figures exposing that 7,000 out of 12,300 prescription-only and over-the-counter medicines come from or via the EU. It’s projected that the ports serving the Channel crosses will only be...
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415,419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-fears-for-the-nhs-remain-despite-detailed-preparationsFri, 27 Sep 2019 12:45:00 GMTDoctors need more flexible shifts to prevent 'burnout'
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called for more flexible working patterns to help prevent doctor burnout after a new report was published today.
More doctors have been encouraged to remain in the NHS and urged the NHS to continue to retain and recruit a world class workforce, vital in delivering excellent...
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419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-need-more-flexible-shifts-to-prevent-burnoutFri, 27 Sep 2019 12:30:00 GMTNew NHS reform proposals a 'welcome step forward'
NHS bodies have welcomed a new proposal for reform published today by NHS England and NHS Improvement, intended to speed up implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan.
Plans include more collaborative and integrated working between clinical commissioners, provider organisations and other partners.
Responding to the proposals for...
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420,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-reform-proposals-a-welcome-step-forward-Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:45:00 GMTChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT launch new health innovation
The CW Innovation programme has been launched, led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+ with the aim of improving patient care and addressing some of the real-time challenges that healthcare organisations face today.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and CW+ have been...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cw-innovationThu, 26 Sep 2019 12:45:00 GMTNew operation could help unborn babies with spina bifida
Babies who are at risk of developing spina bifida could undergo a new innovative procedure that takes place while they are still in the womb, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has said today.
Two different operations have been looked into by NICE to help babies with an open neural tube defect, which can lead to...
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407,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-operation-could-help-unborn-babies-with-spina-bifida-Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:15:00 GMTWorking together to provide the best care and support within maternity and neonatal care
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care, introduces the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) latest impact report on maternity and neonatal care.
During 2017/18, there were more than 626,000 births in the NHS. With around 100,000 neonatal admissions to hospital...
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409,408,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-maternity-neonatal-careThu, 26 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMTCancer Research UK to support innovation through entrepreneurship
Cancer Research UK has chosen to support entrepreneurship within the science industry today in an announcement of new partnerships with Deep Science Ventures and Panacea.
These are the first initiatives of their type for the charity, which aims to promote the development of new business ventures by providing researchers...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-research-uk-to-support-innovation-through-entrepreneurshipWed, 25 Sep 2019 17:15:00 GMTCQC improve ratings for two southern NHS trusts
Two NHS Trusts have jumped from 'Requires Improvement' ratings to 'Good' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June and July 2019.
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust have been awarded ‘Good’ overall ratinsg by the CQC.
Both of their...
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414,419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/good-news-for-two-southern-nhs-trustsWed, 25 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMTNEDs are part and parcel of the decision making process
John Coutts, policy advisor for governance at NHS Providers, explains the role of non-executive directors (NEDs) and the impact they can make in the NHS decision-making process.
Non-executive directors (NEDs) have been part and parcel of the make up of NHS boards for many years and their role and function is familiar to many.
There...
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2978,421,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-non-executive-directorsWed, 25 Sep 2019 08:30:00 GMTNHS hospitals go 'back to the future' for dementia patients
The NHS has revealed today that their dementia wards will be decorated in 1940s and 1950s style.
The wards, rooms and corridors will undergo the retro transformation to create a calming environment for those suffering. The familiar surrounding can help to jog memories and reduce anxiety and distress.
At the start of the year the NHS...
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409,414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hospitals-go-back-to-the-future-for-dementia-patientsTue, 24 Sep 2019 16:15:00 GMT'Worrying' statistics shows half of student midwives consider leaving training for financial reasons
A survey carried out by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has found that half of student midwives have considered leaving their midwifery courses due to financial pressures and debt.
The survey, published today, was exclusively for student midwife members, running from May to June 2019. Nearly 1,200 students responded to the survey from...
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409,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-student-midwives-consider-leaving-training-for-financial-reasonsTue, 24 Sep 2019 10:15:00 GMTHaseeb Ahmad: 'We all have a role to play in getting innovations quicker'
Haseeb Ahmad, president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), sits down with National Health Executive as part of our Last Word Q&A series.
Would you talk us through your career in healthcare?
My parents both worked in the NHS on the frontline. My mum was a GP, and my dad was a nephrologist in inner city...
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423,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/haseeb-ahmadMon, 23 Sep 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS England dementia director prescribes rugby for mental health and dementia patients
Reason to celebrate as NHS says watching rugby can be good for your mental health and wellbeing.
As the best rugby players in the world represent their nations in Japan, you no longer have to feel bad about sitting on the couch, glued to the TV, watching the rugby world cup for hours on end.
In fact, England’s top dementia...
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426,414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-dementia-director-prescribes-rugby-for-mental-health-and-dementia-patientsMon, 23 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMTPost-Brexit healthcare protection for UK nationals living in the EU announced
The government has today announced that they are committed to funding healthcare for over 180,000 UK nationals living in the EU. If 31 October arrives and a Brexit deal has not been reached, protection for six months will be provided.
Negotiations are still underway with member states but if arrangements have not been finalised by 31...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/post-brexit-healthcare-protection-for-uk-nationals-living-in-the-eu-announcedMon, 23 Sep 2019 09:45:00 GMTTwo Cumbrian NHS Trusts approved for merger
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUH) have had their plans to merge into one trust approved.
The trusts will officially join forces on 1 October and will form the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust that will see more unified care for people in...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-cumbrian-nhs-trusts-approved-for-mergerFri, 20 Sep 2019 16:15:00 GMTBritish Dental Association to protect children who miss dental appointments
Community and special care dentistry experts at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have helped to develop a toolkit as a way to safeguard children and young people who miss healthcare appointments.
The new project has been launched by the British Dental Association to give the benefit of the doubt to young people who...
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407,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/british-dental-association-to-protect-children-who-miss-dental-appointmentsFri, 20 Sep 2019 12:45:00 GMTNHS calls on remaining social media companies to clamp down on 'potentially harmful material'
The chief executive of the NHS in England has urged remaining social media firms to get tougher on potentially harmful material being posted online
This comes after two of the biggest social media websites join the movement on demands for action.
The promotion of ‘miracle’ cures and ‘magic’ slimming...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscallsonsocialplatformsThu, 19 Sep 2019 15:45:00 GMTPlans for new £11.5m Musgrove Park Hospital unit unveiled
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust have unveiled new proposals for the expansion and relocation of units at Musgrove Park Hospital, as part of an £11.5m revamp of the hospital to facilitate a new acute assessment centre.
The new centre will be created next to the A&E department and include 22 beds.
As part of the new...
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411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/musgrove-park-hospitalThu, 19 Sep 2019 12:15:00 GMTNHS gambling clinic opens In Leeds
National charity GambleAware have opened The NHS Northern Gambling Clinic in Leeds today, the first in the country outside of London.
Throughout Great Britain, there are an estimated 430,000 people struggling with a gambling problem and another two million at risk of developing a problem in the future. These figures are not reflected in...
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415,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsgamblingclinicopensWed, 18 Sep 2019 12:30:00 GMTNHS dreams come true for Teesside domestic
Over 20 years ago, a Teesside hospital cleaner put down her mop and took steps towards her midwifery dreams.
Lisa Payne has been delivering babies at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for 20 years, but that wasn’t where her career was originally heading.
Lisa worked as a domestic on the maternity ward in 1994 and...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsmidwifeTue, 17 Sep 2019 16:15:00 GMTGPhC to begin publishing pharmacy inspections reports publicly
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has begun publishing pharmacy inspection reports online, with the aim of “providing assurance and driving improvement” among the UK’s pharmacies.
Launching a new website to host the reports, the major change for pharmacy will help inform and assure the public about the standards...
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412,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gphc-pharmacy-inspections-publicTue, 17 Sep 2019 13:00:00 GMTLancaster University funds scientist for Alzheimer's drug development
Lancaster University have successfully generated enough funds through donations to fund a scientist to work on Alzheimer’s drug development.
Having launched its Defying Dementia campaign four years ago, the university committed to funding the research and development of a new drug through community fundraising events and...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lancaster-university-alzheimers-drugTue, 17 Sep 2019 12:15:00 GMTNHS Providers: Patient safety is a core priority for trusts
As the NHS marks the first-ever World Patient Safety Day, and the Royal College of Nursing’s campaign launch addressing nursing shortages, NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery has stressed the importance of patient safety to NHS trusts.
Ms Cordery said: “Today marks the first World Patient Safety Day...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-patient-safetyTue, 17 Sep 2019 08:45:00 GMTBirmingham tackling its biggest health challenges with new partnership
A new collaboration plans to speed up and improve research in the four main health challenges faced by the West Midlands, using real-time clinical trials and health data.
This will include improvements to cancer care, maternity services, child health, obesity, and dementia.
Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) are set to collaborate with...
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405,407,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birminghamcollaborationTue, 17 Sep 2019 08:30:00 GMTNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT signs TUC Dying to Work charter
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust signed the Trade Union’s Congress (TUC) ‘Dying to Work’ charter today, making them the first hospital trust in the North East to get behind this campaign.
The TUC’s ‘Dying to Work’ charter protects the rights of individuals at work with a terminal illness....
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405,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northteesdyingtoworkMon, 16 Sep 2019 15:15:00 GMTRoyal Bolton Hospital officially opens new £4m urology unit
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has officially opened its new £4m urology unit, The Bolton Centre for Urology, this week.
NHS Improvement chair Baroness Dido Harding opened the new facility at the Royal Bolton Hospital, being welcomed by the Bolton NHS trust’s chair Donna Hall and chief executive Jackie Bene.
The new facility...
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409,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bolton-urology-unitMon, 16 Sep 2019 14:15:00 GMTNHS to provide treatment to children with rare nervous system condition
Children in England with Batten Disease – a rare, incurable illness which affects the nervous system and often leads to early death – are set to receive treatment on the NHS to slow the onset of sickness.
The announcement from NHS England comes after the health service struck a deal with drug manufacturers.
Batten...
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412,415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-batten-diseaseWed, 11 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTGenetics research project announced, new pathway for overseas students
Government has announced plans for a new immigration route, enabling international students to work in the UK for two years post-graduation, with the aim of attracting and retaining the brightest and best talent within the country’s healthcare system.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the pathway to help ensure that the UK...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/genetics-international-studentsWed, 11 Sep 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS pension overhaul announced to help tackle workforce challenges
Ministers from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced a major overhaul of the NHS pension scheme, in efforts to prevent doctors cutting their hours in order to avoid tax penalties.
Following recent changes, senior clinicians had seen sizeable potential tax hits for working additional hours, leading to many reducing...
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405,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pension-overhaulWed, 11 Sep 2019 09:30:00 GMTGovernment to invest £133m to tackle cancer, debilitating illnesses
The Government has announced £133m of investment into life-changing treatments for arthritis and cancer, as well as pioneering gene-based therapies for diseases including dementia and Parkinson’s.
New research to improvement treatment, diagnosis and care options is expected to improve the care and treatment provided to...
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413,415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-133m-technologyTue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTMatt Hancock unveils £1m plans to reclaim NHS overseas visitors debts
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has announced an additional £1m funding, as part of plans to expand the team of experts responsible for recovering millions of pounds in costs for treating overseas visitors in the NHS.
Since 2018, NHS trusts have had access to a dedicated team of cost-recover experts, who work...
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412,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-overseas-visitorsTue, 10 Sep 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Providers report reveals optimism, but work still to be done
NHS Providers have released a new report revealing that there is optimism among NHS trust leaders about the move towards closer working between NHS England and NHS Improvement.
In particular, the NHS regulation and oversight: a time of transition report showed that opportunities the new relationship was presenting for improving...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-optimismTue, 10 Sep 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHS Providers survey: Trust leaders lament lack of investment
Following the release of a new survey by NHS Providers, it has been found more than 160 NHS trust leaders believe the current climate of restricted capital funding poses a medium or high risk to patient safety, and could undermine plans to transform the NHS.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed an additional £1.8bn spend in...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-investmentFri, 30 Aug 2019 08:45:00 GMTGreater Manchester unveils digital technology plans to transform care
NHS and councils within Greater Manchester have come together to develop and test new advanced technologies that look to join up vital information across public services and help empower people to live well, integrate care and save lives.
The announcement outlines a £14.3m digital transformation programme to develop advanced...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-digital-technologyThu, 29 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMTCharity-run hospice earns 'Outstanding' rating from CQC
Royal Trinity Hospice, a charity-run hospice in the London borough of Lambeth, has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Following the inspection in May 2019, the hospice was rated ‘Outstanding’ for being caring, responsive and well-led. It earned a...
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412,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charity-hospice-outstanding-cqcWed, 28 Aug 2019 10:15:00 GMTPortsmouth CCG leads NHS Digital electronic prescription upgrade
Portsmouth has become the first area in the country where prescriptions for all patients are able to be sent electronically.
NHS Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been piloting the latest improvements to the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS) – known as Phase 4. As part of these improvements, prescriptions...
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419,416,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/portsmouth-nhs-digital-upgradeTue, 27 Aug 2019 14:30:00 GMTAn ageing population means hand care and injury prevention is more important than ever
Grey Giddins, member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, discusses how hand care and injury prevention have become increasingly important given the UK’s ageing population
It’s no secret that the UK’s ageing population presents challenges for the NHS. The fact that we are living longer means greater...
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413,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grey-giddens-ageing-population-handFri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:00 GMTCQC welcomes Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust improvements
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has been rated ‘Good’ overall by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), a marked improvement on past inspections that has been welcomed by the regulatory body.
Previously the trust had been rated ‘Requires Improvement’ overall.
Following an inspection by the CQC...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-dartford-graveshamThu, 22 Aug 2019 14:15:00 GMTGovernment invests £3.3m in children and young people's mental health
Local investment totalling £3.3m is set to be spent to expand 23 local projects aimed at helping prevent mental illness in children and young people.
Thousands of young people across England are set to benefit from new mental health support including counselling, mentoring and arts programmes in their communities. Government has...
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414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-children-mental-healthTue, 20 Aug 2019 08:45:00 GMTRCGP welcomes Government childhood vaccination strategy
Following the launch of the Government’s childhood vaccination strategy, aimed at tackling falling rates of vaccination among children and young people, chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has welcomed the system-wide approach put forward.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard said: “Vaccinations are simple, easy and highly...
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405,408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-childhood-vaccinationMon, 19 Aug 2019 14:30:00 GMTUH Bristol NHS Foundation Trust retains 'Outstanding' rating from CQC
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has once again been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
UH Bristol became the first trust in the country to go from ‘Requires Improvement’ directly to ‘Outstanding’ in 2017, and is now the first to do this and...
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412,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uh-bristol-cqcFri, 16 Aug 2019 15:45:00 GMTGovernment announces £25m Brexit medicines 'express freight service'
In the event of a No Deal Brexit, the Government has announced the setting up of a high-speed freight service to ferry medicine to the UK from France.
A £25m contract has been announced by government ministers for an ‘express freight service’ to deliver drugs from Europe within 24 hours. The service would deliver...
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405,411,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-express-freight-serviceThu, 15 Aug 2019 09:15:00 GMTCQC rates Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 'Good'
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has achieved a score of ‘Good’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Inspectors from the CQC carried out an inspection at the trust between 2 April and 29 May 2019, looking at five of the trust’s core services: medical care (including older people’s...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-gateshead-health-nhsWed, 14 Aug 2019 15:15:00 GMTNHS receives £8m pharmaceutical anti-competitive practices payout
The NHS has received an £8m payout from a pharmaceutical firm, after it had been found to be engaged in anti-competitive practices that pushed up the cost of a life-saving drug.
It is the first time that an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured a payment of this kind to the NHS.
The...
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412,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-anti-competitive-payoutWed, 14 Aug 2019 09:45:00 GMTCamden GP practice improves to 'Good' CQC rating
Dr Philip Matthewman practice in Camden’s Kentish Town has been rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), improving significantly from past inspections.
Previously, the GP practice had been rated ‘Inadequate’ and been placed in special measures.
When inspectors returned in June 2019, they...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camden-dr-philip-matthewman-gp-cqcTue, 13 Aug 2019 09:30:00 GMTCross-sector partnership to boost Leeds health tech sector
Senior leaders from the health technology industry, the regional enterprise partnership, the NHS, local authorities, and five universities today announced a dynamic, new partnership to accelerate health technology innovation within the Leeds City Region.
More than three million citizens are set to benefit from the bold commitment –...
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413,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/partnership-leeds-health-techMon, 12 Aug 2019 10:15:00 GMTGovernment pledges £250m for NHS national artificial intelligence lab
The government has announced it is setting up a national artificial intelligence laboratory, accompanied by £250m in funding to help enhance patient care and research using AI.
The third announcement for the NHS from Boris Johnson’s government in as many days, the prime minister said the funding will help the NHS become a...
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415,417,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-pledges-250m-for-nhs-national-artificial-intelligence-labThu, 08 Aug 2019 09:15:00 GMTGovernment launch new proposals over doctors' pensions row
Government ministers have drafted up new proposals for England and Wales, aimed at ending the row with doctors over pensions.
Doctors had started refusing to work overtime shifts because changes to the amount that can be accrued tax-free meant they were being landed with significant bills.
Ministers had originally ruled out reviewing...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-proposals-doctors-pensionsWed, 07 Aug 2019 10:30:00 GMTThe Power of Language in Childbirth and ParentingWhile maternal and infant health in the UK is better than many parts of the world, one sector of our community is being left behind. Helena Nikiel talks to Sarah Todhunter about her work with Polish Antenatal Classes.
There are clearly defined links between lack of adequate antenatal care and the prevalence of injury and trauma in...
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409,420,413,408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/polish-antenatal-classesTue, 06 Aug 2019 09:15:00 GMTNew non-executive Board members at Health Education England
Health Education England has welcomed the Government announcement of new non-executive directors (NEDs) to its board to provide independent advice, support and scrutiny, and work with senior officials on key policy decisions.
The appointees are Professor Soraya Dhillon MBE, Dr Liz Mear, Professor Andrew George, Dr Andrew Foster and...
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420,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-non-executive-board-members-at-health-education-englandMon, 05 Aug 2019 15:45:00 GMT£12m made available to SMEs for Healthy Ageing Challenge fund
UK Research and Innovation is looking for UK registered equity investors to form partnerships with them for a ‘Healthy Ageing Investment Accelerator’ scheme.
The accelerator aims to deliver innovation to the ‘healthy ageing’ market as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s Healthy Ageing...
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420,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12m-made-available-to-smes-for-healthy-ageing-challenge-fundMon, 05 Aug 2019 09:30:00 GMTHospitals set to receive £850m additional funding revealed
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced this weekend that there was to be a one-off £1.8bn capital investment made to hospitals in England.
As part of that financial boost, 20 NHS trusts across England were set to receive their share of an additional £850m funding for upgrades to outdated facilities and new equipment.
That...
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415,408,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-850m-funding-revealedMon, 05 Aug 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHS Providers welcome capital investment announcement
NHS Providers have welcomed capital investment into the healthcare service, but have warned that to ensure long-term improvements can be delivered this funding must continue.
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced over the weekend an additional one-off cash boost of £1.8bn for NHS hospitals in England.
Responding to the...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-capital-investmentMon, 05 Aug 2019 08:30:00 GMTGMC opens new £2.5m Manchester test centre for overseas doctors
The General Medical Council (GMC) is set to welcome the first overseas doctors to its new £2.5m test centre in Manchester, where they will take part in a rigorous half-day assessment of their practical skills.
Seventy-two doctors – who have qualified in countries as diverse as Libya, Ukraine and the Philippines –...
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412,408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-test-centre-manchesterFri, 02 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMTFramework for efficiencies through the Long Term PlanFeatured in July/August issue of NHE
James Roach, programme director at West Essex Integrated Care Partnership, takes a closer look at over-the-counter medicines, Victorian era healthcare and how to deliver efficiencies through the Long Term Plan.
It could be argued that, following the publication in November 2017 of...
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410,420,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/framework-long-term-planFri, 02 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMTNHS SBS: Insourcing in the NHSFeatured in July/August issue of NHE
Phil Davies, procurement director at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), explains how insourcing clinical services is one way NHS hospitals are looking to meet growing patient demand and reduce waiting lists
Whilst NHS hospitals up and down the country are well used to providing an...
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405,420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-insourcingFri, 02 Aug 2019 08:45:00 GMTCQC rates Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as 'Good'
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has been awarded an overall rating of ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following an inspection earlier this year.
The trust was praised by England’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, and scored ‘Good’ across all five CQC key questions...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-shropshire-community-healthThu, 01 Aug 2019 09:15:00 GMTThe NHS Workforce Challenge: How to plug the gapFeatured in July/August issue of NHE
Derek Bell OBE, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, asks what needs to happen to plug the NHS workforce gap.
Recruitment and retention of staff is one of the most important roles of any health service. Yet in the UK, there are a range of barriers and challenges to...
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420,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-challengeThu, 01 Aug 2019 08:30:00 GMTNational Pharmacy Association: Community pharmacy in the digital ageFrom July/August issue of NHE
Harpreet Chana, the National Pharmacy Association’s digital programme director, discusses the journey ahead for the pharmaceutical sector in the new age of digital.
Advances in digital technology have already significantly changed the way healthcare is delivered and experienced. Pharmacy is no...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacy-digital-ageWed, 31 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMTCQC rates Dorset Healthcare University FT 'Outstanding'
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with staff being praised for their work by inspectors.
A team from CQC visited the trust in April 2019 to check the quality of four mental health core services and two community services.
These...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dorset-healthcare-university-cqc-outstandingWed, 31 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTHRH The Princess Royal visits Royal Cornwall Hospital maternity services
HRH The Princess Royal - who is a patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) - met with midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs), student midwives and other members of staff at The Princess Alexandra Maternity Wing on 26 July for royal recognition of the work carried out to improve the unit.
Her Royal Highness was welcomed on...
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409,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hrh-princess-royal-cornwall-maternity-servicesMon, 29 Jul 2019 17:00:00 GMTBetter Care Fund policy framework for 2019 to 2020 released
The government has released the framework for the Better Care Fund, detailing how the fund will work in 2019 to 2020.
Pooled funding for the Better Care Fund reached £6.4bn when it was renewed earlier this month.
The fund provides financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and deliver local...
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405,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-policy-frameworkMon, 29 Jul 2019 16:45:00 GMTNICE approves gynaecological cancer treatment on Cancer Drugs Fund
NICE has approved the use of a medicine, previously used at a later stage in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, much earlier in the treatment pathway.
Adult patients with advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer that has responded to first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy can now be...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-gynaecological-cancer-drugFri, 26 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMTNHS England annual assessment shows good progress
The annual assessment of NHS England for 2017 to 2018, and 2018 to 2019, has been published by the health and social care secretary.
The assessment shows NHS England has either met, or is making good progress towards, 89% of the deliverables that had been laid out in the government’s multi-year mandate for the same...
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405,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-annual-assessmentFri, 26 Jul 2019 10:15:00 GMTNIHR appoint Professor Miles Witham as new national lead for ageing
Professor Miles Witham, who currently serves as professor of trials for older people at Newcastle University, has been appointed as the national speciality lead (NSL) for ageing for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN).
Prof Witham will hold the new role until the end of March 2022, having...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-ageing-professor-miles-withamFri, 26 Jul 2019 10:05:00 GMTScottish Government to provide £32m to help cut NHS waiting times
The NHS will receive a further £32m from the Scottish Government to help reduce waiting times, the cabinet health secretary Jeane Freeman has announced.
The funds are in addition to the £70m funding announced in April and brings the amount spent on the Waiting Times Improvement Plan for 2019-20 to £102m. This...
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405,408,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scot-gov-nhs-waiting-timesFri, 26 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS Providers praises Matt Hancock health secretary re-appointment
Deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, has responded to the re-appointment of Matt Hancock as secretary of state for health and social care by newly-appointed prime minister Boris Johnson.
Ms Cordery said: “Matt Hancock’s re-appointment as secretary of state for health and social care provides important...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-matt-hancockThu, 25 Jul 2019 11:15:00 GMTHealth secretary announces £20m NHS young people careers funding
The health and social care secretary has announced £20m funding to support 10,000 young people from all backgrounds to get a career in the NHS. This will be matched by £7m from the Prince’s Trust.
The 3-year pre-employment programme will begin later this year and will involve up to 150 NHS trusts in England. Participants...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-nhs-careers-fundingWed, 24 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMTWarrington and Halton Hospitals Trust improves to 'Good' CQC rating
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has secured a 'Good' overall score from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following inspections in March, April and May 2019, having seen significant improvements since previously being rated as 'Requires Improvement'.
A team of CQC inspectors visited the trust to assess...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/warrington-halton-hospitals-cqcWed, 24 Jul 2019 11:25:00 GMTNIHR-funded study shows CBT could benefit mental health of children
The mental health of children and young people with some long-term physical conditions could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), according to a recent NIHR-funded study led by the University of Exeter Medical School.
The systematic review used robust methods to bring together and make sense of the best science in this...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-study-cbt-children-mental-healthWed, 24 Jul 2019 09:55:00 GMTKent Community Health Trust rated 'Outstanding' by CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust following its latest inspection and it is now rated 'Outstanding' overall.
A team of inspectors from CQC visited the trust in May 2019 to check the quality of four core services: sexual health services, urgent emergency care...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kent-community-health-outstanding-cqcWed, 24 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTNHS Providers says prevention green paper must be backed by action
Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, has reiterated that if the government is serious in its proposals for prevention and public health that were put forward in the recent green paper, then it will require backing with action and investment.
Speaking about the green paper, which was published 21...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-green-paper-investmentWed, 24 Jul 2019 08:30:00 GMTControversial new prevention green paper 'a step in the right direction'
The long-awaited prevention green paper has been published by the government, including a host of policies targeting ill-health such as proposals tackling smoking, drinking and poor diets.
The ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’ green paper was released on Monday night without media fanfare, and has been...
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405,413,414,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/controversial-prevention-green-paper-a-step-in-the-right-direction-Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:30:00 GMTPay rise announced for thousands of medical professionals
Thousands of NHS doctors and dentists are set to receive one of the biggest pay rises in a decade, the health and social care secretary has announced.
The announcement from Matt Hancock came in response to the 47th report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB).
The increases for 2019 to 2020 will...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-rise-medical-professionalsTue, 23 Jul 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS Providers responds to senior clinicians pension consultations
NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Saffron Cordery, has responded to the launch of a consultation on a 50:50 option for NHS pensions from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Under the current system, many senior clinicians are looking at reducing the hours additional they work so as to slow down the rate at which their NHS...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-saffron-cordery-pensionsTue, 23 Jul 2019 09:30:00 GMTInnovative heart procedure unveiled to prevent strokes in young people
An innovative new heart procedure to prevent strokes in younger people has been unveiled as part of the NHS Long Term Plan which tackles ‘hole in the heart’.
The condition – known as Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) – is a common condition which can trigger strokes.
Thousands of people living with PFO in...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovative-heart-procedure-stroke-young-peopleTue, 23 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTNHS appoint new deputy chief people officer
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed Professor Em Wilkinson-Brice to the role of deputy chief people officer.
The new position will play a leading role in supporting delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan, by developing and implementing the NHS’ People Plan due to be published towards the end of the year, which will help...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-deputy-chief-people-officerTue, 23 Jul 2019 08:35:00 GMTGovernment consulting senior clinicians on NHS pensions changes
Health and social care secretary, Matt Hancock, is asking consultants, GPs and other senior clinicians for their views on proposals to change NHS pensions to allow clinicians to take on extra work caring for patients, without fear of receiving higher tax bills.
The Department of Health and Social Care is aware that some clinicians are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-nhs-pensions-senior-cliniciansMon, 22 Jul 2019 17:00:00 GMTFive year funding framework for community pharmacy published
A five-year funding framework for community pharmacy has been published by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England.
Commenting on the agreement, Malcolm Harrison, Chief Executive of the CCA, said: “The CCA is supportive of a five-year settlement for...
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405,415,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-year-funding-framework-for-community-pharmacy-published-Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:45:00 GMTPooled funding reaches £6.4bn as Better Care Fund renewed
Ministers have confirmed the renewal of the Better Care Fund for 2019 to 2020, bringing the available pooled funding to £6.4bn.
The fund provides financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and deliver local services. It enables people to leave hospital sooner to get the care they need at home.
Planning...
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413,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-renewed-fundingMon, 22 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTAir ambulance charities awarded £10m funding
Nine air ambulance charities across England will receive a share of £10m funding, allowing them to benefit from new equipment and improved facilities.
The nine air ambulance charities receiving part of the government funding are:
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust
London’s Air Ambulance
Essex and...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/air-ambulance-fundingMon, 22 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMTABPI President: Collaboration key to getting new medicines to patients
Haseeb Ahmad, ABPI president and managing director UK, Ireland & Nordics, pharmaceuticals and country president UK of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, discusses the need for collaboration between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry.
We are at a critical and unique point, where science, technology and data offer exciting...
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408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/abpi-president-collaborationMon, 22 Jul 2019 08:00:00 GMTHEE announces £2m investment to increase learning disability workforce
Health Education England (HEE) has confirmed that it will invest £2m in 2019/20 to boost the learning disability workforce, with an extra 230 registered nurses and 150 trainee nursing associates.
The significant investment will provide:
A two-year registered nurse apprenticeship for Nursing Associates who wish to become...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-investment-learning-disability-workforceFri, 19 Jul 2019 12:00:00 GMTUse of partial knee replacements could save NHS £30m a year
Partial knee replacements (PKR) are as good as total knee replacements (TKR), whilst being more cost effective, according to new research funded by NIHR.
Results from the TOPKAT study (Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial), led by researchers at the University of Oxford, suggest that over five years PKR has similar, if not a slightly...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-partial-knee-replacementsFri, 19 Jul 2019 10:45:00 GMTHSIB report focuses on technology to reduce radiology risks
A report published today by HSIB has showcased where technology could play a pivotal role in reducing harm caused by failures in communication or follow-up of unexpected significant radiological findings.
The lack of follow-up or communication of unexpected significant findings can have a serious or life-threatening impact on...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hsib-technology-radiologyFri, 19 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTLyndon House respite service moving to new purpose-built complex
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is commissioning a new, purpose-built site to help support it’s children’s respite care service, currently based at Lyndon House in Solihull.
The Lyndon House service caters for children with a learning disability and associated complex health needs, supporting both the...
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413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lyndon-house-respite-care-developmentThu, 18 Jul 2019 11:30:00 GMTLondon surgeons launch charity to support separation of conjoined twins
Two surgeons behind a life-changing separation of a set of craniopagus conjoined twins at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital have launched a new charity to support similar pioneering operations in the future.
Gemini Untwined will raise funds to carry out medical and scientific research into, and the treatment of, conditions...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-charity-conjoined-twins-gemini-untwinedThu, 18 Jul 2019 08:30:00 GMTHEE pledges greater support for doctors' medical school transition
Health Education England (HEE) has outlined its commitment to supporting doctors in the transition from medical school into training and working as doctors within the NHS.
The commitments were made in its review of the Post Graduate Medical Foundation Programme in England, which was recently published.
The report looked in detail at...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-doctors-medical-school-transitionWed, 17 Jul 2019 10:45:00 GMTNICE approves breast cancer drug combination on Cancer Drugs Fund
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a new potentially life-extending drug combination for some people with advanced breast cancer, meaning it will now be an option available to them on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
The positive recommendation follows an improved patient access scheme by the company as...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-breast-cancer-drug-fundWed, 17 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTEast Midlands Ambulance Service earns 'Good' rating from CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust a ‘Good’ rating, following an inspection of its service.
CQC carried out its inspection of the trust between 2 April and 15 May, finding that a significant number of improvements had been made. The trust’s previous inspection...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-midlands-ambulance-service-cqcWed, 17 Jul 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS Providers welcome continued investment in emergency mental health services
NHS Providers has welcomed the announcement that specialist mental health crisis teams now operate in every major A&E department nationally, praising the continued investment into emergency mental health services.
Director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, Miriam Deakin, said: “We are pleased to see the progress that has...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-emergency-mental-health-servicesTue, 16 Jul 2019 12:45:00 GMTSheffield Children's praised for kindness and compassion by CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has praised the ‘kindness and compassion’ shown by staff at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust as it was awarded a ‘Good’ rating once again after a series of visits.
The CQC said, following the inspections:
Children, young people, families and carers were...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-childrens-cqcTue, 16 Jul 2019 12:30:00 GMTNHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU earns CIPS procurement recogition
The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has earned recognition for the quality of its work after being awarded a standard level in the Procurement Excellence Programme (PEP) by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
PEP is a globally-recognised award demonstrating how well organisations...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-midlands-lancashire-csu-cipsTue, 16 Jul 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS trusts, councils and police to tackle serious crime under 'public health duty'
NHS trusts, local authorities and police forces will all be required to work together to tackle serious violence under the new ‘public health duty’.
Unveiled by home secretary Sajid Javid in response to a sharp spike in knife crime, the new legal duty will require bodies to share data, intelligence and knowledge to allow...
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413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-serious-crimeMon, 15 Jul 2019 15:00:00 GMTMartin Marshall named chair-elect of RCGP
Professor Martin Marshall has been named the new chair-elect of the RCGP and will succeed Helen Stokes-Lampard in November 2019 for a three-year term.
Mr Marshall is a GP in Newham, East London and Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL. He has been the vice chair for external affairs for the College since 2016 and previously has...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/martin-marshall-named-chair-elect-of-rcgpMon, 15 Jul 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHS set to open new distribution centre in Suffolk
A vast new NHS warehouse and distribution centre is set to be opened in Suffolk, serving East Anglia and the South East and storing everything from bandages to surgical equipment.
The warehouse, located on the Suffolk Park complex in Bury St Edmunds, measures in at 147,000 sq ft and was recently sold for more than £17m.
It has...
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415,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-distribution-centre-suffolkMon, 15 Jul 2019 08:45:00 GMTHealth Education England goals for 2019-2020 defined in new mandate
Health Education England (HEE) has been given its new mandate by the Government, defining the organisation’s goals and role in the coming 2019-2020 year.
The mandate outlines HEE’s fundamental role in helping to improve the quality of healthcare and create more fulfilling roles and careers for those working in the health...
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405,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-education-england-mandateFri, 12 Jul 2019 15:00:00 GMTNHS Clinical Commissioners praises CCGs annual assessment ratings
Chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners, Julie Wood, has praised the annual assessment ratings of CCGs as showing “well-deserved recognition” of their hard work.
NHS England’s CCG Annual Assessment Report for 2018/19 was published on 11 July, showing that 64% of the clinical commissioning groups in England are...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-clinical-commissioners-ccg-annual-assessment-ratingsFri, 12 Jul 2019 11:15:00 GMTFinger-prick blood test could reduce antibiotic use in COPD patients
A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to NIHR-funded research.
Researchers from Cardiff University, University of Oxford and King’s College London demonstrated that using a CRP finger-prick...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-finger-prick-blood-test-copdFri, 12 Jul 2019 09:45:00 GMTBMA says GP Patient Survey results are 'testament to hard work of GPs'
British Medical Association (BMA) GP committee chair Dr Richard Vautrey has said that the results of the recently-published GP patient a ‘testament to hard work of GPs’
Dr Vautrey had been responding to the GP Patient Survey 2019, published 11 July by NHS England.
He said: "These figures clearly demonstrate that the...
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419,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-gp-patient-surveyFri, 12 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTSir Ron Kerr set to take over as chair of NHS Providers
NHS Providers has announced that Sir Ron Kerr will take over as the next chair of the organisation on 1 January 2020, when the term of the current chair, Dame Gill Morgan, ends.
Sir Ron Kerr has a long and distinguished career in health service management, including ten years as one of the country’s leading...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-ron-kerr-nhs-providersThu, 11 Jul 2019 11:30:00 GMTRCS responds to Nuffield Trust report on Northern Ireland
Mark Jones, vice chair of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s (RCS) Northern Ireland board, praised the valiant work of health and social care staff but repeated serious concerns over strain on healthcare services in Northern Ireland.
Mr Jones was responding to the recently-released Nuffield Trust report, Change or collapse:...
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405,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcs-nuffield-trust-northern-irelandThu, 11 Jul 2019 09:15:00 GMTGovernment announces £135m health research investment
The Government has announced a £135m investment in health research to help tackle some of the biggest challenges on the healthcare system in the next five years, including dementia, obesity and mental health.
Health minister Nicola Blackwood announced the partnership with some of the country’s best universities, leading...
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414,415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-health-research-investmentThu, 11 Jul 2019 08:30:00 GMTRCGP chair sees potential in voice-assisted technology
Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, has praised the potential of voice-assisted technology after the recently announced NHS partnership.
Health secretary Matt Hancock unveiled the national healthcare service's partnership with voice-assisted technology, allowing for systems to automatically search the...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-voice-assisted-technologyWed, 10 Jul 2019 12:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: National Retention Programme to help workforce shortages
NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Saffron Cordery, has praised the rollout of the National Retention Programme by NHS England and NHS Improvement as a viable solution to workforce shortages.
The National Retention Programme (NRP) was rolled out to cover staff working in general practice, as well as hospitals, having already...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-national-retention-programmeWed, 10 Jul 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation chief executive responds to King's Fund quarterly report
NHS Confederation chief executive, Niall Dickson CBE, has responded to the quarterly report published by the King's Fund, calling for further investment in key areas.
The King's Fund's Quarterly Monitoring Report, which was created with analysis of NHS performance data and a survey of NHS trust finance directors, looked to assess the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-kings-fund-reportWed, 10 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS rolls out National Retention Programme to tackle shortages
The NHS has announced that it will be rolling out a employee retention scheme that has already helped keep more than 1,000 nurses, midwives and other clinicians to also cover staff working in general practice as well as hospitals.
Over the last two year the National Retention Programme (NRP) has seen experts work with 145 NHS Trusts...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-national-retention-programmeWed, 10 Jul 2019 09:15:00 GMTHM The Queen officially opens Royal Papworth Hospital
Her Majesty The Queen has officially opened the new Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge today (9 July).
During her visit, HM The Queen met with staff and patients and was shown some of the state-of-the-art facilities at the leading specialist heart and lung hospital.
More than 9,000 patients have been through the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hm-queen-royal-papworth-hospitalTue, 09 Jul 2019 12:45:00 GMTSheffield Teaching Hospitals named regional champions after AHSCT work
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named a winner in the Future NHS Award at the Yorkshire and Humber NHS Parliamentary Awards.
They will now go on to represent the region at the national awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Wednesday 10 July.
The AHSCT team were nominated after pioneering the use of a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-award-ahsctTue, 09 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTHealth Secretary launches trial payment system for new antibiotics
Health secretary Matt Hancock has officially launched the trial of a world-first subscription-style payment system for pharmaceutical companies to incentivise the creation of new antibiotics.
The new programme is aimed at encouraging development of new drugs to combat the superbug threat, and will come alongside a £2m fund to...
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416,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-payment-antibioticsTue, 09 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMTRCGP welcomes HPV vaccine roll-out to Year 8 boys in September
Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, has welcomed the announcement that the HPV vaccine will now be given to Year 8 boys from September in further efforts to protect against the virus.
Health officials claimed when making the announcement that giving the vaccine to boys this age will prevent...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-hpv-vaccine-boysTue, 09 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTGreat Western Hospitals exceed national targets for sepsis treatment
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has hit national targets in the timely identification and treatment of sepsis in its Emergency Department and other areas of the hospital.
There is a national target that requires all sepsis patients to be given antibiotics within an hour of diagnosis, but Commissioning for Quality and...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/great-western-hospitals-sepsis-treatmentMon, 08 Jul 2019 15:15:00 GMTTees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS joins NHSA health science alliance
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) has joined the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), paving the way for increased research collaboration and innovation opportunities for the trust.
TEWV is the second mental health trust to join the NHSA, which brings together 24 research-active NHS Trusts and universities across...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tees-esk-wear-valleys-tewv-nhsaMon, 08 Jul 2019 12:30:00 GMTNHS Trusts could earn £2.35bn windfall from property tax trial
NHS trusts could be set to receive a £2.35bn tax windfall, depending on the outcome of a High Court property tax trial - the date for which has now been set as 4 November.
The case will see the High Court rule on whether or not to douse a large proportion of the property tax currently paid by NHS hospitals.
It is part...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-windfall-high-courtMon, 08 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS England recommends uncapped PrEP trial access
NHS England have announced five steps towards better access to the HIV prevention drug PrEP, including recommending removing the capped number of places on the ongoing IMPACT Trial.
This follows a meeting yesterday between Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, NAT (National AIDS Trust), Terrence Higgins Trust, and...
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405,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-prep-trial-accessMon, 08 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS Providers welcomes manageable workloads progress, but calls for NHS education investment
NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery has welcomed a report published by the General Medical Council on the results of their national training surveys which suggested progress towards more manageable workloads was happening, though still called for further investment into NHS education.
Ms Cordery said: "This survey...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-workforceMon, 08 Jul 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS nominate firm for £1bn Bristol, South Glos and N. Somerset contract
NHS commissioners have chosen the winner of a £1bn contract to provide adult community services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Health bosses selected their "preferred provider" from bids made during a tender process that started in January.
However, the name of the organisation is not set to be...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bristol-south-glos-north-somerset-contractFri, 05 Jul 2019 15:30:00 GMTDuke of Cambridge discusses mental health at The Royal Marsden hospital
The Duke of Cambridge met with staff and patients to discuss mental health at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, learning about the psychological support being offered to staff, patients and their families.
The Royal Marsden offers a full programme of psychological and emotional support, funded entirely by The Royal Marsden Cancer...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/duke-cambridge-royal-marsden-hospitalFri, 05 Jul 2019 12:15:00 GMTNHS Providers calls for talk around credible solutions to adult social care
NHS Providers deputy chief executive, Saffron Cordery, has used the release of a new House of Lords economic affairs committee report to call for further talks around credible solutions to address the current difficulties in adult social care.
The Social care funding: time to end a national scandal report was released on 4...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-adult-social-careFri, 05 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTGuidance aims to help NHS create environment to better support staff in safety investigations
NHS Resolution has stated that challenging and improving the NHS' workfplace culture is key to improving patient safety in their latest guidance.
The need for the NHS to involve users of care services and staff in safety investigations was highlighted in the newly-released document: Being fair: supporting a just and learning...
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405,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-resolution-guidance-environment-better-support-staffThu, 04 Jul 2019 15:30:00 GMTPeers call for NHS-style free social care system and an extra £8bn to tackle funding crisis
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has challenged the two Tory leadership candidates to create an NHS-style free service in response to rapidly rising demand in social care.
Peers including former Conservative and Labour chancellors have called for an immediate £8bn investment in social care, to tackle the “national...
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413,415,411,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peers-call-for-nhs-style-free-social-care-system-and-an-extra-8bn-to-tackle-funding-crisisThu, 04 Jul 2019 15:30:00 GMTUH Bristol receives best overall hospital experience score
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has received the best overall hospital experience score of all general acute trusts in the national patient survey.
Every year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the official regulator of hospitals throughout England, carries out the National Adult Inpatient Survey. The survey asks...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-hospital-bristol-hospital-experienceThu, 04 Jul 2019 12:15:00 GMTNICE endorses UK Sepsis Trust's screening and action tools
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has endorsed the screening and action tools created by the UK Sepsis Trust (UKST).
Director of the system engagement programme at NICE, Nicola Bent said: “UKST’s screening and action tools accurately reflect NICE’s evidence-based guidance on...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-uk-sepsis-trustThu, 04 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMTCroydon Health Services wins Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E award
Croydon Health Services Trust took home the Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E award at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards on Tuesday night.
The HSJ Patient Safety Awards, which took place in Manchester, explored themes across shortlisted projects including innovation and technology, patient-centricity and...
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419,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/croydon-health-patient-safety-awardThu, 04 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS England pledges funding rise for children's hospices to £25m a year
Funding for children's hospices is set to rise to £25m a year, NHS England has pledged as part of the Long Term Plan.
Currently NHS England's hospice grant plan provides £12m a year for children's hospices, helping to provide care and support to children and their families close to home in their final days.
As part of the...
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415,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-children-hospice-fundingThu, 04 Jul 2019 09:30:00 GMTNHS opens up UK's first ever cannabis treatment clinic
The NHS has responded to soaring levels of cannabis-induced psychosis by opening the country’s first ever cannabis treatment clinic.
The clinic is being set up in Lambeth, south London, by academics whose research found links between mental health problems and a readily available, super-strength strain of cannabis known colloquially...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cannabis-clinicWed, 03 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMTCQC welcomes improvements at Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed improvements at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust following an inspection.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust took over the provision of community health services previously provided by Peninsula Community Health, a community interest company, in April 2016 and this was the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-cornwall-partnership-improvementsWed, 03 Jul 2019 09:30:00 GMTPrince of Wales joins forces with RCN to launch nursing cadet scheme
HRH the Prince of Wales and Royal College of Nursing CEO Dame Donna Kinnair have launched a pioneering scheme designed to give young members of uniformed organisations an introduction to potential careers in nursing and the wider NHS family.
The RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme aims to inspire young people, particularly those from...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prince-wales-rcn-nursing-cadet-schemeTue, 02 Jul 2019 17:15:00 GMTRoyal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust to reduce energy costs by £800k a year
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are set to reduce their energy costs by £800,000 a year, following a £7m investment into sustainable energy measures.
State-of-the-art energy technology will be installed at five sites across Exeter as part of the project, helping the foundation trust to cut its energy costs by...
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415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-devon-exeter-nhs-energy-costsTue, 02 Jul 2019 15:15:00 GMTNHS Providers head of policy calls for 'culture shift within NHS' to implement Patient Safety Strategy
Following the launch of the new NHS Patient Safety Strategy, setting out how the organisation seeks to achieve its vision to continuously improve patient safety, head of policy at NHS Providers, Amber Jabbal, called for a "culture shift within the NHS, moving away from blame" to successfully implement the...
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405,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-patient-safety-strategyTue, 02 Jul 2019 12:15:00 GMTHealth secretary Matt Hancock reveals framework for improving cancer care
Health and social care secretary, Matt Hancock, revealed how the NHS will look to deliver on its commitments to improve early detection of cancer, with monitoring one-year survival playing a central role.
The NHS Long Term Plan laid out ambitious plans for three quarters of all cancers to be detected at an early stage and 55,000...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-cancer-careTue, 02 Jul 2019 10:45:00 GMTRecord numbers take part in Greater Manchester clinical research
New figures released today by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) shows that a record 83,470 patients took part in clinical research in Greater Manchester last year.
That figure surpassed the previous highest number of participants in the region by 21,000 and accounted for 9.5% of all...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-greater-manchester-clinical-researchTue, 02 Jul 2019 09:15:00 GMTMyeloma UK report supports better integration of patient voice
Myeloma UK and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have released a report supporting better integration of patient preference data in health technology assessments (HTAs).
The report was the culmination of a research project funded by Myeloma UK and conducted by the Science Policy and Research team at...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/myeloma-uk-patient-voiceTue, 02 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTLondon is a world leader in reducing HIV according to public health experts
London is now a world leader in reducing HIV according to the public health experts behind the capital’s new summer prevention campaign.
The latest Do It London campaign – run by the city’s boroughs as part of the London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP) – will run over the summer and autumn and promote to Londoners...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-world-leader-hivMon, 01 Jul 2019 12:30:00 GMTCouncils failing to meet dementia care targets, reveals Healthwatch England
Healthwatch England have published new data showing councils are struggling to meet key targets for dementia care.
Under the Care Act, which came into force in April 2015, councils must ensure that their social care services are responsive to the specific needs of individual patients. In order to achieve this, people’s care...
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413,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-care-targets-healthwatch-englandMon, 01 Jul 2019 10:30:00 GMTRoyal College of GPs chair responds to Primary Care Networks launch
Chair of the Royal College of GPs, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, believes the newly-launched Primary Care Networks (PCNs) have "undeniable benefits, but there is no 'one size fits all' approach to solve GP pressures".
PCNs are a key feature of the NHS Long Term Plan, with all general practices being required to be in a network by June...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-gps-primary-care-networksMon, 01 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMTNHS in Wales welcomes £50m additional funding to cut waiting times
Nesta Lloyd-Jones, interim director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, has praised the Welsh Government’s announcement of £50m to cut waiting times in Wales.
Health secretary Vaughan Gething had said the cash would come from government reserves and will help the NHS deal with extra demand.
READ MORE: CQC: Quality of...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-additional-funding-waiting-timesMon, 01 Jul 2019 08:30:00 GMTNHSI and NHSE appoint chief nurse for the north west from top Manchester trust
The chief nurse at a top performing Manchester trust has been appointed as the new chief nurse in the North West by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Jackie Bird, the current chief nurse and executive director of nursing and quality at the Christie NHS FT, will take up her new role in September.
She will now lead the regional team...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-nhse-appoints-chief-nurse-for-the-north-west-from-top-manchester-trust-the-christieFri, 28 Jun 2019 15:15:00 GMTNHS Clinical Commissioners respond to NHS Implementation Framework
The membership organisation for clinical commissioners, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), have responded positively to the new NHS Long Term Plan Implementation Framework.
The paper, which outlines a ten-year strategy of improvement for the health service, was released yesterday after a board meeting of NHS Improvement and NHS...
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405,420,413,407,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-clinical-commissioners-respond-to-nhs-long-term-implementation-frameworkFri, 28 Jun 2019 11:00:00 GMTPharmaceuticals invest £377m in research collaboration
New figures by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) show that the industry has continued to heavily invest in research and development projects in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
The data, published on Disclosure UK, shows that the pharmaceuticals spent £377.3m in 2018, an increase on almost...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmaceuticals-invest-377m-in-research-collaborationFri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMTHealth, social care and digitalising the NHS: Health Plus Care 2019 review
It’s only been a year since the last Health Plus Care, the largest annual integrated healthcare event in the UK, but in London this week it was clear just how much had changed over the last 12 months.
As thousands descended on the ExCel London conference centre, there were plenty of old and welcome faces but some new names cropped...
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413,414,415,408,411,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-plus-care-review-nhsx-integrated-care-and-adult-social-careThu, 27 Jun 2019 15:45:00 GMTNHS Providers call for reform of property services after NAO report
NHS Providers, the membership organisation for frontline NHS services, has called for an overhaul in the health service’s management of property.
The association recommends handing over control of property to NHS trusts themselves, who they claim “best placed to manage their property.”
It follows...
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405,415,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-call-for-reform-of-property-services-after-nao-reportThu, 27 Jun 2019 12:15:00 GMTCentre for Medicinal Cannabis survey finds six million adults used CBD in UK
The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) has called on politicians, policy-makers, regulators, producers and retailers to play their part to achieve the shared goal of a UK CBD sector that is innovative, responsible and high-quality, delivering both economic benefits, social value, and individual wellbeing.
The CMC released its new...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/centre-for-medical-cannabis-cbd-ukThu, 27 Jun 2019 10:45:00 GMTNHS Wales gives staff access to Office 365 software
The NHS in Wales have signed a deal to give their 100,000 staff access to Office 365 software tools.
It is part of a plan to transform the infrastructure in the service, which falls behind NHS systems in other parts of the UK.
The deal was signed with Microsoft reseller partner Trustmarque and also includes a nationwide upgrade to...
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419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-gives-staff-access-to-office-365-softwareThu, 27 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS Property responds to NAO report on debt recovery
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) have responded to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) criticising their ability to collect outstanding debts, saying the current system is “not working effectively.”
The report highlights the increasing level of debt NHSPS has accrued due to the organisation’s difficulty recovering...
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405,415,419,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-responds-to-nao-report-on-debt-recoveryWed, 26 Jun 2019 12:30:00 GMTBAOMS praise HPV vaccination study
The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) has welcomed new study findings from the two-year Cancer Research study in Scotland that the HPV vaccination for boys may substantially reduce head and neck cancer.
BAOMS had been involved in successfully lobbying for the extension to the HPV to boys last year in England...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/baoms-praise-hpv-vaccination-studyWed, 26 Jun 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Property debt nearly triples in 4 years, says report
A report by the National Audit Office shows that debt has tripled in NHS Property Services, with the service struggling to retrieve outstanding rent.
The NAO claims that the service lacks the powers the ensure tenants sign rental agreements and regulations limit its ability to take action when bills are left unpaid.
The service was...
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415,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-debt-nearly-triples-in-4-years-says-reportWed, 26 Jun 2019 08:30:00 GMTNHS Providers says more to be done to support equality and diversity
Following the publication of a report by the General Medical Council on the disproportionate referrals of BAME doctors to fitness to practice processes, NHS Providers have called for greater efforts to be made in supporting equality and diversity.
Director of policy and strategy of NHS Providers, Miriam Deakin, said: “At...
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405,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-bame-equality-diversityTue, 25 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMTLiaison celebrates its 30-year heritage with a rebrand to Liaison Group
Liaison, a financial and workforce services provider to the NHS and health care organisations, has rebranded following significant growth of its specialist services.
Liaison Group is a well-established and trusted partner, saving millions for reinvestment in health and social care through its Workforce, Financial and Care...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liaison-group-rebrandTue, 25 Jun 2019 09:30:00 GMTBritain gets behind Boundless' Public Service Day campaign
Britain finally said ‘thank you’ to the country’s 5.37m public sector workers following a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of Public Service Day.
The day, which took place on Sunday June 23 this year, was launched by the United Nations back in 2003 but has been barely acknowledged in the UK – until...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/boundless-public-service-dayMon, 24 Jun 2019 14:15:00 GMTNHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson gives his verdict on NHS long-term plan legislative report
Following the release today of the Health and Social Care Committee report, NHS long-term plan: legislative proposals, chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson, expressed his support for the published legislative proposal.
Mr Hopson said: “We welcome the careful consideration the Health and Social Care Committee has given to...
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405,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-chris-hopson-nhs-long-term-planMon, 24 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMTDay two at Confed19 in Manchester: what did we learn?
The second day of the Confed19 conference, at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, saw a number of prominent guest speakers take to the stage.
Alongside the main stage discussions, a number of breakout sessions ran throughout the day which focused on the different elements of the NHS plan for the future of national healthcare and...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed19-day-twoFri, 21 Jun 2019 15:00:00 GMTSacha Yoga Life can help to stretch NHS budgets furtherToday, the day of the summer solstice, is also the International Day of Yoga. It’s easy to see why 21 June would be chosen to celebrate this ancient, spiritual practice, given that the solstice has been revered as a spiritual, mystical event for thousands of years, with ancient civilisations seemingly structuring their architecture around...
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414,411,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/can-yoga-help-to-stretch-nhs-budgets-furtherFri, 21 Jun 2019 11:30:00 GMTPeter Kyle MP: It's time to say thank you this Public Service Day
Taking time to say thank you is one of the hidden pillars of a society. Being on the receiving end of some “thanks” can make communities feel respected, needed, and empowered. And of course, happy! But do we say it often enough?
Politeness is one of the qualities often listed as under-pinning culture in this country but...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peter-kyle-public-service-dayFri, 21 Jun 2019 11:15:00 GMTSIX things we learned from day one at Confed19
Confed19 kicked off in Manchester today, with NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson CBE calling for collaboration and change.
Confed19 is the annual national healthcare conference, with speakers and industry professionals from across the country present to give their thoughts and solutions on various issues in UK healthcare...
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405,414,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-things-confed19Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:15:00 GMTNurses named as least-appreciated public sector workers
Nurses have been named as the most under-appreciated public sector professionals as new research reveals how shockingly under-vauled our NHS, education, policing and civil service servants are.
Almost 5.4 million people are employed in the public sector and civil service across the UK but research by public sector membership club...
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426,412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-named-as-least-appreciated-public-sector-workersThu, 13 Jun 2019 16:45:00 GMTCreating the Cardigan integrated care centre
Peter Skitt, county director and commissioner for Ceredigion Hywel Dda University Health Board, looks ahead to the new integrated care centre being built for the district.
This September we will open the doors to our first ever Integrated Care Centre in Cardigan – the second largest town in the county of Ceredigion – and in...
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426,412,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/creating-the-cardigan-integrated-care-centreMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:30:00 GMTHelpforce to launch training programmes for NHS volunteers
Kay Fawcett OBE, clinical advisor and education lead at Helpforce, and Lynn Twinn, talent development consultant, outline the new national training programmes for NHS volunteers and volunteer leaders.
Helpforce, a charity set up by Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett in 2017, is committed to creating a better future in health and care through...
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426,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/helpforce-launches-training-programmes-for-nhs-volunteersMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:30:00 GMTPay and reward in the NHS needs to be taken seriously
Ben Gershlick, senior economics analyst at the Health Foundation, examines the new pay deal for NHS staff.
More than £50bn is spent on the pay bill for the NHS’s 1.2 million staff, more than is spent in many government departments, and more than twice the revenue of Starbucks.
But because it is the biggest single...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-and-reward-in-the-nhs-needs-to-be-taken-seriouslyMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:30:00 GMTSupporting healthcare professionals to boost prevention impact
Professor Jamie Waterall, deputy chief nurse and national lead for cardiovascular disease prevention at Public Health England (PHE), introduces us to the ‘All Our Health’ prevention framework.
All health and care professionals share a common commitment to do their best for the public we serve. Increasingly, practising...
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426,413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/supporting-healthcare-professionals-to-boost-prevention-impactMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:15:00 GMTThe NHS Assembly: Ensuring diverse views are heard
Policy officer at NHS Providers, Leanora Volpe, outlines how the new NHS Assembly will inform the NHS Long-Term Plan.
In October 2018 we welcomed the announcement of the new NHS Assembly and identified the four core features essential to securing its success in providing the breadth and depth of engagement needed to deliver the Long-Term...
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426,405,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-assembly-ensuring-diverse-views-are-heardMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:15:00 GMTNew government proposals put forward to tackle NHS pension crisis
The government has put forward plans to reform the NHS pension scheme and provide top doctors with more flexibility in response to growing concerns that a “perfect storm” of tax and pension rules are forcing staff to reduce their hours or leave the NHS entirely.
The so-called ‘50:50’ proposal would allow clinicians...
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412,415,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-government-proposals-put-forward-to-tackle-nhs-pension-crisisWed, 05 Jun 2019 14:45:00 GMTGetting it right for Personal Health Budgets
Claudia Martínez, research manager at Reform, recently co-authored a report on personal budgets in public services. Here, she outlines the things commissioners must consider when implementing Personal Health Budgets (PHBs).
The NHS expects that by 2024 the number of patients benefiting from PHBs will increase fivefold to 200,000....
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426,413,411,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-it-right-for-personal-health-budgetsTue, 04 Jun 2019 12:15:00 GMTIndependent sector and NHS must meet the same standards of care
Professor Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), outlines how and why the independent sector must meet the same standards of care as the National Health Service.
Like so many of my colleagues, I was deeply shocked by the behaviour of breast surgeon Ian Paterson. He was a rogue surgeon who misled and abused the...
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426,412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-sector-and-nhs-must-meet-the-same-standards-of-careTue, 04 Jun 2019 12:15:00 GMTWatching over workforce wellbeing in the NHS
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, chief nurse at Health Education England (HEE) and lead on HEE’s mental health programme of work, believes HEE’s new framework will help to raise awareness of stress and resilience in the workplace and encourage employers to adopt a new approach to supporting staff.
One of the biggest challenges...
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426,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/watching-over-workforce-wellbeing-in-the-nhsTue, 04 Jun 2019 12:15:00 GMTNHS sets out plans to train, hire and retain thousands more staff in interim People Plan
The NHS “must be the best place to work” on top of far greater staff numbers, the new interim NHS People Plan has revealed as the health service turns to Mumsnet as part of a bid to recruit an extra 40,000 nurses.
Developed over the last few months by NHS England and NHS Improvement, the Interim People Plan for the NHS...
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405,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sets-out-plans-to-train-hire-and-retain-thousands-more-staff-in-interim-people-planTue, 04 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMTConfed19 Preview: The challenge we face
Niall Dickson, chief executive of NHS Confederation, shares a preview of what to expect at this year’s Confed19 conference, which will be taking place in Manchester on 19-20 June.
The NHS is always at a cross roads, is it not? There is always something major and significant about to affect its future. But this is different. In...
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426,413,407,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed19-preview-the-challenge-we-faceMon, 03 Jun 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS Counter Fraud: Who cares about ISO 17025:2005?
We do, writes Nikki Crook, technical lead of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority’s (NHSCFA) Forensic Computing Unit (FCU).
I work for the NHSCFA, which is leading the fight against NHS fraud at the national level. Our dedicated FCU supports our National Investigation Service with all their investigations. These are typically sensitive...
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426,412,419,416,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-counter-fraud-who-cares-about-iso-170252005Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:00:00 GMTCannabis on trial
How will the NHS conduct accurate trials of cannabis-based medicinal products when everyone has already tried cannabis? Dr David Horn, medical director at the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis, reports.
Until November 2018, cannabis was a Schedule 1 drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. This schedule defines its contents as...
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426,412,414,407,408,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cannabis-on-trialThu, 30 May 2019 12:00:00 GMTPerfect storm brewing over NHS pensions and tax rules
Dr Phil de Warren-Penny, deputy co-chair for negotiations on the BMA consultant committee, discusses the perfect storm brewing in light of changes made to healthcare professionals’ pension rules.
Separate changes to the current system of pension taxation and significant change of the NHS pensions scheme have converged, leading to a...
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426,412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/perfect-storm-brewing-over-nhs-pensions-and-tax-rulesTue, 28 May 2019 15:30:00 GMTMid Yorks Hospitals NHS Trust: Our improvement journey
Chief executive of the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Martin Barkley, writes for NHE to guide us through his trust’s improvement journey.
It’s arguably a hackneyed phrase in the NHS, but Mid Yorkshire really has been on a significant journey in the last few years. Dogged by a previously problematic reputation, I believe...
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426,412,408,416,418,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-yorks-hospitals-nhs-trust-our-improvement-journeyTue, 28 May 2019 15:15:00 GMTCreating a truly integrated system with Nottinghamshire's ICS
Dr Andy Haynes, clinical director for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) and deputy chief executive at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust, explains why building trust is fundamental in creating a truly integrated health and care system.
Background
We were chosen as one of the first areas in the...
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426,413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/creating-a-truly-integrated-systemTue, 28 May 2019 15:00:00 GMTThe Oldham Model
Dr Carolyn Wilkins OBE, accountable officer of NHS Oldham CCG and chief executive of Oldham Council, provides an overview of the health and social care integration work taking place in the borough.
Under the Oldham Cares banner our alliance of partners has a shared goal: “To see the greatest and fastest possible improvement in the...
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409,426,413,411,418,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-oldham-modelTue, 28 May 2019 14:45:00 GMTHow are we improving outcomes for those affected by stroke?
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), provides her view on the newly published NICE impact report on stroke.
Stroke is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. There are a reported 38,000 deaths occurring every year in the UK from more than 100,000 strokes...
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426,405,412,419,408,417,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-are-we-improving-outcomes-for-those-affected-by-strokeTue, 28 May 2019 14:30:00 GMTPharmaceutical firms accused of illegally colluding to drive up drug prices, 'costing the NHS millions'
Four pharmaceutical firms have been accused of illegally colluding to restrict the supply of an anti-nausea tablet, drastically driving up prices by 700%, the competition watchdog has alleged.
Between December 2013 and December 2017, the cost of Prochlorperazine, also known as “buccal” tablets, rose from £6.49 per pack...
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412,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmaceutical-firms-accused-of-illegally-colluding-to-drive-up-drug-prices-costing-the-nhs-millionsFri, 24 May 2019 10:15:00 GMTTrust apologises for heart surgeon's exclusion amidst a 'toxic' row inside a 'feuding' cardiac unit
The scandal-hit St George’s University Hospitals NHS FT has apologised for wrongly suspending a senior heart surgeon and admitted that a fresh approach is needed to deal with its “feuding” and “tribalistic” heart unit.
Marjan Jahangiri, a consultant cardiac surgeon, was excluded from work in August 2018 after...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-apologises-for-heart-surgeons-exclusion-amidst-a-toxic-row-inside-a-feuding-cardiac-unitFri, 24 May 2019 10:00:00 GMTCounty council director and CCG CEO to lead STP in joint-role
Hertfordshire and West Essex STP has announced a job-share partnership between the local county council and CCG to lead the STP.
Iain MacBeath, the director of adult social care services at Hertfordshire County Council, and the chief executive officer of East and North Hertfordshire CCG Beverley Flowers will lead the county’s...
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413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/county-council-director-and-ccg-ceo-to-lead-stp-in-joint-roleFri, 24 May 2019 09:30:00 GMTKettering hospital trust exits special measures after two years
A Midlands Hospital Trust has left special measures by inspectors after two years when they found significant improvements had been made and a “clear vision and strategy” put in place.
Kettering General Hospital NHS FT was rated Inadequate and placed into special measures in April 2017 and criticised for “serious...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kettering-hospital-trust-exits-special-measures-after-two-yearsThu, 23 May 2019 12:15:00 GMTThe introduction of state indemnity and the continued importance of MDO membership
Dr Caroline Fryar, head of advisory services at the Medical Defence Union (MDU), explains why medical defence organisation (MDO) membership remains important following the introduction of state indemnity.
On 1 April 2019, state indemnity for NHS contracted primary care work was introduced in England and Wales. Following this, the MDU...
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405,420,415,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-introduction-of-state-indemnity-and-the-continued-importance-of-mdo-membershipWed, 22 May 2019 11:00:00 GMTTrust to remain in special measures and issued with second CQC warning notice despite improvements
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS FT (NNUH) is to remain in special measures and has received a second CQC warning notice despite the CQC finding evidence of improvements and upgrading the trust’s Inadequate rating.
The major teaching hospital trust has been criticised over its leadership and the culture of its emergency...
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412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-to-remain-in-special-measures-and-issued-with-second-cqc-warning-notice-despite-making-improvementsWed, 15 May 2019 12:30:00 GMTLondon trust and CCG to appoint first joint leader in new shared working plans
A London trust and CCG have published new plans to increase the level of joint working between Croydon’s NHS services by appointing a new single joint leader.
Croydon Health Services Trust and Croydon CCG have announced their ambition to further the existing partnership which currently sees the organisations share a joint chief...
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413,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-trust-and-ccg-to-appoint-first-joint-leader-in-new-shared-working-plansWed, 15 May 2019 11:45:00 GMTNHS lost £212m from prescription fraud last year whilst 1.7m people wrongly fined, NAO finds
Around 1.7 million fines have been wrongly handed out to patients and then overturned in the last five years, whilst the NHS also lost £212m last year due to wrongly claimed exemptions, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
The new report revealed that thousands of “innocent” NHS patients were slapped with incorrect...
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412,415,419,408,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lost-212m-from-prescription-fraud-last-year-whilst-17m-people-wrongly-fined-nao-findsWed, 15 May 2019 11:45:00 GMT'Thriving' UK medicines discovery sector being driven by brand new technologies
New state-of-the-art technologies are keeping the UK competitive in a “thriving” service and supply sector in medicines discovery, a 2019 State of the Discovery Nation report has revealed.
The research from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) and the BioIndustry Association (BIA) found 300 companies focused on discovering...
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410,412,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thriving-uk-medicines-discovery-sector-being-driven-by-brand-new-technologiesMon, 13 May 2019 16:30:00 GMT'Pink drink' cancer treatment that helps surgeons spot brain tumours rolled out across NHS
A new innovative brain cancer treatment aid that allows surgeons to identify areas of the brain affected by cancer has been rolled out across the NHS and could save up to 2,000 patients a year.
Known as the ‘pink drink’, 5-ALA uses fluorescent dye and ultraviolet light to make cancerous cells glow under UV light, meaning...
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405,415,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pink-drink-cancer-treatment-that-helps-surgeons-spot-brain-tumours-rolled-out-across-nhsMon, 13 May 2019 15:00:00 GMTNew emergency services radio system to be at least £3bn overbudget and three years late as Home Office failings blasted by NAO
An overhaul of the communications system used by the UK’s emergency services will be at least £3bn overbudget and three years late, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.
The Emergency Services Network was created to replace the current system Airwave, but the Home Office has already delayed its delivery...
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412,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-emergency-services-radio-system-to-be-at-least-3bn-overbudget-and-three-years-late-as-home-office-failings-blasted-by-nao-Fri, 10 May 2019 11:30:00 GMTShrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust fined over 'potentially lethal' asbestos exposure at its hospital
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been fined £34,000 after refurbishment work undertaken in the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital exposed its employees and contractors to asbestos.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said workers’ exposure to asbestos was a “potentially lethal risk” that SaTH, which is...
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412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shrewsbury-and-telford-nhs-trust-fined-over-potentially-lethal-asbestos-exposure-at-its-hospitalFri, 10 May 2019 10:00:00 GMTSpecial measures care centre jumps to 'Good' CQC rating
An urgent care centre in east London has jumped two CQC ratings and risen from ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ after major action was taken to “turn the service around.”
King George’s Emergency Urgent Care Centre (EUCC) in Ilford was placed in special measures nine months ago and received two warning...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-care-centre-jumps-to-good-cqc-ratingFri, 10 May 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS to offer landmark multiple sclerosis drug after negotiating manufacturer's price down
NHS England has reached a deal with a drug manufacturer to provide patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with a “landmark” drug after NHS bosses pressured the company to lower its price.
Ocrelizumab will be the first available medicine that can modify or change the course of an early primary progressive form of the disease...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-offer-landmark-multiple-sclerosis-drug-after-negotiating-manufacturers-price-down-Thu, 09 May 2019 16:30:00 GMTSystem working in an uncertain world
What, exactly, is an integrated care system? Well, it’s unclear, writes Kacey Cogle, policy advisor at NHS Providers.
On the NHS England website, integrated care systems (ICSs) are not clearly defined, referring to STPs (sustainability and transformation partnerships), the predecessor of ICSs, in the first few lines without clarity...
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405,413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/system-working-in-an-uncertain-world-Thu, 09 May 2019 05:00:00 GMTGP numbers in sustained fall for first time in 50 years
The number of GPs relative to the population size has fallen in a sustained way for the first time since the 1960s, research has revealed.
Analysis by the Nuffield Trust, carried out for the BBC, has revealed that the number of GPs per 100,000 people has fallen from 65 in 2014 to 60 last year, the first sustained drop in 50...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-numbers-in-sustained-fall-for-first-time-in-50-yearsWed, 08 May 2019 11:45:00 GMTInspectors say significant delays to treatment and patients in corridors 'cannot continue' at Blackpool hospital
Significant delays and severe pressures at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s emergency department has forced CQC inspectors to state that the practice “simply cannot continue” at its current level.
In an unrated inspection of the hospital, the CQC criticised the layout and poor flow of patients through the service, which was...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inspectors-say-significant-delays-to-treatment-and-patients-in-corridors-cannot-continue-at-blackpool-hospitalWed, 08 May 2019 11:30:00 GMTNHS set to launch global recruitment strategy to bring in thousands of foreign nurses
The NHS is set to begin a global recruitment drive to recruit tens of thousands of foreign nurses over the next five years in a bid to fill a void of 40,000 skilled workers.
According to the staffing strategy, seen by The Times, NHS Improvement is targeting 5,000 new foreign nurses every year until 2024 to fill the widely reported NHS...
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419,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-set-to-launch-global-recruitment-strategy-to-bring-in-thousands-of-foreign-nursesTue, 07 May 2019 17:15:00 GMTEnds of AIDs in sight as HIV-suppressing drugs succeed in making the virus 'untransmittable'
HIV-suppressing drugs can now make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even to sexual partners, and could lead to an end to the entire epidemic, a landmark study has found.
In a study of nearly 1,000 gay male couples across Europe where one partner with HIV was receiving treatment to suppress the virus, there were no cases of HIV...
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408,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ends-of-aids-in-sight-as-hiv-suppressing-drugs-succeed-in-making-the-virus-untransmittable-Fri, 03 May 2019 12:45:00 GMTNHSE strikes largest ever deal to 'completely eliminate' hepatitis C
NHS England has reached a “first-of-its-kind” deal with three major drug companies that could completely eradicate hepatitis C, weathering a lengthy negotiation process and a legal battle on the way.
The procurement deal, said to be worth over £1bn across five years, is said to be the largest in the history of the NHS...
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415,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-strikes-largest-ever-procurement-deal-to-completely-eliminate-hepatitis-c-Fri, 03 May 2019 12:30:00 GMTMSPs raise serious concerns over 'not fit for purpose' hospitals after seven infection deaths this year
MSPs have raised serious concerns with the health secretary over Scotland’s approach to infection-control and new “not fit for purpose” hospitals in the wake of seven infection-related deaths this year.
The Scottish politicians have demanded urgent action to improve the monitoring of hospital-acquired infections, and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/msps-raise-serious-concerns-over-not-fit-for-purpose-hospitals-after-seven-infection-deaths-this-yearFri, 03 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT'Worst winter on record' as BMA warns of 'hidden crisis' in NHS
The BMA has warned that the NHS is in a “hidden crisis” of rising waiting times and intense pressures after the health service experienced its worst winter on record.
The doctors trade union said that despite muted public debate and scrutiny on the issue compared to last year, the council’s chair Dr Chaand Nagpul stated...
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412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worst-winter-on-record-as-bma-warns-of-hidden-crisis-in-nhsThu, 02 May 2019 12:30:00 GMTSingle joint chief appointed to lead five Norfolk CCGs
The five CCGs in Norfolk and Waveney have appointed a new joint chief officer to oversee improved integrated working in a troubled health economy.
Melanie Craig, the current chief officer of NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG and executive lead of the local Norfolk and Waveney STP, has been appointed as the new chief officer of the five...
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413,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-joint-chief-appointed-to-lead-five-norfolk-ccgsThu, 02 May 2019 12:30:00 GMTPublic inquiry into 'worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS' hears first 'harrowing' evidence
The public inquiry into the NHS tainted blood scandal where nearly 5,000 people were infected with hepatitis C or HIV, leading to around 2,000 deaths, has started taking evidence.
Witness statements given at the contaminated blood scandal inquiry have been described as “harrowing” and “incredibly moving” by the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/public-inquiry-into-worst-treatment-scandal-in-the-history-of-the-nhs-hears-first-harrowing-evidence
412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-inquiry-into-worst-treatment-scandal-in-the-history-of-the-nhs-hears-first-harrowing-evidenceWed, 01 May 2019 12:00:00 GMTAll NHS hospitals and GP practices to be equipped with fibre optic internet
All NHS hospitals, GP practices and community care services are to be equipped with full fibre optic internet, under plans announced by the health secretary.
Part of the NHS Long-Term Plan’s bid to improve connectivity and modernise healthcare services, all NHS organisations will get the fastest broadband available in order to...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-hospitals-and-gp-practices-to-be-equipped-with-fibre-optic-internet
419,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-hospitals-and-gp-practices-to-be-equipped-with-fibre-optic-internetWed, 01 May 2019 10:45:00 GMTDamning investigation sees 'dysfunctional' maternity services placed into special measures by health minister
The health minister has placed Cwm Taf’s “dysfunctional” maternity services into special measures and imposed a number of conditions and oversight following the release of a “deeply saddening” and “extremely serious” report.
Vaughan Gething, Welsh health minister, has apologised to the families...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/damning-investigation-sees-dysfunctional-maternity-services-placed-into-special-measures-by-health-minister
412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/damning-investigation-sees-dysfunctional-maternity-services-placed-into-special-measures-by-health-ministerWed, 01 May 2019 10:30:00 GMTHome care giant Four Seasons goes into administration
One of Britain’s largest care home groups has gone into administration, putting its 17,000 residents and 22,000 jobs at risk.
Two of the holding companies behind Four Seasons Health Care have appointed administrators after struggling to repay and restructure its debts of more than £500m and its rescue talks failing.
But...
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412,413,415,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-care-giant-four-seasons-goes-into-administrationTue, 30 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTDelayed hospital merger at centre of Bedford mayoral election as candidates desperate to retain NHS services
A delayed merger between two hospital trusts that will save £10m to £14m “needs to happen,” according to a councillor and mayoral candidate ahead of an election race in Bedford.
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Trust (LDUH) announced the proposals to acquire Bedford Hospital Trust (BHT) in 2017, with a...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/delayed-hospital-merger-at-centre-of-bedford-mayoral-election-as-candidates-desperate-to-retain-nhs-services
412,413,415,407,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-hospital-merger-at-centre-of-bedford-mayoral-election-as-candidates-desperate-to-retain-nhs-servicesTue, 30 Apr 2019 14:15:00 GMTPolice launch fresh criminal inquiry into Gosport hospital scandal
Police have launched a new full criminal investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
A public inquiry in June last year into over 800 deaths at the Gosport hospital found that more than 450 patients died after being given “dangerous” levels of drugs, and said the families had been...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/police-launch-fresh-criminal-inquiry-into-gosport-hospital-scandal
412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-launch-fresh-criminal-inquiry-into-gosport-hospital-scandalTue, 30 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMTNHS pilot 'sleep clinic' scheme helps vulnerable children's mental health
A pioneering NHS scheme to help improve the sleeping patterns of vulnerable children be found to significantly help patients and their family’s health and wellbeing.
The pilot programme in Sheffield sees parents given one-to-one and over-the-phone sessions with sleep experts and delivers sleep clinics to children from troubled...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-pilot-sleep-clinic-scheme-helps-vulnerable-children-mental-health
414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pilot-sleep-clinic-scheme-helps-vulnerable-children-mental-healthMon, 29 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTScandal-hit clinical waste firm HES goes into liquidation
Clinical waste firm Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) has gone into liquidation four months after making all of its staff redundant in the wake of the waste stockpiling scandal.
The firm was stripped of 15 major NHS contracts after it was found to be storing waste which included human body parts five times over their permitted limit...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/scandal-hit-clinical-waste-firm-hes-goes-into-liquidation
412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scandal-hit-clinical-waste-firm-hes-goes-into-liquidationMon, 29 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS told to reduce spending on breakfast meals through £420k savings initiative
The government has urged the NHS to reduce the amount of money it spends on food and drink, with a new initiative set to save £420,000 a year on breakfast products alone.
By utilising the NHS Supply Chain and buying in bulk, health minister Stephen Hammond has claimed that hospital trusts could cut their costs by a third through...
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408,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-scrap-some-breakfast-meals-in-420k-savings-initiativeMon, 29 Apr 2019 16:30:00 GMTTribunal case rules against whistleblowing clinician over 'dysfunctional' cancer unit
A tribunal has ruled against an NHS whistleblower in a row over the reconfiguration of a cancer unit in London, but found that the trust delayed making changes to its “dysfunctional” unit due to infighting.
The case was brought by Whittington Health Trust’s lead cancer clinician Pauline Leonard, who said she felt...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tribunal-case-rules-against-whistleblowing-clinician-over-dysfunctional-cancer-unitFri, 26 Apr 2019 15:45:00 GMTNew chief executive appointed to Medway FT
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has appointed its interim chief executive to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
James Devine has been appointed as the substantive chief executive of the trust after replacing Lesley Dwyer on an interim basis when she left to return to Australia in November 2018.
Devine joined the trust in October 2016...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chief-executive-appointed-to-medway-ftFri, 26 Apr 2019 14:15:00 GMT'Punitive' tax and pension rules forcing senior doctors to reduce hours or work part-time, warns BMA
The BMA has warned of a “perfect storm” created by NHS pension and tax rules which are forcing senior doctors to reduce their hours, retire early or leave the NHS.
In a letter to the chancellor Philip Hammond, the BMA has warned that doctors will keep reducing their working hours to avoid disproportionately large tax charges...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/punitive-tax-and-pension-rules-forcing-senior-doctors-to-reduce-hours-or-work-part-time-warns-bma
412,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/punitive-tax-and-pension-rules-forcing-senior-doctors-to-reduce-hours-or-work-part-time-warns-bmaFri, 26 Apr 2019 12:30:00 GMTInterserve awarded place on £450m NHS framework until 2022
Troubled contractor Interserve has been awarded a place on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework for infrastructure and car park management.
The framework is available to a range of public sector organisations and will operate until November 2022, offering the potential to generate sales of up to £450m throughout its...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/interserve-awarded-place-on-450m-nhs-framework-until-2022
412,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/interserve-awarded-place-on-450m-nhs-framework-until-2022Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTMajority of doctors at high risk of 'burnout' as BMA shines light on mental health crisis
Eight out of 10 doctors are at substantial risk of burnout and more than ever have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, a major report by the BMA has revealed.
More than a quarter of the 4,300 respondents to the BMA’s survey said they had previous, formal diagnoses of mental conditions and four out of 10 said they were...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/majority-of-doctors-at-high-risk-of-burnout-as-bma-shines-light-on-mental-health-crisis
412,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/majority-of-doctors-at-high-risk-of-burnout-as-bma-shines-light-on-mental-health-crisisThu, 25 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMTSpecial measures trust appoints new chair from neighbouring trust
A special measures trust has appointed David White, the current chair of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), as its new chair.
White will take up his new role as the chair of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS FT in June 2019, after Mark Davies announced he was leaving amidst reports of a “bullying...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trust-appoints-new-chair-from-neighbouring-trust
412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trust-appoints-new-chair-from-neighbouring-trustThu, 25 Apr 2019 12:45:00 GMTNHS England to expand jobs scheme for mental health patients
NHS England (NHSE) has announced a major expansion of a landmark scheme designed to help patients with serious mental health problems find employment.
The voluntary scheme, known as the Individual Placement and Support service (IPS), is to be rolled out to 28 new local NHS areas, and access is expected to double to 20,000 per year by 2021...
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413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-expand-jobs-scheme-for-mental-health-patients-Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:30:00 GMTBlackpool FT to share chief executive with East Lancashire trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has announced that Kevin McGee, the chief executive of another nearby trust, will take over the struggling foundation trust.
McGee will replace the retiring chief executive Wendy Swift at the Blackpool trust on 1 May, and will lead the trust on an interim basis for up to six months.
He is also...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blackpool-ft-to-share-chief-executive-with-east-lancashire-trustWed, 24 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTHancock vows to ban gagging orders for NHS whistleblowers
Health secretary Matt Hancock has vowed to banish the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the NHS.
Hancock has said he will ban the gagging orders as he wants more staff to feel they can “put their head above the parapet,” declaring that the government “stands with whistleblowers.”
Hancock said:...
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412,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-vows-to-ban-gagging-orders-for-nhs-whistleblowersWed, 24 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMTPrivate mental health group The Priory fined £300,000 over death of 14-year-old girl
Private mental health group The Priory healthcare group has been fined £300,000 for breaching health and safety laws following the death of 14-year-old Amy El-Keria.
El-Keria was treated at Priory Group’s Ticehurst House psychiatric hospital in East Sussex and was deemed high-risk with a “recent and known history”...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/private-mental-health-group-the-priory-fined-300000-over-death-of-14-year-old-girl
412,414,415,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-mental-health-group-the-priory-fined-300000-over-death-of-14-year-old-girlWed, 17 Apr 2019 12:15:00 GMTRoutine breech scans could lower mother and baby mortality rates and save NHS money, researchers say
Scanning mothers-to-be late in their pregnancy could prevent 15,000 unexpected breech births, 4,000 emergency C-sections, and the deaths of up to eight babies a year, new research has shown.
Breech births, where a baby’s bottom or feet emerge first, can be hazardous and are tricky to diagnose, and offering late-term ultrasounds can...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/routine-breech-scans-could-lower-mother-and-baby-mortality-rates-and-save-nhs-money-researchers-say
412,408,416,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/routine-breech-scans-could-lower-mother-and-baby-mortality-rates-and-save-nhs-money-researchers-sayWed, 17 Apr 2019 11:45:00 GMTCity council rejoins ICS after reforms agreed in privatisation and accountability row
Nottingham City Council is to rejoin its local NHS integrated care system (ICS) after significant reforms were made to the way the system runs in order to address concerns over accountability and privatisation.
The local authority’s executive board has voted to lift its suspension and restart its formal role on the Nottingham and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/city-council-rejoins-ics-after-reforms-agreed-in-privatisation-and-accountability-row
413,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/city-council-rejoins-ics-after-reforms-agreed-in-privatisation-and-accountability-rowWed, 17 Apr 2019 10:45:00 GMTLessons from Mid-Staffordshire scandal being lost as NHS staffing levels are 'putting patients' lives at risk'
One in four NHS wards routinely operate with staffing levels so low they threaten patient safety, researchers have warned.
Hospital wards are still understaffed to the extent that patients’ lives are being put at risk, researchers at the University of Southampton have found, as a national shortage of nurses has not been...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-mid-staffordshire-scandal-being-lost-as-nhs-staffing-levels-are-putting-patients-lives-at-risk
412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-mid-staffordshire-scandal-being-lost-as-nhs-staffing-levels-are-putting-patients-lives-at-riskWed, 17 Apr 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS Property Services awards Mitie with extension to facilities management mega-contract
NHS Property Services (NHS PS) has awarded an extension to a three-year contract to deliver engineering, landscaping and security services across the health service to Mitie.
The contract will see Mitie deliver mechanical and electrical services, building maintenance, security, and ground maintenance across the public body’s...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-awards-mitie-with-extension-to-facilities-management-mega-contract
412,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-services-awards-mitie-with-extension-to-facilities-management-mega-contractTue, 16 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTOur Health Heroes
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ discusses the upcoming Our Health Heroes Awards.
There are many metaphors to describe staff working in healthcare. Junior doctors have been described as the ‘backbone’ of the NHS, nurses...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-health-heroesTue, 16 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMTA&E patients 'poorly managed' and workers overstretched at Portsmouth hospital
Patients are being “poorly managed” and the frail and elderly are left in “unacceptable states of undress” by overstretched staff at a Portsmouth hospital, the CQC has found.
Inspectors have told the trust that runs Queen Alexandra Hospital that its emergency department must improve after the latest inspection...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/ae-patients-poorly-managed-and-workers-overstretched-at-portsmouth-hospital
412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-patients-poorly-managed-and-workers-overstretched-at-portsmouth-hospitalTue, 16 Apr 2019 14:45:00 GMTNHS rolls out new digital portal for home care vacancies in bid to reduce hospital discharge delays
A new digital portal that allows hospital staff to find care home spaces for patients is to be rolled out across the NHS in a bid to reduce delays.
The ‘Capacity Tracker’ is being rolled out by NHS England to hospitals, care homes, and councils, providing a “shop window” for vacancies – saving staff time...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-rolls-out-new-digital-portal-for-home-care-vacancies-in-bid-to-reduce-hospital-discharge-delays
413,419,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-rolls-out-new-digital-portal-for-home-care-vacancies-in-bid-to-reduce-hospital-discharge-delaysTue, 16 Apr 2019 14:45:00 GMTNearly 4m GP appointments could be freed up by 2022 under newly extended NHS pilot scheme
NHS England has extended a scheme which has freed up half a million hours for patients in the last year and could now see four million appointments saved by 2022.
The Time for Care scheme encourages practices to try innovations to cut bureaucracy and has been piloted at certain cites since 2016, but will now be spread to three-quarters of...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nearly-4m-gp-appointments-could-be-freed-up-by-2022-under-newly-extended-nhs-pilot-scheme
419,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-4m-gp-appointments-could-be-freed-up-by-2022-under-newly-extended-nhs-pilot-schemeMon, 15 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMT200 patients waiting to be discharged died in hospital in 2018 and millions waited unnecessarily
More than 200 patients have died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017-18 whilst waiting to be discharged, and over a million spent unnecessary days in hospital, Marie Curie has revealed.
A report by the terminal illness charity showed that delayed discharges resulted in patients spending thousands of extra days in hospital beds...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/200-patients-died-in-hospital-whilst-waiting-to-be-discharged-in-2018-and-millions-wait-unnecessarily
412,419,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/200-patients-died-in-hospital-whilst-waiting-to-be-discharged-in-2018-and-millions-wait-unnecessarilyMon, 15 Apr 2019 16:30:00 GMT'Dishonest' solicitor struck off for overcharging NHS with 'unreasonable' clinical negligence bills
A “dishonest” solicitor who overcharged the NHS whilst pursuing clinical negligence cases has been struck off after the High Court judged he had showed a “serious lack of integrity.”
Andrew Good, who founded the Hull law firm Rapid Response, charged £400 an hour to represent patients suing the NHS and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/dishonest-solicitor-struck-off-for-overcharging-nhs-with-unreasonable-clinical-negligence-bills
412,415,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dishonest-solicitor-struck-off-for-overcharging-nhs-with-unreasonable-clinical-negligence-billsMon, 15 Apr 2019 14:30:00 GMTMixed reviews for 'full of jargon' NHS App pilot ahead of summer rollout
NHS Digital has published the results of the pilot phase of the NHS App, finding that users were “enthusiastic” about using the app to order prescriptions but appointment bookings were “full of jargon.”
A number of criticisms have been raised by users of the NHS App after 34 practices took part in the pilot last...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/mixed-reviews-for-full-of-jargon-nhs-app-pilot-ahead-of-summer-rollout
412,419,407,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-reviews-for-full-of-jargon-nhs-app-pilot-ahead-of-summer-rolloutFri, 12 Apr 2019 12:00:00 GMTMental health hospital placed into special measures after claims of abuse and unexplained injuries
An Essex mental health hospital has been placed into special measures after allegations of abuse of patients by staff and a number of incidents of unexplained injuries to patients.
Inspectors found that “safety was not a priority” at Thors Park, an independent mental health hospital in Essex, with staff failing to manage the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/mental-health-hospital-placed-into-special-measures-after-claims-of-abuse-and-unexplained-injuries
412,414,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-hospital-placed-into-special-measures-after-claims-of-abuse-and-unexplained-injuriesFri, 12 Apr 2019 10:45:00 GMTMidwives found guilty of misconduct in Telford hospital baby death
Two midwives have been found guilty of misconduct for their roles in the death of a four-day-old baby at a maternity unit in Shropshire.
At a misconduct hearing in London it was alleged that Laura Jones and Hayley Lacey did not properly monitor the birth of Kye Hall or adequately hand over his care before his death at the Princess Royal...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/midwives-found-guilty-of-misconduct-in-telford-hospital-baby-death
412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-found-guilty-of-misconduct-in-telford-hospital-baby-deathFri, 12 Apr 2019 09:45:00 GMTLewisham surgery placed in special measures over 'concerning' risk to patients and 'ineffective' governance
The CQC has placed a Lewisham surgery in special measures after patients were being put at risk by the absence of clear systems and processes to keep patients safe and “ineffective” governance.
Dr Bhupinder Batra’s practice in London has dropped from a ‘good’ rating to ‘inadequate’ overall after...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/lewisham-surgery-placed-in-special-measures-over-concerning-risk-to-patients-and-ineffective-governance
412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-surgery-placed-in-special-measures-over-concerning-risk-to-patients-and-ineffective-governanceThu, 11 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTTargets missed again as NHS spring performance figures shows hospitals 'creaking at the seams' despite record number of patients seen on-time
Hospitals are still “creaking at the seams” under record-high demand as the latest official data shows the NHS’s performance against the four-hour A&E target is at its lowest level since records began.
Spring has seen little respite for the NHS, with one in seven patients in March not being seen with the four-hour...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/targets-missed-again-as-nhs-spring-performance-figures-shows-hospitals-creaking-at-the-seams-despite-record-number-of-patients-seen-on-time
412,419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/targets-missed-again-as-nhs-spring-performance-figures-shows-hospitals-creaking-at-the-seams-despite-record-number-of-patients-seen-on-timeThu, 11 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMTTurning blue lights green
Polly Billington, director of UK100, a cities network that campaigns on environmental issues, argues that the NHS needs a national strategy for air pollution.
Toxic air pollution isn’t just an environmental catastrophe, it’s a public health crisis. Research that UK100 published in February showed that across England, 18...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turning-blue-lights-greenThu, 11 Apr 2019 11:45:00 GMTSurgeons call for stronger oversight and protection for patients at private hospitals
The leader of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has called for private hospitals to do more to keep patients safe and improve transparency in order to prevent another rogue surgeon like Ian Paterson.
Derek Alderson, the president of the RCS, has said the case of Ian Paterson has “highlighted the need for an urgent review of how we...
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405,412,407,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-call-for-stronger-oversight-and-protection-for-patients-at-private-hospitalsWed, 10 Apr 2019 11:45:00 GMTThird premature baby dies after contracting rare hospital infection in Glasgow
A third premature baby has died after contracting a rare blood infection at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) said the child was extremely poorly at the time of birth, and that the infection Staphylococcus aureus was one of a number of factors in the death.
This follows the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/third-premature-baby-dies-after-contracting-rare-hospital-infection-in-glasgow
412,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-premature-baby-dies-after-contracting-rare-hospital-infection-in-glasgowWed, 10 Apr 2019 10:45:00 GMTDr Bawa-Garba cleared to return to work under supervision after tribunal finds her a 'low risk to patients'
The doctor convicted over the death of a six-year boy can return to work after a medical tribunal restored her to the medical register.
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was found guilty of negligence manslaughter over the death of Jack Adcock in 2015, but the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has now ruled that she can return to work but...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-cleared-to-return-to-work-under-supervision-after-tribunal-finds-her-a-low-risk-to-patients
405,412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-cleared-to-return-to-work-under-supervision-after-tribunal-finds-her-a-low-risk-to-patientsWed, 10 Apr 2019 10:30:00 GMTGoing back to school at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Steve Hams, director of quality and chief nurse at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHFT), demonstrates how cultural change has improved care for patients.
Staff have gone back to school as part of a ‘social movement’ at GHFT which is delivering better care for patients.
The trust, which runs...
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409,426,412,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/going-back-to-school-at-gloucestershire-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMTHow the new nursing associate role will break new ground
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, introduces us to the new nursing associate role, and how it’s set to complement the NHS Long-Term Plan’s workforce strategy.
January was an interesting month for the NHS, with a long-term plan for the future and a new role entering our teams.
The nursing associate role is...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-the-new-nursing-associate-role-will-break-new-groundWed, 10 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMTImproving patient flow in west London
Sonya Clinch, West London NHS Trust’s head of operations for access and urgent care, tells us how her trust dealt with significant pressures in its services.
Maintaining good patient flow is challenging in many trusts, often because the discharge process is lengthy and convoluted. Discharge can be disjointed for the patient when...
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412,414,416,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-patient-flow-in-west-londonWed, 10 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMTA smarter approach to tackling AMR
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is estimated to cause 700,000 deaths each year globally. This could rise to 10 million by 2050 if we do nothing. Better stewardship, new diagnostics, and effective health education is crucial to tackling this growing threat, writes Professor Jonathan Ross, sexual health lead at the National Institute for Health...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-smarter-approach-to-tackling-amrWed, 10 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTWorking together to improve volunteer impacts
Emma Easton, head of voluntary partnerships at NHS England, highlights the importance of volunteers in the health service and outlines the brilliant work being carried out with Helpforce.
Mary knew she was in the final days of her life and was extremely anxious and afraid of being alone. Her daughter, Lily, was the only family...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-together-to-improve-volunteer-impactsWed, 10 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTWoman jailed after trying to defraud the NHS for more than £2m
A woman who tried to sue the NHS for £2.3m in compensation for a botched surgery which she claimed left her in constant pain has been jailed.
Lesley Maria Elder from Dorset said the severe pain following a vaginal mesh operation had rendered her unable to work or do routine tasks, effectively leaving her disabled.
She sued the...
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412,415,419,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/woman-jailed-after-trying-to-defraud-the-nhs-for-more-than-2mTue, 09 Apr 2019 16:30:00 GMTHospital issued with two warning notices after CQC finds 'deep-seated cultural issues'
The CQC has issued two warning notices and demanded improvements at Cygnet Hospital, Godden Green, after a number of “deep-seated cultural issues” and incidents regarding the welfare of young patients.
Inspectors have issued the two urgent warnings requiring the hospital in Sevenoaks in Kent to improve its oversight systems...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-issued-with-two-warning-notices-after-cqc-finds-deep-seated-cultural-issuesTue, 09 Apr 2019 16:15:00 GMTEnglish hospital to stop accepting Welsh patients in 'unacceptable' funding row
An English hospital has said it will no longer take in patients from Wales except for emergencies or maternity cases, leading to the first minister to say that Welsh funding will therefore have to stop.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT announced that it is unable to book elective care appointments for patients living in Wales...
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412,415,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/english-hospital-to-stop-accepting-welsh-patients-in-unacceptable-funding-row-Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMTWidening pay gap between private and NHS staff 'risks damaging the health service beyond repair'
A widening pay gap across the NHS “risks damaging the health service beyond repair” a union has warned, as private sector employers have failed to match public sector pay rises.
An estimated 100,000 cleaners, security guards and catering staff working for private contractors across hospitals in England are being treated as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/widening-pay-gap-between-private-and-nhs-staff-risks-damaging-the-health-service-beyond-repairMon, 08 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTFourteen hospitals chosen to pilot new A&E targets
Fourteen hospitals have been chosen to pilot the new “rapid care measures” brought in by the NHS under plans to scrap the flagship four-hour A&E target.
The pilots come as A&E waiting times hit a record low for the second month in a row, with Lord Prior calling the current target system “damaging” and...
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412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fourteen-hospitals-chosen-to-pilot-new-ae-targetsMon, 08 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMTHealth secretary called in over controversial Oxford scanner privatisation plans
The NHS’s decision to privatise cancer screening services in Oxford has been referred to the health secretary after widespread criticism from the public, MPs and doctors.
NHS England chose to take the Thames Valley PET-CT scanning service away from the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Trust in July last year, and named private...
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412,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-called-in-over-controversial-oxford-scanner-privatisation-plansMon, 08 Apr 2019 15:00:00 GMTKing's College trust set to make record-breaking budget overspend of nearly £200m
King’s College Hospital NHS FT could be set to record the biggest overspend in NHS history as the special measures trust expects an annual deficit of between £180m and £191m.
The hospital trust believes it has exceeded its 2018-19 budget by a further £34m to £45m after another series of setbacks, according to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-college-trust-set-to-make-record-breaking-budget-overspend-of-nearly-200mFri, 05 Apr 2019 11:30:00 GMTSouth London and Maudsley Mental Health Trust appoints new chief executive from its neighbour
A leading London mental health trust has appointed the chief executive of a neighbouring trust as its new leader.
David Bradley is to leave St. George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) after seven years at the helm, and takes up the chief executive role at South London and Maudsley Mental Health Trust (SLaM).
The two trusts...
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414,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-london-and-maudsley-mental-health-trust-appoints-new-chief-executive-from-its-neighbour-Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:30:00 GMTCQC finds 'significant improvements' at two Barts hospitals as NHS's largest trust 'moves in right direction'
The CQC has found “significant improvements” and improved its rating of two major hospitals run by the NHS’s largest trust.
The Royal London Hospital has jumped from ‘requires improvement’ to a ‘good’ rating whilst Newham University Hospital left behind its ‘inadequate’ rating and is...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-significant-improvements-at-two-barts-hospitals-as-nhss-largest-trust-moves-in-right-directionFri, 05 Apr 2019 10:15:00 GMTDHSC reveals early focus for NHSX digital unit and names CEO
NHSX has named its new chief executive as the government announces that its digital specialists will be joining up with cancer and mental health national policy teams to help improve patient experiences through technology.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a number of new details about its new digital unit NHSX...
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405,419,417,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-reveals-early-focus-for-nhsx-digital-unit-and-names-ceo-Thu, 04 Apr 2019 17:15:00 GMTExtent of NHS's declining financial health and staffing crisis being masked, MPs warn
Staffing shortages represent “the biggest threat” to financial stability in the NHS and to delivering the Long-Term Plan, as MPs warn that the health service is on course to “rapidly reach crisis point.”
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said there is a “worrying level of disparity in financial health...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/extent-of-nhss-declining-financial-health-and-staffing-crisis-being-masked-mps-warn-
412,415,407,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extent-of-nhss-declining-financial-health-and-staffing-crisis-being-masked-mps-warn-Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:15:00 GMTFour arrested at Blackpool Victoria Hospital over allegations of poisoning
Four healthcare professionals have been arrested by police on suspicion of administering poison to patients at a Blackpool hospital “with the intent to injure.”
The allegations relate to the mistreatment and neglect of patients on the stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, and follows the arrest of three other healthcare...
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412,408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-arrested-at-blackpool-hospital-over-allegations-of-poisoning-patientsThu, 04 Apr 2019 10:15:00 GMTLeeds hospital apologises after new mum died from 'serious but treatable' undiagnosed heart condition
A woman who died from an undiagnosed heart condition four days after giving birth could have been treated and saved if the condition had been spotted earlier, a hospital has said.
Selwa Romedan collapsed and died in September 2016 four days after giving birth to her daughter when she was found to have a narrowing valve in her...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/leeds-hospital-apologises-after-new-mum-died-from-serious-but-treatable-undiagnosed-heart-condition
412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-hospital-apologises-after-new-mum-died-from-serious-but-treatable-undiagnosed-heart-conditionWed, 03 Apr 2019 11:45:00 GMTMulti-million-pound cuts approved as Derbyshire CCGs enter merger
Derbyshire CCGs have agreed unprecedented £70m cutbacks as they sealed a landmark merger of the region’s health bodies.
The four CCGs in Derbyshire – Erewash, Hardwick, North Derbyshire and Southern Derbyshire – have now officially merged, with the new NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG bringing together 116 local GP...
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415,407,416,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/multi-million-pound-cuts-approved-as-derbyshire-ccgs-enter-landmark-merger-Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:45:00 GMTUrgent inquiry launched after senior female doctors blow the whistle on harassment and 'institutional sexism' within the BMA
The BMA has launched an urgent investigation into sexual harassment after a number of allegations made by female doctors reveal a culture of “institutional sexism” within the “dinosaur-infested depths of GP politics.”
Two senior doctors on the BMA’s GP Committee (GPC) have said it is “time to open the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/urgent-inquiry-launched-after-senior-female-doctors-blow-the-whistle-on-harassment-and-institutional-sexism-within-the-bma-
412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-inquiry-launched-after-senior-female-doctors-blow-the-whistle-on-harassment-and-institutional-sexism-within-the-bma-Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMTGDEs: Harnessing technology's potential
Gareth Thomas, clinical co-chair of the Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) blueprinting steering group, consultant in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia, and chief clinical information officer, discusses the publication of the first wave of GDE blueprints and how CCIOs, CIOs and other implementation and frontline teams can benefit from their...
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426,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gdes-harnessing-technologys-potential-Wed, 03 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust shows the way forward for accessible healthcare
Dr Chris Whittle, NHS doctor and one of the leaders of technology designed to make healthcare more accessible for patients, tells more on Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust’s work on becoming the first NHS trust in the country to offer video consultations for cardiology patients.
The NHS Long-Term Plan sets out how technology will be...
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409,426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-and-greenwich-nhs-trust-shows-the-way-forward-for-accessible-healthcareWed, 03 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTNational Audit Office: Is the NHS financially sustainable?
Is the NHS financially sustainable? Robert White, director of health value for money studies at the National Audit Office, finds out more.
On 25 February, this question was posed by the Public Accounts Committee to a witness panel of senior health officials, and was met by a simple ‘yes’. The committee was not so...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-audit-office-is-the-nhs-financially-sustainable-Wed, 03 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTRolling out mental health trials in schools
Anna Moore and Dr Daniel Hayes, researchers at the Evidence Based Practice Unit (UCL and Anna Freud Centre), discuss their leading research into mental health and wellbeing in schools.
As recently announced by the education secretary Damian Hinds, thousands of children and young people are taking part in our randomised control trials...
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426,414,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rolling-out-mental-health-trials-in-schools-Wed, 03 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMTThe benefits of bringing volunteers to the heart of your hospital
Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, outlines the benefits of bringing volunteers into hospitals, as well as the valuable work of Helpforce.
Volunteers have always been involved in the NHS, and it’s estimated that around 78,000 volunteers currently support patients and staff in...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-benefits-of-bringing-volunteers-to-the-heart-of-your-hospitalWed, 03 Apr 2019 08:45:00 GMT'Impulsive' nurse held votes on a patient fight on a Norfolk hospital mental health ward
A nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital asked patients to vote on whether they wanted to see two other patients on a mental health ward fight, a misconduct hearing has found.
Mental health nurse Steven Boyd used the “inappropriate de-escalation technique” at the Norfolk hospital in King’s Lynn in July 2016. Then, in 2017, he...
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412,414,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/impulsive-nurse-held-votes-on-a-patient-fight-on-a-norfolk-hospital-mental-health-wardTue, 02 Apr 2019 16:30:00 GMTPrivate contractor staff at Liverpool Women's Hospital win pay battle after strike action
Staff employed at Liverpool Women’s Hospital who were being payed under the NHS minimum wage have won a pay battle following three sets of strike action.
Security guards, caterers, cleaners, and porters working at the hospital under a private contractor OCS are to be paid more than £1 extra an hour after the staff went on...
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412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-contractor-staff-at-liverpool-womens-hospital-win-pay-battle-after-strike-actionTue, 02 Apr 2019 16:30:00 GMTConsultation on north west Durham's health services considers closing 'not fit for future' community hospital
NHS chiefs in north west Durham have launched a consultation around plans to overhaul health services in the region which could see the local community hospital closed and a new medical centre created.
The plans could see Shotley Bridge Hospital close, with some care shifted to the University Hospital North Durham – but the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/consultation-on-north-west-durhams-health-services-considers-closing-not-fit-for-future-community-hospital-
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-on-north-west-durhams-health-services-considers-closing-not-fit-for-future-community-hospital-Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:00:00 GMTNorth Tyneside care provider stripped of registration by CQC after police prompted investigation
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken enforcement action and cancelled the registration of a special measures home care provider in North Tyneside following a tip-off from a police investigation.
Inspectors at Allcare Community Services found several breaches of regulation including poor staff recruitment and training, and failure...
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412,407,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-tyneside-care-provider-stripped-of-registration-by-cqc-after-police-prompted-investigationMon, 01 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMTHospital staff's failings 'caused or significantly contributed' to student's death because they thought he was drunk
A university student with a “spectacular” head injury died after doctors failed to spot his injury because they assumed he was unconscious because he was drunk, a coroner has found.
An inquest found that the death of 22-year-old Alex Green was “contributed to by neglect” from hospital staff.
Green, an...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/hospital-staffs-failings-caused-or-significantly-contributed-to-students-death-because-they-thought-he-was-drunk
412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-staffs-failings-caused-or-significantly-contributed-to-students-death-because-they-thought-he-was-drunkMon, 01 Apr 2019 12:45:00 GMTSpecial measures ambulance trust appoints new chief executive
A struggling ambulance trust in special measures has appointed a former army officer as its new chief executive.
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has announced that Philip Astle, the current chief operating officer at South Central Ambulance Service, will take up the new role on 1 September.
Astle...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-ambulance-trust-appoints-new-chief-executiveFri, 29 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMTNHS Highland to ask Scottish Government to plug £17m budget overspend
NHS Highland is expecting an overspend of £17m in 2018-19 and has agreed to ask the Scottish Government to plug its funding deficit.
A need for temporary staff and consultants to fill vacancies are among the factors impacting the latest overspend, and the health board reports that it already needs to make £6.8M savings to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-highland-to-ask-scottish-government-to-plug-17m-budget-overspendFri, 29 Mar 2019 16:00:00 GMTWide array of NHS figures named as the new NHS Assembly announced
A diverse group of leading NHS figures, disability advocates and charity bosses have been named in the new NHS Assembly including trust chief executives, ex-government advisors, patient representatives and a Guardian columnist.
The NHS has announced that the NHS Assembly, a team of health and social care experts, is to be established by...
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405,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wide-array-of-nhs-figures-named-as-the-new-nhs-assembly-announcedThu, 28 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTMould identified as cause of Edinburgh infection linked to heart surgery deaths
Three different types of mould have been identified as the cause of the hospital infection linked to the deaths of heart surgery patients in Edinburgh, but the source still has not been found according to ministers.
Health secretary Jeane Freeman confirmed in a statement to the Scottish Parliament that six patients so far have contracted...
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412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mould-identified-as-cause-of-edinburgh-infection-linked-to-heart-surgery-deathsThu, 28 Mar 2019 14:30:00 GMT£60m worth of out-of-date breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug destroyed in NHS price row
Nearly 8,000 packs of Orkambi, a breakthrough medicine for cystic fibrosis, have been destroyed after exceeding their expiry date during a stand-off between the NHS and supplier over high prices.
US company Vertex revealed in a letter to the Health and Social Care Committee that it had distributed more than 80,000 packs of Orkambi for...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/60m-worth-of-out-of-date-breakthrough-cystic-fibrosis-drug-destroyed-in-nhs-price-row
405,412,415,408,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/60m-worth-of-out-of-date-breakthrough-cystic-fibrosis-drug-destroyed-in-nhs-price-rowThu, 28 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMTMan with Down's syndrome died after 'hospital left him without food for 10 days'
A man with Down’s syndrome died in hospital after going 10 days without being fed, an inquest has heard.
Giuseppe Ulleri, also known as Joe, was being treated at Manchester Royal Infirmary in March 2016 after taking a fall, but he died from pneumonia after struggling to ingest food through a tube.
Ulleri’s family told the...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/man-with-downs-syndrome-died-after-hospital-left-him-without-food-for-10-daysWed, 27 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMTNHS 'retention crisis' has seen more than 200,000 nurses quit since 2010
More than 200,000 nurses have left the NHS since 2010 and the number quitting over long hours has tripled amid a “retention crisis” in the health service, new figures show.
Data analysed by Labour and verified by the House of Commons Library showed that 75% of nurses who have left the NHS since 2010 – 160,000 –...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-retention-crisis-has-seen-more-than-200000-nurses-quit-since-2010
405,412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-retention-crisis-has-seen-more-than-200000-nurses-quit-since-2010Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMT'Monstrous' £500m scheme to close London A&Es scrapped after Hancock U-turn
A £500m plan to axe nearly half of the A&E departments in west London has been scrapped by the health secretary after a seven-year campaign against the “monstrous” shake-up.
Matt Hancock made the announcement to MPs in the Commons that the ‘Shaping a Healthier Future’ (SaHF) scheme was no longer supported...
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412,415,407,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monstrous-500m-scheme-to-close-london-aes-scrapped-by-hancock-after-seven-year-campaign-Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:15:00 GMTHello Future: adressing the NHS workforce crisis
With the current NHS workforce crisis viewed by many as the biggest threat to the success of the NHS Long-Term Plan, Tasy Warn, director of employment services at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), describes some of the innovative solutions being developed to address the challenge.
Amidst the considerable focus on the NHS workforce...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hello-future-adressing-the-nhs-workforce-crisis-Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:30:00 GMTUtilising smart meters in assisted living
Dr Sudip Sikdar, consultant old-age psychiatrist, and Pauline Parker, head of research at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; alongside Dr Carl Chalmers, senior lecturer in computer science, and Dr Paul Fergus, reader in machine learning at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), outline the innovative work being carried out by the Mersey Care...
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409,426,413,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/utilising-smart-meters-in-assisted-living-Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:30:00 GMTGetting it right first time and reducing variation in the NHS
Mike Hutton, author of the recently-published Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) national report on spinal services and consultant spine surgeon at The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, looks at how reducing unwarranted variation in NHS procurement could make a multimillion-pound difference.
If you went online looking to buy a...
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426,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-it-right-first-time-and-reducing-variation-in-the-nhsWed, 27 Mar 2019 09:15:00 GMTThe NHS estate is more than just 'bricks and mortar'
Claudia Martinez, research manager at Reform, talks about maximising the value of the NHS estate.
In his review of NHS property and estates, Sir Robert Naylor argued that an adequate healthcare infrastructure was crucial to achieving the goals set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View. The transformation would come at a price tag of...
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426,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-estate-is-more-than-just-bricks-and-mortar-Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:15:00 GMTNo-one gets left behind: NHS Staff and Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission
Professor Simon Gregory, Health Education England’s (HEE) primary care lead, discusses the NHS Staff and Learners’ Mental Wellbeing Commission final report.
There are 1.4 million people in the NHS taking care of the health needs of patients up and down the country, and their physical and mental health is key to patient welfare...
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426,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-one-gets-left-behind-nhs-staff-and-learners-mental-wellbeing-commissionWed, 27 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMTSir Robert Francis says new regulator needed as 'fit and proper person test' not fit for purpose
The chairman of the Mid-Staffordshire Public Inquiry has said the NHS’s fit and proper persons test is “not fit for purpose” anymore and recommended a new regulator to oversee NHS managers.
Sir Robert Francis, in written evidence to MPs on the Health Select Committee, said that the system devised following his own...
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412,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-robert-francis-says-new-regulator-needed-as-fit-and-proper-person-test-not-fit-for-purposeTue, 26 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTMan brain-damaged in childhood awarded £6.2m in NHS compensation
A man left disabled by a brain infection he contracted at Watford General Hospital as a baby has been awarded £6.2m in NHS compensation.
The man, in his 20s, contracted a life-threatening inflammation of the brain called encephalitis at the age of one whilst being treated at Watford General Hospital.
The family sued the trust...
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412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/man-brain-damaged-in-childhood-awarded-62m-in-nhs-compensation-Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:45:00 GMTSpecial measures trust appoints CQC advisor as new chief executive
An under-fire special measures trust has appointed a new chief executive, a week on from the departure of boss Antek Lejk.
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT), reported as the worst performing mental health trust in the country following three separate ‘inadequate’ ratings from the CQC, has named Jonathan Warren as its...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trust-appoints-cqc-advisor-as-new-chief-executive-Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:15:00 GMTCQC finds 'significant improvements' at specialist London NHS trust
Significant improvements have been found by inspectors at the Royal National Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RNOH) in a “major step forward” for the trust.
The CQC found significant change at the specialist London trust, which has the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK, with major improvements to organisational culture, impressive...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-significant-improvements-at-specialist-london-nhs-trustMon, 25 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTHeart surgeries cancelled and patients warned of fatal infection risk due to deaths at Edinburgh hospital
NHS Lothian has written to nearly 200 patients who have undergone heart surgery in the last six months warning them of a potentially fatal infection risk.
The decision was taken by an Incident Management Team after it found that six patients who underwent cardiothoracic surgery over an 18-month period were affected by unusual...
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412,419,408,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heart-surgeries-cancelled-and-patients-warned-of-fatal-infection-risk-due-to-deaths-at-edinburgh-hospitalMon, 25 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTMedical director promoted to chief executive at under-investigation trust
The Countess of Chester Hospital Trust (COCH) has announced that its medical director has been appointed as its new chief executive.
Susan Gilby, the medical director and current acting chief executive, has been named as the new chief executive of the trust and will take up her role on 1 April.
This comes after the resignation of the...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-director-promoted-to-chief-executive-at-under-investigation-trustMon, 25 Mar 2019 15:45:00 GMTWhat progress are we making to transform our population's mental health?
Professor Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - NICE - provides her view of the newly published NICE impact report on mental health.
Mental health conditions are the largest single cause of disability in the UK, with one in 4 adults...
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426,414,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-progress-are-we-making-to-transform-our-populations-mental-healthMon, 25 Mar 2019 10:15:00 GMTLack of progress around growing waiting list could fuel surge in negligence claims against the NHS
A rise in negligence claims against the NHS has been predicted by the government’s spending watchdog as it warns that “insufficient progress” has been made cutting down waiting times.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised record NHS waiting times, with 44% of trusts missing non-urgent care targets, and said that...
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412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-progress-around-growing-waiting-list-could-fuel-surge-in-negligence-claims-against-the-nhsFri, 22 Mar 2019 11:45:00 GMTDepartment of Health announces day surgery shake-up in Northern Ireland
The Department of Health (DoH) has announced “radical plans” to shake up day surgery across Northern Ireland.
Thousands of routine operations will be transferred to dedicated sites known as day case surgery hubs, with the hubs offering a range of specialities.
These surgery hubs or ‘elective care centres’ have...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-announces-day-surgery-shake-up-in-northern-ireland-for-significant-and-substantial-reductions-in-waiting-times-
405,419,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-announces-day-surgery-shake-up-in-northern-ireland-for-significant-and-substantial-reductions-in-waiting-times-Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:30:00 GMT'Impossible' for healthcare trust to remain open with 280 jobs set to go
A 150-year-old private health trust has announced it will have to close, with all services and 280 staff expected to be lost.
All Hallows Healthcare Trust said it had been forced to accept that it is now “impossible” to balance its costs and the board admitted “with enormous sadness” that it “cannot see a way...
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412,415,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/impossible-for-healthcare-trust-to-remain-open-with-280-jobs-set-to-goFri, 22 Mar 2019 09:45:00 GMTInfant death sparks national investigation from Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
A national investigation into NHS staff’s ability to recognise seriously ill and deteriorating infants has been launched following the death of a three-month-old infant died hours after being discharged from hospital.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has launched the investigation “regarding the recognition of...
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412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/infant-death-sparks-national-investigation-from-healthcare-safety-investigation-branchThu, 21 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMTNHSE to strip Capita of 'shambolic' cervical screening contract and bring it in-house
NHS England (NHSE) has stripped Capita of its cervical screening administration services following “shambolic” errors made in failing to deliver over 50,000 letters to patients.
The chief executive of NHSE, Simon Stevens, told the Commons Public Accounts Committee that the services would be brought back inhouse from June...
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412,407,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-to-strip-capita-of-shambolic-cervical-screening-contract-and-bring-it-in-houseThu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:00 GMTNHS staffing crisis to double without radical change in 'vicious cycle of growing shortages and declining quality'
The NHS could have a shortfall of 70,000 nurses and 7,000 GPs within the next five years and the crisis is so now so severe it “cannot be filled,” according a new report from health think tanks.
The report found that the NHS has no chance of training enough GPs to solve the current staffing crisis but proposes a set of radical...
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405,412,419,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staffing-crisis-to-double-without-radical-change-in-vicious-cycle-of-growing-shortages-and-declining-qualityThu, 21 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS chiefs accuse NHSE of scrapping flagship targets because it can no longer meet them
Plans to scrap the flagship four-hour A&E targets have been criticised by NHS chiefs, with some accusing NHS England of trying to abandon key targets because they can no longer meet them.
The NHS unveiled plans to overhaul its four-hour A&E target and trial new “rapid care measures” last week, treating the most urgent...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-chiefs-accuse-nhse-of-scrapping-flagship-targets-because-it-can-no-longer-meet-them
412,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-chiefs-accuse-nhse-of-scrapping-flagship-targets-because-it-can-no-longer-meet-themWed, 20 Mar 2019 11:45:00 GMTPrivate hospital in Dundee announces closure with 50 jobs to go
A private hospital in Dundee has announced that it will close in the summer because of falling numbers of local people paying for private insurance.
Fernbrae Hospital will shut down in May and a consultation is underway to work out what will happen to the hospital’s 25 clinical staff and 25 non-clinical employees.
BMI...
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412,415,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-hospital-in-dundee-announces-closure-with-50-jobs-to-goWed, 20 Mar 2019 10:15:00 GMTInquiry hears of 'systemic problems' with communications at scandal-hit Glasgow Hospital
There are ‘systemic problems’ in communications between infection control nurses and other staff, MSPs have heard in an inquiry into Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), where several patients died after infection outbreaks.
Holyrood’s Health and Sport Committee launched an inquiry into the Glasgow hospital in the...
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412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inquiry-hears-of-systemic-problems-with-communications-at-scandal-hit-glasgow-hospitalWed, 20 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMTStaying curious with the Shadow Board Programme
Kirstie Stott, director of The Inspiring Leaders Network, discusses organisational and system curiosity alongside the work of the Shadow Board Programme.
As an executive coach, I always stay curious. When I’m facilitating teams I always ask them to stay curious, but what I don’t do as often is ask organisations to stay curious...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staying-curious-with-the-shadow-board-programmeWed, 20 Mar 2019 09:30:00 GMTCapturing funds for the NHS estate
Aahsan Rahman, department head of town planning at NHS Property Services (NHSPS), looks at an alternative and perhaps underutilised funding source for the NHS: the town planning system.
Developer contributions and the healthcare system
At a time when expectations of healthcare systems are rising, we face the central question: how should...
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426,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capturing-funds-for-the-nhs-Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:15:00 GMTFiction as Therapy
Elaine Bousfield of ZunTold Publishing – a press specialising in fiction for children and young people – discusses ‘Fiction as Therapy’, and how it can be used as a therapeutic tool for young people.
Helping children and young people to understand themselves and their experiences is something that has long been...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fiction-as-therapyWed, 20 Mar 2019 09:15:00 GMTThe digital revolution for healthcare is now!
Richard Corbridge, chief digital & information officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, focuses on the practices his trust has put in place as part of its digital revolution.
After celebrating its 70th year, the NHS is faced with so many problems that are defined as ‘wicked.’ Digital is, only in the last couple of...
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426,419,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-digital-revolution-for-healthcare-is-now-Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:15:00 GMTPersonal Health Budgets: empowering individuals
Jon Baker, PHBChoices director at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) believes that the extension of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) is a great opportunity for clinical commissioning groups (CCG) to expand and improve care provision – provided that the right infrastructure is in place.
The personalisation agenda is transforming...
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409,410,413,415,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-budgets-empowering-individuals-Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMTAesop Institute 2019: for health and arts professionals
Aesop Institute 2019 is a continuing professional development programme for busy health and arts professionals with an interest in devising and running successful arts in health programmes. It has been devised by Aesop and the The Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health at Canterbury Christ Church University.
The programme...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aesop-institute-2019-for-health-and-arts-professionals-Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:45:00 GMTNHS cancer services under 'immense strain' due to 'dire' staffing shortages
A shortage of cancer specialists is hurting patients’ chances of receiving treatments and putting them at risk, according to the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).
An annual study from the college cancer centres were reporting “dire” staffing levels with more than half of vacant posts empty for more than a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cancer-services-under-immense-strain-due-to-dire-staffing-shortagesTue, 19 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTChief executive at England's worst performing mental health trust to step down
The chief executive of a special measures mental health trust is stepping down after less than a year in the job.
Antek Lejk is to leave his post at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT (NSFT) in order to join the East London NHS FT (ELFT).
The Norfolk and Suffolk Trust is England’s worst performing mental health trust and currently...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-at-englands-worst-performing-mental-health-trust-to-step-downTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:45:00 GMTTrusts still 'failing to embrace open learning culture' and must improve pace of change, says CQC
Trusts are not doing enough to review and learn from the deaths of their patients and “failure to fully embrace an open, learning culture” is holding organisations back, according to the CQC.
Published today, the health inspectorate’s report looks into how well trusts learn from deaths and support and engage with...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-still-failing-to-embrace-open-learning-culture-and-must-improve-pace-of-change-says-cqcTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTPatient given 'medical air' in Reading hospital 'never event'
An investigation into a reported ‘never event’ found that a patient was given ‘medical air’ instead of oxygen during their care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH).
Medical air contains 21% oxygen and is similar to atmospheric air and is typically used by the NHS to drive ventilation equipment and as a power...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-given-medical-air-in-reading-hospital-never-eventMon, 18 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTTop nurse to lead new integrated care group in Nottinghamshire
A top nurse has been appointed to lead a new health partnership in Nottinghamshire described as an alliance of NHS providers, commissioners, and local authorities.
Rachel Munton has been chosen as the first independent chair of the mid-Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Provider (ICP).
Munton has 40 years’ experience in senior and...
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413,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-nurse-to-lead-new-integrated-care-group-in-nottinghamshireMon, 18 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTTrust names new senior leadership team and appoints CEO and turnaround director
A troubled acute trust has appointed a new senior leadership team including a new chief executive and a ‘turnaround director’.
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust (RLBUH) has appointed Peter Williams as its chief executive at the head of the entirely new leadership team on an interim basis, following the...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-names-new-senior-leadership-team-and-appoints-ceo-and-turnaround-directorMon, 18 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMTFocusing on hand injury prevention would ensure vital benefits for the public and the NHS
Ian McNab, consultant orthopaedic hand surgeon and council member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, outlines how a focus on prevention to hand injury could wider benefits for the NHS and general public.
The NHS Long-Term Plan, released earlier this year, highlights how the prevention of avoidable health problems linked to...
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405,416,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/focusing-on-hand-injury-prevention-would-ensure-vital-benefits-for-the-public-and-the-nhs-Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:30:00 GMTOld lock, new key? Sizing up the NHS Long-Term Plan
Tom McCarthy, managing partner at Niche, sizes up the NHS Long-Term Plan.
“It's the economy, stupid,” was coined by Bill Clinton’s election strategist, James Carville, in 1992 to emphasise the single most important issue to voters. The mantra became established thinking; the economy was thought to trump all other areas...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/old-lock-new-key-sizing-up-the-nhs-long-term-planMon, 18 Mar 2019 07:00:00 GMT£3m Shrewsbury hospital ward opening delayed by fire regulations
A new £3m ward designed to help ease winter pressures at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is not currently in use because it does not meet fire safety and building regulations.
The ward, announced last September, was planned to relieve pressure on the hospital’s A&E services, but suspected regulation failings of the building...
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412,407,408,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/3m-shrewsbury-hospital-ward-opening-delayed-by-fire-regulationsFri, 15 Mar 2019 14:45:00 GMTGrandmother dies at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in latest fungal infection death case
Prosecutors are investigating a third death at Glasgow’s flagship hospital after a grandmother contracted a fungal infection, the latest infection-control incident to hit the city’s hospitals.
Mito Kaur, aged 63, was one of two patients who contracted a fungal infection, Mucor, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH)...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grandmother-dies-at-queen-elizabeth-university-hospital-in-latest-fungal-infection-death-caseFri, 15 Mar 2019 14:00:00 GMTRoyal College of Emergency Medicine elects first female president
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has announced Katherine Henderson as its newest president, becoming the college’s first female president.
Henderson won her election against two other candidates and will leave her current post as a consultant at St Thomas’ Hospital London to formally take up her post in...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-emergency-medicine-elects-first-female-presidentFri, 15 Mar 2019 14:00:00 GMTA&E waiting times hit record low again as February becomes the 'toughest month to date' for the NHS
The NHS has reported its worst ever performance figures for the second month in a row in the wake of new proposals scrapping the flagship four-hour A&E target, according to the latest NHS statistics.
The “overwhelmed” health service had its “toughest month to date” in February with only 84.2% of A&E visits...
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412,419,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-times-hit-record-low-again-as-february-becomes-the-toughest-month-to-date-for-the-nhsThu, 14 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTPlans unveiled to replace fire-ravaged Christie hospital cancer unit
Plans for a new cancer research centre in Manchester has been revealed to replace a fire-damaged building at the Christie hospital.
The regeneration of the Paterson building, which was destroyed in a huge fire in 2017, sets out plans for a new “world-class” cancer research centre.
The Christie published an image of the...
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415,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-unveiled-to-replace-fire-ravage-christie-hospital-cancer-unitThu, 14 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTStructural defects 'boggle the imagination' at Roseberry hospital and will take five years to fix
A hospital plagued with structural problems will take “four to five years” to fully repair after a special task force found “serious failings” by contractors had caused avoidable but serious defects.
Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough opened in 2011 but has been beset with structural issues with fire safety...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/structural-defects-boggle-the-imagination-at-roseberry-hospital-and-will-take-five-years-to-fix
412,415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/structural-defects-boggle-the-imagination-at-roseberry-hospital-and-will-take-five-years-to-fixWed, 13 Mar 2019 11:45:00 GMTMPs express 'extreme concern' at NHSE's decision to hand cancer scan services to private firm
An MP has written to NHS England CEO Simon Stevens stating she is “extremely concerned” about the decision to take cancer screening services away from an Oxford hospital trust and hand it to a private firm.
Government and opposition MPs have protested the deal which doctors at the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Trust...
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405,412,408,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-express-extreme-concern-at-nhses-decision-to-hand-cancer-scan-services-to-private-firmWed, 13 Mar 2019 10:45:00 GMTRisk to patient safety at Royal Glamorgan Hospital's maternity ward as inspectors find fatigued and overstretched staff
Concerns about the safety of pregnant patients and their babies due to “significant staffing issues” have been raised at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in the wake of an investigation into the death of 26 babies.
An inspection from the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) found a raft of serious issues at the hospital’s...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/risk-to-patient-safety-at-royal-glamorgan-hospitals-maternity-ward-as-inspectors-find-fatigued-and-overstretched-staff
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-to-patient-safety-at-royal-glamorgan-hospitals-maternity-ward-as-inspectors-find-fatigued-and-overstretched-staffWed, 13 Mar 2019 09:45:00 GMTBMA to sue government over pension changes resulting in 'huge' losses
The British Medical Association (BMA) is to sue the government on behalf of thousands of doctors who have claimed they have been forced to join a pension scheme that will result in “huge financial losses” when they retire.
BMA solicitors have written to the health secretary Matt Hancock, warning him of their intention to take...
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412,415,407,416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-to-sue-government-over-pension-changes-resulting-in-huge-lossesTue, 12 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTHospitals face fines for missing sepsis targets under new NHS England rules
Hospitals could be fined if they fail to meet new targets for detecting and treating sepsis under new NHS England rules coming into effect in April.
The guidance requires staff to alert doctors of all patients suspected of having the deadly condition within one hour, and all NHS trusts in England will be contractually obliged to comply...
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412,415,407,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-face-fines-for-missing-new-sepsis-targets-under-new-nhs-england-rulesTue, 12 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTTwo-year-old girl 'would have survived' if hospital's guidelines had been followed in sepsis death
Systemic failures on the children’s ward of Bath’s major hospital led to the death of a young girl from sepsis, an inquest heard.
Dr Nelly Ninis said that if staff at the Royal United Hospital had followed their own guidelines then two-year-old Marcie Tadman would not have died.
Marcie was being treated for pneumonia on...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/two-year-old-girl-would-have-survived-if-hospitals-guidelines-had-been-followed-in-sepsis-death
412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-year-old-girl-would-have-survived-if-hospitals-guidelines-had-been-followed-in-sepsis-deathTue, 12 Mar 2019 15:30:00 GMTNew hospital plans to replace 'not fit for purpose' site backed by Essex trust
The board of an Essex trust has unanimously backed proposals for a new hospital in Harlow which could be built within the next six years and replace the old site described by the CQC as “not fit for purpose.”
The Princess Alexandra NHS Trust has backed plans to build a new hospital on the outskirts of the town and agreed the...
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408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-hospital-plans-to-replace-not-fit-for-purpose-site-backed-by-essex-trustMon, 11 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS reveals plans to scrap four-hour A&E target to focus on quality
The NHS has unveiled plans to overhaul its four-hour A&E target and announced it will trial new “rapid care measures” which will prioritise treating the most extreme cases quicker instead of treating all patients within four hours.
The NHS review of clinical standards confirms that the NHS’s flagship performance...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-reveals-plans-to-scrap-the-four-hour-ae-target-to-focus-on-quality-over-waiting-times
412,419,407,408,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reveals-plans-to-scrap-the-four-hour-ae-target-to-focus-on-quality-over-waiting-timesMon, 11 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTConcerns raised over hospital bosses and cleanliness in damning report on Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Bosses at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) failed to act on staff’s fears over dirty vents and some parts of the hospital cannot be cleaned due to pending repair work, the health secretary’s report into the scandal-hit hospital has revealed.
The Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman ordered the investigation...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/concerns-raised-over-cleanliness-and-hospital-bosses-in-damning-report-on-queen-elizabeth-university-hospital
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concerns-raised-over-cleanliness-and-hospital-bosses-in-damning-report-on-queen-elizabeth-university-hospitalMon, 11 Mar 2019 15:45:00 GMTCapital investment in NHS being slashed to cover rising day-to-day costs, new report reveals
A short-term approach to NHS funding has led to “years of declining and inadequate” capital spending for the health service, according to a new report from the Health Foundation.
The charity has warned that an ageing infrastructure together with a substantial and growing repairs backlog was likely to undermine ambitions to...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/capital-investment-in-nhs-being-slashed-to-cover-rising-day-to-day-costs-new-report-reveals
405,412,415,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capital-investment-in-nhs-being-slashed-to-cover-rising-day-to-day-costs-new-report-revealsFri, 08 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMTIsle of Wight Trust admits 'failing terribly' in reports to coroner who was left 'wanting to weep'
An NHS trust has admitted “failing terribly” in not disclosing abnormalities over the death of patients to the coroner.
Coroner Caroline Sumeray told a hearing that 20 serious incident investigations (SI) were not reported to her by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IOW) before the bodies had been cremated.
The chief executive...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-trust-admits-failing-terribly-in-reports-to-coroner-who-was-left-wanting-to-weep-
412,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-trust-admits-failing-terribly-in-reports-to-coroner-who-was-left-wanting-to-weep-Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:00:00 GMTIsle of Wight NHS Trust hit with CQC performance warning as NHSI places it in financial special measures
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IOW) has been placed in financial special measures as the CQC simultaneously issued it with an urgent warning notice demanding improvements at its St Mary’s hospital.
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has placed the IOW trust in special measures for finances due to an increased deficit of £13m and ongoing...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-nhs-trust-hit-with-cqc-performance-warning-as-nshi-places-it-in-financial-special-measures
412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-nhs-trust-hit-with-cqc-performance-warning-as-nshi-places-it-in-financial-special-measuresFri, 08 Mar 2019 15:30:00 GMTWhy we need a Men's Network on International Women's Day 2019
Kirstie Stott, director of the Inspiring Leaders Network, writes for NHE to argue for greater involvement from men in leading the conversation around gender equality.
We need more male leaders! It’s true, I don't see enough of them currently leading the conversations around gender equality. As with flexible working, it’s often...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-we-need-a-mens-network-on-international-womens-day-2019Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMTA Critical Moment for the NHS
As part of our guest blog series, chief executive of NHS Employers, Danny Mortimer, reflects on a recently published Health Foundation report on staffing trends of the NHS - and what he believes should be done at this critical crossroads in the lifespan of the healthcare workforce.
The title of the latest research paper...
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426,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-critical-moment-for-the-nhsThu, 07 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMTHealth, Social Care and Wellbeing at EvoNorth 2019
Under the banner of the Northern Powerhouse, health and social care has been one of the most prevalent themes for the improvement and sustainability of public health in the North. Following the landmark announcement of the NHS Long-Term Plan in January, key topics of discussion including the integration of health and social care, early...
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413,2900,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-social-care-and-wellbeing-at-evonorth-2019-Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:30:00 GMTSussex trust faces 'unlimited fine' after failing in care of suicidal teenager
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care to a 19-year-old who died under its supervision, and could now face an unprecedented fine following a criminal conviction brought against the trust by the CQC.
The trust was prosecuted by the health inspectorate for its failings over the care of...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/sussex-trust-faces-unlimited-fine-after-pleading-guilty-to-failing-in-its-care-of-suicidal-teenager
412,414,408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sussex-trust-faces-unlimited-fine-after-pleading-guilty-to-failing-in-its-care-of-suicidal-teenagerThu, 07 Mar 2019 11:30:00 GMTPublic satisfaction with NHS hits 11-year low over long waiting times and staff shortages
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade with frustrations over waiting times driving the dissatisfaction, new research has shown.
The British Social Attitudes poll found that 53% of people were satisfied with the NHS overall, a 3% drop from the previous year and the lowest level since...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/pubic-satisfaction-with-nhs-hits-11-year-low-over-long-waiting-times-and-staff-shortages
412,415,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pubic-satisfaction-with-nhs-hits-11-year-low-over-long-waiting-times-and-staff-shortagesThu, 07 Mar 2019 10:30:00 GMT'Unacceptable' private ambulance services 'putting patients at risk' says CQC
Private ambulance services are putting patients at risk, the CQC has said, as the NHS’s rising use of independent providers raises concerns about staff training, unregistered ambulances, and safety.
In a damning report on independent ambulance services, the CQC has urged private providers and commissioners to do more to make...
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405,412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unacceptable-private-ambulance-services-putting-patients-at-risk-says-cqcThu, 07 Mar 2019 10:15:00 GMTFoundation trust names replacement for fired chief executive
A foundation trust has appointed a new chief executive after it sacked its former leader following a disciplinary meeting in September last year.
Yvonne Ormston MBE will join Gateshead Health NHS FT from the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) where she has been the chief executive for the last four years.
Ormston brings more than 30...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-names-replacement-for-fired-chief-executive-Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTDo you know if you're an alcoholic?
With around 1,500 alcohol-related hospital stays for both adults and under 18s at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust every year, it is clear that alcohol-related ill health is both a concern and a significant demand on the NHS. With increased hospital admissions year on year, there’s a real worry that people do not...
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426,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/do-you-know-if-youre-an-alcoholicWed, 06 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMTEast Midlands mental health trust appoints new chief executive
A new chief executive has been appointed at the Lincolnshire mental health and learning disability trust.
Brendan Hayes will take up the reigns at the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS FT (LPFT) in the summer, joining from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS FT, where he is currently the chief operating officer and deputy chief...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-midlands-mental-health-trust-appoints-new-chief-executiveWed, 06 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTReview reveals CCG's 'catastrophic' failings at unused £24m health centre
A review into why a new £24m health centre has never been used by the NHS has revealed a CCG’s plans were “badly flawed” and has led to a “serious situation.”
The Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre was meant to be a major new health facility for the south of Trafford, but a number of the NHS...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/review-reveals-ccgs-catastrophic-failings-at-unused-24m-health-centre
412,407,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-reveals-ccgs-catastrophic-failings-at-unused-24m-health-centreWed, 06 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTTransforming the way we treat trauma
In this article, Bevan Exemplar and trauma surgeon Oliver Blocker explains why the NHS needs to change to survive in the way it treats and admits trauma patients. He discusses how new models of care are vital to meet the needs of patients with injuries in an overstretched hospital service.
Best for patients?
Right now, in many UK cities...
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409,413,407,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-the-way-we-treat-traumaWed, 06 Mar 2019 10:15:00 GMTTrust prosecuted by CQC for safe care failings in death of 19-year-old
The CQC is prosecuting an NHS trust over the death of a patient after it failed to fulfil its duties imposed by regulations brought in following the Mid Staffordshire scandal.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT has been summoned to attend Brighton Magistrates Court to enter a plea in a case involving a 19-year-old man who was found dead from...
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412,419,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-prosecuted-by-cqc-for-safe-care-failingsTue, 05 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTTributes paid to Greater Manchester trust chief executive following 'bittersweet' retirement announcement
The long-standing leader of a trust in Greater Manchester has announced that he will retire as chief executive officer in October after spending 12 years in the post.
Andrew Foster, who joined the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in January 2007, will step down from his post on 25 October.
The trust’s...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tributes-paid-to-greater-manchester-trust-chief-executive-following-bittersweet-retirement-announcementTue, 05 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMTReview panel into Shropshire baby death inquiry disbanded by NHSI
A review panel set up by NHS Improvement (NHSI) to review the findings of an investigation into maternity care in hundreds of baby deaths at an NHS trust has been disbanded after allegations of conflicted interests.
The review panel was set up at the end of last year to look into the findings of the original investigation into the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/review-panel-into-shropshire-baby-death-inquiry-disbanded-by-nhsi-over-conflicted-interests
412,408,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-panel-into-shropshire-baby-death-inquiry-disbanded-by-nhsi-over-conflicted-interestsTue, 05 Mar 2019 14:15:00 GMTInspectors find governance issues and slow pace of change at Leicestershire trust in 'disappointing' CQC report
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) has been issued with a warning notice and told it must improve by the CQC after inspectors found issues with its oversight of patient safety and with the trust’s governance.
The CQC said the trust had failed to address a number of concerns raised in previous inspections, and said the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/inspectors-find-governance-issues-and-slow-pace-of-change-at-leicestershire-trust-in-disappointing-cqc-report-
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inspectors-find-governance-issues-and-slow-pace-of-change-at-leicestershire-trust-in-disappointing-cqc-report-Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:15:00 GMTSheffield Teaching Hospitals appoints new chief executive following Sir Andrew Cash's retirement
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has appointed its new chief executive a year on from the retirement of the old CEO Sir Andrew Cash.
Kirsten Major will take up the post with immediate effect after spending eight years at the trust, joining in 2011 from NHS North West.
Major has held the role of interim chief executive for the last...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-appoints-new-chief-executive-following-sir-andrew-cashs-retirementMon, 04 Mar 2019 15:45:00 GMTThree CCGs appoint joint chief executive in integration push
A single chief executive has been appointed to jointly lead three CCGs in the south west in a bid to improve integration across the groups and the region’s STP.
Tracey Cox will take up the role of chief executive at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire CCGs, and will also lead the STP for the area.
The CCGs will...
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413,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-ccgs-appoint-joint-chief-executive-in-integration-pushMon, 04 Mar 2019 12:45:00 GMTHospital's A&E department to temporarily close over 'significant staffing risks' and permanent closure feels 'inevitable'
An A&E department serving 120,000 people is to temporarily close because of staff shortages and a risk to patient safety, with the local council leader noting its permanent closure feels “inevitable.”
Critical care at Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital will be suspended from 27 March but South Tees Hospitals Trust...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/hospitals-ae-department-to-temporarily-close-over-significant-staffing-risks-and-permanent-closure-feels-inevitable
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-ae-department-to-temporarily-close-over-significant-staffing-risks-and-permanent-closure-feels-inevitableFri, 01 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMTMajor shake-up in NHSI and NHSE joint structure as Ian Dalton steps down
Ian Dalton has announced he is stepping down as the chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI), with NHS England’s (NHSE) CEO Simon Stevens to lead both teams.
The news comes ahead of major policy changes towards joined-up working between NHSI and NHSE – and new briefing proposals suggest that both organisations believe...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-shake-up-in-nhsi-and-nhse-joint-structure-as-ian-dalton-steps-downFri, 01 Mar 2019 15:45:00 GMTMajor concerns remain over NHS-wide 'unsafe' mental health wards despite some improvements
The CQC remains concerned about the quality and safety of mental health wards across England despite seeing some improvement from trusts in planning for patients subject to the Mental Health Act.
After carrying out over 1,000 visits to mental health wards throughout 2017-18 and reviewing their care, the health inspectorate said that many...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/major-concerns-remain-over-nhs-wide-unsafe-mental-health-wards-despite-some-improvements-
412,414,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-concerns-remain-over-nhs-wide-unsafe-mental-health-wards-despite-some-improvements-Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTOmbudsman finds 'catalogue of errors' led to grandmother's death in routine hip operation
A “catalogue of errors” in a routine hip operation by staff East Lancashire Hospitals Trust led to the death of a 77-year-old grandmother, an investigation has revealed.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that the ‘low risk’ hip replacement operation in 2015 led to the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/ombudsman-finds-catalogue-of-errors-led-to-grandmothers-death-in-routine-hip-operation-
412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ombudsman-finds-catalogue-of-errors-led-to-grandmothers-death-in-routine-hip-operation-Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS staff bullying on the rise with one in four workers experiencing harassment or abuse
Bullying is on the rise across the NHS, with more staff feeling unwell due to work stress and more than one in four personally experiencing harassment, bullying, or abuse in 2018.
The annual NHS staff survey shows an “alarming downturn in the wellbeing of hardworking NHS staff” and points to “an overall decline in staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-bullying-on-the-rise-with-one-in-four-workers-experiencing-harassment-or-abuseTue, 26 Feb 2019 16:45:00 GMTEngland's only NHS gender clinic 'too quick' to give gender reassignment treatment, says ex-governor
A former governor of England’s only NHS gender clinic has aired his concerns with the trust, claiming that clinicians are searching for “quick solutions” when working with children and young people in the clinic.
Dr Marcus Evans, a psychoanalyst who resigned from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust last week...
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414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/englands-only-nhs-gender-clinic-too-quick-to-give-gender-reassignment-treatment-says-ex-governorMon, 25 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTChief executive of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to retire in summer
The chief executive of a trust that provides mental health, learning disability, and community health services across Leicestershire is set to retire from the post.
Dr Peter Miller, CEO of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), announced he will be retiring in summer this year, ending a six-year tenure at the trust.
Miller said...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-of-leicestershire-partnership-nhs-trust-to-retire-in-summerMon, 25 Feb 2019 15:00:00 GMTNHS England, DHSC rejects reports that patients' 30-year right to choose where they are treated is under threat
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have rejected reports that the rights of patients to be able to choose where they are treated could be under threat as part of major new plans to reshuffle the NHS care system.
A leaked DHSC document, seen by The Times, claimed that Whitehall staff members are resisting...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-30-year-right-to-choose-where-they-are-treated-under-threat-as-part-of-nhs-england-reshuffleFri, 22 Feb 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS staff and families to be evicted under plans to close accommodation
Staff at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust could be forced out of their homes as the trust’s plans to close the accommodation at the facility have been brought forward.
A letter sent by the trust to tenants, seen by NHE, outlines the phased closure of the properties, with the first set of tenants being informed that they...
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417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-and-families-to-be-evicted-from-properties-under-trusts-plans-to-close-accommodation-Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:30:00 GMTNHS staff to receive 'fast-track' mental health support as part of wellbeing plans
The government has pledged to provide better mental health and wellbeing support for NHS staff as part of its ‘workforce implementation plan,’ based on the recommendations of Health Education England’s (HEE) Staff and Learners’ Mental Wellbeing Commission.
Post-incident support for frontline staff, a dedicated...
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405,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-to-receive-fast-track-mental-health-support-as-part-of-wellbeing-plans-Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMTNHS pays £35m in tax penalties for staff breaching pension limits
Nearly £35m was paid by the NHS for thousands of staff members who broke limits on pensions savings, according to the Financial Times.
Data released to the FT by the NHS Business Services Authority reportedly shows that there were 3,949 requests to the NHS pension scheme in 2016-17 to pay annual allowance charges, with...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pays-35m-in-tax-penalties-for-staff-breaching-pension-limits-Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:15:00 GMTUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust hospital hit with 'requires improvement' rating again by CQC
The health inspectorate has told University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust that it must improve its diagnostic and pharmacy services at Derriford Hospital following its issuing of a ‘requires improvement’ rating for the facility.
Inspectors with the CQC visited Derriford Hospital in December 2018 to assess improvements made...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-trust-hospital-hit-with-requires-improvement-rating-again-by-cqcThu, 21 Feb 2019 09:30:00 GMTSuicidal NHS employee unfairly dismissed after being issued with 'appalling' legal threat by trust
An NHS staff member was threatened with legal action by an ambulance trust after he reported feeling suicidal and was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal ruled, in the most “appalling response” judges had seen.
The tribunal heard how Gordon Flemming, an NHS motor vehicle technician, had indicated he was seriously...
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412,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suicidal-nhs-employee-unfairly-dismissed-after-being-issued-with-appalling-legal-threat-by-trustWed, 20 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMTTrust tells NHS staff they have to reapply for new jobs at Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals
Up to 50 members of NHS staff working at the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have been told they must apply for new jobs in the NHS.
The trust has told the staff they need to apply for new roles as part of a major restructure in a bid to “improve the consistency and efficiency” of its administration...
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416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-tells-nhs-staff-they-have-to-reapply-for-new-jobs-at-hull-and-east-yorkshire-hospitalsWed, 20 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMTUnder-fire trust chair to step down following calls from MPs to resign
The under-fire chair of the Dudley Group NHS FT has announced she will leave the position after four local MPs called for her to resign.
Jenni Ord said she would leave the West Midlands trust at the end of April, stating that she wanted to “regain a better work life balance.”
The trust’s Russells Hall Hospital...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/under-fire-trust-chair-to-step-down-following-calls-from-mps-to-resignWed, 20 Feb 2019 09:30:00 GMT'Bitterly disappointed' council votes to refer shake-up of Shropshire hospital services to health secretary
Councillors at an emergency meeting at Telford and Wrekin Council have decided to refer the “harmful” and “fatally flawed” plans to shake-up hospital services in Shropshire to the health secretary Matt Hancock.
Clinical commissioners approved the reorganisation of hospital services in the region, dubbed...
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412,407,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bitterly-disappointed-council-votes-to-refer-shake-up-of-shropshire-hospital-services-to-health-secretaryTue, 19 Feb 2019 16:45:00 GMTCQC calls on patients to 'Declare Your Care' and air concerns with treatment to help it improve services
The CQC has called on the public to raise more of their concerns about their treatment as part of its new campaign ‘Declare Your Care,’ as research shows that two-thirds of patients who speak out see their care improve.
The health inspectorate found that seven million people who had accessed health or social care services in...
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412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-calls-on-patients-to-declare-your-care-and-air-concerns-with-treatment-to-help-it-improve-servicesTue, 19 Feb 2019 15:15:00 GMTNHSX: Hancock unveils new digital unit to bring together all of NHS's tech leaders
Matt Hancock has unveiled the creation of a new digital unit dubbed NHSX tasked with bringing forward technological innovation and will take over many of the digital responsibilities currently handled by NHS England in a bid to speed up the NHS’s digital evolution.
NHSX will have strategic responsibility for setting the national...
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419,407,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nshx-hancock-unveils-new-digital-unit-to-bring-together-all-of-nhss-tech-leaders-Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:45:00 GMTWhy resilience training should be compulsory for all healthcare undergraduates
Guest blogger Shirley O’Keeffe, expert in employee wellness, stress management and resilience with 20 years’ experience working in healthcare, explains why resilience training should be compulsory for all health and social care undergraduates.
When I was a student nurse back in the 90’s, I had a clinical placement in a...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-resilience-training-should-be-compulsory-for-all-healthcare-undergraduates-Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:15:00 GMTPatient sentenced to jail after attempting to murder Watford GP with crossbow
A patient who tried to kill his GP with a crossbow four days after the death of his father has been jailed for 20 years.
Mark Waterfall, 46, reportedly blamed Dr Gary Griffith for his father’s death, and entered the GP’s surgery 10 July last year.
Waterfall told the doctor: “You killed my father, I am going to kill...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-sentenced-to-jail-after-attempting-to-murder-watford-gp-with-crossbowMon, 18 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTProtestors surround hospital to save it from closure following major reshuffle of Dorset NHS services
Around 200 campaigners formed a human chain around a community hospital in a protest against the loss of beds and a potential closure as part of a major reorganisation of NHS services in the area.
Portland Hospital in Dorset was surrounded by angry residents, protesting against the closure of 16 beds at the unit, the latest in an ongoing...
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412,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protestors-surround-hospital-to-save-it-from-closure-following-major-reshuffle-of-dorset-nhs-servicesMon, 18 Feb 2019 16:45:00 GMT'Damaging' NHS targets 'have had their day' claims Lord Prior
NHS targets “have had their day” according to Lord Prior as the head of the health service launches an attack on 25 years of flawed health policies.
On the same day A&E performance slumped to the worst level on record, NHS England’s chairman has signalled plans to abolish key performance targets, suggesting that they...
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412,419,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/damaging-nhs-targets-have-had-their-day-claims-lord-priorFri, 15 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMTControversial shake-up of Kent stroke services given rubber stamp amid calls for judicial review
A major reorganisation of stroke services across Kent and Medway have been approved following a unanimous decision by the Joint Committee of CCGs.
The plans to close the six current stroke facilities in the region and create three new specialist “hyper acute stroke units” (HASUs) have faced criticism for reducing services and...
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412,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/controversial-shake-up-of-kent-stroke-services-given-rubber-stamp-amid-calls-for-judicial-reviewFri, 15 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMTA&E waiting time performance hits all time low as NHS 'buckles under the strain'
A&E waiting time performances in NHS trusts in England have hit their lowest level since regards began, according to the latest NHS statistics.
The NHS’s performance against the flagship four-hour target has hit its lowest level since it was introduced in 2004, with 84.4% of patients treated within the timescale compared to the...
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412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-time-performance-hits-all-time-low-as-nhs-buckles-under-the-strainFri, 15 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTBlog: 5 minutes with Dr Tracy Vell MBE, Associate Lead for Primary and Community Care, Greater Manchester, Health and Social Care Partnership.
Ahead EvoNorth we caught up with Dr Tracy Vell MBE, Associate Lead for Primary and Community Care, Greater Manchester, Health and Social Care Partnership. Dr Tracy Vell MBE shares her thoughts on the Northern Powerhouse, what it means to her and why she thinks it’s important to attend EvoNorth.
What does your role...
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2900,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blog-5-minutes-with-dr-tracy-vell-mbe-associate-lead-for-primary-and-community-care-greater-manchester-health-and-social-care-partnershipThu, 14 Feb 2019 12:45:00 GMT'No end in sight': CQC takes urgent action at East Kent FT as children put at risk by staffing levels
The CQC has taken “urgent action” to protect the children being cared for by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust after they were being put at risk by “unsafe” staffing levels.
Inspectors found that the two hospitals run by the trust were failing to provide round-the-clock cover in the...
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419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-end-in-sight-cqc-takes-urgent-action-at-east-kent-ft-as-children-put-at-risk-by-staffing-levelsThu, 14 Feb 2019 12:15:00 GMTBlog: Alex Heritage explains why he thinks EvoNorth is vital to shaping the future of the Northern Powerhouse
We caught up with Alex Heritage, Chief Executive at the NHS Transformation Unit, ahead of EvoNorth 27-28 Feb 2019.
Alex, shares how his role as Chief Executive is transforming health, social care and well-being across the region, why he is attending EvoNorth and why he thinks attending EvoNorth is vital to shaping the...
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2900,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blog-alex-heritage-explains-why-he-thinks-evonorth-is-vital-to-shaping-the-future-of-the-northern-powerhouseThu, 14 Feb 2019 12:15:00 GMTGP at Hand cleared to expand to Birmingham after NHS England lifts objections
Babylon’s controversial GP at Hand is to be expanded to Birmingham after NHS England reversed its decision to block the doctor app.
Babylon applied last year to launch its remote video consultation service in Birmingham, but the application was blocked over safety concerns with GP at Hand. An independent evaluation into the service...
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412,419,408,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-at-hand-cleared-to-expand-to-birmingham-after-nhs-england-lifts-objectionsThu, 14 Feb 2019 11:15:00 GMTFamily demand wider inquiry into NHS nurse's death after cervical cancer missed by Bristol trust
The bereaved family of a nurse has called for a full independent inquiry into her care after it took six attempts for her cancer to be diagnosed.
Julie O’Connor died on 4 February at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, but days before her death she posted an emotional video from her hospital bed saying “it's disgusting I have been...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/family-demand-wider-inquiry-into-nhs-nurses-death-after-cervical-cancer-missed-by-bristol-trust-
412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/family-demand-wider-inquiry-into-nhs-nurses-death-after-cervical-cancer-missed-by-bristol-trust-Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:45:00 GMTMaximising volunteer potential in hospitals
Sam Ward, director of commissioned services at the Royal Voluntary Service, argues that the right training can help harness the power of volunteering in the NHS.
Royal Voluntary Service has been supporting the NHS since it was created, offering comfort to patients and helping keep hospitals moving. We have over 6,000 volunteers supporting...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maximising-volunteer-potential-in-hospitals-Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:15:00 GMTICO: Cyber security and the NHS
Peter Brown, acting head of technology policy at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), explains the importance of good practice in data protection and cyber security for the NHS, almost two years on from the WannaCry cyber-attack.
If you asked the average person on the street what they thought the worst consequences of a cyber...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ico-cyber-security-and-the-nhsThu, 14 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTLeading and managing experts
A coaching conversation is likely to yield the best results. Managing experts in the health industry can be a challenging and varying responsibility. Dr Darren Leech, director and coach at NHS Elect, tells more on how to unlock your team’s potential.
In healthcare management, we are surrounded by experts. Lots of highly-qualified...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-and-managing-expertsThu, 14 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTMesothelioma in the UK: a growing fight
The health impacts of asbestos in the UK can cast a much wider net than those in the construction and building sector. Liz Darlison, head of services at Mesothelioma UK, tells more on the growing fight against the disease.
The UK has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world, with more than 2,700 people diagnosed each year, and...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mesothelioma-in-the-uk-a-growing-fightThu, 14 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTNorth West Ambulance Service: assessing our latest performance review
Michael Forrest, interim chief executive of the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), discusses how his team has implemented best practice methods to achieve its ‘good’ CQC rating awarded last year.
I am delighted with our rating from the CQC, which I feel reflects the way we deliver services for patients and values the...
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412,407,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-west-ambulance-service-assessing-our-latest-performance-reviewThu, 14 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTRoyal Free London NHS FT appoints new chief executive
The Royal Free London NHS FT (RFL) has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, with Caroline Clarke taking over the hospitals group.
Clarke takes over the top job at the major NHS teaching trust after seven years as its deputy chief executive having first joined the Royal Free Hospital in 1991 as a finance trainee.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-free-london-nhs-ft-appoints-new-chief-executiveWed, 13 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTThousands of X-rays to be reviewed amid fears of surgical errors
Thousands of NHS patients who had bone fractures repaired with a metal plate now need to have their X-rays reviewed after the NHS has admitted the wrong plates may have been used.
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has issued the national patient safety alert ordering trusts to review the X-rays of any patients who have had the surgery, and warned of...
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412,419,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-x-rays-to-be-reviewed-amid-fears-of-surgical-errors-Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:30:00 GMTPriory Group to close High Wycombe hospital after damning CQC report places it in special measures
A hospital for young people with learning disabilities run by a private mental health group has been put in special measures after a damning CQC report. The group has subsequently decided to apply to de-register the hospital and transfer its patients elsewhere.
The CQC found that neither the hospital and staff were equipped to care for...
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412,414,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/priory-group-to-close-high-wycombe-hospital-after-damning-cqc-report-places-it-in-special-measures-Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:15:00 GMTBlog: Dr Hakim Yadi OBE, CEO of the Northern Health Science Alliance
With EvoNorth just around the corner, we caught up with Dr Hakim Yadi, CEO of the Northern Health Science Alliance, to find out why he is attending EvoNorth 27-28 Feb.
What does your role as CEO of the Northern Health Science Alliance involve?
As CEO of the Northern Health Science Alliance I lead a team which make sure the...
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2900,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blog-dr-hakim-yadi-obe-ceo-of-the-northern-health-science-allianceWed, 13 Feb 2019 12:45:00 GMTMajor redevelopment of Newcastle General Hospital unveiled as university buys land from NHS trust
Ambitious plans to redevelop the former General Hospital have been unveiled by Newcastle University after it bought the hospital site from owners Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The vision would see the 29-acre site expanded into a mixed-use development with research and elderly facilities aimed at addressing the...
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2900,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-redevelopment-of-newcastle-general-hospital-unveiled-as-university-buys-land-from-nhs-trust-Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMTCuriosity: an underappreciated quality of leadership
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ returns to write for NHE for his blog series on effective leadership.
What if…? Why don’t we try…? What would happen if…? How did we get…? Why did…? How about...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/curiosity-an-underappreciated-quality-of-leadershipTue, 12 Feb 2019 15:45:00 GMTNHS's largest trust leaves special measures after 'transformation'
The largest NHS trust in the country has been taken out of special measures for quality after nearly four years, with inspectors finding a substantial improvement in the quality of services – but remains in financial special measures.
Barts Health NHS Trust in London has been rated as ‘requires improvements’ by the CQC...
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412,408,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhss-largest-trust-leaves-special-measures-after-transforming-servicesTue, 12 Feb 2019 15:30:00 GMTNHS workforce lacks digital literacy as Tesco knows more about its customers than the health service, warns Matt Hancock
Tesco knows more about its customers than the NHS does about its patients, and staff need far greater digital literacy, Matt Hancock has said, announcing a review on how to prepare the NHS workforce for a digital future.
A major review just published by Erik Topol urges the NHS to start educating and training staff to better prepare them...
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419,407,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-lacks-digital-literacy-as-tesco-knows-more-about-its-customers-than-the-health-service-warns-matt-hancockTue, 12 Feb 2019 14:45:00 GMTAnother patient dies after contracting infection at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospital
A patient has died after contracting a bacterial infection in a hospital in Paisley, marking the fifth infection-control death at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC).
The death occurred at Royal Alexandra Hospital where the patient was seriously ill due to an underlying condition and bacterial infection was one of a number of...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-patient-dies-after-contracting-infection-at-nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde-hospitalFri, 08 Feb 2019 13:15:00 GMTFive pregnant women deaths in 18 months sparks Birmingham trust investigation
An NHS trust has launched an investigation into maternity deaths at a Birmingham hospital after five pregnant women have died in 18 months.
NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust (SWBH) will investigation the deaths, two of which have happened in the past four months.
The trust’s chief executive Toby Lewis revealed...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-pregnant-women-deaths-in-18-months-sparks-birmingham-trust-investigationFri, 08 Feb 2019 13:15:00 GMTEx-financial special measures trust leaps to 'good' CQC rating
The former special financial measures trust behind Gloucestershire’s three main hospitals has jumped to a ‘good’ rating after the CQC found “vast improvements” and lessons learnt.
Inspectors have praised Gloucester Hospitals NHS FT (GHFT) for “implementing and thoroughly embedding improvements”...
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412,419,408,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ex-financial-special-measures-trust-leaps-to-good-after-cqc-finds-huge-strides-forwardThu, 07 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMT88-year-old NHS secretary become oldest ever person to win age discrimination case
An 88-year-old hospital secretary has become the oldest person to ever win an age discrimination case after she was marched out of her office by security and sacked when colleagues complained about her age and “frailty.”
Eileen Jolly was left “humiliated” and “degraded” after she was dismissed from...
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412,415,419,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/88-year-old-nhs-secretary-become-oldest-ever-person-to-win-age-discrimination-case-Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:30:00 GMTSenior managers to face new competency standards as Hancock pledges to protect NHS whistleblowers
New competency and ethical standards to clamp down on NHS managers have been announced as Matt Hancock promises to change the “morally abhorrent and operationally foolish” approach to whistleblowers in the NHS.
Senior managers of NHS organisations will have to meet competency standards, and the government has pledged to set up...
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407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-managers-to-face-new-competency-standards-as-hancock-pledges-to-protect-nhs-whistleblowersWed, 06 Feb 2019 11:45:00 GMTCouple receives £650k pay out over girl's delayed meningitis diagnosis
An NHS trust is to pay out £650,000 to a couple after failing to diagnose their adopted child with meningitis fast enough, leaving her with brain damage and acute disability up until her death.
London’s High Court heard that in 2008 there were delays in diagnosing the girl, just six years old at the time, with meningitis at...
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412,415,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/couple-receives-650k-pay-out-from-royal-berkshire-over-baby-girls-delayed-meningitis-diagnosisWed, 06 Feb 2019 10:45:00 GMTHospital where patients voted on each other's seclusion placed in special measures
A major provider of mental health services has had one of its hospitals placed into special measures after inspectors were “troubled” to find “a number of serious issues,” including failure to protect patients from risks of harm and a lack of respect for people’s dignity.
The CQC rated St Andrew’s...
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412,414,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-allowed-to-vote-on-each-others-seclusion-as-mental-health-hospital-placed-into-special-measuresWed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMTMental health and the NHS estate: putting it right
With toilets falling apart, poor soundproofing, and uncomfortably hard flooring, mental health facilities can often feel more like prisons than actual hospitals. Andy Bell, deputy chief executive at the Centre for Mental Health, outlines the three steps that must be taken to renew the currently unfit-for-purpose mental health estate.
In...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-and-the-nhs-estate-putting-it-rightWed, 06 Feb 2019 09:45:00 GMTHealthwatch: Long-term plan is just the start
National director of Healthwatch England, Imelda Redmond CBE, looks ahead to the future of the health service as the long-term plan takes effect, and outlines what her organisation has done, and is doing, to engage local health workers and patients alike.
The NHS Long-Term Plan, and the increased financial investment being made in the NHS...
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405,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-long-term-plan-is-just-the-startWed, 06 Feb 2019 09:30:00 GMTMastering the maze of apprenticeships in the NHS
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, navigates the “maze of bureaucracy” that is apprenticeships in the NHS.
Apprenticeships are a growing option for people to earn while they learn – an attractive prospect for many – and, as the NHS Long-Term Plan recognises, a vital entry route to a career in...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mastering-the-maze-of-apprenticeships-in-the-nhsWed, 06 Feb 2019 09:30:00 GMTRiding the wave of transformative change in surgery
Mr Richard Kerr, chair of the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) Commission on the Future of Surgery, argues that transformative changes in surgery will dramatically improve patient care.
Last year, the UK’s most prized public service, the NHS, celebrated 70 years of enabling patients from all over the UK to access treatment free at...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/riding-the-wave-of-transformative-change-in-surgery-Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:30:00 GMTProcurement can be a catalyst for system working
Sara Bainbridge, head of policy and delivery at NHS Clinical Commissioners, discusses some of her organisation’s work on integration and the long-term plan, and shares some practical examples.
The NHS Long-Term Plan has confirmed that integrated care systems (ICSs) will be central to the future of healthcare in England by being the...
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426,405,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/procurement-can-be-a-catalyst-for-system-workingWed, 06 Feb 2019 09:15:00 GMTNHSI appoint joint King's College chair in new strategic relationship with major NHS trust
King’s College Hospital NHS FT (KCHT) has appointed its new interim chair, meaning Sir Hugh Taylor will share the position across two of England’s largest foundation trusts.
Taylor, who currently leads Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT’s board, will join the King’s trust alongside in order “enable closer...
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407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-appoint-joint-kings-college-chair-in-new-strategic-relationship-with-major-nhs-trustTue, 05 Feb 2019 17:15:00 GMT'Inadequate' plans to build new mental health hospital next to primary school to be reconsidered by council
Exeter City Council has apologised for an “inadequate” consultation into plans to build a new independent mental health hospital next to a primary school which failed to properly consider the safety of children.
The council has admitted its application to build a 54-bed independent hospital on Ribston Avenue was flawed, and...
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412,413,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-plans-to-build-new-mental-health-hospital-next-to-primary-school-to-be-reconsidered-by-councilTue, 05 Feb 2019 16:45:00 GMTSix-year-old died after NHS 'missed numerous opportunities' to save him, finds inquest
NHS staff “missed opportunities” to save the life of a six-year-old boy in Plymouth who died after medical staff failed to recognise major red flags that he was seriously unwell.
An inquest heard how the family of Sebastian Hibberd made repeated calls to NHS 111 and his GP, but call handlers failed to spot warning signs of...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-year-old-died-after-nhs-missed-numerous-opportunities-to-save-himTue, 05 Feb 2019 14:45:00 GMTHow are we protecting the nation's sexual health?
Most people become sexually active between the ages of 16 and 24. Without the right advice and measures to ensure good sexual health and wellbeing, this can lead to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, writes Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care at NICE....
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417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-are-we-protecting-the-nations-sexual-healthTue, 05 Feb 2019 08:45:00 GMTChildren 'at risk of harm' at under-fire United Lincolnshire trust's general hospital
Children at the Pilgrim Hospital are being “placed at risk of harm” after inspectors rated the general hospital as ‘inadequate’ just months after taking urgent action to prevent patients being exposed to harm.
The CQC visited the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire to inspect the progress made by the trust...
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412,415,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/children-at-risk-of-harm-at-under-fire-united-lincolnshire-trusts-general-hospital-Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:30:00 GMTNew chief executive appointed to King's College Hospital Trust in financial special measures
King’s College Hospital Trust (KCHT) has appointed Clive Kay as its new chief executive as it tries to tackle a budget deficit of over £100m and drive itself out of financial special measures.
One of the largest hospital trusts in England, KCHT has announced that Kay, currently the chief executive of Bradford Teaching...
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415,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chief-executive-appointed-to-kings-college-hospital-trust-in-financial-special-measuresMon, 04 Feb 2019 14:30:00 GMTOperating room inefficiencies costing the NHS 300,000 operations a year
Nearly 300,000 more operations could be carried out through better management of surgical lists and holiday booking, an NHS watchdog report has found.
In a review commissioned by NHS Improvement (NHSI), it was found that theatres regularly lost time due to late starts, early finishes, and delays between operations, and the regulator has...
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412,419,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/operating-room-inefficiencies-costing-the-nhs-300000-operations-a-yearMon, 04 Feb 2019 14:30:00 GMTNHS to get 20,000 more support staff in major GP contract reform banning promotions of private healthcare
The number of non-GP staff in general practice – including physios, pharmacists and paramedics – will grow by 22,000 under a five-year GP contract in a deal which will also see a banning of GPs advertising private healthcare services.
The new GP contract is billed as the biggest overhaul to GP services in 15 years and, by...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-get-20000-more-support-staff-in-major-gp-contract-reform-banning-promotions-of-private-healthcare
409,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-get-20000-more-support-staff-in-major-gp-contract-reform-banning-promotions-of-private-healthcareFri, 01 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMTWelsh Government gives green light for new £40m Rhyl community hospital
A £40m funding package for a new community hospital serving Rhyl has been approved by the Welsh Government.
The North Denbighshire Community Hospital will be built next to the town’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, bringing new hospital services including a new 28-bed ward, community dental services, and a three-storey clinical...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-government-gives-green-light-for-new-40m-rhyl-community-hospitalFri, 01 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMTBacklog of 150,000 cervical screenings revealed as all major health screenings failing to hit targets
A backlog of more than 150,000 cervical screening samples awaiting testing has built up in laboratories across England, according to a damning report on NHS screenings by the National Audit Office (NAO).
The watchdog found that all three of the main health screening programmes in England – bowel, breast or cervical – failed to...
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412,419,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/backlog-of-150000-cervical-screenings-revealed-as-all-major-health-screenings-failing-to-hit-targets-Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:45:00 GMTInvestigation into Glasgow hospital after two newborns die from infection outbreak
Two premature babies have died in a Glasgow hospital after contracting a blood stream infection and a third is in stable condition following an outbreak – the third infection-control crisis to hit the city’s hospitals in two weeks.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) has launched an investigation into the outbreak of...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigation-into-glasgow-hospital-after-two-new-borns-die-from-infection-outbreakThu, 31 Jan 2019 15:45:00 GMT'Fatally flawed' revamp of Shropshire hospitals given green light
Shrewsbury will house the only A&E centre in Shropshire after plans to restructure a special measures trust’s services were approved by commissioners, but were branded “wholly wrong” and “fatally flawed” by MPs and council leaders.
Clinical commissioners have unanimously approved the ‘Future...
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408,416,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fatally-flawed-revamp-of-shropshire-hospitals-given-green-lightThu, 31 Jan 2019 14:15:00 GMTChief executive of special measures hospitals trust to step down
The chief executive of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals FT (NNUH), a special measures trust with a “bullying culture”, has announced he will step down in the autumn.
Mark Davies will leave Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals FT (NNUH) after leading the organisation since August 2015 when he was appointed interim...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-of-special-measures-hospitals-trust-to-step-down-Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:30:00 GMTWorking nine to five - the only way to making a living?
Kirstie Stott, director of the Inspiring Leaders Network, returns to write for NHE to discuss the benefits of flexible working, and why it should be used more across the NHS.
"For the seventh time can you brush your teeth!"
Mornings are usually hectic in my house: trying to get two boys ready for school, do the school run...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-nine-to-five-the-only-way-to-making-a-living-Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMTTrusts urged to review spinal surgery practice to reduce cases of paralysis and save NHS £27m
Up to £27m could be saved by the NHS improving its spinal surgery services as the health service spends millions on compensation for patients given delayed treatment, a government report has found.
Getting It Right First Time’s (GIRFT) report revealed that £27m could be saved in efficiencies by improving...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/trusts-urged-to-review-spinal-surgery-practice-to-reduce-cases-of-paralysis-and-save-nhs-27m
412,415,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-urged-to-review-spinal-surgery-practice-to-reduce-cases-of-paralysis-and-save-nhs-27mWed, 30 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMTMajor hospitals trust drops to 'requires improvement' after CQC finds deterioration in services
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has dropped to a ‘requires improvement’ rating after inspectors found a “deterioration in the level of service” at the trust.
The CQC’s chief inspector Ted Baker said it was concerned over the safety of the trust’s emergency services and medical care and worried...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-hospitals-trust-drops-to-requires-improvement-after-cqc-finds-deterioration-in-servicesWed, 30 Jan 2019 10:45:00 GMTHospital apologises after inquest reveals medical failings in sepsis death of baby girl
A hospital has apologised to the parents of a 15-month-old girl who died after she was sent home by doctors who failed to realise she had sepsis.
Evie Crandle died on 16 April 2018, two days after she was taken to Whiston Hospital in St Helens – but the toddler was sent home with ibuprofen and Calpol despite her parents suspecting...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/hospital-apologises-after-inquest-reveals-medical-failings-in-sepsis-death-of-baby-girl-
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-apologises-after-inquest-reveals-medical-failings-in-sepsis-death-of-baby-girl-Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMTMaximising opportunity with NHS Open Space
NHS Open Space is an innovative new bookable NHS scheme centred on flexibility and getting the most value out of the NHS’s estates. With the project due to open in Spring 2019, Christopher King, NHS Property Services' (NHSPS) senior strategic asset manager who leads the Open Space programme, tells more.
The future of the NHS has...
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426,405,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maximising-opportunity-with-nhs-open-spaceWed, 30 Jan 2019 09:45:00 GMTThe training plans of Ronald McDonald
From McDonalds to eBay, Paul Conroy, chief executive of the Institute of Healthcare Management, discusses the various business styles which have influenced NHS training throughout the years, and how this all fits into the long-term plan.
Whatever the 10-year plan says, whatever the headlines on cash for the NHS – we all know the...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-training-plans-of-ronald-mcdonaldWed, 30 Jan 2019 09:45:00 GMTNew NHS Alliance: Wellness and the power of community assets
Dr Brian Fisher MBE, chair of the New NHS Alliance, looks back at the New NHS Partnership Summit and reflects on how its learnings can help plug gaps within the NHS Long-Term Plan.
In November 2018, the New NHS Alliance held its third annual summit in Manchester. This revolutionary event was attended and supported by over 200...
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426,405,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wellness-and-the-power-of-community-assets-Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:30:00 GMTThe NHS is central to life sciences innovation
Deborah Kobewka, managing director of Healthcare UK, lifesciences and bioeconomy in the Department for International Trade, talks us through the innovation brought about by the Life Sciences Sector Deal, and the vital role the NHS is playing in it.
In 2017, the Life Sciences Sector Deal set out how the government would implement the first...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-is-central-to-life-sciences-innovation-Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:30:00 GMTLong-term plan: moving on up
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, reflects on the NHS Long-Term Plan, and outlines the vital role the voluntary and independent sectors will play in the future of the health service.
The government’s long-term plan for the NHS in England will set out how the health service should spend the extra £20.5bn...
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426,405,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-term-plan-moving-on-upWed, 30 Jan 2019 09:15:00 GMTCQC wants more improvements across maternity care following national survey results
The CQC has issued a warning about the lack of improvement and information provided to expecting mothers during maternity care, but has praised interactions staff and midwives during pregnancy.
Following a national survey of more than 17,600 woman who gave birth in February last year, the CQC said the care for some women fell short of...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-wants-more-improvements-across-maternity-care-following-national-survey-resultsTue, 29 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMT'Outstanding' trust chair appointed to special measures trust
England’s worst performing mental health trust has appointed a new chair to help run the Norfolk and Suffolk FT (NSFT) out of special measures.
Marie Gabriel CBE will take over as chair at NSFT, replacing the acting chair Tim Newcomb, and will continue in her role as chair of the East London NHS FT (ELFT) which was rated...
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412,414,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outstanding-trust-chair-appointed-to-special-measures-trustTue, 29 Jan 2019 14:15:00 GMTWoman sues NHS for £1m compensation to start new family after medical mistakes left her infertile
The NHS has been ordered to pay over £1m for a woman to have four surrogate babies in America after medical failures left her infertile – but health chiefs have applied to the Supreme Court for permission to challenge the decision.
The 35-year old woman, granted anonymity by the court and referred to as Ms XX, was given a late...
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412,415,419,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/woman-sues-nhs-for-1m-compensation-to-start-new-family-after-medical-mistakes-left-her-infertileMon, 28 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTNorthern Care Alliance reveals new chief executive to replace Sir David Dalton
The new chief executive of two major NHS trusts has been revealed, replacing the departing Sir David Dalton.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group have announced the appointment of Raj Jain, currently Sir David’s deputy at the alliance, as its new chief executive.
He will take over at Salford Royal NHS FT and the Pennine Acute...
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2900,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northern-care-alliance-reveals-new-chief-executive-to-replace-sir-david-dalton-Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:15:00 GMTNHS to recruit army of 'social prescribers' to relieve pressure on GPs
An army of workers trained to prescribe social activities as treatments will be recruited by the NHS to help patients deal with “the scourges of modern life” and help take pressure of GPs.
The NHS wants social prescribing ‘link workers’ to signpost people to services such as community services such as dancing...
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413,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-recruit-army-of-social-prescribers-to-relieve-pressure-on-gpsMon, 28 Jan 2019 14:45:00 GMTHealth board slammed by ombudsman for failings in the death of 89-year-old woman
An 89-year-old woman died after a health board failed to recognise her acute kidney failure and prescribed “inappropriate” levels of pain relief, a watchdog has found.
An investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has criticised the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board after it failed to recognise a...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/health-board-slammed-by-ombudsman-for-failings-in-the-death-of-89-year-old-woman
412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-board-slammed-by-ombudsman-for-failings-in-the-death-of-89-year-old-womanFri, 25 Jan 2019 11:30:00 GMTFirst chief digital officer appointed to CQC ahead of 'ambitious programme of digital transformation'
The CQC has appointed its first chief digital officer, who will have the responsibility of transforming core IT services and driving digital innovation within the health inspectorate.
Mark Sutton will join the CQC’s board and executive team in April, taking on the role after leaving the educational charity Teach First where he held...
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412,419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-chief-digital-officer-appointed-to-cqc-ahead-of-ambitious-programme-of-digital-transformationFri, 25 Jan 2019 10:15:00 GMTHancock unveils antibiotic resistance action plan to fight 'urgent global' threat
The NHS has unveiled a five-year national action plan pledging to reduce its use of antibiotics by 15% by 2024 after the health secretary declared drug-resistant superbugs are now as big a threat as climate change or war.
Matt Hancock, launching the government’s 20-year vision at the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland...
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405,419,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-unveils-antibiotic-resistance-action-plan-to-fight-urgent-global-threatFri, 25 Jan 2019 09:30:00 GMTNHS estate: Naylor says London needs 'special focus' in light of findings in unpublished report on the capital
The author of the landmark Naylor Review into the NHS estate, Sir Robert Naylor, has said that NHS buildings in London need a “special focus” after he revealed the initial findings of an unfinished report into the capital’s NHS estate in Westminster today.
The Naylor Review, published in 2017, outlined how a total of...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-estate-naylor-says-london-needs-special-focus-in-light-of-findings-in-unpublished-report-on-the-capital
408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-estate-naylor-says-london-needs-special-focus-in-light-of-findings-in-unpublished-report-on-the-capitalThu, 24 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTTroubled private mental health group sees marked improvements says CQC
Priory Group’s Ticehurst House has been rated as ‘good’ overall by the CQC, introducing major improvements following a previous inspection which found it to be in breach of care regulations and facing a multi-million pound fine for the death of a girl in its care.
The private mental health group pleaded guilty when it...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/troubled-private-mental-health-group-sees-marked-improvements-says-cqc
412,414,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-private-mental-health-group-sees-marked-improvements-says-cqcThu, 24 Jan 2019 15:45:00 GMTClinical waste scandal: HES collapse 'put NHS at risk' as waste backlog still being cleared
The Scottish health minister has told MSPs the collapse of the clinical waste firm behind the body part stockpiling scandal put Scotland’s health service at risk.
In a statement to parliament, Jeane Freeman said that the bags of clinical waste backed up at hospitals and GP surgeries are still being cleared, and revealed that the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/clinical-waste-scandal-hes-collapse-put-nhs-at-risk-as-waste-backlog-still-being-cleared
412,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-waste-scandal-hes-collapse-put-nhs-at-risk-as-waste-backlog-still-being-clearedThu, 24 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMTMortality review to be held into 250 deaths at crisis-hit London heart surgery
Experts are investigating the deaths of up to 250 patients who underwent heart surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after inspectors found “feuding surgeons” and a culture of hostility at the cardiac unit.
The mortality review into St George’s has been commissioned by NHS Improvement...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mortality-review-to-be-held-into-250-deaths-at-crisis-hit-london-heart-surgery-Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:30:00 GMTGlasgow hospital design to be reviewed after post-mortem links child's death to pigeon infection
The Scottish health minister has ordered a review of the design of Glasgow’s flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) after an infection linked to pigeon droppings was found to be a “contributing factor” in the death of a child.
Jeane Freeman made the announcement after she met with the hospital’s top...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/glasgow-hospital-design-to-be-reviewed-after-post-mortem-links-childs-death-to-pigeon-infectionWed, 23 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTOutgoing NHS digital chief wrote 'puff piece' for future employer in 'jaw-droppingly inappropriate' behaviour
NHS England’s outgoing chief digital officer has been criticised for “jaw-droppingly inappropriate” behaviour after she announced her departure for a health technology start-up she had praised in a “puff piece” article without disclosing she was joining its payroll.
Juliet Bauer is currently serving out her...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/outgoing-nhs-digital-chief-wrote-puff-piece-for-future-employer-in-jaw-droppingly-inappropriate-behaviour
412,419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outgoing-nhs-digital-chief-wrote-puff-piece-for-future-employer-in-jaw-droppingly-inappropriate-behaviourWed, 23 Jan 2019 15:30:00 GMTSpending on agency staff has 'increased markedly' by 171% to cover vacancies across Welsh NHS
NHS spending on agency staff in Wales has risen 171% in the last seven years, the majority of which is spent by the health service to provide cover for vacant positions, according to the Welsh Audit Office (WAO).
The financial watchdog said NHS spending on agency and locum staff reached £135.7m in 2017-18, peaking in Wales at...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/spending-on-agency-staff-has-increased-markedly-by-171-to-cover-vacancies-across-welsh-nhs
412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spending-on-agency-staff-has-increased-markedly-by-171-to-cover-vacancies-across-welsh-nhsWed, 23 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMTTrainee GPs 'made life decisions' based on misleading information promising £20,000 golden hello payment
Trainee GPs expecting a £20,000 golden hello incentive to train in certain areas have been denied payments after they were misled by a “lack of clarity” over eligibility.
The government’s ‘golden hello’ scheme gives trainees across England a £20,000 pay-out to work in an area struggling with...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/trainee-gps-made-life-decisions-based-on-misleading-information-promising-20000-golden-hello-payment
415,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trainee-gps-made-life-decisions-based-on-misleading-information-promising-20000-golden-hello-paymentTue, 22 Jan 2019 12:15:00 GMTHealth secretary to meet Glasgow hospital bosses over deaths in pigeon infection outbreak
Scotland’s health secretary is to meet top NHS officials to discuss the outbreak of an infection caused by pigeon droppings which has led to two patient deaths at an £842m Glasgow hospital.
An investigation is underway into the fungal infection outbreak at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), and health secretary...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-to-meet-glasgow-hospital-bosses-over-deaths-in-pigeon-infection-outbreakTue, 22 Jan 2019 10:45:00 GMTTop London mental health trust reveals chief executive's plans to retire
A top London mental health trust has announced that its chief executive will be retiring from his role later this year after “six very successful years.”
Matthew Patrick will step down from the top job at South London and Maudsley NHS FT (SLAM) in July this year after joining in 2013, citing that he wanted to reduce his...
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414,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-london-mental-health-trust-reveals-chief-executives-plans-to-retireTue, 22 Jan 2019 10:45:00 GMTInvestigator in Gosport War Memorial scandal says evidence is strong enough to bring charges
The detective who led the investigation into the deaths of hundreds of deaths at Gosport Hospital has said he believes there is strong enough evidence to bring criminal charges.
A public inquiry in June last year into over 800 deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital found that more than 450 patients died after being given...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/investigator-in-gosport-war-memorial-scandal-says-evidence-is-strong-enough-to-bring-charges
412,419,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigator-in-gosport-war-memorial-scandal-says-evidence-is-strong-enough-to-bring-chargesMon, 21 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTNHS Improvement appoints two NHS trust CEOs to major workforce and improvement roles
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has announced the appointment of two NHS trust chief executives as the director of improvement in the new NHS Executive Group, and to lead its new workforce implementation plan following the publication of the long-term plan.
Julian Hartley, chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been named as...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-appoints-two-nhs-trust-ceos-to-major-workforce-and-improvement-roles-
412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-appoints-two-nhs-trust-ceos-to-major-workforce-and-improvement-roles-Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:15:00 GMTNHS wins legal battle over largest ever medicines procurement for hepatitis C drug
NHS England (NHSE) has seen off a legal challenge to its largest ever medicines procurement from an American pharmaceutical firm after the High Court backed the health service’s procurement process for a ground-breaking hepatitis C treatment.
NHSE’s plans to eliminate hepatitis C in England by 2025 are back on track after the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-wins-legal-battle-over-largest-ever-medicines-procurement-for-hepatis-c-drug
416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wins-legal-battle-over-largest-ever-medicines-procurement-for-hepatis-c-drugMon, 21 Jan 2019 12:15:00 GMTStruggling Cornwall trust appoints permanent chief executive to lead it out of special measures
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) has announced that Kate Shields, the current interim chief executive, has been appointed to lead the trust out of special measures.
Shields joined the struggling Cornwall trust to support the executive team in 2017 after it was placed in special measures, and took over as interim chief executive...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-cornwall-trust-appoints-permanent-chief-executive-to-lead-it-out-of-special-measuresFri, 18 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMTBradford hospitals trust fined by CQC after breaching its duty of candour
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT (BTH) has been fined by the CQC after failing to apologise to a family in time after a safety incident, breaking its duty of candour.
The health inspectorate issued a fixed penalty notice to the trust because it had failed to comply with the ‘duty of candour’ regulation which requires...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/bradford-hospitals-trust-fined-by-cqc-after-breaching-its-duty-of-candour
412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bradford-hospitals-trust-fined-by-cqc-after-breaching-its-duty-of-candourFri, 18 Jan 2019 10:45:00 GMTSubstantial deficits across NHS 'do not paint a picture of sustainability' and threaten long-term plan, warns spending watchdog
The NHS is not financially sustainable and substantial deficits at NHS bodies, year-on-year increases in waiting lists and waiting times, and staffing shortages are threatening the government’s £20bn long-term plan, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
NHS trusts had a combined deficit of £991m in 2017-18 and CCGs...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/substantial-deficits-across-nhs-do-not-paint-a-picture-of-sustainability-and-threaten-long-term-plan-warns-spending-watchdog
412,415,407,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/substantial-deficits-across-nhs-do-not-paint-a-picture-of-sustainability-and-threaten-long-term-plan-warns-spending-watchdogFri, 18 Jan 2019 09:45:00 GMTTrust to pay out £5m in damages to boy starved of oxygen and left disabled at birth
A six-year-old boy who suffered life-changing injuries during birth is set to be awarded nearly £5m in damages from an NHS trust.
The child from County Londonderry, who cannot be identified, developed severe cerebral palsy after he was starved of oxygen to the brain during his birth at Altnagelvin Hospital in 2012.
The...
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412,415,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-to-pay-out-5m-in-damages-to-boy-starved-of-oxygen-and-left-disabled-at-birthThu, 17 Jan 2019 15:45:00 GMTPatient groups in appraisals of NHS drugs receiving undeclared funds from manufacturers, review finds
Two-thirds of patient groups involved in the appraisal of drugs and treatments for use in the NHS received money from the manufacturer or a competitor that they had not declared, according to new research.
The team behind the review is calling for stronger policy on disclosure and greater transparency from patient organisations and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/patient-groups-in-appraisals-of-nhs-drugs-receiving-undeclared-funds-from-manufactures-review-finds
409,405,412,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-groups-in-appraisals-of-nhs-drugs-receiving-undeclared-funds-from-manufactures-review-findsThu, 17 Jan 2019 12:15:00 GMTNHS must tackle 'systemic racism' as report shows staff discrimination on the rise
The NHS has been urged to tackle its “systemic racism” as new figures reveal that black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds remain “grossly underrepresented” and discrimination is on the rise.
The number of BME staff who reported experiencing discrimination in the last 12 months has risen to 15% according to data...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-tackle-systemic-racism-as-report-shows-staff-discrimination-on-the-rise
418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-tackle-systemic-racism-as-report-shows-staff-discrimination-on-the-riseThu, 17 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMTNHS failing in mental health provision for young people and children, says PAC
The NHS is currently failing young people with mental health problems, with only three in 10 receiving the NHS-funded treatment they needed last year, according to MPs.
A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed “unacceptably long” waiting times in the treatment of children and young people with mental...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-failing-in-mental-health-provision-for-young-people-and-children-says-pac
412,414,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-failing-in-mental-health-provision-for-young-people-and-children-says-pacWed, 16 Jan 2019 11:45:00 GMTPrivate giant Spire cuts expected earnings again amid NHS funding squeeze
Private hospital group Spire has cut its expected core earnings forecast for the second time in a year, driven by increasing waiting times and funding pressures across the NHS and prompting many investors to sell their shares in the FTSE-listed company.
One of Britain’s biggest private hospital companies, Spire said its earnings...
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415,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-giant-spire-cuts-expected-earnings-again-amid-nhs-funding-squeezeWed, 16 Jan 2019 11:45:00 GMTGirl left with severe spinal injuries at birth awarded £5.85m in NHS compensation
A girl left disabled after she suffered severe spinal cord damage during her birth has been awarded £5.85m in compensation from the NHS.
The child, now eight, cannot be named for legal reasons and will need “significant” lifelong care after she suffered the “rare” injury at Basildon University Hospital in...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/girl-left-with-severe-spinal-injuries-at-birth-awarded-585m-in-nhs-compensationWed, 16 Jan 2019 09:30:00 GMTRisk of further deaths at mental health service warns coroner in wake of 22-year-old death
A coroner’s report into the death of a 22-year-old has slammed a mental health service for children and young adults and warned that there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken.
Assistant coroner for Birmingham and Solihull James Bennett this week issued a prevention of future deaths report following the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/risk-of-further-deaths-at-mental-health-service-warns-coroner-in-wake-of-22-year-old-death
414,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-of-further-deaths-at-mental-health-service-warns-coroner-in-wake-of-22-year-old-deathTue, 15 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTUniversity College London Hospitals trust appoints Baroness Neuberger as new chair
Baroness Julia Neuberger has been announced as the new chair of University College London Hospitals FT (UCLH).
Neuberger will become chair of UCLH at a time when it faces budgetary constraints and is currently implementing an electronic health record system. She will succeed Lord Prior, who left to become NHS England’s...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/university-college-london-hospitals-trust-appoints-baroness-neuberger-as-new-chair
418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/university-college-london-hospitals-trust-appoints-baroness-neuberger-as-new-chairTue, 15 Jan 2019 15:30:00 GMTConstruction to begin on £98m Heatherwood Hospital to replace 100-year-old existing facility
Building work on a new £98m Heatherwood Hospital is to get underway after Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust gave the construction the green light.
The new hospital in Ascot will replace the current ageing Heatherwood Hospital, which councillors gave permission to demolish and relocate to nearby greenbelt land in 2017.
It is...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/construction-to-begin-on-98m-heatherwood-hospital-to-replace-100-year-old-existing-facility-Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:30:00 GMTFormer MP appointed to Lords role as health innovation minister
Former MP Nicola Blackwood has been appointed as a Lords Minister for Innovation in the DHSC, health secretary Matt Hancock announced last week.
Blackwood, who previously served as a Conservative MP for Oxford West and Abingdon from 2010-2017, will lead on key policy areas such as: making a success of Brexit; medicines pricing and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-mp-appointed-to-lords-role-as-health-innovation-ministerMon, 14 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS England reveals funding allocations for CCGs with focus on deprived areas
NHS England has submitted its funding allocations for CCGs in 2019-20 and aims to help improve some of the most deprived areas, with some CCGs seeing a cash increase of up to 15% next year.
The draft funding allocations, subject to approval, will see deprived areas getting a greater share of the funding following adjustments made to the...
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415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-reveals-funding-allocations-for-ccgs-with-focus-on-deprived-areasMon, 14 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS England's chief digital officer to leave service for video GP company
NHS England’s chief digital officer, Juliet Bauer, is set to leave the service to take up a role at a digital video GP provider in April.
Just days after the NHS Long-Term Plan, which promised to provide digital GP consultations for everyone who wanted it, Bauer will take up a role at digital GP provider Livi – which works on...
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417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-englands-chief-digital-officer-to-leave-service-for-video-gp-companyMon, 14 Jan 2019 15:00:00 GMTGentleness: an underrated quality in effective leadership
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ returns to write for NHE for his blog series on effective leadership.
“It is not in your top three, Dean…” The difficulty in asking for feedback is that sometimes, occasionally...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gentleness-an-underrated-quality-in-effective-leadership-Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:30:00 GMTPrivate mental health group faces multimillion fine after death of NHS-funded girl in its care
A private mental health group is facing a multimillion-pound fine for breaching health and safety laws after a 14-year old with a history of suicide attempts died in its care.
Amy El-Keria was treated at the Priory Group’s Ticehurst House psychiatric hospital in East Sussex and was deemed high-risk, but three months after she was...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/private-mental-health-group-faces-multimillion-fine-after-death-of-nhs-funded-girl-in-its-care
412,414,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-mental-health-group-faces-multimillion-fine-after-death-of-nhs-funded-girl-in-its-careFri, 11 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMTTribunal finds manager was unfairly and constructively dismissed during trust merger
An employment tribunal has ruled that a hospital trust unfairly dismissed a senior manager during the restructuring of staff across three trusts.
Employment tribunal Judge Brown ruled that Mid Essex Hospitals Service NHS Trust constructively dismissed Carmel Connell, and that the claimant was effectively dismissed and was entitled to...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/tribunal-finds-manager-was-unfairly-and-constructively-dismissed-during-trust-merger-
412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tribunal-finds-manager-was-unfairly-and-constructively-dismissed-during-trust-merger-Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMTCQC appoints new chief inspector of primary medical services and integrated care
The CQC has appointed Dr Rosie Benneyworth as its new chief inspector of primary medical services and integrated care.
Benneyworth is a Somerset GP and is currently the director of strategic clinical services transformation at Somerset CCG as well as vice chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
She will...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-new-chief-inspector-of-primary-medical-services-and-integrated-careFri, 11 Jan 2019 09:15:00 GMTBody parts and toxic waste still piled up at abandoned medical base
The state of the abandoned medical base of the disposal firm at the centre of the NHS waste stockpiling scandal has been revealed, with body parts and clinical waste remaining piled up and untreated on the site since it stopped trading in December.
Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) ceased operations last month after it was stripped...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-clinical-waste-scandal-body-parts-and-toxic-waste-still-piled-up-high-at-abandoned-medical-base-
412,411,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-clinical-waste-scandal-body-parts-and-toxic-waste-still-piled-up-high-at-abandoned-medical-base-Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTTrust sets £320m cap on finishing Birmingham hospital hit by Carillion collapse
The NHS trust behind the Midland Metropolitan Hospital hit by the collapse of Carillion last year has launched its search for a replacement contractor, and set a £320m cap on any bids to finish the hospital.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has published a contract notice calling on potential contractors to register...
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416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-sets-320m-cap-on-finishing-birmingham-hospital-hit-by-carillion-collapseThu, 10 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMT'Don't cry when things go wrong': NAO finds 'unacceptable' levels of financial weakness across NHS
Four in 10 NHS organisations don’t have a grip on their spending according to a damning report from the National Audit Office (NAO) which found that the number of bodies with significant financial weaknesses is unacceptably high.
The NAO has studied the financial statements of nearly 937 local health authorities, councils, and local...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/dont-cry-when-things-go-wrong-nao-finds-unacceptable-levels-of-financial-weakness-across-nhs
412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-cry-when-things-go-wrong-nao-finds-unacceptable-levels-of-financial-weakness-across-nhsThu, 10 Jan 2019 09:45:00 GMTA 'more nuanced approach' to immigration needed for health service, NHS Employers say
NHS Employers has argued that the current immigration system must change to a “more nuanced approach,” warning that the government’s immigration white paper does not provide a long-term solution to the NHS workforce crisis.
In its 2019-20 submission to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), NHS Employers identified workforce...
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419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-more-nuanced-approach-to-immigration-needed-for-health-service-nhs-employers-sayWed, 09 Jan 2019 12:15:00 GMTPlanned trust merger 'hampered day-to-day services' as provider's rating drops to 'requires improvement'
A West Midlands mental health trust that recently aborted merger plans has been urged to improve after inspectors found that the trust lacked sufficient governance systems, staff failed to manage medicines consistently, and some properties were unclean and unfit for purpose.
The Black Country Partnership NHS FT (BCP) has been rated as...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/planned-trust-merger-hampered-day-to-day-services-as-providers-rating-drops-to-requires-improvement
412,414,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/planned-trust-merger-hampered-day-to-day-services-as-providers-rating-drops-to-requires-improvementWed, 09 Jan 2019 10:15:00 GMTNHS Digital's first cyber security chief to resign after three months in role
NHS Digital’s first chief information security officer, a role established after the WannaCry ransomware attack, has resigned after just three months in the role.
In a memo to staff at NHS Digital, seen by Digital Health News, it was announced that Robert Coles would be stepping down from the role for personal reasons.
Coles...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-digitals-first-cyber-security-chief-to-resign-after-three-months-in-role
419,417,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digitals-first-cyber-security-chief-to-resign-after-three-months-in-roleWed, 09 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMTCampaigners 'desolate' after Home Office doubles charge for migrants to use the NHS
The Home Office has doubled the charge migrants must pay to use the NHS in a move criticised for the impact the payment will have on migrant NHS workers and young people who have been in the UK since childhood.
Doubling the standard Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) today from £200 to £400 a year will bring much-needed funds...
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415,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigners-desolate-after-home-office-doubles-charge-for-migrants-to-use-the-nhs-Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTCrisis-hit NHS Highland appoints new chief executive
NHS Highland has appointed a new chief executive as it tries to turn the tide against a £20m budget deficit and allegations of a culture of bullying and harassment.
Iain Stewart, currently the deputy chief of commissioning at NHS Mid-Nottinghamshire CCG, will take over the top job from Alaine Mead at the end of the month, after...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/crisis-hit-nhs-highland-appoints-new-chief-executiveTue, 08 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTNHS trust jumps from 'inadequate' to 'good' CQC rating after 'huge improvements' under new leadership
An NHS trust has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ rating to ‘good’ and has been taken out of special measures after the health inspectorate found “huge improvements” under new leadership.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust (BSUH) has “met the requirements demanded of them” and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-jumps-from-inadequate-to-good-cqc-rating-after-huge-improvements-under-new-leadership-
412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-jumps-from-inadequate-to-good-cqc-rating-after-huge-improvements-under-new-leadership-Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:15:00 GMT30 worst financially performing NHS trusts subject to new NHS Improvement 'turnaround process'
The 30 worst financially performing NHS trusts will be subject to new regulation from NHS Improvement (NHSI) in a bid to bring cash-strapped providers under control, the NHS’s long-term plan outlined today.
An “accelerated turnaround process” has created by the regulator for the 30 trusts, however no detailed plan...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30-worst-financially-performing-nhs-trusts-subject-to-new-nhs-improvement-turnaround-processMon, 07 Jan 2019 17:15:00 GMTNHS 10-year plan: up to 500,000 lives targeted to be saved with prevention and early detection schemes
A commitment to save as many as 500,000 more lives over the next decade through detection and early prevention was one of the headlines of the long-awaited NHS 10-year plan announced by prime minister Theresa May today.
Described as the “blueprint to make the NHS fit for future,” the long-term plan sets out how the NHS will...
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408,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-10-year-plan-up-to-500000-lives-targeted-to-be-saved-with-prevention-and-early-detection-schemesMon, 07 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMTNHS to increase community, mental health spends by £4.5bn as part of new digital ICS pledge
Spending on community healthcare will be at least £4.5bn higher five years from now, with health bodies coming together to provide joined-up care in partnership with local government as the NHS plans on having the entire of England covered by integrated care systems (ICSs) by 2021.
Following the publishing of the NHS’s...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-increase-community-mental-health-spends-by-45bn-as-part-of-new-digital-ics-pledgeMon, 07 Jan 2019 16:30:00 GMTInnovative mobile solution meeting NHS demand
EMS Healthcare report on the first fleet of mobile decontamination units creating significant efficiencies for endoscopy departments: Quest+ Decontamination.
Endoscopy departments across the UK are benefiting from access to the UK’s first fleet of mobile decontamination units from leading mobile medical unit provider, EMS Healthcare...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovative-mobile-solution-meeting-nhs-demandMon, 07 Jan 2019 16:15:00 GMTSingle chief executive chosen for eight Sussex and East Surrey CCGs
Eight CCGs across Sussex and East Surrey have appointed a single accountable chief executive officer.
Adam Doyle has been named as the chief executive officer for all the CCGs in Sussex and East Surrey after serving the same role under the job title of temporary accountable officer for the past three months.
In a joint statement, the...
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413,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-chief-executive-chosen-for-eight-sussex-and-east-surrey-ccgsFri, 04 Jan 2019 14:30:00 GMTDr Bawa-Garba has medical register suspension extended by six months
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba’s suspension from the medical register has been extended another six months after a review by the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) determined that the measure was needed to “protect the public” and for personal reasons.
The decision follows the recent Court of Appeal judgement which...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-has-medical-register-suspension-extended-by-six-months-Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMTNHS trust fined £300,000 after two employees repeatedly stabbed by patient
An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after two healthcare workers suffered life-changing injuries when they were repeatedly stabbed by a patient at a medium secure forensic unit in Kent.
The Old Bailey heard how, on 17 July 2016, healthcare assistant Francis Barrett and psychiatric nurse Julius Falomo were attacked by Myha Grant at...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-fined-300000-after-two-employees-repeatedly-stabbed-by-patientFri, 04 Jan 2019 12:30:00 GMTHospitals are coping better with festive pressures and are 'better equipped' for winter crisis
The NHS seems to be coping better with winter pressures this year with fewer A&E closures and ambulance delays than this point last year as health chiefs say the health service has been “better equipped” for winter by an extra £420m of funding.
With 81 projects implemented by hospitals to provide improvements across...
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412,419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-are-coping-better-with-festive-pressures-and-are-better-equipped-for-winter-crisisThu, 03 Jan 2019 15:00:00 GMTCroydon care agency placed in special measures after inspectors find 'totally unacceptable' levels of care and care worker response times
A Croydon home care agency has been placed into special measures after the CQC found unsafe levels of care, and, in some cases, inspectors found medicine records showing a potential overdose.
The level of care at Medacs Healthcare, Croydon, was described as “totally unacceptable” after the CQC inspection found breaches of...
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412,413,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/croydon-care-agency-placed-in-special-measures-after-inspectors-find-totally-unacceptable-levels-of-care-and-care-worker-response-timesThu, 03 Jan 2019 11:15:00 GMTWaste firm at centre of NHS scandal confirms it has ceased operations after staff made redundant
A waste disposal company at the centre of a clinical waste stockpiling scandal has confirmed that it has ceased operations.
Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) has said all of its 400 staff have now been made redundant, after becoming embroiled in a clinical waste controversy where it was stripped of 15 NHS contracts after it was...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waste-firm-at-centre-of-nhs-scandal-confirms-it-has-ceased-operations-after-staff-made-redundantThu, 03 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMTMissed GP appointments costing the NHS £216m a year
The NHS is losing £216m each year due to wasted GP appointments after patients missed more than 15 million sessions last year, according to NHS England.
Of the 307 million sessions scheduled with GPs, nurses, therapists, and other practice staff every year, around 5% are missed without enough notice to invite other...
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419,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/missed-appointments-costing-the-nhs-216m-a-yearWed, 02 Jan 2019 10:30:00 GMT'Menacing, threatening and heavy-handed' culture of bullying embedded in trust
A damning report commissioned by a trust has revealed the extent of “widespread” and “embedded” bullying and a “menacing, threatening and heavy-handed” culture facing its staff.
A three-month inquiry into bullying and harassment at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) found widespread bullying in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/menacing-threatening-and-heavy-handed-culture-of-bullying-embedded-in-trustFri, 21 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMT£300,000 up for grabs to fund 'drunk tanks' during overindulgent holiday season
Up to £300,000 will be made available to fund dozens of ‘drunk tanks’ over the festive period to ensure revellers who have overindulged can get checked over and even sleep it off.
The supervised areas will help take the pressure off hospitals and 999 services over Christmas and New Year.
Although a study into the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/300000-up-for-grabs-to-fund-drunk-tanks-during-overindulgent-holiday-seasonFri, 21 Dec 2018 10:45:00 GMTTribunal rules in favour of CQC's enforcement action at 18 Sussex care homes
A first-tier tribunal has ruled that enforcement powers imposed on 18 care homes in Sussex to protect its residents was the right decision from the CQC.
After finding wide-spread issues on successive inspections in 2017, the CQC proposed imposing specific conditions on Sussex Health Care, requiring monthly decisions on all of its services...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tribunal-rules-in-favour-of-cqcs-enforcement-action-at-18-sussex-care-homesThu, 20 Dec 2018 16:15:00 GMT'Extreme concern' for NHS staffing crisis over 'unrealistic' immigration white paper threshold
NHS leaders have spoken out against the new immigration laws over fears that the NHS’s staffing problems will descend into crisis following the announcement of a new white paper.
Home secretary Sajid Javid announced the new post-Brexit immigration rules which will see tens of thousands of low-skilled immigrants potentially come into...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extreme-concern-for-nhs-staffing-crisis-over-unrealistic-immigration-white-paper-thresholdThu, 20 Dec 2018 11:30:00 GMTKeogh to lead new independent hospital oversight framework in wake of Ian Paterson case
The former national medical director for NHS England, Sir Bruce Keogh, is to lead the development of a new framework on the oversight of consultants in independent hospitals.
The framework – part of the NHS’s response to the Bishop of Norwich’s inquiry into the issues around the case of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson...
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412,419,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-to-lead-new-independent-hospital-oversight-framework-in-wake-of-ian-paterson-caseThu, 20 Dec 2018 10:15:00 GMTCQC made 'fundamental' oversight errors by letting convicted NHS fraudster landed trust top job
The failings of the CQC in applying the fit and proper persons (FPPR) test to a disgraced trust chief executive who “victimised whistleblowers” were so extensive that the Parliamentary health watchdog has warned of “systematic injustice.”
A report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-made-fundamental-oversight-errors-by-letting-convicted-nhs-fraudster-landed-trust-top-jobWed, 19 Dec 2018 12:30:00 GMTBlanket winter bans could happen again as DHSC accounts mask 'underlying' NHS deficit locally
Hospitals could face another winter of blanket operation cancellations and MPs have warned that “urgent action” is needed in the long-term plan as the finances of NHS providers are even worse than the reported statistics.
A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said MPs were concerned about the Department of Health and...
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405,412,415,407,408,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blanket-winter-bans-could-happen-again-as-dhsc-accounts-mask-underlying-nhs-deficit-locallyWed, 19 Dec 2018 10:45:00 GMTHundreds of patients a year harmed due to lack of safety directives as staff face 'unmanageable' pressures
‘Never events’ and avoidable harm to patients continue to happen across the NHS because doctors and nurses are too busy to enforce safety directives, a scathing report by the health inspectorate has found.
The CQC’s national report, ‘Opening the door to change,’ revealed that patients in hospitals and in...
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412,407,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hundreds-of-patients-a-year-harmed-due-to-lack-of-safety-directives-as-staff-face-unmanageable-pressures-Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:45:00 GMTSneak a peek into the world of risk
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) asked its members what working in risk is really like and what hints and tips they’d share with people looking to move into the industry. Here, we hear from Fiona Davidge, enterprise risk manager at the Wellcome Trust.
I came into the risk world as a second career after studying for a law...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sneak-a-peek-into-the-world-of-riskWed, 19 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTLeading the way: The Translational Research Collaboration for Mental Health
Professor John Geddes, director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, introduces the new Translational Research Collaboration for Mental Health (TRC-MH): a group of investigators, based in leading universities and hospitals across the country, working with industry and charity partners...
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426,414,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-the-way-the-translational-research-collaboration-for-mental-healthWed, 19 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain: Driving the way forward
Jin Sahota spent two years at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) establishing the future operating model for the new NHS Supply Chain. Now, as the organisation’s CEO, he talks about what’s changed.
Over the next five years we have set ourselves an ambitious goal of delivering £2.4bn of savings for the NHS by...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-driving-the-way-forwardWed, 19 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTThe NHS Assembly: A moment to reset
The development of the NHS long-term plan offers a reset moment: a chance to develop a credible, sector-owned blueprint designed to improve care for patients and the public, argues Leanora Volpe, policy officer at NHS Providers.
At a time when the NHS is undergoing a period of rapid transformation and services are facing ever-increasing...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-assembly-a-moment-to-resetWed, 19 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTBringing GPs online in Darlington
A number of GP practices across Darlington have begun offering online consultations to patients as part of a national £45m investment by the NHS. Dr Saleem Hassan of NHS Darlington CCG reports.
Online consultations come as part of a two-year pilot by NHS Darlington CCG. Our patients are being encouraged to avoid waiting times and...
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426,419,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bringing-gps-online-in-darlington-Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:45:00 GMTUnder the surface of the funding settlement
James Rimmer, chief finance officer and deputy CEO of NHS Southampton City CCG and co-chair of the NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) Finance Forum, analyses the reality of the health funding settlement.
In the Budget, the chancellor confirmed that the NHS will receive a real-terms funding increase of £20.5bn over the next five...
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426,410,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/under-the-surface-of-the-funding-settlementWed, 19 Dec 2018 08:45:00 GMTGovernment referral of Dorset hospitals' reorganisation backed by local authorities
The referral of plans to the government over the reorganisation of hospital services in Dorset as part of a merger of NHS services have been backed by Poole council.
The health scrutiny committee of the Borough of Poole Council unanimously agreed on Monday to send a letter to the health secretary in support of the county council’s...
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407,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-referral-of-dorset-hospitals-reorganisation-backed-by-local-authorities-Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:30:00 GMTOne in 10 CCG's 'failing or at risk' as NAO calls for long-term plan to deliver 'stability' in restructure
A review from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that many NHS CCGs are failing to function effectively, hire or retain staff, or operate within their budgets.
Five years after the former health secretary Andrew Lansley’s overhaul of the health service, auditors found that more than one in 10 CCGs are failing or at risk of...
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412,415,419,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-10-ccgs-failing-or-at-risk-as-nao-calls-for-long-term-plan-to-deliver-stability-in-restructureTue, 18 Dec 2018 16:30:00 GMTUnions pass no-confidence vote in special-measures Lincolnshire trust amid safety fears
Health unions have passed a ‘no-confidence’ vote in NHS bosses at four Lincolnshire hospitals over fears for patient safety at the special-measures trust.
Unite has criticised the top management at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) – which it accused of being more worried about the colour of staff’s...
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412,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-pass-no-confidence-vote-in-special-measures-lincolnshire-trust-amid-safety-fearsTue, 18 Dec 2018 14:45:00 GMTDelayed NHS long-term plan confirmed for January
The BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym has received confirmation that the NHS long-term plan will now not be published until January.
Now confirmed that NHS long term plan for England won’t be published till Jan.
— Hugh Pym (@BBCHughPym) December 17, 2018
The plan was commissioned alongside prime minister...
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405,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-nhs-long-term-plan-confirmed-for-januaryMon, 17 Dec 2018 16:45:00 GMTTroubled Cornwall trust remains in special measures despite major improvements
A struggling hospital trust will remain in special measures despite making significant improvements following an inspection from the CQC which identified issues with leadership and use of resources.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has been rated by the CQC as ‘requires improvement,’ a step up from its two...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-cornwall-trust-remains-in-special-measures-despite-major-improvementsMon, 17 Dec 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHSI commits to halving avoidable harm to patients in major new safety strategy
The health service has committed to halving the most important types of avoidable harm to patients over the next five years under new proposals from NHS Improvement (NHSI).
The ambitious new safety strategy will halve the number of cases of avoidable patient harm – such as medication errors and ‘never events’ – and...
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408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-commits-to-halving-avoidable-harm-to-patients-in-major-new-safety-strategyMon, 17 Dec 2018 16:15:00 GMTNHS England announces roll-out of evening and weekend GP appointments
Evening and weekend GP appointments have been rolled out across the NHS, with NHS England announcing that all patients are now able to see a doctor at a time convenient for them.
An estimated nine million extra appointments each year will now be available to patients outside working hours with people able to see a doctor, nurse, or other...
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405,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-announces-roll-out-of-evening-and-weekend-gp-appointments-Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMTOn track: Why 'mobile first' is the future of medicine
Danny Longbottom, director of local government and health at BT, explains how digital innovation is putting power in the hands of healthcare teams and patients.
What does checking your bank balance, navigating to Aberdeen, or listening to music have in common? To perform any of these tasks, you would reach for your smartphone. Mobile tech...
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419,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/on-track-why-mobile-first-is-the-future-of-medicine-Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:45:00 GMTCQC: Staffordshire STP has varied and 'inconsistent' system despite improvements
The CQC has published its findings of its review into the health and social are services of Staffordshire – just one report of 23 targeted local system reviews.
CQC’s findings in Staffordshire echo that of its annual ‘State of Care’ report, as it found that people in the region had “varied experiences”...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-staffordshire-stp-has-varied-and-inconsistent-system-despite-improvements-Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMTFormer Notts deputy CEO takes on new role as chief executive of troubled King's Lynn trust
Former deputy chief executive and chief operating officer at a Nottingham trust Caroline Shaw will join on as CEO of the troubled Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH), it has been announced.
Shaw, who is currently in her role at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, is a well-known and respected leader...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-notts-deputy-ceo-takes-on-new-role-as-chief-executive-of-troubled-kings-lynn-trustFri, 14 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMTHunt wrong to blame breast screening scandal on admin incompetence, panel concludes
An independent panel of reviewers has called for the NHS breast screening programme to be entirely reset after they concluded that former health secretary Jeremy Hunt called for a national investigation based on incorrect advice.
Back in May, Hunt quickly announced an independent review after it emerged that half a million women – a...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-was-wrong-to-blame-breast-screening-scandal-on-admin-failure-panel-concludesFri, 14 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMTNHS pays out £22m in damages to disabled girl starved of oxygen at birth
A severely disabled 11-year-old girl who was starved of oxygen at birth has been handed a massive £22m payout from the NHS.
The girl – who suffers from uncontrollable tantrums and severe cerebral palsy and can only be comforted by the sound of her mother singing lullabies – now requires round-the-clock care after...
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415,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pays-out-22m-in-damages-to-disabled-girl-starved-of-oxygen-at-birthThu, 13 Dec 2018 10:45:00 GMT'We have lost all confidence': Number of women affected by Capita cancer screening scandal rises above 50,000
Even more women have been affected by Capita’s cervical screening programme scandal than previously thought.
NHS England has admitted that a further 3,591 women were caught up in the administrative blunder, bringing the total number to over 50,000.
Today’s news follows revelations in November that the outsourcing giant...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-have-lost-all-confidence-number-of-women-affected-by-capita-cancer-screening-scandal-rises-above-50000Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:45:00 GMTFormer King's Fund CEO Sir Chris Ham to chair Coventry and Warwickshire STP
Professor Sir Chris Ham, the outgoing chief executive of The King’s Fund, is to take up the role of independent chair of ‘Better Health, Better Care, Better Value’ – Coventry and Warwickshire’s sustainability and transformation partnership (STP).
Sir Chris will start his new role in January 2019 after...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-kings-fund-ceo-sir-chris-ham-to-chair-coventry-and-warwickshire-stp-Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:45:00 GMTTwo NHS trusts spent a third of the year on highest 'Opel 4' pressure alert
Two NHS trusts spent more than a third of the year under extreme pressure and on the highest level of alert.
An investigation by the BBC found that 14 trusts in England spent 20 days or more on ‘Opel 4’ alert, with two trusts from Cornwall and Leicester racking up over 120 days each over a year.
Operations Pressure...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-nhs-trusts-spent-a-third-of-the-year-on-highest-opel-4-pressure-alertWed, 12 Dec 2018 12:30:00 GMTFinancially struggling NHS trust appoints fifth chief executive in just five years
The financially troubled West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Christen Allen as its newest chief executive – marking its fifth leader in the last five years.
Allen is currently the chief executive of James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT and led the trust to its first-ever overall CQC rating of ‘good’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/financially-struggling-nhs-trust-appoints-fifth-chief-executive-in-just-five-yearsWed, 12 Dec 2018 10:45:00 GMTQuarter of trusts spent no money on cyber security last year as NHS's 'alarming' cyber training inconsistencies revealed
One in four NHS trusts in England and Wales are spending no money on specialist cyber security or training and trusts are consistently failing to meet training targets in the wake of the devastating WannaCry attack, a new report has found.
The NHS’s cyber resilience has been described as “alarming” and investment as...
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419,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-trusts-spent-no-money-on-cyber-security-last-year-as-nhss-alarming-cyber-training-inconsistencies-revealedWed, 12 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMTBreaking down barriers to integration
Anne Marie Morris, member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and MP for Newton Abbott, outlines the committee’s recent report on the barriers to integration.
The PAC’s recent report into the interface between health and social care found that financial pressures on the NHS and local government make it difficult for...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-down-barriers-to-integration-Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTCreating a volunteer 'passport'
By utilising the health service’s volunteers, we can deliver better care for everyone, argues Kay Fawcett OBE, clinical project lead at HelpForce.
Volunteers take on a range of vital roles in the NHS to improve the lives of staff, patients, and our communities. By harnessing the power of dedicated and caring volunteers, we can...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/creating-a-volunteer-passport-Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTRight people, right place, right now
Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, raises concerns around the mental health workforce and shares some best practice from Cornwall.
A broad approach will be necessary to tackle the workforce crisis engulfing the mental health sector, and the upcoming NHS long-term plan is a great place to start.
It's great news...
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426,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/right-people-right-place-right-nowWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTThe robots are here at East Suffolk and North Essex
Lauren Hockney, senior communications officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS FT (ESNEFT), outlines how her trust is embracing the digital and automation revolution.
Robots have arrived at the ESNEFT, and they are giving back hundreds of hours to staff so they can spend more time helping patients.
The trust, which includes...
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419,417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-robots-are-hereWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTAn attack on them is an attack on us all
Chris Bryant MP discusses the new law he championed that came into effect in September, which doubles jail time for anyone who assaults emergency workers.
Every job has its ‘moments,’ doesn’t it? Those things that ruin an otherwise fulfilling career, or even just make an otherwise tolerable Tuesday nearly unbearable...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-attack-on-them-is-an-attack-on-us-allWed, 12 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTNHSE and NHSI appoint leaders for its seven integrated region teams
Seven integrated regional teams that will “play a major leadership role” in the new joint structure between NHS Improvement (NHSI) and NHS England (NHSE) have been named.
The joint directors of the new regional teams have been confirmed by the system managers and will formally take up their new roles in April 2019, as will the...
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405,407,408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-and-nhsi-appoint-leaders-for-its-seven-integrated-region-teamsTue, 11 Dec 2018 15:30:00 GMTNew joint leadership team unveiled by NHS England and NHS Improvement
NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) have revealed the first appointments to the NHS Executive Group, a new joint senior leadership team announced as part of “closer working arrangements” between the two bodies.
The new combined management group will be chaired by the two current chief executives and the new...
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405,407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-and-nhsi-unveils-its-new-joint-senior-leadership-teamTue, 11 Dec 2018 15:15:00 GMTCEO who left Barking in midst of financial chaos joins troubled special-measures trust
A West Midlands trust placed in quality special measures has appointed Matthew Hopkins as its new chief executive months after he left another struggling trust in London amid financial difficulties.
When he takes over Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in January 2019, Hopkins will inherit a provider already...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-hospital-trust-appoints-new-ceo-to-lead-it-out-of-special-measuresTue, 11 Dec 2018 08:45:00 GMTHigh Court rejects 'hostile environment' policy challenge from Windrush man who was refused cancer treatment
A member of the Windrush generation who was refused cancer treatment has lost a legal challenge against NHS regulations that make people who cannot prove British residency pay for treatment.
A High Court judge has refused the attempt to bring a judicial review of the controversial NHS regulations which has seen hundreds of patients denied...
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405,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-court-rejects-hostile-environment-policy-challenge-from-windrush-man-who-was-refused-cancer-treatment-Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:15:00 GMTNine out of 10 NHS trusts revealed to have asbestos in hospitals
An investigation has found that nine out of 10 NHS trusts say they have hospitals containing asbestos.
Of the 211 trusts who responded to FOI requests, 198 admitted that they ran hospitals which contained the hazardous material.
The BBC investigation also found 352 legal claims had been made against trusts between 2013 and 2017 by...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nine-out-of-10-nhs-trusts-revealed-to-have-asbestos-in-hospitals-Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:45:00 GMT'Archaic' and 'absurd' fax machines banned across the NHS
The NHS has been banned from buying fax machines by the health secretary who has ordered a complete phase-out of the outdated machines by April 2020.
Taking effect from January 2019, NHS trusts will instead be required to invest in new technology to replace any outdated systems and become “fax-free,” using £200m of...
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419,407,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/archaic-and-absurd-fax-machines-banned-across-the-nhsMon, 10 Dec 2018 14:45:00 GMTMajor IT supplier agrees to pay NHS millions of pounds over service failures
A multimillion-pound settlement deal has been reached between NHS Digital and EMIS Group after the private IT supplier admitted to providing misleading information about the quality of its service.
In a market announcement, EMIS Group confirmed it had reached an agreement with NHS Digital over its failures to meet service levels and...
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419,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-it-supplier-agrees-to-pay-nhs-millions-of-pounds-over-service-failures-Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:00:00 GMTHancock announces £1bn of extra funding for upgrades to NHS facilities
An extra £963m of funding for 75 projects to improve health facilities across the NHS has been announced by Matt Hancock, with mental health and integrated care services amongst those receiving upgrades.
As part of the funding, the health secretary announced a multi-million pound eye care facility in London, a new emergency...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-announces-1bn-of-extra-funding-for-upgrades-to-nhs-facilities-Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMTNew wave of technologies puts surgery 'on verge of transformative change'
A new wave of technologies will transform surgery across the NHS with advances in digital technology and human biology improving the treatment of millions of patients, according to an independent commission.
The Commission on the Future of Surgery, established by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), has predicted new advances in genomics...
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407,411,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-wave-of-technologies-puts-surgery-on-verge-of-transformative-change-Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMT'Transformational' genome sequencing project reaches 100,000 patients target
Matt Hancock has announced that the world’s largest gene sequencing project in healthcare has reached its original target of sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients.
People with rare diseases, cancer patients, and family members took part in the project which aims to bring a better understanding of diseases and faster...
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419,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transformational-genome-sequencing-project-reaches-100000-patients-targetThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:00:00 GMTInspectors find feuding surgeons' 'tribalism' and culture of hostility at cardiac unit contributed to higher death rate
Inspectors have reported weak leadership, a culture of bullying, and “tribalism” between feuding heart surgeons after a review of a troubled cardiac unit in London.
Hostilities between surgeons at St George’s Hospital became so intense they required mediation when complex heart operations were moved out of the hospital...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inspectors-find-feuding-surgeons-tribalism-and-culture-of-hostility-at-cardiac-unit-contributed-to-higher-death-rate-Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:15:00 GMTMay promises reform as review reveals 'outdated' Mental Health Act infringing on patient rights
Patients with severe mental health problems “should be given more rights over treatments” to ensure better care is provided if they are detained for compulsory treatment, according to a review.
The independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983 – which means people can be sent against their will to receive treatment...
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414,407,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/may-promises-reform-as-review-reveals-outdated-mental-health-act-infringing-on-patient-rightsThu, 06 Dec 2018 11:45:00 GMTAI diagnosis and national study included in new early disease detection £1.3bn deal
A £1.3bn investment from the government and the industry has been announced in a bid to drive early disease technology as part of the new Life Sciences Sector Deal.
The second ever Life Sciences Sector Deal, announced by Matt Hancock and business secretary Greg Clark, will develop new detection technologies and a brand-new national...
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411,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ai-diagnosis-and-national-study-included-in-new-early-disease-detection-13bn-deal-Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMTDoctors could quit NHS in 'unprecedented numbers' as staff pressures puts patient safety at risk
Doctors driven to the “brink of breaking point” and forced into adopting “risky and unsustainable compromises” to maintain care are putting patient safety at risk, the GMC has warned.
The medical regulator found that more than half of UK doctors are considering quitting the NHS or cutting their hours, and warned...
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405,412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-could-quit-nhs-in-unprecedented-numbers-as-staff-pressures-puts-patient-safety-at-riskWed, 05 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMTStaffordshire CCGs to halve hospital beds and sell sites as part of integrated care plans
Four of North Staffordshire’s five community hospitals will lose their beds under controversial proposals for an overhaul of local health services as CCGs look to move to a new model of integrated care.
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire CCGs have published their “long-awaited” plan for a new model of care, which...
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413,407,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffordshire-ccgs-to-halve-hospital-beds-and-sell-sites-as-part-of-integrated-care-plansWed, 05 Dec 2018 09:45:00 GMTThe good, the bad, and the potential of social media
Vicki Nash, head of policy and campaigns at Mind, assesses the impact of social media on the nation’s wellbeing.
Few days go by without a story in the press about the negative effect of social media on mental health. It seems obvious: people, especially children and young people, are often seen staring at their mobile phones rather...
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414,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-good-the-bad-and-the-potential-of-social-mediaWed, 05 Dec 2018 09:15:00 GMTAre we doing enough to accelerate self-care?
Dr Selwyn Hodge, co-chair of the Self Care Forum, makes the case for the further reach of self-care, and for it to be embedded into our everyday lives.
Having worked for many years to get self-care accepted as a legitimate and valuable part of the national healthcare scene, it should have made me very happy to see the term being bandied...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-we-doing-enough-to-accelerate-self-care-Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTCaroline Dinenage: Quality matters
Care minister Caroline Dinenage MP urges health and care organisations to achieve closer collaboration to improve the quality of care and support.
Our population is growing, ageing and diversifying which, naturally, is something to be celebrated. However, it’s also putting pressure on our health and care services. Our upcoming green...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caroline-dinenage-quality-mattersWed, 05 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTTechnology first
With the latest policy document from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) heralding a new ‘technology-first’ ethos for the NHS, Lee Edwards, IT director at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), discusses why this must include investment in intuitive technologies for NHS employees.
An IT overhaul of the NHS is long...
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426,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technology-firstWed, 05 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTThe future of commissioning
Julie Wood, chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners, reacts to Matt Hancock’s recent comments regarding commissioning.
“Commissioning is very, very important, and the split between commissioners and providers is important because you need to keep a financial grip on the system.The question is, at what level do you...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-of-commissioning-Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMTNHS's longest-serving trust CEO to step down ahead of major merger
The longest-serving chief executive in any hospital trust in the UK has announced he is stepping down after 19 years in the role ahead of a proposed merger of his organisation.
Tony Spotswood, the CEO of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS FT, has said he will step down from his role at the end of December this year as he...
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407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhss-longest-serving-trust-ceo-to-step-down-ahead-of-major-mergerTue, 04 Dec 2018 16:45:00 GMTNew framework addresses the importance of digital transformation for the public sector
Ryan Reed, head of public sector sales at Swiss Post Solution (SPS), reveals the new ESPO 390 framework, which can help address the need for digital transformation across the NHS.
The administrative and financial burden of manual processes and physical patient records is taking its toll across the NHS. The NHS’s...
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419,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-framework-addresses-the-importance-of-digital-transformation-for-the-public-sectorTue, 04 Dec 2018 16:15:00 GMTVolunteers help 'reduce pressure' on NHS frontline, but clarity needed over role boundaries
Frontline NHS staff have praised the “invaluable contribution” volunteers play in the hospitals and reducing mounting pressures, but a lack of clarity around role boundaries is the biggest danger facing voluntary work.
An estimated 78,000 volunteers work in NHS hospitals nationwide, which the King’s Fund has found to add...
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408,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/volunteers-help-reduce-pressure-on-nhs-frontline-but-clarity-needed-over-role-boundaries-Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:15:00 GMTThree new non-executive directors join the NHS Supply Chain board
The NHS Supply Chain has appointed three new non-executive directors to join its board.
Professor Heather Tierney-Moore, Steven Glew, and Heather Benjamin will join Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), the management board of the new NHS Supply Chain from today.
The chair, James Spittle, welcomed the new non-executive directors...
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419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-new-non-executive-directors-join-the-nhs-supply-chain-boardMon, 03 Dec 2018 17:15:00 GMTTrusts paying triple the cost following NHS clinical waste scandal
Almost 20 NHS trusts are paying three times as much for clinical waste services after the trusts cancelled their previous contracts with the waste disposal company at the centre of the clinical waste scandal.
Contract award notices reveal that trusts in Yorkshire and Humber have been paying £10.4m per year to dispose of their...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-paying-triple-the-cost-following-nhs-clinical-waste-scandalMon, 03 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMTNHS staff frozen out of more than a million accounts as email network goes down
The NHS has suffered a national outage to its email system, causing staff to be locked out of more than a million accounts over the weekend.
NHS Digital issued a ‘severity 1’ notice, warning of a “complete shutdown” outage to NHSmail after staff reported losing access to their accounts before midday on...
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419,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-frozen-out-of-more-than-a-million-accounts-as-email-network-goes-downMon, 03 Dec 2018 16:30:00 GMTGovernment set to relax immigration laws to ease NHS workforce crisis
The government is set to relax its immigration rules to allow more foreign doctors to come and work in the NHS in order to help tackle widespread workforce shortages, especially post-Brexit.
Ministers have reportedly agreed to expand the current limit on non-EU doctors allowed to come and work in Britain each year from 1,500 to as many as...
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407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-set-to-relax-immigration-laws-to-ease-nhs-workforce-crisisFri, 30 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTHalf of emergency medicine doctors feel short of sleep and burnt out at work
Emergency medicine has stood out as the profession with the biggest percentage (46%) of trainees who report feeling short of sleep while at work, while three-quarters of them described the intensity of their workload as either ‘heavy’ or ‘very heavy.’
In a shocking review of its latest annual national training...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-emergency-medicine-doctors-feel-short-of-sleep-and-burnt-out-at-workFri, 30 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT'Inadequate' specialist ambulance service placed in special measures by CQC
An ambulance service in the south has been placed into special measures by the health inspectorate after receiving the lowest-possible rating of ‘inadequate.’
The CQC inspected SSG UK Specialist Ambulance Service South – which provides emergency and urgent care and patient transport in the south east and is commissioned...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-ssg-uk-specialist-ambulance-service-south-placed-in-special-measures-by-cqcFri, 30 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMTWe'll pay in the years to come if we fail to improve circulatory health today
The upcoming NHS long-term plan will provide a once-in-a-decade opportunity to improve our approach to heart and circulatory health – but only if we act now, writes Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
We’ve come a long way in improving heart and circulatory health since the 1960s. Advances...
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409,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/well-pay-in-the-years-to-come-if-we-fail-to-improve-circulatory-health-todayFri, 30 Nov 2018 09:15:00 GMTTrusts 'cannot keep up' despite record performances in latest NHS performance figures
The NHS has fallen further behind its performance targets as the provider sector’s deficit hits £1.23bn despite trusts seeing, admitting, treating and discharging more patients than ever before.
In NHS Improvement’s latest report on the performance of the NHS provider sector, figures showed that hospitals admitted nearly...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-cannot-keep-up-despite-record-performances-in-latest-nhs-performance-figuresFri, 30 Nov 2018 08:45:00 GMTHancock says NHS should adopt McDonald's leadership model to create 'learn not blame' culture
The NHS should look to McDonald’s to help create a “learn not blame” culture, Matt Hancock has said in a speech about his vision for better leadership in the health service.
In his speech at the King’s Fund annual conference, Hancock remarked that McDonald's “drives leadership training through every level of...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-says-nhs-should-adopt-mcdonalds-leadership-model-to-create-learn-not-blame-cultureThu, 29 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMTStruggling Shrewsbury and Telford trust slumps to 'inadequate' rating as CQC takes urgent safety action
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ following the health inspectorate’s latest inspection.
The trust, which was placed into special measures by NHS Improvement earlier this month, was previously rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the CQC and has now been...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-nhs-shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust-rated-inadequate-in-latest-cqc-inspectionThu, 29 Nov 2018 00:01:00 GMTWorkforce pressures presenting highest internal risk for NHS trusts this winter, NHS England says
Staff availability during the winter months is presenting the highest internal risk to trusts, NHS England has said.
Board papers discussed at NHS England’s board meeting today detailed how it will cope with surging demand on health providers over the coming months, and highlighted shortages in nurse and social care staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workforce-pressures-presenting-highest-internal-risk-for-nhs-trusts-this-winter-nhs-england-saysWed, 28 Nov 2018 15:15:00 GMTNHS leadership pressures creating 'negative working culture' where bullying is prevalent, says official review
A review into NHS leadership has said it found a “a negative working culture” where “bullying and discrimination are prevalent and accepted.”
Sir Ron Kerr was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to conduct the review in executive leadership within the NHS, and has today published a series of...
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412,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-pressures-creating-negative-working-culture-where-bullying-is-prevalent-says-official-reviewWed, 28 Nov 2018 12:30:00 GMTMPs call for government intervention as CQC keeps worst-performing NHS trust in special measures
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT (NSFT) will remain in special measures after failing to implement improvements following its third damning ‘inadequate’ rating from the CQC.
The health inspectorate said bosses at the foundation trust had repeatedly failed to protect patients, and in some cases found that patients had been harming...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-government-intervention-as-cqc-keeps-worst-performing-nhs-trust-in-special-measures
412,414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-government-intervention-as-cqc-keeps-worst-performing-nhs-trust-in-special-measuresWed, 28 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMTNew voluntary drug pricing deal could cut NHS medicine bill by almost £1bn
A new voluntary scheme to control the pricing of branded medicines could provide patients with earlier access to new medicines and save the NHS almost a £1bn on its annual medicine bill.
It will introduce an annual 2% cap on the growth of branded medicine sales to the health service with companies repaying the NHS for spending above...
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405,415,419,407,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-voluntary-drug-pricing-deal-could-cut-nhs-medicine-bill-by-almost-1bnWed, 28 Nov 2018 11:15:00 GMTEssential support for mid-level leaders
In September, the NHS Leadership Academy launched its new Rosalind Franklin programme for ‘mid-level’ leaders in health and care. Steven Hart, director of leadership development at Health Education England and the academy’s leader, reports.
There are 46,500 staff in our NHS that operate at ‘mid-level’ –...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essential-support-for-mid-level-leadersWed, 28 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTProf Ted Baker: The State of Care
The CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, discusses the findings of this year’s State of Care report and the need for local systems to work together to prevent growing ‘care injustice.’
This year’s State of Care report tells a story of contrasts. It highlights both the resilience and...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prof-ted-baker-the-state-of-careWed, 28 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTThe digital health revolution
As digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) clinical lead at NHS England, Dr Indra Joshi is involved in several national initiatives designed to realise the full potential of digital health and technology in the NHS. Here, she explains the projects she is co-leading with national partners to ensure the health service takes full...
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426,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-digital-health-revolution-Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTPrevention is better than cure
Sir Michael Marmot and Dr Jessica Allen, director and deputy director of the Institute of Health Equity, assesses the government’s commitment to prevention and what this means for health inequality, eight years on from the Marmot Review.
The government recently set out its vision for a new approach to health, ‘Prevention is...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prevention-is-better-than-cureWed, 28 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMTProf Sir Malcolm Grant: Globally exporting the NHS
The NHS must export its services and expertise to protect its lead as the global healthcare market explodes, argues Professor Sir Malcolm Grant CBE, outgoing chair of NHS England.
We’re at a turning point in history as global healthcare cost and demand rise – due not only to the increase in ageing populations with complex...
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407,421,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prof-sir-malcolm-grant-a-global-nhsWed, 28 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMTTurning the tide on antimicrobial resistance
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care at NICE, provides her view of the institute’s newly published impact report on antimicrobial resistance.
Around 700,000 deaths occur every year worldwide due to infections that we cannot treat due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This number is...
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407,417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turning-the-tide-on-antimicrobial-resistanceWed, 28 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMTNHS England and NHSI to give Healthwatch 'significant investment'
NHS England and NHS Improvement are to give “significant investment” to Healthwatch England in order to support local Healthwatch to “ensure the views of patients and the public are heard.”
The money will be used to consult with staff, patients and the public to determine how the NHS’s long-term plan will...
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412,411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-and-nhsi-to-give-healthwatch-significant-investmentTue, 27 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTSacked 88-year-old woman sues NHS for age discrimination
An 88-year-old woman has become the oldest ever person to sue an employer for age discrimination after she was sacked from her job as an NHS secretary.
Eileen Jolly said she felt “humiliated” and “degraded” when she was dismissed from Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading in January after she failed to use a computer...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sacked-88-year-old-woman-sues-nhs-for-age-discrimination-Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:00:00 GMTCQC praises formerly struggling trust after 'continuous improvements' and 'outstanding' paramedics sees ratings recover
The North West Ambulance Service has jumped from a ‘requires improvement’ rating two years ago to ‘good’ after the CQC found “continuous improvement” and “outstanding” work by paramedics.
The health inspectorate found that community paramedics at the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/cqc-praises-ambulance-trust-after-continuous-improvements-and-outstanding-paramedics-sees-ratings-recover
412,419,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-praises-ambulance-trust-after-continuous-improvements-and-outstanding-paramedics-sees-ratings-recoverTue, 27 Nov 2018 14:30:00 GMTNHSI guidance on wholly-owned companies 'sets bar too high and adds another layer of red tape'
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has published new guidance for NHS providers over the creation of wholly-owned subsidiaries (WOSs) and the way they are reported and approved.
Responding to concerns over WOSs “setting the bar too high,” NHSI has produced the new regulatory process which “aligns our transaction review...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-guidance-on-wholly-owned-companies-sets-bar-too-high-and-adds-another-layer-of-red-tapeMon, 26 Nov 2018 17:30:00 GMTNHS to save record £300m on biosimilar drugs deal
The NHS is set to make its biggest saving from a single drug negotiation in its history after negotiating deals on low cost versions of its most expensive drug.
As announced by Simon Stevens today, the NHS has negotiated deals with five manufactures for ‘biosimilar’ versions of adalimumab which will save £300m for the...
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415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-save-record-300m-on-biosimilar-drugs-dealMon, 26 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTHealthcare provider in special measures after 'unfit for purpose' GP practice forced to close
Aston Healthcare has been placed in special measures after inspectors found the provider to be unable to provide safe services, had no systems in place to ensure premises were well managed, and in one case was forced to close a medical centre.
Gresford medical centre was found to be “unfit for purpose” after the branch was...
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412,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-provider-in-special-measures-after-unfit-for-purpose-gp-practice-forced-to-closeMon, 26 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMTNorth Cumbria patients 'suffered harm' due to delays, says CQC
Limited bed supply and delays in transferring patients in two north Cumbria hospitals have resulted in “several serious incidents” and some “suffering harm,” the CQC has reported.
The health inspectorate raised concerns following visits to Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary and Whitehaven’s Cumberland...
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412,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-cumbria-patients-suffered-harm-due-to-delays-says-cqcFri, 23 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTNottingham University Hospitals Trust needs to fight £33m deficit or risks losing more funding
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust needs to fight back from a £33m deficit or it could lose further government funding in the future.
Local media claim that a report revealed that, just halfway through the financial year, the trust is already facing a deficit of £14.9m in its Financial Recovery Plan –...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nottingham-university-hospitals-trust-needs-to-fight-33m-deficit-or-risk-losing-more-fundingFri, 23 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTFormer King's College FT manager awarded £1m in racial discrimination case
A former IT manager has been awarded £1m in compensation after an employment tribunal found an NHS trust dismissed him unfairly and racially discriminated against him.
Richard Hastings, the former manager at King’s College Hospital NHS FT, had worked for the trust for almost two decades but was dismissed in October 2015 on the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-kings-college-ft-manager-awarded-1m-in-racial-discrimination-caseFri, 23 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMTNHS trusts made to publish staff and patient concerns in the wake of Gosport scandal
NHS trusts will be forced to publish concerns raised by staff and patients about their care in the wake of the Gosport patient deaths scandal, the health secretary has announced.
In a statement to Parliament, Matt Hancock said he would “strengthen protection” for staff whistle-blowers as he set out the government’s...
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412,407,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-made-to-publish-staff-and-patient-concerns-in-the-wake-of-gosport-scandal-Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMT'Deep-rooted' poor health in the Northern Powerhouse depriving the region of £13bn a year
Poor health in the north relative to the rest of the UK has a major impact on the area’s productivity, according to a report from six northern universities.
The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) study said that tackling the north’s health disparity could create an additional £13.2bn a year for the northern...
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412,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deep-rooted-poor-health-in-the-northern-powerhouse-depriving-the-region-of-13bn-a-yearThu, 22 Nov 2018 11:45:00 GMTPrimary and community care to be given £3.5bn boost from May's original £20bn injection
Theresa May has announced a real-terms investment boost of £3.5bn a year in primary and community healthcare by 2023-24 and committed to a “growing share of spending” for out-of-hospital care as part of the NHS long-term plan.
The “historic” new investment forms part of the NHS’s £20.5bn funding...
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413,415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-and-community-care-to-be-given-35bn-boost-from-mays-original-20bn-injection-Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:45:00 GMTNational Health Executive fuels the Northern Powerhouse with official partnership
Cognitive Publishing, the home of leading healthcare management magazine National Health Executive, has been selected as an official partner of the Northern Powerhouse.
In support of the regional initiative, Cognitive will join a network of leaders and organisations who believe in supporting and delivering on the economic potential of the...
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420,2900http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-health-executive-fuels-the-northern-powerhouse-with-official-partnershipWed, 21 Nov 2018 12:45:00 GMTCQC: Care home fined £300,000 for failing to protect residents from 'sexual predator'
In a prosecution brought forward by the CQC, a care home provider has been slapped with a £300,000 fine for allowing a man with a history of sexual assault the freedom to prey on vulnerable people.
Hillgreen Care Ltd was prosecuted for failing to protect those in its care and exposing them to the risk of sexual abuse. The...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-care-home-fined-300000-for-failing-to-protect-residents-from-sexual-predatorWed, 21 Nov 2018 11:15:00 GMTCapita to relaunch GP list-cleaning campaign to drive out millions of ghost patients
Outsourcing giant Capita will recommence the process of cleaning of three million ‘ghost patients’ from GP lists, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
Capita was originally responsible to clear GP lists of patients who no longer attend their registered practice when it was granted a £1bn primary care...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-to-relaunch-gp-list-cleaning-campaign-to-drive-out-millions-of-ghost-patientsWed, 21 Nov 2018 09:45:00 GMTMore same-day emergency clinics 'could cut down on 14,000 hospital stays' during winter
Greater investment in same-day emergency clinics could save at least 14,000 overnight hospital stays during the months of January and February next year, making ambulatory emergency care (AEC) a potential solution to the looming winter period.
In a report released today, senior medics from the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) called on...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-same-day-emergency-clinics-could-cut-down-on-14000-hospital-stays-during-winterWed, 21 Nov 2018 09:45:00 GMTChair of 'inadequate' trust quits weeks early ahead of next CQC report
The chair of a struggling foundation trust, which has been branded ‘inadequate’ by the CQC – the lowest possible overall rating – has decided to step down weeks before originally intended.
Gary Page, the current chairman at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT, was due to leave early next year when his latest term of office...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chair-of-inadequate-trust-quits-weeks-earlier-than-planned-ahead-of-next-cqc-reportWed, 21 Nov 2018 09:00:00 GMTTwenty-nine trusts and NHS boards have missed every single target this year
A new analysis from the BBC has revealed that 29 hospital trusts and boards have missed every single one of their targets so far this year, while one in five local hospital services “consistently” fail to meet waiting time targets.
Northern Ireland was found to be struggling the worst in the UK, with all five trusts failing to...
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412,407,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/twenty-nine-trusts-and-nhs-boards-have-missed-every-single-target-this-year-Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMT'Requires improvement' trust to shut down minor injury units until April to deal with winter pressure
A Herefordshire NHS trust is temporarily closing its minor injury units for five months to cope with winter pressure.
Ross-on-Wye and Leominster community hospitals will close their minor injury units over winter to allow the Wye Valley NHS Trust – which is currently rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the CQC – to...
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412,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-requires-improvement-trust-will-close-minor-injury-units-to-deal-with-winter-pressureTue, 20 Nov 2018 14:15:00 GMTNHS heavyweight and trust boss Sir David Dalton announces retirement
Sir David Dalton, group chief executive of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Group, has today announced his retirement.
In a letter written to staff across the organisation, Sir David announced that he will be retiring on 31 March 2019, at which point a new chief executive will hopefully be appointed and in place to start the post on 1...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-heavyweight-and-salford-boss-sir-david-dalton-announces-retirement-Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:45:00 GMTFour Cheshire CCGs appoint a joint leader ahead of 2020 merger
Four CCGs in Cheshire have appointed Clare Watson as their single accountable officer ahead of a planned merger in 2020.
Since September 2017, Watson has held the role of interim accountable officer at NHS South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs and will now be tasked with progressing the work undertaken so far in “realising the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-cheshire-ccgs-appoint-a-joint-leader-ahead-of-2020-merger-Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTMay's border control plans will 'cut off the supply of nurses from overseas'
NHS Employers has criticised claims made by the Prime Minister about border control as “of huge concern” to the NHS, and added that it was vital to get a new immigration policy role.
Speaking at the CBI conference, Theresa May said her Brexit deal would stop EU migrants “jumping the queue”, and would make migration...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/mays-border-control-plans-will-cut-off-the-supply-of-nurses-from-overseas
407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mays-border-control-plans-will-cut-off-the-supply-of-nurses-from-overseasMon, 19 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTAllied Healthcare to transfer or sell all home care contracts
Allied Healthcare is seeking to transfer or sell all of its home care contracts to other providers in the wake of CQC’s damning notice on its finances.
The care regulator issued a warning to the major home care provider earlier this month about its financial instability and said that it was its legal duty to notify the 84 local...
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412,413,408,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/allied-healthcare-to-transfer-or-sell-all-home-care-contractsMon, 19 Nov 2018 15:30:00 GMTSir David Behan appointed new Health Education England chair
Sir David Behan has been appointed as the new chair of Health Education England (HEE).
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that the former chief executive of the CQC will chair HEE for three years, starting from 1 December this year.
Behan stepped down from his role at the CQC in July after six years leading the...
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419,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/david-behan-appointed-new-health-education-england-chairFri, 16 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTBreakthrough for GP at Hand app as safety constraints lifted by NHS England
Restrictions on what types of patients are able to register on healthcare provider Babylon’s ‘GP at Hand’ app have been lifted following a review of the service by a London-based CCG.
According to papers being released by Hammersmith and Fulham CCG today, the previous list of conditions including restricting those with...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breakthrough-for-gp-at-hand-app-as-safety-constraints-lifted-by-nhs-englandFri, 16 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMTCapita could lose divisive cancer screening contract as part of major NHS England review
NHS bosses have announced a major overhaul of cancer screening programmes in the wake of the revelation that Capita failed to send almost 50,000 invitations and results to women after cervical cancer screenings.
Professor Sir Mike Richards, who was the nation’s first cancer director and the CQC chief inspector of hospitals, will...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/capita-could-lose-divisive-cancer-screening-contract-as-part-of-major-nhs-england-review
419,417,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-could-lose-divisive-cancer-screening-contract-as-part-of-major-nhs-england-reviewFri, 16 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMT'Standing at a crossroads': Health chief warns future of NHS integration risks being monopolised
Addressing delegates as his organisation’s summit, the chief executive of NHS Partners Network David Hare has warned today that “it’s decision time for NHS integration.”
Hare outlined the options going forward in regards to NHS integrated care systems (ICSs) as either being open – where a wide range of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standing-at-a-crossroads-health-chief-warns-future-of-nhs-integration-risks-being-monopolised-Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:30:00 GMTCapita must be stripped of 'shambolic' national contract after failing to send over 48,000 letters
The BMA has written to NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens expressing “extreme concern” over Capita after being made aware that the outsourced contractor failed to send up to 48,500 pieces of correspondence to women who had had cervical cancer screenings after a “system error.”
It is understood by the union...
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419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-must-be-stripped-of-shambolic-national-contract-after-failing-to-send-over-48000-lettersThu, 15 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMTWorkforce shortages now a bigger threat to the NHS than funding
The health service’s staffing challenges have become so stark that they now present a bigger threat to the future of the NHS than cuts to funding, three leading think tanks have said in a sobering review of the sector’s workforce.
In a briefing published ahead of the long-term funding plan and the supporting workforce strategy...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-shortages-could-triple-in-the-next-decade-think-tanks-warnThu, 15 Nov 2018 09:30:00 GMTMore men please!
Kirstie Stott, director of the Inspiring Leaders Network, flips the gender balance debate on its head and asks: why aren’t there more male nurses?
As an advocate for gender equality, I was recently struck by the NHS Provider Board report from NHS Improvement, which is an interesting but not surprising read.
As someone who...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-men-pleaseWed, 14 Nov 2018 15:30:00 GMTCamden GP practice placed into special measures following CQC inspection
A GP practice in Camden has been rated as inadequate and placed into special measures by the CQC.
An inspection in August rated Dr Phillip Matthewman’s practice, in Prince of Wales Road, as inadequate for being safe, effective and well-led, but was rated as good for being caring and responsive.
The health inspectorate found...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camden-gp-practice-placed-into-special-measures-following-cqc-inspection-Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:45:00 GMTPrimary care merger for Greater Manchester halted after CCG leaders report a 'lack of trust'
Plans to create a single primary care organisation for Greater Manchester have been halted after an independent review found “fierce criticism” of previous leadership and reported “anger,” “confusion” and a “lack of trust” towards the move.
The Community Health Partner’s review...
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411,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-care-merger-for-greater-manchester-halted-after-ccg-leaders-report-a-lack-of-trust-Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMTShropshire baby death review expanded to over 200 cases of maternity failings
A scandal-hit NHS trust investigating dozens of mother and baby deaths has now identified more than 200 cases as the review is widened for the third time.
The CQC review into the maternity deaths focused on 23 cases when it launched in 2017, but Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust has said 215 families have now come forward alleging...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shropshire-baby-death-review-expanded-to-over-200-cases-of-maternity-failingsWed, 14 Nov 2018 10:30:00 GMTPriti Patel campaigns for integrated health facility despite 'rowing back' from GP surgeries
The MP for Witham has reaffirmed her case for the building of a new fully-integrated health facility, bringing all GP services in the constituency’s town centre together to deal with surging demand in the coming years.
Priti Patel, Conservative MP for the Essex town, told the Commons yesterday that the “compelling” case...
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413,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/priti-patel-campaigns-for-integrated-health-facility-despite-rowing-back-from-gp-surgeriesWed, 14 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS Wales given damning 'wake-up call' over its outdated IT systems
The Welsh Assembly has published a damming “wake-up call” on efforts to modernise NHS IT systems in Wales, raising “serious question marks” over a “culture of self-censorship and denial.”
An assembly inquiry said it found that the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) was running primarily on outdated IT...
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412,419,408,417,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-given-damning-wake-up-call-over-its-outdated-it-systemsWed, 14 Nov 2018 09:30:00 GMTNHS England lifts legal directions on three CCGs after leadership shake-up
Three CCGs within the Central Sussex and East Surrey Commissioning Alliance (CSESCA) have had their legal directions related to their leadership lifted by NHS England after a major management shake-up.
Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex, and East Surrey CCGs were hampered with legal directions relating to the quality of their leadership...
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410,412,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-lifts-legal-directions-on-three-ccgs-after-leadership-shake-upTue, 13 Nov 2018 16:30:00 GMTNHS faces £2.3bn bill in no-deal Brexit in medicine and supplies cost surge
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would deliver a “cost shock” to the NHS which would eat up all the funding available to improve patient care for the next two years through a surge in the cost of medicine and supplies.
New analysis from the Nuffield Trust, drawing from academic and government assessments of how the extra red...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-23bn-bill-in-no-deal-brexit-in-medicine-and-supplies-cost-surge
412,415,419,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-23bn-bill-in-no-deal-brexit-in-medicine-and-supplies-cost-surgeTue, 13 Nov 2018 16:15:00 GMTWales and England NHS bodies get new cross-border healthcare regulations
Lord O’Shaughnessy has announced a new set of arrangements on the delivery of healthcare across the border between Wales and England.
The government said that whilst healthcare across the border is “collaborative and high-quality,” it is aware of problems affecting “significant number of patients” who...
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405,412,419,407,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-and-england-nhs-bodies-get-new-cross-border-healthcare-regulationsTue, 13 Nov 2018 14:30:00 GMTMatt Hancock attends Gov-Tech summit in search for new technology to revolutionise NHS
Matt Hancock will meet with world leaders in Paris at a summit on revolutionary new technologies to discuss new healthcare innovations to use in the NHS.
The health secretary said he had “made it my mission to search the world for the best technology for our NHS,” and is now in Paris at the GovTech summit along with...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-attends-gov-tech-summit-in-search-for-new-technology-to-revolutionise-nhsMon, 12 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS gives staff guidance on using WhatsApp during emergency situations
The NHS has instructed staff members to use the messaging application WhatsApp to communicate when responding to emergency situations, new official guidance shows.
Clinicians have previously used the app to assist them in responding to major disasters such as the 2016 Croydon tram crash, terrorist attacks on London Bridge and Manchester...
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417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-gives-staff-guidance-on-using-whatsapp-during-emergency-situationsMon, 12 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTThe need for cyber resilience in healthcare
Dirk Schrader, VP security at Greenbone Networks and certified information security manager, discusses the need for sustainable cyber resilience and how healthcare organisations can achieve such a state for their own information processes and data processing systems and assets.
Keep a hospital in operation has a lot to do with keeping...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-need-for-cyber-resilience-in-healthcareMon, 12 Nov 2018 17:15:00 GMTSpecial-measures ambulance trust chief stands down
The chief executive of a struggling ambulance trust will leave the service next year to take up the same post in the north west.
Daren Mochrie, who joined South East Coast Ambulance Service Trust (SECAmb) in April 2017, announced today that he has taken the decision to leave the trust in spring 2019 to take up the post of CEO at the North...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-ambulance-trust-chief-stands-downMon, 12 Nov 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS director tells doctors to use Skype to cut 'thousands of unnecessary hospital appointments'
England’s top doctor has called on hospitals to embrace Skype, apps and other online tools to reduce the “thousands of unnecessary outpatient appointments made every day.”
NHS England’s medical director Stephen Powis said that it is “crucial” the NHS looks at how it interacts with patients so it can...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-director-tells-doctors-to-use-skype-to-cut-thousands-of-unnecessary-hospital-appointments
415,419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-director-tells-doctors-to-use-skype-to-cut-thousands-of-unnecessary-hospital-appointmentsFri, 09 Nov 2018 14:15:00 GMTTrust pays out £5.7m to lay off 299 staff as mergers see spike in compulsory redundancy pay-outs
One NHS trust paid out £5.7m to get rid of 299 NHS workers as new figures show that the amount trusts spent on compulsory redundancies increased by 8% last year.
Data from trust’s annual accounts show that NHS providers spend a combined total of £46.7m on severance payments in 2017-18, with Staffordshire and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/trust-pays-out-57m-to-sack-299-staff-as-mergers-see-spike-in-compulsory-redundancy-pay-outs
415,419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-pays-out-57m-to-sack-299-staff-as-mergers-see-spike-in-compulsory-redundancy-pay-outsFri, 09 Nov 2018 12:30:00 GMTWorcestershire fire service and NHS trust team up to transport early discharge patients back home this winter
A Worcestershire trust and local fire service have joined forces to provide “an enhanced home from hospital” service to support early discharge patients back to their homes in the area.
In a board meeting taking place today, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust will discuss the collaboration with Herefordshire and...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/worcestershire-trust-and-fire-service-team-up-to-transport-early-discharge-patients-back-home-this-winter
406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worcestershire-trust-and-fire-service-team-up-to-transport-early-discharge-patients-back-home-this-winterFri, 09 Nov 2018 12:30:00 GMTThe impact of digital technology on mental health
Jack Roberts, content marketing specialist, shares some best practice from down under regarding digital technology and mental health services.
The impact of mental health is rapidly increasing, with data showing that nearly one in five adults are diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime, and only half of these people receive...
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414,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-impact-of-digital-technology-on-mental-health-Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:15:00 GMT'Rocketing demand' sees NHS performance figures drop as winter approaches
Last month saw the lowest percentage of NHS patients seen within four hours for any October since records began as the NHS’s latest performance figures do not bode well for the upcoming winter pressures.
New statistics show that the NHS missed its two-week cancer target for the sixth month running, and the number of people waiting...
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412,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rocketing-demand-sees-nhs-performance-figures-drop-as-winter-approaches-Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMTShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS trust put into special measures
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been put into special measures by NHS Improvement.
The hospital, which has received three enforcement action notices from the CQC, with the health inspectorate last month demanding the trust submit weekly reports as part of its action plan, is currently being investigated over the deaths of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust-put-into-special-measures-Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:45:00 GMTWaste firm seeks £15m in damages over terminated NHS contracts
The disposal company at the centre of the NHS clinical waste scandal has announced that it is suing 17 NHS trusts in Yorkshire after they terminated its contracts.
Healthcare Environment Services (HES) are pursuing upwards of £15m in damages from the trusts it says unlawfully terminated its contracts in response to reports that...
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412,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waste-firm-seeks-15m-in-damages-over-terminated-nhs-contractsThu, 08 Nov 2018 11:15:00 GMTData: the oil of the digital age
Adam Steventon, director of data analytics at the Health Foundation, reviews the government’s digital and data vision for the NHS.
Digital technologies could transform healthcare over the next decade. Already this year we have seen the rapid rise of health and care delivered by mobile phone using videoconferences and...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-the-oil-of-the-digital-ageWed, 07 Nov 2018 15:30:00 GMTNHS England in legal battle with American firm over medicine procurement
An American pharmaceutical company has launched a legal challenge against NHS England over a procurement process seeking suppliers for ground-breaking hepatitis C treatment.
The legal proceedings were launched by the American firm Abbvie in London’s Technology and Construction Court during the summer, claiming that NHS England...
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410,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-in-legal-battle-with-american-firm-over-medicine-procurementWed, 07 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMTDigital revolution risks deserting most vulnerable in Wales as one in four not online
A new report has found that one in four of the most vulnerable patients in Wales do not use the internet.
The report, ‘Digital Inclusion in Health and Care in Wales,’ says that patients with the greatest need to access services are at risk of being “left behind” due to a lack of digital skills and access.
One...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-revolution-risks-deserting-most-vulnerable-in-wales-as-one-in-four-not-onlineWed, 07 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS Emergency care is now in 'all year crisis,' BMA warns
NHS emergency care services are struggling to cope with a “year-round crisis” which is damaging patient care, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.
The BMA’s new analysis of NHS England data shows that emergency services performed worse on key performance indicators in the summer of 2018 than it had done in...
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408,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-emergency-care-is-now-in-all-year-crisis-bma-warns-Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS nursing vacancies could top 51,000 by the end of Brexit transitional period
The NHS could be short by 51,000 nurses, enough to staff 45 hospitals, by the end of the Brexit transition period, according to a new report from a coalition of 36 health and social care organisations.
The ‘Brexit and the Health and Social Care Workforce in the UK’ report, commissioned by the Cavendish Coalition, forecasts an...
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413,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nursing-vacancies-could-top-51000-by-the-end-of-brexit-transitional-periodWed, 07 Nov 2018 09:30:00 GMTHealthcare companies invited to bid for £300,000 innovation fund
A new fund set up by Health Innovation Manchester is now open for businesses with “innovative healthcare products or services” to apply for their share of £300,000.
On the back of the £60m global genomics centre and a new technology partnership, Health Innovation Manchester’s Momentum Fund is aimed at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-companies-invited-to-bid-for-300000-innovation-fundWed, 07 Nov 2018 09:00:00 GMTInvestigation launched into claims a Bristol NHS trust covered up death of eight-week old boy
A Bristol NHS trust has launched an investigation into claims that staff at a hospital made attempts to cover up the death of an eight-week old baby boy in 2015.
The CQC said it has written to the University Hospitals Bristol NHS FT, which is allegedly investigating its own chief executive, Robert Woolley, in regards to the death of Ben...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigation-launched-into-claims-a-bristol-nhs-trust-covered-up-death-of-eight-week-old-boyTue, 06 Nov 2018 16:45:00 GMTHarlow MP reaffirms call for new hospital in area: 'This is on the government to act'
An MP in West Essex has reaffirmed the desperate need for a new hospital “that is fit for the demands of the 21st century” in his constituency in order to deal with surging demand and take pressure off existing healthcare providers in the area.
Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, made an impassioned speech on the case...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/harlow-mp-reaffirms-call-for-new-hospital-in-area-this-is-on-the-government-to-actTue, 06 Nov 2018 15:30:00 GMTHome care provider Allied Healthcare's future at risk amid funding crisis
The CQC has reported that Allied Healthcare has only been able to confirm it has funding to survive until 30 November, and that there has been no assurance that the company has or will have the investment to ensure it can operate beyond this date.
The chief inspector of adult social care at the CQC, Andrea Sutcliffe CBE, called it a...
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412,413,408,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-care-provider-allied-healthcares-future-at-risk-amid-funding-crisisTue, 06 Nov 2018 14:45:00 GMTFive new AI medical centres to open next year in £50m Industrial Strategy investment
Five new medical technology centres utilising medical advances in Artificial Intelligence will be built, using £50m of government funding to improve early diagnosis of disease.
The clinics will be built in Leeds, Oxford, Coventry, Glasgow and London as part of the government’s drive to use AI to improve healthcare and...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-new-ai-medical-centres-to-open-next-year-in-50m-industrial-strategy-investment-Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:45:00 GMTTransforming the workforce: What if.?
Kirstie Stott, director of the Inspiring Leaders Network, looks ahead to the impending transformation of the NHS’s workforce, and looks at how we can futureproof it.
It seems a while now since NHS organisations were required to submit their Gender Pay Gap Reports. Time has passed and if I’m honest I still see...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-the-workforce-what-if-Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:45:00 GMTPeople must take more responsibility for their own health to take strain off NHS, says Hancock
The health secretary has urged people to take more responsibility for managing their own health and improve their lifestyle choices in a speech launching plans to prevent ill health.
Matt Hancock, speaking to the International Association of National Public Health Institutes, spoke about a major push for prevention, and said that people...
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405,407,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-must-take-more-responsibility-for-their-own-health-to-take-strain-off-nhs-says-hancockMon, 05 Nov 2018 14:45:00 GMT'Grossly unfair' pay rise risks undermining health and social care integration, NHS Confederation warns
National efforts to integrate health and care services will be undermined if the government fails to award thousands of health and care staff with pay rises, the NHS Confederation has warned.
The government announced in March a pay-rise for all NHS employees on ‘Agenda for Change’ contracts at publicly owned providers, but not...
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413,415,407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grossly-unfair-pay-rise-risks-undermining-health-and-social-care-integration-nhs-confederation-warnsMon, 05 Nov 2018 12:30:00 GMTNHS bosses jailed for 14 years for defrauding health board of £700,000 using U2 pseudonyms
Top image: Tom Martin via Wales News Service
Three managers of an NHS health board’s estates department were jailed over the weekend for defrauding the NHS of over £700,000.
Mark Evill, 42, received a jail sentence of seven years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, and was banned for the same number of years from serving...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bosses-jailed-for-14-years-for-defrauding-health-board-of-700000-using-u2-pseudonyms-Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTMajor £80m IT upgrade for NHS Scotland will help protect against cyber attacks
NHS Scotland has signed a new £80m deal with Microsoft for a major technology upgrade which will give all 161,000 NHS employees access to Microsoft Office.
The deal will see NHS Scotland install new desktops, operating systems and office software at hospitals, clinics and other locations across the 14 Scottish health boards, meaning...
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419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-80m-it-upgrade-for-nhs-scotland-will-help-protect-against-cyber-attacksFri, 02 Nov 2018 10:45:00 GMTRegulators failed to avert major failure of patient safety, report finds
A scathing report from Deloitte has found serious failings by regulators in stopping a major failure of patient safety at a London trust.
North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) saw major failures in patient safety between June 2014 and August 2016, starting with a CQC report in August 2014 that rated the hospital as ‘requires...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulators-failed-to-avert-major-failure-of-patient-safety-report-finds-Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:15:00 GMTHealthwatch workforce numbers fall by a fifth as report warns of 'perilous' state of funding
More reductions in Healthwatch funding have seen the number of full-time staff in the network fall by 22% over the last two years, Healthwatch has revealed in its annual State of Support study.
The report found that funding received by local Healthwatch services fell by 4.3% between 2017-18 and 2018-19, meaning that total statutory...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-workforce-numbers-fall-by-a-fifth-as-report-warns-of-perilous-state-of-funding
412,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-workforce-numbers-fall-by-a-fifth-as-report-warns-of-perilous-state-of-fundingFri, 02 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMTLandmark mental health law will protect patients against excessive force after tragic death
A new law restricting and monitoring the use of force against patients in mental health units has today been given royal ascent after an eight-year battle by the family of a young man who died after being excessively restrained.
The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, also known as Seni’s law, was inspired by Olaseni Lewis who...
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405,412,414,407,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-mental-health-law-will-protect-patients-against-excessive-force-after-tragic-deathThu, 01 Nov 2018 15:30:00 GMTNHS trust struggling to find replacement to build post-Carillion Birmingham hospital
The NHS trust responsible for building the new Birmingham hospital has admitted it is struggling to find a replacement after Carillion’s collapse cast doubt over the £350m construction.
The Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust said there was still a risk of the trust being unable to find a firm prepared to take...
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410,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-struggling-to-find-replacement-to-build-post-carillion-birmingham-hospitalThu, 01 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMTNHS Digital to axe 500 jobs in major restructure, Hancock confirms
NHS Digital is set to cut 500 jobs from its workforce through planned restructuring of the organisation, the health secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
Hancock made the announcement in response to questions from the chair of the Committee on Exiting the European Union, Hillary Benn, regarding the redundancies and details of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-to-axe-500-jobs-in-major-restructure-hancock-confirms-Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:15:00 GMTNew CQC CEO looks to open up inspectorate to public and appoint new chief digital officer
The new chief executive of the health inspectorate has outlined his plans to increase the transparency of the service, including opening up data streams to allow the public to “know what we know.”
Speaking to MPs at the Commons Health Select Committee, Ian Trenholm, who took over from Sir David Behan in July, said the CQC...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-cqc-ceo-looks-to-open-up-inspectorate-to-public-and-appoint-new-chief-digital-officerWed, 31 Oct 2018 12:30:00 GMTWhy Mental Health Week is every week
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management’ published by Oxford University Press, argues that organisational culture can be one of the most significant constraints to a workforce’s mental health and wellbeing.
It may just be me, it may just...
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414,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-week-is-every-week-Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMTCQC to evaluate online GP providers like GP at Hand's effects on wider care services
The chief inspector of GP services at the CQC has said that the health inspectorate will be evaluating the impact Babylon’s ‘GP at Hand’ mobile app will have on overall standards of care.
Speaking at the Commons Health Select Committee yesterday, Professor Steve Field argued that the GP at Hand app championed by health...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-evaluate-online-gp-providers-like-gp-at-hands-effects-on-wider-care-servicesWed, 31 Oct 2018 11:45:00 GMTDay-to-day spending to fall by up to £1bn despite Budget injection, Health Foundation says
An analysis of the Autumn Budget by the Health Foundation has found that day-to-to-day spending on the wider health budget will fall by up to £1bn in real terms by next year.
Despite welcome announcement from the chancellor that £2bn will be earmarked for mental health services and an extra £650m for social care, among...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/day-to-day-spending-to-fall-by-up-to-1bn-despite-budget-injection-health-foundation-saysWed, 31 Oct 2018 10:30:00 GMTGreater security measures including body-worn cameras for NHS staff as violent assaults soar
Greater security measures will be granted to NHS staff, health secretary Matt Hancock will announce today, as violence against the workforce reaches its highest level in five years.
Speaking to delegates at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Hancock said the government “will not shy away from the issue,” and will announce the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-to-introduce-greater-security-measures-for-nhs-staff-as-violent-assaults-soarWed, 31 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTTrust named as the preferred bidder for controversial £450m community services contract
West London NHS Trust has been announced as the preferred bidder to deliver its community services as part of a £450m contract for 10 years from 2019.
Ealing CCG revealed the trust as the lead provider, pending approval by NHS England and NHS Improvement, for its community-based services in the borough such as disability services...
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410,413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/west-london-nhs-trust-named-as-the-preferred-bidder-for-450m-community-services-contractTue, 30 Oct 2018 17:00:00 GMTNew Greater Manchester partnership to deliver latest healthcare technology to the region
A new partnership aiming to ensure Greater Manchester benefits from the accelerated introduction of the latest healthcare technologies has been announced.
The partnership brings together the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), Health Innovation Manchester and Greater Manchester health and care providers and funders (the...
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407,2900,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-greater-manchester-partnership-to-deliver-latest-healthcare-technology-to-the-regionTue, 30 Oct 2018 15:30:00 GMTCarillion hangover sees PFI contracts abolished by Chancellor in Budget announcement
Controversial Public Finance Initiative (PFI) and PF2 contracts that led to the stalling of the construction of major hospitals in Liverpool and Birmingham have been abolished by the chancellor in yesterday’s Budget announcement.
Speaking in the Commons yesterday, Philip Hammond definitively told MPs he would “never”...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carillion-hangover-sees-pfi-contracts-abolished-by-chancellor-in-budget-announcementTue, 30 Oct 2018 14:15:00 GMTYour NHE 2018 Budget Round-Up
Philip Hammond has announced a number of mental health initiatives as part of £2bn funding, £650m for social care and money for air ambulances and mentally ill veterans in his Budget for 2018.
The chancellor confirmed that the NHS would receive £20bn from the government by 2023 to relieve pressures on the health service...
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413,414,407,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/your-nhe-2018-budget-round-upMon, 29 Oct 2018 17:30:00 GMT£2bn to be allocated for mental health in Hammond Budget boost
Mental health services in England will receive an injection of £2bn as part of Philip Hammond’s Budget to be announced today.
Some of the funding will go towards dedicated vehicles designed to treat people with conditions such as PTSD, depression and anxiety, as the government looks to get a foothold in what is a growing...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/2bn-to-be-allocated-for-mental-health-in-hammond-budget-boostMon, 29 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTGPs risking patient safety and confidentiality by forwarding misdirected mail to Capita, says NHS England
GPs are putting patient’s safety and confidentiality at risk by redirecting incorrectly addressed mail to Capita instead of returning it to the sender, Primary Care Support England (PCSE) has cautioned.
A notice on the PCSE’s website said that up to 10,000 items each month – such as test results, child protection notes...
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419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-risking-patient-safety-and-confidentially-by-forwarding-misdirected-mail-to-capita-says-nhs-england-Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:30:00 GMTProviders warn budget may be 'swallowed up' by NHS austerity recovery challenge
Providers have warned that any new funding for the NHS is being “swallowed up” by efforts to recover from almost a decade of austerity, and have urged the government to use the Budget to commit more funding.
Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Monday, NHS Providers has submitted its case for more funding, which it says is needed to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-warn-budget-may-be-swallowed-up-by-nhs-austerity-recovery-challenge-Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTNew NIHR Academy launched to future-proof UK research workforce
A new academy was launched yesterday by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to ensure the UK stays at the forefront of medical research.
The NIHR is aiming to secure the capacity and capability needed to meet the growing challenges currently faced by the NHS, from multimorbidity in the elderly to children and young...
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417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nihr-academy-launched-to-future-proof-uk-research-workforce-Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMTClarity over 'parity of esteem' definition and 5% annual spending increase needed for mental health services
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for greater clarity over the definition of ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health needs, and has published a number of financial recommendations for NHS mental health services.
The IPPR’s report, ‘Fair funding for mental health: Putting...
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414,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clarity-over-parity-of-esteem-definition-and-5-annual-spending-increase-needed-for-mental-health-servicesFri, 26 Oct 2018 08:30:00 GMTScottish NHS found to be 'not financially sustainable' in damning audit report
Scotland’s NHS’s performance is “in decline” and needs to urgently move away from “short-term fire-fighting” in the battle against unsustainable funding, an official audit report has warned.
Audit Scotland said the Scottish NHS is “not financially unsustainable” with boards facing a funding...
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412,415,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-nhs-found-to-be-not-financially-sustainable-in-damning-audit-reportThu, 25 Oct 2018 11:30:00 GMTPublic Health England launches efficiency tool to target cost-effective CVD prevention
Public Health England (PHE) have unveiled a new return on investment (RoI) tool to help local commissioners decide the best cost-effective approach to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the leading causes of death and disability in the UK.
CVD costs the NHS £7.4bn each year, but PHE says the majority of cases are...
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410,405,411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-england-launches-efficiency-tool-to-target-cost-effective-cvd-preventionThu, 25 Oct 2018 09:30:00 GMTPremature mortality is double in UK's most deprived areas as new health study reveals worrying health inequality
The rates of premature mortality are two times higher in England’s most deprived areas compared to the most affluent areas, a new report analysing health standards locally and nationally has found.
Rates of premature mortality were found to be consistently higher for the 15 most deprived areas of England – which includes...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/premature-mortality-is-double-in-uks-most-deprived-areas-as-new-health-study-reveals-worrying-health-inequality-Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTCouncils receive over 5,000 requests for adult social care daily
Local authorities receive 5,100 new requests for adult social care support every day, a total of 1.8 million requests in 2017-18.
The figure is a 1.6% increase from 2016-17, with over 70% of the requests coming from people aged 65 and over, figures from NHS Digital have revealed.
Councils last year spent a total of £17.9bn on...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-receive-over-5000-requests-for-adult-social-care-daily-Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:30:00 GMTHow can winter pressures be dealt with? Introduce a National Social Care Service, RCP president suggests
A dedicated national social care service could be a potential solution to surging demand burdening acute health providers over the winter months, the new president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has suggested.
In an interview with NHE, Professor Andrew Goddard said that the general public “does not really understand”...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-can-winter-pressures-be-dealt-with-introduce-a-national-social-care-service-rcp-president-suggests-Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:30:00 GMTRCP president on new Liverpool college building: 'This will be a hub for clinicians in the north'
The president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has told NHE that the college’s new headquarters based in Liverpool will become a hub for clinicians in the north of the UK.
Professor Andrew Goddard, who took over from previous president Professor Jane Dacre last month, said the college’s new building – named...
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424,2900http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-president-on-new-liverpool-college-building-this-will-be-a-hub-for-clinicians-in-the-northWed, 24 Oct 2018 11:30:00 GMTTwo Croydon practices in special measures after disappointing CQC inspections
Two Croydon practices have been rated ‘inadequate’ following CQC inspections.
A GP practice and a health centre in Croydon have both been placed in or remain in special measures by the inspectorate.
Denmark Road Surgery was found to have areas where care of patients was below average, with no effective system to learn...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-croydon-practices-in-special-measures-after-disappointing-cqc-inspectionsWed, 24 Oct 2018 11:30:00 GMTPublic health services need £3.2bn funding to reverse impact of government cuts
An extra £3.2bn is needed each year to reverse the impact that government cuts to the public health grant has had on health services.
The public health grant – which enables local authorities to deliver vital public services such as obesity programmes, drug and alcohol services and sexual health services – has seen a...
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415,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-services-need-32bn-funding-to-reverse-impact-of-government-cuts-Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:30:00 GMTHEE to be made 'accountable' to NHS Improvement
Health Education England (HEE) will be made “accountable” to NHS Improvement, the NHS bodies have announced, alongside a number of measures that will create a “more coherent approach to workforce development.”
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be working with HEE and other partners to review the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-to-be-made-accountable-to-nhs-improvementTue, 23 Oct 2018 17:15:00 GMTCQC demands Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust submit weekly reports as part of urgent action plan
The CQC is taking urgent action at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, demanding that the trust send weekly reports detailing actions to improve its emergency and maternity care.
The conditions have been placed on the under-fire trust following inspections by the CQC, with its scandal-hit maternity ward facing investigations for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-demands-shrewsbury-and-telford-nhs-trust-submit-weekly-improvement-reports-after-further-care-issues-raisedTue, 23 Oct 2018 17:00:00 GMTStruggling NHS hospital considers appealing to Tottenham Hotspur to ease financial struggles
A struggling NHS hospital is considering appealing to a Premier League football club for financial support after ending the year with a £29m deficit.
One option includes a 20p surcharge on food, drink and match programmes for fans attending Tottenham Hotspur home matches to help ease the financial strain at the nearby North...
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415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-nhs-hospital-considers-appealing-to-tottenham-hotspur-to-ease-financial-strugglesMon, 22 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMTNHS trusts stuck in 'unsustainable cycle of severe winter pressures' fear winter worse than last year
There are “clear warning signs” that the coming winter will be even worse for NHS trusts than last year, a new report from NHS Providers has warned.
Growing staff shortages are putting “additional strain on a workforce already overstretched” and a greater pressure on mental health, community and ambulance services...
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415,408,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-stuck-in-unsustainable-cycle-of-severe-winter-pressures-fear-winter-worse-than-last-yearMon, 22 Oct 2018 15:00:00 GMTA goal without a plan is just a wish
CIPFA’s health and social care policy manager, Dr Ellie Roy, makes the case for a long-term funding plan for social care, and welcomes the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) latest findings.
The UK Government has committed to the goal of better integration of health and social care, but the financial squeeze and lack of clarity...
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413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-goal-without-a-plan-is-just-a-wishMon, 22 Oct 2018 14:45:00 GMTNHS trusts save £288m by comparing everyday essentials
NHS trusts made £288m in savings during the last financial year by buying cheap everyday essential such as syringes, toilet rolls and disposable gloves by comparing prices between trusts across the country, according to the latest figures from NHS Improvement (NHSI).
The savings show how committed the NHS is to spending public money...
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415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-save-288m-by-comparing-everyday-essentialsMon, 22 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMTTruly transformational leadership is about incremental change
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management,’ argues that truly transformational leaders must posses a certain quality: patience.
They say that patience is a virtue, but judging by today’s rapidly changing, on demand, instant...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/truly-transformational-leadership-is-about-incremental-changeMon, 22 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTHighest ever numbers accept GP training posts
The number of people entering GP training is the highest in NHS history, according to new figures from Health Education England (HEE).
A total of 3,473 people took up posts this year, surpassing the annual target of 3,250 for the first time ever.
The 10% increase in uptake from last year means that HEE has broken records for the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/highest-ever-numbers-accept-gp-training-postsFri, 19 Oct 2018 15:15:00 GMT'No realistic prospect of progress' for integrated health and social care, PAC warns
The government is still “a long way” from achieving an effective strategy for integrated health and social care and has been urged to create a 10-year plan for integrated care alongside the NHS’s 10-year plan.
In a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), MPs warned that despite “a lot of talk within...
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413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-realistic-prospect-of-progress-for-integrated-health-and-social-care-pac-warnsFri, 19 Oct 2018 12:15:00 GMTOne in six trusts could end PFI contracts due to poor performance as NHS heads for £1bn loss
A new report has revealed that 15% of all NHS trusts using private finance initiatives (PFI) could terminate contracts due to poor performance.
The report, released by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI), has analysed five possible ways of dealing with the problems caused by PFI schemes.
As previously indicated by...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-six-trusts-could-end-pfi-contracts-due-to-poor-performance-as-nhs-heads-for-1bn-lossFri, 19 Oct 2018 09:45:00 GMTCouncil strips contract from NHS trusts and hands it to Virgin after High Court row
Lancashire County Council (LCC) has awarded a controversial £104m healthcare contract to Virgin Care for the second time after a hearing in the High Court ordered a re-evaluation of the decision.
The contract to run LCC’s Healthy Child Programme ‘0 to 19’ was originally awarded to the private company, but two...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-strips-contract-from-nhs-trusts-and-hands-it-to-virgin-after-high-court-rowThu, 18 Oct 2018 17:00:00 GMTBrand-new children's hospital for Leeds as £450m plan revealed
New plans for a “world-class” children’s hospital site and a second state-of-the-art adult hospital building have been revealed by Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
The massive £450m plans are part of a major redevelopment of Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), and will be a “major boost to the health...
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2900,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brand-new-childrens-hospital-for-leeds-as-450m-plan-revealedThu, 18 Oct 2018 10:45:00 GMTNHSI wants business cases for wholly-owned subsidiaries in new consultation
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has opened up consultation on proposals over how wholly-owned subsidiaries (WOS) are approved and regulated, requiring NHS providers to submit a business case when setting up subsidiary companies.
Under the proposed changes, NHSI is changing the way it approves subsidiaries so that it can “ensure only business...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-wants-business-cases-for-wholly-owned-subsidiaries-in-new-consultationThu, 18 Oct 2018 09:45:00 GMTBirmingham FT slumps from 'good' to 'inadequate' as CQC slams widespread quality decline
Birmingham Community NHS FT (BCHC) has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ after CQC inspectors found that people working in the children’s services have six times the recommended workload.
The healthcare watchdog rated the children’s services at BCHC as ‘inadequate’ after deeming workloads...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-fts-childrens-services-branded-inadequate-over-unmanageable-workload-by-cqcWed, 17 Oct 2018 11:15:00 GMTGovernment questions whether scandal-hit waste company was 'willing' to pay for extra incinerator space
The government has rejected claims by the boss of a scandal-hit medical waste removal company that a lack of incinerator capacity led to the missing of disposal targets, and questioned whether the company was willing to pay for the extra capacity to meet deadlines.
In a statement to the Commons yesterday, junior health minister Stephen...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-questions-whether-scandal-hit-waste-company-was-willing-to-pay-for-extra-incinerator-spaceWed, 17 Oct 2018 10:45:00 GMTHealth organisations in Autumn Budget appeal over social care and public health funding
A group of health faculties and royal colleges have urged the chancellor to use the autumn budget to invest long-term in adult social care and health services or “risk the NHS failing to meet demands.”
In a letter addressed to Philip Hammond, Matt Hancock and the health policy lead James Kent, they warned that without building...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-organisations-in-autumn-budget-appeal-over-social-care-and-public-health-fundingWed, 17 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTOn your bike!
Sathish Sethuraman, travel and transport plan co-ordinator at Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT, explains how efforts to promote cycling to work at the trust are resulting in more staff travelling on two wheels.
At Northumbria Healthcare, we are committed to becoming a greener organisation and reducing the environmental impact of delivering...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/on-your-bike-Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTJunior doctor withdraws legal challenge arguing that whistleblowing ruined his career
The junior doctor who claimed that whistleblowing ruined his career has withdrawn his case against Health Education England (HEE) and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
After six days of evidence at the Employment Tribunal, it was agreed that Dr Chris Day had acted “in good faith” when “raising patient safety” and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-withdraws-legal-challenge-arguing-that-whistleblowing-ruined-his-career-Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:15:00 GMTLondon urged to improve 'complex and cluttered' health and care system
London must grasp the opportunity to improve healthcare for Londoners by updating the capital’s “complex and cluttered” system, a new report by The King’s Fund has found.
Commissioned by the mayor of London, the ‘Sustainability and transformation partnerships in London’ report has reviewed the health...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-urged-to-improve-complex-and-cluttered-health-and-care-systemTue, 16 Oct 2018 15:15:00 GMTUp to 650 jobs could be cut by struggling East Sussex trust as concerns raised over privatisation
As many as 650 jobs could be cut by an East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) as part of the provider’s five-year financial recovery plan in a bid to balance the books.
A GMB Union Southern Region announcement today outlined its concerns over the redundancies and called for full public disclosure of the recovery plan by ESHT, which...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/up-to-650-jobs-could-be-cut-by-struggling-east-sussex-trust-as-union-warns-of-privatisationTue, 16 Oct 2018 14:45:00 GMTThousands of patients to be switched to 'biosimilar drugs' to save NHS £150m
Thousands of patients prescribed to the most expensive drugs available in hospitals are to be switched to biosimilars in a move that will potentially save the NHS £150m a year.
Adalimumab is the single medicine that hospitals spend the most on, costing more than £400m a year, and now biosimilar versions of adalimumab are...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-patients-to-be-switched-to-biosimilar-drugs-to-save-nhs-150mMon, 15 Oct 2018 17:15:00 GMTGMC to give inspectors human factors training following Bawa-Garba case
Inspectors, clinical experts and decision makers from the General Medical Council (GMC) are to receive human factors training amidst changes to the regulator’s investigative process in response to the handling of the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
The GMC says it wants to guarantee consistency in how it investigates and will consider...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-watchdog-to-give-inspectors-human-factors-training-following-bawa-garda-case-Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:45:00 GMTWannaCry cyber-attack cost the NHS £92m after 19,000 appointments were cancelled
A report into cyber security of the health and care sector has revealed that the WannaCry ransomware attack cost the NHS a total of £92m through services lost during the attack and IT costs in the aftermath.
In the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) report, it says that it estimates around £20m was lost during...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wannacry-cyber-attack-cost-the-nhs-92m-after-19000-appointments-were-cancelledFri, 12 Oct 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS waste scandal: Boss says company has been 'vilified' and denies mismanagement
The boss of the waste disposal company at the centre of an NHS scandal for stockpiling medical waste, including body parts, has told the BBC his company has been “vilified” and denied suggestions that it mismanaged its services.
The managing director of Healthcare Environmental Services (HES), the firm at the heart of this...
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415,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-waste-scandal-boss-says-company-has-been-vilified-and-denies-mismanagementFri, 12 Oct 2018 09:45:00 GMTHancock considering 'modest' boost to junior doctor contract in bid to 'put past behind us'
The government is prepared to consider “modest additional investment” in the junior doctors’ contract (JDC) – one of the major points of contention during Jeremy Hunt’s tenure – in order to help “put the past behind us and move forward.”
In a letter to BMA Council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul CBE...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-considering-modest-boost-to-junior-doctor-contract-in-bid-to-put-past-behind-usFri, 12 Oct 2018 09:30:00 GMTDHSC pledges to break down the barriers to any idea that can help cut costs
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is open to each and every idea that could help reduce cost whilst keeping care as good as it is now or even better, its boss has promised.
Secretary of state Matt Hancock issued a clear call to arms for any provider who has a suggestion of how to deal with performance issues within the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-pledges-to-break-down-the-barriers-to-any-idea-that-can-help-cut-costsFri, 12 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMTHancock threatens much tougher crackdown on agency spending
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has promised to hammer down even more heavily on the use of agency staff across the NHS, a phenomenon which he targeted as one of the key culprits for poor staff morale.
Speaking to NHS Providers boss Chris Hopson, Hancock admitted that he has been “absolutely shocked” by the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-threatens-much-tougher-crackdown-on-agency-spendingFri, 12 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTThe right culture is key to antimicrobial stewardship
Prof. Dilip Nathwani is a speaker at the Infection Prevention Society’s Infection Prevention Conference 2018, consultant in infectious diseases and honorary professor of infection at the University of Dundee, and past president of the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC). Here, he argues that the right culture is the...
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408,411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-right-culture-is-key-to-antimicrobial-stewardship-Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:45:00 GMTNHS reacts to State of Care: 'We're almost running on empty and well beyond tipping point'
The CQC has today released its annual State of Care report, which has found that most people in England receive a good quality of care – but that, much like the situation last year, quality remains inconsistent and access to care is very much dependent on where you live.
Tom Sandford, director of the Royal College of Nursing in...
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409,412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reacts-to-state-of-care-were-almost-running-on-empty-and-well-beyond-tipping-point-Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMTCQC: 'Postcode lottery' makes way for 'integration lottery' as NHS walks towards 'unjust' future
This year’s CQC State of Care report has found that most people in England receive a good quality of care, but that, much like the situation last year, quality remains inconsistent and access to care is very much dependent on where you live.
The CQC’s ratings showed that since last year, quality of care has generally been...
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409,412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-postcode-lottery-makes-way-for-integration-lottery-as-nhs-walks-towards-unjust-futureThu, 11 Oct 2018 10:45:00 GMTBurnham announces housing and guaranteed employment scheme for nursing graduates
Nursing graduates in Greater Manchester will be guaranteed work in one of the region’s healthcare providers and potential accessibility to housing in the area, Andy Burnham has announced today.
Speaking to crowds at the NHS Providers conference in Manchester yesterday, the Greater Manchester mayor announced that all nursing students...
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2900,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burnham-announces-housing-and-guaranteed-employment-scheme-for-nursing-graduatesThu, 11 Oct 2018 09:30:00 GMTMandatory interoperability standards on the way as DHSC slams 'inexcusable' trust systems
There is no excuse for a provider to have systems that don’t talk to each other and, in the future, there will be no excuse for systems that do not talk outside of a trust, the health and social care secretary has declared.
Speaking to CEO Chris Hopson in lieu of his scheduled appearance at the NHS Providers annual conference, Matt...
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405,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mandatory-interoperability-standards-on-the-way-as-dhsc-slams-inexcusable-trust-systemsThu, 11 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTHancock sceptical of overreliance on choice and competition: 'The NHS isn't a private market'
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has backed a systemwide rupture from the NHS’s decades-long history of purchaser/provider splits and has thrown his support behind an integrated commissioning framework which prioritises collaboration rather than choice and competition.
Speaking with NHS Providers chief executive Chris...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-sceptical-of-overreliance-on-choice-and-competition-the-nhs-isnt-a-private-marketThu, 11 Oct 2018 08:45:00 GMTCurrent NHS efficiency methods 'no longer sustainable' as 75% of trust leaders believe NHS 'wastes too much money'
The current way of driving efficiency in the NHS is “no longer sustainable” and the 10-year plan is an opportunity to provide a solution, according to a new report.
A new report from NHS Providers has said that the current way of driving efficiency in the NHS is “no longer sustainable” and that the 10-year plan and...
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405,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/current-nhs-efficiency-methods-no-longer-sustainable-as-75-of-trust-leaders-believe-nhs-wastes-too-much-money-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:30:00 GMTPrime minister announces UK's first suicide prevention minister
Theresa May has announced that Jackie Doyle-Price will become the UK’s first minister for suicide prevention.
Doyle-Price will lead a new national government effort on suicide prevention to cut the number of suicides, working with national and local government, experts in suicide and self-harm prevention, charities, clinicians and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prime-minister-announces-uks-first-suicide-prevention-ministerWed, 10 Oct 2018 12:15:00 GMTChildren's mental health services will fail to meet demand, NAO warns
The NHS has been criticised by Whitehall’s spending watchdog for failing to meet a growing demand for mental health services for children and young people, with only a quarter able to access the support they need.
In a report published yesterday, the National Audit Office (NAO) said that even if current initiatives are delivered...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-mental-health-services-will-fail-to-meet-demand-nao-warnsWed, 10 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMTHancock: Ineffective NHS 'fetish' with project pilots must be replaced with 'agile iteration'
We have to fight against the NHS’s “fetish about piloting everything” and instead implement a system of “agile iteration” where projects are tested, learned from, and expanded organically over time, the health and social care secretary has argued.
As part of an exclusive interview broadcast at the NHS...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-ineffective-nhs-fetish-with-project-pilots-must-be-replaced-with-agile-iterationWed, 10 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS England pledges £50m health-screening programme for Grenfell survivors amid smoke and asbestos fears
NHS England’s chief executive has announced that the NHS is providing up to £50m for a five-year screening programme for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire to examine the effects of smoke and asbestos exposure.
Speaking to delegates at the NHS Providers conference in Manchester, Simon Stevens said that the NHS is...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-pledges-50m-health-screening-programme-for-grenfell-survivors-amid-smoke-and-asbestos-fears-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMTRecoup and recover
The ease and round-the-clock nature of making cashless payments has transformed the way we pay for goods and services – and, from now on, the NHS should be no different. Stephen Sutcliffe, director of finance and accounting at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), discusses an innovative new payment system that is enabling trusts to...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recoup-and-recoverWed, 10 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTThe clinical voice at the heart of procurement
Jo Gander, director of the Clinical and Product Assurance (CaPA) team, talks about their role as part of the new NHS Supply Chain.
NHS Supply Chain’s objective is to ensure that patients and Allied Health and Care Professionals (AHCPs) across the health and care system have access to fit-for-purpose, safe, clinically effective...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-clinical-voice-at-the-heart-of-procurement-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTA push for digital in mental health
Sean Duggan, chief executive of NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, argues that mental health services could hugely benefit from digitisation.
Matt Hancock has made no secret of his enthusiasm for new technology. This could represent a big opportunity for mental health providers to embrace the transformative power digital...
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426,414,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-push-for-digital-in-mental-health-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:45:00 GMTDeal or no deal?
Dr Andrew Dearden, BMA treasurer and Brexit lead, takes a look at what different Brexit scenarios could means for both patients and healthcare professionals alike.
Since the EU Referendum, the BMA has extensively explored the impact of Brexit on health services across the UK and Europe. We have produced a series of briefing papers which...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deal-or-no-deal-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:45:00 GMTSupporting GPs through community pharmacies
James Roach, director of the Integrated Care Partnership in West Essex, reveals that fully deployed community pharmacy models could release 18 million GP appointments per year.
Working with the National Pharmacy Association, an innovative GP practice (Jaunty Springs) and community pharmacy in Sheffield (Basegreen Pharmacy), I evaluated an...
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413,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/supporting-gps-through-community-pharmacies-Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:45:00 GMTWaste company stripped of 15 NHS contracts after body parts piled up at facilities
A waste removal company has been stripped of its NHS contracts after NHS Improvement (NHSI) confirmed that hundreds of tonnes of hospital waste — including human body parts — had been piled up at its facilities.
Health minister Stephen Barclay announced in Parliament today that arrangements have been made to replace services...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waste-company-stripped-of-15-nhs-contracts-after-body-parts-piled-up-at-facilitiesTue, 09 Oct 2018 17:15:00 GMTLocal NHS needs more powers and 'reimagined' relationship with national leaders
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has urged the government to avoid a Brexit that would damage the NHS and called for greater powers to be devolved to local system leaders.
Speaking to delegates in Manchester during the opening speech of his organisation’s annual conference, Hopson argued that, as well as avoiding...
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405,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-nhs-needs-more-powers-and-reimagined-relationship-with-national-leadersTue, 09 Oct 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS 10-year plan must create performance and financial 'reset'
The chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson, has outlined his vision for the NHS long-term plan during his opening speech at his organisation’s annual conference this morning.
Speaking to delegates at Manchester Central, Hopson said that the upcoming 10-year plan must act as a “reset” for NHS performance and...
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416,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-10-year-plan-must-reset-performance-and-financial-targetsTue, 09 Oct 2018 14:30:00 GMTRecord £37m NHS compensation pay-out for brain-injured boy
A six-year-old boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury after his birth in hospital has received a NHS record £37m in compensation.
The child contracted the herpes simplex virus at Watford General hospital which “was not detected and acted upon” soon enough, resulting in extensive brain injuries to the...
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412,415,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/record-37m-nhs-compensation-pay-out-for-brain-injured-boyMon, 08 Oct 2018 16:45:00 GMTTwo Cheshire CCGs in danger of going £5m in deficit for next year
Two CCGs based in Cheshire have told members the groups are facing a combined deficit of £5m for this financial year.
Following a meeting on Thursday, NHS South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs claimed that they will go £5m over budget, with the chief financial officer at the commissioning groups claiming that £1.3m of that...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-cheshire-ccgs-in-danger-of-going-5m-in-deficit-for-next-yearMon, 08 Oct 2018 16:30:00 GMT'Wake-up call' for NHS: a quarter of million diabetes patients suffered medication error
More than a quarter of a million diabetes patients suffered a medication error in hospital last year, putting them at risk of “lasting harm or death,” a charity’s research has found.
Research from Diabetes UK said that more than 260,000 people with diabetes experienced errors during their hospital stay in 2017, of which...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wake-up-call-for-nhs-a-quarter-of-million-diabetes-patients-suffered-medication-error-Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:30:00 GMTRCN Council to step down with new council to take office in new year
After the vote of no confidence in the RCN Council last week, the majority of the council will now step down with elections to take place as soon as possible.
The vote was only advisory, but the council says it “recognises the moral weight of the vote and has acted accordingly.”
The current council will remain in office...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-council-to-step-down-with-new-council-to-take-office-in-new-yearFri, 05 Oct 2018 14:45:00 GMTMinisters to write off £150m of NHS debt in new deal
The Scottish Government will write off £150m of debt owed by NHS health boards – including the troubled NHS Tayside, which alone owes £45m and is expecting a £17m deficit this year – as part of a new financial framework drawn up by ministers.
Health secretary Jeane Freeman said the new deal will give the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ministers-to-write-off-150m-of-nhs-debt-in-new-dealFri, 05 Oct 2018 14:15:00 GMTGroundbreaking cancer treatment now available in England as NHS strikes discount deal
A cancer immunotherapy used to treat patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma is now available in England after NHS England struck a discounted deal.
The news comes just after Theresa May announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS which will see “a step change in how we diagnose cancer” and improve survival...
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415,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/groundbreaking-cancer-treatment-now-available-in-england-as-nhs-strikes-discount-deal-Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMTTheresa May announces new cancer strategy for NHS
The prime minister has announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS which will see “a step change in how we diagnose cancer” and improve cancer survival rates.
Theresa May said she wants to increase early detection rates for cancer from one in two today to three in four by 2028, and have 50,000 more people alive five years...
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415,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/theresa-may-announces-new-cancer-strategy-for-nhs-Thu, 04 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMTStandardised hospital death reviews: RCP reports on 'successful' progress so far
Hospitals are now using a standardised review method to improve patients care and learn from adult acute deaths, a new report from the Royal Collage of Physicians (RCP) has revealed.
In March 2017, trusts across England were instructed to carry out mortality reviews after the publication of the National Quality Board’s (NQB)...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-hospital-death-reviews-rcp-reports-on-successful-progress-so-farThu, 04 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMTCQC finds troubled Southern Health trust still 'requires improvement' after patient deaths scandal
The CQC has found that, after inspections in June and July this year at 10 mental health services and five community services, Southern Health NHS FT remains as ‘requires improvement’ overall.
Southern Health was fined £2m back in March for the “entirely preventable” deaths of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-southern-health-nhs-trust-still-requires-improvementWed, 03 Oct 2018 14:15:00 GMTAdvertising watchdog bans 'misleading' GP at Hand app for false promises and weeks-long waits
The advertising watchdog has banned a set of advertisements for a GP service smartphone application that promised NHS doctor appointments in “just minutes.”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received several complaints about the ‘GP at Hand’ smartphone application—a service which allows users to check...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/advertising-watchdog-bans-gp-at-hand-app-as-misleadingWed, 03 Oct 2018 12:45:00 GMTAudit raises 'serious reservations' over two NHS health boards' £20m budget gaps
Scotland’s public spending watchdog has raised “serious reservations” over the finances of two health boards who both face funding gaps of over £20m.
Audit Scotland found that NHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Highland have been unable to deliver their services within budget and have required a total of £38m in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audit-raises-serious-reservations-over-two-nhs-health-boards-20m-budget-gapsWed, 03 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMT'Radical change' needed to fix health crisis care in NHS, says NHSCC
A “radical change” is needed to make emergency mental health care “minimally adequate,” and address inequalities and improve mental health crisis care, a major international report has found.
The report published by NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) said that care for people in mental health crises does not...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-change-needed-to-fix-health-crisis-care-in-nhs-says-major-reportWed, 03 Oct 2018 10:15:00 GMTPrevention through hydration
Professor Jennie Wilson, a member of the Infection Prevention Society, discusses the importance of hydration, especially in older patients, in infection prevention and control.
Hydration needs to be a priority for carers and clinicians, especially for those looking after more vulnerable groups such as the elderly. Hydration is important...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prevention-through-hydration-Wed, 03 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMTThe Kent Integrated Dataset
Dr Abraham George, consultant in public health at Kent County Council, tell us about the Kent Integrated Dataset, undertaken as part of national integration programmes.
A successful population health system depends on system leadership underpinning a shared vision, strategy, and governance to pool analytical, data management...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-kent-integrated-data-setWed, 03 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMTA radical rethink on flexible working
The world of work is rapidly changing, and the NHS needs a radical rethink on its approach, argues Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health.
The recent NHS funding pledge came with the usual comments about the need to change services, use technology more effectively, and become more efficient. The fact that the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-radical-rethink-on-flexible-workingWed, 03 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTCYP mental health: Is it acceptable?
Dr Phil Moore, deputy chair (clinical) at NHS Kingston CCG and chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners’ Mental Health Commissioners Network, makes the case for a long-term commitment to children and young people’s (CYP’s) mental health.
The real question is, is it acceptable?
Is it acceptable that mental health problems...
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414,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cyp-mental-health-is-it-acceptable-Wed, 03 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTGlove awareness: a new approach
Professional lead for infection prevention and control at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Rose Gallagher, discusses her work in raising awareness on the correct use of gloves by healthcare professionals to prevent the spread of infection.
Cleaning and protecting our hands is the most important thing any of us can do to prevent the...
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426,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/glove-awareness-a-new-approach-Wed, 03 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMTHancock announces 'bold aspiration' to map five million genomes
Matt Hancock has announced an ambition to sequence five million genomes over the next five years.
Speaking at the Conservative party conference, the health secretary outlined “a bold aspiration” to expand the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and, within an “unprecedented” five-year period, map five million genomes in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-announces-bold-aspiration-to-map-five-million-genomes-Tue, 02 Oct 2018 17:15:00 GMTHancock announces £240m social care funding ahead of green paper
The health and social care secretary Matt Hancock is set to announce an emergency £240m fund to be injected into social care to free up beds this winter.
In a speech today at the Conservative Party conference, the secretary of state will say the much-needed money will be spent on prevention and on getting people home swiftly in...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-announces-240m-emergency-social-care-funding-ahead-of-green-paperTue, 02 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMTNHS faces £2.7bn cuts after government pension slip-up
The NHS will suffer £2.7bn in new cuts after the government miscalculated the pension costs of public sector workers, a new analysis from the House of Commons library has shown.
The government has offered to cover the NHS’s additional costs up until 2020, but the final two years of additional pension costs totalling...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-27bn-cuts-after-government-pension-slipup-Mon, 01 Oct 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS pays out record £20m compensation for brain-injured teenager
An 18-year-old woman has been awarded £20m by the NHS in compensation for brain injuries suffered as a baby.
The girl, who cannot be named, was awarded £2.1m as a lump sum and annual payments of £203,000 for the rest of her life after a judge ruled that doctors failed to adequately ventilate her before a respiratory...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pays-out-record-20m-compensation-for-brain-injured-teenagerMon, 01 Oct 2018 17:00:00 GMTRules of engagementUsing technology to increase patient engagement in their own care is a priority for health systems across the globe. But what do organisations need to consider when they are looking to embark on such projects? Dr Yossi Cohen, practising clinician and InterSystems’ physician executive, sets out some rules for patient...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rules-of-engagementMon, 01 Oct 2018 11:45:00 GMTRCN members pass vote of no confidence in union for 'misleading' Agenda for Change pay deal
Members of the Royal Collage of Nursing (RCN) have passed a vote of no confidence in the RCN Council at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Birmingham after nurses were reportedly misled on the Agenda for Change pay deal.
Nurses were incorrectly told by the RCN that they would receive the minimum 3% cash boost in their July...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-members-pass-vote-of-no-confidence-in-union-for-misleading-agenda-for-change-pay-deal-Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:30:00 GMTNavigate your way to cyber resilience
As the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday, Alan Calder, founder and executive chairman at IT Governance, looks at the urgent need for healthcare organisations to develop cyber resilience to protect patient data, manage data breaches and comply with new data protection legislation.
For the past year, the GDPR (General Data Protection...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/navigate-your-way-to-cyber-resilienceMon, 01 Oct 2018 10:15:00 GMTWoman jailed for defrauding the NHS and Grenfell fire victims out of thousands
A former Kensington and Chelsea council employee who stole a total of almost £100,000 from an NHS trust and the Grenfell fire victims fund has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Jenny McDonagh worked for the health service as a financial officer based at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent between 2015 and 2016, defrauding the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/woman-jailed-for-defrauding-the-nhs-and-grenfell-fire-victims-out-of-thousandsFri, 28 Sep 2018 16:15:00 GMTNHSI and NHS England face budget cuts of 20% as part of joint model
NHS Improvement and NHS England face having to cut their costs by 20% as they try to deliver a single operating model together in plans discussed in an NHS England board meeting yesterday.
The board papers from the meeting conclude that in order to have a “sharper focus on improving productivity and efficiency,” the two...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-and-nhs-england-face-budget-cuts-of-20-as-part-of-joint-model-Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:45:00 GMTNHS could face hefty fines over GDPR as ICO takes formal action
The NHS could be hit with fines from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as the authority begins formal enforcement actions against a number of organisations that have failed to pay the new data protection fee.
The ICO so far has sent out warning letters to 34 organisations which have failed to pay data protection fees...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-face-hefty-fines-over-gdpr-as-ico-takes-formal-action-Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMTIllegal care provider prosecuted by CQC after two-year legal wrangle
A company director that illegally provided domiciliary care services from three addresses in north London has been successfully prosecuted by the CQC.
The company, CapeHealth Care and Cape Home Care, was not registered with the CQC, which is a legal requirement under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Yousef Jowaheer, director of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/illegal-care-provider-prosecuted-by-cqc-after-two-year-legal-wrangleThu, 27 Sep 2018 10:30:00 GMTHancock asks NHSI director to draft 10-year patient safety plan
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has asked Dr Aidan Fowler, the new NHS director of patient safety, to lead on a new 10-year national patient safety strategy.
Speaking at the Patient Safety Learning Conference at The King’s Fund yesterday, the secretary of state paid “heartfelt tribute” to former health boss...
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408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/humility-openness-and-learning-hancock-asks-nhsi-director-to-draft-10-year-patient-safety-planThu, 27 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT'Significant differences' in impact of CQC inspections on different NHS sectors
Greater investment in recruitment and training of staff and more flexible rating systems were amongst the key findings in a landmark review of the CQC, published today.
Research carried out by think tank The King’s Fund and the Alliance Manchester Business School, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, examined how...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/significant-differences-in-impact-of-inspections-for-nhs-sectors-in-new-landmark-reviewThu, 27 Sep 2018 08:15:00 GMTCarter: 'Vital' improvements to tech, fleets needed to save £500m
New technology is “not adopted rapidly” across the ambulance service and there should be an increase in patients treated at the scene to create savings and reduce pressures on A&E wards, a new report into the service has claimed.
Paramedics treating more patients at the scene, or referring them to services other than...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-review-vital-improvements-to-technology-and-ambulance-fleets-needed-for-savings-Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:15:00 GMTNHS England announces £10m support scheme for GPs over winter
A new Winter Indemnity Scheme will provide £10m to GPs to support the delivery of additional extended hours, out of hours, and unscheduled care sessions over winter, it has been announced today.
The scheme will cover the cost of professional indemnity for the extra services provided by GPs, allowing them to work extra hours and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-announces-10m-support-scheme-for-gps-over-winterWed, 26 Sep 2018 16:30:00 GMTNHS England sued for failing to provide fertility services to transgender patients
NHS England is being taken to court by the UK’s national equality body over its failure to offer fertility services to transgender patients.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is taking the public body to court in response to transgender people not being given equal opportunity to access fertility treatment before they...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-sued-for-failing-to-provide-fertility-services-to-transgender-patients-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:15:00 GMTTackling health inequalities through CVD prevention
Tackling preventable cardiovascular disease and ill-health is one of the most important things we can do to tackle health inequalities and protect our health and social care system, argues Professor Jamie Waterall, national lead for cardiovascular disease prevention at Public Health England.
As one of the leading causes of disability and...
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411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-health-inequalities-through-cvd-preventionWed, 26 Sep 2018 10:15:00 GMTInadequate funding and 'unsafe staffing levels' contributed to hospital baby girl death
Unsafe levels of nursing and clinical staff and insufficient funding at Birmingham Women’s Hospital were factors in the death of a baby girl last winter, a coroner has found.
In a report senior coroner Louise Hunt outlined the circumstances behind the death of a prematurely born baby girl, Kiarah Faith Adora Allen, after she was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-funding-and-unsafe-staffing-levels-contributed-to-hospital-baby-girl-deathWed, 26 Sep 2018 09:45:00 GMTGreater Manchester: Forefront of precision medicine
Precision medicine is hailed as the next big thing in healthcare, and Greater Manchester is set to lead the way with a new £60m global genomics centre, explains Rowena Burns, chair of Health Innovation Manchester.
Put simply, precision medicine is a move away from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to one which targets...
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426,2900,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-forefront-of-precision-medicine-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:15:00 GMTNIHR: Driving innovation
The NHS is not just embracing the power of technology to improve patient care, it is actively driving innovation through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Dr Matthew Hallsworth, head of external relations at the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure, reveals how.
Digital technologies, including artificial...
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426,2900,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-driving-innovation-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMTPersonal Health Records: Empowering people
Stewart Fishman, product manager for Personal Health Records (PHRs) at NHS Digital, discusses the empowering impact PHRs can have for patients.
Imagine a future where people can easily choose from a range of secure, usable, online tools to access their care records. They can add information to these tools and share it with anyone involved...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-records-empowering-people-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMTBrexit-proofing the workforce
As Brexit looms, radical change is needed to deliver on immigration policy, writes Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers.
As Brexit preparations are moving into their final stages, we have looked at what social care and health needs from a future migration system to deliver both workers and certainty. The clock is ticking and...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-proofing-the-workforce-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:45:00 GMTProf Ted Baker: A whole-system approach
CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, discusses the importance of a whole-system approach to managing the capacity problem as demand for health and social care continues to rise.
Every year, we are seeing more and more people in need of health and care support. This rising demand is partly due to our ageing...
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413,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-whole-system-approach-Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:45:00 GMTNHS trusts told to stop setting up controversial subsidiaries
NHS hospital trusts have been told to stop setting up private companies and transferring staff to them by NHS Improvement.
The regulator has ordered trusts to “pause any current plans to create new subsidiaries or change existing subsidiaries” whilst it consults a new regulatory approach in October, with new guidance issued...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-told-to-stop-setting-up-controversial-subsidiaries-Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMTNew NHS Clinical Commissioners co-chair appointed
Barbara Rushton, the chair of South Eastern Hampshire CCG, has been appointed as NHS Clinical Commissioners’ (NHSCC’s) new co-chair.
She will join Graham Jackson, who is the clinical lead at Buckinghamshire ICS, in the job on 1 October.
The former co-chair, Amanda Doyle, finished her term of office on 31 July after four...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-clinical-commissioners-co-chair-appointedTue, 25 Sep 2018 15:45:00 GMTGovernment agrees to bail out £335m Royal Liverpool Hospital after Carillion crisis
The government is set to bail out the £335m Royal Liverpool Hospital (RLH) after the collapse of Carillion earlier this year, following in the same footsteps as the stalled Birmingham hospital.
Sky News has reported that the government will announce in the next few days that it will terminate the RLH private finance initiative (PFI)...
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405,415,2900http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-agrees-to-bail-out-335m-royal-liverpool-hospital-after-carillion-crisis-Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:45:00 GMTFoundation trust chief executive fired after disciplinary hearing
Ian Renwick has been dismissed as chief executive of Gateshead Health NHS FT following a disciplinary meeting.
Renwick had served in the role for 12 years, but was dismissed after a disciplinary hearing convened by chair Julia Hickey on Friday.
In a statement sent to media, the trust said: “Gateshead Health Foundation Trust has...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-chief-executive-fired-after-disciplinary-hearingMon, 24 Sep 2018 16:15:00 GMTInquiry into NHS 'tainted blood' scandal opens into the death of thousands of victims
The inquiry into the ‘tainted blood’ scandal which is estimated to have killed around 2,000 people who received contaminated blood transfusions has opened today in London.
The public inquiry is investigating how thousands of NHS patients were given blood products and transfusions infected with hepatitis C and HIV during the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inquiry-into-nhs-tainted-blood-scandal-opens-into-the-death-of-thousands-of-victims-Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:15:00 GMTHow are we faring in the fight against diabetes?
Almost 3.7 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes and a further 12.3 million are at increased risk of getting type 2 diabetes. Without the very best care, support and treatment, this fast growing health crisis is set to affect more than 5 million people in the UK by 2025, writes Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief...
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411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-are-we-faring-in-the-fight-against-diabetesMon, 24 Sep 2018 09:15:00 GMTNHS wins landmark drug ruling which could save millions of pounds
The NHS has won a landmark legal battle which could save the health service “hundreds of millions a year” after defeating two international pharmaceutical companies.
Novartis and Bayer were trying to stop NHS doctors from prescribing the drug Avastin, a cheaper treatment for a serious eye condition, but a high court judge...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wins-landmark-drug-ruling-which-could-save-millions-Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:30:00 GMTPartnership forged between pharma body and academic health network in new five-year deal
A new five-year partnership aimed at accelerating the introduction and uptake of transformative biomedical innovations in the NHS has been agreed today between two key bodies in the pharma sector.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) – a body which represents research-based biopharmaceutical companies who...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/partnership-forged-between-pharma-body-and-academic-health-network-in-new-five-year-dealFri, 21 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMTTrust chief executive resigns amidst infanticide investigation
The chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital FT (COCH) has resigned amid an ongoing police investigation into eight baby deaths in its neonatal unit.
Tony Chambers has decided to step down from his role at the acute hospital after six years, saying that it has been “a huge privilege” but that “recent times...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-chief-executive-resigns-amidst-infanticide-investigationFri, 21 Sep 2018 11:30:00 GMTNew £1.4m cash pot for digital projects at 18 councils looking to modernise social care
New adult social care funding for 18 councils across the UK has been awarded by NHS Digital, with the local authorities splitting the £1.4m cash pot to develop digital projects in support of social care.
NHS Digital has revealed three categories of funding, with the most money awarded to the nine councils looking to improve the flow...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-14m-cash-pot-for-digital-projects-at-18-councils-looking-to-modernise-social-care-Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:30:00 GMTCouncil and NHS consider merging into a single public authority
Scottish Borders Council has put forward plans for a single public authority in the region in a proposed submission to a local government review.
Ahead of the council’s meeting next week, a report said the proposals aim to drive a “step change in outcomes for the citizens and communities of the Scottish...
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413,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-and-nhs-consider-merging-into-a-single-public-authorityThu, 20 Sep 2018 15:15:00 GMTSir Robert Francis chosen as new Healthwatch chair
Healthwatch England has appointed Sir Robert Francis QC as its new a chair, taking over from current chair Jane Mordue after her three-year tenure.
Sir Robert is most well-known for leading a major inquiry into concerns of poor care and high mortality rates for patients at Stafford Hospital, and in 2014 was commissioned to review NHS...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-robert-francis-chosen-as-new-healthwatch-chairThu, 20 Sep 2018 15:00:00 GMTIntegrated care systems 'need dedicated funding and law changes to succeed'
National health leaders need to invest time into developing appropriate legislation, reforming regulation, redesigning financial architectures and earmarking funding in order to truly support the advancement of integrated care systems (ICSs), the King’s Fund has concluded.
In its major review of eight of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-systems-need-dedicated-funding-and-law-changes-to-succeedThu, 20 Sep 2018 12:15:00 GMTIntegrated care systems held back by 'conflicting messages' from national bodies
While there have been encouraging signs of progress, integrated care systems (ICSs) are nevertheless being held back by their regulatory relationship with NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSI), as well as by sluggish regional teams who have been too slow in aligning their approach.
In its comprehensive review of eight first-wave ICSs...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-systems-held-back-by-conflicting-messages-from-national-bodiesThu, 20 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTSolicitor who overcharged NHS millions with 'obscene' clinical negligence bills fined £30k
A solicitor who overcharged the NHS millions of pounds for clinical negligence has been fined £30,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Andrew Good, who had been the joint owner (50% stake) of Hull law firm Rapid Response, was fined for misconduct after the tribunal found that his conduct “was motivated by his desire...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/solicitor-who-overcharged-nhs-millions-with-obscene-clinical-negligence-bills-fined-30kWed, 19 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTGMHSC laments 'limited' integrated organisation forms and floats new care trust vehicle
Beyond short-term funding arrangements and traditional organisational boundaries, there are other systemic barriers that hold back the pace of health and social care integration – including a limited option of integrated organisational forms, outdated incentives schemes and technical workforce impediments.
These are the views of the...
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409,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-laments-limited-integrated-organisation-forms-and-floats-new-care-trust-vehicleWed, 19 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMTPrivate health giant Spire reveals 20% profit hit after NHS funding cutbacks
NHS funding squeezes have hit private firm Spire Healthcare as it forecasted a large decline in annual profits.
Spire Healthcare has unveiled a 20.6% decline in pre-tax earnings in the six months to the end of June, and now forecasts full-year profits in the range of £120m to £125m; significantly down from the £150m...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-nhs-healthcare-provider-reveals-profits-hit-after-nhs-funding-cutbacksWed, 19 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMTCQC urgently shuts care home over 'risk of harm to patients'
Residents of Horncastle House were forced to leave after the CQC shut down the Sussex care home due to “ineffective” care and a “risk of harm” to patients.
The health inspectorate said they had no choice but to take urgent enforcement action to protect the people still living at the care home in East Grinstead...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-urgently-shuts-care-home-over-risk-of-harm-to-patientsWed, 19 Sep 2018 10:15:00 GMTThe Hospital Energy Project
The Hospital Energy Project is an ambitious engineering scheme to replace outdated systems at Oxford University NHS FT’s hospitals and reduce the provider’s reliance on the national grid. Claire Hennessy, its head of operational estates and facilities services, summarises what steps were taken to save money and, better yet, cut...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-hospital-energy-projectWed, 19 Sep 2018 09:15:00 GMTSocial media's role in health
Social media has a massive role to play in health – infection prevention and control in particular, write Brett Mitchell, professor of nursing, and Hannah Rosebrock, research officer, both of Australia’s Avondale College.
How many times have you checked your Facebook today? Since the dawn of the internet some 40 years ago...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-medias-role-in-healthWed, 19 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMTDickson: Hancock finds an NHS in need of digital rebirth
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, takes a look at Matt Hancock's priorities and agenda around workforce, technology and prevention.
A tech transformation is coming, according to the new health secretary. Matt Hancock was secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport for just six short months before being...
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426,419,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dickson-hancock-finds-an-nhs-in-need-of-digital-rebirth-Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:45:00 GMTGDEs: Never stop learning
Paul Charnley, director of IT and information at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT, discusses what his organisation has learnt from being a Global Digital Exemplar (GDE).
In some ways, as an exemplar, we are supposed to be in a position to show others how they should do things. Being on ‘a pedestal’ as a GDE can also...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gdes-never-stop-learning-Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:45:00 GMTLord Darzi: Seize the opportunity
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham is the Paul Hamlyn chair of surgery at Imperial College, a surgeon working in the NHS and, from 2007-09, was health minister under Labour. Here, he highlights the importance of innovation in the NHS, and the exciting prospects it might bring if we’re brave enough to seize the opportunities...
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417,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-darzi-seize-the-opportunity-Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:45:00 GMTPlans to cut three acute stroke units unveiled amid 'time of uncertainty'
The NHS system in Kent and Medway has today published its plans for three new specialist ‘hyper acute stroke units’ (HASUs) which are set to replace the six stroke facilities in the region.
The proposals will see six stroke units replaced with three new HASUs. Medway NHS FT will lose its stroke services after not being...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-cut-three-acute-stroke-units-unveiled-amid-time-of-uncertaintyTue, 18 Sep 2018 17:30:00 GMTDevon NHS Trust remains in 'requires improvement' after latest CQC inspection
A Devon-based NHS trust will remain in the ‘requires improvement’ rating after the health inspectorate deemed that, despite improvements, some services require further work in its latest report.
The CQC’s inspection at North Devon District Hospital in July this year was an unannounced follow-up inspection focused solely...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devon-nhs-trust-remains-in-requires-improvement-after-latest-cqc-inspectionTue, 18 Sep 2018 16:30:00 GMTFlawed NHS IT system will cost £7m to fix after discharge blunder affects thousands
An NHS IT system which led to up to 14,600 patients being discharged from hospital without vital medical notes being sent to their GP will cost £7m to fix.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust declared a “serious incident” after the Lorenzo system patients record system did not issue discharge summaries to local...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flawed-nhs-it-system-will-cost-7m-to-fix-after-discharge-blunder-affects-thousandsTue, 18 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTLocal NHS trust to work with city council to provide new services for young people
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) are to deliver new mental health services for young people after a city council pledge.
Leeds City Council has awarded the contract, meaning LCH will be delivering a Public Health Integrated Nursing Service for 0-19-year-olds from April 2019.
Services include health visiting, school nursing...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-nhs-trust-to-work-with-city-council-to-provide-new-services-for-young-peopleMon, 17 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMTNew boss appointed for North Durham cross-CCG leadership team
Dr Neil O’Brien has been chosen to head a joint leadership and management team across five north east clinical commissioning groups.
NHS CCGs across Durham and Tees Valley will work together under the newly appointed accountable officer who will oversee NHS North Durham, NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield, NHS Hartlepool and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-boss-appointed-for-north-durham-cross-ccg-leadership-team-Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:30:00 GMTStruggling ambulance trust to send occupied vehicles to emergency calls
The East of England ambulance services trust will send ambulances with stable patients already on board to new, more life-threatening emergencies in a bid to improve response times.
Ranked in the worst 10 ambulance trusts in England for category one response times last month, this is part of an 18-point plan to improve that record and was...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-ambulance-trust-to-send-occupied-vehicles-to-emergency-calls-Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMTTrust needs 200 extra beds to meet winter demand and dodge 120% occupancy rate
Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust has said it won’t have enough beds to cope this winter and needs a dramatic capacity increase of 208 more beds.
The facility says it needs to increase its current bed numbers by a third to reach a sustainable bed occupancy rate of 92% or less with the national recommended level. Without any...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-needs-200-extra-beds-to-meet-winter-demand-and-dodge-120-occupancy-rateFri, 14 Sep 2018 16:15:00 GMTCorby seeks next urgent care provider after landmark High Court legal battle
Work has begun to start the procurement process for Corby Urgent Care Centre (UCC) after a landmark High Court ruling rejected proposals to turn the facility into appointment-only.
NHS Corby CCG announced the notice to start the procurement process for when the existing care centre provider contract — currently run by private firm...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/corby-seeks-next-urgent-care-provider-after-landmark-high-court-legal-battleFri, 14 Sep 2018 15:45:00 GMTFoundation trust thrown back into special measures after major service deterioration
A Norfolk-based foundation trust has been placed back into special measures, just three years after being taken out by the health inspectorate.
The CQC rated the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS FT ‘inadequate,’ with the trust being told it must make improvements to a number of areas – including ensuring...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-thrown-back-into-special-measures-after-major-service-deteriorationFri, 14 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMTProgress for AI which could help in radiotherapy treatment
An artificial intelligence system which could help radiotherapy treatments for head and neck patients has shown promising early results.
Clinicians and researchers from DeepMind Health and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) are working on the system which, based off the initial testing, can perform to a similar standard as...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/progress-for-ai-which-could-help-in-radiotherapy-treatmentThu, 13 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMTNew law doubling jail time for assaulting emergency workers receives Royal Assent
A new law which will double jail times for anyone who assaults emergency workers has received Royal Assent today.
The maximum sentence for a new offence will double from six to 12 months in prison and will also lead to tougher sentences being considered for other crimes against emergency workers, which ministers say will help protect...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-law-doubling-jail-time-for-assaulting-emergency-workers-receives-royal-assentThu, 13 Sep 2018 11:15:00 GMTKeogh Review trust to stay in special measures after sluggish pace of improvement
The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT has been told by the health inspectorate that it must stay in special measures amid concerns over staffing levels and patient care following the latest CQC review – but its rating has been changed from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement.’
Whilst the report did...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-review-trust-to-stay-in-special-measures-after-sluggish-pace-of-improvementWed, 12 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS 'brand' to be globally exported in bid to raise £7bn post-Brexit funding
The government is looking to export NHS expertise across the globe as part of an effort to boost funding and investment post-Brexit.
Up to £7bn of opportunities will be targeted over the next 10 years, with the NHS’s expertise set to be central to the plans as part of a new government support service.
The Healthcare UK...
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415,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-brand-to-be-globally-exported-in-bid-to-raise-7bn-post-brexit-funding-Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTCCG chairman resigns over 'conflict of interest' after private provider deal
Dr Dan Bunstone has stepped down as chairman of Warrington CCG due to his role with a private online GP provider which is now set to work with the NHS.
Bunstone was appointed as chief medical officer for the private healthcare company Push Doctor in May and late last week the company reached an agreement with Modality, an organisation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-warrington-ccg-chairman-resigns-over-conflict-of-interestWed, 12 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMTOur unsung NHS heroes
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management’ published by Oxford University Press, writes for NHE to discuss the too often ignored hard work and compassion of our NHS staff, as well as the 2018 Our Health Heroes awards.
I sometimes struggle...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-health-heroes-2018Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMTNHS nursing shortages risk becoming a 'national emergency'
The number of NHS vacancies have risen by almost 10% in the first quarter of this year and are expected to continue rising with experts warning that “widespread and growing nursing shortages now risk becoming a national emergency.”
NHS Improvement’s quarterly performance report showed that in England there were 107,743...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nursing-shortages-risk-becoming-a-national-emergencyTue, 11 Sep 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS trusts forecast 'clearly unaffordable' £519m deficit
NHS trusts have forecast a combined deficit of £519m for this year in the latest quarterly report, breaking previous commitment from regulators to break even.
NHS Improvement’s report said that this projected deficit is “clearly unaffordable,” with trusts across England in a total deficit of £814m at the end...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-forecast-clearly-unaffordable-519m-deficitTue, 11 Sep 2018 16:45:00 GMTGovernment launches digital platform for NHS staff to share views
The secretary of state for health Matt Hancock has set out plans to give over three million health and care professionals in England the opportunity to share their views with the government.
The new platform, ‘TalkHealthandCare,’ can be used by staff to share views and ideas and pose questions and challenges to the government...
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419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-launches-digital-platform-for-nhs-staff-to-share-views-Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTAmount of NHS land for sale soars by one-third in a year
There has been a major rise in the amount of NHS land being put up for sale, with figures showing a 31% increase in the last year.
According to data compiled by the Labour party, 1,750 hectares of land are on the market, around 400 hectares more land than this time last year.
Included were 43 sites with a market value over £1m...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/amount-of-nhs-land-for-sale-soars-by-one-third-in-a-yearMon, 10 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMTFormer chief executive at struggling trust finds new interim CEO role at Croydon
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has appointed former East Kent CEO Matthew Kershaw as interim chief executive in a bid to take the trust “on the next chapter of its improvement journey.”
Kershaw resigned from East Kent Hospitals University FT a year ago as part of then-health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s crackdown on poor...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-chief-executive-at-struggling-trust-finds-new-interim-ceo-role-at-croydonMon, 10 Sep 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS trusts to receive £145m for emergency care ahead of winter chaos
The government will give more than £145m to NHS trusts across the country in order to improve emergency care ahead of the winter months.
The funding from the department of health and social care’s budget will go towards upgrading wards and redeveloping A&E departments, as well as 900 extra beds.
The money will be...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-to-receive-145m-for-emergency-care-ahead-of-winter-chaos-Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:15:00 GMTWestminster-based general practice placed into special measures by CQC
A Westminster-based practice has been placed into special measures by the health inspectorate after being rated ‘inadequate’ during its latest inspection.
The CQC gave Soho Square General Practice – which looks after around 5,000 patients – the ‘inadequate’ rating for being safe and well-led, and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/westminster-based-general-practice-placed-into-special-measures-by-cqcFri, 07 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTEx-special measures trust still needs to improve as poor CQC rating left unchanged
East Kent Hospitals FT has been told by the health inspectorate that is must make improvements following the latest CQC review.
The Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother, William Harvey and Kent & Canterbury Hospital were all rated as ‘requires improvement’ in the latest CQC report, meaning there have been no substantial...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ex-special-measures-trust-still-needs-to-improve-as-poor-cqc-rating-stands-stillFri, 07 Sep 2018 11:30:00 GMTCQC takes enforcement action to work with NHSI at troubled Dudley foundation trust
The health inspectorate has issued an enforcement notice at a Dudley Group FT hospital in a bid to protect people after safety concerns surrounding the service
In an announcement yesterday, the CQC issued the action against the trust following its inspection at Russells Hall Hospital, which is currently rated as ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-takes-enforcement-action-to-work-with-nhsi-at-troubled-dudley-group-nhs-ft-hospitalFri, 07 Sep 2018 10:45:00 GMTHancock sets up multiskilled HealthTech Advisory Board chaired by Ben Goldacre
Health and social care secretary has announced the creation of the HealthTech Advisory Board, to be chaired by Dr Ben Goldacre, which will report directly to Matt Hancock.
Reporting directly to the secretary of state, the aim of the advisory board will be to “highlight where change needs to happen, where best practice...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-sets-up-multiskilled-healthtech-advisory-board-chaired-by-ben-goldacreFri, 07 Sep 2018 10:30:00 GMTPHE chief executive Selbie on public health and care: 'We cannot keep doing what we've always done'
The boss of Public Health England (PHE) outlined his thoughts behind social care and public health in the UK during an event yesterday, claiming that “we cannot keep doing what we’ve always done.”
Speaking at Health Expo 2018 in Manchester, chief executive Duncan Selbie noted that despite major progressions in English...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-chair-selbie-on-health-and-care-we-cannot-keep-doing-what-weve-always-done-Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:30:00 GMTCQC takes enforcement action amid safety fears at Shrewsbury trust
The CQC has decided to take “urgent enforcement action” against a trust that was last week embroiled in controversy after more cases of poor care were allegedly identified at its maternity unit.
The organisation has inspected Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust over six days last week after claims were made of staff...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-takes-urgent-enforcement-action-amid-safety-fears-at-shrewsbury-trustThu, 06 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMTTrust hospital bids for £36m government funding for struggling A&E
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust was told yesterday by the prime minister that it will find out in the coming weeks if their bid for £36.2m government funding has been successful.
The announcement came in response to Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes during PMQs, who asked for an assurance that a small chunk of the £20bn NHS funding...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-hospital-bids-for-36m-government-funding-for-struggling-ae-Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS IT systems 'costing lives': Hancock unveils £200m digital fund and five app trials
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has described the NHS’s IT systems as “stuttering,” arguing that they are putting lives at risk and are in need of a serious upgrade.
“It’s time to bring the health and care system into the 21st century,” Hancock vowed in his article for The Telegraph as he...
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405,415,419,407,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-it-systems-costing-lives-hancock-unveils-200m-digital-fund-and-five-app-trialsThu, 06 Sep 2018 09:30:00 GMTCampaigners lose High Court fight against Dorset service reorganisation
Campaigners have lost their High Court bid to put a stop to a proposed reorganisation to Dorset’s healthcare services.
In a statement, Dorset CCG said it was pleased with the judge’s decision to rule in favour of its plans to move ahead with the service shake-up.
A legal challenge had been brought forward by Anna Hinsull...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigners-lose-high-court-fight-against-dorset-service-reorganisationThu, 06 Sep 2018 09:15:00 GMTGovernment will 'consider proposals' for ring-fenced health and social care funding in latest response
The government has published its response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s calls for ring-fenced transformation funding for health and social care, claiming “it will consider proposals” for a multi-year capital plan to support the transformation.
In a report published today, the government outlined its response...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-will-consider-proposals-for-ring-fenced-health-and-social-care-funding-in-latest-responseWed, 05 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMTLord David Prior chosen as next chair of NHS England
Former health minister Lord David Prior has been named as the government's chosen candidate to be the next chair of NHS England.
Taking over from Sir Malcom Grant in autumn, Lord Prior has plenty of previous experience in high-level leadership roles in the health industry.
He served as a Conservative MP for North Norfolk from 1997 to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-david-prior-chosen-as-next-chair-of-nhs-englandWed, 05 Sep 2018 15:15:00 GMTHealth minister announces new code of conduct for data-driven technology within the NHS
Health minister James O’Shaughnessy has today announced a new code of conduct for data-driven technology, outlining the benefit it can bring to the NHS by improving patient care and freeing up clinicians’ time.
Speaking at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester this morning, Lord O’Shaughnessy spoke about...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-minister-announces-new-code-of-conduct-for-data-driven-technology-within-the-nhsWed, 05 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMTDeal struck for groundbreaking cancer treatment in 'fastest funding approval in NHS history'
NHS England is to offer children a groundbreaking new cancer treatment after one of the fastest funding approvals in the history of the NHS.
The cutting-edge personalised treatment for a form of childhood leukaemia cured 40% of late-stage leukaemia sufferers in trials and will now be available just 10 days after the treatment was granted...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deal-struck-for-groundbreaking-cancer-treatment-in-fastest-funding-approval-in-nhs-historyWed, 05 Sep 2018 10:30:00 GMTDHSC awards centralised £730m NHS logistics deal
A five-year £730m logistics contract has been awarded by the Department of Health and Social Care following a legal challenge against the decision from a rival bidder.
The contract will involve the provision of delivery services of non-medicine hospital consumables and medical devices— such as bandages, gloves, and surgical...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-awards-centralised-730m-nhs-logistics-deal-after-government-victory-in-high-court-Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:15:00 GMTOverseas healthcare staff could cost almost £500m post-Brexit, RCP says
Employing overseas healthcare staff could cost almost £500m a year following Britain’s departure from the EU, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has claimed.
In a statement released today, president elect Dr Andrew Goddard said that in the current climate the NHS “simply could not function” without EU and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overseas-healthcare-staff-could-cost-almost-500m-post-brexit-rcp-saysWed, 05 Sep 2018 09:15:00 GMTPatients and staff being 'failed' by SNP government, Scottish Labour says
Vacancies in NHS Scotland for positions such occupational therapists and physiotherapists have reached a record high with almost 600 posts available, new figures show.
Statistics outlined by Labour today highlighted that Scotland’s hospitals do not have enough nurses, and have had to cancel over 500 operations in July due to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-and-staff-being-failed-by-snp-government-scottish-labour-saysTue, 04 Sep 2018 17:00:00 GMTLondon foundation trust appoints new chief executive
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT has appointed Sarah Tedford as its new chief executive.
Tedford, who has more than 30 years of NHS experience, will join the trust from Manchester Royal Infirmary hospital, where she is currently the CEO.
Tedford said: “I’m delighted to be joining Hillingdon and am excited about leading the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-foundation-trust-appoints-new-chief-executiveTue, 04 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMTIndependent panel called in to oversee struggling cardiac surgery service
An NHS Improvement oversight body has been called in by a struggling London teaching trust in a bid to improve standards at its cardiac surgery unit.
St George’s University Hospital Trust announced today that the external panel will be brought in to “deal with the long-standing issues” faced by its cardiac surgical...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-panel-called-in-to-oversee-struggling-cardiac-surgery-serviceTue, 04 Sep 2018 14:45:00 GMTQuarter of student nurses drop out before graduating
One in four students dropped out of their degrees before graduation, according to shocking new figures from the Health Foundation.
UK healthcare services are already struggling to cope in the face a significant shortage of nurses, and the research offers further bad news for the NHS and nursing workforce.
The Royal College of Nursing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-student-nurses-drop-out-before-graduatingMon, 03 Sep 2018 17:30:00 GMT'Much more robust' trials needed before NHS fully embraces artificial intelligence, says RCP
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has issued recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support doctors in providing patient care.
Following a roundtable discussion between experts, the RCP has urged doctors to appraise the technology, regulators to develop guidance and evaluation methods, and for the industry as a...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/-much-more-robust-trials-are-needed-before-we-fully-embrace-artificial-intelligence-says-rcpMon, 03 Sep 2018 16:15:00 GMTNHSI calls for 'bank first' approach to save £500m in agency staff costs this year
Cutting agency staff could free up to £480m to reinvest into NHS services and improve patient care, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has said today.
In a statement released by the NHS regulator, temporary staff such as nurses and doctors supplied by agencies cost on average 20% more than those from the NHS’s own ranks despite performing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-calls-for-bank-first-approach-to-save-500m-in-agency-staff-costs-this-yearFri, 31 Aug 2018 15:30:00 GMTScandal-hit Shrewsbury and Telford trust labels maternity failings accusations as 'incorrect and irresponsible'
A scandal-hit maternity ward facing reports that dozens more poor cases of care have been discovered at the unit has hit back at the allegations, branding them “factually inaccurate and untrue.”
A report by the Health Service Journal identified more cases of poor care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) NHS Trust’s...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scandal-hit-shrewsbury-and-telford-trust-labels-maternity-failings-as-incorrect-and-irresponsibleFri, 31 Aug 2018 14:45:00 GMTLandmark 'citizens jury' chooses location of new £11m hospital in NHS first
A citizens’ jury has decided on the location of a £11m community hospital in Gloucestershire.
Some 18 jury members were selected to make the decision out of 218 people living in the Forest of Dean District at the end of July, where the new facility will replace the Dilke Memorial and Lydney and District Community healthcare...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-citizens-jury-chooses-location-of-new-11m-hospital-in-nhs-firstFri, 31 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTIsle of Wight NHS Trust and South Central Ambulance Service collaborate to improve patient care
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWNHS) and the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) announced today that they will be working together in a number of areas to improve patient service quality and “greater value for money” in the area.
The two bodies will look to work together in 999, NHS 111 integrated care, and patient...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-nhs-trust-and-south-central-ambulance-service-collaborate-to-improve-patient-careThu, 30 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTFoundation trust jumps from 'requires improvement' to 'outstanding' CQC rating in just two years
A London foundation trust which was rated ‘requires improvement’ just two years ago has jumped up to ‘outstanding’ following a positive visit from the health inspectorate.
Kingston Hospital NHS FT was given the rating by the CQC following its latest inspection in May and June 2018, after being deemed to require...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-jumps-from-requires-improvement-to-outstanding-cqc-rating-in-just-two-yearsThu, 30 Aug 2018 17:00:00 GMTDame Julie Moore joins board at troubled special-measures trust
Dame Julie Moore will join the director’s board at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as an associate non-executive director in October.
Dame Julie will step down from her role as chief executive from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT this week, where she brought together two of the largest NHS hospital trusts—...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dame-julie-moore-joins-board-at-troubled-special-measures-trustThu, 30 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMTDr Bawa-Garba: GMC boss faces calls to resign over handling of legal case
The head of the General Medical Council (GMC) is facing calls to step down from his role over the handling of a legal case which saw Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba struck off from the medical register.
The Hospital Consultants Specialists Association (HCSA) claimed that GMC chief executive Charlie Massey “may never restore the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-gmc-ceo-receives-calls-to-resign-over-handling-of-caseWed, 29 Aug 2018 12:15:00 GMTUse entrepreneur tax relief cash to help fulfil NHS £20bn funding pledge, think tank says
Entrepreneurs’ Relief should be scrapped to fund Theresa May’s extra £20bn a year pledge for the NHS, a leading think tank has said.
The Resolution Foundation’s latest release today found that Entrepreneur’s Relief— which allows people selling companies to pay half the normal rate of capital gains tax...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/use-entrepreneur-tax-relief-cash-to-fulfil-nhs-20bn-funding-pledge-think-tank-saysWed, 29 Aug 2018 10:30:00 GMTSurgeon barred from working at London hospital over bullying claim wins initial High Court battle
A heart surgeon who was excluded from work after being accused of bullying has won the latest stage of a High Court battle.
Professor Marjan Jahangiri, a consultant cardiac surgeon, was barred by bosses at St George’s University Hospitals NHS FT in south London pending a disciplinary investigation after it was claimed that she had...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeon-barred-from-working-at-london-hospital-over-bullying-claim-wins-initial-high-court-battleWed, 29 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTMore NHS patients waiting longer to hear from test results, new figures show
The number of patients who have to wait longer to hear back from NHS Scotland medical tests is increasing, new figures show.
Latest figures from NHS Scotland indicates that only 78.7% of patients were seen within the six-week waiting window (Treatment Time Guarantee) for one of its eight key diagnostic tests— down by almost 4%...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-nhs-patients-waiting-longer-to-hear-from-test-results-new-figures-showTue, 28 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTAlmost half of maternity units closed at one point in 2017
Nearly half of England’s maternity unit closed to new mothers at least once in 2017, shocking new figures have shown.
A Freedom of Information request from Labour found that there were at least 287 instances where maternity units were closed to new mothers in 2017 — with eight trusts having closures lasting more than 24...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-half-of-maternity-units-closed-at-one-point-in-2017Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:45:00 GMTNew King's Fund chief executive announced
The King’s Fund has appointed its current director of policy to replace Professor Sir Chris Ham as chief executive of the charity from the start of next year.
Richard Murray will replace Sir Chris, who will step down at the end of 2018, as chief executive of the think thanks. Murray is due to take up the post on 2 January...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-kings-fund-chief-executive-announcedTue, 28 Aug 2018 14:30:00 GMTSingle A&E unit proposed for Central Lancashire
Central Lancashire could be served by a single A&E unit following consultation plans due to be made available to the public in January.
Despite proposals not confirming whether the site would be at the existing Preston or Chorley units, plans include a ringfenced facility to be used for pre-planned procedures in an effort to reduce...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-ae-unit-proposed-for-central-lancashireFri, 24 Aug 2018 16:15:00 GMTNHS hospitals should be run like Tesco chains to improve standards, Dalton says
One of the leading NHS chief executives claims struggling hospitals should be run like supermarket chains to improve efficiencies and savings.
Sir David Dalton, CEO of a top-rated Salford Royal NHS FT and the man handpicked to lead divisive junior doctor negotiations in 2016, said supermarket chains such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hospitals-should-be-run-like-tesco-chains-to-improve-standards-dalton-saysFri, 24 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTCQC wins tribunal preventing provider from increasing private care capacity
The CQC has won a first-tier tribunal decision preventing a care group from increasing the number of people with learning disabilities at one of its services.
Care Management Group Limited (CMG) — a care provider running a large number of specialist support provisions around the country for people with learning disabilities, autism...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-wins-tribunal-preventing-provider-from-increasing-private-care-capacityFri, 24 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMTBoss promises no hospitals at risk when major foundation trust merger goes ahead
The boards of both South Tyneside and City Hospitals Sunderland NHS foundation trusts are supportive of a formal merger between the two providers and have promised that neither hospital will cease to exist under the plans.
Proposals to bring the two FTs together were discussed this week at South Tyneside Council’s Overview and...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/boss-promises-no-hospitals-at-risk-when-major-foundation-trust-merger-goes-aheadThu, 23 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTHancock confirms NHS will not need to stockpile vital medicines for 'no-deal Brexit'
NHS organisations will not need to spend extra cash stockpiling on medicines in the event of the UK leaving the EU with no deal in place, the health and social care secretary has said.
In a letter released today, Matt Hancock said local stockpiling “is not necessary” and noted that the DHSC has “robust plans” in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-confirms-nhs-will-not-need-to-stockpile-vital-medicines-for-no-deal-brexitThu, 23 Aug 2018 15:30:00 GMTDigging deep: the impact volunteers are having in hospitals
Jullie Tran Graham, trust engagement lead at HelpForce, dives deep into the more meaningful data surrounding the positive impact volunteers are having on our hospitals.
In the voluntary sector we put a lot of emphasis on the effort we’re making, how many people we serve, how many hours our volunteers have contributed. This effort...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digging-deep-the-impact-volunteers-are-having-in-hospitalsThu, 23 Aug 2018 10:30:00 GMTLondon urgent care centre placed into special measures by CQC
An urgent care centre in the London Borough of Redbridge has been placed into special measures by the health inspectorate.
Following a CQC inspection on 5 April, King George’s Emergency Urgent Care Centre (EUCC), an independently run unit at King George Hospital, was rated ‘inadequate’ for being safe and well-led, and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-urgent-care-centre-placed-into-special-measures-by-cqcThu, 23 Aug 2018 10:30:00 GMTDoctors petition to stop GMC from using member fees to pay for Bawa-Garba legal case
Members of the GMC have launched a petition to oppose the union from using membership fees to fund its failed legal challenge against Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
Dr Bawa-Garba won her Court of Appeal challenge last week against the decision to dismiss her from the medical register following a long-running legal battle that has divided the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-petition-to-stop-gmc-from-using-member-fees-to-pay-for-bawa-garba-legal-caseWed, 22 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMTReduction in bed-blocking rates saves NHS £60m
Improvements made in returning hospital patients to adult social care has saved the NHS £60m, leaders in the sector have said.
New data from NHS England highlights that there were 43,600 fewer delayed days from hospital wards to the community from June 2017 to June 2018, with both the NHS and social care sectors having seen...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reduction-in-bed-blocking-rates-saves-nhs-60mWed, 22 Aug 2018 10:45:00 GMTCCGs taken to High Court for 'potentially disastrous' and 'flawed' service transfer plans
Campaigners have been given the go-ahead to pursue a legal challenge against plans to transfer services between CCGs in the South Tyneside area.
Lawyers representing campaigners opposed to the plans had previously written to NHS South Tyneside CCG calling on the body to overturn the decision to move stroke, paediatric, maternity, and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-taken-to-high-court-for-potentially-disastrous-and-flawed-service-transfer-plansWed, 22 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTWhat energy efficiency initiatives can we implement to save the NHS millions?
Amna Khan, events and training marketing officer at the Energy Institute (EI), examines the cheapest, simplest ways to cut costs in healthcare estates.
A recent report by Centrica discovered that the NHS would save approximately £130m a year – that’s enough money to pay for 4,000 extra nurses – just by improving...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-energy-efficiency-initiatives-can-we-implement-to-save-the-nhs-millionsWed, 22 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTThe age of innovation
Dr Liz Mear, chief executive of the Innovation Agency, explains how her organisation has been enabling innovation across the NHS and what we need to do to ensure this continues.
Sometimes an offer seems too good to be true; that may seem to be the case for a set of innovations being provided for free to health providers across...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/age-of-innovationWed, 22 Aug 2018 08:45:00 GMTSouth west trust to enter 15-year estates partnership for delivery of estates
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) has announced that it will be entering a 50:50 strategic estates partnership and joint venture with Health Innovation Partners (HIP) to support the development of its estates strategy.
The joint venture means the trust and care model partners will be able to work with HIP to review, plan...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-west-trust-to-enter-15-year-estates-partnership-for-delivery-of-estatesTue, 21 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS trusts concerned about government 'radio silence' and potential shortage of drugs on no-deal Brexit
The UK’s departure from the European Union without a deal could lead to trusts around the country running out of vital medicines, health bosses have warned.
A leaked email from NHS Providers to Conservative ministers, chief executive of NHS England (NHSE) Simon Stevens, and chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI) Ian Dalton...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-concerned-about-government-radio-silence-and-potential-shortage-of-drugs-on-no-deal-brexit-Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTJanet Davies to step down as CEO of RCN
The chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) will step down at the end of August, ending her tenure as CEO after three years.
Janet Davies said it was “a great honour” to have worked in the RCN since joining the team in 2005, and noted she looked forward to taking on new...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/janet-davies-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-rcnMon, 20 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTUnions back three-year pay increase for NHS Scotland staff
Medical staff in Scotland are set to receive a minimum pay rise of 9% over the next three years after a new deal was backed by workforce unions.
Following the announcement of the offering of a pay rise at the end of June, 147,000 NHS staff including nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, and paramedics will receive the cash boost...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-back-three-year-pay-increase-for-nhs-scotland-staffMon, 20 Aug 2018 17:00:00 GMTNHS trusts lost almost 10,000 patient records last year
Almost 10,000 vital patient documents were either lost or stolen from 68 hospitals last year, according to a damning new report.
Data compiled by thinktank Parliament Street found 9,132 instances of stolen or missing documents from trusts around the UK— prompting major concerns about patient data security.
University Hospital...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-lost-almost-10000-patient-records-last-yearMon, 20 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMTLancashire County Council to pay £200k in legal costs after trust legal battle
Lancashire County Council has agreed to pay £200,000 in legal costs to two NHS Trusts after their decision to hand a £104million contract in healthcare provision to Virgin Care was blocked by the High Court.
The payment comes in the wake of a legal ruling made in April ordering a re-run of the tendering process.
The...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lancashire-county-council-to-pay-200k-in-legal-costs-after-virgin-care-legal-battleFri, 17 Aug 2018 15:45:00 GMTFormer inadequate West Midlands maternity unit upgraded by CQC
Walsall Manor Hospital’s maternity services have been given an improved rating from the health inspectorate following assessments made in June.
The trust had previously been rated as inadequate due to concerns over staffing levels and its monitoring of cardiotocography but has now been deemed worthy of needs improvement...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-inadequate-west-midlands-maternity-unit-upgraded-by-cqcFri, 17 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTMajor hospital stalled by Carillion collapse will go ahead under government funding deal
The construction of a major Midlands hospital that had its future cast into doubt following the collapse of infrastructure giant Carillion has been given the go-ahead following further funding from the government and the local trust.
The construction plans for Midland Metropolitan Hospital, which will hold 15 operating theatres and at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-hospital-stalled-by-carillion-collapse-will-go-ahead-under-government-funding-dealThu, 16 Aug 2018 12:45:00 GMTPlymouth trust slapped with two warning notices after damning CQC review
The CQC has called for immediate improvements at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust as the healthcare inspectorate issued two warning notices to the provider, which runs Derriford Hospital.
The trust, which remains rated at ‘requires improvement’ overall, must now take “urgent action” to improve the management...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plymouth-trust-slapped-with-two-warning-notices-after-damning-cqc-reviewThu, 16 Aug 2018 12:30:00 GMTNorthumbria FT hospital forced to remain closed overnight due to severe staffing issues
A Northumbria Healthcare FT hospital suffering a workforce crisis has had to remain shut overnight for an “indeterminate period” after being initially suspended for four weeks in July.
The urgent care centre at Hexham General Hospital has been closed between 10pm and 8am since 18 July for the intended period of four...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northumbria-ft-hospital-forced-to-remain-closed-overnight-due-to-severe-staffing-issuesThu, 16 Aug 2018 12:15:00 GMTFour Derbyshire CCGs consider merger to deal with £95m deficit
CCGs in Derbyshire are to discuss plans on how they can source £51m of savings.
After a three-week public consultation period, which ended on Tuesday, Derbyshire’s four CCGs will meet on Friday to discuss whether they should merge organisations or retain their current separate working arrangements.
The four CCGs —...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-derbyshire-ccgs-consider-merger-to-deal-with-95m-deficitWed, 15 Aug 2018 12:45:00 GMTPlans for single AO across three CCGs in doubt due to localism fears, but full merger still possible
Plans to create a single accountable officer (AO) for three major Leicestershire CCGs have been cast into doubt, as concerns were raised about a “loss of autonomy” and lack of governance for the bodies.
East Leicestershire and Rutland (ELR), West Leicestershire, and Leicester City CCGs initially agreed on proposals to create a...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-for-single-ao-across-three-ccgs-in-doubt-due-to-localism-fears-but-full-merger-still-possibleWed, 15 Aug 2018 12:30:00 GMTNHS England blocks expansion plans for 'GP at Hand' app citing safety fears
Plans to expand the ‘GP at Hand’ smartphone app outside of London have been blocked by NHS chiefs citing patient safety concerns.
The app allows patients to speak directly to their GP and make appointments with a practice via their mobile phone— yet attempts by private firm Babylon Health to expand to Birmingham have...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-blocks-expansion-plans-for-gp-at-hand-smartphone-app-Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMTCQC praise of former special-measures Sherwood FT marks start of 'next stage of journey'
A Nottinghamshire trust that had previously been in special measures has gone through significant improvements, according to the health inspectorate.
CQC inspectors found care provided by staff members at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT was ‘outstanding,’ while well-led practice moved from ‘requires improvement’...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-praise-of-former-special-measures-sherwood-ft-marks-start-of-next-stage-of-journeyWed, 15 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTListening to the frontline
Professor Wendy Reid, executive director of education & quality and national medical director at Health Education England (HEE), shares insight into the work of her organisation and explores the ways in which we must prepare the NHS for its next 70 years.
Workforce retention and rota gaps are two of the most significant issues...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/listening-to-the-frontlineWed, 15 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTMedication without harm
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Third Global Patient Safety Challenge, ‘Medication without harm,’ is ambitious, but it must not detract from the ongoing work of healthcare professionals, writes consultant pharmacist Gillian Cavell.
On 29 March 2017, the WHO launched its Third Global Patient Safety Challenge...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medication-without-harmWed, 15 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTPopulation health for the 21st century
NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) chief executive David Hare discusses the themes covered at his organisation’s Confed18 panel debate on population health management and integrated care.
Population health management and integrated care was the key theme at this year’s Confed18 in Manchester, with no fewer than nine events...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/population-health-for-the-21st-centuryWed, 15 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTStepping up the fight against AMR
Professor Mark Baker, director of the Centre for Guidelines at NICE, explains what the organisation is doing to support the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the challenges that lie ahead.
The global risk of AMR is clear. It is already estimated that around 50,000 deaths per year in the EU and US alone can be attributed to...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stepping-up-the-fight-against-amrWed, 15 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTThe NHS is not an easy target
Helen Vernon, chief executive at NHS Resolution, talks about a recent court case which firmly demonstrates that there is no space for contempt, dishonesty and fraud in the NHS.
As with all NHS organisations, the risk of fraud is a significant concern for NHS Resolution. The nature of our work inevitably focuses attention on the risk of...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-is-not-an-easy-targetWed, 15 Aug 2018 09:30:00 GMTCalls for law change as Mental Health Act detainees taking their lives at 'appalling' rates
Women and girls detained under the Mental Health Act are taking their lives at “appalling” rates, new figures have revealed.
Data produced by the CQC in partnership with mental health charity Agenda found that women’s self-inflicted deaths overtook men for the first time ever in 2015 – when 20 women died compared...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-law-change-as-mental-health-act-detainees-taking-their-lives-at-appalling-ratesTue, 14 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMTGloucestershire trust boss who treated NHS as a 'cash machine' jailed
A senior NHS manager who coaxed his trust for £650,000 to fund a luxury lifestyle has been jailed.
Royston Dyke, 58, of Ivy Mews, Stroud Road, Gloucester, was the ringleader of a gang who defrauded Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust of hundreds of thousands of pounds— as they ploughed the money into their own homes...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gloucestershire-trust-boss-who-treated-nhs-as-a-cash-machine-jailedMon, 13 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTDr Bawa-Garba wins court appeal against dismissal decision
The formerly struck-off Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba has won her Court of Appeal challenge and is free to practise medicine again.
Dr Bawa-Garba said she was “whole-heartedly sorry” for mistakes that led to the death of a six-year-old boy in 2011 as her CoA trial ended at the end of July. The junior doctor was struck off after being...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-wins-court-appeal-against-dismissal-decision-free-to-work-againMon, 13 Aug 2018 16:45:00 GMTLondon GP surgery suspended by CQC after 'significant safety concerns'
A London borough GP surgery has been suspended by the health inspectorate.
CQC inspectors suspended the Staunton Group Practice in Wood Green, north London, following an inspection in May 2018 which highlighted “significant concerns” about patient care.
The practice was rated ‘inadequate’ in all areas –...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-gp-surgery-suspended-by-cqc-after-significant-safety-concernsMon, 13 Aug 2018 15:30:00 GMTRecord-high number of non-urgent patients awaiting op as July piles on pressure
The number of patients waiting over a year for non-urgent surgery across England has risen to its highest rate in more than six years, performance figures show.
With 3,517 patients waiting for their operation, mounting demand and pressure on frontline services— as attendees to A&E soar to over 2.1 million in July due to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/record-high-number-of-non-urgent-patients-awaiting-op-as-july-piles-pressure-onFri, 10 Aug 2018 16:15:00 GMTHealth bosses ditch plans to close down Yorskhire A&E, but campaigners fight back
Proposals to close A&E services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) have been scrapped by NHS bosses.
Original plans looked to replace HRI with a smaller 64-bed unit and realign A&E services to Halifax. But following former health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s call on management in May to reconsider the proposals, new plans...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-bosses-ditch-plans-to-close-down-yorskhire-ae-unitFri, 10 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe NICE impact on falls and fragility fractures
Falls should not be an inevitable part of ageing – and their snowball effect means the consequence of falls are far from limited to just hospital admissions, says Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care at NICE
Almost a third of over-65s in the UK have a fall at least once a year, with...
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408,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nice-impact-on-falls-and-fragility-fracturesFri, 10 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMTQuarter of patients have to wait a week or longer to see GP, major survey shows
Almost a quarter of patients have to wait a week or longer to see their family doctor, figures have revealed— with health bosses saying the NHS is “running at boiling point all year round.”
Latest figures from NHS England’s annual patient survey— which casts the opinion of 760,000 patients using the health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-patients-have-to-wait-a-week-or-longer-to-see-gp-major-survey-showsThu, 09 Aug 2018 17:15:00 GMTNurse who committed suicide after dismissal was 'treated unfairly' by trust managers
An independent review into a London NHS trust’s dismissal of a nurse who went on to take his own life found that he was treated unfairly during his time at work.
Amin Abdullah set himself on fire outside Kensington Palace in February 2016 after being fired for signing a petition backing a colleague after a patient complaint. He...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-who-committed-suicide-after-dismissal-was-treated-unfairly-by-trust-managersThu, 09 Aug 2018 14:15:00 GMTCQC: Portsmouth trust which runs Gosport still 'requires improvement'
The NHS trust which runs Gosport War Memorial has been found to ‘require improvement’ following its latest CQC inspection.
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust – which runs St Mary’s, Queen Alexandra, Petersfield, and Gosport hospitals – said it “entirely accepts” the findings of the inspection and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-portsmouth-trust-which-runs-gosport-still-requires-improvementThu, 09 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS Tayside rejects report of £300k pay-off for former CEO
Claims made this week that a former chief executive at NHS Tayside received a £300,000 “golden handshake” after she left her post have been rubbished by the region’s chair.
John Brown, chairman at NHS Tayside, wrote to Labour MSP Jenny Marra— who said on Monday that former CEO Lesley McLay received a pay-out...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-tayside-rejects-report-of-300k-pay-off-for-former-ceoWed, 08 Aug 2018 10:45:00 GMTGP Forward View needs urgent overhaul with £2.5bn cash injection, RCGP chair says
The NHS’s GP Forward View needs an extra £2.5bn a year or rising pressures will cause doctors to leave the profession, the chair of a leading GP body has said.
In its second annual assessment of the Forward View— which, when it was announced in 2016, included a £2.4bn investment to address problems facing GP...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-forward-view-needs-urgent-overhaul-with-25bn-cash-injection-rcgp-chair-says-Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTHomeopathy no longer available in NHS in England as last CCG ends funding
Publicly-funded homeopathy will end in England as the last CCG in the country has announced it will be terminating NHS funding of the service.
Health bosses at Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) CCG approved changes yesterday that will end NHS-funded homeopathy, limiting the service only to “exceptional...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homeopathy-no-longer-available-in-nhs-as-last-ccg-ends-fundingWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:30:00 GMTDriving improvement in South West London mental health
David Bradley, chief executive of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG), discusses the improvements and collaboration his trust has been involved with.
Effective partnership working – including trusts joining up to improve care and value – is a major goal across the NHS. The CQC praised...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/driving-improvement-in-south-west-london-mental-healthWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTIntegrated commissioning: Making a difference
Dr Graham Jackson, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and clinical lead for the Buckinghamshire integrated care system, makes the case for integrated commissioning.
There is a lot of talk at the moment about different types of commissioning: strategic, tactical, clinical, specialised, joint, local authority, and more....
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-commissioning-making-a-differenceWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTIt's time to invest in our support staff
Dean Royles, director and strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resources Management,’ argues that, as the NHS turns 70, we must recognise the hard work and achievements of support staff.
The NHS is 70 and, despite the current challenges and pressures faced by many parts of...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/its-time-to-invest-in-our-support-staffWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTNHS estates: Running the show
Martin Steele, chief operating officer at NHS Property Services (NHSPS), discusses what his organisation has been doing to improve the efficiency of estates in the NHS, and explains why it is more than just a commercial landlord.
Given the scale of the financial challenges facing the NHS, optimising the use of its estate has never been...
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426,416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-estates-running-the-showWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTWe need to take personal health budgets seriously
Don Redding, director of policy at National Voices, and its communications & engagement officer Laura Bell, look at the voluntary sector’s role in helping to deliver personal health budgets (PHBs).
“As hard as it is to watch my [adult] child deteriorate… I wouldn’t change a single thing. Having a PHB has...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-need-to-take-personal-health-budgets-seriouslyWed, 08 Aug 2018 09:15:00 GMTProposed drugs legislation changes could threaten Stevens' £300m savings drive
The government’s proposed changes to medicines legislation could threaten Simon Stevens’ objective of saving £300m over the next three years and keep manufacturers from launching products, pharma bosses have said.
In response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation on changes to the statutory...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposed-drugs-legislation-changes-could-threaten-stevens-300m-savings-driveTue, 07 Aug 2018 17:30:00 GMTCEO at cash-poor trust 'did not grasp' severity of financial crisis, damning review says
A destructive review into the management and finances of an Essex NHS trust condemned the “clear lack of financial grip” of the provider’s management of cash.
An external Deloitte review into Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust was commissioned by NHS Improvement after the trust was placed...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ceo-at-cash-poor-trust-did-not-grasp-financial-crisis-and-is-unfit-for-job-damning-review-saysTue, 07 Aug 2018 17:00:00 GMTFour cash-strapped Kent CCGs placed into special measures
Four east Kent CCGs have been placed into special measures following NHS England’s annual assessment of the area’s finances.
In a statement released today, the CCGs – which operate under the East Kent CCG umbrella including Ashford, South Coast, Canterbury and Coastal, and Thanet – announced their intention to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-cash-strapped-kent-ccgs-placed-into-special-measuresTue, 07 Aug 2018 17:00:00 GMTFormer NHS CEO who left board after 'financial chaos' allegedly gets £300,000 pay-out
A former chief executive who has now left NHS Tayside allegedly received a pay-off of more than £300,000, an MSP has claimed.
Lesley McLay had her role as accountable officer removed in April after the cash-strapped board was plunged into controversy following the use of charity funds for general spending— however she...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-nhs-ceo-who-left-board-after-financial-chaos-allegedly-gets-300000-pay-out-Mon, 06 Aug 2018 17:30:00 GMTNHS England director resigns following controversial anonymous comments
The director of primary care of NHS England has resigned following posting inflammatory comments about doctors online.
Dr Arvind Madan resigned after The Sun revealed he had an anonymous account ‘Devil’s Advocate’ in Pulse magazine, in which he posted controversial statements in the comment section.
One comment...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-director-resigns-following-controversial-anonymous-commentsMon, 06 Aug 2018 16:30:00 GMTAlmost £2bn of NHS contracts awarded to Virgin over past five years
Virgin healthcare has been awarded nearly £2bn worth of NHS contracts over the past five years, new analysis shows.
Reports by The Guardian highlight that Virgin now hold at least 400 contracts in the public sector, from dementia care for the elderly, to healthcare in prisons and immunisation in school programmes.
Areas...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-2bn-of-nhs-contracts-awarded-over-past-five-years-Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMTHospitals in terror alert after suspicious packages sent to 25 trusts
Two men have been arrested after suspicious packages containing unidentified liquids were sent to hospitals across the country, police have said.
Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested a 29-year-old man from Brent and a 37-year-old man from Harrow last night.
They were both arrested under the Malicious...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-hospitals-across-uk-in-terror-alert-after-suspicious-packages-sent-to-25-trustsFri, 03 Aug 2018 15:15:00 GMTLandmark High Court ruling opens up future Corby walk-in centre to public
A CCG’s attempts to turn a local walk-in centre into an appointment-only provider has been overturned following a landmark decision by the High Court.
Legal action was brought forward last month from campaigners against Corby CCG after it outlined plans to change the service from a walk-in unit to become appointment-only, with the...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-high-court-ruling-opens-up-future-of-corby-walk-in-centre-to-public-opinionFri, 03 Aug 2018 13:00:00 GMTServices with 'pressing case for action' outlined in potential merger for University Hospitals Birmingham FT
Board papers from a Midlands trust which controls 2,700 beds have outlined a potential merger of some services “where there is a most pressing case for action” in the area.
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s Strategic Operations Steering Group (SOSG), which aims to “realise the benefits” of a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/services-with-pressing-case-for-action-outlined-in-potential-merger-for-university-hospitals-birmingham-ftFri, 03 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTDon't just consult on an NHS 10-year plan - co-create it
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resource Management’ published by Oxford University Press, makes the case for radical collaboration to plan for the future of the NHS.
The NHS has a new secretary of state and a commitment to a new 10-year plan. The think...
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407,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-just-consult-on-an-nhs-10-year-plan--co-create-itFri, 03 Aug 2018 11:30:00 GMTCare and compassion when it matters the most
Kirstie Stott, managing director of The Inspiring Leaders Network, writes for NHE to ask: how do we shift to seeing our senior leaders as also needing care and compassion when it matters the most?
The recent report from The Kings Fund, ‘Leadership in today’s NHS,’ demonstrated that leadership vacancies are widespread and...
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407,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-and-compassion-when-it-matters-the-mostFri, 03 Aug 2018 10:45:00 GMTLondon trust on upwards journey, but urgent improvement still needed
After receiving its third ‘requires improvement’ CQC rating in three years, a major London NHS trust has finally demonstrated that it is on the path towards improvement – but there is still much work to be done.
During an unannounced focused inspection at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in response to concerns from...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-trust-on-upwards-journey-but-urgent-improvement-still-neededThu, 02 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTHospital serving Dominic Raab's constituency warns Brexit 'will break NHS'
A hospital serving the constituents of Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has published a damning Brexit impact report, in which it warns Brexit “will break the NHS.”
The paper from Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, obtained by the Daily Mirror via an FoI request, states that the expectation for extra cash for the NHS after...
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405,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-serving-dominic-raabs-constituency-warns-brexit-will-break-nhs-Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:15:00 GMTNHS Grampian to make £18m in cuts to meet yearly budget
An NHS region which provides services to over half a million people is planning to make £18m in cuts annually to balance the books.
NHS Grampian, which provides health and social care to Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Moray, will be making more than £70m in cuts over the next four years — with reductions on the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-grampian-to-make-18m-in-cuts-to-meet-yearly-budgetThu, 02 Aug 2018 11:00:00 GMTScottish government rejects concerns of plans to merge NHS boards
NHS boards in the north of Scotland will not merge as the government claims it has “absolutely no plans” to bring services together.
Concerns over whether the boards would merge rose after NHS Tayside said they would be continuing to “work closely” with five other health boards in Scotland.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-government-rejects-concerns-of-plans-to-merge-nhs-boardsWed, 01 Aug 2018 12:15:00 GMTAHSNs: innovating the NHS
Professor Mike Hannay, chair of the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and managing director of the East Midlands AHSN, talks about innovation in the NHS and the role of his organisation.
This year is a major milestone for our nation with the 70th anniversary of the NHS. As we look ahead to the next 70 years, it’s also a...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ahsns-innovating-the-nhs-Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTFlat-pack buildings could save our NHS
The NHS needs to regenerate its rapidly deteriorating estate – and fast. With time of the essence and budgets stretched, conventional capital building projects are out of reach for many trusts. Phil Davies, director of procurement at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), explains why modular building must be part of the...
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426,407,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flat-pack-buildings-could-save-our-nhsWed, 01 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTBaroness Dido Harding: Levers, leadership and light-shining
NHS Improvement (NHSI) will focus on a collaborative approach when spending extra money in the future, revealed Baroness Dido Harding, the regulator’s chair. NHE’s Jack Donnelly reports.
Organisational team-ups, a shift in culture, and using the ‘people lever’ in NHS care across the country – these aims are...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/baroness-dido-harding-levers-leadership-and-light-shining-Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMTNiall Dickson: The NHS is not an island
Our national health service appreciates the extra money, but it can’t solve all its problems alone, says Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
The NHS is subject to key moments in its history when its future direction is determined: the battle with the medical profession around its birth, the 1974 reorganisation...
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415,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/niall-dickson-the-nhs-is-not-an-island-Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMTWorkforce wellbeing: not just another tickbox
Gillian Felton, head of people development, engagement and wellbeing at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, on the process of appointing Wellbeing Warriors in order to boost workplace health.
I’d like to take you back to 1836 to a Quaker family in York. In particular, Joseph Rowntree. Joseph...
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426,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workforce-wellbeing-not-just-another-tickbox-Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMTCharities accuse Hancock of 'ignoring' dementia
Leading dementia charities have written of their “deep concern” of new health secretary Matt Hancock’s lack of attention on dementia leading up to the announcement of the NHS’s 10-year plan.
In a letter shared with NHE, top bosses from the charities called on the health department to account for dementia as...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charities-accuse-hancock-of-ignoring-dementiaWed, 01 Aug 2018 10:15:00 GMTLiverpool care provider fined by CQC following resident stair fall
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has fined a Merseyside care provider after a resident at a care home fell down a flight of stairs.
Dorothy Carney sustained serious injuries at the Bentley Care Home in Liverpool in October 2015 when she gained access to an unsecured flight of stairs and fell down 13 steps.
Carney suffered an injury...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-care-provider-fined-by-cqc-following-resident-stair-fallWed, 01 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMTMore than £10m on the way for new ambulance fleet
Over £10m has been committed to replace an entire fleet of 100 ambulances in Wales.
The announcement by Welsh health secretary Vaughan Gething announced the funding of £10.23m to replace some of the ageing vehicles with new, more efficient, and greener carriers for patients across Wales.
The fleet includes 25 new...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-10m-on-the-way-for-new-ambulance-fleet-Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:15:00 GMTFour-fifths of doctors negative about Brexit as BMA throws weight behind 'final say' deal
Britain’s departure from the EU would have a detrimental impact on the NHS, four out of five doctors have said.
In a survey published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, nearly four-fifths (79.4%) of the 1,172 doctors who responded voted Remain in the referendum in 2016, whilst four out of five doctors assessed the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-fifths-of-doctors-negative-about-brexit-as-bma-throws-weight-behind-final-say-dealTue, 31 Jul 2018 15:30:00 GMTLandmark citizens' jury to vote on future of hospital location
The future of the location of a £11m Gloucestershire hospital will be voted on by a ‘citizens’ jury’ for the first ever time.
Locals will rule on whether Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust will build a new facility in Coleford, Cinderford, or Lydney.
There have been 18 jury members selected to make...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-citizens-jury-to-vote-on-future-of-hospital-locationTue, 31 Jul 2018 15:00:00 GMTFraudster NHS boss ordered to sell boat and Mercedes to pay back £100k
A former NHS boss convicted of fraud has been ordered to pay back over £96,000, to be split between a hospice and the NHS, as part of finances recovery by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority.
On 26 July, Jon Andrewes, 64, of Flood Street, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, was ordered to pay back £96,737.24 under the Proceeds of Crime Act at...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fraudster-boss-ordered-to-sell-boat-pay-back-100k-in-repaymentsMon, 30 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMTGP practices around UK to become 'veteran friendly'
GPs across the country are signing up to become veteran friendly in a new NHS England scheme.
Practices are able to qualify to veteran friendly status if they offer additional support for ex-servicemen and women who could fail additional challenges when returning to daily civilian life.
Labelled the Military Veteran Aware...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-practices-around-uk-to-become-veteran-friendlyMon, 30 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS pays massive £3.4m on toiletries in past year alone
Doctors have given out almost 500,000 prescriptions a year for toiletries such as toothpaste, shampoo, and body wash — costing NHS England £3.4m a year.
Latest figures from NHS Digital showed that a total of 470,678 prescriptions were given out last year, up by nearly 80,000 since 2007.
The most popular items were branded...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pays-massive-34m-on-toiletries-in-past-year-aloneMon, 30 Jul 2018 16:15:00 GMTStaff struggling to cope with record A&E numbers due to unprecedented heatwave
Hospitals across the country are “back to winter conditions” in dealing with record A&E numbers due to an unprecedented stint of hot weather this summer, NHS chiefs have said.
Following the hottest day of the year yesterday, with temperatures reaching as high as 35C in London, increased numbers in hospital wards due to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-are-struggling-to-cope-with-record-ae-numbers-due-to-soaring-temperaturesFri, 27 Jul 2018 09:45:00 GMT'Angry and dismayed' RCN boss apologises for misleading Agenda for Change pay deal
The head of a major medical union has apologised after nurses in England claimed they were misled over a new pay deal.
Janet Davies, general secretary and CEO at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), apologised after the union claimed that all nurses would receive a 3% pay increase.
Over a million NHS staff members were set to receive...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/angry-and-dismayed-rcn-boss-apologises-for-misleading-agenda-for-change-pay-dealThu, 26 Jul 2018 17:15:00 GMTBawa-Garba: junior doctor 'whole-heartedly sorry' for mistakes, hearing ends
The suspended Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba said she was “whole-heartedly sorry” for mistakes made that led to the death of a six-year-old boy in 2011 as her Court of Appeal trial ended today.
Dr Bawa-Garba was struck off as a junior doctor after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of Jack Adcock, who died from septic...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bawa-garba-junior-doctor-whole-heartedly-sorry-for-mistakes-hearing-endsThu, 26 Jul 2018 14:15:00 GMTKeogh Review trust laments slow progress after poor CQC rating, but pledges action
Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ following an inspection from the CQC.
The Keogh Review hospital was stuck in special measures for almost four years, finally being taken out in March 2017.
But after a CQC report released today, the trust was rated ‘inadequate’ for its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-review-trust-laments-slow-progress-after-poor-cqc-rating-but-pledges-actionThu, 26 Jul 2018 10:00:00 GMTMatt Hancock: NHS needs to use more apps, will tighten up user security
The new health secretary has led calls for the NHS to use more mobile applications when giving care.
Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, Matt Hancock said the use of apps can be “more convenient” for patients and clinicians, so the lives of doctors and nurses are made easier.
The health secretary placed daily technology used by...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-nhs-needs-to-use-more-apps-will-tighten-up-user-securityWed, 25 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTNHS Highland faces £25m deficit, calls for 'need to engage' with government
NHS Highland is at risk of overspending its budget by almost £25m and might need to request the help of the Scottish Government, board papers show.
Following the region’s board meeting yesterday, it was revealed that NHS Highland’s annual savings target of £51.5m, with achieved and forecast savings of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-highland-faces-25m-deficit-calls-for-need-to-engage-with-governmentWed, 25 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTMental health: a quiet revolution?
According to Mind, approximately one in four people experience a mental health problem in the UK each year. After attending a selection of mental health events at Confed18, NHE’s Daniel Broadley asks: why don’t we give mental health as much attention as physical health?
During his talk at Confed18, Paul Jenkins OBE, chief...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-a-quiet-revolution-Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:15:00 GMTNHS England outsourced primary care Capita deal a 'complete mess,' PAC says
NHS England’s outsourcing of primary care support services was short-sighted, disruptive to thousands of medical professionals, and had the potential to put patients at “risk of serious harm,” MPs have said today.
A report released by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – just a few months after a similarly...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-outsourced-primary-care-capita-deal-a-complete-mess-pac-saysWed, 25 Jul 2018 11:15:00 GMTDanny Mortimer: Striving for a healthy workforce
We still need to strive for greater workforce wellbeing within the NHS, which will consequently have a positive impact on patient care, argues Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers.
The NHS Constitution rightly states that patients are at the heart of everything the NHS does, and our understanding of how we better care for our...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-healthy-workforceWed, 25 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMTICS Wave 2: Cumbria
Cumbria’s healthcare system has come a long way since being recognised as one of the most challenged health economies in England, writes Stephen Eames, leader of the North Cumbria Health and Care System and chief executive of North Cumbria University NHS Hospitals Trust and Cumbria Partnership NHS FT.
When you think of Cumbria and...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ics-wave-2-cumbria-Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMTTransforming hospital pharmacy: one year on
Andrew Davies, professional lead for hospital pharmacy at NHS Improvement (NHSI), runs through the significant developments that have taken place across the health service since trusts produced local pharma plans as part of Carter Review recommendations.
In February 2016, Lord Carter of Coles published his report on unwarranted variation...
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426,412,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-hospital-pharmacy-one-year-on-Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTWhen is a nurse not a nurse?
The world is changing, the workforce is changing, the workplace is changing, but is the way we work changing? Kirstie Stott, director at The Inspiring Leaders Network & Equilibrium, investigates.
The glass ceiling is becoming less impenetrable in some sectors with the rise of female entrepreneurs. The UK has seen a sustained increase...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/when-is-a-nurse-not-a-nurse-Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTHancock won't rule out cuts to previous Hunt commitments, considers ringfencing transformation
The health secretary has not yet evaluated whether previous NHS commitments from predecessor Jeremy Hunt will fit into his future plan, arguing you have to spend the money “as far as possible.”
Speaking to MPs at the Health Select Committee today, Matt Hancock said previous commitments from Hunt such as the pledge to reduce...
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405,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-wont-rule-out-cuts-to-previous-hunt-commitments-considers-ringfencing-transformation-Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:15:00 GMTThe government is going to 'stockpile' drugs in case of a no deal Brexit, Hancock says
The Department of Health and Social Care will stockpile on vital medicines to prevent a no-deal departure from the EU from creating supply shortages.
Matt Hancock told MPs and the Health Select Committee yesterday that the government is assessing the required amounts of different medicines should Brexit heavily impact importing prices of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-government-is-going-to-stockpile-drugs-in-case-of-a-no-deal-brexit-hancock-saysWed, 25 Jul 2018 09:30:00 GMTHancock fails to commit to social care cash boost, funds will be assessed in Spending Review
The new health and social secretary has told MPs the date for the decision on the long-term funding of vital sectors including public health, health education and social care has not yet been made.
Speaking to MPs at the Health Select Committee today, Matt Hancock also said decisions on the funds for non-acute NHS services will be made...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-fails-to-commit-to-social-care-cash-boost-funds-will-be-assessed-in-spending-reviewTue, 24 Jul 2018 17:00:00 GMTDoctors receive much-needed pay hike - but trusts could still be 'saddled with extra costs'
Most NHS doctors will receive a pay rise of at least 2% in a new government announcement today.
From October 2018 junior doctors will receive an annual salary increase of between £532 and £924, a rise of 2%. Specialist doctors will receive the highest pay boost of 3%, meaning staff in the profession will receive between...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-receive-much-needed-pay-hike--but-trusts-could-still-be-saddled-with-extra-costsTue, 24 Jul 2018 16:30:00 GMTPrivate giant has third mental health hospital placed in special measures
A third mental health hospital under the control of a private provider has been judged ‘inadequate’ and placed in special measures by the CQC.
Hospital Roehampton, run by private company Huntercombe, was placed into special measures by the health inspectorate due to inadequate safety and management of services...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-giant-has-third-mental-health-hospital-placed-in-special-measuresMon, 23 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMTFuture of Corby's Urgent Care Centre to be decided at Judicial Review
The future of a Northamptonshire care provider which treats around 75,000 people a year will be decided at a Judicial Review today.
Legal action has been brought forward from campaigners to Corby’s Urgent Care Centre, opened in 2013, a provider which is operated by private firm Lakeside Plus Ltd.
The centre was built to take...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-of-corbys-urgent-care-centre-to-go-to-judicial-reviewMon, 23 Jul 2018 14:45:00 GMTEast of England Ambulance Service Trust praised for 'visionary and compassionate' leadership following poor CQC report
An independent examination of leadership and governance of East England’s ambulance trust has labelled the chief executive as “visionary and compassionate” after a CQC report noted concerns about the trust’s leadership.
The CQC rated East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust as ‘requires improvement’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-of-england-ambulance-service-trust-praised-for-visionary-and-compassionate-leadership-following-poor-cqc-reportMon, 23 Jul 2018 09:15:00 GMTAlexa at forefront of Hancock's plans for 'digital transformation' at NHS
Patients will be able to diagnose symptoms through the use of their Alexa device in a landmark new partnership between the NHS and Amazon.
In a speech to staff members at West Suffolk Hospital, new health secretary Matt Hancock said the use of technology is an advance the NHS “must harness” and said the national health...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alexa-at-forefront-of-hancocks-plans-for-digital-transformation-at-nhsFri, 20 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTHancock pledges to fix 'heart-breaking' low staff morale: 'I will fight for you'
In his first-ever speech since taking up the top job, new health and social care secretary Matt Hancock – who replaces Jeremy Hunt after his massive six-year stint – set out plans to support the NHS workforce, which has been left feeling largely unappreciated in recent years.
He said: “The nation’s health is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-pledges-to-fix-heart-breaking-low-staff-morale-i-will-fight-for-youFri, 20 Jul 2018 15:45:00 GMTNHS gets £500m tech boost to overcome 'binary approach' to care
The new health and social care secretary has outlined his plans for the future of the NHS, pledging almost half a billion pounds to the technology sector as part of a “transformation” of the health service.
Making his first public speech in the role to staff at West Suffolk hospital today, Hancock – who comes straight...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hancock-speech-nhs-gets-500m-tech-boost-to-overcome-binary-approach-to-careFri, 20 Jul 2018 15:45:00 GMTMP leads calls for whistleblowing legislation to be changed: 'We need a specific NHS law'
A leading MP and doctor has told MPs that the current law used for whistleblowing is outdated and could potentially prevent whistleblowers from coming forward in the future.
Speaking in the Commons yesterday, Dr Philippa Whitford, an SNP politician and surgeon, said the success rate of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) used...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mp-leads-calls-for-whistleblowing-legislation-to-be-changed-we-need-a-specific-nhs-lawThu, 19 Jul 2018 17:15:00 GMTHealth regulator calls for action in reducing radiology delays
There are significant variations in timescales for reporting on radiology examinations leading to delayed and potentially erroneous patient x-ray results, the health watchdog has said.
In a report today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the quality regulator raises concerns about the lack of agreed best practice for radiology sessions...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-regulator-calls-for-action-in-reducing-radiology-delaysThu, 19 Jul 2018 14:30:00 GMTIndependent chair appointed to lead West Midlands STP
The Black Country and West Birmingham STP has appointed Jonathan Fellows as its new independent chair.
Fellows has been finance director for a number of large national businesses within the media and retail sectors, and has also been a non-executive director at the Dudley Group NHS FT for 11 years.
He is currently the chair of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-chair-appointed-to-lead-west-midlands-stpThu, 19 Jul 2018 14:30:00 GMTNHS spends over £1bn in buying care from private sector to meet demand
Short-staffed NHS providers in England are spending over £1bn in buying care to meet growing demand, NHS Improvement figures show.
First reported on by the BBC, NHS Improvement’s Quarter Four performance report for 2017/18 released at the end of May shows that pressures on acute services has created “capacity constraints...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spends-over-1bn-in-buying-care-from-private-sector-to-meet-demandThu, 19 Jul 2018 11:15:00 GMTPersonal Health Records: empowering people
Stewart Fishman, product manager for Personal Health Records (PHRs) at NHS Digital, writes for NHE to discuss the empowering impact PHRs can have for patients.
Imagine a future where people can easily choose from a range of secure, usable, online tools to access their care records. They can add information to these tools and share it...
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426,419,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-records-empowering-peopleWed, 18 Jul 2018 16:00:00 GMTMSP leads calls to 'handcuff' junior doctors to prevent them from leaving NHS Scotland
A prominent member of Scottish Parliament has called on the government to “handcuff” doctors to continue working in the country.
Following a recent BMA survey last month which found that just 3% of Scottish doctors believe the NHS is adequately resourced and the service is “pushed to the brink,” Moray MSP Richard...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/msp-leads-calls-to-handcuff-junior-doctors-to-prevent-them-from-leaving-nhs-scotlandWed, 18 Jul 2018 12:45:00 GMTNHSI Lean programme: Making common sense common practice
Common-sense changes – such as Vital Signs, an improvement practice for the NHS – have the potential to drive improvements across the health service, writes Alan Martyn, national director of lean transformation at NHS Improvement (NHSI).
What would the NHS look like if we implemented a daily improvement practice? More than 1.5...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-lean-programme-making-common-sense-common-practiceWed, 18 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTAs the NHS turns 70, it's time to get serious about transformation
Matthew Macnair-Smith, membership and policy manager at NHS Confederation, takes a look back at the last 70 years of the NHS and argues that it’s now time we get serious about transformation.
Famously, Lord Lawson described the NHS as “the closest thing the English have to a religion.” And in its 70th year, all the...
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426,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/as-the-nhs-turns-70-its-time-to-get-serious-about-transformationWed, 18 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMTNHS funding: Below the surface
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, welcomes the long-term funding settlement of £20.5bn for the NHS by 2023. But diving below its surface, we must ask: can the settlement really deliver?
Theresa May has delivered a 70th birthday present for the NHS. But how generous is it? How nervous should we be about the strings that...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-funding-below-the-surfaceWed, 18 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMTPaul Farmer: What next for mental health?
Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, was the independent chair of the NHS Mental Health Taskforce that produced the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (FYFVMH) and is currently chair of the Oversight and Advisory Group which oversees the NHS recommendations. Here, he considers the future of the sector.
The recent NHS funding...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paul-farmer-what-next-for-mental-healthWed, 18 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMTNMC admits it 'sat back' during Morecambe Bay scandal, recognises big culture shift ahead
The nursing regulator has apologised to families affected by the Morecambe Bay scandal and has said its listening to concerned parties was “simply inadequate” – but argued that it was not responsible for the deaths of children at the maternity unit.
Philip Graf, chairman of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-admits-it-sat-back-during-morecambe-bay-scandal-recognises-big-culture-shift-aheadWed, 18 Jul 2018 11:30:00 GMTThird of NHS trusts have at least one vacant director role due to 'near-toxic' pressures
Just over one-third of trusts have at least one vacant executive director role due to “near-toxic” pressures facing NHS providers, startling new research has shown.
In a new report released by NHS Providers and the King’s Fund, several “financial and austerity and performance” pressures facing management...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-nhs-trusts-have-at-least-one-vacant-director-role-due-to-near-toxic-pressuresWed, 18 Jul 2018 09:45:00 GMTTwo 'outstanding' foundation trusts sign landmark deal with Chinese real estate firm
A partnership between two major UK foundation trusts and a Chinese real estate firm has been officially signed, paving the way for joined-up health and care in state-of-the-art facilities in China.
The unlikely deal between Northumbria Healthcare FT, Northumberland County Council, The Christie NHS FT and Chinese developer The Rongqiao...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-outstanding-foundation-trusts-sign-landmark-deal-with-chinese-real-estate-firmTue, 17 Jul 2018 17:30:00 GMTCQC: NHS trust still 'requires improvement' three years after last inspection
An NHS trust that runs hospitals in North and East Hertfordshire has been told by the CQC that its services, overall, require improvement.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has been told that, despite its services rated as ‘good’ for caring, the trust must do a better job overall – with its safety, effectiveness...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-nhs-trust-still-requires-improvement-three-years-after-last-inspectionTue, 17 Jul 2018 16:15:00 GMTSouthall practice taken out of special measures by CQC
A Southall medical practice has been taken out of special measures following being granted a ‘good’ rating after a CQC inspection.
Dr Naz Asghar’s surgery in the London borough of Ealing was rated good for being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, after the inspection in May 2018.
The inspection was to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southall-practice-taken-out-of-special-measures-by-cqc-Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:45:00 GMTWe need to talk about governance
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, discusses the importance of board governance and accountability as we move towards local systems to deliver integrated patient care.
Carillion, Enron, Arthur Anderson, Lehman Brothers… organisational failures that demonstrate the importance of board governance. Though not always a...
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426,413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-need-to-talk-about-governanceTue, 17 Jul 2018 11:45:00 GMTChair at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust to become new chair at two other south-coast trusts
Alan McCarthy has been announced as the new chairman of both Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trusts (WSHFT) and Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) following his departure from Surrey and Sussex Trust at the end of the summer.
The new chair said it had taken a “very special opportunity” to prise him away from...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chair-at-surrey-and-sussex-nhs-trust-to-become-new-chair-at-two-other-south-coast-trustsMon, 16 Jul 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS paid massive £1.63bn in damages to claimants in last year
More than £1.63bn has been paid in damages from the NHS to claimants in 2017-18, with more increases in the future, new information has revealed.
According to the NHS Resolution annual report, the litigation payouts amounted to an increase of a massive £550m from last year, largely due to a change in the personal injury...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-makes-massive-163bn-in-damages-to-claimants-in-last-yearMon, 16 Jul 2018 16:15:00 GMTThree new non-executive directors to join NHS Digital
Three new non-executive directors have been brought in by NHS Digital to help “shape the governance of the organisation.”
John Noble, Deborah Oakley, and Balram Veliath will all bring their expertise to the leadership of the organisation.
John Noble has previously worked in the security services, where he has led...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-new-non-executive-directors-to-join-nhs-digital-Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:45:00 GMTNHS fast approaching winter dead-end as June performance welcomes Hancock with 'baptism of fire'
Growing demand and a lack of performance improvement compared to June last year suggests that the NHS is heading towards another harsh winter, in what is proving to be “a baptism of fire” for the new health secretary.
Responding to the latest NHS England performance figures, healthcare bosses have insisted that the situation...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fast-approaching-winter-dead-end-as-june-performance-welcomes-hancock-with-baptism-of-fireFri, 13 Jul 2018 09:45:00 GMTNHS still largest buyer of outdated tech 'popular last time England was in World Cup semi-final'
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has revealed that NHS hospital trusts still own a staggering 9,000 fax machines, making the health system the world’s largest buyer of a technology “that was in popular use about the last time England were in a World Cup semi-final.”
The report shows that the NHS is still lagging...
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419,407,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-still-largest-buyer-of-outdated-tech-popular-last-time-england-was-in-world-cup-semi-finalFri, 13 Jul 2018 09:45:00 GMTAnti-NHS charity with financial links to new health secretary to be investigated
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), which donated thousands of pounds to the new health and social care secretary Matt Hancock and openly supports NHS privatisation, is to be investigated after concerns were raised over its status as an educational charity.
The Charity Commission will investigate whether or not the IEA breached...
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405,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anti-nhs-charity-with-financial-links-to-new-health-secretary-to-be-investigatedFri, 13 Jul 2018 09:15:00 GMTCarillion collapse: MP calls for public takeover of stalled Liverpool hospital
Article by Callum Wood of National Health Executive
A Liverpool MP has said a new hospital should be brought under public ownership to allow construction to be completed.
Construction on the £335m Royal Liverpool Hospital was halted in February after the collapse of Carillion.
Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden told Prime...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mp-calls-for-public-ownership-of-stalled-hospitalThu, 12 Jul 2018 14:30:00 GMTProposed new world-leading precision medicine campus to be set up in Manchester
Article by Callum Wood of National Health Executive
Proposals have been announced to create a new world-leading precision medicine campus within the area of the Corridor Manchester Enterprise Zone, located on the UK’s largest clinical academic campus, Manchester University NHS.
Health Innovation Manchester has been working...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposed-new-world-leading-precision-medicine-campus-to-be-set-up-in-manchesterThu, 12 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMTHealth bosses lose control of finances after overspend
Article by Callum Wood of National Health Executive
NHS bosses in East Sussex have been stripped of control and placed under ’legal directions’ by NHS England over the way hundreds of millions of pounds is spent.
Hailsham and Seaford, the two Clinical Commissioning Groups serving Hastings and Rother and Eastbourne, have...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-bosses-lose-control-of-finances-after-overspend-Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:15:00 GMTBrighton trust taken out of financial special measures but expects £55m deficit
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) has been taken out of financial special measures, but remains in special measures for its standards of care.
The trust was put into financial special measures back in October 2016 by NHS Improvement (NHSI). The following month, the trust signed a partnership agreement with Western...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brighton-trust-taken-out-of-financial-special-measures-but-expects-55m-deficitThu, 12 Jul 2018 09:45:00 GMTAn enormous opportunity to reconnect with staff awaits the new health secretary
Dean Royles, strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resources Management,’ published by Oxford University Press, outlines three quick wins that are at the disposal of the new secretary of state.
Matt Hancock, the new secretary of state for health and social care, takes up...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-enormous-opportunity-to-reconnect-with-staff-awaits-the-new-health-secretaryThu, 12 Jul 2018 09:15:00 GMTThe importance of employee recognition and reward in healthcare (and how to practice it effectively)ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
The healthcare sector is facing a crisis as it struggles to keep hold of its employees in the UK. Earlier this year, it was reported that a total of 33,000 nurses (equivalent to 1 in 10) left the NHS in 2017. What makes this statistic particularly worrying is that just 30,000 nurses were recruited during...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-employee-recognition-and-reward-in-healthcare-and-how-to-practice-it-effectivelyWed, 11 Jul 2018 12:45:00 GMTNew health secretary accepted £30k in donations from anti-NHS think tank
The new health secretary Matt Hancock has allegedly accepted donations from the chairman of a think-tank that supports the privatisation of the NHS.
Hancock, who was appointed by Theresa May following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as foreign secretary in a dramatic cabinet reshuffle, received the payments from Institute of Economic...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-health-secretary-accepted-30k-in-donations-from-anti-nhs-think-tankWed, 11 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTPolice to meet with NHS Tayside over Carseview Centre drug allegations
The chairman of one of Scotland’s biggest NHS regions is to meet with the police following harrowing allegations of treatment of patients in a mental health unit.
Former patients at Carseview mental health facility in Dundee told BBC documentary ‘Breaking Point’ they were bullied and pinned to the floor on wards...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-to-meet-with-nhs-tayside-over-carseview-centre-drug-allegations-Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:15:00 GMTNation's youth suffering when transitioning from child to mental health services
Article by Callum Wood of the National Health Magazine
A significant number of children are suffering when transitioning from child to adult mental health services, recent studies suggest.
The report, published by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), found that less than 4% of these young people received an...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nations-youth-suffering-when-transitioning-from-child-to-mental-health-servicesWed, 11 Jul 2018 11:00:00 GMTStruggling north west NHS foundation trust 'must take action to improve' after CQC inspection
Services at Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust ‘require improvement’ following its latest unannounced Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in March this year.
Chief inspector Professor Ted Baker said it was “disappointing” that the trust’s overall rating has gone down to requires improvement despite...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-north-west-nhs-foundation-trust-must-take-action-to-improve-after-cqc-inspectionTue, 10 Jul 2018 16:15:00 GMTPay rise for NHS staff could add £100m to hospice bill, charity says
Recent pay rises for NHS could have a “damaging impact” on charitable hospices around England and put vital services at risk, a major hospice charity has said today.
In a new report, Hospice UK estimates that changes resulting from the NHS pay deal— secured in early June where over a million NHS workers were to receive a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-rise-for-nhs-staff-could-add-100m-to-hospice-bill-charity-saysTue, 10 Jul 2018 15:15:00 GMTMatt Hancock to become health secretary following cabinet reshuffle
Number 10 has announced that former digital minister Matt Hancock will become secretary of state for health and social care following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment to foreign secretary.
Jeremy Hunt, who became the longest serving health secretary in May 2016, is to replace Boris Johnson as foreign secretary in Theresa May’s...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matt-hancock-to-become-health-secretary-following-cabinet-reshuffleTue, 10 Jul 2018 14:30:00 GMTAlmost a quarter of doctors in training 'burnt out' due to workload, GMC says
A staggering almost quarter of all doctors in training and fifth of trainers feel burnt out because of long and intense working hours and heavy workloads, a major medical council has said.
In its annual survey of doctors in training, the General Medical Council said growing challenges of frontline medical practice are affecting...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-a-quarter-of-doctors-in-training-burnt-out-due-to-workload-gmc-saysMon, 09 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMTExtra £20bn a year for NHS to only make up 'lost ground'
Theresa May’s recently pledged extra £20bn a year for the NHS will be spent filling gaps caused by austerity to make up on “lost ground,” major health service bosses have said.
Funds dedicated to recovering current performance and financial gaps, pay rises for staff, and steps to enhance performance in cancer and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extra-20bn-a-year-for-nhs-to-only-make-up-lost-ground-Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:30:00 GMTOrsett Hospital to close, residents complain of 'postcode lottery'
Article by Callum Wood for National Health Executive Magazine
The local CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Group) in the area has announced their intentions to close Orsett Hospital which is to be relocated as part of a new scheme of medical centres within the areas of Thurrock, Basildon and Brentwood.
Their decision has been met with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/orsett-hospital-to-close-residents-complain-of-postcode-lotteryMon, 09 Jul 2018 14:00:00 GMTMajor West Midlands council plans £1.6m in health service cuts
Cuts of up to £1.6m will be made over the next two financial years by Shropshire Council in an effort to meet savings targets.
Approved by the Conservative-led council at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the plan was labelled as an “attack on health care services” by Opposition councillors.
Savings proposals included...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-west-midlands-council-plans-16m-in-health-service-cutsFri, 06 Jul 2018 12:45:00 GMTNew £36m NHS ambulance fleet on the way to relieve pressure next winter
A fleet of new ambulances will be brought in to support frontline forces of the NHS this winter.
In an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care, the £36.3m investment will add a massive 256 new ambulances and increase the number of double-crewed ambulances on the road, allowing staff to respond to any type of medical...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-36m-nhs-ambulance-fleet-on-the-way-to-relieve-pressure-next-winterFri, 06 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMTThe NHS needs vital volunteer support to see it through the next 70 years
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, chair and founder of HelpForce, argues the case for NHS volunteers and the vital role they can play in the next 70 years of the NHS.
It is exhausting keeping track of the challenges faced by the NHS. Imagine what it must be like when you are in the middle of it all as a frontline worker.
The 70th...
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426,421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-needs-vital-volunteer-support-to-see-it-through-the-next-70-yearsFri, 06 Jul 2018 09:00:00 GMTHigh Court rules in favour of divisive ACOs after months of campaigning
Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against Jeremy Hunt’s plans which opponents claim will give private firms more power in the NHS.
The JR4NHS group, created by doctors and academics and supported by the late scientist Professor Stephen Hawking until his death earlier this year, fought against the creation of accountable...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-court-rules-in-favour-of-divisive-acos-after-months-of-campaigningThu, 05 Jul 2018 17:00:00 GMTCQC appoints new deputy chief inspector of hospitals
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Nigel Acheson as deputy chief inspector of hospitals.
Having trained in Birmingham and appointed as consultant gynaecological oncologist in 2002, Dr Acheson will join the CQC in autumn where he will report to chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Ted Baker.
Currently, NHS...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-new-deputy-chief-inspector-of-hospitalsThu, 05 Jul 2018 14:00:00 GMTLords peer and former Paralympic athlete renews call for £1bn cross-sector NHS investment
Regenerations schemes worth £1bn aiming to “save the NHS” has been reaffirmed by one of its leading advocates to take stress off the frontline of the health service.
Head of UK Active and former Paralympic athlete Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said cross-sector funding to replace “1970s-era leisure centres”...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lords-peer-and-former-paralympic-athlete-renews-call-for-1bn-cross-sector-nhs-investmentThu, 05 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTNHS at 70: It's time to invest in our support staff
Dean Royles, director and strategic workforce advisor at Skills for Health and co-author of ‘An Introduction to Human Resources Management,’ argues that, as the NHS turns 70, we must recognise the hard work and achievements of support staff.
The NHS is 70 today and, despite the current challenges and pressures faced by many...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-at-70-its-time-to-invest-in-our-support-staffThu, 05 Jul 2018 10:15:00 GMTNAO: Health and care integration undermined by underfunded NHS and councils
In anticipation of the social care funding green paper, now delayed until autumn, a new report published today by the National Audit Office (NAO) has called for further and faster progression towards an individual-orientated, integrated service to ensure better value for money and to meet growing demand for care.
The report argues that if...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-health-and-care-integration-undermined-by-underfunded-nhs-and-councils-Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:15:00 GMTCQC review shows 'urgent need for real change' to outdated health and care system
Following comprehensive reviews of 20 local authority areas, the CQC has called for a new approach to the way the country runs health and care services.
The ‘Breaking Barriers’ report followed people’s journeys through the health and social care system and identified gaps where people experienced poor or fragmented care...
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410,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-review-shows-urgent-need-for-real-change-to-outdated-health-and-care-system-Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMTMajor NHS breach means 150,000 patients had confidential data used without consent
Just one month after the roll-out of GDPR, it has been revealed that a staggering 150,000 patients have been affected by an NHS data breach where confidential information only requested to be used to provide them with care was also exploited for clinical audit and research purposes without their consent or knowledge.
The mistake is said...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-nhs-breach-means-150000-patients-had-confidential-data-used-without-consentWed, 04 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMTTransforming the NHS procurement landscape
Gerard McGeary, director of strategy & corporate communications at Supply Chain Coordination Ltd, a body set up by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), talks about the incoming changes in the new NHS Supply Chain operating model.
The new NHS Supply Chain operating model (formerly known as the Future Operating Model) is the...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-the-nhs-procurement-landscape-Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:45:00 GMT'Exemplar sites' to help phase out 17 ineffective NHS interventions in major savings bid
A small number of ‘exemplar geographies’ will be handpicked by NHS England in the next few weeks to test a new approach to more effective practice by helping phase out 17 interventions where there is clinical consensus and evidence that they should not be routinely commissioned.
In board papers for its meeting today, NHS...
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410,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exemplar-sites-to-help-phase-out-17-ineffective-nhs-interventions-in-major-savings-bidWed, 04 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTCoaching and mentoring: avoiding confusion
Dr Darren Leech, director at NHS Elect, discusses the key differences between being a coach and a mentor, and explains how leaders can make use of both tools to provide the ideal leadership style.
Mentoring and coaching are two quite different things. Misunderstanding and misuse can lead to conflict and confusion, despite the best...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coaching-and-mentoring-avoiding-confusionWed, 04 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTConnected health cities
Professor Niels Peek, director of Greater Manchester Connected Health City, tells us about the perks of using patient data and digital technologies to rapidly improve our health service.
In a society where information is the currency of choice, patient data gives us the capability to redesign health services and better tailor them to the...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/connected-health-cities-Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTThinking place: integrated commissioning
Julie Das-Thompson, head of policy and delivery at NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), talks us through the key ingredients for place-based integrated commissioning and its implications for working at scale.
Following the prime minister’s commitment to a long-term funding plan for the NHS, Jeremy Hunt recently expressed his desire...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thinking-place-integrated-commissioning-Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:30:00 GMTHealth worker arrested on suspicion of infanticide at Countess of Chester Hospital
A female medical professional has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder a further six following an investigation at a Cheshire hospital.
The staff member at the neonatal unit at Countess of Chester Hospital was arrested after Cheshire Police began investigating the deaths of 15 new-borns in May last...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/female-health-worker-arrested-on-suspicion-of-infanticide-at-countess-of-chester-hospitalTue, 03 Jul 2018 17:15:00 GMTCriticising wholly-owned subsidiaries 'undermines their legitimacy' instead of mitigating risks
A membership organisation accounting for those who deliver services in acute hospitals, community, mental health, and ambulance services has reiterated its support behind the use of wholly-owned subsidiaries (WOS).
WOS are not-for-profit NHS companies that allow trusts to keep all of their shares, meaning funding for the organisation...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-nhs-staff-member-body-throws-support-behind-wholly-owned-subsidiariesTue, 03 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMTCancer and mental health to become the focus of NHS funding
Thousands of new doctors need to be recruited to improve the NHS’ cancer and mental health care according to their chief executive, Simon Stevens.
Vacancies for 100,000 doctors and nurses are available across the NHS and despite the £20m funding deal announced by the Prime Minister last month, there is no surety that the money...
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414,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-and-mental-health-to-become-the-focus-of-nhs-fundingTue, 03 Jul 2018 16:30:00 GMTNHS England launches £8m campaign to bring in new talent to the service
The NHS will launch an £8 million campaign, funded by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care, to highlight the vast range of opportunities available in the NHS for potential new recruits.
The programme will initially focus on nursing: in May nurses across the country complained about “scandalous and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-launch-8m-campaign-to-bring-in-new-talent-to-the-serviceTue, 03 Jul 2018 00:01:00 GMTStevens reveals plan for a potential 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, has announced that “extensive” planning is underway to ensure NHS supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Stevens told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that a no-deal scenario was not desirable but he welcomed the preparations.
He said: “There is immediate planning...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-reveals-plan-for-a-potential-no-deal-brexitMon, 02 Jul 2018 16:30:00 GMTNHS England reveals its agenda ahead of July board meeting
NHS England has released the topics of discussion for their 4 July public board meeting at Skipton House in London.
The board will focus on reducing ineffective and wasteful clinical procedures, primary care reform, GP services, the NHS Five Year Forward View, and discuss several reports.
NHS England’s national director of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-reveals-their-agenda-ahead-of-july-board-meetingMon, 02 Jul 2018 15:45:00 GMTWorld-first GP app to 'mark the death knell of 8am scramble for appointments'
A new mobile application aimed at improving access to GP records, appointments and prescriptions will “revolutionise the way we access health services,” health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has said
The app, developed by NHS Digital and NHS England, will be available through the Apple app store or Google Play store...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-first-gp-app-to-mark-the-death-knell-of-8am-scramble-for-appointmentsMon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 GMTInspiring campaign launched to champion the vital role of NHS apprenticesADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
Adrian Grove, business development director at Qube Learning, discusses the vital role of apprentices in the NHS, and what his organisation is doing to ensure that continues.
As the NHS 70th Anniversary celebrations shine light on the way the service has developed and the remarkable legacy to date, leading...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inspiring-campaign-launched-to-champion-the-vital-role-of-nhs-apprenticesMon, 02 Jul 2018 09:15:00 GMTMental health support for UK's children in need of 'major ramp-up'
Children in the UK’s mental health service are in need of “a major ramp-up” to cope with growing demand of issues faced by young people, NHS England’s top boss has said.
Speaking to The House magazine yesterday, Simon Stevens said soaring rates of mental illness in young people, as well as more people willing to...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-support-for-uks-children-in-need-of-major-ramp-up-Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTHealth board misses shocking 16 of its 19 targets
NHS Grampian has not met 16 of its 19 targets for the last year, according to a new report from independent watchdog Audit Scotland.
Of the 19 Local Delivery Plan (LDP) standards, 16 were given a red status, with just two in green and one in progress.
The report showed that, as of March, just 66% of patients met the 18-week target...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-board-misses-shocking-16-of-its-19-targets-Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:30:00 GMTVanguards: Stevens pledges 10-year plan, original aims failed due to trust deficits
An NHS scheme aimed at integrating health and social care has failed due to much of the funding being diverted to combat short-term financial pressures rather than poured into transformation, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
NHS England’s chose 50 sites to act as vanguards in 2015 to lead the development of five new care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vanguards-stevens-pledges-10-year-plan-original-aims-failed-due-to-trust-deficitsFri, 29 Jun 2018 10:30:00 GMTTwo new areas chosen to become local health and care record exemplars
Two new areas – Yorkshire and the Humber, covering West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Humberside; and Thames Valley and Surrey, covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey – have been chosen to become ‘Local Health and Care Record Exemplars’ (LHCRE).
Doctors and nurses in the areas...
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413,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-health-and-care-partnerships-covering-235-million-could-save-lives-Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:15:00 GMTDigital arm of workforce strategy unveiled to help get NHS to 'the next frontier'
Experts from the NHS and tech industry are being invited by Health Education England (HEE) to provide evidence to support the Topol Technology Review.
The review was commissioned by the health secretary to enlighten the work of the draft workforce strategy for England to 2027, ‘Facing the Facts, Shaping the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-call-for-evidence-as-interim-technology-review-is-publishedThu, 28 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTFailure to make use of executive commissioning nurses is a missed opportunity
Lorna Collingwood-Burke, chair of the Nurses’ Forum, NHS Clinical Commissioners and chief nursing officer for Northern, Eastern and Western Devon and South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Groups, discusses making use of executive commissioning nurses.
As the chair of NHSCC’s Nurses’ Forum, I hear from our members...
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426,410,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/executive-commissioning-nurses-are-a-missed-opportunityThu, 28 Jun 2018 09:15:00 GMTUK 'must look beyond NHS' and consider more taxes and regulation to fix public health
The government needs to look beyond the NHS for policies that can improve the public’s health, with studies suggesting that more tax and regulation can actually be an effective part of a strategy to improve population health.
In a new briefing produced for the BBC, the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation, the Institute for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-must-look-beyond-nhs-and-consider-more-taxes-and-regulation-to-fix-public-healthWed, 27 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTTwo-thirds of STPs report drop in bed numbers - with some losing 20% of capacity
The number of beds available across the NHS has reduced by an average of 140 per sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) footprint since 2014-15, representing a fall of over 6,000 nationally.
Eye-watering figures published by the BMA also showed that bed numbers have dropped in 29 of 44 STP footprints in the last four...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-stps-report-drop-in-bed-numbers-with-some-losing-20-of-capacityWed, 27 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTPrivate health data will be integrated into NHS systems to level out standards of care
Data collected from independent healthcare services will be funnelled into NHS systems and standards for the first time in order to address the long-standing concern that privatised care isn’t transparent enough.
In a new initiative, NHS Digital announced that private data will be recorded in the same way as NHS data in England in...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-health-data-will-be-integrated-into-nhs-systems-to-level-out-standards-of-careWed, 27 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMTPrivate giant cuts £70m in value of six NHS hospitals blaming 'challenging conditions'
Australia-based Ramsay Health Care, one of the largest services providers in the UK holding a wealth of NHS contracts, has blamed challenging operating conditions for its decision to write down £70m in national assets.
The company, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, which boasts a network of almost 40 hospitals and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-giant-cuts-70m-in-value-of-six-nhs-hospitals-blaming-challenging-conditionsWed, 27 Jun 2018 09:15:00 GMTNHS behind the pack in treating common causes of death and 'no longer envy of the world'
The UK is falling behind other developed countries in its treating of common diseases and has fewer doctors, nurses, and clinical equipment than industry leaders, a report released today has claimed.
Analysis from the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation found that the NHS performs worse than average in the treatment of eight out of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-behind-the-pack-in-treating-common-causes-of-death-and-no-longer-envy-of-the-worldTue, 26 Jun 2018 17:30:00 GMTScathing government review into NHS region blasts bullying and blame culture
A government-backed review into a major Scottish region has uncovered a culture of bullying and harassment where concerns raised were discouraged, with staff made to feel they had been “blamed rather than supported.”
The review into NHS Lothian, a region which serves around 800,000 people, including all major services for...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/governments-scathing-review-into-nhs-region-blasts-bullying-and-blame-cultureTue, 26 Jun 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS will convert space technology into health solutions in £4m scheme
Up to four lucky applicants will have the unique chance to work alongside the UK Space Agency to turn technology originally designed for extraplanetary discovery – from exploration to satellite communications – into medical solutions for the NHS.
In a new partnership with NHS England, the UK Space Agency will be allocating up...
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409,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-will-convert-space-technology-into-health-solutions-in-4m-schemeTue, 26 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTBMA leader: 'We may be in summer, but it's still winter in the NHS'
The NHS has fewer doctors, nurses and beds, and is being “run ragged” all-year long, the leader of a major medical association has said today.
Speaking at the BMA’s keynote conference in Brighton today, chairman Dr Chaand Nagpaul argued that the NHS has been “systematically and scandalously starved of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-leader-we-may-be-in-summer-but-its-still-winter-in-the-nhsMon, 25 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTAlmost 150,000 Scottish NHS staff offered 9% pay rise
NHS staff in Scotland have been offered a pay rise worth almost a tenth of their current salary, the Scottish Government has announced today.
Scottish health secretary Shona Robinson unveiled the 9% offer over three years for employees currently earning up to £80,000 as part of the highest NHS pay uplift being offered in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-150000-scottish-nhs-staff-offered-9-pay-riseMon, 25 Jun 2018 16:15:00 GMTCouncil loses High Court case over Virgin Care deal after NHS challenge
A children’s health services contract due to be awarded to Virgin Care from a major county council has been blocked by the High Court.
Lancashire County Council (LCC), who aimed to award the £104m contract to the private company, was prevented from doing so after Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust (LCFT) and Blackpool...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-loses-court-case-over-childrens-services-contract-worth-100m-with-virgin-careMon, 25 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTCouncillors fear identity crisis following CCG merger
Members of one of Kent’s leading councils have voiced their concerns against the potential of an upcoming merger between CCGs in the area.
Cllr Wendy Purdy (Con) and Cllr Teresa Murray (Lab) argued on Tuesday evening that Medway County Council could lose its independence if eight CCGs from surrounding areas merged together to create...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councillors-fear-identity-crisis-following-ccg-mergerFri, 22 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMTTop NHS England boss to leave the organisation
NHS England’s chief financial officer will leave the post after 11 years.
Paul Baumann CBE, who joined NHS London in 2007, and took up his current role in May 2012, managed the NHS finances “during one of the most financially challenging periods in its history,” NHS England have said.
Baumann will leave the health...
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461,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-nhs-england-boss-to-leave-the-organisationFri, 22 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTMost urgent primary care services 'good' or 'outstanding'
Over eight in 10 primary care services are providing good care, despite mounting work force and commissioning pressures, the CQC has said.
A report released today by the commission shows that the majority of walk-in and urgent care centres, NHS 111, and GP out-of-hours services in England are rated good (118) or outstanding (10).
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-urgent-primary-care-services-good-or-outstanding-Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:30:00 GMTGosport scandal: 'Blame culture' must end says Hunt, practice 'probably repeated elsewhere'
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has hit back at claims from an expert on hospital mortality that the Gosport War Memorial scandal could be replicated elsewhere in the NHS.
Prof Sir Brian Jarman, of the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College London, said the practice that saw at least 450 people have their lives...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gosport-scandal-blame-culture-must-end-says-hunt-practice-probably-repeated-elsewhereThu, 21 Jun 2018 14:30:00 GMTNine in ten believe NHS 'at risk of collapse' if funding stays same in next five years
A massive 87% of the population is concerned that the NHS could be “at risk of collapse” in the next five years if current levels of government funding continues, a new survey has found.
A new study by the Independent Health Professionals' Association (IHPA) found that 48% of respondents laid blame in management...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nine-in-ten-believe-nhs-at-risk-of-collapse-if-funding-stays-same-in-next-five-yearsThu, 21 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTTaxes will rise to fund NHS cash boost, says chancellor
The chancellor will say for the first time that taxes will rise to finance the increase in funding for the NHS.
Phillip Hammond, in a speech due to be made today, will state that tax rises as opposed to greater borrowing will fund Theresa May’s plans to increase funding for the health service by £20bn a year by 2023.
The...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taxes-will-rise-to-fund-nhs-cash-boost-says-chancellorThu, 21 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTGetting more out of our medicines
Paul Chrisp, programme director of medicines and technologies at NICE, describes how the organisation is re-purposing drugs in order to improve patient care quickly and cost-effectively.
Developing new medicines and then ensuring they are used appropriately is a costly and drawn-out process. The NHS needs to make sure that alongside the...
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426,405,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-more-out-of-our-medicines-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:15:00 GMTGP's 'practice of shortening lives' led to over 450 deaths at Gosport
A public inquiry into over 800 deaths at an NHS hospital over the prescription of opioid has said families have been failed by the “institutionalised practice of shortening lives.”
Staff at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire were accused of prescribing patients with opiates from between 1989 and 2000, with family...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-practice-of-shortening-lives-led-to-over-450-deaths-at-gosport-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:15:00 GMTLessons from WannaCry
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, warns that the UK Government must take seriously the threat of a more sophisticated cyber-attack in light of last year’s WannaCry fiasco.
On Friday 12 May 2017, the WannaCry cyber-attack was a serious wake-up call for the NHS. The attack resulted in enormous...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-wannacry-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMTUnder attack
One attack against an NHS worker is one too many. But unfortunately, the trend in recent years has been alarmingly upwards, with no part of the NHS seemingly immune, writes Sara Gorton, UNISON head of health.
UNISON – the biggest health union – has been so concerned about the growing levels of violence that it recently...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/under-attack-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMTA hostile environment
Dr Terry John, chair of the BMA’s international committee, gives his thoughts on the government’s visa and immigration policy and its effect on the recruitment of foreign healthcare professionals.
Aspects of the government’s immigration policy are encouraging a culture of hostility towards much needed overseas health...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-hostile-environment-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTThe Memorandum of Understanding: Privacy at risk
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Home Office and NHS Digital meant that patient data and confidentiality was being put at risk and undermined the principles of the NHS, writes Dr Sarah Wollaston, chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.
It was back in 2017 when we first heard from the National Aids Trust and Doctors...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-memorandum-of-understanding-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTNHS trust to give payout in millions to teen brain-injured at birth
A girl who suffered a devastating brain injury during her birth has been awarded compensation from a major south east NHS trust.
Becky Tyler, who is now studying for her GCSEs, won the payout after mistakes made during her birth led to her umbilical cord being wrapped around her neck, forcing her to be resuscitated.
The 15-year-old...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-to-give-payout-in-millions-to-teen-brain-damaged-at-birth-Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTNHS long-term funding: May sets out five-year plan, RCGP says GPs must receive 'substantial share'
The prime minister has outlined how she plans to commit the recently announced extra £20bn a year for the NHS by 2023, highlighting cancer care, integration of social care, and improved to mental health services as key areas of priority for the funding.
Following her announcement yesterday dubbed by health and social care secretary...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-long-term-funding-may-sets-out-five-year-plan-rcgp-says-gps-must-receive-substantial-shareTue, 19 Jun 2018 17:30:00 GMTNHS should offer GP partners salaried employment, says Lord DarziGPs should be offered the option of moving to salaried employment, according to Lord Darzi.
The former Labour health minister’s recommendations are set out in his 10 point plan for the NHS, published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), in which he has called general practice the “jewel in the crown” of the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-should-offer-gps-salaried-employment-says-lord-darziTue, 19 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTGaming addicts to be offered NHS treatmentChildren with gaming disorder will now be able to get treatment on the NHS.
The news comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised the condition as a mental health disorder.
Adding the disorder to WHO’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) means that those diagnosed will be entitled to NHS...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gaming-addicts-to-be-offered-nhs-treatmentTue, 19 Jun 2018 15:30:00 GMTPM reported to Advertising Standards Authority over Brexit dividend claimsThe prime minister has been reported to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for claiming that a “Brexit dividend” would partly fund her NHS funding pledge.
Theresa May has said that the NHS will receive an additional £20bn a year by 2024, which will be funded by a combination of a Brexit dividend and tax increases...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pm-reported-to-advertising-standards-authority-over-brexit-dividend-claimsTue, 19 Jun 2018 11:30:00 GMTNHS Digital launches Learning Disability Week
NHS Digital has highlighted key statistics associated with the health care of people with learning disabilities to mark the start of Learning Disability Week.
The figures, which reveal gaps in health, were first published by NHS Digital in December 2017 in its report, ‘Health and care of people with learning...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-launches-learning-disability-weekMon, 18 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTTheresa May pledges £20bn a year for NHS
The NHS in England will get an extra £20bn a year by 2023, the prime minister has said.
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has dubbed the boost a “fitting birthday present” for the NHS, which turns 70 next month.
Commenting on the value of the NHS, Hunt said: “Like no other organisation could...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/theresa-may-pledges-20bn-a-year-for-nhsMon, 18 Jun 2018 16:30:00 GMTBradford trust must continue to improve, says CQC
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been told that it must make improvements following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
Between 9 and 11 January 2018, the CQC inspected the urgent and emergency, medical, surgical and maternity services of the trust, which comprises Bradford Royal Infirmary, St. Luke’s...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bradford-trust-must-continue-to-improve-says-cqcMon, 18 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTLord Darzi calls for establishment of regional NHS headquartersA single NHS headquarters should be created through a “radical simplification” of the system, according to Lord Darzi’s review of health and care with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
In his final report, Lord Darzi has put forward a 10 point plan to secure the NHS and social care for the future.
Darzi has...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-darzi-calls-for-establishment-of-regional-nhs-headquartersMon, 18 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTWaits for NHS treatment highest in 10 yearsOver half a million patients are waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment, new figures have revealed.
NHS England’s ‘referral to treatment’ (RTT) statistics for April 2018, published today, show that 500,068 patients waited more than the recommended 18 weeks to start planned treatment.
This is the highest since August...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waits-for-nhs-treatment-highest-in-10-yearsFri, 15 Jun 2018 16:15:00 GMTSocial care should be free to support the NHS, say ex-government ministers
Elderly people should have access to free social care in an effort to take mounting stress off the NHS, former Labour and Conservative ministers have said.
Similar to the British public’s access to the NHS, the government should implement a scheme where personal social care for older people is “free at the point of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-should-be-free-to-support-the-nhs-say-ex-government-ministersFri, 15 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTMay to announce welcomed NHS funding surge of up to £6bn
The government will boost the NHS’s annual budget of up to £6bn in much-needed funding, the prime minister will announce next week.
Following months of calls for a surge in resources for the nation’s healthcare services, the move could see the NHS’s budget go up by between £4bn and £6bn per year...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/may-to-announce-welcomed-nhs-funding-surge-of-up-to-6bnFri, 15 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTChild mental health and community care to be addressed in coming year, says Stevens
Community care and the “mass of unmet need” of children’s mental health services will be amongst the key areas of focus for NHS England in the next year, its chief executive has said.
Speaking at the NHS Confederation convention in Manchester yesterday, Simon Stevens said there is “a huge productivity...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-mental-health-community-care-to-be-key-areas-addressed-in-coming-year-says-nhs-england-bossThu, 14 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTGovernment relaxes visa rules, allowing more overseas staff to join NHS
The health and social care secretary has confirmed reports that doctors and nurses will be removed from tier 2 visa caps, after pressure from the industry.
NHE reported yesterday that a relaxation of the rules will mean that thousands more doctors and nurses will be able to join workforces around the UK- something which many...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overseas-doctors-and-nurses-can-come-into-the-uk-with-relaxed-visa-rules-says-jeremy-huntThu, 14 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTHunt admits imminent long-term NHS plan likely won't include social care
The health and social care secretary has clarified that long-term plans for the NHS and for social care will both happen, but very likely not at the same time.
His comments, made at this year’s NHS Confederation conference, seemed to suggest that contrary to extensive campaigning from organisations, the long-term NHS funding...
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415,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-admits-imminent-long-term-nhs-plan-likely-wont-include-social-careThu, 14 Jun 2018 16:45:00 GMTWigan take 'major step' forward in integration of health and social care Wigan has established a single commissioning function in a major step forward in the integration of health and social care.
Through appointing Donna Hall, chief executive of Wigan Council, as the new accountable officer for the Wigan Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), a single joint accountable officer has been created for both organisations...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wigan-take-major-step-forward-in-integration-of-health-and-social-care-Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTNHSI boss wants 'radical change of thinking' about ageing population akin to MH approach
The chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI) has argued the industry needs to adopt a “radical change of thinking” in dealing with demand from an ageing population, similar to that of the approach to mental health.
Speaking at the NHS Confederation Conference in Manchester today, Ian Dalton said there were “immense and...
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409,414,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-boss-wants-radical-change-of-thinking-about-ageing-population-akin-to-mh-approachWed, 13 Jun 2018 14:15:00 GMTConfed chair: Health and care funding talk just 'hot air' unless sectors work with each other
The chair of a leading NHS body has called for greater collaboration between community-based and NHS healthcare, and reinforced arguments for a 4% increase in funding to improve healthcare over the next 15 years.
Speaking at the NHS Confederation Conference today in Manchester, Stephen Dorrell said a failure in one sector’s...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed-chair-health-and-care-funding-talk-just-hot-air-unless-sectors-work-with-each-otherWed, 13 Jun 2018 12:30:00 GMTNHS long-term funding: what's in store?
Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundation, discusses Theresa May’s recent announcements on long-term NHS funding and considers the options available.
The prime minister’s appearance in front of the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons last month has caused quite a stir in the...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-long-term-funding-whats-in-store-Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:30:00 GMTLord Hunt: Undermining the Agenda for Change
Lord Philip Hunt, Labour’s shadow spokesperson for health and social care, discusses the damage that wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) companies are inflicting on the NHS, and how they’re undermining the Agenda for Change pay scales.
Growing moves by NHS foundation trusts to create WOS companies to run a large range of services is...
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426,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/undermining-the-agenda-for-change-Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTSouthern Health regulations lifted as trust improves since patient deaths
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has lifted some of the regulatory requirements placed on the once-struggling Southern Health NHS FT over two years ago after the provider demonstrated significant improvements in all areas.
The troubled foundation trust has had a difficult journey for the past few years after admitting responsibility for the death...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-lifts-regulations-on-southern-health-as-troubled-trust-improves-since-patient-deathsWed, 13 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS funding: Waiting on white smoke
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, makes the case for an integrated health and social care funding settlement.
For too long the NHS has been funded by what amounts to annual bailouts. It has had to rely on short-term, inadequate injections with no strategic underpinning, which have left the service significantly...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waiting-on-white-smokeWed, 13 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMTThe great untold story of research
Simon Denegri, national director for patients, carers and the public at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), advocates closer public involvement in NHS research and innovation.
The British people have high hopes for their healthcare. They believe that the NHS will throw ‘everything’ at it if they or a loved one...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-great-untold-story-of-research-Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMTMay expected to relax controversial immigration cap on overseas NHS doctors
Theresa May is expected to accede to demands from her cabinet and relax the immigration rules which currently prevent the NHS from hiring sufficient numbers of overseas doctors.
Today’s news comes after home secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that the tier 2 visa cap would be revised, with a number of his colleagues wanting him...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/may-expected-to-relax-controversial-immigration-cap-on-overseas-nhs-doctorsWed, 13 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMTMental health trust rated best in south west London by the CQC
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has been rated as the best provider in the south west of London, receiving a ‘good’ rating across all five domains assessed.
Highly positive feedback from patients and relatives, encouragement of innovation to improve patient care, and strong external...
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412,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trust-rated-best-in-south-west-london-just-two-years-after-poor-ratingWed, 13 Jun 2018 09:15:00 GMT'Fear of failure' and gaps in information sharing could be holding back NHS value
Failures in sharing good practice and innovation is preventing the NHS from improving patient care and making long-term savings, industry leaders have said.
In a new paper shared exclusively with NHE by the NHS Confederation, the group has identified five areas where NHS organisations can place more focus on value-based healthcare and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fear-of-failure-and-gaps-in-information-sharing-could-be-holding-back-nhs-valueTue, 12 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTTherapy should be offered to trauma sufferers to prevent PTSD, says NICE
People who have been through traumatic experiences should be offered therapy within one month to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a leading health institute has said.
New guidelines from executive body NICE has said adults who are at risk of PTSD should be granted cognitive-behavioural therapy within a month of experiencing...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/therapy-should-be-offered-to-trauma-sufferers-to-prevent-ptsd-says-niceTue, 12 Jun 2018 15:15:00 GMTE-referral service rolled out by over half of NHS trustsOver half of all acute trusts in the NHS in England have now switched over to the NHS e-referral service (e-RS).
Traditional paper referrals are being phased out across all trusts and, from October, providers will only be paid for activity that results from referrals made by the e-RS.
So far, 79 trusts have fully moved over to the new...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/e-rs-rolled-out-by-over-half-of-nhs-trustsTue, 12 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMTNI Hospital to receive emergency services cash boost
A hospital that faced losing its emergency department (ED) is set to receive a £1.65m cash injection to help fund its 24-hour emergency care.
The Daisy Hill Hospital in County Down, Northern Ireland, received the funds after Southern Health and Social Care Trust, who runs the hospital, argued the services could struggle due to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ni-hospital-to-receive-emergency-services-cash-boostMon, 11 Jun 2018 17:15:00 GMTMedical examiners to be rolled out to investigate unexpected NHS deathsAll non-coronial unexpected deaths within the NHS in England and Wales are to be investigated by medical examiners in order to improve investigations into the cause of death, Jeremy Hunt has announced today.
The announcement coincides with the publication of Professor Sir Norman Williams’s rapid policy review into gross negligence...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-examiners-to-be-rolled-out-to-investigate-unexpected-nhs-deathsMon, 11 Jun 2018 15:45:00 GMTMPs call for ringfenced cash and 'national transformation strategy' for health and social care
Long-term dedicated funding for integrated health and social care services is necessary to secure a “holistic, joined-up and coordinated experience” for patients, according to a committee report.
MPs in the Health and Social Care Committee published their findings today into how to improve the standard and efficiency of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-ring-fenced-funding-and-national-transformation-strategy-for-health-and-social-care-in-new-reportMon, 11 Jun 2018 15:45:00 GMTLord Darzi calls for 'full automation' strategy for repetitive health and care tasksThe NHS could free up £12.5bn worth of frontline time through investing in a far-reaching programme of automation, according to a report to be published later this month.
As well as saving almost 10% of the NHS’s annual running cost, a further £6bn productivity gain could be realised by automation within social care, Lord...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-darzi-calls-for-full-automation-strategy-for-repetitive-health-and-care-tasksMon, 11 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMTRage as hospitals had to endure 1.5 million 'avoidable' emergency admissions in last year
A shocking one in four patients could have avoided emergency admissions in 2016-17 if the health community had worked more effectively, MPs have said.
Emergency admissions — deemed as “unpredictable and at short notice because of clinical need” — showed soaring numbers, with 5.8 million cases in 2016-17 which is up...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rage-as-hospitals-had-to-endure-15-million-avoidable-emergency-admissions-in-last-yearFri, 08 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTUnion backing means NHS workers to receive new pay deal of 6.5%
Over a million NHS workers are to receive a 6.5% pay increase in a new deal after votes were passed in favour by 13 unions.
Following a six-week consultation with members, 77% of trade unions accepted the proposed pay deal which will be in members’ pay packets at the end of July and be backdated to 1 April.
The deal will...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workers-to-receive-new-pay-deal-of-65Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:15:00 GMTDH 'can't fully explain' why NHS spent 7 times more money on generic meds last year
Prices of generic medicines purchased by CCGs for primary care have soared sevenfold in the past year alone, yet the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) “could not fully explain” the cause of the surge, a new report has found.
Findings from the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed that an increase in selling prices of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-cant-fully-explain-why-nhs-spent-7-times-more-money-on-generic-meds-last-yearFri, 08 Jun 2018 10:15:00 GMTIs the glass ceiling much lower than we realised?
It is astonishing that so little attention has been given to the publication of the gender pay gap in the NHS – especially when figures suggest that if we don’t address low pay imbalances, the issue will become incredibly hard to shift, argue Kirstie Stott, director at The Inspiring Leaders Network, and Dean Royles, director of HR...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/is-the-glass-ceiling-much-lower-than-we-realisedFri, 08 Jun 2018 08:45:00 GMTNew Birmingham hospital stalled by Carillion collapse loses over £100m in EU funding
Funding for the building of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital has been terminated by the European Investment Bank (EIB) following the collapse of lead contractor Carillion.
The EU bank had previously pledged the cash to be put towards the hospital in Smethwick, West Midlands in 2015, but now blamed “ongoing project costs” of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-birmingham-hospital-stalled-by-carillion-collapse-loses-over-100m-in-eu-fundingThu, 07 Jun 2018 17:00:00 GMTApprenticeships must not repeat mistakes of the past, RCN warnsNursing apprenticeships could put patients and apprentices at risk, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
The RCN believes that apprenticeships risk putting pressure on overstretched NHS services as they place responsibility for training staff on “cash-strapped employers.”
The current apprenticeship levy does not cover...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/apprenticeships-must-not-repeat-mistakes-of-the-past-rcn-warnsThu, 07 Jun 2018 15:45:00 GMTHigh Court bid against NHS restriction on homeopathy prescriptions lostThe British Homeopathic Association (BHA) has lost is High Court battle against NHS England's decision to stop funding homeopathic medicines.
At the end of last year, NHS England published guidance to restrict prescriptions for 18 ineffective, unsafe or low clinical priority treatments, which included homeopathy, with the hope of saving up to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-court-bid-against-nhs-restriction-on-homeopathy-prescriptions-lostThu, 07 Jun 2018 15:30:00 GMTIFS and Health Foundation: UK health spending lags behind EuropeThe UK’s health spending is lagging behind other European countries, according to a new report commissioned by NHS Confederation.
Despite the UK spending more on healthcare than ever before, its expenditure in proportion to national income is lower than Europe’s other two largest economies, France and Germany.
The report...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ifs-and-health-foundation-uk-health-spending-lags-behind-europeThu, 07 Jun 2018 14:00:00 GMTNHS England 'far too slow' to address misdirected clinical correspondence issueThe NHS has wasted almost £2.5m on reviewing the handling of misdirected clinical correspondence, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said.
According to the committee’s report, NHS England was “far too slow” to treat the issue seriously and take action, resulting in the problem worsening and a delay in remedial...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-far-too-slow-to-address-misdirected-clinical-correspondence-issueThu, 07 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMTMajor trust remains 'inadequate' one year after entering special measures
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust remains ‘inadequate’ a year after it was first put into special measures, the health watchdog has announced.
The trust was given the rating by the CQC in April 2017 after its report found that managers did not act upon requirements to improve “unsafe” mental health services...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-nhs-trust-remains-inadequate-one-year-after-it-was-put-into-special-measuresWed, 06 Jun 2018 12:30:00 GMTGDPR: Record rights and wrongs
As patients get stronger legal rights to access and challenge the contents of their medical records, Dr Carol Chu, Medical Defence Union (MDU) medico-legal adviser, looks at the implications for clinicians and healthcare managers.
Requests from patients to see their records are likely to become more frequent amid growing public interest...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gdpr-record-rights-and-wrongsWed, 06 Jun 2018 11:30:00 GMTWannaCry: Has enough progress been made in the NHS?
Last year's major cyber-attack highlighted the importance of being prepared for digital threats. But what progress has really been made since then, and what else needs to change to ensure the NHS isn't vulnerable? Adam Wright, policy officer for finances at NHS Providers, investigates.
It is widely perceived that the NHS has had...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wannacry-has-enough-progress-been-made-in-the-nhsWed, 06 Jun 2018 11:30:00 GMTApprenticeship levy: more flexibility is needed
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, asks for three key changes that will significantly help the health service deliver the government’s apprenticeship vision as well as the upcoming NHS workforce strategy.
Employers in the NHS would agree that apprenticeships are good for the health service and the long-term care of...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-flexibility-is-neededWed, 06 Jun 2018 11:15:00 GMTNew Care Models: lighting a fire
Michael Macdonnell, national director of health system transformation at NHS England, reflects on the achievements of vanguards so far, and outlines the three key lessons they offer to ensure new care models become a bottom-up blueprint for future integration.
When the New Care Models programme was launched in 2015, NHS England chief...
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426,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-care-models-lighting-a-fireWed, 06 Jun 2018 11:15:00 GMTStruggling Sussex trust taken out of special measures by CQC
A Sussex health trust which was heavily criticised in 2015 has been taken out of special measures after a positive report from the health authority.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) was put into special measures by the CQC after concerns of a bullying culture and out-of-touch board with its staff. This February the trust missed...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-sussex-trust-taken-out-of-special-measures-by-cqcWed, 06 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTMay 'in a bind' as NHS funding options to raise taxes or borrow more defy Tory fiscal stance
Conservative MPs are being asked whether they would support a tax rise to fund the NHS, after reports claimed households would need to pay an extra £850 a year to fund the service by 2022.
Yesterday, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said the government cannot feasibly maintain the current standard of public services by cutting...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-raise-taxes-or-borrow-more-with-no-more-public-service-cuts-says-ifs-Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMTThe impact of NICE on cardiovascular disease prevention
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director Health and Social Care at NICE, looks into what can be done to decrease cardiovascular disease nationally and how to prevent missed opportunities in the future.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for just over a quarter of deaths and affects around 7 million people in the UK....
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411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blog-the-impact-of-nice-on-cardiovascular-disease-preventionWed, 06 Jun 2018 09:45:00 GMTWritten submissions sought for gross negligence manslaughter reviewThe working group looking into gross negligence manslaughter in the medical profession has invited written submissions as the latest stage of its review.
The General Medical Council ordered the review, which will be led by Dame Clare Marx, in February amidst concerns over the Dr. Bawa-Garba case.
An online questionnaire has now opened...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/written-submissions-sought-for-gross-negligence-manslaughter-reviewWed, 06 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMTGovernment backs trust decision to redevelop A&E rather than build new hospital
The government has said a petition calling for a new A&E hospital to be built for Watford, Hemel Hempstead, and St Albans, as opposed to developing the current Watford General Hospital (WGH), is a “a matter for local determination,” thus reinforcing plans to develop the current building.
The 10,000-strong petition called...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-reinforces-west-herts-trust-decision-for-ae-to-remain-in-watford-generalTue, 05 Jun 2018 16:30:00 GMTBreast cancer screening blunder affected up to 174,000 womenAround 174,000 women were affected by the breast cancer screening invitation error, a new government update has suggested.
Last month Hunt announced an independent review into the scandal that saw thousands of women aged between 68 and 71 fail to receive invitations to screening due to a computer algorithm since 2009.
Initial estimates...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breast-cancer-screening-blunder-affected-up-to-174000Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:45:00 GMTChief inspector 'disappointed' with progress of Worcestershire special measures trustMore needs to be done to pull Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust out of special measures, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.
The trust, which runs Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital & Treatment Centre and Alexandra Hospital, was placed into special measures in December 2015 and has been subject to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-inspector-disappointed-with-progress-of-worcestershire-trust-in-special-measuresTue, 05 Jun 2018 10:45:00 GMTSexual assault survivors to receive lifetime of NHS supportVictims of sexual abuse will be able to receive a lifetime of mental health care, NHS England has announced.
The plans come as part of a five year strategy to deliver a new package of sexual abuse and assault care across England, backed by a £4m a year investment until 2020-21.
Sexual Assault Referral Centres integrated across...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sexual-assault-survivors-to-receive-lifetime-of-nhs-supportTue, 05 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMTTrusts struggling financially penalised with 6% interest ratesNHS providers placed in Financial Special Measures are being hit by interest rates as high as 6%, according to a new report.
The report, published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) in conjunction with former health secretary Alan Milburn and consultancy PwC, says that at the end of 2016-17, the total debt accumulated...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-struggling-financially-penalised-with-6-interest-ratesMon, 04 Jun 2018 16:30:00 GMTParticipants of parkrun to don NHS attire to celebrate its 70th birthday More than 85,000 people are expected to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday by taking part in a parkrun UK event this Saturday.
The event, which is the first of its kind, is backed by double Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes, and will see staff from across the NHS join runners, walkers and volunteers at more than 300 local parkruns...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/participants-of-parkrun-to-don-nhs-attire-to-celebrate-its-70th-birthday-Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:45:00 GMTJavid 'can see problem' with tier 2 visa capThe tier 2 visa cap which has led to overseas doctors being denied visas to work in the UK is to be revised, home secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
Last week, NHE reported that little progress had been made on the relation of visa rules introduced when Theresa May was home secretary in 2011, with the BMJ claiming that over 1,500 visa...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/javid-can-see-problem-with-tier-2-visa-capMon, 04 Jun 2018 11:00:00 GMTPost-Carillion Birmingham hospital delays set to cost eight-figure sum, trust boss says
Delays on the building of a new Midlands hospital due to the downfall of Carillion could bring the total cost into eight figures, the boss of an NHS trust has said.
Progress on the building of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick was paused when the construction giant went bust in January. Now Toby Lewis, chief executive of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/post-carillion-birmingham-hospital-delays-set-to-cost-eight-figure-sum-trust-boss-saysFri, 01 Jun 2018 14:45:00 GMTNumber of patients readmitted to hospital rises by a fifth due to 'preventable' conditions
Patients are being increasingly readmitted to hospital as patients with ‘preventable’ conditions such as pressure sores and pneumonia, prompting concerns about the quality of patient care and discharge systems in the NHS.
Research released by the Nuffield Trust and medical charity the Health Foundation found the number of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-patients-readmitted-to-hospital-rises-by-a-fifth-due-to-preventable-conditionsFri, 01 Jun 2018 11:45:00 GMTHull NHS trust 'requires improvement' after CQC inspection
CQC inspectors have rated one of the largest trusts in England as ‘requires improvement’ today, citing inconsistencies in follow-up appointments and the storing of patient’s records as cause for concern in the trust.
The inspection of Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust — which runs the Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hull-nhs-trust-requires-improvement-after-cqc-inspectionFri, 01 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMTFamous St Bart's 'Sherlock' hospital block to be privatised
One of the buildings at Britain’s oldest hospital, which has become a tourist attraction famed for one Sherlock Holmes’ most famous television scenes, is set to undergo privatisation.
The Old Pathology Building at St Bartholomew’s Hospital will be made into a private health care unit, after Nuffield Health sought to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/famous-st-barts-sherlock-hospital-block-to-be-privatisedThu, 31 May 2018 17:00:00 GMTTroubled Lancashire trust ends year with £37m deficitA Lancashire trust has ended the financial year with a deficit of almost £30m greater than anticipated, latest figures have revealed.
Troubled Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT had predicted a deficit of £7.8m, but instead this soared to £37.6m at the end of March, according to NHS Improvement’s year-end...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-lancashire-trust-ends-year-with-37m-deficitThu, 31 May 2018 16:45:00 GMTTwo in five GPs in England to leave profession within five years, DHSC survey shows
Two in every five GPs plan to quit within the next five years—the highest figure ever recorded by a government-backed survey.
Over 92% said they faced high or considerable pressure from increasing workloads, while 85.3% of respondents reported a high or considerable pressure from having ‘insufficient time to do justice to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-in-five-gps-in-england-to-leave-profession-within-five-years-dhsc-survey-showsThu, 31 May 2018 16:30:00 GMTNHS £1bn year-end deficit 'not the consequence of a few bad months'An “unprecedented” surge in demand during the worst winter in a decade has impacted on the performance of the NHS in key areas, according to new end-of-year financial and performance figures from NHS Improvement.
January, February and March alone already saw more than 5.87 million people attend A&E - over 200,000 more than the...
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412,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-downfall-not-the-consequence-of-a-few-bad-months-as-year-end-deficit-nears-1bnThu, 31 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTMajor medical bodies call for trainee job flexibility and study budget reforms
Enhancements to the recruitment process and the introduction of more flexible training opportunities were some of the improvements outlined by Health Education England (HEE) in a new report published today.
In collaboration with the BMA, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and General Medical Council (GMC), the latest progress...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-medical-bodies-call-for-trainee-job-flexibility-and-study-budget-reformsWed, 30 May 2018 12:45:00 GMTSoaring GP practice closures can have 'serious effects' for patients and staff
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has argued that latest figures showing an alarming rate of GP closures will have serious effects on local patient populations, neighbouring surgeries, and the wellbeing of GPs involved.
The findings, uncovered by Pulse, found that 1.3 million patients in the UK have had to change GPs over the past five...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/soaring-gp-practice-closures-can-have-serious-effects-for-patients-and-staffWed, 30 May 2018 11:15:00 GMTManagers brought in to run services in North Devon Healthcare Trust
Managers at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) will take over the running of North Devon Healthcare Trust (NDHT) for two years in a move aimed to provide “leadership and management support” to the struggling trust.
The agreement between the two aims to help the NDHT by addressing the challenges...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/managers-brought-in-to-run-operations-in-north-devon-healthcare-trustWed, 30 May 2018 09:45:00 GMTJunior doctor job offers reissued following admin errorJunior doctors who had job offers withdrawn following an administrative error have now been placed, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has announced.
The error was discussed at length at the RCP’s council on 22 May, and the college has said that it is committed to conducting a thorough external review, commissioned by Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-job-offers-reissued-following-admin-errorTue, 29 May 2018 15:30:00 GMTThe work of the vanguards can help overcome the challenges of integrated care
Following the announcement of the second wave of integrated care systems (ICSs), NHS Providers, the NHS Confederation, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and the Local Government Association (LGA) reflect on how lessons learnt by members from across the four organisations – that have designed and worked together as part of the vanguards...
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409,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-work-of-the-vanguards-can-help-overcome-the-challenges-of-integrated-careTue, 29 May 2018 12:15:00 GMTReview into medical gender pay gap launchedFemale doctors earn an average of £10,000 less than their male counterparts, according to figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
In order to establish the cause of the gender pay gap within the profession, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a review, led by Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-into-medical-gender-pay-gap-launchedTue, 29 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTDoctors continue to be refused roles under tier 2 visa capThere has been “little or no progress” on the relaxation of visa rules to allow overseas doctors to work in the UK, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has argued.
Latest figures reveal that the monthly allocation of tier 2 visas are oversubscribed, meaning that overseas doctors could be being turned away from working in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-continue-to-be-refused-roles-under-tier-2-visa-capTue, 29 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTNHSI and NHSE merger plans mark 'profound shift' in management - with potentially big risks
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSI) have announced plans to work closer together by establishing a new NHS Executive Group and an NHS Assembly, as well as aligning their current non-executive board committees – in a move that providers argue could “herald a profound shift in the way the NHS is led at national and regional level...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-and-nhse-merger-plans-mark-profound-shift-in-management--with-potentially-big-risksFri, 25 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTSome providers and CCGs still unable to plan within financial limits
Some NHS organisations were unable to produce an operational plan that stays within their designated financial control totals and will require further support in working towards an improved position, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has revealed.
In board papers from its first-ever joint meeting with NHS England, NHSI said that while most...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/some-providers-and-ccgs-still-unable-to-plan-within-financial-limitsFri, 25 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTFour more STPs handpicked to become integrated care systems
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has selected four more sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) to join the ongoing integrated care system (ICS) development programme as part of the second wave of participants.
The ICS programme – an acronym which replaces what was formerly known as accountable care systems, likely due to the...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-more-stps-handpicked-to-become-integrated-care-systemsThu, 24 May 2018 15:45:00 GMTLord Carter finds 'critical variations' in community and mental health review
Provision and efficiency of community health services need to be “significantly strengthened,” alongside a greater and stronger workforce to meet the needs growing demand for mental health, are amongst the findings in the latest review into NHS practices by Lord Carter.
Today’s delayed but much-anticipated and major...
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409,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-carter-finds-critical-variations-in-community-and-mental-health-reviewThu, 24 May 2018 14:30:00 GMTNew surgery could save NHS £27m a year A new surgical technique could save the NHS millions of pounds a year in costs for complications of prostate enlargement.
According to an independent evaluation by Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), replacing traditional surgery for the condition with a minimally invasive procedure using implants and avoiding the usual tissue removal...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-surgery-could-save-nhs-27m-a-year-Thu, 24 May 2018 12:45:00 GMTTaxes must rise by at least 4% to prevent NHS deterioration as 'no savings left to make'
A taxation increase of at least 4% a year is necessary to prevent “unnecessary costs, inefficiencies and uncertainty” and improve quality of care in the NHS, a major report has argued today.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Health Foundation’s collaboration into looking at the current and future state...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taxes-must-rise-by-at-least-4-to-prevent-nhs-deterioration-as-no-savings-left-to-makeThu, 24 May 2018 09:45:00 GMTHarding plans volunteering scheme for NHSI staff to 'serve on the frontline' during winter
The chair of NHS Improvement (NHSI) has announced that she wants to open a volunteering scheme for the organisation’s staff to experience the challenges of primary care in winter.
Speaking at the Health Foundation conference in London on Tuesday, attended by NHE, Baroness Dido Harding outlined her intention to “change the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/harding-plans-volunteering-scheme-for-nhsi-staff-to-serve-on-the-frontline-during-winterThu, 24 May 2018 09:30:00 GMTHawking-backed fight against 'unlawful' NHS privatisation reaches High Court
Legal proceedings will begin today at the High Court with a campaign group challenging the government over plans to implement accountable care organisations (ACOs), which they claim is an attempt to increase private services operating in the NHS.
The JR4NHS group, founded by doctors and academics and strongly supported by world-renowned...
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405,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hawking-backed-fight-against-unlawful-nhs-privatisation-reaches-high-courtWed, 23 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS can't replace 'tatty' and broken-down equipment due to lack of funding
“Missed investment opportunities” for vital cancer scanning and major equipment were identified as issues created due to government cuts in NHS funding, new research shows.
Broken-down ambulances, rotten windows, and “tatty” equipment that manufacturers are no longer supporting due to its age were cited as symptoms...
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415,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cant-replace-tatty-and-broken-down-equipment-due-to-lack-of-fundingWed, 23 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTSeven found guilty for defrauding NHS using 'ghost shift' payments
Seven people have been prosecuted for money laundering and conspiracy to defraud offences against the NHS, the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) has revealed.
Medical recruitment officer Charles Elad, 46 – who was working for ID Medical at the time – along with four healthcare assistants and a nurse he had persuaded to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-found-guilty-for-defrauding-nhs-using-ghost-shift-paymentsWed, 23 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTNHS board blasted for 'number of weaknesses' in regional financial management
A government-commissioned review has identified “poor financial management” in its assessment of NHS Tayside, calling on the board to review the robustness of its financial future.
NHS Tayside’s financial board, which has received £40m in funding in recent years and used £3.6m from a public endowment fund to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-board-blasted-for-number-of-weaknesses-in-regional-financial-managementWed, 23 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTGPs rely on 'opportunistic' assessment for some conditionsThe lack of an evidence-based screening programme for atrial fibrillation means that patients rely on GPs to “opportunistically check” a patient’s pulse, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has warned.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the RCGP, said that taking a pulse is a simple, safe way of finding out about a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-rely-on-opportunistic-assessment-for-some-conditionsTue, 22 May 2018 17:30:00 GMTGross negligence manslaughter review working group appointed The working group for the independent review into gross negligence manslaughter has been appointed.
Dame Clare Marx, chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, will conduct the review, ordered by Jeremy Hunt amidst concerns following the erasure of Dr. Bawa-Garba from the medical register, alongside a team of 10...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gross-negligence-manslaughter-review-working-group-appointed-Tue, 22 May 2018 16:00:00 GMTIncreasing urgent admissions reflect growing NHS pressures The number of patients admitted urgently to hospital has rocketed by 42% over the past decade, according to new research by the Health Foundation.
The figures reveal that patients arriving in A&E are sicker than ever and more likely to need admission, with the total number of people attending A&E departments up by just...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increasing-urgent-admissions-reflect-growing-nhs-pressures-Tue, 22 May 2018 12:30:00 GMTAI a 'weapon' against avoidable cancer deathsTheresa May has called artificial intelligence (AI) a weapon in the fight against cancer.
Speaking in Macclesfield yesterday, the prime minister challenged the NHS, AI sector and health charities to use data and AI to transform the diagnosis of chronic diseases.
It is hoped that by using emerging technologies to cross reference...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ai-a-weapon-against-avoidable-cancer-deathsMon, 21 May 2018 17:00:00 GMTChief executive of York foundation trust to step down
The chief executive of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Patrick Crowley, will retire from his position at the end of the month.
Crowley joined the trust in 2007 having had a key role in implementing the trust into a foundation trust the same year. He went on to lead the successful merger of York and Scarborough Trusts in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-of-york-foundation-trust-to-step-downMon, 21 May 2018 15:15:00 GMTCommunity services still 'overstretched and underfunded', despite promisesPromises to bring more patient care closer to home have fallen flat, according to a report by NHS Providers.
Multiple national strategies have concluded that the NHS must do more to help people stay well in their own homes and communities, avoiding the need for hospital treatment; most recently the Five Year Forward View (FYFV).
The FYFV...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-services-still-overstretched-and-underfunded-despite-promisesMon, 21 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTTrusts supported to recover over £50m from overseas patientsNHS Improvement has established an overseas cost improvement programme to help trusts recover treatment costs from overseas patients.
The NHS body has identified 50 acute trusts to receive “intense support” to recover costs from overseas visitors who are not eligible for free NHS care. The 50 trusts have been selected because they...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-supported-to-recover-over-50m-from-overseas-patientsMon, 21 May 2018 09:45:00 GMTGovernment 'letting down' cancer patients, Labour warnsPatients are waiting up to 18 months for cancer treatment, according to figures obtained by Labour.
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the party revealed that two thirds of the trusts that responded had at least one patient waiting over six months.
This is despite current targets for treatment to be commenced within two months of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-letting-down-cancer-patients-labour-warnsFri, 18 May 2018 14:00:00 GMTData sharing to improve care: the GP potential
As sharing data across organisations becomes the norm in the NHS, will general practice embrace its potential to improve the care we deliver to patients? Rebecca Fisher, a GP and policy fellow at the Health Foundation, investigates.
“I just assumed your computers talked to each other” is a phrase not infrequently heard in my...
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419,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-sharing-to-improve-care-the-gp-potentialFri, 18 May 2018 08:45:00 GMTNurses missing out on vital trainingCuts to NHS funding mean that nurses are missing out on training, according to the Royal College of Nurses (RCN).
The union has warned that if employers do not ensure that nurses have access to continuing professional development (CPD), with guaranteed protected time for it, they will risk falling behind with the latest developments in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-missing-out-on-vital-trainingThu, 17 May 2018 17:00:00 GMTPatients put 'at risk of serious harm' in ineffective £330m Capita deal
Patients could have been put at serious risk as a result of a “widespread failures” in an attempt to outsource primary care duties by NHS England, a new report has found.
The seven-year contract, worth £330m and awarded to health service provider Capita, was condemned by today’s National Audit Office (NAO) report...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-put-at-risk-of-serious-harm-in-ineffective-330m-capita-dealThu, 17 May 2018 16:45:00 GMTTrust boss apologises for care failings of student found dead after fleeing hospitalSussex Partnership NHS FT has issued a public apology about the care that Janet Müller received from the trust.
Müller was “unlawfully killed” by Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw in 2015 after she absconded from Mill View Hospital in Hove. Just 10 days before her death, she was admitted to the hospital after telling her family...
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414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-boss-apologises-for-care-failings-of-student-found-dead-after-fleeing-hospitalThu, 17 May 2018 16:15:00 GMTUK risks being 'second-tier state' for drugs without post-Brexit EMA deal, MPs say
The government must “protect the UK’s status as a world leader for pharmaceuticals” in a future made uncertain by the ongoing Brexit negotiations, MPs have said today.
A report released by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) argued that leaving the European Union without an agreement for the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-risks-being-second-tier-state-for-drugs-without-post-brexit-ema-deal-mps-sayThu, 17 May 2018 09:45:00 GMTHospitals stalled by Carillion bust a result of 'recklessness, hubris, and greed', MPs say
Two major NHS hospitals halted halfway through building were a consequence of “rotten corporate culture” at the now-collapsed construction firm Carillion, a government-backed report has claimed.
A scathing Commons inquiry into the firm’s downfall found that its board members were ultimately responsible for the collapse...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-stalled-by-carillion-bust-a-result-of-recklessness-hubris-and-greed-mps-sayWed, 16 May 2018 12:45:00 GMTNMC ignored families and police evidence in 'incompetent' handling of Morecambe Bay scandal
The conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) during the Morecambe Bay scandal did not act on concerns raised against midwives suspected of providing dangerously poor care, a major report commissioned by Jeremy Hunt has argued.
In a new 80-page review from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), it was revealed that the...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-ignored-families-and-police-evidence-in-incompetent-handling-of-morecambe-bay-scandalWed, 16 May 2018 11:15:00 GMTNorth west hospitals put on top alert level 32 times last winter - 30 more than 2016
Hospitals in one region of England were placed on the highest level of alert 32 times over the winter period, according to a new report.
Information from the BBC today found that the number of NHS trusts in the north west put on severe levels of alert soared compared to just two hospitals given the rating during winter of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-west-hospitals-put-on-top-alert-level-32-times-last-winter--30-more-than-2016Wed, 16 May 2018 10:30:00 GMTNHS spends almost £1.5bn on temporary nursing staff to plug gapThe NHS spends at least £1.46bn on temporary nursing staff, it has been revealed.
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the Open University for its report, ‘Tackling the nursing shortage’, revealed that many trusts have been forced to fill staffing shortages through expensive overtime or temporary arrangements, paying...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spends-almost-15bn-on-temporary-nursing-staff-to-plug-gapTue, 15 May 2018 17:00:00 GMTMental and physical health pilot cuts A&E admissions by two-thirds A pilot scheme that integrates mental and physical treatments has improved mental health care for patients with physical ailments and, as a result, has cut hospital admissions by three-quarters, according to NHS England.
Since 2016, the NHS has been testing new services as part of its Improving Access to Talking Therapies programme.
Those...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-and-physical-health-pilot-cuts-ae-admissions-by-two-thirds-Tue, 15 May 2018 14:00:00 GMTNMC leader Jackie Smith steps down ahead of Morecambe Bay scandal reviewThe leader of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced her resignation.
Jackie Smith will leave her post as chief executive and registrar of the NMC at the end of July 2018.
The announcement comes just days before the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is scheduled to publish its review into the NMC’s handling of the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-leader-jackie-smith-steps-down-ahead-of-psa-reviewTue, 15 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTNurses open up about 'scandalous and cruel' staff gaps pushing them into new careersStaff shortages are affecting patient care and the mental and physical health of nurses themselves, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
A new report by the college, ‘Nursing on the brink’, analyses thousands of comments submitted by nurses and healthcare assistants as part of the RCN’s major staffing survey last...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-reveal-staff-shortages-affecting-patient-careMon, 14 May 2018 16:45:00 GMTRoyal college fires criticism at 'failing' GMC over controversial legal cases
The General Medical Council (GMC) has been called upon to win back the trust of the medical profession after a series of controversial court cases that have negatively impacted the morale of staff.
In a submission submitted to today’s Williams Review, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) argues that recent...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-fires-criticism-at-failing-gmc-over-controversial-legal-casesMon, 14 May 2018 14:45:00 GMTNHS Providers and Confederation join forces in new Community NetworkNHS Providers and the NHS Confederation have joined forces to establish the Community Network.
It is hoped that the network will be an influential voice for the community services sector, promoting for community services to play a leading role in the development of integrated systems.
According to the NHS Confederation, it will make the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-community-network-to-advocate-for-community-servicesMon, 14 May 2018 14:00:00 GMTGPs face 'appalling' four-month wait for loss of earnings compensationGPs unable to practice due to problems with Capita’s management of the National Performers List have to wait an “excruciating” four months before claiming compensation, according to the British Medical Association (BMA).
Responding to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, NHS England told the BMA that settlements would be...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-face-appalling-four-month-wait-for-loss-of-earnings-compensationMon, 14 May 2018 11:00:00 GMTTrust 'outsourcing plan' branded an underhand way to erode staff payEast Kent Hospitals University FT (EKHUFT) has come under fire for its plans to transfer staff to a new wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) company.
The move will see around 850 cleaning, catering and portering staff currently employed by Serco, as well as 250 NHS employees working in estates, procurement and facilities, transferred to the new...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-outsourcing-plan-branded-an-underhand-way-to-erode-staff-payFri, 11 May 2018 13:00:00 GMTRecord number of operations cancelled last minuteNHS hospitals cancelled a record number of operations at the last minute, official figures have revealed.
In January to March 2018, there were 25,475 cancelled operations - the highest figure since quarterly records began in 1994.
These cancelled operations equate to a 1.3% of total admissions, which is the highest proportion since...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/record-number-of-operations-cancelled-last-minuteFri, 11 May 2018 12:30:00 GMTCourt of Appeal allows BMA to intervene in Bawa-Gaba case
The BMA has been granted legal permission to intervene in Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba’s appeal to overturn her erasure from the medical register.
The doctor was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence in 2015 following the tragic death of a six-year-old boy, and in January of this year a High Court ruling saw her removed from the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/court-of-appeal-allows-bma-to-intervene-in-bawa-gaba-appealFri, 11 May 2018 10:45:00 GMT'Fundamental rethink' needed to steer 'messy and fluid' NHS transformation
Healthcare transformation is “multi-layered, messy, fluid and emergent,” stretching beyond just the need to change how a service operates and instead requiring a “fundamental rethink” to find better solutions.
These are the findings of a new King’s Fund report, which amassed the ideas and learnings recorded...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fundamental-rethink-needed-to-steer-messy-and-fluid-nhs-transformationFri, 11 May 2018 10:30:00 GMTPublic demands emergency services and mental health have top priority for extra cash
Mental healthcare and emergency services funding are the two most important sectors to the public when it comes to assigning extra resources, according to a new survey.
In a poll of almost 1,000 people conducted by Ipsos Mori, more than two-thirds of respondents said urgent and emergency care such as A&E and ambulance services should...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-demands-emergency-services-and-mental-health-have-top-priority-for-extra-cashFri, 11 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTThe impact of NICE guidance on child birth
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care for NICE, talks us through the impact of their work and guidance on pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of a child’s life.
Having a baby can be one of the most personal and important parts of someone’s life. In 2016, more than 660,000 births...
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411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-impact-of-nice-guidance-on-child-birthFri, 11 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTThe NHS is at a crossroads, on a precarious path to a future yet unknown
Niall Dickson CBE, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, gives NHE readers an exclusive preview of what to expect at this year’s edition of Confed18 – where high-profile speakers and deep-dive workshops and seminars will ensure delegates leave the conference brimming with inspiration and new ideas.
It is hard to think of...
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426,407,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-is-at-a-crossroads-on-a-precarious-path-to-a-future-yet-unknownFri, 11 May 2018 09:15:00 GMTHome Office will no longer use NHS data to track down illegal immigrants
The government will stop using patient’s personal data to track down illegal immigrants, it has announced today.
The Home Office retreated from the controversial plans, where names known to immigration authorities could be traced against health records to find current address and contact details.
MPs, leading charities and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-office-will-no-longer-use-nhs-data-to-track-down-illegal-immigrantsThu, 10 May 2018 11:30:00 GMTTrusts relying on agency and private sector to tackle 'bulging' post-winter backlog
A report released today has identified a record-high surge in demand of NHS services over winter period.
The findings, by NHS Providers, highlighted an unprecedented demand for health services from December to March, where the number of people coming in to A&E rose to more than 5.8 million, equivalent to 10 times the population of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-relying-on-agency-and-private-sector-to-tackle-bulging-post-winter-backlogThu, 10 May 2018 10:00:00 GMTGovernment promises £10k 'golden hello' to lure postgraduate nurses
In last night’s House of Common’s debate, it was announced by the Department of Health and Social Care that it would financially support postgraduate nursing students in England as part of a wider initiative to increase uptake in hard-to-recruit disciplines.
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner criticised the government...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-promises-10k-golden-hello-to-lure-post-graduate-nursesThu, 10 May 2018 09:45:00 GMTAll women to have access to perinatal mental health services by next yearNew and expectant mums will be able to access specialist mental health community services across the country by next April, NHS England has announced.
The NHS will spend £23m on rolling out the second wave of community perinatal services to underserved parts of the country, it has been confirmed. NHS England says that it is on course to...
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405,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-women-to-have-access-to-perinatal-mental-health-services-by-next-yearThu, 10 May 2018 09:30:00 GMTDebt-ridden NHS trust loses four senior directors in last month alone
A Lancashire trust has lost four of its senior directors in the last month alone, amidst claims the provider is dealing with a £42m deficit.
The Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS FT, which runs Chorley and South Ribble Hospital and Preston Royal Hospital, will lose divisional director Suzanne Hargreave as the latest departee of the...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/debt-ridden-nhs-trust-loses-four-senior-directors-in-last-month-aloneWed, 09 May 2018 14:45:00 GMTContinuity of care levels tumble by 30% as GPs cite 'intense pressures'Continuity of care is one of the most essential components of general practice, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said.
The comments come in response to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice, which revealed that relationship continuity reduced by 27% between 2012 and 2017.
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, vice chair of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/continuity-of-care-levels-tumble-by-30-as-gps-cite-intense-pressuresWed, 09 May 2018 12:45:00 GMT'Unambitious' mental health green paper will fail thousands of children The proposed Green Paper on child mental health is “unambitious” and “ignores hundreds of thousands of children,” government committees have warned.
In a joint report, the Education and Health and Social Care committees have said that the Green Paper will provide no help to the majority of children who are desperately...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unambitious-child-mental-health-green-paper-will-fail-thousands-of-children-Wed, 09 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTHunt gives private hospitals two weeks to 'get house in order'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has today called upon private hospitals to “ensure rapid improvement” from the independent sector offering care that does not meet the standard of NHS trusts.
In a letter to independent hospital provider chief executives, seen by The Guardian, Hunt alluded to the recent CQC report that claimed a...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-gives-private-hospitals-two-weeks-to-get-house-in-order-on-qualityTue, 08 May 2018 15:00:00 GMTNHS has one of lowest levels of doctors and nurses in western world
The UK has fewer doctors and nurses per head than almost any developed country, new figures have revealed.
The King’s Fund analysed data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comparing healthcare spending across 21 countries.
According to the figures, the only country with fewer doctors and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-has-one-of-lowest-levels-of-doctors-and-nurses-in-western-worldTue, 08 May 2018 15:00:00 GMTJunior doctor jobs offers withdrawn after admin blunderJunior doctors across the country have had job offers rescinded following an error in the administrative process.
A spreadsheet error was made in transferring data from one system to another.
An electronic marking system used at interview produces a spreadsheet which is then copied. Appointability criteria are checked at this point, with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-jobs-offers-withdrawn-after-admin-blunderTue, 08 May 2018 12:15:00 GMTChair sought to create 'new organisational culture' at special measures trust
Two south east trusts are seeking a new chair to “play a key leadership role” in leading the providers’ ‘patient first’ approach to medical care.
The Western Sussex Hospitals FT and the Brighton and Sussex University NHS Trust were described as “at different stages of their improvement journey,”...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chair-sought-to-create-new-organisational-culture-at-special-measures-trustFri, 04 May 2018 14:30:00 GMTBMA asks for honest chat about the 'type of NHS doctors want to work in'
The BMA has launched a project aimed at rescuing the NHS from its “perilous state” by developing a vision for what an improved health and care system could look like.
Led by the union’s council chair, Chaand Nagpaul, the ambitious project – called ‘Caring, supportive, collaborative: a future vision for the...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-asks-for-honest-chat-about-the-type-of-nhs-doctors-want-to-work-inFri, 04 May 2018 14:15:00 GMTFormer NHS boss and chief nurse facing fraud charges
The former boss of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Phil Morley, is to appear in court charged with four counts of fraud.
Morley was CEO at the trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill hospitals, from 2010. He resigned in April 2014.
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed to NHE that he is being charged...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-nhs-boss-and-chief-nurse-facing-fraud-chargesFri, 04 May 2018 11:15:00 GMTRoyal Voluntary Service aims to double NHS volunteers
In a new partnership with HelpForce announced today, the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) is aiming to double the number of volunteers in the NHS by 2021.
HelpForce, a Community Interest Company set up at the end of last year and led by Sir Tom Hughes-Hallett, is aiming to integrate volunteers into the heart of the NHS over the next...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-voluntary-service-aims-to-double-nhs-volunteersThu, 03 May 2018 15:45:00 GMTValue of revalidation remains unknown, according to GMC review
A General Medical Council-backed review evaluating the value of doctors entering the process of revalidation has argued that the impact of which the system has achieved its objectives remains inconclusive.
The three-year long review found that doctors and patient organisations “remain confused about the purpose of revalidation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/value-of-revalidation-remains-unknown-according-to-gmc-reviewThu, 03 May 2018 10:45:00 GMTBreast screening: 450,000 miss out due to 'administrative incompetence'
As many as 270 women in England may have died due to “administrative incompetence” by failing to receive an invitation to a final routine breast cancer screening, the health secretary has said.
Jeremy Hunt, speaking in the Commons yesterday, stated that an estimated 450,000 women between ages 68 and 71 did not receive...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breast-screening-error-450000-miss-out-due-to-administrative-incompetenceThu, 03 May 2018 10:15:00 GMTDixon: NHS performance 'middling' in Europe due to 'bleedin' obvious' lack of funding
The NHS performance is “middling” in comparison to other Western European countries, the chief executive of a leading independent health charity has said.
Addressing the inaugural annual NHS Confederation lecture in London yesterday, Dr Jennifer Dixon, head of the Health Foundation, pointed to a “bleedin’...
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415,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dixon-nhs-performance-middling-in-europe-due-to-bleedin-obvious-lack-of-fundingWed, 02 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTA different kind of medicine
Could literature improve the quality of life of those with mental health conditions? According to Jane Davis, founder and director of The Reader, the evidence for this is clear – and the NHS stands to benefit the most.
Medicine wasn’t at the forefront of my mind in The Reader’s formative days back in 2001; if anything...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-different-kind-of-medicine-Wed, 02 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTIs the NHS ready for another WannaCry?
NHE’s Seamus McDonnell on the plans put in place to protect trusts and other NHS organisations from potential future cyber-attacks.
In May 2017, the NHS’s cyber protection plans were thrust into the limelight after a ransomware programme called WannaCry exposed the weaknesses in current systems – but, nearly a year later...
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426,419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/is-the-nhs-ready-for-another-wannacryWed, 02 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTJanet Davies: Our future workforce
Janet Davies, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), says ministers must accelerate progress to make nursing an attractive and robust career before it’s too late.
Last year was a challenging one for my profession. In the same year that the Nursing and Midwifery Council revealed that 27% more...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-future-workforce-Wed, 02 May 2018 11:45:00 GMTCQC appoints NHSBT boss as new chief executive
CQC has appointed Ian Trenholm as its new chief executive, who is set to succeed Sir David Behan when he takes on the role from July.
Trenholm started in the police service and has also worked as chief operating officer at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; as CEO of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead; and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-nhsbt-boss-as-new-chief-executive-Wed, 02 May 2018 11:30:00 GMT'Lack of dignity and respect' for those detained under Mental Health Act, says government report
Treatment from UK services of mentally-ill people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) were deemed to have a “lack of dignity and respect,” according to a new report.
The survey, ordered by Theresa May last October, canvassed the opinion of over 2000 service users and carers and identified a large number of opportunities...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-dignity-and-respect-for-those-detained-under-mental-health-act-says-government-reportWed, 02 May 2018 10:30:00 GMTNHS reaches cash-releasing target five months ahead of schedule
The NHS Business Services Authority and NHS Supply Chain have today announced that they have reached their £300m cash-releasing savings target five months ahead of plan.
The target, set by the Department of Health and Social Care, supports local trusts and forms part of the Carter Initiative; a proposal that estimated £700m...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reaches-cash-releasing-target-five-months-ahead-of-scheduleTue, 01 May 2018 15:45:00 GMTMidlands ambulance service asks government for £20m to hit targets
A struggling ambulance trust based in the Midlands will meet with NHS decision-makers today to ask for more funds after failing to hit targets for response times.
East Midlands Ambulance Service has asked health commissioners for £20m extra in funding per year, which would allow 300 more staff members to be recruited onto the...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midlands-ambulance-service-asks-government-for-20m-to-hit-targetsTue, 01 May 2018 14:00:00 GMTHavant MP leads calls for NHS to go fully digital, saving taxpayer 'billions'
An MP has today published a report calling for the NHS to scrap paper forms of recording and go fully digital as part of the ‘fourth Industrial Revolution’ which would allow patients to take on more control of their treatment.
Havant MP Alan Mak, in his paper published by the Centre for Policy Studies, believes that the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/havant-mp-leads-calls-for-nhs-to-go-fully-digital-saving-taxpayer-billionsTue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTRCP supports fresh public health approach to 'war on drugs'
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has voiced its support for the Royal Society of Public Health’s (RSPH’s) report ‘Taking a New Line on Drugs,’ which calls for illicit drug use to be decriminalised and made a public heath matter, rather than criminal.
The RCP says it “strongly supports the view that drug...
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405,407,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-supports-fresh-public-health-approach-to-war-on-drugsMon, 30 Apr 2018 14:15:00 GMT'New sense of urgency' needed after 30 NHS leaders warn against immigration rules
NHS bosses have warned that the UK’s immigration and visa policy is hampering the sector’s ability to hire new doctors, the BBC has reported.
Health leaders have criticised the Home Office’s policy of capping the number of skilled non-EU workers that are granted UK visas. Thus, the number of doctors being refused entry...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-sense-of-urgency-needed-after-30-nhs-leaders-warn-against-immigration-rulesMon, 30 Apr 2018 14:00:00 GMTNHS staff to be trained in AI and robotics, Hunt announcesTens of thousands of NHS staff could be trained in the use of artificial intelligence and robotics, Jeremy Hunt has announced.
An independent review into the training needs of NHS staff will looks at how they can be trained to ensure that they are equipped to deliver the latest treatments.
The review will be led by Dr. Eric Topol, an...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-to-be-trained-in-ai-and-robotics-hunt-announcesFri, 27 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTResearch exposes inequalities in talking therapy waitsPatients with mental health problems can face waits of almost five months to access talking therapies in some parts of the country, according to new research.
This ‘postcode lottery’ has been revealed by the House of Commons Library, which found that waiting times vary from just five days in Stoke-on-Trent to 135 days in Leicester...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-exposes-inequalities-in-talking-therapy-waitsFri, 27 Apr 2018 11:45:00 GMTTrusts urged to adopt NEWS2 after 100 deaths last yearA resource alert has been issued by NHS England, NHS Improvement and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to support health providers to adopt the revised National Early Warning Score (NEWS2).
NEWS2 helps clinical staff to detect deterioration in adult patients, using observations such as blood pressure, respiratory rates and conscious level...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-urged-to-adopt-news2-after-100-deaths-last-yearThu, 26 Apr 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS England renews drive to stop overmedicating people with learning disabilities NHS England is asking more health care professionals to pledge to stop overmedicating people with learning disabilities.
The renewed drive to widen support, Stopping Over Medication of People with a Learning Disability (STOMP), is being backed by the government and urges NHS trusts, CCGs and those in the independent sector to review and seek...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-renews-drive-to-stop-overmedicating-people-with-learning-disabilities-Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMTNMC registrations drop as Brexit drives EU staff homeThe number of EU nurses and midwives leaving the register increased by 29% last year, new figures have revealed.
Figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show that between April 2017 and March 2018, almost 4,000 people left.
Not only this, but there also continues to be a “dramatic drop” in those joining the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-registrations-drop-as-brexit-drives-eu-staff-homeWed, 25 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMTRCN seeks views on mental health parity
The Royal College of Nursing is seeking the views of nursing staff working in mental health or delivering mental health services.
The RCN will be asking what could be done to make a difference, both in the workplace and nationally, to achieve greater equality between physical and mental health services.
The commitment to value mental...
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414,417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-seeks-views-on-mental-health-parityWed, 25 Apr 2018 09:00:00 GMTNHS 'on the cusp' of great tech opportunityThe NHS is “on the cusp of a great opportunity” to accelerate the contributions of community nurses through the use of technology, according to NHS Digital’s chief nurse.
In the foreword that she has written for a new Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) report, Anne Cooper celebrates the fact that well-managed IT systems...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-on-the-cusp-of-great-tech-opportunityTue, 24 Apr 2018 16:30:00 GMTTraffic light system could reduce hospital waiting timesA pilot system is making it easier for GPs to understand the hospital waiting times experienced by their patients.
The e-traffic light system could help to reduce hospital waiting times and offer patients a clearer choice of treatment, NHS England has said.
The trial from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) saw a modification to the GP...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/traffic-light-system-could-reduce-hospital-waiting-timesTue, 24 Apr 2018 12:45:00 GMTAmbulance workers threatened with weapons and sexual violenceSexual assaults on ambulance workers have almost trebled in five years, a Freedom of Information (FoI) by union GMB has revealed.
Since 2012 there have been at least 688 sexual assaults recorded.
In 2012-13 there were 53 recorded sexual assaults, and this figure soared to 165 in 2016-17 - the most recently available full year...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-workers-threatened-with-weapons-and-sexual-violenceMon, 23 Apr 2018 16:45:00 GMTRCN seeks views on three-year pay dealThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has opened its vote for its members to have their say on a three-year pay deal.
If approved, the deal would see most NHS staff get a 6.5% pay increase spread over three years.
The union says that the new pay structure would reduce the number of pay points in each band and remove the current overlap...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-seeks-views-on-three-year-pay-dealMon, 23 Apr 2018 15:30:00 GMT'Voice of common sense' trust CEO to step down in summer
The NHS’s “voice for common sense,” Dame Julie Moore, has announced her intention to retire from her post as chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT in the summer.
Moore has been in charge at the foundation trust for 12 years, during which time she oversaw several major changes, including one of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/voice-of-common-sense-trust-ceo-to-step-down-in-summerFri, 20 Apr 2018 09:30:00 GMTJunior doctors to appeal after losing High Court break-time test case
The 21 junior doctors, led by Dr Sarah Hallett, who said Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust failed to make sure they took proper breaks have lost a case in the High Court.
They claimed the trust breached their employment contracts by incorrectly applying monitoring and banding rules.
Dr Hallett, who acted as a representative...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-to-appeal-after-losing-high-court-break-time-test-caseFri, 20 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMTMilton Keynes, Bedford and Luton CCGs plan to merge
NHS bosses have plans to merge the CCGs of Milton Keynes, Bedford and Luton in a move which would see the three areas’ health bodies heavily integrated.
The move would also mean a single accountable officer and financial officer would oversee the three bodies.
But Cllr Louise Jackson, portfolio holder for public health at...
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413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/milton-keynes-bedford-and-luton-ccgs-plan-to-mergeFri, 20 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMTData-sharing framework needed this year to dodge another 'DeepMind fiasco'
NHS England and NHS Digital must – with the support of the ICO, trusts and clinicians – publish a framework for the sharing of healthcare data by the end of this year in order to avoid another DeepMind fiasco.
The call come from peers in the Lords Artificial Intelligence (AI) Committee, who stated that the framework must...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-sharing-framework-needed-this-year-to-dodge-another-deepmind-fiascoThu, 19 Apr 2018 17:15:00 GMTCare beyond general practice too 'fragmented' for ageing populationThe Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has called for more research and joined-up care for patents living with multiple long-term conditions.
An analysis by the college has indicated that the number of people living with more than one serious long-term condition is likely to increase to 9.1 million by 2025.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-beyond-general-practice-too-fragmented-for-ageing-populationThu, 19 Apr 2018 14:30:00 GMTWomen in quarter of the UK still can't access specialist maternal MH servicesPregnant women and new mothers cannot access specialist mental health services in a quarter of the UK, according to the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA).
According to national guidelines, women should have access to specialist perinatal mental health services, but new maps launched by the MMHA’s Everyone’s Business Campaign...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/women-in-quarter-of-the-uk-still-cant-access-specialist-maternal-mh-servicesThu, 19 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTHunt under investigation over failure to declare luxury flats
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has added health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt’s name to its list of MPs currently under investigation.
The probe comes after he failed to declare the purchase of seven luxury flats to the Companies House and parliamentary register of MPs interest and was forced to apologise for...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-under-investigation-over-failure-to-declare-luxury-flats-Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 GMTHome Office drops case against trainee GP threatened with deportation
Dr Luke Ong, the trainee GP that had been threatened with deportation by the government in a move the BMA had labelled “utterly incomprehensible,” will be allowed to stay in the UK.
The Singapore-born 31-year-old, who is just months away from completing his GP training, learned at the weekend that officials at the Home...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-office-drops-case-against-trainee-gp-threatened-with-deportationWed, 18 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMTLeaders say NHS long-term settlement must include social careThe long-term funding settlement announced by the prime minister should include both the NHS and social care, according to a poll by NHS Confederation.
The poll of NHS Confederation members found that 85% of respondents (144) thought that the long-term funding plan announced by Theresa May in March should include both sectors, in a move that...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaders-say-nhs-long-term-settlement-must-include-social-careWed, 18 Apr 2018 09:45:00 GMTCyber security plans impossible as NHS still in dark about WannaCry
The WannaCry cyber-attack on 12 May 2017 was a wake-up call for the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must now act on priorities by June this year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has argued.
The attack caused widespread disruption to health services, with more than a third of trusts affected by the ransomware....
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419,407,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cyber-security-plans-impossible-as-nhs-still-in-dark-about-wannacry-attackWed, 18 Apr 2018 09:15:00 GMTSteep increase in violence against NHS staff in 2016-17Physical attacks on NHS staff rose by almost 10% in a year, according to new figures published today.
The figures, which were obtained through a Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted on behalf of Unison, reveal that the biggest increase in attacks is in the acute sector, with attacks in A&E departments up a shocking 21% last year...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/steep-increase-in-violence-against-nhs-staff-in-2016-17Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:30:00 GMTRCP makes 12 recommendations for NHS to save millions via small actionsModest, small actions can mean significant financial savings for NHS trusts, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
The report, ‘Less waste, more health: A health professional's guide to reducing waste,’ sets out how those working in the NHS can aid financial savings whilst positively influencing the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-makes-recommendations-for-nhs-to-save-millionsTue, 17 Apr 2018 15:15:00 GMT'Millions' being spent on transferring low-wage NHS staff to private companiesNew figures published by Unison have revealed that NHS trusts are spending millions on outsourcing staff to new arms-length private companies.
Using a Freedom of Information request, the union discovered that NHS trusts are spending “huge amounts” of money on consultants. These companies are advising trusts on setting up wholly...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/millions-being-spent-on-outsourcing-staff-Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS Digital 'entirely inappropriate' in sharing patient data with Home OfficeNHS Digital’s decision to share patient information with the Home Office is “entirely inappropriate,” according to the chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.
The comments come following the publicity of the committee’s report into the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Home Office, the Department of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-repeats-call-to-suspend-mou-Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:45:00 GMTOver 1,400 empty beds in 'ghost wards' branded a scandal by LabourThe equivalent of two hospitals are closed across the UK, recent statistics have revealed.
A Freedom of Information request by Labour shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, has revealed that there are over 1,400 empty hospital beds across 82 so-called ‘ghost wards.’
Discussing the findings, Ashworth told the Guardian:...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-1400-empty-beds-in-ghost-wards-branded-a-scandal-by-labourFri, 13 Apr 2018 15:30:00 GMTNHSCC and LGA launch joint tool to support integrated commissioningA new tool for CCGs and councils to support improving outcomes through integrated commissioning has been unveiled yesterday.
The ‘Integrated commissioning for better outcomes framework 2018’ (ICBO) has been developed from the ‘Commissioning for better outcomes framework 2015,’ and has been updated in order to reflect...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-and-lga-launch-joint-tool-to-support-integrated-commissioningFri, 13 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMTMore people than ever before prepared to pay more tax to fund NHS
The proportion of British taxpayers who would accept higher taxes to fund the NHS has risen by more than half since 2014, a new study has found.
The latest findings from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, conducted between July and October last year, state that the proportion prepared to pay higher taxes has risen from 41% in 2014...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-people-than-ever-before-prepared-to-pay-more-tax-to-fund-nhsThu, 12 Apr 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS 'must use spare capacity in private sector' to counter pressuresSpare capacity in the independent sector must be utilised in order to ensure that patients access the fastest possible care, the NHS Partners Network, part of NHS Confed, has said in response to the revelation that the health system hasn’t met the 18-week treatment target for two years.
The comments come after NHS England’s...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-use-spare-capacity-in-private-sector-to-counter-pressuresThu, 12 Apr 2018 14:45:00 GMTSeven trusts selected for NHSI lean programmeSeven NHS trusts have been selected to take part in NHS Improvement’s (NHSI) new programme to deliver a “lean management system.”
The three-year ‘lean programme’ will build on the success of NHSI’s partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute, which saw leaders and clinicians across selected trusts receive...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-trusts-selected-for-nhsi-lean-programmeThu, 12 Apr 2018 11:30:00 GMTA modular approach to procurement
To support the ongoing national focus on driving up procurement standards in healthcare, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is set to launch a new flexible services approach that can be tailored to the individual needs of trusts, explains its director of procurement, Peter Akid.
At the beginning of 2018 we set out our ambition as an...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-modular-approach-to-procurementWed, 11 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTAn urgent need to reverse disinvestment
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, asks for national action on the dwindling investment levels going into continuing professional development in the name of workforce transformation.
As anyone who’s seen the news or been near a hospital, GP practice or community or mental health teams can verify the NHS is facing huge...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-urgent-need-to-reverse-disinvestmentWed, 11 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTCrossing the digital health chasm
Alison Marshall, professor of health technology and innovation at the University of Cumbria, considers whether the NHS is stuck in a digital health chasm when it comes to innovation uptake.
For some time now I have been studying the adoption and diffusion of new ideas involving the use of digital technology in health and social care, to...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/crossing-the-digital-health-chasmWed, 11 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTInnovation means putting people first
Chief information officers need to act as carers for innovation in order to help build a digitally literate workforce, writes James Freed, CIO at Health Education England (HEE).
As CIO for HEE, I recognise the pressure of being seen as an expert in all things digital. There’s sometimes an assumption that you know your organisation...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovation-means-putting-people-firstWed, 11 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMTThird of private hospitals failing on patient safety, says CQC
Almost a third of private hospitals in England are providing substandard care, according to a new report by the CQC.
While the majority (70%) of the 206 independent acute hospitals in England are providing ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ care for their patients, 30% have been rated as ‘requires improvement’ due...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-private-hospitals-failing-on-patient-safety-says-cqcWed, 11 Apr 2018 11:15:00 GMTViews sought on proposed nursing associate regulation standardsThe Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a consultation on its proposed approach to the regulation of nursing associates.
As part of its proposals the regulator has outlined the standards of proficiency required for professionals to join the nursing associate part of its register.
Nursing associates will be expected to be an...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/views-sought-on-proposed-nursing-associate-regulation-standardsWed, 11 Apr 2018 10:30:00 GMTGMC ups exam dates to meet growing overseas doctor applicationsHundreds more overseas doctors are applying to work in the UK each year, according to the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) latest figures.
The body says it is adapting to deal with an increased demand in the numbers of doctors from outside of the EU wanting to practice in the UK.
Non-EU doctors are assessed by the GMC and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-ups-exam-dates-to-meet-growing-overseas-doctor-applicationsWed, 11 Apr 2018 10:15:00 GMTGP access to cancer diagnostic tools lowest in EuropeGPs need better access to diagnostic tools in the community in order to appropriately refer patients for cancer diagnosis, according to the a recent study.
The study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, which found that patients aged over 60 years old presenting to primary care with weight loss are at a higher risk of having...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-access-to-cancer-diagnostic-tools-lowest-in-europeTue, 10 Apr 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS long-term funding: what's in store?
Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundation, discusses Theresa May’s recent announcements on long-term NHS funding and considers the options available.
The prime minister’s appearance in front of the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons last month has caused quite a stir in the health...
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415,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-long-term-funding-whats-in-storeTue, 10 Apr 2018 14:30:00 GMTRCN calls for nursing student loan overpayments to be written offThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called on the education secretary to investigate and write off loan overpayments made to students.
Last month it was revealed that administrative errors that resulted in loan overpayments meant that many student nurses would not receive any further loan payments this year.
Around 800 NHS-funded...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-calls-for-nursing-student-loan-overpayments-to-be-written-offMon, 09 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTNHS England fast-tracks four initiatives to boost patient careFour innovations are to be fast-tracked into use though NHS England’s Innovation and Technology Payment programme.
The scheme aims to deliver improvements in patient care by cutting bureaucracy for clinicians and innovators and encouraging uptake through the NHS.
The approved innovations are an image analysis software that creates a...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-fast-tracks-four-initiatives-to-boost-patient-careMon, 09 Apr 2018 15:30:00 GMTBMA: Home Office decision to deport trainee GP 'beggars belief'
The BMA has called the government’s decision to deport a GP trainee due to a delay in his Visa process “utterly incomprehensible.”
Luke Anthony Ong, a 31-year-old qualified doctor who came to the UK 10 years ago from Singapore, was five months away from completing his GP training and applied for Indefinite Leave to...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-home-office-decision-to-deport-trainee-gp-beggars-beliefMon, 09 Apr 2018 12:45:00 GMTRCGP guidance advises patients and GPs on online consultation services
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has published a list of questions which patients, doctors and commissioners should consider before using or utilising online GP services.
The questions for patients include: will they see me whatever my health problem, or exclude me if I have complex health needs? Will they have access to my full medical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-guidance-advises-patients-and-gps-on-online-consultation-servicesMon, 09 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMT'Burdensome' NHS trust regulations not keeping pace with integrated care
NHS trusts have today warned that the way they are being regulated is not keeping pace with the move towards delivering more integrated care for patients.
Only one in five trusts who responded to an NHS Providers survey are clear on how the regulations will ensure high-quality and safe services for patients and service users.
It also...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burdensome-nhs-trust-regulations-not-keeping-pace-with-integrated-careMon, 09 Apr 2018 11:45:00 GMTEMA: Wollaston warns UK risks becoming 'rule-taker rather than rule-maker'The chair of the Health and Social Care Committee has written to the health secretary demanding clarity on the transitional arrangements for medicines set out in the Draft Agreement on Brexit.
The Draft Agreement appears to state that during the transition, UK agencies and industry will continue to abide by European Medicines Agency (EMA)...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ema-wollaston-warns-uk-risks-becoming-rule-taker-rather-than-rule-makerFri, 06 Apr 2018 15:15:00 GMTOver five hospitals' worth of beds opened daily last winter, study findsThe new data briefing on NHS winter pressures makes it clear what a difficult winter this has been, the Nuffield Trust has said.
Over a fifth of patients (23%) spent more than four hours in A&E, compared with 21% last winter and just 6% in 2010-11.
One in eight ambulance handovers were delayed by more than 20 minutes, peaking at one in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-five-hospitals-worth-of-beds-opened-daily-last-winter-study-findsFri, 06 Apr 2018 15:00:00 GMTNew GP nursing home support scheme cuts emergency admissions by a thirdA new GP service offering seven-day-a-week support to four nursing homes has reduced emergency hospital admission by more than a third, according to the Nuffield Trust.
The think tank’s comprehensive study of the service, piloted in Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge CCGs, found that the largest reduction happened during the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-gp-nursing-home-support-scheme-cuts-emergency-admissions-by-a-thirdFri, 06 Apr 2018 12:45:00 GMTRoyal colleges voice four 'immediate concerns' ahead of workforce strategy The government has been urged to focus on four key points when developing the new health and care workforce strategy.
Following Health Education England’s consultation on the draft strategy, ‘Facing the facts, shaping the future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England,’ which Ian Cumming wrote about for the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-colleges-voice-four-immediate-concerns-ahead-of-workforce-strategy-Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:45:00 GMTTax on sugary drinks 'will help ease obesity epidemic', says RCGP
Today, the UK’s tax on sugary drinks came into effect as part of the government’s flagship anti-obesity policy.
This new tax comes into effect as obesity-related illnesses continue to put a strain on the NHS and public health at large. There was an 18% increase in the last year for conditions caused or complicated by obesity...
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405,419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tax-on-sugary-drinks-will-help-ease-obesity-epidemic-says-rcgpFri, 06 Apr 2018 10:45:00 GMTSeven hospitals team up to save £2m in pioneering Sheffield 'price match' scheme
A clinician-led ‘price match’ scheme in Sheffield that saw staff and patients work across seven hospitals to agree on the best products for bulk buying has helped divert millions of pounds into the frontline.
According to NHS England, the scheme drove down the cost of simple items such as anti-embolism stockings and surgical...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-hospitals-team-up-to-save-2m-in-pioneering-sheffield-price-match-schemeThu, 05 Apr 2018 17:00:00 GMTBodies agree 'common vision' of general practice quality for the first timeA national strategy which will form the basis of defining quality measures and best practice in general practice has been published.
The Regulation of General Practice Programme Board (RGPPB), made up of 11 national organisations responsible for the regulation and oversight of general practice in England, has published its statement on the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bodies-agree-common-vision-of-general-practice-quality-for-the-first-timeThu, 05 Apr 2018 15:30:00 GMTCommunity care only sector affected by CQC fee rise this yearCommunity social care providers will see an increase in their payments to the CQC this year, the CQC has confirmed.
The organisation’s regulatory functions are funded by provider fees and grant-in-aid from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Government policy requires the chargeable costs of regulating health and adult social...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-care-only-sector-affected-by-cqc-fee-rise-this-yearThu, 05 Apr 2018 14:45:00 GMTNHS plans for this year 'impossible to deliver' on all fronts despite long-term fundingPatient experience of care is likely to continue to deteriorate next year even despite the prime minister’s promise to deliver a long-term funding settlement for the NHS, an NHS Providers report has argued.
The report, based on analysis of recent official data and a survey of NHS trust leaders, uncovered “widespread...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-plans-for-this-year-impossible-to-deliver-on-all-fronts-despite-long-term-fundingWed, 04 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTCCGs told to curb OTC prescriptions in bid to save £100mNHS England has published guidance to save almost £100m by reducing the number of prescriptions for ‘over-the-counter’ (OTC) medicines.
The organisation says that by reducing prescriptions for medicines for minor short-term conditions, such as constipation or athletes foot, almost £100m could be diverted to frontline...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-told-to-curb-otc-prescriptions-in-bid-to-save-100mWed, 04 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMTThird of NHS trusts facing ban of sugary drinks due to failure to comply
Simon Stevens has once again threatened an outright ban on sugary beverages as new figures revealed a third of NHS trusts have failed to sign up to the government’s new scheme, which is aimed at cracking down on unhealthy food and drink in hospitals.
Figures released today show that 80 of 232 trusts have not yet signed up to NHS...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-nhs-trusts-facing-outright-ban-of-sugary-drinks-due-to-failure-to-complyWed, 04 Apr 2018 12:15:00 GMTTough task ahead for the NHS
Phillippa Hentsch, head of analysis at NHS Providers, paints a stark picture of NHS finances, workforce pressures and unsustainable targets for the coming year unless firmer action is taken by the government.
We wanted it. We campaigned for it. So it would be churlish now not to give a very warm welcome to the prime minister’s...
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415,407,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tough-task-ahead-for-the-nhsWed, 04 Apr 2018 11:15:00 GMTSTPs to receive £760m capital funding to transform buildings and services
The government is to invest £760m in modernising and transforming the NHS’ buildings and services ahead of the health service’s 70th birthday in July.
Announced by Jeremy Hunt today, the investment is the biggest of its kind in the NHS over the last 10 years.
The money will go towards programmes to meet high demand...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-to-receive-760m-capital-funding-to-transform-buildings-and-servicesWed, 28 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTPM promises to publish 'sustainable long-term plan' for NHS this year
Theresa May has this week promised to unveil a “sustainable long-term plan” for the NHS over the next year, including a new funding settlement for the health service.
Following Jeremy Hunt hinting at a raising income tax by 1p to support the NHS, May has also called for an end to “annual top ups of the NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pm-promises-to-publish-sustainable-long-term-plan-for-nhs-this-yearWed, 28 Mar 2018 10:15:00 GMTModern learning for new discoveries
Susan Hamer, director of nursing, learning and organisational development at the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN), outlines the activities that are helping her team keep up to speed with the quick pace of change in today’s workplace.
When thinking about the NIHR, the research we fund or the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/modern-learning-for-new-discoveriesWed, 28 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMTThe challenges of creating the largest CCG in England
Paul Sherriff, director of organisational development and partnerships at NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG, discusses some of the challenges with creating the largest clinical commissioning group in England.
Between May and September 2017, the three CCGs in Birmingham and Solihull secured approval to merge and create the largest clinical...
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426,410,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-challenges-of-creating-the-largest-ccg-in-englandWed, 28 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMTNHS England and NHSI look to integrate working practices into seven regional teams
NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced major changes designed to bring the organisations closer together.
Plans will be presented to NHS England’s board this Thursday to establish new working arrangements from September 2018.
These include increased integration and alignment of national programmes and activities in one...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-and-nhs-improvement-integrate-working-practices-into-seven-regional-teams-Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMTPlace-based leadership: both opportunity and challenge
Dr Darren Leech, director at NHS Elect, and Dr Rob Worrall, principal lecturer in external engagement at the University of Sunderland, analyse what it means to develop place-based leadership.
The often-baffling lexicon of NHS jargon has a new entry: ‘place-based leadership.’ What’s the background to this new thinking and...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/place-based-leadership-both-opportunity-and-challengeWed, 28 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMTScaling innovation: a collective endeavour
How can healthcare leaders create cultures in which innovative solutions can scale up? Sarah Dew, a project lead at Innovation Unit, a social enterprise that grows new solutions to complex challenges, explores what needs to change.
Clinicians, entrepreneurs and managers across the country are developing innovative new ways to tackle the...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scaling-innovation-a-collective-endeavourWed, 28 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMTThe difference NICE is making for cancer patients
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health & social care at NICE, describes the efficiency work taking place as part of the organisation’s new cancer impact report.
Over the years, NICE has been involved in producing a range of resources to support professionals to make the best decision for people...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-difference-nice-is-making-for-cancer-patientsWed, 28 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMTPAC: NHS finances 'perilous' as orgs focus on short-term fire fighting over long-term transformationThe Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) lack of action to address the NHS’s finances is “disappointing,” according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The committee’s report, ‘Sustainability and transformation in the NHS,’ claims that the NHS is still in “survival mode,” and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pac-nhs-finances-perilous-as-orgs-focus-on-short-term-fire-fighting-over-long-term-transformationTue, 27 Mar 2018 16:45:00 GMTTrusts demand flexibility over how they spend apprenticeship levyNHS employers would like to see more flexibility over how they can spend their levy fund, a report has revealed.
The report, ‘The apprenticeship levy study: NHS trusts,’ produced by BPP University, Health Education England, the Education Skills Funding Agency and Trendence UK, surveyed 175 trust on their apprenticeship levy...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-demand-flexibility-over-how-they-spend-apprenticeship-levyTue, 27 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTLocksmith jailed for six years after defrauding trust of nearly £600,000
A locksmith who was formerly employed by the NHS has been jailed for six years after he was found to have defrauded the health service of nearly £600,000.
Andrew Taylor, 55 from London, is the first person to have been convicted by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) since it was formed in November 2017.
Taylor was found...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/locksmith-jailed-for-six-years-after-defrauding-trust-of-nearly-600000Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:45:00 GMTHunt hints at backing 'NHS levy' to buoy struggling finances
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has this week suggested plans for a 1p income tax levy to raise money for the NHS would be supported by the public.
The health and social care secretary told the Mail on Sunday that it was: “vital to be open to innovative models of taxation.” In the past, policies like a 1p income...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-hints-at-backing-nhs-levy-to-buoy-struggling-financesTue, 27 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTCQC raises concern around online GP services as 43% of providers fall short on safety
The CQC has raised concerns that the quality of care provided through independently run apps or websites is still lagging behind in terms of safety.
In its review of online services that provide GP consultations and prescriptions online through, the health inspectorate said that though quality had improved over the last year, companies...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-raises-concern-around-online-gp-services-as-43-of-providers-fall-short-on-safetyMon, 26 Mar 2018 15:15:00 GMTSouthern Health fined £2m following 'entirely preventable' patient deaths
Southern Health NHS FT has been fined £2m by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of two of its patients.
Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, died in the trust’s care in 2013, while a separate patient, Teresa Colvin died at a mental health facility in Hampshire in 2012.
The prosecuting lawyer Mr Justice Stuart-Smith...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-fined-2m-following-two-entirely-preventable-patient-deaths-Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:30:00 GMTNHS pay deal: Whitehall to drop extra day demands in favour of 6.5% rise
Government officials are expected to offer NHS staff a new £4bn pay deal today, which would see staff get an average wage increase of 6.5%.
Reportedly, the agreement will see Whitehall drop its demand that staff relinquish a day’s holiday a year in exchange for a pay rise – a provision in line with chancellor Philip...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pay-deal-whitehall-to-drop-extra-day-demands-in-favour-of-65-riseWed, 21 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS Ombudsman calls out 'harrowing' failings in mental health care
A damning report by the NHS watchdog has laid bare a number of “serious failings” in English mental health service.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Rob Behrens, analysed more than 200 complaints and highlighted cases where mistakes made by NHS staff had led to a “human cost”, including...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-ombudsman-calls-out-harrowing-failings-in-mental-health-careWed, 21 Mar 2018 11:30:00 GMTSafe by design
Nigel Houlden, head of technology policy at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), explains what NHS organisations need to do to prepare for incoming data regulation changes and ensure they are safe by design.
There are people out there who do not trust you with their data.
Only 61% say they have trust and confidence in...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-by-designWed, 21 Mar 2018 11:30:00 GMTThe three barriers to leadership identity
Mike Chitty, a faculty member at the NHS Leadership Academy, shares his view on how we block our own leadership success, often without realising.
The NHS constitution sets out to “value every person – whether patients, their families or carers, or staff.” Culturally, that’s a wonderful place to be, but it’s...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-three-barriers-to-leadership-identityWed, 21 Mar 2018 11:30:00 GMTA digital future must be a human future
Dean Royles, director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, argues that there are three things we can do now to boost workforce productivity through digital innovation.
It’s strategic planning time in the NHS. New operational guidance has been published. We know we will see an...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-digital-future-must-be-a-human-futureWed, 21 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTGalvanising local care systems
Amanda Sullivan, SRO of the Mid-Nottinghamshire Better Together vanguard, tells NHE’s Josh Mines about their work to create an innovative integrated care system in the area.
Vanguards in 50 areas across England have been leading the way towards new, innovative models of care since the pilot areas were selected back in 2015....
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/galvanising-local-care-systemsWed, 21 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTWinter from the NHS frontline
Phillippa Hentsch, head of analysis at NHS Providers, and Simon Keen, the organisation’s media officer, speak to a series of trust leaders in order to paint a comprehensive picture of how the NHS dealt with the winter crisis – and what needs to change to ensure 2018 is different.
Here’s hoping the worst of winter weather...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-from-the-nhs-frontlineWed, 21 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTStruggling trust to be removed from special measures after more than a year
An Essex hospital trust is set to make its way out of special measures more than a year after inspectors hit it with an ‘inadequate’ rating.
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAH) saw its overall rating increase today, after a CQC report found that “significant improvements” had taken place in the services...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-trust-to-be-removed-from-special-measures-after-more-than-a-yearWed, 21 Mar 2018 10:15:00 GMTBMA and DHSC agree new £256m deal for GP contracts
The BMA have come to a deal with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the next contract terms for GPs, which will an overall investment of £256m and an interim 1% pay rise.
Separate pay negotiations are set to take place over the summer, but in the interim period the parties involved have agreed to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-and-dhsc-agree-new-256m-deal-for-gp-contractsTue, 20 Mar 2018 16:45:00 GMTNHS England could delay rollout of digital GP appThe NHS is to commission an independent review of the innovative GP at Hand app.
The app, run by health provider, Babylon, allows patients to have video consultations with GPs in practices based in Hammersmith and Fulham, London.
However, further rollout could be delayed as NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, with their partners NHS England...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-could-delay-rollout-of-digital-gp-appTue, 20 Mar 2018 16:30:00 GMTNew university places 'won't tackle immediate shortage', says BMANew medical schools will not tackle the immediate shortage of NHS doctors, the BMA has warned.
The comments come in response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s announcement that five new medical schools will be launched.
Places in existing medical schools will also increase by 25% in an attempt to meet the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/retention-of-doctors-needs-equal-focus-to-new-university-places-to-meet-doctor-shortageTue, 20 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTProviders assure organisations that WOS are not form of backdoor privatisationSuggestions that wholly owned subsidiaries (WOS) are a means to backdoor privatisation are “inaccurate and misleading,” according to NHS Providers.
A new report by NHS Providers argues that they are actually a “key tool” for NHS trusts, and enable them to “respond effectively to a range of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-assure-organisations-that-wos-are-not-form-of-backdoor-privatisationTue, 20 Mar 2018 10:30:00 GMTWelsh GPs to get 1% pay increase in £12m deal
Officials from the Welsh Government have agreed a final pay deal with the BMA’s Welsh GP Committee (GPC Wales), which includes a 1% increase and a reduction to the contentious Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
The agreement sets out the terms of Welsh GP contracts for the 2018-19 period and comes in at a total cost of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-gps-to-get-1-pay-increase-in-12m-dealMon, 19 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMTFour MH trusts screen all patients for radicalisation, report findsApplying radicalisation screening to all mental health service users risks “inappropriately stigmatising the mentally ill”, a report has warned.
Research carried out by Warwick University found that four mental health trusts currently include radicalisation criteria in their comprehensive risk assessments for all service...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-mh-trusts-screen-all-patients-for-radicalisation-report-findsMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMTStudent nurses may not receive further loan payments this year, says RCNStudent nurses have been warned not to expect further student loan payments this year, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Administrative errors in the loans system resulted in overpayments, affecting hundreds of student nurses across England.
Many have been left concerned over rent and living costs, with the largest...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/student-nurses-may-not-receive-further-loan-payments-this-year-says-rcnMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMTControversial hospital demolition plans stalled by major judicial review A campaign group has won the right to a judicial review against the demolition of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI).
Hands Off HRI mounted its campaign against the closure or downgrading of hospitals or health services within the Huddersfield and Calderdale area in 2016, with a particular focus on the planned closure of Huddersfield Royal...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/controversial-hospital-demolition-plans-stalled-by-major-judicial-review-Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMTOver one billion community prescriptions dispensed as 'inevitable' rise continuesThe number of prescription items dispensed in the community in England increased last year, according to NHS Digital’s latest figures.
In 2017, 1.1 billion items were dispensed, which was up by 0.15% compared to 2016.
However, despite this increase, the cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community decreased by 0.41% from £9...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-one-billion-community-prescriptions-dispensed-as-inevitable-rise-continuesFri, 16 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMT'More work must be done' as less than half of junior doctors entering specialist trainingThe number of junior doctors entering specialist training immediately after completing their foundation years is continuing to decline, according to new figures.
The UK Foundation Programme’s Career Destinations Report 2017 revealed that just 43% of F2 doctors who completed their training in August 2017 progressed to specialist training...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-work-must-be-done-as-less-than-half-of-junior-doctors-entering-specialist-trainingFri, 16 Mar 2018 10:30:00 GMTCQC calls for improved leadership in mental health reviewStrong leadership is vital to deliver improvements in mental health trusts, according to the CQC.
The commission has today published a report exploring how seven NHS mental health trusts have made significant improvements in the quality of care.
It found that there were common themes driving improvement across the featured trusts, with...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-calls-for-improved-leadership-in-mental-health-reviewThu, 15 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMTBritain 'a long way short' of developed countries on infant mortality and childhood obesityThe UK is lagging behind peers in child health, according to new research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The research is the first ever international analysis to look at UK child health measures over time and has revealed that health outcomes for babies and young children in the UK are stalling in several key areas, including...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/britain-a-long-way-short-of-developed-countries-on-infant-mortality-and-childhood-obesityThu, 15 Mar 2018 14:45:00 GMTCQC praises 'high-quality, person-centred care' in latest system-wide review
Health and care services in Coventry have been praised by the CQC after the inspectorate completed the next in a series of system-wide integrated care reviews across the country.
Inspectors singled out Coventry City Council and NHS Coventry & Rugby CCG for leading the efforts to improve integrated services throughout the area.
It...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-praises-high-quality-person-centred-care-in-latest-system-wide-reviewThu, 15 Mar 2018 10:30:00 GMTScottish health board blasted for chronic pain waiting times 'verging on scandalous'
A health board in Scotland has been heavily criticised after managing to see just 6% of patients who visited facilities with chronic pain within the 18-week targeted waiting time.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran was blasted by Scottish Conservative health spokesperson Miles Briggs, who said the figures were “verging on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-health-board-blasted-for-verging-on-scandalous-chronic-pain-waiting-timesWed, 14 Mar 2018 11:45:00 GMTCQC looks to hire 100 more inspectors after £10m underspend
The CQC is planning to hire an additional 100 inspectors to decrease the current workload on its staff, specifically for those investigating the adult social care sector.
A recent staff survey pointed to workload pressures as one of the key issues faced by the organisation, which – coupled with a reported £10.2m underspend...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-looks-to-hire-100-more-inspectors-after-10m-underspendWed, 14 Mar 2018 11:30:00 GMTUK's largest alternative medicine hospital to stop offering NHS-funded homeopathy
One the last facilities in the UK to offer NHS-funded homeopathic medicine is to stop supporting the controversial treatment, it was announced this week.
The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM), has told patients it can no longer offer homeopathy from April, as NHS bodies in the capital try to reduce...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uks-largest-alternative-medicine-hospital-to-stop-offering-nhs-funded-homeopathyWed, 14 Mar 2018 10:15:00 GMT'Urgent steps' needed to ensure sustainable funding for health and social careNHS staff have “worked tirelessly” since autumn in “very challenging” circumstances, the chancellor said in his Spring Statement today.
Although no additional funding was announced for the health service, Philip Hammond said that he hopes that management and unions can reach an agreement on a pay modernisation deal for...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-steps-needed-to-ensure-sustainable-funding-for-health-and-social-careTue, 13 Mar 2018 17:15:00 GMTDehydration can affect nurse's ability to make 'safety critical decisions,' RCN warns Nurses are being urged to take their breaks on shift, in a campaign launched to coincide with Nutrition and Hydration Awareness Week, this week.
The 3Rs Initiative encourages staff to “rest, rehydrate” and “refuel” during their shifts, at a time when workforce pressures force many staff to miss breaks.
The Royal...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dehydration-can-affect-nurses-ability-to-make-safety-critical-decisions-rcn-warns-Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTNHS hospitals report a loss on treatment of private patientsNine hospitals have made a loss on the treatment of private patients between 2010-11 and 2015-16, new research has revealed.
The report, ‘NHS treatment of private patients: the impact on NHS finances and NHS patient care,’ by the Centre for Health and Public Interest (CHPI), found that for four of these hospitals the losses were...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hospitals-report-a-loss-on-treatment-of-private-patientsMon, 12 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMTDickson: 'New approach' needed to pay for health and social careThe NHS cannot go on as it is, the NHS Confederation has warned.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement, Niall Dickson, chief executive of NHS Confederation, said that the there is an opportunity for the chancellor to “signal a new approach to paying for our health and care services.”
He said that “patients...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dickson-new-approach-needed-to-pay-for-health-and-social-careMon, 12 Mar 2018 15:15:00 GMTNHS risks more cancelled procedures in 2018 unless quick action is taken on staffingThe NHS is being “pushed to its limit,” according the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) latest report.
Over 1,500 doctors across the UK were surveyed for the report, with the majority indicating that over the last year, their situation had worsened in nearly all areas of care.
Doctors are struggling to cope with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-risks-more-cancelled-procedures-in-2018-unless-quick-action-is-taken-on-staffingMon, 12 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMTA&E four-hour breaches 'highest on record' as care continues to worsenThe number of A&E patients waiting for more than four hours after a decision to admit them to hospital has reached record high, figures from the King’s Fund have revealed.
The think tank’s March quarterly monitoring report shows that over 81,000 patients waited for more than four hours, and over 1,000 patients have faced waits...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-four-hour-breaches-highest-on-record-as-care-continues-to-worsenFri, 09 Mar 2018 20:30:00 GMTClear plan needed to clear 'growing backlog' of operations after winter cancellationsOver 62,000 fewer NHS treatments, including operations, were performed this winter compared to the previous winter, according to analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons.
Between November 2017 and January 2018, 860,816 operations were performed in the NHS - 62,289 few than during the same period in 2016-17.
In January 2018 there were...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clear-plan-needed-to-clear-growing-backlog-of-operations-after-winter-cancellationsFri, 09 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTResearch reveals 'virtuous circle' of staff engagement and absenceStaff engagement is linked to lower sickness absence and reduced agency costs, research has shown.
Speaking at the Chief Nursing Officer’s summit in Liverpool this week, Simon Stevens, the NHS England chief executive said that the research confirms that there is a “virtuous circle.”
“Where hospitals and community...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-reveals-virtuous-circle-of-staff-engagement-and-absenceFri, 09 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTCumbria trust reveals hospital bed closure plans
Cumbria Partnership NHS FT has this week revealed plans to permanently close beds in three of its cottage hospitals, with the facilities expected to be replaced by more resources in the community.
Alston Moor, Maryport and Wigton & Solway hospitals have been under pressure as staffing shortages forced the trust to look for alternative...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cumbria-trust-reveals-hospital-bed-closure-plansFri, 09 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMTFailing mental health trust appoints new boss
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT (NSFT) has today announced the appointment of Antek Lejk, who joins the trust as CEO following a disastrous ‘inadequate’ CQC report last year.
Former boss Michael Scott revealed his retirement just prior to the CQC’s judgement being publicised, leaving the trust to search for a new chief...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failing-mental-health-trust-appoints-new-bossFri, 09 Mar 2018 14:00:00 GMTNHS pay deal: DHSC closes in on 6.5% wage rise in exchange for day's holiday
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) officials are close to negotiating a £3.3bn deal with health unions, delivering a 6.5% wage rise for NHS staff in exchange for losing one day of holiday each year.
The three-year deal would see around 1.3 million staff under the Agenda for Change contract benefit from increased pay...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pay-deal-dhsc-close-in-on-65-wage-rise-in-exchange-for-days-holidayFri, 09 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMTIntensive care units forced into closure as staffing worries deepenIntensive care units are closing beds due to staffing shortages on a weekly basis, figures from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have revealed.
In a survey of its members carried out at the end of last month, the faculty found that two out of five units closed beds on weekly basis, with only 14% not needing to close beds at...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intensive-care-units-forced-into-closure-as-staffing-worries-deepenFri, 09 Mar 2018 08:00:00 GMTMen hold majority of senior roles in NHS despite women making up most of workforceWomen continue to hold a minority of senior roles in the NHS, despite making up over three quarters of the workforce, NHS Digital’s latest figures have revealed.
The analysis of NHS workforce statistics, released today by NHS Digital for International Women’s Day shows that just 37% of senior roles are held by women, whilst 74% of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/men-hold-majority-of-senior-roles-in-nhs-despite-women-making-up-most-of-workforceThu, 08 Mar 2018 14:15:00 GMTKing's College hit with second major blow as CEO steps down
The chief executive of King’s College Hospital NHS FT (KCH) has announced his resignation today – just months after the trust’s chair, Lord Kerslake, stepped down in protest of continued underfunding.
Nick Moberly has been CEO at KCH since August 2015 but has now chosen to resign from the trust, which is under serious...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-college-hit-with-second-major-blow-as-ceo-steps-downThu, 08 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTRCGP 'concerned' by continuation of data-sharing MoUNHS Digital is to continue its data-sharing agreement with the Department of Health & Social Care and the Home Office, despite recommendations from the cross-party Health Select Committee to suspend it.
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has written to the chief executive of NHS Digital to outline its concerns about this decision.
The...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-concerned-by-continuation-of-data-sharing-mouThu, 08 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTNorovirus closed equivalent of two hospitals in one day this winterNorovirus, diarrhoea and vomiting have closed over 75,000 hospital beds in England this winter, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
With an average of 5,722 bed closures each week, this winter has seen a 32% increase in bed closures than the average of the four previous winters.
On the worst day over 1,200 beds were closed...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norovirus-closed-equivalent-of-two-hospitals-in-one-day-this-winterThu, 08 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTInternational Women's Day: time for change in gender pay
Dean Royles, director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, analyses the latest gender pay gap report released by trusts in Yorkshire.
Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/international-womens-day-time-for-change-in-gender-payThu, 08 Mar 2018 09:15:00 GMTNewcastle trust appoints new CEO to replace disgraced boss
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT (NUT) has chosen the successor to CEO Sir Leonard Fenwick today, after he was sacked in August last year for “gross misconduct.”
Dame Jackie Daniel is set to take over the role, moving from her current position as chief executive of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS (UHMB)...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/newcastle-trust-appoints-new-ceo-to-replace-disgraced-bossWed, 07 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMTSellu case shows failures of manslaughter and gross negligence laws, says RCS
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has applauded a tribunal decision to clear surgeon David Sellu of misconduct for the controversial death of a patient in 2010.
Sellu was imprisoned for 15 months for the death of James Hughes in 2010, but saw the decision overturned after an appeal.
The incident happened at Clementine Churchill...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sellu-case-shows-failures-of-manslaughter-and-gross-negligence-laws-says-rcsWed, 07 Mar 2018 11:45:00 GMTScottish hospital warns of 'exceptional pressure' after Beast from the East
NHS Borders officials have warned patients of ‘exceptional pressure’ on services in Borders General Hospital after extreme weather conditions last week caused travel problems and an influx of patients.
Dr Cliff Sharp, medical director at the health board, said the hospital had struggled to discharge patients, meaning beds...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-hospital-warns-of-exceptional-pressure-after-beast-from-the-eastWed, 07 Mar 2018 10:30:00 GMTDebt-ridden NHS trusts hit by £180m interest payments on DHSC loans
Struggling NHS trusts are being hit with massive interest payments to the government on top of their own debts, it was revealed this week.
A total of £183m was charged by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over three years on bailout loans given to trusts in financial difficulty.
Health minister Stephen Barclay...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/debt-ridden-nhs-trusts-hit-by-180m-interest-payments-on-dhsc-loansWed, 07 Mar 2018 10:15:00 GMTBMA calls for more recruitment of consultants despite Scottish NHS workforce hitting record levels
The BMA has called on the Scottish Government to improve its recruitment of consultants in spite of new reports which show the overall number of NHS staff in the country is increasing.
Quarterly figures released today show a rising percentage of vacancies – from 370 to 408 – with the majority remaining unfilled for over six...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-for-more-recruitment-of-consultants-despite-scottish-nhs-workforce-hitting-record-levelsTue, 06 Mar 2018 16:30:00 GMTMore than half of NHS staff worked unpaid hours in last yearThe results of NHS England’s NHS Staff Survey 2017 are “challenging” and show that health and social care services need further investment, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, has warned.
The survey results, which were published today, reveal that 58% of staff worked unpaid hours, 38% reported feeling unwell...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-half-of-nhs-staff-worked-unpaid-hours-in-last-yearTue, 06 Mar 2018 15:45:00 GMTMerseyside trust boss steps down over 'close personal relationship' with senior exec
The chief executive of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS FT has resigned today ahead of an investigation into a “close personal relationship” between himself and another senior executive.
Andrew Cannell had been suspended by the trust along with deputy chief executive, Yvonne Bottomley, while an independent review into the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/merseyside-trust-boss-steps-down-over-close-personal-relationship-with-senior-execTue, 06 Mar 2018 15:15:00 GMTBristol trust told to take action to improve service as patients left waiting for bedsSouthmead Hospital must make further improvements to its services, the CQC has determined.
The decision comes following an unannounced inspection in November 2017, which looked at the quality of five core services: urgent and emergency care, medical care, surgery, end of life care and outpatients, as well as the management and leadership of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bristol-trust-told-to-take-action-to-improve-service-as-patients-left-waiting-for-bedsTue, 06 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMTCQC completes investigation after series of never events at Devon trust
The CQC has completed a review into never events at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS FT following a series of seven such incidents over the course of two years.
Investigators found a “culture of openness and honesty” at the trust despite the issues, with the events often quickly acted upon and investigated.
It was decided...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-completes-investigation-after-series-of-never-events-at-devon-trustMon, 05 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTThis winter has been most difficult to date, according to two-thirds of Confed membersBed occupancy in England’s hospitals hit 96% last month as the ‘beast from the east’ battered the country, the latest winter situation report from NHS England has revealed.
This winter has seen bed occupancy consistently above 94%, which is well above the recommended safe levels of 85%, but this has spiked to 96% during the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/this-winter-has-been-most-difficult-to-date-according-to-two-thirds-of-confed-membersMon, 05 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMTNew chair appointed as Wirral trust review unearths 'poor governance and culture'
The full review into events at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has found a record of “poor governance and culture” which created a breakdown in relations between senior leaders.
NHS Improvement (NHSI) released the report at the same time as announcing a new interim chair, Sir David Henshaw, to take over from the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chair-appointed-as-wirral-trust-review-unearths-poor-governance-and-cultureMon, 05 Mar 2018 15:15:00 GMTGPs call for better support systems to report and reflect on errors after Bawa-Garba caseThe Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba case has caused “considerable anxiety” for GPs and trainee GPs, according to the Royal College of GPs (RCGP).
Following an extensive discussion of the case at the UK Council on Friday 23 February 2018, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the RCGP, has made a statement, in which she said that the case...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-call-for-better-support-systems-to-report-and-reflect-on-errors-after-bawa-garba-caseMon, 05 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTBMA warns that hard border risks damaging care for patientsA hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would risk damaging patient care, the BMA has warned.
The comments come following Theresa May’s speech on Brexit, in which she repeated her pledge to maintain a soft border between the two countries.
Dr. Andrew Dearden, BMA treasurer, welcomed the pledge, explaining...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-warns-that-hard-border-risked-damaging-care-for-patientsMon, 05 Mar 2018 11:00:00 GMTKing's Fund chief executive to step down
The chief executive of the King’s Fund, Professor Chris Ham, has revealed his intention to step down.
Ham is expected to leave the position by the end of this year after holding the role since 2010, when he replaced NHS Confederation boss Niall Dickson.
He has been professor of health policy and management at the University of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-chief-executive-to-step-downFri, 02 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMTStruggling Tyneside trust shows improvements following new partnership
The CQC has highlighted improvements at the troubled South Tyneside NHS FT today, following its partnership with a neighbouring trust.
While services remain rated as ‘requires improvement’, the regulator said it had found that the trust was actively developing in a number of areas, specifically in relation to the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-tyneside-trust-shows-improvements-following-new-partnershipFri, 02 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTScale of emergency admissions poses 'serious challenge' to NHS services and finances
A worrying National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed that rising numbers of emergency hospital admissions are posing ‘serious challenges’ to NHS services.
Emergency admissions cost the service £13.7bn in 2015-16 and there has been a 2% increase in the number of these cases in 2016-17.
While the report gives...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scale-of-emergency-admissions-poses-serious-challenge-to-nhs-services-and-financesFri, 02 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMTCQC: Serious mental health sufferers face long stays in rehab far away from home
Nearly two-thirds of placements in residential-based mental health rehabilitation services are ‘out of area’, the CQC has found.
The health and social care regulator announced the findings in a report published today, which warned that people in rehab for serious mental health problems were more likely to face lengthy stays...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-serious-mental-health-sufferers-face-long-stays-in-rehab-far-away-from-homeThu, 01 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMTFrontline nursing an 'easy target for cuts' as staff numbers continue to drop
The number of nurses and health visitors across the NHS in England has dropped by over 400 people – a decline of just 0.2%, but one which sector leaders feel reflect how frontline nursing has become an “easy target for cuts.”
At a time when the government is actively trying to boost workforce numbers to tackle high rates...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/frontline-nursing-an-easy-target-for-cuts-as-staff-numbers-continue-to-dropThu, 01 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMTUnder-fire trust chair resigns amid 'serious leadership, governance and cultural problems'
The chair of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT announced that he would be stepping down this week following heavy criticism from NHS Improvement (NHSI).
Michael Carr’s position has been under threat for some time now, with NHSI pushing for Sir David Henshaw to take over the role after claiming there were “a number of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/under-fire-trust-chair-resigns-amid-serious-leadership-governance-and-cultural-problemsWed, 28 Feb 2018 11:45:00 GMTPublic GP satisfaction 'deeply worrying' as figures hit lowest since records began
Public satisfaction with GP services is at its lowest since official records began in 1983, with general NHS satisfaction dropping on last year.
Patients labelled staff shortages, government reforms, lack of funding, and long waiting times as the main reasons for rising dissatisfaction.
The figures are part of NatCen’s annual...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-gp-satisfaction-deeply-worrying-as-figures-hit-lowest-since-records-beganWed, 28 Feb 2018 10:30:00 GMTKent trust forced to cancel non-urgent ops as 'beast from the east' bites
Medway NHS FT has been forced to cancel a number of non-urgent procedures this week as the freezing temperatures and icy conditions have caused a staffing shortage.
The trust, which primarily runs the Medway Maritime Hospital, says it has begun contacting patients who were scheduled to have operations to explain these “short-term...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kent-trust-forced-to-cancel-non-urgent-ops-as-beast-from-the-east-bitesWed, 28 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMT'Outstanding' trust scolded by CQC for inadequate community mental health services
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS FT has received an unexpectedly poor rating for its specialist community mental health services, despite being rated as ‘outstanding’ overall.
The trust received that news today, prompting its chief executive Sarah-Jane Marsh to insist that staff were “determined to do...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outstanding-trust-scolded-by-cqc-for-inadequate-community-mental-health-servicesWed, 28 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTRosters should be created with overview of all staffing groups, trust lead arguesThe future of NHS rostering should see the creation of a single job to oversee the staffing of all staffing communities, it has been suggested by a trust lead.
Speaking at an NHS Confederation roundtable meeting yesterday to discuss medical rostering, Darren Kilroy, deputy medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rosters-should-be-created-with-overview-of-all-staffing-groups-trust-lead-arguesTue, 27 Feb 2018 16:30:00 GMTConsultation into vaccine cost-effectiveness launched after long delayed CEMIPP publicationA consultation has been launched into the cost effectiveness of immunisations, the Department of Health and Social care has announced.
The 12-week consultation will seek views on the recommendations made in the ‘Cost-effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurements’ (CEMIPP) 2016 report.
In 2016 a petition...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-into-vaccine-cost-effectiveness-launched-after-long-delayed-cemipp-publicationTue, 27 Feb 2018 12:30:00 GMTRCGP: Antibiotic resistance is not solely the responsibility of GPsAntibiotic prescription figures must not be used as “an excuse to criticise GPs,” the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has warned today.
The remarks come following the publication of Public Health England’s (PHE’s) report, ‘Reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in English primary care: Evidence and outlook...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-antibiotic-resistance-is-not-solely-the-responsibility-of-gpsTue, 27 Feb 2018 10:45:00 GMTBedford trusts 'currently not in a position' to meet April merger deadline
Two Bedfordshire trusts have been forced to delay a planned merger because financial agreements which would facilitate the move are not yet in place.
While both Bedford Hospital Trust and Luton and Dunstable (L&D) University Hospital Trust have already made an agreement with NHS Improvement (NHSI), the two say they will not be able to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bedford-trusts-currently-not-in-a-position-to-meet-april-merger-deadlineMon, 26 Feb 2018 17:15:00 GMTTransparent, flexible rostering 'integral' to doctors' moraleThe NHS must learn from the past when considering doctors’ rostering systems, NHS leaders have said.
Speaking at an NHS Confederation meeting, sponsored by Allocate, to discuss the future of doctors’ rostering, Paul Wallace, director of employment relations and reward at NHS Employers, said that the NHS must learn from the past...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transparent-flexible-rostering-integral-to-doctors-moraleMon, 26 Feb 2018 17:15:00 GMTHunt pledges to tackle medication errors linked to 22,000 yearly deathsHealth and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to improve patient safety by reviewing medication errors.
The announcement comes after research by the universities of York, Manchester and Sheffield revealed that there are an estimated 237 million medication errors in the NHS in England each year.
The research, which was...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-pledges-to-tackle-medication-errors-linked-to-22000-yearly-deathsMon, 26 Feb 2018 15:30:00 GMTRCGP: 'Ethically questionable' referral management centres 'prioritise savings over care'Referral management centres should not be introduced at all, but where they already exist they must demonstrate that they are safe for patients and cost-effective for the NHS, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has warned today.
In a report, the royal college says that there is a “dearth of evidence” that the centres, which are used...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-ethically-questionable-referral-management-centres-prioritise-savings-over-careMon, 26 Feb 2018 15:15:00 GMTMarx to lead gross negligence manslaughter review following Bawa-Garba caseDame Clare Marx is to lead a review into how manslaughter by gross negligence is applied to medical practice, spanning every step of the process from local investigations post-incident to diversity matters, the GMC has announced.
Marx, who is chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and former Royal College of Surgeons (RCS)...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/marx-to-lead-gross-negligence-manslaughter-review-following-bawa-garba-caseFri, 23 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMTDHSC workforce consultation will inform joint health and care strategy due in summerA consultation focusing on the adult social care workforce has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in partnership with workforce development charity Skills for Care.
The consultation will seek views on how to address the challenges that the workforce faces, including recruitment and retention, professional...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dhsc-workforce-consultation-will-inform-joint-health-and-care-strategy-due-in-summeFri, 23 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMTPressures 'far from easing' even as spring approachesPressures on the NHS are intensifying despite the country now approaching the end of winter, NHS Providers has warned.
The comments come in response to NHS England’s latest winter situation report for last week, which reveals that almost 3,000 ambulance patients waited for over an hour before being handed over to A&E staff.
Bed...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pressures-far-from-easing-even-as-spring-approachesFri, 23 Feb 2018 09:15:00 GMTSocial prescribing 'must not be seen as alternative to GP investment'Social prescribing schemes must not be seen as an alternative to investing in GP services, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has argued.
Chair of the college, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, welcomed schemes across the country where organisations are working together to implement social prescribing initiatives that benefit patients and can even...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-prescribing-must-not-be-seen-as-alternative-to-gp-investmentThu, 22 Feb 2018 15:30:00 GMT'Landmark report' to seek more compassionate response to patient concernsThe government has ordered a review into how UK authorities respond to concerns about medical treatments.
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the government will release a “landmark report” amidst “serious concerns” over three particular interventions...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-report-to-seek-more-compassionate-response-to-patient-concernsThu, 22 Feb 2018 14:00:00 GMTExisting schemes prove strong ties between NHS and councils 'would change everything'
The chance to build a strong partnership between the NHS and local government to the benefit of communities is “the greatest opportunity in 70 years” and would “change everything,” top NHS England leaders have claimed.
Professor Keith Willett, the director for acute care at NHS England and the country’s top...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/existing-schemes-prove-strong-ties-between-nhs-and-councils-would-change-everythingThu, 22 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMT'Alarming' Q3 financial decline raises serious questions about targetsA raft of winter pressures in December, including an A&E performance standard that slipped below 90% and high levels of bed occupancy, have significantly impacted the finances of providers in the last quarter, latest figures have revealed.
The three-month period ending 31 December 2017 saw record numbers of A&E attendances, with 5.6...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alarming-q3-financial-decline-raises-serious-questions-about-current-targetsThu, 22 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMTLarge London trust must improve after CQC finds 'poor state of repair' in rusty theatresImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has been told by the CQC that it must urgently address the “poor state of repair” of some of its theatres.
Following its latest inspection in November and December 2017, the trust continues to be rated as ‘requires improvement,’ as rating which remains unchanged from its 2014...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/large-london-trust-must-improve-after-cqc-finds-poor-state-of-repair-in-rusty-theatresWed, 21 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTLegal battle over junior doctor breaks could have 'dramatic' consequences for NHS
A junior doctor is taking the trust it is employed by to court for allegedly not giving young medics enough rest, and potentially putting patient safety at risk.
The doctor, Dr Sarah Hallett, argues that the Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation should ensure that junior medics receive a half an hour break for every four hours they...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-legal-battle-over-breaks-for-junior-doctors-could-have-dramatic-consequences-for-nhsWed, 21 Feb 2018 11:15:00 GMTSir Andrew Cash to retire in July after four decades in NHS
One of the longest serving NHS trust chief executives Sir Andrew Cash has this week announced that he will retire this summer.
After four decades working in the health service and 16 years as head of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, Cash will step down from the role in July this year.
He has said, however that he will still...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-andrew-cash-to-retire-after-four-decades-in-nhs-in-julyWed, 21 Feb 2018 10:30:00 GMTDDRB must 'reassert its independence' as doctors' morale and living standards continue to slipThe BMA is concerned about the ability of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration’s (DDRB) to serve its original purpose.
In its evidence to the DDRB for 2018-19, the BMA urged it to “reassert its independence” and to not be constrained by the government’s “continuing reluctance to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ddrb-must-reassert-its-independence-as-doctors-morale-and-living-standards-continue-to-slipTue, 20 Feb 2018 14:45:00 GMTUK 'cannot afford' to lose EU health and social care workers The UK cannot afford to lose the EU staff currently working in health and social care, the Cavendish Coalition has warned.
Its comments come in response to the homes affairs committee’s immigration report, which has criticised the “continued uncertainty” over the status of EU nationals.
The committee has concluded that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-cannot-afford-to-lose-eu-health-and-social-care-workers-Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:30:00 GMTUlster competence test centre opens for international nursesA new competence test centre has opened in Northern Ireland to meet the demand for overseas nurses and midwives wishing to work in the UK.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) test centre is located at Ulster University and has the potential to test 45 candidates per week, which is expected to help reduce waiting times as well as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ulster-competence-test-centre-opens-for-international-nursesMon, 19 Feb 2018 12:30:00 GMTWinter pressures see delays in handover of almost 150,000 patients to A&EAlmost 150,000 ambulance patients have had to wait over half an hour before being admitted to A&E this winter, according to the latest figures from NHS England.
This winter’s situation report shows that between 20 November 2017 and 11 February 2018 over 114,000 patients waited between 30 and 60 minutes before being handed over to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-pressures-see-delays-in-handover-of-almost-150000-patients-to-aeMon, 19 Feb 2018 12:30:00 GMTWollaston: Brexit medicines contingency plan should be subject to public scrutinyThe chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston, has written to Jeremy Hunt to stress the need for clarity on details of the government’s contingency planning to protect patients following Brexit.
In her letter to the health and social care secretary, Wollaston explains that during the committee’s inquiry into the impact of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wollaston-brexit-medicines-contingency-plan-should-be-subject-to-public-scrutinyMon, 19 Feb 2018 12:30:00 GMTStop intervening to speed up birth unless real risks involved, says WHO
Medical staff and midwives should not intervene to speed up a woman’s labour unless there are real risks of complications, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
New guidance from the WHO overturns decades of previous advice, which said that labour progressing at a slower rate than 1cm of cervical dilation per hour...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stop-intervening-to-speed-up-birth-unless-real-risks-involved-says-whoFri, 16 Feb 2018 14:45:00 GMTRCN launches member survey on decriminalisation of abortions
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a UK-wide survey, quizzing its members for their views on decriminalising abortions.
The online survey, which runs until Sunday 18 March 2018, will help the RCN to form a position on the issue in the midst of a growing national debate.
Currently, termination of pregnancy is legal in...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-launches-member-survey-on-decriminalisation-of-abortionsFri, 16 Feb 2018 14:30:00 GMTCQC finds improvements at troubled Somerset hospital
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements at a troubled hospital in Weston-super-Mare following an inspection last year that rated it as Inadequate.
A focused inspection by the CQC showed Weston General Hospital’s A&E services had improved since March 2017 but said that the trust required further time to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-improvements-at-troubled-somerset-hospitalFri, 16 Feb 2018 11:45:00 GMTGender pay gap: Top women doctors earn thousands less than men
A gender pay gap amongst the highest ranks of NHS doctors sees top females earning an average £14,000 a year less than their male colleagues.
Just five out of the 100 top-earning NHS consultants in England are female, despite women making up a third of the total workforce.
Figures obtained by the BBC from health trusts, the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gender-pay-gap-top-women-doctors-earn-thousands-less-than-menFri, 16 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMTLatest GP workforce figures 'very disappointing', says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said that the latest GP workforce figures are “very disappointing” after it was revealed that numbers were down towards the end of 2017.
NHS Digital figures released today show the number of family doctors fell to 33,872 in December from 34,091 in September.
This is despite NHS England...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/latest-gp-workforce-figures-very-disappointing-says-rcgpThu, 15 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMTCharity puts £45m investment into cancer clinical trials
Cancer Research UK has announced a £45m investment into clinical trials.
It will be one of the charity’s biggest investments to date and will be used to find cures for hard to treat types of cancer.
Over the next five years the money will be split across its UK-wide network of clinical trial units (CTUs) in Cardiff...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charity-puts-45m-investment-into-cancer-clinical-trialsThu, 15 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMTLawyers face cap on costs in NHS clinical negligence cases
The government is to cap the costs that lawyers can recover in clinical negligence cases.
The fixed recoverable costs scheme will be applied to all cases up to £25,000 and a working group will be put together to establish how the cap will work in practice. The policy is expected to help to save the NHS up to £45m a...
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415,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lawyers-face-cap-on-costs-in-nhs-clinical-negligence-casesThu, 15 Feb 2018 10:45:00 GMTCarillion collapse: Serco makes £18m discount on NHS contracts
Public service giant Serco announced today that it will be taking over 15 healthcare contracts across the UK at a £20m discount after Carillion went into liquidation last month.
Initially the contracts were thought to have been worth as much as £47m, but Serco has agreed a deal with the special managers to purchase the work...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carillion-collapse-serco-makes-18m-discount-on-nhs-contractsWed, 14 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTHospital could be demolished to make way for £40m health and wellbeing campus
Halton Hospital in Cheshire could be demolished amid government plans to construct a new health and wellbeing campus on the site.
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS FT revealed details of the programme, which would see the nearby Cheshire and Merseyside Treatment Centre expanded to replace the current provision for operations and other...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-could-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-40m-health-and-wellbeing-campusWed, 14 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTDoctors repeat demand for clarity around EU visas post-Brexit
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has welcomed calls for further clarity on immigration following a Home Affairs Committee report published today.
The report recommended a review into tier two visas and criticised the lack of detail and certainty for EEA nationals which has come about party due to the UK’s EU referendum decision...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-repeat-demand-for-clarity-around-eu-visas-post-brexitWed, 14 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMTCQC begins search for 'someone exceptional' to replace Behan
The CQC has started its hunt for a new CEO this week to replace outgoing boss Sir David Behan, who is leaving his position after six years.
The regulator says the successful choice will be someone who has a track record of driving change as well as the “political sensitivity” to deal with shareholders and experience of either...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-begins-search-for-someone-exceptional-to-replace-behanWed, 14 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMTCelebrating 75 years of healthcare
Julian Amey, chief executive of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering & Estate Management (IHEEM), outlines what the coming year holds for the organisation.
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the NHS, IHEEM – founded in 1943 – will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018.
Drawing on the expertise of its...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/celebrating-75-years-of-healthcareWed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTData saves lives
Kuldeep Sohal, programme manager at Connected Yorkshire, part of Connected Health Cities, discusses how data sharing across the north is improving care for patients by linking services together more effectively.
Imagine a health service that is able to offer a bespoke treatment plan, personalised to every patient. One that is so advanced...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-saves-livesWed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTHard to be optimistic
Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association, warns that we must be realistic about the very real effects of continued underfunding across the health service.
It’s now beyond doubt or dispute, other than in government, that the NHS is inadequately funded. Even the secretary of state has argued that it will need more...
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423,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hard-to-be-optimisticWed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTThe HSIB approach to maternity investigations
Jane Rintoul, director of strategy and policy and programme director for maternity investigations at the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), explains more about the organisation’s independent approach to improving maternity safety.
In November 2017, the secretary of state for health announced a new maternity safety...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-hsib-approach-to-maternity-investigationsWed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTEmergency medicine consultant named new NHS England CCIO
An emergency medicine consultant has been confirmed as NHS England’s new chief clinical information officer (CCIO).
Dr Simon Eccles replaces Prof Keith McNeil, who resigned last year, and will provide clinical leadership on the digital transformation agenda.
Eccles is a practicing hospital consultant in emergency...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-medicine-consultant-named-new-nhs-england-ccioTue, 13 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMTA third of people with dementia diagnosis don't get NHS follow-up support
Thousands of patients are not getting the follow-up care they are entitled to following a dementia diagnosis, a charity has said.
According to Age UK, over one in three people with the condition don’t have a care plan, despite the NHS specifying that everyone diagnosed with dementia should have an individual care plan that is...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-people-with-dementia-diagnosis-dont-get-nhs-follow-up-supportTue, 13 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMTOxfordshire hospital staff struggling with heavy workloads due to recruitment issues Oxfordshire’s health and social care system has widespread issues with recruitment and retention, the CQC’s local review has found.
The report is one of 20 targeted reviews, examining how people move through the health and social care system, and how the services work together.
The reviews look at how hospitals, community...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oxfordshire-hospital-staff-struggling-with-heavy-workloads-due-to-recruitment-issues-Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:45:00 GMTBirmingham and Solihull officially appoints CEO to oversee triple CCG merger
The NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG has officially appointed the chief executive who will oversee a merger to make the organisation the biggest commissioning group in England.
Paul Jennings has been in the role on an interim basis since July 2017 and will now take on the position permanently.
The merger will make the organisation the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-and-solihull-officially-appoints-ceo-to-oversee-triple-ccg-mergerTue, 13 Feb 2018 09:45:00 GMTTwo years on, medical engagement in Wales continues to be 'woefully inadequate'Plans to improve medical engagement in Wales have been branded “woefully inadequate” by the consultants leader.
Doctor leaders will express their frustrations at failures to improve medical engagement levels and consultant vacancies at the Welsh Consultants Conference today.
According to a survey of consultants in Wales, over...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-years-on-medical-engagement-in-wales-continues-woefully-inadequateMon, 12 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMTDoctors warn of risk posed to patients by shared GP appointments
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has expressed concern at the prospect of shared GP appointments.
In this style of appointments, patients with the same health problems, such as arthritis, will be seen as a group by GPs in a bid to cut the pressure on family doctors and save money.
NHS England says the group consultations are not an...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-warn-of-risk-posed-to-patients-by-shared-gp-appointmentsMon, 12 Feb 2018 14:30:00 GMTMeningitis charity raises 'real concerns' about NHS England campaign
A meningitis charity has criticised an NHS campaign that urges parents to treat their local pharmacist as their first port of call for minor illnesses in their children.
Meningitis Now said that it had “real concerns” that NHS England was putting another step in the process of quick diagnoses for conditions like Meningitis...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/meningitis-charity-raises-real-concerns-about-nhs-england-campaignMon, 12 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHSI places trust into financial special measures following 'rapid deterioration' of finances NHS Improvement (NHSI) has decided to place Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust into financial special measures.
The move comes less than a year after the trust was taken out of special measures, as three years ago the CQC placed it in special measures when inspectors raised safety concerns.
The NHS body says...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-places-trust-into-financial-special-measures-following-rapid-deterioration-of-finances-Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTAmount of trusts worried about Brexit staffing impact doubles in just a yearThere is an increasingly growing concern amongst NHS trusts that Brexit will have a negative impact on the ability to hire staff, the Cavendish Coalition has revealed.
Since the referendum, the coalition, made up of NHS Providers, NHS Employers and the Shelford Group, has been monitoring the views of NHS trusts on how Brexit will affect their...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/amount-of-trusts-worried-about-brexit-staffing-impact-doubles-in-just-a-yearMon, 12 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMTKirkup: Critical widespread trust failures offer urgent lessons across the NHS An independent review into the “widespread failings” of a community health trust has made a series of recommendations for NHS Improvement (NHSI), the CQC, NHS England, the Department of Health & Social Care and trusts.
The review, commissioned by NHSI, looks into the issues at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust (LCH) between...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kirkup-critical-widespread-trust-failures-offer-urgent-lessons-across-the-nhs-Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMTMental health trust sees CQC rating slump after service deteriorationBradford District NHS FT has seen its CQC rating slump from ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ after an inspection identified a deterioration in the quality of patient care on offer.
In October and November 2017 inspectors visited the mental health trust to check nine of its core services.
Inspectors reported a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trust-sees-cqc-rating-slump-after-service-deteriorationFri, 09 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMTHealth creation is here to stay
NHE’s Sacha Rowlands speaks to Michael Macdonnell, NHS England’s national director for transforming health systems, about the value of health creation when designing strong sustainability and transformation parnerships (STPs).
Meeting NHS England’s Michael Macdonnell at New NHS Alliance’s bustling summit on 6...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-creation-is-here-to-stayFri, 09 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTOur work can help ease A&E pressures
Last year, NICE guidelines recommended that the NHS should provide more advanced paramedic practitioners (APPs) to relieve pressure on emergency departments by helping reduce admissions. Tim Edwards, a consultant paramedic at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, provides his expertise as a member of the guideline committee.
My role is...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-work-can-help-ease-ae-pressuresFri, 09 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMT'Extremely challenging conditions' as winter pressures highest since records beganThe number of patients seen within four hours of A&E attendance has continued to decline, NHS England’s latest winter monitoring figures have revealed.
The latest figures demonstrate just how difficult this winter has been for the NHS, with over 8,000 patients forced to wait on trolleys for over four hours in A&E in January and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extremely-challenging-conditions-as-winter-pressures-highest-since-records-beganThu, 08 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMTDivisive ACO legislation delayed by further consultationIntroduction of the controversial accountable care organisations (ACOs) has been delayed until a new consultation can be completed, the health minister has confirmed this week.
Caroline Dineage said the laws which would pave the way for ACOs could not be introduced until mid-April rather than later this month, as had originally been...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/divisive-aco-legislation-delayed-by-further-consultationThu, 08 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMTGetting it Right First Time programme must not be used as regulatory toolTrusts across the country have argued for caution over the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme’s ambition to save £1.4bn a year by 2020-21.
A new report, ‘The Getting it Right First Time programme: early views from the provider sector,’ found that although NHS trusts support the programme, they warn that it...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-it-right-first-time-programme-must-not-be-used-as-regulatory-toolThu, 08 Feb 2018 11:15:00 GMTWelsh NHS to get £100m Transformation Fund aimed at 'driving forward integration'
The NHS in Wales will benefit from a new £100m fund announced by the national assembly today.
Money from the Transformation Fund will be targeted at making changes to the overall systems of health and care in Wales, rather than focusing on offsetting general pressures, health secretary Vaughan Gething announced.
The decision on...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-nhs-to-get-100m-transformation-fund-aimed-at-driving-forward-integrationWed, 07 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMTSpecial measures trust set to miss financial targets by £21m
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has admitted to a £21m increase in its forecasted deficit this year.
The trust was placed in special measures in October 2016, but has failed to achieve a targeted £36m deficit, instead expected to fall to around £57m.
The deficit is now a major proportion of the East Sussex’s...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trust-to-miss-financial-targets-by-21mWed, 07 Feb 2018 10:30:00 GMT'Shining examples': CQC praises Plymouth health and care integration
CQC inspectors have heaped praise on Plymouth’s health and social care system for its “clearly articulated, long-established vision of integration.”
Specifically looking at the link between health facilities and care providers, an investigation found that leaders had committed to a joined-up approach to care and worked...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shining-examples-cqc-releases-plymouth-health-and-care-reviewWed, 07 Feb 2018 09:30:00 GMTBeyond scented candles and quick fixes
Joni Jabbal, researcher at The King’s Fund, asks why quality improvements and innovations are failing to be adopted by the NHS.
There is now good evidence that embedding a quality improvement approach – where you systematically empower frontline staff to continually test iterative change – has considerable benefits for...
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409,426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/beyond-scented-candles-and-quick-fixesWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTBuzzing about biosimilars
Biosimilars have the exciting potential to accelerate treatment access and drive huge cost savings across the NHS, explains Divya Chadha Manek, head of business development (commercial) at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
‘Cost-saving’ or ‘cost-effective’ are terms that heighten the sense of...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/buzzing-about-biosimilarsWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTNNHSA: Calling for a new focus on wellness
Dr Brian Fisher MBE, vice-chair of the New NHS Alliance (NNHSA), looks back at the organisation’s action summit – an event known for generating disruptive ideas that are catalysts for real change.
On 6 December 2017, the NNHSA held its second annual action summit at the Royal College of GPs in London. This revolutionary event...
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420,413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calling-for-a-new-focus-on-wellnessWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTOpening up care for everybody
Healthwatch chair Jane Mordue talks about how services in Dudley have been made more accessible for patients with sensory impairments.
Going to hospital or to your GP for an appointment can be stressful at the best of times, so it’s important to make the process as straightforward as possible. However, for those with a sensory...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/opening-up-care-for-everybodyWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTTraining the next generation
Professor Wendy Reid, national medical director and executive director of education and quality at Health Education England (HEE), outlines the work that her organisation will be carrying out in 2018 to support training programmes all across the NHS workforce.
Although the new year often symbolises a new start, new ambitions or goals to...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/training-the-next-generationWed, 07 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMT'Unimaginable problems' on the horizon if staffing problems not dealt withThe number of students starting nursing degree courses is expected to fall again this year unless urgent action is taken, according to a report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The report, ‘Left to chance’, reveals figures from UCAS which show that the number of applications for the next academic year has fallen by a third...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unimaginable-problems-on-the-horizon-if-staffing-problems-not-dealt-withTue, 06 Feb 2018 17:15:00 GMTNHS cyber-attack fears return as all tested trusts fail assessments
None of the trusts tested for cyber security vulnerabilities have passed inspection, NHS Digital bosses have revealed today.
Out of 200 trusts assessed, not one was up to the standards set by inspectors, prompting fears the system could be unprepared for an attack similar to last year’s WannaCry incident.
The revelation came at...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cyber-attack-fears-return-as-all-tested-trusts-fail-assessmentsTue, 06 Feb 2018 17:15:00 GMTHunt orders review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcareJeremy Hunt has ordered an urgent review into how gross negligence manslaughter is applied in healthcare, amidst concerns over the Dr Bawa-Garba case.
In 2015 Hadiza Bawa-Garba was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and suspended from the medical register for 12 months, following the death of a six year old boy.
Last month...
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405,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-orders-review-into-gross-negligence-manslaughter-in-healthcareTue, 06 Feb 2018 16:45:00 GMTCarillion liquidation forces delays at £335m Liverpool hospital
The new Royal Liverpool Hospital will suffer from delays after the collapse of contractor Carillion, trust bosses have confirmed.
Officials at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) say the facility may not be open until next year, a long way from its scheduled March 2018 completion date.
In a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carillion-liquidation-forces-delays-at-335m-liverpool-hospitalTue, 06 Feb 2018 14:45:00 GMTSplitting GP services up for different patient groups could negatively affect quality of careInitiatives offering faster access to GPs may undermine doctors' ability to keep people out of hospital, a report has warned.
The report, ‘Divided we fall: getting the best out of general practice,’ by the Nuffield Trust, calls on policymakers to move away from splitting services up.
It says that the recent trend to split...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/splitting-gp-services-up-for-different-patient-groups-could-negatively-affect-quality-of-careTue, 06 Feb 2018 14:15:00 GMTGPs undervalued and worried about professional riskGPs are leaving the profession because they feel undervalued and are concerned about professional risk, research has revealed.
The research, by the University of Exeter, aimed to identify the main factors influencing GPs’ decisions to leave direct patient care.
Researchers interviewed 41 GPs, identifying three main themes...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-undervalued-and-worried-about-professional-riskMon, 05 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMTThousands gather in London to protest deepening winter crisisProtesters rallied in central London on Saturday to protest the NHS’ “worsening winter crisis.”
Around 60,000 attended the event, called NHS in crisis - fix it now, organised by Health Campaigns Together and anti-austerity group the People’s Assembly.
The group Keep Our NHS Public claims that the NHS is in crisis...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-gather-in-london-to-protest-deepening-winter-crisisMon, 05 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMTSTPs to assume 'increasingly prominent role' in 2018-19 service improvements
NHS England has reiterated its priorities for the next financial year, including continued investment in mental health and moving further towards better integrated models of care.
In the Refreshing NHS Plans 2018-19 document, plans for the next financial year are outlined, which includes details on how the next steps of the Five Year...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-to-assume-increasingly-prominent-role-in-2018-19-service-improvementsMon, 05 Feb 2018 12:45:00 GMTMajor Manchester trust cancels operations due to burst water pipeFour central Manchester hospitals have been forced to cancel operations due to problems with their water supply.
Manchester University NHS FT issued a statement urging patients to stay away from the four sites unless there was an “urgent clinical need.”
All operations scheduled for today in the affected hospitals were cancelled...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-manchester-trust-cancels-operations-due-to-burst-water-pipeMon, 05 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTAlmost 2,000 'high priority' clinical correspondences left unprocessed Around 2,000 high priority letters such as urgent test results and screening documents were not processed due to a mishandling of the documents in transit, an investigation has revealed.
The report by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals that a backlog of misdirected correspondence had accumulated with Capita, including almost 2,000 high...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-2000-high-priority-clinical-correspondences-left-unprocessed-Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMTNHS organisations urge government to 'stem the tide' of rising litigation costsUrgent action is needed to reduce the spiraling costs of medical negligence claims, health bodies have warned.
Last year medical negligence claims across England cost the NHS £1.7bn.
A letter coordinated by the NHS Confederation has urged the new lord chancellor and justice secretary, David Gauke, to bring forward reforms in the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-organisations-urge-government-to-stem-the-tide-of-rising-litigation-costsFri, 02 Feb 2018 12:15:00 GMTStandards slip at trust after acquisition of community health servicesCornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust must make improvements in the quality of its services, the CQC has said today.
This was the first inspection of the trust since it took over the provision of community health services, previously provided by Peninsula Community Health Community Interest Company, in 2016.
Inspectors found that the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standards-slip-at-trust-after-acquisition-of-community-health-servicesFri, 02 Feb 2018 10:15:00 GMTIntegrated health: how do the case studies stack up?
NHE’s Seamus McDonnell explores the successes and challenges of different models of care integration currently taking place across the UK.
Integrating healthcare services has been a hot-button issue in the UK for a number of years because of the promise it claims to bring. Integration, to some, means efficiency, fluidity and a...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-health-how-do-the-case-studies-stack-upFri, 02 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTNHS procurement: a towering future?
Mario Varela, managing director of NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP), describes the work his organisation has been undertaking in recent months to help manage NHS procurement, all whilst continuing to carry out business as usual.
It is not exactly ‘news’ that the NHS is experiencing huge financial pressures. For anyone...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-procurement-a-towering-futureFri, 02 Feb 2018 08:30:00 GMTNHS 'would have to find £200m' if hospital parking charges are abolishedIf hospital car parking charges were wholly abolished, trusts would be forced to source almost £200m of funding from elsewhere – likely meaning they would have to dip into the “already scarce” health service budget, NHS Providers has said today.
Ahead of this afternoon’s Commons debate on the most efficient way...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-would-have-to-find-200m-if-hospital-parking-charges-are-abolishedThu, 01 Feb 2018 16:45:00 GMTPatient data should not be shared for immigration tracing purposes, Wollaston argues Chair of the health committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston, has called on NHS Digital to stop sharing patient data for immigration tracing purposes.
In a letter to NHS Digital’s chief executive, Sarah Wilkinson, she urges the organisation to withdraw from the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Home Office and Department of Health.
She...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-data-should-not-be-shared-for-immigration-tracing-purposes-wollaston-argues-Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:45:00 GMTInsufficient funding for pay increases will impact service qualityThe financial outlook restricts the ability of the NHS to invest in pay, NHS Employers has told the pay review bodies.
Publishing its 2018-19 written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB), NHS Employers said that it will be difficult for the NHS to invest in pay without additional...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insufficient-funding-for-pay-increases-will-impact-service-qualityThu, 01 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMTMove to US-style healthcare through ACOs 'deeply unpopular' with publicA move to a ‘US-style’ healthcare system which would involve the private sector through schemes like accountable care organisations (ACOs) would be “deeply unpopular” with the public, an analysis by the King’s Fund has suggested.
The analysis of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey across 34 years, revealed...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/move-to-us-style-healthcare-through-acos-deeply-unpopular-with-publicThu, 01 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMT'New relationship' between patients and staff must be accepted
The NHS must put more focus on providing the means for people to effectively care for themselves, according to a new report from NHS Providers.
In its latest review, ‘Learning from the Vanguards,’ the organisation says healthcare professionals need to consider a move away from “fixing problems” and towards a more...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-relationship-between-patients-and-staff-must-be-accepted-Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTUncharted territory - what could 2018 bring for STPs and accountable care?
NHS Providers head of strategy, Miriam Deakin, considers the five potential themes her organisation would like to see in the year ahead as a result of emerging accountable care models.
As sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and accountable care systems (ACSs) gain momentum and a handful of areas seek to implement...
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418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uncharted-territory--what-could-2018-bring-for-stps-and-accountable-careWed, 31 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTHawking campaign group to take Hunt to court over ACO backdoor privatisation claim
A campaign group backed by world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has been given permission to take Jeremy Hunt to court over claims changes to accountable care organisations (ACOs) could lead to privatisation.
The organisation, JR4NHS, will pursue a judicial review against both the health and social care secretary and NHS England on...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hawking-to-take-hunt-to-court-over-aco-backdoor-privatisation-claimWed, 31 Jan 2018 11:30:00 GMTHunt pledges £25m to tackle 'uncomfortable truth' of inpatient suicide
Jeremy Hunt will pledge £25m today to tackle inpatient suicides, which he says are a “potential failure of care.”
The health and social care secretary is expected to reveal details of the measures later today in a bid to end more than 80 deaths a year.
Speaking at the National Suicide Prevention Alliance conference...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-pledges-25m-to-tackle-uncomfortable-truth-of-inpatient-suicideWed, 31 Jan 2018 10:30:00 GMTAre you ready for GDPR?
Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, outlines the major changes that NHS organisations must prepare for ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The most important change to data privacy for 20 years is being introduced this year, and every NHS organisation must make sure they’re fully...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-you-ready-for-gdprWed, 31 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTGreater Nottingham ACS: Taking care of something precious
Dr Stephen Shortt, GP and clinical lead for developing an accountable care system in Greater Nottingham, talks about the collective work to join up health and social care in the region.
Any work to transform the NHS must begin with an honest conversation; an open dialogue between patients, staff and system leaders that acknowledges a...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-nottingham-acs-taking-care-of-something-preciousWed, 31 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTHopson: How can we best support and nurture NHS leaders?
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, shares the views of several NHS professionals who have succeeded in becoming well-rounded and talented leaders after participating in the Aspiring CEOs programme.
Despite planning more meticulously than ever before, winter pressures within the NHS are taking their toll. An increased demand...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hopson-how-can-we-best-support-and-nurture-nhs-leadersWed, 31 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTWinter in the dark: the value of robust data
Ruth Thorlby, assistant director of policy at the Health Foundation, argues that a lack of data across social, primary and community care compared to the hospital sector means planning for winter will always be incomplete.
Not even halfway gone, this winter has already whipped up a vicious political storm over the NHS. Official figures...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-in-the-dark-the-value-of-robust-dataWed, 31 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTHealth Foundation awards largest-ever grant to healthcare improvement institute A new research institute is hoping to create a world-leading asset for the NHS by improving the science behind healthcare organisation and delivery.
The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), led by the University of Cambridge, follows the principle that efforts to improve care should always be based on the highest quality...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-foundation-awards-largest-ever-grant-to-healthcare-improvement-institute-Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:15:00 GMTCQC: 'Very positive results' as maternity care continuing to improve
The number of women in England who were always treated with dignity during the maternity process hit 88% last year, says the CQC.
The regulator surveyed more than 18,000 people across the country and found increasingly positive trends in the quality of care, information and access to support.
A majority of women (77%) reported that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-very-positive-results-as-maternity-care-continuing-to-improveTue, 30 Jan 2018 14:30:00 GMTRCGP: Patient safety 'paramount' in online GP consultation plans Technology being used to take pressure off GPs such as through online consultations is welcome, as long as patient safety remains a key priority, GPs have said today.
The statement comes following a study published in the Royal College of GPs’ (RCGP)’s British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) which looked into the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-patient-safety-paramount-in-online-gp-consultation-plans-Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMTNHS to stop advertising legal firms offering health litigation servicesNHS hospitals will no longer provide office or advertising space for companies who encourage patients or their families to take the NHS to court, according to new rules.
The changes come following a consultation, and have been introduced through changes to the NHS Standard Contact, which NHS trusts and foundation trusts operate under.
The...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-stop-advertising-legal-firms-offering-health-litigation-servicesTue, 30 Jan 2018 09:15:00 GMTThousands of cancer patients received treatment sooner under new drugs fundThousands of cancer patients have benefited from the new Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), NHS England has reported.
The new fund, which is expected to release at least £140m into the NHS, has given cancer patients speedy access to new and innovative treatments since it opened in July 2016.
Almost 15,700 patients have benefitted from the 52...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-cancer-patients-received-treatment-sooner-under-new-drugs-fundMon, 29 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMT'Intense levels of pressure' force office staff to volunteer on frontline services
Increasing numbers of patients visiting A&E coupled with rising complexities in treatment have driven bosses at two hospitals to ask office staff to volunteer on frontline services.
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have today implemented ‘Operation Wintergreen’ as part of overall plans to deal with winter...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intense-levels-of-pressure-force-office-staff-to-volunteer-on-frontline-servicesMon, 29 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTDr Bawa-Garba case reveals 'deeply concerning issues' in NHSThe death of a six year old boy has highlighted a number of “deeply concerning issues,” the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has said.
The warning comes following last week’s High Court ruling, which saw Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, who was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence in 2015, removed from the medical...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-bawa-garba-case-reveals-deeply-concerning-issues-in-nhsMon, 29 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTBrexit could affect thousands of patients as access to medicines reduce Brexit could have “serious implications” for patients’ access to medicines, the Brexit Health Alliance has warned.
In a paper published today, the alliance has called on negotiators on both sides of the table to put patients first.
It has also asked for guarantees to be made with regards to patient safety and public...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-could-affect-thousands-of-patients-as-access-to-medicines-reduce-Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMTExhaustion stopping 64% of GPs providing out-of-hours service
Exhaustion is having a major effect on the ability of GPs to provide out-of-hours service, as 64% of practitioners cite it as a central issue.
The news comes as the latest BMA survey into day-to-day GP pressures, which also found that 38% of doctors felt pay rates were not sufficient enough to attract them to do further work.
Along...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exhaustion-stopping-64-of-gps-providing-out-of-hours-serviceFri, 26 Jan 2018 16:15:00 GMTNursing workforce 'overstretched' and 'struggling to cope', MPs warn
A damning report from the Commons Health Select Committee has criticised the pressures on morale, retention and standards of care that have been caused by an “overstretched” nursing workforce in the UK.
Today’s inquiry review analysed the changes made to deal with recruitment and the staffing crisis, suggesting that too...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-workforce-overstretched-and-struggling-to-cope-mps-warnFri, 26 Jan 2018 14:45:00 GMTIsle of Wight hospital tables controversial plans to move 'seriously ill' patients to mainland
The trust in charge of the Isle of Wight’s main hospital has put forward controversial plans which would see certain patients moved to the mainland in cases of serious illness.
St Mary’s Hospital in Newport is attempting to deal with a £23.6m funding gap expected to develop by 2022-23 by creating efficiencies in some...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-hospital-tables-controversial-plans-to-move-seriously-ill-patients-to-mainlandFri, 26 Jan 2018 12:30:00 GMTWorkforce strategy: facing the facts
Dean Royles, director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, lays bare the four truths the NHS needs to confront if it intends to develop a workforce that is truly fit for the future.
Health Education England (HEE) has commenced a consultation on a draft health and care workforce strategy...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workforce-strategy-facing-the-factsFri, 26 Jan 2018 12:30:00 GMTA major shift in shared services
With many clinicians describing this as the most pressured winter they have ever known due to heavy demand on frontline services, the savings potential for hospitals from outsourced and managed services in the NHS back office cannot be dismissed, argues David Morris, managing director at NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).
When NHS...
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426,415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-major-shift-in-shared-servicesFri, 26 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTBridging the gap between procurement and clinicians
In an interview with NHS Supply Chain, Emma Nuttall, the organisation’s clinical nurse advisor (CNA), speaks about the role she has in helping trusts meet Lord Carter’s efficiency challenge and why it needs to be done.
It’s at this time of the year when most of us take a look at our budgets and think about ways we can...
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426,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bridging-the-gap-between-procurement-and-cliniciansFri, 26 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTHidden in plain sight: Rob Webster on his STP
The strategy to join up mental, physical and social care has been bearing fruit beyond just the sustainability and transformation of the health service, says Rob Webster, chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS FT, and leader of the West Yorkshire & Harrogate (WY&H) Health and Care Partnership.
The National Health...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hidden-in-plain-sight-rob-webster-on-his-stpFri, 26 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTTrio of ambulance trusts selected for £10m NHS England digital improvement scheme
NHS England announced this week that three ambulance trusts from different regions across the country have been chosen to take the lead in digital improvement as part of a £10m scheme.
The news comes as part of attempts from the national body to extend its Global Digital Exemplars (GDEs) programme from acute trusts to ambulance...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trio-of-ambulance-trusts-selected-for-10m-nhs-england-digital-improvement-schemeThu, 25 Jan 2018 16:45:00 GMTWarwickshire hospital trust not improved in four years after 'hugely disappointing' report
A hospital trust in Warwickshire has failed to improve on its CQC rating since 2014, after the latest report found problems with senior leadership and end of life care.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust was hit with a ‘requires improvement’ rating for the second time following a routine inspection of its main facility in October...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/warwickshire-hospital-trust-not-improved-in-four-years-after-hugely-disappointing-reportThu, 25 Jan 2018 15:30:00 GMT'Networking outage' knocks out internet and NHS patient records in Wales
A “networking outage” across the NHS in Wales yesterday left GPs unable to access test results, patient results or letters from other staff.
The failure at two Wales National Data centres has now been resolved, a statement from the Wales Department of Health and Social Services confirmed – but doctors said they were...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/networking-outage-knocks-out-internet-and-nhs-patient-records-in-wales-Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:30:00 GMTHunt to pause accountable care roll-out after MPs voice 'great deal of concern'
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed that NHS England and the government are likely to push back the creation of the first accountable care organisations (ACOs) until a national consultation can be held on the issue.
In a letter to the Commons Health Select Committee, Hunt said the details of exactly how ACOs will...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-pause-accountable-care-roll-out-after-mps-voice-great-deal-of-concernWed, 24 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTStruggling MH trust shows CQC improvement with 'flexible and highly personalised' services
Sussex Partnership NHS FT has been given an improved score from the CQC more than a year after it was initially rated ‘requires improvement’.
The trust, which deals with mental health services across Sussex, was complemented on the “flexible and highly personalised” services that were available to patients.
It...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-mh-trust-shows-cqc-improvement-with-flexible-and-highly-personalised-servicesWed, 24 Jan 2018 11:30:00 GMT'More work is needed' to continue improvement at Leicestershire trust
A focused CQC investigation into Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) at a trust in Leicestershire has shown some improvement but not enough to upgrade its overall rating.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS FT has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ since 2015, despite further inspections in February...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-work-is-needed-to-continue-improvement-at-leicestershire-trustWed, 24 Jan 2018 11:15:00 GMTWorkforce strategy: shaping the NHS of tomorrow
Professor Ian Cumming OBE, chief executive of Health Education England (HEE), invites every health professional, patient and service user across the NHS to get involved in the country’s much-anticipated draft workforce strategy.
This year the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday, and as we look back on its long history of...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workforce-strategy-shaping-the-nhs-of-tomorrowWed, 24 Jan 2018 10:15:00 GMTDigging the foundations for better population health
Unstable homes cost the NHS billions, whilst good housing schemes can relieve pressure from health services. It’s time health and housing started talking, says David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation.
Housing-related costs to the NHS are staggering. Cold homes, poor-quality housing and insecure tenure cost the...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digging-the-foundations-for-better-population-healthWed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMTDuncan Selbie: A step on the journey to population health
The NHS plays a part in the country’s wellness – but it’s far from being all that matters. Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England (PHE), lays bare to NHE’s Luana Salles his views on what truly matters to keeping England healthy.
Duncan Selbie’s track record in the NHS is impressive. He has...
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413,424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/duncan-selbie-a-step-on-the-journey-to-population-healthWed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMTRobots, AI and 3D printing: the future of surgery?
Richard Kerr, Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) council member & chair of the Commission on the Future of Surgery, looks into how technological advancements could transform the surgical profession in the years to come.
Surgeons have always been at the forefront of medical advances. As a result of this, and by working with...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/robots-ai-and-3d-printing-the-future-of-surgeryWed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMTWhat reliability means to healthcareSPONSORED INTERVIEW
H.E. Dr Bandar Abdulmohsen Al Knawy, president of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and chief executive of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), talks to NHE’s Luana Salles about how his new book can help make the NHS an even more reliable system for patients.
The more we...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-reliability-means-to-healthcareWed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMTChild health not 'given the political attention it deserves'
The government in England is not hitting key targets on child health, says the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).
Following its latest report into paediatric health, the RCPCH says some progress has been made in areas set out a year ago, but added that overall funding cuts were disproportionately affecting...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-health-not-given-the-political-attention-it-deservesWed, 24 Jan 2018 09:30:00 GMTNHS approves off-shore cloud systems for medical record storage
NHS Digital has today announced that providers will be able to use public cloud services to store patient data.
This is the first time that health and care organisations have been able to use offshoring facilities to store this kind of information, which was previously almost always collected in on-site centres.
In comparison, other...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-approves-off-shore-cloud-systems-for-medical-record-storageTue, 23 Jan 2018 16:15:00 GMTMajor change required to combat rising mental health detentions
There is no single reason for the rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act which have been seen across England over a ten year period, and fixing the problem will require more than just changes to legislation.
These are the findings of a CQC report into the issue, released today, which said the same factors influencing the rise were...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-change-required-to-combat-rising-mental-health-detentionsTue, 23 Jan 2018 15:30:00 GMTHEE tries to bring back ex-medical professionals to bolster NHS workforce
Health Education England (HEE) has launched a major new campaign today aimed at bringing professionals back to the workforce after their licenses have lapsed.
The plan, developed alongside the Department for Education, involves targeting former allied health professionals (AHPs) with support and guidance in order to smooth the process of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-tries-to-bring-back-ex-medical-professionals-to-bolster-nhs-workforceMon, 22 Jan 2018 16:45:00 GMTKent and Medway bosses reveal plan for £40m 'hyper acute' stroke units
NHS leaders in Kent and Medway have unveiled plans to develop three new ‘hyper acute’ stroke units across the region.
In a joint statement, the area’s eight CCGs said the new units would be much better at dealing with people during the first few hours of a stroke and could save lives.
The expected cost of the plans...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kent-and-medway-bosses-reveal-plan-for-40m-hyper-acute-stroke-unitsMon, 22 Jan 2018 15:00:00 GMTLong-term STP funding swallowed up 'just keeping the show on the road'
Funding that was put aside to stabilise NHS finances and support sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) has instead been spent on helping the service cope with immediate pressures and day-to-day costs, the government’s financial regulator has today reported.
In a review of STP funding in England, the National Audit...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-term-stp-funding-swallowed-up-just-keeping-the-show-on-the-roadFri, 19 Jan 2018 09:30:00 GMTNHF: STPs must collaborate with housing associations to ensure success
Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) will fail if they do not engage with key organisations like housing associations and work to improve the quality of patient’s homes, the boss of a leading housing organisation has warned.
Writing exclusively for NHE, David Orr, the chief executive of the National Housing...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhf-stps-must-collaborate-with-housing-associations-to-ensure-successThu, 18 Jan 2018 09:45:00 GMTSTPs a 'step on the road' to fixing public overreliance on the NHS
Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs), accountable care systems (ACSs), accountable care organisations (ACOs) and other service-related acronyms are merely a step on the journey to recognising that inspiring good health is about focusing on people and place, rather than treatment, diagnosis, illness and conditions, the boss of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-a-step-on-the-road-to-fixing-public-overreliance-on-the-nhsThu, 18 Jan 2018 09:45:00 GMTFormer environment boss becomes CQC chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw has been announced as the CQC’s new chief operating officer (COO), joining from the government’s environmental body Nature England.
Shaw will leave her current role as director of transactional services at Nature England – which focuses on the protection of flora and fauna across the country.
Previously...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-environment-boss-becomes-cqc-chief-operating-officerWed, 17 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTScottish doctors say services have become stretched 'beyond their means'
The BMA in Scotland has hit out at the government for failing to provide enough funding to services, which has in turn created a “vicious circle.”
The news comes in response to statements from Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon and health secretary Shona Robison, who recently apologised to patients for...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-doctors-say-services-have-become-stretched-beyond-their-meansWed, 17 Jan 2018 10:45:00 GMTCarillion liquidation casts doubt on £350m under-construction Birmingham hospital
Construction plans for the new £350m Midland Metropolitan Hospital have taken a hit following the announcement that the main contractor in charge of construction has gone into liquidation.
Carillion, one of the UK’s largest construction and service companies, announced earlier this week that it would be entering insolvency...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carillion-liquidation-casts-doubt-on-350m-under-construction-birmingham-hospitalWed, 17 Jan 2018 10:15:00 GMTCQC pauses routine inspections over January to help with 'increased pressure'
The CQC will pause certain routine inspections of acute, urgent care and GP services this month as services struggle to cope with this year’s increased winter pressures.
In a report from the regulator’s chief executive, Sir David Behan, suggests looking into the circumstances of individual acute trusts and rescheduling planned...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-pauses-routine-inspections-over-january-to-help-with-increased-pressureWed, 17 Jan 2018 09:15:00 GMTFunding gap could force mental health providers to prioritise some services 'at the expense of others'
Figures released today have shown the scale of the widening funding gap between acute hospitals and mental health care providers, prompting fears that some services could be severely affected.
A report drawn up by The King’s Fund confirms that, while the majority of mental health trusts received an increase in funding last year...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-gap-could-force-mental-health-providers-to-prioritise-some-services-at-the-expense-of-othersTue, 16 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMT'Wales needs a different system of health and care', major review finds
A full review of the health and care system in Wales has recommended largescale changes to provide better services for people.
The document, commissioned by the Welsh Government, says change needs to happen quickly if there is to be a model of “seamless” health and care developed.
While it does acknowledge that change has...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-needs-a-different-system-of-health-and-care-major-review-findsTue, 16 Jan 2018 15:00:00 GMTNHS enforces contingency plans to combat Carillion collapse
NHS Improvement has put contingency plans in place following the announcement that one of the UK’s biggest construction and service providers has gone into liquidation.
Carillion announced that it would be declaring insolvency yesterday, prompting NHSI to implement the plans, which it says it has been preparing for months alongside...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-enforces-contingency-plans-to-combat-carillion-collapseTue, 16 Jan 2018 12:45:00 GMTMaternity services return after a month of closure at Tyneside hospital
South Tyneside District Hospital has restarted maternity services a month after shutting them down for safety reasons.
The initial decision was taken due to staffing concerns which were thought to affect the safety and wellbeing of mothers and babies.
Following the closure of the hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), on 30...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maternity-services-return-after-a-month-of-closure-at-tyneside-hospitalMon, 15 Jan 2018 15:30:00 GMT'Behavioural and cultural practices' at Wirral trust to be investigated by NHSI
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has appointed an investigator to complete an independent review of Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS FT following allegations about cultural problems.
Carole Taylor Brown will oversee the investigation, which includes looking at the handling of a recent disciplinary case involving allegations of sexual...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/behavioural-and-cultural-practices-at-wirral-trust-to-be-investigated-by-nhsiMon, 15 Jan 2018 14:00:00 GMTCQC chief exec and 'exceptional leader' David Behan to step down after six years
Sir David Behan, chief executive of the CQC has announced that he will relinquish his role in the summer, after six years in the post.
Behan, who received a knighthood in 2017’s New Year’s Honours list, has been working in the health and social care sector for over 40 years.
He has made the decision to reveal his...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-chief-exec-and-exceptional-leader-david-behan-to-step-down-after-six-yearsMon, 15 Jan 2018 12:45:00 GMTHospitalisation rises by 50% as flu rate shoots up
There was a 50% increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with the flu this week compared to the week before.
The surge in hospitalisation has forced Public Health England (PHE) to launch further campaigns with the DH, urging people to safeguard themselves against diseases.
In addition, Dr Paul Cosford, medical director...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitalisation-up-by-50-as-flu-rate-shoots-upFri, 12 Jan 2018 16:15:00 GMTHopson: NHS 'can no longer delay key decisions' on funding
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers has urged health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt to make big decisions on the funding of services as he says trusts can no longer meet constitutional standards.
In what Hopson has called a “watershed moment” for the NHS, he tells Hunt that the issues outlined by the current...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hopson-nhs-can-no-longer-delay-key-decisions-on-fundingFri, 12 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMTYorkshire NHS trust shows 'real improvement' to reach higher CQC rating
Humber NHS FT has been moved from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’ by the CQC after the regulator found advancements in care across services in most of the trust.
Following a visit from investigators between September and October last year, the CQC found that “real improvement” was present at the trust...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/yorkshire-nhs-trust-shows-real-improvement-to-reach-higher-cqc-ratingFri, 12 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMTHospital considers delaying chemo treatments due to staff shortages
A leaked memo to staff at Churchill Hospital in Oxford has suggested that chemotherapy could be delayed for patients, it has been reported.
The alleged proposal is apparently due to staff shortages, and could affect patients who are terminally ill.
Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, Sir Harpal Kumar, said that the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-consider-delaying-chemo-treatments-due-to-staff-shortagesThu, 11 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMTResearch launched to investigate health and care spending needs for next 15 years There will be a comprehensive study into the needs of the UK’s health and care systems for the next 15 years, the NHS Confederation has announced today.
The work, which will be undertaken by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Health Foundation, will aim to identify the challenges faced by health and care services, as well as...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/probe-launched-to-investigate-health-and-care-spending-needs-for-next-15-years-Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:30:00 GMTEssex trusts consider three-way merger to save cash and boost performance
Three trust boards in Essex are considering a merger in an effort to save money and improve the emergency admissions process.
Basildon, Southend and Broomfield hospital trusts already work closely, including by having the same chief executive, but the merger would form them into one of the largest trusts in the region, serving more than 1...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essex-trusts-consider-three-way-merger-to-save-cash-and-boost-performance-Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMT'Positive culture shift' pulls trust out of special measures after nearly 3 years
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust will be removed from special measures for the first time since 2015 following a review by the CQC.
While the regulator said there was still work to be done, it congratulated the trust on key improvements in outpatient care, diagnostic images, and services for children and young people, which had...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/positive-culture-shift-pulls-trust-out-of-special-measures-after-nearly-3-yearsWed, 10 Jan 2018 10:45:00 GMTStruggling ambulance trust launches integrated services hub
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has introduced a new Wellbeing Hub which brings together a range of previously separate services.
As part of the trust’s wellbeing strategy, the new hub includes mental and emotional support, physical health, physiotherapy referrals, and trauma management, which are...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-ambulance-trust-launches-integrated-services-hubWed, 10 Jan 2018 10:45:00 GMTGreater Manchester hospital becomes county's first to ban sugary food and drinks
Tameside General Hospital has become the first in the country to implement a ban on sugary food and drinks today in an effort to promote healthier living.
From now on, the on-site restaurant at the hospital has begun to swap sugary snacks for other foods and will only sell tea, coffee, milk, sugar-free drinks and water.
It follows a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-hospital-becomes-countys-first-to-ban-sugary-food-and-drinksTue, 09 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMTHospital closure plans knocked back by resident consultation
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust’s plan to shut two of its community hospitals and replace them with a single facility has met with resistance from local residents.
A 12-week consultation on the £11m new facility found that only 43% of residents supported the plans while 46% rejected them.
Currently, the two...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-closure-plans-knocked-back-by-resident-consultationTue, 09 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMTDevonshire trust told to improve after failing in four out of five CQC ratings
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has been told it must improve by the CQC following a “disappointing” report of its services.
The trust has retained its previous ‘requires improvement’ rating after the inspection, which took place between 4 and 25 October last year.
It received the same rank in four of the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devonshire-trust-told-to-improve-after-failing-in-four-out-of-five-cqc-ratingsTue, 09 Jan 2018 14:30:00 GMTHunt gets social care responsibility amidst reshuffle confusion
Prime minister Theresa May has handed social care responsibilities over to Jeremy Hunt, who will now be secretary of state for Health and Social Care.
Hunt was strongly tipped to become the next first minister – a position which was left vacant after Damian Green was sacked by the prime minister over claims he had breached...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-gets-social-care-responsibility-amidst-reshuffle-confusionMon, 08 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMTSturgeon and Robison apologise to patients for 'exceptional pressures' placed on Scottish NHS
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon and health secretary Shona Robison have apologised to patients for the problems caused by massive winter pressures on the country’s health system.
Sturgeon said she was sorry for any patients who were not seen as soon as the NHS would normally be capable of over the past...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sturgeon-and-robison-apologise-to-patients-for-exceptional-pressures-placed-on-scottish-nhsMon, 08 Jan 2018 17:15:00 GMTWelsh government releases £10m to support NHS 'under extreme pressure'
Welsh health secretary Vaughan Gething has announced a further £10m for the NHS to counter the extreme pressures being felt this winter.
The money is not specifically earmarked for any purpose but will be used to support health boards, ambulance services and social care services across the country.
In addition to extra funding...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-government-releases-10m-to-support-nhs-under-extreme-pressureMon, 08 Jan 2018 15:45:00 GMTNHS collaborates with London councils to drive improvements through new devo dealLondon agencies are joining forces to provide a more joined up service for the capital's population.
NHS organisations are working with the mayor of London, London Councils, and regional health and care leaders across the capital to bring about changes in a new devolution deal signed with Jeremy Hunt.
The deal will give devolved...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-collaborates-with-london-councils-to-drive-improvements-through-new-devo-dealMon, 08 Jan 2018 15:15:00 GMTStevens threatens hospital-wide ban of sugary drinks in 2018 as trusts fail to hit targetsA full ban on sugary drinks may be implemented in NHS hospitals by March 2018 if trusts do not take action quickly, NHS England has re-confirmed this week.
Last year, Simon Stevens sent the first warning that sugary drinks would be banned in all NHS hospitals this year if trusts failed to crack down on how many fizzy drinks were sold by...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-threatens-hospital-wide-ban-of-sugary-drinks-in-2018-as-trusts-fail-to-hit-targetsMon, 08 Jan 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHSCC hits back at drug company conflict of interest claim
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) have disputed any claims of wrongdoing on behalf of CCGs which accept payments from pharmaceutical companies without fully disclosing the information to the public.
An investigation run by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that only two thirds of the 4600 payments made from private companies and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-hits-back-at-drug-company-conflict-of-interest-claimFri, 05 Jan 2018 12:30:00 GMTAmbulance delays skyrocket as A&E 'litmus test' reveals intolerable winter
Winter pressures across the NHS have caused chaos for emergency services over the festive period, with delays of over 30 minutes hitting nearly one in five ambulances.
Leading figures within the health service say the situation is “becoming intolerable” as adult bed occupancy figures for critical care have averaged more than...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-delays-skyrocket-as-ae-litmus-test-suggests-intolerable-winterFri, 05 Jan 2018 09:45:00 GMTHunt apologises for cancelled ops despite PM's 'better prepared than ever' claim
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has officially apologised to patients for the thousands of operations which have been postponed across the country.
Speaking to the BBC, Hunt said he was sorry that the NHS “regrettably” had to cancel huge numbers of non-emergency elective procedures, in an attempt to ease the enormous pressures on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-apologises-for-cancelled-ops-despite-pms-better-prepared-than-ever-claimThu, 04 Jan 2018 10:45:00 GMTOffice staff take up hospital cleaning roles to tackle 'unparalleled' demand
Backroom staff at NHS Lanarkshire in Scotland are pitching in to help with cleaning and administrative duties in an effort to deal with enormous volumes of patients.
Officials at the health board, which runs three hospitals in central Scotland and is the third largest in the country, say the current situation is unparalleled and that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/office-staff-take-up-hospital-cleaning-roles-to-tackle-unparalleled-demandThu, 04 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMTAmbulance trust turns to private services due to 'extreme pressure'
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has revealed it was forced to turn to private ambulance services as the number of calls it received on New Year’s Day was more than 50% above normal levels.
The trust had to move to level 4 on the national Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP) because of the rise in calls, which...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-trust-turns-to-private-services-due-to-extreme-pressureThu, 04 Jan 2018 09:15:00 GMT'Unprecedented' rise in calls forces major ambulance service to raise emergency level
Extreme increases in pressure on the services run by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have forced officials to raise its operational level.
Now at level 4 under the national Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP), the change means the service’s response to potentially life-threatening calls has deteriorated.
NEAS said...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unprecedented-rise-in-calls-forces-major-ambulance-service-to-raise-emergency-levelWed, 03 Jan 2018 12:30:00 GMTHospitals told to cancel non-urgent operations to cope with winter pressures
NHS trusts have been advised to postpone elective care and outpatient appointments in order to cope with considerable winter pressures.
The National Emergency Pressures Panel (NEPP), which met yesterday, noted the sustained pressure felt by the NHS over the Christmas period, with high levels of respiratory illnesses and bed...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-told-to-cancel-non-urgent-operations-to-cope-with-winter-pressuresWed, 03 Jan 2018 12:15:00 GMTCQC given powers to rate non-NHS services including online GPsThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to be granted the power to rate more healthcare services, the Department of Health (DH) has confirmed today.
Non-NHS services, including medical advice and prescriptions from online GPs, will receive CQC ratings in the future, giving patients clear, accessible and independent information about even more...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-given-powers-to-rate-non-nhs-services-including-online-gpsWed, 03 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMTHousebuilders team up with NHS to build on Healthy New Towns schemesNHS England has called on housing developers to put healthy living at the heart of future homebuilding by applying the lessons from the first Healthy New Towns schemes.
This month, NHS England will invite applications for housing developers and associations to join a national network that will see them work alongside health and care...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/housebuilders-team-up-with-nhs-to-build-on-healthy-new-towns-schemesTue, 02 Jan 2018 11:45:00 GMTRCGP urges patients to use '3 before GP' mantra before visiting doctor over winterThe Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has called on patients to consider whether they really need to see a GP before making an appointment during the busy winter period.
By asking patients to adopt a three-step ‘mantra,’ the college hopes it will encourage those who can deal with a problem a different way to do so.
The mantra...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-urges-patients-to-use-3-before-gp-mantra-before-visiting-doctor-over-winterTue, 02 Jan 2018 11:30:00 GMTNHS may scale up 'drunk tanks' to ease pressure on A&Es in 2018NHS England may open more “drunk tanks” in 2018 in a bid to reduce the pressure placed on busy A&E departments and ambulance teams by heavily intoxicated people over next year’s festive period.
Supervised areas where over-enthusiastic party-goers can be checked are already in use in some parts of the country such as...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-may-scale-up-drunk-tanks-to-ease-pressure-on-aes-in-2018Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:45:00 GMTVirgin Care wins £2m payout from NHS after losing contract to provide children's medical services
The NHS has been forced to pay Virgin Care £2m after losing a High Court ruling taken out over the awarding of a contract to provide children’s medical care in Surrey.
Richard Branson’s company — which won £1bn of NHS contracts between 2016-17 — took out the action following an NHS Providers team...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-wins-2m-payout-from-nhs-after-losing-contract-to-provide-childrens-medical-servicesMon, 01 Jan 2018 10:15:00 GMTNHS Digital hits back at rising pressure with electronic prescription pilot launch
NHS Digital has confirmed the launch of a pilot scheme for the new Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) for urgent care.
The system has been rolled out for GP services since 2009, but rising pressure across urgent services has prompted NHS England to suggest this new trial.
Patients in the selected areas seeking urgent or...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-hits-back-at-rising-pressure-with-electronic-prescription-pilot-launchFri, 22 Dec 2017 11:30:00 GMTDoctors fear directive to cancel operations could last until February
A directive from NHS bosses which will cancel thousands of operations over the winter period could continue throughout January, some doctors say.
It was revealed this week that hospitals across the country have been advised to cancel non-emergency procedures in the new year in an effort to combat increasing winter pressures.
The NHS...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-fear-directive-to-cancel-operations-could-last-until-februaryFri, 22 Dec 2017 10:15:00 GMTMobilising digital therapy technologies
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director for health and social care at NICE, explains how the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme is helping people come forward to receive help for their mental health condition.
According to NHS Digital research published last year, one in six people in England...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mobilising-digital-therapy-technologiesFri, 22 Dec 2017 09:45:00 GMTShoe leather, perspiration and caffeine
NHE’s Josh Mines reports from the NHS Providers annual conference in Birmingham on the work of Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and how organisations should look to push digital innovation forward.
To many attending NHS Providers’ annual conference on 7-8 November, the speeches given by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shoe-leather-perspiration-and-caffeineFri, 22 Dec 2017 09:45:00 GMTPerson-centred care: rhetoric or reality?
Andrew McCracken of National Voices, the coalition of health and care charities, takes a closer look at the state of person-centred care in present times.
“Step by step over the next 10 years the NHS must be redesigned to be patient-centred – to offer a personalised service... by 2010 it will be...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/person-centred-care-rhetoric-or-realityFri, 22 Dec 2017 09:30:00 GMTBMA 'deeply concerned' by reports of working time regulations removalThe British Medical Association (BMA) has cautioned against the removal of the working time regulations (WTR) from British law following Brexit.
In a letter to the prime minister, Dr. Chaand Nagpul, chair of the BMA, has stressed that the WTR protects staff from overworking, and ensures patients are not cared for by overtired doctors and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-deeply-concerned-by-reports-of-working-time-regulations-removalThu, 21 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTWinter pressures deepen as bed occupancy hits staggering 95%The latest winter operation update published by NHS England has revealed that average bed occupancy rose to 95% last week.
Bed occupancy was already exceeding safe levels, running close to 95% the previous week.
Director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, who sits on NHE's Editorial Board, said that this increase in...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-pressures-increase-as-bed-occupancy-reaches-95Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTNew consultation launched on guidance for over-the-counter medicinesNHS England and NHSCC have today launched a consultation on commissioning guidance for over the counter medications that should not be routinely prescribed in primary care.
The consultation forms part of their work to identify areas of NHS spending that could be better utilised elsewhere.
This work aims to save up to £136m on...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-consultation-launched-on-guidance-for-over-the-counter-medicinesThu, 21 Dec 2017 11:45:00 GMTGPs order unnecessary tests due to fear of litigationGPs are changing their practice due to fear of being sued, a new study has found.
In a survey carried out by the Medical Protection Society (MPS), “a significant number” of GPs revealed that the prospect of litigation is a major factor in their decision to order more tests for patients, make more referrals, or prescribe medication...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-order-unnecessary-tests-due-to-fear-of-litigationThu, 21 Dec 2017 11:15:00 GMTDH reports 14% gender pay gap - despite two-thirds of staff being women
Figures disclosed by the Department of Health have for the first time officially shown the major disparity between what men and women are paid within government.
Female DH employees are affected by a mean hourly gender pay gap of 14.2%, above the overall average which fell from 13.6% to 12.7%.
Following legislation introduced in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-dh-stats-uncover-14-gender-pay-gapWed, 20 Dec 2017 12:15:00 GMTTrust appoints first permanent CEO in two years
The troubled Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has appointed a new permanent chief executive for the first time since suspending its previous boss in 2015.
Silas Nicholls, group deputy chief executive at Manchester University NHS FT, will take over the role from interim CEO Karen Jackson, who has been in charge since April...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-appoints-first-permanent-chief-executive-for-two-yearsWed, 20 Dec 2017 11:45:00 GMTCQC finds 'number of improvements' at special measures West Midlands trust
A CQC report set to be released today has found “a number of improvements” at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, but inspectors insist more work is still needed.
Following inspections in May and June this year, the trust has moved from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement,’ although it has been recommended...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-number-of-improvements-at-special-measures-west-midlands-trustWed, 20 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMTWhat is the HSIB?
NHE’s Seamus McDonnell looks into the purpose of the health service’s newest investigator.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is the newest addition to hospital safety investigations, the equivalent to the rail and air accident investigation branches.
The new body is specifically charged with investigations...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-is-the-hsib-Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:15:00 GMTA mental health workforce fit for the future
Sean Duggan, chief executive of NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, discusses how the mental health workforce needs to adapt to prepare itself for the tough times ahead.
On the steps of Number 10 Downing Street, during her first speech as prime minister, Theresa May stated that there was not enough help at hand for people who...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-mental-health-workforce-fit-for-the-futureWed, 20 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMTLearning from when things go wrong
Negligent care and poor training compliance can have a devastating effect on both patients and staff, writes Helen Vernon, chief executive of NHS Resolution.
When things go wrong in hospital it is important that lessons are learnt to prevent future harm. One area of focus for us is learning from harm in maternity cases.
Clinical...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/learning-from-when-things-go-wrongWed, 20 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMTWhat can we learn from how the vanguards have harnessed technology?
Ella Jackson, policy advisor at NHS Providers, shares the top 10 tips that providers and commissioners can learn from vanguards when it comes to adopting digital technology effectively and efficiently.
The health and care sector is abuzz with activity to move to new models of care and develop new ways of working through sustainability and...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-can-we-learn-from-how-the-vanguards-have-harnessed-technology-Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMTHealth integration: a tall order?
Both the NHS and the government need to take action to ensure effective care integration does not fall by the wayside, argues Paul Carey-Kent, policy manager of health, social care & welfare reform at CIPFA.
Despite lingering budget questions, what we can predict, with some certainty, is that the integration agenda will continue to be...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-integration-a-tall-orderWed, 20 Dec 2017 08:45:00 GMTWorld-best innovations supported to scale
Programme director Dr Amanda Begley introduces the high-impact innovations selected to join the 2017 NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), addressing key challenges in primary care, urgent & emergency care and mental health.
In June of this year, the NIA launched its third international call, seeking world-best innovations to address...
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426,416,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-best-innovations-supported-to-scaleWed, 20 Dec 2017 08:45:00 GMTNurses repeat call for pay rise in line with inflationThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has repeated its calls for a pay rise in line with inflation.
In its submission to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB), the RCN has also proposed an £800 flat rate increase for Agenda for Change contracts.
The proposal aims to recover lost earnings over the past seven years, during which time, the RCN...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-repeat-call-for-pay-rise-in-line-with-inflationTue, 19 Dec 2017 15:30:00 GMTScottish doctors urge stronger action over massive life-expectancy inequalities
Doctors in Scotland have warned the government that stronger action is required after figures revealed the huge gap between healthy life expectancy in communities.
Numbers released by Scotland’s chief statistician show that the difference between the most and least deprived communities is 25.9 years for a male and 22.1 years for a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-doctors-urge-stronger-action-over-massive-life-expectancy-inequalitiesTue, 19 Dec 2017 15:30:00 GMTMedical profession at 'crunch point,' warns GMCThe medical profession in the UK is at “crunch point” according to a new report by the General Medical Council (GMC), published today.
In the annual ‘State of medical education and practice’ report, which analyses medical workforce data across the UK, NHS bosses were warned that the profession will continue to suffer...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-profession-at-crunch-point-warns-gmcTue, 19 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMTManchester health and care services improving but still 'a lot to do'
In its latest targeted health and care report, the CQC has found that services in the city of Manchester have made some progress but there are still “significant problems” that need to be resolved.
The investigation discovered that people’s experiences of receiving services differed across the city, with some areas...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-health-and-care-services-improving-but-still-a-lot-to-doMon, 18 Dec 2017 16:45:00 GMTEffective staff management could save NHS £200m a yearThe NHS could save over £200m a year by managing its staff effectively, a report has claimed.
The research, by the University of East Anglia, found that trusts with good people management skills are more likely to have lower levels of absence through sickness.
It also found that those trusts were over twice as likely to have staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/effective-staff-management-could-save-nhs-200m-a-yearMon, 18 Dec 2017 16:30:00 GMTNHS England approves NEWS2 to recognise deteriorating patientsNHS England has approved the use of the new National Early Warning Score (NEWS) to improve detection of acutely ill patients.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has updated its NEWS, which was first produced in 2012.
NEWS2 has received formal endorsement from NHS England and NHS Improvement to become the system used to identify acutely...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-approves-news2-to-recognise-deteriorating-patientsMon, 18 Dec 2017 16:30:00 GMTTrafford services show a 'real commitment' to transformation and integration
Following a review of health and care services in Trafford, the CQC has praised the efforts shown by providers in the area.
The regulator said there had been significant improvements in performance over the past year, when service integration was at a very low point.
However, patients were likely to experience long stays in hospital...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trafford-services-show-a-real-commitment-to-transformation-and-integrationMon, 18 Dec 2017 16:30:00 GMTHousing quality 'significantly affects' mental health outcomes The Mental Health Network has published a briefing outlining the benefits of appropriate supported housing as a mental health intervention.
The paper, “Innovation in housing, care and support,” outlines the potential to deliver savings as well as improved outcomes through partnership working with NHS services, CCGs and local...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/housing-quality-significantly-affects-mental-health-outcomes-Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:30:00 GMTCornwall health watchdog launches survey over GP access concerns
Healthwatch Cornwall has launched a survey after patients brought up concerns around difficulty accessing doctors.
The watchdog said that surgery closures and increases in local population due to more housing have limited people’s access to GPs.
The survey aims to find out more about the reasons behind these difficulties by...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cornwall-health-watchdog-launches-survey-over-gp-access-concernsFri, 15 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMTNHS to be first in world to publish avoidable death data The NHS is to become the world’s first health organisation to publish data on avoidable deaths, the Department of Health has confirmed.
The announcement comes following the 2016 Care Quality Commission report that found that the NHS was missing opportunities to learn from patient deaths, and that families were not being included in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-be-first-in-world-to-publish-avoidable-death-data-Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMTWinter pressures mounting as A&E attendances creep up by 4.4%NHS England’s latest figures show that although the health service is responding well to growing pressure, it is close to “full stretch”, according to NHS Providers.
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers said that although the NHS has prepared for this winter more extensively than ever before, it is “running...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-pressures-mounting-as-ae-attendances-creep-up-by-44Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:45:00 GMTKent trust appoints NHSI director as new chief executive
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust has appointed Miles Scott as its new chief executive.
Scott joins the trust from his position as improvement director at NHS Improvement, where he has worked for the last 18 months.
Previously, he spent the period between 2005 and 2011 as chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals FT...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kent-trust-appoints-nhsi-director-as-new-chief-executiveThu, 14 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTCCGs must move towards strategic commissioning to improve local care
CCGs in the UK should move towards strategic commissioning if the healthcare system is to embrace a move toward integrated local care, claims a new briefing from NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC).
‘Making strategic commissioning work’ puts forward a number of recommendations aimed at easing the transition to strategic...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-must-move-towards-strategic-commissioning-to-improve-local-careThu, 14 Dec 2017 10:15:00 GMTNHS race equality improving, but 'hard work still ahead'
Race equality in the NHS workforce has improved over the past year, but officials agree that there is still a lot more to be done.
NHS England’s Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) shows that the number of senior staff within the health service from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background has continued to improve but is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-race-equality-improving-but-hard-work-still-aheadThu, 14 Dec 2017 09:45:00 GMTWorkforce strategy: DH has 'turned on all the taps', but can still do more
Health Education England (HEE) has released a draft of its 10-year workforce strategy which is looking to create a long-term staffing plan for the first time in almost 25 years.
The strategy describes the current state of the NHS, pointing to an increased focus on quality while demand rises at an extraordinary rate, meaning...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/landmark-workforce-strategy-says-dh-has-turned-on-all-the-taps-but-can-still-do-moreWed, 13 Dec 2017 14:15:00 GMTLondon trust fined after worker is killed by liquid nitrogen
The death of a worker who was asphyxiated by liquid nitrogen in London in 2011 could have been prevented, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS FT and Imperial College London have been hit with fines after an investigation found that appropriate ventilation systems were not switched...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-trust-fined-after-worker-killed-by-liquid-nitrogenWed, 13 Dec 2017 10:15:00 GMTAccess to treatments could reduce post-Brexit
UK patients are at risk of missing out on new treatments after Brexit if a deal is not struck, experts have warned.
Speaking at a Health Committee inquiry yesterday, Dr Jane Spink, chief executive of Genetic Alliance UK, cautioned that if the UK is unable to secure access to European research funding and collaboration as part of the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/access-to-treatments-could-reduce-post-brexitWed, 13 Dec 2017 09:15:00 GMTLincolnshire hospital considers reopening night services despite review recommendation
Grantham and District Hospital bosses will meet to discuss ending restrictions on overnight opening hours despite a review suggesting they remain closed.
Board members at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) put forward plans to reopen services between 6.30pm and 8.00am last month, but NHS Improvement asked the East of England...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lincolnshire-hospital-considers-reopening-night-services-despite-review-recommendationWed, 13 Dec 2017 09:15:00 GMTStrategic investment planning
Paul Turton, head of solutions development at NHS Supply Chain, looks at how trusts can unlock investment in medical equipment to alleviate financial pressures.
Having access to the right medical equipment at the right time is widely recognised by the NHS as of fundamental importance for the delivery of safe and effective patient care....
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strategic-investment-planningWed, 13 Dec 2017 09:15:00 GMTA fight worth fighting
Professor Wendy Burn, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), laments the current lack of public understanding about severe mental illness and argues we must do more to spread awareness of treatment.
We have come a long way in how we talk about mental illness. The work done in recent years to tackle stigma has been...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fight-worth-fightingWed, 13 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMTDeveloping a wellness workforce
The entire health and care sector needs to come together to prepare for a shift towards health creation, writes Merron Simpson, chief executive of the New NHS Alliance.
The health workforce is under extreme pressure, the causes of which are several. Some immediate political decisions are required to stabilise the situation as Britain...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-a-wellness-workforceWed, 13 Dec 2017 08:45:00 GMTThe future of the nursing workforce: what next?
Janet Davies, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), argues that the evidence of the importance of prioritising safe staffing numbers in the UK is both compelling and urgent.
When I speak to RCN members, nurses and healthcare assistants, they are worried. Worried that there aren’t enough nurses...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-of-the-nursing-workforce-what-next-Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:45:00 GMTStephen Hawking joins legal battle against ACOs
Professor Stephen Hawking has joined a legal battle against government changes to the NHS.
The renowned physicist has joined the group, JR4NHS, to take legal action in an attempt to gain “proper public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny” on the move towards accountable care organisations (ACOs), which they argue will...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stephen-hawking-joins-legal-battle-against-acosTue, 12 Dec 2017 16:00:00 GMTScotland will see 'record high' £22.4m NHS winter fundingNHS boards across Scotland are to receive an injection of £8.4m for resilience ahead of the busy festive period, the Scottish government has announced today.
The funding supports the implementation of Sir Lewis Ritchie’s report on public holiday working across health and social care, published yesterday.
The report...
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413,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scotland-will-see-record-high-224m-nhs-winter-fundingTue, 12 Dec 2017 11:30:00 GMTGPs cannot be open every night and every weekend, warns RCGPLondon is to become the first area to offer patients improved access to GP services, NHS England has announced this week.
The scheme, included in NHS England’s GP Forward View, will enable over nine million Londoners to access out of hours GP services.
An additional 75,000 appointments each month with clinical staff will allow...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-cannot-be-open-every-night-and-every-weekend-warns-rcgpTue, 12 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMTHealth Alliance welcomes Brexit reciprocal care deal
The NHS Confederation’s Brexit Health Alliance has applauded news of the first major agreement on the UK’s exit from the EU.
Prime minister Theresa May announced a last-minute deal between the UK and the EU on Friday, including details on continuing the current state of healthcare.
The agreement contains a clause which...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-alliance-welcomes-brexit-reciprocal-care-dealMon, 11 Dec 2017 15:30:00 GMTKing's College trust in financial special measures after posting £92m deficit
King’s College Hospital NHS FT has been placed in special measures by NHS Improvement following a projected deficit of £92m.
The news is another blow to the trust after yesterday’s announcement that its chair, Lord Kerslake, would be stepping down.
NHSI had initially agreed a budget deficit of £38m for 2017-18...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-college-trust-in-financial-special-measures-after-posting-92m-deficitMon, 11 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTLord Kerslake quits as trust chair in protest against NHS underfundingLord Kerslake has resigned as the chairman of a major hospital trust in London in protest against historic underfunding in the NHS.
The respected figure resigned from his post at King’s College Hospital NHS FT yesterday, saying that cuts to the NHS were the reason behind his decision.
In a statement on Twitter yesterday, Kerslake...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-kerslake-quits-role-at-trust-in-protest-against-nhs-underfunding-Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:15:00 GMTCQC praises 'proactive' Hartlepool services in care integration review
The CQC had praise for the health and care system in Hartlepool as it continued its programme of 20 targeted reviews of integrated care.
The report, released today, looked into the increasingly important relationship between health and care services, particularly between Hartlepool Borough Council and Hartlepool & Stockton-on-Tees CCG...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-praises-proactive-hartlepool-services-in-care-integration-reviewFri, 08 Dec 2017 12:30:00 GMTGovernment launches inquiry into Ian Paterson caseA national inquiry has been launched into the malpractice of Ian Paterson.
Earlier this year the breast surgeon was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of 17 counts of wounding patients with intent, having performed unnecessary, life-changing operations.
The government has said that the independent non-statutory...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-launches-inquiry-into-ian-paterson-caseFri, 08 Dec 2017 12:00:00 GMTAvoidable death of 19-year-old girl lifts lid on 'serious national issues' in NHS careThe death of young woman from anorexia nervosa could have been prevented, a scathing report published today has said.
Averil Hart died in 2012 due to a “series of failures that involved every NHS organisation that should have cared for her,” just 10 weeks after starting university at age 19. Her family then submitted a complaint...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/avoidable-death-of-19-year-old-girl-lifts-lid-on-serious-national-issues-in-nhs-careFri, 08 Dec 2017 11:45:00 GMTNurses and midwives call for fair pay as Hunt commences pay round
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today sent a letter to the NHS Pay Review Body, starting the 2018-19 pay round process for staff.
The announcement has been greeted speculatively by both the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), with both saying staff should not be expected to “fund their own pay...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-and-midwives-call-for-fair-pay-as-hunt-commences-pay-roundThu, 07 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTNHS England: Too many organisations see health creation as 'tick box exercise'Health and social care services need to be stronger on health creation and prevention services, Michael Macdonnell has exclusively told NHE.
Speaking in an interview yesterday, the NHS England national director for transforming health systems said that in too many parts of the NHS, health creation and prevention services were seen as a...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-too-many-organisations-see-health-creation-as-tick-box-exerciseThu, 07 Dec 2017 16:30:00 GMTAmbulance services creaking under strain as delays steadily rise
Figures from NHS England’s winter situation report have revealed that services are already feeling the strain of winter.
Over the past week the ambulance service across England has seen over 1,800 delays of over 60 minutes, and calls to 111 have steadily increased.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-services-creaking-under-strain-as-delays-steadily-riseThu, 07 Dec 2017 12:30:00 GMTLack of beds to put strain on NHS despite trusts' preparation efforts for winter Trusts have done all they can to prepare for winter, but a lack of beds and shortages in key staff areas means organisations will still be at “close to full stretch”, NHS Providers has warned.
In its new report, ‘Ready and resilient? How NHS trusts have prepared for winter’, the organisation outlines what trusts have...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-beds-to-put-strain-on-nhs-despite-trusts-preparation-efforts-for-winter-Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:45:00 GMTWest Midlands CCGs put forward shared governance plans
A group of three CCGs in Worcestershire have outlined plans to share members of staff and hold joint governing body meetings.
Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG along with South Worcestershire CCG and Wyre Forest CCG have put forward proposals which would see them operate as a ‘committee in common’ moving towards merging while...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/west-midlands-ccgs-put-forward-shared-governance-plansWed, 06 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMTPlans unveiled for 19 health hubs across Wales costing £68m
Plans for 19 health and care hubs across Wales have been revealed by health secretary Vaughan Gething.
A total of £68m has been put aside for the projects, which will improve access to healthcare services closer to people’s homes.
The plan represents the biggest targeted investment in primary and community care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-unveiled-for-19-health-hubs-across-wales-costing-68mWed, 06 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMTCommissioners call on DH to 'blacklist' ineffective treatments
NHS England has launched guidance detailing 18 items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care.
However, following the announcement NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has also called for seven treatments to be ‘blacklisted’ from medical practice for being ineffective.
A joint clinical working group...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioners-call-on-nhs-england-to-blacklist-ineffective-medicinesWed, 06 Dec 2017 09:30:00 GMTOne in 10 patients missed more than two GP appointments in three yearsPatients who miss GP appointments are more likely to be from lower socio-economic backgrounds and facing considerable financial pressure, a new study has found.
The report, published in the Lancet, analysed over half a million patients and more than 13 million visits to Scottish primary care.
It found that 19% of patients missed more than...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-who-miss-gp-appointments-often-under-pressure-financiallyTue, 05 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTWaiting times at Edinburgh NHS healthcare board under-reported
Emergency waiting times at all the acute hospitals run by NHS Lothian have been under-reported, according to an internal review.
Investigators found that the number of discharges wrongly changed from a breach of targets to a non-breach over the last year had risen from 5.7% to 10.5%.
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Royal...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waiting-times-at-edinburgh-nhs-healthcare-board-under-reportedTue, 05 Dec 2017 12:45:00 GMTBMA: Immigration centres cannot meet needs of asylum seekersThose who have not been convicted of a crime should only be detained as a “last resort,” measure a new report has argued.
The BMA’s report on health and human rights in immigration detention, ‘Locked up, locked out,’ which was published yesterday outlines how current detention practices can be “detrimental...
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411,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-immigration-centres-cannot-meet-needs-of-asylum-seekersTue, 05 Dec 2017 12:30:00 GMTGreater Manchester trusts come together to form £1.3bn healthcare organisation
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT) and Salford Royal NHS FT have combined to form a new healthcare organisation responsible for serving over 1 million people.
The new Northern Care Alliance NHS Group will be made up of 17,000 staff, with a combined operating budget of £1.3bn.
Working across five hospitals with 2,000 beds...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-trusts-come-together-to-form-13bn-healthcare-organisationMon, 04 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTSouth Tyneside Hospital suspends maternity services in urgent safety measures
Bosses at South Tyneside District Hospital have halted baby delivery services following concerns being raised about safety.
The hospital, run by South Tyneside NHS FT, have already suspended its special care baby unit (SCBU) last Thursday due to extreme staffing pressures, a decision which was thought to have had a knock-on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-tyneside-hospital-suspends-maternity-services-in-urgent-safety-measuresMon, 04 Dec 2017 12:45:00 GMTNew Basingstoke hospital plans scrapped after CCG meeting
Plans to build a new critical treatment hospital in Basingstoke have been scrapped after a meeting of Hampshire CCGs found it was unaffordable.
The new facility was part of plans to improve the health and social care system in Hampshire and create a more joined-up approach across hospital services, community, primary and social...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-basingstoke-hospital-plans-scrapped-after-ccg-meetingMon, 04 Dec 2017 12:15:00 GMTHealth devolution means taking decisions collectively with councils and NHS, says Rouse
Authorities, care providers and CCGs must work closely with the NHS to make health devolution work, says the chief executive of Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSC).
Speaking at the King’s Fund’s annual conference in London yesterday Jon Rouse took health officials through the processes of Greater...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rouse-health-devolution-means-taking-decisions-collectively-to-avoid-tensionsFri, 01 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMTNHS England warns of soaring waiting times and more service cuts next year
An NHS England board meeting yesterday confirmed fears that constitution waiting time standards “will not be fully funded and met next year”.
The news was met with defiance from health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who said the government had found increased funding in the budget with the aim of hitting these...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-warns-of-soaring-waiting-times-and-more-service-cuts-next-yearFri, 01 Dec 2017 12:00:00 GMTHunt: Correlation between CQC rating and finances needs to be understood by DHThere is a clear correlation between trust CQC ratings and their finances, Jeremy Hunt has stated this week.
Speaking at the King’s Fund Annual Conference yesterday, the health secretary explained the observed relationship between trust finances and CQC ratings.
Hospitals that have received ‘good’ and...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-correlation-between-cqc-rating-and-finances-needs-to-be-understood-by-dhFri, 01 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMTHEE launches 10-point investment plan to support trainee returners
Health Education England (HEE) has announced 10 commitments designed to bring about “real improvements” to the return-to-training process for trainee doctors who have taken time out of their jobs.
The new investment plan, revealed today, is a response to the evidence the organisation received with regards to the experiences...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-launches-10-point-investment-plan-to-support-trainee-returnersThu, 30 Nov 2017 13:00:00 GMTJust 3% of senior health leaders think Budget will make a positive difference
Only 3% of bosses in the health sector think that chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget will actually enable them to provide good care in the future.
The damning survey conducted by NHS Confederation asked 107 health care leaders: “How much of a difference will today’s Budget make to your organisation’s ability...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/just-3-of-senior-health-leaders-think-budget-will-make-a-positive-differenceThu, 30 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTKing's Fund: Sector must grow beyond integrated care as STPs 'only part of the journey'
An expert from the King’s Fund has this week warned that integrated care systems like sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) are only “part of the journey” that local government and NHS organisations have to take towards driving better population health.
Speaking during the first day of the King’s...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-sector-must-grow-beyond-integrated-care-as-stps-only-part-of-the-journeyThu, 30 Nov 2017 09:45:00 GMTTrust boss confirmed as new NHS Improvement CEO
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has today announced Ian Dalton as the replacement for outgoing CEO Jim Mackey.
Dalton, currently chief executive at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, will take over the role on 4 December.
He previously worked as chief operating officer and deputy chief executive for NHS England between 2012 and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-boss-confirmed-as-new-nhs-improvement-ceoWed, 29 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTNo such thing as a staff exodus in the NHS, argues health minister
Health minister Philip Dunne has hit back at claims that the NHS nursing workforce is suffering a mass exodus as a result of Brexit and the fading attractiveness of the profession.
Speaking during a Health Select Committee inquiry into the issue, the minister argued it is “not actually correct” to claim that there has been a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-such-thing-as-a-staff-exodus-in-the-nhs-argues-health-ministerWed, 29 Nov 2017 11:15:00 GMTDecision on possible fixed nurse-to-patient ratios expected next year
The government is expected to conclude whether it is clinically appropriate to define specific nurse-to-patient ratios across different activities in the new year, health minister Philip Dunne has revealed.
Speaking at a Health Select Committee inquiry yesterday, the minister said there has been a “big focus” on increasing the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/decision-on-possible-fixed-nurse-to-patient-ratios-expected-next-yearWed, 29 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMTA balancing act: commissioning in the new world of accountable care
Ruth Robertson, policy fellow at the King’s Fund, considers how CCG responsibilities and relationships will change and evolve as the NHS moves towards integrated structures of care.
Adapting to change is part of business as usual for the NHS, as policymakers have repeatedly restructured the health commissioning sector over the last...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-balancing-act-commissioning-in-the-new-world-of-accountable-careWed, 29 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMTCQC: Beyond traditional boundaries
Professor Ted Baker, chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, discusses the mixed findings of this year’s major State of Care report.
This year’s State of Care report presents an analysis of the quality of health and social care across the country based on the findings from our first full round of inspections with ratings....
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409,426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/beyond-traditional-boundariesWed, 29 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMTThe equality equation that doesn't add up
There’s a theory that innovation springs from embracing and valuing our differences, so why do we sometimes behave as though diversity of thought and experience is an unwelcome visitor? The NHS Leadership Academy’s Tracie Jolliff explores the challenging equation between leadership and inclusion, and what we all need to do to get...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-equality-equation-that-doesnt-add-upWed, 29 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMTNew rule changes will allow more people to give blood
New changes in the rules will allow more people to give blood who have engaged in certain sexual activities.
Previously, due to a lack of clinical evidence, people had been barred from giving blood if they had been involved in specific sexual acts within a year of the donation.
However, now the Department of Health says men who have...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-rule-changes-will-allow-more-people-to-give-bloodTue, 28 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMTHunt: NHS must do more to stop 80% of preventable stillbirths
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says the NHS must do more to learn from stillbirths in order to ensure no parents have to bear the “tragic death or life-changing injury of a baby.”
The statement follows the announcement of a new maternity strategy from the government aimed at reducing the 80% of preventable stillbirths in the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-nhs-must-do-more-to-stop-80-of-preventable-stillbirthsTue, 28 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTNegative attitudes put majority of medical students off general practiceOver three-quarters of medical students report hearing negative comments about general practice, the RCGP has claimed.
The royal college and the Medical Schools Council’s (MSC’s) report, ‘Destination GP,’ is based on a survey of 3,680 students from 30 medical schools across the UK and builds on previous research...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/negative-attitudes-put-majority-of-medical-students-off-general-practiceTue, 28 Nov 2017 08:45:00 GMTNHS Digital to launch £20m cyber defence centre complete with 'ethical hacking'
A new cyber security service with a £20m budget will be launched by NHS Digital in an attempt to battle against digital security threats.
The Security Operations Centre (SOC) will monitor national health and care services and will give officials a better view on what guidance and advice to offer.
This will include a monitoring...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-to-launch-20m-cyber-defence-centre-complete-with-ethical-hackingMon, 27 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMTFirm offers Canterbury new hospital in exchange for housing permissions
A housing development firm in Canterbury has offered to construct and pay for a new hospital in exchange for permission to build 2,000 homes.
Currently, commissioners are in the early stages of considering options to open an A&E hub in the city as changes to the current services mean some patients have to travel further to receive...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/firm-offers-canterbury-new-hospital-in-exchange-for-housing-permissionsMon, 27 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTSenior doctors forced to work beyond hours to deliver vital trainingAround a third of trainers are unable to fulfil their role of delivering training to junior doctors, a stark survey by the GMC has found.
In its ‘Training environments 2017’ report, the GMC claims that job plans do not allow senior doctors to fit in their responsibilities to deliver training to junior doctors.
In a survey of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-doctors-forced-to-work-beyond-hours-to-deliver-vital-trainingMon, 27 Nov 2017 10:45:00 GMTWigan health bosses say they can close £98m gap over four years
Officials within Wigan CCG believe they can close their £98m funding gap in the next four years after working with the local council and Greater Manchester CA.
Solving the problems hinges on getting fewer people in hospitals and more to seek treatment in GP surgeries or in community care.
In addition, more than £36m has...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wigan-health-bosses-say-they-can-close-98m-gap-over-four-yearsFri, 24 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMTErrors in mortuary can be avoided with better procedures, study saysMortuary staff should learn from procedures used to protect living patients in order to prevent serious errors, a study has recommended.
The study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, analysed 132 incidents in the NHS between 2002 and 2013.
Incidents included the release of the wrong body for burial or cremation...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/errors-in-mortuary-can-be-avoided-with-better-procedures-study-saysFri, 24 Nov 2017 14:45:00 GMTStruggling hospital could have debt written off as part of merger
Bedford Hospital may have its £40m deficit written off as part of a merger with Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
The institute, which received a ‘requires improvement’ rating from the CQC last year, has suffered with staffing concerns and patient safety.
However, more details have come out about future plans, after it...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-hospital-could-have-debt-written-off-as-part-of-mergerFri, 24 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTGovernment 'must take urgent action' following 11,000 extra winter deaths reveal
New figures released today show there were 31,800 excess winter deaths among the over-65s in England in 2016-17, an increase of 11,000 from the previous year.
Charity Age UK says the news should remind people that there is much more work to do to protect older people, especially as the healthcare and social care systems are under heavy...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-take-urgent-action-following-11000-extra-winter-deaths-revealThu, 23 Nov 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHS £45m online GP service 'not a silver bullet' despite central pressure
Plans to introduce an online consultation system for GPs may not fix workload and waiting time issues in the way the government is hoping, it has been argued.
Research, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has suggested there is not enough evidence to say the system will have a positive impact, despite NHS England...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-45m-online-gp-service-not-a-silver-bullet-despite-central-pressureThu, 23 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMTNew framework to offer NHS access to 'cutting-edge technology'A new framework to enable health and social care providers to support direct patient care has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS).
The Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) framework, which offers access to “cutting-edge technology", helps NHS providers deliver round-the-clock personalised care to patients with long...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-framework-to-offer-nhs-access-to-cutting-edge-technologyThu, 23 Nov 2017 10:45:00 GMTGovernment to cover end of pay cap, but only with increased productivity
Chancellor Philip Hammond has committed the government to covering the end of the 1% pay cap across nurses, midwives and paramedics.
Extra funding will be awarded on the condition that any deal increases productivity within the NHS and is “justified on recruitment and retention grounds.”
The plans, announced in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-cover-end-of-pay-cap-but-only-with-increased-productivityWed, 22 Nov 2017 14:15:00 GMTProviders: 'Tough choices' must be made as extra Budget cash falls short
Philip Hammond has announced that the NHS will receive £6.3bn extra funding from the government by 2022-23, although providers have stated that this money is still some way short of the figure needed for the health service to continue effectively delivering services.
The cash was announced during the eagerly anticipated Budget today...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-tough-choices-now-have-to-be-made-as-budget-cash-falls-shortWed, 22 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMTAmbulance chief blasts A&E after 57 crews delayed by over an hour
A West Midland’s Ambulance Service (WMAS) official, Mark Docherty, has urged health chiefs in charge of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital to improve after delays marred ambulance operations.
In a letter to Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, the director of clinical commissioning complained about long delays which had seen 57...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-chief-blasts-ae-after-57-crews-are-delayed-by-more-than-an-hourWed, 22 Nov 2017 10:15:00 GMTCutting through the fake news
In an era of so-called ‘fake news’ growing alongside a renewed focus on reducing stigma around mental health, Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, tells NHE’s Josh Mines how journalists should be looking to cut through the noise and report sensitively and powerfully on this issue.
Over the last few years, there has been...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cutting-through-the-fake-newsWed, 22 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMTMortimer: Waterproofing the NHS workforce
With the NHS facing worker shortages, tight budgets and major recruitment issues, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, explains how organisations can go about retaining talented staff.
Workforce shortages within the NHS have long dominated the headlines, as concerns over pay and conditions, increasing service requirements and...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waterproofing-the-nhs-workforceWed, 22 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMTRealising the power of data
Nick Hirst, chief information officer at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, outlines how his organisation is adapting and developing to reach the ambitious goal of saving lives through data.
As the digital revolution sweeps through organisations and the health sector seeks to find ways to benefit...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/realising-the-power-of-dataWed, 22 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMTTroubled Southern Health FT admits guilt over another patient death
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has admitted guilt in court following the death of a patient in April 2012.
Teresa Colvin died in Woodhaven Adult Mental Health Hospital at Calmore, Hampshire, after being found unconscious by staff.
Appearing in Oxford Magistrates Court, the trust pleaded guilty and admitted it had failed the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-southern-health-ft-admits-guilt-over-another-patient-deathWed, 22 Nov 2017 09:30:00 GMTOperation Barcode: selecting technology to succeed
The benefits of Scan4Safety have been widely reported as extremely encouraging, with over £700,000 of savings already identified by the six demonstrator sites – mostly as a result of asset-tracking applications that improve inventory management and reduce waste. Patrick Robinson, responsible for healthcare solutions at Datalogic...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/operation-barcode-selecting-technology-to-succeedWed, 22 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMTLung cancer operations reach record number as survival rates continue to rise
A report today from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has revealed that a record 98.1% of patients survived after 30 days of lung cancer operations since 2015.
Almost 6,000 lung cancer operations took place in that period, with an additional 96.3% of patients alive after 90 days.
The lung cancer clinical outcomes publication...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lung-cancer-operations-reach-record-number-as-survival-rates-continue-to-riseTue, 21 Nov 2017 17:15:00 GMTGP numbers drop by 1,000 over the last year as pressure and cash concerns rise
GP numbers have fallen by around 1,200 in the last year despite the government’s pledge in 2015 to bring in another 5,000 practitioners.
Official figures from NHS Digital show a 3.5% fall since September 2016 – from 34,495 full-time equivalent GPs to 33,302 in September this year.
High pressure and low funding to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-numbers-drop-by-1000-over-the-last-year-as-pressure-and-funding-concerns-increaseTue, 21 Nov 2017 16:30:00 GMTNHS overcharged over £34m for essential medicineThe NHS has been overcharged millions for an essential medication, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has declared.
Last year the NHS spent over £34m on liothyronine tablets - a stark increase from the £600,000 it paid for it in 2006.
The CMA has been investigating how much pharmaceutical company, Concordia, has been...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-overcharged-over-34m-for-essential-medicineTue, 21 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMTUnion members call on ambulance trust chief executive to resign
GMB members have called for the chief executive of the South West Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) to resign in an open letter.
The letter, which has been sent by ambulance professionals working for SWAST, apologised to the community for providing a less than adequate service.
In the letter, members claim to be neither classified as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/union-members-call-on-trust-chief-executive-to-resignMon, 20 Nov 2017 15:45:00 GMTCross-party MPs call on government for long-term settlement for NHSCalls for an NHS and Care Convention have the support of 90 MPs, including Tories.
The MPs have collectively sent a letter to Theresa May and Philip Hammond pushing for a cross-party convention, to deliver a sustainable long-term settlement for the NHS and social care system.
The letter was sent by Sarah Wollaston, chair of the Commons...
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413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-on-government-for-long-term-settlement-for-nhsMon, 20 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMTHammond dismissive of health organisations' £4bn claim
Chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls from health organisations for an additional £4bn in NHS funding.
Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, Hammond said the heads of public services always predicted an ‘Armageddon’ in the weeks leading up to a Budget.
He went on to downplay the £4bn that...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hammond-dismissive-of-health-organisations-4bn-claimMon, 20 Nov 2017 14:45:00 GMT'Unequivocal cries for NHS funding' in Budget as public back tax risesTaxpayers across England, Scotland and Wales would be willing to pay more tax in order to fund the NHS, research has revealed.
When surveyed, over half of respondents in all areas supported the move to higher taxes to support the NHS.
The poll, by YouGov, quizzed participants on their views on increasing the basic national insurance rate...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unequivocal-cries-for-nhs-funding-in-budget-as-public-back-tax-risesFri, 17 Nov 2017 16:15:00 GMTScottish NHS accused of deliberately leaving positions vacant to save cash
Some Scottish NHS bosses have reportedly been deliberately leaving key positions vacant to save money.
Speaking to MSPs at Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee, Scotland’s public finance watchdog, Audit Scotland, said it was one of the ways health leaders were reducing sector spending.
The committee had convened to discuss...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-nhs-accused-of-deliberately-leaving-positions-vacant-to-save-cashFri, 17 Nov 2017 15:45:00 GMTStamped London health devolution deal to focus on NHS property sell-off
A deal to give London unprecedented devolved powers over health and care has been signed by officials today.
The agreement includes calls for the NHS to sell off unused land and buildings in the capital and reinvest the money in community and public services, with surplus land being marked for housing.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stamped-london-health-devolution-deal-to-focus-on-nhs-property-sell-offFri, 17 Nov 2017 14:15:00 GMTFirst-ever ACP framework launched by HEEA new national framework for the development of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) has been launched.
Health Education England (HEE) devised the ‘National framework for multi-professional advanced clinical practice’ in partnership with NHS Improvement and NHS England.
For the first time, the document sets out a national...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-acp-framework-launched-by-heeFri, 17 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMT'Staffing on the cheap' and cash cuts linked to 120,000 excess deathsSpending cuts across the health service are linked to higher than expected deaths, researchers have claimed, with the NHS seeing around 120,000 excess deaths in the past seven years.
The research, published in the BMJ, estimates that in order to close the NHS and social care funding gap, an annual cash injection of £6.3bn would be...
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415,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffing-on-the-cheap-and-cash-cuts-linked-to-120000-excess-deathsThu, 16 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMTHospitals hit Q2 targets, but Mackey admits deficit 'worse than planned'
English hospitals treated more patients within government target times in the second quarter of 2017-18 despite increased strain on services.
Over the period between July and September more patients were treated within four hours at A&E departments, and more people were seen within the 18-week target for non-emergency...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-hit-q2-targets-but-mackey-admits-deficit-worse-than-plannedThu, 16 Nov 2017 15:15:00 GMTCQC: Key community mental health services worsened since 2014Patient experiences of community mental healthcare have worsened in some areas, with the overall landscape showing limited progress, a CQC survey has found.
Results of the annual community mental health survey suggest that patients have not seen an improvement in these services across England, with a decline in key areas.
Over 12,100...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-key-community-mental-health-services-worsened-since-2014Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMT'Extraordinarily difficult' NHS management threatens local initiativesThe NHS management culture risks undermining local initiatives, the Nuffield Trust has warned.
In a new report, ‘A two-way street: What can CCGs teach us about accountability in STPs?’, the think tank argued that the NHS accountability structure is confusing, and the ‘command and control’ management style makes it...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extraordinarily-difficult-nhs-management-threatens-local-initiativesThu, 16 Nov 2017 11:45:00 GMTHunt: Government knows trusts can't fund pay cap commitment alone
In response to health questions at the Commons over the expected scrapping of the NHS pay cap at the upcoming Budget, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said he knew trusts would need more funding to ensure the commitment could be honoured.
Asked by Labour’s Liz McInnes about what safeguards would be put in place to ensure trusts do not...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-government-knows-trusts-cant-fund-pay-cap-commitment-alone-Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMTDenying surgery based on lifestyle judgements 'compromises patient trust'Denying access to NHS treatments based on lifestyle choices will hamper doctor-patient relationships, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has cautioned.
The warning has come in response to the latest CCG to opt to restrict access to NHS treatment.
Speaking of the Hertfordshire Valley CCG’s decision to refuse routine surgery of morbidly...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/denying-surgery-based-on-lifestyle-judgements-compromises-patient-trustWed, 15 Nov 2017 09:45:00 GMTMinisters must commit to permanent status for 'vital' EU staff, says Keogh
It is not inevitable that EU staff leave the NHS because of Brexit, but the government should commit to permanent status for workers.
This was the message from NHS England’s national medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh, who urged ministers to give workers a reason to stay and continue their “vital contribution” to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ministers-must-commit-to-permanent-status-for-vital-eu-staff-says-keoghWed, 15 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMTKeogh: Single commissioning process is 'the right way forward'
The best way to solve the social care crisis would be by encouraging a single commissioning process whereby NHS trusts and local authorities pool resources and budget.
Speaking to NHE during a visit to Manchester, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s outgoing national medical director, said the approach he had seen in the city...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-single-commissioning-process-is-the-right-way-forwardTue, 14 Nov 2017 15:30:00 GMTNHS workforce must be Brexit 'top priority'Brexit negotiations must prioritise the NHS workforce, the RCGP has said in response to a striking BMA survey that revealed widespread unrest amongst doctors from the EU working in the UK.
Over 2,000 GPs from the EU are planning to leave the UK following the Brexit vote, which could compromise the care of over three million patients....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-must-be-brexit-top-priorityTue, 14 Nov 2017 15:15:00 GMTNHS 'will not be able to cope' without EU doctors as fifth plan to leaveAlmost a fifth of EU doctors have made plans to leave the UK following the Brexit referendum, a survey by the BMA has found.
Currently EU workers make up around 7.7% of UK doctors, and many more work in public health and academic medicine.
But almost half of those surveyed said that they were considering leaving the UK following the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-will-not-be-able-to-cope-without-eu-doctors-as-fifth-plan-to-leaveTue, 14 Nov 2017 09:45:00 GMTResponsible antibiotics use could halve number of people with drug-resistant infections
Good management of antibiotics in hospitals could reduce the number of drug-resistant diseases affecting patients.
Research, published in The Lancet, has found antibiotic stewardship programmes can reduce the number of hospital infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria by 51%.
In response, NICE has said that healthcare...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/responsible-use-of-antibiotics-could-halve-the-number-of-people-with-drug-resistant-infectionsresponsible-use-of-antibiotics-could-halve-the-number-of-people-with-drug-resistant-infectionsMon, 13 Nov 2017 16:30:00 GMTNew GP contract could give Scottish GPs different terms to the rest of the UK
The BMA is launching a Scotland-only GP contract today which could see Scottish GPs work under “substantially different” terms to those in the rest of the UK.
The contract is aimed at making general practice sustainable for the future by tackling workload pressures and improving recruitment and retention.
It is the result...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-gp-contract-could-give-scottish-gps-different-terms-to-the-rest-of-the-ukMon, 13 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTHunt set to announce Excellence in Health Creation Award winners
Now in its second year, the New NHS Alliance (NNHSA) 2017 Excellence in Health Creation Awards is still open for entries. The awards celebrate the work of individuals and organisations that are leading the way in delivering health creating practices.
The winners will be announced by heath secretary Jeremy Hunt, at the New NHS Alliance...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-set-to-announce-excellence-in-health-creation-award-winnersMon, 13 Nov 2017 10:15:00 GMTHEE draws up plan to create sustainable A&E workforce
Health Education England (HEE) has teamed up with NHS Improvement, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and NHS England to meet the staffing needs of the country’s emergency departments.
Together, the four organisations have developed a plan, ‘Securing the future workforce for emergency departments in England,’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-draw-up-plan-to-create-sustainable-ae-workforceFri, 10 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTNHS England announces new medical director replacement for Bruce Keogh
NHS England has today announced the appointment of its new national medical director, replacing the outgoing Sir Bruce Keogh.
Professor Stephen Powis was placed in the position by the NHS England board following an open competition process.
Powis is currently group chief medical officer at the Royal Free London NHS FT, but is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-announces-new-medical-director-replacement-for-bruce-keoghFri, 10 Nov 2017 12:45:00 GMTCQC: 'Still much to do' to get largest trust in country out of special measuresBarts Health NHS Trust has received an overall rating of Requires Improvement following its latest inspection by the CQC.
The rating, which came after a recent core service inspection, is an improvement on the east London trust’s previous rating of Inadequate.
The inspection was designed to establish whether the trust required the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-still-much-to-do-to-get-largest-trust-in-country-out-of-special-measuresFri, 10 Nov 2017 11:45:00 GMTManchester mayor to welcome overseas doctorsInternational doctors coming to work in Greater Manchester will be greeted by the mayor, Andy Burnham, in a civic reception.
As part of a drive to address recruitment gaps across the region and increase control over workforce planning, Greater Manchester has been encouraging overseas doctors to come to the UK to work in its hospitals.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-mayor-to-welcome-overseas-doctorsThu, 09 Nov 2017 17:15:00 GMT'Procurement league table' to be launched for NHS hospitals
Hospitals across the country will be ranked based on the amount they spend on goods and services in a new initiative announced by the DH.
The ‘procurement league table’, announced by Jeremy Hunt at this week’s NHS Providers conference, is aimed at reducing the amount hospitals spend and driving forward with efficiency...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/procurement-league-table-to-be-launched-for-nhs-hospitalsThu, 09 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTNorthampton trust rewarded for improvements with CQC inspection upgrade
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has been upgraded from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’ by the CQC.
After inspections in July and August of this year, the regulator said the trust had made improvements in line with previous recommendations.
Northampton was rated as ‘good’ overall as well as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northampton-trust-rewarded-for-improvements-with-cqc-inspection-upgradeThu, 09 Nov 2017 16:45:00 GMTPatients waiting more than six months for treatment soars by 40%The number of patients waiting longer than six months for treatment has increased by 40%, NHS figures have shown today.
Analysis of the figures by the Royal College of Surgeons found that 40% more patients waited more than six months, and 59% more patients were waiting at least nine months for surgery in September 2017 compared to the same...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-waiting-more-than-six-months-for-treatment-soars-by-40Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTReport finds huge disparity in maternal haemorrhage risk in hospitalsThe risk of heavy blood loss during childbirth more than doubles in some hospitals, a report by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) has revealed.
The report, which looked at around 92% of births across England, Wales and Scotland in 2015/16, found that 2.7% of women across England and Wales lose 1500ml or more of blood during or...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/report-finds-huge-disparity-in-maternal-haemorrhage-risk-in-hospitalsThu, 09 Nov 2017 11:30:00 GMTStevens: Brexit funding promises must be honoured
The NHS should receive the funding promised by the leave campaign during the European Union referendum last year, Simon Stevens has stated today.
Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, used his speech at the annual NHS Providers conference today to implore central government for the extra funding.
Although Stevens did not call for...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-brexit-funding-promises-must-be-honouredWed, 08 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMTOrganisations demand extra £4bn NHS funding next year
Patient care will deteriorate across the NHS if the government cannot find another £4bn for services in the upcoming budget.
Analysis from the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust suggests that a funding gap of £20bn could open up by 2022/23 if the issue is not dealt with quickly.
The briefing...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organisations-demand-extra-4bn-nhs-funding-next-yearWed, 08 Nov 2017 10:15:00 GMTUnderperforming Coventry and Warwickshire trust keeps low CQC rating
Following an inspection by the CQC, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has retained its low ‘requires improvement’ rating.
The trust received a rating of ‘good’ for its care but fell to the lower mark for safety, efficacy, responsiveness and leadership.
Coventry and Warwickshire received its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/underperforming-coventry-and-warwickshire-trust-keeps-low-cqc-ratingWed, 08 Nov 2017 09:30:00 GMTReduction in overseas staff would have 'serious and damaging impact' A reduction in international staff will threaten the quality of care patients receive, a report by NHS Providers has warned.
The report, ‘There for us: a better future for the NHS workforce,’ calls for urgent steps to ease the “intolerable pressures” faced by frontline staff, and claims that any significant reduction...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reduction-in-overseas-staff-would-have-serious-and-damaging-impact-Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:30:00 GMTFirst ever A&E for the elderly to open in UKNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has announced plans to introduce an emergency department dedicated solely to the care of elderly patients.
The first of its kind in the UK, the facility will only treat people over the age of 80.
When a patient over 80 arrives at NNUH A&E they will go straight to the older people’s...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-ae-for-the-elderly-to-open-in-ukTue, 07 Nov 2017 14:30:00 GMTNo deal Brexit would harm NHS, Nuffield Trust warnsA no deal Brexit would be seriously damaging to the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has warned today.
In a new briefing, ‘How will our future relationship with the EU shape the NHS?’ the think tank outlines the potential consequences of a ‘no deal’ scenario.
The rights of EU staff working in the NHS may not be guaranteed...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-deal-brexit-would-harm-nhs-nuffield-trust-warnsTue, 07 Nov 2017 12:30:00 GMT'Breakthrough' medicines could be available up to four years faster
A new scheme from the government could reduce the time it takes for “breakthrough” medicines and technologies to reach patients.
The new ‘accelerated access pathway’ is expected to make it faster for finance and evaluation approvals to be negotiated by the NHS and allow them to purchase products more...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breakthrough-medicines-could-be-available-up-to-four-years-fasterMon, 06 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMTBurton trust could merge with Derby despite local union pressure
Burton Hospitals NHS FT could continue its merger with Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS FT despite questions from a local trade union council.
The East Staffordshire Trade Union Council are concerned that the merger would reduce the quality of both trusts and their hospitals.
The organisation has contacted local councillors asking for...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burton-trust-could-merge-with-derby-despite-local-union-pressureMon, 06 Nov 2017 14:45:00 GMTGP app could put unnecessary pressure on doctorsThe NHS’s new GP app has today come under criticism from the Royal College of GPs.
The new service gives access to GPs at practices in London via the GP at Hand app, run by health provider, Babylon.
Eligible patients can book video consultations with GPs, and if a prescription is required, the GP will send this on to a local pharmacy...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-app-could-put-unnecessary-pressure-on-doctorsMon, 06 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMTJoin Jeremy Hunt to consider the health and economic benefits of health creation
The New NHS Alliance (NNHSA) has announced that Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, will be a Keynote Speaker at its 2017 Action Summit being held at the Royal College of General Practitioners on 6 December 2017.
NHE is a media partner at the event, which will see Hunt join 25 top-class speakers including those who have enabled, delivered and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/join-jeremy-hunt-to-consider-the-health-and-economic-benefits-of-health-creation-Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:15:00 GMTBMA hits out at NHS England for 'unacceptable problems' with support services
GP bosses have called on NHS England to deal with repeated issues in the delivery of vital services.
In a letter to Simon Stevens, the BMA has raised concerns about four key major problems and a number of other minor concerns.
One complaint was about significant delays in registration and removals of patients. This can affect both...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-hits-out-at-nhs-england-for-unacceptable-problems-with-support-servicesFri, 03 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMTHalf of NHS finance directors report downturn in patient care qualityPatient care has worsened over the past year, according to 51% of trust finance directors, the King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report has revealed.
The report indicates that in the first three months of 2017-18 had an aggregate net deficit of £253m, despite NHS providers plans to make £3.7bn of efficiency savings in the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-nhs-finance-directors-report-downturn-in-patient-care-qualityFri, 03 Nov 2017 15:15:00 GMTRCP highlights need to deliver responsive seven day service over winterHospitals must be able to deliver a responsive seven day service over winter, the Royal College of Physicians has argued.
In a letter to hospital chief executives, the college has warned that doctors shouldn’t have to work around low staff numbers and inadequate funding.
Its 2016-17 census found that 55% of consultants frequently...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-highlights-need-to-deliver-responsive-seven-day-service-over-winterFri, 03 Nov 2017 14:15:00 GMTThink tank suggests scrapping NHS England with £100bn of funding given to 38 'super councils'
Spending and control of more than £100bn of key public services – including the NHS – should be devolved to 38 “super councils”, according to radical new research released today.
A report from think tank Reform has suggested that NHS England be scrapped completely, with control of its services distributed to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/think-tank-suggests-scrapping-nhs-england-with-100bn-of-funding-given-to-38-super-councilsFri, 03 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMTCommons committee chair urges DH bosses to deal with NHS budget concerns
Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier, has demanded more information from the Department of Health on recent NHS budget cuts.
In a letter following the recent inquiry by the Commons Select Committee, Hillier called on the DH to clarify issues surrounding the upcoming end to the public sector pay cap.
Addressed to the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commons-committee-chair-urges-dh-bosses-to-deal-with-nhs-budget-concernsThu, 02 Nov 2017 15:15:00 GMTColchester trust set to exit special measures after 'significant improvements'
The CQC has recommended that the Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust be removed from special measures, which it has been in since 2013.
During an inspection in August the regulator found significant improvements in the quality of the troubled service and has raised its rating to ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/colchester-trust-set-to-exit-special-measures-after-significant-improvements-Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:00:00 GMTEU nurses leaving the UK in huge numbers as NHS becomes 'less attractive' to staff
In the last year, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of EU nurses and midwives leaving the NHS.
Figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show that workers are also joining the service in much reduced numbers – 90% less registrations than last year.
The numbers indicate a wider drop in the numbers of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-nurses-leaving-the-uk-in-huge-numbers-as-nhs-becomes-less-attractive-to-staffThu, 02 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTNHS England director takes over at special measures Kettering trust
Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust (KGH) has appointed NHS England director Simon Weldon as its new chief executive.
The trust is currently rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the CQC and is in special measures following a report in September and will look to the new boss for progress.
Weldon, previously director of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-director-takes-over-at-special-measures-kettering-trustWed, 01 Nov 2017 11:00:00 GMTCounter Fraud Authority launched to combat £1bn costs
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (CFA) launches today as the Department of Health attempts to combat fraud in the health service which costs the NHS £1bn a year.
The new body will operate as a special health authority working directly under the DH and will attempt to reduce the number of fraudulent claims being made across the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-launches-counter-fraud-authority-to-combat-1bn-costsWed, 01 Nov 2017 10:30:00 GMTShort-term view on maternity staff cost NHS £100m in 2016
The combined cost of bank staff, agency workers and overtime cover pay for midwives reached £97m in 2016.
Figures from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) show that temporary staff are being used across the NHS to plug gaps left by understaffing – costing more in the long term.
Agency staff can cost more than twice the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/short-term-view-on-maternity-staff-cost-nhs-100m-in-2016Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMTNHS Leadership Academy extends training opportunity to pharmacy staffPharmacy staff in the NHS are being offered the chance to develop their leadership and management skills.
This is the first time that the six month programme has been extended to the community pharmacy sector.
The course, which is delivered by the Mary Seacole programme, run by NHS Leadership Academy, is designed to develop clinical...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-academy-extends-training-opportunity-to-pharmacy-staffTue, 31 Oct 2017 17:00:00 GMTTwice as many under-10s in hospital with tooth decay than broken arms
There are a huge number of children in England going to hospital for tooth decay – twice the number being admitted for broken arms, in fact.
There were 34,000 cases of children under the age of 10 needing treatment in hospital as a result of tooth decay between April 2016 and March 2017, according to the Faculty of Dental Surgery...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/twice-as-many-under-10s-in-hospital-with-tooth-decay-than-broken-armsTue, 31 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTGovernment to consider halving number of healthcare regulators
New reforms on the regulation of UK healthcare professionals have been opened for consultation by the Department of Health.
The plans will take a complete view of current methods of regulation in an attempt to improve conditions for patients and increase efficiency in the healthcare system.
Proposals are expected to look at each...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-consider-halving-number-of-healthcare-regulatorsTue, 31 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMTMajor staffing issues identified at Birmingham trust by CQCSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated as Requires Improvement in its latest inspection by the CQC.
Services at the trust were initially inspected in February 2017, with an additional inspection in March. Further unannounced inspections were then carried out in April.
Core services including A&E, medical...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-staffing-issues-identified-at-birmingham-trust-by-cqcTue, 31 Oct 2017 11:30:00 GMTBMA predicts a million more four hour waits in A&E by 2020
The BMA has warned bosses that a million extra patients could face upwards of four hour waits at accident and emergency departments by 2020, unless significant changes are made.
Figures, based on current projections, show an increase of 370,000 people forced into long wait times by next year – making a total of 2.9 million.
The...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-predicts-a-million-more-four-hour-waits-in-ae-by-2020Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:15:00 GMTCoalition pleads with treasury for more funding to tackle health and social care crisis
A group made up of some of the UK’s largest health organisations has sent a letter to the Treasury pleading for greater funds to support the precarious state of NHS health care.
Coordinated by the NHS Confederation, the letter warns that social care is nearing a tipping point and must be provided with more funding and a clearer plan...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coalition-pleads-with-treasury-for-more-funding-to-tackle-health-and-social-care-crisisMon, 30 Oct 2017 15:45:00 GMTGovernment must allocate more funding to meet costs of ending pay cap
The government must increase funding to trusts and boards to meet the new demand after the NHS pay cap is lifted, a think tank has today warned.
Lifting the 1% pay cap could cost between £950m and £2.1bn depending on the proposals put forward, says the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
The think-tank has looked...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-allocate-more-funding-to-meet-costs-of-ending-pay-capMon, 30 Oct 2017 14:30:00 GMTWorkforce planning 'not fit for purpose' as clinical staff numbers fall
The number of nurses and GPs in England has fallen over the year so far to April, despite a 2% increase in the overall workforce.
General increases have been driven by a rise in managers and consultants, according to a Health Foundation report released today.
The organisation says increasing admissions coupled with a reduction in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workforce-planning-not-fit-for-purpose-as-practical-staff-numbers-fallMon, 30 Oct 2017 12:45:00 GMTLarge trusts face bigger CQC fees under new plans
The CQC could make major changes to the way it charges providers, focusing more heavily on the turnover of organisations to inform payments.
Plans for the new system have been opened to consultation by the regulator as they try to raise money to compensate for the reduction in grant-in-aid given by the government.
Updated proposals...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/large-trusts-face-bigger-cqc-fees-under-new-plans-Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:30:00 GMTYoung MH sufferers being let down by 'complicated and fractured' system
Young people in England have to wait up to 18 months to receive appropriate help for their mental health problems, and find it increasingly difficult to access the services they need.
These are the findings of the first phase of a government commissioned review of children and young people’s mental health services, which has...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/young-mh-sufferers-being-let-down-by-complicated-and-fractured-systemFri, 27 Oct 2017 12:15:00 GMTDH warned about risk of cyber-attack a year before WannaCry incident
The DH had been warned about the risks of cyber-attack to the NHS a year before trusts were hit by hackers in May, but did not formally respond with a written report until a full month later in July.
A new government report written by the National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised both DH and NHS England for not doing enough to prevent...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-warned-about-risk-of-cyber-attack-a-year-before-wannacry-incidentFri, 27 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT'Significant role' for NHS in mental health support in workplace
The NHS is well-placed to have a “significant role” in providing mental health support in the workplace.
A report – commissioned by the prime minister – has suggested that 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems lose their job every year. The rate for this is significantly higher than for people...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/significant-role-for-nhs-in-mental-health-support-in-workplaceThu, 26 Oct 2017 17:00:00 GMTNHS ahead of schedule for procurement savings
NHS trusts as a whole have made over £250m of savings up to September 2017 through changes in procurement.
The DH set a September 2018 target of £300m for NHS Business Services Authority and NHS Supply Chain in order to free up more money for trusts, an aim that looks set to be beaten comfortably by organisations.
In...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-ahead-of-schedule-for-procurement-savingsThu, 26 Oct 2017 17:00:00 GMT'Airbnb' for NHS faces 'significant regulatory and legal hurdles' The NHS is piloting a scheme that will pay home owners £1,000 a month to house hospital patients in a bid to reduce bed-blocking in hospitals.
The pilot, which is still in the discussion stages, will see patients in Southend, Essex being discharged from hospitals into people’s spare rooms in the community, according to the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/airbnb-for-nhs-faces-significant-regulatory-and-legal-hurdles-Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMTNHS Providers: Public health crucial to success of accountable care modelsPublic health being promoted and improved will be crucial as NHS bodies move towards accountable care, a new report released today by NHS Providers has argued.
The report, ‘Public health: everyones’ business?’ is part of the series ‘Provider Voices,’ which aims to promote the views of leaders from a range of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-public-health-crucial-to-success-of-accountable-care-modelsThu, 26 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMTCQC: hails 'mature partnership' between CCG and local authority
Integration of health and social care in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, is working particularly effectively according to the CQC’s second local system review.
The announcement is part of 20 targeted reports looking specifically at the transition of care for older people in communities and collaboration between NHS organisations and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-hails-mature-partnership-between-ccg-and-local-authorityThu, 26 Oct 2017 11:30:00 GMTBirmingham trust appoints head of 'special measures' Walsall service as CEO
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has appointed the leader of an “inadequate” trust in Walsall as its new chief executive.
Richard Kirby was in charge of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust when the CQC placed it into special measures, and led the trust’s main service Manor Hospital to be rated as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-trust-appoints-head-of-special-measures-walsall-hospitals-trustWed, 25 Oct 2017 11:15:00 GMTPublic voice concern over understaffed nursing workforce
The majority of the public believe that NHS nurses are underpaid and that there are not enough staff, according to a new YouGov poll.
The news comes as members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) hold a demonstration outside parliament to protest the 1% public sector pay cap.
Although Jeremy Hunt has previously confirmed the policy...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-voice-concern-over-understaffed-nursing-workforceWed, 25 Oct 2017 10:15:00 GMTGPs face fewer and simpler CQC inspections from April 2018Most GP practices will face fewer, more simple ‘focused inspections’ from the CQC from next year, as the organisation published the results of a consultation into changes to the regulation of health and social care in England.
The consultation, which ran from June to August this year, contained proposals on how the organisation...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-face-fewer-and-simpler-cqc-inspections-from-april-2018Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:45:00 GMTGPs failing to follow statin prescription guidelines
There are multiple oversights in the way GPs prescribe statins to patients, according to a controversial report in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP).
The study found that, despite NICE recommendations, many patients did not have the required 10-year cardiovascular (CVD) risk estimate – put in place to determine whether...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-failing-to-follow-statin-prescription-guidelinesTue, 24 Oct 2017 16:45:00 GMTBMA: Welsh minimum price alcohol bill will save lives
The introduction of a law to set a minimum price for units of alcohol in Wales has been welcomed by doctors.
The legislation, which is currently being discussed by the Welsh Government, would see each unit of alcohol given a 50p minimum cost.
Ministers have said the proposed bill could save one life every week and reduce hospital...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-welsh-minimum-price-alcohol-bill-will-save-livesTue, 24 Oct 2017 15:30:00 GMTOrganisations call for review of NHS payment system
The payment system for paying health care providers should be urgently reviewed, a report by the Health Foundation and NHS Providers has said.
The report, ‘Towards an effective NHS payment system,’ establishes eight principles for a future payment system.
It states that with vanguards and STPs changing the way in which...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organisations-call-for-review-of-nhs-payment-systemTue, 24 Oct 2017 12:30:00 GMTNICE approves first ever gene therapy for 'bubble baby syndrome'
The first ever gene therapy on the NHS, designed to treat infants with the very rare immune deficiency condition adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA-SCID), has been approved for use on the NHS.
The disease has the nickname ‘bubble baby syndrome’ because infants tend to be extremely vulnerable to infection and have to live in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-approves-first-ever-gene-therapy-for-bubble-baby-syndromeMon, 23 Oct 2017 17:15:00 GMTSupport group secures £32m Norfolk and Waveney contract
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands (GEM) CSU has been awarded the contract to provide support services for five CCGs in Norfolk and Waveney.
The £32m contract went out to tender and was decided by the NHS England Lead Provider Framework (LPF). The CCGs involved include North Norfolk, South Norfolk, West Norfolk, Norwich, Great...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-groups-secure-32m-norfolk-and-waveney-contractMon, 23 Oct 2017 14:30:00 GMTPHE: Patients should not expect antibiotics
People should stop asking GPs for antibiotics, according to a new campaign from Public Health England (PHE).
The ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ campaign intends to stop the increasing growth of antibiotic-resistant diseases caused by overuse of the medicines.
The organisation claims that up to one in five prescriptions are...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-patients-should-not-expect-antibioticsMon, 23 Oct 2017 12:30:00 GMTStaff to quiz patients on nationality in new 'health tourism' crackdown
Foreign patients using the NHS will be expected to pay upfront for treatment in order to recoup losses for ‘health tourism’ after new legislation comes into force today.
The rules only apply to planned, non-urgent care, while urgent care, maternity treatment, GP services and infectious disease treatment will remain free at...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-to-quiz-patients-on-nationality-in-new-health-tourism-crackdownMon, 23 Oct 2017 12:30:00 GMTNearly a quarter of reception children in England overweight
Nearly a quarter of school children in reception classes in England are overweight – and the figure goes up to almost a third by year six.
A study from the NHS Digital’s National Child Measurement Programme found that the prevalence of obesity has increased since 2015-16 for reception, but remained similar in year...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-a-quarter-of-reception-children-in-england-overweightFri, 20 Oct 2017 16:15:00 GMTScrapping staff assault data collection to create 'dangerous blind spot'
The government has revealed that it will no longer keep regularly tracking NHS staff assaults.
Since NHS Protect was scrapped this year, the question of who would collect the information has gone unanswered until ministers addressed it in Parliament yesterday.
The previous collection method will be replaced by an optional annual...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scrapping-staff-assault-data-collection-to-create-dangerous-blind-spotFri, 20 Oct 2017 15:30:00 GMTMPs endorse Baroness Harding as new NHSI chair
The government’s Health Select Committee has endorsed Baroness Harding as the next chair of NHS Improvement (NHSI).
The committee looked at the candidate’s plans related to new forms of care delivery and integration of NHSI’s work with other organisations such as NHS England and the CQC.
After an open recruitment...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-endorse-baroness-harding-as-new-nhsi-chairFri, 20 Oct 2017 13:00:00 GMTMPs to consider doubling penalty for NHS worker assault
A Private Members’ Bill which would increase sentences for people found guilty of assaults on emergency workers will be discussed on Friday.
The bill – proposed by Labour MP Chris Bryant – would double the maximum punishment for this type of assault to two years.
The proposal has already received government backing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-to-consider-doubling-penalty-for-nhs-worker-assault-Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:30:00 GMTDH opens £15m fund for mental health crisis care
The Department of Health has announced a new £15m fund to help people in danger of having a mental health crisis.
The ‘Beyond Places of Safety’ scheme plans to focus on helping people in the lead-up to potential mental health incidents, in order to ensure the safest possible environment. It will also aim to develop...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-opens-15m-fund-for-mental-health-crisis-careThu, 19 Oct 2017 14:45:00 GMTGovernment has 'no choice' but to spend on hospitals
The government must urgently put more funds into hospitals in the Autumn Budget, a new study has suggested.
The Autumn 2017 Performance Tracker, created by the Institute for Government (IfG) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), analysed central government spending across nine sectors.
Despite the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-has-no-choice-but-to-spend-on-hospitalsThu, 19 Oct 2017 12:15:00 GMTOur Health Heroes: NHS awards ceremony unveils shortlist
With the NHS facing unprecedented demand and difficult working conditions, it’s incredible that the workforce across the country still delivers great care to patients every single day. Requiring care is never a pleasant experience, but having a brilliant member of staff look after can make a huge difference to a quick recovery.
For...
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421,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-health-heroes-nhs-awards-ceremony-unveils-shortlistWed, 18 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTRCGP launches overseas doctors guide to entice foreign practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has launched a guide for foreign doctors coming to Britain.
The document – launched in conjunction with the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and with the General Medical Council (GMC) and the BMA – is aimed at making overseas doctors more comfortable working...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-launches-overseas-doctors-guide-to-entice-foreign-practitionersWed, 18 Oct 2017 11:30:00 GMTData scandal worsens as NHS loses further 162,000 key patient files
Revelations that the NHS lost more than half a million patient files have been deepened with the reveal of a further 162,000 pieces of paperwork also missing.
The information was discovered as part of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into the reported handling of patient data by NHS Share Business Services (SBS).
The 162,000...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-scandal-worsens-as-nhs-loses-further-162000-key-patient-filesWed, 18 Oct 2017 11:00:00 GMTFour million bed days lost due to 'ridiculous' care situation
Almost four million bed days have been lost since 2011 due to problems putting patients into community care once they have received hospital treatment.
A study by Age UK has concluded that the number of days lost is still on the rise with patients struggling to access post-hospital care in the community or in their homes.
The largest...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-million-bed-days-lost-due-to-ridiculous-care-situationWed, 18 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMTCMA: East Midlands MH merger to negatively affect care for patients
CCGs in the East Midlands will be negatively affected by the merger of two specialised service providers.
An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that competition in male mental health providers would be “substantially” reduced by the deal.
Cambian Adult Services were acquired by...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cma-east-midlands-mh-merger-to-negatively-affect-care-for-patientsTue, 17 Oct 2017 17:15:00 GMTLondoner avoids prison for possession of nearly £500,000 in unlicensed medicines
A London man who was in possession of more than 209,000 unlicensed medicines worth upwards of £471,000 has been given a suspended sentence.
Kim-Andre Frantzen, of Kenley, South London, received nine months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and 200 hours unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge plus...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/londoner-avoids-prison-for-possession-of-nearly-500000-in-unlicensed-medicinesTue, 17 Oct 2017 14:30:00 GMTCQC: Quality of A&E care improving but waiting times still a concern
A CQC survey has revealed that most people receiving urgent and emergency care in England are happy with their doctors and nurses.
However, the 2016 Emergency Department Survey indicates serious concerns over long waiting times for treatment as well as problems with the speed at which pain medication was administered to patients.
The...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-quality-of-ae-care-improving-but-waiting-times-still-a-concernTue, 17 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMTBMA: Patients need action on overwhelmed GP practices
BMA officials have urged action over lack of funding for GP practices as the number of new patients soar, with an NHS Digital report finding that numbers have risen by more than 2.6 million in the last four years.
The report showed that Britain had almost 59 million registered patients on 1 October this year, with over 100,000 people...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-patients-need-action-on-overwhelmed-gp-practicesMon, 16 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMTNHS could pay up to £500m a year in 'worst-case scenario Brexit'
Patients could be the victims of a £500m-a-year cost incurred in the health system if Brexit negotiations end arrangements between the UK and the EU and Britons abroad can no longer get reciprocal healthcare rights.
The figures, which come from the Brexit Health Alliance, indicate what might happen if a satisfactory deal on...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-pay-up-500m-a-year-in-worst-case-scenario-brexitMon, 16 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMTNHS England cracks down on sale of unhealthy foods in hospitals
NHS England has today told hospitals to stop selling super-size chocolate bars and “grab bags” of high-sugar snacks in its latest measure to promote healthy living in hospitals.
Following the announcement that sugary drinks would be banned from hospitals from 2018 back in April, Simon Stevens has said that a 250-calorie limit...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-cracks-down-on-sale-of-unhealthy-foods-in-hospitalsMon, 16 Oct 2017 12:30:00 GMTHospital waiting time targets not met for last 18 monthsThe Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that the NHS is at risk of returning to its old waiting times without more support from the government.
Over the last 10 years the NHS has reduced waiting times for planned treatment, with almost 95% of patients waiting less than 18 weeks in 2012, compared to 57.2% in 2007, when over half a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-waiting-time-targets-not-met-for-last-18-monthsFri, 13 Oct 2017 14:00:00 GMTNAO: CQC faces challenges if it is to reduce poor careThe CQC must improve its timeliness if it is to continue to improve, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
The NAO found that the CQC does not meet its timeliness targets for some of its regulation activities, including registration and publication of inspection reports.
Whilst most providers and inspectors feel that the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-faces-challenges-if-it-is-to-reduce-poor-care-says-naoFri, 13 Oct 2017 11:30:00 GMTRoot causes of ED staffing crisis must be addressed, says BMAThe BMA has warned that NHS England’s plan to ease winter pressures will not be enough.
As part of the winter contingency plan developed by NHS Improvement, NHS England, Health Education England and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, NHS England has announced plans to increase the number of emergency medicine trainees next year...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/root-causes-of-ed-staffing-crisis-must-be-addressed-says-bmaFri, 13 Oct 2017 11:30:00 GMTSouthern Health fined £125,000 by regulator
The troubled Southern Health trust has been handed a £125,000 fine after it admitted that it failed to provide safe care and treatment to a patient who was injured falling from a hospital roof.
The CQC brought an investigation following an incident at Melbury Lodge, a psychiatric unit in Winchester which cares for people who need to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-fined-125000-by-regulatorFri, 13 Oct 2017 10:15:00 GMT'Golden hello' expansion will not solve GP crisis, warns BMAHealth secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced plans to expand the ‘golden hello’ scheme in an attempt to recruit more GPs to rural areas.
Through the scheme, last year over 100 trainee GPs received a one-off payment of £20,000 in order to entice them into rural clinics struggling to recruit talented staff.
Speaking at the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/golden-hello-expansion-will-not-solve-gp-crisis-warns-bmaThu, 12 Oct 2017 14:15:00 GMTNursing numbers drop by more than 1,000 in one yearNursing and health visitor numbers have fallen on a year-on-year basis for the first time since April 2013, according to a report by the King’s Fund.
The analysis shows that the NHS had fewer nurses and health visitors in April this year than the previous April - a trend which continued in May and June
June 2017 saw 282,603 nurses...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-numbers-drop-by-more-than-1000-in-one-yearThu, 12 Oct 2017 12:45:00 GMTCommissioners call for better integration of MH and primary care servicesNHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has today launched a report to share best practice in embedding mental health into primary health care.
The report, ‘Of primary importance: Commissioning mental health services in primary care’, highlights projects where CCGs and their partners are delivering better patient care by integrating...
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413,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioners-call-for-better-integration-of-mh-and-primary-care-servicesThu, 12 Oct 2017 10:45:00 GMTAdd GPs to shortage occupation list, urges RCGPBarriers must be broken down to allow overseas GPs to work in the UK, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has announced.
The RCGP chair, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, has written to home secretary, Amber Rudd, calling for urgent action for GPs to be added to the Migrations Advisory Committee’s shortage occupation list in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/add-gps-to-shortage-occupation-list-urges-rcgpThu, 12 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMTGP collaborations on the rise but 'difficult to progress'
A study of 565 GP staff has found an increase in collaboration between GP-based responders.
The figures, provided by the Nuffield Trust and Royal College of GPs, show an increase to 81% of GP respondents confirming formal or informal collaborations compared to 75% in 2015.
The partnerships are generally created to increase access for...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-collaborations-on-the-rise-but-difficult-to-progressWed, 11 Oct 2017 11:15:00 GMTTwo-thirds of health leaders 'extremely concerned' about winter
An NHS Confederation poll has found that 90% of health and care leaders across England are worried about the ability of their organisation to cope over winter – with 62% of these describing themselves as “extremely concerned.”
The fresh poll comes as the latest finding in a string of anxieties about the upcoming wintry...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-health-leaders-extremely-concerned-about-winterWed, 11 Oct 2017 11:15:00 GMTHunt confirms scrapping of NHS pay cap
Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the seven-year cap on NHS staff wages will come to an end next year.
The health secretary said yesterday he had been given “leeway” to scrap the policy by chancellor Phillip Hammond but was unable to confirm whether the government would provide extra funding to pay for the increased...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-confirms-scrapping-of-nhs-pay-capWed, 11 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMTWollaston 'concerned' about NHS England cutting travel vaccines from prescriptions
Chair of the Health Committee Dr Sarah Wollaston has urged chief executive of NHS England Simon Stevens for clarity over what vaccines will still be prescribed by the health service for Brits going abroad.
Back in March, NHS England announced plans to save money by no longer offering low-value medicines like sun lotion and travel vaccines...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wollaston-concerned-about-nhs-england-cutting-travel-vaccines-from-prescriptionsTue, 10 Oct 2017 12:45:00 GMTGovernment must support GPs with indemnity costs, says MDUThe Medical Defence Union (MDU) is asking GPs to get behind its Save General Practice campaign by writing to their MP about the impact the indemnity crisis is having on the profession and patients.
Today, the organisation has written to all of its GP members in England, asking them to contact their MP to demand that the government support...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-support-gps-with-indemnity-costs-says-mduTue, 10 Oct 2017 12:15:00 GMTCQC: Health and social care system at full stretchHealth and social care is being stretched to the limit and struggling to meet the increasingly complex needs of the population, this year’s State of Care report, published by the CQC has today warned.
The report, based on inspections of almost 29,000 services, shows that 78% of adult social care services and 55% of acute NHS hospitals...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-social-care-system-at-full-stretch-warns-cqc-reportTue, 10 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMTFormer local government leader appointed as NHS England director
A former local government leader has been appointed NHS England’s new national learning disability director.
Ray James, the former national president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and long-standing executive director of health housing and adult social care at the London Borough of Enfield has been...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-local-government-leader-appointed-as-nhs-england-directorMon, 09 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMTCQC keeps ambulance trust in special measures given 'deep-rooted problems'
England’s chief inspector of hospitals has told troubled South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS FT (SECAmb) that it must continue to make significant improvements to its services, following its latest inspection by the CQC.
Professor Ted Baker has recommended the trust stay in special measures where it had been since a CQC...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-keeps-ambulance-trust-in-special-measures-given-deep-rooted-problemsMon, 09 Oct 2017 14:30:00 GMTStigma leading older people to not seek help for MH problems, charity warns
Half of adults over the age of 55 in England experience common mental health problems, new research released today has uncovered.
The study conducted by YouGov on behalf of Age UK has found that the scale of mental health issues facing the older population is considerable, with 7.7 million people reporting symptoms of depression and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stigma-leads-older-people-to-not-seek-help-for-mh-problemsMon, 09 Oct 2017 12:30:00 GMTOrgan donation opt-out 'to save lives' in England
Theresa May has pledged to move to an opt-out system for organ donation in England.
Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the prime minister explained that a move to presumed consent for organ donation will work towards saving more lives of those waiting for desperately needed organ transplants.
The...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organ-donation-opt-out-to-save-lives-in-englandFri, 06 Oct 2017 11:00:00 GMTMental Health Act review a 'priority', says May
Speaking today at the Conservative Conference in Manchester, Theresa May has announced an independent review by Professor Sir Simon Wessley into the controversial Mental Health Act, in order to tackle the “injustice and stigma associated with mental health,” which she has named as a priority.
The prime minister expressed...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-act-review-a-priority-says-mayThu, 05 Oct 2017 08:00:00 GMTFour trusts first in England to roll out digital appointment response system
A new digital portal has been brought in to four trusts to make them the first in England to allow patients to receive and respond to appointment letters digitally.
The change will put plans to digitise the NHS outlined by Jeremy Hunt a few weeks ago into action and could potentially save millions of pounds a year.
Barnsley Hospital...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-trusts-first-in-england-to-roll-out-digital-appointment-response-systemWed, 04 Oct 2017 10:15:00 GMTCommunity pharmacies offered guidance on using Quality Payments Scheme
Community pharmacies wishing to claim payments under the Quality Payments Scheme have this week been given new guidance by NHS England.
The programme aims to reward community pharmacies for improving the quality of care for patients by hitting a number of criteria centred on clinical effectiveness, safety and experience.
More...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacies-offered-guidance-on-using-quality-payments-scheme-Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMTOpening a doorway to richer costing data
Colin Dingwall, costing improvements director at NHS Improvement (NHSI), discusses the functionalities and benefits of the new National PLICS Portal due to go live this month.
What are the key metrics needed to measure the quality of patient care? Perhaps a patient’s length of stay in hospital? How much it costs to treat a patient?...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/opening-a-doorway-to-richer-costing-dataWed, 04 Oct 2017 09:45:00 GMTFinancial progress at risk if sustainability funding is not protected
Funding for sustainability and transformation must be protected beyond 2018-19 to ensure that progress being made by providers to reduce financial deficits is continued in the future.
Currently, providers are allocated a share of the £1.8bn sustainability and transformation funding (STF) in local areas, but a new report by NHS...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/financial-progress-at-risk-if-provider-funding-is-not-protected-sector-warnsTue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTNew workforce app will 'bring gig economy to the NHS'
A union has today warned that a new app being brought to the NHS could risk bringing the so-called 'gig economy' to the health service.
Alongside a number of other new measures to address the many challenges faced by the NHS, Jeremy Hunt today announced plans for a new workforce app that the GMB has described as being like “Uber for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-workforce-app-will-bring-gig-economy-to-the-nhs-Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:45:00 GMTHunt announces raft of changes to plug shrinking workforce
Jeremy Hunt has today announced a raft of measure to make the NHS “a more attractive place to work” and prepare its workforce for the potential damage Brexit could cause.
Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the health secretary promised the largest increase in training “in the history of the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-announces-raft-of-changes-to-plug-shrinking-workforceTue, 03 Oct 2017 12:15:00 GMTModel of hospital care stuck in 60s, warns chief inspector
The NHS’s hospital care is stuck in the 20th century and not fit for the modern era, the CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Professor Ted Baker, who was appointed to the position at the end of July, said that: “The model of care we have got is still the model we had...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/model-of-hospital-care-stuck-in-60s-warns-chief-inspectorMon, 02 Oct 2017 16:15:00 GMTConcern raised as CCG cuts transport for non-emergency patients
Experts have today criticised a CCG for a change to its patient transport arrangements which will force some people needing regular treatment to make their own way into hospital.
NHS Kernow CCG has decided that from the end of October, non-emergency patients regularly needing treatments such as dialysis will not be provided with transport...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concern-raised-as-ccg-cuts-transport-for-non-emergency-patientsMon, 02 Oct 2017 15:15:00 GMTNew trust launches in Manchester as part of major merger
A new city trust has launched in Manchester today following the merger of two major hospital trusts in the area.
Following the approval of the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT (UHSM) merger by the CMA, the trust has today been established to improve care for patients...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-trust-launches-in-manchester-as-part-of-major-mergerMon, 02 Oct 2017 14:15:00 GMTSTPs planning further bed cuts at 'unrealistic' scales
The King’s Fund has issued a major report warning of the effects of cutting hospital bed numbers as suggested by some sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) across the country.
The report has revealed that the number of NHS hospital beds in England has halved in the past 30 years, dropping from 299,000 to...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-planning-further-bed-cuts-at-unrealistic-scalesFri, 29 Sep 2017 12:45:00 GMTNurses 'sob' over care standards as many consider leaving altogether
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for urgent new legislation to tackle the staffing crisis in the NHS by guaranteeing safe and effective workforce practices.
The calls come as part of a major report, published today, which surveyed over 30,000 of its members.
When asked about the last shift that they worked, respondents...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-sob-over-care-standards-as-many-consider-leaving-altogetherFri, 29 Sep 2017 11:45:00 GMTMDU: £10m indemnity scheme boost welcome, but long-term fix needed
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has welcomed NHS England’s commitment to strengthen out-of-hours (OOH) GP services during the upcoming winter period by making £10m available for indemnity costs for the third year running.
According to NHS England, an extra 80,000 GP sessions took place thanks to the scheme last year, and this...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mdu-10m-indemnity-scheme-boost-welcome-but-long-term-fix-neededFri, 29 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMTPublic support for NHS pay increase 'overwhelming'
A survey commissioned by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has revealed “overwhelming public support” for lifting the public sector pay cap imposed by the government.
The survey of over 2,000 people suggests that 84% supported scrapping the cap, and 83% feel that the NHS pay should be increased to match or exceed the cost of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-support-for-nhs-pay-increase-overwhelmingThu, 28 Sep 2017 16:45:00 GMTMental health still has 'long way to go' before solid progress shows
NHS Providers has welcomed a briefing from the Centre for Mental Health and the NHS Benchmarking Network, arguing that it uses robust evidence to shed a light on the challenges faced by staff on the frontline – such as a “potent mix of rising demand with increased numbers of inpatients”.
The document, ‘Adult and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-still-has-long-way-to-go-before-solid-progress-showsThu, 28 Sep 2017 13:00:00 GMTNorfolk's STP implementation plan revealed
Norfolk County Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board meeting has revealed, for the first time, key elements of its proposed implementation planning priorities for the Norfolk and Waveney sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) plan to committee members and the public.
The STP plan outlines challenges to meeting the goals...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norfolks-stp-implementation-plan-revealedThu, 28 Sep 2017 12:45:00 GMTVictims of contaminated blood scandal allowed to sue the NHS
More than 500 victims of the widely reported NHS contaminated blood scandal have been given permission to sue the government for damages as part of a major ruling.
A High Court official has said that it is appropriate for the victims to seek compensation despite attempts by the Department of Health to delay claims, arguing that the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/victims-of-contaminated-blood-scandal-allowed-to-sue-the-nhsWed, 27 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMTCCGs hungry to move towards collaborative care models in 2017-18
The majority of CCGs in England are embracing change and intend to contract for a new care model this year, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has today stated.
Research undertaken by the organisation also sets out the long-term vision for commissioning groups and argues for what changes need to be implemented to reach targets at...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-hungry-to-move-towards-collaborative-care-models-in-2017-18Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMTWinter pressure is now 'year-round crisis'
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has called the winter crisis an “all year round crisis” in response to Labour’s call for a £500m cash injection to stop the health service from buckling under the looming winter pressures.
Whilst Niall Dickson welcomed the call for extra funds, he explained that...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-pressure-is-now-year-round-crisisWed, 27 Sep 2017 09:15:00 GMTVanguards offer key lessons for harnessing tech in new care models
NHS Confederation, NHS Clinical Commissioners, NHS Providers and the Local Government Association have issued a report exploring the ways in which five vanguards are using innovative technology to transform how care is delivered.
The report, ‘New Care Models: Harnessing Technology’, features case studies from East and North...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vanguards-offer-key-lessons-for-harnessing-tech-in-new-care-modelsTue, 26 Sep 2017 10:45:00 GMTLabour calls for £500m NHS bailout to avoid another winter crisis
Labour will call for a £500m bailout for the NHS to avoid another winter crisis during its party conference today, claiming that 10,000 people each day will wait at least four hours for treatment in A&E without the additional funding.
This follows the government’s announcement that they will inject an extra £13m into...
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415,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-calls-for-500m-nhs-bailout-to-avoid-another-winter-crisisTue, 26 Sep 2017 09:45:00 GMTWorkforce crisis deepens as 10,000 EU staff leave NHS post-Brexit
There were over 80,000 unfilled vacancies within the NHS between January and March 2017, with almost 10,000 EU workers leaving the health service following the Brexit referendum result.
Figures released by the government in April revealed that 5.5% of the NHS workforce is from the EU – including 9.8% of doctors and 7.4% of nurses...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffing-crisis-deepens-after-brexit-as-10000-eu-staff-leave-nhsMon, 25 Sep 2017 16:45:00 GMT12-hour waits for emergency treatment soar by 10,500% in five years
The number of patients having to sit through waits of more than 12 hours in emergency departments in England over winter has soared by a staggering 10,546% over the last five years.
Analysis carried out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found that 1,597 people waited over 12 hours for care between January to March this...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12-hour-waits-for-emergency-treatment-soar-by-10500-in-five-yearsMon, 25 Sep 2017 14:45:00 GMT'Unique' new programme to help trusts move towards STP structures
A major programme of work has been launched this week by NHS Providers to put support and a strong advocate in place for trusts moving to accountable care structures.
The programme of support has been created to help leaders of trusts, sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and other integrated care systems adapt to the new...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unique-new-programme-to-help-trusts-move-towards-stp-structuresMon, 25 Sep 2017 12:30:00 GMTEar infections should not be treated with antibiotics, doctors advised
Common ear infections should no longer be treated using antibiotics, NICE has this week recommended.
Publishing new draft guidance into the treatment of ear infections, NICE set out new ways that NHS professionals should treat common ear infections.
Around one in four children experience a middle ear infection before they are 10...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ear-infections-should-not-be-treated-with-antibiotics-doctors-advised-Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:45:00 GMTNHS staff paid £3,800 less per year compared to 2010
Years of real-terms pay cuts have seen NHS workers earn on average £3,800 less than they would have if salary rises had kept up with inflation since 2010.
Analysis by the GMB found that ambulance staff have been hit the worst by the continuation of the pay cap, with employees losing out on £7,500 a year.
Nurses, who have...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-paid-3800-less-per-year-compared-to-2010Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:45:00 GMTBMA finds 'chronic shortage' of doctors across key medical specialities
Patient safety is at risk due to a “chronic shortage” of doctors across a number of areas of medicine, the BMA has today warned.
Figures obtained by the organisation through Freedom of Information requests showed that shockingly, training places in three out of four medical specialties in England went unfilled last year, with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-finds-chronic-shortage-of-doctors-across-key-medical-specialitiesFri, 22 Sep 2017 12:15:00 GMTPatients raise concern at Dorset CCG service reshuffle
A reorganisation of hospitals services in Dorset has this week been agreed that will see beds cut and an A&E closed, leading to considerable patient outrage.
Dorset CCG unveiled its recommendations for the area last week, which are targeting efficiencies that can take a chunk out of the £158m deficit expected by the organisation...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-raise-concern-at-dorset-ccg-service-reshuffleThu, 21 Sep 2017 16:45:00 GMTGPs delivering good care despite huge demands, but performance 'unsustainable'
Despite unprecedented demand and ongoing issues with its workforce, general practice is still managing to deliver good care to the majority of patients in England, the CQC has today reported.
Releasing the most detailed analysis of general practice it has ever drawn up, the regulator said that 90% of practices have been rated as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-delivering-good-care-despite-huge-demands-but-performance-unsustainableThu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:00 GMTAlmost all STP bodies reporting poor joint working
Significant concern has been raised about the progress of sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) today as new research found that almost none of the footprints are achieving joint working between local government and health organisations.
The survey, conducted by CIPFA and iMPOWER, asked organisations involved with STPs if...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-all-stp-bodies-reporting-poor-joint-workingThu, 21 Sep 2017 12:15:00 GMTStress of job leads 12% of paramedics to take sick days
Overworked paramedics and ambulance staff took 80,000 sick days last year due to the stress and high pressure of the job, it has been revealed.
This means that in 2016-17, more than one in 10 (12%) of all ambulance staff were sick at some point due to stress and anxiety, while one in eight were forced to take time off because of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stress-of-job-leads-12-of-paramedics-to-take-sick-daysWed, 20 Sep 2017 11:45:00 GMTConcern raised as spending on private ambulances soars by 22% in two years
The NHS spent £78m on private ambulances in 2016-17, which represents a rise of 22% over the past two years, new figures have revealed.
Data collected by the Press Association found that the 10 ambulance trusts spent £64m on private fleets in 2014-15, which went up to £78m by 2016-17.
The private ambulances, which...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concern-raised-as-spending-on-private-ambulances-soars-by-22-in-two-years-Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:15:00 GMTDoctors rue poor mental health funding as half of CCGs ready to cut budgets
Doctors have today slammed the government for failing to protect mental health funding as figures showed that 50% of CCGs are planning to reduce their proportional spend in this area during 2017-18.
The figures, which were obtained through Freedom of Information (FoI) requests sent by Labour MP and former shadow mental health minister...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-rue-poor-mental-health-funding-as-half-of-ccgs-ready-to-cut-budgetsWed, 20 Sep 2017 09:45:00 GMTOver £203m made through sale of NHS property since 2013
More than £203m has been raised for the health service by selling off 295 surplus NHS properties, figures released by the government have today revealed.
Since 2013-14, when NHS Property Services (NHSPS) was formed, to the end of the financial year 2016-17, £203.3m was raised through the sales.
Many of these sites were...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-203m-made-through-sale-of-nhs-property-since-2013Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:30:00 GMTSouthern Health admits guilt for 'entirely preventable' Connor Sparrowhawk death
Southern Health has this week admitted guilt for the death of Connor Sparrowhawk and apologised to his family.
The teenager, who died in the trust’s care in 2013 was epileptic and had autism along with other learning difficulties, and was being cared for at a residential care unit called Slade House.
Later tribunal hearings...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-admits-guilt-for-entirely-preventable-connor-sparrowhawk-death-Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:30:00 GMTMental health workforce needs 'radical reform' to meet patient demands
“Radical reform” is urgently needed to develop a workforce fit to meet the needs of mental ill health sufferers in the future, a damning report has today warned.
Commissioned by NHS Employers and supported by Health Education England (HEE), ‘The future of the mental health workforce’ was drawn up based on insights...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-workforce-needs-radical-reform-to-meet-patient-demandsTue, 19 Sep 2017 12:15:00 GMTHunt targets 'a more open learning culture' in NHS with new bill
A safety organisation will have new legal powers to investigate serious patient safety incidents in the NHS in England under plans tabled by Parliament this week.
The draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill will look to enshrine in law the powers of the Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).
This organisation will...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-targets-a-more-open-learning-culture-in-nhs-with-new-billMon, 18 Sep 2017 14:00:00 GMTOver 50,000 children turned away from specialist MH services
Children suffering with mental health conditions are frequently not being accepted into specialist services they have been referred to, new research has warned.
A new report looking into access and waiting times in children and young people’s mental health services by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has revealed that over a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-50000-children-turned-away-from-specialist-mh-services-Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:45:00 GMTTax rises to support NHS backed by two-thirds of public
Around two-thirds of adults in the UK are willing to pay more taxes to support the struggling NHS, it has been revealed.
Research conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the King’s Fund set out to get a picture of the changing relationship between the public and the NHS, and how people in the UK felt the NHS crisis should be addressed....
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tax-rises-to-support-nhs-backed-by-two-thirds-of-publicMon, 18 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMTBoards across England urged to put IT at the top of the agenda
IT and new technology designed to drive innovation should be “at the top of the agenda” of every board in the country, NHS England’s national director for operations and information has this week stated.
Addressing delegates at NHS Expo at Manchester Central on Tuesday, Matthew Swindells said that with the integration of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/boards-across-england-urged-to-put-it-at-the-top-of-the-agendaFri, 15 Sep 2017 15:45:00 GMTDH slammed as trusts fail to hit targets even at peak of summer
Doctors have today slammed the government for “failing to grasp the seriousness” of the situation facing the NHS, as performance data for July and August showed key targets were still not being met.
As the health service prepares to enter what is expected to be a very difficult winter, NHS England statistics showed that though...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-slammed-as-trusts-fail-to-hit-targets-even-at-peak-of-summerFri, 15 Sep 2017 12:30:00 GMTUnions demand 3.9% pay rise plus £800m for workforce
Fourteen unions representing nurses and other staff across the NHS have joined together today to demand a 3.89% pay rise alongside £800m to prop up the struggling workforce.
Groups representing the interests of NHS staff, including the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Unison and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), have all signed...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-demand-39-pay-rise-plus-800m-for-workforceFri, 15 Sep 2017 11:45:00 GMTGP morale hit by worrying rise in indemnity costs, MDU warns
Morale among GPs has been seriously damaged by an alarming rise in clinical negligence claims, the UK’s leading medical indemnifier has today stated.
Speaking at a Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar, ‘Key issues in clinical negligence: funding, early intervention and the future of NHS Resolution’, chief executive...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-morale-hit-by-worrying-rise-in-indemnity-costs-mdu-warnsThu, 14 Sep 2017 15:30:00 GMTNHS SBS transforms back office functions of 48 organisations
A £10m investment by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has driven 48 organisations to sign contracts for a range of finance, procurement and employment services targeting transforming back office functions across the health service.
Since the start of the year, a number of leading providers have made the shift to shared...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-transforms-back-office-functions-of-48-organisationsThu, 14 Sep 2017 14:45:00 GMTWritten complaints against NHS soar by 4.9%
The number of written complaints about the NHS increased by 4.9% during 2016-17 compared to the previous year, new data from NHS Digital has revealed.
A total of 208,400 written complaints were received by the NHS during 2016-17, amounting to around 571 written complaints being made every day.
In particular, the data shows that...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/written-complaints-against-nhs-soar-by-49-Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:15:00 GMTDH tables regulation changes to ease development of ACOs
New changes to regulations on the running of NHS standard contracts for Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) have been tabled by the government this week.
The changes will ensure that current rules continue to apply to the new contract, and organisations who adopt it. There will also be increased flexibility for organisations, such as...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-tables-regulation-changes-to-ease-development-of-acos-Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:45:00 GMTNew ambulance response targets start across four trusts
The roll-out of new ambulance response target times has now begun across four of England’s ambulance trust services, it was revealed this week.
The new response times were announced earlier this year, and speaking at the Health and Care Innovation Expo, Professor Jonathan Wenger, NHS England’s national clinical director for...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-ambulance-response-targets-start-across-four-trustsWed, 13 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMTHunt sets high bar for digital service roll-out by 2018
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has this week told trusts across the country that he expects a number of services online to be available to patients in app form by the end of next year.
By 2018 – the year the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday – Hunt expects services including NHS 111, healthcare records and GP appointment booking...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-sets-high-bar-for-digital-service-roll-out-by-2018Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:15:00 GMTNurses to continue fighting pay cap as policy dropped for police
Medical workers have today vowed to continue fighting against the 1% public sector pay cap as it was revealed the unpopular policy would be lifted for police officers.
A statement from government also said that the pay cap will be lifted for the wider sector from next year.
The Home Office said that the immediate pay rise for police...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-to-continue-fighting-pay-cap-as-policy-is-dropped-for-policeTue, 12 Sep 2017 17:15:00 GMTNHS will 'unleash full innovation potential' with new drugs and test beds
Simon Stevens has urged the NHS to “unleash the full potential of innovation in treatment and commissioning” as part of a series of announcements that will see new biosimilar treatments introduced into the health service and drug prices slashed further.
In his keynote speech at the second day of NHS Expo, attended by NHE, the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-will-unleash-full-innovation-potential-with-new-drugs-and-test-bedsTue, 12 Sep 2017 12:45:00 GMTPlanned STP bed cuts in London 'not credible' even with extra cash
Proposals to cut the number of beds and reduce the use of hospitals outlined by London’s sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) are not credible even if extra investment is made in community services, the boss of a leading think tank has said.
In a report looking at the capital’s STP plans from last October...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/planned-stp-bed-cuts-in-london-not-credible-even-with-extra-cashTue, 12 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMTNHS Digital launches new projects to stamp out digital health inequalities
Five new projects have today been launched by NHS Digital to improve the digital health skills and access of thousands of patients to new technologies aimed at supporting their health and care.
The new digital inclusion pathfinder projects fall under NHS Digital’s three-year Widening Digital Participation (WDP) programme which is...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-launches-new-projects-to-stamp-out-digital-health-inequalities-Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:00:00 GMTHunt to promise GP and prescription booking app by 2018
Jeremy Hunt is expected to promise that every patient in England will be able to access their medical records and book a GP appointment via an app by the end of 2018.
The health secretary will unveil the new commitment at NHS Expo tomorrow – where he is due to give a keynote address at 4pm – as part of what he will call...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-promise-gp-and-prescription-booking-app-by-2018Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:30:00 GMTEnsuring quality in the new NHS
Dr Marion Andrews-Evans, member of the NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) Nurses Forum steering group and executive nurse & quality lead at NHS Gloucestershire CCG, sings the praises of CCG quality leads who are working in often unseen roles to help deliver safe and effective patient care.
As the NHS goes through a time of change, we...
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407,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ensuring-quality-in-the-new-nhsMon, 11 Sep 2017 08:45:00 GMTDH releases £14m to hospitals to relieve winter pressures
An extra 19 hospitals in England are to benefit from extra government cash to support their emergency care services over winter.
In total, £13m of winter funding will be sent to hospitals to prepare them for busy times ahead, bringing the total figure given since April to over £90m.
The money will go towards help...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-releases-14m-to-hospitals-to-relieve-winter-pressuresFri, 08 Sep 2017 15:30:00 GMTJunior doctors voice problems with pay as complaints to BMA shoot up
Junior doctors have this week complained about problems with pay, as the BMA reported a 26% rise in the number of queries about these issues.
The figure went up from 2,300 in August last year to 2,900 this year, and the BMA stated that this rise is likely because of trusts around the country adjusting to the 2016 contract.
Most...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-voice-problems-with-pay-as-complaints-to-bma-shoot-upFri, 08 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMTDigital Academy aims to train 300 leaders by 2020
The NHS Digital Academy has ambitious plans to train 300 digital leaders by 2020, and support a network of passionate informatics professionals who have the right skills and vision to accelerate the digital transformation of the NHS, according to the organisation’s new CEO.
Writing in the digital transformation blog, Rachel...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-academy-aims-to-train-300-leaders-by-2020Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:30:00 GMTHalf of GP leads considering closing patient registration
More than half of GP service leads in England would consider temporarily suspending new patient registration to focus on delivering safe care to patients already registered, a survey released today has revealed.
The BMA surveyed 1,870 GP practices in England to gauge whether funding, workload and staffing pressures were leading bosses to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-gp-leads-considering-closing-patient-registration-Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTNAO demands coherent plan to tackle 'spiralling' negligence claim costs
The cost of clinical negligence claims is rising at a faster rate year-on-year than NHS funding and current plans to curb this growth are unlikely to work, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
In its latest report, ‘Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts’, the NAO revealed that at £60bn, up from...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-demands-coherent-plan-to-tackle-spiralling-negligence-claim-costsThu, 07 Sep 2017 10:00:00 GMTDH abandons privatisation plans for NHS Professionals
The Department of Health has abandoned plans to sell off NHS Professionals, the government-owned agency that supplies staff to the health service.
In November last year, the government decided to sell a majority share in the company as a potential path to “providing it with the extra expertise, technology and investment it needed to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-abandons-privatisation-plans-for-nhs-professionalsThu, 07 Sep 2017 09:15:00 GMTUnion members consider strike action over pay row at three Sussex hospitals
Members of a major union have this week voted overwhelmingly for strike action across three hospitals in Sussex.
Employees working as cleaners, porters and catering staff who are members of the GMB at Lewes Victoria, Crowborough Memorial and Uckfield Community hospitals have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay.
The GMB...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/union-members-consider-strike-action-over-pay-row-at-three-sussex-hospitalsWed, 06 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMTTime running out to prepare NHS for another difficult winter, providers warn
NHS Providers has this week stated that “time is running out” for local health services to be made safe to fully protect patients this winter.
Following a torrid winter that was described as one of the most difficult for the health service since records began, NHS Providers’ most recent winter warning update has stated...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-running-out-to-prepare-nhs-for-another-difficult-winter-providers-warnWed, 06 Sep 2017 10:15:00 GMTNurses threaten strike action as more concerns raised over staff shortages
Major concern has today been raised by members of the public who have warned that they do not think there are enough nurses to provide safe, effective care.
A survey commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and carried out by YouGov found that around 72% of the public feels the NHS lacks adequate staff to carry out care...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-threaten-strike-action-as-concerns-raised-over-staff-shortagesWed, 06 Sep 2017 09:30:00 GMTNew chief executive takes the reins at the RCM
Gill Walton has officially taken the reins as the leader of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), succeeding Cathy Warwick who has retired after spearheading the organisation since 2008.
One of the country’s leading midwives, with vast experience, Walton was appointed the new CEO and general secretary earlier in the year but has now...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chief-executive-takes-the-reins-at-the-rcmTue, 05 Sep 2017 11:30:00 GMTRumoured public sector pay cap lift 'must also make up for lost earnings'
Any government commitment to lifting the public sector pay cap must also include an effort to make up for lost earnings, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said amidst reports that the prime minister is considering scrapping the controversial policy.
This week, national press cited anonymous senior sources that claimed key departments...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rumoured-public-sector-pay-cap-lift-must-also-make-up-for-lost-earningsTue, 05 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMTSTP progress 'threatened by poor track record' of private partner
Patient representatives and the BMA have voiced concerns over what they believe are “short-term commissioning decisions” after the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) decided to hand a multimillion deal to a private firm.
Both the union and Healthwatch Nottinghamshire...
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410,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stp-progress-threatened-by-poor-track-record-of-private-partnerMon, 04 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMTMackey urges 'hard focus' on winter plans as trusts face financial struggle
Provider performance figures from the period between April and June this year have painted a picture of tough financial targets, growing regulatory action and extremely high levels of bed occupancy, paired with continued difficulty in discharging medically fit people.
The latest NHS Improvement (NHSI) report found that the health sector...
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415,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-urges-hard-focus-on-winter-planning-as-trusts-face-financial-struggleMon, 04 Sep 2017 10:30:00 GMTProposed CQC regulation reform plans 'very disappointing' for GPs
The CQC proposals to reform how primary care services are inspected are “very disappointing” and fail to address the growing regulatory and administrative burden on GP practices at a time of limited resources, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said.
Responding to the inspectorate’s consultation on plans to make visits...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposed-cqc-regulation-reform-plans-very-disappointing-for-gpsFri, 01 Sep 2017 10:15:00 GMTNHS England offers agencies £100m for overseas GP recruitment effort
NHS England is planning on paying agencies £100m to help with the recruitment of around 5,000 additional GPs before April 2020, half of which are expected to come from overseas.
In a contract tender, the organisation revealed it is prepared to pay a maximum of eight agencies to support its major recruitment drive, which forms part...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-offers-agencies-100m-for-overseas-gp-recruitment-effortFri, 01 Sep 2017 09:45:00 GMTGood procurement is the shared responsibility of all staff
As a new report this month points to the ‘huge differences in the amounts different trusts are paying for similar surgical products’, Peter Akid, director of procurement at NHS Shared Business Services, explains how the Getting It Right First Time report on general surgery mirrors a wider problem across all areas of the...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/good-procurement-is-the-shared-responsibility-of-all-staffThu, 31 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTSeven trusts forced to submit delayed private care data by October
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started formal action against seven trusts that have failed to meet the deadline for publishing information on the quality of their private healthcare services.
After the authority’s investigation into the private healthcare sector, all hospitals that treated private patients were...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-trusts-forced-to-submit-delayed-private-care-data-by-octoberThu, 31 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS deficit almost £3bn higher than official figures suggest
When taking aside temporary funding boosts and one-off savings, NHS trusts actually ended the year of 2016-17 with an underlying deficit almost £3bn bigger than what was reported in official accounts, analysis has revealed.
In a new briefing, the Nuffield Trust looked at the accounts and financial data published by regulators to...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-deficit-almost-3bn-higher-than-official-figures-suggestThu, 31 Aug 2017 10:15:00 GMTNHS England names new primary care boss
NHS England has named the successor to Rosamond Roughton after she announced earlier this year she would be taking a career break, and standing down as the national director of commissioning.
Dominic Hardy, who is currently director of commissioning operations in Wessex at NHS England South, will take up the position in October.
His...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-names-new-primary-care-bossWed, 30 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTPrivate firms on track to profit another £1bn from NHS hospitals
Private companies which run Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts to build and run NHS hospitals have made a staggering £831m in pre-tax profits over the past six years, and are poised to collect an eye-watering £1bn more in the next five years.
A report by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI), which...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-firms-on-track-to-profit-another-1bn-from-nhs-hospitalsWed, 30 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTWe must ensure every STP succeeds
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, considers what else must be done to ensure all sustainability and transformation plans across the country are supported and up to scratch.
The NHS cannot continue to provide current levels of service without further national and local intervention. Without concerted action, we will...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-must-ensure-every-stp-succeedsWed, 30 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTSTPs could either help or hinder the 'promising' primary care home service model
The nascent primary care home (PCH) model – designed to connect staff from general practice, community-based services, hospitals, mental health services, social care and voluntary organisations to deliver joined-up care for groups of between 30,000 and 50,000 patients – shows promising signs of success, but will require widespread...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-could-either-help-or-hinder-the-promising-primary-care-home-service-modelTue, 29 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTStevens hands Liverpool CCG legal direction to review staff pay
NHS Liverpool CCG has been ordered by NHS England to review its remuneration arrangements in order to consider whether any governing body members or officers need to have their salaries reduced, as well as to comply with conflicts of interest provisions in its constitution.
In a legal direction issued by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens, the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-hands-liverpool-ccg-legal-direction-to-review-staff-payTue, 29 Aug 2017 11:30:00 GMTRCN warns of risk to children as school nurse numbers plummet
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has today warned that children with asthma, epilepsy and diabetes are being put seriously at risk as schools are increasingly having to lose their resident nurse.
Due to the accelerating rate of nurses leaving schools, the RCN says that teachers are being left without vital training, and pupils without...
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411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-warns-of-risk-to-children-as-school-nurse-numbers-plummetFri, 25 Aug 2017 08:45:00 GMTBed occupancy rate drops in Q1, but DToC rate 'does not bode well' for winter
Pressure has eased on bed occupancy in Q1, but Delayed Transfers of Care (DToC) for patients who are fit to move to community care has remained “stubbornly high”.
Figures released by NHS England for the quarter ending 30 June found that the average occupancy rate for all beds overnight was 87.1%, compared to 89% for the same...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bed-occupancy-rate-drops-in-q1-but-dtoc-rate-does-not-bode-well-for-winterFri, 25 Aug 2017 08:30:00 GMTLower staff levels of registered nurses driving up hospital mortality rates
Care left undone by nurses due to a lack of time is the “missing link” in understanding variation in mortality rates in hospitals, a new study has found.
Conducted by Dr Jane Ball at the University of Southampton, the research shows that hospitals with lower registered nursing (RN) staff had a higher risk of patient death as...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lower-staff-levels-of-registered-nurses-driving-up-hospital-mortality-ratesThu, 24 Aug 2017 14:45:00 GMTGPs voice concern at HEE proposals to get doctors in 'through back door'
More proposals have been raised to boost the general practice workforce this week, with Health Education England (HEE) announcing plans that could enable doctors who did not successfully complete their GP training to re-enter the programme.
If successful, the new rules would allow people who were unable to pass one part out of three of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-voice-concern-at-hee-proposals-to-get-doctors-in-through-back-door-Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMTPortsmouth trust issued warning notice as CQC deems care 'unsafe'
The CQC has today told Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust that it must urgently improve after inspectors found that care at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth was unsafe.
It has now issued trust leads a Warning Notice, meaning the trust must urgently improve safety, patient consent, dignity and respect, safeguarding and overall...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/portsmouth-trust-issued-warning-notice-as-cqc-deems-care-unsafe-Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:15:00 GMTScottish workforce shortages linked to rising paediatrics unit closures
Scottish doctors have today warned that shortages in the workforce are putting children’s health services under considerable pressure and leading to wards closing on a regular basis.
Findings from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) discovered that over the past 12 months, one in four of Scotland’s...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-workforce-shortages-linked-to-rising-paediatrics-unit-closuresWed, 23 Aug 2017 10:30:00 GMTTrust hits back at claims that appointments failure put patient safety at risk
Portsmouth trust leads have today hit back at claims that thousands of patients were put at risk after failing to organise important post-surgery appointments.
An independent report by the MBI Health Group, ordered by the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, found that almost 12,000 patients may have been put at “significant clinical...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-hits-back-at-claims-appointments-failure-put-patient-safety-at-riskWed, 23 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMTGPs 'will not rest on laurels' as figures show encouraging rise in numbers
Doctors have today vowed that they will not “rest on their laurels” as workforce figures showed that there had been a welcome rise in GPs coming into the workforce over the last three months.
The total GP headcount on 30 June 2017 was 42,215, which amounts to 34,242 full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs, and represents a rise in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-will-not-rest-on-laurels-as-figures-show-encouraging-rise-in-numbersWed, 23 Aug 2017 09:45:00 GMTThree West of England CCGs consider major merger
Three major CCGs in the West of England have this week announced ambitions to push forward with a merger that could see the three organisations come together.
The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCGs revealed that they are considering the move as all three have a successful track record of working closely together to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-west-of-england-ccgs-consider-major-mergerTue, 22 Aug 2017 16:30:00 GMTPilot launched to help whistleblowers return to NHS
A new pilot to ease NHS whistleblowers back into work has this week been launched by health chiefs in England.
The Whistleblowers Support Scheme will offer people who have revealed poor care practices in their workplace career coaching, financial advice and mediation.
Working Transitions has been appointed to run the pilot until...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pilot-launched-to-help-whistleblowers-return-to-nhs-Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:15:00 GMTNHSE working with 11 areas to expand international GP recruitment efforts
NHS England has today announced a new plan to boost the struggling GP workforce by expanding its international recruitment efforts.
Following a number of regional pilots, NHS England will work with partners to recruit around 600 overseas doctors into general practice in 2017-18, and increase this to 2,000 doctors over the next three years...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-working-with-11-areas-to-expand-international-gp-recruitment-effortsTue, 22 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHS England's chief nurse to take up role as London regional director
England’s chief nurse Professor Jane Cummings will take charge of the London region until a permanent regional director is found, NHS England has announced.
Current regional director Anne Rainsberry will step down from her role in the autumn to let Prof Cummings take up the position from 18 September.
Prof Cummings will...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-englands-chief-nurse-to-take-up-role-as-london-regional-directorMon, 21 Aug 2017 13:00:00 GMTRisk assessments not carried out before teenager's death at Southern Health
Regular risk assessments were not carried out by the psychiatrist responsible for Connor Sparrowhawk when the teenager died in 2013, a tribunal has today found.
Sparrowhawk, who was epileptic and had autism and learning difficulties died whilst being cared for at Slade House, a residential care unit run by Southern Health – who are...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-assessments-not-carried-out-before-teenagers-death-at-southern-healthMon, 21 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTToo many older patients 'suffering in silence' over complaint concerns
Concern has been raised by the families of older patients this week who say that it is too difficult to complain about the hospital care or treatment their relative is receiving.
In a survey conducted by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, more than half (51%) of family members said that it was difficult to complain when...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-older-patients-suffering-in-silence-over-complaint-concernsMon, 21 Aug 2017 12:15:00 GMTThree CCGs slapped with NHS England legal directions
Three CCGs have been slapped with NHS England legal directions requiring them to produce urgent improvement and financial plans, as well as hire turnaround directors and review their executive team and senior appointments.
The commissioning bodies for North Derbyshire, North Lincolnshire and Solihull are the first to receive legal...
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409,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-ccgs-slapped-with-nhs-england-legal-directionsFri, 18 Aug 2017 12:15:00 GMTNumbers placed into nursing courses drops by 8% since 2016
Nurses have today warned that there are not enough new workers being trained to keep pace with demand as UCAS figures showed that there had been an 8% drop in students who had been placed into university this year compared to 2016.
Following results day yesterday, which saw thousands of young people across England receive their A-Level...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/numbers-placed-into-nursing-courses-drops-by-8-since-2016Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTLondon trust told to improve for third time in three years
A major London NHS trust has been told by inspectors that it needs to urgently improve after it received its third ‘Requires Improvement’ rating in three years.
The CQC reviewed care at the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in March this year and found that improvements to care had been insufficient since it was last at the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-trust-told-to-improve-for-third-time-in-three-years-Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:30:00 GMTThird of trainee GPs not planning to work in NHS general practice
Only two-thirds of trainee GPs are planning to go on to work in general practice in the NHS, a new study has today warned.
The research carried out by the University of Warwick surveyed 178 GP trainees in the West Midlands who were within three months of receiving their certificate of completion of training, and found that perceptions of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-trainee-gps-not-planning-to-work-in-nhs-general-practiceThu, 17 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTLongest serving NHS chief executive sacked for 'gross misconduct'
The NHS’s longest serving CEO Sir Leonard Fenwick has been sacked by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT (NUT) for “gross misconduct”.
Sir Leonard was placed on a period of extended leave from his role at the trust back in January 2017 whilst the organisation carried out an independent investigation into a number of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/newcastle-trust-ceo-sacked-for-gross-misconduct-Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:00:00 GMTCouncil STP lead numbers decline as Norfolk boss stands down
One of the few senior council directors appointed to lead the STP footprint in their area is to be replace by the chief officer of two local CCGs.
Antek Lejk has now been appointed as the executive lead for the Norfolk and Waveney STP, and will take over from Dr Wendy Thomson, managing director of Norfolk County Council, who will remain a...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-boss-replaces-council-director-as-norfolk-and-waveney-stp-leadWed, 16 Aug 2017 11:00:00 GMTPatients in the south waiting significantly longer for vital treatment
Analysis of CCG data has found a huge disparity in care in different areas of England, as patients in the south were found to be waiting far longer to access vital medical treatments such as pacemakers, cataract surgery and hip and knee replacements.
The study, carried out by the Medical Technology Group (MTG), looked at data from 209...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-in-the-south-waiting-significantly-longer-for-vital-treatmentWed, 16 Aug 2017 10:30:00 GMTPrivacy of care environment in rapid decline, patients warn
Patients have this week voiced increasing dissatisfaction with the privacy of care environments in hospitals across England.
In NHS Digital’s fifth annual Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) report, it was revealed that 1,230 assessments were carried out by 279 organisations, and used 6,399 patient assessors to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/privacy-of-care-environment-in-rapid-decline-patients-warnWed, 16 Aug 2017 09:45:00 GMTBMA warns of 'complete disconnect' between management and staff in Scotland
Doctors have slammed the government in Scotland for too often taking a “top-down” approach to risk management, leading to important decisions being “foisted” onto staff without proper consultation.
Giving evidence to the Scottish health and sport committee, the British Medical Association (BMA) said there is also a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-warns-of-complete-disconnect-between-management-and-staff-in-scotlandTue, 15 Aug 2017 16:30:00 GMTRCN: Not enough nurses in 90% of largest NHS hospitals
More than 90% of England’s 50 biggest hospital trusts are not properly staffed and do not have enough nurses to the planned levels, a leading health group has today warned.
Analysis based on the NHS Choices website undertaken by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) also confirmed that hospitals were putting more unregistered support...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-not-enough-nurses-in-90-of-largest-nhs-hospitals-Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:15:00 GMTOne in four GPs unaware of national public activity assessment tools
The majority of GPs in England are unfamiliar with national Physical Activity (PA) guidelines and are not comfortable advising patients on how much exercise they should be doing.
A study in the British Medical Journal surveyed more than 1,000 doctors, finding that only one in five (20%) reported being “broadly familiar” with...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-four-gps-unaware-of-national-public-activity-assessment-toolsTue, 15 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTNew NHS Digital CEO takes up job
NHS Digital has welcomed its new chief executive Sarah Wilkinson into the role today.
Wilkinson will take over from Rob Shaw, who has acted as interim chief executive of the organisation for the past six months and who will now become deputy chief executive.
Her previous role had been as chief digital, data and technology officer at...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-digital-ceo-takes-up-jobMon, 14 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHSE holding back 'significantly helpful' cash from CCG books
NHS England has decided to hold back money that would have otherwise trickled down to CCG finances because it is “simply not an option” for commissioners to dodge contributing to a system risk reserve – especially in a year when this extra resource may prove necessary.
In a letter sent to commissioners, STP leads and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-holding-back-significantly-helpful-cash-from-ccg-booksMon, 14 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTCalls for ringfenced MH budget as ambulance call-outs soar by 25%
The number of emergency ambulance call-outs for those experiencing mental health issues in England has risen by 23% in just a couple of years, with 30,000 more patients in crisis in 2016-17 compared to two years earlier.
The data, obtained by former shadow mental health minister Luciana Berger MP as part of Freedom of Information requests...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-ringfenced-mh-budget-as-ambulance-call-outs-soar-by-25Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:45:00 GMTGeneralised training needed as patients 'passed round system like parcels'
Medical training in the future must reflect the need of both patients and service providers, a new report released today has argued.
The document, called the Shape of Training report (SoTR) from the UK Shape of Training Steering Group, looked into how medical training could be designed better to improve care outcomes in the UK.
It...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/generalised-training-needed-as-patients-passed-round-system-like-parcelsFri, 11 Aug 2017 15:15:00 GMTNext steps on shift to accountable care organisations revealed
A handbook has been released to give practical guidance to support local areas looking to implement an accountable care organisation (ACO) model and a whole population budget (WPB) approach to paying for health and care services.
Developed by NHS England and NHS Improvement, the handbook is to be used by organisations looking to move to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guidance-launched-to-support-shift-to-accountable-care-organisationsFri, 11 Aug 2017 14:15:00 GMTIndividual legal duties create 'governance challenges' to system working
A financial expert has today stated that one of the biggest challenges facing the NHS in England is in moving to system-wide working – and strong governance is vital for trusts to move that forward effectively.
In a blog written by the Healthcare Financial Managers Association’s (HFMA’s) technical editor, Sarah Bence...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/individual-legal-duties-create-governance-challenges-to-system-workingFri, 11 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMTMeeting new standards for pharmacy professionals
Duncan Rudkin, chief executive and registrar for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), writes about the new standards for pharmacy professionals.
One of the most important responsibilities the pharmacy regulator has is to ensure that the people who use pharmacy services have confidence in those services and in the pharmacists and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/meeting-new-standards-for-pharmacy-professionalsFri, 11 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMTGS1 standards: a weapon against counterfeit drugs
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, explores the rising problem of counterfeit drugs and the legislation being introduced to tackle it.
Counterfeit drugs are a global problem. World Health Organization data puts the sales of counterfeit drugs at over $75bn every year, with more than 50% of drugs sold online being falsified. And...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gs1-standards-a-weapon-against-counterfeit-drugsFri, 11 Aug 2017 05:30:00 GMTImproved care saved lives of 500 heart failure sufferers last year
An independent report released today has found that hundreds more people are surviving heart failure due to improvements to patient care.
NHS England stated that the report found that the mortality rate for people admitted to hospital with heart failure has dropped from 9.6% to 8.9%, and that this reduction in the mortality rate means...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improved-care-saved-lives-of-500-heart-failure-sufferers-last-year-Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:45:00 GMTChildren travelling up to 200 miles for 'in-area' mental healthcare
A major doctors’ group has today accused the government of misleading the public as it changed its definition for out-of-area beds for vulnerable children with mental health problems.
The British Medical Association (BMA) raised concern that children and young people with mental health problems are having to travel more than 200...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/children-travelling-up-to-200-miles-for-in-area-mental-healthcareThu, 10 Aug 2017 15:15:00 GMTNo summer respite for NHS as surgery waiting numbers highest in a decade
The number of patients waiting for planned surgery has now risen above four million for the first time since 2007, performance statistics have today shown.
In NHS England’s monthly update on performance for June and July 2017, the same trend of increasing demand highlighted in April’s figures was again outlined, as A&E...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-summer-respite-for-nhs-as-surgery-waiting-numbers-highest-in-a-decadeThu, 10 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTDoctors warn new medical school places won't ease workforce woes
An additional 500 places for medical students will be made available in England next year, the DH today revealed. However, a number of health bodies have argued this will not ease the NHS’s underlying workforce woes and that the plans must be backed up with fresh funding.
It follows an announcement last year that the government...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-warn-new-medical-school-places-wont-ease-workforce-woesWed, 09 Aug 2017 11:15:00 GMTMen twice as likely to suffer MH issues due to work than women
Men are twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems due to the stress of their job compared to other factors outside of work, new research has found.
A survey of 15,000 employees from 30 organisations led by mental health charity Mind found that a third (32%) of men attributed their poor mental health to their job, whilst only...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/men-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-mh-issues-due-to-work-than-womenWed, 09 Aug 2017 11:00:00 GMTNHSI and CQC to inspect trusts on how resources are used from autumn
Non-specialist acute trusts will be inspected and rated on how well they use their resources from this autumn, it has been revealed.
The regulator collected public views into delivering the changes earlier in the year and also tested the changes in seven trusts, and now NHS Improvement (NHSI) has published the confirmed ‘Use of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-and-cqc-to-inspect-trusts-on-how-resources-are-used-from-autumnWed, 09 Aug 2017 10:45:00 GMTNHS trusts could face severe fines for inadequate cyber security
NHS trusts could face considerable fines if they do not put robust cyber security measures in place in their organisation, it has been revealed.
The government has today said that organisations responsible for delivering services and looking after sensitive public data could be harshly punished for failing to safeguard their digital...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-could-face-severe-fines-for-inadequate-cyber-securityTue, 08 Aug 2017 17:00:00 GMTNearly half of maternity wards forced to close at least once last year
Nearly half the maternity units in England were forced to close at some point in 2016, research published today by Labour has revealed.
The data was obtained by the party through Freedom of Information (FoI) request, which asked trusts whether they had temporarily closed maternity wards to new admissions at some point last year.
The...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-maternity-wards-forced-to-close-at-least-once-last-yearTue, 08 Aug 2017 15:00:00 GMTStruggling special measures trust still failing to improve care
A trust currently in special measures has been placed under even more pressure after CQC inspectors found that improvements to care had not been made since their last visit.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (WAH) was placed in special measures in December 2015, but an inspection in April this year found that problems were still...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-special-measures-trust-still-failing-to-improve-careTue, 08 Aug 2017 12:15:00 GMTSecuring the health service with openness and transparency
Mike Lees, head of business security at Barnsley Hospital NHS FT, talks to NHE about the organisation’s innovative approach to securing the trust’s estate.
From left to right: Lisa Corbridge, Trust LSMS; Mike Lees, head of business security; Dean Ellis, security site manager; and Peyton Needle, surveillance camera...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/securing-the-health-service-with-openness-and-transparencyTue, 08 Aug 2017 09:30:00 GMTChanging our digital culture and safeguarding patient data
Joanna Smith, chief information officer at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS FT (RBHT), says that as the NHS becomes more digital it has to get better at supporting and funding the consequential impacts on IT infrastructure.
Like all of my colleagues in the NHS we are striving to upgrade our IT infrastructure, reduce paper and help...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changing-our-digital-culture-and-safeguarding-patient-dataTue, 08 Aug 2017 08:30:00 GMTImproving care at the touch of a screen
When it comes to dementia, having a calm and safe environment can have a substantial impact on a patient’s quality of life. NHE’s Josh Mines talks to the University of Stirling’s Lesley Palmer about how a new app aims to improve the lives of dementia sufferers and those who care for them.
Dementia is an illness that can...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-care-at-the-touch-of-a-screenTue, 08 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMTTransforming health and care: the Dorset story
Phil Richardson, Dorset STP lead director, explains why primary and community care are at the heart of the area’s transformation efforts.
As one of the recently announced accountable care systems, Dorset STP is fortunate to have a working partnership arrangement involving all health and local authority organisations that provide...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-health-and-care-the-dorset-storyTue, 08 Aug 2017 07:30:00 GMTBirmingham trust rolls out innovative patient administration system
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT (UHB) has this week announced the launch of an innovative new patient administration system.
The trust, which runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, is one of 12 NHS Global Digital Exemplars who have benefited from investment in digital infrastructure and specialist training.
The...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-trust-rolls-out-innovative-patient-administration-systemMon, 07 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMTLabour issues fresh warning over declining access to GP services
Analysis of data on GP services by the Labour Party has revealed a growing crisis of accessibility, as millions of patients across the country have worse access to their doctor than they did five years ago.
A major doctors’ group has also stated that Labour’s warning echoes concerns previously raised that cuts to funding and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-issues-fresh-warning-over-declining-access-to-gp-servicesMon, 07 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTWork begins on new £2.6m Emergency Treatment Centre in Dudley
Work to build a brand new £2.6m Emergency Treatment Centre at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley has officially been kicked off this week.
The facility is being delivered in partnership with Dudley CCG and, when finished, will house urgent care services.
It will be constructed right next to the existing emergency department to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/work-begins-on-new-26m-emergency-treatment-centre-in-dudley-Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:15:00 GMT'Pivotal moment' in battle against HIV as PrEP trials to start in September
The pioneering HIV prevention drug PrEP will be trialled by NHS England from September, it was this week announced.
The drug will be provided by the NHS through an initial three-year trial to around 10,000 people, in what is looking to be the largest single study of this type in the world.
In December last year, NHS England agreed to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pivotal-moment-in-battle-against-hiv-as-prep-trials-to-start-in-septemberFri, 04 Aug 2017 14:00:00 GMTNHS could save £108m by introducing 'at the door' surgical assessments
NHS trusts could see significant reductions to unnecessary hospital admissions by introducing consultant-led surgical assessments at the front door, a report released today has found.
Research by the Getting It Right First Time Programme (GIRFT) has found that the implementation of this policy in hospitals could reduce general surgery...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-save-108m-by-introducing-at-the-door-surgical-assessmentsFri, 04 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTA centre for medicines optimisation research and education
Dr Yogini Jani, a consultant pharmacist at University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH), discusses a collaboration with UCL School of Pharmacy that aims to transform patient care by making medicines safer and easier to take.
Left to right: Professor David Lomas, UCL’s vice-provost (health); Professor Ian Wong, CMORE’s...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-centre-for-medicines-optimisation-research-and-educationFri, 04 Aug 2017 07:30:00 GMTA community service
Louise Watson, NHS England director of the New Care Models programme, discusses the emerging success stories from the vanguard areas across the country.
Primary and community care play a vital role in a robust and effective health service, which is why the New Care Models programme has focused on transforming the way care is delivered in...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-community-service-Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMTUnlocking the benefits of age-friendly cities
Stefanie Buckner, Calum Mattocks and Louise Lafortune from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, alongside Melanie Rimmer from the School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield, and Daniel Pope and Nigel Bruce from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Psychology Health and Society, discuss the role of the...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unlocking-the-benefits-of-age-friendly-citiesFri, 04 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMTHEE launches first survey on pharmacy workforce development
For the first time, Health Education England (HEE) is inviting 11,500 community pharmacies to participate in a national survey looking at train and development across the sector.
The new Community Pharmacies Workforce Survey has been put in place to inform the commissioning of clinical education and the development of community...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-launches-first-survey-on-pharmacy-workforce-developmentThu, 03 Aug 2017 14:15:00 GMTBrexit Alliance: Urgent agreement needed on key NHS priority areas
NHS patients stand to lose out if the government does not give issues like healthcare research and access to new medicines the attention they deserve when trying to untangle from the European Union, the Brexit Health Alliance has warned.
The alliance, first unveiled by NHS Confederation’s Niall Dickson during his...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-alliance-urgent-agreement-needed-on-key-nhs-priority-areasThu, 03 Aug 2017 13:00:00 GMTInformation of over 500 trainee doctors published online in data breach
The personal information of more than 500 trainee GPs from a trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside area have been published online following a data breach at a hospital.
Detail including addresses, phone numbers and National Insurance numbers of the trainees at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust appeared online, leading to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/information-of-over-500-trainee-doctors-published-online-in-data-breachThu, 03 Aug 2017 11:45:00 GMTRCSEd: Improve working environments to protect patient safety
A major surgical college has today called on the government to tackle shortfalls in NHS staff after a survey of its members revealed broad inefficiencies across the NHS workforce.
In a report released by the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (RCSEd), it was also found that poor working environments are having a detrimental effect on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcsed-improve-working-environments-to-protect-patient-safetyWed, 02 Aug 2017 10:15:00 GMTStruggling Lincolnshire trust to continue overnight closure at A&E unit
A struggling trust in Lincolnshire has announced that it has been forced to continue the overnight closure of the A&E unit at one of its hospitals.
Back in August 2016, hospital leaders made the decision to temporarily change the opening hours at Grantham and District Hospital to serve patients between 9am and 6.30pm, which was...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-lincolnshire-trust-to-continue-overnight-closure-at-ae-unitWed, 02 Aug 2017 09:30:00 GMTMajor Manchester hospitals merger cleared by CMA
A merger between the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT (UHSM) has this week been officially cleared by the Combined Markets Authority (CMA).
In a final report released this week, the CMA concluded that a merger was likely to create more benefits than issues for...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-manchester-hospitals-merger-cleared-by-cmaWed, 02 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMTHospital unit could be closed for a year to replace cladding on building
A hospital unit in Oxford will close for up to a year after a report into fire safety standards of cladding on its building revealed that it did not meet required standards.
Following an independent report into the cladded buildings on four main hospitals in Oxfordshire being handed to Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS FT last week, a...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-unit-could-be-closed-for-a-year-to-replace-cladding-on-buildingTue, 01 Aug 2017 15:00:00 GMTTomorrow's leaders today
Peter Lees, chief executive and medical director at the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM), Dr Alex Till, national medical director’s clinical fellow at FMLM, and Tim Swanwick, senior clinical adviser and postgraduate Dean at Health Education England (HEE), discuss how to embed leadership and management within medical...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tomorrows-leaders-todayTue, 01 Aug 2017 15:00:00 GMTBirmingham mental health trust rating slips after latest CQC inspection
A Midlands mental health trust has been told to improve by the CQC after inspectors reported that standards had slipped from ‘Good’ to ‘Requires Improvement’.
In a review of the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS FT conducted in March 2017, it was found that while the services provided by the trust were Good...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-mental-health-trust-rating-slips-after-latest-cqc-inspectionTue, 01 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS Digital Academy to be hosted by three world-leading universities
The NHS Digital Academy will be led by three of the world’s best universities in a bid to equip healthcare staff with the right skills to boost digital innovation.
Experts at Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation, the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Medical School in the US will be open for...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-academy-to-be-hosted-by-three-world-leading-universitiesTue, 01 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMTContinuing to shine a light on workforce race equality
Yvonne Coghill OBE, NHS England’s director, Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) Implementation, explains that we need to celebrate that the health service wants to embrace and tackle the difficult race equality agenda.
“One of the diseases of the health service is that we make great speeches to each other, but we...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/continuing-to-shine-a-light-on-workforce-race-equalityTue, 01 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMTUsing EHRs to build an exciting research infrastructure
Dr Janet Valentine, director of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), and Dr Jennifer Quint, clinical senior lecturer in Respiratory Epidemiology, Occupational Medicine and Public Health at Imperial College London’s National Heart & Lung Institute, talk to NHE about the huge potential for clinical research within primary...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/using-ehrs-to-build-an-exciting-research-infrastructureTue, 01 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMTThe importance of patients in NHS change
Leila Williams (pictured), chief executive officer of the NHS Transformation Unit, on the importance of patient involvement.
The National Health Service has just turned 69. It still does today what it was created for on 5 July 1948, providing medical, dental and nursing care for everyone. It’s an anniversary though that will have...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-patients-in-nhs-changeTue, 01 Aug 2017 06:30:00 GMTNHS England reveals £15m plan to entice nurses into general practice
A 10-point plan has this week been launched to develop the role that general practice nurses play in the NHS workforce.
The £15m strategy will target and prioritise where improvements are needed most, and also set out key milestones which will allow progress to be measured across GP nursing for the first time.
Measures in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-reveals-15m-plan-to-entice-nurses-into-general-practiceMon, 31 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMTDoctors call for rethink of GP Forward View as targets 'unachievable'
Doctors have today warned that NHS England is falling short of its target to recruit 5,000 more GPs into the profession by 2020, and warned that a ‘rethink’ was now needed to ensure targets are put back on track
In its annual assessment of the GP Forward View, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said that some...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-call-for-rethink-of-gp-forward-view-as-targets-unachievableMon, 31 Jul 2017 12:15:00 GMTHunt's plan for 21,000 new mental health staff 'does not add up'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has today pledged £1.3bn funding to provide England with 21,000 more mental health staff, such as nurses, therapists and psychiatrists, to ease bed occupancy rates and reduce waiting times – but health leaders are sceptical around the plan’s lack of details and unclear timescales.
The plans...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunts-plan-for-21000-new-mental-health-staff-does-not-add-upMon, 31 Jul 2017 11:30:00 GMTBMA 'deeply concerned' about CEP plans to slash £500m from 13 areas
Doctors have today warned that ‘secret’ plans for severe cuts that could extend waiting times, reduce access to services and merge or close hospitals are being considered by the government.
The BMA has said that the capped expenditure process (CEP) introduced in April this year instructs commissioners and providers in 13 areas...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-deeply-concerned-about-cep-plans-to-slash-500m-from-13-areasFri, 28 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTCQC: Southern Health still failing to learn from serious incidents
Inspectors have warned the troubled Southern Health trust that although some progress is being made to improve care, urgent work is still needed to bring it up to standards.
The CQC today published a report into care at the trust that found that it was not always undertaking effective investigations and was still not learning from serious...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-southern-health-still-failing-to-learn-from-serious-incidentsFri, 28 Jul 2017 14:45:00 GMTLabour demands NAO inquiry into NHS Professionals privatisation
The Labour Party has today announced that it has asked for an inquiry to be launched into the privatisation of an NHS staffing agency that manages more than 90,000 people.
In a letter written by Labour health minister Justin Madders to Amyas Morse, auditor general of the National Audit Office (NAO), the government was accused of pushing a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-demands-nao-inquiry-into-nhs-professionals-privatisationFri, 28 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTA welcome signal on the future of medicines
Just before NHE went to press, Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark issued a letter entitled ‘the UK wants to continue to work with the EU on medicines’. David Stevenson reports on this and recent discussions around Brexit.
An “important and welcome signal”. These are the words of Niall Dickson, CEO of NHS Confederation and...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-welcome-signal-on-the-future-of-medicinesFri, 28 Jul 2017 10:00:00 GMTRealising the potential of pharmacy will need change at scale
Better for patients. Better for the NHS. Better for other healthcare providers. Sue Sharpe, chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), which represents all community pharmacy owners providing NHS services in England, on the priorities for community pharmacy contract reform.
Community pharmacy is a sector...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/realising-the-potential-of-pharmacy-will-need-change-at-scaleFri, 28 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTVaccine storage must be priority
Ian Harbinson, marketing manager at Lec Medical, discusses the importance of effective vaccine storage.
Vaccines cost the NHS approximately £200m a year. If each practice lost just one dose of Pediacel a month, that would equate to over £4m a year*. It is therefore highly important that these vaccines are safeguarded against...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vaccine-storage-must-be-priorityFri, 28 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTA joined-up approach to recruitment
Andrew Belcher, clinical resource planning manager at Northampton General Hospital, explains how healthcare providers in his county have come together collectively to address the skills crisis.
The shortage of nurses and doctors is a national issue. The Royal College of Nursing’s chief executive and general secretary, Janet Davies...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-joined-up-approach-to-recruitmentFri, 28 Jul 2017 07:30:00 GMTAre STP mental health plans destined to fail?
Norman Lamb MP, the health spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, warns that it would be a huge mistake to waste the opportunity sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) present to fix struggling mental health services and encourage parity of esteem.
Twelve months ago in NHE, I wrote that I was sceptical as to whether STPs would...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-stp-mental-health-plans-destined-to-failFri, 28 Jul 2017 07:30:00 GMTLack of beds forces mentally ill children into adult wards
Major concern has been raised about the declining quality of mental health services for children and young people, as it was revealed that overcrowding on children’s wards had led to under-18s spending 2,700 days in adult wards in two months.
In a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), it was also revealed that 83...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-beds-forces-mentally-ill-children-into-adult-wardsThu, 27 Jul 2017 15:45:00 GMTGM to develop innovative app designed to curb A&E pressures
An innovative measure designed to stop people unnecessarily going to A&E is currently in development by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP).
GMHSCP explained that an app and website was in development that would show, in real time, which health services patients can go to for help, as well as how busy...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gm-to-develop-innovative-app-designed-to-curb-ae-pressuresThu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:00 GMTExodus of experienced nurses doubles in three years
More warnings about the nursing workforce have been issued today as it was revealed that the number of experienced nurses leaving the profession has doubled in the last three years.
Figures released by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) stated that increasing demand and decades of low pay is leading nurses with 10 or more years of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exodus-of-experienced-nurses-doubles-in-three-yearsThu, 27 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMTTurbo-boosting STPs? It's time we got serious about 'partnership'
Merron Simpson, chief executive New NHS Alliance, argues we’re missing the point of what ‘partnership working’ truly means if we refuse to recruit help from those outside the health service.
Jeremy Hunt and Simon Steven’s recent announcement to ‘turbo-boost’ sustainability...
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407,418,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turbo-boosting-stps-its-time-we-got-serious-about-partnershipThu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:00 GMTNHSE: Trusts must urgently develop leaders to drive digital innovation
The NHS needs to urgently develop leaders to help drive forward the implementation of digital technology in the health service, a leading figure in NHS England has this week warned.
In a statement, NHS England’s associate chief clinical information officer (CCIO) Dr Harpeet Sood said that using digital technology and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-trusts-must-urgently-develop-leaders-to-drive-digital-innovationWed, 26 Jul 2017 10:30:00 GMTDoctors call for alcohol pricing reform to cut £17bn NHS drinking cost
Doctors have this week called for the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol in the UK after it was revealed that drink could kill 63,000 people and cost the NHS almost £17bn over the next five years.
In findings released by Sheffield University’s prestigious Alcohol Research Group (ARG), alcohol was predicted to kill...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-call-for-alcohol-pricing-reform-to-cut-17bn-nhs-drinking-costWed, 26 Jul 2017 10:15:00 GMTManchester mental health to be transformed by £134m fund
Health authorities in Manchester have this week launched an enormous £134m action plan to transform mental health care in the area.
The investment aims to put mental health on a “equal footing” with physical health, as well as ensure that every child who needs mental health care is treated for their...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-mental-health-to-be-transformed-by-134m-fundWed, 26 Jul 2017 09:30:00 GMTCQC registration cancelled in a third of GPs post-special measures
Nearly a third of GP practices to exit special measures last year were subsequently detached from the CQC, either by being deregistered by the inspectorate or cancelling by their own registration.
In total, 155 GP practices entered CQC special measures over 2016-17, with 133 of these later exiting. In total, there were 130 practices still...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-registration-cancelled-in-a-third-of-gps-post-special-measuresTue, 25 Jul 2017 16:15:00 GMTCQC chief: There's a lot trusts can do to improve care without extra cash
Although more money would be welcome, the NHS can improve its care and standards by running more efficiently, the outgoing chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC has today said.
Speaking too BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Professor Sir Mike Richards, who will leave his post at the CQC at the end of the month, has repeated the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-chief-theres-a-lot-trusts-can-do-to-improve-care-without-extra-cash-Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:00:00 GMTUnions warn of pay cap effect as vacancies skyrocket by 30% in two years
Warnings have been raised by a pair of major unions representing NHS workers after figures revealed worrying gaps in the health service workforce.
Data released by NHS Digital showed that vacancies for full-time positions had grown from 23,427 in February 2015 to 30,613 in March 2017 – a rise of 30%.
It was also revealed that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-warn-of-pay-cap-effect-as-vacancies-skyrocket-by-30-in-two-yearsTue, 25 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMTA new approach to talent management
Martin Hancock, national lead for talent management at NHS Leadership Academy, and Gill Rooke, the organisation’s senior operations manager, discuss the ongoing work to improve talent management and access to leadership development in the NHS.
Last year, the first iteration of the national framework ‘Developing People –...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-approach-to-talent-managementTue, 25 Jul 2017 09:15:00 GMTGet ready to do it all over again
NHE hears from Jim Mackey and Lord Carter of Coles about the ongoing efficiency challenge.
At Confed17, Jim Mackey and Simon Stevens both commended the health sector for its efforts in the past 12 months to break even financially in 2016-17. The provider sector finished the year with a deficit of £791m, but this was covered with...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/get-ready-to-do-it-all-over-againTue, 25 Jul 2017 08:30:00 GMTEnabling greater integration through ACSs
At this year’s NHS Confed, Simon Stevens revealed the first wave of accountable care systems (ACSs). NHE speaks to Ian Dodge, the director responsible for NHS England’s strategy and policy, about the developments and direction of travel.
Shortly before the general election was called, which seems somewhat in the dim and...
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405,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enabling-greater-integration-through-acssTue, 25 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTHow NHS organisations can protect themselves against cyber crime
On 12 May, a global cyber-attack occurred on an unprecedented scale. It affected organisations across the globe and, though it did not specifically target the NHS, the impact on UK health services brought cyber security to the top of the national agenda. NHE’s David Stevenson gets an update from the NHS Digital Data Security Centre on...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-nhs-organisations-can-protect-themselves-against-cyber-crimeTue, 25 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTMost physicians 'don't feel valued' by hospital they work in
Only one in four substantive consultant physicians in the UK feel valued by the hospital they work in, a survey conducted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today warned.
In April, researchers from the RCP and a number of other organisations asked physicians questions about their wellbeing, and found that although more than 78%...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-physicians-dont-feel-valued-by-hospital-they-work-inMon, 24 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTOver 100 million patients facing week-long GP waits by 2022
Patients will wait longer than a week to see a GP or practice nurse more than 100 million times by 2022, doctors have today warned.
Figures released by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) have shown that if current trends of increasing demand and tightened purse strings continues, the number of patients waiting a week or more to see a GP will...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-100-million-patients-facing-week-long-gp-waits-by-2022Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHSE to stop prescribing homeopathic treatments in £190m savings drive
A new action plan to reduce the amount of wasteful and ineffective drug prescriptions, which could save the health service over £190m a year, has been launched by NHS England.
The scheme could see 18 treatments, including homeopathy and herbal treatments – which cost taxpayers £141m a year – no longer prescribed...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-to-stop-prescribing-homeopathic-treatments-in-190m-savings-driveMon, 24 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMTHalf of STPs at an advanced stage, but rankings are 'mixed blessing'
The 44 sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) footprints in England have been rated and ranked by overall performance for the first time since being set up in 2015, with over half in an advanced stage.
Each area was judged on a number of performance areas, including emergency departments, patient safety and prevention. Within...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-50-of-stps-at-an-advanced-stage-but-rankings-could-be-mixed-blessingFri, 21 Jul 2017 15:00:00 GMTMackey calls on trusts to cull 'unsustainable' agency staff spending
Providers have this week been urged to up their efforts to reduce agency spending which has reportedly reached an “unsustainable” level.
Writing to directors and leaders earlier this week, CEO of NHS Improvement Jim Mackey said that though “significant inroads” had been made on reducing spending on agency staff...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-calls-on-trusts-to-cull-unsustainable-spending-on-agency-staffFri, 21 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMTMental health providers urged to adopt quality improvement initiatives
Mental health providers have been called upon to adopt quality improvement more in order to make care for patients better.
The call comes from think tank the King’s Fund, which states that while the practice of continually changing services through testing, measuring, reviewing and refining is increasingly common across NHS trusts...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-providers-urged-to-adopt-quality-improvement-initiatives-Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:45:00 GMTBreaking down silos at the Commissioning Show
NHE’s Luana Salles and Josh Mines report from this year’s Commissioning Show, co-located with Health+Care, which served to highlight that isolated working is now a thing of the past.
Clinical commissioning, like the rest of the health and care landscape, is radically changing. Rather than focusing on institutions, CCGs are...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-down-silos-at-the-commissioning-showFri, 21 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMTHoping for cross-organisational change
Mark Orchard, president of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and director of finance at Poole Hospital NHS FT, discusses the future of NHS finance.
Marking the midpoint of a newsworthy and eventful year, we recently released our latest NHS financial temperature check – a biannual survey which provides...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hoping-for-cross-organisational-changeFri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTMaking community pharmacy integral to STP solutions
James Roach discusses his work with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) to develop a new community pharmacy service offering for sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) areas.
Pharmacies are a local lifeline and are vital to the health of the nation. Often the first port of call for advice and treatment, local pharmacies...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-community-pharmacy-integral-to-stp-solutionsFri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMTBMA backs GMC commitment to reduce burden of revalidation on doctors
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published its plan on how it will implement Sir Keith Pearson’s recommendations for the next steps of taking revalidation processes forward.
Revalidation is the process by which doctors regularly demonstrate that they are up to date with modern techniques and practices. Sir Keith had...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-backs-gmc-commitment-to-reduce-burden-of-revalidation-on-doctorsThu, 20 Jul 2017 16:45:00 GMTMental health care unsafe, restrictive and 'overly institutional in nature'
Mental health care regulators have today warned that the system is “at a crossroads” as there is currently too much poor care and too much variation in quality and access of services.
The safety of services was highlighted as particularly concerning, as well as the fact that many care facilities were “over restrictive...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-care-unsafe-restrictive-and-overly-institutional-in-nature-Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:45:00 GMT'Tainted blood' campaigners boycott inquiry meeting with DH
More than 10 organisations launching a campaign against the government for the ‘tainted blood’ scandal have today refused to be involved with an official inquiry headed up by the Department of Health (DH).
The organisations have decided to boycott a meeting with the DH, where they were invited to discuss decisions on setting...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tainted-blood-campaigners-boycott-inquiry-meeting-with-dhThu, 20 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTGo-ahead given to support 15 STP areas with £325m capital investment
The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England have finally revealed that 15 high-performing STP areas will be given a share of the £325m capital investment, to support local projects, as promised in the chancellor’s Spring Budget.
Speaking at the King’s Fund, health secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England CEO Simon...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/go-ahead-given-to-support-15-stp-areas-with-325m-capital-investmentWed, 19 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMTDH balances books at cost of capital spending falling for third year in a row
The Department of Health (DH) has balanced its books in 2016-17, although this has been achieved against the back drop of another fall in capital spending.
Last year, capital spending stood at around £4.56bn, below its budget of £4.61bn. This spend is a reduction from 2015-16 of around £96m.
And it’s also the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-balances-books-at-cost-of-capital-spending-falling-for-third-year-in-a-rowWed, 19 Jul 2017 10:30:00 GMTNHS ranked best in world despite low GDP spend
The NHS has been ranked top in a study of 11 health services from around the world by a leading international think-tank.
Findings uncovered by US-based researchers in the Commonwealth Fund ranked the 11 countries in order for their care processes, access, administrative efficiency, equity and healthcare outcomes.
The UK’s...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-ranked-best-in-world-despite-low-gdp-spend-Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:30:00 GMTTime to heed the winter warning from the frontline
As we head into the peak of summer most people will be thinking sunbeds rather than hospital beds. But as a new report by NHS Providers indicates, trusts need to start planning and investing now or risk serious pressures when winter bites, writes the organisation’s head of analysis, Phillippa Hentsch.
The challenge of creating...
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409,426,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-heed-the-winter-warning-from-the-frontlineWed, 19 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMTDesigning services properly
Terry Young, professor of healthcare systems at Brunel University London and a founder of the Cumberland Initiative, argues that we should drop service improvement and just design services properly.
With a new government, the political discussion about how much commitment each party will demonstrate through its NHS spending has reached a...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/designing-services-properly-Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:45:00 GMTCQC: Timescales for publishing inspection reports remains challenging
The CQC missed a number of key targets for publishing reports following inspection of NHS services last year, the organisation’s annual reports and accounts for 2016-17 has revealed.
In the document, it was revealed that for hospitals, only 16% of reports for independent health and focused NHS inspections of less than three core...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-timescales-for-publishing-inspection-reports-remains-challengingTue, 18 Jul 2017 15:45:00 GMTRSPH: Ambitions to slash smoking rates not achievable without extra funding
Health organisations have welcomed a new government plan to reduce the societal harm of smoking, but added that the ambitions must also be backed by extra funding.
A full year-and-a-half after the previous strategy expired, the government has set out new objectives to reduce smoking among adults from 15.5% to 12% or less by 2022.
It...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rsph-ambitions-to-slash-smoking-rates-not-achievable-without-extra-fundingTue, 18 Jul 2017 14:30:00 GMTCracks emerge in paediatrics as quarter of senior trainee jobs still vacant
Warnings have been raised about growing gaps in the paediatrics workforce as it was today revealed that one in four senior trainee positions in the sector are currently vacant.
In figures released by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), it was also revealed that almost one in five trainee positions were currently...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cracks-emerge-in-paediatrics-as-quarter-of-senior-trainee-jobs-still-vacantTue, 18 Jul 2017 12:15:00 GMTUp to 3,000 beds must be freed up to deliver safe care this winter, warns NHSI
The NHS will need to free up 2,000 to 3,000 acute beds to be able to ensure safe, effective care is delivered this winter, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has stated.
In its review of the torrid winter the health service experienced over 2016-17, NHSI said that these bed spaces should be freed up by trusts through a reduction in delayed transfers...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/up-to-3000-beds-must-be-freed-up-to-deliver-safe-care-this-winter-warns-nhsiMon, 17 Jul 2017 14:30:00 GMTNew £90m DH fund to help SMEs develop breakthrough medical innovations
An £86m package has been announced to fund UK firms to develop medical breakthroughs that could benefit the NHS.
The pot will allow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and test innovating technologies in the UK’s health service.
The announcement also marks the first steps forward with the Accelerated...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-90m-dh-fund-to-help-smes-develop-breakthrough-medical-innovationsMon, 17 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTRCGP points to 'huge problem' as over 200 GPs closed or merged last year
Only eight GP practices were open last year in England, whilst 202 were either closed or merged, figures released by NHS Digital have shown.
In the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, it was also revealed that almost half (47%) of CCGs had seen practice closures or mergers in their area.
The fresh figures have sparked...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-points-to-huge-problem-as-over-200-gps-closed-or-merged-last-yearMon, 17 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMTHow we can truly make a difference for inpatients with dementia?
Melanie Handley from the University of Hertfordshire outlines the findings of a new study that looked at the effectiveness of dementia care in hospitals, and what can be done to ensure better patient outcomes.
At any one time, 25% of hospital beds are used by people living with dementia, rising to a higher proportion on some wards....
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-we-can-truly-make-a-difference-for-inpatients-with-dementiaMon, 17 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMTFirst cosmetic surgery certification issued by RCS
A Manchester surgeon has become the first in the country to be officially endorsed to perform cosmetic surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
The new certification was launched in January in a bid to better regulate cosmetic surgery and ease the minds of people hoping to go under the knife.
The RCS has previously been vocal...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-cosmetic-surgery-certification-issued-by-rcsFri, 14 Jul 2017 15:15:00 GMTSix-month waits for treatment soar as NHS performance slips further
A&E performance is continuing to slide, as data released this week by NHS England revealed that targets were still not being met.
In figures for May, it was reported that 89.7% of patients in emergency wards were seen within four hours, a decline from April, where the figure was 90.5% and for the same month in 2016 when it was...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-month-waits-for-treatment-soar-as-nhs-performance-slips-furtherFri, 14 Jul 2017 14:00:00 GMTClinical negligence claims cost NHS over £1bn last year
The NHS paid out over £1.08bn in damages to claimants for clinical negligence last year, NHS Resolution’s first annual report has this week found.
Formerly known as the NHS Litigation Authority, the organisation revealed that though the number of new negligence claims had reduced by 2.5% from the previous year, the cost of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-negligence-claims-cost-nhs-over-108bn-in-last-yearFri, 14 Jul 2017 11:45:00 GMTSarah Wollaston re-elected as chair of the Health Select Committee
Dr Sarah Wollaston has been re-elected chair of the Health Select Committee in the House of Commons.
The Conservative MP for Totnes, Dr Wollaston ran unopposed for the position and so was automatically elected.
As committee chair, Dr Wollaston was one of a group of committee chairs who urged the prime minister to reach a cross-party...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sarah-wollaston-re-elected-as-chair-of-the-health-select-committeeThu, 13 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTMajor change to ambulance response targets revealed
New performance targets for ambulance services have today been announced as for the first-time national response targets will apply to every single 999 patient.
NHS England say that the new system could save the lives of 250 people per year, and put an end to the “hidden waits” that some patients, including the frail and...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-announces-major-change-to-ambulance-response-targetsThu, 13 Jul 2017 15:00:00 GMTDH pledges £50m to safeguarding NHS digital security
The government has this week pledged to boost investment in data and cyber security for the NHS by over £50m, including a £21m capital fund specifically for major trauma centres.
Following the publication of the National Data Guardian for Health and Care’s Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs and the CQC’s...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-pledges-50m-to-safeguarding-nhs-digital-security-Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:15:00 GMTShared vision for quality social care is essential for all, says NHS Providers
NHS Providers have welcomed news revealed today that the CQC will join with over 100 people, organisations and national bodies involved with social care to mark a renewed effort to improve the sector.
In a report called ‘Quality Matters’, the regulator detailed a “determined and shared vision” on how better care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shared-vision-for-quality-social-care-is-essential-for-all-says-nhs-providersWed, 12 Jul 2017 11:30:00 GMTPlans to cut public health budgets by £85m this year 'self-defeating'
Public health services such as sexual health clinics and services reducing harm from smoking, alcohol and drugs are to be cut by £85m this year by local authorities, despite having their budgets severely reduced in recent times, new research has found.
In findings released by health think-tank the King’s Fund today which...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-cut-public-health-budgets-by-85m-this-year-self-defeating-Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:00:00 GMTApplications now open for this year's Our Health Heroes Awards
Following the success of the inaugural Our Health Heroes Awards last year, the celebration of the UK’s healthcare workforce is back for 2017.
The awards, organised by Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health, have also grown and will reward an Apprentice of the Year, the Workforce Planning Team of the Year and an...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/applications-now-open-for-this-years-our-health-heroes-awardsWed, 12 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMTBristol trust taken out of financial special measures
A trust in the west of England has been taken out of financial special measures, following significant steps forward in its fiscal performance.
NHS Improvement said that the struggling trust had demonstrated strong leadership and worked collaboratively with the organisation to find savings of more than £8m than originally expected...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bristol-trust-taken-out-of-financial-special-measures-Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:15:00 GMTInquiry launched into 'appalling injustice' of tainted blood case
An inquiry will be launched into the ‘tainted blood’ scandal that saw thousands of people infected with hepatitis C and HIV after receiving contaminated blood transfusions in the 1970s and 80s.
A spokesman for Theresa May today said that her and the health secretary Jeremy Hunt had met with MPs on Tuesday to announce the need...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inquiry-launched-into-appalling-injustice-of-tainted-blood-caseTue, 11 Jul 2017 15:15:00 GMTTrusts with more managers yield better patient outcomes, research finds
Trusts who have more managers tend to have better patient care and outcomes, new research released this week has found.
Academics from Warwick Business School, the University of Bristol and the University of Leeds looked through six years’ worth of NHS data to measure the performance of 150 acute hospital trusts in England from 2007...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-with-more-managers-yield-better-patient-outcomes-research-findsTue, 11 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTImage sharing leaves doctors at risk of breaking ethical guidelines, warns MDU
Doctors have been warned that they could be breaching their ethical obligations by sharing clinical information over file sharing apps and websites.
Last week, a review by DeepMind Health, a wing of Google, found that some doctors were being forced to use mobile camera apps like Snapchat to send data across to colleagues they were working...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/image-sharing-leaves-doctors-at-risk-of-breaking-ethical-guidelines-warns-mduMon, 10 Jul 2017 14:30:00 GMTBirmingham trust announces plans for new £65m specialist facility
Plans for a large new specialist facility costing £65m have been revealed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT.
The new facility will house 138 specialist beds offering both NHS and private care on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus.
It is expected that the facility will be finished by 2020, and is hoped to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-trust-announces-plans-for-new-65m-specialist-facilityMon, 10 Jul 2017 12:30:00 GMTMSC warns of sharply declining clinical academic numbers
The number of people in the clinical academic workforce has seen a considerable drop over the last five years, a new survey has revealed.
Concern was raised by the Medical Schools Council (MSC), who conducted a survey of clinical academics in the NHS and found that the total number of staff had seen a 2.1% decline since 2015 and a 4.2%...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/msc-warns-of-sharply-declining-clinical-academic-numbers-Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:15:00 GMTDoctors raise concern at patients reporting increased GP waiting times
Concerns about the waiting times at GP clinics increasing have been raised by doctors, after it was revealed that only 57.7% of patients felt that they didn’t normally wait too long to see a GP.
On top of that, only two-thirds (68%) of patients said it was easy to get through to their GP surgery on the phone, a decrease of 1.9...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-raise-concern-at-patients-reporting-increased-gp-waiting-timesFri, 07 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTSector leaders call for mental health to be central to STPs
The health sector has today come together to call for mental health to be made a central component of local STP plans.
Following the release of NHS Providers’ state of the sector report, which warned that mental health services were struggling to deliver existing services under immense pressure, organisations from the NHS and the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sector-leaders-call-for-mental-health-to-be-central-to-stpsFri, 07 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTLocal MH workforce plan needed as majority of trusts worried about demand
Fewer than one in three leaders of mental health trusts are confident that they have enough staff to deliver existing services, let alone expand or improve services, a survey released today has found.
In a major review of the sector conducted by NHS Providers, trust leaders warned that recent commitments to mental health by the prime...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-mh-workforce-plan-needed-as-majority-of-trusts-worried-about-demandFri, 07 Jul 2017 11:30:00 GMTNHS and council bosses at odds over divisive Better Care Fund targets
Two influential leaders from the NHS and local government are firmly at odds with the government’s decision to outline ‘expectations’ – in other words, targets – of how much areas will have to reduce the amount of delayed transfers of care (DTOCs) that occur in their interface between health and social...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-council-bosses-at-odds-over-divisive-better-care-fund-targetsThu, 06 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTTemperature rising as almost all FDs lack capital to achieve STP targets
For the fourth year in a row, NHS trusts and foundation trusts have reported a lack of confidence that fiscal targets would be met this year, although STP relationships have been strengthened over the last six months.
In the seventh NHS financial temperature check – which provides a national picture of the views of health service...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/temperature-rising-as-almost-all-fds-lack-capital-to-achieve-stp-targetsThu, 06 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTCouncils voice 'serious doubts' over likelihood of STP success
Fewer than one in four local politicians feel confident that sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will be successful in reshaping local health and care services, it has been revealed.
In a poll conducted by the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils across England, councillors expressed concern that...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-voice-serious-doubts-over-likelihood-of-stp-successThu, 06 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMTNMC considers change to health-focused language testing
Changes to English language testing for nurses and midwives will be further investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), it has been revealed.
In the organisation’s latest board papers, though it stated that the current system of testing, called the International English Language Test System (IELTS) was still fit for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-considers-change-to-health-focused-language-testingWed, 05 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMTDigital doldrums: NHS remains world's largest purchaser of fax machines
The NHS is the world’s largest purchaser of fax machines and its use technology is seriously lagging behind, a report has revealed.
In the review commissioned by DeepMind Health (DMH) researchers also said that “the digital revolution has largely bypassed the NHS”.
Another striking finding in the report included...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-doldrums-nhs-remains-worlds-largest-purchaser-of-fax-machinesWed, 05 Jul 2017 10:15:00 GMTCladding samples fail safety tests on buildings at three trusts
Samples of cladding similar to the material on Grenfell Tower taken from the buildings of three separate NHS providers have failed combustibility tests.
Last week, NHS Improvement (NHSI) announced that up to 38 hospitals had aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding in place with characteristics similar to the Kensington high-rise on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cladding-samples-fail-safety-tests-on-buildings-at-three-trustsWed, 05 Jul 2017 09:30:00 GMTMore advanced training needed for paramedics to cut A&E admissions
The health service urgently needs more paramedics with advanced training to relieve huge pressure on A&E departments, a key government research body has today warned.
In a new set of recommendations released this week, NICE has stated that the NHS must provide more advanced paramedical practitioners (APPs) in order to reduce the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-advanced-training-needed-for-paramedics-to-cut-ae-admissionsTue, 04 Jul 2017 16:30:00 GMTCQC told to inspect health and social care systems in 12 struggling areas
The CQC has been instructed to undertake a programme of local system reviews of health and social care in 12 failing local authority areas by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health.
Inspectors will target areas that are failing to provide enough home care spaces and community care services in an...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-told-to-inspect-health-and-social-care-systems-in-12-struggling-areasTue, 04 Jul 2017 15:00:00 GMTWorking patterns for doctors in training leave one in five unable to sleep
More than half of doctors in training work beyond their rostered hours at least once every week, the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) latest UK-wide workforce training survey has found.
The survey also revealed that one in five doctors in training reported that working patterns would regularly leave them short of sleep due to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-patterns-for-doctors-in-training-leave-one-in-five-unable-to-sleepTue, 04 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMTMore than half of CCGs miss target for talking therapy availability
A total of six in 10 CCGs have missed crucial targets to make talking therapy accessible in their area to support people with mental health problems.
Data released by NHS England has shown that the number of CCGs failing to meet the target for the proportion of people in the area that should be accessing talking therapies stands at 57%...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-half-of-ccgs-miss-target-for-talking-therapy-availabilityMon, 03 Jul 2017 17:00:00 GMTICO: Patient data transfer to Google DeepMind by trust deemed unlawful
The Royal Free NHS FT failed to comply with data protection laws when it provided the data about 1.6 million patients to Google DeepMind for the trial of an app, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today ruled.
The information had been given to the AI arm of Google, called DeepMind, by the London trust at the end of last year...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-data-transfer-to-google-deepmind-by-trust-deemed-unlawful-by-icoMon, 03 Jul 2017 14:30:00 GMTNursing and midwifery exodus deepens as numbers joining profession fall
The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession is sharply increasing, whilst the number of new workers joining the sector is simultaneously declining, new data released by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed.
The figures report that the NMC’s register increased in size year-on-year from 2014 to a peak of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-and-midwifery-exodus-deepens-as-numbers-joining-profession-fallMon, 03 Jul 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHSI 'should be able to tell, not ask' providers to comply
Going forward, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSI) will face a difficult conundrum: deciding whether they should be able to tell, rather simply ask, organisations to push forward with necessary changes, especially in situations where service reform is met with resistance by parts of the system.
Lord Carter, who leads on the ongoing...
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412,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-should-be-able-to-tell-not-ask-providers-to-complyFri, 30 Jun 2017 14:45:00 GMTTrust pleads guilty after patient seriously injured in 'life-changing' fall
A trust has admitted that it failed to provide safe care and treatment to people in its care after a patient was injured falling from the roof of one of its buildings.
The CQC announced that it would take action against the trust in March this year, and yesterday at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court, Southern Health pleaded guilty to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-pleads-guilty-after-patient-seriously-injured-in-life-changing-fallFri, 30 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTMinister vows for 'more emphasis' on sluggish STPs, but demands better buy-in
Health minister Philip Dunne has suggested that the government will be putting “more emphasis” on ensuring the sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) that are not as well developed as others can move along at a clearer pace – but stressed that a lot of this will come down to local buy-in from relevant...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minister-vows-for-more-emphasis-on-sluggish-stps-but-demands-better-buy-inFri, 30 Jun 2017 11:45:00 GMTNHSI to tackle staff retention challenges with new programme
A major new programme to drive better staff retention in trusts across England has today been launched by NHS Improvement (NHSI).
With recruitment and retention adding to the huge amount of pressure already facing trusts in England, the regulator hopes the project will reduce the rates of people leaving the NHS workforce by 2020.
Led...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-to-tackle-staff-retention-challenges-with-new-programmeThu, 29 Jun 2017 17:00:00 GMTSwindells: Time to collaborate as legislative change for STPs not on horizon
An influential NHS England director has this week told trusts to not hold out on legislative change for STPs, and instead push forward into more collaborative ways of working.
Speaking to health leaders at Health+Care Show, Matthew Swindells, NHS England’s national director for operations and information, urged trusts to get on with...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swindells-time-to-collaborate-as-legislative-change-for-stps-not-on-horizon-Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:30:00 GMTRCN vows to press on with 'Summer of Protest' as vote to end pay cap fails
The RCN has expressed “bitter disappointment” at the failed result of the vote in the House of Commons to end the 1% public sector pay cap yesterday.
But after declaring that the ‘Summer of Protest’ had now officially started this week, the RCN has vowed to push on and continue to campaign for a better pay deal for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-vows-to-press-on-with-summer-of-protest-as-vote-to-end-pay-cap-failsThu, 29 Jun 2017 12:15:00 GMTDoctors slam 'disgraceful' mail backlog that could harm 1,800 patients
Doctors and politicians alike have branded it a disgraceful and “colossal blunder” that almost 2,000 patients may have been harmed after an NHS contractor developed a staggering backlog of over 700,000 pieces of unprocessed clinical correspondence in its warehouse.
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) – a company set up as...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-slam-disgraceful-mail-backlog-that-could-harm-1800-patientsWed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTNatCen: Eight in 10 want more NHS spending - even if that means more taxes
Eight in 10 Britons think the government should spend ‘more’ or ‘much more’ on the NHS, even if that means hiking taxes, a nationwide survey has found – signalling a remarkable shift to the left on the economy since the financial crisis and the austerity that followed.
The National Centre for Social Research...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/natcen-eight-in-10-want-more-nhs-spending--even-if-that-means-more-taxesWed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTNHSI to focus support efforts on sites singled out over unsafe cladding fears
Up to 38 hospitals have cladding in place with characteristics similar to that used on Grenfell Tower, with nine identified as being at the “greatest risk”.
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), which has been working with fire and rescue services and the NHS over the weekend, made the revelation as the CQC sent a letter...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-to-focus-support-efforts-on-sites-singled-out-over-unsafe-cladding-fearsWed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTTrusts need £350m by July to dodge even more severe winter pressures
An urgent injection of £350m must be committed by the end of July to prepare the sector for the coming winter as nearly half of trusts believe the extra £1bn social care cash committed in the spring will have no impact on their ability to manage growing pressures and delayed transfers of care (DTOCs).
A worrying new report...
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415,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-need-350m-by-july-to-dodge-even-more-severe-winter-pressuresTue, 27 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTKey challenges remain as much of GM budget surplus owed to one-off measures
Despite finishing 2016-17 in a strong financial position in the face of significant issues in the NHS locally and nationally, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) has warned that much of this has been generated through one-off measures – meaning the current year remains “very challenging”.
In...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/key-challenges-remain-as-much-of-gm-budget-surplus-owed-to-one-off-measuresTue, 27 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTMaking the most of NHS estate
Clive Shore, acting executive director (partnering) of Community Health Partnerships (CHP), explains how the organisation’s expert facilitation can transform estate for local health economies, without laying a single brick.
Last autumn, England’s oldest hospital – St Bartholomew’s in Rochester – closed....
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-the-most-of-nhs-estateTue, 27 Jun 2017 09:45:00 GMTA pathway approach to developing and managing innovation
Gill Husband, lead for service improvement and innovation at the Institute for Learning, Research and Innovation at South Tees Hospital NHS FT, explains how taking a pathway approach is helping to unlock innovation and allowing people the space to sometimes ‘fail fast’.
Being an ‘Innovation Scout’ felt new and...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-pathway-approach-to-developing-and-managing-innovationTue, 27 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTCommunity pharmacy: a vital link
Adam Irvine, chief executive of Greater Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC), explains how, unlike many sustainability and transformation plan (STP) areas, community pharmacy has an active voice in all the region’s key forums.
Greater Manchester devolution is now one year old. National requirements such as quality...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacy-a-vital-linkTue, 27 Jun 2017 05:30:00 GMTDoctors call for 'black alert' to be introduced in general practice
Doctors have called on the government to introduce a “black alert” for GPs so that clinicians can alert authorities when surgeries are running over maximum safe capacity.
The same measure already exists for hospitals to protect patient safety and stop staff caving under huge demand, but it has not yet been introduced in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-call-for-black-alert-to-be-introduced-in-general-practiceMon, 26 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTSurgeons back proposals to improve regulation of cosmetic surgery
Surgeons have this week backed a private members’ bill that has been tabled and seeks to improve the regulation of cosmetic surgery.
In a statement released today, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) said they supported the changes proposed by...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-back-proposals-to-improve-regulation-of-cosmetic-surgeryMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTBMA: Government wants world-class NHS with a third-class settlement
Public satisfaction rates with the NHS has plummeted, the BMA has today stated as a survey found that more people were dissatisfied with the health service than satisfied for the first time. Its outgoing chair also warned that the government wants “a world-class NHS with a third-class settlement”.
The health organisation...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-government-wants-world-class-nhs-with-a-third-class-settlementMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMTKing's Fund launches programme to grow third sector leadership skills
The application process for a support programme to enable charity leaders to help one another through sharing expertise and developing skills has been launched.
Spearheaded by the King’s Fund, working alongside Comic Relief and the Big Lottery Fund, the programme, called Cascading Leadership, will now take its next steps since being...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-launches-programme-to-grow-third-sector-leadership-skillsFri, 23 Jun 2017 15:00:00 GMTNHS England launches £640m test sites to redesign mental health services
A new tranche of sites to redesign mental health services, with plans to cut out-of-area placements, has been revealed by NHS England.
The 11 sites will look into bringing down the number of people receiving in-patient hospital treatment and will bring services for those who require more intense care closer to home.
Local managers...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-640m-test-sites-to-redesign-mental-health-servicesFri, 23 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTMortimer welcomes PM's promise to keep EU staff in UK after Brexit
Co-convenor of the Cavendish Coalition and CEO of NHS Employers Danny Mortimer has today welcomed guarantees from the government that EU citizens will be given the right to stay in the UK after Brexit.
It comes after Theresa May, speaking to EU leaders at a summit in Brussels, said that the UK would allow European citizens arriving...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mortimer-welcomes-pms-promise-to-keep-eu-staff-in-uk-after-brexitFri, 23 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTA hub for healthy communities
Mark Robinson, New NHS Alliance pharmacy lead, discusses why pharmacy is at the heart of healthy living in communities – and explains how pharmacists can play a wider role in supporting the objectives of the new Health Creation Manifesto.
The NHS Alliance has consistently said that community pharmacy is an underutilised asset within...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-hub-for-healthy-communitiesFri, 23 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTDo something different
Jill DeBene, chief executive of Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), considers what workforce optimisation really means and the importance of doing things differently.
We know that effective, values-driven management, with a strong culture of learning, is what delivers high-quality care. But do we fully understand optimisation? A...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/do-something-differentFri, 23 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMTLeading the way in barcoding the healthcare system
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, explores how GS1 standards are delivering real value in the NHS in England.
At the beginning of this year, we celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of Scan4Safety – the name chosen for the GS1 implementation programme being followed by the six demonstrator trusts – and their...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-the-way-in-barcoding-the-healthcare-systemFri, 23 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMTThe now and the future of infection prediction
Marco-Felipe King, an infection control postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Public Health and Environmental Engineering at the University of Leeds, explains why the future of infection prevention is in smart buildings and real-time contamination prediction.
Current practice centres on antimicrobial stewardship and hand hygiene as...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-now-and-the-future-of-infection-predictionFri, 23 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMTRCN to launch first-ever protocol for using animals in healthcare
The first-ever health protocol for how animals can be used in healthcare will be launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) later this year.
It is hoped that the protocol will enable hospitals to introduce animals into the care environment to help patients with recovery and make hospital visits less daunting.
The RCN announced...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-to-launch-first-ever-protocol-for-using-animals-in-healthcareThu, 22 Jun 2017 15:45:00 GMTGovernment 'sticking its head in the sand' as NHS snubbed in Queen's Speech
Health organisations have this week reacted in dismay as the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament failed to acknowledge the growing crisis facing the NHS.
Though mental health did get a mention in the speech, nothing was said about a number of major problems in the health sector, including the 1% pay cap, increasing...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-sticking-its-head-in-the-sand-as-nhs-snubbed-in-queens-speechThu, 22 Jun 2017 15:15:00 GMTTed Baker to take over as chief inspector at CQC
The CQC has this week announced that Professor Ted Baker will succeed Sir Mike Richards as its new chief inspector of hospitals at the end of July.
Prof Baker has served as deputy chief inspector of hospitals since January 2014, when he joined the regulator to support the development and implementation of a new approach to hospital...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ted-baker-to-take-over-as-chief-inspector-at-cqcThu, 22 Jun 2017 14:00:00 GMTWebster: Be prepared to defend transformational change in court
NHS leaders looking to deliver change and transformation in their local health economy should be prepared to defend their plans in court, rather than pretending that the likelihood of legal action will never happen, Rob Webster, CEO at South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS FT, has warned.
Chairing a session entitled ‘Saving Our...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/webster-be-prepared-to-defend-transformational-change-in-courtWed, 21 Jun 2017 10:15:00 GMTUsing demand and capacity modelling to deliver quality care
Ricky McCullough, deputy head of performance at Royal Free London NHS FT, tells NHE about using demand and capacity modelling to deliver quality care to patients and meet national waiting list targets.
At a time when hospital budgets are stretched, and with an increased focus on meeting government waiting list and waiting time...
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405,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/using-demand-and-capacity-modelling-to-deliver-quality-care-Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTDaily winter data collection process to be automated by October
A new software will be installed on trust systems across England to automate the collection of daily situation reports (SitReps) in an effort to save around 45 minutes of manual work each day – and over 36,000 man hours every year.
Announced today in a letter to trust chiefs by NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) executive...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/daily-winter-data-collection-process-to-be-automated-by-octoberWed, 21 Jun 2017 09:30:00 GMTNHSI launches training programme to upskill managers
A three-year programme to upskill NHS managers in order to help them tackle growing demand for services is being launched today.
The new national Demand and Capacity Trainer Programme has been designed as a free resource to upskill and support local NHS staff so that they are better prepared to master demand and capacity planning, as well...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-launches-training-programme-to-upskill-managers-Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:30:00 GMTSTPs need necessary legislative power and support to be implemented, experts warn
Experts have warned that none of the 44 STP areas are ready for implementation due to a number of factors including funding difficulties, poor planning and a lack of clarity regarding STP leadership.
In a report, called: ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plans: How serious are the proposals? A Critical Review’ researchers...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-need-necessary-legislative-power-and-support-to-be-implemented-experts-warnTue, 20 Jun 2017 15:00:00 GMTWorcestershire trust has special measures extended further
The special measures rating slapped on an NHS trust in December 2015 will be extended by three to six months after the CQC found that care at the trust was still not improving.
The extension has been implemented to give the new executive team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (WAH) NHS Trust time to improve its staffing levels...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worcestershire-trust-has-special-measures-extended-furtherTue, 20 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTPrime for transformation?
The sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) programme should harness and drive digital innovation as a positive force to help overcome barriers to the integration of health and social care and improve standards of delivery, writes Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE.
In previous years, the promise of digital technology and...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prime-for-transformationTue, 20 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTMonitoring the patient environment
Dr Liz Jones, previously head of patient environment at the Department of Health, and Professor Keith Derbyshire, who was the chief analyst and chief economic adviser, argue that the costs of a dirty NHS are enormous and we need a monitoring system that combines quality and cost.
The headlines were clear. ‘Your Business is in Danger...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitoring-the-patient-environmentTue, 20 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTThe meanings of value
Professor Sir Muir Gray, director of Better Value Healthcare, considers the meaning of value in NHS commissioning for both the system and patients.
Hermeneutics is the name given to the academic study of documents with a view to understanding the use of language in them, sometimes resulting in the production of a concordance, a list of...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-meanings-of-value-Tue, 20 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMTWorking collectively to improve cancer outcomes for patients
Last year, the cancer vanguard established the Pharma Challenge. Rob Duncombe, pharmacy director at the Christie NHS FT, gives NHE an update on the work and early outcomes.
In October 2015, the national cancer vanguard – led by the Christie NHS FT, the Royal Marsden NHS FT and University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH)...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-collectively-to-improve-cancer-outcomes-for-patientsTue, 20 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMTHealth bodies pile pressure on PM with call to scrap 1% pay cap
More pressure has been piled on Theresa May to scrap the 1% cap on NHS worker pay as unions representing 1.3 million health workers have today called on the prime minister to ditch the policy.
In a letter signed by 15 organisations including Unison, Unite, the GMB, the RCN and the BMA, May was told to get rid of the policy that has...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-bodies-pile-pressure-on-pm-with-call-to-scrap-1-pay-capMon, 19 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHSI shifting to 'quality-focused phase' as provider deficit shrinks to £800m
Although the health and care sector “can’t lose grip” of money and performance standards, quality will now start to become more centre-stage in NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) priorities, the organisation’s boss Jim Mackey revealed as he commended the “fantastic effort” across the system that resulted...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-shifting-to-quality-focused-phase-as-provider-deficit-shrinks-to-800mMon, 19 Jun 2017 11:15:00 GMTMackey denies legal constraints as accountable care systems confirmed
NHS England boss Simon Stevens has confirmed the nine areas that will officially form part of the first wave of accountable care systems (ACSs) in the country, covering a total of seven million people and backed by a funding boost of £450m.
Speaking during the second day of NHS Confed17 last week, Stevens revealed that Frimley...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-denies-legal-constraints-as-first-accountable-care-systems-confirmedMon, 19 Jun 2017 10:45:00 GMTManchester merger will be cleared if patient benefit is found
A merger between two Manchester hospital trusts took a step forward this week as it was announced that the move will be cleared if patient benefit is found to outweigh any loss to competition and choice of services.
In a provisional report released by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the impact to the quality of healthcare...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-merger-will-be-cleared-if-patient-benefit-is-foundFri, 16 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMTSurrey to deliver next major health devolution deal
A pledge has been signed by NHS and council leaders in Surrey to move forward with a health devolution deal for the area – the second after Greater Manchester.
The agreement lays out a “roadmap” towards devolution, and explains how partners will work together to improve the health outcomes of residents in the Surrey...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surrey-to-deliver-next-major-health-devolution-dealFri, 16 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMTHunt suggests controversial public sector pay cap could be scrapped
The recently reappointed health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has promised to “reflect back” conversations that he has with the NHS workforce to the chancellor before he makes any decision with regards to the current government freeze on public sector pay.
Asked by NHS Confederation CEO Niall Dickson during the organisation’s...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-suggests-controversial-public-sector-pay-cap-could-be-scrappedFri, 16 Jun 2017 11:45:00 GMTElection result means STP legislation now due only after Brexit
Given the result of the latest general election and with the negotiations around Brexit due to start later this month, it is now unlikely that the government will be able to introduce legislation for sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) in the next few years – if at all.
Speaking at NHS Confederation yesterday, health...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/election-result-means-stp-legislation-now-due-only-after-brexitFri, 16 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTA great place to work
The Walton Centre NHS FT has been identified by NHS England as one of only 12 exemplar organisations in the NHS for its work in health and wellbeing (H&WB). Mike Gibney, director of workforce, and Jane Mullin, deputy director of HR, tell NHE how the trust has successfully driven down sickness levels, maintaining them at a steady rate, and...
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424,414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-great-place-to-workFri, 16 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTGetting our priorities right: a step towards a longer-term view
Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), comments on the recent Lords Select Committee report on the long-term sustainability of the NHS.
The recent Lords Select Committee report on the long-term sustainability of the NHS addressed concerns about the ‘short-sighted’ views...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-our-priorities-right-a-step-towards-a-longer-term-viewFri, 16 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMTA starting point to long-term sustainability
Lord Patel, chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS (until the dissolution of Parliament), discusses the action that must be taken to develop an NHS fit for the future.
Barely a day goes by without a news story emerging about one crisis or another in the NHS and adult social care. With...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-starting-point-to-long-term-sustainabilityFri, 16 Jun 2017 06:30:00 GMTHow technology can help cut the growing diabetes bill
Professor Mike Trenell, chief scientific officer at Changing Health and director of the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory, explains how technology can help cut the growing economic burden that diabetes poses on the health service.
Estimates vary as to its total impact on health budgets, but research from...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-technology-can-help-cut-the-growing-diabetes-billFri, 16 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMTCouncils must give STPs democratic legitimacy to make effective change
Local authorities must be “hard wired” into the governance and practical arrangements of sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) in order to give them democratic legitimacy to deliver effective local change.
According to Jim Mackey, CEO of NHS Improvement speaking at Confed17 yesterday, the next phase of STPs and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-must-give-stps-democratic-legitimacy-to-make-effective-changeThu, 15 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTSir Andrew Cash: We are in the foothills of tackling NHS race equality
The NHS is still failing to address the problem of race equality in the system and will continue to do so until “we confront what the mirror tells us” delegates at NHS Confed were told yesterday.
During a working lunch session, which focused on the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), Sir Andrew Cash, CEO of Sheffield...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-andrew-cash-we-are-in-the-foothills-of-tackling-nhs-race-equalityThu, 15 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTConfed boss calls for fixes to NHS sinking ship, as Brexit Alliance is launched
Following last week’s general election, which resulted in a hung Parliament, the boss of NHS Confederation has called for politicians to “stop launching life rafts and start fixing the NHS ship”.
Speaking at the NHS Confederation conference yesterday, Niall Dickson said there are three fundamental challenges facing the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed-boss-calls-for-fixes-to-nhs-sinking-ship-as-brexit-alliance-is-launchedThu, 15 Jun 2017 11:15:00 GMTNICE to review quality of life measures across health and social care
A project to review the way that quality of life is measured across health and social care is being undertaken by NICE.
The research project, called ‘Extending the QALY’, is being led by the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield, and also involves collaborators from the University of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-review-quality-of-life-measures-across-health-and-social-careWed, 14 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTRise in patients waiting for treatment shows 'winter demand concerns still here'
The number of people waiting over 18 weeks for planned treatment shot up by 5% in April 2017 compared to the same time period last year.
In figures released by NHS England for April, it was also found that the number of people on the waiting list for surgery went up from 3.6 million in 2016 to 3.78 million this year.
The number of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rise-in-patients-waiting-for-treatment-shows-winter-demand-concerns-still-hereWed, 14 Jun 2017 10:30:00 GMTCQC: Eight trusts with significant care turnaround owe success to staff engagement
Reviewing the culture of NHS trusts and addressing disconnects between clinicians and managers within the organisation is key to improving care, a new CQC report has revealed.
The document, called ‘Driving improvement: case studies from eight NHS trusts’, looked into how a number of different trusts improved care and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-eight-trusts-with-significant-care-turnaround-owe-success-to-staff-engagementWed, 14 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT'Grave concern' as more GP practices now at risk in Wales
The fact that the number of ‘at-risk’ GP practices in Wales has increased is of “grave concern” and a symptom of the immense pressures facing surgeries, which can vary considerably across the country, the BMA has said.
Data gathered by BMA Cymru Wales showed that 29 practices are now classed as ‘at...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grave-concern-as-more-gp-practices-now-at-risk-in-walesTue, 13 Jun 2017 16:30:00 GMTCCG budgets tightening under rapidly increasing pressures, NHSCC warns
Rising inflation along with a growing population is leading to the value of the ‘CCG pound’ decreasing, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has today stated.
The organisation has launched an infographic that explains how even though funds being allocated to CCGs are going up, in reality CCGs are getting less money to commission...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-budgets-tightening-under-rapidly-increasing-pressures-nhscc-warnsTue, 13 Jun 2017 14:45:00 GMTTrusts optimistic about new CQC regime, but regulatory burden still too high
The CQC has this week opened a second set of consultations into new proposals to shape the next phase of health and social care regulation in England.
The regulator has invited anybody with an interest in the way services are regulated to respond to new proposals that have been set out in the consultation document.
These include...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-optimistic-about-new-cqc-regime-but-regulatory-burden-still-too-highTue, 13 Jun 2017 14:15:00 GMTWhat really determines how quickly we access healthcare?
Suzanne Bates has almost 20 years’ operational experience in the NHS and now works for NHS Improvement. She considers whether focusing on the profession of administrative care might improve access to healthcare while optimising the use of resources.
NHS headlines normally revolve around doctors, nurses, beds, performance against...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-really-determines-how-quickly-we-access-healthcareTue, 13 Jun 2017 08:30:00 GMTA time to complain?
A Freedom of Information (FoI) investigation by NHE has revealed that over the last five years ‘quality of care’ complaints have increased at mental health trusts in England. Josh Mines analyses the findings.
Improving mental health services has been a central talking point over the last few years. In NHS England’s...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-time-to-complain-Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTCreating a world-class health informatics workforce
Dr Harpreet Sood, associate chief clinical information officer (CCIO) at NHS England and lead on NHS Digital Academy, gives an update on the progress of the Academy and its aims.
At last year’s NHS Expo, following the release of Dr Robert Wachter’s ‘Making IT Work Harnessing the Power of Health Information Technology to...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/creating-a-world-class-health-informatics-workforceTue, 13 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTDo we need to invest more in NHS administration?
Vivek Kotecha, research officer at the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI), argues that there needs to be greater investment in NHS administration.
All large organisations need a well-resourced administration to deliver a good service. In the British Army, the Royal Logistic Corps represents 16% of the entire army, making it...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/do-we-need-to-invest-more-in-nhs-administrationTue, 13 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTPiecemeal workforce policymaking is failing the NHS
Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundation, explains why the NHS will not be able to fulfil its efficiency goals without a serious examination of its approach to pay and the way it plans and uses its nursing workforce across the system.
Health and social care are both people businesses: the NHS employs...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/piecemeal-workforce-policymaking-is-failing-the-nhsTue, 13 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTNew government must not let NHS be 'consumed' by Brexit
Health organisations have this week called on the new Tory-DUP government to make healthcare a much greater priority than its predecessors did.
Following Thursday’s general election result, which saw Theresa May lose her overall majority and forced her to form an alliance with Northern Irish party the DUP, two leading NHS staff...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-government-must-not-let-nhs-be-consumed-by-brexitMon, 12 Jun 2017 15:00:00 GMTEU nurses registering to work in UK drops by 96% since Brexit vote
Data collected by a key health think tank has found that there has been a 96% drop in nurses from EU countries registering to work in the UK since July last year.
The information obtained by the Health Foundation from a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Nursing and Midwifery Council could spell bad news for the NHS as a large...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-nurses-registering-to-work-in-uk-drops-by-96-since-brexit-voteMon, 12 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTProviders welcome continuity for NHS as Hunt remains at DH
Jeremy Hunt has held on to his position as health secretary in the cabinet reshuffle as he looks to drive on with his future plans for the NHS.
It follows a strong performance by the minister in the elections, as he held on to his seat in Surrey South West with 33,683 votes, which amounts to 55.7% of votes cast for the area. He beat the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-welcome-continuity-for-nhs-as-hunt-remains-at-dhMon, 12 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT'No prospect' for avoiding major NHS crisis without change of direction
Without a change in direction by the government following yesterday’s general election that led to a hung Parliament, there is “no prospect” of avoiding a major crisis in the NHS, according to the Patients Association.
The organisation stated this morning that the problems facing the health and social care sector...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-prospect-for-avoiding-major-nhs-crisis-without-change-of-directionFri, 09 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS overly reliant on email for communications, Providers lead warns
The NHS is too reliant on email and must work to use different forms of internal communications that are safer from cyber-attack, an NHS Providers boss stated this week.
Writing in a blog about the health service’s recent IT woes, Daniel Reynolds, director of communications at NHS Providers, slammed “disastrous planning”...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-overly-reliant-on-email-for-communications-providers-lead-warns-Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:00:00 GMTLincolnshire Trust praised by CQC for significant improvement to care
A Lincolnshire Trust has been praised for stepping up its efforts to improve care as the CQC rated it ‘Good’ after it had previously been described as ‘Requires Improvement’ after an inspection in 2015.
Inspectors looked at the services provided by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS FT, which primarily provides...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lincolnshire-trust-praised-by-cqc-for-significant-improvement-to-careFri, 09 Jun 2017 08:45:00 GMTFirst signals of Manchester STP impact due next year as LCOs take root
Greater Manchester’s health and social care system will start, from this year and into the next, to really see service changes materialise before the first signals of the impact of devolution emerge at the back end of next year, one of the system’s bosses has revealed.
Speaking this week at a King’s Fund summit on...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-signals-of-manchester-stp-impact-due-next-year-as-lcos-take-rootFri, 09 Jun 2017 08:30:00 GMTSTPs present novel case for change, but pace and scale are challenging
Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), argues that if sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are to be successful then clinical input must be at their core.
The need for wide-scale system change in the health and social care system is obvious and supported by the RCP. Physicians are committed to...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-present-novel-case-for-change-but-pace-and-scale-are-challengingFri, 09 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMTMaking place-based commissioning a reality with digital
During e-Health Week a panel of experts discussed the benefits of place-based commissioning. NHE's David Stevenson reports.
Back in 2015, The King’s Fund published its ‘Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England’ report. It argued that NHS organisations need to move away from a ‘fortress...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-place-based-commissioning-a-reality-with-digitalFri, 09 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTPutting parity of esteem at the heart of GM plans
Jon Rouse, chief officer of the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership, explains how the city region aims to tackle parity of esteem between physical and mental.
In January, we published our Population Health Plan for Greater Manchester. We are a city region that has grappled with public health challenges for centuries...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/putting-parity-of-esteem-at-the-heart-of-gm-plansFri, 09 Jun 2017 07:30:00 GMTThe importance of designing out IPC risks
Lee Peddle, national chairman of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals and facilities manager – Soft FM at Central and North West London NHS FT, explains why estates changes must also factor in cleanliness and its associated infection prevention and control (IPC) risks.
When we are making estates changes, what are our...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-designing-out-ipc-risksFri, 09 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMTDoctors say 'enough is enough' as 12,000 child operations cancelled last year
A lack of beds, staff and equipment in the NHS is leading to thousands of hospital operations for children being cancelled every year, doctors have today warned.
Figures released by the NHS in a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from the Labour Party revealed that at least 46,211 operations for children were cancelled over the last...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-say-enough-is-enough-as-12000-child-operations-cancelled-last-yearThu, 08 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTRCN offers NHS staff guidance to deal with future emergency incidents
Guidance has been offered to nurses and other NHS staff on how to respond in emergency incidents such as the multiple terrorist attacks that have hit the UK over the last few months.
It comes after the Manchester attack on Monday 22 May as well as the more recent London Bridge incident that happened last Saturday evening. In that attack...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-offers-nhs-staff-guidance-to-deal-with-future-emergency-incidentsThu, 08 Jun 2017 11:30:00 GMTSTPs must 'get real' about time available for service transformation
Trying to impose a consistent and uniform statutory layer of STPs too quickly without thinking through their transition process will be a “recipe for chaos” and a “recipe for inadequate management of clinical risk” – instead, local systems need the time and space to move along at the required pace.
Those were...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-must-get-real-about-time-available-for-service-transformationThu, 08 Jun 2017 08:45:00 GMTCentral pressure forcing 'far too many' STPs to create unsellable plans
From the STP plans submitted last October, there are “far too many that are simply not realistic or deliverable” and were only created as a result of an intense financial pressure “placed on local systems from above to meet a frankly undeliverable 2020-21 target”, the outspoken boss of NHS Providers has...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/far-too-many-unsellable-stps-with-inappropriate-plans-forced-through-from-aboveWed, 07 Jun 2017 10:45:00 GMTRCGP backs update to WHO essential medicines list
New advice on the use and prescribing of antibiotics to tackle common infections released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been welcomed by an influential group of UK doctors.
Yesterday, WHO published new guidelines on medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia that add 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-backs-update-to-who-essential-medicines-listWed, 07 Jun 2017 10:15:00 GMTConsultant vacancies in Scotland shoot up by 17% in one year
Vacancies in consultancy positions have shot up over the past year in Scotland, prompting doctors to call on the government to improve efforts to retain and recruit staff into the profession.
Figures released by the Information Services Division Scotland, an arm of NHS National Service Scotland, revealed that consultant vacancies saw a 17...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultant-vacancies-in-scotland-shoot-up-by-17-in-one-yearWed, 07 Jun 2017 09:45:00 GMTCompassionate leadership and caring to change
Deborah Homa, senior consultant at The King’s Fund, discusses the importance of compassionate leadership.
Judith, CEO of an acute trust in financial special measures, stared at her phone. She had been in post six months. She was focused on a particular email. It told her to attend a hastily arranged meeting with the regulator that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassionate-leadership-and-caring-to-changeWed, 07 Jun 2017 08:30:00 GMTA fork in the road for the NHS
Niall Dickson, chief executive of NHS Confederation, talks to NHE’s Josh Mines ahead of Confed2017 about the organisation’s 10-point manifesto for the NHS, and the opportunities and challenges facing the healthcare system.
It’s clear that 2017 will be remembered as a significant year for the NHS. A stressful winter...
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424,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fork-in-the-road-for-the-nhsTue, 06 Jun 2017 16:30:00 GMTNurse who died in London terror attack 'ran towards danger' to help others
Tributes have been made to the nurse who died during Saturday’s terrorist attack on London Bridge after running towards danger to help others in need.
Police today confirmed that Australian Kirsty Boden, 28, was one of the seven victims of the attack, as her family said her last actions were testament to her nature as a person and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-who-died-in-london-terror-attack-ran-towards-danger-to-help-othersTue, 06 Jun 2017 16:15:00 GMTNorthern health organisations collaborate to drive medical innovation
Two major health organisations have today announced that they will collaborate to drive better innovation and understanding in medicine.
The Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (RCPE) will work with the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) to deliver a programme of clinical and academic learning, training and research in...
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2900,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northern-health-organisations-collaborate-to-drive-medical-innovationTue, 06 Jun 2017 14:45:00 GMTLabour slams 'secret' plans to cut services in underperforming STP areas
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has today slammed “secret” Tory plans to impose severe cuts on approximately 14 financially underperforming health economies, many of which are STPs, as part of the capped expenditure process.
Recent reports in the media have suggested that NHS leaders have been told to “think...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-slams-secret-plans-to-cut-services-in-underperforming-stp-areasTue, 06 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTExcellence in diabetes care commissioning
Julie Wood, chief executive at NHS Clinical Commissioners, considers how national bodies can support CCGs to take further action to improve diabetes care and reduce costs.
Since 1996 the number of people living with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled. The NHS spends more than £9.8bn each year on treating the condition and its...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/excellence-in-diabetes-care-commissioningTue, 06 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTMaking it happen for mental health
Following the launch of the Five Year Forward View (FYFV) for Mental Health, Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, argues that we need to maintain the current momentum and put mental health firmly at the heart of the next government.
In a few days, the UK goes to the polls to vote for the next government. Two years ago, for the first time...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-it-happen-for-mental-healthTue, 06 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMTRCS calls for review of Ian Paterson case to prevent future malpractice
Surgeons have this week strongly condemned the actions of Ian Paterson and called for a review of his case to prevent more patients suffering under the scalpel of “rogue surgeons” in the future.
Breast surgeon Paterson was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week after being found guilty of carrying out hundreds of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcs-calls-for-review-of-ian-paterson-case-to-prevent-future-malpracticeMon, 05 Jun 2017 14:45:00 GMTNHS needs '30-year forward view' or risks sleepwalking into uncertain future
The NHS needs to move towards a 30-year forward view to have any chance of being fiscally sustainable in the future, a group of influential health finance managers has stated.
Mark Orchard, president of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), criticised the “perpetual cyclical challenge for health and social...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-30-year-forward-view-or-risks-sleepwalking-into-uncertain-futureMon, 05 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTBMA names new council chair to succeed Mark Porter at end of June
The BMA has this week confirmed that Dr Chaand Nagpaul will become the organisation’s new council chair later this month.
With 27 years of experience as a GP in London and having already represented the BMA as its GP committee chair since 2013, Dr Nagpaul will succeed Dr Mark Porter when he vacates the role on 29 June.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-names-new-council-chair-to-succeed-mark-porter-at-end-of-juneMon, 05 Jun 2017 12:30:00 GMTGP recruitment woes deepen as one in four Scottish GPs have vacant positions
More concern has been raised about GP vacancy in Scotland as the BMA found that more than a quarter of practices in the country currently had at least one vacancy.
The doctors’ group surveyed 963 practices in Scotland, receiving 514 responses, and found that as of 15 May this year, 26% of general practices had at least one GP...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-recruitment-woes-deepen-as-one-in-four-scottish-gps-have-vacant-positionsFri, 02 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMTRCS: Half-year waits for surgery triple in last four years
The number of patients waiting more than half a year for non-urgent surgery and treatment has soared by 180% in just four years, analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has today stated.
In March this year, the number of patients waiting for treatment stood at 126,188, a huge increase compared to March 2013, when only 45,054 were...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcs-half-year-waits-for-surgery-triple-in-last-four-yearsFri, 02 Jun 2017 12:45:00 GMTConcern for NHS hits highest level since 2002 a week before election
The number of people who identify the NHS as the biggest problem facing the UK at the moment has shot up from last month, the final Ipsos MORI index released before the general election has revealed.
The data found that 61% of people stated that the NHS is one of the biggest issues facing Britain. In February this figure stood at 49%, and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concern-for-nhs-hits-highest-level-since-2002-a-week-before-electionFri, 02 Jun 2017 11:45:00 GMTRCGP elects former chair as new president
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has this week voted to select the new president of the organisation.
Succeeding Dr Terry Kemple, who demits from office at the RCGP’s annual general meeting in November, will be Professor Mayur Lakhani.
Prof Lakhani fought off competition from four other candidates to become the next president of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-elects-former-chair-as-new-president-Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:15:00 GMTNHS still faces funding blackhole, but patient satisfaction remains high
The NHS is facing a funding blackhole of £20-30bn by the end of the decade, but despite this patient satisfaction for the health service remains higher than ever.
These are some of the findings of the, ‘Is NHS funding in crisis?’, report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, which looked into the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-still-faces-funding-blackhole-but-patient-satisfaction-remains-highThu, 01 Jun 2017 15:15:00 GMTHalf of CCGs forced to delay or cancel spending to keep finances afloat
Half of the CCGs in England are planning to delay or cancel spending in order to reach their financial targets, health experts have today revealed.
In a survey conducted by think tank the King’s Fund, CCG and Trust leads were asked about their current and projected financial wellbeing.
Despite more than half (54%) of trusts...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-ccgs-forced-to-delay-or-cancel-spending-to-keep-finances-afloatThu, 01 Jun 2017 14:15:00 GMTNHS England refines rules to crackdown on CCG conflicts of interest
NHS England has clarified rules on how CCGs manage conflicts of interest and confirmed new rules for accepting hospitality and gifts that will come in to force tomorrow.
In February, board papers revealed that from 1 June, there would be a crackdown on CCGs accepting hospitality from third parties such as meals or receiving gifts from...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-refines-rules-to-crackdown-on-ccg-conflicts-of-interestWed, 31 May 2017 10:45:00 GMTDoctors call for 'declutter' of ineffective integration initiatives
The NHS requires a “radical rethink” to simplify and fix the increasingly complicated healthcare landscape in the UK, a group of influential doctors has this week stated.
The government has also been told to form a working group to bring together doctors, patients, the public and politicians to discuss solutions to ease the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-call-for-declutter-of-ineffective-integration-initiativesWed, 31 May 2017 10:15:00 GMTNHS faces £500m bill if British expats lose EU healthcare rights post-Brexit
Brexit could leave the NHS footing a bill of almost half a billion pounds if British nationals are forced to return to the UK to receive free healthcare.
This is the headline finding of a study released today by leading think tank the Nuffield Trust called ‘Getting a Brexit Deal that Works for the NHS’.
Researchers looked...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-500m-bill-if-british-expats-lose-eu-healthcare-rights-post-brexitWed, 31 May 2017 09:30:00 GMTPatient care improved by strong links between UK-EU researchers
Retaining strong links between UK and EU researchers should be seen as a priority as the government heads into Brexit negotiations, a number of leading health organisations have today stated.
It comes after the groups published a report, ‘The impact of collaboration: the value of UK medical research to EU science and health’...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-care-improved-by-strong-links-between-uk-eu-researchersTue, 30 May 2017 16:15:00 GMTTwo-thirds of public back tax rises to prop up NHS
Around two-thirds of people believe that taxes should be hiked in order to fund the NHS, according to a poll released today by a leading health think tank.
Conducted by researchers from Ipsos MORI and published by the Health Foundation, the survey asked a range of people from different backgrounds their thoughts on the state of health and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-public-back-tax-rises-to-prop-up-nhsTue, 30 May 2017 15:30:00 GMTRCM calls for better care outcomes for pregnant women in manifesto
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called for better outcomes for pregnant women as it announced a list of five priorities for politicians ahead of the general election.
In its general election manifesto, the RCM also stated that midwife shortages were another important issue for politicians to focus on. Key to supporting the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-calls-for-better-care-outcomes-for-pregnant-women-in-manifestoTue, 30 May 2017 14:45:00 GMTBMA calls on government to aim for smoke-free society by 2035
Doctors have today called on the government to introduce a ‘Tobacco Control Plan’ to replace the outdated strategy on smoking in order to drive towards a tobacco-free society by 2035.
This was the message sent this week by the BMA after the government announced standardised cigarette packaging would come into force to cut down...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-on-government-to-aim-for-smoke-free-society-by-2035Fri, 26 May 2017 15:30:00 GMTOnly one in 10 CCGs take social value into account when commissioning
Only 13% of CCGs in England are actively committed to pursuing social value when making procurement and commissioning decisions, new research has found.
Under the Social Value Act 2012, commissioners are required to consider broader social, economic and environmental effects when making decisions on commissioning care.
But research...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/only-one-in-10-ccgs-take-social-value-into-account-when-commissioningFri, 26 May 2017 12:45:00 GMTPorter: NHS now in 'year-round crisis' and unlikely to recover
Doctors have today warned that the NHS in England is “unlikely” to recover from of one of the worst winters on record which has now seen health care enter “a state of year-round crisis”.
Analysis of NHS performance by the BMA has found that over the last winter period, key performance markers including bed...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/porter-nhs-now-in-year-round-crisis-and-unlikely-to-recoverFri, 26 May 2017 11:45:00 GMTInvesting in success: NHS priorities for politicians over the next five years
Ahead of the general election on 8 June, Ferelith Gaze, head of public affairs at NHS Providers, argues that we must invest in the NHS as an investment in the UK.
Today, there are around 1.3 million people aged over 85 in England. That number is expected to double over the next 20 years. The baby boomers are ageing, and...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investing-in-success-nhs-priorities-for-politicians-over-the-next-five-yearsFri, 26 May 2017 09:00:00 GMTCoventry and Warwickshire STP aiming for ACS status this autumn
Coventry and Warwickshire sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) could become the first in the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area to enter the new Accountable Care System (ACS) structure.
In a WMCA wellbeing board report, it was noted that the STP could enter the structure “as early as autumn this year”...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coventry-and-warwickshire-stp-aiming-for-acs-status-this-autumnThu, 25 May 2017 15:00:00 GMTOvernight bed occupancy hits highest ever level
Fresh warnings have been made about overnight bed occupancy as it was today revealed that rates in UK hospitals hit the highest level in the first three months of 2017 since records began.
Despite the recommended safe limit for bed occupancy lying at 85%, average overnight occupancy in hospitals from January to March this year soared to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overnight-bed-occupancy-hits-highest-ever-levelThu, 25 May 2017 15:00:00 GMTCCGs and STPs encouraged to collaborate with AHSNs to improve outcomes
A new report has been launched by NHSCC today to demonstrate how collaboration between CCGs and Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) can improve outcomes for local patients.
The research, called ‘Supporting strategic commissioning: collaborative working between CCGs and AHSNs’ was released today to give commissioners a...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-and-stps-encouraged-to-collaborate-with-ahsns-to-improve-outcomesThu, 25 May 2017 11:30:00 GMTAnticoagulation innovation: enabling self-test via a new app
Around 1.25 million[1] anticoagulation patients in the UK can now access the first truly integrated self-care solution – available to 2,700 INRstar NHS locations across the UK with significant potential cost savings for CCGs.
LumiraDx Care Solutions has launched an innovative new product, engage, which delivers seamlessly...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anticoagulation-innovation-enabling-self-test-via-a-new-appWed, 24 May 2017 11:30:00 GMTThink tanks welcome Tory cap on social care, but questions remain
Theresa May’s announcement that a potential cap on social care costs would be consulted on as part of a green paper has been welcomed by two leading think tanks.
At the announcement of the Conservative manifesto last week, it was revealed that those with assets worth more than £100,000 would have to pay for their own...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/think-tanks-welcome-tory-cap-on-social-care-but-questions-remainWed, 24 May 2017 11:30:00 GMTTrusts expect deficit of just £700m, but most relying on one-off savings
Estimates released by NHS Providers today have hailed an encouraging financial year as it forecasted that the year-end deficit for trusts in 2016-17 will be between £700 and £750m, significantly below last year’s outlook.
Prior to NHS Improvement (NHSI) releasing the full figures later on in the year, providers have...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-expect-year-end-deficit-of-just-700m-but-most-relying-on-one-off-savingsWed, 24 May 2017 10:30:00 GMTDoctors slam government for more disappointing GP staffing cuts
Doctors’ groups have today slammed the government for its failure to increase the GP workforce as NHS Digital figures revealed that numbers were still failing to keep up with targets.
Estimates for March 2017 found that there was a total of 40,039 GPs in England excluding locums, which was a drop of 658 from 18 months before, when...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-slam-government-for-more-disappointing-gp-staffing-cutsWed, 24 May 2017 09:45:00 GMTGMC unveils new standards for more 'flexible' postgraduate education
Postgraduate training has been made more flexible for doctors today as the General Medical Council (GMC) announced new standards.
Unveiled in a document called ‘Excellence by design: standards for postgraduate curricula’, the new standards provide a framework for the approval and provision of postgraduate medical education and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-unveils-new-standards-for-more-flexible-postgraduate-education-Mon, 22 May 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS risks losing over 2,000 family doctors due to Brexit, warns RCGP
Around 3.5 million patients are set to lose their family doctor because of Brexit, a leading group of GPs has today warned.
In new analysis by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), it was found that if Brexit leads to health workers from the EU being forced to leave the UK, 2,137 GPs would be lost across the UK – leaving nearly 3.5...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-risks-losing-over-2000-family-doctors-due-to-brexit-warns-rcgpMon, 22 May 2017 12:30:00 GMTNuffield Trust: Party pledges fail to fully address NHS funding crisis
None of the three main political parties currently vying for control of government have pledged enough funding for the NHS, a group of leading health experts have warned.
Following the announcement of the three different party manifestos, which saw the Conservatives pledge an £8bn real terms funding rise over five years, Labour...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-party-pledges-fail-to-fully-address-nhs-funding-crisisMon, 22 May 2017 12:00:00 GMTWhitehall criticised for delaying release of NHS performance data
The government has been sharply criticised after it was revealed that it would be delaying the release of NHS Improvement performance data until after the election on 8 June.
Critics including shadow health secretaries from Labour and the Lib Dems both stated that the move was a cynical way of hushing up poor performance figures during...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whitehall-criticised-for-delaying-release-of-nhs-performance-dataMon, 22 May 2017 09:00:00 GMTNHS could save £67m per year by reducing smoker numbers
The NHS could create savings of £67m per year if the number of people who smoked was cut down to 5% by 2035, a new study has claimed.
If the health service could reach this target, around 100,000 cases of smoking-related disease, including 35,900 cancers, would be avoided, saving huge amounts of cash from health and social care...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-save-67m-per-year-by-reducing-smoker-numbers-Fri, 19 May 2017 14:45:00 GMTBMA: We must resurrect our Darwinian survival instinct and fund the NHS
Doctors have today united to demand that politicians end the “callous disregard” for the NHS and commit to appropriate funds to save ailing health services.
Speaking at the national conference of Local Medial Committees, BMA GP committee chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul told delegates that the NHS had been “paralysed” by...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-we-must-resurrect-our-darwinian-survival-instinct-and-fund-the-nhsFri, 19 May 2017 12:30:00 GMTHealth bodies slam Tory funding pledges for NHS as 'smoke and mirrors'
Health organisations have today stated that measures set out in the Conservative Party’s manifesto today will do nothing to fix the problems facing health and social care and ensure long-term sustainability for the NHS.
Launching her party’s plan, Theresa May pledged to invest a minimum of £8bn extra funding in real...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-bodies-slam-tory-funding-pledges-for-nhs-as-smoke-and-mirrors-Thu, 18 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTMental health must be 'golden thread' in STPs and new models of care
Despite early success in some vanguard sites, full opportunities to improve mental health care through integrated approaches have not yet been realised, a report released today has found, and recommends that STPs need “ambitious but credible” plans to improve services in new models of care.
The ‘Mental health and new...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-must-be-golden-thread-in-stps-and-new-models-of-careThu, 18 May 2017 14:15:00 GMTSTP efficiency savings targets 'unrealistic', CHPI warns
The government’s plans to close the NHS’s £30bn funding gap is “unrealistic,” and could lead to a further decline in care quality, a new report has found.
In 2015, the conservative government announced a real-terms increase in NHS funding for England with an additional £2bn in 2010-16 – rising to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stp-efficiency-savings-targets-unrealistic-chpi-warnsThu, 18 May 2017 12:15:00 GMTTransparency calls for private hospitals after 'abhorrent' Paterson case
Surgeons have today called for a review of safety standards and better data transparency in the private sector to tackle poor practice and rogue doctors.
In an open letter penned by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), the health group stated that the “abhorrent” actions of private surgeon Ian Paterson mean that a serious...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transparency-calls-for-private-hospitals-after-abhorrent-paterson-caseWed, 17 May 2017 11:00:00 GMTRCN launches guide to help nurses spot signs of modern slavery
A pocket guide to help nurses and healthcare workers identify the signs of modern slavery has today been launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
It is hoped that the booklet, which is small enough to fit in uniform pockets, will help nurses in GP surgeries, walk-in centres, A&E and maternity wards see the signs of modern...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-launches-guide-to-help-nurses-spot-signs-of-modern-slaveryWed, 17 May 2017 10:00:00 GMTLabour pledge to halt STPs risks holding back essential service changes
Health organisations, including two leading think-tanks, have agreed with the ambitious measures for healthcare set out in Labour’s manifesto released yesterday – although some voiced scepticism about the party’s plans to put STPs on hold.
In the manifesto, Jeremy Corbyn’s party stated it would: “halt and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-pledge-to-halt-stps-risks-holding-back-essential-service-changesWed, 17 May 2017 09:45:00 GMTPatient data shared with Google on 'inappropriate legal basis', says NDG
The transfer of almost two million patient records from Royal Free London NHS FT to Google’s artificial intelligence arm DeepMind may have been co-ordinated on an “inappropriate legal basis”, the national data guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, has argued.
In a letter leaked to SkyNews, Dame Fiona told Prof Stephen Powis...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-data-shared-with-google-on-inappropriate-legal-basis-says-ndgTue, 16 May 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS Employers reveals 'thermometer' list of diversity and inclusion champions
NHS Employers has this week announced its 30-strong list of Diversity and Inclusion Partners for 2017-18.
The trusts, selected as Partners, will be supported to progress and develop equality performance and improve the state of diversity in their organisations.
They will also act as champions to drive diversity across the NHS by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-reveals-thermometer-list-of-diversity-and-inclusion-championsTue, 16 May 2017 12:00:00 GMTTrusts told to remain vigilant with updated cyber-attack guidance
NHS Digital has recommended a number of measures for trusts to implement to protect themselves from cyber-attack after Friday saw trusts across the country targeted by hackers.
The attack led to around 40 trusts across the country being shut down by what’s known as ransomware – a virus that locks the user out of their computer...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-told-to-remain-vigilant-with-updated-cyber-attack-guidanceTue, 16 May 2017 11:45:00 GMTSTP success will be 'extremely challenging' to achieve on time and to budget
Delivering STPs under the current timeframe and to financial targets will be “extremely challenging,” president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Professor Jane Dacre has warned.
Speaking to NHE, the RCP leader said that whilst STPs represented a good opportunity to drive reform in the NHS, delivering them to time and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stp-success-will-be-extremely-challenging-to-achieve-on-time-and-to-budgetMon, 15 May 2017 11:45:00 GMTSenior health leaders back Lib Dem 1p tax rise pledge to boost NHS cash
A string of senior healthcare leaders – including former NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson, the former national clinical director for mental health Prof Geraldine Strathdee and influential health commentator Roy Lilley, amongst many others – have backed Liberal Democrat pledges to raise income tax by 1p to generate...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-health-leaders-back-lib-dem-1p-tax-rise-pledge-to-boost-nhs-cashMon, 15 May 2017 10:00:00 GMT60 seconds with. Chris Ham
We talk to Chris Ham, the chief executive of the King's Fund, about the future of the NHS.
What does the new government need to do to support the NHS?
The new government should recognise the financial and service pressures facing the NHS and be realistic about what can be achieved with the resources likely to be available. It...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/60-seconds-withchris-hamMon, 15 May 2017 09:15:00 GMTRCN threatens first strike in 100-year history over 1% pay cap
Although almost 80% of its members would support going on strike against the government’s 1% pay cap, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has decided to launch a “summer of protest activity” in the NHS instead – but industrial action is still in the cards.
The RCN has never gone on strike before, meaning balloting...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-threatens-first-strike-in-100-year-history-over-1-pay-capMon, 15 May 2017 09:15:00 GMTMajor cyber-attack leaves hospitals across England 'in shutdown'
Up to 40 hospital Trusts all across England were hit by a massive cyber-attack on Friday.
It is believed that a type of malware, called ransomware – which locks users out of their computer unless they pay a certain amount of money – is being used to lock down hospitals in England.
What kind of scumbag hacks a hospital?...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-cyber-attack-leaves-hospitals-across-england-in-shutdownFri, 12 May 2017 15:45:00 GMTImproving GP recruitment rates now 'matter of urgency', says RCGP
The current rate of GP recruitment and retention must be significantly improved “as a matter of urgency”, the Royal College of GPs (RCPG) has today stated.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, the organisation’s chair, issued the message in light of the upcoming general election, which offers an opportunity to reach targets...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-gp-recruitment-rates-now-matter-of-urgency-says-rcgpFri, 12 May 2017 15:15:00 GMTBMA finds 70% of children with mental health issues treated out of area
A total of seven out of 10 children with mental health issues were admitted to hospitals outside of their local area last year, the BMA has revealed.
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, figures obtained by the organisation found that 69% of children and adolescent admissions were classed as ‘out of area’ (OOA) in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-finds-70-of-children-with-mental-health-issues-treated-out-of-areaFri, 12 May 2017 12:45:00 GMTDespite major slowdown efforts, emergency admissions still hit record high
The fact that the number of emergency admissions to hospital in March this year was the highest ever recorded in a single calendar month is a cause for concern when there is substantial effort across the board to slow the growth of these admissions, the Nuffield Trust has warned.
The think tank’s worries were based on the latest...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/despite-major-slowdown-efforts-emergency-admissions-still-hit-record-highThu, 11 May 2017 14:45:00 GMTLack of council voice in accountable care systems leading to NHS scepticism
Only a third of council members have a clear understanding of how an accountable care system (ACS) – NHS England’s chosen model to take forward sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) – work, raising a red flag around the potentially dangerous exclusion of local authorities from these vital reform...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-council-voice-in-accountable-care-systems-leading-to-nhs-scepticismThu, 11 May 2017 13:00:00 GMTBMA: MPs must tackle public health 'ticking time bomb'
Efforts to improve public health in the UK are being undermined by an “inconsistent approach” to using evidence-based measures, and continued cuts to budgets mean we are now facing a “ticking time bomb”, according doctors’ leaders.
In its manifesto, A Vote for Health, the BMA slammed successive governments...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-mps-must-tackle-public-health-ticking-time-bombThu, 11 May 2017 10:45:00 GMTCancer Research warns of diagnoses rising to two million by 2021
Cancer Research has today announced that two million people will be diagnosed with cancer by 2021 – and have called on the next government to renew its commitment to the Cancer Strategy.
In figures released today, Cancer Research predict that the yearly number of those given a diagnosis is likely to exceed 400,000 by 2020, which is...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-research-warns-of-diagnoses-rising-to-two-million-by-2021-Wed, 10 May 2017 15:15:00 GMTStevens: NHS should be braced for 'sleeves rolled up' year
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has declared that 2017-18 is likely to be a “sleeves rolled up” year for workers across the health and social care sector as he pushed for better collaborative working across services.
Speaking at the King’s Fund leadership and management summit yesterday, Stevens’s speech...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-nhs-should-be-braced-for-sleeves-rolled-up-yearWed, 10 May 2017 10:30:00 GMTSTPs a 'workaround' for organisational flaws in health and social care
STPs represent a ‘workaround’ to serious deficiencies in the organisation of the health and social care system, a trustee from the King’s Fund has stated.
Speaking at the think-tank’s leadership and management summit yesterday, Dame Ruth Carnall, who has over 30 years of experience in healthcare including 20 years...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-a-workaround-for-organisational-flaws-in-health-and-social-careWed, 10 May 2017 09:45:00 GMTNHS model isn't broken, but capital raids are threatening it
The NHS model is not broken, but if capital budgets continue to be raided year after year, trusts will continue to be unable to invest in modern equipment and facilities, leading to an ultimately false economy, the Health Foundation has argued.
In the first of three briefing papers planned for before the snap election in June, the...
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415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-model-isnt-broken-but-capital-raids-are-threatening-itTue, 09 May 2017 11:45:00 GMTGPs held back by lack of patient confidence in technology
Despite the fact that almost two-thirds of the British public want to take greater control of their own health, less than half have taken any action to do in the last year – and almost a quarter (23%) are not confident that they can help prevent or reduce health-associated problems.
The stark findings, revealed in a report by Nesta...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-held-back-by-lack-of-patient-confidence-in-technologyTue, 09 May 2017 10:45:00 GMTAlmost two-thirds of mental health trusts see 'quality of care' complaints rise
Almost two-thirds (60%) of England’s mental health trusts recorded a higher number of complaints in 2015-16, compared to five years ago, a freedom of information (FoI) investigation by NHE can reveal.
NHE asked mental health trusts how many complaints related to ‘quality of care’ they had received every year between 2011...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-two-thirds-of-mental-health-trusts-see-quality-of-care-complaints-riseTue, 09 May 2017 09:30:00 GMTRCM appoints new CEO on international day of the midwife
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has appointed a new chief executive, Gill Walton, to succeed Professor Cathy Warwick later this year.
RCM made the announcement on Friday to mark thousands of RCM midwives and maternity support workers coming together for the international day of the midwife.
Walton currently works as director of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-appoints-new-ceo-on-international-day-of-the-midwifeMon, 08 May 2017 14:30:00 GMTBarnardo's calls for urgent review of mental health treatment targets
Mental health treatment targets are in urgent need of review and must be improved to make the state of care in the UK better, a leading charity has today stated.
To mark the start of mental health awareness week, children’s charity Barnardo’s has called on the next government to improve on its current target for 95% of people...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/barnardos-calls-for-urgent-review-of-mental-health-treatment-targetsMon, 08 May 2017 13:00:00 GMTHopson: Uncompetitive pay taking its toll on patient safety
Politicians must act now to address rapidly growing concerns over the NHS workforce and prioritise the issue when drawing up their manifestos before the snap election, NHS Providers has today stated.
In a seven-point policy paper released today, the health organisation stated that despite the longest and deepest financial squeeze in NHS...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hopson-uncompetitive-pay-taking-its-toll-on-patient-safetyMon, 08 May 2017 12:30:00 GMT'Paperless 2020' ambition possible but improbable, experts say
The ambition of harnessing the information revolution and making the NHS ‘paperless by 2020’, while a laudable aim, is improbable as an outcome, according to a panel of experts at e-Health Week.
During the lively debate, chaired by Keith McNeil, NHS chief clinical information officer, Dr Afzal Chaudhry, chief medical...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paperless-2020-ambition-possible-but-improbable-experts-sayFri, 05 May 2017 14:45:00 GMTDixon: The jury is out on 'totally aspirational' STPs
Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) have been described as “totally aspirational” and, at the moment, the jury is out on them, according to the chair of the College of Medicine.
Speaking during a panel session on place-based commissioning at UK e-Health Week, Dr Michael Dixon OBE, who sits on NHE’s...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dixon-the-jury-is-out-on-totally-aspirational-stpsFri, 05 May 2017 14:30:00 GMTMedics warn of workforce crisis as 94% report staffing issues
Nearly 94% of acute medics today reported regular problems in their units with having a full quota of staff, deepening concerns of a workforce crisis in the NHS.
Members of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), who represent more than 1,000 clinicians who deal with patients in hospital with medical emergencies, were asked about the state...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medics-warn-of-workforce-crisis-as-94-report-staffing-issues-Fri, 05 May 2017 12:45:00 GMTNHS Confed calls for Department of Health and Care in bold manifesto
NHS Confederation has today urged politicians to get behind the country’s ailing health and social care services by committing to 10 proposals to improve the state of the NHS.
Releasing its manifesto for the NHS, the Confederation has followed a number of other organisations in highlighting specific points related to health and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confed-calls-for-department-of-health-and-care-in-bold-manifestoFri, 05 May 2017 12:00:00 GMTRCP calls on politicians to invest in NHS post-Brexit
A four-point plan to keep patient care at the forefront of the political debate in anticipation of the UK’s snap election on 8 June has been released by a major health group.
The manifesto, ‘Keeping patients at the heart of the NHS’, drawn up by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), states four key points that...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-calls-on-politicians-to-invest-in-nhs-post-brexitThu, 04 May 2017 16:30:00 GMTShared record system to be implemented in four Surrey CCGs
Four Surrey CCGs will this month begin rolling out records for integrated care to the 1.03 million patients in the area.
The system for the records, called Patients Know Best (PKB), will allow staff working at GP practices, hospitals, community and mental health services and social care services in the CCGs to see a single integrated care...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shared-record-system-to-be-implemented-in-four-surrey-ccgs-Thu, 04 May 2017 11:45:00 GMTCIPFA calls for 'reality check' on success of STPs
The potential success of England’s 44 STPs hinges on health leaders setting realistic targets for what savings can be achieved within set timeframes, a report has found.
In a report released by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), called ‘Reality Check: next steps in developing sustainability and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cipfa-calls-for-reality-check-on-success-of-stpsThu, 04 May 2017 09:45:00 GMTMajor £27m Manchester hospital merger plans still carry 'inherent risk'
Plans worth £27.2m to integrate services between three Manchester hospitals and allow care to be better optimised for patients still have serious risk attached to it, a report has stated.
In the document released last week by the GM Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) board, costings behind the Single Hospital Service (SHS)...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-27m-manchester-hospital-merger-plans-still-carry-inherent-riskWed, 03 May 2017 11:15:00 GMTMental health coalition calls on next government to commit to FYFV ambitions
A Manifesto for Better Mental Health has been launched by the Mental Health Policy Group (MHPG) this week ahead of the snap election that will take place on 8 June.
The manifesto sets out the key policy points that the UK’s politicians should look to address to improve the state of mental healthcare in England.
It stated...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-coalition-calls-on-next-government-to-commit-to-fyfv-ambitionsWed, 03 May 2017 10:15:00 GMTLabour pledges moratorium on STP hospital closure plans
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has outlined Labour’s plans to halt the proposed closure of A&Es in England should his party come into power after the snap election in June.
To do this, he vowed to have a moratorium on what he called the Conservative’s “chaotic” STP programme, which has received mixed...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-pledges-moratorium-on-stp-hospital-closure-plansWed, 03 May 2017 09:45:00 GMTDickson calls on politicians to link NHS spending to GDP
NHS Confederation has today told the campaigning political parties to pledge a fixed % of GDP to health spending to ensure that investment increases as the economy succeeds.
It has also stated that it would like to see an Office of Budgetary Responsibility for Health and Care set up to provide arms-length advice to the government on what...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dickson-calls-on-politicians-to-link-nhs-spending-to-gdpTue, 02 May 2017 16:00:00 GMTWelsh government agree to start PrEP trials in summer
Trials for the Pre-exposure-prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV treatment will begin in Wales in summer after the government agreed to the measures.
On Friday, the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group decided to move forward with trialling the HIV drug Truvada to all those who benefit, starting from summer 2017 and running for three years. It also...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-government-agree-to-start-prep-trials-in-summer-Tue, 02 May 2017 15:00:00 GMTNHS facing potential 42,000 nursing shortfall by 2020
The NHS could face a crisis in nursing by 2020, as there may be a shortfall of 42,000 people, around 12% of the profession, according to new research.
In a report released today by the Health Foundation called ‘In Short Supply’, figures in the 2016 NHS Staff Survey were analysed, unearthing fresh concern that staffing levels...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-potential-42000-nursing-shortfall-by-2020Tue, 02 May 2017 12:30:00 GMTCancer Drugs Fund delivered 'no meaningful value' to patients
The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) set up by David Cameron to pay for medicine for over 100,000 people was not good value for money, despite costing the NHS around £1.3bn to develop, according to a new report.
Established in 2010, the CDF was set up as a way of helping cancer patients pay for expensive medicine, but was transferred...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drugs-fund-delivered-no-meaningful-value-to-patients-Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:15:00 GMTHealth committee urges DH to draw up plan for post-Brexit uncertainty
The Department of Health (DH) have been told to put contingency plans in place to prepare for the effect that Brexit could have on the health and social care sector.
In a report drawn up by the health committee, the department was urged to produce a comprehensive list of issues for the health service that it will work to tackle when the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-urges-dh-to-draw-up-plan-for-post-brexit-uncertainty-Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:15:00 GMTSTPs will not succeed where BCF has failed, warn MPs
MPs have slammed the government for the failure of the Better Care Fund (BCF) to achieve any of its objectives, arguing that they are unconvinced that STP planning could succeed where the BCF had failed in integrating health and social care services.
In a report released by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), it was also found that STP...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-will-not-succeed-where-bcf-has-failed-warn-mpsFri, 28 Apr 2017 12:00:00 GMTUnison: NHS staff charged 'extortionate' rates to park at hospitals
Hospitals are charging staff, including nurses struggling with low wages, huge rates of nearly £100 a month to park, an FoI sent by Unison has revealed.
The union asked 199 trusts in England, Scotland and Wales how much staff were charged for using their car parking facilities, and found some of the highest chargers included the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unison-nhs-staff-charged-extortionate-rates-to-park-at-hospitalsThu, 27 Apr 2017 16:30:00 GMTNHS England has made 'no progress' on increasing GP numbers, says PAC
There has been “no progress” made by NHS England on increasing the number of GPs despite NHS England targets to train 5,000 more doctors by 2020, MPs have today warned.
In its ‘Access to General Practice: progress review’ report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that since its last report a year ago, at the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-has-made-no-progress-on-increasing-gp-numbers-says-pacThu, 27 Apr 2017 12:45:00 GMTClarity needed on how ambulance services will be integrated into STPs
Further clarity is needed to establish how ambulance services will be incorporated into STPs across England, an influential group of MPs has today warned.
In its ‘NHS ambulance services’ report into variation in performance between ambulance services in the country, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found that there were...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clarity-needed-on-how-ambulance-services-will-be-integrated-into-stpsThu, 27 Apr 2017 11:00:00 GMTReview urges CQC board to 'revisit purpose' to run more efficiently
The CQC has been told to reassess the role of its board by an independent review that found large discrepancies in opinions between members about the purpose of directors sitting on the executive board.
The board was also recommended to “revisit its role” as a survey revealed that a number of executive members did not feel...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-urges-cqc-board-to-revisit-purpose-to-run-more-efficiently-Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:30:00 GMTRCGP: NHS must not be eclipsed by Brexit during election
Patient care cannot take a ‘back seat to Brexit’ as the UK’s politicians get on the campaign trail leading up to the snap general election on 8 June a key health organisation has stated.
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has today called on politicians to use the election as a catalyst to fix the crisis in general practice...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-nhs-must-not-be-eclipsed-by-brexit-during-electionWed, 26 Apr 2017 10:45:00 GMTUnions get behind Labour pledges to NHS staff
Unions have today backed the Labour party after it pledged to axe the 1% NHS pay cap as well as reversing cuts to student bursaries.
Speaking at Unison’s Health Conference today, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth will promise that if elected, his party will make the changes to reward “overworked and underpaid”...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-get-behind-labour-pledges-to-nhs-staffWed, 26 Apr 2017 10:15:00 GMT'Improvement lab' launched to tackle complex health challenges
A new ‘Improvement Lab’ has been launched this week by the Health Foundation alongside NHS Improvement in order to address complex challenges facing the health care sector.
Called the ‘Q Improvement Lab’, the organisations aim to bring together a community of people from across the health sector, including...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improvement-lab-launched-to-tackle-complex-health-challengesTue, 25 Apr 2017 16:30:00 GMTA third of emergency cancer patients don't see GP before diagnosis
Over a third of cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency in England did not see their GP beforehand, a survey published in the British Journal of Medical Practice has today revealed.
Research funded by the charity Cancer Research UK analysed data from more than 4,600 cancer patients suffering from 18 different types of cancer in order to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-emergency-cancer-patients-dont-see-gp-before-diagnosisTue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:00 GMT'Labyrinthine' health system slowing progress of HIV treatment
Progress being made to meet the needs of HIV sufferers is being held back by an overly complex system, a report has today revealed.
The research conducted by think tank the King’s Fund, called ‘The future of HIV services in England’, argued that the Health and Social Care Act 2012 had created a fragmented system for HIV...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labyrinthine-health-system-slowing-progress-of-hiv-treatmentTue, 25 Apr 2017 12:15:00 GMTBMA criticises 'patchy and inadequate' progress of GP Forward View
The BMA has criticised NHS England for a “patchy” first year of delivery of the GP Forward View, saying that though funds have started getting through to practices, too often money has been delayed and distributed unevenly to practices.
The BMA’s study also reiterated a warning about the number of GPs being trained, as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-criticises-patchy-and-inadequate-progress-of-gp-forward-view-Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:15:00 GMTIncreasing child emergency admissions raises community care concerns
The number of babies and young children admitted to hospital in an emergency has risen by almost a third over the last decade, a report released today has revealed.
It was also found that many of these children were being treated for conditions such as asthma and tonsillitis, illnesses that could have been treated out of hospital with...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increasing-child-emergency-admissions-raises-community-care-concernsMon, 24 Apr 2017 12:30:00 GMTContinued STP hospital closures risk A&Es reaching 'danger point'
The performance in North West London A&E departments has suffered considerably following the closure of two emergency departments in the area, sparking concern about the effect that 24 potential closures across STPs in England could have on national performance and patient safety.
In the ‘Can we afford to close any more A&E...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/continued-stp-hospital-closures-risk-aes-reaching-danger-point-Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:15:00 GMTGovernment urged to increase medical legal costs cap
The government should take further action to put a cap on legal costs incurred from clinical negligence cases to limit the amount of money lost by the NHS, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has today stated.
A consultation into introducing fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims was opened in January this year...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-urged-to-increase-medical-legal-costs-cap-Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:15:00 GMTLancashire FT told to urgently improve by the CQC
A Lancashire foundation trust has been told to urgently improve its services after the CQC concluded the quality of care at its hospitals was not up to scratch.
The regulator has sent the message to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT after it rated it as ‘requires improvement’ following an inspection of the Royal Preston...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lancashire-ft-told-to-urgently-improve-by-the-cqcFri, 21 Apr 2017 15:00:00 GMTSugary drinks could be banned in hospital shops next year
Sugary drinks will be banned in hospitals if retailers do not cut down the number that are sold over the next year, NHS England has today warned.
The news follows NHS England CEO Simon Stevens announcing last year that measures would be introduced as part of a national NHS health drive.
Retailers selling the beverages in hospitals...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sugary-drinks-could-be-banned-in-hospital-shops-next-yearFri, 21 Apr 2017 13:00:00 GMT Four GP practices merge together as part of Southern FT
Four GP surgeries in Gosport have merged to form one organisation called the Willow Group that will provide care for the 40,000 patients in the area.
At the start of April, Brune Medical Centre, Forton Medical Centre, Stoke Road Medical Centre and Waterside Medical Centre came together to form the Willow Group.
The newly formed group...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/-four-gp-practices-merge-together-as-part-of-southern-ftThu, 20 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTHalf a million patients receiving 'inadequate' care from GPs, CQC warns
The CQC has warned doctors across the country to improve after revealing that around half a million patients were receiving care from GPs who had been rated as ‘inadequate’ in inspections.
The regulator’s message comes as it published reports on another 80 GPs in the last week, finding that 54 were good, whilst 17...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-a-million-patients-receiving-inadequate-care-from-gps-cqc-warnsThu, 20 Apr 2017 15:00:00 GMTHEE calls on providers to educate staff on responsible antibiotic prescribing
Employers and healthcare providers need to make sure staff are better trained to responsibly administer and prescribe antibiotics to reduce the risk of resistant infections, a new survey conducted by Health Education England (HEE) has found.
The survey asked 72 CCGs and trusts across the country about their approaches to antibiotic use...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-calls-on-providers-to-educate-staff-on-responsible-antibiotic-prescribingThu, 20 Apr 2017 14:30:00 GMTStevens: Much left to do as BME staff still more likely to be bullied at work
Staff from a BME background are still significantly more likely to experience discrimination at work from colleagues and their managers, NHS England’s second annual report into racial equality has shown.
The Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report found that though progress was being made, there was still a lot of work to be...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-much-left-to-do-as-bme-staff-still-more-likely-to-be-bullied-at-workWed, 19 Apr 2017 11:15:00 GMTLeaders urge politicians to put NHS at forefront of general election debate
Health leaders have recently called on politicians to not shy away from their responsibility to fix the NHS as all of the UK’s major parties prepare to get on the campaign trail in preparation for the snap general election scheduled to take place on 8 June.
The call comes after the shock announcement by Theresa May yesterday that...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaders-urge-politicians-to-put-nhs-at-forefront-of-general-election-debateWed, 19 Apr 2017 10:30:00 GMTNHS fails to hit targets over 'worst winter on record' despite mild weather
Emergency departments are still struggling to meet NHS targets under increased demand from patients, NHS England’s performance figures for February 2017 have revealed.
The figures show that at the end of a winter period that health organisations have described as the “worst on record”, standards were not being properly...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fails-to-hit-targets-over-worst-winter-on-record-despite-mild-weatherWed, 19 Apr 2017 10:00:00 GMTNHS regulation 'the tide has turned, but the sea is still stormy'
Despite recent improvements in how trusts experience regulation, there is much more to do to support trusts in navigating the complex regulatory landscape, writes Cristina Sarb, policy advisor on regulation for NHS Providers.
The health and social care landscape has changed significantly over the last 18 months. As our ‘State...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-regulation-the-tide-has-turned-but-the-sea-is-still-stormyThu, 13 Apr 2017 08:30:00 GMTGPs call for urgent action to stop mass 'haemorrhaging' of doctor numbers
GPs have called for the NHS to take urgent action to stop a wave of doctors leaving the profession in the next five years, it was today announced.
A survey conducted by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has raised significant concerns that many doctors will not stay on as GPs due to the high stress and workload of the job, leading the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-call-for-urgent-action-to-stop-mass-haemorrhaging-of-doctor-numbersWed, 12 Apr 2017 11:00:00 GMTFour trusts enter special measures in less than a week
The Isle of Wight NHS FT has become the latest provider to be placed into special measures after standards were found to be ‘inadequate’ by the CQC.
It comes on the same day that a separate trust, Kettering General Hospitals FT, was also placed into special measures, and after Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS FT...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-trusts-enter-special-measures-in-less-than-a-weekWed, 12 Apr 2017 10:30:00 GMTSeven trusts to drive digital mental health services with £35m investment
Seven trusts will become Global Digital Exemplars for Mental Health and receive a share of £35m to develop and roll-out innovtive technology for patient treatment, NHS England have confirmed
The investment will also be matched by the trusts in the scheme to go towards digital schemes for self-care and other treatments for those...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-trusts-to-drive-digital-mental-health-services-with-35m-investmentWed, 12 Apr 2017 10:15:00 GMTPlans for innovating cancer drug scrapped due to high price
Plans to put in place an innovative new drug to treat head and neck cancer has been scrapped after NICE published guidelines stating that the drug was not cost effective.
NICE assessed the drug, nivolumab, for its effectiveness in treating different types of cancer and found that for some types, such as kidney cancer, it was...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-for-innovating-cancer-drug-scrapped-due-to-high-priceTue, 11 Apr 2017 17:00:00 GMTAnother Keogh Review trust returns to special measures
A second trust originally named in the Keogh Review has been put back into special measures, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has today announced.
It comes just days after a neighbouring provider, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Trust, was also put back into special measures following an inspection that uncovered serious problems with the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-keogh-review-trust-returns-to-special-measuresTue, 11 Apr 2017 16:45:00 GMTYork care home provider fined £160,000 for failures
The owner of a York care home whose poor care was to blame for the death of a 98-year-old man has been successfully prosecuted by the CQC and ordered to pay over £160,000 in fines and costs.
The CQC brought the case against the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, owner of Lamel Beeches care home in York, for two offences where one...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/york-care-home-provider-fined-160000-for-failuresTue, 11 Apr 2017 16:45:00 GMTPilots revealed for new surgical training programme
The 19 pilot sites for the new Improving Surgical Training (IST) project have been named in anticipation of trials starting in the UK by August 2018.
The sites have been picked from eight Schools of Surgery and Training Boards across the country by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and Health Education England (HEE), who are running the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pilots-revealed-for-new-surgical-training-programmeMon, 10 Apr 2017 16:30:00 GMTNumber of people waiting 18 weeks or more for surgery could double by 2020
The number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for planned surgery could double by 2020, analysis of NHS England figures by the NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has today warned.
After looking at the data, NHSPN forecast that on current trends, the number of people waiting more than 18 weeks for surgery would more than double, going up...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-people-waiting-18-weeks-or-more-for-surgery-could-double-by-2020Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:45:00 GMTNHS invests £2.1m to drive new tech developments in primary care
The NHS has today given its backing to a programme led by SBRI Healthcare that will see £2.1m invested into innovative technologies to improve general practice.
A total of 22 companies have been given awards of up to £100,000 to develop and commercialise novel technologies that will improve GP services and primary...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-invests-21m-to-drive-new-tech-developments-in-primary-careMon, 10 Apr 2017 12:15:00 GMTBidding opens for mammoth £6bn Manchester integrated LCO contract
Health leaders in Manchester have started the search for bidders for community-based services across the city under a huge £6bn contract.
In a document published by NHS Shared Business Services, ambitions to create a local care organisation (LCO) that operates through a ‘neighbourhood model’ were laid out, as previously...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bidding-opens-for-mammoth-6bn-manchester-integrated-lco-contractFri, 07 Apr 2017 15:45:00 GMTHealth leaders condemn lack of funds for 'crisis in general practice'
Health leaders have hit out at the government after it was revealed that a record number of GP practices had been forced to close last year and that the number of patients changing GPs had risen by 150%.
The figures, revealed through a Freedom of Information request by Pulse, revealed that 57 practices closed in 2016, with a further 34...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-leaders-condemn-lack-of-funds-for-crisis-in-general-practice-Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:45:00 GMTA&Es turned away ambulances twice as many times last winter
A&E units have been forced to close their doors to ambulances twice as many times this winter compared to the previous three years, research conducted by the Nuffield Trust has revealed.
The think tank found that units closed to ambulances 478 times in just three months this winter, and urgent response time targets were only met...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aes-turned-away-ambulances-twice-as-many-times-last-winterFri, 07 Apr 2017 12:15:00 GMT60 seconds with. NHSI's Ben Dyson
We talk to Ben Dyson, executive director of strategy at NHS Improvement (NHSI).
What are NHSI’s main policy objectives for the next 12 months?
Our core objectives remain the same: to support NHS providers improve their quality of care, financial performance and performance against NHS Constitution standards. To help us achieve all...
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420,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/60-seconds-with-nhsis-ben-dysonFri, 07 Apr 2017 10:30:00 GMTFilling the void and standardising security
Jayne King, chair of the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS) and head of security, portering and reception services at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS FT, discusses the need for greater education and standardisation around security in the NHS.
NAHS was formed in 1994, as a non-profit professional organisation, with...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/filling-the-void-and-standardising-securityFri, 07 Apr 2017 08:30:00 GMTConsiderable scope for improving how local areas tackle smoking
Amanda Sandford, information manager at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), discusses the need to strengthen local relationships in tackling smoking.
Few will dispute the fact that the NHS and social care services are in crisis mode. Whilst there is no single solution, what is clear is that with an ageing population the pressures on the...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/considerable-scope-for-improving-how-local-areas-tackle-smokingFri, 07 Apr 2017 08:00:00 GMTFear barriers to help-seeking in the UK
Jon Paxman, 2020health senior researcher, explains why reducing fear barriers may be essential to promoting timely help-seeking, improving health outcomes and supporting greater equity of healthcare within the NHS.
Those who work in the health service know well that not everyone agrees with the aphorism ‘knowledge is power’....
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fear-barriers-to-help-seeking-in-the-ukFri, 07 Apr 2017 08:00:00 GMTKeogh to leave NHS England at end of the year
Sir Bruce Keogh will step down as NHS England’s medical director at the end of the year after 10 years in the role, it was today revealed.
He is relinquishing his position to take up a new role as chair of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
During his time at NHS England, the NHS director...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-to-leave-nhs-england-at-end-of-the-yearThu, 06 Apr 2017 15:15:00 GMTLincolnshire trust put back into special measures
An NHS Foundation Trust will be placed back into special measures after NHS Improvement (NHSI) found that there was a need to radically change patient services.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts (NLAG) was taken out of special measures in November 2014, after being one of the initial 11 trusts put into...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lincolnshire-trust-put-back-into-special-measures-Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:15:00 GMTCQC slams online services for reckless prescribing practices
The CQC has announced that it is continuing to crackdown on online prescription services after it used its powers to suspend the registration of one service and put pressure on three others.
Two of these remaining three have had specific conditions imposed on them to alter or stop prescribing certain medicines, whilst one was instructed...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-slams-online-services-for-reckless-prescribing-practicesThu, 06 Apr 2017 12:00:00 GMT'Inadequate' CCG reports enormous deficit of £60m
A struggling CCG in England has revealed that it is in significant financial trouble, with board papers released yesterday showing its deficit stands at £61m.
Kernow CCG in Cornwall was last year rated ‘inadequate’ and has now reported that in January its deficit had risen from a reported £53.7m up to...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-ccg-reports-enormous-deficit-of-60m-Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:00:00 GMTCSU commissioned to draw up bespoke STP integration reports by May
NHS England has instructed a Commissioning Support Unit to draw up bespoke reports for each of the 44 STP footprints in England to set out advise how savings can be made through better integration of mental and physical health services, NHE has learned.
The Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) has been told to...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/csu-commissioned-to-draw-up-bespoke-stp-integration-reports-by-mayWed, 05 Apr 2017 10:30:00 GMTLords report is 'wake-up call' the NHS desperately needs, health leaders say
Health organisations have today welcomed the publication of the House of Lords Select Committee report into the long-term sustainability of the NHS in England, and urged the government to wake up to the severity of the problems the sector is currently facing.
The report slammed the failure of successive governments to look more than a few...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lords-report-is-wake-up-call-the-nhs-desperately-needs-health-leaders-sayWed, 05 Apr 2017 10:00:00 GMTLords call for independent office to oversee NHS sustainability
The ‘short-sightedness’ of successive governments who failed to safeguard a sustainable future for the NHS have been slammed by the House of Lords Select Committee today, who released a report warning that the Department of Health (DH) had consistently failed to see and implement policies beyond the next few years.
In order to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lords-call-for-independent-office-to-oversee-nhs-sustainability-Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:30:00 GMTHalf of A&Es to have specialist mental health teams by 2019
Plans to implement 24-hour specialist mental health teams in almost half of A&Es across the country have been revealed by NHS England, who hope for the scheme to cover five times more A&Es than now by March 2019.
The service is currently operating in only 10% of emergency departments, but NHS England say they hope to instate it...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-aes-to-have-specialist-mental-health-teams-by-2019-Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMTFYFV Update workforce pledges 'critical' to fix staff shortages
The NHS will look to tackle serious problems with understaffing and high patient demand by training 15,000 GPs between 2015 and 2020 and increasing the number of nurses by up to 2,200 more per year in 2019, NHS England confirmed in its Five Year Forward View (FYFV) Update.
In the ambitious plans, NHS England set out how it would bring the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fyfv-update-workforce-pledges-critical-to-fix-staff-shortagesTue, 04 Apr 2017 15:15:00 GMTLDRs: a critical part of STPs and sharing cross-border learning
Dr Masood Nazir, national clinical lead – digital transformation of general practice at NHS England and information lead & senior information risk owner at NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG, discusses the opportunities for sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) to adopt shared approaches across regions.
Following the Five...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ldrs-a-critical-part-of-stps-and-sharing-cross-border-learningTue, 04 Apr 2017 08:30:00 GMTPaperlight is the outcome, and not the objective, of a digital NHS
Sean Brennan, director of communications for the Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM), reflects on the drive to get rid of paper in the NHS and the place for clinical data standards in that process.
The latest in a long line of reports calling for NHS IT/technology improvement is called ‘Making IT Work:...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paperlight-is-the-outcome-and-not-the-objective-of-a-digital-nhsTue, 04 Apr 2017 08:00:00 GMTWhy training and development has an important role to play in NHS finance
Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), discusses the benefits of training and development in NHS finance for health professionals.
The news agenda has been awash with headlines about the current state of NHS finances. The sector is facing severe pressure and the most recent results...
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426,415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-training-and-development-has-an-important-role-to-play-in-nhs-finance-Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:00:00 GMTHow effective is your surveillance?
The surveillance camera commissioner, Tony Porter, reflects on how complying with his code could help trusts save money and improve the efficiency of their surveillance activity.
Early in the year, Home Office minister Brandon Lewis rejected the surveillance camera commissioner’s recommendation that NHS trusts should be regulated by...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-effective-is-your-surveillanceTue, 04 Apr 2017 02:30:00 GMTNHSI pauses changes to stop full-time staff also taking agency work
Rules to prevent staff working full-time for the NHS also taking additional shifts from agencies will be paused by NHS Improvement (NHSI) following pressure from health organisations.
The news was confirmed in a letter from NHSI chief executive Jim Mackey to NHS providers that clarified that trusts should not ensure staff engaged through...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-pause-changes-to-stop-full-time-staff-also-taking-agency-workMon, 03 Apr 2017 12:45:00 GMTNaylor Review: £10bn needed now to fully finance STP reforms
A total of £10bn is required to properly fund England STPs and maintain health facilities in the future, an independent report written for the Department of Health has revealed.
The report, drawn up by Sir Robert Naylor, former CEO of University College London Hospitals NHS FT, warned that without actual new investment in the NHS...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/naylor-review-10bn-needed-now-to-fully-finance-stp-reforms-Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:15:00 GMTGMC promises more flexible training for doctors in new strategy
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today unveiled a new plan that aims to improve education paths for doctors by moving away from rigid training and allowing trainees more flexibility while they learn.
Today’s news follows a review of training that health secretary Jeremy Hunt asked the GMC to carry out during the junior...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-promises-more-flexible-training-for-doctors-in-new-strategyMon, 03 Apr 2017 08:45:00 GMTOrganisations demand Whitehall 'break the mould' and launch long-term social care plan
Health organisations have joined together in welcoming the Communities and Local Government Committee’s (CLG’s) report into adult social care released today, which set out the severity of the crisis facing the sector in the UK.
MPs on the committee welcomed chancellor Phillip Hammond’s announcement of £2bn...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organisations-demand-whitehall-break-the-mould-and-launch-long-term-social-care-planFri, 31 Mar 2017 15:45:00 GMTStevens warns of increased operating waiting time 'trade-off' in FYFV update
Simon Stevens has admitted that some patients may face longer waiting times for non-urgent surgery, and no longer receive certain medications, as “trade-offs” so that improvements can be made to care in other areas.
Releasing the much-anticipated ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ report, the NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-warns-of-increased-operating-waiting-time-trade-off-in-fyfv-updateFri, 31 Mar 2017 10:15:00 GMTAreas targeted to become 'evolved STPs' with much bigger freedoms
Accountable care systems (ACSs) will now be considered an ‘evolved’ version of an STP that is working as a locally integrated health system, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View progress report, or delivery plan, has confirmed – and this will come paired with much greater freedoms for local...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-targets-areas-to-become-evolved-stps-with-much-bigger-freedomsFri, 31 Mar 2017 09:30:00 GMTNew STP partnerships given raft of flexibilities in exchange for robust governance
All NHS organisations will form part of a sustainability and transformation partnership – the apparent new name for STPs – from April this year in order to ensure a basic governance and implementation “support chassis”, which will include an STP board and greater flexibilities.
In NHS England’s long-awaited...
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407,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-stp-partnerships-given-raft-of-flexibilities-in-exchange-for-robust-governanceFri, 31 Mar 2017 09:30:00 GMTMy first MRI
An innovative and free virtual reality app is significantly helping anxious children, their parents and even medical students deal with the unnerving experience of having a scan, Jonathan Ashmore (pictured), an MRI physicist at King’s College Hospital NHS FT, tells NHE.
For Jonathan Ashmore, whose office is just a stone’s...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/my-first-mriFri, 31 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTPeople power in technology
Anne Cooper, deputy clinical director and chief nurse at NHS Digital, discusses the importance of clinical involvement in health digitisation.
When Professor Robert Wachter published his review in 2016, there was a lot of focus on areas such as the global digital exemplars, but one of the key themes running through the review was more...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-power-in-technologyFri, 31 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTStrength and balance: the key to falls prevention
Maintaining and improving muscle strength and the ability to balance is crucial to reduce the risk of falling, but it is also critical in helping people live independently as they get older, writes Louise Ansari, director of communications and programme manager for physical activity at the Centre for Ageing Better.
People are living...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strength-and-balance-the-key-to-falls-preventionFri, 31 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTThe shape of estates under STPs
NHE looks at the early proposals for estates efficiency already starting to emerge from England’s 44 sustainability and transformation plans (STPs).
While money (or a lack thereof) takes up most of the headlines in the national press, anyone who lives and breathes the NHS knows that reforming and upgrading its estates will be a...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-shape-of-estates-under-stpsFri, 31 Mar 2017 07:30:00 GMTSocial prescribing: can it be better used as a pathway to work?
Karen Steadman, research and policy manager at the Work Foundation, part of Lancaster University, explains why work should play a more central role in social prescribing services.
Health is influenced by a wide range of factors. We know smoking, diet or genetics play a considerable role, we also know that other things exert a major...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-prescribing-can-it-be-better-used-as-a-pathway-to-workFri, 31 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMTPublic satisfaction with NHS remains steady despite winter pressures
Public satisfaction with the NHS remained steady during 2016, as 63% of people said they were satisfied with the NHS, a survey published by the King’s Fund has revealed.
In the ‘Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2016’ survey, it was also found that of these people, 65% cited the quality of care as the reason for their...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-satisfaction-with-nhs-remains-steady-despite-winter-pressuresThu, 30 Mar 2017 14:30:00 GMTRCGP: Drop in GP numbers a 'huge blow' to Forward View
Figures released by NHS Digital that reveal a drop in the number of GPs over the last year are a “huge blow,” to ambitions to grow the NHS’s workforce, two doctors’ unions have today warned.
In the data, it was revealed that the number of practicing GPs in England had dropped from 34,914 to 34,495 from March 2016...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-drop-in-gp-numbers-a-huge-blow-to-forward-viewThu, 30 Mar 2017 12:30:00 GMTBrexit woes deepen as RCN shows fall in number of EU nurses coming to UK after vote
The number of EU nurses joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register to work in the UK fell by a quarter immediately after the referendum vote was announced last year, a Freedom of Information investigation conducted by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed.
As the UK prepares for Theresa May to trigger Article 50...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-woes-deepen-as-rnc-shows-fall-in-number-of-eu-nurses-coming-to-uk-after-vote-Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMTOnly a quarter of key NHS leadership roles held by women
The NHS still has a severe lack of women holding positions in key senior roles, including as medical directors or chief financial officers, and has work to do to reach its 50:50 by 2020 target, a report released today has revealed.
Drawn up by Professor Ruth Sealy at the University of Exeter Business School in collaboration with NHS...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/only-a-quarter-of-key-nhs-leadership-roles-held-by-womenWed, 29 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMTLast Keogh review trust taken out of special measures
A Cumbria hospital trust was today taken out of special measures after demonstrating major improvement in its delivery of care to patients to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
This marks the last hospital trust which was originally put into the scheme following Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into trusts with high mortality rates in July...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/last-keogh-review-trust-taken-out-of-special-measuresWed, 29 Mar 2017 09:45:00 GMTNHS staff hit back as Hunt unveils latest real-terms pay cut
NHS staff will receive a pay rise of 1% from 1 April, but this will actually amount to a pay cut in real terms as the inflation rate currently stands at 2.3%.
The news was announced today by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the House of Commons, and has already been slammed by public bodies including the Royal College of Nursing...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-hit-back-as-hunt-unveils-latest-real-terms-pay-cut-Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:30:00 GMTWHAPPG slams 'unacceptable' treatment quality for women's health problems
The diagnosis and treatment of women’s conditions such as fibroid and endometriosis across the country is “unacceptable” as patients reported not being treated appropriately enough with these issues, a study conducted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s Health (WHAPPG) has revealed.
The APPG surveyed...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whappg-slams-unacceptable-treatment-quality-for-womens-health-problemsTue, 28 Mar 2017 15:00:00 GMTNHS England to cut low-value medicines from prescriptions
The NHS will no longer prescribe medicines which are easily available over-the-counter including, antihistamines and suncream in an effort to find extra savings for the struggling health service.
New guidelines coming into effect in April will advise CCGs nationwide to not prescribe certain low-value medicines which, NHS England hope...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-cut-low-value-medicines-from-prescriptions-Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTTime to address paramedic retention rates
Following the National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) recent report into NHS ambulance services, Gerry Egan, chief executive of the College of Paramedics, says careful attention is needed to assess the reasons why so many paramedics have left, and continue to leave, the ambulance services.
The College of Paramedics welcomes the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-address-paramedic-retention-rates-Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:30:00 GMTEmpowering leaders for the future of commissioning
Caroline Chipperfield, associate director of partnerships at the NHS Leadership Academy, explores the conditions, culture and climate leaders will need to be able to flourish in the changing commissioning landscape.
As healthcare moves towards a focus on wellbeing for citizens, clinical commissioning is becoming increasingly critical....
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/empowering-leaders-for-the-future-of-commissioningTue, 28 Mar 2017 07:30:00 GMTFirefighters and pharmacists: empowering the wider public health workforce
Shirley Cramer CBE, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), explains how we must look beyond the core public health workforce to meet the challenges of 2017.
It would be easy to be gloomy about the prospects for public health in 2017. As in many other areas of public spending, year-on-year cuts are a reality we are...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/firefighter-and-pharmacists-empowering-the-wider-public-health-workforceTue, 28 Mar 2017 07:30:00 GMTTight timetable for nursing associate regulation
Jackie Smith, chief executive at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about the challenges her organisation faces in setting up regulation for nursing associates, including the very tight timetable.
In December 2015, the government announced a plan to create a new nursing support role. Fast-forward...
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412,424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tight-timetable-for-nursing-associate-regulationTue, 28 Mar 2017 07:00:00 GMTUnderstanding patient data
Nicola Perrin, head of policy at the Wellcome Trust who is leading the Understanding Patient Data initiative, explains why clinicians have to strike the balance between protecting privacy while sharing information to improve the health of patients and the population.
The information held in medical records has huge potential to provide...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/understanding-patient-dataTue, 28 Mar 2017 05:30:00 GMTConsultant productivity falling as NHS financial crisis starts to bite
Almost half of the £2bn real terms increase in funding that the NHS received in 2015-16 went back into commissioning care from non-NHS organisations and to prop up the struggling social care system, whilst hospitals, amongst others services, found themselves struggling on limited resources, a new report by the Health Foundation has today...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultant-productivity-falling-as-nhs-financial-crisis-starts-to-biteMon, 27 Mar 2017 16:15:00 GMTGPs slam 'scandalous' NHS England for failing to release resilience funds
The £40m resilience fund is failing to be filtered down to help GP practices in need, a survey conducted by the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed.
The fund was announced in 2016 as a four-year plan split into £16m this year, with a further £8m for each of the next three years – but now doctors have...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-slam-scandalous-nhs-england-for-failing-to-release-resilience-fundsMon, 27 Mar 2017 13:00:00 GMTLevy confirmed on employers to foot NHS pension scheme bill
A levy to cover the cost of administering the NHS pension scheme will be introduced on employers, commencing from 1 April, the government has confirmed.
The news comes following a consultation that has been open since November. At present, the Department of Health (DH) fund the cost of the Business Services Authority NHS Pension Scheme...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/levy-confirmed-on-employers-to-foot-nhs-pension-scheme-billMon, 27 Mar 2017 12:30:00 GMTGovernment warned to take 'robust action' against child obesity
“Robust action” is needed to tackle the growing problem that councils are facing with addressing childhood obesity, a report released today by the Health Select Committee has warned.
In the report, ‘Childhood obesity: follow-up’, the committee said that the introduction of regulations designed to reduce unhealthy...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-warned-to-take-robust-action-against-child-obesity-Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:45:00 GMTTotal Transport schemes could deliver NHS annual savings of £74.5m
Around £74.5m worth of savings is being missed by NHS trusts due to the costs of patients missing appointments because of slow transport to hospitals, a new report has claimed.
In the research, conducted by an alliance of local transport authorities and the Community Transport Association and produced by the Urban Transport...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/total-transport-schemes-could-deliver-nhs-annual-savings-of-745m-Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:15:00 GMTEU Brexit negotiator calls for European staff to be protected
Uncertainty caused by Brexit must be addressed immediately to ensure the rights of EU staff working in the UK as well as British nationals living in the EU is protected, the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator has announced.
Ahead of Theresa May triggering article 50 next Wednesday, which will formally begin the process of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-brexit-negotiator-calls-for-european-staff-to-be-protected-Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:45:00 GMTRCEM: A&E special measures regime won't address 'chronic spiral downwards'
Plans for regulators to introduce a new “special measures” regime for underperforming A&E departments will not be enough to tackle the major issues which EDs are currently struggling to deal with, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned.
While the Royal College has welcome the plans, which aim to increase...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcem-ae-special-measures-regime-wont-address-chronic-spiral-downwards-Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTUnderstanding the changing NHS procurement landscape
Understanding the current and future NHS procurement landscape for supplies and medical equipment is critical. Paul Clarke, head of supplier management at NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), tells us about what was covered at their latest series of stakeholder events with NHS and Department of Health (DH) colleagues working in the...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/understanding-the-changing-nhs-procurement-landscapeFri, 24 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMTReflections on the Strategic Projects Team
Andrew MacPherson, former managing director of the now closed Strategic Projects Team (SPT), reflects on his time in the NHS that followed a career in trains, boats and planes.
In 2006, I had completed the customer service design for the roll-out of a newly merged first of the “super TOCs (train operating company)” in the east...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reflections-on-the-strategic-projects-teamFri, 24 Mar 2017 08:30:00 GMTA flexible future
Many organisations in the public sector will be publishing their annual progress reports on the public sector equality duty. Are the needs of employers and employees becoming closer aligned? NHE asked an employer and an advocate for flexible working for their views.
Employers’ perspective
Dean Royles, director of human...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-flexible-futureFri, 24 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTA holistic approach is needed to tackle estate issues
Julian Amey, chief executive of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM), reflects on the challenges facing NHS estates teams.
In the Jan/Feb issue of NHE, Paul Fenton, national chairman of the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HefmA), explained why he thought collaboration would be the...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-holistic-approach-is-needed-to-tackle-estate-issuesFri, 24 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTConnectivity and behaviour key to unlocking wireless adoption
Julia Manning, founding director of 2020health, analyses the opportunities and challenges facing mobile & wireless tech development and adoption in the NHS.
How many articles have you read over the past year, decade or even more that painted a picture of the seamless delivery and experience of data-driven, IT-enabled healthcare?...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/connectivity-and-behaviour-key-to-unlocking-wireless-adoptionFri, 24 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMTCCG to close minor injury units alongside urgent service alterations
Minor injuries units across the East Riding of Yorkshire CCG region will be closed down and replaced by three urgent care centres at hospitals in Beverley, Bridlington and Goole, it has been revealed.
The CCG states that the change will improve patient experience, as it was also announced that an integrated community and intensive...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-to-close-minor-injury-units-alongside-urgent-service-alterationsThu, 23 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMTNHS Litigation Authority rebranded NHS Resolution ahead of upcoming reform
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) will change its name to NHS Resolution at the start of April, at the same time as it releases its five-year plan outlining future change, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Newly formed NHS Resolution will combine the three operating arms of NHSLA, the National Clinical Assessment Service and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-litigation-authority-rebranded-nhs-resolution-ahead-of-upcoming-reformThu, 23 Mar 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHSI place another three trusts in financial special measures
Three more trusts will be placed into financial special measures to assist them with meeting savings plans, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has revealed. But the NHS Confederation’s CEO claims that there is a real danger that vital efforts to transform care and make it more sustainable will be “derailed because it takes all our effort to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-place-another-three-trusts-in-financial-special-measuresThu, 23 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTA year in the life of NHS Protect
James Robertson, media relations lead at NHS Protect, takes a look back over the past year of investigations by the body leading the national fight against NHS fraud.
“Not much surprises me anymore” is something I often find myself saying to journalists, after a number of years working in NHS Protect’s press office...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-year-in-the-life-of-nhs-protectWed, 22 Mar 2017 11:45:00 GMTClosing the digital inequality gap
NHE’s Josh Mines investigates the state of digital NHS services and what can be done to increase participation of demographics with limited access and knowledge of modern technology.
Technology is transforming the way that services can be delivered to patients. For example, the digitisation of GP services offers a plethora of...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/closing-the-digital-inequality-gapWed, 22 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMTMidwives will always have a voice at the NMC
Donna Ockenden, senior midwifery advisor to the chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), discusses the changing representation of midwives at the regulator.
As midwifery advisor to the NMC and also a registered midwife, I understand that this may feel like an uncertain time for some midwives. The midwifery...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-will-always-have-a-voice-at-the-nmcWed, 22 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMTScan4Safety: What's next for acute trusts?
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, looks at the progress made in the Scan4Safety project so far and what’s coming next for acute trusts in England.
The beginning of this year saw the one year anniversary of the Scan4Safety project – the implementation of GS1 standards to identify every person, product and place...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scan4safety-whats-next-for-acute-trustsWed, 22 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMTThree-quarters of CCGs failing to improve children's mental health services
Almost three-quarters of CCGs in England are failing to meet NHS England’s benchmark for improving services for children and young people’s mental health, a report released by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has revealed.
The report, drawn up by researcher Emily Frith, used NHS England’s ‘Mental Health Five...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-quarters-of-ccgs-failing-to-improve-childrens-mental-health-servicesWed, 22 Mar 2017 11:15:00 GMTCQC voices concern as 65% of independent ambulances given requirement notices
The CQC has voiced “significant concerns” about independent ambulances after inspections of these services identified widespread and common problems.
Since April 2015, 70 CQC inspections were carried out of England’s independent ambulance providers – around a fifth of registered services – and found evidence...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-voices-concern-as-65-of-independent-ambulances-given-requirement-noticesWed, 22 Mar 2017 10:30:00 GMTBMA: Government must come clean about 'cheap tricks' on STP funding
The government has employed “cheap tricks” to mask its real intentions for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) funding, the British Medical Association (BMA) has claimed after it was revealed that promised investment for STPs in England would be spread over three years, rather than given up front.
In chancellor...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-government-must-come-clean-about-cheap-tricks-on-stp-fundingWed, 22 Mar 2017 09:45:00 GMTExtended NHS obligations in 2017-18 mandate 'well beyond reach'
The continued drive towards a seven-day NHS was confirmed by the Department for Health (DH) in its mandate to the NHS yesterday, as it was revealed that NHS England will be expected to provide weekend and evening access for almost half (40%) of the population by the end of 2017-18.
The mandate also set out a number of goals for the NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extended-nhs-obligations-in-2017-18-mandate-well-beyond-reachWed, 22 Mar 2017 09:30:00 GMTNHS England to change 'inefficient' ambulance response targets
Current ambulance targets that require call handlers to assess and dispatch an ambulance crew to the scene within 60 seconds are causing major inefficiencies to a stretched system, NHS England’s director for acute care Professor Keith Willet told MPs at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing into Ambulances.
In addition, Prof...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-change-inefficient-ambulance-response-targets-Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:15:00 GMTSpending on management consultancy 'gravy train' costs STPs £18m
Spending on management consultants advising England’s 44 sustainability and transformation plans (STP)s has been described as “a gravy train” by Unite, following a revelation that health bosses spent just under £18m with various firms to formulate the plans.
Unite’s harsh words come following an investigation...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spending-on-management-consultancy-gravy-train-costs-stps-18m-Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:00:00 GMTNew protections for NHS whistleblowers who raise patient safety concerns
Whistleblowers in the NHS will be protected from discrimination if they seek re-employment in the health service under new government plans published today by the Department of Health.
The news follows a Royal College of Physicians (RCP) report last week which highlighted concern that a large portion of NHS staff were unaware of their...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-protections-for-nhs-whistleblowers-who-raise-patient-safety-concernsMon, 20 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTProviders warn achieving 2017-18 performance targets now 'mission impossible'
Reaching hospital performances targets has been described as “mission Impossible” by NHS Providers in a report released today, as the organisation also called for “realism, flexibility and support” in the NHS’s approach to performance figures.
In its analysis of NHS figures and targets, NHS Providers found...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-warn-achieving-2017-18-performance-targets-now-mission-impossibleMon, 20 Mar 2017 12:15:00 GMTDeveloping a robust argument for estates change
Simon Corben, NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) director and head of profession for estates and facilities, talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about the plans to drive estates change over the next 12 months.
Last year, Lord Carter’s operational productivity review put forward a number of recommendations to improve efficiency...
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420,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-a-robust-argument-for-estates-changeMon, 20 Mar 2017 10:30:00 GMTBetter connection needed between STPs and BCF, argues ADASS
While some sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have considered the financial impact on social care in the changing landscape, many have not, Grainne Siggins, national policy lead & trustee at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) has told NHE.
Rising social care costs, she argued, are one of the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-connection-needed-between-stps-and-bcf-argues-adassMon, 20 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMTAnother Keogh Review FT to exit special measures
The Medway NHS FT has been recommended to come out of special measures after the chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, Sir Mike Richards, found significant improvements in care practices.
The Kent Medway Maritime hospital, which was once rated as one of the worst in the country, was originally placed in special measures in July 2013...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-keogh-review-ft-to-exit-special-measuresFri, 17 Mar 2017 12:15:00 GMT'Extreme' plan to replace 7,500 GPs with superhubs worrying for patients, says RCGP
Concern has been raised around the government’s proposed plan to replace 7,500 GP surgeries with 1,500 ‘superhubs’, after junior health minister David Mowat told MPs that the government was looking to implement the change.
Using a model of care centred around superhubs is part of an effort by the government to improve...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extreme-plan-to-replace-7500-gps-with-superhubs-worrying-for-patients-says-rcgpFri, 17 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMTGovernment must act now to lower 'unacceptable' level of preventable suicides
The government must take “tangible action” and focus on better implementation of aims laid out in the Suicide Prevention Strategy for the policy to be successful, the Health Select Committee has warned.
In a report, it concluded that government funding for suicide prevention was welcome, but it may be too late to properly...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-act-now-to-lower-unacceptable-level-of-preventable-suicides-Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:15:00 GMTIntegrated 'streaming' service to be introduced in all hospitals by Christmas
NHS England has set a goal for all hospitals with an A&E department in England to have a “comprehensive front door streaming” service in place by next Christmas.
The streaming service aims to make care more efficient and take pressure away from emergency departments by having a primary healthcare professional...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-streaming-service-to-be-introduced-in-all-hospitals-by-christmasThu, 16 Mar 2017 15:30:00 GMTPatient safety at risk as physicians firefighting Titanic failings
Almost three-quarters of physicians are concerned that they will not be able to deliver safe patient care in the next 12 months, as staff warned they felt like “they were on the Titanic”, struggling to run care on shoe-string budgets, a survey by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has revealed.
Major concerns were also...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-at-risk-as-physicians-firefighting-titanic-failingsThu, 16 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTReassurance over STPs needed or NHS risks entering era of permafrost
The recent intervention by Simon Stevens to ensure that mass bed closures will not happen in STP areas unless alternative arrangements are put in place first is a very welcome and much-needed move, according to the president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), because without that level of reassurance the NHS will enter an “era of...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dacre-reassurance-over-stps-needed-or-nhs-risks-entering-era-of-permafrostThu, 16 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTNHS England extends GP winter indemnity scheme
A scheme to protect and help GPs pay for the rising cost of indemnity payments whilst delivering out-of-hours (OHH) care has been extended a month longer than originally anticipated, NHS England has revealed.
The 2016 Winter Indemnity Scheme was brought in by NHS England last year as part of the broader General Practice Forward View and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-extends-gp-winter-indemnity-schemeWed, 15 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMTBack-office efficiencies could save over £400m a year, claims NHSI
Improving the efficiency of NHS corporate services costs could save the health service over £400m in the next three years if all trusts performed as well as the average, NHS Improvement (NHSI) hhas claimed.
By looking into corporate support activities, which are responsible for services like finance, information management and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/back-office-efficiencies-could-save-nhs-over-400m-a-year-claims-nhsiWed, 15 Mar 2017 10:30:00 GMTHEE: Significant work still do to make junior doctors feel valued
Significant work must be done to make junior doctors feel valued for their hard work in the NHS, a report published by Health Education England (HEE), which has also identified a number of key areas for improvement, has warned.
HEE worked with other organisations including the British Medical Association (BMA) Junior Doctors’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-significant-work-still-do-to-make-junior-doctors-feel-valuedWed, 15 Mar 2017 09:45:00 GMTFormer NHS CEO convicted of £11,000 fraud, but avoids jail term
NHS England’s former national lead for equality, Paula Vasco-Knight, and her husband, Stephen, have been found guilty of fraud, but received suspended sentences at Exeter Crown Court.
While CEO of Torbay and South Devon NHS FT, Vasco-Knight admitted paying her husband’s graphic design business £11,000 for work on a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-nhs-ceo-convicted-of-11000-fraud-but-avoids-jail-termTue, 14 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTReal impact of NHS financial crisis 'slipping under the radar'
Financial pressures being placed on the NHS is leading to care being harder to access and of increasingly lower quality, a new report released by the King’s Fund has warned.
The findings, called ‘Understanding NHS Financial Pressures’ studied four services: testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/real-impact-of-nhs-financial-crisis-slipping-under-the-radar-Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:15:00 GMTUnions urge Rudd to exempt NHS workers from immigration charge
The government have been urged to make the NHS and wider social care system exempt from paying an immigration charge that could cost the service millions and worsen already depleted staff shortages.
In a joint letter, written by the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), home secretary Amber Rudd has...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-urge-rudd-to-exempt-nhs-workers-from-immigration-chargeMon, 13 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTProviders warn CQC fee hike will divert 'scarce resources from frontline care'
Fees that health and adult social care providers pay in order to recover the costs of their regulation are set to rise once again, despite opposition from NHS providers to the policy, the CQC has revealed.
The fee hike from the regulator comes in order to cover cuts to its budget that will see funding reduce from £249m in 2015-16...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-warn-cqc-fee-hike-will-divert-scarce-resources-from-frontline-careMon, 13 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTBetts: STPs will only work if all players are involved
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are only going to work if all players, including local government and the voluntary sector, are involved, the chair of the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has told NHE.
Speaking to us shortly after the chancellor’s Spring Budget, where he unveiled an extra £2bn...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/betts-stps-will-only-work-if-all-players-are-involvedMon, 13 Mar 2017 10:00:00 GMTDismal NHS performance slammed as 'corridors become the new emergency wards'
Health organisations have slammed “staggering” NHS performance figures from January, which have revealed rises in patients waiting for emergency treatment as well as steep growth in waiting times for people undergoing elective surgery.
The figures, published by NHS England, reported that in January 80,000 patients waited four...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dismal-nhs-performance-slammed-as-corridors-become-the-new-emergency-wardsFri, 10 Mar 2017 12:45:00 GMTProviders and BMA hit back at Hunt's demand to meet A&E target by 2018
Doctors and providers have responded to health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s call for hospitals to get back on track with A&E targets by next year, saying that waiting times in emergency departments cannot be shortened without new funding for the NHS.
In a speech on Thursday, Hunt sent a message to NHS trusts that improvements had to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-and-bma-hit-back-at-hunts-demand-to-meet-ae-target-by-2018Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTNICE tells NHS staff to treat life-threatening sepsis within the hour
Sepsis must be treated by doctors within the hour once a patient is classed as high risk, a new draft standard from NICE has stated today.
The recommendation has come to prevent deaths from the condition, which comes about as a result of the body responding to infection by injuring its own tissue and organs.
Medical professionals in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-tells-nhs-staff-to-treat-life-threatening-sepsis-within-the-hourFri, 10 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMTLeaders call for new money as Budget does 'nothing' to address NHS funding gap
Whilst extra funding for social care is a step forward for improving the condition of healthcare, doctors have raised concern that it will not do enough from saving the NHS from a situation which was described as close to “Armageddon” this week.
Apart from funding allocations for advanced STPs and £100m for A&E...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaders-call-for-new-money-as-budget-does-nothing-to-address-nhs-funding-gapThu, 09 Mar 2017 13:00:00 GMT£100m A&E triage schemes boost 'better spent shoring up general practice'
The government will provide £100m of capital investment, available immediately, to support up to 100 triage projects at English A&Es in time for next winter, Philip Hammond has revealed in the Spring Budget.
Speaking at the House of Commons yesterday, the chancellor listed delayed discharges and “inappropriate A&E...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/100m-ae-triage-schemes-boost-better-spent-shoring-up-general-practiceThu, 09 Mar 2017 10:00:00 GMTExtra STP cash 'pointless' if NHS budget is raided to plug running costs
The chancellor’s decision to back the first tranche of good-to-go STPs with £325m over the next three years, with more money to come in this year’s Autumn Statement, is an “important recognition that transformation needs resources” – but a pointless one nonetheless if capital reserves are going to be...
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415,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extra-stp-cash-pointless-if-nhs-budget-is-raided-to-plug-running-costsThu, 09 Mar 2017 09:30:00 GMTMPs admit emergency departments are not sufficiently funded
Only a third of MPs believe that emergency departments have the resources they require to keep their patients safe, a poll conducted by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has revealed.
The poll surveyed 92 MPs of all parties and regions in the UK and found that a strong majority (60%) supported a transformation fund to help...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-admit-emergency-departments-are-not-sufficiently-fundedWed, 08 Mar 2017 10:45:00 GMTNorth London trust taken out of special measures after three years
One of England’s major acute trusts is to be taken out of special measures after a CQC inspection undertaken in September and October 2016 reported “sustained and substantial” improvement in care practises.
The trust in question, Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust in north east London, had been in special...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-london-trust-taken-out-of-special-measures-after-three-years-Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:15:00 GMTNHS crisis must be addressed to avoid imminent Armageddon, warns IHM
NHS ‘Armageddon’ can only be avoided if the government looks to fix problems within the NHS and healthcare and not just social care, a statement released by the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) has warned Phillip Hammond ahead of the Spring Budget today.
The stark message was given after early indications suggested...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-crisis-must-be-addressed-to-avoid-imminent-armageddon-warns-ihmWed, 08 Mar 2017 09:45:00 GMTSouthern Health to face CQC legal action over safe care failings
The CQC will be taking legal action against a troubled NHS foundation trust over its alleged failure to provide safe care, which resulted in harm being caused to a patient.
The action will be taken against the Southern Health NHS FT and is due to an incident in December 2015 where a patient was seriously injured after falling from a low...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-to-face-cqc-legal-action-over-safe-care-failingsTue, 07 Mar 2017 14:00:00 GMTStaff satisfaction improves slightly despite NHS challenges, but bullying on the rise
The NHS workforce has seen a gradual improvement in satisfaction over the past year, despite increasing pressures on A&E departments and tightening budgets, the NHS staff survey released today has revealed.
The review took into account the opinions of 423,000 healthcare workers anonymously about a number of areas including equality...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-satisfaction-improves-slightly-despite-nhs-challenges-but-bullying-on-the-riseTue, 07 Mar 2017 12:15:00 GMTWe need a new approach to winter pressures
Winter is traditionally the busiest time for the NHS. This winter has – in many respects – been the worst for many years. Demand has climbed to record levels in the midst of the longest and deepest financial squeeze in the history of the health service, writes Deborah Gulliver, senior research analyst at NHS...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-need-a-new-approach-to-winter-pressures-Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:45:00 GMTRCN: Over £250,000 worth of hardship grants paid to struggling nurses last year
More than 700 nurses and healthcare assistants required hardship grants last year costing more than a quarter of a million pounds, a report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
The average cost of the grants from the RCN was £500 per worker, and was awarded to staff on a full-time salary to cover food, travel, rent and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-over-250000-worth-of-hardship-grants-paid-to-struggling-nurses-last-yearMon, 06 Mar 2017 15:15:00 GMTNHS England approves boundary changes to create new CCG
New boundaries have been approved by NHS England to change the organisational make-up of NHS Lancashire North CCG and NHS Cumbria CCG that will lead to a new Morecambe Bay CCG and a newly configured NHS North Cumbria CCG.
Morecambe Bay will cover the local area of North Lancashire as well as the South Lakes and Furness in South Cumbria...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-approves-boundary-changes-to-create-new-ccgMon, 06 Mar 2017 12:15:00 GMTBMA calls for £10bn budget boost to match European health spending
The UK should follow the example of other leading economies and provide £10bn extra funding for health care when Phillip Hammond announces the Spring Budget on Wednesday, a letter penned by British Medical Association (BMA) chair Dr Mark Porter has stated.
Dr Porter had written the letter to the chancellor in the hope that the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-for-10bn-budget-boost-to-match-european-health-spendingMon, 06 Mar 2017 11:45:00 GMTSTPs cannot succeed without fresh social care Budget cash, says Health Foundation
STPs cannot hope to succeed unless the adult social care funding gap of £2bn is addressed, a report released today by major charity the Health Foundation has revealed.
The briefing analysed STP proposals to reform health and social care in England and found that reductions to social care budgets had left 400,000 less people...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-cannot-succeed-without-fresh-social-care-budget-cash-says-health-foundationFri, 03 Mar 2017 14:15:00 GMTSTPs must pass new 'care test' before closing hospital beds, says Stevens
Hospital bed closures proposed in major service reconfigurations will only be supported in STPs if they meet a new ‘patient care test’ to ensure the move will not jeopardise high-quality care, NHS England has announced today.
The news, revealed by CEO Simon Stevens at the Nuffield Trust Health Policy Summit today, has been...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-must-pass-new-care-test-before-closing-hospital-beds-says-stevensFri, 03 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTSmith to step down from NHSI as search for new CEO and chair begins
Ed Smith will step down as chair of Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority at NHS Improvement (NHSI) this summer after over a year in the role.
The decision was taken to allow a new chair to be appointed in time to lead the search for a new CEO for the regulator later this year.
Mackey, who was appointed by Smith as CEO in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/smith-to-step-down-as-nhsi-chair-in-summer-Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:15:00 GMTSTPs a vital opportunity to harness mental health services, says NHS England
Targets for the Fiver Year Forward View (FYFV) for Mental Health can only be met through making the most of STPs by working with patients at a local level to ensure care is delivered effectively, a report released by NHS England has argued.
The research looked at the targets of the plan for mental health a year on from its publication in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-a-vital-opportunity-to-harness-mental-health-services-says-nhs-england-Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:30:00 GMTUnite demands Hammond to 'open chequebook' for NHS at Spring Budget
Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been urged by the Unite union to “open the cheque book” and provide fresh funding for health and social care in his Spring budget next week.
With the union gearing up for a pro-NHS protest in the capital on Saturday, it has now called on the chancellor to make funds available for services that...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unite-demand-hammond-to-open-chequebook-for-nhs-at-spring-budgetThu, 02 Mar 2017 13:00:00 GMTNHS stands on 'burning platform' as trusts struggle to meet demands
A CQC report into the state of acute NHS hospital trusts has found that “unprecedented” levels of demand for services was leading to trusts suffering from “blind spots” where they were not able to provide quality care in certain core services.
The review, which inspected all 136 of the NHS’s acute...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-nhs-stands-on-burning-platform-as-trusts-struggle-to-meet-demandsThu, 02 Mar 2017 12:30:00 GMTCapital investment critical to help weather the storm
Writing on behalf of NHS Providers, Peter Ward, director of healthcare projects at John Laing, explains why trusts need a new approach to get the best value from their assets.
Our NHS providers are sailing into a perfect storm. Increasing volume and complexity of demand has not been matched by the money available, and there has been...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capital-investment-critical-to-help-weather-the-stormThu, 02 Mar 2017 08:30:00 GMTMackey hails 'tremendous' effort as trusts slash £1bn off agency staff bill
Major agency controls across the health service have so far succeeded in saving £1bn since they were introduced in October 2015, latest NHS Improvement (NHSI) figures show – but spending for locums remains excessively high, with the five most expensive locums costing over the NHS over £5m.
The regulator argued the latest...
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419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-hails-tremendous-effort-as-trusts-slash-1bn-off-agency-staff-billWed, 01 Mar 2017 10:30:00 GMTMajor NHS ambition to shift to community care 'elusive' without extra cash
A report released today by the Nuffield Trust has revealed that STPs are working towards “undeliverable expectations”, warning that STP schemes to move care out of hospitals will not work without “significant additional investment” in community alternatives and that the plans are unlikely to save money in the short term...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-nhs-ambition-to-shift-to-community-care-elusive-without-extra-cashWed, 01 Mar 2017 10:15:00 GMTMurphy steps down as Patients Association CEO
The CEO of the Patients Association (PA) Katherine Murphy, who wrote for the most recent issue of NHE, is set to relinquish her role after nine years leading the organisation.
Having previously had a successful career in nursing, Murphy joined PA in 2003 as its head of communications before rising to the position of CEO in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/murphy-steps-down-as-patients-association-ceo-Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:15:00 GMTStevens confirms up to 10 STPs will be ACOs in string of major revelations
The leads of England’s 44 STPs, who are due to be formally appointed soon, will be given a range of governance rights over the organisations within their geographical areas, including the ability to “marshal the forces of the CCGs and local NHS England staff”, Simon Stevens has revealed.
Although NHS England will set out...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-confirms-up-to-10-stps-will-be-acos-in-string-of-major-revelationsWed, 01 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMTSTPs 'nowhere near concrete' solution to prevent NHS deterioration
Findings from a major analysis of government spending on public services has described STPs as “nowhere near the concrete plans” needed to prevent recurring overspending and service deterioration in the NHS.
The report, published by influential bodies Institute for Government (IfG) and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-nowhere-near-concrete-solution-to-prevent-nhs-deteriorationTue, 28 Feb 2017 16:15:00 GMTBrexit could see rare disease patients pushed 'to the back of the queue' for care
Patients suffering from rare diseases could find themselves pushed to the “back of the queue” for treatment if the UK is removed from important European medical networks that combat these illnesses because of Brexit, the NHS European Office, a wing of NHS Confederation, has warned.
The message, which comes on the same day as...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brexit-could-see-rare-disease-patients-pushed-to-the-back-of-the-queue-for-careTue, 28 Feb 2017 14:45:00 GMTAnecdotal snapshot of GP frontline sheds light on 'shocking' working conditions
An Royal College of Physicians (RCP) publication released today collating the first-hand experiences of NHS staff on the primary care frontline aims to publicise the everyday difficulties staff face with keeping the NHS working under waning budgets.
The report, ‘Against the Odds’, brings together a range of anecdotes told by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anecdotal-snapshot-of-gp-frontline-sheds-light-on-shocking-working-conditionsTue, 28 Feb 2017 12:45:00 GMTRCN backs potential law change to protect health staff from violent assault
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has backed a potential change to the law that is being debated in Parliament today to protect hospital workers from assault, arguing that it would act as a “powerful deterrent” to staff being targeted for violence.
The measures, which are being debated by MPs this afternoon, would make...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-backs-potential-law-change-to-protect-health-staff-from-violent-assaultMon, 27 Feb 2017 16:15:00 GMTNHS slammed for 'serious failure' as 500,000 sensitive documents lost
The NHS is at the heart of an “emerging scandal” concerning the loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical information including test results and treatment plans, the Patients Association has said.
The number of lost documents is thought to be around 500,000 pieces of sensitive information that were...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-slammed-for-serious-failure-as-500000-sensitive-documents-lostMon, 27 Feb 2017 13:00:00 GMTPAC: Recovery plan for STP areas in 'severe financial difficulty' needed by March
A new report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has set out a number of urgent recommendations for the NHS, including the need for the government to set out a “transparent and clear” transformation plan that will make the public feel confident that STPs aren’t just being a “cover for cuts in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pac-recovery-plan-targeting-stps-in-severe-financial-difficulty-needed-by-marchMon, 27 Feb 2017 12:30:00 GMTCQC reform 'promising, but not enough' to save failing social care
The Patients Association has stated that reports to change the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) role to regulate council management of social care are “promising, but not enough” to save a system in crisis.
According to recent reports, the regulator will be asked to oversee the use of additional funds for adult...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-reform-promising-but-not-enough-to-save-failing-social-careFri, 24 Feb 2017 15:45:00 GMTBed crisis has created 'mismatch' between NHS supply and demand
A new report from the BMA has found that a drop in overnight hospital bed spaces has created a ‘mismatch’ for NHS trusts as supply is unable to cope with the enormous stresses being placed on hospitals in the UK, particularly with regards to mental health services.
In the report, ‘State of the Health System, Beds in the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bed-crisis-has-created-mismatch-between-nhs-supply-and-demand-Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:30:00 GMTRCOG: Maternal mental healthcare severely in need of improvement
Women suffering from mental health issues during and after pregnancy are being let down by the quality of care they receive from the NHS at present, a survey conducted by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has revealed.
The research was based on the responses from more than 2,300 women who had given birth in the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcog-maternal-mental-healthcare-severely-in-need-of-improvementThu, 23 Feb 2017 16:30:00 GMTClosure risk for special measures GP practice after fifth 'inadequate' CQC rating
A GP practice in east London has been warned to improve the quality of its care within three months or it could face closure, a CQC report released today has said.
Following an inspection by CQC in November last year, the regulator once again rated Dr Abul Kashem Mohammed Zakaria’s practice in Upper Road, Plaistow...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/closure-risk-for-special-measures-gp-practice-after-fifth-inadequate-cqc-ratingThu, 23 Feb 2017 15:45:00 GMTAlmost half of EU workforce considering leaving UK, BMA reveals
Almost half of the NHS’s EU workforce is considering leaving the UK, whilst over 50% don’t think the government does enough for international doctors, a survey conducted by the BMA has found.
A total of 42% of doctors surveyed said they might leave the UK, whilst an additional 23% said they were unsure about whether they would...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-half-of-eu-workforce-considering-leaving-uk-bma-revealsThu, 23 Feb 2017 15:15:00 GMTLeading the way in procurement partnerships
Mario Varela, managing director of NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP), discusses the changing landscape of NHS procurement and the importance of clinical engagement.
Since 2006, the LPP has saved its members more than £850m by working together in partnership. At the moment it saves the NHS nearly £2m a week, with a...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-the-way-in-procurement-partnershipsThu, 23 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTTransforming community care
Chris Gregory, head of clinical systems for LGSS Local Health and Care Shared Service — a public sector organisation providing back-office services including IM&T to local government and health organisations across Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Norfolk — explains how mobile solutions are transforming the...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-community-careThu, 23 Feb 2017 09:00:00 GMTDespite special winter fund and rigorous planning, GM A&E still failing to cope
Despite investing an extra £5m in schemes to help local health and care systems to cope with winter pressures as part of its devolution arrangements, Greater Manchester (GM) fell substantially behind its A&E target over the colder months – with only 85.9% of visitors being seen within four hours against a 95% goal.
Figures...
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412,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/despite-special-winter-fund-and-rigorous-planning-gm-ae-still-failing-to-copeWed, 22 Feb 2017 10:30:00 GMTSteep variance in CQC staff engagement means there is 'still much to learn'
Every employee directorate in the CQC has reported a wide discrepancy between the top and lower performing teams, with the organisation’s hospital staff recording the most stark variance at a 40% difference, papers for a board meeting today have shown.
In its latest employee engagement index (EEI), used to measure staff engagement...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/steep-variance-in-cqc-staff-engagement-means-there-is-still-much-to-learnWed, 22 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMT'Risk-averse' 111 service sending more callers to struggling A&E and ambulances
NHS 111 is sending growing numbers of callers to A&E or ambulances because the service can be too risk-averse to deal with illnesses, which health leaders believe can be contributing to the mounting strain on emergency services nationwide.
A Nuffield Trust investigation found that the proportion of 111 callers being dispatched to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-averse-111-service-sending-more-callers-to-struggling-ae-and-ambulancesWed, 22 Feb 2017 09:45:00 GMTPatience required for STPs to bring about change, says NHS Confed boss
Patience with STPs is needed if they are going to be successful, the NHS Confederation chief has said in response to a major King’s Fund report on STPs that was released today.
The report had analysed England’s 44 STPs and found that whilst they are the best chance for reform, they also required additional funding and support...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patience-required-for-stps-to-bring-about-change-says-nhs-confed-bossTue, 21 Feb 2017 16:45:00 GMTKing's Fund: Politicians must back radical health changes for STPs to work
The King’s Fund has become the latest organisation to argue that although STPs offer the best hope of delivering NHS reform, the government must also be prepared to back radical changes to health services to ensure they can be successful in the future.
In a report released today, the health care think tank echoed the sentiments...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-politicians-must-back-radical-health-changes-for-stps-to-workTue, 21 Feb 2017 14:45:00 GMTNHSI admits system is unsustainable as Q3 deficit soars over £800m
NHS trusts have been hit hard by record winter demand as quarter three figures released by NHS Improvement (NHSI) today found that the total deficit for providers sits at £873m – which is £300m worse than the target of £580m set for the end of this financial year.
The findings of the NHSI report admit that the most...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-admits-system-is-unsustainable-as-q3-deficit-soars-over-800mMon, 20 Feb 2017 13:30:00 GMTRoyal Commission should assess long-term future of NHS, says Lord Saatchi
The NHS needs a Royal Commission in order to address the problem of the enormous amount of strain being put on its staff over winter and ensure that its governance and care are fit for the challenges posed by the 21 century, a pamphlet written by Lord Saatchi has claimed.
The senior Tory peer writing in his Centre for Policy Studies...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-commission-should-assess-long-term-future-of-nhs-says-lord-saatchiMon, 20 Feb 2017 12:45:00 GMTWelsh government unveils £95m to support healthcare training and education
A package of £95m has been announced today to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales.
The funding has been put in place to support nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers and a range of health science training opportunities – as well as enabling more than 3,000 new students...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-government-unveils-95m-to-support-healthcare-training-and-education-Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:00:00 GMTMaximising the value of public engagement
Jane Mordue, the newly appointed permanent chair of Healthwatch England, explains why listening to feedback from the public is much more likely to help NHS and social care leaders make the right decisions the first time.
At Healthwatch we base our understanding of how the NHS and social care services are doing, and how they should look to...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maximising-the-value-of-public-engagementMon, 20 Feb 2017 11:30:00 GMTTime to value ambulance staff
Alan Lofthouse, Unison's national ambulance officer, discusses the need for policymakers to address the rising rate of ambulance staff leaving the NHS and show them they really are valued as part of the health team.
No one wants to be in a position to have to call out an ambulance. But when they do, it’s because they have a real...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-value-ambulance-staffMon, 20 Feb 2017 09:45:00 GMTA collaborative approach to tackling agency
Jim Forsyth and Jane Goodall from Hertfordshire NHS Procurement explain how a cross-regional approach has allowed six trusts to tackle agency spend.
Lord Carter's review into productivity within hospitals across England unsurprisingly urged NHS trusts to collaborate across a number of different functions, in an attempt to increase...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-collaborative-approach-to-tackling-agencyMon, 20 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTTechnology at the bedside: The benefits of mobile
Aaron Powell, chief digital officer at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), explains why the organisation sees mobile very much as the future.
At NHSBT mobile technology is making a major difference to the way we work – whether that is in the office, out on blood donor sessions, or at the bedside with patients. NHSBT is responsible for...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technology-at-the-bedside-the-benefits-of-mobileMon, 20 Feb 2017 08:00:00 GMTTime to act in the fight against AMR
Katherine Murphy, chief executive at the Patients Association, calls on the government and the healthcare community to work together to combat the growing economic and human costs of inadequate infection control and the crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Established in 2015 to address key areas of healthcare policy impact on...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-act-in-the-fight-against-amrMon, 20 Feb 2017 07:30:00 GMTProgramme to improve care quality and efficiency seeks new clinical leads
The programme designed to improve clinical quality and efficiency within the NHS, Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), has announced it is recruiting new clinical leads as it grows to cover more than 30 specialties including mental health and emergency medicine.
This latest development follows the announcement in November last year that...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/programme-to-improve-care-quality-and-efficiency-seeks-new-clinical-leads-Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMTBiggest challenge for STPs is recognising the importance of digital
In order for Local Digital Roadmaps (LDRs) and STPs to succeed in their aims the footprints must recognise the importance of digital early on in the process, NHE has been told.
Discussing the 73 LDR footprints, which are now focusing on alignment with the 44 STPs, Dr Masood Nazir, National Clinical Lead – Digital Transformation of...
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419,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/biggest-challenge-for-stps-is-recognising-the-importance-of-digital-Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:45:00 GMTAnalysis links healthcare cuts to 30,000 excess deaths
Cuts to health and social care budgets have been linked to a substantial increase in patient mortality, with 30,000 excess deaths recorded in 2015, new analysis released has suggested.
The report, written by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Blackburn...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/analysis-links-healthcare-cuts-to-30000-excess-deathsFri, 17 Feb 2017 11:15:00 GMTSTPs right way forward but not in current form, warns Reform
STPs have been knocked back once again today as a report released by the think-tank Reform reported that they cannot work in their current form, citing that they “have neither the support nor the executive power that they need to reshape health and social care in England”.
The areas where Reform deemed STPs to be failing were...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-right-way-forward-but-not-in-current-form-warns-reform-Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:45:00 GMTIndependent review group for sensitive NHS Digital data launched
An independent review group has been put in place to scrutinise applications for sensitive NHS Digital data through the Data Access Request Service (DARS).
The group, called IGARD, considers applications for information through DARS and replaces the Data Access Advisory Group.
IGARD aims to improve accountability, quality and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-review-group-for-sensitive-nhs-digital-data-launched-Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMTEuropean NHS staff 'frightened and anxious' over Brexit uncertainty
Uncertainty over the UK’s exit from the European Union is causing “serious instability” within the NHS workforce, a leading official from the BMA has warned.
Speaking at a conference organised by the Westminster Health Forum, BMA council chair Dr Mark Porter emphasised that addressing the risks that Brexit posed to EU...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/european-nhs-staff-frightened-and-anxious-over-brexit-uncertainty-Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:45:00 GMTUnleashing the benefits of patient feedback
NHE’s Luana Salles looks back at what the Friends and Family Test (FFT) has achieved since its genesis in 2013, and what NHS England will be focusing on this coming year.
NHS England’s FFT, the largest-ever initiative to harness public opinion about NHS services, was first launched in April 2013, rolling out over a two-year...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unleashing-the-benefits-of-patient-feedbackThu, 16 Feb 2017 10:45:00 GMTStrengthening STPs Through better engagement
Sarah Hutchinson, policy advisor at National Voices, on the need for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) leads to ramp up engagement as they develop their plans.
It has been just over a year since STPs were announced, and they have gone from being a deeply technical process only understood by policy wonks, to becoming a...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strengthening-stps-through-better-engagementThu, 16 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTVery real risks to resilience
Analysis has revealed that some areas of care are being sustained or even improved despite intense pressures, but Robert Reed, research analyst at the Nuffield Trust, explains that the NHS in England is facing serious challenges in maintaining standards of care.
The New Year has seen numerous reports of the NHS under immense strain this...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/very-real-risks-to-resilienceThu, 16 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTDriving savings in procurement
Jennie Brice-Boutard writing on behalf of NHS Supply Chain explains how strong clinical engagement, dedicated resource and a close procurement partnership helped Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT deliver over £600,000 savings.
With increased pressure on budgets and maintaining high standards of care, individual departments within...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/driving-savings-in-procurementThu, 16 Feb 2017 09:15:00 GMTNHS tops Brexit as biggest issue facing the country, survey finds
Almost half of the British public views the NHS as the biggest issue facing the country right now, the latest Ipsos MORI index has today revealed.
Around 49% of the public now holds this view, rising nine percentage points since December and jumping to its highest level since 2003.
The proportion who view the NHS as the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-tops-brexit-as-biggest-issue-facing-the-country-survey-findsWed, 15 Feb 2017 11:15:00 GMTThreat of hospital closures 'counterproductive' to imposing weekend working
The threat of closure to emergency and maternity services from the London Quality Standard (LQS) is “counterproductive” and has not achieved its aim of reducing weekend deaths in NHS hospitals, a report released by the Nuffield Trust has revealed.
The think tank’s findings also warn that it would be a mistake to use the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/threat-of-hospital-closures-counterproductive-to-imposing-weekend-workingWed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMTOverly-political NHS debate that turns plans into cuts 'paralyses progress'
We cannot have an overly-politicised conversation about the NHS that “seeks to damn every proposal as a ‘cut’ and paralyses process”, especially since none of that is going to help the staff who are actively committed to caring for patients, NHS England’s medical director for acute care has warned.
In his...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overly-political-nhs-debate-that-turns-plans-into-cuts-paralyses-progressWed, 15 Feb 2017 09:45:00 GMTInnovative Primary Care Home model to be expanded to over 100 sites
An innovative primary care model designed to improve care by giving patients a “single integrated and multidisciplinary team” is set to be expanded to over 100 sites next year, NHE has been told.
Speaking at the Primary Care Conference in Salford, Dr James Kingsland, president of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovative-primary-care-home-model-to-be-expanded-to-over-100-sitesTue, 14 Feb 2017 17:30:00 GMTDoctors press for urgent action as workforce suffering winter morale crisis
The surgeon workforce has been feeling the impact of widespread winter pressures on the NHS this financial year, with more than half of surveyed staff listing low morale as the main issue they face at work.
A survey conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), which garnered responses from almost 3,500 members...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-press-for-urgent-action-as-workforce-suffering-winter-morale-crisisTue, 14 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTAnother blow to STPs as current plans require £10bn of fresh funding
The majority of the 44 STP footprints are expecting to require new capital funding in order to finance the projects under their health and care plans, many of which include vital buildings and community facilities – with current estimations predicting that almost £10bn will be needed in total.
According to a Freedom of...
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415,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-blow-to-stps-as-current-plans-require-10bn-of-fresh-fundingTue, 14 Feb 2017 12:45:00 GMTSTPs using 'RightCare approach' to tackle bed shortages
The NHS ‘RightCare approach’ is being implemented at a local level as the programme moves to work with STPs and CCGs in order to identify system priorities and deliver whole-population change, particularly by cracking down on “unwarranted use” of bed capacity.
The RightCare programme was designed to provide local...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-using-rightcare-approach-to-tackle-bed-shortagesMon, 13 Feb 2017 12:30:00 GMTSurgeons left 'kicking their heels' as bed shortage crisis causing delays
Health groups have warned that delays to operations because of a lack of hospital beds has led to a crisis of surgeons “kicking their heels”, as they wait for beds to become available for surgery.
In a letter to the Sunday Times, Clare Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons and Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-left-kicking-their-heels-as-bed-shortage-crisis-causing-delaysMon, 13 Feb 2017 12:15:00 GMTFinal crackdown on conflicts of interest with tightened rules on gifts and hospitality
From 1 June this year, senior NHS staff will have to declare any gift over £50, refuse any hospitality more expensive than £75, seek prior permission to engage in outside employment, and make clear any shares they might hold in companies which do business with their organisation – amongst a series of other...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/final-crackdown-on-conflicts-of-interest-with-tightened-rules-on-gifts-and-hospitalityMon, 13 Feb 2017 11:45:00 GMTDriving quality improvement in healthy workplaces
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about the work the organisation is doing around quality standards for healthy workplaces.
This year, NICE is due to publish quality standards and...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/driving-quality-improvement-in-healthy-workplacesMon, 13 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTImproving the flow
Glen Burley, chief executive of South Warwickshire NHS FT, explains how his organisation has been able to improve patient flow through its emergency department after taking part in the Flow Cost Quality programme.
Back in December, the Health Foundation published its report ‘The challenge and potential of whole system flow’...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-the-flowMon, 13 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTBuilding better participation: patients as partners in healthcare
Since April 2016, it is a contractual obligation for all GP practices in England to have a patient participation group (PPG). Dr Patricia Wilkie, president and chairman of the National Association for Patient Participation (N.A.P.P.), discusses how to build better working relations on the frontline.
The NHS and general practice are...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-better-participation-patients-as-partners-in-healthcareMon, 13 Feb 2017 07:30:00 GMTOutsourcing will not be the panacea for the NHS funding crisis
Vivek Kotecha from the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) considers the argument for and against greater outsourcing in the NHS.
In England, a recent addition to the list of Christmas traditions (mulled wine, Christmas pudding, carols and crackers) seems to be an annual NHS winter crisis. The fear is that that what was once...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outsourcing-will-not-be-the-panacea-for-the-nhs-funding-crisisMon, 13 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMTLearning lessons from the UnitingCare partnership collapse
Jenny George, director of health value for money studies at the National Audit Office (NAO), considers the lessons to be learned from the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership.
In July 2016, the NAO published a report on the collapse of an £800m flagship contract providing older people’s services in Cambridgeshire and...
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409,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/learning-lessons-from-the-unitingcare-partnership-collapseMon, 13 Feb 2017 01:30:00 GMTCarter review of community and mental health trusts due by late 2017
Following on from the review into the operational productivity and performance in the acute sector, Lord Carter of Coles is to lead a review into community and mental health trusts – with the findings expected to be published in late 2017.
As part of the review process, headed by a team under the auspices of NHS Improvement (NHSI)...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-review-of-community-and-mental-health-trusts-due-by-late-2017Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTDelayed transfers 'significantly greater' than NHS figures suggest
The number of patients stuck in hospital beds despite being well enough to leave is far higher than suggested by official data, according to research undertaken by the Nuffield Trust.
In a blog, the health think tank said that far more hospital beds are being taken up by patients due to delayed transfers of care (DToCs) than are being...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-transfers-significantly-greater-than-nhs-figures-suggestThu, 09 Feb 2017 08:30:00 GMTLeicestershire mental health trust rated as 'requires improvement'
The CQC has rated Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) as ‘requires improvement’ after an inspection found that services still weren’t fully safe, effective and responsive.
The trust, which provides community and mental health services across Leicestershire for people of all ages, had its hospital wards and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leicestershire-mental-health-trust-rated-as-requires-improvementWed, 08 Feb 2017 11:45:00 GMTThe NHS estates challenge
Paul Fenton, national chairman of the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HefmA), explains why collaboration will be the single most important factor in achieving the objectives within the Carter programme and the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) process.
The £1.2bn target of productivity and efficiency...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-estates-challengeWed, 08 Feb 2017 11:30:00 GMTIs it time to rethink testing for inherited cardiac conditions?
Dr Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), discusses the need to support cascade testing for inherited cardiovascular conditions.
Inherited cardiovascular conditions (ICCs) are a group of genetic disorders that primarily affect the heart, including cardiac electrical systems and blood vessels. Sadly...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/is-it-time-to-rethink-testing-for-inherited-cardiac-conditionsWed, 08 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMTNAO: No compelling evidence that health integration really works
The government’s plan to integrate health and social care services across England by 2020 is at “significant risk” due to progress being slower and less successful than had been hoped, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
The auditor advised that the Better Care Fund (BCF), the government’s main integration...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-no-compelling-evidence-that-health-integration-really-worksWed, 08 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMTHow much can STPs improve NHS finances in 2017?
Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), discusses sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) and NHS finance in 2017.
A New Year brings new hopes and expectations, yet as we enter 2017 the NHS financial situation continues to remain fairly bleak. In December, we released our latest...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-much-can-stps-improve-nhs-finances-in-2017Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMTSwimming together or sinking alone
Jill DeBene, chief executive at the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), reflects on the challenges to ensure successful place-based care, centred on the patient and built by everyone involved trusting each other and collaborating to make it happen.
Published by the IHM in early January, the ‘Swimming Together or Sinking...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swimming-together-or-sinking-aloneWed, 08 Feb 2017 09:30:00 GMTBMA praises 'vital and tangible improvements' in new GP contract
GPs and NHS negotiators have praised changes to the General Medical Services contract in England for 2017-18, with both sides agreeing that the new contract will alleviate pressure on overstretched doctors.
The new contract for GPs, amounting to an investment of £238.7m, was agreed between NHS Employers on behalf of NHS England and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-praises-vital-and-tangible-improvements-in-new-gp-contractWed, 08 Feb 2017 08:45:00 GMTBMA slams 'wholly unacceptable' mental health underfunding
The BMA has raised concerns about the underfunding of NHS mental health hospitals after claims that the budgets these trusts have shrunk by £150m over the last four years.
Research conducted for the BBC’s Panorama programme by the Health Foundation revealed the fall despite the government’s claims that wider health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-slams-wholly-unacceptable-mental-health-underfundingWed, 08 Feb 2017 08:45:00 GMTTaking the lead on data security
NHS Digital’s head of security, Dan Taylor, discusses the importance of data security being on the leadership agenda.
There’s no doubt that cyber security has gained prominence over the last couple of years. In health its prominence is probably more recent, amplified by the publication of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s review on...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-the-lead-on-data-security-Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMTConsultant radiologist pleads guilty to £24,000 NHS fraud
A consultant radiologist is due to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to defrauding the NHS of nearly £24,000.
John Coffey was a staff member at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT’s Royal Preston Hospital, responsible for reviewing and reporting on a variety of medical scans, before he was found to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultant-radiologist-pleads-guilty-to-24000-nhs-fraudTue, 07 Feb 2017 12:30:00 GMTRCEM: STP threat to A&E departments overstated, but still alarming
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has criticised STPs’ consideration of reconfiguring A&E departments as options for long-term change, calling the approach “alarming”.
A&E doctors said details on how departments will be configured are “short on the ground”, warning that STPs are ambiguous...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcem-stp-threat-to-ae-departments-overstated-but-still-alarmingTue, 07 Feb 2017 00:30:00 GMTNew Confed initiative set to 'radically transform' NHS financing
NHS Confederation has launched a new Local Growth Academy to help “radically transform” how NHS organisations tap into opportunities in their local economies.
The cross-sectoral initiative, established alongside the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Universities UK and the Local Government Association, has...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-confed-initiative-set-to-radically-transform-nhs-financingMon, 06 Feb 2017 16:15:00 GMTUpfront charges for overseas patients a 'distraction' to underfunding
The BMA has warned that proposals to charge overseas patients upfront for non-urgent medical treatment could lead to “chaos and confusion”, while the head of the influential Health Select Committee has branded the plans “just a distraction from the serious underlying problem of underfunding health and social...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wollaston-upfront-charges-for-overseas-patients-a-distraction-to-underfundingMon, 06 Feb 2017 11:45:00 GMTPatient safety at risk as over 65 trusts operating at near-full capacity
Although high bed occupancy rates have become routine in the NHS, that does not mean they are acceptable – and continue to pose a serious threat to patient safety and infection rates, NHS Providers has said in response to stark new findings on overcrowding.
An investigation based on NHS England data from the peak of winter –...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-at-risk-as-over-65-trusts-operating-at-near-full-capacityMon, 06 Feb 2017 11:30:00 GMTBMA calls for national suspension of QOF to reduce 'bureaucratic burden' on GPs
The BMA has formally asked NHS England for a nationwide suspension of the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) to allow GPs to focus on patient care.
The chair of the BMA’s GP committee (GPC), Dr Chaand Nagpaul, has written to the national body saying that such a move would relieve GPs who are facing gruelling workloads this...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-for-national-suspension-of-qof-to-reduce-bureaucratic-burden-on-gpsFri, 03 Feb 2017 15:45:00 GMTCash-strapped West Kent CCG halts non-urgent surgery until April
A CCG in Kent has controversially suspended its non-urgent surgery until April in the latest bid by an NHS body to target access to treatment as an area for financial savings.
The policy, which includes suspending hip and knee surgery, has been imposed by West Kent CCG until the start of the next financial year in order to save...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cash-strapped-west-kent-ccg-halts-non-urgent-surgery-until-aprilFri, 03 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMTEssex CCG launches new pilot to improve early cancer diagnosis
A CCG in Essex has launched a new pilot scheme aimed at improving early diagnosis of cancer in the run-up to World Cancer Day this weekend.
The ‘vague symptoms’ pilot – which will offer patients with vague but concerning symptoms a rapid route to diagnostic tests – begins this week in seven GP practices across...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essex-ccg-launches-new-pilot-to-improve-early-cancer-diagnosisThu, 02 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMTContinuity of care reduces avoidable hospital admissions
Seeing the same GP more often can reduce avoidable hospital admissions for older patients, new research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found.
The research, conducted by the Health Foundation, analysed data from over 230,000 patient records for older people aged between 62 and 82, finding fewer hospital admissions for...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/continuity-of-care-reduces-avoidable-hospital-admissionsThu, 02 Feb 2017 15:45:00 GMTNursing 'in jeopardy' after 23% fall in university applications
Nurses have expressed their fears after figures revealed a worrying drop in the number of students applying to start health and social care courses in the next academic year.
Data published by the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) revealed a worrying 23% drop in applicants from England making at least one choice involving...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-in-jeopardy-after-23-fall-in-university-applicationsThu, 02 Feb 2017 14:15:00 GMTProviders and staff slam 'troubling' concerns over HSIB role
NHS directors and staff have hailed the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s (PACAC’s) report on the NHS’s continued lack of an open-minded learning culture, calling the committee’s concerns over the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) “troubling”.
The PACAC said that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-and-staff-slam-troubling-concerns-over-hsib-roleThu, 02 Feb 2017 08:45:00 GMTWest Midlands leads the way with 'unprecedented' mental health plan
The West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA’s) Mental Health Commission has designed an integrated action plan to improve the mental health of people in the region.
The combined authority’s plan, ‘Thrive West Midlands’, has engaged with local NHS organisations, the DWP, the voluntary sector and other local...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/west-midlands-leads-the-way-with-unprecedented-mental-health-planWed, 01 Feb 2017 11:30:00 GMTCQC bumps Yorkshire ambulance trust to 'good' after impressive one-year progress
The CQC has upgraded its rating of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) to ‘good’ following substantial improvements in the trust over the past few years.
YAS, which covers almost 6,000sqm of terrain across Yorkshire and serves a population of over five million people, had been told to make improvements in certain areas...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-bumps-yorkshire-ambulance-trust-to-good-after-impressive-one-year-progressWed, 01 Feb 2017 10:45:00 GMTWorcestershire special measures trust told to improve or face administration
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals (WAH) NHS Trust has been given a warning notice from the CQC that it must make significant improvements or face potential administration.
The S.29A notice, based on the CQC’s inspection of the trust in November and December last year, has given the trust a deadline of 10 March by which to make...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worcestershire-special-measures-trust-given-warning-notice-or-faces-administrationWed, 01 Feb 2017 10:45:00 GMTDH needs action plan by June as patchy overseas cost recovery starving out NHS
NHS England and CCGs, along with the government, are not doing enough to recover the costs of treating patients visiting from overseas, meaning there is less money available to treat UK residents and even more pressure piled on the health service’s finances.
The influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) concluded today that...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-needs-action-plan-by-june-as-patchy-overseas-cost-recovery-starving-out-nhsWed, 01 Feb 2017 08:30:00 GMTFirst-ever PLICS standards developed for mental health and ambulance providers
The first-ever costing standards for mental health and ambulance providers have been published in draft format by NHS Improvement (NHSI), with mandated patient-level cost collection (PLICS) due in 2019-20 for these organisations.
The regulator has also released the new Healthcare Costing Standards for England, which are the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-plics-standards-developed-for-mental-health-and-ambulance-providersTue, 31 Jan 2017 13:05:00 GMTResounding calls to legislate HSIB as NHS still not learning from whistleblowers
Despite repeated promises from NHS England, NHS Improvement and the CQC to transform the investigative culture in the NHS into one that fosters learning-focused investigations – as well as numerous reports on the “critical issue” facing complaints handling and clinical incident probes – the investigative processes in...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/resounding-calls-to-legislate-hsib-as-nhs-still-not-learning-from-whistleblowersTue, 31 Jan 2017 11:45:00 GMTNHS England launches £20m GP Health Service
GPs in England will now be able to refer themselves for specialist help to cope with mental health and addiction issues as NHS England launches its NHS GP Health Service today (30 January 2017).
The body previously announced the £20m scheme last October, which will be available to all 55,000 GPs within each of NHS England’s 13...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-20m-gp-health-serviceMon, 30 Jan 2017 17:30:00 GMTCCG cuts to smoking services will only exacerbate soaring care costs, says APPG
Smoking is costing local authorities and individuals an enormous £1.4bn in social care costs to cover the growing needs of people with smoking-related illnesses, a parliamentary report has found.
The research, conducted by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and published following an inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-cuts-to-smoking-services-will-only-exacerbate-soaring-care-costs-says-appgMon, 30 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMTProviders demand formal winter pressures review by April
NHS Providers has called for NHS Improvement and NHS England to lead an urgent review into how hospitals account for winter pressures following the health service’s struggles this winter.
New data from NHS England highlighted the scale of the issue as NHS England’s winter operational update for the week ending 22 January...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-demand-formal-winter-pressures-review-by-aprilMon, 30 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMTAdvances made at Leicester trust but it still 'requires improvement'
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS FT has been told by the CQC that it still ‘requires improvement’ after not changing rating in its most recent inspection.
The CQC revisited the trust for a focused inspection during June and July 2016 following a previous inspection in January 2014 when the trust was first rated as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/advances-made-at-leicester-trust-but-it-still-requires-improvementFri, 27 Jan 2017 16:15:00 GMTSingle commissioning framework can 'level the playing field' for strained ambulances
NHS ambulance trusts should be not tied together by a single national standard operating framework, but instead by a standard commissioning framework that reflects the range of services they provide, the head of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has said.
Martin Flaherty, AACE’s managing director, broadly welcomed...
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410,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-commissioning-framework-can-level-the-playing-field-for-strained-ambulancesFri, 27 Jan 2017 15:45:00 GMTCQC chief inspector of hospitals announces retirement
The CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has announced his forthcoming retirement this summer.
Sir Mike became the CQC’s first chief inspector of hospitals in July 2013 and led the implementation of the regulator’s new five-point based inspection strategy, assessing services on whether they...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-chief-inspector-of-hospitals-announces-retirementFri, 27 Jan 2017 14:00:00 GMTNMC to 'maintain and amplify' voice of midwifery with new changes
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has agreed proposals with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that ensure the regulator will retain advice relating to midwifery regulation, albeit in a different form.
The NMC debated a paper, Future Advice on Midwifery Regulation, following the removal of the NMC’s Midwifery Committee under...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-to-maintain-and-amplify-voice-of-midwifery-with-new-changesThu, 26 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTGeneral hospital staff ill-equipped to deal with mental health patients
Hospitals’ failure to integrate physical and mental healthcare is leading patients with incidental mental health conditions to receive poor care, a report has found.
An in-depth review of 552 patient cases by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), most admitted via A&E, found that less than...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-hospital-staff-ill-equipped-to-deal-with-mental-health-patientsThu, 26 Jan 2017 15:15:00 GMTNAO: Ambulance sustainability unlikely until CCGs see its importance
Ambulance services are struggling to cope with rising demand for urgent and emergency services, the National Audit Office (NAO) has stated.
The NAO found that demand for ambulances is growing rapidly due to increasing numbers of elderly patients, growing alcohol and mental health issues and a difficulty in accessing GP services, with 10.7...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-ambulance-sustainability-unlikely-until-ccgs-recognise-its-importanceThu, 26 Jan 2017 12:15:00 GMTGMC publishes new confidentiality guidance for GPs
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published new guidance on confidentiality to assist all doctors practising in the UK.
The revised guidance – ‘Confidentality: good practice in handling patient information’ – comes into effect from 25 April following an extensive consultation process.
The GMC’s...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-publishes-new-confidentiality-guidance-for-gpsWed, 25 Jan 2017 16:45:00 GMTGrowing fears that NHS may be bumped to 'second rank' for new drugs post-Brexit
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is unlikely to remain in the UK following Brexit, potentially slowing down Britain’s access to new medicines.
Hunt made the admission while giving evidence to the Health Select Committee inquiry regarding the impact of Brexit on health and social care...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-may-be-bumped-to-second-rank-for-new-drugs-post-brexitWed, 25 Jan 2017 11:45:00 GMTCQC rates first ever ambulance trust as 'outstanding'
The CQC has rated West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) as ‘outstanding’ following recent inspections, making it the first ambulance trust to receive the accolade.
Inspectors examined the trust’s emergency and urgent care, emergency operations centre, patient transport services and resilience during...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rates-first-ambulance-trust-as-outstandingWed, 25 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMTWill STPs deliver long-term sustainability?
Amber Davenport, head of policy at NHS Providers, explains that if sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are expected to be a silver bullet solution to the NHS’s problems then more time needs to be taken to properly support and enable their implementation.
The NHS is currently under the spotlight. Unsurprising as we head...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/will-stps-deliver-long-term-sustainabilityWed, 25 Jan 2017 09:00:00 GMTNHS targets £700k investment to relieve acute care pressures
The NHS England initiative SBRI Healthcare (the Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare) has given eight companies £700,000 to develop innovations to increase efficiency and relieve pressure in NHS acute care settings.
The successful companies will be focusing on solutions that enable patients to move more quickly through...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-targets-700k-investment-to-relieve-acute-care-pressuresWed, 25 Jan 2017 08:45:00 GMTRoyal College of Psychiatrists appoints new president
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), the professional body responsible for setting standards in psychiatry, has elected its new president, Dr Wendy Burn, in its triennial presidential election.
Dr Burn, who recently served as Dean of the college, will become the RCPsych’s fifteenth president after being elected on a 33.1%...
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414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-psychiatrists-appoints-new-presidentWed, 25 Jan 2017 08:45:00 GMTBMA: GPs will not be forced into seven-day opening
GP surgeries in England will not be forced to extend their opening hours, despite the prime minister recently blaming practices for the current crisis in hospitals.
Theresa May had suggested earlier this month that limitations on GPs’ working hours was putting unnecessary pressure on overstretched A&E departments, in comments...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-gps-will-not-be-forced-into-seven-day-openingTue, 24 Jan 2017 15:45:00 GMTWales relaxes GP incentive scheme in bid to ease winter pressures
The Welsh government has relaxed the majority of the quality and outcomes framework (QOF), the programme which financially incentivises GPs to meet quality of care indicators, in order to ease the pressures they face in their practices this winter.
The agreement, secured by BMA Cymru Wales, will see practices paid until the end of March...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-relaxes-gp-incentive-scheme-in-bid-to-ease-winter-pressures-Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTHunt: Government trying to 'deal positively' with Brexit health consequences
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the government will continue to focus on “improving the health and care system” in its Brexit negotiations and attempt to deal “positively” with the consequences of the UK’s departure from the EU.
The comments were made in a response to the chair of the Health...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-government-trying-to-deal-positively-with-brexit-health-consequencesMon, 23 Jan 2017 12:45:00 GMTExclusive: Rate of NHS cyber-attacks quadruples in just four years
While provider spending on cyber security measures has remained broadly stable since 2013-14, the rate of cyber-attacks suffered by trusts – even excluding unsuccessful attempts – has more than quadrupled in the past four years, an NHE investigation has found.
The Freedom of Information (FoI) investigation identified that...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exclusive-rate-of-nhs-cyber-attacks-quadruples-in-just-four-yearsMon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMTRob Behrens approved as Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The new Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has been named as Rob Behrens.
Behrens, who was selected from a shortlist of five candidates, was approved for the role in a pre-appointment hearing held by two parliamentary select committees last week, the Health committee and the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rob-behrens-approved-as-parliamentary-and-health-service-ombudsmanMon, 23 Jan 2017 09:30:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain creates new infection control frameworks
NHS Supply Chain has combined seven of its product frameworks to create two new frameworks for skin infection in the hope that it will make it easier for NHS trusts to fight infection.
The two new agreements, ‘skin cleansing, disinfection & care’ and ‘skin disinfection & antimicrobial cleansing’, were...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-creates-new-infection-control-frameworksFri, 20 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMTNHS winter pressures 'unsustainable' but look to improve
The NHS’s winter pressures reached another peak last week as record numbers of hospitals were forced to declare a major alert, according to new data.
NHS England figures for the week ending 15 January 2017 showed that 68 NHS acute trusts – almost half of England’s 152 total – declared operational pressures last...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-winter-pressures-unsustainable-but-look-to-improveFri, 20 Jan 2017 14:00:00 GMTNICE cost recovery plans postponed until DH finishes life sciences strategy
NICE’s plans to recover its appraisal costs on drugs and technology have been put on hold.
The proposals, which would introduce a charge to companies that create the resources and request NICE’s specialist guidance, have been postponed indefinitely until the government completes its life sciences strategy.
NICE had been...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-cost-recovery-plans-postponed-until-dh-finishes-life-sciences-strategyThu, 19 Jan 2017 17:15:00 GMTHunt accused of 'playing fast and loose with lives' as figures lay bare A&E pressures
New figures from NHS Digital have laid bare the extent of pressure on A&E departments, as 85,000 patients spent an average of seven hours in A&E departments last autumn.
NHS Digital’s A&E quality indicators for October 2016 revealed that at least one patient faced a 24-hour wait for treatment, with patients who were...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-accused-of-playing-fast-and-loose-with-lives-as-figures-lay-bare-ae-pressuresThu, 19 Jan 2017 15:45:00 GMTNorth West Ambulance Service rated as requires improvement
The CQC has rated North West Ambulance Service NHS FT (NWAS) as requires improvement following two inspections last year.
NWAS, which runs 109 ambulance stations across the north west of England along with the region’s NHS 111 service, was found to need improvement in being safe and well-led, particularly regarding staff recruitment...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-west-ambulance-service-rated-as-requires-improvementThu, 19 Jan 2017 12:30:00 GMTNHS England offers AHPs greater involvement in STP delivery
A new shared commitment between England’s 145,000 allied health professionals (AHPs) will encourage them to provide innovation in the health and care system, NHS England has announced.
The new report ‘Allied Health Professions into Action’ has brought together the views of 12 AHP groups across England to give them...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-offers-ahps-greater-involvement-in-stp-deliveryWed, 18 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMTOBR: NHS needs £88bn extra by 2067 to cope with rising costs
The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said that the NHS budget will need to increase by at least £88bn by 2067, ruling out chancellor Phillip Hammond’s chances of balancing the Treasury’s budget in the next Parliament.
The rising costs of healthcare due to an ageing population with chronic long-term...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obr-nhs-needs-88bn-extra-by-2067-to-cope-with-rising-costsWed, 18 Jan 2017 11:30:00 GMTBMA accuses PM of scapegoating GPs for 'titanic' NHS crisis
The BMA council chair has written to prime minister Theresa May accusing the government of attempting to “scapegoat” GPs for the crisis currently afflicting the NHS.
Dr Mark Porter wrote his letter yesterday following May’s comments last week that limitations on GP working hours were putting hospitals under increased...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-accuses-pm-of-scapegoating-gps-for-titanic-nhs-crisisWed, 18 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMTShelford Group trust taken out of special measures
The CQC has recommended that Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS FT be taken out of special measures and has upgraded its rating to Good overall after noting “very significant” improvements in its latest inspection last September.
CUH, which includes Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals, is a member of the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shelford-group-trust-taken-out-of-special-measuresWed, 18 Jan 2017 10:00:00 GMTChronic midwife shortage and red flag events reveal 'crisis in maternity care'
A chronic shortage of midwives has meant that new mothers are receiving insufficient care on labour wards, a new report has found.
The report, published by parents’ charity NCT and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), warned that half of women encounter at least one “red flag” event during...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chronic-midwife-shortage-and-red-flag-events-reveal-crisis-in-maternity-careTue, 17 Jan 2017 16:30:00 GMTA&E departments to benefit from £4.3m innovation tech funding
NHS England has backed a £4.3m investment on five new technologies that may help ease pressure on A&E departments.
The organisation has said that each of the five innovations, which could reduce A&E admissions through the likes of wireless monitoring, self-help apps and point of care diagnostic testing, will receive up to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-departments-to-benefit-from-43m-innovation-tech-fundingTue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMTSTPs could cost £15m in management consultancy fees, Unite warns
The NHS could spend up to £15m on management consultants for advice as it draws up its sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), the country’s largest trade union has warned.
Unite has urged the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to make clear the true cost of the expenditure on management consultants surrounding the 44 STPs...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-could-cost-15m-in-management-consultancy-fees-unite-warnsMon, 16 Jan 2017 17:15:00 GMTCQC to fast-track inspections of adult social care to ease winter burden
The chief executive of the CQC, David Behan, has said that his organisation is working on rapidly re-inspecting care homes which have restrictions on admission in order to reopen bed capacity and help ease intense NHS winter pressures.
Behan made the comments – outlined in board papers ahead of a meeting on 18 January –...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-fast-track-inspections-of-restricted-hospitals-to-ease-winter-burdenMon, 16 Jan 2017 15:00:00 GMTGPs reject May's call for 'misguided' seven-day care
GPs have rejected the prime minister Theresa May’s demand for GPs to open seven days a week, arguing that they are already struggling to cope with existing patient demand.
Last week May intimated that the limitation currently existing on general practice was putting A&E departments under increased pressure this winter and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-reject-mays-call-for-misguided-seven-day-careMon, 16 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMT?Barts Health trust hit with ransomware attack
Barts Health NHS FT has been hit by an IT attack today (13 January) leading the trust to take a number of its drives offline in a bid to protect sensitive files.
The trust is understood to be the victim of a ‘ransomware’ attack, in which phishing messages attempt to blackmail the victim for money in exchange for restoring...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/barts-health-trust-hit-with-ransomware-attackFri, 13 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMTRCM chief executive announces retirement
Cathy Warwick, the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), has announced that she will be stepping down from the role to retire at the end of August.
When she retires later this year aged 65, Warwick will have been the RCM’s CEO for almost nine years after assuming the post in 2008.
Under Warwick’s...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-chief-executive-announces-retirementFri, 13 Jan 2017 15:30:00 GMTRevalidation 'settling well' but GMC urged to cut burden on doctors
Sir Keith Pearson, chair of the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) Revalidation Advisory Board, has completed his review of the revalidation process, concluding that it has already delivered significant benefits and does not need a “major overhaul”.
Revalidation, which was introduced in 2012 and requires doctors to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-settling-well-but-gmc-urged-to-cut-burden-on-doctorsFri, 13 Jan 2017 15:30:00 GMTNHS 'morale and resilience' chipped away before winter really sets in
NHS England has released its combined performance summary for November of last year, noting the continuing long-term trend of rising activity and confirming fears that the winter period would have a hefty blow on the health service.
The monthly performance statistics have revealed that A&E attendances, emergency admissions, diagnostic...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-morale-and-resilience-chipped-away-before-winter-really-sets-inThu, 12 Jan 2017 15:15:00 GMTOver 20 overcrowded hospitals forced to issue 'black alerts' as winter bites
Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that over 20 trusts have issued ‘black alerts’, meaning that they are unable to guarantee patient safety.
The highest level alert has led to 23 hospitals cancelling scheduled operations, treating adults in children’s wards and diverting patients to other hospitals in an...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-20-overcrowded-hospitals-forced-to-issue-black-alerts-as-winter-bitesThu, 12 Jan 2017 15:00:00 GMTStevens: FYFV update due in spring as NHS faces 'very real' pressures
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said that the NHS faces “very real” pressures that are only likely to become more trying as funding becomes more “constrained” over the next three years, saying that the NHS got “less [money] than it asked for” from the government.
Stevens made his comments...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-fyfv-update-due-in-spring-as-nhs-faces-very-real-pressuresThu, 12 Jan 2017 10:45:00 GMTRoyal Brompton and Harefield specialist trust rated 'requires improvement'
The CQC has rated the specialist trust Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS FT as ‘requires improvement’ overall following an inspection in June of last year.
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS FT, which delivers care across two sites in the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital, oversees the largest specialist heart and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-brompton-and-harefield-specialist-trust-rated-requires-improvementWed, 11 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMTA&E doctors slam 'misguided' suggestion to downgrade four-hour target
A record two million people had to wait more than four hours to be treated at A&E units in 2015-16, according to new data, but plans to downgrade the target by the health secretary have been labelled as “patient blaming” by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
NHS Digital’s latest annual figures have shown...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-doctors-slam-misguided-suggestion-to-downgrade-four-hour-targetWed, 11 Jan 2017 10:45:00 GMTStruggling CCG to be run by leader of outstanding neighbour
North Tyneside CCG, which is in financial special measures, is to enter joint management arrangements with its neighbour, Newcastle Gateshead.
North Tyneside was one of 26 CCGs to have financial special measures imposed in July after being rated ‘inadequate’.
Mark Adams, chief officer at Newcastle Gateshead, which was...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-ccg-to-be-run-by-leader-of-outstanding-neighbourWed, 11 Jan 2017 09:45:00 GMTNHS crisis 'demotivating and demoralising' workforce, PM warned
Council members of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have written to the prime minister Theresa May outlining their fears about an NHS which is “underfunded, underdoctored and overstretched”, warning that it is struggling to have the capacity to provide a high-quality of patient care.
The letter, signed by RCP president...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-crisis-demotivating-and-demoralising-workforce-pm-warnedWed, 11 Jan 2017 09:00:00 GMTNICE urges annual mental health checks for learning disability patients
People with learning disabilities should receive annual mental health checks, NICE has recommended in new guidelines.
Approximately 40% of adults and 36% of children with learning disabilities experience mental illness at some point, and schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are more common in people with learning disabilities than those...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-urges-annual-mental-health-checks-for-learning-disability-patientsWed, 11 Jan 2017 08:45:00 GMTNAO: Extending GP access unlikely to deliver 'value for money' for NHS
There is no evidence that plans by the DH and NHS England to increase hours of access to GP surgeries will prove cost effective, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Since 2014, NHS England has spent £175m on 57 GP Access Fund capacity pilots, and further funding has been promised.
However, the NAO found that extra...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-unlikely-to-get-optimal-value-for-money-by-extending-gp-accessWed, 11 Jan 2017 00:30:00 GMTEmployers clarify guidance on junior doctor guardian fines
NHS Employers has clarified that guardian fines for overworking junior doctors should be penalties for trusts in response to complaints from the BMA.
Guidance encourages junior doctors to make an exception report if they are required to work beyond the upper limits of their rostered hours, allowing their employer to respond to rota issues...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-clarifies-guidance-on-junior-doctor-guardian-finesTue, 10 Jan 2017 15:30:00 GMTCQC launches new complaints partnership with charities
Under a new partnership, charities will work more closely with the CQC to represent the views of people who use health and social services, including those with mental illness and disabilities.
The ‘Tell us about your care’ partnership means that if the charities receive complaints about a service provider, they can pass them...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-launches-new-complaints-partnership-with-charitiesTue, 10 Jan 2017 14:45:00 GMTFormer care minister slams May's 'puny response' to CAMHS funding
The former care minister, Norman Lamb, has slammed prime minister Theresa May’s pledge to overhaul the nation’s mental health services, calling it a “puny response to a burning injustice” surrounding children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
Yesterday in her annual Charity Commission lecture Theresa...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-care-minister-slams-mays-puny-response-to-camhs-fundingTue, 10 Jan 2017 12:30:00 GMTHunt suggests scrapping four-hour A&E target for 'non-urgent' patients
The health secretary has sparked controversy by saying that the four-hour target for patient treatment shouldn’t apply to people who present to A&E with minor illnesses in a bid to ease pressure on ailing emergency departments.
Jeremy Hunt made the comments in an emergency statement in the House of Commons yesterday as A&E...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-suggests-scrapping-four-hour-ae-target-for-non-urgent-patientsTue, 10 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMTNHS leaders hail May's mental health speech but remain wary
NHS bodies, health charities and unions alike have praised Theresa May’s vows to transform the country’s handling of mental health, welcoming the prime minister’s promises to intervene but insisting that people want to see ‘words matched by deeds’.
Yesterday, May promised new funding, reforms to the health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leaders-hail-mays-mental-health-speech-but-remain-waryTue, 10 Jan 2017 09:15:00 GMTHunt rejects Red Cross claims of 'humanitarian crisis' in NHS
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected claims from the British Red Cross that NHS hospitals are facing a “humanitarian crisis” as the charity bolstered support from across the country to relieve pressure on hospitals over the festive period.
Hunt, who is set to give a statement to MPs in the House of Commons today, has...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-rejects-red-cross-claims-of-humanitarian-crisis-in-nhsMon, 09 Jan 2017 14:15:00 GMTStaff shortages 'a greater threat to services' than finance pressures
Pressures on the NHS workforce – including a high degree of uncertainty around staffing going forward – are as great, if not a greater, threat to the future sustainability of services as the current pressures on finances, the Nuffield Trust has argued.
In written evidence to the House of Lords NHS Sustainability Committee, the...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-shortages-a-greater-threat-to-services-than-finance-pressuresMon, 09 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMTMissed cancer target puts trust's transformation funding at risk
Sustainability and transformation funding (STF) for Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS University Hospitals NHS Trust is at risk because the trust is failing to meet its target on cancer waiting times.
The £1.8bn fund is used to help NHS trusts tackle their deficits and transform services, but is partly tied to the ability of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/missed-cancer-target-puts-trusts-transformation-funding-at-riskMon, 09 Jan 2017 12:45:00 GMTMay promises new measures to support mental health
Prime minister Theresa May has promised new funding, reforms to the health service and efforts to tackle the stigma of mental health in today’s annual Charity Commission lecture.
Last year the Mental Health Taskforce, led by Mind chief executive Paul Farmer, warned that mental health services are marginalised in the NHS, leaving...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/may-promises-new-measures-to-support-mental-healthMon, 09 Jan 2017 12:15:00 GMTNuffield Trust: A third of trusts declare 'major pressures' in December
Pressure on NHS services was so intense in December that one third of NHS trusts warned it was affecting patient care, according to analysis by the Nuffield Trust.
Under new measurements introduced in 2016, trusts are required to record their pressures using Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (OPELs).
At OPEL 3, local health and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-a-third-of-trusts-declare-major-pressures-in-decemberFri, 06 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMTEngagement between Welsh doctors and NHS managers inconsistent
NHS employers in Wales have vowed to improve their level of engagement with their medical workforce after a survey revealed a mixed picture across the country.
For the first time, doctors from the Welsh BMA were invited to take part in the Welsh NHS Confederation’s national Medical Engagement Scale Survey, which measures the level...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/engagement-between-welsh-doctors-and-nhs-managers-inconsistentFri, 06 Jan 2017 08:45:00 GMTCommittee chairs urge PM to reach agreement on health and social care funding
Three House of Commons select committee chairs have urged the prime minister, Theresa May, to reach a cross-party agreement on the future of health and social care funding in a letter sent today.
The letter, sent by the chairs of the Health, Public Accounts, and Communities and Local Government Committees, argues the need for a...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/committee-chairs-urge-pm-to-reach-agreement-on-health-and-social-care-fundingFri, 06 Jan 2017 00:30:00 GMTKettering declares 'black alert' as pressure mounts on A&E
Another hospital has warned that A&E demands are at critical levels and urged patients to only use its services in a genuine emergency.
Kettering General Hospital NHS FT declared a ‘black alert’ status this week, and Peterborough General Hospital has also declared a critical internal incident and asked patients to seek...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kettering-declares-black-alert-as-pressure-mounts-on-aeThu, 05 Jan 2017 15:00:00 GMTCCGs paying millions to firms that delay GP referrals
CCGs are paying millions to private organisations that can stop patients being referred to hospital by their GPs, an investigation has found.
‘Referral management centres’ are being used by some CCGs to scrutinise GP referrals of patients to hospitals, with some criticising that they risk delays in diagnosis.
Following...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-paying-millions-to-firms-that-delay-gp-referralsThu, 05 Jan 2017 14:15:00 GMTStaff at Welsh health board vote to strike over pay dispute
Radiology, sterilisation and disinfection staff at hospitals run by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) health board in Wales have voted to strike after complaining that they are not being fairly paid.
Unison called for assistant technical officers (ATOs) at the health board to be put on NHS Band 3, with a starting wage of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-at-welsh-health-board-vote-to-strike-over-pay-disputeThu, 05 Jan 2017 12:15:00 GMTEast Sussex trust pioneers new doctors' assistant role
A new doctors’ assistant role is being pioneered at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust following the trust’s successful bid for Health Education England (HEE) funding.
Six new doctors’ assistants have started in their roles after the trust was given £80,000 by HEE to run a six month pilot of the role.
The role...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-sussex-trust-pioneers-new-doctors-assistant-roleThu, 05 Jan 2017 10:30:00 GMTChief executive of struggling Lincolnshire trust takes NHSI role
The chief executive of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT will join NHS Improvement (NHSI) on secondment for six months in an advisory role on improving emergency care.
Karen Jackson’s new position will involve advising and supporting NHS Improvement’s leadership on urgent care, including on the emergency care improvement...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-of-struggling-lincolnshire-trust-takes-nhsi-roleWed, 04 Jan 2017 11:15:00 GMTCQC rates former special measures Lancashire trust as 'good'
An NHS trust in Lancashire that had previously been put into special measures has improved to the extent of being rated as ‘good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following a recent inspection.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had been put into special measures in July 2013 following Sir Bruce Keogh’s...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rates-former-special-measures-lancashire-trust-as-goodWed, 04 Jan 2017 11:15:00 GMTMillions of asthma sufferers still 'missing out on basic care'
Care for millions of asthma sufferers is still failing to meet basic standards, Asthma UK warned today as it published its annual survey.
The charity noted that there had been an increase in the number of people receiving the three elements of basic asthma care, but it remained unacceptably low.
One-third of asthma sufferers surveyed...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/millions-of-asthma-sufferers-still-missing-out-on-basic-careWed, 04 Jan 2017 10:45:00 GMTAmbulance service served performance notice to meet national targets
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been served with a contract performance notice after failing to meet targets for answering calls.
According to a report put before the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Joint Health Scrutiny Committee, NWAS answered 70.34% of Red 1 calls and 64.07% of Red 2 calls within eight minutes...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-service-served-performance-notice-to-meet-national-targetsWed, 04 Jan 2017 10:00:00 GMTPatients increasingly 'diverted' as A&Es struggle to cope this winter
A growing number of patients are being turned away from A&E departments and ‘diverted’ to other hospitals due to a lack of capacity this winter, prompting further concerns that patient health could suffer.
NHS England data has revealed that more patients arriving by ambulance were redirected to other hospitals in December...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-increasingly-diverted-as-aes-struggle-to-cope-this-winterWed, 04 Jan 2017 09:45:00 GMTHCSA union wins collective bargaining rights for NHS doctors
The Hospital Consultants & Specialists Association (HCSA) has become the first NHS trade union in decades to win the right to negotiate directly with employers on behalf of hospital doctors.
The Trade Unions Congress (TUC)-affiliated union received confirmation of the move from NHS Employers chief executive Danny Mortimer following...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcsa-union-wins-collective-bargaining-rights-for-nhs-doctorsWed, 04 Jan 2017 00:30:00 GMTWelsh health board given £3.5m for wi-fi improvements
The Welsh government has announced that £3.5m funding will be given to one of the country’s health boards to fund digital improvements.
The Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) is set to receive £3.5m from the government in order to improve its wi-fi.
The funding is intended to help doctors view...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-health-board-given-35m-for-wi-fi-improvementsTue, 03 Jan 2017 16:30:00 GMTPeterborough hospital declares 'critical internal incident' due to winter pressure
Peterborough City Hospital has declared a critical internal incident, with local residents urged to only use A&E in an emergency.
In a statement, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS FT said it was facing “unprecedented demand” following “an extremely busy festive period”, and that patients requiring...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peterborough-hospital-declares-critical-internal-incident-due-to-winter-pressureTue, 03 Jan 2017 15:15:00 GMTBMA: STPs lack meaningful transformation other than 'drastic' service closures
STPs put the NHS at risk of drastic service closures, Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA, has said as he warned that the NHS needs an urgent funding increase to continue operating.
In his New Year’s Message, Dr Porter stated that ‘post-truth’ politics are infecting the NHS, with the government in denial of the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-stps-lack-meaningful-transformation-other-than-drastic-service-closuresTue, 03 Jan 2017 14:45:00 GMTIsle of Wight trust ordered to improve community mental health services
The CQC has informed Isle of Wight NHS Trust that it must make immediate improvements to its mental health services, after the regulator placed conditions on the trust’s registration in order to minimise the risk of patients being harmed.
Following a CQC inspection, the trust has been informed that it must introduce an effective...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/isle-of-wight-trust-ordered-to-improve-community-mental-health-servicesTue, 03 Jan 2017 13:00:00 GMTScan4Safety pilots report early savings and patient safety success
The Scan4Safety project has been hailed as a success after pilot trusts reported that it has helped them save money and protect patient safety.
The £12m project involves installing barcode technology, similar to that used in the aerospace and retail industries, on patient wristbands, medication, surgical tools and implements such as...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scan4safety-pilots-report-early-savings-and-patient-safety-successTue, 03 Jan 2017 12:15:00 GMTGloucestershire STP 'riven with holes', warn campaigners
Gloucestershire NHS campaigners have claimed that crucial financial information about the county’s STP is being kept secret from the public and councillors, urging elected officials to reject the plan if key figures and projections are not revealed.
The STP, published by Gloucestershire CCG in November, set out the CCG’s...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gloucestershire-stp-riven-with-holes-warn-campaignersFri, 23 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMTMay rejects initial cross-party involvement in social care review
A cross-party commission must be established to look at how to deliver a sustainable care system, the chair of the Health Select Committee has told Theresa May following the prime minister’s appearance before the Liaison Committee earlier this week.
The prime minister told the committee, which is made up of the heads of the House of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/may-rejects-initial-cross-party-involvement-in-social-care-reviewFri, 23 Dec 2016 11:30:00 GMTPrivate mental hospital placed in special measures
A private mental hospital has been placed in special measures after a visit by CQC inspectors found serious safety failings.
Mundesley Hospital, which can accommodate 27 adult patients, opened at the site of the former Diana Princess of Wales Treatment Centre in Norfolk earlier this year. However, the CQC rated it ‘inadequate’...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-mental-hospital-placed-in-special-measuresFri, 23 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTCQC and HMIP set out new approach to prison inspections
The CQC and HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to clarify how they will work together during inspections of prison healthcare.
The two organisations agreed to make maximum use of each other’s knowledge and be clear about the individual and joint priorities of each...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-and-hmip-set-out-new-approach-to-prison-inspectionsThu, 22 Dec 2016 16:15:00 GMTNHSI approves Greater Manchester mental health merger
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has now approved the proposed merger between the financially struggling Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (MMHSCT) and Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS FT (GMWMHFT), with the merger to take effect in the New Year.
The pair will join together to form a new single trust, Greater Manchester Mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-approves-greater-manchester-mental-health-mergerThu, 22 Dec 2016 16:15:00 GMTAssaults in the NHS continue to rise in 'tinderbox' atmosphere
New figures released by NHS Protect show that assaults in the NHS are becoming more frequent, with attacks on staff in England rising in the past year to over 70,000 incidents.
NHS Protect’s annual figures for 2015/16 show that there were 70,555 reported physical assaults on NHS staff last year, up by 4% from 67,864 reported...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/assaults-in-the-nhs-continue-to-rise-in-tinderbox-atmosphereThu, 22 Dec 2016 15:00:00 GMTRecord numbers of patients now leaving A&E without being treated
A&Es are now under so much pressure that more and more patients are going home without waiting for treatment.
According to the latest figures from NHS Digital, more than 50,000 people left English A&Es in September 2016 without receiving treatment, an increase of almost a quarter compared to the same month the year...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/record-numbers-of-patients-now-leaving-ae-without-being-treatedThu, 22 Dec 2016 14:45:00 GMTNational bodies commit to delivering new quality standard framework
The national organisations overseeing the NHS have committed to a new framework that sets out quality standards for services.
The framework, produced by the National Quality Board (NQB), commits the DH, NHS England, NHS Improvement, the CQC, NICE and Public Health England to delivering the view of quality in the FYFV.
It requires the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-bodies-commit-to-delivering-new-quality-standard-frameworkThu, 22 Dec 2016 12:30:00 GMTEast Kent Hospitals FT recommended to be taken out of special measures
East Kent Hospitals University NHS FT has finally improved enough for it to be taken out of special measures, the CQC has said.
The hospital trust was put into special measures in September 2014 because of “serious failures” in patient safety and leadership.
The trust runs the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, the Kent...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-kent-hospitals-ft-finally-taken-out-of-special-measuresThu, 22 Dec 2016 09:15:00 GMTRCM fearful that maternity services 'not a priority' for STPs
Half of all new STPs for the NHS across England do not mention or include very little detail about maternity services, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has discovered.
New analysis made by the RCM of 35 STPs out of the 44 footprints found little or no reference to maternity transformation in many STPs, with this being a particular...
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413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-fearful-that-maternity-services-not-a-priority-for-stpsThu, 22 Dec 2016 00:01:00 GMTGP and mental health manager spared jail for £153,600 NHS fraud
Two mental health professionals have been convicted of defrauding Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG (SWBCCG) of £153,600 between 2012 and 2014 following an investigation by NHS Protect, the NHS’s counter fraud and security management service.
At the time, Lisa Hill and Dr Ian Walton were respected members of staff at the CCG...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-and-mental-health-manager-spared-jail-for-153600-nhs-fraudWed, 21 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTIntegrated Personal Commissioning programme rolled out to six more areas
An NHS England scheme to transform care for millions of disabled people and those with long-term health conditions is being rolled out to six new areas across England.
Birmingham and Solihull, Nottingham City, Hertfordshire, Islington, Sheffield and Nottinghamshire will become new early adopters of the scheme in NHS England’s plans...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-personal-commissioning-programme-rolled-out-to-six-more-areasWed, 21 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMTCCGs still diverting mental health funds, despite parity commitments
The government’s pledge to ensure parity between mental and physical health services is at risk because CCGs are not using budget increases to boost their mental health investment, instead diverting funds elsewhere, it has been revealed.
An NHS Providers survey of mental health trusts leaders revealed that 63% thought that their CCG...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-still-diverting-mental-health-funds-from-frontline-despite-parity-commitmentsWed, 21 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMTCouncil unanimously passes motion against Lincolnshire STP hospital closures
Plans to downgrade A&E and maternity services at Lincolnshire’s hospitals as part of the region’s sustainability and transformation plan (STP) have been condemned by the county council.
Lincolnshire County Council unanimously passed a motion condemning plans to downgrade the A&E at Grantham Hospital at a meeting last...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-unanimously-passes-motion-against-lincolnshire-stp-hospital-closuresWed, 21 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMTUK cancer death rates forecast to fall by 15% by 2035
Death rates from cancer in the UK will fall by 15% by 2013 thanks to research advances, the cancer charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has predicted.
Scientific breakthroughs will lead to the prevention of 403,000 deaths that would have happened otherwise, according to the charity’s analysis.
However, despite the risk of death...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-cancer-death-rates-forecast-to-fall-by-15-by-2035Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMTTrust core services to face more unannounced CQC inspections
NHS trusts will face more unannounced inspections of core services under new proposals unveiled by the CQC, as part of the regulator’s drive to be more responsive to risk and improvement.
Under the proposals, which are now open for consultation, the majority of core service inspections will be unannounced or carried out at short...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-core-services-to-face-more-unannounced-cqc-inspectionsWed, 21 Dec 2016 08:45:00 GMTCQC promises ongoing monitoring of Marie Stopes governance concerns
The CQC has said it will continue monitoring the governance processes at reproductive health charity Marie Stopes, after the organisation temporarily suspended some of its abortion services in the summer.
Following inspections by the regulator on 28 July and 8 August, the charity voluntarily suspended abortions for underage and vulnerable...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-promises-ongoing-monitoring-of-marie-stopes-governance-concernsTue, 20 Dec 2016 16:00:00 GMTNHS facing hydra-headed nursing and midwifery shortfall
A combination of Brexit, Britain’s ageing population and government policy on bursaries could leave NHS trusts in England significantly short of nurses, new analysis has found.
The research, conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies, has found vulnerabilities in the current NHS nursing workforce which may leave staffing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-hydra-headed-nursing-and-midwifery-shortfallTue, 20 Dec 2016 15:15:00 GMTKing's Fund: Mismatch in demand and funding has caused 'unprecedented' NHS pressures
Unprecedented demand for NHS services is outstripping funding, causing services to struggle to maintain standards of care, a new report has outlined.
A new report by the King's Fund, ‘How hospital activity and funding in England have changed over time’, revealed that both A&E attendances and admissions have increased...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-mismatch-in-demand-and-funding-has-caused-unprecedented-nhs-pressuresTue, 20 Dec 2016 14:45:00 GMTKhan pledges to 'hold NHS feet to the fire' over London STPs
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has committed to holding the capital’s five sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) accountable over public involvement.
In a Mayor’s Question Time session at the London Assembly last week, Khan accused the government of secrecy around introducing STPs.
Mark Lloyd, the chief...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/khan-pledges-to-hold-nhs-feet-to-the-fire-over-london-stpsTue, 20 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTFive trusts show consistently higher death rates in latest figures
Death rates have been higher than expected for two years running at five NHS trusts, according to new figures.
NHS Digital has published its latest list of Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) ratings for all English trusts.
They show that between July 2015 and June 2016, 11 trusts had a higher than expected rating. Of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-trusts-show-consistently-higher-death-rates-in-latest-figuresMon, 19 Dec 2016 16:45:00 GMTNew provider found for gender identity clinic
A new trust will take over the Charing Cross West London Gender Identity clinic from 1 April 2017, NHS England has revealed.
West London Mental Health Trust announced in August that it would end its contract to operate the clinic, one of just seven in the country providing services for transgender people.
It has now been announced...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-provider-found-for-gender-identity-clinicMon, 19 Dec 2016 15:45:00 GMTMackey calls for crackdown on 'excessive' locum pay
Locum doctors are demanding “excessive” pay rates from trusts, placing even more strain on financially vulnerable and understaffed services, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has warned.
Analysis undertaken by the NHS’s financial regulator revealed that some doctors are earning up to £155 an hour for covering shifts in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-calls-for-crackdown-on-excessive-locum-payMon, 19 Dec 2016 12:15:00 GMTGreen light given for new £5m Manchester integrated care unit
A new £5m intermediate care unit at North Manchester General Hospital has received planning permission from Manchester City Council.
The unit is a joint partnership between Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which operates services at the hospital, the council and North Manchester CCG.
The proposals are part of a growing drive...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/green-light-given-for-new-5m-manchester-integrated-care-unit-Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:30:00 GMTPrevention strategy 'insufficient' as suicides remain too high
Suicides in the UK can only be reduced with more effective government action, an interim report from the Health Select Committee has concluded.
There were a recorded 4,820 suicides in England in 2015, and the true figure is likely to be higher. The suicide rate was 10.1 deaths per 100,000, and the year before it was at 10.3, the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prevention-strategy-insufficient-as-suicides-remain-too-highMon, 19 Dec 2016 09:15:00 GMTGovernment rejects key public health recommendations
Warnings that further public health cuts would be a false economy have been rejected by the Department of Health (DH) in its response to a Health Select Committee report.
The ‘public health post–2013’ report warned that public health services since 2012 have suffered from ongoing spending cuts and a failure to embed...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-rejects-key-public-health-recommendationsMon, 19 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTRCEM calls for 'urgent spending' on beds as A&E pressures mount
A&E waiting times are at an unprecedented high, confirming fears that the NHS is being pushed to near breaking point this winter.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Winter Flow Project, which provides real-time monitoring the state of A&Es at over 50 trusts, found that just 78.68% of patients were admitted, transferred...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcem-calls-for-urgent-spending-on-beds-as-ae-pressures-mountFri, 16 Dec 2016 14:30:00 GMTCMA accuses Actavis UK of 12,000% price rise of lifesaving drug
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accused the pharmaceutical company Actavis UK of overcharging the NHS for a “lifesaving” drug by raising its price by over 12,000%.
The competition watchdog has accused Actavis UK of breaking competition law by raising the price of hydrocortisone tablets from 70p to £88...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cma-accuses-actavis-uk-of-12000-price-rise-of-lifesaving-drugFri, 16 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHSE links £100m extra vanguard funding to STP implementation
New partnerships designed to improve health outcomes will receive an additional £101m funding after their initial success, NHS England announced today. However, it comes with a number of conditions, including implementing new care models (NCM) across STP footprints.
The funding will help spread the work of the NCM vanguards, which...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhse-links-100m-extra-vanguard-funding-to-stp-implementationFri, 16 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTHunt launches new child sepsis awareness campaign
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a new nationwide campaign aimed towards helping parents protect their children from sepsis.
The campaign is predominantly aimed at parents and carers of young children aged 0 to 4, with the UK Sepsis Trust estimating that there are 120,000 cases of sepsis each year in England with 37,000 people...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-launches-new-child-sepsis-awareness-campaignFri, 16 Dec 2016 09:45:00 GMTNuffield Trust: Winter hospital bed shortage poses 'real threat' to patient care
As the NHS enters winter, the Nuffield Trust has warned that the acute demand on beds could threaten patient care and increase the .
The think tank released new analysis showing that last winter, the NHS needed 3,466 extra beds – the equivalent of five hospitals’ worth of beds every day – to keep services...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-winter-hospital-bed-shortage-poses-real-threat-to-patient-careFri, 16 Dec 2016 08:45:00 GMTJoining up care in Sunderland
Paul Gibson, interim programme manager at Sunderland CCG, explains how a new care home tablet is helping transform the way that healthcare professionals are spotting early signs of illness.
As NHE went to press, the successful roll-out of a new technology, which uses universal medical assessments to track the health and wellbeing of older...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/joining-up-care-in-sunderland-Fri, 16 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMTBoosting education to deliver better cancer outcomes
New data suggests that cancer services in more than 85% of CCGs are failing to provide adequate care for patients. But NHS Gloucestershire CCG talks to NHE's David Stevenson about how it has improved services through a county-wide improvement project.
In October, NHS England published the first set of CCG Improvement and Assessment...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/boosting-education-to-deliver-better-cancer-outcomesFri, 16 Dec 2016 03:30:00 GMTLessons from Finland for NHS mental health
While many countries across Europe struggle to deal with a rising demand for mental health services, Finland is successfully improving service provision via a new online portal. Professor Grigori Joffe, medical director at Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) and a member of Mental Health Hub’s founding team, explains how the...
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423,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-finland-for-nhs-mental-healthFri, 16 Dec 2016 01:00:00 GMTNHS leaders bemoan insufficient social care aid in council settlement
Health service leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to allow councils to access a new adult social care support grant and bring forward a planned increase in the social care precept but have warned that the measures will “not be enough” to relieve the sector’s crisis.
Speaking about the local government...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leaders-bemoan-insufficient-social-care-aid-in-council-settlementThu, 15 Dec 2016 15:45:00 GMTCQC closes Plymouth Central over 'unacceptable' services
A private ambulance service in Plymouth has been banned from operating services after CQC inspectors found serious safety concerns.
Plymouth Central Ambulance Service, which provided services including transferring patients to acute hospitals, transferring patients between hospitals and transporting neonatal babies, had its licence...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-closes-plymouth-central-over-unacceptable-servicesThu, 15 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTNHS 'would not exist' without permanent residence for EU staff
The NHS cannot survive without EU national staff, the BMA said as it urged the government to consider a report recommending permanent residence for all EU nationals.
The new report, from independent think tank British Future, recommended that the government offers permanent residence to an estimated 1.8 million European Economic Area...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-would-not-exist-without-permanent-residence-for-eu-staffThu, 15 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTParents failing to recognise their children are overweight, survey reveals
The fact that the vast majority of parents do not recognise that their children are overweight is just one of the revelations made in this year’s annual NHS health survey.
Nine in 10 mothers and eight in 10 fathers of an overweight child described them as being about the right weight, dropping to around five in 10 mothers (48%) for...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/parents-failing-to-recognise-their-children-are-overweight-survey-revealsThu, 15 Dec 2016 11:30:00 GMTNHS Wales must speed up electronic prescribing, says auditor general
Welsh NHS bodies are working well together to improve the way medicines are prescribed and managed, but medicines management needs a greater internal push, the auditor general for Wales has concluded.
In a report published today, the auditor also found that NHS Wales can take further steps to improve quality and costs in primary care...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-must-speed-up-electronic-prescribing-says-auditor-generalThu, 15 Dec 2016 11:15:00 GMTWhipps Cross rated inadequate once again by CQC
Whipps Cross University Hospital in east London has again been rated inadequate by the CQC after a comprehensive inspection in July and August of this year.
The hospital, run by Barts Health NHS Trust which serves 2.5 million people across Tower Hamlets and surrounding areas, was given the lowest possible rating for being...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whipps-cross-rated-inadequate-once-again-by-cqcThu, 15 Dec 2016 10:15:00 GMTConfed chair: NHS and councils must 'develop different relationship'
The crisis in social care can only be addressed with a different relationship between health services and councils, the chair of NHS Confederation said today.
In an appearance before the Communities and Local Government Committee, Stephen Dorrell said that the consequence of failure to join up public services was placing “avoidable...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed-chair-nhs-and-councils-must-develop-different-relationship-Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTCCGs assist local economies as well as health, report finds
A new NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) report has shown the extent to which CCGs have benefitted the social and economic wellbeing of their local populations as well as their health.
The report, ‘Shaping healthy cities and economies: the role in clinical commissioning’, has illustrated how clinical leaders in England’s...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-assist-local-economies-as-well-as-health-report-findsWed, 14 Dec 2016 16:45:00 GMTFall in number of hospital beds contributing to patient deaths
A decline in the number of hospital beds has put the NHS in England under increasing pressure and is contributing to hospital death rates, one of the UK’s leading health statisticians has revealed.
An investigation by Prof Sir Brian Jarman, emeritus professor at Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM), has found that that the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fall-in-number-of-hospital-beds-contributing-to-patient-deathsWed, 14 Dec 2016 10:30:00 GMTSTP capital requests 'exceed what is available'
NHS England does not have enough capital to fulfil funding requests for the controversial STPs, new board papers show.
The 44 STP footprints, intended to help local health systems provide more integrated care, are now in the process of being published. However, they have been criticised for focusing on balancing budgets rather than...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stp-capital-requests-exceed-what-is-availableWed, 14 Dec 2016 10:30:00 GMTCollapsed Sherwood and Nottingham merger cost NHSI 'eye-watering' £10m
Work undertaken by two Nottingham hospital trusts to prepare for an ill-fated merger cost the NHS an ‘eye-watering’ £10m, it has been revealed.
NHS leaders wasted £6.6m on ‘professional adviser’ fees while working on a deal to merge NUH (Nottingham University Hospitals) NHS Trust and SFH (Sherwood...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/collapsed-sherwood-and-nottingham-merger-cost-nhsi-eye-watering-10mWed, 14 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMTTaskforce to support 'high risk' trusts failing to cope with winter pressures
Trusts at high risk of being unable to cope with winter pressures will be subject to special intervention, NHS England board papers show.
The Corporate and NHS Performance Report, published ahead of tomorrow’s board meeting, includes an update on action to cope with winter.
The Health Select Committee has warned that NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taskforce-to-support-high-risk-trusts-failing-to-cope-with-winter-pressuresWed, 14 Dec 2016 09:45:00 GMTStevens: NHS bouncing 'between feast and famine, sugar-highs and starvation'
The NHS will need additional funding this Parliament to help it become more efficient in the long term, Simon Stevens said this morning.
The chief executive of NHS England told the House of Lords NHS Sustainability Committee this morning that he thought there was no evidence that support for a taxpayer-funded health service was “in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-nhs-bouncing-between-feast-and-famine-sugar-highs-and-starvationTue, 13 Dec 2016 17:15:00 GMTTrusts to collect patient death figures from 2017 as Hunt accepts full CQC findings
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of new responsibilities for NHS trusts to monitor avoidable patient deaths following yesterday’s damning CQC report.
In a statement before Parliament this morning, Hunt said he fully accepted the recommendations of the CQC review, which he had ordered as part of the response to the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-to-collect-patient-death-figures-from-2017-as-hunt-accepts-full-cqc-findingsTue, 13 Dec 2016 15:30:00 GMTBMA recommends spending Forward View cash on GP collaboration
GP surgeries should be supported to form more collaborative relationships, BMA members have argued in a response to a new survey.
When asked which one model of general practice they wanted to see developed in the future, one-third of GPs chose the current independent contractor model, but with resources to form GP federations or...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-recommends-spending-forward-view-cash-on-gp-collaborationTue, 13 Dec 2016 12:30:00 GMTCQC to boost public engagement from April in major five-year strategy
The CQC will publish a strategy for more round-the-clock engagement with members of the public next year, papers for its board meeting tomorrow have revealed.
The engagement strategy comes as part of the CQC’s ‘Shaping the future’ strategy for 2016-21, which was published earlier this year.
The organisation wants to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-boost-public-engagement-from-april-in-major-five-year-strategyTue, 13 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMTProgress on integrated care
Don Redding, director of policy at National Voices, the coalition of health and care charities, looks at the challenges facing integrated care in the NHS.
This year’s conference of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC16) in Barcelona attracted over 1,000 delegates and participants. Shortly afterwards, the World...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/progress-on-integrated-careTue, 13 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMTChanging times for information governance in the NHS
Stephen Elgar from the Information Governance Alliance (IGA) reflects on the changes and challenges facing information governance professionals in the NHS.
Cyber security threats, the need for innovations and increasing pressure on back-office staff to deliver greater efficiencies are three of the biggest challenges facing information...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changing-times-for-information-governance-in-the-nhsTue, 13 Dec 2016 04:30:00 GMTImproving quality, safety and efficiency in IBD care
The national inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) audit is changing, and the IBD Registry is now the vehicle for the biologics audit and quality improvement programme. Dr Fraser Cummings, clinical lead, and Stuart Bloom, chair of the organisation, explain what this means.
In his report on efficiency and productivity in the NHS, Lord Carter...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-quality-safety-and-efficiency-in-ibd-careTue, 13 Dec 2016 04:00:00 GMTCQC flags systemic problem as not a single NHS trust learning from patient deaths
No NHS trust can demonstrate an acceptable approach to learning from the deaths of patients with learning disabilities and mental health problems, a major CQC review of the problem has found.
The report’s authors found they could not identify a single NHS trust that could demonstrate good practice across all aspects of identifying...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-flags-systemic-problem-as-not-a-single-nhs-trust-learning-from-patient-deathsTue, 13 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTBed shortages force English anorexia patients to Scotland for care
The NHS has been forced to send English patients with eating disorders to Scotland for treatment due to chronic bed shortages, reports have found.
The patients, who are mostly teenagers and young adults, have been taken hundreds of miles from their homes to private Glasgow and Edinburgh hospitals for residential care, the Guardian...
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414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bed-shortages-force-english-anorexia-patients-to-scotland-for-careMon, 12 Dec 2016 14:00:00 GMTBroadmoor Hospital issued CQC warning due to severe staff gaps
The CQC has warned West London Mental Health NHS Trust that it must make significant improvements in its staffing levels at Broadmoor Hospital.
The trust, which runs the high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, was issued a warning notice requiring it to improve its care for the hospital’s patients.
The CQC visited...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/broadmoor-hospital-issued-cqc-warning-due-to-severe-staff-gapsMon, 12 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTCQC to bring in external consultants as inspections still behind target
The CQC is due to bring in external consultants from next year as it continues to struggle to meet its targets to produce reports on time.
According to a paper by chief executive David Behan published ahead of the regulator’s board meeting on 14 December, no directorate is meeting its objectives for the timeliness of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-bring-in-external-consultants-in-january-as-all-inspections-still-behind-targetMon, 12 Dec 2016 12:30:00 GMTSTPs urged to protect contraception as report reveals extent of cuts
Health providers have been urged to use their sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) to protect women’s access to contraception as it emerged that services are increasingly at risk due to budget cuts.
New research from the Advisory Group on Contraception (AGC) shows that 14% of councils, which have had responsibility for...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-urged-to-protect-contraception-as-report-reveals-extent-of-cutsMon, 12 Dec 2016 11:45:00 GMTRCM warns against permanently altering midwife roles to plug staff gaps
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has issued guidance urging NHS organisations to ensure that midwife roles are protected as they struggle to ensure safe staffing levels.
The RCM argued that an additional 3,500 midwives are needed as the NHS faces persistent staffing shortages at a time of rising demand due to a historically high birth...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-warns-against-permanently-altering-midwife-roles-to-plug-staff-gapsMon, 12 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTCQC rates major GM foundation trust as 'requires improvement'
Pennine Care NHS FT has been rated as requires improvement following an inspection by the CQC.
The trust, which provides mental health, community and specialist services to around 1.3 million patients across Greater Manchester, was found by the inspectorate to be insufficiently safe, effective and well-led.
However, its child and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rates-major-gm-foundation-trust-as-requires-improvementFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:45:00 GMTProviders urged to address learning disability issues as huge health gaps revealed
The largest report ever conducted into the health of people with learning disabilities in England has led to calls for commissioners to address the needs of this demographic, after finding that they are at a significantly higher risk of common health problems.
The NHS Digital report, which drew on data covering 51% of the patient...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-urged-to-address-learning-disability-issues-as-huge-health-gaps-revealedFri, 09 Dec 2016 13:00:00 GMTParamedics receive 'long overdue' upgrade to Band 6 pay
The Department of Health, NHS Employers and ambulance unions have agreed that paramedics’ salaries will be re-banded nationally, potentially giving them a pay increase of up to £14,000 as they progress.
The new deal will see paramedics in England move up the NHS pay scale from Band 5 (circa £21,000 to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paramedics-receive-long-overdue-upgrade-to-band-6-payFri, 09 Dec 2016 12:15:00 GMTPatients welcome benefits from GP practice-based pharmacists
Patients and carers believe that pharmacists have an important role to play in GP practices as more GPs begin to employ them as part of their clinical team, a new report has revealed.
A survey of over 300 patients undertaken by the Patients Association revealed that nearly 80% of patients welcomed the addition of a pharmacist to their GP...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-welcome-benefits-from-gp-practice-based-pharmacistsFri, 09 Dec 2016 11:30:00 GMTCQC must show value for money to 'retain credibility' with NHS Confed members
The CQC must do more to demonstrate it delivers value for money and is capable of assessing new models of care, NHS Confederation has argued.
In a written submission to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into the future of the regulator, the Confed said that its members broadly supported the CQC’s new 2016-21 strategy. Its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-must-show-value-for-money-to-retain-credibility-with-nhs-confed-members-Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMTDudley CCG: MCP model success requires time, commitment and trust
Paul Maubach, chief executive officer at Dudley CCG, discusses the early success and challenges of the Dudley Multi-specialty Community Provider (MCP) vanguard, the benefits of GP-led teams to deliver better integrated care and how the use of shared technology is improving outcomes.
The heart of the NHS starts with the local population...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dudley-ccg-mcp-model-success-requires-time-commitment-and-trustFri, 09 Dec 2016 04:00:00 GMTSocial prescription: A trojan horse for a health creating community?
Dr Michael Dixon, social prescribing lead at NHS England, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing social prescribing.
Social prescription is an idea whose time has finally come. It was virtually unspoken of a year or two ago, and is now poised to become national policy and part of the furniture of every GP consultation within...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-prescription-a-trojan-horse-for-a-health-creating-communityFri, 09 Dec 2016 03:00:00 GMTNHS October performance already as bad as 2015 midwinter
The latest performance statistics released by NHS England have once again revealed a long-term trend of greater volumes of urgent, emergency and elective care this year, warning that the NHS should brace for the winter period.
NHS England’s monthly performance statistics for October 2016 outlined the challenges that the NHS faces...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deeply-troubling-as-nhs-october-performance-already-as-bad-as-2015-midwinterThu, 08 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTCalls for training investment as almost half of consultant posts unfilled
Nearly half of consultant posts are unfilled as the profession struggles to cope with a shortfall in staff and increasing rates of retirement, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) annual census has found.
The report said that 44% of advertised consultant posts were not filled in 2015-16, and there was a 10% reduction in successful...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-training-investment-as-almost-half-of-consultant-posts-unfilledThu, 08 Dec 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHSCC calls for more action to boost numbers of women commissioners
Advice for women holding senior CCG positions has been published as NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) called for more action to achieve gender parity in the NHS.
Women make up 77% of the NHS workforce but are chronically under-represented at senior levels, making up just 37% of CCG board membership.
NHS England is now planning to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-calls-for-more-action-to-boost-numbers-of-women-commissionersThu, 08 Dec 2016 11:45:00 GMTNext year will be a 'crucial test' for NHS resilience, annual QualityWatch shows
Advances in NHS patient satisfaction could be overturned by funding shortfalls and pressure on services, the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation have warned as they published their annual QualityWatch report.
The report found that the proportion of patients saying they were treated with dignity and respect in hospital increased from 80%...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/next-year-will-be-a-crucial-test-for-nhs-resilience-shows-annual-qualitywatchThu, 08 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMTMidwives warn against 'complacency' in tackling FGM
Midwives and local authorities have raised concerns at the latest quarterly statistics regarding cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in England, warning that the government must ‘not become complacent’ in tackling the practice.
The statistics for the third quarter of 2016, released by NHS Digital in support of the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-warn-against-complacency-in-tackling-fgmWed, 07 Dec 2016 16:30:00 GMTChange the climate
Jill DeBene, CEO of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), argues that there needs to be radical change to the climate in the NHS to encourage future leaders to take up top-level positions.
Earlier this year, the IHM published a report which looked at the pressures health and care leaders face and the impact this is having on the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/change-the-climateWed, 07 Dec 2016 16:00:00 GMTBehan: CQC to rate NHS trusts on 'value for money' in the future
The CQC and NHS Improvement are discussing introducing a framework for assessing the value for money of NHS services, the regulator’s chief executive told the Health Select Committee yesterday.
David Behan said that a consultation on the proposals would be published after it was approved by the CQC board later in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/behan-cqc-to-rate-nhs-trusts-on-value-for-money-in-the-futureWed, 07 Dec 2016 10:45:00 GMTCMA fines drug firms £90m for over-charging NHS
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Flynn Pharma almost £90m for hiking up the price to the NHS for an anti-epilepsy drug by almost 2,600%, in a conclusion to an investigation begun last year.
The CMA imposed a record £84m fine on the manufacturer Pfizer and a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cma-fines-drug-firms-90m-for-over-charging-nhsWed, 07 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMTAll STPs urged to help patients quit smoking
The heads of all NHS trusts have been urged to use their sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) to help patients quit smoking.
Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England (PHE), wrote to the trust chief executives asking for a “personal commitment” to “a tobacco-free NHS”.
PHE has published...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-stps-urged-to-help-patients-quit-smokingWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:45:00 GMTNHSI promises tougher crackdown on 'unpalatable' interim senior pay deals
NHS Improvement (NHSI) boss Jim Mackey has promised tougher regulations to crack down on expensive interim senior executives and off-payroll tax deals, as the organisation published the first national framework to support home-grown leadership.
In a letter sent to service leaders, Mackey, who has captained a series of clampdowns on...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-promises-tougher-crackdown-on-unpalatable-interim-senior-pay-dealsWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:30:00 GMT'Worrying' lack of progress on maternal deaths
Little progress has been made on reducing the rate of women dying during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth despite government efforts to make maternity care a priority, new figures show.
The latest Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and carried out by research...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worrying-lack-of-progress-on-maternal-deathsWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMTIncreasing patient safety through structured conversations
Sign up to Safety’s national campaign director, Dr Suzette Woodward, explains how structured conversations and helping people talk to each other can be vital key in improving patient safety.
Conversation is a powerful thing. Done right, it can lay the foundations for a safety culture – helping people to connect, learn and...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increasing-patient-safety-through-structured-conversationsWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMTLeadership development should be for all in health and care
Back in August, Stephen Hart joined Health Education England (HEE) as the organisation’s new director of leadership development, which includes taking charge of the work of the NHS Leadership Academy. He talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about his plans for the future.
Leadership development should be made available to every part...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-development-should-be-for-all-in-health-and-careWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMTThe challenges of evolving technology and the paperless deadline
Jonathan McKee, governance manager at Tavistock and Portman NHS FT, and a co-chair of the London IG Forum, talks to NHE about the biggest challenges facing NHS IT.
The biggest problems in the NHS with regards to IT is “dealing with rapidly evolving technology and the implications for the safety of patient data”, NHE has been...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-challenges-of-evolving-technology-and-the-paperless-deadlineWed, 07 Dec 2016 06:30:00 GMTBuilding on the great legacy as one of the most innovative health systems in the world
Dr Liz Mear, chair of the AHSN Network, and Dr Charlie Davie, managing director of UCLPartners, consider the recommendations of the Accelerated Access Review (AAR) and what this will mean for patients and the system in the future.
The recently published AAR offers clear recommendations to the UK government on reforms to speed up...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-on-the-great-legacy-as-one-of-the-most-innovative-health-systems-in-the-worldWed, 07 Dec 2016 05:30:00 GMTCurrent systems missing new hospital infections, APPG report warns
New healthcare-acquired infections (HCAIs) are being missed by current surveillance systems, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Patient Safety warned in its final report.
According to the report, “a number of increasingly concerning” HCAIs, including CPE, fall outside the scope of routine surveillance and monitoring...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/current-systems-missing-new-hospital-infections-appg-report-warnsTue, 06 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTStevens announces £200m investment to improve local cancer services
NHS England CEO Simon Stevens has announced the first wave of NHS hospitals which will benefit from a new investment in radiotherapy machines alongside £200m of funding over the next two years to improve local cancer services.
Speaking at the Britain Against Cancer conference in London today, Stevens told attendees that...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-announces-200m-investment-to-improve-local-cancer-servicesTue, 06 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMTMackey: Business case for STP short-term investments don't yet add up
Despite STPs requesting more short-term investment to transform services in their area, the chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI) said he is yet to see a business case that would see the regulator get its money back.
Speaking at the House of Lords NHS Sustainability Committee hearing, where senior figures in health regulation called...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mackey-business-case-for-stp-short-term-investments-dont-yet-add-upTue, 06 Dec 2016 16:30:00 GMTNMC to launch review into handling of Morecambe Bay cases
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMS) has announced that it will be conducting an independent lessons learned review into how it handled the scandal involving University Hospitals of Morecambe Baby NHS FT’s emergency and maternity services.
The FT entered special measures in June 2014 after a CQC report revealed deep concerns over...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-to-launch-review-into-handling-of-morecambe-bay-casesTue, 06 Dec 2016 14:15:00 GMTLung cancer survival rates rise with increased operations
A new report published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS) has shown a continued rise in survival rates following lung cancer surgery in English NHS hospitals, as rates rose from 95.5% to 96.2% from 2012 to 2014.
The latest Lung Cancer Clinical Outcome...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lung-cancer-survival-rates-rise-with-increased-operationsTue, 06 Dec 2016 14:00:00 GMTNHS and social care leaders urged to embrace 'whole system flow'
Improving the flow of patients, information and resources within and between NHS and social care organisations can drive up service quality and productivity, a new report has argued.
‘The challenge and potential of whole system flow’, written by the Health Foundation and the Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA), aims to help NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-social-care-leaders-urged-to-embrace-whole-system-flowTue, 06 Dec 2016 11:45:00 GMTIncreasing pressures holding back professional practice of doctors, warns GMC
Doctors are struggling to make time for reflective and professional practice because of pressures on medical services, according to a new report from the General Medical Council (GMC).
The ‘Medical professionalism matters’ report follows 18 months of consultations with GPs, consultants, trainees, royal colleges, training...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increasing-pressures-holding-back-professional-practice-of-doctors-warns-gmcTue, 06 Dec 2016 09:15:00 GMTNICE urges collaborative working to prevent loneliness in older people
Reducing older people’s loneliness can help prevent physical and mental health problems, health watchdog NICE has said in a new standard.
NICE recommended that healthcare professionals, councils, housing organisations and charities should identify older people who are at risk of a decline in their independence and mental wellbeing...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-urges-collaborative-working-to-prevent-loneliness-in-older-peopleMon, 05 Dec 2016 16:30:00 GMTFast-tracking drugs through streamlined collaboration
An ongoing consultation by NICE and NHS England is proposing a series of important changes to the way the bodies appraise new drugs and technologies in the country. NHE’s Luana Salles reports.
NHS England and NICE have kick-started a 12-week joint consultation on proposed changes to how the bodies evaluate and fund drugs and other...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fast-tracking-drugs-through-streamlined-collaborationMon, 05 Dec 2016 15:45:00 GMTDelivering a better NHS hospital outpatient service
Emeritus Professor Angus Wallace, a leading figure in British orthopaedic surgery, academic research and former chair of the National Osteoporosis Society, looks at how technology can be used to improve outpatient services.
Managing hospital outpatient clinics has always been a challenge for both hospital managers and the clinical staff...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-a-better-nhs-hospital-outpatient-serviceMon, 05 Dec 2016 15:30:00 GMTStevens reiterates call for fundamental primary care redesign in STPs
NHS England CEO Simon Stevens has emphasised the importance of the NHS to undergo a redesign of primary care under STPs, insisting that general practices are no longer like the ‘corner shops’ of our communities.
Stevens stressed the need for the NHS to achieve substantial ‘service redesign’ in order to deliver upon...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-reiterates-call-for-fundamental-primary-care-redesign-in-stpsMon, 05 Dec 2016 15:15:00 GMT'Major changes' proposed in first formal STP consultation in the country
Dorset CCG has begun a three-month consultation on major service changes which it has put forward in its STP, marking the launch of the first formal STP consultation by a footprint in England.
The consultation follows a long process between Dorset CCG and NHS England to receive approval to kick-start the consultation, which includes...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-changes-proposed-in-first-formal-stp-consultation-in-the-countryMon, 05 Dec 2016 13:00:00 GMTEssex mental health trust given warning notice over safety concerns
CQC inspectors have issued a warning notice to North Essex Partnership University NHS FT after identifying safety concerns about its services.
The inspectors rated the trust, which provides mental health services, as ‘requires improvement’ overall and ‘inadequate’ for safety.
It found staff had failed to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essex-mental-health-trust-given-warning-notice-over-safety-concernsMon, 05 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS England agrees to commission PrEP - but implementation questions remain
PrEP, the HIV prevention drug, will become available through an NHS England trial, it has been decided – ending a long-running dispute about responsibility for the drug.
NHS England announced in June this year that it would stop funding the drug on the grounds that local councils should take responsibility for HIV prevention, since...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-agrees-to-commission-prep-but-implementation-questions-remainMon, 05 Dec 2016 12:15:00 GMTGetting well together
Eight months on from the Place-Based Health Commission’s final report, Lord Victor Adebowale talks to NHE about the impact of STPs on bespoke health and the leftover challenges in achieving integrated care.
Back in March, the Place-Based Health Commission, chaired by Lord Victor Adebowale and co-hosted by independent CIC Collaborate...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-well-togetherMon, 05 Dec 2016 11:45:00 GMTThe four-hour target: what's the point?
Dr Adrian Boyle, consultant emergency physician at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, considers the case for maintaining the four-hour access standard in emergency departments, despite its imperfections.
Few performance measures in the NHS generate as much heat and debate as the four-hour access standard. Currently very few type 1 emergency...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-four-hour-target-whats-the-pointMon, 05 Dec 2016 11:45:00 GMTDH opens consultation on MCP pension changes to deliver FYFV
The NHS pension scheme will need to be reformed to allow the workforce changes required for the Five Year Forward View (FVFV), according to a new DH consultation.
First published in 2014, the FYFV is a vision for making the NHS more sustainable through greater reliance on integrated care. A key means of delivery will be through...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-opens-consultation-on-mcp-pension-changes-to-deliver-fyfvMon, 05 Dec 2016 08:45:00 GMTHow can NHS executives support trainee doctors?
Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), discusses the vital role that NHS managers can play in supporting trainee doctors and providing a positive workplace environment.
The events of the past year have left our medical trainees feeling undervalued, disempowered and downtrodden. Morale is low, and it will...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-can-nhs-executives-support-trainee-doctorsMon, 05 Dec 2016 08:00:00 GMTHospital outpatient appointments and cancellations at record high
NHS Digital’s annual hospital outpatient figures have shown a record number of appointments being cancelled, highlighting the growing financial and functional strain on NHS hospitals.
Hospitals in England called off 7.68 million outpatient appointments last year, nearly three times more than had been cancelled in 2005-06 (2.76...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-outpatient-appointments-and-cancellations-at-record-highFri, 02 Dec 2016 16:15:00 GMTWollaston joins calls for mandatory PSHE in schools
The chair of the Health Select Committee has backed calls for personal, social and health education (PSHE) to be made compulsory in schools.
Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, along with the chairs of four other committees, wrote to education secretary Justine Greening, expressing their disappointment that the government declined to introduce a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wollaston-joins-calls-for-mandatory-pshe-in-schoolsFri, 02 Dec 2016 16:00:00 GMTPHE calls for minimum unit pricing to reduce alcohol harm
Introducing a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol could improve the health of the heaviest drinkers in the country, Public Health England (PHE) suggested as it published a review showing the damage increased levels of drinking are causing.
Sales of alcohol in England and Wales have increased by almost 50% since 1980. They peaked in 2008...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-calls-for-minimum-unit-pricing-to-reduce-alcohol-harmFri, 02 Dec 2016 15:15:00 GMTGreater Manchester: 30 years ahead
Jon Rouse, the new chief officer of Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, speaks to NHE’s Luana Salles about the region’s latest and forthcoming integration developments.
Greater Manchester’s (GM’s) devolution has been a long time coming: when Margaret Thatcher broke up the region’s...
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457,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-30-years-aheadFri, 02 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTLack of carer support is piling the pressure on NHS emergency care
Heléna Herklots, chief executive of Carers UK, explains why a lack of community services support is leading carers to reluctantly take their loved ones more and more to A&E departments.
With an ageing population, the demands on our health and care system are growing. We are all too aware of the challenges facing our NHS...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-carer-support-is-piling-the-pressure-on-nhs-emergency-careFri, 02 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTMaking difficult decisions to transform local NHS services
Dr Amanda Doyle, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), discusses the importance of stakeholder engagement and transparency if STPs are to deliver their aims and objectives.
Prioritisation and proposed changes to local NHS services are rarely out of the headlines at the moment. Given the pivotal role they play in making decisions...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-difficult-decisions-to-transform-local-nhs-servicesFri, 02 Dec 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS England set to close last long-stay learning disability hospital
Calderstones, the last long-stay hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in England, is set to close, it was announced yesterday.
As part of a consultation launched by NHS England, people are being consulted on proposals to close the Mersey Care Whalley site formerly called Calderstones hospital. This had been...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-set-to-close-last-long-stay-learning-disability-hospitalFri, 02 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMTHunt leaves door open for 'new legislation' to aid STPs
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has not ruled out fresh legislation to support the development of STPs in the next Parliament, responding to a Q&A question after his keynote address at the NHS Providers conference this week.
During his keynote, Hunt addressed the “outstanding leaders” of the NHS and launched more initiatives...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-leaves-door-open-for-new-legislation-to-aid-stpsFri, 02 Dec 2016 11:30:00 GMTImproving access to cancer drugs
Nina Pinwill, the newly appointed national Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) operational lead at NHS England, reflects on her first couple of months in the role and explains what the new changes mean for the system and patients.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the body that make decisions on what cancer treatments...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-access-to-cancer-drugsFri, 02 Dec 2016 11:15:00 GMTSharing best practice in hospital pharmacy and medicines optimisation
Benchmarking is going to become a key aspect of improving hospital pharmacy and medicines optimisation. Aamer Safdar, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Pharmacy Board member, explains what work is being done to make this a reality.
Lord Carter’s review focused on making potential savings by the NHS identifying variations in...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharing-best-practice-in-hospital-pharmacy-and-medicines-optimisationFri, 02 Dec 2016 11:15:00 GMTTackling old and new threats to data security
Andrew Rose, senior policy officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), discusses what actions NHS organisations can do to improve their data security compliance.
Cyber-attacks are a growing concern in the NHS, but the majority of data security breaches are still down to manual issues, according to the...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-old-and-new-threats-to-data-securityFri, 02 Dec 2016 11:15:00 GMTRisk of doctor training being 'eroded' by high workloads
Doctors in training are increasingly complaining of excessive workloads and workplace exhaustion, leading to warnings from the General Medical Council (GMC) that medical training is being “eroded”.
The GMC annual survey of medical education and training found that 43% of doctors in training described their workload as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-of-doctor-training-being-eroded-by-high-workloadsFri, 02 Dec 2016 01:00:00 GMTKing's Fund: Implementing new leadership framework 'must not be underestimated'
NHS Improvement has launched a new leadership framework to help strengthen organisational culture within the health service.
The new framework, ‘Developing People – Improving Care’, co-developed with numerous NHS and non-NHS partners such as the CQC, DoE and HEE, sets out to empower NHS and social care staff to develop...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-implementing-new-leadership-framework-must-not-be-underestimatedThu, 01 Dec 2016 16:00:00 GMTCQC launches Mental Health Act investigation as detentions hit new high
Following a warning issued late last month, the CQC has now promised to investigate the rate of patients being detained under the Mental Health Act as the latest figures show detentions have continued to grow.
Newly released figures from NHS Digital show that 63,622 people were detained in 2015-16, a 9% growth from the previous...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-launches-mental-health-act-investigation-as-detentions-hit-new-highThu, 01 Dec 2016 14:45:00 GMTNuffield Trust: Financial pressures undermining doctor-manager relations
Hospital managers and senior doctors are working together better than before but tensions have raised due to financial pressures, a new survey has revealed.
A report by the Nuffield Trust, ‘Managing doctors, doctors managing’, which polled 472 leaders and clinicians in management roles, found that 60% now believe that local...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-financial-pressures-undermining-doctor-manager-relationsThu, 01 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMTJunior doctors claim excessive stress putting patient safety at risk
Junior doctors are now suffering from such severe stress that it is harming their health and could have an impact on patient safety, according to a new survey from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
Four out of five junior doctors said that their job ‘sometimes’ or ‘often’ caused them excessive stress, over...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-claim-excessive-stress-putting-patient-safety-at-risk-Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMTSTP governance flaws causing 'angst' and may prevent NHS finance fix
NHS finance managers have significant doubt about the capability of STPs to be delivered because of concerns about leadership and finance, according to the latest NHS Financial Temperature Check from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
The report found that nearly three-quarters of NHS finance managers are concerned...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stp-governance-flaws-causing-angst-and-may-prevent-nhs-finance-fixThu, 01 Dec 2016 00:30:00 GMTNew NHS MBA revealed as Hunt hails 'outstanding' leaders
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has hailed the ‘outstanding leaders’ existing in NHS staff, announcing several new initiatives to boost the leaders of the future in his keynote address to this year’s NHS Providers conference.
In a speech focusing on three strands – leadership, morale and flexible working – Hunt...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-mba-revealed-as-hunt-hails-outstanding-leadersWed, 30 Nov 2016 14:30:00 GMTSocial care cuts 'will gnaw away' at GM integration plans
Senior figures in Greater Manchester have joined the growing chorus warning that the city’s landmark health reforms could be held back by the uncertain state of social care funding.
Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester City Council, told the House of Lords NHS Sustainability Committee hearing that he had already...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-cuts-will-gnaw-away-at-gm-integration-plansWed, 30 Nov 2016 11:00:00 GMTHunt promises nursing apprenticeships in bid to deliver more flexible careers
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, will announce a new nursing apprenticeship in a speech at the NHS Providers conference today.
The role means that aspiring nurses, including those already studying for a degree or working as healthcare assistants, will be able to train alongside their existing work.
The first apprentices are...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-promises-nursing-apprenticeships-in-bid-to-deliver-more-flexible-careersWed, 30 Nov 2016 09:45:00 GMTImprovements in stroke services at risk due to increasing staff shortages
Hospital stroke services are suffering from an increased shortage in qualified staff, according to the third annual report from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP).
The proportion of sites reporting an unfilled stroke consultant position increased from 26% in 2014 to 40% in 2016.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improvements-in-stroke-services-at-risk-due-to-increasing-staff-shortagesWed, 30 Nov 2016 08:45:00 GMTSTPs 'will meet opposition' due to lack of council involvement
The controversial STPs would be more likely to succeed if there was proper engagement with local councils and communities, the chief executive of the Local Government Association has claimed.
In a Communities and Local Government hearing, Mark Lloyd said there was a “spectrum” of STPs, from areas of “outstanding...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-will-meet-opposition-due-to-lack-of-council-involvementWed, 30 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTUK's Our Health Heroes revealed
An ambulance worker from Berwick and a day centre receptionist from Belfast are the first ever winners of the Our Health Heroes awards, set up to celebrate the work of the thousands of support staff who keep the NHS running behind the scenes.
Iain Scott and Elizabeth Cameron received their awards today (Tuesday 29 November) at a special...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uks-our-health-heroes-revealedTue, 29 Nov 2016 18:30:00 GMTLife expectancy in UK rises but north-south divide remains
Life expectancy in the UK is continuing to rise but so are the number of years spent in bad health, having a knock-on effect to the NHS and social care system.
Official figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that life expectancy for a new-born boy increased to 79.2 in 2013-15, compared with 78.5 in 2009-11...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/life-expectancy-in-uk-rises-but-north-south-divide-remainsTue, 29 Nov 2016 16:45:00 GMTNHS England authorises controversial CCG plans to delay surgery for obese patients
Vale of York CCG’s controversial proposals to ask obese people and smokers to lose weight and cease smoking or face delays to routine surgical procedures have been approved by NHS England.
Patients with a BMI of over 30 will be asked to lose weight or face a year’s delay for elective surgery while smokers will be asked to quit...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-authorises-controversial-ccg-plans-to-delay-surgery-for-obese-patientsTue, 29 Nov 2016 15:30:00 GMTNHS trust leaders warn of 'much higher level of risk'
The NHS is facing a “much higher level of risk” than it can sustain, NHS Providers has warned as it published a new report which revealed widespread fears about service quality, funding and workforce levels.
The survey covered 172 chairs and chief executives from 136 hospital, mental health, community and ambulance...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-leaders-warn-of-much-higher-level-of-riskTue, 29 Nov 2016 13:00:00 GMTCommunity pharmacies 'underutilised' in public health
A new report published by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Public Health England (PHE) has found that pharmacies believe that they are being underutilised when they have far more to offer to support public health.
The report, 'Building Capacity', based on research conducted in early 2016, examined the extent to which...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacies-underutilised-in-public-healthTue, 29 Nov 2016 09:15:00 GMTShropshire councils refuse to endorse 'insufficiently developed' STP
Two Shropshire councils have refused to endorse the region’s 73-page draft STP, saying that it is insufficiently developed.
Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council have agreed that there is too much emphasis on the future of Shropshire’s hospitals and not enough on how GP services will be sustained during a tight...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shropshire-councils-refuse-to-endorse-insufficiently-developed-stpTue, 29 Nov 2016 09:15:00 GMTBMA warns over 'unprecedented' sharing of medical records in new Bill
The Digital Economy Bill could pose an “unprecedented” risk to the confidentiality of patients’ medical records, the BMA has warned.
In a briefing ahead of a Parliamentary discussion of the Bill yesterday, the doctors’ union warned that Part 5, Clause 29 “would appear to permit an unprecedented and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-warns-over-unprecedented-sharing-of-medical-records-in-new-billTue, 29 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMTNHS reveals new specialist centres for perinatal mental health problems
The successful bidders for £40m funding to improve NHS mental health support for new mothers have been named.
NHS England received 64 applications for the three-year funding, from which it chose 20 successful bidders for wave 1. The schemes, aimed at pregnant women and new mothers who suffer from severe mental illnesses such as...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reveals-new-specialist-centres-for-perinatal-mental-health-problemsMon, 28 Nov 2016 15:15:00 GMTPublic health cuts put Cornwall and Isles of Scilly STP savings at risk
Cornwall Council has warned that savings in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly STP may not be achieved because of cuts to its public health budget.
Caroline Court, the interim director of public health at Cornwall Council, who represents the council on the STP project board, raised the concerns in a report published ahead of a meeting of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-cuts-put-cornwall-and-isles-of-scilly-stp-savings-at-risk-Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:30:00 GMTGPs claim excessive workloads putting patient safety at risk
Eight out of 10 GPs believe their patients’ safety could be at risk because of excessive workloads, a new survey from the BMA shows.
According to the survey, 57% of GPs thought that their workload “at times” prevented them from providing quality and safe care to patients, while just over a quarter said it...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-claim-excessive-workloads-putting-patient-safety-at-riskMon, 28 Nov 2016 11:30:00 GMTNHS trusts urged to use private care to beat winter crisis
Leaked documents show that trusts are being instructed to transfer patients to the private sector as part of a bid to cope with unprecedented demand this winter, leading the BMA to warn that the NHS is now facing “unmanageable pressures”.
The NHS England and NHS Improvement memo, seen by the Daily Telegraph, instructs trusts...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-urged-to-use-private-care-to-beat-winter-crisisMon, 28 Nov 2016 10:15:00 GMTCQC finds Southern Health 'improved', but further progress still needed
The CQC has published the findings of a new three-day inspection of the troubled Southern Health NHS FT, and has found that the trust has started to make improvements.
The CQC’s report comes after an inspection of the trust in January 2016 raised concerns about the safety of mental health and learning disability patients, leading to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-improvements-at-southern-but-further-progress-still-neededMon, 28 Nov 2016 09:30:00 GMTAmbulance services sign up to 'watershed' race equality measures
Measures designed to tackle racial discrimination and harassment in the NHS have been formally adopted by the ambulance service, in what has been declared a “watershed” moment.
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) promised all trusts will be required to commit to short, medium and long-term goals to improve...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-services-signs-up-to-watershed-race-equality-measuresMon, 28 Nov 2016 09:15:00 GMTCharity calls for NHS staff to have mandatory policies to identify carers
It should be compulsory for NHS staff to identify and support carers, Carers UK has said in a new report highlighting the risks to carers who do not self-identify as such.
The charity carried out a survey of carers, which found that over half took over a year to recognise that they were a carer to an older or disabled loved one. Nearly a...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charity-calls-for-nhs-staff-to-have-mandatory-policies-to-identify-carersFri, 25 Nov 2016 08:00:00 GMTBMA calls for more prison health powers to halt rise in inmate deaths
Prisons should use new powers to address poor health outcomes for inmates, the BMA argued in its submission to the Justice Select Committee report into prison reforms.
The average life expectancy of a prisoner is only 56, and Ministry of Justice figures show that natural deaths in custody have increased by 26% in the past year, while...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-for-more-prison-health-powers-to-halt-rise-in-inmate-deathsFri, 25 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMTManchester submits LCO bid as integrated planning moves forward
The process of setting up local care organisations (LCOs) as part of Greater Manchester’s (GM’s) health devolution is progressing smoothly, with Manchester being the latest of the region’s 10 localities to submit development proposals.
LCOs, a term developed in GM to describe how the region will secure a “proactive...
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412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-submits-lco-bid-as-integrated-planning-moves-forwardFri, 25 Nov 2016 01:30:00 GMTSocial care could 'undermine GM transformation and jeopardise NHS savings'
Significant issues with social care in Greater Manchester (GM) could ultimately destabilise the region’s transformational efforts over the next 18 months and put NHS savings at risk over the next four years.
In board papers published ahead of a GM Health and Social Care (GMHSC) Partnership meeting today, Steve Wilson, the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-could-undermine-gm-transformation-and-jeopardise-nhs-savingsFri, 25 Nov 2016 01:00:00 GMTMinister defends Durham plan for private scrutiny of GP referrals
David Mowat, the community health and care minister, has defended a controversial decision by North Durham CCG to require a private company to assess GPs’ referrals of their patients to specialists, following fierce criticism from local MPs.
The CCG announced last month that it was awarding the contract to assess cardiology...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minister-defends-durham-plan-for-private-scrutiny-of-gp-referralsFri, 25 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTCCGs overspend budget by £240m, but NHS England still set to balance books
NHS England’s financial performance report for 2016-17 has shown that CCGs have so far overspent by £235.7m this year, with NHS England reporting a gross year-to-date overspend of £168m.
The second quarter financial report revealed that 39 CCGs have plans that show a cumulative deficit by the end of the year, and overall...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-overspend-budget-by-240m-but-nhs-england-still-set-to-balance-booksThu, 24 Nov 2016 15:30:00 GMTGPs and geriatricians urge greater collaboration to improve integrated care
GPs and geriatricians should work together as part of delivering improved integrated care for older people with frailty, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) and British Geriatrics Society (BGS) have recommended in a new report.
The report’s authors said that collaboration between GPs and geriatricians should be “at the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-and-geriatricians-urge-greater-collaboration-to-improve-integrated-careThu, 24 Nov 2016 15:15:00 GMTManchester trust slammed for its 'deadly' maternity care
Two hospitals run by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have been making severe failings in their maternity care for years, leading to a string of entirely avoidable deaths and long-term injuries.
An internal review carried out by Pennine Acute’s new maternity director Deborah Carter into maternity care at the trust’s Royal...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-trust-slammed-for-its-deadly-maternity-careThu, 24 Nov 2016 12:15:00 GMTCQC orders trust to clear radiology backlog over patient harm fears
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been told to make urgent improvements to its radiology services after CQC inspectors found a significant backlog.
Inspectors made an unannounced visit to the trust, which operates five hospitals, in July, after a member of the public raised concerns about radiology services.
The regulator...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-orders-trust-to-clear-radiology-backlog-over-patient-harm-fearsThu, 24 Nov 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS and councils bemoan 'missed opportunity' to fix adult social care
Several health bodies and councils have expressed their disappointment at the lack of additional funding for public health in today’s Autumn Statement, calling it a ‘missed opportunity’ to address the current social care crisis affecting the elderly and disabled.
Despite many voices throughout the health care sector...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-councils-bemoan-missed-opportunity-to-fix-adult-social-careWed, 23 Nov 2016 16:45:00 GMTVirgin Care wins contracts worth £65m in Lancashire
Virgin Care has been awarded another pair of NHS contracts after being announced as the new community and urgent care provider by West Lancashire CCG.
The company will take over the five-year contracts for community health services, worth £45m, and urgent care services, worth £20m, on 1 April 2017.
The company has...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-wins-contracts-worth-65m-in-lancashireWed, 23 Nov 2016 10:15:00 GMT'Strong argument' for legislation to enforce HSIB, says health minister
The health minister has said there is a “strong argument” for primary legislation to support the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), but insisted that introducing it was out of his control at a Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) hearing.
Earlier this year, the PACAC warned that...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strong-argument-for-legislation-to-enforce-hsib-says-health-ministerWed, 23 Nov 2016 09:30:00 GMTNHS cancer treatment facing a 'diagnostic bottleneck', says CRUK
NHS pathology services are struggling to keep up with the growing number of samples taken from people being tested for cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK (CRUK) report.
The lack of capacity for pathology services is due to staff members not growing to meet the rising demand for tests, including biopsies and blood tests, as an...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cancer-treatment-facing-a-diagnostic-bottleneck-says-crukWed, 23 Nov 2016 09:30:00 GMTMaking difficult decisions to transform local NHS services
Dr Amanda Doyle, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), discusses the importance of stakeholder engagement and transparency if STPs are to deliver their aims and objectives.
Prioritisation and proposed changes to local NHS services are rarely out of the headlines at the moment. Given the pivotal role they play in making decisions...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-difficult-decisions-to-transform-local-nhs-servicesWed, 23 Nov 2016 08:45:00 GMT'Outstanding' FT cuts A&E services to cope with winter demand
Night-time A&E services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT will be cut temporarily in order to cope with pressures over winter, it has been announced.
The trust, which has an ‘outstanding’ rating from the CQC, said that as of 1 December it will cut the opening times of its urgent care centres at Hexham, North Tyneside and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outstanding-trust-cuts-ae-services-to-cope-with-winter-demandTue, 22 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTConfed boss: Private firms should not be 'bogeymen' for the NHS
Stephen Dalton, the interim chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has sparked debate by urging healthcare officials to consider greater private sector involvement in the NHS so that waiting times can be brought down.
In an article in today’s Guardian (Tuesday 22 November), Dalton wrote that private sector health companies are...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-firms-should-not-be-bogeymen-for-the-nhs-says-nhs-confed-bossTue, 22 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTUK Statistics Authority to seek clarity over NHS funding promises
The government’s repeated promises of a £10bn funding increase for the NHS will be questioned by the UK Statistics Authority, following representations by MPs and the BMA.
The government has repeatedly insisted that the £10bn claim is accurate, despite overall concerns about NHS financial problems, which the National...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-statistics-authority-to-seek-clarity-over-nhs-funding-promisesTue, 22 Nov 2016 15:15:00 GMTRoyal Free enters five-year partnership with Google's DeepMind
A landmark partnership has been announced between Royal Free London NHS FT and the artificial intelligence arm of Google – DeepMind – which the trust says could save lives and dramatically improve patient safety.
The five-year agreement will see the development of a mobile clinical app called Streams which will notify nurses...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-free-enters-five-year-partnership-with-googles-deepmindTue, 22 Nov 2016 13:00:00 GMTDH considering 'controversial' plans to require patients to show passports
NHS patients could be required to show their passports as part of a drive to crack down on the cost of health tourism, the permanent secretary at the Department of Health told MPs.
Chris Wormald appeared at a Public Accounts Committee hearing yesterday to look into a National Audit Office (NAO) report, which found that the department is...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-considering-controversial-plans-to-require-patients-to-show-passportsTue, 22 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTNAO: NHS financial problems worsened by unrealistic targets and savings
Plans for delivering sustainable NHS finances have not been properly assessed and may not fulfil their goals, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
The NHS ended the 2015-16 financial year with two-thirds of trusts in deficit, reaching a combined total of £1.85bn. The number of CCGs reporting cumulative deficits was 32 in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-nhs-financial-problems-worsened-by-unrealistic-targets-and-savingsTue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMTNHSCC announces STP governance and engagement checklist
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has launched a new checklist to ensure that local bodies’ STPs meet desired levels of governance and engagement.
The checklist – designed for CCG lay members, councillors, volunteers and other community partners – outlines a series of questions which bodies could ask to encourage...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-announces-stp-governance-and-engagement-checklistTue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMTImplementing seven-day NHS should be a local decision, argues NHS Confed
Local areas should be free to choose whether to implement the seven-day health service, NHS Confederation has said in a new briefing paper.
The paper, ‘Commissioning and delivering enhanced seven-day NHS services’, explained: “In some instances, local factors such as demography, local health profiles and geography may...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/implementing-seven-day-nhs-should-be-a-local-decision-argues-nhs-confedMon, 21 Nov 2016 14:30:00 GMTAntibiotic prescriptions drop, but 'global threat' of resistant infections continue to grow
Antibiotic reduction initiatives have been hailed as a success as the latest annual report from Public Health England (PHE) shows that a decline in antibiotic prescription has occurred in all settings for the first time.
In 2014-15, total antibiotic prescribing declined by 4.3%, from 22.9 defined daily dose (DDD) per 1,000 inhabitants per...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antibiotic-prescriptions-drop-but-global-threat-of-resistant-infections-continue-to-growMon, 21 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTMinisters pressed to 'sort out STP mess' as plans deemed promising but financially unrealistic
While STPs are promising, they are not yet detailed enough to realistically tackle the problems the NHS faces, the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has said.
CIPFA has analysed the first nine of the 44 STPs which are being developed with the aim of improving NHS services while reducing costs, covering a wide...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ministers-pressed-to-sort-out-stp-mess-as-plans-deemed-promising-but-financially-unrealisticMon, 21 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMT'Frustrating' lack of progress in implementing mental health patient rights
The CQC has issued a warning over whether mental health providers are following the Mental Health Act after its latest annual report found little progress in implementing the regulations from last year.
Its report said that more than half of the inpatient psychiatric wards had not trained their staff in the ‘Code of Practice’...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/frustrating-lack-of-progress-in-implementing-mental-health-patient-rightsMon, 21 Nov 2016 12:15:00 GMTNursing associate curriculum framework launched
Health Education England (HEE) has launched its curriculum framework for the new nursing associate (NA) role which is currently being developed.
The NA role will bridge the gap between support workers, who have a care certificate, and graduate registered nurses, offering attractive and accessible opportunities for healthcare assistants to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-associate-curriculum-framework-launchedFri, 18 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTProviders demand 'targeted' GP and social care funding in Autumn Statement
Extra funding for GPs and social care are vital for the NHS to have any chance of restoring financial balance, NHS Providers has said.
Quarter figures announced by NHS Improvement today showed that 142 trusts are still in deficit, with the majority of trusts not meeting their financial targets. There has also been a 34.8% increase in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-demand-targeted-gp-and-social-care-funding-in-autumn-statementFri, 18 Nov 2016 15:45:00 GMTNHS racks up £648m deficit in Q2 as 'window for transformation' shrinks
NHS trusts and FTs are beginning to recover financially, with fewer providers reporting a deficit for the second consecutive quarter, NHS Improvement (NHSI) figures released today revealed – but the provider sector’s year-to-date deficit nevertheless stood at £648m.
A total of 142 trusts reported a year-to-date deficit...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-racks-up-648m-deficit-in-q2-as-window-for-transformation-shrinks-by-the-dayFri, 18 Nov 2016 13:00:00 GMTPatient-led tech will not be a 'magic bullet' for the NHS, Nuffield Trust advises
Patient-led digital technology could transform the lives of NHS patients and staff but not necessarily for the better, a new report has found.
The report, ‘The digital patient: transforming primary care’, by independent health think tank the Nuffield Trust, found that the use of new consumer-led tools is helping patients to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-led-tech-will-not-be-a-magic-bullet-for-the-nhs-nuffield-trust-advisesThu, 17 Nov 2016 16:45:00 GMTSeven cancer drugs to become available on NHS after NICE stamp
Patients with cancer will be able to access seven treatments directly on the NHS, instead of applying via the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), after these gained approval from NICE.
NICE has approved seven drugs in CDF group 1, with another four currently under review.
The latest appraisal, Dasatinib, was approved after manufacturer...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-cancer-drugs-to-become-available-on-nhs-after-nice-stampThu, 17 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTStudy raises fears that nursing associate role will 'put patient lives at risk'
New research suggesting that replacing registered nurses with support staff increases patients’ death risks raises doubts about the role of nursing associates, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
Researchers studied data from 182 hospitals in Belgium, Ireland, Finland, Spain, Germany and Switzerland, covering 13,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-raises-fears-that-nursing-associate-role-will-put-patient-lives-at-riskThu, 17 Nov 2016 14:45:00 GMT'National scandal' as some CCGs spending as low as £2 per child
Some CCGs are spending negligible amounts per person on children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) despite a surge in youth mental illness, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has found.
The college has claimed that the small sums being spent by CCGs are “a national scandal” when NHS mental health services...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-scandal-as-some-ccgs-spending-as-low-as-2-per-child-rcpsych-findsThu, 17 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTTrusts urged to learn from FTs in appointing external auditors by the New Year
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has reminded local service providers that they must appoint their own external auditors for the first time by 31 December 2016.
Under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, trusts and CCGs will be externally audited starting from the 2017-18 financial year.
This follows in the footsteps...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-urged-to-learn-from-fts-in-appointing-external-auditors-by-the-new-yearThu, 17 Nov 2016 08:45:00 GMTPrimary care providers told to appoint whistleblowing guardian
All NHS primary care providers will be required to appoint a Freedom to Speak Up guardian under new guidance designed to protect whistleblowers.
The guidance comes after Sir Robert Francis recommended that the principles outlined in his Freedom to Speak Up report be adapted for primary care, where smaller work settings can make it harder...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-care-providers-told-to-appoint-whistleblowing-guardianWed, 16 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTSTPs - Collaboration makes sense, but it needs leadership and direction
John Coutts, policy advisor – governance at NHS Providers, looks at the the lack of governance and accountability of the STPs and why this presents a serious risk to the process.
Just as many decisions are best made locally, a good few are better made at regional or local health economy level. And if we are making decisions at...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-collaboration-makes-sense-but-it-needs-leadership-and-directionWed, 16 Nov 2016 12:30:00 GMTCQC demands improvements as trusts failing community mental healthcare
The CQC’s deputy chief of hospitals and mental health lead, Dr Paul Lelliott, will write to several NHS and community mental health providers demanding improvement after they underperformed in this year’s community mental health survey.
The findings, collected from 58 mental health service providers in the community, such as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-demands-improvements-as-trusts-failing-community-mental-healthcareWed, 16 Nov 2016 11:30:00 GMTMPs call on Hammond to fulfil Leave camp pledge with £350m NHS boost
The government should act to fulfil a pledge by the Vote Leave campaign in the EU Referendum for an extra £350m a week to be spent on the NHS, Labour MP Chuka Umunna argued yesterday.
In a House of Commons debate he called, Umunna said he was part of a cross-party coalition who had written to chancellor Philip Hammond asking him to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-on-hammond-to-fulfil-leave-camp-pledge-with-350m-nhs-boostWed, 16 Nov 2016 10:45:00 GMTThird of trusts set to miss their control totals this year
NHS providers are increasingly struggling to meet financial targets and deal with rising demand, with a third forecasting they will not meet their control totals, according to the latest King’s Fund quarterly monitoring report.
In a bid to manage NHS finances, NHS England is now requiring trusts to agree to strict individual control...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-trusts-set-to-miss-their-control-totals-this-yearWed, 16 Nov 2016 10:15:00 GMTUnitingCare fiasco means CCG must 'come clean' about service damage, PAC warns
Older people’s and adult community services are likely to suffer following the collapse of the contract between Cambridge and Peterborough CCG and UnitingCare, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned in a report today.
Describing the handling of the contact as a “catastrophic failure”, the PAC set out urgent...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unitingcare-fiasco-means-ccg-must-come-clean-about-service-damage-pac-warnsWed, 16 Nov 2016 10:15:00 GMTSTPs unlikely to deliver sustainable NHS without regulatory change, say trust CEOs
Competition within the health and social care system risks undermining the goal of a sustainable NHS without a new regulatory framework, trust leaders told the House of Lords today.
At a hearing of the House of Lords NHS Sustainability Committee, Sir Andrew Cash, chief executive of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals FT and leader of the South...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-unlikely-to-deliver-sustainable-nhs-without-regulatory-change-say-trust-ceosTue, 15 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTRealising the Value: People must be at heart of care to deliver FYFV
Outcomes measures for the NHS should be reformed to encourage person and community-centred care, the Realising the Value programme has concluded.
NHS England commissioned the Realising the Value programme, led by the Health Foundation and innovation charity Nesta, to support delivery of the FYFV.
After 18 months of work, the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/realising-the-value-people-must-be-at-heart-of-care-to-deliver-fyfvTue, 15 Nov 2016 16:15:00 GMTChancellor denies Health Committee request for increased NHS funding
Chancellor Philip Hammond has insisted existing funding arrangements for the NHS are adequate following an appeal from the Health Select Committee.
Members of the committee, including its Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, wrote to Hammond last month urging him to use the Autumn Statement to increase the amount of funding available to the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chancellor-denies-health-committee-request-for-increased-nhs-fundingTue, 15 Nov 2016 14:30:00 GMTCAMHS cash at risk of being diverted from frontline, commission finds
Funding meant to address the problems with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) is at risk of being diverted from the frontline, the Education Policy Institute (EPI)’s Independent Commission on Children and Young People’s Mental Health has warned.
In March 2015, the government promised £1.25bn for CAMHS...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/camhs-cash-at-risk-of-being-diverted-from-frontline-commission-findsTue, 15 Nov 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS reveals eight innovations to join fast-track adoption scheme
Patients are being encouraged to go to the pharmacist for a sore throat as part of a programme of new innovations set to join year two of the NHS Innovation Accelerator.
NHS England revealed that eight new health innovations will join the programme, which last year selected 17 innovations and supported their roll out across over 380 NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reveals-eight-innovations-to-join-fast-track-adoption-schemeMon, 14 Nov 2016 15:45:00 GMTKing's Fund: If STPs do not work 'then there is no plan B'
Despite being plagued by problems in their infancy, STPs offer the best chance of improving health and care services, a new report by the King's Fund has revealed.
STPs have faced strong criticism by politicians, local authority leaders and patient groups. The think tank’s new report, based on interviews with senior leaders in...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-if-stps-do-not-work-then-there-is-no-plan-bMon, 14 Nov 2016 12:30:00 GMTBreast cancer charity lobbies Hunt to end treatment postcode lottery
The UK’s leading breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now, has urged health secretary Jeremy Hunt to clarify who should fund cheap drugs proven to prevent the spread of breast cancer.
Currently, a lack of guidance on which NHS bodies should fund the prescription of bisphosphonates means there is significant variation across England...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breast-cancer-charity-lobbies-hunt-to-end-treatment-postcode-lotteryMon, 14 Nov 2016 11:45:00 GMTSpecial measures Sussex trust signs partnership agreement
A new partnership agreement between Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS FT (WSH), designed to help BSUH turn around its struggling services, has been announced.
The two trusts, along with NHS Improvement, have signed an interim agreement as a step towards a longer term...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-sussex-trust-signs-partnership-agreementMon, 14 Nov 2016 11:45:00 GMTCQC missing targets for publishing timely reports across all areas
None of the CQC directorates succeeded in publishing their inspection reports for health and care services on time in quarter 2 of this year.
The CQC’s quarter 2 performance report, published ahead of its board meeting on Monday, says that no directorate is meeting its commitments covering the timeliness of published inspection...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-missing-targets-for-publishing-timely-reports-across-all-areasFri, 11 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTNew pensions levy will cost NHS organisations £35m a year
Under new DH plans NHS organisations will soon have to take responsibility for the funding administration of their employees’ pensions from next April, in a move that could cost £35m a year.
The DH has opened a consultation into proposals to introduce an NHS Pension Scheme administration levy. The scheme is currently...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-pensions-levy-will-cost-nhs-organisations-35m-a-yearFri, 11 Nov 2016 11:15:00 GMTJunior doctors lift mandate to strike over new contract
Junior doctors’ leaders have called off the threat of further strikes and promised to work with the government to oversee the introduction of a new contract.
Following a meeting of the BMA junior doctors committee (JDC) on Saturday, Dr Peter Campbell, the new interim chair, said that the union had lifted its mandate, meaning that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-lift-mandate-to-strike-over-new-contractFri, 11 Nov 2016 09:45:00 GMTDelay transfers at record high as NHS braces for tough winter
Delayed transfers of care in the NHS were at a record high in September this year, renewing fears about its ability to cope this winter.
The increase in delayed transfers has been attributed to the crisis in social care provision, which makes it harder to ensure follow-up care for elderly and vulnerable patients, leaving them...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delay-transfers-at-record-high-as-nhs-braces-for-tough-winterThu, 10 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTHunt aims to halve 'merciless killer' E. coli infections by 2020
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched new plans to halve the number of gram-negative infections in the NHS by 2020 at an Infection Control Summit.
Measures announced include more money for hospitals that make the most progress in reducing infection rates with a £45m quality premium, independent CQC inspections focusing on...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-aims-to-halve-merciless-killer-e-coli-infections-by-2020Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTNHS England appeal against PrEP ruling defeated
A legal ruling that NHS England, not local government, is responsible for commissioning HIV prevention drug PrEP has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal rejected NHS England’s appeal against a High Court ruling in August that it has responsibility for the drug, which is taken by those with a heightened...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-appeal-against-prep-ruling-defeatedThu, 10 Nov 2016 16:45:00 GMTCapita should 'consider compensation' for late processing of payments, minister says
Capita, the controversial contractor responsible for delivering administrative support for GP services, should consider financial compensation for problems, the health and innovation minister has said.
In a House of Commons debate, Nicola Blackwood responded to criticisms from MPs of the government’s decision to give the services...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-should-consider-compensation-for-late-processing-of-payments-minister-saysThu, 10 Nov 2016 14:15:00 GMTSeven STP test sites revealed for 'transforming' maternity services
Seven local STP areas have been selected to test a range of innovative practices to transform maternity services, NHS England has announced today.
The Early Adopter sites, chosen by a selected panel, will try out several new ways of working to provide more co-ordinated and personalised care, such as using small teams of midwives...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-stp-test-sites-revealed-for-transforming-maternity-servicesWed, 09 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTSchool 'tribalism' discouraging medical students from general practice, report finds
Medical students are being discouraged from working as GPs because of negative attitudes about the profession and funding difficulties, according to a new report from Health Education England (HEE) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC).
The report, based on evidence from experts and staff and students within medical schools, said that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/school-tribalism-discouraging-medical-students-from-general-practice-report-findsWed, 09 Nov 2016 10:45:00 GMTStevens proposes sugary drinks ban at hospitals to cut staff obesity
NHS England CEO Simon Stevens has announced new action to reduce obesity and the sales and consumption of sugary drinks in hospitals, the first of its kind in health services across the world.
The formal consultation, launched today, proposes levying a fee to be paid by any vendor of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on NHS premises and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-proposes-sugary-drinks-ban-at-hospitals-to-cut-staff-obesityWed, 09 Nov 2016 10:45:00 GMTSherwood Forest Hospitals FT comes out of special measures
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT has been removed from special measures after CQC inspectors found substantial improvements in services.
The trust was placed in special measures following a review by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh in 2013. After another inspection in June 2015, the CQC rated it ‘inadequate’ overall and for being...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sherwood-forest-hospitals-ft-comes-out-of-special-measuresWed, 09 Nov 2016 09:45:00 GMTNHSI to press ahead with two-year tariff despite concerns
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has announced that it intends to press on with introducing two-year tariffs, despite a consultation into the proposals identifying some concerns about how they would be delivered.
The organisation has now opened a final consultation the tariffs for 2017-18 and 2018-19, which are intended to make it easier for NHS...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-to-press-ahead-with-two-year-tariff-despite-concerns-raised-in-consultationTue, 08 Nov 2016 16:45:00 GMTNew programme aims to standardise hospital death reviews
Hospitals are being encouraged to adopt a new scheme, developed by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), to contribute to a national standard for learning lessons from patient deaths.
The National Mortality Case Record Review Programme (NMCRRP) aims to replace the various mortality reviews currently used with one standardised, national...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-programme-aims-to-standardise-hospital-death-reviewsTue, 08 Nov 2016 14:45:00 GMTMajor think tanks issue stark warning over NHS finance ahead of Autumn Statement
Three major health think tanks have issued an urgent warning ahead of the Autumn Statement that it will be difficult to achieve NHS sustainability and transformation in light of current financial pressures.
In a joint briefing, Nuffield Trust, the King’s Fund and the Health Foundation said that total health spending in England will...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-think-tanks-issue-stark-warning-over-nhs-finance-ahead-of-autumn-statementTue, 08 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTDoctors claims Capita handling of GP records is 'chaotic mess'
The handling of GP patient records and other support services by an outsourcing firm is a “chaotic mess”, the BMA has claimed as a new survey of doctors revealed the extent of problems with the company.
The BMA surveyed 281 GP practices, with collective responsibility for more than two million patients, about their experiences...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-claims-capita-handling-of-gp-records-is-chaotic-messMon, 07 Nov 2016 15:30:00 GMTRCGP: New approach needed to tackle 'fragmented' multimorbidity care
GP practices are not currently set up to deal with patients living with multiple long-term condition, a new report from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said.
The RCGP estimated that by 2025, the number of people living with multimorbidity in the UK is expected to go up from 8.2 million to 9.1 million, costing an...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-new-approach-needed-to-tackle-fragmented-multimorbidity-careMon, 07 Nov 2016 12:30:00 GMTGM must think 'laterally & creatively' about funding A&E upgrades
Greater Manchester (GM) organisations will have to think “laterally and creatively” about the best way to access sufficient capital to enable infrastructure upgrades in the region’s urgent and emergency care departments, the chief officer of GM Health and Social Care Partnership has said.
In an exclusive interview with...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exclusive-we-must-think-laterally-and-creatively-about-funding-ae-upgrades-says-devomanc-bossMon, 07 Nov 2016 11:30:00 GMTAlmost 300 more GP schemes earmarked for NHS England investment
Almost 300 more GP schemes have been earmarked for investment by NHS England from 2016-17 as part of its Estates and Technology Transformation Fund.
Nearly 900 such schemes around the country have already been completed or are close to completion with patients and staff able to make use of new facilities. This announcement, which includes...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-300-more-gp-schemes-earmarked-for-nhs-england-investment-Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTFuture CCG mergers must consider fit with STPs under new guidance
Future CCG mergers will have to demonstrate that they provide a “more logical footprint” for the delivery of local sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), NHS England has stated.
In its newly published guidance – Procedures for Clinical Commissioning groups to apply for constitution change, merger or...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-ccg-mergers-must-consider-fit-with-stps-under-new-guidanceFri, 04 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS information governance faces 'difficult times' ahead with STPs
Information governance (IG) professionals face a “challenge” ahead as the NHS pushes forward its controversial sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), NHE has been told.
Talking to NHE about the challenges facing the sector, Stephen Elgar from the Information Governance Alliance (IGA) said that historically IG has...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-information-governance-faces-difficult-times-ahead-with-stpsFri, 04 Nov 2016 11:45:00 GMTSouthern Health interim chair to carry out service review
Southern Health’s new interim chair is to head a review of potential service reconfigurations at the trust in the future.
Southern Health NHS FT, a mental health and learning disabilities trust, has been under fire since the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, a patient, in 2013. It subsequently emerged that it had failed to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-interim-chair-to-carry-out-service-review-Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTWye Valley Trust taken out of special measures
Inspectors have given the go-ahead for Wye Valley NHS Trust to be taken out of special measures, but warned there are still areas where it needs to improve services.
The trust was placed in special measures in 2014 after the CQC gave it an ‘inadequate’ rating, citing concerns such as a failure to treat A&E patients within...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wye-valley-trust-taken-out-of-special-measuresThu, 03 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMTMilburn warns current NHS structures 'complex and confused'
The current national system of healthcare oversight is too confused and should be replaced by local bodies, along the lines of sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), with the power to commission health and social care, according to a new report from PwC.
The ‘Redrawing the health and social care architecture’ review...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/milburn-warns-current-nhs-structures-complex-and-confusedThu, 03 Nov 2016 15:15:00 GMTDevon and south west promised cancer, mental health and GP surgery boost
NHS services in Devon and the south west will receive new funding to improve cancer, mental health and GP services, the chief executive of NHS England has announced today.
Torbay and South Devon NHS FT and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS FT will be the first hospitals to receive the LINACs, new, up-to-date radiotherapy machines that are being...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devon-and-south-west-promised-cancer-mental-health-and-gp-surgery-boostThu, 03 Nov 2016 12:00:00 GMTSTPs must assess cash needed to make outdated A&E departments 'fit for purpose'
The sustainability and transformation plan (STP) process must include an assessment of the infrastructure investment needed to ensure type 1 emergency departments – or major consultant-led A&E departments open 24 hours a day, seven days a week – are fit for purpose, the Health Select Committee has said in a damning report on...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-must-assess-cash-needed-to-make-outdated-ae-departments-fit-for-purposeThu, 03 Nov 2016 10:00:00 GMTMPs call for new measures to relieve 'unprecedented' A&E pressures over winter
Urgent action is needed to allow the NHS to cope with winter pressures on A&E departments, including the need to address the severe underfunding of adult social care, the Health Select Committee has stated in a new report.
The cross-party committee of MPs noted that hospitals were able to cope in the winter of 2015-16 because the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-new-measures-to-relieve-unprecedented-ae-pressures-over-winterThu, 03 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTCancellations ongoing at Lincolnshire trusts after major virus attack
A computer virus has infected electronic systems at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT (NLAG), forcing it to cancel the vast majority of operations and appointments.
Following expert advice, the trust has shut down the majority of its systems so it can isolate and destroy the virus, which infected the system on 30 October.
Today...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancellations-ongoing-at-lincolnshire-trusts-after-major-virus-attackWed, 02 Nov 2016 10:45:00 GMTCQC critical of 'unacceptably poor start' to cancelled Coperforma contract
Patient transport services provided by Coperforma in Sussex had an “unacceptably poor start”, the CQC has said as the company lost its contract.
Coperforma took over the contract to manage booking of transport services for eligible NHS patients in Sussex on 1 April this year.
It was announced yesterday that South Central...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-critical-of-unacceptably-poor-start-to-cancelled-coperforma-contractWed, 02 Nov 2016 10:00:00 GMTDerbyshire trusts announce 'parity of esteem' merger
Two Derbyshire trusts have announced a merger to deliver parity of esteem between physical and mental healthcare in the region.
At meetings on 28 October, the boards of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT (DCHS) and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT (DHCFT), agreed to further explore the preferred option of a full merger between their...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/derbyshire-trusts-announce-parity-of-esteem-mergerWed, 02 Nov 2016 10:00:00 GMTAdebowale: STP integration players must lead, follow or get out of the way
Players across a health and social care integration patch should either be leading, following or getting out of the way, Lord Victor Adebowale has told NHE during an exclusive interview about STPs and place-based commissioning.
Lord Adebowale, who chairs the Place-Based Health Commission, argued that STPs will “act as a springboard...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-adebowale-stp-integration-players-must-lead-follow-or-get-out-of-the-wayWed, 02 Nov 2016 01:30:00 GMTMedtech innovations to have accelerated uptake under new tariff
Medtech devices and apps will be included under NHS national payment rules for the first time in order to speed up uptake, NHS England announced today.
Six new innovations were chosen for the innovation and technology tariff (ITT). From 1 April, NHS England will buy them nationally instead of locally and guarantee automatic reimbursement...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medtech-innovations-to-have-accelerated-uptake-under-new-tariffWed, 02 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTAnother STP admits to 'serious reservations' about process and plan
A sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint in the north of England has become the latest to publish its plan, which includes proposals to reconfigure acute hospital services – just as the leader of Hartlepool Borough Council wrote to NHS England about his doubts over the process.
The STP, covering Durham, Darlington...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-stp-admits-to-serious-reservations-about-process-and-planTue, 01 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTNHSI places major teaching trust in special measures
The trust responsible for one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals has been placed in special measures by NHS Improvement (NHSI) after a CQC inspection rated it as inadequate overall.
The CQC’s report, published today, found that St George’s University Hospitals NHS FT had inadequate safety and leadership and required...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-places-major-teaching-trust-in-special-measuresTue, 01 Nov 2016 16:30:00 GMTCoperforma to lose Sussex patient transport contract
A private contractor will be stripped of the contract to transport patients to hospital services in Sussex after widespread criticism.
Coperforma will have a managed exit of the contract, due to be completed by 1 April 2017, as South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS FT takes over the services. Staff will be transferred to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coperforma-to-lose-sussex-patient-transport-contractTue, 01 Nov 2016 13:00:00 GMTKing's Fund urges honesty on impact of 'historically low' NHS spending
The King’s Fund has warned that historically low NHS spending increases will not be enough to continue to meet demand for services by 2020, and has called for honesty over the consequences facing elderly patients as a result, Chris Ogden reports.
Yesterday in the House of Commons, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, confirmed that...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-urges-honesty-over-impact-of-historically-low-nhs-spending-by-2020Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:00:00 GMTEmergency department closures in one-third of STPs 'will put lives at risk'
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) could have a “catastrophic” impact on emergency care, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned after a survey revealed that almost a third of CCG leaders are considering closing emergency departments.
The survey, of 99 CCG chairs and accountable officers, found...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-department-closures-in-one-third-of-stps-will-put-lives-at-riskTue, 01 Nov 2016 00:30:00 GMTNew accountability framework needed for STPs
The NHS accountability framework should be revised to accommodate new models of care such as sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), a new report from the Health Foundation has recommended.
The paper, by Andrew Hudson, former director general of public services at the Foundation, said that the NHS in England “poses...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-accountability-framework-needed-for-stpsMon, 31 Oct 2016 14:30:00 GMTGP quality framework shows obesity and depression growth
The quality and outcomes framework (QOF) for GPs this year shows an increase in the demand to treat obesity and depression.
The QOF is a voluntary incentive scheme which gives GP surgeries funding for the quality of care they provide their patients.
The NHS Digital report for 2015-16 said that, of 21 common health issues, the ones...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-quality-framework-shows-obesity-and-depression-growthMon, 31 Oct 2016 12:45:00 GMTSix areas to pilot new midwifery supervision model ahead of national roll-out
New midwifery supervision models will be piloted at six sites as part of a drive to improve care, NHS England has announced.
They will be responsible for pioneering a new model of midwifery supervision ahead of legislative changes due in spring next year.
The aim is to support midwives in all aspects of their job with the ultimate...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-areas-to-pilot-new-midwifery-supervision-model-ahead-of-national-roll-outMon, 31 Oct 2016 12:30:00 GMTFYFV in danger because of lack of funding, MPs warn chancellor
Health Select Committee members have urged the government to provide more funding for the NHS in the Autumn Statement in order to deliver the Five Year Forward View (FYFV).
In a letter to chancellor Philip Hammond, signed by committee chair Dr Sarah Wollaston and four other MPs, they said that the government should stop saying it has...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fyfv-in-danger-because-of-lack-of-funding-mps-warn-chancellorMon, 31 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMT'No evidence of patient harm' following SECAmb 111 call downgrades
A controversial measure to delay answering 111 calls at South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAmb) did not lead to patient harm, a new report says.
However, West Midlands Ambulance Foundation Trust, who wrote the report, said its investigation was held back because SECAmb’s governance procedures meant not enough data was...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-evidence-of-patient-harm-following-secamb-111-call-downgradesFri, 28 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTGovernment not on target to recover £500m from overseas patients - NAO
The NHS is continuing to lose money because trusts are failing to implement regulations on charging overseas patients, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says.
The Department of Health has set a target of recovering £500m a year from treating overseas visitors by 2017-18.
The amount recovered has grown from £73m in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-not-on-target-to-recover-500m-from-overseas-patients-naoFri, 28 Oct 2016 14:45:00 GMTOver half of CCGs 'need improvement' for mental health and maternity
New NHS data reveals the extent of the challenge facing CCGs as they struggle to improve services in the key areas of mental health and maternity.
As part of the new CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework for 2016-17, initial baseline ratings for all CCGs in six clinical areas will be made available. The data is intended to help CCGs...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-half-of-ccgs-need-improvement-for-mental-health-and-maternityFri, 28 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTCQC finds 'little improvement' in South Tyneside after targeted visit
Inspectors have ordered South Tyneside NHS FT to take action over its processes for safeguarding children.
The CQC carried out an unannounced targeted inspection of safeguarding measures at South Tyneside District Hospital on 27 and 28 August, following concerns after the trust was rated ‘requires improvement’ last...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-little-improvement-in-south-tyneside-after-targeted-visitFri, 28 Oct 2016 00:30:00 GMTNHS 'very vulnerable' to litigation due to slow patient consent reforms
NHS trusts are failing to respect new standards on patient consent, putting them at risk of a significant increase in litigation pay-outs, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned.
The RCS said the NHS had not taken on board the significance of last year’s Montgomery v. Lanarkshire Health Board ruling in the Supreme Court...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-very-vulnerable-to-litigation-due-to-slow-patient-consent-reforms-Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:15:00 GMTSouth West London STP includes plans to close acute hospital
One of the five acute hospitals in the South West London sustainability and transformation plan (STP) footprint is due to close in order to meet standards of care, according to the area’s newly published plan.
South West London (SWL) follows North London and Birmingham and Solihull in publishing the plans, which have been subject to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-west-london-stp-includes-plans-to-close-acute-hospitalThu, 27 Oct 2016 15:30:00 GMTSignals of distress point to 'state of unease' among doctors, GMC finds
The unprecedented state of unease among NHS doctors in the UK needs to be addressed, the General Medical Council (GMC) has said in its annual report.
The report said that standards for healthcare in the UK remain high. There were 8,629 complaints about doctors’ fitness to practice in 2015, a 7% decrease since 2014, and the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/signals-of-distress-point-to-state-of-unease-among-doctors-gmc-findsThu, 27 Oct 2016 14:15:00 GMT'Rapid progress' needed on payment systems to fund FYFV reforms
Funding promised to deliver the reforms to the NHS in the Five Year Forward View is being diverted to address existing financial shortfalls, the King’s Fund has warned in a progress report published today.
Of the £2.16bn sustainability and transformation fund available for 2016-17, £1.8bn is being used to cover provider...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rapid-progress-needed-on-new-payment-systems-to-fund-starved-fyfv-reformsThu, 27 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTNew NHS data reveals extent of weekend patient mortality
The first NHS Digital report into seven-day service provision across the NHS has found worse outcomes for patients who are admitted at the weekend, with over 50% of trusts having significantly higher odds of mortality.
The ‘Seven-Day Services’ statistics, based on experimental data, found that the national odds ratio of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-data-reveals-extent-of-weekend-patient-mortalityWed, 26 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMTSTPs being brought in 'under the radar' with inadequate consultation
Doctors are being excluded from the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) agenda, and will lack a sense of ownership if the consultation is rushed or inadequate, the BMA has said.
Dr George Rae, chairman of the North East BMA, told a Westminster Health Forum conference on regional devolution: “I can only speak for the north...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-being-brought-in-under-the-radar-with-inadequate-consultationWed, 26 Oct 2016 10:45:00 GMTNHS support staff continue to have highest sickness absence rate
Sickness absences affected healthcare assistants and other support staff more than any other group of NHS staff in April-June 2016, the latest figures from NHS Digital show.
In the previous quarter, healthcare assistants overtook ambulance staff for the rate of sickness absences, with a 6.5% aggregated sickness absence rate.
In...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-support-staff-continue-to-have-highest-sickness-absence-rateWed, 26 Oct 2016 10:15:00 GMTPHE calls for greater 'golden thread' integration to improve prison healthcare
Prison healthcare needs to be more integrated with the local community and more cost-effective, a rapid review by Public Health England has found.
The report concluded that there had been “significant improvements” in prison healthcare since the DH and the NHS took over responsibility for commissioning in 2006. These included...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-calls-for-greater-golden-thread-integration-to-improve-prison-healthcareWed, 26 Oct 2016 09:45:00 GMTAction needed to tackle mental health patient 'unacceptable mortality gap'
Improving life expectancy for patients with severe mental illness should be a priority of NHS policy, and a national steering group should be established to address the issue, according to a joint report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC).
People with severe mental illnesses such...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/action-needed-to-tackle-mental-health-patient-unacceptable-mortality-gapTue, 25 Oct 2016 16:30:00 GMTNHSI appoints first clinical director for allied health professions
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has announced the appointment of its first clinical director for allied health professions.
Dr Joanne Fillingham, who works as professional head of allied health professionals at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust, will take up the post in NHSI’s nursing directorate.
Her primary role...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-appoints-first-clinical-director-for-allied-health-professionsTue, 25 Oct 2016 14:30:00 GMTRCR: UK radiotherapy upgrade welcome, but not enough to support service
Radiotherapy machines that have been in use for over fifteen years will be replaced as part of a £130m investment by NHS England, but the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has said the funding allocation does not go far enough to support a service fit for the 21st century.
Radiotherapy in the NHS, which is the treatment for around...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcr-uk-radiotherapy-upgrade-welcome-but-not-enough-to-support-service-Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:00:00 GMTNorth London publishes draft STP with 'serious reservations' over process
The sustainability and transformation plan (STP) for the North Central London (NCL) was published because of a need for greater public involvement in the process, a council leader said.
The draft STP, which covers Camden, Haringey, Islington, Barnet and Enfield, reveals promises of service transformation, but also financial challenges and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-london-publishes-draft-stp-with-serious-reservations-over-processTue, 25 Oct 2016 12:00:00 GMTBirmingham and Solihull becomes first footprint to publish STP
Birmingham and Solihull has become the first footprint in the country to publish its draft sustainability and transformation plan (STP).
STPs, which have been heralded as the way forward to ensuring sustainable funding for the NHS and delivering better joined-up services, came under fire recently when it emerged that some footprints are...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-and-solihull-becomes-first-footprint-to-publish-stpMon, 24 Oct 2016 16:45:00 GMTPlan to assess GP outpatient referrals could 'compromise patient safety'
Plans to assess each GP outpatient referral in Durham have been condemned by the BMA over patient safety concerns.
North Durham CCG has said it will pay About Healthcare to review each GP referral letter for cardiology, gynaecology, dermatology and gastroenterology patients.
It said the move, which costs £10 a letter, would cut...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plan-to-assess-gp-outpatient-referrals-could-compromise-patient-safetyMon, 24 Oct 2016 12:30:00 GMTCut NHS access time to innovative treatments by four years, review says
The time for new drugs and other treatments to be approved by the NHS could be cut by four years, the final Accelerated Access Review has said.
The review said the time to get innovations through the NHS approval and adoption process could be cut from 12 years to 8.
Recommendations for streamlining the process included using...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cut-nhs-access-time-to-innovative-treatments-by-four-years-review-saysMon, 24 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTSherwood and Nottingham partnership paused as chair and CEO step down
A merger intended to address inadequate services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals FT (SFH) has been put on hold after its partner trust’s chair and CEO stood down.
It was announced in February that SFH would enter into a strategic partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH)after two years in special measures and an...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sherwood-and-nottingham-partnership-paused-as-chair-and-ceo-step-downMon, 24 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMTWarnings issued that 'ill-judged' community pharmacy cuts risk closures
Community pharmacies are at risk of closing because of DH spending cuts, a number of professional bodies have warned.
Following a consultation, the DH published plans to cut funding for community pharmacies, currently at £2.8bn a year, by 4% in 2016-17 and 3.4% in 2017-18, meaning it will reach £2.6bn.
The department will...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/warnings-issued-that-ill-judged-community-pharmacy-cuts-risk-closuresFri, 21 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTOver half of acute trusts 'could be breaching their licence'
Over half of acute trusts are or could be in breach of licence, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has revealed as it published its shadow ranking of NHS providers’ support needs.
The categorisations, due to be formally introduced next month, rank trusts in one of four segments based on the level of improvement support they need under the new...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-half-of-acute-trusts-could-be-breaching-their-licenceFri, 21 Oct 2016 15:15:00 GMTCQC opens consultation on 'concerning' provider fees increase
Healthcare providers could pay significantly more for CQC inspections from next year, under new proposals set out by the regulator.
Under the plans, which the CQC published as it opened a consultation, some NHS trusts could see their inspection fee go up from £136,864 to £202,329.
A single-location GP practice would see...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-opens-consultation-on-concerning-provider-fees-increaseFri, 21 Oct 2016 13:00:00 GMTUnlock your role in the local health economy
Michael Wood, NHS local growth advisor at the NHS Confederation, explains why now is the time to be looking outside the health sector to build some of the relationships to make final sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) a reality.
A better understanding of how the NHS relates to the local economy can help our local NHS leaders...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unlock-your-role-in-the-local-health-economyFri, 21 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTOver a third of maternity units closed temporarily during the last year
Over a third of maternity units had to close their doors to patients temporarily in the past year because they couldn’t cope with demand, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said.
The RCM published a survey of heads of midwifery at its annual conference, which found that 38.6% said their unit had experienced a temporary...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-a-third-of-maternity-units-closed-temporarily-during-the-last-yearThu, 20 Oct 2016 17:15:00 GMTCCGs 'here to stay' but one model for local commissioning unlikely
CCGs should adopt new models of delivering services, but should not be subject to top-down reorganisations, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has said in a new paper on the future of the sector.
The ‘Future of Commissioning’ report says that CCGs are “here to stay” after they were introduced in the 2012 Health and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-here-to-stay-but-one-model-for-local-commissioning-unlikelyThu, 20 Oct 2016 17:00:00 GMTNHS England accelerates children's specialised services review
A review into children’s specialised services on the NHS will be fast tracked, NHS England revealed.
The reviews are part of NHS England’s regular round of specialised commissioning service reviews, which would normally take up to two years to complete.
However, they have been accelerated to run in parallel with other...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-accelerates-childrens-specialised-services-reviewThu, 20 Oct 2016 14:00:00 GMTStevens outlines 'practical action' to support GP estates improvement
NHS England has promised new funding for GP estates improvements, mental healthcare and out-of-hours indemnity as part of delivering the GP Forward View.
The Forward View, published in April, is intended to address concerns about the multiple pressures on GP surgeries through increased funding and service reforms.
Simon Stevens...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-outlines-practical-action-to-support-gp-estates-improvementThu, 20 Oct 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS cash cut giving us a 'bigger hill to climb' in face of rising demand
The financial challenges facing the NHS over the next five years will be made worse because the Department of Health didn’t meet its funding demands, the chief executive of NHS England told the Health Select Committee.
Simon Stevens said that the NHS would have a “bigger hill to climb” because it hadn’t received...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cash-cut-giving-us-a-bigger-hill-to-climb-in-face-of-rising-demandWed, 19 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMTPrincess Alexandra Hospital Trust placed in special measures
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has been placed in special measures after the CQC rated it inadequate.
The trust received ‘inadequate’ ratings for being safe, responsive and well-led, with inspectors warning that staffing levels were below the level needed to deliver care.
It was also rated ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/princess-alexandra-hospital-trust-placed-in-special-measuresWed, 19 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMTStaffing shortages most common reason for midwives exodus
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has issued another warning over staff shortages as it found that they are the most common reason for midwives to leave the profession.
The RCM surveyed over 2,000 midwives who had left the profession in the past two years or were planning to leave in the next two. Among midwives who had already left the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffing-shortages-most-common-reason-for-midwives-exodus-Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:15:00 GMTDH promises special post to replace nursing advisory unit
A senior figure with responsibility for nurses and allied health professionals (AHPs) will be established to replace the nursing directorate, the DH has promised.
The proposals to close the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit were met with widespread opposition by NHS professional bodies, who warned that it would...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-promises-special-post-to-replace-nursing-advisory-unitWed, 19 Oct 2016 09:30:00 GMTNHS England offers £400,000 for mental health digital innovation
New funding will be available for digital innovations to improve mental healthcare as part of the programme of NHS reforms.
Six to eight innovators will take part in the Digital Development Lab, for which NHS England is providing £400,000 funding.
The innovations must address one of the following areas: early intervention and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-offers-400000-for-mental-health-digital-innovationTue, 18 Oct 2016 16:45:00 GMT'Shocking' rise in ambulance patients facing long A&E delays
The number of patients waiting for over an hour to see A&E staff after being taken to hospital in an ambulance has trebled in the past two years, new figures obtained by Labour show.
There were 76,000 waits of more than an hour in 2015-16, compared to 28,000 in 2013-14. In the same period, waits of more than 30 minutes increased from...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shocking-rise-in-ambulance-patients-facing-long-ae-delaysTue, 18 Oct 2016 15:30:00 GMTSocial action projects 'not a magic bullet' for reducing winter A&E admissions
The Reducing Winter Pressures Fund did not reduce the rate of hospital admissions for older people who took part, an evaluation by the Nuffield Trust has concluded.
The project provided funding to volunteer projects to give older people direct support such as shopping, picking up prescriptions, transport and arranging for home adaptations...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-action-projects-not-a-magic-bullet-for-reducing-winter-ae-admissionsTue, 18 Oct 2016 14:15:00 GMT'Worrying' lack of funding increases for mental health services
Many mental health trusts are still struggling to fund services despite government commitments to deliver parity of esteem between physical and mental health, new King’s Fund research shows.
The King’s Fund figures show that 40% of mental health trusts experienced a decrease in operating income between 2014-15 and 2015-16....
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worrying-lack-of-funding-increases-for-mental-health-servicesMon, 17 Oct 2016 17:15:00 GMTThree more trusts placed in financial special measures
Three further NHS trusts have been placed in financial special measures by NHS Improvement (NHSI) after failing to keep up with their agreed control totals.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT, and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust are forecasting a combined deficit of over...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-more-trusts-placed-in-financial-special-measuresMon, 17 Oct 2016 16:45:00 GMTHunt promises to end maternity 'blame culture'
Families who suffer problems during childbirth as a result of failings in care could claim compensation without legal proceedings under new proposals.
The DH said there is a danger that clinicians are being discouraged from speaking openly about mistakes which led to births going wrong, including children developing disabilities, out of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-promises-to-end-maternity-blame-cultureMon, 17 Oct 2016 12:30:00 GMTAgency cap saves £600m, but 'much more to be done'
The cap on agency spending has saved £600m in its first year, but more needs to be done to cut costs further, NHS Improvement has said.
The cap, introduced to curb inefficient spending on agencies, has led to 73% of trusts reducing their agency spending, 37% of them by more than a quarter.
However, NHS Improvement unveiled its...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agency-cap-saves-600m-but-more-much-to-be-doneMon, 17 Oct 2016 12:00:00 GMTNorfolk and Suffolk FT removed from special measures
A mental health trust has been removed from special measures after the CQC found it had made improvements, although concerns remain.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT was placed in special measures last year after the CQC rated it as ‘inadequate’ for being safe and well-led, and gave it an ‘inadequate’ rating...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norfolk-and-suffolk-ft-removed-from-special-measures-Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:45:00 GMTNHS consults on new cost-effectiveness plans for treatments
It could be harder for some treatments to become available on the NHS if they are found to be too costly, under new proposals.
NHS England and NICE have opened a joint consultation on proposals to introduce a £20m budget threshold, which is thought to apply to around 20% of treatments.
Where a new treatment is expected to...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-consults-on-new-cost-effectiveness-plans-for-treatmentsFri, 14 Oct 2016 14:45:00 GMTPlans to allow GP practices to wither and fail 'unacceptable'
Support funding could be denied to GP practices if they fail to adopt new NHS reforms, a leaked letter suggests.
The letter, from Dr Paul Twomey, medical director of the NHS England North Yorkshire and Humber area team, to local GPs, indicates that the GP Forward View will not support GP practices that fail to commit to service...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-allow-gp-practices-to-wither-and-fail-unacceptableFri, 14 Oct 2016 12:30:00 GMTMissed targets in calmer month indicate 'impossible task' facing NHS
The NHS faces an “impossible task” in trying to deliver services within its funding constraints, the chief executive of the King’s Fund said as the latest monthly figures show the service continues to miss key performance targets.
In August 2016, A&E attendances reached 1.93 million, 3.6% more than the same time last...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/missed-targets-in-calmer-month-indicate-impossible-task-facing-nhsThu, 13 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMTNHS in Wales faces 'tough future' with severe funding shortfall
Welsh NHS services face an even harsher funding challenge than in England, a new report from the Health Foundation has found.
‘The Path to Sustainability’ says that if funding for the NHS in Wales increases at around 0.7% a year, a similar rate to England, it will face a funding shortfall of £700m by 2019-20.
In...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-in-wales-faces-tough-future-with-severe-funding-shortfallThu, 13 Oct 2016 14:30:00 GMTCQC warns fragile adult social care at a 'tipping point'
The social care sector is increasingly unsustainable, putting further pressure on the health service, the CQC has said in its annual State of Care report.
According to the report, the number of older people receiving local authority funded social care fell by 26% between 2009 and 2014, and 81% of local authorities have reduced their...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-warns-fragile-adult-social-care-at-a-tipping-point-Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS high-risk maintenance backlog increases by 70%
NHS trusts are increasingly struggling to address serious maintenance concerns with their estate, new figures from NHS Digital show.
The level of investment needed for NHS building repairs, used as a measure of the buildings’ quality, increased in the most high-risk areas between 2014-15 and 2015-16.
The cost of the high-risk...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-high-risk-maintenance-backlog-increases-by-70Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:30:00 GMTLack of GP availability discouraging patients from making appointments
Patients are being discouraged from seeking an appointment with GPs because of difficulties making an appointment and fears about talking to GP receptionists, according to a survey published in the Journal of Public Health.
The survey asked almost 2,000 people what might put them off going to the doctor, and found that the most common...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-gp-availability-discouraging-patients-from-making-appointmentsWed, 12 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMTOver-ambitious STPs risk 'blowing up' because of scary funding shortfall
Local health economies are developing “vastly over-ambitious” sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) to try to meet multi-million pound funding shortfalls, the chief executive of NHS Providers has told MPs.
Speaking at a Health Select Committee inquiry yesterday afternoon, Chris Hopson said that health providers were...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-ambitious-stps-risk-blowing-up-because-of-scary-funding-shortfallWed, 12 Oct 2016 10:30:00 GMTNHS Digital instructed to collect out-of-area placements data for first time
Mental health patients’ out-of-area placements will be recorded by NHS Digital for the first time as part of a government strategy to eliminate the problem.
Emily Antcliffe, deputy director of mental health policy and strategy at the Department of Health, wrote to Andy Williams, the chief executive of NHS Digital, directing him to...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-instructed-to-collect-out-of-area-placements-data-for-first-timeWed, 12 Oct 2016 09:45:00 GMTNo 'easy fix' to problems facing NHS finance, despite new planning guidance
Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), discusses the new two-year operational planning guidance.
Last month, NHS England announced its first two-year operational planning guidance, and set out strict new requirements for providers to meet the challenges facing the NHS in 2017-18 and...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-easy-fix-to-problems-facing-nhs-finance-despite-new-planning-guidanceWed, 12 Oct 2016 08:30:00 GMTNuffield Trust: Better flow management needed to free up hospital beds
NHS trusts and health systems will need to rethink how they manage patient flow in order to free up more capacity, the Nuffield Trust has said in a new briefing.
The briefing says that current bed modelling techniques are based simply on counting patient numbers at midnight.
But it argues that this does not supply enough information...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-better-flow-management-needed-to-free-up-hospital-bedsTue, 11 Oct 2016 16:45:00 GMTTrusts required to publish agency spend details
NHS trusts and FTs will face greater accountability over their spending on agency staff in the latest financial control measures.
In a letter to all NHS trust chief executives and finance directors, Jim Mackey, the chief executive of NHS Improvement, said that although the NHS had met its efficiency targets in the first quarter since a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-required-to-publish-agency-spend-detailsTue, 11 Oct 2016 15:00:00 GMTHome Office keen to support pilot for pregnant women to prove right of care
Pregnant women may have to show ID to prove they are UK or EU nationals before receiving obstetric care under a proposed pilot scheme at St George’s University Hospital NHS FT (SGUH).
Papers from the trust’s latest board meeting say that a pilot is being considered where women will have to show photo ID and a utility bill when...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-office-keen-to-support-pilot-for-pregnant-women-to-prove-right-of-careTue, 11 Oct 2016 12:45:00 GMTGeneral practice at risk of losing £760m under STPs - RCGP chair
General practice risks losing £33m this year and £760m by 2020 due to CCG underspends and the roll out of sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), the chair of the Royal College of General Practice (RCGP) has warned.
RCGP analysis of CCG budgets shows that they are due to underspend their budgets for general practice by...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-practice-at-risk-of-losing-760m-under-stps-warns-rcgp-chairMon, 10 Oct 2016 14:00:00 GMTManagers who defrauded NHS ordered to pay back money
Nearly £200,000 of money defrauded from the NHS by two managers could be paid back after an NHS Protect investigation.
John Leigh (56) and Deborah Hancox (46) defrauded the NHS of an estimated £1m between 2003 and 2008 while working on procurement at North Western Deanery, at the time part of the North West Strategic Health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/managers-who-defrauded-nhs-ordered-to-pay-back-moneyMon, 10 Oct 2016 12:45:00 GMTNew PHSO chief executive appointed to address governance concerns
A new chief executive has joined the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman as part of a shake-up at the regulator.
Amanda Campbell will take up the role, which will include a focus on “modernisation and continuous improvement”.
In July, Julie Mellor, the ombudsman, announced her resignation after she was found to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-phso-chief-executive-appointed-to-address-governance-concernsMon, 10 Oct 2016 12:00:00 GMTChanging healthcare with GS1 standards
It’s been over two years since the Department of Health (DH) mandated the use of GS1 standards by all acute trusts in England and their suppliers. Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, looks at the progress made since then, and highlights some of the many success stories – not just here in England but across the...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changing-healthcare-with-gs1-standardsMon, 10 Oct 2016 09:00:00 GMTCarbon reduction is one part of the puzzle - we can tackle it all
Will Clark, director of environmental services at Capita Health Property & Infrastructure, considers the benefits of sustainable healthcare that go beyond reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The future of the NHS is bright. In the current climate this may seem optimistic, but never before has there been such opportunity for us to make...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carbon-reduction-is-one-part-of-the-puzzle--we-can-tackle-it-allMon, 10 Oct 2016 07:30:00 GMTScottish healthy eating standard sets pace for change
Andrew Roberts, retail development manager at the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), explains how a new healthy eating standard for Scotland will benefit hospital staff, visitors and patients across the UK.
RVS, the older people’s charity, is the first hospital retailer to achieve the tough new Healthcare Retail Standard (HRS). This...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-healthy-eating-standard-sets-pace-for-changeMon, 10 Oct 2016 07:30:00 GMTSo, what can I do for you today?
Emeritus Professor Angus Wallace, a leading figure in British orthopaedic surgery, academic research and former chair of the National Osteoporosis Society, considers how GP consultations are being held back and what could be changed to improve the experience for both the patient and doctor.
One of the most common introductions used when...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/so-what-can-i-do-for-you-todayMon, 10 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMTGovernment urged to end 'ambiguity' over future of NHS overseas staff
NHS professional bodies have urged the government to preserve the role of overseas staff in the NHS following the EU referendum.
The government has given no firm guarantee on the rights of overseas workers, despite the IPPR warning that the NHS would “collapse” without them and recommending that they be given free British...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-urged-to-end-ambiguity-over-future-of-nhs-overseas-staffFri, 07 Oct 2016 16:15:00 GMTPercy quits new post at Southern Health
The former chief executive of the troubled Southern Health NHS FT has left the post she transferred to after standing down.
Katrina Percy announced her resignation as CEO in August after months of criticism of her role at the trust, which was found last year to have failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of mental health and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/percy-quits-new-post-at-southern-healthFri, 07 Oct 2016 15:45:00 GMTNew support designed to speed up GP return to practice
NHS England has announced measures to help GPs cope with mental health problems and return to work as part of the commitments in the GP Forward View.
A £19.5m NHS GP Health Service will be introduced in January 2017, delivered by the Hurley Clinic Partnership and available in 13 areas.
GPs and GP trainees will be able to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-support-designed-to-speed-up-gp-return-to-practiceFri, 07 Oct 2016 15:00:00 GMTSuccess Regime region consults on major services restructure
NHS services in West, North and East Cumbria are consulting on the possibility of closing some services in order to meet financial and services pressures.
NHS organisations in the area had a £70m overspend in 2015-16, and this could rise to £163m a year by 2020 if they do nothing.
The health economy will have to make 6.5%...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/success-regime-region-consults-on-major-services-restructureFri, 07 Oct 2016 13:00:00 GMTRoyal college defends 'invaluable' contribution of overseas doctors
The NHS should continue to welcome doctors and nurses from overseas, senior members of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (RCPE) have said in response to the health secretary’s promise that the NHS will become “self-sufficient” in doctors.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, Jeremy Hunt promised 1,500...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-defends-invaluable-contribution-of-overseas-doctorsThu, 06 Oct 2016 17:00:00 GMTFoundation groups could be first step to full merger - NHS Improvement
NHS Improvement has published more detailed guidance on how the new foundation groups could be set up, but has said they could be a first step to a merger between trusts.
In August, the first four trusts accredited to lead hospital chains were named as Guy’s and St Thomas’, Northumbria Healthcare, Royal Free London and Salford...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-groups-could-be-first-step-to-full-merger--nhs-improvementThu, 06 Oct 2016 16:30:00 GMTMaternity services providers urged to prioritise user feedback
Maternity services providers should focus on getting feedback from new mothers they have cared for in order to improve services, according to a new report from the King’s Fund.
Maternity is one of the priority areas for reform in the NHS, particularly after the National Maternity Review found that reforms are needed to make care...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maternity-services-providers-urged-to-prioritise-user-feedbackThu, 06 Oct 2016 14:45:00 GMTWe must act now so technology can help transform health and social care
Dr Michael Dixon OBE, GP, former chair of NHS Alliance and former president of NHS Clinical Commissioners, discusses the role of technology in health and social care.
We talk plenty about re-organising health and social care and co-funding, but very little is done in practice. In the meantime, pressures from a growing ageing...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-must-act-now-so-technology-can-help-transform-health-and-social-careThu, 06 Oct 2016 14:15:00 GMTBMA urges trust CEOs to pause junior doctor contract as roll-out kicks off
The BMA has written to all NHS trust chief executives in a last-ditch effort to pause the introduction of the new junior doctor contract, set to be rolled out from today for obstetrics and gynaecology ST3 doctors.
The union’s junior doctor committee chair, Dr Ellen McCourt, said today marks a “watershed moment” for the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-urges-trust-ceos-to-pause-junior-doctor-contract-as-roll-out-kicks-offWed, 05 Oct 2016 10:15:00 GMTNorth London CCGs launch integrated NHS 111 and OOH service
Five CCGs in north London have come together to launch an integrated NHS 111 and out-of-hours (OOH) service run by the London Central and West Unscheduled Care Collaborative (LCW).
The CCGs involved – Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington – say that by providing the services under one single provider, patients will...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-london-ccgs-launch-integrated-nhs-111-and-ooh-serviceWed, 05 Oct 2016 10:15:00 GMT'Foolish' not to focus on CAMHS as 70% of nurses find services inadequate
It is “foolish” of the NHS and the government not to focus on meeting the needs of children with mental health issues, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said, as a poll revealed seven in 10 specialist nurses find CAMHS services either ‘inadequate’ or ‘highly inadequate’.
Of the 631 mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foolish-not-to-focus-on-camhs-as-70-of-nurses-find-services-inadequateWed, 05 Oct 2016 09:30:00 GMT'Very concerning' as over 85% of CCGs failing on cancer performance
Cancer services in more than 85% of CCGs are failing to provide adequate care for patients, with only seven being rated as ‘top performing’, according to new data published by NHS England.
The controversial ratings, which provide a snapshot of how well different areas across the country are diagnosing and treating cancer and...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/very-concerning-as-over-85-of-ccgs-failing-on-cancer-performanceWed, 05 Oct 2016 09:30:00 GMTEngaging people in research and innovation: how the six principles can help
Hilary Newiss, chair of National Voices and Patient Champion on the Accelerated Access Review, explains how six principles for engaging people and communities can help the development of health and care innovation.
As Patient Champion on the government’s independently chaired Accelerated Access Review, I’ve heard again and...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/engaging-people-in-research-and-innovation-how-the-six-principles-can-helpWed, 05 Oct 2016 08:00:00 GMTA boost in efficiency is a boost for care
Jeremy Marlow, executive director of operational productivity at NHS Improvement (NHSI), explains how the regulator is supporting trusts to deliver quick wins and long-term efficiency savings.
With growing demands placed on the NHS each day, we cannot compromise on quality, but nor can we afford to deliver excellent services in anything...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-boost-in-efficiency-is-a-boost-for-careWed, 05 Oct 2016 07:30:00 GMTHow can behavioural insights make care more person-centred?
Michael Hallsworth and Hannah Burd of the Behavioural Insights Team explain how two new guides aim to deliver more effective person-centred care.
The key to delivering person-centred care is to start simple.
Toby* was struggling to manage his latest episode of bipolar disorder and wanted to take greater control of his condition...
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409,423http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-can-behavioural-insights-make-care-more-person-centredWed, 05 Oct 2016 07:00:00 GMTImproving outcomes through integrated diabetes care
Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG (IESCCG) won the ‘Innovation in Diabetes Care’ accolade at this year’s Healthcare Transformation Awards. Dr John Flather, diabetes lead for the organisation, explains what has been achieved through an integrated care model.
Over the last three years, Type 2 diabetes care in Ipswich and East...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-outcomes-through-integrated-diabetes-careWed, 05 Oct 2016 06:30:00 GMTHuman factors in transfusion
Paula HB Bolton-Maggs, medical director of the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT), discusses the impact of human factors in blood transfusion and how errors can be reduced.
SHOT, the UK national haemovigilance scheme, published its annual report for events in 2015 in July this year. Since its inception in 1996 the most common adverse...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/human-factors-in-transfusionWed, 05 Oct 2016 00:30:00 GMTExtra training places for doctors 'will have no immediate effect'
Jeremy Hunt’s promise of more training places for doctors will do nothing to address the immediate problems facing the health service, doctors’ leaders have warned.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference today, Hunt announced measures to make the NHS “self-sufficient in doctors”, including 1,500 extra...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extra-training-places-for-doctors-will-have-no-immediate-effectTue, 04 Oct 2016 17:00:00 GMTTrusts warned over dangers of giving patients medical air instead of oxygen
A patient safety alert has been issued to all trusts after NHS Improvement found evidence that patients are being accidentally administered medical air instead of oxygen.
Since January 2013, over 200 incidents have been reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), including two which led to the patient’s death and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-warned-over-dangers-of-giving-patients-medical-air-instead-of-oxygenTue, 04 Oct 2016 14:15:00 GMTHunt promises to make NHS 'self-sufficient in doctors' by 2025
The NHS will no longer rely on doctors from overseas by 2025, the health secretary promised at the Conservative Party Conference.
In his speech, Jeremy Hunt announced that medical schools in the UK will be allowed to offer up to 1,500 extra training places a year. Applications will open in 2017-18 and the places will become available from...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-promise-to-make-nhs-self-sufficient-in-doctors-by-2025Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTSTAR: speech technology for articulation rehabilitation
Dr Stuart Cunningham from the Department of Human Communication Sciences and Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare at the University of Sheffield discusses the progress on an innovative project which is using speech and language technology for articulation rehabilitation.
Speech and language technology, and particularly...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/star-speech-technology-for-articulation-rehabilitation-Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:45:00 GMTOperational plans timetable 'extremely challenging' for providers
NHS Improvement has warned that it will be ‘extremely challenging’ for trusts to complete operational plans to support their sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) for next March.
All NHS trusts and FTs are required to produce two-year operational plans for 2017-18 and 2018-19 that are consistent with the goals of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/operational-plans-timetable-extremely-challenging-for-providersMon, 03 Oct 2016 15:15:00 GMTNICE to charge companies for drugs testing under new proposals
Pharmaceutical companies could face charges of up to £282,000 to have their medicines considered for use on the NHS, according to reports.
Proposals seen by the Sunday Times suggest that NICE, the body responsible for assessing new treatments for use on the NHS, is considering implementing charges of £99,000 - £282,000...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-charge-companies-for-drugs-testing-under-new-proposalsMon, 03 Oct 2016 12:30:00 GMTRising costs discouraging GPs from returning to work
The heads of three charities that assist GPs have written to Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, the national medical director of NHS England, calling for action to address the financial burden on GPs returning to work.
In their letter, the heads of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund, Cameron Fund and Royal Medical Foundation said the cost of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rising-costs-discouraging-gps-from-returning-to-workMon, 03 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMTThe crown estate of health and care
Along with optimising land usage and promoting co-location, a radical new report makes the case for rationalising all local NHS estate into one body. NHE’s Luana Salles reports.
As with the rest of the public sector, estate management has been a key focus across the NHS in recent months. Whether that’s in the form of NHS...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-crown-estate-of-health-and-careMon, 03 Oct 2016 08:30:00 GMTThe powerful link between staff and patient satisfaction
David Behan CBE, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), talks to NHE about the correlation between high rates of staff satisfaction and improved patient experience.
“The link between satisfied and engaged staff and satisfied and engaged patients is powerful,” David Behan, the chief executive of the CQC, told NHE...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-powerful-link-between-staff-and-patient-satisfaction-Mon, 03 Oct 2016 07:00:00 GMTThe Scan4Safety journey
Chris Slater, associate director of commercial and procurement at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about the progress being made as part of the Scan4Safety project.
At the beginning of this year, the Department of Health (DH) announced that six NHS acute trusts (see box-out, overleaf) had been...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-scan4safety-journeyMon, 03 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMTRCP: Quicker access to brain scans needed for suspected stroke patients
All suspected stroke patients should receive an urgent brain scan within one hour of hospital admission, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said.
The recommendations, made in new guidance due to be published on Monday, significantly reduce the recommended time for a brain scan from the previous 12-hour standard.
The RCP...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-quicker-access-to-brain-scans-needed-for-suspected-stroke-patientsFri, 30 Sep 2016 16:15:00 GMTLack of community support leading carers to 'reluctantly to turn to A&E'
Hospital emergency services are facing increased pressure as carers are increasingly turning to A&E for treatment for their loved ones because they cannot access adequate community support, according to a new report.
A survey by Carers UK found that 9% of carers said they had used an A&E or 999 service when a loved one was ill...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-community-support-leading-carers-to-reluctantly-to-turn-to-aeFri, 30 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMTGovernment risks breaking wage laws without extra NHS funding, unions claim
The 1% pay cap for NHS workers means that the lowest-paid staff will be earning below the minimum wage as early as next year, according to 13 NHS worker trade unions.
In their submission to the NHS Pay Review Body, the unions said that capping pay increases at 1% means that pay has failed to keep pace with inflation, with workers’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-risks-breaking-wage-laws-without-extra-nhs-funding-unions-claimFri, 30 Sep 2016 14:15:00 GMTMental illness increases highlight need for further frontline funding
One in six adults in England now meet the criteria for a common mental disorder (CMD), with women particularly affected, prompting calls for more research into the problem and funding.
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey - Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2014 from NHS Digital showed that 15.7% of respondents had...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-illness-increases-highlight-need-for-further-frontline-fundingThu, 29 Sep 2016 16:30:00 GMTPilot sites to tackle out-of-area mental health patient placements go live
Six pilot sites will go live on 1 October with the aim of stamping out the placement of mentally ill young people and adults in hospitals outside their local area, after receiving official backing at the NHS England board meeting today.
NHS England will distribute a £1.8m budget between six areas, where mental health trusts...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pilot-sites-to-tackle-out-of-area-mental-health-patient-placements-go-liveThu, 29 Sep 2016 15:15:00 GMTNew frameworks to increase integrated health and social care launched
A new framework to help local areas establish a single primary and acute care system (PACS) has been published by NHS England, as well as another for improving the lives of care home residents.
Under a PACS, hospital, primary, community, mental health and social care services align their goals and incentives to improve the health and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-frameworks-to-increase-integrated-health-and-social-care-launchedThu, 29 Sep 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS digital academy: Delivering a digital workforce
During this year’s NHS Expo health secretary Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans to develop an NHS Digital Academy. David Stevenson reports.
In order for the digitisation of the NHS to succeed there needs to be significant investment in the development and support of clinical informatician leaders, according to an independent report into NHS...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-digital-academy-delivering-a-digital-workforceThu, 29 Sep 2016 08:30:00 GMTWhat does the single oversight framework mean for trusts?
Miriam Deakin, head of policy at NHS Providers, considers what the newly proposed single oversight framework means for trusts and how they can make it work.N
NHS Improvement (NHSI) closed its short consultation on a new single oversight framework (SOF) for all NHS providers in early August. In a context of unprecedented...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-does-the-single-oversight-framework-mean-for-trustsThu, 29 Sep 2016 08:30:00 GMTMaintaining the missing type momentum
Jon Latham, NHS Blood and Transplant’s assistant director for donor services and marketing, discusses the early success of the Missing Type campaign.
This year NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) led an international blood donation campaign, Missing Type, to attract new donors.
When NHE talked to Jon Latham, assistant...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maintaining-the-missing-type-momentumThu, 29 Sep 2016 04:30:00 GMTWhy talent management is more important than ever
Michelle Fitzgerald-Shaw, national programme lead, talent management at the NHS Leadership Academy, explains why talent management should be for everyone in the NHS.
Getting the right talent into the top jobs across the NHS is a challenge in itself, but keeping people there is another issue completely. A recent report showed that, on...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-talent-management-is-more-important-than-everThu, 29 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMTTroubled SECAmb trust placed in special measures
South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb), the trust at the heart of ongoing safety concerns, has been placed in special measures by NHS Improvement.
The decision was recommended by the CQC after a team of inspectors rated the trust ‘inadequate’.
Inspectors said that trust staff were unable to deliver a safe level of service...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-secamb-trust-placed-in-special-measuresThu, 29 Sep 2016 00:30:00 GMTJunior doctors major High Court loss 'helps hold Hunt to account'
Junior doctors have lost a High Court battle after claims that health secretary Jeremy Hunt had abused his powers by seeking to impose a divisive new contract were rejected by Mr Justice Green.
In a judgement published today, Green said he rejected all three grounds the junior doctors had been arguing for: that Hunt had no power to impose...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-major-high-court-loss-helps-hold-hunt-to-accountWed, 28 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMTTaking the lead through hospital chains
Claire Riley, director of communications and corporate affairs at Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT, explains how the trust aims to spearhead improved healthcare to by taking a lead on hospital chains.
In August, we were one of only four organisations (see box out) across the country chosen by NHS Improvement to help drive innovation and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-the-lead-through-hospital-chainsWed, 28 Sep 2016 11:15:00 GMTThe next cut is the deepest
Mark Dayan, policy and public affairs analyst at the Nuffield Trust, explains that while NHS leaders strive to deliver historic efficiency savings they should realise there is a real chance that they will ultimately fall short.
Most readers of this magazine will by now be more than familiar with the famous £22bn in annual savings...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-next-cut-is-the-deepestWed, 28 Sep 2016 11:15:00 GMTGovernment accused of 'steamrollering' arrangements on NHS exit payments
Plans to reduce the amount paid to public service staff upon leaving employment have been criticised by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for ignoring existing arrangements.
Under the proposals, the tariff for calculating exit payments for public sector workers will be capped at three weeks’ pay for every year of service, with a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-accused-of-steamrollering-arrangements-on-nhs-exit-paymentsWed, 28 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMTBMA offers Hunt olive branch with invite to symposium on seven-day care
In an effort to move forward relations after the junior doctors’ contracts dispute, the British Medical Association (BMA) has invited health secretary Jeremy Hunt to a symposium on improving patient care throughout the week.
Hunt’s efforts to impose the contracts, which are key to the government policy of a seven-day NHS, have...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-offers-hunt-olive-branch-with-invite-to-symposium-on-seven-day-careWed, 28 Sep 2016 10:30:00 GMTIndependent review reveals full extent of health ombudsman failures
Flaws in the governance of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) contributed to a lack of oversight in a scandal which has forced the ombudsman to resign, an independent review has found.
The PHSO commissioned Sir Alex Allan to carry out the independent review into the adequacy of the procedures and governance...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-review-reveals-full-extent-of-health-ombudsman-failures-Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:30:00 GMTBetter management and better care - Piloting a different approach for patients
Bernard Quinn, programme director for improvement at NHS Improvement, explains how the regulator is looking into ways hospitals can improve the way they manage patient journeys.
When you’re at the coalface, it can be hard to find opportunities to improve the way you do things. We know that hospitals need to focus on their day-to-day...
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409,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-management-and-better-care-piloting-a-different-approach-for-patients-Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:15:00 GMT'Political maladministration' forcing staff to discharge patients unsafely
Patients who are unfit to leave the hospital are being discharged because of problems with trust leadership and lack of resources, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has warned.
The PACAC’s latest report was commissioned in response to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-staff-pressured-to-discharge-patients-unsafelyWed, 28 Sep 2016 08:45:00 GMTNHS to introduce new equality standard for disabled staff
NHS employers will be required to assess whether disabled staff face discrimination from 2018, under new plans announced by NHS England.
The body said it has agreed with the NHS Equality and Diversity Council to mandate a Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) via the NHS Standard Contract in England from April 2018, following a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-introduce-new-equality-standard-for-disabled-staffTue, 27 Sep 2016 16:30:00 GMTCambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG failed to assess UnitingCare risks
The deal with UnitingCare collapsed because Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG failed to properly monitor the risks, a new NHS England review into the scandal has concluded.
UnitingCare, a partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS FT and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT, signed an £800m deal to deliver older...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-ccg-failed-to-assess-unitingcare-risksTue, 27 Sep 2016 14:30:00 GMTPublic health must be embedded in all government policies to deliver FYFV
Better public health can only be delivered with a full government approach, the Academy of Medical Sciences has said in a new report.
The report, ‘Improving the health of the public by 2040’, recommends that each government department reviews how it obtains evidence and advice on health and health equity, in order to ensure...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-must-be-embedded-in-all-government-policies-to-deliver-fyfvTue, 27 Sep 2016 08:30:00 GMTProposed medicine optimisation committees must avoid 'operating in silos'
Proposed Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees (RMOCs) should be established with CCG involvement and operate jointly with one another, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has said in its response to the proposals.
Under new proposals from NHS England, the RMOCs will assume responsibility for evaluating new medicines that are not...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposed-medicine-optimisation-committees-must-avoid-operating-in-silos-Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:15:00 GMTNuffield Trust: New figures show NHS 'is still affordable'
It is still financially possible to pay for the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has said in response to new figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The figures estimate projected healthcare spending in response to factors such as economic productivity, morbidity and other cost pressures.
The UK currently spends 7.4% of its...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-new-figures-show-nhs-is-still-affordableMon, 26 Sep 2016 11:30:00 GMTJunior doctors' strikes suspended
The BMA has suspended a programme of five-day junior doctors’ strikes over the autumn after warnings about their impact on patient safety.
The union announced the unprecedented strikes after the government imposed a new contract, which it had voted to reject, as part of its seven-day NHS plans.
The decision was met with...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-strikes-suspendedMon, 26 Sep 2016 09:00:00 GMT'Clear and compelling vision' needed to deliver digital NHS following Wachter report
NHS leaders must clarify their plan on delivering NHS digitisation following the publication of the Wachter report, the King’s Fund has said.
In its latest briefing, the think tank said it welcomes the Wachter report, which called for the target of a creating a ‘paperless NHS’ by 2020 to be abandoned.
However, it...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clear-and-compelling-vision-needed-to-deliver-digital-nhs-following-wachter-reportFri, 23 Sep 2016 15:30:00 GMTJunior doctors offered new whistleblowing protection
Trainee doctors who believe they have suffered negative consequences at work for whistleblowing will now be able to issue a direct legal challenge to Health Education England (HEE).
HEE has written employers in the NHS to notify them of the new specifications, which emerged as “a separate issue” over the negotiation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-offered-new-whistleblowing-protectionFri, 23 Sep 2016 14:15:00 GMTTrusts told to join 'coalition of the willing' on standardised procurement
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has told trusts to follow standardised specifications on procuring certain key supplies in order to deliver savings.
In a letter to all NHS trust chief executives, seen by NHE, NHSI’s executive director of operational productivity Jeremy Marlow said that NHS Supply Chain and the NHS Business Services Authority...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-told-to-join-coalition-of-the-willing-on-standardised-procurementFri, 23 Sep 2016 00:30:00 GMTCCGs must draft local Forward View implementation plans by December
NHS England’s new two-year planning guidance, released today, requires CCGs to produce plans by 23 December about how they will deliver the GP Forward View as part of the ongoing sustainability and transformation plans (STPs).
This will need to set out how CCGs will invest funds to support and transform general practice in...
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409,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-must-draft-local-forward-view-implementation-plans-by-decemberThu, 22 Sep 2016 16:45:00 GMTTwo-year planning guidance offers flexible STP financial control totals
NHS England’s first two-year operational planning guidance has set out strict new requirements for providers to meet the challenges facing the NHS in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
To help NHS trusts meet the new performance and financial challenges, the guidance covers two financial years and has been published three months earlier than...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-year-planning-guidance-allows-stps-to-adjust-local-financial-control-totalsThu, 22 Sep 2016 16:30:00 GMTMental health reforms lack 'sound foundations' due to cash and data shortage
Necessary mental health reforms may not be achieved because of the acute funding pressures on the NHS, the influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said in a new report.
Although the government has said that mental and physical health care should be given equal priority and promised an additional £1bn for mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-reforms-lack-sound-foundations-due-to-little-cash-and-dataThu, 22 Sep 2016 14:45:00 GMTRealigning the delivery of hospital digitisation
On the first day of NHS Expo, Dr Robert Wachter released his report ‘Making IT work: harnessing the power of health information technology to improve care in England’. David Stevenson reports from the session.
The Making IT Work report, led by the ‘digital doctor’ Dr Robert Wachter, made for sober reading at its...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/realigning-the-delivery-of-hospital-digitisationThu, 22 Sep 2016 11:15:00 GMTWidening digital patient participation
The most transformative but difficult challenge for healthcare is delivering digital services on a par with other sectors for an increasingly tech-savvy population, writes NHS Digital’s director of programmes, James Hawkins.
The last decade has seen a momentous shift in the way that society interacts with online technology. We...
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420,419,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/widening-digital-patient-participationThu, 22 Sep 2016 11:15:00 GMT'Short-sighted' training cuts are harming nursing workforce
Cuts to ongoing education funding for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are being implemented with little strategic planning and will harm NHS reforms in the long term, the Council of Deans of Health has warned.
Its new report, ‘A False Economy: Cuts to Continuing Professional Development Funding for nursing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/short-sighted-training-cuts-are-harming-nursing-workforceWed, 21 Sep 2016 10:30:00 GMTViews sought on tougher measures to crack down on conflicts of interest
Greater measures to crack down on conflicts of interest amongst commissioners have been proposed in a new consultation, which will serve to inform refreshed NHS England guidance on the issue.
The measures were developed by a Task and Finish Group chaired by Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, who is also the chair of NHS England.
In his...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/views-sought-on-tougher-measures-to-crack-down-on-conflicts-of-interestWed, 21 Sep 2016 09:45:00 GMTStarved NHS 'at point of no return' and 'no longer envy of the world'
The NHS is “underfunded, underdoctored and overstretched”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said today in a stark new report arguing urgent action is needed to address the funding and staffing shortages in the health service.
The report showed that 85% of physicians believe that present healthcare funding is insufficient...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/underfunded-nhs-at-point-of-no-return-and-no-longer-envy-of-the-world-Wed, 21 Sep 2016 09:00:00 GMTMajor review details 'challenging goal' of single Manchester CCG by April 2017
Manchester’s three CCGs are set to join with Manchester City Council after the proposals were approved in an independent assessment by private firm Deloitte.
Deloitte said the joint commissioning plan meant that commissioning in Manchester should be implemented by a single CCG, which would hold a partnership agreement with...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-review-details-challenging-goal-of-single-manchester-ccg-by-april-2017Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:50:00 GMTTrusts and CCGs must take 'rapid action' to meet vital neonatal guidelines
Families of premature and sick babies are unable to help care for their children because many NHS trusts are failing to meet the guidelines on proper facilities.
Research from the charity Bliss has found that one in seven neonatal units provide no, or very limited, facilities and financial support for families.
The NHS Toolkit for...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-and-ccgs-must-take-rapid-action-to-meet-vital-neonatal-guidelinesTue, 20 Sep 2016 15:15:00 GMTSocial support for elderly drives down hospital readmission rate, pilot shows
Support for older patients after they were discharged from hospital led to a reduced rate of readmission and improved patients’ welfare, new research shows.
The ‘Hospital to Home’ service in Leicester and Leicestershire led to 9.2% of patients aged over 75 being readmitted within 30 days, against 15% nationally.
The...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-support-for-elderly-drives-down-hospital-readmission-rate-pilot-showsTue, 20 Sep 2016 14:00:00 GMTSouthern Health chair resigns after less than six months
The interim chair, Tim Smart, is the latest senior figure at the troubled Southern Health trust to resign, leaving his post after less than six months for “personal reasons”.
Smart, the former CEO of King’s College FT, was appointed by NHS Improvement in May after a CQC inspection found that the trust was failing to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-chair-resigns-after-less-than-six-months-Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:15:00 GMTFirst 'outstanding' rating given to specialist hospital
A specialist hospital has received an outstanding rating from the CQC for the first time, it was announced today.
The CQC awarded the rating to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS FT, which provides specialist hospital and community care in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine, adult cystic fibrosis treatment, and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-outstanding-rating-given-to-specialist-hospitalMon, 19 Sep 2016 12:45:00 GMTMore GPs needed to 'keep NHS on its feet' as 600 practices face closure
Primary medical care will be short-staffed and unsafe for patients unless more GPs are recruited to address the shortfall in the service, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has said, as it warned that nearly 600 practices are currently at risk of closure.
The RCGP estimates that the number of full-time equivalent GPs across...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-recruitment-needed-to-keep-nhs-on-its-feet-as-600-practices-face-closureMon, 19 Sep 2016 12:45:00 GMTNursing home care ratings lagging behind due to staff and capacity gaps, CQC warns
Social care organisations are increasingly struggling to provide an adequate standard of care because of staff shortages and lack of beds, the CQC has said.
The board report penned by the CQC’s chief executive David Behan, published ahead of a board meeting on 22 September, notes that nursing homes continue to receive worse ratings...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-home-care-ratings-lagging-behind-due-to-staff-and-capacity-gaps-cqc-warnsMon, 19 Sep 2016 12:30:00 GMTCapita primary care service performance still 'unacceptable', NHS England admits
The private company providing primary care support services to GPs will be held accountable for its shortcomings, NHS England has promised following complaints from the BMA.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the BMA GPs’ committee, wrote to NHS England last month saying the company had “substantial issues that are ongoing and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-primary-care-service-performance-still-unacceptable-nhs-england-admitsFri, 16 Sep 2016 15:45:00 GMTSwindon health and care provider closes down after handing over contract early
A social enterprise established to provide health and social care in Swindon will close down after cancelling its community healthcare contract early.
SEQOL, an employee and GP-owned company, will solvently cease trading after handing over its contract to Great Western Hospitals NHS FT and Swindon Borough Council on 1 October.
It...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swindon-health-and-care-provider-closes-down-after-handing-over-contract-earlyFri, 16 Sep 2016 14:15:00 GMTFormal consultation 'likely to be needed' if STPs include hospital closures
All local health groups have been instructed to involve local people in consultations on their sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) in new guidance from NHS England.
Simon Stevens, the CEO of NHS England, promised the guidance would be published in his keynote speech at NHS Expo after campaign group 38 Degrees published a report...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/formal-consultation-likely-to-be-needed-if-stps-include-hospital-closuresFri, 16 Sep 2016 00:30:00 GMTLabour motion condemning STP process rejected
A Labour Party proposal for full publication of the sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) was rejected by the House of Commons yesterday.
Shadow health secretary Diane Abbott called the debate after a report by campaign group 38 Degrees warned that the STPs could lead to hospitals being closed or merged.
Abbott’s...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-motion-condemning-stp-process-rejected-Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:15:00 GMTLessons must be learned on UnitingCare, but more deals can go ahead - Stevens
The collapse of a major contract to provide elderly care does not mean similar deals cannot go ahead in the future, but does mean lessons should be learned, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Simon Stevens said that the collapse of the UnitingCare contract in Cambridgeshire...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-must-learned-on-unitingcare-but-more-deals-can-go-ahead-stevensThu, 15 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMTSocial care cuts 'not isolated' from overstretched NHS, think tanks say
Elderly patients are increasingly struggling to access medical and social care and facing delayed transfers of care, the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have said in a scathing new report.
In the past five years, emergency hospital admissions of older people have risen by 18%, compared to 12% for the general population, and 50%...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-cuts-not-isolated-from-overstretched-nhs-think-tanks-sayThu, 15 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMTDH rejects priority mental health assessments for children in care
Recommendations for children in care to automatically receive an assessment of their mental health have been rejected by the Department of Health.
A recent report by the Education Select Committee found that children in care frequently struggle to access mental health services because of factors such as frequent relocations, as reported...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-rejects-priority-mental-health-assessments-for-children-in-careWed, 14 Sep 2016 10:45:00 GMTLoss of EU midwives would 'impact hugely' on workforce
Midwives have called for clarification on the status of NHS workers from European Union countries as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
Freedom of Information requests from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have found that the equivalent of 1,192 full-time midwives in the NHS in England are from the EU.
In London, 16% of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/loss-of-eu-midwives-would-impact-hugely-on-workforceWed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 GMTDevolved Manchester to invest £28.5m health grant in new research centre
Greater Manchester hospitals and universities have received a £28.5m medical research grant following the devolution of healthcare to the region.
Supported by the £28.5m grant from the National Institute for Health Research, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT and the University of Manchester will form the NIHR...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devolved-manchester-to-invest-285m-health-grant-in-new-research-centreWed, 14 Sep 2016 09:30:00 GMTSuccessful trusts could become regional leads under new NHSI framework
Under NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) new single oversight framework, trusts could be asked to become regional or national leads on issues they excel at as part of a support package for struggling providers, NHE has been told.
Speaking to an NHSI spokesperson before the revised framework was launched, NHE learned that some of the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/successful-trusts-could-become-regional-leads-under-new-nhsi-frameworkWed, 14 Sep 2016 01:00:00 GMT'Fluid' single oversight framework strengthens earned trust autonomy
The new ‘segmentation’ approach in NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) single oversight framework is “designed to be fluid” and, from today’s revised version of the document, will include greater autonomy for segment 1 trusts – whilst segment 4 providers will be exclusively those in special...
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412,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fluid-single-oversight-framework-strengthens-earned-autonomy-for-providersTue, 13 Sep 2016 16:45:00 GMTOptimism for improving pharmacy eProcurement
Despite timescales being tight and potentially a “little too optimistic”, the fact that the Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Programme (HPTP) has come under the remit of NHS Improvement (NHSI) means “something will happen”, NHE has been told.
A Department of Health (DH) spokesperson who has been involved with...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/optimism-for-improving-pharmacy-eprocurementTue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTJunior doctors' strikes will be 'enormously difficult' for hospitals over winter
The winter pressures inquiry by the Health Select Committee has been told that planned junior doctors’ strikes will make it even harder for hospitals to cope with increased pressures.
In the first session of the inquiry, senior figures in the NHS said that emergency services are ready to cope with the strikes, but they could have a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-strikes-will-be-enormously-difficult-for-hospitals-over-winterTue, 13 Sep 2016 15:45:00 GMTNHS Expo review: change is coming
David Stevenson, Rosemary Collins and Luana Salles report from this year’s Health and Care Innovation Expo, which was held at Manchester Central from 7-8 September.
This year’s Expo set the scene for a changing landscape across the NHS, from health devolution to the realignment of the IT implementation programme. Attended by...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-expo-review-change-is-coming-Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:15:00 GMTHertfordshire trust allowing nurses to opt out of pension scheme in 'ill-thought out move'
Nurses, midwives and operating department practitioners (ODPs) are being invited to work for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, but with the option to opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme in what has been called an “ill-thought out move”.
The trust is campaigning to encourage more nurses and other workers to work for it...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hertfordshire-trust-allowing-nurses-to-opt-out-of-pension-scheme-in-ill-thought-out-moveTue, 13 Sep 2016 12:15:00 GMTCCGs must intervene early in mental healthcare, NHSCC says
Mental healthcare reform must involve early intervention to prevent more serious problems from developing, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has said.
A new report from NHSCC, ‘Support from the Start’, showcases four initiatives from CCGs as examples of the drive to improve mental healthcare.
The government promised an...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-must-intervene-early-in-mental-healthcare-nhscc-saysMon, 12 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMTLondon councils seek joint commissioning to 'embed public health' in all services
Local authorities in London intend to seek extensive powers over healthcare as part of their devolution deal.
A paper published by London Councils ahead of its executive board meeting tomorrow says that healthcare decisions, including those on primary care commissioning, should be made jointly between London boroughs and CCGs.
This...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-councils-seek-joint-commissioning-to-embed-public-health-in-all-services-Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:30:00 GMTDon't let old-style contracting hinder your STPs, leaders told
NHS England is hoping to get all 44 STP plans assured by the end of the year, at which point they would be turned into contracts and implemented regionally over four years, its national director for operations and information said – adding that footprints should not let old-style contracting stop them from “doing the right...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-let-old-style-contracting-hinder-your-stps-leaders-told-as-final-dates-revealedMon, 12 Sep 2016 11:15:00 GMTNew cyber-security measures promised for NHS
New measures to safeguard NHS data from cyber-attacks were announced yesterday at the NHS Expo.
The Care Computing Emergency Response Team (CareCERT) was established last September by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (now called NHS Digital) to provide cyber-security advice for health and care organisations.
Three new...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-cyber-security-measures-promised-for-nhsFri, 09 Sep 2016 12:45:00 GMTNew NHS performance measures to be implemented next year
NHS England is to introduce new measures on the performance of a whole healthcare system that will require a “change in mindset” from next year.
Speaking at the NHS Expo conference, Professor Jonathan Benger, national clinical director of urgent and emergency care at NHS England, unveiled a new set of standards the NHS has...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-performance-measures-to-be-implemented-next-yearFri, 09 Sep 2016 08:45:00 GMTNurses must have 'day in day out' involvement in STPs
A central leadership role for nurses is crucial for the success of sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), the chief nursing officer has said.
Speaking at the NHS Expo conference, Professor Jane Cummings said: “There is no point having STPs or vanguards that provide a few GPs or a few managers or a few commissioners. It has...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-must-have-day-in-day-out-involvement-in-stps-Fri, 09 Sep 2016 08:45:00 GMT'Winter of discontent' warnings over latest NHS performance figures
Key measures of NHS services in England have continued to decrease, prompting warnings that providers are increasingly struggling to deliver services.
The performance figures for July 2016 show that there were 2,075,939 attendances at A&E, 6.3% more than at the same point in 2015, and only 90.3% of patients were admitted, transferred...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-of-discontent-warnings-over-latest-nhs-performance-figuresThu, 08 Sep 2016 16:00:00 GMTTechnology 'must be embedded in STPs' and IT moved away from separate silos
Embedding technology to transform the NHS is not an optional extra, which is why it is a central part of the sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), Matthew Swindells, national director for operations and information at NHS England, has said.
Speaking at NHS Expo, he stated that the NHS faces significant challenges as there is...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technology-must-be-embedded-in-stps-and-it-moved-away-from-separate-silosThu, 08 Sep 2016 10:45:00 GMTHunt backs Wachter plans to realign 'unrealistic' IT target date
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that he backs Robert Wachter’s independent review into hospital IT and the revised timetable for digitising the NHS.
Dr Wachter’s review noted that the target of ‘paperless by 2020’ should be discarded as “unrealistic”. It said: “The goal is not paperless...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-backs-wachter-plans-to-realign-unrealistic-it-target-dateThu, 08 Sep 2016 10:15:00 GMTStevens urges critics to 'get behind' STPs
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are vital to delivering joined-up care, the CEO of NHS England said today in his keynote address at NHS Expo.
Simon Stevens cited Amdahl’s law, a computing concept that states that an increase in a system’s speed will always be limited by the speed of the slowest part.
He...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-urges-critics-to-get-behind-stpsWed, 07 Sep 2016 15:15:00 GMTSouthern Health under fire over new position for former CEO
The former chief executive of Southern Health NHS FT has transferred to a new job at the trust to provide strategic advice for which she was the only candidate, it has emerged.
Katrina Percy announced in August that she was stepping down because of “the effect the ongoing personal media attention has had on staff and patients”...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-under-fire-over-new-position-for-former-ceoWed, 07 Sep 2016 09:45:00 GMTDH names 12 exemplar sites to drive digital NHS services
The Department of Health (DH) has named 12 trusts as new global exemplars to pioneer best practice and the use of technology across the NHS, allowing patients to access more services via their smartphones and mobile devices.
Responding to a review of NHS technology conducted by renowned US clinician Bob Wachter, who will be presenting his...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-names-12-exemplar-sites-to-drive-digital-nhs-servicesWed, 07 Sep 2016 09:15:00 GMTBirmingham trusts to form single organisation to solve 'unsustainable' arrangements
University Hospitals Birmingham and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trusts will form a single trust after finding that their current structure is not delivering the best care for patients.
If the decision is approved by both trusts’ boards, one trust will run Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the Heartlands, Good Hope and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-trusts-to-form-single-organisation-to-solve-unsustainable-arrangementsWed, 07 Sep 2016 09:00:00 GMTUnderutilised clinical pharmacy should be a key part of seven-day NHS
Pharmacy services in acute hospitals should be used to greater effect to deliver the seven-day NHS, and efforts should be made to address underutilised services, according to a new NHS England report.
The ‘Transformation of seven day clinical pharmacy services in acute hospitals’ document says that to deliver the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/underutilised-clinical-pharmacy-should-be-a-key-part-of-seven-day-nhsTue, 06 Sep 2016 16:30:00 GMTGreen prescription needed to tackle 'cradle to grave' health crisis
Doctors should have the ability to prescribe patients exercise to help improve their fitness, local government leaders have said.
The LGA said that GPs should have the power to write their patients a ‘green prescription’, where they prescribe moderate physical exercise for obese or overweight patients.
Under a scheme in...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/green-prescription-needed-to-tackle-cradle-to-grave-health-crisisTue, 06 Sep 2016 15:15:00 GMTDiabetes care provision risks becoming 'unsustainable'
A more personalised approach to care is needed in order to successfully manage the challenges of diabetes treatment, the CQC has said.
A new report by the CQC, ‘My Diabetes, My Care’, says: “The current model of care provision will become unsustainable as the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes continues to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-care-provision-risks-becoming-unsustainableTue, 06 Sep 2016 13:00:00 GMTCalls for junior doctors to call off further five-day strikes
The health secretary and senior NHS officials have urged junior doctors to call off planned five-day strikes later this year and to resolve the remaining differences they have through “co-operation and dialogue”.
The British Medical Association (BMA) announced it is planning five-day strikes every month until the end of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-junior-doctors-to-call-off-further-five-day-strikesTue, 06 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMTBMA suspends September strike action
Junior doctors have called off a planned five-day strike next week, citing concerns over the impact on NHS services.
The British Medical Association (BMA) announced its intention to strike from 12 to 17 September last week, prompting calls to reconsider from the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, NHS Providers and NHS...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-suspends-september-strike-action-Mon, 05 Sep 2016 16:45:00 GMTGMC could investigate striking doctors if they risk patient safety
Junior doctors have been urged to consider the impact of next week’s five-day strike on patient safety, with the General Medical Council (GMC) hinting that it could investigate them if they fail to fulfil their duties.
The British Medical Association (BMA) announced the unprecedented strike, due to start on 12 September, after its...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-could-investigate-striking-doctors-if-they-risk-patient-safetyMon, 05 Sep 2016 12:30:00 GMTTrusts told to 'ensure sufficient focus' on cost recovery from overseas visitors
The NHS will recover £500m a year by 2017-18 from overseas visitors who use its services, NHS Improvement (NHSI) and the Department of Health have promised, advising trusts to “ensure sufficient focus” is placed on cost recovery.
In a joint letter to NHS trusts, Sir Keith Pearson, independent advisor to the visitor and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-told-to-ensure-sufficient-focus-on-cost-recovery-from-overseas-visitorsMon, 05 Sep 2016 12:30:00 GMTCCG to review 'draconian' plans to delay surgery for obese patients
Plans to deny surgery to patients who are obese or smokers in the Vale of York CCG have been put on hold after NHS England asked the commissioners to review the draft approach.
It was revealed last week that the CCG is planning on postponing elective surgery for patients with a BMI of 30 or over for a year or until they achieve 10% weight...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-to-review-draconian-plans-to-delay-surgery-for-obese-and-smoking-patientsMon, 05 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMTTrust faces questions from council over children's A&E services closure
The head of a trust which announced it was being forced to suspend emergency services for children at one hospital will appear before her local council to answer questions about the decision.
Liz Rix, chief nurse and acting deputy chief executive of the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, will appear before Staffordshire...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-faces-questions-from-council-over-childrens-ae-services-closureFri, 02 Sep 2016 16:15:00 GMTCouncil chief executive appointed as CCG lead
The chief executive of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has been appointed as the interim accountable officer of NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG as part of plans to closer integrate the area’s health and social care services.
Steven Pleasant’s appointment is part of Tameside’s Care Together initiative, which is...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-chief-executive-appointed-as-ccg-leadFri, 02 Sep 2016 15:45:00 GMTPrivate hospitals now required to submit performance and quality data
Private providers of healthcare services must submit new information to help patients choose where to get treatment, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.
The CMA carried out an investigation into private healthcare in 2014, leading to the appointment of the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), which will publish...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-hospitals-now-required-to-submit-performance-and-quality-dataFri, 02 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMTSenior doctors warn of 'real problems' with disproportionate strike action
A new five-day strike by junior doctors has been condemned by leading professional bodies, who warned it will make pressures on the NHS worse.
The British Medical Association announced the strike action, which will start on 12 September and be the longest in the history of the NHS, after members voted against a new contract it had agreed...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-doctors-warn-of-real-problems-with-disproportionate-strike-actionFri, 02 Sep 2016 12:15:00 GMTLegal challenge issued against 'unlawful' Grantham hospital A&E closure
A patient group has launched a legal challenge against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to cut opening hours at a local hospital A&E.
The trust announced last month that it has been forced to close Grantham and District Hospital A&E between 6.30pm and 9am for the next three months in order to transfer...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/legal-challenge-issued-against-unlawful-grantham-hospital-ae-closureThu, 01 Sep 2016 17:00:00 GMTDistrict nursing 'crisis' putting care in the community aims at risk
District nurses are struggling to deliver care because staff numbers are not keeping pace with demand, the King’s Fund has said.
A new report from the think tank, based on research into three district nursing services which provide care at home, found staff at all three are reporting a dramatic increase in the number of patients and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/district-nursing-crisis-putting-care-in-the-community-aims-at-riskThu, 01 Sep 2016 15:30:00 GMTNew minister needed for embedding public health across all policies - MPs
A ministerial position is needed to fulfil the government’s aim of integrating and promoting public health across other government departments, the Health Select Committee has said.
In a new report on public health since the passing of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the committee said that although there has been progress on...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-minister-needed-for-embedding-public-health-across-all-policies-mps-sayThu, 01 Sep 2016 14:00:00 GMTJunior doctors call five-day strike over contract imposition
Junior doctors in hospitals across England will hold an unprecedented five-day strike in less than two weeks as part of an escalating dispute over a new contract.
Following yesterday’s meeting of the British Medical Association (BMA) council, the BMA announced that it will hold a full walkout of junior doctors from 8am to 5pm on 12...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-call-unprecedented-five-day-strike-over-contract-impositionThu, 01 Sep 2016 09:00:00 GMT£380m Coventry hospital built without proper fire protection
A major hospital in Coventry will need to undergo remedial work after it emerged that it was built without the guaranteed fire safeguards.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust said that it had carried out an investigation following a review of the fire safety separation at University Hospital, Coventry.
This found...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/380m-coventry-hospital-built-without-proper-fire-protectionWed, 31 Aug 2016 11:15:00 GMTMidwives call for better protection for new mothers' rights
Pregnant women and new mothers need more protection of their rights at work, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said following the publication of a new report.
The report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee says that maternity discrimination has got worse in the past decade.
Joint research from the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-call-for-better-protection-for-new-mothers-rightsWed, 31 Aug 2016 11:00:00 GMTBMA to make decision on junior doctors' industrial action today
A decision on whether to press ahead with further junior doctors’ strikes will be made by the British Medical Association (BMA) today.
The BMA’s Council will meet today to discuss a range of options after junior doctors voted to reject a new contract agreed in negotiations with the Department of Health.
Dr Ellen McCourt...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-to-make-decision-on-junior-doctors-industrial-action-todayWed, 31 Aug 2016 10:00:00 GMTSTPs: A mile wide and an inch deep?
Dr Mark Spencer, co-chair of the New NHS Alliance, explains why sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) seem to be more about slash and burn rather than transformation at present.
I recently heard a phrase that was used in the context of how to go about making sustained and meaningful change. The analogy was to look at an...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-a-mile-wide-and-an-inch-deepWed, 31 Aug 2016 09:45:00 GMTStafford children's mental health hospital placed in special measures
The CQC has rated Huntercombe Hospital in Stafford as inadequate in all areas – for providing safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.
Huntercombe provides mental health inpatient services for up to 39 patients aged eight to 18.
The CQC last inspected the hospital in 2014, when it found it was failing...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stafford-childrens-mental-health-hospital-placed-in-special-measuresWed, 31 Aug 2016 09:30:00 GMTMHRA issues patient safety warning over medical apps
Apps designed to help patients monitor their health must be assessed to ensure that they are medically accurate and safe to use, the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said.
The MHRA has published new guidelines designed to allow users and designers to see if their app complies with safety regulations.
An...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mhra-issues-patient-safety-warning-over-medical-appsTue, 30 Aug 2016 16:45:00 GMTSupport hubs needed to pick up overflow from GP practices, says BMA
GP practices can no longer fulfil all of their patients’ needs and should have supporting hubs to address extra patient needs, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
In a new paper, the BMA suggested a potential model for reforming general practice, including CCGs commissioning 20% less services from GPs. And appointments...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-hubs-needed-to-pick-up-overflow-from-gp-practices-says-bmaTue, 30 Aug 2016 16:30:00 GMTSouthern Health CEO steps down
The trust at the heart of an ongoing scandal into patient deaths has announced that its chief executive is resigning.
Katrina Percy has previously refused to resign as CEO of Southern Health NHS FT, a mental health and learning disability trust that has been under fire since Connor Sparrowhawk, an 18-year-old patient, died in 2013 while...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-ceo-steps-downTue, 30 Aug 2016 15:00:00 GMTRole of community pharmacies should be 'radically enhanced'
Community pharmacies must play a greater role in delivering care for patients, but contractors need a clear framework for how they are to support patients and the NHS in the future, according to a new report.
The new forward view from Community Pharmacy says that pharmacies should develop “a strategic partnership approach to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/role-of-community-pharmacies-should-be-radically-enhancedTue, 30 Aug 2016 13:00:00 GMTMental health trust to stop operating gender identity clinic
One of the seven clinics in England providing services to transgender patients is facing an uncertain future after the local mental health trust announced that it will no longer operate services there.
West London Mental Health NHS Trust has informed NHS England that it will end its contract operating services at Charing Cross Gender...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trust-to-stop-operating-gender-identity-clinicFri, 26 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTCalls to strip Coperforma of Sussex patient transport contract over 'staff pay cuts'
The company providing transport services for vulnerable patients in Sussex has faced calls for it to lose its contract over allegations that it is cutting staff’s pay.
Ambulance workers’ union GMB said it had been informed that subcontractor Coperforma is planning to dismiss staff and offer them a new contract with reduced pay...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-to-strip-coperforma-of-sussex-patient-transport-contract-over-staff-pay-cutsFri, 26 Aug 2016 15:00:00 GMTConcern as STP investigation reveals potential hospital closures
The initiative intended to solve the financial and services problems besetting the NHS has come under fire after it emerged that it could lead to major services being closed.
Campaign group 38 Degrees published the results of a crowd-funded investigation into the sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) currently being drawn up by...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concern-as-stp-investigation-reveals-potential-hospital-closuresFri, 26 Aug 2016 13:00:00 GMTNew GMC director promises to 'build on reforms'
The new director of education and standards at the General Medical Council (GMC) has promised to further pursue the body’s programme of reform as he takes office.
It was announced today that Dr Colin Melville, currently the Head of Medical Education at Lancaster University and Head of Lancaster Medical School, will take up the new...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-gmc-director-promises-to-build-on-reformsThu, 25 Aug 2016 16:30:00 GMTProvider deficits decline in Q1, but may mask 'a more troubling' picture
The first financial figures for NHS providers this year show they have exceeded stringent efficiency targets in some areas, but ongoing concerns about its finances remain.
New figures from NHS Improvement show that in the first quarter of 2016-17, NHS providers’ total deficit was at £461m against a £466m target.
At...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/provider-deficits-decline-in-q1-but-may-mask-a-more-troubling-pictureThu, 25 Aug 2016 15:15:00 GMTCounty Hospital suspends 'not clinically safe' A&E paediatric services
Patients under 18 can no longer be treated at County Hospital in Stafford because the service is “not currently clinically safe”, the hospital has announced.
The Children’s Emergency Centre at the hospital was established last year as part of the transfer of paediatric services from Mid Staffordshire NHS FT to University...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/county-hospital-suspends-not-clinically-safe-ae-paediatric-servicesThu, 25 Aug 2016 12:45:00 GMTEU workers should get 'free citizenship' to avoid NHS collapse
The NHS relies on EU national workers, who should all be offered free British citizenship to encourage them to stay in the country, think tank IPPR has said.
The status of EU nationals in the UK has been thrown into uncertainty following the UK’s vote to leave the EU in June.
Around 55,000 EU nationals work for the NHS, making...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-workers-should-get-free-citizenship-to-avoid-nhs-collapse-Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:30:00 GMTFirst wave of successful bidders to £15m mental health fund revealed
The first wave of successful bids for the government’s £15m mental health fund have been revealed, with 15 NHS trusts and partnership organisations covering 11 police force areas receiving a total of £6.1m.
The projects – which geographically cover Avon and Somerset, Cleveland, Derbyshire, Devon and Cornwall, Essex...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-wave-of-successful-bidders-to-15m-mental-health-fund-revealedWed, 24 Aug 2016 10:45:00 GMTSTPs must not 'starve services and force clinicians to do more with less'
The government must not use the new sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) as a vehicle to “starve services and force clinicians to do more with less”, the chair of the BMA’s GPs committee has said.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul noted that the much-anticipated STPs could provide an opportunity for health and social care...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-must-not-be-used-to-starve-services-and-force-clinicians-to-do-more-with-lessWed, 24 Aug 2016 10:15:00 GMTVirgin Care beats local NHS bid to land £17m a year community contract
Virgin Care has been named as the preferred supplier to co-ordinate adult community health services in Guildford and Waverley as part of an alliance contract.
The private company, in partnership with Royal Surrey County Hospital FT, Surrey and Borders Partnership FT, Age UK Surrey and Surrey County Council, beat off a local joint NHS bid...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-beats-local-nhs-bid-to-land-17m-a-year-community-contractWed, 24 Aug 2016 09:45:00 GMTTop CCG considers prescription & service cuts to plug £8m black hole
Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is considering plans to no longer provide ‘over the counter’ medicines, withdraw services and have a renewed focus on self-care, as it struggles to fill an £8.4m gap in its budget.
The CCG, which last month was rated ‘Outstanding’ by NHS...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-ccg-considers-cuts-to-over-counter-drugs-prescriptions-to-plug-8m-black-holeWed, 24 Aug 2016 09:15:00 GMTMarie Stopes services suspended after CQC inspection finds safety concerns
Hundreds of women can no longer access abortions after a CQC inspection found safety concerns at Marie Stopes clinics.
Around 250 women a week will be affected by the charity’s decision to voluntarily suspend some services following CQC inspections of its services and corporate headquarters in the UK.
Until further notice, it...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/marie-stopes-services-suspended-after-cqc-inspection-finds-safety-concernsTue, 23 Aug 2016 17:00:00 GMTHealthcare managers paint 'patchy picture' on implementation of NHS reviews
NHS organisations are still struggling to implement the findings of the Francis report on promoting good management and transparency, a survey has found.
Published in 2013 in response to the scandal at Mid Staffordshire Trust, the Francis report said that better leadership, improved transparency and accountability and more support for...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-managers-paint-patchy-picture-on-implementation-of-nhs-reviewsTue, 23 Aug 2016 15:30:00 GMTOutrage as DH's 'unrealistic' seven-day NHS risk report leaked
The government’s flagship plans to make NHS services fully available at the weekend have been called unworkable after the government’s own papers revealed it is concerned about a range of risks.
Risk management documents, leaked to The Guardian and Channel 4 News, list 13 risks to the seven-day NHS plans, with ‘workforce...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outrage-as-dhs-unrealistic-seven-day-nhs-risk-report-leakedTue, 23 Aug 2016 14:00:00 GMTCouncils say they should be 'equal partners' in STPs
Plans to improve integration of health and social care are being held back because local councils are not being included as equal partners, local authority leaders in the south east have said.
In a letter to health secretary Jeremy Hunt, the council leaders said that sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will struggle to deliver...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-say-they-should-be-equal-partners-in-stpsMon, 22 Aug 2016 16:45:00 GMTDH proposes expanding CQC powers to cover wider health remit
The CQC could be given the powers to inspect a wider variety of health service providers, including cosmetic surgeons and community health services, under new proposals.
The Department of Health, which has opened a consultation into the proposals, says that the CQC has made “significant progress” in carrying out its existing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-proposes-expanding-cqc-powers-to-cover-wider-health-remitMon, 22 Aug 2016 12:45:00 GMTManchester CCGs dominate list of worst for health inequality
Manchester’s three CCGs have all appeared on a list of the five worst in the country for health inequality.
New indicators of inequality in avoidable emergency admissions, used as part of the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework, show that Central Manchester CCG had the greatest health...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-ccgs-dominate-list-of-worst-for-health-inequalityMon, 22 Aug 2016 12:30:00 GMTFour foundation trusts to begin taking lead on hospital chains
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has named the four foundation trusts that will have the power to take the lead on hospital chains, all of which are also Vanguards.
The organisation chose to accredit Guy’s and St Thomas’, Northumbria Healthcare, Royal Free London and Salford Royal NHS FTs, four providers that are all acute care...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-foundation-trusts-to-begin-taking-lead-on-hospital-chainsMon, 22 Aug 2016 11:30:00 GMTFirst two joint regional chief nurses named
The first two joint regional chief nurse appointments have been made by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSI), in a move to provide “clear joint leadership” and greater collaboration across both organisations to deliver improved patient care.
Sue Doheny, a board-level director in the NHS for nine years, has been appointed to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-two-joint-regional-chief-nurses-namedFri, 19 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMTVirgin Care bags major £700m health and care co-ordination deal
Virgin Care has been chosen as the preferred bidder to co-ordinate over 200 health and care services in Bath and North East Somerset as part of a major £700m contract.
According to NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG, the deal is intended to strengthen health and care co-ordination in the region after several complaints from people...
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409,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-bags-major-700m-health-and-care-co-ordination-dealFri, 19 Aug 2016 10:15:00 GMTNHSI outlines priority benchmark areas for STP consolidated business plans
NHS Improvement (NHSI) engagement support teams will be in place from September to closely work with the 44 sustainability and transformation plan (STP) leads to support the drafting and finalising of all consolidation business plans.
In a letter to the CEOs and financial directors of all trusts and FTs, the regulator said it has created...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-outlines-priority-benchmark-areas-for-stp-consolidated-business-plansThu, 18 Aug 2016 11:00:00 GMTChildhood obesity strategy savaged for 'glaring omission' of key targets
The government’s long anticipated – and much delayed – childhood obesity strategy has already been harshly criticised by healthcare leaders and councils for its “glaring omission” of many of the “key planks which an effective and comprehensive strategy would contain”, including measures to tackle junk...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childhood-obesity-strategy-savaged-for-glaring-omission-of-key-targetsThu, 18 Aug 2016 10:30:00 GMTNHS 'heading into extremely difficult autumn' amid rising rota gaps
Healthcare services and its professionals are “heading into an extremely difficult autumn”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned as the latest workforce survey from the RCPCH revealed widespread staff shortages and rising rota gaps in the field.
The survey, which has been collecting evidence since 2009, found that...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-heading-into-extremely-difficult-autumn-amid-rising-rota-gapsWed, 17 Aug 2016 11:00:00 GMTCuts to health visitors could have 'irredeemable' effects on obesity and mental health
Leaders from major healthcare organisations have come together to call on the government to halt deep cuts to health visitor posts in order to keep other problems, such as childhood obesity and mental ill health, from escalating further.
In a joint letter to the Times – signed by the CEOs of 11 health bodies, such as the Royal...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cuts-to-health-visitors-could-have-irredeemable-effects-on-obesity-and-mental-healthWed, 17 Aug 2016 10:30:00 GMTLack of clinical language tests for EU doctors 'putting patient safety at risk'
Post-Brexit negotiations should strive to ensure that the UK can begin systematically testing the clinical English language skills of dentists, doctors and nurses from the European Economic Area (EEA) to ensure patient safety is no longer put at risk, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has said.
The royal college argued that current...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-clinical-language-tests-for-eu-doctors-putting-patient-safety-at-riskWed, 17 Aug 2016 09:45:00 GMTBespoke funding for 'atypical' GP practices confirmed as Carr-Hill formula delayed again
The Carr-Hill funding formula, which weights GP funding based on population characteristics to ensure a fair distribution, has once again been delayed and will not be modified before 1 April 2018, NHS England and the BMA have confirmed.
In a joint statement, the two bodies confirmed they would now “start the detailed...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bespoke-funding-for-atypical-gp-practices-confirmed-as-carr-hill-formula-delayed-againWed, 17 Aug 2016 09:30:00 GMTHospitals urged to publish dementia stats in face of 'unacceptable postcode lottery'
Hospitals are being called on to publish an annual statement on dementia care as the Department of Health’s new ‘dementia atlas’ uncovered an England-wide postcode lottery in care for the disease.
George McNamara, head of policy and public affairs at Alzheimer’s Society, said that while making more user-friendly...
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409,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-urged-to-publish-dementia-stats-in-face-of-unacceptable-postcode-lotteryTue, 16 Aug 2016 14:45:00 GMTDecision to relax waiting time targets 'will only exacerbate' patient outlook
NHS England’s recent decision to relax rules on waiting time targets will only exacerbate an “already unacceptable” situation for patients, the chief executive of the Patients Association has said as new research showed the number of people waiting over 18 weeks for elective surgery is up by almost 80%.
Katherine Murphy...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/decision-to-relax-waiting-time-targets-will-only-exacerbate-patient-outlookTue, 16 Aug 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS England launches PreP consultation
NHS England has launched a 45-day public consultation on a proposed clinical commissioning policy on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV.
The organisation has concluded that there is “sufficient evidence” to support a proposal for routine commissioning of the service for sub groups of adults at high risk of HIV acquisition...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-prep-consultationMon, 15 Aug 2016 12:30:00 GMTTroubled SECAmb loses PTS contract
The troubled South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has lost its contract to provide non-emergency patient transport services (PTS).
The trust, which has come under fire for after introducing a secret protocol to deliberately ignore urgent 111 calls, said it was “disappointed” that its bid to run the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-secamb-loses-pts-contractMon, 15 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMTManchester trust involved in mammoth hospital merger rated 'inadequate'
One of the Greater Manchester trusts currently involved in devising mammoth plans to merge three providers into a single hospital trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the CQC.
Pennine Acute NHS Trust, which was selected earlier this year to merge its North Manchester General Hospital services with University Hospital of South...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-trust-involved-in-mammoth-hospital-merger-rated-inadequateFri, 12 Aug 2016 14:45:00 GMTJunior doctor rolling strike action 'will achieve little or nothing'
Junior doctors are being warned that striking “achieves little or nothing” as their new leader within the BMA, Ellen McCourt, gears them up for a potential “rolling programme of escalated industrial action” starting as early as next month.
McCourt, who chairs the BMA’s junior doctors committee (JDC), said in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-rolling-strike-action-will-achieve-little-or-nothingFri, 12 Aug 2016 11:15:00 GMTPrimary care stress levels significantly above UK-wide workforce, warns Mind
Health leaders are calling for GP Forward View pledges to be implemented “as a matter of urgency” after stark research from Mind showed the vast majority of primary care workers consider their work life stressful – compared to just over half of the wider UK workforce – and feel it has had an impact on their physical and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-care-stress-levels-significantly-above-uk-wide-workforce-warns-mindThu, 11 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTGreater integration needed to 'break cycle' of poor NHS performance
The government must incentivise greater collaboration between the NHS and councils in order to “break the cycle” of dwindling provider performance, NHS Confederation has said as stark performance figures for June were released.
Stephen Dalton, the confederation’s interim chief executive, recognised that frontline staff...
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413,419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-nhs-and-council-integration-needed-to-break-cycle-of-poor-performanceThu, 11 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMTManchester health deal 'closer to delegation than devolution' as centre retains power
In its current form, ‘devo-health’ in Greater Manchester (GM) is closer to delegation than actual devolution and has so far just created a new level of bureaucracy as opposed to “simplifying the post-Lansley landscape”, new IPPR research has revealed.
The influential think tank defined delegation in its report as...
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413,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-health-deal-closer-to-delegation-than-devolution-as-centre-retains-powerThu, 11 Aug 2016 10:45:00 GMTFTSE 100 'top talent' to join trust boards in non-exec recruitment push
Top talent from major companies in the UK, such as IBM and Barclays, could soon join the NHS as non-executive directors under new plans being explored by NHS Improvement (NHSI).
In a letter sent to providers last week, Helen Buckingham, NHSI’s executive director of corporate affairs, said chairman Ed Smith was already in talks with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ftse-100-top-talent-to-join-trust-boards-in-non-exec-recruitment-pushWed, 10 Aug 2016 09:30:00 GMTTrust A&E night closure over staffing crisis 'disappointing, yet unsurprising'
Plans have been put forward to temporarily reduce the opening hours of Grantham Hospital’s emergency department, including a nigh closure, as staffing shortages have reached a “crisis point”.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) said it doesn’t have enough doctors to fill shifts in three departments...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-ae-night-closure-over-staffing-crisis-disappointing-yet-unsurprisingWed, 10 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMTThree universities planning DevoManc medical school to train more doctors
As part of Greater Manchester’s devolution deal, three of the region’s major universities are working together to explore proposals to train more doctors in a new independent, international medical school.
In a joint statement, the Manchester, Salford and Manchester Metropolitan universities said the proposals would extend...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-universities-planning-devomanc-medical-school-to-train-more-doctorsWed, 10 Aug 2016 08:30:00 GMTTaking back control of personal health budgets
Colin Royle, director of Peoplehub, explains why third party providers for personal health budgets can often be the best option for patients.
When people first discuss the option of receiving a personal health budget, it’s not uncommon for questions to be raised. Many aspects sound appealing to individuals, such as the ability...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-back-control-of-personal-health-budgetsWed, 10 Aug 2016 07:45:00 GMTNICE recommends first treatment to be cut from new Cancer Drugs Fund
New NICE draft guidance said the body does not recommend prescribing brentuximab vedotin, a drug used to treat a form of Hodgkin’s lymphoma that is available on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list.
The guidance, which said there isn’t enough evidence to recommend the old CDF drug, comes just a few days after the reinvented Fund...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-recommends-first-treatment-to-be-cut-from-new-cancer-drugs-fundWed, 10 Aug 2016 00:30:00 GMTPlans to ban GP referrals will 'worsen long-term costs and patient backlog'
Suspending all non-urgent referrals to hospitals made by GPs in order to ease pressure during winter months will only damage public trust and create a backlog of patients needing to be seen come springtime, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said in response to controversial financial recovery proposals from a Merseyside CCG.
In its...
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416,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-ban-gp-referrals-will-worsen-long-term-costs-and-spring-patient-backlogTue, 09 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTClinical leadership strengthened in urgent care and specialised services
NHS England has appointed the outgoing president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine as clinical lead for its recently launched Accident & Emergency Improvement Plan, as well as forty of the nation’s leading doctors to drive reform of specialised services.
Dr Clifford Mann will work closely with NHS England's National...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-leadership-strengthened-in-urgent-care-and-specialised-services-Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:15:00 GMTStruggling mental health trust to be taken over by neighbouring FT
NHS Improvement (NHSI) has selected the provider that will acquire the struggling Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (MMHSCT), which had announced as far back as 2014 that its finances were unsustainable and considered cutting a range of services last year in order to save £1.5m.
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-mental-health-trust-takeover-by-ft-means-no-services-cutMon, 08 Aug 2016 12:00:00 GMTCQC duty of candour inspections 'inconsistent' and 'often superficial'
Care Quality Commission (CQC) duty of candour inspections have been branded “inconsistent” and “often superficial” since coming into force.
According to a new study from Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA), a quarter of CQC inspection reports had little or no evidence that the regulator was taking steps to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-duty-of-candour-inspections-inconsistent-and-often-superficialMon, 08 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS deficit will eat into transformation fund - threatening new models of care
Annual 2% efficiencies by 2020-21 would not be enough to close the funding gap, meaning providers must find savings of 4% next year and 3% in 2018-19 – but because such sustained efficiencies have never been achieved, money will have to be taken from the sustainability and transformation fund (STF) to balance NHS deficits in the meantime...
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415,407,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-deficit-will-eat-into-transformation-fund--threatening-new-models-of-careMon, 08 Aug 2016 11:00:00 GMT'No clear evidence' that removing bursaries will lead to increase in nurses
The NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) nursing forum has said it opposes the Department of Health’s decision to abolish bursaries for student nurses and other healthcare professionals.
In its evidence to a consultation on the proposals, the forum said its members “strongly opposed” abolishing bursaries.
Nevertheless...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-clear-evidence-that-removing-bursaries-will-lead-to-increase-in-nurses-Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:30:00 GMTCharity head accuses NHS of 'intentionally homophobic' statements over PrEP
The head of a HIV charity has written to the NHS England’s boss, calling the organisation’s comments about the PrEP HIV prevention drug offensive and misleading.
The Terrence Higgins Trust published a letter its chief executive, Ian Green, wrote to Simon Stevens to express his “shock and concern” about NHS...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charity-head-accuses-nhs-of-intentionally-homophobic-statements-over-prepFri, 05 Aug 2016 15:00:00 GMTProcurement restructuring could put whole supply chain at risk - HCSA
Healthcare management professionals are concerned that changes in procurement could fragment the whole supply chain, according to the Health Care Supply Association (HCSA).
Helen Lisle, the chair of the HCSA, wrote to Pat Mills, commercial director at the Department of Health, on 20 July with her concerns, but has not yet received a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/procurement-restructuring-could-put-whole-supply-chain-at-risk-hcsaFri, 05 Aug 2016 12:45:00 GMTCost of diabetes to NHS increases by 86% in last decade
The cost of diabetes drugs has increased by 86.1% between 2005-06 and 2015-16 and has now reached nearly £1bn.
New figures from NHS Digital, formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre, show that the cost of diabetes drugs has grown from £513.9m to £956.7m.
The number of anti-diabetes items being...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cost-of-diabetes-to-nhs-increases-by-86-in-last-decadeThu, 04 Aug 2016 16:45:00 GMTLocal plans developed to improve services for patients with learning difficulties
Locally-based plans to improve services for patients with learning difficulties and autism have been published today.
The transforming care partnerships (TCPs) bring together service users, their families, providers of services, CCGs, local authorities and NHS England specialised commissioning hubs.
They are designed to help...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-plans-developed-to-improve-services-for-patients-with-learning-difficultiesThu, 04 Aug 2016 15:15:00 GMTNHS England offers trusts £100m digital excellence funding
NHS England has invited 26 acute trusts to bid for grants worth up to £10m designed to allow them to become centres of digital excellence.
To access the £100m funding pot, trusts will need to demonstrate that they can deliver comprehensive use of electronic patient records, where they are available to doctors and nurses in...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-offers-trusts-100m-digital-excellence-fundingThu, 04 Aug 2016 13:00:00 GMTNHS England extends deadline for innovation and technology tariff
NHS England has extended the deadline for a new tariff designed to make it easier to fund innovative healthcare technology by two weeks.
The innovation and technology tariff, first announced by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens at the NHS Confederation conference in June, allows NHS England to ‘bulk buy’ innovations nationally...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-extends-deadline-for-innovation-and-technology-tariffWed, 03 Aug 2016 11:00:00 GMTOpticians raise 'serious concerns' about Capita service failings
Opticians are missing out on payments because of ‘shambolic’ services from a GP support contractor, according to the heads of four groups representing the profession.
In a letter to NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, they said the NHS is not doing enough to hold Capita, which was awarded the £1bn contract last year...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/opticians-raise-serious-concerns-about-capita-service-failingsWed, 03 Aug 2016 10:30:00 GMTGovernment must develop plan for fall in nursing applicants - Health Foundation
The decision to abolish bursaries for student nurses and other health professionals must be accompanied by a contingency plan to deal with a drop in applications for training places, according to the Health Foundation.
The Department of Health confirmed last month that it is going ahead with proposals to replace bursaries with student...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-develop-plan-for-fall-in-nursing-applicants-health-foundationWed, 03 Aug 2016 10:15:00 GMTRCP warns of patient safety risk with NHS 'slash-and-burn savings tactics'
A new programme of strict financial controls on NHS providers could put patient safety at risk, the deputy head of strategy and policy at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said.
In a blog post, Alex Callaghan wrote: “The regulatory regime must balance oversight of financial discipline and consequences for poor performance...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-warns-of-patient-safety-risk-with-nhs-slash-and-burn-savings-tacticsWed, 03 Aug 2016 09:45:00 GMTJunior doctor specialty recruitment increases despite contract dispute
There has been a small increase in the rate of junior doctors being recruited into specialist training posts, despite the ongoing contract controversy.
The latest data from Health Education England (HEE) shows that 89.94% of specialty training posts starting in August 2016 have been filled, compared to 89.75% in August...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-specialty-recruitment-increases-despite-contract-disputeTue, 02 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMTDalton urges NHS to adopt two-year tariff as consultation opens
New proposals from NHS Improvement (NHSI) for a two-year tariff system could help stabilise the health service’s finances, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation has said.
NHSI opened a consultation today into proposals, developed in collaboration with NHS England, to set national tariffs two years in advance, for 2017-18 and...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-urges-nhs-to-adopt-two-year-tariff-as-consultation-opensTue, 02 Aug 2016 14:30:00 GMTSouthend University Hospital FT rated requires improvement over staffing concerns
Southend University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received a requires improvement rating from the CQC after the regulator found the hospital lacked safe staffing levels and was cancelling operations.
A CQC inspection in January this year found that the trust lacked sufficient and appropriate staffing levels in some areas...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southend-university-hospital-ft-rated-requires-improvement-over-staffing-concernsTue, 02 Aug 2016 00:30:00 GMTChildren's bed occupancy increases by 9.7% in one year
Bed occupancy rates and cancelled operations are both higher than they were this time last year as the NHS continues to struggle to cope with high rates of demand.
The latest monthly figures from the NHS show that the biggest increase in bed occupancy rates was in paediatric critical care, where bed occupancy was at 84.0% in June 2016, a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-bed-occupancy-increases-by-97-in-one-yearMon, 01 Aug 2016 15:15:00 GMTNHS providers must now make information accessible for disabled people
Information at all organisations providing health and social care must be made accessible to disabled people under the new Accessible Information Standard, which comes into force today.
Under the Accessible Information Standard, which the NHS has been developing for two years, NHS organisations, including trusts and GP practices, must ask...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-must-now-make-information-accessible-for-disabled-people-Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:15:00 GMTPSHFT due to legally acquire Hinchingbrooke as part of merger
The first privately-run NHS hospital has signed a memorandum of understanding with a neighbouring foundation trust as the first step towards a merger.
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust (HHCNT) and Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (PSHNFT) announced that they will work together to develop a full business case for...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pshft-due-to-legally-acquire-hinchingbrooke-as-part-of-mergerMon, 01 Aug 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS incorporating UnitingCare lessons into new contracting framework
The NHS is developing a framework to avoid future contracting failures such as the collapse of the £800m UnitingCare deal, Lord Prior has said.
The UnitingCare partnership, an NHS consortium, signed a five-year contract with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG to provide old people’s services, but it collapsed after just eight...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-incorporating-unitingcare-lessons-into-new-contracting-framework-Mon, 01 Aug 2016 11:45:00 GMTGloucestershire Hospitals FT agrees A&E action plan with NHSI
NHS Improvement has agreed a plan with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT to support improvement in the trust’s A&E department after it found that waiting times were too long.
The trust first developed an A&E plan in March after an investigation by Monitor (now NHS Improvement), which has led to some improvements.
In May...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gloucestershire-hospitals-ft-agrees-ae-action-plan-with-nhsiFri, 29 Jul 2016 16:30:00 GMTNew Cancer Drugs Fund opens
The reinvented Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) has opened despite the fact that it is has not yet published conclusive guidance on which drugs will be available.
It was announced earlier this year that the CDF would lose the power to prescribe drugs not approved by NICE after long-running concerns about its finances, after it was forced to stop...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-cancer-drugs-fund-opensFri, 29 Jul 2016 15:45:00 GMTCaldicott Review: Third time lucky
Dr Mark Davies, former medical director of the Health and Social Care Information Centre and GP of 20 years, reflects on the recent Caldicott review.
This month saw the publication of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s long-awaited review into data security in the NHS. This is the third time Dame Fiona has been asked to produce some...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caldicott-review-third-time-lucky-Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:30:00 GMTFirst stage of GP Forward View funding released
NHS England has released the first stages of funding in an ambitious programme to tackle the problems facing general practice.
The GP Forward View, first announced in April, involves £2.4bn investment in total and is designed to address problems facing GP practices such as pressure on time and resources and shortages of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-stage-of-gp-forward-view-funding-releasedFri, 29 Jul 2016 14:15:00 GMTStockport hospital to make 350 voluntary redundancies to tackle deficit
Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport is to cut the equivalent of 350 full-time jobs in order to cope with financial pressures.
Stockport Lib Dems said that Stepping Hill had briefed staff that it has a £40m deficit and is losing £75 a minute.
To cope with the deficit, it is closing surgical ward B3 on 29 July with a loss...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stockport-hospital-to-make-350-voluntary-redundancies-to-tackle-deficitThu, 28 Jul 2016 17:15:00 GMTNHS task and finish improvement group to tighten conflict of interest rules
A new NHS England task and finish improvement group is in the process of developing stricter rules on potential conflicts of interest such as gifts to medical practitioners.
In a blog post on the NHS England website, Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, chair of NHS England, said that the group had agreed that a “principles based”...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-task-and-finish-improvement-group-to-tighten-conflict-of-interest-rulesThu, 28 Jul 2016 15:45:00 GMTNHS England to set up 'Brexit unit' to ensure smooth transition
NHS England is in the process of establishing a special unit to deal with the impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union to ensure “a smooth transition and protect the NHS”.
Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, said at an NHS board meeting this morning that the NHS Brexit unit would “make sure, as the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-set-up-brexit-unit-to-ensure-smooth-transitionThu, 28 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTMCP Vanguard model to reach a quarter of country next year with fresh funding
A new national New Care Models funding stream will contribute to support additional multi-speciality care partnerships (MCPs) nationwide, NHS England has said, just as its chair, Sir Malcolm Grant, highlighted the importance of getting the MCP contract right in order to implement STPs and spur further integration.
In an MCP contract...
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409,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mcp-vanguard-model-to-reach-a-quarter-of-country-next-year-with-fresh-fundingThu, 28 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTStevens: Most STPs ready by October as 'substantial' progress made
The sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are on track to be agreed by autumn, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
Simon Stevens told the NHS England board meeting this morning that progress on the STPs, which were submitted at the end of June, had been “very substantial” and that they were ready to develop...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-most-stps-will-be-ready-for-october-sign-off-as-substantial-progress-made-Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:15:00 GMTKhan promises to address London NHS worker housing concerns
The new London mayor has promised to address concerns that the lack of affordable housing in the capital is driving out NHS workers.
Before London’s mayoral election, the Royal College of Nursing led a campaign for the next mayor to address the issue.
It said that London has a 17% vacancy rate for nurses and this is likely to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/khan-promises-to-address-london-nhs-worker-housing-concernsWed, 27 Jul 2016 15:00:00 GMTHealthcare assistants overtake ambulance staff for highest rate of sickness absences
Healthcare assistants and support staff now have the highest rate of absence due to sickness in the NHS.
The sickness absence figures for 2015-16, published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, show that the sickness rate for healthcare assistants in January-March 2016 was 6.5%.
Ambulance staff, who had the highest...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-assistants-overtake-ambulance-staff-for-highest-rate-of-sickness-absencesWed, 27 Jul 2016 11:30:00 GMTShort-term RTT fix unlikely as nearly 1,000 patients wait over a year for referral
NHS waiting times for referral to treatment (RTT) are growing and are unlikely to improve in the short term, according to the latest report to NHS Improvement (NHSI).
Papers published ahead of the regulator’s board meeting tomorrow show that 996 patients had been waiting over a year for referral in May 2016, a significant increase...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/short-term-rtt-fix-unlikely-as-nearly-1000-patients-wait-over-a-year-for-referralWed, 27 Jul 2016 11:30:00 GMT'Standardised' contract needed to stop consultant overspend
Revelations about the high rates some NHS trusts are spending to get consultants to cover shifts show the need for contract reform, the chief executive of NHS Employers has said.
Freedom of Information requests from the BBC to 114 NHS trusts found that spending on high-cost overtime has risen from £125m in 2013-14 to £168m in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-contract-needed-to-prevent-consultant-overspend-nhs-employersWed, 27 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTNHS to trial specialised commissioning with four STPs
NHS England is trialling measures to ensure specialised services are delivered at a local level, according to a new report from its specialised services commissioning committee.
In the report, published ahead of NHS England’s board meeting tomorrow, the committee says that it is currently working to align development of its 2017-18...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-trial-specialised-commissioning-with-four-stpsWed, 27 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTPHSO publishes new charter as part of transparency drive
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published a new Service Charter as part of a commitment to increasing transparency about its role.
The new commitments for the PHSO’s dealings with complainants include explaining their role and what they can and can’t do, keeping complainants regularly updated and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phso-publishes-new-charter-as-part-of-transparency-driveTue, 26 Jul 2016 17:15:00 GMTForward View 'guarantee' needed to stop crisis in general practice
Reforms designed to make general practice sustainable must be delivered by the new government, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said, as it warned that cases of patients having to wait more than a week to see a GP could reach almost 100 million in five years.
New analysis by the RCGP shows that the number of incidents where patients...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/forward-view-guarantee-needed-to-stop-crisis-in-general-practiceTue, 26 Jul 2016 15:15:00 GMTTrusts ordered to review risk of death and harm through misplaced tubes
The risk of patients having fluids or medication passed into their respiratory systems through misplaced tubes is unacceptably high, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has said.
The regulator has issued a safety alert to all organisations where nasogastric or orogastric tubes are used for patients receiving NHS-funded care after finding that there...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-ordered-to-review-risk-of-death-and-harm-through-misplaced-tubesTue, 26 Jul 2016 13:45:00 GMTReferrals of arthritis patients should be treated 'as urgently as cancer'
Just 20% of arthritis patients were referred to a rheumatology specialist within the time recommended by NICE clinical guidelines, a new report has said.
The second national audit from the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) found that of 5,002 patients with rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis, just 20% were referred to a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/referrals-of-arthritis-patients-should-be-treated-as-urgently-as-cancerTue, 26 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTManchester single trust depends on 'no hitches whatsoever' from NHSI
Manchester’s plans to join together three of its hospitals in a single trust are the largest and most complex in the history of the NHS, the deputy chief executive of one of the hospitals has said.
In June, Manchester city council’s Health and Wellbeing Board approved plans to integrate University Hospital of South Manchester...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-single-trust-merge-depends-on-no-hitches-whatsoever-from-nhsiMon, 25 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTRCGP launches resources to fight 'stigma' of perinatal mental health problems
GPs are being encouraged to support patients dealing with perinatal mental health problems with a new hub of resources from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
The new toolkit includes a list of 10 questions to help GPs identify the signs of antenatal and postnatal mental health issues in new mothers, information leaflets...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-launches-resources-to-fight-stigma-of-perinatal-mental-health-problemsMon, 25 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTDevolve all health budgets and create new taxation powers, leaders say
Similarly to the Greater Manchester model and building on sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), all local areas should request total devolution of their health budgets in order to become increasingly free of central government control, a think tank has argued in a groundbreaking report backed by cross-party leaders.
In a report...
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413,407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devolve-all-health-budgets-and-create-new-local-taxation-powers-leaders-sayMon, 25 Jul 2016 09:15:00 GMT'Compensation crisis' making NHS finance worse
The financial crisis in the NHS is being made worse by an increase in compensation payments, new figures show.
In its annual report, the NHS Litigation Authority said that its provisions for hospital clinical negligence claims have increased from £30.9bn to a record £56.4bn.
Compensation payments from the NHS have also...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compensation-crisis-making-nhs-finance-worseFri, 22 Jul 2016 16:15:00 GMTHunt accused of 'underhand attempt' to cover-up poor DH finances
The decision by the Department of Health to only publish its accounts the day before Parliament goes on recess has been robustly criticised by the head of the committee which scrutinises government spending.
Meg Hillier MP, chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), wrote to Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, to express her...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-accused-of-underhand-attempt-to-cover-up-poor-dh-financesFri, 22 Jul 2016 15:15:00 GMTCQC: Too many mental health trusts rated 'requires improvement'
The inspection programme for mental health trusts in England is due to be completed shortly, but nearly two-thirds of trusts have been rated ‘requires improvement’ so far.
The CQC said that it has completed its inspection of all 56 trusts and will publish all its results shortly.
However, of the 47 inspected so far, 29...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-too-many-mental-health-trusts-rated-requires-improvement-Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:15:00 GMTLow funding 'not an excuse' for poor ambition to fix delayed discharges
Despite recognising the existing funding pressures on both the health and social care sectors, MPs have today argued that NHS England “shows a striking poverty of ambition” to tackle the growing issue of discharge delays – which has hit yet another record high in the latest performance figures.
In a scathing report...
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413,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/low-funding-is-not-an-excuse-for-poor-ambition-to-fix-delayed-discharges-mps-warnFri, 22 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTTributes paid after death of ADASS president
Tributes have been paid to Harold Bomer, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), after his sudden death.
Bodmer, 61, had worked as director of adult social services at Norfolk County Council since 2006 and was elected as president of ADASS in April this year.
Figures in the world of health and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tributes-paid-after-death-of-adass-presidentFri, 22 Jul 2016 08:15:00 GMTGovernment to abolish nursing bursaries despite widespread opposition
Bursaries for student nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are to be abolished despite warnings that this will discourage people from applying.
The Department of Health confirmed today that it will go ahead with abolishing bursaries, as it published the results of a consultation into the proposals.
The report confirms...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-abolish-nursing-bursaries-despite-widespread-oppositionThu, 21 Jul 2016 16:15:00 GMTDH and NHS England balance finances 'on a technicality'
More warnings have been issued about the unsustainable financial situation of the NHS after the Department of Health (DH) and NHS England published their annual accounts for this year.
The department overspent its total Treasury controls by £0.1bn, while NHS England delivered an underspend of £599m.
However, in his...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-and-nhs-england-balance-finances-on-a-technicalityThu, 21 Jul 2016 15:30:00 GMTTrusts and CCGs face financial 'special measures' for missing targets
An onslaught of measures to heal the troubled financial state of the NHS and improve accountability of trusts and CCGs have been announced today, just two days after a Health Committee report warned that the health service is not on track to deliver the expected £22bn in savings.
Under the new measures, developed with support from...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-and-ccgs-face-financial-special-measures-for-failing-to-meet-targetsThu, 21 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMT'No benefits' from junior doctors' contract imposition, says head of Royal College
Jeremy Hunt has been urged not to impose the new contract on junior doctors in an impassioned appeal from Professor Neena Modi, head of the Royal College of Paediatrics.
Hunt, who kept his post as health secretary in the recent Cabinet reshuffle, says the new contract is necessary to ensure adequate staffing levels to deliver a seven-day...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-benefits-from-junior-doctors-contract-imposition-says-head-of-royal-collegeWed, 20 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTLord Carter: Community and mental health review to start in September
Work to review the operational productivity and performance of community and mental health trusts is due to start in September, NHE has learned.
Lord Carter of Coles, who recently published his report into the acute sector, and suggested that £5bn efficiency savings could be made, told NHE that the teams are being put together and...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-carter-community-and-mental-health-productivity-review-to-start-in-septemberWed, 20 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTBMA calls NHS England plan to cleanse GP lists 'unacceptable'
Patients who have not had contact with their GP in five years could be removed from their list in plans being condemned by the British Medical Association (BMA).
GP website Pulse reported that under a new contract between NHS England and Capita, Capita will contact every GP practice every year requesting a list of all patients who have...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-nhs-england-plan-to-cleanse-gp-lists-unacceptableWed, 20 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTNHSI to scrutinise patient waiting times at Royal United Hospitals Bath
NHS Improvement (NHSI) is looking at how Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS FT can reduce patient waiting times for A&E and planned procedures.
When Royal United Hospitals Bath was authorised as an FT in October 2014, actions were agreed to reduce waiting times for its A&E.
However, NHSI said that the FT is still facing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsi-to-scrutinise-patient-waiting-times-at-royal-united-hospitals-bathWed, 20 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTStevens calls for guaranteed residency for EU NHS workers
The NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, told the Health Select Committee today that EU nationals working for the NHS must be guaranteed the right to remain in the country.
He said: “It will be very important that those staff understand that they are an intrinsic and important part of teams in the National Health Service and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-calls-for-guaranteed-residency-for-eu-nhs-workersTue, 19 Jul 2016 17:00:00 GMTMental health funding must reach the front line, warns NHS Confed CEO
Transforming NHS mental health services requires a commitment from the government to ensuring that additional funding reaches the front line, the chief executive of NHS Confederation, Stephen Dalton, has said.
NHS England published its plan for how it will implement the Five Year Forward View (FYFV) ambitions for mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-funding-must-reach-the-front-line-warns-nhs-confed-ceoTue, 19 Jul 2016 15:00:00 GMTNHS lacks funding and plan to deliver FYFV - Health Committee
Initiatives to tackle the unprecedented financial pressures on the NHS are not on track to meet their targets, according to the latest report from the Health Select Committee.
The report said that government promises of increased NHS funding in the Spending Review are misleading, and short-term efficiencies such as cutting the tariff...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lacks-funding-and-plan-to-deliver-ffyv-health-committeeTue, 19 Jul 2016 14:45:00 GMTSECAmb still failing to answer 111 calls effectively and on time, CQC finds
The troubled South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS FT (SECAmb) is still failing to answer 111 calls properly after it was found that the trust was deliberately downgrading them, according to the CQC.
Following its latest inspection, the regulator has issued a warning notice to SECAmb, finding that the trust did not always respond to 111...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secamb-still-failing-to-answer-111-calls-effectively-and-on-time-cqc-findsMon, 18 Jul 2016 16:15:00 GMTGMC pilots scheme to reduce fitness to practise investigations
A scheme to cut the number of investigations into doctors deemed fit to practise is being piloted by the General Medical Council (GMC).
Under the scheme, the GMC will not immediately open an investigation into cases where doctors have allegedly made a mistake involving poor clinical care.
Instead, it will initially gather pieces of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-pilots-scheme-to-reduce-fitness-to-practise-investigationsMon, 18 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTGreater national action needed on management of controlled drugs - CQC
Management of controlled drugs in the NHS is generally safe, but needs greater sharing of information to build a better picture, the CQC has said.
The CQC has been required to ensure that all health providers practice safe management of controlled drugs following the fourth report of the Shipman Inquiry.
In its report for 2015, the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-national-action-needed-on-management-of-controlled-drugs--cqcMon, 18 Jul 2016 12:15:00 GMTManchester close to 'formal integration' of joint commissioning
Manchester’s three CCGs are to share commissioning powers over all services, worth £1.2bn, with Manchester City Council as part of a drive to improve integration of health and social care.
Papers published ahead of the Central Manchester CCG board meeting show that a joint commissioning board was established on 23 May and a...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-close-to-formal-integration-of-joint-commissioning-Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:15:00 GMTCQC inspection finds racial divisions at troubled Colchester hospital
Serious concerns have been raised about Colchester General Hospital after an unannounced inspection by the CQC found it is still failing to make improvements.
The hospital currently has an inadequate rating from the regulator and has been in special measures since 2013, but inspectors raised a significant number of concerns, especially...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-inspection-finds-racial-divisions-at-troubled-colchester-hospitalFri, 15 Jul 2016 14:45:00 GMTGMC appoints DH's Charlie Massey as new chief executive
The General Medical Council (GMC) has announced that it has appointed Charlie Massey, currently a director general at the Department of Health, as its new CEO.
Massey will replace Niall Dickson, who announced last year that he will step down after seven years as chief executive.
The GMC is an independent registered charity...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-appoints-dhs-charlie-massey-as-new-chief-executive-Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTDalton leaves Mental Health Network, hails 'new phase' for NHS Confederation
The chief executive of the Mental Health Network, Stephen Dalton, has announced today that he will be abandoning his post in order to focus exclusively on leading the NHS Confederation more widely as its CEO.
Dalton, who has led the Network for more than three-and-a-half years, said his decision was the result of a “period of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-leaves-mental-health-network-hails-new-phase-for-nhs-confederationFri, 15 Jul 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS England told to set out how specialised care fits within FYFV and deficit by October
Specialised care spending is failing to stay within budget despite receiving more funding than other aspects of the NHS, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said.
The PAC report says that NHS England has not communicated its plan for the future of specialised services to service providers, patients and other stakeholders, or clarified...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-told-to-set-out-how-specialised-care-fits-within-fyfv-and-deficit-by-octoberFri, 15 Jul 2016 08:30:00 GMTNHS fails to meet urgent ambulance targets for a year
NHS England has failed to meet its target on replying to the most serious ambulance calls for the past year, the latest performance figures show.
In May 2016, 70.5% of Red 1 calls were responded to within eight minutes, marking the twelfth month in a row below the 75% standard.
The target of responding to less serious Category A...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fails-to-meet-urgent-ambulance-targets-for-a-yearThu, 14 Jul 2016 16:45:00 GMTJeremy Hunt to remain as health secretary
Jeremy Hunt will remain as health secretary despite rumours that he might lose the position as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by the new prime minister.
Despite being the longest serving health secretary of modern times, Hunt’s time in the post has been controversial, most notably because of the long-running dispute over junior...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jeremy-hunt-to-remain-as-health-secretaryThu, 14 Jul 2016 14:45:00 GMTFYFV endorsement of integrated care risks approving more 'UnitingCare deals' - NAO
The collapse of the major £800m outsourced deal awarded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG to two NHS foundation trusts has highlighted weaknesses in the contract process that must be resolved during the implementation of the Five Year Forward View (FYFV), the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
In its final report into the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fyfv-endorsement-of-integrated-care-risks-approving-more-unitingcare-deals-naoThu, 14 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTAll set for an integrated future at The Commissioning Show
NHE’s Luana Salles and Rosemary Collins look back at this year’s Commissioning Show, co-located with Health+Care, and reflect on how NHS organisations are preparing themselves for full-scale service collaboration.
As a practical example of the nationwide push for integration between health and social care, and for the first...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-set-for-an-integrated-future-at-the-commissioning-showThu, 14 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTCracking down on all types of workforce bullying
NHE’s David Stevenson reports from an NHS Confederation session which focused on workforce productivity and tackling bullying in the system.
In early June the NHS Equality and Diversity Council published the inaugural NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), which exposed the degree of racial discrimination and bullying across...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cracking-down-on-all-types-of-workforce-bullyingThu, 14 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTSTPs should be used to improve integrated care for elderly people - CQC
Greater progress needs to be made on improving services for elderly people through integrating health and social care, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.
‘Building bridges, breaking barriers: integrated care for older people’, a CQC review of health and social care in eight areas (Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Camden...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-should-be-used-to-improve-integrated-care-for-elderly-people--cqcWed, 13 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTMajor £940m social care funding hole 'making the NHS bleed'
The crisis in social care funding is “at a tipping point”, with the effects making the NHS funding shortfall worse, the annual survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has revealed.
The survey showed that social care budgets are under widespread pressure owing to factors including a growth in...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-940m-social-care-funding-hole-making-the-nhs-bleedWed, 13 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTAmbition alone will not change diversity landscape in the NHS
NHE’s Rosemary Collins reports on the importance of strong leaders to drive the diversity agenda in the NHS.
This year’s NHS Confederation revealed widespread determination to introduce leadership that can tackle discrimination against ethnic minorities, women and other marginalised groups in the NHS.
Shortly before...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambition-alone-will-not-change-diversity-landscape-in-the-nhsWed, 13 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTParents and providers urged to work together to prevent child deaths
More children’s lives could be saved if parents and providers were encouraged to work together to spot the signs of deterioration, NHS Improvement said today.
Together with the royal colleges, NHS Improvement is launching a new Safer Systems Framework to stop parents being afraid to speak up because they fear...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/parents-and-providers-urged-to-work-together-to-prevent-child-deathsWed, 13 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMTHealth creation approach needed to address inequalities, says New NHS Alliance
The NHS should move beyond illness prevention to health creation to address the growing gap in life expectancy, the New NHS Alliance has said.
In a new briefing paper, published today, the New NHS Alliance argues that focusing on delivering services to a population can encourage dependency and drive up demand.
It argues this has...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-creation-approach-needed-to-address-inequalities-says-new-nhs-allianceWed, 13 Jul 2016 09:00:00 GMTNHS must do more to help traumatised children
The NHS risks adding to children’s mental health problems instead of helping them, charity YoungMinds has warned.
In a new report, YoungMinds says that the NHS, as well as schools, social services and the police, is not equipped to deal with children who are at risk of mental health problems following traumatic experiences such as...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-do-more-to-help-traumatised-children-Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:00:00 GMTHealth Committee raises alarm over drug pricing
The cost of some medicines to the NHS has radically increased after they were recategorised as generic medicines, the Health Select Committee has warned.
Sarah Wollaston MP, chair of the Health Select Committee, wrote to health secretary Jeremy Hunt last month, in a letter published today, after an investigation by The Times newspaper...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-raises-alarm-over-drug-pricingTue, 12 Jul 2016 16:15:00 GMTNHS commissioning of new services dependent on PrEP ruling
NHS England has announced 18 new services that it will make available this year, but warned that the decision is provisional while it waits for the outcome of a ruling on whether it is responsible for commissioning an anti-HIV treatment.
The proposals were chosen from among 22 considered by the independently-chaired Clinical Priorities...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-commissioning-of-new-services-dependent-on-prep-rulingTue, 12 Jul 2016 14:45:00 GMTCCGs face 'significant barriers' to improving care
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have made improvements in engaging GPs in the commissioning process but still face barriers to using this to improve care, a new report has said.
The joint report from the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust says that the clinically led model of commissioning faces barriers because CCGs feel they...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-face-significant-barriers-to-improving-careTue, 12 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTFive ways to leave an organisation well
Karen Lynas, interim managing director at NHS Leadership Academy, explores how to successfully leave an organisation and team and do so well enough to ensure the success of what you leave behind.
We’ve recently started a new support offer for newly appointed chief executives looking particularly at their first 100 days. Indeed, we...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-ways-to-leave-an-organisation-well-Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTWhy NHS e-learning needs more ambition
Louise Pasterfield, managing director at e-learning company Sponge UK, reflects on the chequered history of e-learning in the NHS and why it needs to rethink its approach.
The NHS has a chequered history with e-learning. On the one hand, it is a world-class innovator, using techniques like 3D and virtual reality to transform medical...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-nhs-e-learning-needs-more-ambitionTue, 12 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTKing's Fund: Key targets must be relaxed if finance to be top priority
The government may have to review its key waiting time targets and the feasibility of a seven-day NHS as it comes to terms with the fact that the health system can no longer meet demand and deliver current standards of care whilst also staying within its allocated budget, the King’s Fund has said.
In a major report on the NHS...
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407,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-key-targets-and-staffing-must-be-cutif-nhs-finance-to-be-top-priorityMon, 11 Jul 2016 11:30:00 GMTNo clarity given on benefits of being in earlier wave of STPs, says London Councils
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will fall into a number of separate waves for approval over the next few months, but no clarity has been provided around the benefits of being in earlier waves, according to a new paper published by London Councils.
The organisation, which represents London’s 32 borough councils and the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-clarity-given-on-benefits-of-being-in-earlier-wave-of-stps-says-london-councilsMon, 11 Jul 2016 11:30:00 GMTAgency and overseas staff vital to 'buy time' until 'boom and bust' approach overturned
Mismatches between funding and staffing levels and repeated reorganisation have caused a “boom and bust approach” to the NHS frontline and will threaten the FYFV ambitions unless NHS providers use agency staff and overseas recruitment “to buy time” in the short term, the Health Foundation said in a scathing report today...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agency-and-overseas-staff-vital-to-buy-time-until-boom-and-bust-approach-overturnedMon, 11 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTCyber security in NHS trusts
Dan Taylor, head of cyber security at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), soon to be NHS Digital, discusses the importance of cyber security and the development of CareCERT.
Many of you may be thinking that this piece isn’t for you, because you aren’t an IT professional. You would be wrong, and this...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cyber-security-in-nhs-trustsMon, 11 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTWhy the US has overtaken the NHS with its EMR
Emeritus Professor Angus Wallace, a leading figure in British orthopaedic surgery, academic research and the former chair of the National Osteoporosis Society, looks at why the NHS has fallen behind the US with the development of electronic medical records (EMRs).
The NHS in England should have excellent, comprehensive and widely...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-the-us-has-overtaken-the-nhs-with-its-emrMon, 11 Jul 2016 10:15:00 GMTHealth Committee launches inquiry into winter pressures on A&E
Hospital measures for coping with the impact of winter on emergency departments are to be scrutinised in a new Health Select Committee inquiry.
The committee said it would examine “the underlying question” of “why the NHS finds it necessary to continue to implement specific plans to cope with winter pressure when it is...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-launches-inquiry-into-winter-pressures-on-aeFri, 08 Jul 2016 15:45:00 GMTHealthcare professionals urged to help children 'suffering in silence'
Vulnerable children are ‘suffering in silence’ because healthcare professionals are failing to identify and protect them, the CQC has said.
The CQC’s new report, ‘Not seen, not heard’ says that staff in GP surgeries and hospitals and health visitors are not acting consistently enough to assess...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-professionals-urged-to-help-children-suffering-in-silenceFri, 08 Jul 2016 15:15:00 GMTNHS England appoints senior roles to drive digital changes
Three senior NHS officers have been appointed to implement greater use of digital technology in the health service.
Professor Keith McNeil has been appointed as the first NHS chief clinical information officer, whilst Will Smart is the new NHS chief information officer and Juliet Bauer has been appointed as director of digital...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-appoints-senior-roles-to-drive-digital-changesFri, 08 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTAnger as NHS England plans to close child heart disease units
Three child heart disease units are due to be transferred to other hospitals after NHS England found that they failed to meet new commissioning standards.
NHS England announced today that it plans to transfer congenital heart disease surgical and interventional cardiology services from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Royal...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anger-as-nhs-england-plans-to-close-child-heart-disease-unitsFri, 08 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation: The reset year
NHE’s David Stevenson, Luana Salles and Rosemary Collins look back at the key points from this year’s NHS Confederation Annual Conference & Exhibition.
There was an air of uncertainty and trepidation at this year’s NHS Confederation Annual Conference & Exhibition, which was held at Manchester Central from 15-17...
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405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-the-reset-yearFri, 08 Jul 2016 11:00:00 GMTTime to effectively manage change
NHE’s Rosemary Collins talks to Professor David A. Shore, a former associate dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and one of the world’s leading authorities on managing change and gaining competitive advantage, who believes that internationally-used management strategies can help solve the challenges facing the...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-effectively-manage-changeFri, 08 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMTNew junior doctors' leader will 'continue to fight' contract imposition
Junior doctors will ‘continue to fight’ the new contract following Jeremy Hunt’s announcement that he is imposing it, the new chair of the BMA junior doctors’ committee (JDC) has said.
In an e-mail to members, Dr Ellen McCourt said: “JDC has agreed to continue to fight the imposition. We will be consulting...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-junior-doctors-leader-will-continue-to-fight-contract-impositionThu, 07 Jul 2016 17:00:00 GMTCQC appoints new whistleblowing guardian
The new national guardian for safeguarding whistleblowers in the NHS has been announced as Dr Henrietta Hughes, the medical director for NHS England’s North Central and East London region.
The role was established at the beginning of this year following the recommendations of a 2014 report by Sir Robert Francis, which found that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-new-whistleblowing-guardianThu, 07 Jul 2016 16:45:00 GMTEU vote could make nursing shortage worse
More nurses must be recruited into the workforce to compensate for the potential loss of nurses from European Union countries following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, a new report from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) says.
The report shows that although EU nurses make up 4.5% of the workforce against 8% from outside the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-vote-could-make-nursing-shortage-worseThu, 07 Jul 2016 13:30:00 GMTNHS England to close care.data programme following Caldicott Review
The much-criticised care.data programme is to be closed down following the publication of a new report saying the NHS must improve its data handling standards.
The NHS announced that the scheme to store all patient data on a single database would be cancelled following the publication of a long-awaited review from Dame Fiona Caldicott...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-close-caredata-programme-following-caldicott-reviewThu, 07 Jul 2016 12:15:00 GMTDame Fiona Caldicott: We're not quite ready for sharing back-office function on data security
NHE’s David Stevenson talks to Dame Fiona Caldicott following her much-awaited Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs.
In the foreword to the National Data Guardian’s (NDG’s) Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs, Dame Fiona Caldicott said she agreed to undertake her third review into this area for two...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/security-solutions-dame-fiona-caldicott-were-not-quite-ready-for-sharing-back-office-function-on-data-securityThu, 07 Jul 2016 11:00:00 GMTSecuring estate transformation
Community Health Partnerships’ (CHP’s) commercial director Graham Spence tells us how his organisation is helping to secure the transformation of NHS estate and services to best meet future need.
With a large and established property portfolio developed over the last 15 years, CHP is responsible for 339 modern purpose-built...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/securing-estate-transformationThu, 07 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTAre we up for the challenge of the STPs?
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have been all NHS and council leaders can talk about in recent months. But do they have what it takes to truly transform the health and social care system, and are organisations up for the challenge? Luana Salles reports.
One of the most memorable analogies made during this year’s NHS...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-we-up-for-the-challenge-of-the-stpsThu, 07 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMTHunt to impose junior doctors' contract
Jeremy Hunt is to impose a new contract on junior doctors despite members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voting to reject it.
The health secretary announced in the House of Commons today that he would impose the contract to avoid “protracted uncertainty” following the resignation of the BMA junior doctors committee...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-impose-junior-doctors-contractWed, 06 Jul 2016 15:45:00 GMTCase for data sharing 'still needs to be made to the public', says Caldicott
NHS data security should be reviewed and strengthened by organisation leaders to a level similar to those assuring financial integrity and accountability, and much more must be done to improve public trust with regards to data sharing, Dame Fiona Caldicott has said.
In her third review into Data Security, the National Data Guardian (NDG)...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/case-for-data-sharing-still-needs-to-be-made-to-the-public-says-caldicottWed, 06 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTCQC finds serious failings in North Middlesex University Hospital emergency care
Urgent and emergency care at a major London hospital has been rated inadequate following serious concerns about staffing.
The CQC rated urgent and emergency services at North Middlesex University Hospital as inadequate and medical care as requiring improvement following an unannounced inspection on 14 April and further inspections of the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-serious-failings-in-north-middlesex-university-hospital-emergency-careWed, 06 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTDisclosure UK: A milestone for transparency
Karen Borrer, head of reputation at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), on a new industry-led initiative that marks a step change in transparency in the relationship between the pharma industry and healthcare professionals.
Thursday 30 June was a landmark day for transparency in the relationship between the...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/disclosure-uk-a-milestone-for-transparencyWed, 06 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTVanguards: from set-up to delivery
At this year’s Health+Care Show, NHS England’s national lead for primary and acute care systems (PACS) in the New Care Models programme, Jacob West, updated attendees on the recent progress of the up-and-coming Vanguards. Luana Salles reports.
One of the first things attendees heard at this year’s Health+Care conference...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vanguards-from-set-up-to-deliveryWed, 06 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMTImproving medical device management with GS1 standards
Simon Dawkins, head of Medical Equipment Library at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT (CUH), explains how the trust is capitalising on the benefits of RFID technology.
By pioneering the use of active and passive RFID technology, and implementing GS1 standards to manage mobile medical equipment, CUH has improved efficiency, increased...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-medical-device-management-with-gs1-standardsWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTRemoving nursing bursaries is 'counter-intuitive' - NHSCC
Government plans to abolish bursaries for student nurses, midwives and other health professionals have been strongly opposed by the NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) nursing forum, which has said that a greater assessment of the impact of the proposals is needed.
In its response to the consultation into the proposals, the nursing forum...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/removing-nursing-bursaries-is-counter-intuitive--nhsccWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTRoyal College calls for resolution to junior doctors' dispute without further strikes
Junior doctors and the government have been urged to reach an agreement in their ongoing contract dispute without further strikes.
The NHS has suffered this year from a series of strikes by doctors over pay and working hours.
The British Medical Association (BMA) and the government agreed the terms of a new contract, but it was...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-calls-for-resolution-to-junior-doctors-dispute-without-further-strikesWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTA shared vision for integrated health and social care
The Local Government Association’s (LGA’s) portfolio holder for community wellbeing, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, outlines the essential components to help deliver fully integrated health and social care by 2020.
Health and social care is in a period of uncertainty. It is now more important than ever for local government to work with...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-shared-vision-for-integrated-health-and-social-careTue, 05 Jul 2016 17:00:00 GMTAlistair Burt announces resignation as minister
Alistair Burt MP has announced his resignation as minister for community and social care, saying it was a long-term plan unrelated to the vote to leave the EU.
Following questions in the House of Commons this morning, Burt said: “Twenty-four years and one month ago, I answered my first question as a junior minister in oral questions...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alistair-burt-announces-resignation-as-ministerTue, 05 Jul 2016 16:15:00 GMTTrust must be rebuilt before any new junior doctor contract is introduced
The new contract painstakingly negotiated between junior doctors and the government after a series of strikes has been rejected by the British Medical Association (BMA), leading to the resignation of the head of the junior doctors committee.
Junior doctors and medical students voted 58% against the contract on a 68% turnout.
Dr...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-must-be-rebuilt-before-any-new-junior-doctor-contract-comes-into-effectTue, 05 Jul 2016 14:30:00 GMTHealth Services Ombudsman recommends joint role after resigning
A new Ombudsman role with responsibility for both health and local government should be created, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has said as she resigned.
Dame Julie Mellor resigned yesterday and wrote to Bernard Jenkin MP, the chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC)...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-services-ombudsman-recommends-joint-role-after-resigningTue, 05 Jul 2016 14:15:00 GMTCommunity pharmacy in a unique position
Mark Robinson, New NHS Alliance pharmacy lead, explains why the NHS needs community pharmacy to do more in order to deliver sustainability and transformation plans (STPs).
The NHS Alliance described community pharmacy as being in a unique position in its recent report, ‘Supporting the development of community pharmacy’. It is...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacy-in-a-unique-positionTue, 05 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTWhat next for the Care Quality Commission?
As the Care Quality Commission (CQC) prepares to implement its new strategy, Martha Everett, policy officer at NHS Providers, considers what factors will help it deliver a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulation.
The CQC has come a long way in its recent history. Under new leadership since 2012, it has rolled...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-next-for-the-care-quality-commissionTue, 05 Jul 2016 09:45:00 GMTJust 16% of finance directors think sustainable STPs achievable by 2021
NHS finance directors fear the quality of services will get worse and sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will not succeed in their goals of delivering sustainable integrated care, according to a new survey.
The latest NHS Financial Temperature Check survey of more than 200 finance directors from the Healthcare Financial...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/just-16-of-finance-directors-think-sustainable-stps-achievable-by-2021Tue, 05 Jul 2016 00:30:00 GMTOrigins of health and safety legislation and accident reporting
How did health and safety legislation actually emerge? And what does this mean for today’s workforce? Chris Langer, scheme intelligence manager at CIRAS, looks at the progress made over the last 150 years.
To understand the birth of health and safety as we know it today in the workplace, we really need to journey back to the...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/origins-of-health-and-safety-legislation-and-accident-reportingMon, 04 Jul 2016 17:00:00 GMTGreater staff training 'critical' to closing health gap for autistic people
If NHS England is going to close the health gap for autistic people it is “critical” that all healthcare staff are trained to treat autistic patients, the Westminster Commission on Autism has said in its final report.
The report says that NHS England should produce a resource pack for CCGs with examples of best practice and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-staff-training-critical-to-closing-health-gap-for-autistic-peopleMon, 04 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTManchester hospital involved with joint trust plans rated 'requires improvement'
One of the hospitals due to form part of Manchester’s joint trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the CQC, which raised concerns about staffing levels.
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) was rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the CQC inspectors, who found that it...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-hospital-involved-with-joint-trust-plans-rated-requires-improvementMon, 04 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTMidwives 'love the work but hate the job', says maternity review leader
Midwives’ morale levels need to be raised to address staffing shortfalls and deliver improvements in maternity care, the leader of the National Maternity Review has said.
In an evidence session before the Health Select Committee last week, Baroness Julia Cumberlege said that she thought the review’s recommendations for greater...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-love-the-work-but-hate-the-job-says-national-maternity-review-leaderMon, 04 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMTFalsified medicines directive: A great opportunity for improving patient safety
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, explains how the implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) will mean enormous changes to pharmacy practices.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1% of all medicines in the developed world are counterfeit. That percentage goes even higher on a global scale –...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/falsified-medicines-directive-a-great-opportunity-for-improving-patient-safetyMon, 04 Jul 2016 10:45:00 GMTWe must shift away from 'them and us' approach to patients
Patients should be treated as partners by NHS organisations, the new senior consultant with a focus on patient leadership at the King’s Fund has said.
The health think-tank announced today that it is appointing Mark Doughty, co-founder and director of the Centre for Patient Leadership, to the new position.
“I'm looking...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-must-shift-away-from-them-and-us-approach-to-patients-Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:30:00 GMTCollaboration and innovation will break down barriers to health and social care integration
Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE, former chair of the Mental Health Act Commission, makes the case for a radical new report that offers practical solutions to breaking integration barriers.
How many times have we heard that if only we had full integration of health and social care, we would be able to improve the lives of those who...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/collaboration-and-innovation-will-break-down-barriers-to-health-and-social-care-integrationSun, 03 Jul 2016 16:45:00 GMTReal possibility that mental health will slip through the net once again
Former care minister Norman Lamb MP writes for NHE about the danger of mental health services becoming further disadvantaged unless a concerted effort is taken to deliver a holistic approach that places mental health at the heart of STPs.
Successfully delivering the Five Year Forward View (FYFV) will be a massive challenge. Contending...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/real-possibility-that-mental-health-will-slip-through-the-net-once-againFri, 01 Jul 2016 16:45:00 GMTOxford Health FT to take over Southern Health's learning disability services
The troubled Southern Health trust is to give up control of its learning disability services, the trust’s interim chair has said.
Tim Smart published a summary of his review of Southern Health services and announced that he is making arrangements to transfer responsibility for Southern Health’s learning disability services to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oxford-health-ft-to-take-over-southern-healths-learning-disability-servicesFri, 01 Jul 2016 15:45:00 GMTUnnecessary to create new roles to deliver integrated care, says King's Fund
Creating new roles to deliver integrated cares is an unnecessary step, the King’s Fund has said in a new report.
The think-tank’s report argues that there is a lack of evidence for the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of some new roles.
It added that key problems with the operation of roles such as care co-ordinators and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unnecessary-to-create-new-roles-to-deliver-integrated-care-says-kings-fundFri, 01 Jul 2016 14:15:00 GMTCQC to add financial side to 'well led' question in 2017 - before sixth rating
The CQC will “almost certainly” introduce a sixth key question on efficiency of resources into its ratings, as per Lord Carter’s recommendations, but this will only happen when they have “something that commands confidence throughout the service, as we have done with our quality ratings”, Sir Mike Richards, chief...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-add-financial-side-to-well-led-question-next-year-before-a-sixth-ratingFri, 01 Jul 2016 12:45:00 GMTBenchmarking what good looks like
Lord Carter of Coles discusses the findings of his recent review, the work of NHS Improvement (NHSI) and the importance of benchmarking. David Stevenson reports.
“Good people, given good data, usually do good things”, according to Lord Carter of Coles. So the question, he asks, is what does good look...
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424,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/benchmarking-what-good-looks-likeFri, 01 Jul 2016 10:30:00 GMTLord Carter: Savings must 'pursue value with same rigour as quality'
With the provider deficit on course to hit £550m this year, NHS trusts must make sure all their resources are working as best as they can and are driving efficiencies, Lord Carter has said – including plans to consolidate back-office and pathology services.
Speaking at the Health+Care Show, the procurement tsar, who has...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-carter-savings-drive-must-pursue-value-with-same-rigour-as-quality-Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMTNHS promises improvement after review finds shortcomings in child heart services
The NHS has pledged to improve its care for child patients with heart problems after a review found shortcomings at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Two reports into the hospital’s death rate for children following heart surgery between 2012 and 2014, by independent barrister Eleanor Grey and the CQC, were published...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-promises-improvement-after-review-finds-shortcomings-in-child-heart-servicesThu, 30 Jun 2016 17:15:00 GMTSTPs offer 'a new vision' of integrated care, say Dorrell
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) should be used to deliver “a new vision” of integrated public services, with full local authority involvement, the chair of the NHS Confederation has said.
Stephen Dorrell is the independent chair of the Birmingham and Solihull STP board, which is one of just three in the country...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-offer-a-new-vision-of-integrated-care-say-dorrellThu, 30 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTWarning over challenges to STPs and Carter Review implementation
Speakers at the Health+Care conference have warned that sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) may face challenges to implementation.
Speaking in a debate at the Health+Care Conference, Tom Jackson, chief finance officer and deputy chief officer at NHS Liverpool CCG, pointed out that the timeframe for implementing STPs is less...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/warning-over-challenges-to-stps-and-carter-review-implementationThu, 30 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMTCQC seeks 'Tell us about your care' partners
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published an invitation to tender for new ‘Tell us about your care’ partners for 2016-17.
Since 20102, the regulator has had funded partnerships with national voluntary organisations to gather information about people’s experiences of care.
The CQC says that the work and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-seeks-tell-us-about-your-care-partnersWed, 29 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTAdviseInc the preferred bidder for Lord Carter's purchasing price index
AdviseInc has been selected as the preferred bidder for the NHS’s new purchasing price index, which was recommended in the recent Carter Review.
Lord Carter had said that from April this year NHS Improvement should hold trusts to account on their performance against the index, which would start with a basket of around 100 products...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/adviseinc-the-preferred-bidder-for-lord-carters-purchasing-price-indexWed, 29 Jun 2016 10:30:00 GMTNMC to amend English skills test for overseas nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is to amend the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) requirements for nurses and midwives coming on to the register from overseas and within the European Economic Area.
Under the previous system, applicants had to achieve the IELTS Academic Test Level 7 in reading, writing, speaking...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-to-amend-english-skills-test-for-overseas-nursesWed, 29 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMTNew oversight framework must judge all trusts 'objectively' on 'clear criteria'
NHS Providers have said that the new single oversight framework proposed by NHS Improvement offers “real potential”, but must ensure all trusts are judged “objectively against clear criteria”.
The new framework is set to replace Monitor’s risk assessment framework and TDA’s accountability framework, and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-single-oversight-framework-must-judge-all-trusts-objectively-against-clear-criteriaWed, 29 Jun 2016 09:30:00 GMTHarm to diabetic patients decreases, but overall rates increase
The number of patients with diabetes has continued to increase, but measures to reduce harm to patients with diabetes have succeeded, an audit by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has found.
The National Inpatient Diabetes Audit 2015 found that the number of hospital beds occupied by patients with diabetes increased...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/harm-to-diabetic-patients-decreases-but-overall-rates-increase-Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:00:00 GMTCalls for new department to oversee health and social care integration
Greater integration between health and social care, potentially including a new Department for Communities and Wellbeing, is needed, according to a new report.
The report, ‘Breaking Barriers – Building a Sustainable Future for Health and Social Care’, says that financial accountability and budgets for health and social...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-new-department-to-oversee-health-and-social-care-integrationTue, 28 Jun 2016 12:30:00 GMTEU staff are "valued and hugely appreciated", says Chief Nursing Officer
The chief nursing officer for England has reassured European Union staff in the NHS that their contributions are valued following last week’s vote for the UK to leave the EU.
Professor Jane Cummings said that the referendum has “raised a number of questions” about the impact on EU nationals working in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-staff-are-valued-and-hugely-appreciated-says-chief-nursing-officerTue, 28 Jun 2016 12:30:00 GMTBMA urges politicians not to 'play games' with NHS after EU referendum
The chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) has said politicians must not “play games” with the health service following the vote for the UK to leave the European Union.
Dr Mark Porter said: “We urge politicians not to play games with the UK's health services as the country faces a new future.
“We stand...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-urges-politicians-not-to-play-games-with-nhs-after-eu-referendumMon, 27 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMTAbbott new shadow health secretary after Heidi Alexander resignation
Diane Abbott, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, has been named as the new shadow health secretary by Jeremy Corbyn, after Heidi Alexander resigned from the post yesterday.
Following last week’s EU referendum, Alexander said she no longer believes the Labour leader can win the next general election.
The referendum...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/abbott-new-shadow-health-secretary-after-heidi-alexander-resignation-Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:30:00 GMTCancelled operations at their highest since January 2015
More urgent NHS operations were cancelled last month than at any time since January 2015, the latest NHS statistics show.
There were 378 cancelled urgent operations in May 2016, the highest rate since a spike in December 2014, when 408 operations were cancelled, and January 2015, when 396 were cancelled.
The figures represent a...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancelled-operations-at-their-highest-since-january-2015Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTCarter Review responsibility transfers to new NHS Improvement directorate
Jeremy Marlow, who currently has responsibility for the Carter Review at the Department of Health, will be joining NHS Improvement on secondment to lead a new directorate.
Marlow will become executive director of operational productivity, heading a team made up of both government and NHS Improvement staff, as responsibility for...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-review-responsibility-transfers-to-new-nhs-improvement-directorateMon, 27 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTJunior doctors' contract is 'fair to all' - Ben Gummer
The new junior doctors contract is “fair to all”, health minister Ben Gummer MP has said, adding that he will work with the British Medical Association (BMA) in order to tackle further issues affecting the medical workforce.
The BMA staged a series of partial and all-out junior doctors’ strikes against the contract and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-contract-is-fair-to-all--ben-gummerFri, 24 Jun 2016 16:30:00 GMTBradford Teaching Hospitals make improvements, but further progress needed - CQC
A CQC inspection has found Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is improving, but there are a number of areas of concern.
The inspectors gave Bradford a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating overall, saying it had made significant progress since a 2014 inspection led to an investigation by Monitor. The trust was rated ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bradford-teaching-hospitals-make-improvements-but-further-progress-needed--cqcFri, 24 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTRevealed: Seven trusts remain death rate outliers for second year in a row
Seven trusts in England have experienced higher than average patient mortality rates for two years in a row, according to newly published data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) is the ratio between the actual number of patients who die in hospital at the trust...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revealed-seven-trusts-remain-death-rate-outliers-for-second-year-in-a-rowFri, 24 Jun 2016 14:30:00 GMTStrong agreement with EU 'vital' to offset impact on NHS, says Dalton
The UK will need a strong agreement with the EU to offset the potential impact on the NHS following the decision to leave the union, the chief executive of NHS Confederation has said.
David Cameron has announced his resignation as prime minister this morning after the UK voted 52% in favour of leaving the EU in yesterday’s...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strong-agreement-with-eu-vital-to-offset-impact-on-nhs-says-daltonFri, 24 Jun 2016 11:30:00 GMTPHE preparing report on joined-up approach to healthcare for homeless
A more joined-up approach is needed to tackle the health problems affecting the homeless population, public health minister Jane Ellison has told the Communities and Local Government committee.
In a hearing last week for the committee’s homelessness inquiry, Jane Ellison said that although progress had been made, more needed to be...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-preparing-report-on-joined-up-approach-to-healthcare-for-homelessThu, 23 Jun 2016 17:00:00 GMTBMA to lobby for opt-out organ donation in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The rules on organ donation should be changed across the UK to introduce a ‘soft opt-out’ system where people who die are deemed to have given consent for their organs to be donated unless they state otherwise, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
The system has been in operation in Wales from December last year...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-to-lobby-for-opt-out-organ-donation-in-england-scotland-and-northern-irelandThu, 23 Jun 2016 15:15:00 GMTMore than meets the eye
Saffron Cordery, director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, examines the complex structures, processes, approaches and laws that make public health more complicated than it might seem.
Public health is often in the news. It’s an important issue, and by definition is something that matters to us all, because it concerns the...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-meets-the-eyeThu, 23 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMTMayor rejects calls to bring London Ambulance Service under GLA control
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) will not be brought under the control of the Greater London Authority (GLA) despite severe criticism.
The LAS became the first ambulance service to be placed in special measures by the CQC after an inspection rated it ‘inadequate’, raising concerns that ambulances were taking too long to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mayor-rejects-calls-to-bring-london-ambulance-service-under-gla-controlThu, 23 Jun 2016 13:00:00 GMTKhan to question NHS London director over North Middlesex failings
London mayor Sadiq Khan will discuss North Middlesex hospital with London’s NHS director after leaked documents showed that the hospital’s A&E is at risk of closure over safety concerns.
The Guardian reported that internal documents showed the General Medical Council (GMC) and Health Education England (HEE) said they could...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/khan-to-question-nhs-london-director-over-north-middlesex-failingsThu, 23 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTCQC appoints deputy chief inspector of primary care in the north
The CQC has appointed Alison Holbourn, currently CEO of GP-led social enterprise Warrington Health Plus, as deputy chief inspector of primary care in the north.
Holbourn will be responsible for regulating primary care in the north of England, leading a team of around 70 people, and will also contribute to the CQC’s overarching...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-deputy-chief-inspector-of-primary-care-in-the-northWed, 22 Jun 2016 11:15:00 GMTBMA calls on employers to adopt charter for SAS doctors
Charters to improve the working conditions of specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors should be adopted by all NHS trusts, delegates at the British Medical Association (BMA) annual representative meeting have said.
SAS roles are non-training roles where the doctor has at least four years of postgraduate training, two of those...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-on-employers-to-adopt-charter-for-sas-doctorsWed, 22 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTHealthwatch England to reduce staff numbers and work more closely with CQC
Healthwatch England will cut staffing numbers and work more closely with the CQC, a paper at today’s CQC board meeting says.
The paper, from Susan Robinson, acting national director of Healthwatch England, says that Healthwatch England will have to reduce its staffing to remain “lean and fit for purpose” after its pay...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-england-to-reduce-staff-numbers-and-work-more-closely-with-cqcWed, 22 Jun 2016 10:30:00 GMTRevealed: Unfilled shifts increasing after agency cap introduced
The unfilled shift rate in hospitals is more likely to remain fixed or increase since the cap on agency staff was introduced, according to an NHS Improvement survey of trust agency executive leads.
The series of surveys, conducted since the beginning of this year, and released in response to an FoI request, consistently found that the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revealed-unfilled-hospital-shifts-increasing-after-agency-cap-introducedWed, 22 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMTCommunity pharmacies should be put at heart of care delivery - New NHS Alliance
Community pharmacies should be put at the heart of delivering care, the new NHS Alliance has said in a new report.
The report says that NHS England should consider commissioning a community pharmacy led model of care and that GPs should support community pharmacy as the first call point for patients with acute self-limiting conditions and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-pharmacies-should-be-put-at-heart-of-care-delivery--new-nhs-allianceTue, 21 Jun 2016 15:15:00 GMTRCN votes to condemn closure of government nursing advisory unit
The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) will campaign against the closure of the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit at the Department of Health following an emergency vote at its annual congress.
RCN members passed the resolution: “We condemn the recent decision to remove nursing expertise from the Department of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-votes-to-condemn-closure-of-government-nursing-advisory-unitTue, 21 Jun 2016 14:30:00 GMTOverwhelming pressures the 'new normal' in our hospitals, warns RCN
Crisis-level pressures are the ‘new normal’ in hospitals, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
Representatives at the RCN annual congress raised concerns about a number of issues, including A&E departments declaring ‘black’ status or major incidents to cope with regular levels of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overwhelming-pressures-the-new-normal-in-our-hospitals-warns-rcnTue, 21 Jun 2016 12:45:00 GMTMental health trust rated 'requires improvement' after failing to address crisis concerns
Crisis services were unsafe and patients had to wait a year for therapy at Camden and Islington Mental Health FT, the CQC has said in its latest report.
The CQC rated the trust as ‘requires improvement’ overall and ‘inadequate’ for its mental health crisis and place of safety services.
It said facilities were...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trust-rated-requires-improvement-after-failing-to-address-crisis-concernsTue, 21 Jun 2016 11:30:00 GMTWomen with epilepsy should have specialist pregnancy care - RCOG
New guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says that women with epilepsy should receive special support to minimise the risks during pregnancy.
The new guidance says that women at risk of seizures during labour should give birth in consultant-led units with facilities for one-to-one midwifery care and a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/women-with-epilepsy-should-have-specialist-pregnancy-care--rcogMon, 20 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTPM urged to halt 'reckless' plans to cancel nursing bursaries
Leaders of key health unions, royal colleges and charities have signed an open letter urging the prime minister to halt plans to cancel bursaries for student nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals.
The letter to David Cameron says that the proposals are being introduced without any risk assessment and, unlike student loans in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pm-urged-to-halt-reckless-plans-to-cancel-nursing-bursaries-Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTSTPs need more 'central permission' to focus on local relationships, NHSCC co-chair says
For sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) to flourish, they must be allowed more central permission in order to build strong local relationships and share the direction of travel, Dr Graham Jackson, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, said.
Speaking during a breakout session on place-based planning at last week’s NHS...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-needs-more-central-permission-to-focus-on-local-relationships-nhscc-co-chair-saysMon, 20 Jun 2016 09:45:00 GMTNHS to fast-track commissioning of new innovations, says Stevens
Providing med-tech innovations on the NHS will be made faster and cheaper, the CEO of NHS England promised today.
During his speech at the NHS Confederation conference in Manchester, Simon Stevens announced a new innovation and technology tariff category that will allow NHS England to ‘bulk buy’ innovations nationally instead...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-fast-track-commissioning-of-new-innovations-says-stevensFri, 17 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTJunior doctors urged to vote in 'key' referendum
Polls open today for the British Medical Association (BMA) referendum on the new junior doctors’ contract.
The contract, agreed between the BMA and the government after an unprecedented series of partial and all-out strikes by junior doctors, offers a pay increase of 10-11%, a 46-hour rest period after completing up to four night...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-urged-to-vote-in-key-referendumFri, 17 Jun 2016 14:45:00 GMTRestructuring health workforce 'better than adding new staff'
NHS staff should gain new skills to adapt to the increasing challenges facing the health service, Candace Imison, director of policy at the Nuffield Trust, told the NHS Confederation conference.
Laying out the plan for reforms to the workforce set out in the ‘Reshaping the workforce’ report, Imison divided the workforce into...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/restructuring-health-workforce-better-than-adding-new-staffFri, 17 Jun 2016 13:45:00 GMTFirst national mental health priority is accountability, says Murdoch
The newly appointed National Mental Health director told NHS Confederation yesterday (16 June) that her first priority is to improve transparency in the mental health system.
Claire Murdoch, who was appointed in April and officially began the post this week, said: “We need to have a clearer way of holding our commissioners...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-national-mental-health-priority-is-to-hold-ccgs-to-account-says-murdochFri, 17 Jun 2016 12:45:00 GMTSTPs risk making mental health worse rather than better, warns Lamb
If the NHS isn’t careful, sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will make the disparity between mental and physical health worse rather than better, former care minister and Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb warned.
Speaking at a mental health-focused session during this year’s NHS Confederation annual conference, Lamb said the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-risk-making-mental-health-worse-rather-than-better-warns-lambThu, 16 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTSTPs 'very simply' about reducing hospital bed days, says Hunt
The arguably momentous sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are “very simply” about reducing hospital bed days, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said at the NHS Confederation annual conference today.
Following his keynote speech, Hunt said in a Q&A session that transformation is very important and the 44 footprints...
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407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stps-very-simply-about-reducing-hospital-bed-days-says-huntThu, 16 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMTNursing associates should not be 'answer to everything' - HEE
The new nursing associate role is being developed but should not be treated as a replacement for registered nurses, the director of nursing at Health Education England (HEE) said yesterday.
In a session at the NHS Confederation annual conference Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt said that aspects of the new role, including the curriculum...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-associates-should-not-be-answer-to-everything-heeThu, 16 Jun 2016 11:15:00 GMTPublic health leaders call for legalisation of personal drug possession and use
Illegal drugs should be legal for personal possession and use in order to reduce the harm caused by drug addiction, the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Faculty of Public Health (FPH) said today.
In a new report, ‘Taking a new line on drugs’, the RSPH and FPH argue that current legal classifications of drugs make no...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-leaders-call-for-legalisation-of-personal-drug-possession-and-use-Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTTrusts must innovate as no extra 'funding of significance' expected - NHS Improvement
NHS trusts must innovate and collaborate with others to overcome funding shortages, the executive director of improvement for NHS Improvement told NHE.
Adam Sewell-Jones (pictured)admitted that the NHS is facing a bleak financial picture, with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy recently predicting its deficit could...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-must-innovate-as-no-extra-funding-of-significance-expected-nhs-improvementWed, 15 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMTHospitals urged to save money while improving environmental impact
Measures to help the NHS both save money and reduce its environmental impact have been proposed in a new report from the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU).
The report sets out 35 interventions which, if they are all implemented, could save £414m and 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year by 2020. This would also help...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-urged-to-save-money-while-improving-environmental-impactWed, 15 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTNHS Confederation head to oppose Brexit at conference
The opening speech at the annual NHS Confederation conference will warn that leaving the EU would put the NHS in danger.
In his opening address at 1.15pm today Stephen Dorrell, chair of the NHS Confederation, is expected to say that leaving the EU will lead to funding cuts to the NHS at a time when it is already struggling to balance its...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-head-to-oppose-brexit-at-conferenceWed, 15 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTFunding holes crippling 'urgent' health and care integration plans
Key health and social care bodies have set out their vision for how services can be integrated by 2020, but warned it’s at risk because of funding shortages.
‘Stepping up to the place: The key to successful integration’ is a joint report from the NHS Confederation, Local Government Association (LGA), Association of...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-integration-plans-at-risk-due-to-funding-shortfallWed, 15 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMTNHS Improvement appoints two new regional leads
NHS Improvement has extended its executive team by adding two new regional leads, Anne Eden and Steve Russell.
Eden and Russell will be executive regional managing directors for the south and London respectively, with responsibility for supporting trusts in their regions.
Eden has previously worked as chief executive of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-appoints-two-new-regional-leadsTue, 14 Jun 2016 15:15:00 GMTCharity seeking judicial review over NHS England's decision on PrEP
The National AIDS Trust has said it will seek a judicial review of the decision by NHS England to stop funding HIV prevention drug PrEP, and is crowdfunding among supporters to raise money.
NHS England confirmed on 1 June that it will not continue funding the drug on the grounds that it should be the responsibility of local authorities....
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charity-seeking-judicial-review-over-nhs-englands-decision-on-prepTue, 14 Jun 2016 14:45:00 GMTFinal June STP deadline watered down to 'work in progress'
In another damning revelation about what had originally been hailed as a game-changing NHS scheme, life sciences minister George Freeman admitted yesterday (13 June) that sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have no legal basis and plans submitted in June will only “form the basis for discussion”.
The 30 June...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/final-june-stp-deadline-watered-down-to-work-in-progressTue, 14 Jun 2016 14:45:00 GMTApplications open for executive leadership programme
Applications are now open for the NHS Leadership Academy Nye Bevan programme for leaders with aspirations to enter executive roles.
The programme is intended to help leaders in healthcare from all backgrounds build the resilience, confidence and capability needed at board level.
Almost 50% of participants from the first two intakes...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/applications-open-for-executive-leadership-programmeTue, 14 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTWrite to MPs protesting against nursing advisory unit closure plans, health leaders urge
People must write to their MPs urging the Department of Health to U-turn on its decision to scrap the nursing advisory unit, NHS bodies have said as they called the move “extremely worrying”.
The department’s plans to axe the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions policy unit allegedly comes as an attempt to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/write-to-mps-protesting-against-nursing-advisory-unit-closure-plans-health-leaders-urgeMon, 13 Jun 2016 16:45:00 GMTThe importance of early leadership development
NHE talks to Julie Wood, chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), about what needs to be done to develop the next generation of clinical commissioning leaders. David Stevenson reports.
There must be a concerted effort to start leadership development earlier in the careers of clinicians to deliver the next generation of...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-early-leadership-developmentMon, 13 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTReliance on locum GPs 'unacceptable' and risks care quality, says BMA
More locum GPs are working in deprived areas than anywhere else in the country, the BBC has reported following an investigation.
Data analysis found that in some CCG areas, 18% of the GP workforce is made up of locums, compared to a national average of 3.4%.
These are include Bradford City, the most deprived NHS CCG in the country....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reliance-on-locum-gps-unacceptable-and-risks-care-quality-says-bmaMon, 13 Jun 2016 15:30:00 GMTAnaesthetist workforce shortfall creating 'perfect storm' for patient care
Consultant numbers in anaesthesia are not increasing sufficiently to address demand, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) has warned.
The RCoA’s annual Medical Workforce Census Report shows that between 2007 and 2015 the number of anaesthesia consultants increased by an average of 113 a year, but this was less than half of what...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anaesthetist-workforce-shortfall-creating-perfect-storm-for-patient-careMon, 13 Jun 2016 12:30:00 GMTNAO to conduct value for money inquiry of ambulance trusts
English ambulance services will face scrutiny from the National Audit Office (NAO) to determine whether they achieve value for money.
The NAO announced today that it is launching an inquiry into the country’s 10 ambulance trusts, who received a combined total of £2.1bn in 2014-15.
The NAO will examine areas including...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-to-conduct-value-for-money-inquiry-of-ambulance-trustsMon, 13 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS local plans failing to address mental health of abused children
Abused children’s risk of developing mental health problems is being overlooked by CCGs, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned.
In a new report, the charity estimated that just 14% of CCG Local Transformation Plans contained an assessment of the needs of abused children.
One third of plans, covering 3.89 million...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-transformation-plans-failing-to-address-mental-health-of-abused-children-Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:00:00 GMTWMCA recommends integrated approach to mental health
The “broken” national mental health system means the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is developing its own integrated approach to mental health care.
Today Norman Lamb MP, former minister for community and social care and chair of the WMCA Mental Health Commission, summarised the commission’s year-long work at...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wmca-recommends-integrated-approach-to-mental-healthFri, 10 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMT'Multiple systematic and individual failures' led to death of 18-year-old at Southern
The beleaguered Southern Health trust has admitted responsibility for the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk in its care.
Following a mediation process, the trust announced that it is paying £80,000 compensation to Sparrowhawk’s family and said that it will publish a statement explaining the failings that led to the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/multiple-systematic-and-individual-failures-led-to-death-of-18-year-old-at-southern-Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:45:00 GMTHunt 'considering part-privatisation of NHS Professionals'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has invited Deloitte to advise on an overhaul of NHS Professionals, the state-owned company designed to provide a bank of healthcare workers, which could lead to part-privatisation of the service.
A Whitehall aide told the Financial Times that the Department of Health is considering ways of making NHS...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-considering-part-privatisation-of-nhs-professionalsFri, 10 Jun 2016 15:15:00 GMTCalls for national approach as report criticises investigations into stillbirths
Investigations into stillbirths, neonatal deaths and severe brain injuries to newborn babies urgently need to improve, the first annual Each Baby Counts report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has found.
The report found that, in 25% of cases, parents were not even informed that a review of their...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-national-approach-as-report-criticises-investigations-into-stillbirthsFri, 10 Jun 2016 12:45:00 GMTPortsmouth Trust to lose registration unless it addresses A&E overcrowding
Serious delays in seeing patients at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust mean that the CQC has given it an inadequate rating and placed conditions on its licence.
CQC inspectors rated the trust as ‘inadequate’ for urgent and emergency services and ‘requires improvement’ for medical care after unannounced inspections in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/portsmouth-trust-to-lose-registration-unless-it-addresses-ae-overcrowding-Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:45:00 GMTDelayed transfers at record high due to 'impossible demands'
The NHS continues to miss key performance targets, with delayed care transfers at the highest since records began, according to the latest figures.
There were 167,677 days of delayed transfers of care in April 2016, compared to 138,030 in April 2015, and 5,924 patients delayed at midnight on 28 April 2016, the highest number since monthly...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-transfers-at-highest-level-as-nhs-fails-to-meet-impossible-demandsThu, 09 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMTNursing associate role must focus on integrated care, says HEE director
The newly created nursing associate role will be used to help provide care in the community and prevent people developing health problems, the director of nursing at Health Education England (HEE) told NHE.
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt said that the newly created role, envisaged as somewhere between a care assistant and a registered nurse...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-associate-role-must-focus-on-integrated-care-says-hee-directorThu, 09 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMTHealth Committee chair switches sides to Remain campaign
Leaving the EU would harm NHS finance, the chair of the health committee has said as she announced that she is switching sides to support staying in the EU.
Dr Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative MP for Totnes, made her decision just two weeks ahead of the Referendum on whether to remain in the EU.
Dr Wollaston, chair of the Health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-chair-switches-sides-to-remain-campaignThu, 09 Jun 2016 12:00:00 GMTSpecialist advice at the touch of a button
Tim Ryley, director of strategic planning and governance at Stockport CCG, runs through a new service that has cut down on costs, time and red tape by quickly connecting GPs to specialist consultants during appointments.
“Imagine I’m a patient who is sat with a GP with a particular need,” Tim Ryley, Stockport CCG’s...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-advice-at-the-touch-of-a-buttonWed, 08 Jun 2016 17:00:00 GMTManchester single hospital trust endorsed by council
Proposals for Manchester’s three central hospitals to be united in a single trust have been approved by the city council’s Health and Wellbeing board, with cautions that the process should involve patients and staff.
The committee’s decision means that Pennine Acute NHS Trust, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-single-hospital-trust-endorsed-by-councilWed, 08 Jun 2016 11:15:00 GMTMitigating effect of public health cuts may not 'continue indefinitely' - Stevens
Efforts to save money for the NHS by preventing health problems are likely to be hit by local government cuts, the chief executive of NHS England told MPs yesterday.
In a Health Select Committee hearing, Simon Stevens said he estimated that investment in public health would save between £0.5 and £1bn in the next five years and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mitigating-effect-of-public-health-cuts-may-not-continue-indefinitely-stevensWed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMT'Significant difficulties' in capacity and collaboration flagged in London STPs
A series of emerging obstacles in the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) drafting process across London means that fully formed plans might not be achievable by the end of June, despite a firm deadline pre-determined by NHS England.
In its board papers from a meeting held yesterday, London Councils also said that recent...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-draft-stps-flag-significant-difficulties-in-pace-collaboration-and-capacityWed, 08 Jun 2016 09:45:00 GMTNICE to carry out review of commissioning for PrEP
NICE will carry out a review of the effectiveness of Truvada, the drug used in HIV prevention treatment PrEP, despite the decision for the NHS to stop commissioning the drug.
Jane Ellison MP, parliamentary under-secretary for health, announced that NICE would carry out a review of Truvada in high-risk groups for HIV, along with an...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-carry-out-review-of-commissioning-for-prepWed, 08 Jun 2016 09:45:00 GMTUnprecedented demand for clinical pharmacy
Dr Keith Ridge, chief pharmaceutical officer for NHS England, who also provides support to the Department of Health and Health Education England (HEE), discusses the unprecedented demand for clinical pharmacy. David Stevenson reports.
Following the long-awaited evaluation of the national emergency department pharmacy pilot, which took...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unprecedented-demand-for-clinical-pharmacy-Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:00:00 GMTTen-year delay for children seeking mental health support
The delay between children and young people first showing signs of mental illness and receiving treatment is 10 years on average, a new report from the Centre for Mental Health shows.
The report also found that, despite one in 10 young people suffering from mental health problems, a quarter never received any treatment, and many...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ten-year-delay-for-children-seeking-mental-health-supportTue, 07 Jun 2016 16:45:00 GMTDelayed discharge is 'existential threat' to emergency medicine
Unnecessary delays in discharging patients pose an “existential threat” to emergency medicine, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned after the chief executive of NHS England admitted that the problem may not be dealt with for four years.
A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report found that the problem has been...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-discharge-is-existential-threat-to-emergency-medicineTue, 07 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTMinister unable to confirm adequacy of learning disability services
The government cannot say whether adequate services are available in hospital for patients with learning disabilities, the minister for community and social care admitted in response to a parliamentary written question yesterday.
When answering five questions from Jonathan Reynolds, Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, Alistair Burt said...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minister-unable-to-confirm-adequacy-of-learning-disability-services-Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:45:00 GMTUK risks missing preventable death target without policy redesigns
The UK risks missing its target on reducing preventable death and disability unless policies are redesigned to promote healthy lifestyles, according to a new report.
The report, from the Richmond Group of Charities, says that the UK is not on target to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) goal of reducing avoidable deaths for men by...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-risks-missing-preventable-death-target-without-policy-redesignsTue, 07 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS could pay parents compensation for avoidable harm in childbirth
Parents could receive compensation from the NHS if their baby suffers avoidable harm due to failings in maternity care under new proposals.
In a blog post for the NHS, Baroness Julia Cumberlege, leader of the National Maternity Review, said that she and Professor Sir Cyril Chantler, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group, have...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-pay-parents-compensation-for-avoidable-harm-in-childbirth-Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:00:00 GMTNorth Middlesex issued with warning over emergency department
A warning notice has been issued to North Middlesex University NHS Trust after an unannounced CQC inspection found ineffective treatment of patients in the emergency room.
The inspection, in April, found the department was lacking middle grade doctors and consultants and suffered delays in assessing patients and moving them to specialist...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-middlesex-issued-with-warning-over-emergency-departmentMon, 06 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMTNew NHS CCG performance framework includes rating for STPs
CCG improvement will be assessed by an ambitious framework of 56 indicators, including ratings for sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), designed to measure their progress in delivering the Five Year Forward View, from this year.
The new framework is split into four sections – ‘better health’, ‘better...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-ccg-performance-framework-includes-rating-for-stpsMon, 06 Jun 2016 12:30:00 GMTOne-third of deaths in the UK preventable
Over one third of deaths of people aged under-75 in the UK in 2013 could have been prevented by better medical care, according to the latest figures from the EU.
The latest eurostat figures show that 63,442 deaths, or 34.2% of all deaths, were potentially avoidable “if there had been timely and effective health care in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-third-of-deaths-in-the-uk-preventableMon, 06 Jun 2016 12:15:00 GMTUp to 450 jobs face axe at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has announced that it is cutting 450 jobs in a bid to balance its funding.
Following a public board meeting yesterday, the trust confirmed that it is opening a consultation on “the redeployment of staff”, which is expected to affect 250 permanent and 200 temporary staff.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/up-to-450-jobs-face-axe-at-sandwell-and-west-birmingham-nhs-trustFri, 03 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTUnion calls for parliamentary investigation into SECAmb scandal
A secret scheme to deliberately delay answering urgent 111 calls at South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAmb) must be investigated, trade union GMB has said.
The trust’s chief executive, Paul Sutton, resigned on Wednesday, and its chair, Tony Thorne, resigned in March after a Deloitte review found that “fundamental failings in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/union-calls-for-parliamentary-investigation-into-secamb-scandalFri, 03 Jun 2016 13:00:00 GMTRacism in the NHS 'bubbling away in the background'
Racial discrimination and bullying in the NHS has been exposed for the first time by a new report, published by NHS England, which highlights how the issue has been “bubbling away in the background”.
The NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), providing the first comprehensive data for all trusts in the UK, found that at...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/racism-in-the-nhs-bubbling-away-in-the-backgroundFri, 03 Jun 2016 12:00:00 GMTDo transformational leaders make you sick?
Karina Nielsen, professor of work and organisational psychology at the Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, challenges the view that transformational leadership is wholly positive – especially at a time when NHS bosses are presiding over major service changes.
Transformational leadership is thought to be a good thing....
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/do-transformational-leaders-make-you-sickThu, 02 Jun 2016 16:45:00 GMTGovernment urged to implement independent reviews of all deaths following pilot
All deaths should be reviewed by independent medical examiners, a review of a pilot scheme has found.
Changes to the UK system of death certification were recommended by a Parliamentary select committee as far back as 1893, and were not highlighted until the inquiry into the Harold Shipman murders.
Provision was made in the Coroners...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-urged-to-implement-independent-reviews-of-all-deaths-following-pilotThu, 02 Jun 2016 16:15:00 GMTRevealed: Health devolution could be better for care integration than STPs
Health devolution could be a more effective solution to place-based health and social care integration than sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), despite the latter being hailed as the ideal solution to regional health systems, answers to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests have shown.
In an investigation carried out to...
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413,407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-devolution-could-be-better-for-social-care-integration-than-stpsThu, 02 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMTLack of HSIB safeguards is an 'intolerable compromise'
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) will fail unless stronger safeguards are established to strengthen its powers and autonomy, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs committee (PACAC) has warned.
Following an inquiry, the PACAC said that the HSIB’s independence from the NHS must be enshrined in law, and...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/introducing-hsib-without-legal-safeguards-is-an-intolerable-compromise-Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:45:00 GMTGPs urged to reduce inappropriate psychotropic prescriptions
Unnecessary psychotropic drugs are being repeatedly prescribed to patients with autism and other learning disabilities, NHS England has warned as it launched a new pledge to encourage healthcare professionals to reduce inappropriate prescriptions.
An estimated 35,000 adults with learning disabilities are being prescribed antipsychotics...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-urged-to-reduce-inappropriate-psychotropic-prescriptionsThu, 02 Jun 2016 11:45:00 GMTSECAmb chief executive resigns after urgent calls downgraded
The chief executive of South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAmb) has resigned after it was revealed that the trust secretly introduced a pilot protocol to delay replying to urgent 111 calls.
SECAmb announced the resignation yesterday of Paul Sutton, who had been on voluntary leave.
The trust’s chair, Tony Thorne, resigned in...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secamb-chief-executive-resigns-after-urgent-calls-downgradedWed, 01 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMTForward View must be 'implemented urgently' as one in eight GP posts unfilled
The scale of the GP crisis has been revealed in a survey showing that 11.7% of all GP posts in the country are vacant.
The vacancy rate has increased by more than five times since 2011, when it was 2.1%, and by 2.6% since last year’s rate of 9.1%.
Official figures show that the total number of full-time equivalent GPs is 34,055...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/forward-view-must-be-implemented-urgently-as-one-in-eight-gp-posts-unfilledWed, 01 Jun 2016 10:45:00 GMTNHS accused of failing patients after refusing to fund HIV drug
HIV/AIDs activists have accused the NHS of failing patients after it confirmed that it will stop commissioning anti-infection drug PrEP.
The NHS said that it had received independent legal advice saying it did not have the power to commission the drug because it overlaps with the legal duty of local authorities to provide services for...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-accused-of-failing-patients-after-refusing-to-fund-hiv-drugWed, 01 Jun 2016 10:30:00 GMTManchester proposes single trust for hospital services
Central Manchester’s three hospitals will be united in a single NHS trust, under new proposals being considered by the city council.
Papers submitted to the council’s health and wellbeing board ahead of a meeting on 8 June confirm that it has completed two stages of a review of the proposal to create a partnership between...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-proposes-single-trust-for-hospital-servicesWed, 01 Jun 2016 09:30:00 GMTTaking a look at diversity within NHS finance
Sue Lorimer, Future-Focused Finance diversity lead and business director at NHS Improvement, discusses gender and diversity within NHS finance.
Like many sectors, it’s no secret that the NHS has a long way to go in promoting diversity within senior finance roles. I’ve been exploring the lack of women in these positions, and...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-a-look-at-diversity-within-nhs-financeWed, 01 Jun 2016 09:30:00 GMTHospital admissions caused by smoking increase by 5% in last decade
Hospital admissions caused by smoking are at their highest in 10 years despite a decline overall, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
In 2014-15, there were 475,000 hospital admissions for conditions estimated to be caused by smoking, a 5% increase since 2004-05.
These included 28% of all...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-admissions-caused-by-smoking-increase-by-5-in-last-decadeTue, 31 May 2016 15:45:00 GMTCall for greater access to over-the-counter medicines to relieve pressures on NHS
Medicines for minor illnesses should be made more easily accessible in order to reduce the number of patients seeking NHS treatment, according to a new white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The paper, ‘Consumer health: time for a regulatory re-think?’, argues that the regulatory framework for over-the-counter...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-greater-access-to-over-the-counter-medicines-to-relieve-pressures-on-nhsTue, 31 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTNearly a third of children turned away from mental health services
Serious shortcomings in support for children with mental health problems have been highlighted by a new report from the Children’s Commissioner.
A survey of 48 NHS trusts found an average of 28% of children referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) being turned away, while 58% were placed on a waiting...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-a-third-of-children-turned-away-from-mental-health-services-Tue, 31 May 2016 13:00:00 GMTNumber of cancelled urgent operations increases by 36% in two years
The cancellation rate for urgent operations in the NHS has increased by 36% compared to 2014, according to the latest monthly performance figures.
The figures show that in April 2016, 358 operations were cancelled, a 36% increase from the 228 cancelled in April 2014 and a 16% increase from the 309 cancelled in April 2015.
Between...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-cancelled-urgent-operations-increases-by-36-in-two-yearsTue, 31 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTOur last roll of the dice?
Dean Royles, director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the former CEO at NHS Employers, explains why workforce planning is not the main problem with the quality and design of NHS services.
This could be our last shot, the Five Year Forward View (now 3½ year) and the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-last-roll-of-the-diceMon, 30 May 2016 16:45:00 GMTPM promises to halve unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions by 2020
Prime minister David Cameron has announced ambitious initiatives to cut antibiotic prescription at the G7 summit.
Cameron focused on antibiotic prescriptions for the global public health section of his speech at the Japanese conference today, saying he would set a target of cutting inappropriate prescribing in half by 2020.
He also...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pm-promises-to-halve-unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions-by-2020Fri, 27 May 2016 16:15:00 GMTConsultation finds support for whistleblower guardian, but concerns about independence
Concerns have been raised about whether the new National Guardian for whistleblowers is suited for the post, following a consultation by the CQC.
Although 44 out of 61 respondents to the consultation agreed with the proposed scope of powers for the National Guardian, many respondents expressed concern about the fact that the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-finds-support-for-whistleblower-guardian-but-concerns-about-independenceFri, 27 May 2016 15:15:00 GMT'Careful management' needed to control specialised commissioning spending
Controlling NHS spending on specialised commissioning will not be possible without ‘careful management’, NHS England’s board has said.
In papers discussed at yesterday’s meeting, the board said that implementing the recommendations of a recent National Audit Office report, which warned that specialised...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/careful-management-needed-to-control-specialised-commissioning-spending-Fri, 27 May 2016 13:45:00 GMTNHS Improvement should return to giving FTs autonomy, says executive director
NHS Improvement should seek to return to respecting foundation trusts’ autonomy, the organisation’s executive director of improvement told NHE.
Adam Sewell-Jones said that he wanted the newly-formed organisation to return to “maintain the earned autonomy principle” behind the idea of foundation...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-should-return-to-giving-fts-autonomy-says-executive-directorThu, 26 May 2016 16:45:00 GMTTIHM for dementia: using technology to improve quality of life
Dr Helen Rostill, director of innovation and development at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT, discusses the new Technology Integrated Health Management (TIHM) for dementia project.
We are one of only seven NHS trusts to be awarded a grant, managed by Innovate UK and overseen by NHS England, to carry out a groundbreaking project to...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tihm-for-dementia-using-technology-to-improve-quality-of-lifeThu, 26 May 2016 16:45:00 GMTBehaviour change for patient safety
Rebecca Lawton, professor of psychology at the University of Leeds, and an academic advisor to the Y&H AHSN Improvement Academy, talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about behaviour change and the impact it can have on patient safety.
“Many things we do in healthcare to improve safety, such as the introduction of new...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/behaviour-change-for-patient-safetyThu, 26 May 2016 16:30:00 GMTPatient Activation Measure: learning from early adopters
Dr Natalie Armstrong, senior lecturer at the University of Leicester and co-lead of SAPPHIRE Group at the Department of Health Sciences, discusses some of the key learning to emerge from an evaluation of six pilot sites putting the Patient Activation Measure to the test.
The NHS Five Year Forward View set out a central ambition for the...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-activation-measure-learning-from-early-adoptersThu, 26 May 2016 16:30:00 GMTNew nursing associate role could 'transform the workforce'
Nurses and support workers will be supported by a new nursing associate, Health Education England (HEE) has announced following a consultation.
The first 1,000 nursing students will start training for the role at test sites next year, which Ian Cumming, the head of HEE, first suggested last year.
The consultation received over 1,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nursing-associate-role-could-transform-the-workforceThu, 26 May 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS to reimburse stamp duty for GPs who rent premises
GPs who rent premises from NHS Property Services will have their stamp duty reimbursed by NHS England and have the ability to break their lease if a practice loses its core contract under a new agreement.
Following protracted negotiations, which started in 2013, a new template lease has been agreed between the BMA, NHS Property Services...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-reimburse-stamp-duty-for-gps-who-rent-premisesThu, 26 May 2016 11:45:00 GMT'Alarming' increase in delayed transfers of elderly patients
Delayed transfer figures for elderly patients have been underestimating the true scale of the problem, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned in a new report.
Official figures show that delayed transfers have increased by 31% in the past two years, from 0.87 million days in 2013 to 1.15 million days in 2015.
However, the NAO said...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alarming-increase-in-delayed-transfers-of-elderly-patientsThu, 26 May 2016 09:15:00 GMTNHS hails 'fantastic result' as antibiotic prescription reduction exceeds targets
Antibiotic prescription has been reduced by 7.3% in one year against a 1% target, NHS Improvement has announced.
Following a combined effort by NHS Improvement, NHS England and Public Health England to set goals and share data on antibiotic prescribing, 34.34 million items were prescribed in 2015-16, compared to 37.03 million in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hails-fantastic-result-as-antibiotic-prescription-reduction-exceeds-targetsWed, 25 May 2016 11:00:00 GMTClear accountability needed in LHE decision making, says NHS Improvement
There must be clear lines of accountability for decisions as providers start to work more closely with partners in their local health economy, NHS Improvement has said in newly published draft guidance.
In the guidance, NHS Improvement says that NHS trusts and foundation trusts need to work with other health and social care organisations...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clear-accountability-needed-in-lhe-decision-making-says-nhs-improvementWed, 25 May 2016 10:30:00 GMTCare homes improve performance following CQC 'Inadequate' rating
Nearly three-quarters of care homes rated ‘Inadequate’ by the CQC in the past two years have subsequently improved their performance.
New analysis from the healthcare inspection body shows that out of 373 care homes rated inadequate between 1 October 2014 and 31 March 2016, 273 (73%), with 12,000 residents in total, have since...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-homes-improve-performance-following-cqc-inadequate-ratingWed, 25 May 2016 10:00:00 GMTFew STPs meeting 'scale and pace' required despite 30 June deadline
Despite “lots of good initiatives” in NHS providers’ sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) so far, few are at the “degree of scale and pace” required by NHS England, it has been revealed.
In papers published ahead of NHS England’s board meeting tomorrow, the national body also acknowledged that...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/few-stps-meeting-degree-of-scale-and-pace-required-despite-june-deadlineWed, 25 May 2016 09:45:00 GMTMedical super glasses are just around the corner
Alan Whiteside, innovation consultant in the research, development and innovation department at NHS Highland, runs through the many potential medical uses of the internet-connected ‘super glasses’.
Would you be lost without your glasses? I believe the time will come when clinicians will consider themselves lost, or at the very...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-super-glasses-are-just-around-the-cornerTue, 24 May 2016 16:30:00 GMTCQC to target struggling providers with more unannounced inspections
Providers struggling to deliver good-quality care will be subjected to more targeted unannounced inspections as part of the CQC’s five-year strategy, launched today.
The regulator also said inspections will become “smaller and more frequent”, with the interval between them based on previous inspection findings –...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-target-struggling-providers-with-more-frequent-and-unannounced-inspectionsTue, 24 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHS England must improve accountability over specialised services, says Lord Warner
There should be “clear-cut, annual accountability” to Parliament and the public for the large sum of public money spent on specialised services, covering past performance and future priorities, the Specialised Services Commission has stated.
In the commission’s final report, led by Lord Warner, a former minister for NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-must-improve-accountability-over-specialised-services-says-lord-warnerTue, 24 May 2016 09:30:00 GMTNHS failing to learn lessons from complaints, says health ombudsman
A snapshot of complaints received by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) reveals a high number of complaints made to the NHS and consistent failure to learn from mistakes, the PHSO has said.
Of the 133 cases in the report, which were investigated between July and September last year, 93 were about the NHS.
In...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-failing-to-learn-lessons-from-complaints-says-health-ombudsmanTue, 24 May 2016 00:30:00 GMTBuilding up the benefits of RFID scanning
Peter Owens, medical engineering manager at Heart of England NHS FT, explains why his organisation decided to implement RFiD tracking and the benefits it has delivered so far.
For a number of years there was a growing concern around the number of reusable medical devices which could not be located for planned maintenance at Heart of...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-up-the-benefits-of-rfid-scanningMon, 23 May 2016 17:15:00 GMTCQC pilots joined-up approach to health and social care inspection by place
A new CQC approach to inspection, designed to consider health and social care as a whole in an area, has been piloted in Salford and Tameside.
The project, Quality of Care in a Place, aims to consider whether local health and care services are working together to meet residents’ needs.
The CQC said it was testing the approach...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-pilots-joined-up-approach-to-health-and-social-care-inspection-by-placeMon, 23 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTEconomic 'tailspin' from Brexit could damage NHS, says Stevens
The economic consequences of Britain leaving the European Union could further damage the NHS, Simon Stevens has warned.
In an interview on The Andrew Marr Show yesterday, the boss of NHS England said that a recession as a result of Britain voting to leave the EU on 23 June, which has been predicted by Bank of England governor Mark Carney...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/economic-tailspin-from-brexit-could-damage-nhs-says-stevensMon, 23 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTFYFV 'outdated' as CIPFA predicts NHS deficit could reach £16bn
The NHS deficit is likely to be much worse than previously expected despite measures to relieve it, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has said in its latest report on NHS finances.
The report, ‘More Medicine Needed’, says that the NHS deficit will be at least £5bn by 2020, and is more...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fyfv-outdated-as-cipfa-predicts-nhs-deficit-could-reach-16bn-Mon, 23 May 2016 12:30:00 GMTGPs vote to ballot on strikes following 'inadequate' Forward View
GPs have rejected an NHS England strategy designed to relieve the pressures on their surgeries and agreed to ballot the profession on potential strike action.
The motion, proposed by Tower Hamlets Local Medical Committee (LMC) and passed today at the British Medical Association (BMA) LMC conference, calls the review “not an adequate...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-vote-to-ballot-on-strikes-following-inadequate-forward-viewFri, 20 May 2016 15:45:00 GMTVoluntary sector must no longer be 'outsider' in healthcare, says DH report
Problems facing the NHS and voluntary organisations are likely to get worse unless the two sectors work together, a new report says.
The independent review of the role of the voluntary, charitable and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in healthcare – commissioned by the Department of Health, Public Health England, and NHS England...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/voluntary-sector-must-no-longer-be-outsider-in-healthcare-says-dh-reportFri, 20 May 2016 15:15:00 GMTMore bad news for NHS in 'wake-up call' performance and deficit figures
The NHS performance figures for March 2015-16, published today by NHS Improvement, add to the mounting evidence that the NHS is struggling to cope with unprecedented pressures.
The figures show that in 2015-16, A&E attendances increased by 2.9% to 20.7 million. In March 2016, providers saw the highest number of A&E attendances...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-bad-news-for-nhs-in-wake-up-call-performance-and-deficit-figuresFri, 20 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTGS1 as a patient safety initiative
Professor Terence Stephenson, chair of the General Medical Council and Nuffield Professor of Child Health at UCL’s Institute of Child Health, discusses the benefits of GS1 barcodes in improving patient safety.
When I presented at the GS1 UK Healthcare Conference in April, I was not the first to remark that barcoding doesn’t...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gs1-as-a-patient-safety-initiativeThu, 19 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTGlobal action needed to tackle 'terrible cost' of antimicrobial resistance
Action must be taken now to avoid the ‘terrible cost’ of antimicrobial resistance, the final review into the problem has said.
The government-commissioned report warns that at least 700,000 people a year are dying due to antimicrobial resistance, with the problem spreading from hospitals to the wider community, and this could...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/global-action-needed-to-tackle-terrible-cost-of-antimicrobial-resistanceThu, 19 May 2016 15:45:00 GMTNamed individuals needed at board level to manage NHS data, say Caldicott
NHS trusts must take more action to secure patients’ data, the National Data Guardian has said ahead of publishing the results of her data security review.
In a letter sent to providers, Dame Fiona Caldicott and David Behan, chief executive of the CQC, said that during their reviews they had found “widespread commitment”...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/named-individuals-needed-at-board-level-to-manage-nhs-data-say-caldicottThu, 19 May 2016 13:00:00 GMT'Watershed year' for NHS as King's Fund figures reveal scale of crisis
The coming year will mark a ‘watershed’ for the NHS as its financial problems risk leading to deteriorating care, the King’s Fund has warned in its latest quarterly monitoring report.
A survey by the think tank shows that 65% of NHS trust finance directors and 54% of CCG finance leads felt that patient care in their area...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/watershed-year-for-nhs-as-kings-fund-figures-reveal-scale-of-crisisThu, 19 May 2016 08:30:00 GMTJunior doctors and government reach agreement
Junior doctors and the government have reached an agreement on a new contract, subject to approval from British Medical Association (BMA) members in a referendum.
Junior doctors will now vote on the deal, which was agreed over ten days of negotiations following a series of strikes.
Dr Johann Malawana, chair of the BMA junior...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-junior-doctors-and-government-reach-agreementWed, 18 May 2016 17:15:00 GMTGP pay-for-performance incentive 'morally wrong' - Patients Association
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), introduced to incentivise GPs to improve performance, is ‘morally wrong’, the Patients Association has said.
A new study by researchers from the universities of Michigan, Manchester and York, published in the Lancet, shows that the QOF has failed to improve patient survival...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-pay-for-performance-incentive-morally-wrong--patients-associationWed, 18 May 2016 11:30:00 GMTConsistent minority of patients opting out of having data shared
New research from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has found a consistent minority of patients opting out of having their data shared for purposes beyond direct care.
The HSCIC data shows that as of this month 2.2% of patients, or 1 in 45, opted out of having their data shared.
Type 1 and type 2 opts-outs, which...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consistent-minority-of-patients-opting-out-of-having-data-sharedWed, 18 May 2016 11:00:00 GMTCQC admits potential risk of failing to complete inspection programme
Health sector changes could make it impossible for the CQC to achieve its goal of comprehensively inspecting health and social care services, the inspection body has admitted.
A paper published ahead of the CQC’s board meeting today set out a number of strategic and operational risks to the CQC in the next year.
It says that...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-admits-high-risk-of-failing-to-complete-inspection-programmeWed, 18 May 2016 10:15:00 GMTUnison ballots East of England Ambulance Service staff over overrunning shifts
Unison is balloting East of England Ambulance Service staff over possible strike action in protest at excessive working hours.
Unison has been in negotiations for six weeks with the trust. It said that in December 2015, 2,995 shifts at the service finished over an hour later than planned, and in January 2016 this rose to 3,639...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unison-ballots-east-of-england-ambulance-service-staff-over-overrunning-shiftsWed, 18 May 2016 09:15:00 GMTFramework launched to encourage nurses, midwives and care staff to lead change
Nurses, midwives and care staff should play a key role in building a more effective and sustainable NHS and care system, the chief nursing officer for England has said today.
Launching the ‘Leading Change, Adding Value’ framework, Professor Jane Cummings said it is vital for increasing the role of nurses, midwives and care...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/framework-launched-to-encourage-nurses-midwives-and-care-staff-to-lead-changeWed, 18 May 2016 00:30:00 GMTCalls for NHS to offer post-mortems on all stillbirths and neonatal deaths
All parents should be offered a post-mortem when their baby dies to help understand the causes of the UK perinatal death rate, a new report has recommended.
University of Leicester researchers working for research collaboration MBBRACE-UK found that in 2014, there were 4,633 extended perinatal deaths in the UK. This is a slight decrease...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-nhs-to-offer-post-mortems-on-all-stillbirths-and-neonatal-deaths-Tue, 17 May 2016 17:15:00 GMTGetting fit for the future of healthcare in Suffolk
Andrew MacPherson, programme director of Fit for the Future and managing director of The Strategic Projects Team, explores how healthcare for 650,000 people living in east and west Suffolk looks fit for the future as NHS leaders have worked collaboratively, integrated services and explored opportunities to improve health and...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-fit-for-the-future-of-healthcare-in-suffolkTue, 17 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTDiabetes Digital Coach: Putting patients in the driving seat
Elizabeth Dymond, deputy enterprise director at the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), talks about Diabetes Digital Coach, an NHS-based Internet of Things (IoT) test bed being rolled out across the west of England.
Diabetes Digital Coach is one of seven test beds announced by the NHS earlier this year as part of a...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-digital-coach-putting-patients-in-the-driving-seatTue, 17 May 2016 16:15:00 GMTReshaping NHS workforce is 'urgent and essential'
Reshaping the NHS workforce to meet changing and growing pressures is “urgent and essential”, the Nuffield Trust has said in a new report.
The report, ‘Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need’, says that reshaping the workforce must include existing staff as well as training, and is vital for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reshaping-nhs-workforce-is-urgent-and-essentialTue, 17 May 2016 15:30:00 GMTSouthern Health governors defy chair to vote on removing executive board members
The dispute between the Southern Health board of governors and the NHS Improvement-appointed chair Tim Smart has worsened as governors announced they were proceeding with a meeting he had cancelled.
In a LinkedIn blog post, Peter Bell, one of the governors, said that the meeting, which includes a motion for a vote of no confidence in the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-governors-defy-chair-to-vote-on-removing-executive-board-membersTue, 17 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTSouthern investigates 'very few' learning disability deaths, e-mails reveal
E-mails released under the FOI Act show that the principal concern from the CQC which led to it issuing the troubled Southern Health trust with a warning notice was the organisation’s consistent failure to investigate the deaths of patients with learning disabilities.
The CQC’s latest inspection, published last month, found...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-investigates-very-few-learning-disability-deaths-e-mails-revealMon, 16 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTLessons from New York for NHS integration
As the NHS accelerates integration ambitions and new models of care, could New York City offer any lessons? Tom Moore, vice-president for innovation at Healthix, New York’s regional health information exchange, explains how information on 16 million patients has been joined-up across the city.
Devo Manc, the Five Year Forward View...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-new-york-for-nhs-integrationMon, 16 May 2016 16:15:00 GMTCharities warn Cancer Drugs Fund treatment could mean medicines taken off market
Fewer treatments will be available for cancer patients after the work of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is taken over by NICE, cancer charities have warned.
In a letter to prime minister David Cameron, published in the Daily Telegraph today, the chief executives of 15 cancer charities said that the new fund does not update the NICE clinical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charities-warn-cancer-drugs-fund-treatment-could-mean-medicines-taken-off-marketMon, 16 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTCancelled elective operations hit ten-year high
Cancelled elective operations were at their highest for a decade in the first three months of this year.
The latest NHS figures show that in the quarter ending 31 March, 23,180 operations were cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons, compared to 20,464 in the same period in 2014-15.
Of these cancellations, 1849 (8%)...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancelled-elective-operations-hit-ten-year-highMon, 16 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTJunior doctors' talks being conducted in 'spirit of constructive engagement'
Torturous negotiations over the controversial junior doctors’ contract could be reaching a resolution, Dr Johann Malawana, the chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctors’ committee has hinted.
Dr Malawana gave a speech at the BMA junior doctors’ annual conference on Saturday while negotiations between...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-talks-being-conducted-in-spirit-of-constructive-engagement-bmaMon, 16 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTWhistleblower treated unfairly by Royal Wolverhampton Trust, investigation finds
An independent investigation has found substantial flaws in the way Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust handled whistleblowing allegations from a former employee.
Sandra Haynes-Kirkbright worked as head of clinical coding and data quality at Royal Wolverhampton from October 2011 to July 2012, when she was suspended following complaints about...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistleblower-treated-unfairly-by-royal-wolverhampton-trust-investigation-findsFri, 13 May 2016 16:15:00 GMTLord Prior denies NHS suffering from a decline in pharmacologists
Lord Prior has insisted the NHS is not suffering from a decline in clinical pharmacologist posts despite growing concern over the issue.
Lord Hunt, the shadow spokesperson for health, submitted six written questions asking what assessment the government has made of the impact of a shortage of pharmacologists.
In his response to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-prior-denies-nhs-suffering-from-a-decline-in-pharmacologistsFri, 13 May 2016 15:45:00 GMTJunior doctors' talks extended in 'final opportunity' to resolve dispute
Talks between junior doctors and the government in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over antisocial hours pay are being extended to Wednesday after failing to reach a breakthrough.
The talks, encouraged by the Royal Medical Colleges, began on Monday after the lengthy dispute over the controversial contact, which has led to five junior...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-talks-extended-to-wednesday-in-final-opportunity-to-resolve-disputeFri, 13 May 2016 14:30:00 GMTCountry's biggest health and social care trust rated 'requires improvement'
The country’s biggest integrated health and social care trust is so understaffed that shifts are starting with no trained nurse on duty, the CQC has warned.
The CQC issued the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust with a ‘requires improvement’ notice after its most recent inspection found significant...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/countrys-biggest-health-and-social-care-trust-rated-requires-improvementFri, 13 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTTime to learn from the retail sector
Richard Edmondson, professor of gynaecological oncology at the University of Manchester, explains how a new scheme funded by Cancer Research UK will be able to extract and predict data to dramatically improve cancer treatment.
In contrast to Tesco, which learns something from each of its shoppers on every visit, the NHS learns nothing...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-learn-from-the-retail-sectorThu, 12 May 2016 17:15:00 GMTWhat is needed to achieve a paperless NHS by 2020?
Dr Phil Koczan, chief clinical information officer for UCLPartners Academic Health Science Network, examines what needs to happen to deliver the ‘paperless’ NHS by the end of the decade.
I have been a GP for over 20 years and, during that time, have always recorded clinical information directly into our computer system at the...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-is-needed-to-achieve-a-paperless-nhs-by-2020Thu, 12 May 2016 17:15:00 GMTKing's Fund fact check finds inaccuracies in Hunt's funding statements
Leading health economists have cautioned that several key promises from Jeremy Hunt about NHS funding could be misleading.
In a blog post, John Appleby, chief economist for policy at the King’s Fund, and Adam Roberts, head of education at the Health Foundation, said that this year’s NHS funding increase is the 28th largest in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-fact-check-finds-inaccuracies-in-hunts-funding-statementsThu, 12 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTCurrent safety investigation system 'unsatisfactory and untrustworthy'
The group tasked with advising the government on how to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has warned that the current system is failing patients, families and staff in their recommendations for its replacement.
The expert advisory group created to advise the government on creating the new inspection branch said...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/current-safety-investigation-system-unsatisfactory-and-untrustworthy-Thu, 12 May 2016 16:15:00 GMTCalls to revise NHS targets as A&E figures continue to decline
Patient levels in the NHS are at record highs as the number of A&E patients being seen within four hours continues to decline.
In March this year, hospitals continued their trend of having the lowest success rate for A&E treatment since records began, for the third month in a row.
The amount of patients being seen within four...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-to-revise-nhs-performance-targets-as-ae-figures-continue-to-declineThu, 12 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTNHS England promises £15m to support earlier cancer diagnosis
Faster diagnosis times are crucial to improving cancer survival times, NHS England has said in its new cancer strategy.
The strategy, in response to last year’s Independent Cancer Taskforce, involves a commitment to investing £15m in improving fast and early diagnosis.
The money will be spent on creating a national...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-promises-15m-to-support-earlier-cancer-diagnosisThu, 12 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTTapping into data across the NHS
Tim Jones, executive director of delivery at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT (UHB), reveals what the trust has done to set the standard in IT developments, and explains how other providers can follow suit.
We are currently living through a third industrial revolution: the first was driven by steam power, the second by the petrol...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tapping-into-data-across-the-nhsThu, 12 May 2016 09:00:00 GMTPatients with learning disabilities to 'quality check' NHS services
People with learning disabilities are being asked to assess NHS services to find how they can better meet their needs.
The NHS Quality Checkers Programme will see people with learning disabilities employed to inspect services, including GP surgeries, dental practices and mental health services, to assess how they can better meet the needs...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-with-learning-disabilities-to-quality-check-nhs-servicesWed, 11 May 2016 11:15:00 GMTCare UK receives 18 new prison contracts
New contracts to provide health services at 13 adult prisons, four young offenders’ institutes and an immigration detention centre have been awarded to Care UK
The contracts, which started on 1 April and will run until 2021, mean that Care UK is responsible for services including primary healthcare, mental healthcare, audiology...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-uk-receives-18-new-prison-contractsWed, 11 May 2016 11:00:00 GMTTrust CEO role at risk of becoming 'impossible job' due to unprecedented pressures
Interviews with NHS trust chief executives, published by NHS Providers and the King’s Fund, show many feel the job has never been harder, leading to warnings that it will be hard to recruit the next generation of chief executives.
Worries flagged in the report include financial pressures on the NHS and over-inspection and regulation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-ceo-role-at-risk-of-becoming-impossible-job-due-to-unprecedented-pressuresWed, 11 May 2016 10:15:00 GMTClinical staff shortages caused by government 'mismanagement' - PAC
Government “mismanagement” means that NHS trusts have suffered persistent staff shortages caused by efficiency targets, a damning new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says.
The report states that the NHS clinical staffing shortage of 5.9% or 50,000 people, was due to real-terms efficiency savings targets of 4%...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-staff-shortages-caused-by-government-mismanagement-pacWed, 11 May 2016 00:30:00 GMTHealth services failing to prevent unsafe discharge of elderly patients - PHSO
Hospitals are discharging elderly patients to their homes without ensuring they are fit or have proper support, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has said in a new report.
The PHSO investigated 221 complaints relating to hospital discharge in 2014-15, an increase of over a third from the previous year, and upheld over...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-services-failing-to-prevent-unsafe-discharge-of-elderly-patients-phsoWed, 11 May 2016 00:30:00 GMTHunt says NHS is 'turning the tide' on agency spend
The agency staffing cap has saved £300m since it was introduced last year, according to NHS Improvement.
The cap was introduced to curb high levels of spending on agencies, but a Liaison survey found that nearly three quarters of shifts worked in the 10 weeks after it was introduced breached the cap.
However, the government and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-says-nhs-is-turning-the-tide-on-agency-spend-Tue, 10 May 2016 14:45:00 GMTMajority of NHS efficiency savings will need to be delivered locally, says Stevens
The majority of the £22bn efficiency savings the NHS needs to make by 2020 will need to be delivered by local health economies rather than from the centre, NHS leaders have said.
In an appearance before the Health Select Committee yesterday, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, said that of the £21.6bn savings needed...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/majority-of-nhs-efficiency-savings-will-need-to-be-delivered-locally-says-stevensTue, 10 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTEast Midlands Ambulance Trust rated 'inadequate' for safety
A CQC inspection has rated East Midlands Ambulance Trust as inadequate for safety and requiring improvement overall.
The inspection found that staffing levels were below the numbers needed for safety and there were also concerns about the abilities of staff, with mandatory and statutory training rates not meeting the trust’s own...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-midlands-ambulance-trust-rated-inadequate-for-safetyTue, 10 May 2016 08:30:00 GMTBMA re-enters talks with government over junior doctors' contract
The BMA has re-entered talks with the government today (9 May) over the controversial junior doctors’ contract.
Last week it was confirmed that junior doctors’ representatives agreed to suspend the threat of strike action for five days and re-enter talks with the government in order to try to break the impasse.
The move...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-re-enters-talks-with-government-over-junior-doctor-contractMon, 09 May 2016 12:30:00 GMTFunding failing to reach mental health services, despite parity promises
Government promises of parity of esteem between mental and physical health services seem as hard to achieve as ever, NHS Providers has warned.
In a survey of CCGs and mental health trusts conducted with the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), NHS Providers found that only 52% had received a real-terms increase in their...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-failing-to-reach-mental-health-services-despite-parity-promisesMon, 09 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTWeekend death rate actually lower than weekdays, research suggests
Fewer patients die in hospitals during weekends than weekdays, according to new analysis, casting doubt on the government’s claims that a seven-day NHS must be introduced to improve mortality rates.
The research, from the University of Manchester’s Centre for Health Economics, found that the belief that death rates are higher...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/weekend-death-rate-actually-lower-than-weekdays-research-suggests-Mon, 09 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTOne in three CCGs do not assess end-of-life needs - CQC
Dying patients are being left with no support for their needs, the CQC has warned in a new report at the start of Dying Matters Awareness week.
A survey of 40 CCGs by the CQC found that just 67% said they had assessed the end-of-life care needs of their local populations.
The report also found that only 18% of CCGs had commissioned...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-three-ccgs-do-not-assess-end-of-life-needs--cqcMon, 09 May 2016 08:45:00 GMTInsurance payouts from accidents raise £15m for NHS
A new scheme for the NHS to recover the cost of treatment from personal injury compensation has raised nearly £15m in the first month.
The NHS Injury Costs Recovery Scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment ‘primarily from insurance companies’ where personal injury compensation is paid, for example after a road...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insurance-payouts-from-accidents-raise-15m-for-nhsFri, 06 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTWirral Community and Mersey Care become foundation trusts
NHS Improvement has announced that it is creating two new NHS foundation trusts in the Liverpool area.
The two trusts were created on 1 May. Wirral Community FT provides community health services including community nursing, therapies, GP out-of-hours and walk-in-centres from more than 40 bases in the Wirral, Cheshire and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wirral-community-and-mersey-care-become-foundation-trustsFri, 06 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTNHS 'double standard' means dementia sufferers are deprived of services
The Alzheimer’s Society and Care England have warned that the NHS is failing to provide care home residents with dementia the care they need.
The Alzheimer’s Society are now launching a new campaign, Fix Dementia Care, after a joint survey of 285 care home managers found that 44% did not feel the NHS provided residents with...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-double-standard-means-dementia-sufferers-are-deprived-of-servicesFri, 06 May 2016 12:15:00 GMTBMA confirm they are re-entering talks with government
Junior doctors’ representatives have agreed to suspend the threat of strike action for five days and re-enter talks with the government in order to try to break the impasse over a controversial new contract.
The British Medical Association (BMA) confirmed it has accepted health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s new offer to suspend the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-confirm-they-are-re-entering-talks-with-governmentFri, 06 May 2016 11:15:00 GMTAlcohol-related hospital admissions increase by 29% - PHE
Hospital admissions linked to alcohol are increasing, especially among older people, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).
The figures show that hospital admissions where the primary or secondary reason related to alcohol have increased by 29% since 2008, from 1,654.3 for every 100,000 people to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-related-hospital-admissions-increase-by-29--pheThu, 05 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTThe importance of population healthcare in commissioning
Sir Muir Gray, director of Better Value Healthcare, discusses the importance of commissioning for population healthcare.
As a veteran of twenty-two, or thereabouts, structural reorganisations of the NHS I have long lost faith in them. The reason why structural reorganisations fail is because the bureaucracies we organise are linear...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-population-healthcare-in-commissioningThu, 05 May 2016 15:30:00 GMTMPs reject e-petition to keep nursing bursaries
An e-petition calling on the government to overturn plans to end bursaries for nursing students was rejected by the House of Commons yesterday following a debate.
Heidi Alexander MP, the shadow health secretary, proposed the motion, saying that the current shortage in nurses could be attributed to the government’s decision to cut...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-reject-e-petition-to-keep-nursing-bursariesThu, 05 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTThe MP's View: Advancing Hand Hygiene Compliance in the NHS
Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood and founder of the ‘Handz’ hand hygiene campaign, refocuses the attention that must be paid to the prevention of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). After personally experiencing the devastating impact of HCAIs, and recent data indicating a rise in the number of cases recorded, Ms...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-mps-view-advancing-hand-hygiene-compliance-in-the-nhsThu, 05 May 2016 14:30:00 GMTFirst up-to-date GP data reveals depth of primary care crisis
The GP crisis could be worse than previously thought, the King’s Fund has said as it produced the most detailed and up-to-date data into pressures on GP practices.
The King’s Fund report found that in 2010-15, the number of GP consultations increased by 15%, but the GP workforce grew by 4.75%, less than a third of that amount....
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-up-to-date-gp-data-reveals-depth-of-primary-care-crisisThu, 05 May 2016 13:00:00 GMTHunt agrees to 'pause' imposition and resume talks with junior doctors
UPDATE: Hunt offers to resume talks with junior doctors
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has accepted the suggestion from the royal colleges that he suspend imposition of the junior doctors’ contract for five days to allow talks to resume.
In a letter to Professor Dame Sue Bailey, Hunt said today that he would ‘pause’...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pause-contract-imposition-for-five-days-and-talk-royal-colleges-sayThu, 05 May 2016 09:15:00 GMTScrapping student bursaries a 'cynical cost cutting exercise' - Unite
Unite is urging the government to cancel controversial plans to replace bursaries for student nurses, midwives and speech and language therapists with tuition fees.
The union said that rather than reducing the NHS’s dependency on agency staff as the government has promised, the prospect of debt will deter applicants, especially...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scrapping-student-bursaries-a-cynical-cost-cutting-exercise-uniteWed, 04 May 2016 16:00:00 GMTConnected Care: power to the people
The future of public services is people-led and place-based says Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, CEO of Turning Point.
The way health and social care services are delivered is changing. The FYFV sets out a compelling vision of multidisciplinary teams, co-location and flexibility. Place-based health, as recently explored by the New Local...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/connected-care-power-to-the-peopleWed, 04 May 2016 15:30:00 GMTCall for new guidelines as London's crisis care 'is in crisis itself'
London’s mental health crisis services are themselves in crisis, doctors have warned as new guidelines for supporting patients are being developed to tackle them.
In a blog post for the NHS, Dr Emma Whicher, medical director at South West & St George’s Mental Health Trust, said that a recent report from the London Health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-new-guidelines-as-londons-crisis-care-is-in-crisis-itselfWed, 04 May 2016 11:15:00 GMTNew NHS Alliance calls for 'change of mindset' as life expectancy gap increases
An increase in the life expectancy gap for the first time since the Victorian age is a sign to tackle ‘outrageous’ health inequality levels in the UK, New NHS Alliance has said.
The call comes after a report, from the Cass Business School at City University London, found that in England and Wales, the longest-lived 5% of men...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-alliance-calls-for-change-of-mindset-as-life-expectancy-gap-increases-Wed, 04 May 2016 11:15:00 GMTGovernment is in 'denial' about NHS financial crisis - BMA
Doctors’ leaders have warned the NHS is “crippled” by government denial about its funding crisis at an emergency meeting.
Yesterday the British Medical Association (BMA) called a special representatives’ meeting, last held in 2011, to discuss NHS funding.
Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA, said in his speech to...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-is-in-denial-about-nhs-financial-crisis--bmaWed, 04 May 2016 10:30:00 GMTMPs call for Southern Health CEO to resign
The leader of the troubled Southern Health NHS FT should resign, MPs said in a debate yesterday.
Luciana Berger MP, shadow minister for mental health, asked Alistair Burt MP, minister for community and social care, for an urgent statement on the safety of care and services provided by Southern Health after a CQC inspection found the trust...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-southern-health-ceo-to-resignWed, 04 May 2016 10:15:00 GMTMoving forward with pharmacy after Carter
Lord Carter’s efficiency review, which shed light on significant variations across NHS pharmacy services, was pivotal in paving the way for new standards. Andrew Davies, director of pharmacy at North Bristol NHS Trust, who helped shape the Carter report as part of the pharmacy team, tells NHE’s Luana Salles what these new targets...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/moving-forward-with-pharmacy-after-carterWed, 04 May 2016 09:15:00 GMTNearly 40% of patients turned away from registering with GP
Nearly 40% of patients are being turned away from registering with a GP, with vulnerable groups such as immigrants and asylum seekers the most likely to be affected, according to a new report.
Doctors of the World, a Médecins sans Frontières programme, made 849 attempts to register patients with a GP, of which 331 (39%) were...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-40-of-patients-turned-away-from-registering-with-gpTue, 03 May 2016 17:00:00 GMTRevealed: Department of Health seeks to cut £50m data collection burden
Collecting data in the health and social care system needs to be made simpler, the Department of Health has said as it published a paper showing that it cost £50.7m and 65,131 working days last year.
The department’s Data Reduction plan was developed in response to a concordat signed by the department and arm’s length...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revealed-department-of-health-seeks-to-cut-50m-data-collection-burdenTue, 03 May 2016 16:30:00 GMTCQC promise reviews of social care, end of life care and Mental Health Act
The CQC’s 2016-17 business plan, published today, includes overviews of health and social care, end of life care and the implementation of the Mental Health Act, as well as a commitment to complete its inspections of all hospitals and other services in England.
CQC said it will publish a report into end of life care, which a recent...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-promise-reviews-of-social-care-end-of-life-care-and-mental-health-actTue, 03 May 2016 15:15:00 GMTShut out of the dispute
Shirley Cramer CBE, chief executive of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), looks at how NHS managers have not been involved in the recent junior doctors’ contract dispute.
However, and whenever, the junior doctors’ row over their new contract is finally resolved, it will be without consulting those who may well be...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shut-out-of-the-disputeTue, 03 May 2016 15:15:00 GMTNHS health check reduces risk of heart disease by just 0.21%
Just one heart attack or stroke in 4,000 is prevented by the NHS Health Check, according to a new study.
The study, from Imperial College London, found that only 21.4% of those eligible are attending the health checks, offered to all those aged 40 to 74 to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events, and that it only reduced the risk by...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-health-check-reduces-risk-of-heart-disease-by-just-021Tue, 03 May 2016 12:45:00 GMTTime to tackle the crisis in general practice
Beccy Baird, Fellow at The King’s Fund, looks at the crisis in general practice which, until recently, she argues has seemed largely invisible to national policymakers.
While the pressures facing hospitals are obvious through almost real-time data on activity and performance, by contrast, there is almost no nationally collected...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-tackle-the-crisis-in-general-practiceMon, 02 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTGeneral practice forward view reflections
Mark Spencer, co-chair of the New NHS Alliance, gives his thoughts on NHS England’s recent General Practice Forward View.
If there’s one word that sums up my reflections on the General Practice Forward View (GPFV) publication, it’s “hope”.
General practice is well into its eleventh hour. We are on...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-practice-forward-view-reflectionsSun, 01 May 2016 15:00:00 GMTTrust and CCG leaders warned to prepare for indefinite strikes
An indefinite walkout by junior doctors could be on the horizon, the chief executives of NHS England and NHS Improvement have warned leaders of trusts and CCGs.
Junior doctors staged the first all-out strike in the bitter industrial dispute over pay for antisocial working hours this week, but it failed to bring about a resumption of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-and-ccg-leaders-warned-to-prepare-for-indefinite-strikesFri, 29 Apr 2016 15:45:00 GMTPHE promise new strategies to promote healthy lifestyles in 2016-17
The new strategic plan from Public Health England (PHE) has been published, promising a range of strategies to tackle illnesses including childhood obesity, diabetes and drugs and alcohol abuse.
PHE pledged that in the next year it will support the government to develop new strategies on tobacco control, illegal drugs, biosecurity, life...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-promise-new-strategies-to-promote-healthy-lifestyles-in-2016-17Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTLords 'perplexed' by removal of incentives for mental health treatment
Mental health care will no longer be a quality premium measure for CCGs in 2016-17, prompting peers to accuse the government of failing to live up to its commitment to improve mental health services.
The quality premium scheme offers financial incentives of up to £5 a head, or £217m in total, to CCGs for improving the quality...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lords-perplexed-by-removal-of-incentives-for-mental-health-treatmentFri, 29 Apr 2016 11:30:00 GMTNHS Improvement to appoint new Southern director
3 May UPDATE
NHS Improvement has exercised its powers to impose management changes at Southern Health.
NHS Improvement, who warned Southern three weeks ago that they may have to make management changes, formally notified the trust on Friday that they intend to appoint Tim Smart, the former CEO of King’s College Hospital FT, as...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-still-failing-to-learn-from-patient-deaths-cqcFri, 29 Apr 2016 08:15:00 GMTJunior doctors' contract could breach equality law
The junior doctors’ contract could breach international equality law, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
The EHRC’s report into the new contract, which has been leaked to the Guardian, echoes judicial review complaints by the British Medical Association (BMA) that it could discriminate against women...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-contract-could-breach-equality-lawThu, 28 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMTSmokers should be encouraged to use e-cigarettes - RCP
E-cigarettes can be safely promoted as an alternative to smoking, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said in a new report.
The report said that e-cigarette use was more likely to lead to more and more successful attempts to quit smoking.
It warned that although there could be a possibility of harm from long term e-cigarette...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/smokers-should-be-encouraged-to-use-e-cigarettes--rcpThu, 28 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMTFour in 10 London nurses contemplating leaving the capital - RCN
Healthcare in London could be facing an exodus of nurses over unaffordable and uncomfortable housing, a new survey from the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) warns.
The survey found that 40% of nurses said they would probably or definitely leave London in the next five years.
Housing was strongly linked to this, with 66.3% agreeing that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-in-10-london-nurses-contemplating-leaving-the-capital--rcnThu, 28 Apr 2016 14:30:00 GMT'Radical' partnership with Ipswich required to save Colchester hospital
Colchester Hospital University FT is failing to make adequate improvements after being placed in special measures and must enter into a long-term partnership with Ipswich Hospital FT, NHS Improvement and the CQC have jointly declared.
The latest inspection from the CQC showed that services at Colchester are not of the required standard...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-partnership-with-ipswich-required-to-save-colchester-hospitalThu, 28 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTNHSCC leader calls for support to tackle specialised commissioning crisis
The leader of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has responded to a report criticising NHS England’s overspend on specialised commissioning by saying CCGs must be given support to enable them to tackle the crisis.
The National Audit Office (NAO) report warned that spending has got out of control since power over specialised...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-leader-calls-for-new-powers-to-tackle-specialised-commissioning-crisisWed, 27 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTGP numbers decline by nearly 2% in a year
GP numbers are in decline, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The figures show that there were 34,055 full-time equivalent GPs, excluding locums, working in England as of 30 September 2015. This represents a decrease of 1.9% from the 34,712 recorded in 2014.
The figures come as the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-numbers-decline-by-nearly-2-in-a-yearWed, 27 Apr 2016 10:45:00 GMTRegulation changes risk leaving midwives without representation - RCM
Midwives have warned that government proposals to abolish an additional tier of statutory supervision could leave them without a voice in the NMC.
The Department of Health opened a consultation last week on the new proposals, which are intended to enforce midwifery supervision and prevent serious failings of care such as those...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulation-changes-risk-leaving-midwives-without-representation-rcmWed, 27 Apr 2016 10:45:00 GMTEleventh hour plea for further talks comes after strong turnout in junior doctor strike
Support for the junior doctors’ strike remained firm throughout yesterday’s all-out stoppage, with almost eight in every 10 of the trainees rostered to work taking part in the strike action.
The figures were published by NHS England as the first day of all-out striking came to an end ahead of today’s second demonstration...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eleventh-hour-plea-for-further-talks-comes-after-strong-turnout-in-junior-doctor-strikeWed, 27 Apr 2016 10:15:00 GMTNHS warned of financial crisis over 'out-of-control' specialised care spend
Specialised services spending is out of control and poses a threat to the financial stability of the NHS, a new report warns.
Responsibility for commissioning specialised services, for treating conditions including rare cancers, cystic fibrosis and some forms of mental illness, transferred from primary care trusts, who worked together in...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-warned-of-financial-crisis-over-out-of-control-specialised-commissioningWed, 27 Apr 2016 10:00:00 GMTLessons to learn from commissioning support closures
Two northern commissioning support units (CSUs) were closing their doors as NHE went to press, with uncertainty remaining over potential job losses. David Stevenson reports.
As NHE reported last year, Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support (YHCS) and North West Commissioning Support Unit (NWCSU) were the only two CSUs to fail to get...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-to-learn-from-commissioning-support-closuresTue, 26 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMTNHS ambulance staff build on strike threat by eyeing ballot in 'near future'
A second strike could hit the NHS as trade unions Unison, GMB and Unite announced yesterday that they are asking ambulance staff whether to strike on pay freezes and grading.
As junior doctors staged their first all-out strike today, the unions began discussing strikes, saying a pay deal promised in January 2015 hasn’t appeared...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-ambulance-staff-build-on-strike-threat-by-eyeing-ballot-in-near-futureTue, 26 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMTHealth Committee to hear evidence on impact of EU membership on health policy
The UK’s EU membership will be scrutinised by the Health Select Committee today in the run-up to next month’s referendum on whether the country should remain in the European Union.
The committee will hear evidence from Professor Martin McKee CBE, president of the European Public Health Association; John Ashton, president of...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-committee-to-hear-evidence-on-impact-of-eu-membership-on-health-policyTue, 26 Apr 2016 14:15:00 GMTNHS organisations invited to bid for tool to help patients make care decisions
Tools to help patients make decisions about their own care are being offered to NHS organisations.
NHS organisations can apply for licences to use the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), which helps patients assess and build their knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to make more decisions about their own care.
It was piloted in...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-organisations-invited-to-bid-for-tool-to-help-patients-make-care-decisions-Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMTJunior doctors begin first all-out strike amid 'military level' plans
The first all-out junior doctors’ strike in the history of the NHS has started today across hospitals in England, with thousands of trainees walking out of both routine and emergency care from 8am.
Today’s strike, the first spell in a 48-hour industrial action, is the fifth this year, despite previous ones all providing...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-begin-first-all-out-strike-amid-military-level-plansTue, 26 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMTContract pilot proposal rejected as junior doctors set for first all-out strike
The first all-out strike of junior doctors in the history of the NHS is set to go ahead as last-minute efforts by all sides to broker a deal seem to have failed.
Junior doctors are preparing an unprecedented withdrawal of all care, including from emergency services, between 8am and 5pm tomorrow and Wednesday, in protest at an unpopular...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/contract-pilot-proposal-rejected-as-junior-doctors-set-for-first-all-out-strikeMon, 25 Apr 2016 12:45:00 GMTMixed sex breaches by trusts increase by nearly two-thirds in one year
Unjustified incidents of NHS patients being forced to share hospital sleeping accommodation with people of the opposite gender have increased by 63% since this time last year.
The latest NHS figures show a reported 753 mixed sex breaches in March 2016, a significant increase from 581 last month and 279 in March 2015.
The figures also...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-sex-breaches-by-trusts-increase-by-nearly-two-thirds-in-one-yearMon, 25 Apr 2016 12:30:00 GMTNurses warn of rationing patient care as ward staffing levels worsen
An annual nursing survey has found widespread discontent across the profession, with nurses warning they lack enough staff to deliver an adequate standard of care.
The survey, ‘Pushing the Call Button on Unsafe Staffing: Who Will Come to our Aid?’, conducted by trade union Unison, found that 63% of respondents felt there were...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-warn-of-rationing-patient-care-as-ward-staffing-levels-worsen-Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:30:00 GMTOverweight and smoking patients 'soft targets' for withholding surgery to save money
Patients are missing out on surgery if they are overweight or smokers in one-third of CCGs, new research shows.
Research from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) shows that 34% of CCGs have at least one mandatory threshold based on BMI or smoking status, despite official guidance saying that surgical commissioning should be based on...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overweight-and-smoking-patients-soft-targets-for-withholding-surgery-to-save-moneyFri, 22 Apr 2016 15:45:00 GMTGovernment consult on proposals to separate nursing and midwifery supervision
Joint statutory regulation for midwives and nurses could be abolished under new proposals from the Department of Health, which are now open for consultation.
Professional regulator the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) currently has an additional tier of regulation for midwives but not for nurses, consisting of a statutory midwifery...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-consult-on-proposals-to-separate-nursing-and-midwifery-supervisionFri, 22 Apr 2016 14:45:00 GMTDH told to clarify position on senior NHS pay increases
The body responsible for making salary recommendations for senior public sector staff has been excluded from the decision-making process for the NHS this year.
The Review Body on Senior Salaries, which usually makes recommendations on pay for very senior NHS managers, said in their 38th Annual Report on Senior Salaries that they were told...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-told-to-clarify-position-on-senior-nhs-pay-increasesFri, 22 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTJunior doctors considering indefinite walkout if strikes fail
Junior doctors’ leaders are considering an indefinite walkout or mass resignations to force the government back to the negotiating table in the escalating contract dispute.
E-mails between members of the British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctors’ committee (JDC), seen by HSJ, showed them discussing options including an...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-considering-indefinite-walkout-if-strikes-failFri, 22 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTNew National Mental Health Director appointed
Claire Murdoch, chief executive of Central and North West London Foundation Trust, has been appointed as NHS England’s new National Mental Health Director, with responsibility for implementing the NHS’s new programme of mental health reforms.
Murdoch is a registered mental health nurse as well as a director of Imperial...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-national-mental-health-director-appointedThu, 21 Apr 2016 17:00:00 GMTReforms needed to relieve 'unsustainable pressure' on primary care
Primary care needs urgent reforms to meet changes in demand, the Health Select Committee has said in a new report.
The report says that primary care is under “growing and unsustainable pressure, exacerbated by a lack of resources”, with funding declining in real terms since 2006.
The report also says that the traditional...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforms-needed-to-relieve-unsustainable-pressure-on-primary-care-Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMTGovernment warned mental health targets could be missed
Mental health improvement targets risk being missed owing to the fragmented nature of health services, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
The NAO report says that implementing the government’s commitment to improve access and waiting times for mental health treatment will be made more difficult because mental health service...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-warned-mental-health-targets-could-be-missedThu, 21 Apr 2016 14:15:00 GMTGP strategy pledges £2.4bn investment and more doctors
NHS England has pledged to tackle the crisis in GP provision in its General Practice Forward View strategy, published today.
In his introduction to the report Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, said that the number of hospital specialists has grown three times faster than the number of GPs in the past 10 years, despite the important role...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-practice-strategy-promises-24bn-investment-and-significant-recruitment-drive-Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:30:00 GMTHSCIC to change its name to NHS Digital
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) will be renamed NHS Digital from July, reflecting the increased role of digitalisation in healthcare information.
NHS Digital will continue HSCIC’s work of providing information, data and IT systems for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care.
Noel...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-to-change-its-name-to-nhs-digitalWed, 20 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMTHunt refuses BMA olive branch to cancel strikes
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has again refused to resume negotiations with junior doctors over an unpopular new contract, saying that halting the contract’s introduction at this point would create “unacceptable disruption” for the NHS.
Dr Johann Malawana, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) junior...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-refuses-bma-olive-branch-to-cancel-strikes-Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:15:00 GMTNHS England halts plans to cancel HIV drug provision after legal action from campaigners
Following legal action from a campaign group, the NHS has announced that it will look again at its decision to stop commissioning PrEP, a drug to prevent HIV infection.
On 12 April the National Aids Trust (NAT) issued a legal challenge to the decision, announced on 21 March, to not include PrEP in the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-halts-plans-to-cancel-hiv-drug-provision-after-legal-action-from-campaignersWed, 20 Apr 2016 11:15:00 GMTNHS Innovation Accelerator programme raises £8m and benefits 3 million patients
Investors in an NHS innovation programme have increased the initial investment by eightfold.
The NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme fellows received £1m funding from the programme, which has now increased to £8m, and their innovations are being used by 68 NHS organisations and are set to benefit an estimated 3 million...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-innovation-accelerator-programme-raises-8m-and-benefits-3-million-patientsWed, 20 Apr 2016 10:45:00 GMTBedford Hospital receives 'requires improvement' rating from CQC over staffing concerns
Bedford Hospital has become the latest hospital to receive a ‘requires improvement’ rating from the CQC, with particular concerns raised about staffing shortages and problems with patient safety.
Inspectors found that in November 2015 Bedford Hospital NHS Trust’s average vacancy rate was 6%, above the target of 5%, and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bedford-hospital-receives-requires-improvement-rating-from-cqc-over-staffing-concernsWed, 20 Apr 2016 09:45:00 GMTMental health training videos for 111 call handlers piloted
A new mental health training package for NHS 111 call handlers is being tested with three pilot NHS providers.
The ‘Focus on Mental Health’ module was developed by NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) and is being tested with IC24, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Herts Urgent Care and is...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-training-videos-for-111-call-handlers-pilotedWed, 20 Apr 2016 09:45:00 GMTJunior doctors should go back to work if patients are at risk - GMC
New guidelines for next week’s planned junior doctors’ strikes from the General Medical Council (GMC) have urged doctors to go back to work if the strike puts patients at risk.
The strikes, due to run from 8am to 5pm on 26 and 27 April, will be the fifth strike by doctors over an unpopular new contract involving a reduction to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-should-go-back-to-work-if-patients-are-at-risk--gmcTue, 19 Apr 2016 15:45:00 GMTOnline tool will allow GPs to compare antibiotic prescriptions
Reducing antibiotic prescriptions will be made easier for GPs with a new online tool allowing them to compare how much they prescribe with other practices.
The online tool, Fingertip, will allow GPs to access monthly antibiotic prescriptions data from across the country, including surgeries with similar demographics to their own.
The...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/online-tool-will-allow-gps-to-compare-antibiotic-prescriptionsTue, 19 Apr 2016 14:45:00 GMTDoubt over Jeremy Hunt's legal power to impose junior doctors' contract
The legal basis for imposing a controversial new contract on junior doctors is increasingly in doubt after an urgent debate yesterday in the House of Commons.
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, said on 11 February that he was imposing the contract, which includes a reduction in the times available for antisocial hours pay, following mass...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doubt-over-health-secretarys-legal-power-to-impose-junior-doctors-contractTue, 19 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTNearly two-thirds of NHS trusts require improvement - CQC
The majority of inspected NHS trusts have received a ‘requires improvement’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), according to papers put before their latest board meeting.
Figures published ahead of the meeting on 20 April show that the CQC has now inspected 162 NHS trusts, of which 100 (62%) have been rated...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-two-thirds-of-nhs-trusts-require-improvement--cqcMon, 18 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTNew BMA report calls for better oversight of privatisation
The British Medical Association (BMA) is warning that more needs to be done to understand the effects of increased private sector provision in the NHS.
The BMA warns that NHS spending on privatised care has been increasing despite its growing deficit and now stands at nearly £7bn a year, or 6.3% of the budget.
Among BMA members...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-bma-report-calls-for-better-oversight-of-privatisationMon, 18 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTHEE distributes innovation funding to improve young people's mental health services
New funding has been awarded to NHS trusts, CCGs and charities working to improve mental health care for children and young people by Health Education England (HEE).
The £3m Innovation Fund has been distributed to 35 organisations, following a government drive to make mental health care a priority.
Grants include £175,545...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-distributes-innovation-funding-to-improve-young-peoples-mental-health-servicesMon, 18 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole FT failing to maintain improvements
An NHS trust that was taken out of special measures has been given a ‘requires improvement’ notice after the CQC found it is failing to maintain the improvements.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT was taken out of special measures in July 2014 after making improvements including recruiting 198 more clinical staff. However...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northern-lincolnshire-and-goole-ft-failing-to-maintain-improvementsFri, 15 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMTMidwives warn of 'deeply worrying' racial discrimination figures
Black and minority ethnic (BME) midwives in London are disproportionately more likely to face disciplinary proceedings than their white colleagues, leading the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to call for more investment to promote diversity in the NHS workforce.
FoI requests made by the RCM every year since 2011 show that in-between July...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-warn-of-deeply-worrying-racial-discrimination-figuresFri, 15 Apr 2016 15:00:00 GMTNHS Improvement refuses to answer FOI request on agency cap breaches
NHS Improvement has refused to answer an FoI request for the names of trusts who have breached the cap on agency staff.
The person making the request, whose details are withheld, made two requests to Monitor, as NHS Improvement was then known, on 28 January and 19 February for a list of all trusts breaching the cap for every week since it...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-refuses-to-answer-foi-request-on-agency-cap-breachesFri, 15 Apr 2016 14:00:00 GMTRoyal College leaders call for resumed negotiations in junior doctors' strike
Leaders of two of Britain’s medical colleges have urged negotiations to resume in the junior doctors’ strikes to avoid harm to patients.
Professor Neena Modi, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), said that children’s healthcare was being put at risk because health secretary Jeremy...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/royal-college-leaders-call-for-resumed-negotiations-in-junior-doctors-strike
406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-leaders-call-for-resumed-negotiations-in-junior-doctors-strikeFri, 15 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTThree-quarters of trusts failing to comply with agency caps
Trusts failed to use the agency cap in nearly three-quarters of shifts for the first 10 weeks after it was introduced, a survey conducted by Liaison, which provides financial services to the NHS, has found.
A sample survey of 55 trusts found that of all shifts worked in the 10 weeks after the cap – designed to help reduce the NHS...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-quarters-of-trusts-failing-to-comply-with-agency-capsThu, 14 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMTHEE quality framework for health education launched
A framework to ensure quality in health education has been launched by Health Education England (HEE).
The quality standards in the framework include ensuring a culture which responds to feedback and encourages learners to be honest when things go wrong; transparent and accountable governance practices; educational and pastoral support to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-quality-framework-for-health-education-launched-Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:30:00 GMTWorst NHS figures ever triggered by 'unprecedented funding slowdown'
Failure to meet NHS performance targets in A&E admission and ambulance response is at its worst since records began, which the CEO of the Health Foundation said were triggered by an ‘unprecedented’ slowdown in funding.
In February 2016, 87.8% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, well below the 95% target and...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worst-nhs-performance-figures-ever-triggered-by-unprecedented-funding-slowdownThu, 14 Apr 2016 14:30:00 GMTPersonalised care 'completely depends' on stable staffing, MPs told
Personalised social care is being held back in the health service by a lack of organisational understanding and staff shortages, MPs in the Public Accounts Committee were told yesterday.
Richard Lyle, community and partnerships programme director for Bristol CCG, said that although personalised care provided positive outcomes for service...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personalised-care-completely-depends-on-stable-workforces-mps-toldThu, 14 Apr 2016 12:30:00 GMTNHS Improvement to investigate finances at Royal Surrey FT
NHS Improvement will investigate a deterioration of finances in the March 2015-16 financial year at Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust and provide the trust with financial support.
The new regulator may take further action at the end of the investigation into the financial issues, which have led to a pause in a proposed merger...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-to-investigate-finances-at-royal-surrey-ftWed, 13 Apr 2016 11:15:00 GMTCQC to carry out inspections of how trusts learn from deaths
The CQC will implement recommendations following the scandal at Southern Health by investigating how all acute, community and mental health trusts learn from the deaths of patients.
The CQC announced it will write to all the trusts asking how many patients in contact with their services have died, how they decide which of these should be...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-carry-out-review-of-how-trusts-learn-from-deathsWed, 13 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMTConsultation opens on proposals to prioritise specialised services to save money
Specialised medical treatments will face greater prioritisation to help NHS England save money, under guidelines which are currently under consultation.
The consultation, which NHS trust and CCG leaders are invited to take part in until 11 May, argues that although the budget for specialised services is around £14bn every year, NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-opens-on-proposals-to-prioritise-specialised-services-to-save-moneyWed, 13 Apr 2016 10:45:00 GMTMove to patient-level costing 'challenging' but necessary - NHS Improvement
NHS Improvement has said that while moving towards patient-level costing will be “challenging” and costly for some providers in the current financial climate it will deliver long-term benefits.
Plans to implement costing changes are still subject to a statutory impact assessment, but NHS Improvement said it expects that every...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/move-to-patient-level-costing-challenging-but-necessary-nhs-improvementWed, 13 Apr 2016 08:00:00 GMTNHS seeks to save millions with new purchasing system for specialist equipment
Specialist healthcare equipment will be purchased and supplied under a single national approach to help cut NHS spending.
NHS England and the NHS Business Services Authority have set up a new system, operated through the NHS Supply Chain, for hospital trusts to procure equipment including orthopaedic prostheses, implantable...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-seeks-to-save-millions-with-new-purchasing-system-for-specialist-equipmentTue, 12 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMT'Unacceptable variation' in West Midlands perinatal and infant mortality rates
Perinatal and infant mortality levels are “unacceptable” in the West Midlands due to factors including poor maternal health, according to new research.
The latest report from Public Health England shows that although the stillbirth rate in England decreased from 5.3 to 4.6 for every 1,000 births in 2000 to 2014, in the West...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unacceptable-variation-in-west-midlands-perinatal-and-infant-mortality-rates-Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:15:00 GMTGMC publishes 'long overdue' guidelines for doctors providing cosmetic treatments
New cosmetic surgery guidelines from the General Medical Council (GMC) are designed to apply to all medical practitioners, who are increasingly providing non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
Almost 20% of cosmetic intervention cases notified to the Medical Defence Union, which provides medical indemnity to doctors, in the last 10 years...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-publishes-long-overdue-guidelines-for-doctors-providing-cosmetic-treatmentsTue, 12 Apr 2016 12:45:00 GMTRCGP criticise report saying GPs' role should be downgraded
GPs have accused a report, which suggests their clinical role should be downgraded to make the health system more efficient, of being full of impractical ideas.
The report, ‘Who Cares? The Future of General Practice’, from right-wing think tank Reform, says that the system of referring most healthcare problems to GPs in the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-criticise-report-saying-gps-role-should-be-downgradedTue, 12 Apr 2016 12:15:00 GMTThe challenges in moving closer to place-based commissioning
Dr Graham Jackson, chair of NHS Aylesbury Vale CCG and the new co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), discusses the challenges facing commissioners.
There is no doubt in my mind that taking on the role of co-chair of NHSCC at this time will be challenging. Not only to follow on from the excellent work Steve Kell has done but I...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-challenges-in-moving-closer-to-place-based-commissioningTue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMTEmergency psychiatric care for high-risk patients to be available 24-7 under new guidance
Intensive care for psychiatric patients at serious risk of harming themselves or others will be accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, under new guidelines published today.
The guidance, from the National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care and Low Secure Units (NAPICU) and NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), is for...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-psychiatric-care-for-high-risk-patients-to-be-available-24-7-under-new-guidanceMon, 11 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTNext junior doctors' strike will put patients at greater risk - GMC chair
The planned junior doctors’ strikes at the end of this month, in which doctors will stage an unprecedented withdrawal of all care including in emergency medicine, cannot be done without putting patients at risk of harm, the chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) has said.
Professor Terence Stephenson said that he sympathised...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/next-junior-doctors-strike-will-put-patients-at-greater-risk-of-harm-gmc-chair-warns-Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTNHS invests £1.75m to drive Shared Lives programme forward
More people with serious health problems will be cared for at home instead of in a hospital setting, NHS England has announced after launching a new £1.75m funding initiative.
Under the Shared Lives scheme, £1.75m will be given to CCGs to allow Shared Lives carers to provide either live-in care or short and long-term breaks...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-invests-175m-to-drive-shared-lives-programme-forwardMon, 11 Apr 2016 12:45:00 GMTFunding to CCGs to stay fixed until 2021
The NHS intends to fix the funding for CCGs at the same sum every year until 2021, leading to a decrease in funding per head.
The NHS will allocate £1.2bn each year to CCGs, the same as last year.
The allocation of running cost allowances for each person in the UK will decrease slightly, from £22.07 in 2015-17 to an...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-to-ccgs-to-stay-fixed-until-2021-Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:45:00 GMTConsultation on abolishing bursaries for student nurses opens
Controversial proposals to abolish bursaries for student nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals are under consultation from today, as the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) warned that the proposals will discourage students from joining the profession.
The delayed consultation, which was originally due to open by the end of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-on-abolishing-bursaries-for-student-nurses-opensFri, 08 Apr 2016 16:00:00 GMTHigh agency demand means NHS still forced to make 'short-term decisions'
Demand for temporary staff was higher in healthcare than any other sector in March 2016 despite government efforts to limit NHS spending on agency staff.
The latest figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation show that nursing, medical and care had the highest rate of temporary vacancies out of nine sectors, with a score on...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-agency-demand-means-nhs-still-forced-to-make-short-term-decisions-Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:00:00 GMTNew national clinical director for mental health promises performance targets
The newly appointed national clinical director (NCD) for mental health has promised new waiting times targets and greater integration of physical and mental healthcare to address the crisis in NHS treatment for mental illness.
Professor Tim Kendall was appointed to the post as the government promised an additional £1bn investment in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-national-clinical-director-for-mental-health-promises-performance-targets-Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:15:00 GMTNew palliative care funding guidelines to be in place from April 2017
New palliative care guidelines to help decide how funding is allocated will be in place from April next year, NHS England and Public Health England announced today.
The set of developmental currencies, which are used to categorise adults and children receiving palliative care according to need and help decide how funding is allocated...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-palliative-care-funding-guidelines-to-be-in-place-from-april-2017Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:45:00 GMTHEE data shows declining specialty recruitment rates for junior doctors
Fewer junior doctors are being recruited into specialty training this year, new data from Health Education England (HEE) shows, as the latest strike over an unpopular contract enters its second day.
The statistics show that 79% of junior doctors accepted specialty posts so far this year, compared to 82% the year before.
For example...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-data-shows-declining-specialty-recruitment-rates-for-junior-doctors-Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:15:00 GMTSouthern Health faces potential management change over safety fears
NHS Improvement could impose management changes at Southern Health NHS FT after the CQC issued a warning notice saying that serious safety failures are ongoing at the trust.
Previously the trust had been strongly criticised for failing to investigate the deaths of more than 1,000 mental health and learning disability patients.
The...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-faces-potential-management-change-unless-safety-concerns-addressedThu, 07 Apr 2016 13:30:00 GMTBe wary of mental health labels
Writing for NHE in his capacity as a qualified, integrative counsellor and a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, Chris Langer, scheme intelligence manager at CIRAS, explores the potential negative effect of labelling people with mental health problems.L
Labels for mental health illnesses have the...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/be-wary-of-mental-health-labelsThu, 07 Apr 2016 10:15:00 GMTThe future starts now
As NHE went to press, Forward Thinking Birmingham went live. Its managing director, Denise McLellan, explains the main changes and what benefits the new integrated mental health system will deliver.
Forward Thinking Birmingham, the city’s new integrated mental health system, is technically just a few days old: it went live on 1...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-starts-nowThu, 07 Apr 2016 10:15:00 GMTNew report stresses importance of dementia advisers for patients - Alzheimer's Society
Every dementia patient should have a specialist adviser, the Alzheimer’s Society told NHE following a new Department of Health survey into the provision of services.
The report found that 91% of CCGs and local authorities surveyed had a dementia adviser service.
Services provided by dementia advisers include signposting to...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-report-stresses-importance-of-dementia-advisers-for-patients-alzheimers-societyWed, 06 Apr 2016 16:45:00 GMTFour-fifths of GPs feel they can't influence CCG decisions
Only one in five grassroots GPs feel able to influence decisions in their local CCG, a new survey from the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust warns.
The latest survey of six representative CCGs, which it has carried out annually since they were introduced in 2012, found that one fifth of GPs without a formal role in the CCG felt...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-fifths-of-gps-feel-they-cant-influence-ccg-decisionsWed, 06 Apr 2016 11:30:00 GMTNational Guardian post to be advertised later this month
The National Guardian for whistleblowers post will be advertised later this month, the CQC has said.
The post was created in January but became vacant when Dame Eileen Sills resigned after just two months, saying the demands of balancing the post with her role as chief nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-guardian-post-to-be-advertised-later-this-monthWed, 06 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMTGood mental health within our reach
Shortly after the publication of the Mental Health Taskforce report, its chair and chief executive of Mind, Paul Farmer, delves deeper into the major reforms expected locally.
When Mind’s chief executive, Paul Farmer, unveiled the first major details of what was then still an ongoing taskforce study at last year’s Health and...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/good-mental-health-within-our-reachWed, 06 Apr 2016 10:15:00 GMTNational Clinical Director for neurology cut as part of NHS streamlining initiative
Cutting national neurological conditions advice was necessary because of a need to streamline NHS services, Lord Prior of Brampton told the House of Lords yesterday.
Lord Prior spoke in response to a written question from Baroness Gale asking what assessment the government had made of the impact of NHS England cutting the role of the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-clinical-director-for-neurology-cut-as-part-of-nhs-streamlining-initiativeWed, 06 Apr 2016 10:15:00 GMTPatients Association and RCPE back latest junior doctors' strike
The latest junior doctors’ strike over a controversial contract imposition, starting today, has received the backing of the Patients Association and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).
The RCPE has also written to the chair of the House of Commons Health Select Committee calling for an inquiry into the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-association-back-junior-doctors-strike-as-rcpe-call-for-commons-inquiryWed, 06 Apr 2016 09:45:00 GMTLeader of Morecambe Bay investigation accepts PHSO appointment
A lead Morecambe Bay investigator has now been appointed as lead associate investigator at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).
As well as the investigation into infant deaths at Morecambe Bay hospital, Dr Bill Kirkup CBE led investigations into the Oxford paediatric cardiac surgery unit and Jimmy Savile’s...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leader-of-morecambe-bay-investigation-accepts-phso-appointmentWed, 06 Apr 2016 08:45:00 GMTAlmost 90% of GPs struggle to find staffing cover
Difficulties finding locum cover affect almost 90% of GP practices, a new survey from the British Medical Association (BMA) warns.
Among the respondents, 46% of GPs said they struggle to find cover to plug staffing gaps and 40% said they occasionally have issues.
In the south and south west, the number of GPs frequently having...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-90-of-gps-struggle-to-find-staffing-coverTue, 05 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMTNHS Improvement board members announced
The names of the first board members of the newly formed NHS Improvement have been announced.
NHS Improvement launched on Friday, bringing together the work previously done by Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority, Patient Safety, the National Reporting and Learning System, the Advancing Change Team and the Intensive Support Teams...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-board-members-announcedTue, 05 Apr 2016 14:45:00 GMTTwo legal challenges launched against junior doctors' contract
Two separate legal challenges have been made against the controversial junior doctors’ contract on the grounds that it discriminates against female and disabled doctors and that it was introduced without proper consultation.
Junior doctors are set to go on strike for 48 hours from 8am tomorrow after previous strikes failed to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-contract-subject-to-two-legal-challenges-as-strikes-set-to-go-aheadTue, 05 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTCan we make the hospital a safer place at night?
It has been 10 years since the introduction of Hospital at Night. Caroline Chapman, nurse consultant for Hospital at Night, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, argues it is time to modernise and explains how this can improve safety.
In the dead of night, when the rest of the world sleeps, ward nurses up and down the country are calling the...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/can-we-make-the-hospital-a-safer-place-at-nightTue, 05 Apr 2016 10:00:00 GMTNHS report into UnitingCare deal calls for review of major CCG contracts
The current approach to large-scale CCG outsourcing should be reviewed, NHS England has said in its report into the collapse of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG’s contract with UnitingCare.
The five-year contract for UnitingCare to provide elderly people’s services, worth £800m, collapsed after just eight months...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-report-into-unitingcare-deal-calls-for-review-of-major-ccg-contractsMon, 04 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMTNew Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch must be independent
The independence of the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) needs to be enshrined in law, the head of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has said.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP announced the creation of the HSIB at last month’s Global Patient Safety Summit, along with a range of...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-healthcare-safety-investigation-branch-must-be-independentMon, 04 Apr 2016 12:30:00 GMTFirst national policy to protect whistleblowers published
The first national policy to protect whistleblowers in the NHS was published on Friday by the newly formed NHS Improvement.
The policy is designed to encourage NHS employers to speak up over concerns such as unsafe patient care or working conditions, inadequate training, poor responses to safety incidents, fraud and bullying...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-national-policy-to-protect-whistleblowers-publishedMon, 04 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMTBirmingham launches groundbreaking young people's mental health service
Mental health services for young people aged 0 to 25 will be covered by one organisation in a groundbreaking new scheme in Birmingham that aims to tackle the crisis in young people’s mental health care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham, first announced last year, will bring together mental health services for the 0-25 age group in closer...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birmingham-launches-ground-breaking-young-peoples-mental-health-serviceMon, 04 Apr 2016 11:45:00 GMTCan mindfulness safeguard staff mental wellbeing?
NHE’s Rosemary Collins reports on the potential benefits mindfulness courses can deliver for NHS staff and patients.
Growing evidence suggests mindfulness practice could revolutionise the health sector, preventing costly long-term problems by providing staff and patients with the mental health tools to cope with...
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420,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/can-mindfulness-safeguard-staff-mental-wellbeing-Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:00:00 GMTRole of patients in health and care innovation
Hilary Newiss, chair of National Voices and Patient Champion on the government’s independently chaired Accelerated Access Review, discusses the importance of patient engagement at every stage of the innovation pathway.
The development of new medicines and treatments conjures up images of multinational pharmaceutical firms...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/role-of-patients-in-health-and-care-innovationFri, 01 Apr 2016 16:45:00 GMTNMC set for a big year of change
Tom Kirkbride, director of registration at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), on revalidation and the major projects the regulator is undertaking this year.
As director of registration of the NMC my work contributes to ensuring that the NMC is responsive to the ever-changing needs of modern health and care services.
It is...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-set-for-a-big-year-of-changeFri, 01 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMTNHS Improvement comes into force, but advised to preserve trust autonomy
NHS Improvement has launched today, replacing Monitor and multiple other bodies in overseeing NHS trusts.
NHS Improvement will bring together the work previously done by Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority, Patient Safety, the National Reporting and Learning System, the Advancing Change Team and the Intensive Support...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-comes-into-force-but-advised-to-preserve-trust-autonomyFri, 01 Apr 2016 11:15:00 GMTConflicts of interest 'guardians' amongst major CCG policy shake-up
Following a string of allegations against potential conflicts of interest in CCG contract awards, NHS England has announced a shake-up of its policy within the health service.
Incoming changes include new positions for ‘conflicts of interest guardians’, strengthened statutory guidance and a new cross-system task group chaired...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/conflicts-of-interest-guardians-amongst-major-ccg-policy-shake-upFri, 01 Apr 2016 08:30:00 GMTTwo trusts given FT status in potential last wave of status awards
Monitor has awarded foundation trust status to what could be the last two NHS trusts to receive the title, ahead of a looming shake-up of the existing authorisation process.
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Sussex Community NHS Trusts will become foundation trusts from today (1 April), meaning more than six million people...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-trusts-given-ft-status-in-potential-last-wave-of-status-awardsFri, 01 Apr 2016 08:30:00 GMTGreater Manchester takes control of £6bn health and social care funding
Greater Manchester has become the first region in the country to take control of its combined health and social care budgets.
From today (1 April) the much reported £6bn devolution deal will see local leaders and clinicians working together, for the first time, to tailor budgets and priorities to improve the health and wellbeing of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-takes-control-of-6bn-health-and-social-care-fundingFri, 01 Apr 2016 00:30:00 GMTDelivering positive change through revalidation
John Lee, head of Nursing Studies at the University of Dundee, who led the NMC revalidation pilot at the organisation, talks to NHE about how revalidation can help deliver professional and organisational change.
Nursing and midwifery revalidation can help reinforce positive changes both to individual professionals and institutions if...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-positive-change-through-revalidationThu, 31 Mar 2016 16:45:00 GMTRevalidation must be seen as an improvement process
Head of learning and education at the Royal College of Midwives, Carmel Lloyd, and the Royal College of Nursing’s head of policy and international affairs, Howard Catton, discuss revalidation for their members.
As NHE went to press, revalidation, the new process that all nurses and midwives in the UK will need to follow to maintain...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-must-be-seen-as-an-improvement-processThu, 31 Mar 2016 16:45:00 GMTNHS staff urged to adopt police powers to tackle anti-social behaviour
Policing powers could be delegated to NHS staff to help tackle anti-social behaviour, under new guidance published today.
NHS Protect published the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) guidance, which allows police chief officers to delegate limited powers to accredited persons within NHS organisations to help tackle anti-social...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-urged-to-adopt-police-powers-to-tackle-anti-social-behaviourThu, 31 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTCare for the dying has improved but is still inadequate - RCP report
End of life care in NHS hospitals has improved but still suffers from problems such as a lack of round-the-clock trained staff, a new report warns.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) audit of end of life care found that although 96% of NHS trusts had in-house training on the issue and 97% had their own specialist palliative care...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-for-the-dying-has-improved-but-is-still-inadequate--rcp-reportThu, 31 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMTAnother 33 'sustainability and transformation' leaders confirmed
Another 33 ‘sustainability and transformation plan’ (STP) leaders have been revealed by NHS England, meaning there are now just three areas of 44 where a leader is yet to be confirmed.
Nominating a single leader to oversee and co-ordinate the STP process, to “get a sense” of the scale of the challenges existent in...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-33-sustainability-and-transformation-leaders-confirmedThu, 31 Mar 2016 08:45:00 GMTCQC presses ahead with fee hikes in controversial two-year model
Despite widespread and fervent opposition, the CQC has decided to hike its fees from 1 April, and will do so with the intention of achieving “full chargeable cost recovery” within two years rather than four.
Last year, it emerged that some providers could face near seven-fold increases in CQC fees after changes took place in...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-presses-ahead-with-controversial-fee-hikes-in-two-year-modelWed, 30 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTNHS must do more to prepare for health threat of climate change
Climate change risks causing a health crisis for the UK population in the coming decades unless the NHS does more to prepare for it, a new alliance have warned.
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change say that the risks of climate change to the UK population include flooding, heatwaves such as the one which killed 15,000 people in France...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-do-more-to-prepare-for-health-threat-of-climate-changeWed, 30 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMTProviders call for end to 'short-sighted' £600m target breach fines
Around £600m will be withheld from NHS trusts this financial year as a result of fines imposed on them for failing to meet performance targets.
New analysis, published in the Guardian, shows that the fines are being imposed on hospital, community, mental health, and ambulance trusts, for missing targets.
For example, trusts...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-call-for-end-to-short-sighted-600m-fines-for-target-breachesWed, 30 Mar 2016 10:30:00 GMTDelegated GP commissioning expected for nearly all CCGs by 2018
Full delegation of primary medical services has been approved for 51 more CCGs this year and is expected to affect nearly all CCGs by 2018.
In a paper put before the NHS England board ahead of a meeting tomorrow, Ian Dodge, national director of the NHS Commissioning Strategy, says that 63 CCGs already took forward fully delegated primary...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delegated-gp-commissioning-expected-for-nearly-all-ccgs-by-2018Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMTNational Maternity Review pilot trusts to be announced in September
The first pilot trusts to implement an improved plan for NHS maternity care will be announced in September.
Papers put before the NHS England board ahead of this week’s meeting say that the National Maternity Review recommendations will be implemented in an ‘early adopter’ programme, similar to the Vanguards used for...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-maternity-review-pilot-trusts-to-be-announced-in-septemberWed, 30 Mar 2016 09:30:00 GMTWhat is the national social prescribing network?
Following the recent launch of the National Social Prescribing Network, Dr Marie Polley, the organisation’s co-chair, writes for NHE about its aims, objectives and how health professionals and commissioners can get involved.
Until recently, social prescribing has been a phrase on the lips of many, yet no-one knew what level of...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-is-the-national-social-prescribing-networkMon, 28 Mar 2016 16:30:00 GMTUnitingCare collapse casts doubts on NHS tenders
NHE’s Luana Salles looks into the reasons behind the collapse of one of the largest NHS clinical services deals ever awarded, and explores what this could mean for the future of procurement.
The collapse of UnitingCare, the £726m contract for Cambridgeshire’s older people’s and adult community services, was widely...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unitingcare-collapse-casts-doubts-on-nhs-tenders-Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:30:00 GMTJunior doctors to withdraw all service cover in late April strike
Junior doctors’ strikes on 26 April in protest at the imposition of an unpopular new contract will involve the complete withdrawal of services, including in emergency care, for the first time.
The British Medical Association (BMA) announced today that there will now be a full withdrawal of labour from 8am to 5pm on 26 and 27 April...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-junior-doctors-to-withdraw-all-service-cover-during-late-april-strikeWed, 23 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTThe art of healthy living
In the face of unprecedented challenges and changes in the health sector, the time has come to commission outside the box. NHE’s Luana Salles explores how art programmes can be used to treat physical and mental health conditions – with NHS-friendly budgets.
The major expectations from CCGs over the next five years were not...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-art-of-healthy-livingWed, 23 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTProviders warn efficiency savings in 2016-17 tariff carry 'significant risk'
Tariff changes for the NHS in 2016-17 have been cautiously welcomed by NHS Providers, but they warned that there is still a tough year ahead as NHS trusts seek to cut costs.
In the 2016-17 NHS National Tariff Payment System, published today by Monitor and NHS England, the Enhanced Tariff Option (ETO) prices are adjusted for a 2%...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-welcome-2016-17-tariff-but-warn-saving-targets-still-carry-significant-riskWed, 23 Mar 2016 15:15:00 GMTMore medical knowledge needed in NHS 111 centres - Lord Prior
Health minister Lord Prior of Brampton has said that “significant improvements” need to be made to the much-criticised NHS 111 helpline, but it can be a “vital part” in how urgent care is delivered in Britain.
During a House of Lords session, Lord Prior was questioned about the safety of the helpline for less...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-medical-knowledge-needed-in-nhs-111-centres--lord-priorWed, 23 Mar 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS leaders struggling to implement Five Year Forward View
NHS leaders are struggling to implement the Five Year Forward View (FYFV) and keep their organisations financially sustainable, according to a new survey.
The survey from Grant Thornton UK LLP found that three-fifths of respondents say the FYFV, which promotes goals including using resources efficiently, finding local solutions and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leaders-struggling-to-implement-five-year-forward-view-Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:30:00 GMTOver 80% of doctors know colleagues suffering from mental health problems
Mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are widespread problems among doctors, with 82% knowing of colleagues affected by them, according to a new survey.
The survey of hospital doctors, GPs, consultants and supporters, from charity the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF), also found that doctors suffering from mental...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-80-of-doctors-know-colleagues-suffering-from-mental-health-problemsTue, 22 Mar 2016 10:15:00 GMTGMC opens consultation on quality of postgraduate training
A medical education consultation from the General Medical Council (GMC) is inviting senior doctors to share their views on the training provided by their organisations.
Along with the GMC’s annual survey of the 60,000 doctors undergoing postgraduate training, which is 10 years old and opens today, the organisation will survey 45,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-opens-consultation-on-quality-of-postgraduate-trainingTue, 22 Mar 2016 09:45:00 GMTDiabetes prevention programme to be launched across 27 areas this year
The first nationwide diabetes prevention programme will cover 27 areas by the end of this year, NHS England has announced.
Healthier You: The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme will initially offer 20,000 places to those at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and treat an estimated 100,000 patients each year across the whole country by 2020...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-prevention-programme-to-be-launched-across-27-areas-this-yearTue, 22 Mar 2016 09:30:00 GMTFirst chief investigator of Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to be in post by summer
The first chief investigator of a new independent NHS safety inspection service should be in post by summer, Dr Mike Durkin, director of patient safety at NHS England, has said.
Writing for the Department of Health, Dr Durkin reveals more about the process of creating the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), which was announced...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-chief-investigator-of-healthcare-safety-investigation-branch-to-be-in-post-by-summerMon, 21 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTNHS publishes new guidelines for care providers to help halve stillbirth rate
Pregnant women are to receive more support to reduce the risk of stillbirths in new guidelines from the NHS.
The Saving Babies’ Lives Care bundle is being issued to care providers as part of an NHS initiative to halve the number of stillbirths from 4.7 to 2.3 per 1,000 by 2030. Stillbirth reduction is a mandate objective from the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-publishes-new-guidelines-for-care-providers-to-help-halve-stillbirth-rateMon, 21 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTCQC continues to miss performance targets
CQC performance targets for hospital inspections and registrations are still being missed, according to the inspection body’s latest figures.
A report to be considered at the CQC board meeting this week shows that in January 2016 it carried out 1,039 inspections of adult social care, compared to a performance target of 1,247, an...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-continues-to-miss-performance-targets-Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:45:00 GMTLib Dems warn Budget pension reforms will cost NHS £650m
The NHS could lose £650m because of a requirement in Wednesday’s Budget for public sector employers to increase their pension contributions, the Liberal Democrats have warned.
The plans, introduced following an evaluation of the pension discount rate, will cost the public sector over £2bn by 2021.
The Public...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dems-warn-budget-pension-reforms-will-cost-nhs-650m-Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:15:00 GMTGP consultations via video conferencing is the smart choice
Barry Cooper, chief operating officer at Vocare Group, which provides urgent healthcare services to 10 million patients countrywide, through urgent care centres, GP out-of-hours services, integrated urgent care centres and the NHS 111 service, explains the benefits of GP video consultations.
The world’s oldest public healthcare...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-consultations-via-video-conferencing-is-the-smart-choiceFri, 18 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTAllowing patients to see physiotherapists first could reduce pressures on GPs
Patients with musculoskeletal conditions should be able to see a physiotherapist instead of a GP as a first option, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) said today.
The CSP said that offering patients better access to physiotherapists would allow GPs to save money and spend more time with other patients.
The CSP has launched...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/allowing-patients-to-see-physiotherapists-first-could-reduce-pressures-on-gpsFri, 18 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTGPs must improve response to complaints, says Ombudsman
Complaints to GPs are less likely to be upheld than others but GPs need to do more to ensure they deal with and learn from them properly, a new report Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman says.
The report looked at 137 general practice investigations into complaints and rated the response to complaints good in 46% of cases and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-must-improve-response-to-complaints-says-ombudsman-Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:15:00 GMTTransition between services is failing mental health patients, warns NICE
Mental health patients need better support while transitioning between inpatient services, the community and care homes, NICE has warned in new guidelines that are currently open for consultation.
Problems with the transition process include delays in admission and assessment so that patients are not treated until they are in crisis...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transition-between-services-is-failing-mental-health-patients-warns-nice-Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:15:00 GMTBudget business rate cuts could harm public health spending
Public health spending could suffer further cuts as a result of the rise in business rates thresholds announced in yesterday’s Budget, the King’s Fund has warned.
Chancellor George Osborne told the House of Commons yesterday that the rates rise, which could result in a total loss of £6.7bn funding by 2021, will support...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/budget-business-rate-cuts-could-harm-public-health-spending-Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:30:00 GMTHealthy information sharing
Stuart Bolton, engagement manager from the Centre of Excellence for Information Sharing, explains how local areas around England are changing the way they share health and social care information, and why this is helping to improve services for patients.
Across the country, increasing numbers of health and social care providers are facing...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-information-sharingThu, 17 Mar 2016 15:45:00 GMTHospitals receive banking fines income boost for new services
Four hospitals received an unexpected windfall in the Budget after the chancellor announced that money from banking fines would be used to help them fund new services.
George Osborne announced in his speech to the House of Commons yesterday that fines paid by banks after they were discovered to be falsely inflating or deflating their...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-receive-banking-fines-income-boost-for-new-servicesThu, 17 Mar 2016 15:00:00 GMTNew advisory panels appointed for NHS Improvement
The newly-formed NHS Improvement will have two panels of NHS chief executives and chairs to advise it.
From 1 April NHS Improvement will bring together Monitor, NHS TDA, Patient Safety, the National Reporting and Learning System, the advancing Change team and the Intensive Support Teams.
The two panels will support its progress by...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-advisory-panels-appointed-for-nhs-improvementThu, 17 Mar 2016 12:30:00 GMTLeeds Trust and GS1 launch new partnership in demonstrator site programme
The GS1 demonstrator programme has launched with a partnership between GS1 UK and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
GS1 will open an on-site project office to help with the delivery of full GS1 implementation against defined timelines.
Leeds is one of six NHS acute trusts receiving £12m funding to demonstrate...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-trust-and-gs1-launch-new-partnership-in-demonstrator-site-programmeWed, 16 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMTCQC rates Norfolk and Norwich University FT as 'requires improvement'
CQC has rated Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as requiring improvement in four out of five areas, including major concerns over lack of staff and never incidents.
The CQC gave the ‘requires improvement’ rating to the trust in the areas of safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rates-norfolk-and-norwich-university-ft-as-requires-improvementWed, 16 Mar 2016 11:15:00 GMTNHS Protect to stop providing direct crime prevention support to trusts
The body fighting crime at NHS hospitals will be downgraded in 2016-17 so that it no longer provides trusts with direct support, a leaked memo says.
The NHS Protect circular says that a review of NHS Protect, conducted since November 2014, says that NHS Protect has successfully provided local NHS boards with anti-crime training and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-protect-to-stop-providing-direct-crime-prevention-support-to-trustsWed, 16 Mar 2016 10:30:00 GMTSECamb chair resigns as report on 'fundamental failings' over 111 calls published
The scandal over allegations that South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECamb) introduced a secret protocol to deliberately ignore urgent 111 calls has worsened as the trust’s chair resigned after a report was published into its failings.
Tony Thorne confirmed his resignation, which he had first announced to Monitor in December, after...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secamb-chair-resigns-as-report-on-fundamental-failings-over-111-calls-publishedWed, 16 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMT'Sustainability' patches and leaders revealed, but providers need freedom
Health and care bodies across England have outlined details of the 44 ‘footprint’ areas, and their leaders, that will be responsible for developing local sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) – but providers are warning that these plans will fail without a greater joined-up approach from national...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sustainability-patches-and-leaders-revealed-but-providers-need-freedomWed, 16 Mar 2016 09:30:00 GMTDigital health and the productivity challenge
Simon Jones, former director of long-term conditions and patient choice at NHS Direct, and now commercial director at Inhealthcare, responds to Lord Carter’s latest review of NHS efficiencies.
Digital health and the wider use of technology is the subject of much debate and expectation at all levels of the NHS. Paperless hospitals...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-health-and-the-productivity-challengeTue, 15 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTConsultant shortage undermines 'seven-day' NHS plans, says RCP head
The government’s plans for delivering a ‘seven-day’ NHS have been called into question as new figures reveal a significant shortfall in consultant numbers.
In her keynote speech at this year’s Medicine 2016 Conference, Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), revealed that 40%...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultant-shortage-undermines-seven-day-nhs-plans-says-rcp-headTue, 15 Mar 2016 12:45:00 GMTAction needed 'urgently' to get value for money from use of agency staff
The NHS will not solve the problem of reliance on agency staff until it solves its wider workforce planning issues, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has stated.
In the committee’s latest report it was noted that NHS acute trusts’ spending on temporary staff increased by 24% between 2012–13 and 2014–15, as a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/action-needed-urgently-to-get-value-for-money-from-use-of-agency-staff-Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:15:00 GMTNo 'convincing plan' in place to close £22bn NHS efficiency gap - PAC
There is not yet a convincing plan in place for closing the £22bn efficiency gap by 2020-21 and avoiding a ‘black hole’ in NHS finances, an influential group of MPs has stated.
In its ‘sustainability and financial performance of acute hospital trusts’ report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-convincing-plan-in-place-for-closing-22bn-nhs-efficiency-gap-pacTue, 15 Mar 2016 11:30:00 GMTPrescription charges to increase by 20p
Prescription charges will increase from 1 April, the Department of Health told Parliament on Friday.
In a written statement, Alistair Burt, minister for community and social care, said that prescription charges will increase by 20p, from £8.20 to £8.40 for each medicine or appliance.
In total, prescription prices...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescription-charges-to-increase-by-20pMon, 14 Mar 2016 16:45:00 GMTDelayed care transfers rise by 6%
Delayed care transfers, where medically fit patients have to remain in a hospital bed, have increased by 6% in the past year.
New figures show that there were 159,100 total delayed days, in January 2016, of which 103,500 were in acute care. This is a 6% increase from January 2015, where there were 150,400 total delayed days, of which...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delayed-care-transfers-rise-by-6Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:15:00 GMTNew national network launched to promote social prescribing
A new national network will allow healthcare professionals to work together to deliver social prescribing.
The Social Prescribing Network, which will bring together healthcare professionals, voluntary and community sector professionals, commissioners, policy-makers and patients, was launched by the University of Westminster and the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-national-network-launched-to-promote-social-prescribingMon, 14 Mar 2016 13:30:00 GMTDoctors need better training on treating dying patients - BMA
Dying patients are being failed by the health service and doctors need better education to support them, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said in a new report.
The report, the third and final part of a series, found that care for the dying was inconsistent across the country, with problems such as miscommunication and delays in...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-need-better-training-on-treating-dying-patients-bmaMon, 14 Mar 2016 12:45:00 GMTUnitingCare contract collapsed after company asked for extra £34.3m
The collapse of the contract for outsourcing elderly people’s services between Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CCG (CPCCG) and UnitingCare Partnership was caused by a mismatch in expectations over the value of the contract leading to UnitingCare asking for an additional £34.3m, according to an internal audit.
The report...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uniting-care-elderly-services-deal-collapsed-after-company-asked-for-additional-343mFri, 11 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTDelay to child obesity strategy 'dumbfounding'
Tam Fry, patron of the Child Growth Foundation, spokesperson for the National Obesity Forum and expert advisory team member with Action On Sugar, writes for NHE about the government’s delayed child obesity strategy.
March was an interesting month as far as childhood obesity was concerned. The good news was that it saw the government...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delay-to-child-obesity-strategy-dumbfounding-Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTNew programme to help trusts access advice on making savings
Struggling NHS trusts will receive advice on commissioning financial support from a new specialist programme, launched today.
The ‘Financial improvement programme’, from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, will help trusts find expert financial and operational support to make immediate and long-term...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-programme-to-help-trusts-access-advice-on-making-savingsFri, 11 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMTNHS offers £150m funding to help trusts reduce inappropriate prescribing
An extra £150m is on offer to help NHS trusts fight antibiotic resistance as part of a programme unveiled today.
The funding will help pharmacists, clinicians and GPs review and reduce inappropriate prescribing, with a target of a 4% prescription reduction, to 2013-14 levels. However, NICE has introduced guidance that they say would...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-offers-150m-funding-to-help-trusts-reduce-inappropriate-prescribingThu, 10 Mar 2016 16:30:00 GMTFree cancer care in the community e-learning programme launched
Better cancer care in the community is being taught through a new free e-learning programme.
The programme, Cancer in the Community, was developed by Sponge UK for the Royal Marsden School, one of the NHS ‘Vanguards’.
It teaches modules on cancer prevention and screening, diagnosis and staging, treatments and living with...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/free-cancer-care-in-the-community-e-learning-programme-launchedThu, 10 Mar 2016 15:15:00 GMTKing's Fund issues 'perfect storm' warning for NHS as A&E delays hit record low
Pressures on NHS trusts are creating “a perfect storm”, the King’s Fund has warned as new figures showed that A&E waiting times have hit a record low.
In January 88.7% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, significantly lower than the 95% target and the lowest performance since the target was set in...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-issues-perfect-storm-warning-for-nhs-as-ae-delays-hit-record-lowThu, 10 Mar 2016 13:15:00 GMTIndependent medical examiners to review all deaths from April 2018
All deaths will be subject to independent medical review and a Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will be established as part of a range of measures to improve safety and transparency in the NHS, the health secretary will announce today.
Speaking at the two-day Global Patient Safety Summit, Jeremy Hunt will promise that independent...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-medical-examiners-to-review-all-deaths-from-april-2018Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:45:00 GMTProvider deficit unlikely to be eliminated by end of 2016-17
NHS Providers have told the Commons Health Select Committee that it is ‘unlikely’ trust deficits will be eliminated by the end of 2016-17, and could still total around £500m.
During an evidence session yesterday, Chris Hopson, CEO of NHS Providers, said that it will take longer than a year eliminate the deficit in the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/provider-deficit-unlikely-to-be-eliminated-by-end-of-2016-17Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:30:00 GMTDH and NHS given until end of year to set out strategy for tackling GP crisis
The government must set out plans to tackle the GP crisis by the end of the year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said in a new report which found that the staffing gap is creating increasing difficulties for patients accessing care.
In its new report, the PAC reiterated that more GPs are leaving the profession and not enough are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-and-nhs-given-until-end-of-year-to-set-out-strategy-for-tackling-gp-crisisWed, 09 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMTPublic support still strong for junior doctors as two-day strike action starts
Junior doctors have gone on strike for a third time in their controversial row with the government over proposed contract changes to pay and working hours.
The 48-hour strike, which started at 8:00am today, is the first industrial action being carried out following the health secretary’s decision to impose the contract last...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-support-still-strong-for-junior-doctors-as-two-day-strike-action-startsWed, 09 Mar 2016 09:45:00 GMT'Fragmented and dysfunctional' leadership at hospital with high heart surgery death rate
“Fragmented and dysfunctional” leadership thrived at a hospital cardiac surgery unit currently under inspection for its high mortality rate, according to a new report released today.
The report, from a short notice CQC inspection of the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre cardiac surgery on 21 and 22 December last year, followed a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fragmented-and-dysfunctional-leadership-at-hospital-with-high-heart-surgery-death-rateTue, 08 Mar 2016 17:15:00 GMTNHS staff 1% pay rise 'not good enough'
A 1% pay rise for NHS staff has been described as “not good enough”, leading to accusations that the government isn’t listening to NHS workers.
The government announced today that following recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) and the Doctors’ and Dentists’ pay review body it will apply the 1%...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-1-pay-rise-not-good-enoughTue, 08 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTPutting the brakes on the runaway agency train
James Foxlee, co-founder of Circular Wave, discusses the government response to the rapidly escalating NHS agency spend and how technology can help.
Spending on agency staff is now recognised as the major cause of the growing NHS provider deficit. In an attempt to curb it, Monitor and the TDA have directly intervened in the agency market...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/putting-the-brakes-on-the-runaway-agency-trainTue, 08 Mar 2016 15:15:00 GMTAccountable care organisations: the future of the NHS?
Robin Miller, senior fellow, and Professor Judith Smith, director, from the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham, consider the future potential for accountable care organisations in the NHS.
The accountable care organisation (ACO) is often vaunted by US commentators as the ideal way to align the motivations...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accountable-care-organisations-the-future-of-the-nhsTue, 08 Mar 2016 14:45:00 GMTSeparating mental and physical health care 'no longer affordable' - King's Fund
Treating mental and physical health problems separately costs the NHS £11bn a year and is “no longer affordable”, the King’s Fund has warned.
In a new report, the think tank says integrating physical and mental health is necessary because of the high rate of mental illness amongst people with long-term health...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/separating-mental-and-physical-health-care-no-longer-affordable-kings-fundTue, 08 Mar 2016 12:15:00 GMTFirst National Guardian for NHS whistleblowers resigns after just two months
The first whistleblower guardian for NHS staff has resigned after just two months in the role, saying it was incompatible with her existing role at an NHS trust.
Dame Eileen Sills was made the UK’s first National Guardian in January, after Sir Robert Francis’ 2014 review of whistleblowing across the service found that many...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-national-guardian-for-nhs-whistleblowers-resigns-after-just-two-monthsMon, 07 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMTGovernment announces new plans to make UK 'best place to live well with dementia'
New dementia care measures have been announced to fulfil the government’s promise of making the UK “the best place in the world to live well with dementia”.
Plans for meeting David Cameron’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 include giving every person with dementia a personalised care plan and improving transparency to...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-announces-new-plans-to-make-uk-best-place-to-live-well-with-dementiaMon, 07 Mar 2016 12:45:00 GMTLife sciences minister to launch digital health projects in Manchester
New digital health projects in Manchester will be launched today by George Freeman MP, the minister for life sciences.
Freeman will open the University of Manchester’s Vaughan House, home to the Health eResearch Centre of the national Farr Institute for Health Informatics Research, creating a North of England hub for some of the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/life-sciences-minister-to-launch-digital-health-projects-in-manchesterMon, 07 Mar 2016 11:45:00 GMTPHE launches new campaign to encourage healthier lifestyles for adults
Adults need to implement lifestyle changes to avoid serious illness later in life, a new Public Health England campaign says.
The campaign, One You, aims to help adults include increased sleep, exercise and healthy eating in their lifestyles, as well as reducing smoking, drinking and stress.
Illnesses related to behaviour cause...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-launches-new-campaign-to-encourage-healthier-lifestyles-for-adultsMon, 07 Mar 2016 11:30:00 GMTNHS to offer trusts £600m incentive to promote staff health
NHS staff lifestyles are to be made healthier with a new £600m incentive fund for options including better health support, healthier eating and winter flu vaccines.
From April, NHS trusts will be able to earn their share of a national incentive fund by following steps such as providing staff access to physical activity...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-offer-trusts-600m-incentive-to-promote-staff-healthSat, 05 Mar 2016 06:45:00 GMTEnd tax breaks on cheap cider to tackle dangerous drinking - AHA
Dangerous drinking rates can be cut by ending tax breaks on cheap cider, according to a campaign launched by a group of health experts.
The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), a group of 45 organisations including the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of GPs and British Medical Association, is warning that the units of cider being...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-tax-breaks-on-cheap-cider-to-tackle-dangerous-drinking-ahaFri, 04 Mar 2016 16:15:00 GMTMayoral candidates urged to make London affordable for NHS staff
London mayoral candidates must show a commitment to making the capital a feasible living place for NHS staff in their upcoming manifestos, the London NHS Partnership and NHS Employers have said.
They warned that staff are having to either move out of London and commute to work or leave their posts altogether, adding to pressures on NHS...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mayoral-candidates-urged-to-make-london-affordable-for-nhs-staff-Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:45:00 GMTRemember to breathe
Suzie Bailey from NHS Improvement, and former development director at Monitor, explains what NHS trusts can expect from the new regulator.
Nowadays, it seems as if the NHS is rarely out of the news with a dizzying amount of debate on whether it’s in good or bad shape, and what the solutions might be. So much so, that you find...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/remember-to-breatheFri, 04 Mar 2016 14:30:00 GMTGovernment to cut red tape on care regulation
Red tape cutting initiatives worth £10bn announced by the government, including reducing regulation on care home inspections, have been welcomed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
According to the recent Cutting Red Tape review, residential care homes spend roughly 16 days a year dealing with inspections and 25 days a year...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-cut-red-tape-on-care-regulationFri, 04 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMTMonitor calls on trusts to resubmit activity plans in greater detail
NHS providers failed to submit financial activity plans to Monitor in enough detail and must resubmit them by tomorrow, the health service regulator has said.
Monitor initially asked each NHS trust and foundation trust to submit activity plans, including for their financial activity in 2016-17 on 8 February, then sent an e-mail on 22...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-calls-on-trusts-to-resubmit-activity-plans-in-greater-detailThu, 03 Mar 2016 17:15:00 GMTAlmost 300 GP surgeries are financially unsustainable, says BMA
Crisis is looming for GP surgeries due to doctors planning to retire or move overseas and financial problems, the British Medical Association (BMA) have warned.
A BMA survey of 2,830 GP practices found that only 5% (142) described their financial practice as strong and 10.4% (294) described it as financially unsustainable.
Large...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-300-gp-surgeries-are-financially-unsustainable-says-bmaThu, 03 Mar 2016 17:00:00 GMTBirmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital faces scrutiny over heart surgery death rates
A high death rate in heart operations has prompted a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection into the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
The Guardian reported today that the hospital received an inspection on 21 and 22 December 2015 after the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR) alerted the Healthcare...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/birminghams-queen-elizabeth-hospital-faces-scrutiny-over-heart-surgery-death-ratesThu, 03 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMTTime to turn our attention to the frontline?
The findings of the recent NHS staff survey should send a warning to leaders that their greatest asset is in danger of being neglected, says Shirley Cramer, CEO of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM).
NHS staff, in the main, work extremely hard, often going beyond the call of duty, and are truly dedicated to the NHS and...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-turn-our-attention-to-the-frontlineThu, 03 Mar 2016 14:30:00 GMTDH must improve understanding of personalised social care - NAO
More must be done by the Department of Health to improve its understanding of the benefits of personalised commissioning in adult social care and how it should be implemented, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says.
The NAO report noted that pilots from 2009-12 found that personal care budgets led to improved quality of life for...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-must-improve-understanding-of-personalised-social-care--naoThu, 03 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMTPatients Association calls for apology following leaked report into SECamb 111 failings
A leaked report into failings at South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECamb) has raised fears of a cover-up, the Patients Association has warned as they called on the trust to apologise.
The draft Monitor report, seen by the Daily Telegraph on Monday, said that the trust chief executive, Paul Sutton, secretly ordered a protocol where urgent...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-association-calls-for-apology-following-leaked-report-into-secamb-111-failingsWed, 02 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT'We're not making progress' on health inequality, MPs told
Health inequality affects everyone and government is failing to do enough to tackle it, a leading public health expert told Parliament yesterday.
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, director of the Institute of Health Equity at University College London, told the Health Select Committee that health inequalities affect all classes on the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/were-not-making-progress-on-health-inequality-mps-toldWed, 02 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMTMidwives among most stressed of NHS staff - RCM
Midwives face higher stress rates than many other types of NHS staff, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has found.
Analysis of the recent NHS Staff Survey by the RCM shows that almost 50% of midwives had experienced work related stress in the past year and almost 70% had come to work despite feeling unwell, compared to 37% and 63% of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-among-most-stressed-of-nhs-staff-rcmWed, 02 Mar 2016 10:30:00 GMTCommissioners to allocate extra funding to cut transgender patient waiting times
Transgender people in England are waiting too long to access support and more funding is needed for gender identity clinics, the NHS executive in charge of improving gender identity services has warned.
In a blog post Will Huxter, chair of the NHS England Gender Task & Finish Group, says that the 18-week waiting time target is being...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioners-to-allocate-extra-funding-to-cut-transgender-patient-waiting-timesWed, 02 Mar 2016 09:45:00 GMTDH decision to allow CQC fee rise 'regrettable' - NHS Providers
The announcement that the government will give the Care Quality Commission (CQC) powers to press ahead with controversial fee increases has been described as “regrettable” by NHS Providers.
The final report on the Department of Health consultation admits that the majority of respondents were opposed to the proposal to...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-decision-to-push-ahead-with-cqc-fee-rise-regrettable-nhs-providersTue, 01 Mar 2016 17:15:00 GMTNew 'healthy towns' to be designed to combat obesity and dementia
New ‘healthy towns’ will be introduced in the UK to encourage children to exercise and support elderly people through their environment.
The 10 towns, chosen from 114 applications for the government’s new Healthy Towns programme, have been launched by NHS chief executive Simon Stevens in a speech at the King’s Fund...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-healthy-towns-to-be-designed-to-combat-obesity-and-dementiaTue, 01 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMTFinance staff remain committed to NHS, despite growing pressures
Job satisfaction and commitment is high among NHS finance staff despite uncertainty over their career security, a new survey has revealed.
The research, published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) in the NHS Finance Function in 2015: England report, finds that finance staff rate their average job satisfaction as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/finance-staff-remain-committed-to-nhs-despite-growing-pressuresTue, 01 Mar 2016 13:15:00 GMT'Secret protocol' meant SECAmb ignored urgent 111 calls
NHS 111 helpline calls were not properly responded to at South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAmb) after the trust’s chief executive secretly ordered emergency calls to be downgraded, according to a leaked report.
The Daily Telegraph, which has seen the Monitor report into failings at the trust, said that the trust ordered a pilot...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secret-protocol-meant-secamb-ignored-urgent-111-callsMon, 29 Feb 2016 14:00:00 GMTTwo-thirds of cancer drugs could be lost under changes to fund - ABPI
Leading pharmaceutical representatives say that the decision to take away the heavily-criticised Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF’s) power to prescribe drugs without NICE’s approval could mean two-thirds of medicines will no longer be available.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) warned that the proposed...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-cancer-drugs-could-be-lost-under-changes-to-fund-abpiMon, 29 Feb 2016 12:15:00 GMTBMA blames 'poor workforce planning' for high staff vacancy rates
Increasing pressures on the NHS mean vacancy rates are over three times the national average, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
A BBC FOI request released today used data from 106 out of 166 trusts and health boards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to show that there are 6,207 vacancies for doctors and 23,443 for...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-blames-poor-workforce-planning-for-high-staff-vacancy-ratesMon, 29 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT'Ticking time bomb' childhood obesity strategy delayed to summer
The already delayed childhood obesity strategy has been pushed to the summer because there are still “a lot of different issues that need considering”, the government has admitted.
A Department of Health spokesperson told the Guardian that the strategy, originally pencilled for December and then pushed to February or March...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ticking-time-bomb-childhood-obesity-strategy-delayed-to-summerMon, 29 Feb 2016 09:30:00 GMTNHS trusts demand backdated business rates discount worth £1.5bn
As many as 100 NHS trusts are demanding a backdated business rates discount worth £1.5bn, saying they are entitled to it as charities.
Property consultants Bilfinger GVA wrote to local authorities on behalf of their clients, saying they are charities instead of public sector-funded organisations, and are therefore entitled to the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-demand-backdated-business-rates-discount-worth-15bnFri, 26 Feb 2016 16:15:00 GMTA&E performance over winter 'well below what is acceptable' - RCEM
A&E performance standards fell below acceptable levels over winter but are ‘better than expected’, a new Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) report says.
The RCEM predicted in November that waiting times would worsen because of winter pressures. The target for the number of A&E patients seen within four hours is...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/ae-performance-over-winter-well-below-what-is-acceptable--rcem
408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-performance-over-winter-well-below-what-is-acceptable--rcemFri, 26 Feb 2016 14:45:00 GMTGovernment delay on childhood obesity is making problem worse - Cancer Research
Delays on releasing the government’s childhood obesity strategy are making the problem worse, Cancer Research UK has stated.
The delayed strategy is expected to tackle the problem of childhood obesity, which affects 19.1% of Year 6 children in England.
Cancer Research UK warned that the problem will grow more serious while the...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/government-delay-on-childhood-obesity-is-making-problem-worse--cancer-research
411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-delay-on-childhood-obesity-is-making-problem-worse--cancer-researchFri, 26 Feb 2016 13:00:00 GMTBMA calls for Hunt to explain how seven-day NHS will be funded
As the dispute over junior doctors’ contracts worsens, the British Medical Association (BMA) has demanded that health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP explains how the government plans to fund a seven day NHS.
Yesterday the BBC reported that a claim made by Hunt in July that 6,000 patients die each year due to a lack of seven-day care was...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-calls-for-hunt-to-explain-how-seven-day-nhs-will-be-fundedThu, 25 Feb 2016 17:15:00 GMTCancer Drugs Fund to lose power to prescribe drugs not NICE approved
The heavily criticised Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) will be replaced with a new fund entirely overseen by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) from July 2016.
The new fund was approved at an NHS board meeting today following a three month consultation. It will have a fixed budget of £340m and will no longer have the power...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drugs-fund-to-lose-power-to-prescribe-drugs-not-approved-by-niceThu, 25 Feb 2016 16:30:00 GMTPharmacists in care homes could save NHS £135m each year
Introducing a pharmacist for every care home could save the NHS £135m every year and reduce problems such as falls and inappropriate use of psychotropic medicines, a new Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) report suggests.
The report says that 405,000 elderly people live in UK care homes, of whom 97% are being prescribed medicine...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacists-in-care-homes-could-save-nhs-135m-each-year-Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:45:00 GMTBreast cancer screening invitation uptake falling - HSCIC
The proportion of women accepting invitations to attend breast cancer screenings is falling, the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has found.
The HSCIC’s new report says that 71.3% (1.75 million) of women aged 50-70 who received an invitation to be screened for breast cancer took it up in 2014-15. This number has...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breast-cancer-screening-invitation-uptake-falling--hscicWed, 24 Feb 2016 12:15:00 GMTHealthy eating concerns raised as majority of doctors and nurses miss meals
Unhealthy eating is a prevalent problem for the NHS workforce, with doctors and nurses regularly skipping meals and relying on unhealthy snacks owing to time pressures.
In response to a new survey by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), which is the biggest hospital retailer in England, Scotland and Wales, 80% of doctors and nurses said...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-eating-concerns-raised-as-majority-of-doctors-and-nurses-miss-mealsWed, 24 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMTHEE admits GP trainee recruitment target may be missed
Health Education England (HEE) may be set to break with its 2015-16 mandate as it admitted there is risk it will not be able to attract enough GP trainees this year.
In last week’s board papers, HEE officials gave the GP trainee recruitment scheme a ‘red’ risk score, showing it might not be able to attract the planned...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-admits-gp-trainee-recruitment-target-may-be-missedWed, 24 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMTNHS staff survey prompts calls for action on bullying, harassment and understaffing
Bullying, harassment and pressures on staff are prevalent problems in the NHS, according to the latest annual NHS Staff Survey.
The 2015 survey in England found that almost half of its 299,000 respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement that there were enough staff at their organisation for them to do their job properly...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-survey-prompts-calls-for-action-on-bullying-harassment-and-understaffing-Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMTMindfulness therapy could save NHS money and reduce staff stress
Mindfulness practice for both patients and staff could save the NHS money and reduce staff stress, according to the first government report to consider mindfulness as a matter of public policy.
At the Salford launch of the Mindful Nation UK report, Jamie Bristow, director of the Mindfulness Initiative, said mindfulness-based cognitive...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mindfulness-therapy-could-save-nhs-money-and-reduce-staff-stress-Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:30:00 GMTThree more junior doctor strike threats as BMA launches legal action
Further strikes by junior doctors are planned following the health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose the controversial new contracts, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced today.
Hunt announced that he would impose the contracts, which involve reduced rates for doctors working on weekends, after two 24-hour...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breaking-junior-doctors-announce-three-48-hour-strikesTue, 23 Feb 2016 16:30:00 GMTNHS needs 'single quality strategy and national centre of expertise'
The NHS must become a “learning and high-performing organisation” by establishing a single, coherent strategy to improve quality of care, helped by a “modestly sized” national centre of expertise, the King’s Fund and major healthcare figure and Institute for Healthcare Improvement CEO Dr Don Berwick said.
In...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-single-quality-strategy-and-national-centre-of-expertiseTue, 23 Feb 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS review recommends more choice and support in maternity care
More personalised maternity care is required for mothers in England, a new NHS review has recommended.
The National Maternity Review found problems with care, with half of all term stillbirths having one element of care that required improvement which may have made a difference to the outcome. Additionally, almost half of maternity...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-review-recommends-more-choice-and-support-in-maternity-careTue, 23 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT'Uncertain' whether NHS 111 is capable of diagnosing child patients - RCPCH
Ill children could be at risk because the NHS 111 helpline’s effectiveness in diagnosing them has not been properly assessed, the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.
Professor Neena Modi said in an interview with the Press Association that diagnosing illness in children was more...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uncertain-whether-nhs-111-is-capable-of-diagnosing-child-patients--rcpchMon, 22 Feb 2016 11:15:00 GMTLearning disabilities commissioner needed to block 'abusive treatment'
The government should appoint a commissioner to “promote and protect the rights” of people with learning disabilities, the author of the major Winterbourne View report has said in his latest review of the 2011 scandal, published today.
Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary...
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409,410,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/learning-disabilities-commissioner-needed-to-block-abusive-treatmentMon, 22 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMTProviders must work at 'pace and scale' to tackle deficits and target failures
NHS providers need to do more work “at pace and scale” to tackle their growing deficits and performance target failures, NHS Improvement has stated.
Monitor’s financial figures for the latest quarter reveal that the NHS made £741m efficiency savings in April to December 2015, but still had a £2.3bn deficit....
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-must-work-at-pace-and-scale-to-tackle-deficits-and-target-failuresFri, 19 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTGP contract £220m uplift to cover 1% pay rise and CQC fees
The GP contract for 2016-17 will include a fresh cash injection of £220m designed to cover a 1% pay rise and reimbursements to meet rising expenses – such as higher CQC fees, practice upkeep and staffing costs.
Although the deal was a “step forward in a number of areas”, the BMA – which negotiated the package...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-contract-220m-uplift-to-cover-1-pay-rise-and-cqc-feesFri, 19 Feb 2016 14:45:00 GMTUnitingCare deal collapse cost Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG £10m
The collapse of the UnitingCare partnership deal cost Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group £9.97m and left it in deficit, the group’s outgoing chief clinical officer has found.
In a 9 February report to the CCG governing body, Dr Neil Modha said that the CCG now has a £14.8m deficit, caused partly...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unitingcare-deal-collapse-cost-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-ccg-997mFri, 19 Feb 2016 13:00:00 GMTNever events in English hospitals reach 1,188 in four years
‘Never events’, such as patients having the wrong organ removed or foreign bodies left inside them, in English hospitals reached 1,188 in the period 2012-16.
NHS England figures show that there were 290 never events, defined as preventable incidents with the potential to cause serious harm or death, from 1 April 2012 to 31...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/never-events-in-english-hospitals-reach-1188-in-four-yearsThu, 18 Feb 2016 16:15:00 GMTThree NHS leadership positions change hands
Three key NHS leadership positions are facing a major shake-up, with the NHS Confederation chief executive stepping down and new appointments for the co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and an adviser on NHS estates.
The Confederation, which represents 85% of NHS providers and commissioners, announced yesterday that Rob Webster...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-nhs-leadership-positions-change-handsThu, 18 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTNHS Spine successfully moved in-house after 18-month redevelopment
The ‘electronic backbone of the NHS’ has been successfully moved entirely in-house after an 18 month redevelopment project.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) announced yesterday that the transition project to rebuild Spine on Open Source software and move it to in-house management has been completed with no...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spine-successfully-moved-in-house-after-18-month-redevelopmentThu, 18 Feb 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS trust deficit bill set to hit £2.3bn
For the first time since this King Fund’s analysis began in 2011, around half of trust and CCG finance leaders said the quality of care in their local area has worsened in the past year – while trusts now forecast an end-of-year deficit of £2.3bn.
The staggering findings in the quarterly monitoring report from the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-deficit-bill-set-to-hit-23bnThu, 18 Feb 2016 09:45:00 GMTUK tops international tables in GP stress and care co-ordination problems
More GPs experience problems with stress and co-ordination of care in the UK than in other countries with comparable healthcare systems, according to a new Health Foundation report.
The report, based on the Foundation’s analysis of a Commonwealth Fund survey of doctors in 11 countries including 1,001 GPs from the UK, found that the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-tops-international-tables-in-gp-stress-and-care-co-ordination-problemsWed, 17 Feb 2016 11:45:00 GMTPicking single leader among pre-Easter conditions for £1.8bn bailout
England’s largest healthcare bodies have published a checklist of key targets trusts must meet before Easter in their path towards developing ‘sustainability and transformation’ plans (STPs) – including nominating a single person to oversee and co-ordinate the STP process.
The milestones were attached to a letter...
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407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-leader-among-pre-easter-conditions-for-18bn-bailoutWed, 17 Feb 2016 11:15:00 GMTHunt urged to re-enter contract talks as deal 'was within reach' - ATDG
An agreement on junior doctors’ pay and working hours was “within reach” and the government should resume negotiations, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ Trainee Doctors’ Group (ATDG) has said in a letter to the prime minister.
The letter, sent yesterday, urges health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP to withdraw...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-urged-to-re-enter-contract-talks-as-deal-was-within-reach--atdgWed, 17 Feb 2016 10:30:00 GMTUK independent mental hospitals grow by 4% each year
Independent mental hospitals in the UK have seen three consecutive years of growth, according to a new report.
The report, Mental Health Hospitals & Community Mental Health Services, from healthcare sector researchers LaingBuisson, found that independent mental health care has grown by 4% each year between 2013-15.
They say this...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-independent-mental-hospitals-grow-by-4-each-year-reportWed, 17 Feb 2016 10:30:00 GMTLess than 1% of independent sector extra capacity used by NHS
Less than 1% of the extra capacity offered to the NHS by the independent sector was used in December 2015, according to a letter from the head of NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) to the health secretary.
In his letter to Jeremy Hunt MP, written on February 11, David Hare says that the independent sector offered an additional 55,000 surgical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/less-than-1-of-independent-sector-extra-capacity-used-by-nhs-Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTSherwood Forest enters partnership to 'rapidly' improve services
After an ‘inadequate’ rating from the CQC, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has entered into long-term partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to improve services.
The trust received the inadequate rating in October after two years of being in special measures.
Since the October rating...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sherwood-forest-ft-enters-partnership-to-rapidly-improve-servicesTue, 16 Feb 2016 15:15:00 GMTNursing supply has failed to keep up with 'rapid growth' in demand - NHS Improvement
Nursing numbers and consultant numbers in some sectors are significantly short of demand, leading to increased NHS spending on agency staff, according to a new NHS Improvement report.
The regulator, which officially starts operating from 1 April, noted that while the shortfall has led to increased agency costs “would be even worse...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-supply-has-failed-to-keep-up-with-rapid-growth-in-demand--nhs-improvementTue, 16 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTProviders welcome new tariff proposals, but warn the task ahead is 'still immense'
NHS Providers have welcomed a “shift in approach” from Monitor and NHS England about what savings are available through the national tariff.
Last week, the regulator launched a consultation on the proposals for the 2016-17 national tariff, which it says will help hospitals stabilise their finances and includes an average...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-welcome-new-tariff-proposals-but-warn-the-task-ahead-is-still-immenseMon, 15 Feb 2016 13:45:00 GMTJunior doctor employers under scrutiny to help deal with low morale
The relationship between junior doctors and their employers will come under scrutiny as one of the main focuses of a new independent review of their training and employment experiences in the NHS.
The review, led by Academy of Medical Royal Colleges chair Professor Dame Sue Bailey, will also look at the relationship between the trainee...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-employers-under-scrutiny-to-help-deal-with-low-moraleMon, 15 Feb 2016 11:45:00 GMTMental health to get £1bn lift after taskforce paints bleak picture
The government has agreed to invest another £1bn in mental health services by the end of the decade after the much-anticipated mental health taskforce published its final report today – painting a stark picture of health inequalities around the country.
The report, chaired by Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, recommended...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-to-get-1bn-lift-after-taskforce-paints-bleak-pictureMon, 15 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMTNew campaign urges nurses to join trust staff banks
Nurses are being urged to join their local trust’s in-house nursing bank as part of a new NHS Professionals (NHSP) campaign.
Launched in an effort to reduce the NHS’s dependence on agencies, the ‘Love the NHS – Return to the Bank’ campaign is running in NHSP’s 60-plus client trusts until mid-March. It...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-campaign-urges-nurses-to-join-trust-staff-banks-Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMTCall for greater devolution to help tackle Scotland's alcohol problem
A reform of alcohol policy and greater devolution are needed to combat alcoholism in Scotland, according to a new manifesto from the public body created to reduce the impact of alcohol-related harm.
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has written personally to all members of the Scottish Parliament before May’s...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-greater-devolution-to-help-tackle-scotlands-alcohol-problemThu, 11 Feb 2016 16:00:00 GMTControversial Leicester NHS contract scrapped four years early
Moves to scrap a controversial £300m contract with NHS trusts in Leicestershire four years early have been welcomed by a trade union.
Interserve Plc, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and NHS Property Services announced yesterday that they were ending a seven-year contract for Interserve...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/controversial-leicester-nhs-contract-scrapped-four-years-earlyThu, 11 Feb 2016 11:15:00 GMTHunt confirms junior doctor contracts will be imposed
12.30pm UPDATE
The health secretary confirmed in his statement that the contract will be imposed.
Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons that junior doctors working one in four or more Saturdays would receive a 30% pay premium.
He admitted this represents a reduction in current rates but said hospitals must be able to afford...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-urges-government-to-do-whatever-necessary-to-end-strikesThu, 11 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMTNearly two-thirds of NHS complainants unhappy with outcome
Nearly two-thirds of complainants to NHS organisations were not happy with the treatment their complaint received, according to new research.
The Complaints Survey, distributed by the Patients Association and the NHS Benchmarking Network, found that 60% of complainants from October to December 2015 said they were not happy with the final...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-two-thirds-of-nhs-complainants-unhappy-with-outcomeWed, 10 Feb 2016 11:45:00 GMTWales set to pass minimum nurse staffing levels law
The Welsh Assembly looks set to pass a Bill later today ensuring hospitals in Wales have sufficient nurse staffing levels on wards at all times.
The Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill will require the setting of minimum nurse staffing levels for acute wards, and provide a statutory basis for patients and staff to challenge poor levels of...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-set-to-pass-minimum-nurse-staffing-levels-lawWed, 10 Feb 2016 10:30:00 GMTJunior doctors start second 24-hr strike over contract changes
Thousands of junior doctors in England have started the second 24-hour strike over proposed contract changes to working hours.
During the industrial action, which started at 8:00am this morning, junior doctors will provide emergency care only. As a result of the walkout nearly 3,000 operations have been cancelled.
NHE...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-start-second-24-hr-strike-over-contract-changesWed, 10 Feb 2016 09:15:00 GMTSupport workers must complement nurses, not replace them - RCN
Healthcare support workers must complement the registered nursing workforce, not replace it, according to the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Responding to a BMJ Open paper suggesting that a higher nurse-to-patient ratio is linked to reduced risk of inpatient death, Janet Davies said the study adds weight to the “growing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-workers-must-complement-nurses-not-replace-them--rcnWed, 10 Feb 2016 08:30:00 GMTJeremy Hunt appoints IT expert to review NHS computer systems
The health secretary has appointed an American IT expert to review computer systems across the NHS, including electronic health records.
Professor Bob Wachter’s review, ‘Making IT work: harnessing the power of health IT to improve care in England’, will look at places where IT has worked well in the NHS, places where it...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jeremy-hunt-appoints-it-expert-to-review-nhs-computer-systemsTue, 09 Feb 2016 17:00:00 GMTPublic dissatisfaction with NHS has largest single-year rise since 1983
Dissatisfaction with the NHS has had its largest single-year increase since in 1983, according to new research.
The latest findings from the British Social Attitudes survey, published today, showed that the percentage of people describing themselves as very or quite dissatisfied with the NHS rose from 15% to 23% between 2014 and 2015...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-dissatisfaction-with-nhs-has-largest-single-year-rise-since-1983Tue, 09 Feb 2016 16:15:00 GMTMental health reform targets vital by October 2017 - Crisp Commission
Much-anticipated findings from the Crisp Commission have recommended a string of fundamental reforms across England’s mental health system by October 2017 – including introducing a four-hour wait target for adult psychiatric wards and phasing out the national practice of sending patients long distances for treatment.
The...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-reform-targets-vital-by-october-2017-crisp-commissionTue, 09 Feb 2016 14:15:00 GMTCarter calls for DH to establish new energy efficiency fund
Lord Carter of Coles has called on the Department of Health (DH) to establish a new ‘invest to save energy efficiency fund’ by April 2017.
In his final report into hospital productivity, the Labour peer suggested that if acute trusts were able to invest in energy-saving schemes, they could collectively save...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-calls-for-dh-to-establish-new-energy-efficiency-fundMon, 08 Feb 2016 12:45:00 GMTPlanned Carter savings 'only the tip of the iceberg'
National healthcare bodies have underlined the scale of NHS challenges ahead as many claimed Lord Carter’s recommendations are just the tip of the iceberg of overall necessary savings.
The NHS Confederation’s chief executive, Rob Webster, argued that full delivery of the planned £5bn savings “will provide less than...
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407,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/planned-carter-savings-only-the-tip-of-the-icebergMon, 08 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMT'Inefficient' Cancer Drugs Fund has cut across work of NICE, say MPs
The Cancer Drugs Fund has not been managed effectively by the Department of Health and the NHS, the Commons Public Accounts Committee has found.
The government set up the Cancer Drugs Fund in 2010 to improve access to drugs that would not otherwise be available through the NHS.
But the committee’s report, published the day...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inefficient-cancer-drugs-fund-has-cut-across-work-of-nice-say-mpsFri, 05 Feb 2016 14:00:00 GMTClinical staff supply is badly managed - NAO
The supply of clinical staff in the NHS is being managed ineffectively, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says.
According to the report, released today, current arrangements by the Department of Health and various arm’s-length bodies and healthcare commissioners and providers for managing the supply of clinical staff are...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-staff-supply-is-badly-managed-naoFri, 05 Feb 2016 09:15:00 GMTHospitals must comply with 'best in class' performance model - Carter
Hospitals across the NHS will have to comply with a single integrated performance framework based on a ‘model hospital’ from July, which will include a set reporting cycle from the ward to the board.
This requirement is just one of the many focuses of Lord Carter’s much-anticipated final report on how the health service...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-must-comply-with-best-in-class-performance-model-carter-reportFri, 05 Feb 2016 08:30:00 GMTTrusts must publish top 100 buys monthly to save £1bn a year
From April, trusts will have to publish their receipts on a monthly basis for the top 100 items bought by the health service, such as bandages, needles and rubber gloves, Lord Carter has said.
The requirement in his final and much-awaited report was designed in an effort to drive down prices and wild variation in what different trusts pay...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-must-publish-top-100-buys-monthly-to-save-1bn-a-yearFri, 05 Feb 2016 08:30:00 GMTDalton writes to junior doctors in last-ditch effort to avert strike
As junior doctors prepare to strike again next week in protest at proposed contract changes to working hours, Sir David Dalton has written to all 45,000 trainee doctors involved, making a personal appeal to avoid another walkout.
Sir David, chief executive of the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, was appointed by health secretary...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-writes-to-junior-doctors-in-last-ditch-effort-to-avert-strikeThu, 04 Feb 2016 15:45:00 GMTThousands more would take cancer tests if letters had GP backing
Almost 40,000 more people could take a bowel cancer test in England each year if the letter inviting them to do so was backed by their GP, a study has found.
Assuming GP endorsement, this could lead to an additional 61 cases of bowel cancer being diagnosed annually, as well as improve the detection of early signs of cancer in up to 165...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-more-would-take-cancer-tests-if-letters-had-gp-backingThu, 04 Feb 2016 12:15:00 GMTSharp rise in block contracts threatens legal right to choose
A dramatic 32% rise in the value of block contracts commissioned by CCGs for NHS-funded elective care procedures in just one year threatens government policy that patients should be able to choose their provider for an operation, the NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has warned.
The data, collected through Freedom of Information requests from...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharp-rise-in-block-contracts-threatens-legal-right-to-chooseThu, 04 Feb 2016 11:45:00 GMTIn-year £200m public health cuts 'harming services' - survey
The surprise £200m in-year reduction of the ring-fenced public health grant to councils for 2015-16 is undermining health promotion efforts, an Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) survey has warned. Rosemary Collins reports.
The survey was distributed to all 132 departments of public health in England following the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/in-year-200m-public-health-cuts-harming-services-surveyWed, 03 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMTJust 2% of GP practices think workload is 'generally manageable'
Only one in 50 GP practices in England have a workload that they generally manageable or low, with over half arguing that the quality of services is deteriorating because of rising pressures, the BMA has found.
In a survey of almost 3,000 practices, answered by just over a third of GP practices in England, the union found that most...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/just-2-of-gp-practices-think-workload-is-generally-manageableWed, 03 Feb 2016 10:45:00 GMTOver 100 GPs to be sent to unpopular regions with £20,000 bursary
More than 100 GP trainees will be offered a one-off bursary of £20,000 to work in areas that have struggled to recruit enough doctors over the past three years, NHS England has confirmed.
These areas have a good track record at training GPs, but have fewer applicants simply because of their geographical location. NHS England says...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-100-gps-to-be-sent-to-unpopular-regions-with-20000-bursaryWed, 03 Feb 2016 10:15:00 GMTHealth devolution not appropriate in every area - MPs
Despite its great potential, health devolution “may not be needed” in all areas and some city-regions would be wrong to pursue it at the expense of other health and care initiatives, MPs have said.
In a report today, the Commons Communities and Local Government Committee found that health devolution has come at a particularly...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-devolution-not-appropriate-in-every-area--mpsWed, 03 Feb 2016 09:45:00 GMTAnother rise in alcohol-related deaths
Alcohol-related deaths have risen for the second year in a row, reaching 8,697, with a bigger jump among women than men.
This appears to be a reversal of the longer-term slow decline in alcohol deaths, with more people dying from alcohol-related causes at a younger age.
Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-rise-in-alcohol-related-deathsTue, 02 Feb 2016 17:15:00 GMTMerger hailed by Monitor as 'a model for challenged trusts'
The merger of Frimley Park Hospital NHS FT and Heatherwood & Wexham Park NHS FT in October 2014 has helped Wexham Park Hospital become “the most impressive example of improvement” seen by the independent Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Sir Mike Richards.
NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has praised staff at the...
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412,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/merger-hailed-by-monitor-as-a-model-for-challenged-trustsTue, 02 Feb 2016 17:15:00 GMTTime for a change
Professor David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, says lifestyle changes are vital as the cost to our society of obesity continues to rise.
When someone as eminent as Dame Sally Davies equates obesity to terrorism as a threat to the UK, it’s time to sit up and listen.
Strong words? Absolutely. But Simon Stevens...
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423,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-for-a-changeTue, 02 Feb 2016 14:45:00 GMTPatient safety 'put at risk' by gaps in rotas
The new census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees shows a high level of concern about gaps in trainee rotas and the obvious patient safety implications.
The census, produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-put-at-risk-by-gaps-in-rotasTue, 02 Feb 2016 14:30:00 GMTJunior doctor strike still on
Junior doctors from the BMA have confirmed that they will press ahead with next week’s strike due to failed talks with the government, but instead of a full walkout they will provide emergency care only.
The strike will take place from 8am on Wednesday (10 February) to 8am the following day, agreed in order to balance the need to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-strike-still-onMon, 01 Feb 2016 13:00:00 GMTHospitals told to tackle acute sector funding hole by firing staff
Hospitals across England are being told by health regulators to shed staff in order tackle the acute sector’s funding crisis, despite ministers ordering providers to do the exact opposite.
The order – outlined in a leaked letter sent by Monitor and NHS TDA on 15 January to all of the 214 trusts they oversee – could leave...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-told-to-tackle-acute-sector-funding-hole-by-firing-staffMon, 01 Feb 2016 12:45:00 GMTGPs defend controversial motion to opt out of care home visits
The BMA is on track to lobby for a change in the upcoming GP contract after doctors passed a controversial motion over the weekend to opt out of home visits in light of excessive workforce pressures.
GPs at the BMA’s Special Conference of Local Medical Committees proposed a separate contract for patients in care homes, who are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-defend-controversial-motion-to-opt-out-of-care-home-visitsMon, 01 Feb 2016 12:15:00 GMTMajor Essex mental health trust probed over safety and cash concerns
A major specialist mental health foundation trust that provides services to a million people across Essex has come under investigation by Monitor after concerns over quality and the state of its finances.
The health regulator launched the probe into North Essex Partnership University NHS FT today following a CQC inspection carried out...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-essex-mental-health-trust-probed-over-safety-and-cash-concernsFri, 29 Jan 2016 16:30:00 GMTCQC secures 'expert by experience' pay rise to dodge staff exodus
The CQC has promised that ‘experts by experience’ will receive an hourly rate of £15 for the first six months of their new outsourced contract with Remploy in an effort to dodge a mass walkout of staff.
Experts by experience, health and social care service users who have been trained to take part in CQC inspection teams...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-secures-expert-by-experience-pay-rise-to-dodge-staff-exodusFri, 29 Jan 2016 15:45:00 GMTCQC and BMA gripped in battle over GP inspections
The CQC has blasted the BMA for its attack on the regulatory body’s regime, saying it will “make no apology” for acting in the best interests of patients.
The medical union criticised the CQC once again today – just a week after it hit back at the inspectorate’s intention to hike its fees – by exposing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-and-bma-gripped-in-battle-over-gp-inspectionsFri, 29 Jan 2016 15:00:00 GMTJump in number of over-90s sent to A&E by ambulance
The amount of very elderly people being sent to A&E by ambulance has skyrocketed by over 60% in the last five years, new figures published by the HSCIC have shown.
Last year, 325,086 people aged 90 and over were sent to an emergency department via ambulance, compared to 202,537 in 2009-10.
Labour’s shadow health secretary...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jump-in-number-of-over-90s-sent-to-ae-by-ambulanceThu, 28 Jan 2016 16:30:00 GMT'If Dalton can't do deal with junior doctors, no-one can' - Stevens
Sir David Dalton is the best person to try to strike a fair deal with the BMA on the ongoing junior doctor dispute, NHS England chief Simon Stevens has said – and if Dalton can’t do it, no-one can.
In the organisation’s board papers for a meeting held this afternoon, Stevens said concerns still remain about the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/if-dalton-cant-do-deal-with-junior-doctors-no-one-can--stevensThu, 28 Jan 2016 15:45:00 GMTMonitor tightens FT assessment process after St George's mistakes
The health regulator will have to tighten its internal process for granting foundation trust status to NHS providers after a trust’s finances suddenly deteriorated shortly after receiving the FT label.
The trust, St George’s University Hospitals NHS FT, was authorised as a foundation trust on February 2015, after which its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-tightens-ft-assessment-process-after-st-georges-mistakesThu, 28 Jan 2016 14:45:00 GMTTips for women moving up in the NHS
Karen Lynas, interim managing director of the NHS Leadership Academy and a noted expert on equality and leadership, offers some tips for women in the NHS looking to move into more senior roles.
I have been asked to speak a lot recently about the leadership landscape in the NHS and often start by reeling off the names of the chairs and...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tips-for-women-moving-up-in-the-nhsThu, 28 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMTSome 'inadequate' issues at Walsall trust linked to Mid Staffs closure
Some of the issues at Walsall Health NHS Trust can be attributed to a hike in emergency admissions following the dissolution of the former Mid Staffordshire FT, the CQC said as it recommended the provider be placed in special measures.
In its report, which rated the provider as ‘inadequate’, the CQC said Walsall saw an...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/some-inadequate-issues-at-walsall-trust-linked-to-mid-staffs-closureWed, 27 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTSetting the standards for electronic documents and records
Jan Hoogewerf, Health Informatics Unit programme manager at the Royal College of Physicians, discusses the importance of standardising both the structure and content of NHS clinical records.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ (AoMRC) vision for health informatics, iCare, describes patient records as “the cornerstone of...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/setting-the-standards-for-electronic-documents-and-recordsWed, 27 Jan 2016 11:45:00 GMTNHS urgent care and 111 'must be simplified' to ease confusion - Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted that the government “must improve the simplicity of the [NHS] system” after a report found the health service’s 111 hotline is unsafe for seriously ill children.
The report, seen by the Daily Mail, was commissioned by NHS England after 12-month-old William Mead died from sepsis...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-urgent-care-and-111-must-be-simplified-to-ease-confusion--huntWed, 27 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMTDelivery of over 70% of NHS priority programmes at risk
Over 70% of NHS England’s portfolio of priorities and programmes are rated as either ‘amber’ or ‘red’ for delivery confidence, the organisation’s board has revealed.
Of the 35 programmes outlined for this Parliament, 25 are under threat, with four having an even lower rating than previously: primary...
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409,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-70-of-nhs-priority-programmes-at-riskWed, 27 Jan 2016 11:00:00 GMTNHS England sets out vision for upcoming Cancer Alliances
NHS England has revealed exactly what local Cancer Alliances will be doing, following recommendations from the cancer taskforce last year.
They will plan cancer services for their specific population and design care pathways, particularly when care is required across different providers, and will also provide improvement support, measure...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-sets-out-vision-for-upcoming-cancer-alliancesWed, 27 Jan 2016 10:15:00 GMTFunding cuts to blame for rise in mental health deaths - Lamb
The outspoken former care minister Norman Lamb MP has called for a government investigation into “threadbare” and struggling mental health services after figures showed a considerable spike in the number of mental health patients dying under NHS care.
Figures obtained by Lamb through Freedom of Information requests indicated a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-cuts-to-blame-for-rise-in-mental-health-deaths-lambTue, 26 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMTSix GS1 and PEPPOL demonstrator sites chosen
Six acute trusts have been selected as demonstrators to pilot the use of GS1 and PEPPOL (Pan European Public Procurement On-Line) standards as part of the government’s eProcurement strategy, endorsed in the Carter Review.
Each site will receive support and a slice of the £12m Department of Health funding to demonstrate...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/six-gs1-and-peppol-demonstrator-sites-chosenTue, 26 Jan 2016 14:45:00 GMTA game-changer for NHS finance
Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), explains how an interactive training tool can help NHS staff develop financial awareness in an engaging, collaborative atmosphere.
We’re all aware that it’s critical to the future success and sustainability of the NHS for staff to have...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-game-changer-for-nhs-financeTue, 26 Jan 2016 14:30:00 GMTCapping, bank conversion and collaboration key to tackling agency spend
Stephen Dangerfield, chief executive of NHS Professionals, discusses how trusts are responding to the recently introduced agency price caps.
Price caps for agency staff in the NHS came into effect in November last year and trusts are already responding positively and proactively, according to the head of NHS Professionals...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/karen-lynas-interim-managing-director-of-the-nhs-leadership-academy-and-a-noted-expert-on-equality-and-leadership-offers-some-tips-for-women-in-the-nhs-looking-to-move-into-more-senior-rolesTue, 26 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMTFinding your place: What does the planning guidance mean for local leaders?
Miriam Deakin, head of policy at NHS Providers, looks at the key considerations for local leaders following the publication of this year’s planning guidance.
There has been a growing focus in recent years on a more ‘place-based approach’ to delivering health and care, reflected in the recent planning guidance, which...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/finding-your-place-what-does-the-planning-guidance-mean-for-local-leadersMon, 25 Jan 2016 16:30:00 GMTWHO backs sugar tax ahead of government childhood obesity strategy
The World Health Organization has backed the divisive plans to implement a sugar tax as a method of tackling childhood obesity as one of the conclusions from its two-year report into this global emergency.
Presented by the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, the report set the numbers on the “alarming levels” of childhood...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/who-backs-sugar-tax-ahead-of-government-childhood-obesity-strategyMon, 25 Jan 2016 15:30:00 GMTMinisters pledge 17,000 NHS apprenticeships this year
Ministers at the Department of Health have pledged that the NHS in England will take in around 17,000 new apprentices this year as part of the government’s commitment to make 2.3% of workers in large public sector bodies apprentices.
This is expected to skyrocket to 100,000 by the end of this Parliament, with opportunities available...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ministers-pledge-17000-nhs-apprenticeships-this-yearMon, 25 Jan 2016 14:45:00 GMTHigher spend on agency midwives last year 'enough to employ 511 staff'
After increasing their spending on agency midwives by nearly 76% between 2012 and 2014, trusts across England have poured nearly £18m into employing temporary midwives last year, or enough to employ 511 full-time staff.
The figures, obtained by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) using Freedom of Information replies from 130 trusts...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/higher-spend-on-agency-midwives-last-year-enough-to-employ-511-staffMon, 25 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTNHS adopts smart Internet of Things technology to boost self-care potential
Frontline health and care workers across seven areas will pilot a cutting-edge programme that brings together a network of interconnected modern technologies designed to help older patients with long term conditions monitor themselves remotely.
Launched by NHS England boss Simon Stevens today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-adopts-smart-internet-of-things-technology-to-boost-self-care-potentialFri, 22 Jan 2016 14:45:00 GMTGovernment must tackle growing diabetes postcode lottery by April - PAC
Diabetes data should be used to identify poorly performing CCGs by April 2016 to establish interventions, or the disease’s cost drain on the NHS will continue to rise, an inquiry has said.
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), publishing its findings from an investigation launched in November, said the rising cost of diabetes...
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409,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-tackle-growing-diabetes-postcode-lottery-by-april-pac-Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTNHS needs £43bn extra to match European health spending
Public spending on the NHS has been on a downward slide by international standards.
To close the existing gap between itself and the rest of Europe, the UK would have to pour another £43bn into the health system by 2020.
Analysis by the King’s Fund found that the overall investment in healthcare is lagging behind our...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-43bn-extra-to-match-european-health-spendingThu, 21 Jan 2016 16:45:00 GMTBloated CQC fees 'merciless raid of ring-fenced budget' - BMA
Proposals to increase the CQC fees for regulating NHS providers will represent a “merciless raid of a purportedly ring-fenced budget”, the BMA has said in response to the inspectorate’s consultation.
The association called the CQC an “increasingly bloated bureaucracy with little focus on value for money or analysis...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bloated-cqc-fees-merciless-raid-of-ring-fenced-budget--bmaThu, 21 Jan 2016 15:45:00 GMTEncouraging staff wellbeing in health and care
Alison Kingscott, director of human resources and organisational development at Salisbury NHS FT, talks to NHE about the importance of providing a strategic focus to help implement health and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Branding is one of the most important aspects of any business, large or small, and its impact shouldn’t be...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/encouraging-staff-wellbeing-in-health-and-careThu, 21 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMTTackling cyber security collectively
Dan Taylor, programme head of cyber security at the Health and Social Care Information Centre, explains how a co-ordinated approach is being developed to tackle cyber security across the health and social care system.
Tackling the growing threat of cyber security across the health and social care sector will require more investment in...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-cyber-security-collectively-Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:45:00 GMTHuman factors in practice
Dr Lauren Morgan, lecturer and researcher in human factors and ergonomics at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Oxford, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, talks about the small but growing impact of her profession on the NHS.
Dr Lauren Morgan is thought to be the first...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/human-factors-in-practiceWed, 20 Jan 2016 14:15:00 GMTLocal 'freedom to speak up guardians' network expected this year
The health service’s National Guardian, Dame Eileen Sills, has pledged to create a network of local ‘freedom to speak up guardians’ and start developing common standards for handling staff concerns within a year.
The chief nurse at Guys & St Thomas’ NHS FT was recently appointed to the role in order to act on...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-freedom-to-speak-up-guardians-network-expected-this-yearWed, 20 Jan 2016 12:15:00 GMTPoor A&E layout sparks Monitor probe at Great Western Hospitals
The health regulator has launched an investigation into the A&E at Great Western Hospitals NHS FT after a CQC inspection identified particular concerns with staffing levels and patient safety within the provider.
While the trust – previously probed for its £2.9m deficit in 2014 – was rated as ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-ae-layout-sparks-monitor-probe-at-great-western-hospitalsWed, 20 Jan 2016 12:15:00 GMTUnitingCare probe a 'very important moment' for NHS - Stevens
NHS England will publish the results of its investigation into the major five-year £800m UnitingCare partnership deal, which collapsed after just eight months in December, in the next six to eight weeks to ensure the rest of the NHS can learn from the findings.
The organisation’s chief executive, Simon Stevens, said this is...
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410,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unitingcare-probe-a-very-important-moment-for-nhs-stevensWed, 20 Jan 2016 12:15:00 GMT'Healthy hubs' for hospitals
Kate Bull, executive director of retail at the Royal Voluntary Service, explains why the charity is taking an early lead to encourage healthy eating across the NHS.
At last year’s NHS Innovation Expo Conference, Simon Stevens announced his £5m major drive to improve the health and wellbeing of NHS staff. You may remember the...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-hubs-for-hospitalsWed, 20 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMTDH could accept NHS land sale receipts to write off trust debt
The Department of Health is looking into writing off the debt trusts have amassed by accepting land disposal receipts in place of money, according to its director general of finance, David Williams.
Speaking to MPs at the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week, Williams said the department is assessing whether it should make...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-could-accept-nhs-land-sale-receipts-to-write-off-trust-debtWed, 20 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMTNHS Improvement to 'disrupt agency market' as temp bill hits £4bn
NHS Improvement and NHS England will tighten controls on temporary staffing agencies to drive down their mammoth financial impact on the health service – currently on track to hit £4bn this year.
Speaking at a Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting this week, NHS Improvement boss Jim Mackey said the current capped...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-to-disrupt-agency-market-as-temp-bill-hits-4bnWed, 20 Jan 2016 11:15:00 GMTLay members' input essential for CCGs taking on primary care duties
Commissioners across the health service are being reminded of the essential role lay members play in governance and decision-making as part of a new guide designed to improve their relationships with CCGs and national bodies.
The guide, launched by NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), builds on advice and information collected from nearly...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lay-members-input-essential-for-ccgs-taking-on-primary-care-dutiesTue, 19 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMTJunior doctors call off second strike, but full walkout still on the horizon
Junior doctor strikes planned for next week have been called off by the BMA.
The 48-hour industrial action, scheduled for 26-28 January, was suspended as a result of continued talks between the union and the government at Acas this week.
Dr Johann Malawana, BMA junior doctor committee chair and spokesperson for the strikes, said:...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-call-off-second-strike-but-full-walkout-still-on-the-horizonTue, 19 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTVirgin Care beats three NHS trusts in race for Kent community services
Four hospitals from the Kent Community Health NHS FT (KCHFT) will hand over their adult community services to Virgin Care after the private giant beat three foundation trusts in the race to lead the region’s adult healthcare.
Following a year-long procurement process, the two CCGs covering the catchment area – NHS Dartford...
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410,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-beats-three-nhs-trusts-in-race-for-kent-community-servicesTue, 19 Jan 2016 12:15:00 GMTNorthumbria tackles pharmacy challenges through automation
NHE talks to Steven Campbell, pharmacy technical services manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, about how pharmacy automation is delivering financial savings at the trust.
Last year the Carter Review suggested the NHS could save £1bn by improving hospital pharmacy and medicines optimisation by 2019-20. At...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northumbria-tackles-pharmacy-challenges-through-automationTue, 19 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMTDfE perm secretary to take over Dame Una O'Brien's role
The Department for Education’s permanent secretary Chris Wormald will now lead the Department of Health after Dame Una O’Brien announced she will step down from the job in April.
Wormald comes with the approval of Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, who said he has done a “superb job” in leading the education...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dfe-perm-secretary-to-take-over-dame-una-obriens-roleMon, 18 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTManchester rolls out seven-day GP and nurse appointments in 15 hubs
Seven-day GP and nurse services have been rolled out across 15 hubs across Manchester as part of the £5.4m GP Access Fund.
Thousands of extra appointments will be opened up between 8am and 8pm during the weekends, with around 235,000 additional consultations expected each year. Most of these will be GP appointments, but there will...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manchester-rolls-out-seven-day-gp-and-nurse-appointments-in-15-hubsMon, 18 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTCash from NHS sugar tax will improve staff health - Stevens
Acute, mental health and community service hospitals may be liable to a sugar tax by 2020 to discourage patients, staff and visitors from buying these drinks and snacks, Simon Stevens has said.
In an interview with the Guardian, the NHS England boss said he was considering the tax – currently being debated on a national level...
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412,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cash-from-nhs-sugar-tax-will-improve-staff-health-stevensMon, 18 Jan 2016 11:45:00 GMTCameron and Hunt repeat threat to impose junior doctor contract
Prime minister David Cameron has stepped into the longstanding junior doctor dispute, reiterating health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s threat that the controversial new contract will be unilaterally imposed even if the BMA rejects proposals.
In an interview today, Cameron said the government can’t rule out forcing the contract on...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-and-hunt-repeat-threat-to-impose-junior-doctor-contractMon, 18 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMTFuture-proofing for patient care
Allan Johnson, CEO of The Practice Group, which holds contracts for more than 50 GP surgeries and GP-led health centres, discusses the pressures on general practice.
According to the British Medical Association, large numbers of GP surgeries in England have stopped taking on new patients, or have applied to do so. Although NHS England is...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-proofing-for-patient-careMon, 18 Jan 2016 11:15:00 GMTTarget for 'home-grown staff' means thousands of overseas nurses denied jobs
Thousands of overseas nurses were denied permission to work in the UK last year despite the current nursing shortage in the health service, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found.
Around 2,340 applications by trusts for Certificate of Sponsorship – needed when an organisation takes on a nurse from an area outside the EEA...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/target-for-home-grown-staff-means-thousands-of-overseas-nurses-denied-jobsFri, 15 Jan 2016 13:45:00 GMTNHS Improvement and CQC outline how they will work together
NHS Improvement and the CQC will be teaming up in drafting a single national framework under which both bodies will operate, their chiefs have said in a letter to the leaders of trusts and foundation trusts today (15 January).
The letter, signed by NHS Improvement boss Jim Mackey and chief inspector of hospitals Prof Sir Mike Richards...
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412,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-and-cqc-outline-how-they-will-work-togetherFri, 15 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMTSuccessful integration demands leadership continuity
Shirley Cramer CBE, chief executive of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM), discusses the challenges facing leaders in these integrationist times.
The drive to achieve integration of health and social care services, the goal of successive governments over several decades, is finally gaining momentum. While it is clearly too early...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/successful-integration-demands-leadership-continuityFri, 15 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTBetter training better care: making every moment count
Patrick Mitchell, director of national programmes at Health Education England (HEE), talks to NHE about how learning from the Better Training Better Care pilots could help organisations in their seven-day service planning.
Health organisations should look at how their education and training programmes align with clinical services and...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-training-better-care-making-every-moment-count-Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTDeteriorating transfers of care 'fast becoming biggest problem' for trusts
There were over 153,000 days of delayed transfers of care in just one month last year, the second highest figure ever recorded since data was first collected in 2010, the latest NHS England statistics for November 2015 show.
The figure was nearly 8% worse than the amount of delayed days in the same period in 2014. On the last Thursday of...
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409,412,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deteriorating-transfers-of-care-fast-becoming-biggest-problem-for-trustsThu, 14 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTPHE boss to chair north east health and social care commission
The chief executive of Public Health England has been chosen to chair the Commission for Health and Social care in the north east, the centrepiece in the region’s devolution deal.
Duncan Selbie will take the lead in the North East Combined Authority commission, designed in partnership with the NHS to look at how services are...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-boss-to-chair-north-east-health-and-social-care-commissionThu, 14 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMTElectronic records to deliver 'significant' savings for Hampshire trusts
Adrian Byrne, IT director at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, explains how a new electronic patient record system is providing a firm footing for the future of healthcare in Southampton.
Three trusts in Hampshire could soon be saving more than £1m per year thanks to a new electronic health records system. The...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-records-to-deliver-significant-savings-for-hampshire-trustsWed, 13 Jan 2016 11:45:00 GMTCCGs to investigate dementia variation using new PHE platform
A new interactive platform will enable, for the first time, bespoke comparison between CCG and council data on dementia in an effort to build a ‘dementia profile’.
The ‘Dementia Profile’ tool, developed by Public Health England (PHE), was created to help commissioners fulfil the objectives outlined in NHS planning...
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409,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-to-investigate-dementia-variation-using-new-phe-platformWed, 13 Jan 2016 11:00:00 GMT'Optimism' for further talks after first junior doctor strike in 40 years
UPDATE
Acas has announced that all parties have agreed to re-enter talks this Thursday and Friday (14 and 15 January) to try to reach a negotiated settlement. Discussions are scheduled for 10am.
Senior sources at the BMA, NHS Employers and the Department of Health are hopeful of a return to the negotiating table after...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/optimism-for-further-talks-after-first-junior-doctor-strike-in-40-yearsWed, 13 Jan 2016 10:30:00 GMTFormer £1bn BCF 'performance fund' replaced with delayed transfer plans
The government has decided to scrap the “time-consuming and bureaucratic” performance element of the Better Care Fund (BCF), instead replacing it with the requirement that local areas fund NHS-commissioned out-of-hospital services and develop an action plan to manage high levels of delayed transfers of care.
In a policy paper...
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409,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-1bn-bcf-performance-fund-replaced-with-delayed-transfer-plansWed, 13 Jan 2016 10:30:00 GMTHelp for Southern to implement death investigation recommendations
An improvement director will be sent to Southern Health NHS FT to help implement recommendations around death investigations highlighted in a scathing report last month, Monitor has confirmed.
The provider has been under fire since the Mazars report identified a series of failings concerning avoidable deaths at the trust...
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412,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/help-for-southern-to-implement-death-investigation-recommendationsTue, 12 Jan 2016 15:15:00 GMTThe public contracts regulations 2015: has anything actually changed in practice?
Andrew Daly, a specialist procurement partner at health sector solicitors Hempsons, examines some of the changes introduced by Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) from a legal perspective, and how it has impacted on procurement professionals.
It is nearly a year since the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) came into force...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-public-contracts-regulations-2015-has-anything-actually-changed-in-practiceTue, 12 Jan 2016 11:15:00 GMTHigher CQC fees will 'put yet more pressure on GPs'
Increasing CQC fees for regulating general practice at a time of needed further investment would be detrimental to both practitioners and patients, clinical commissioners have said.
In its response to the CQC’s consultation on higher fees, due to be published on Friday, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) will criticise the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/higher-cqc-fees-will-put-yet-more-pressure-on-gpsTue, 12 Jan 2016 09:30:00 GMTDH to consult on controversial nursing bursary abolition
The Department of Health plans to issue a public consultation and impact assessment by the end of February on how it can take forward and implement nursing grants reforms.
Health minister Ben Gummer unveiled the government’s intention to take forward plans to abolish grants and maintenance allowances in response to a question from...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-to-issue-consultation-on-controversial-nursing-bursary-abolitionMon, 11 Jan 2016 14:15:00 GMTBack to bank
Tyrone Roberts, deputy director of nursing at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the provider cut down on agency by boosting the bank offer and building local relations.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust was one of the five Greater Manchester providers to form a consortium in 2012 designed to help each member work within reasonable...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/back-to-bankMon, 11 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTBMA and Hunt in political showdown as junior doctor strikes loom
While the government and the BMA engage in heated political debate, Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer for England, is urging junior doctors to reconsider striking in a last-minute effort to avoid tomorrow’s planned industrial action.
While she expressed sympathy with their cause, Dame Sally argued industrial action...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-and-hunt-in-political-showdown-as-junior-doctor-strikes-loomMon, 11 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTSpecialist mental healthcare offered to all new mums by 2020
Pregnant or recent mothers will receive specialist mental healthcare to prevent lifelong illnesses or poor outcomes to the baby, prime minister David Cameron will announce today as part of a four-year £290m package.
In a keynote speech on vulnerable groups and poverty, Cameron will reveal a string of packages to tackle the more...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-mental-healthcare-offered-to-all-new-mums-by-2020Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTAlcohol units guidance revised in light of strong link with cancer
Chief medical officers have shaken up guidelines for alcohol consumption to lower the risks from cancers and other diseases, reflecting a link between the two that was not as understood when the original guidance came out a decade ago.
It was published on the same day as the Committee on Carcinogenicity’s latest findings, which...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-units-guidance-revised-in-light-of-strong-link-with-cancersFri, 08 Jan 2016 13:15:00 GMTProviders to access prison health records to ensure care continuity
NHS England’s new supplier of health and justice information services will allow, for the first time, patients in prisons, immigration removal centres, youth institutes and secure children’s homes to register with the General Medical Services.
As part of a contract awarded to The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), the new system will...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-to-access-prison-health-records-to-ensure-care-continuityFri, 08 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTTroubled Medway kept in special measures after performance worsens
The future of the troubled Medway NHS FT is “extremely concerning”, as CQC today recommended that it remain in special measures after its performance deteriorated further in some areas.
Inspectors, still rating the provider as ‘inadequate’, pinpointed a series of much-need improvements across the trust. The chief...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-medway-kept-in-special-measures-after-performance-worsensThu, 07 Jan 2016 15:45:00 GMTSome London trusts reporting 30% nurse vacancies
More than 10,000 nursing roles, or 17% of total registered posts, were left unfilled in the capital last year – with some trusts reporting vacancy rates of almost one-third of needed nurse staff.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) study, based on Freedom of Information requests, indicated a deepened nursing shortage crisis in London...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/some-london-trusts-reporting-30-nurse-vacanciesThu, 07 Jan 2016 15:00:00 GMTCQC acts on Francis review by appointing 'guardian' for whistleblowers
The CQC has appointed the country’s first National Guardian to support healthcare staff in speaking out about concerns over patient safety.
Dame Eileen Sills, chief nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT in London, is expected to lead a “cultural change” across trusts and foundation trusts to ensure staff have...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-acts-on-francis-review-by-appointing-guardian-for-whistleblowersThu, 07 Jan 2016 11:45:00 GMTFirst privately-run NHS hospital could merge with cash-strapped FT
The first NHS hospital to be privately run is considering a merger with neighbouring Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS FT to try to solve both organisations’ “significant financial challenges”.
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, whose operations were outsourced to healthcare company Circle in 2012 but released back into...
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409,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-privately-run-nhs-hospital-could-merge-with-cash-strapped-ftWed, 06 Jan 2016 11:30:00 GMT'Unprecedented pressure' closes down GP surgeries to new patients
At least 100 GP surgeries have applied to NHS England to stop accepting patients in 2014-15 as a result of “unprecedented pressure”, an investigation has found.
The BBC-led investigation, using figures obtained via Freedom of Information requests, also found that 299 surgeries were indicating on the NHS Choices website in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unprecedented-pressure-closes-down-gp-surgeries-to-new-patientsWed, 06 Jan 2016 11:00:00 GMTLamb to pitch cross-party health and care commission
Former care minister Norman Lamb MP will propose a cross-party commission to review the future funding and structure of NHS and social care services in the Commons today.
Lamb will make use of the Ten Minute Bill, a tool through which backbenchers can make their case for legislation, to advocate radical change and greater...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lamb-to-pitch-cross-party-health-and-care-commissionWed, 06 Jan 2016 10:00:00 GMTGPs and pharmacists told to reissue prescriptions after P2U failure
The largest NHS-approved online pharmacy in the UK, recently fined £130,000 for selling personal customer data via direct marketers, has asked GPs to re-issue prescriptions to patients after a major distribution failure over the holiday period.
In a letter sent to healthcare staff on 23 December, NHS England’s head of primary...
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419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-and-pharmacists-told-to-reissue-prescriptions-after-p2u-failureWed, 06 Jan 2016 09:15:00 GMTThe GMC as a 21st century patient safety organisation: the role of education
Professor Terence Stephenson, chair of the General Medical Council, recently spoke at the Developing Excellence in Medical Education conference. Here he talks about the GMC’s work to put safety and quality at the heart of medical education.
As doctors we go into medicine to make people better. However, there is the uncomfortable...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-gmc-as-a-21st-century-patient-safety-organisation-the-role-of-educationTue, 05 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMTHunt appoints Dalton to engage with junior doctors to avoid strikes
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has appointed one of his “most respected trust chief executives”, Salford Royal’s Sir David Dalton, to take talks forward with junior doctors on behalf of the government.
In a letter written yesterday to Dr Mark Porter, BMA Council Chair, after the association called the delayed strikes back...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-appoints-dalton-to-engage-with-junior-doctors-to-avoid-strikesTue, 05 Jan 2016 12:45:00 GMTJunior doctor strikes confirmed after talks break down
The BMA has confirmed that junior doctor strikes will go ahead from 12 January after talks between its members and NHS Employers broke down once again this afternoon.
Unless progress is made, the 24-hour action will see junior doctors only providing emergency care. This will be followed by a second 48-hour strike from 26 January, during...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-strikes-confirmed-after-talks-break-downMon, 04 Jan 2016 16:45:00 GMTE-cigarette device given NHS prescription licence
The Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted the first licence for an e-cigarette brand to be available on prescription on the NHS.
The licence has been awarded to British American Tobacco for its ‘E-voke’ device, which is not currently on sale but which couldnow be marketed as a potential solution...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/e-cigarette-device-given-nhs-prescription-licenceMon, 04 Jan 2016 15:00:00 GMTTime for a change
Guest blog by Professor David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum
When someone as eminent as Dame Sally Davies equates obesity to terrorism as a threat to the UK, it’s time to sit up and listen.
Strong words? Absolutely. But barely 12 months ago, Simon Stevens argued obesity was the new smoking in his Five Year Forward...
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411,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-for-a-changeMon, 04 Jan 2016 14:00:00 GMTGovernment urged to learn from 'basic GPES mistakes'
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is urging the Cabinet Office to ensure the reasons behind the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) failures are “disseminated widely” to keep the NHS from making the same mistakes again.
The Committee claimed the government is not yet learning from past failures in IT projects and is...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-urged-to-learn-from-basic-gpes-mistakesMon, 04 Jan 2016 12:15:00 GMTDH and NHS Employers finalise new junior doctor pay offer
The Department of Health and NHS Employers are understood to be finalising a fresh new pay offer to junior doctors as today marks the BMA’s deadline for ministers to “make meaningful progress” on the issue or face a wave of strikes.
When the junior doctor strikes were narrowly averted last month amid a decision to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-and-nhs-employers-finalise-new-junior-doctor-pay-offerMon, 04 Jan 2016 10:45:00 GMTScaling innovation faster for patient and population benefit
Laura Boyd, NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) programme manager at UCLPartners and Dr Amanda Begley, director of innovation and implementation, update NHE readers on progress with the programme.
It is often quoted that it can take an average of 17 years for a great idea to scale within the health service so that it is available for all...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scaling-innovation-faster-for-patient-and-population-benefitSun, 03 Jan 2016 10:45:00 GMTProfessional isolation common at 'inadequate' GP practices
Professional isolation and failing to share learning are two common factors in general practices rated as “inadequate”, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
During a recent Health Select Committee evidence session into primary care, Professor Steve Field CBE, chief inspector of general practice at the CQC...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/professional-isolation-common-at-inadequate-gp-practicesSat, 26 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMTInvestigation launched into trust in the red for second year in a row
Monitor has opened an investigation into the finances of County Durham and Darlington NHS FT, with the trust set to be £14.7m in the red by the end of 2015-16.
But the trust, which provides acute and community services to about 600,000 people, said it is already on track to achieve £20m savings this year and expects to return...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigation-launched-into-trust-in-the-red-for-second-year-in-a-rowWed, 23 Dec 2015 10:30:00 GMTNHS England to probe £800m UnitingCare deal collapse
NHS England will commission an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the collapse of the £800m outsourcing deal to UnitingCare, an NHS-owned partnership.
Lord Prior of Brampton, minister for NHS Productivity and former CQC chair, said this week that the organisation will explore the issues behind the contract between...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-probe-800m-unitingcare-deal-collapseWed, 23 Dec 2015 10:15:00 GMTNine 'must dos' for all local health systems in 2016-17
Every local health system will be expected to stick to nine ‘must dos’ for 2016-17, NHS England has revealed in its planning guidance for the years ahead.
The first of these is to develop a high quality and agreed ‘sustainability and transformation plan’ that will dictate the most locally critical milestone that...
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409,413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nine-must-dos-for-all-local-health-systems-in-2016-17Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:45:00 GMTNew NHS planning regime shows 'fundamental change of direction'
All NHS organisations in England must develop two “separate but connected” plans early next year as part of the planning guidance for 2016-17 to 2020-21 – detailing the strategies for their local health and care system and within their own organisation.
The two plans will be split into a five-year ‘sustainability...
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413,407,416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-organisations-to-design-separate-but-connected-short-and-long-term-plansWed, 23 Dec 2015 09:15:00 GMTAnother 52 CCGs authorised to commission GP services
NHS England has authorised another 52 CCGs to take on delegated responsibility for commissioning GP services in an effort to improve out-of-hospital services.
The CCGs will be able to operate under the new arrangements from April 2016 – meaning that by 2016-17, about half of all CCGs will have delegated...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/another-52-ccgs-authorised-to-commission-gp-servicesTue, 22 Dec 2015 15:00:00 GMTMonitor lifts regulation of Cumbria trust after service and leadership overhaul
Cumbria Partnership NHT FT, a community and mental health services provider, is no longer under regulatory supervision after making fundamental changes to how it is structured and led.
Monitor has announced it is satisfied with the trust’s progress, particularly with how it has given clinicians more control over patient services and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-lifts-regulation-of-cumbria-trust-after-service-and-leadership-overhaulTue, 22 Dec 2015 14:15:00 GMTHospitals urged to advise on alcohol as A&E attendances more than double
Hospital staff are being urged to provide more advice on alcohol consumption after a Nuffield Trust study revealed that 90% of those who attended A&E for probable alcohol poisoning only attended a hospital setting once in 2013-14.
The study’s researchers said this suggested that A&E staff should take full advantage of the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-urged-to-advise-on-alcohol-as-ae-attendances-more-than-doubleTue, 22 Dec 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS trusts investigate just 15% of hospital deaths
Just a few days after the “appalling” findings in NHS England’s report on the avoidable deaths at Southern Health NHS FT, it has been revealed that just one in seven hospital fatalities are investigated.
In an investigation using Freedom of Information requests, the Guardian found that hospitals in England have only...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-investigate-just-15-of-hospital-deathsMon, 21 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTScotland 'must be innovative' as 17,000 patients miss over five appointments a year
The Scottish Government is being urged to find more innovative ways of reminding patients to attend medical consultations after it emerged that almost 17,000 people failed to show up to appointments at least five times last year.
Using data obtained through Freedom of Information requests, the Scottish Conservatives revealed that in...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scotland-must-be-innovative-as-17000-patients-miss-over-five-appointments-a-yearMon, 21 Dec 2015 11:45:00 GMTAll NHS buildings to get free wi-fi, Hunt says
Every NHS building will have access to free wi-fi in an effort to improve treatment and bring down costs, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
Although the government has not set a deadline for this, Hunt has pledged to use a slice of the £1bn NHS technology fund to improve the currently patchy service, with some hospitals...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-buildings-to-get-free-wi-fi-hunt-saysMon, 21 Dec 2015 11:15:00 GMT'Counterproductive' migration cap could 'cripple NHS over winter'
The government’s migration cap could have been responsible for a crisis in nurse recruitment, “effectively crippling the NHS over winter”, the Home Affairs Select Committee has found.
In an investigation into Whitehall’s Tier 2 cap, designed to reduce net migration and stimulate domestic training and recruitment...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/counterproductive-migration-cap-could-cripple-nhs-over-winterFri, 18 Dec 2015 15:00:00 GMTFast-tracked nursing role to release clinical time for registered staff
The government has created a new route into registered nursing through a new ‘nursing support role’, provisionally called nursing associates, which will function alongside healthcare support workers and fully-qualified nurses.
Created by health minister Ben Gummer, the role is expected to plug the gap between healthcare...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fast-tracked-nursing-role-to-release-clinical-time-for-registered-staffFri, 18 Dec 2015 14:30:00 GMT'Appalling' Southern Health deaths review prompts national investigations
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced measures to address the local and wider systemic issues raised in an NHS England report on Southern Health NHS FT – originally prompted by the string of unexpected and preventable deaths of patients in mental health or learning disabilities services since 2011.
Hunt has determined that the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/appalling-southern-health-deaths-review-prompts-national-investigationsFri, 18 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTTighter targets across the board in NHS 2016-17 mandate
NHS England has set out its goals for both 2016-17 and 2020, including improvements to service delivery, measurable progress in patchy areas and more patient choice.
In its new mandate for 2016-17, the national body said it will start publishing data on avoidable deaths per trust annually, supporting NHS Improvement help these trusts in...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tighter-targets-across-the-board-in-nhs-2016-17-mandateThu, 17 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS England confirms allocation shake-up in 2016-17 plans
Changes to resource allocations to providers and the commissioning sector for 2106-17 until the end of the decade will ensure greater equity across CCGs, faster progress with NHS strategic goals and stronger long-term collaboration, NHS England has said.
In its board meeting papers for a meeting held today (17 December), NHS England said...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-confirms-allocation-shake-up-in-2016-17-plansThu, 17 Dec 2015 12:30:00 GMTTrusts must comply with strict conditions to receive share of £1.8bn
Out of the £3.8bn frontloaded funding handed to the NHS as part of the government’s Spending Review, £1.8bn will be used to help trusts tackle their deficits and focus on transforming services.
But trusts will only qualify for this funding if they comply with a series of “strict and non-negotiable” conditions...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-must-comply-with-strict-conditions-to-receive-share-of-18bnThu, 17 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMTLong delays to GP transformation fund threaten one in five projects - BMA
Long delays to the government’s £1bn Primary Care Transformation Fund, designed to improve GP practices and out-of-hospital infrastructure, are putting one in five investment projects on the brink of collapse, the BMA has warned.
The Transformation Fund is a four-year investment split into four annual payments to help...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-delays-to-gp-transformation-fund-threatens-one-in-five-projects-bmaWed, 16 Dec 2015 10:30:00 GMTEnd-of-life care must be individualised and interlinked, NICE says
NICE has published new guidelines setting out how healthcare staff can help give people the best and most individualised care at the end of their lives in response to the abolition of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway.
The Pathway was a protocol introduced in the 1990s for looking after people at the end of their lives, but was...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-of-life-care-must-be-individualised-and-interlinked-nice-saysWed, 16 Dec 2015 10:00:00 GMT'Too late' to rescue 2015-16 trust deficits - NAO
The response to the ever-growing trust deficit by NHS Trust Development Authority, the Department of Health and Monitor “might have come too late” to improve providers’ 2015-16 financial position, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
Many trusts are letting “poor financial performance” become the new...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-late-to-rescue-2015-16-trust-deficits--naoWed, 16 Dec 2015 09:45:00 GMTChanges to mental health payment methods pushed back to 2017-18
Commissioners and providers of adult and older people’s mental health care will not have to introduce new payment models in 2016-17, according to Monitor.
Instead the intention is to introduce rule changes for 2017-18, but the regulator, in its December board papers, noted that those able to introduce new models from April...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/changes-to-mental-health-payment-methods-pushed-back-to-2017-18
414,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changes-to-mental-health-payment-methods-pushed-back-to-2017-18Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:30:00 GMTThree options being considered for multi-year tariffs
Three potential options have been produced for potentially setting the National Tariff over more than a year, according to Monitor board papers.
Following workshops with NHS England a proposal has been developed to set prices and rules in advance for a three-year period during which there would be “no section 118 consultation...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/three-options-being-considered-for-multi-year-tariffs
415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-options-being-considered-for-multi-year-tariffsWed, 16 Dec 2015 09:30:00 GMTLondon signs major health devolution deal for five ambitious pilots
London’s CCGs and councils have today signed a historic health devolution deal with the government that will see five pilots launched across the capital focusing on integration, accountable care organisations and asset collaboration.
Today’s major agreement is the first step in a package that includes a longer-term aim for...
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409,407,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-signs-major-health-devolution-deal-for-five-ambitious-pilotsTue, 15 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTDH permanent secretary Dame O'Brien to step down in April
The government’s first woman to be permanent secretary for the Department of Health, Dame Una O’Brien, has announced her intention to leave the job at the end of April 2016.
Working in this role for the last five years, O’Brien has led the department through a “defining chapter” in patient safety after the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-permanent-secretary-dame-obrien-to-step-down-in-aprilTue, 15 Dec 2015 11:30:00 GMTGMC increases annual fee for doctors by £5, but frozen for those in training
The General Medical Council (GMC) is to increase the annual fee doctors pay to stay licensed with them by £5 next year, from £420 to £425.
For doctors who are registered without a licence the annual retention fee (ARF) will rise by £2 to £152.
But the fee paid by medical school graduates to become...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/gmc-increases-annual-fee-for-doctors-by-5-but-frozen-for-those-in-training
406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-increases-annual-fee-for-doctors-by-5-but-frozen-for-those-in-trainingTue, 15 Dec 2015 10:45:00 GMTCQC wants names of providers facing £680,000 fines for employing illegal workers
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has asked the Home Office for the names of providers who received fines totalling nearly £700,000 for illegally employing workers in the care sector.
In November, as part of Operation MAGNIFY, a Home Office-led enforcement campaign to root out illegal working, 32 illegal care sector employees...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/cqc-wants-names-of-providers-facing-680000-fines-for-employing-illegal-workers
412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-wants-names-of-providers-facing-680000-fines-for-employing-illegal-workersMon, 14 Dec 2015 15:00:00 GMTHEE forecasts 'under-recruitment' in all community nursing programmes
Health Education England (HEE) is currently forecasting an “under-recruitment” of all community nursing programmes, with the exception of sexual health nursing, NHE has learned.
The organisation’s Performance Report, to be presented at this week’s board meeting, reveals that the largest area of variance and...
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413,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-forecasts-under-recruitment-in-all-community-nursing-programmes-Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTRemoving bursaries a 'crushing blow' for nursing students - RCN
The government has delivered a “crushing blow” to future nursing students by removing their bursaries, says Janet Davies, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Speaking ahead of an adjournment debate in the Commons on finance for student nursing today (14 December), Davies said...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/removing-bursaries-a-crushing-blow-for-nursing-students--rcnMon, 14 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTProviders to get three-year allocations, NHS England confirms
NHS England has “every intention” to deliver on multi-year settlements and intends to provide clarification through three-year firm allocations and two-year softer indications, its chief financial officer, Paul Baumann, has said.
Speaking at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) annual conference yesterday...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/providers-to-get-three-year-allocations-nhs-england-confirms
415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-to-get-three-year-allocations-nhs-england-confirmsFri, 11 Dec 2015 16:15:00 GMTCQC 'not an effective regulator' and unprepared for 2016 duties - PAC
With an alarming lack of attention to detail and a long gap between inspections and reports, the CQC cannot yet be considered an effective regulator, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said.
Raising concerns about the body’s performance, the PAC said the CQC is still “behind where it should be, six years after it was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-not-an-effective-regulator-and-unprepared-for-2016-duties--pacFri, 11 Dec 2015 14:15:00 GMTMoney and workforce alignment vital for primary care - MPs told
Transforming and improving health outcomes will require alignment of workforce strategies and funding flows in primary care, the influential Health Select Committee has been told.
During an evidence session as part of its inquiry into primary care, committee member Conservative MP Helen Whately asked whether primary care needs to...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/money-and-workforce-alignment-vital-for-primary-care--mps-told
410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/money-and-workforce-alignment-vital-for-primary-care--mps-toldFri, 11 Dec 2015 14:15:00 GMTProviders asked to 'sort themselves out' in 2016
Next year will be the right time for all NHS providers to “sort themselves out” by creating stability despite the health service’s widespread deficit, NHS Improvement CEO Jim Mackey has said. Report by Luana Salles.
Speaking at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) annual conference today, attended by...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-asked-to-sort-themselves-out-in-2015-16Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:00:00 GMTNHS accused of failing to investigate more than 1,000 deaths
Southern Health NHS FT failed to properly investigate the deaths of more than 1,000 mental health and learning disability patients, according to a leaked report, but the trust strongly contests the findings.
A leaked copy of the Mazars report, commissioned by NHS England following the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-accused-of-failing-to-investigate-more-than-1000-deathsThu, 10 Dec 2015 12:30:00 GMTTiny number of patients have huge effect on bed capacity and winter pressures
The NHS’s top priority this winter should be focused care for the small number of mainly frail and elderly patients who have a hugely disproportionate effect on bed capacity, according to the Nuffield Trust.
Its analysis shows that just 3.6% of patients took up over a third of all bed capacity in acute hospitals in England last year...
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409,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tiny-number-of-patients-have-huge-effect-on-bed-capacity-and-winter-pressuresThu, 10 Dec 2015 11:30:00 GMTPrimary care underspends used to plug hospital deficits - NHS Alliance
Underspends in NHS England’s primary care budget have been used to cover the financial deficits in secondary care highlighting the “deep and “historical contempt for primary care”, the outgoing chair of NHS Alliance has claimed.
Addressing leaders from across the NHS, Dr Michael Dixon (pictured), who is also...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-primary-care-underspends-used-to-plug-hospital-deficits-nhs-allianceThu, 10 Dec 2015 11:15:00 GMTRate of paramedics leaving ambulance service nearly doubles
More than 1,000 paramedics left the ambulance service between April 2014 and March 2015, compared to just 566 between 2010 and 2011.
The accelerating trend of leavers is reinforced by a survey just released by the GMB, Unison and Unite unions, in which three-quarters of paramedics and other ambulance staff said they were planning to quit...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rate-of-paramedics-leaving-ambulance-service-nearly-doublesWed, 09 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTUnprecedented calls push ambulance trust to 'severe pressure' status
The North East Ambulance Service NHS FT has changed its operational status to ‘severe pressure’, meaning that while it will attempt to operate a normal service, its response standard to potentially life-threatening calls has deteriorated.
The news comes just two weeks after London’s ambulance service was placed in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unprecedented-calls-push-ambulance-trust-to-severe-pressure-statusWed, 09 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTGovernment invited to 'crisis talks' on health, care and BCF
Four health and social care agencies representing providers and commissioners across both sectors have invited health secretary Jeremy Hunt, the Treasury and other Whitehall departments to urgent talks in face of a “mounting care crisis”.
The NHS Confederation, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Care and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-invited-to-crisis-talks-on-health-care-and-bcfWed, 09 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMTQuarter of maternal deaths linked to mental health problems
Every woman must have access to coordinated care between maternity wards, her GP and a specialist mental health midwife, royal colleges have said, after a glaring report revealed that almost one-quarter of all maternal deaths up to a year after birth are related to mental health problems.
The stark report, published by the MMBRACE-UK team...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-maternal-deaths-linked-to-mental-health-problemsWed, 09 Dec 2015 10:45:00 GMTSerious failings in hospital-led investigations, says ombudsman - but patients say it is at fault too
The NHS has been urged to introduce a training programme for staff carrying out probes into complaints about avoidable harm and death, after the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) identified serious failings in these hospital-led investigations.
While the PHSO uncovered serious failings in 73% of its investigations into...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/patients-blame-hospitals-and-ombudsman-for-investigative-wall-of-silence
412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-blame-hospitals-and-ombudsman-for-investigative-wall-of-silenceWed, 09 Dec 2015 10:30:00 GMTFormer UK Digital Champion proposes four reforms for a 'digital NHS'
The NHS workforce must build its basic digital skills to ensure that every staff member has what it takes to support people’s health needs, Baroness Martha Lane Fox has told the National Information Board as part of a review of the NHS.
The recommendations – commissioned by the health secretary to accelerate digital inclusion...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-uk-digital-champion-proposes-four-reforms-for-a-digital-nhsTue, 08 Dec 2015 15:30:00 GMTYeovil Hospital boss appointed CQC chair
The chair of Yeovil District Hospital NHS FT, one of the 29 new models of care vanguards, has been appointed the new chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a hearing by the Health Select Committee.
Peter Wyman was interviewed by eight committee members for nearly two hours on 1 December, where he answered questions about his...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/yeovil-hospital-boss-appointed-cqc-chairTue, 08 Dec 2015 15:30:00 GMTNHS Wales budget to increase by £260m in 2016-17
The Welsh Government is set to pour an extra £260m in the country’s NHS cash pot as part of its 2016-17 draft budget, finance minister Jane Hutt is expected to announce today (8 December).
Hutt said the aim of the draft budget is to support key public services and encourage business while upholding Labour’s...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-budget-to-increase-by-260m-in-2016-17Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMTBetter Care Fund 'unwieldy, time-consuming and bureaucratic' - HFMA and CIPFA
Although the Better Care Fund (BCF) has begun to produce better working relationships between the NHS and public services, it is still being held back by too much red tape, a report by healthcare industry leaders has argued.
In the report, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-unwieldy-time-consuming-and-bureaucratic-hmfa-and-cipfaMon, 07 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMTPatients less satisfied with GPs who prescribe fewer antibiotics, study shows
GPs who prescribe less antibiotics have less satisfied patients, which could mean that developing a cautious approach to antibiotics prescribing may require a trade-off, a study by King’s College London researchers has found.
The study, published by the British Journal of General Practice, suggested that a 25% reduction in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-less-satisfied-with-gps-who-prescribe-fewer-antibiotics-study-showsMon, 07 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMTDH explores extending overseas care charge to primary care
The government wants to extend the existing NHS charges for overseas and non-EU visitors to primary care, including the possibility of charging for historically free GP services.
In a public consultation launched today (7 December), the Department of Health reiterated its goal to save up to £500m per year from charging overseas...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-explores-extending-overseas-care-charge-to-primary-careMon, 07 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTWales 'must prioritise waiting times' as treatment queues grow 10%
The number of people waiting for treatment in Wales is 10% higher than three years ago – equivalent to the entire urban population in Cardiff – while the amount of patients waiting over 26 weeks for surgery has increased by more than 70% since 2011, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has found.
Launching what it called a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-must-prioritise-waiting-times-as-treatment-queues-grow-10Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTCambridgeshire CCG five-year contract crumbles after eight months
A five-year NHS outsourcing contract awarded by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CCG has collapsed after just eight months after UnitingCare Partnership said the deal was not financially sustainable.
UnitingCare, an NHS consortium of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS FT with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT, was named the...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cambridgeshire-ccg-five-year-contract-crumbles-after-eight-monthsFri, 04 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMTMajor risks to 2016 health and care integration in Scotland
The ongoing integration of health and social care services in Scotland, aided by its new integration authorities (IAs), must address significant risks before major reforms are carried out, the Accounts Commission and auditor general have said.
Integration of services is one of the Scottish Government’s key policies to meet the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-risks-to-2016-health-and-care-integration-in-scotlandFri, 04 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTChief operating officers 'need greater peer support and coaching' - Monitor
Chief operating officers (COOs) working at NHS providers have voiced their urgent need for more support, including a better networking system, a coaching programme, a mentoring programme or seminars and education conferences, Monitor has found.
In its first-ever analysis of COOs in the NHS, the regulator surveyed 103 trusts and foundation...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-operating-officers-need-greater-peer-support-and-coaching--monitorThu, 03 Dec 2015 14:30:00 GMTTroubled Morecambe Bay removed from special measures
The long-troubled University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT will be taken out of special measures after an inspection by the CQC identified sufficient improvements at the provider.
The trust entered special measures in June 2014 after the CQC voiced concerns over its safety levels and leadership, but its problems are...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-morecambe-bay-removed-from-special-measuresThu, 03 Dec 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS England blasted for withholding weekly performance data over winter
NHS England has been blasted for its decision to suspend weekly data publication showing how hospitals are performing given the looming winter crisis around the corner.
Nuffield Trust’s chief executive, Nigel Edwards, said the body’s decision could obscure important areas where the NHS is under excessive pressure over the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-blasted-for-withholding-weekly-performance-data-over-winterWed, 02 Dec 2015 11:45:00 GMTGPs warned of potential cuts to rent payments
GP practices have been advised to set aside some of the “notional rent” they receive in case their reimbursement is cut following the review of the Premises Costs Directions by NHS England.
Practices that are located in high-value office districts, residential areas or retail parades, whose rent reimbursement has been...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-warned-of-potential-cuts-to-rent-paymentsWed, 02 Dec 2015 11:30:00 GMTHospitals told to appoint discharge coordinators to avoid delays
Hospitals should appoint a single health or social care practitioner responsible for discharging patients to avoid delays in discharge, according to new NICE guidance.
The health watchdog has recommended that the discharge coordinator role, which could be specially created or the responsibility handed to a member of the...
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413,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-told-to-appoint-discharge-coordinators-to-avoid-delaysWed, 02 Dec 2015 11:00:00 GMTRecruitment challenges lead to sharp rise in consultant posts vacant for six months
Although the proportion of vacant consultant posts has remained the same throughout NHS Scotland, there was a 25.5% rise of full-time jobs vacant for more than six months, ISD Scotland has found.
At 30 September of this year, 6.4% (345.5) of consultant posts were vacant, similar to last year’s rate of 6.5%. But of these, more than...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recruitment-challenges-lead-to-sharp-rise-in-consultant-posts-vacant-for-six-monthsWed, 02 Dec 2015 10:45:00 GMTOngoing concern as Worcestershire trust placed in special measures
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which serves over half a million people, has been placed in special measures amidst severe concerns over understaffing, overcrowding and unstable leadership.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) had already identified safety risks in the trust’s two emergency departments at Worcestershire Royal...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ongoing-concern-as-worcestershire-trust-placed-in-special-measuresWed, 02 Dec 2015 10:00:00 GMTRegions could lose devolved health budgets without consent, minister admits
Whitehall will be able to take back devolved health responsibilities from a local authority and health economy if it fails to deliver, care minister Alastair Burt MP has admitted.
During a Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry on the government’s Devolution Bill yesterday (1 December), the care minister revealed that...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regions-could-lose-devolved-health-budgets-without-consent-minister-admitsTue, 01 Dec 2015 17:15:00 GMTDon't ignore our cries for help
Eddie Saville, chief executive of the Hospital Consultants & Specialists Association, a professional body and trade union, writes on workplace stress and plummeting morale.
Repeat a warning enough and there is a risk it will lose its power. It is sometimes hard to avoid the suspicion that this is precisely what is happening among key...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-ignore-our-cries-for-helpTue, 01 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMTEvery contact counts
Professor Annie S. Anderson, professor of public health nutrition at the University of Dundee and co-director of the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network (SCPN), says the NHS can become an exemplar in the promotion of healthy living.
There has never been a better time to stop scaremongering about diet and cancer and to start sharing the...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/every-contact-countsTue, 01 Dec 2015 14:30:00 GMTMedicines management
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, explains how standardising medicines management will improve patient experience and safety outcomes.
We hear time and again that the NHS wastes billions of pounds on preventable errors – many related to improper use of medication. This level of inefficiency can put patient safety at risk...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medicines-managementTue, 01 Dec 2015 14:30:00 GMTDevo Manc: Making it stick
Katy Calvin-Thomas is helping lead the ‘Devo Manc’ health and social care transformation, on secondment from her executive director post at Pennine Care NHS FT.
The speed of change in Greater Manchester’s health economy brought about by the devolution agenda is startling – an initial announcement in February 2015...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devo-manc-making-it-stickTue, 01 Dec 2015 12:30:00 GMTLeaving isolation behind - why interoperability is vital to health and social care
Keith Naylor, head of implementation – transfer of care at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), discusses the interoperability challenges in the health and social care sector.
Welcome to ‘Isolation International’, where beyond the check-in desk a flight beckons to sunnier climes. But there’s a...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaving-isolation-behind-why-interoperability-is-vital-to-health-and-social-careTue, 01 Dec 2015 12:15:00 GMTJunior doctors' strikes called off as Hunt lifts threat to impose contract
Junior doctors have called off three days of planned strike action after the government agreed to temporarily suspend the threat to impose a contract without agreement.
The breakthrough came only hours before the first strike action was due to start at 8am today (1 December), but this has still meant many operations and appointments...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-strikes-called-off-as-hunt-lifts-threat-to-impose-contractTue, 01 Dec 2015 09:15:00 GMTImproving outcomes with data
Ian Davison, business information services director at the North of England Commissioning Support Unit, discusses how using data can improve outcomes.
At the NICE Annual Conference in Liverpool in October, delegates were told about how sharing sensitive data and using medicine dashboards can improve outcomes for commissioners, care...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-outcomes-with-dataMon, 30 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS 111 sends more patients than necessary to A&E, study suggests
Nearly three-quarters of patients told to visit an emergency department after calling NHS 111 did not actually need to be sent there, a new study suggests.
For a short-term observational study, GPs in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS 111 service reviewed 1,474 cases where a patient had been directed to an A&E...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-sends-more-patients-than-necessary-to-ae-study-suggestsMon, 30 Nov 2015 14:15:00 GMTThe service user perspective
Fabia Holt, research and consultation lead for the Department of Health ProCure 21+ Repeatable Rooms initiative, explains why it is important to involve those who are actually going to use NHS facilities when designing them.
Over the past year nearly all discussions within and about the NHS have featured some aspect of crisis, mostly in...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-service-user-perspectiveMon, 30 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTMPs recommend 20% tax on sugary drinks to tackle child obesity
MPs have called for a 20% tax on sugary drinks, more regulation of the food and drink industry and more power for councils to tackle child obesity.
With its publication of a major new report into child obesity, the influential Health Select Committee has called for “bold action” from the government.
Dr Sarah...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-recommend-20-tax-on-sugary-drinks-to-tackle-child-obesity-Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:30:00 GMTA better partnership approach for integrated health and social care
Sharon Allen OBE, chief executive of Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care, talks to NHE about tackling cultural issues to deliver integrated services.
Delivering integrated health and social care services effectively will depend on partnerships rather than structural reorganisation, according to the chief...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-better-partnership-approach-for-integrated-health-and-social-careMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS leaders to discuss next steps for Five Year Forward View
Chief executives from provider organisations and accountable officers from CCGs are meeting the leaders of national health and care bodies to discuss the next steps for the Five Year Forward View at meetings this week.
The local NHS executives will join Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, and Jim Mackey, CEO of NHS Improvement (being...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leaders-to-discuss-next-steps-for-five-year-forward-viewMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMTJunior doctor strike action 'almost inevitable' - BMA
This week’s strike action by junior doctors is now ‘almost inevitable’ the British Medical Association (BMA) has stated.
The union’s announcement comes ahead of the last day of talks with NHS Employers and officials from the Department of Health, before a 24-hour strike is due to start at 8m on Tuesday 1...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-strike-action-almost-inevitable-bmaMon, 30 Nov 2015 09:00:00 GMTUrgent referral for suspected cancer linked to saving lives
Professor Henrik Møller, epidemiologist at King’s College London, discusses how use of the two-week urgent referral for suspected cancer by GPs is variable in England, and what this means for patients.
A “clinically relevant” link between the low use of the two-week urgent referral for suspected cancer in general...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-referral-for-suspected-cancer-linked-to-saving-livesSun, 29 Nov 2015 14:30:00 GMT'Leadership isn't based on a single trajectory'
Professor Wendy Reid, Health Education England’s director of education and quality, talks to NHE about the challenges and opportunities in developing future NHS leaders. David Stevenson reports.
To transform and develop its leadership, the NHS needs to hear different voices and recognise it isn’t based on a single trajectory...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-isnt-based-on-a-single-trajectorySun, 29 Nov 2015 11:15:00 GMTA&E waiting times worsening on run up to winter - RCEM
Waiting times in A&E departments across the country are worsening as winter pressures are starting to grow in hospitals, according to figures collected by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
Following the winter chaos of 2014-15, a number of trusts/boards approached the college highlighting that the greatest...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-times-worsening-on-run-up-to-winter--rcem-Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:45:00 GMTDecember Child Protection Information Service take-up target to be missed
Plans to support local authorities to achieve 80% take-up of the Child Protection Information Service (CP-IS) by December 2015 will not be achieved, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has confirmed.
The CP-IS project is expected to improve the way that health and social care services work together across England...
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413,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/december-child-protection-information-service-take-up-target-to-be-missedFri, 27 Nov 2015 15:15:00 GMTCQC places first ambulance service in special measures
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) has become the first to be put into special measures after Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors rated it ‘inadequate’.
A team of inspectors found that the trust delivered services that were caring, but that improvements were needed on safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-places-first-ambulance-service-in-special-measuresFri, 27 Nov 2015 11:15:00 GMTMental health groups welcome extra £600m, but want clarity on spending commitments
Mental health charities have welcomed the chancellor’s announcement that an additional £600m is to be invested in mental health services, but there needs to be greater clarity around spending commitments.
In yesterday’s Spending Review, George Osborne said there was one part of the NHS that has been neglected for...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-groups-welcome-extra-600m-but-want-clarity-on-spending-commitmentsThu, 26 Nov 2015 15:00:00 GMTPlans to cut public health by 4% a year will create 'false economy'
Council leaders have warned that an annual real-terms cut of 3.9% in their public health budgets over the next five years is “short-sighted” and will create a “false economy”.
During the chancellor’s Spending Review, it was revealed that although public health grants to local authorities will remain...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-cut-public-health-by-4-a-year-will-create-false-economyThu, 26 Nov 2015 10:45:00 GMTJunior doctor talks to resume today
Conciliation talks between the BMA, NHS Employers and the Department of Health will resume today in an attempt to avert next week’s strike action.
Before entering yesterday’s discussions, the BMA warned that the health secretary must remove his threat of imposing a contract on doctors in training in England to defer...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-and-jeremy-hunt-in-talks-to-avert-strike-action-Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:45:00 GMTChancellor confirms NHS England budget increase, but other cuts to DH spending
The chancellor has confirmed that there will be an increase in NHS spending in England from £101bn in 2015-16 to £120bn 2020-21.
In the Spending Review, George Osborne stated that by the end of the Parliament the NHS would be provided with £10bn per annum more, with £6bn a year available by the first year so...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chancellor-confirms-nhs-england-budget-increase-but-other-cuts-to-dh-spendingWed, 25 Nov 2015 16:15:00 GMTGovernment confirms funding reform for nurse education
The chancellor has confirmed that funding for nursing education in the future will be through a system of loans, rather than bursaries.
In his Spending Review speech, George Osborne said that today there is a cap on student nurses with over half of all applicants turned away – leaving hospitals relying on agencies and overseas...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-confirms-funding-reform-for-nurse-educationWed, 25 Nov 2015 15:00:00 GMTCCGs blast Whitehall for spend ambiguity and micro-managing
Commissioners have blasted the government for publishing a consultation on the 2016-17 NHS England mandate before the Spending Review, making providing a response “quite difficult and largely to be reviewed once we have clarity on the finances”.
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) added in their consultation response that the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-blast-whitehall-for-spend-ambiguity-and-micro-managingWed, 25 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMTThe role of medical leaders in improving value in the NHS
Vijaya Nath, director of leadership development at The King’s Fund, explains how medical directors and frontline clinicians can work together to improve both care outcomes and value for money.
Electronic blood transfusion using barcodes was pioneered in the NHS at Oxford University Hospitals, and is now a NICE case study for...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-role-of-medical-leaders-in-improving-value-in-the-nhsWed, 25 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTStark CCG variation means some regions only helping 18% of therapy patients
There is stark variation in the amount of patients that recover from a mental health disorder after treatment under the IAPT programme depending on their CCG catchment, HSCIC figures have revealed.
The IAPT, or Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, is an NHS programme that offers NICE-stamped interventions for treating people with...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stark-ccg-variation-means-some-regions-only-helping-18-of-therapy-patientsWed, 25 Nov 2015 10:45:00 GMT£150m dementia institute will boost research, diagnosis and treatment by 2020
The UK is going to benefit from its first £150m Dementia Research Institute to accelerate the pace of research, develop new diagnostic tests and tackle the progression of the disease, prime minister David Cameron has announced.
Medical Research Council, which will lead the institute, will open a competitive process in the new year...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/150m-dementia-institute-will-boost-research-diagnosis-and-treatment-by-2020Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMTDoctors told to report unfit drivers to DVLA
Doctors must tell the DVLA about patients who continue to drive even when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council (GMC).
The regulator is strengthening its guidance after feedback from doctors revealed they often feel “anxious” about being criticised if they disclose...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-told-to-report-unfit-drivers-to-dvlaWed, 25 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMTSpecialist hospitals to share best practice with NHS England, Monitor and commissioners
Specialist hospitals are at the forefront of clinical innovation and could make a valuable contribution to the future of the NHS by sharing best practice and developing new care models, NHS England boss Simon Stevens has said.
In a foreword to a report by the Federation of Specialist Hospitals (FSH) being launched in Parliament today (25...
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409,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-hospitals-to-work-with-nhs-england-and-commissioners-to-share-best-practiceWed, 25 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMTMedication errors: 'Don't fear the numbers'
David Stevenson looks into medication errors in the NHS.
In the last three years more than 500,000 medication errors were reported by NHS organisations to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), according to data obtained by NHE through the Freedom of Information Act.
Nearly a quarter of a million of these errors...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medication-errors-dont-fear-the-numbersTue, 24 Nov 2015 14:15:00 GMTOsborne frontloads extra £3.8bn into NHS next year to alleviate pressures
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce an urgent £3.8bn injection in the NHS in 2016-17 to help mitigate growing pressures resulting from staff and bed shortages, rising demand and swollen provider deficits.
The extra money, on top of the £8bn promised by 2020-21, will be announced today during the Spending Review....
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/osborne-frontloads-extra-38bn-into-nhs-next-year-to-alleviate-pressuresTue, 24 Nov 2015 09:30:00 GMTLocal solutions to national challenges: What CCGs need to deliver more for their patients
Dr Steve Kell, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, and chair of NHS Bassetlaw CCG, discusses the practical changes that commissioners need to enable them to transform patient care and improve NHS sustainability.
Just over a year ago, NHS England published the Five Year Forward View, which set out both the challenges faced by the NHS...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-solutions-to-national-challenges-ccgs-need-to-deliver-more-for-their-patients-Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:30:00 GMTOxford Health out of the woods after reforming agency spend and nurse staffing
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is no longer under Monitor’s watch, after it identified ways to save at least £5m after its financial position crashed earlier this year.
The regulator has closed its investigation into the trust, launched in July, after being satisfied that the trust would be able to save cash this year and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oxford-health-out-of-the-woods-after-reforming-agency-spend-and-nurse-staffingMon, 23 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTSupporting NHS service and estate transformation in London
With CCGs expected to have their Interim Local Estate Strategies drafted by the end of December, Nicola Theron, London area director at Community Health Partnerships (CHP) and strategic estate planning lead for London, is working with CCGs to help shape the capital’s healthcare premises for the next generation of Londoners. She argues...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/supporting-nhs-service-and-estate-transformation-in-londonMon, 23 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTPutting the Dalton review principles into practiceNHE hears from Sir David Dalton about radical proposals to turn groups of foundation trusts into accountable care organisations that would share service standards, governance arrangements and – eventually – take control of local commissioning.
It has been a year since the publication of the Dalton Review, and Sir David...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/putting-the-dalton-review-principles-into-practiceMon, 23 Nov 2015 12:15:00 GMTDiversion is failing - co-location is the answer
NHE talks to Dr Chris Moulton, a consultant in emergency medicine at Bolton NHS FT and vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, about the need for more services in A&E departments.
When four medical royal colleges made joint recommendations last year in their ‘Prescribing the remedy’ report to address the...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diversion-is-failing-co-location-is-the-answerMon, 23 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTMonitor signals move to multi-year tariff from 2017-18
Monitor’s Joint Pricing Executive has recommended a move to a multi-year tariff from 2017-18.
A paper to be presented at the regulator’s board meeting this week says the team have “started planning and production” of guidance on the planned changes.
They are working on the transition path to the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-signals-move-to-multi-year-tariff-from-2017-18Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMTAgency pay cap comes into effect today
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) have introduced caps on the hourly rates paid for all agency staff, which take effect at midday today (23 November).
The price caps will apply across all staff groups – doctors, nurses and all other clinical and non-clinical staff – but will ‘ratchet...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agency-pay-cap-comes-into-effect-todayMon, 23 Nov 2015 09:30:00 GMTStark health variation within councils could help chiefs refocus efforts
Healthy life expectancy rates vary gravely not just between the most and least deprived areas of the country, but also between the most and least deprived areas within local council areas, Public Health England (PHE) has revealed.
A new Office for National Statistics (ONS) report produced in conjunction with PHE pointed to high levels...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stark-health-variation-within-councils-could-help-chiefs-refocus-effortsFri, 20 Nov 2015 14:30:00 GMTPerformance crashes as NHS racks up £1.6bn half-year deficit
Both trusts and foundation trusts are falling behind on finance and operational performance targets, with many providers struggling to achieve several key national standards as the sector racked up a £1.6bn half-year deficit, Monitor has said.
The sector was expected to end the financial year, six months from now, with a £2bn...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/provider-performance-crashes-as-sector-racks-up-16bn-half-year-deficitFri, 20 Nov 2015 12:15:00 GMTNHS managers must focus on stamping out staff discrimination - Stevens
NHS England boss Simon Stevens is calling on NHS managers to do more in stamping out workforce discrimination after a King’s Fund report showed wide variations across the country.
The analysis, commissioned by NHS England using data from 2014, assessed staff experience at work – pinpointing varying instances of discrimination...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-must-focus-on-stamping-out-staff-discrimination--stevensThu, 19 Nov 2015 15:15:00 GMTSexual health commissioning decisions are being driven by money, not quality
Dr Anne Connolly, chair of the Primary Care Women’s Health Forum, vice-president of the FSRH, and member of the Royal College of GPs’ Sex, Drugs and Blood-borne Viruses Group, speaks to NHE’s Luana Salles.
Commissioning for sexual health services first became fragmented in 2012 with the introduction of the Health and...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sexual-health-commissioning-decisions-are-being-driven-by-money-not-qualityThu, 19 Nov 2015 15:00:00 GMTMainstreaming mindfulness
Eve Piffaretti, partner at Blake Morgan LLP, on why there is a strong signal for practitioners to consider mindfulness as an alternative approach to early intervention to prevent and combat mental ill-health.
Mindfulness has received considerable press and public attention, not only as a potential means of improving people’s mental...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-better-partnership-approach-for-integrated-health-careThu, 19 Nov 2015 10:30:00 GMTMental health commissioning, prevention and parity of esteem: Interview with Luciana Berger MP
NHE’s Luana Salles talks to Labour’s new shadow mental health minister.
In today’s NHS, mental health is the new physical health. If you open any newspaper on any given day, you are likely to see at least one story discussing mental health services, positively or otherwise.
The welcome focal shift towards the...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-commissioning-prevention-and-parity-of-esteem-interview-with-luciana-berger-mpThu, 19 Nov 2015 10:30:00 GMTMore than 98% of junior doctors vote to strike
A staggering 98% of junior doctors balloted by the BMA have voted in favour of full strike action for three days in December against the government’s contract reforms.
Following a ballot of more than 37,000 doctors in England, of whom more than 28,000 responded, the association also found ‘industrial action short of a...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-98-of-junior-doctors-vote-to-strikeThu, 19 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMT'Out of date' ambulance services tied to targets that create 'perverse' behaviours
Ambulance service provision is “out of date” and the current response targets can create “perverse” behaviours, according to the NHS Clinical Commissioners’ National Ambulance Commissioners Network (NACN).
Its ‘Developing an ambulance commissioning strategy: Five Year Forward View and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-date-ambulance-services-tied-to-targets-that-create-perverse-behavioursWed, 18 Nov 2015 15:30:00 GMTPublic-private integration 'essential' to fix mental health deficit
The average deficit of NHS mental health trusts has ballooned by 6.3% over the last two years, necessitating greater integration between the health service and private mental health providers, a report has said.
Launching the report in Parliament today (18 November), the Independent Mental Health Services Alliance (IMHSA) highlighted the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-private-integration-essential-to-fix-mental-health-deficitWed, 18 Nov 2015 11:45:00 GMTWith all acute trusts in deficit, NHS warns £22bn savings 'unattainable'
The NHS has crashed so intensely that for the first time, all 156 acute hospital trusts are set to end the financial year in the red. This means an extra £8bn will not be enough to rescue the service, NHS finance chiefs have warned.
A poll of more than 200 chief finance officers and finance directors at provider trusts and CCGs...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/with-all-acute-trusts-in-deficit-nhs-finance-chiefs-warn-22bn-savings-unattainableWed, 18 Nov 2015 11:15:00 GMTHunt makes final appeal to BMA as junior doctor strike ballot closes
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the BMA just as its ballot on a junior doctor strike, put forth after multiple failed talks between the association and the government, is set to close at 5pm today (18 November).
If the ballot passes, junior doctors in England will take industrial action on three dates in December.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-makes-final-appeal-to-bma-as-junior-doctor-strike-ballot-closesWed, 18 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTNew evidence that home adaptions can alleviate pressures on NHS and care budgets
Elderly people who have had adaptations made to their home via the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) move into residential care around four years later than those who have not, an investigation has found.
The study, by the national body for home improvement agencies, Foundations, also showed that people who access the grant – provided...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-evidence-that-home-adaptions-can-alleviate-pressures-on-nhs-and-care-budgetsWed, 18 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMTPublic health starts at home
Siva Anandaciva, head of analysis at NHS Providers, looks at the ‘challenging opportunity’ of promoting healthy behaviours for staff in the health sector.
In the main atrium of Skipton House, the NHS England headquarters in Elephant & Castle, there is a large model of a pair of lungs to illustrate the damage cigarette...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-starts-at-homeWed, 18 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMTNew clinical roles will revolutionise urgent care
The NHS urgent and emergency care (UEC) workforce is under scrutiny by Health Education England (HEE) to assess whether it is fit for purpose and offers a sufficient supply of staff to meet future demands, Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s medical director, has confirmed.
Part of this includes describing and ensuring the supply of a...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-clinical-roles-will-revolutionise-urgent-careTue, 17 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMTUp-to-date capacity stats could help CCGs and GPs spread the patient load
CCGs and GPs could gain access to up-to-date capacity information to direct patients to ‘emptier’ providers at the point of referral, NHS England has revealed.
In a performance report set to be presented to its board on 20 November, NHS England said giving providers this information could cut down on waiting times, most of...
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409,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/up-to-date-capacity-stats-could-help-ccgs-and-gps-spread-the-patient-loadTue, 17 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMTCash to help pharmacists ease GP workload doubles in 400-job drive
NHS England has expanded its clinical pharmacist recruitment drive in GP surgeries, announced in July, to more than 400 posts, matched with a two-fold increase in programme funding.
Across almost 700 GP practices, 403 clinical pharmacists (up from 300) will be hired to ease the workload of doctors and provide direct patient...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cash-to-help-pharmacists-ease-gp-workload-more-than-doubles-in-400-job-driveTue, 17 Nov 2015 12:30:00 GMTTackling homophobia in primary care
Laurence Webb, Pride in Practice co-ordinator, has some tips and strategies for general practice to improve health outcomes among LGBT people, and explores some common misunderstandings and stereotypes.
Nationwide data and research has found that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community delays making appointments with their...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-homophobia-in-primary-careTue, 17 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMTSlumping productivity hits CQC inspection regime
The CQC has failed to increase its rate of inspection of adult social care, hospital and primary medical services, despite a recent focus on this critical shortfall.
In a board paper to be presented at its meeting on Wednesday (18 November), the inspection body revealed that progress during the second quarter of 2015-16 had plateaued....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/slumping-productivity-hits-cqc-inspection-regimeMon, 16 Nov 2015 15:00:00 GMTMajority say private care can reduce pressure on NHS hospitals
Almost eight in 10 British adults (72%) think that, as long as care remains free, the NHS should make use of private sector providers to reduce pressure on hospitals during the winter months, an NHS Confederation poll has found.
The poll, commissioned by the Confederation’s NHS Partners Network, representing independent sector...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/majority-say-private-care-can-reduce-pressure-on-nhs-hospitalsMon, 16 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS bosses to be grilled by MPs over diabetes failures
NHS England boss Simon Stevens and other representatives from the Department of Health, the NHS and Public Health England are set to be questioned by MPs this afternoon in a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into failures to improve national diabetes services.
The committee claimed that, since reporting on diabetes services three...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bosses-to-be-grilled-by-mps-over-diabetes-failuresMon, 16 Nov 2015 14:00:00 GMTFirst-ever whistleblowing policy will protect staff and guarantee probes
Whistleblowing staff in the NHS will get more support under the first national policy drawn up by Monitor, NHS England and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA).
The policy, unveiled today (16 November), wants to improve the working environment for staff across the health sector by supporting them in raising concerns about...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-whistleblowing-policy-will-protect-staff-and-guarantee-probesMon, 16 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTA 'fighting chance' for the future of providers
Jim Mackey, the new chief executive of NHS Improvement, outlined what providers can expect from the regulator in his first major speech. David Stevenson reports.
On day two of the NHS Providers Conference, Ed Smith, the new chair of NHS Improvement, took to the stage briefly stating that he wants to hear more from those who chair...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fighting-chance-for-the-future-of-providersThu, 12 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTTransforming the workforce to deliver new models of care
An NHS Providers conference session on the workforce included contributions from Caroline Corrigan, Paul Bytheway, Rachael Addicott and Julie Screaton.
Vanguards don’t need or want a huge wave of fresh clinical roles to deliver new models of care, but instead desire a “transformation” of the current workforce, according...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-the-workforce-to-deliver-new-models-of-care-Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTMental health trusts will struggle to survive alone
Mental health trusts will struggle to survive if they remain in their standalone form, John Short, CEO at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) has warned.
Speaking during a panel discussion at the NHS Providers Annual Conference yesterday (11 November), Short stated that partnership working will be not...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trusts-will-struggle-to-survive-alone-Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:30:00 GMTNew NHS Improvement body offers a 'welcome shift in tone'
NHS Improvement will try to deliver more “realistic expectations” for the provider sector while making a distinction between support and regulation, according to the organisation’s first chief executive.
Speaking at the NHS Providers Annual Conference yesterday [11 November] in his first major address, Jim Mackey...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-improvement-body-offers-a-welcome-shift-in-toneThu, 12 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMTWiltshire child health services transferred from NHS to Virgin Care
All community child health services in Wiltshire will be privatised under a five-year £64m contract with Virgin Care, it has been announced today (11 November).
Services are currently provided by the five NHS providers within the Wiltshire CCG catchment – a set-up which NHS England, Wiltshire Council and the CCG believe blocks...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wiltshire-child-health-services-transferred-from-nhs-to-virgin-careWed, 11 Nov 2015 11:45:00 GMTIntermediate care services 'must double' to meet demand ahead of winter crisis
Although essential to the successful development of new models of care, intermediate care services are deteriorating nationwide, with older people waiting up to 9 days to get some kind of help.
The National Audit of Intermediate Care (NAIC) will launch its fourth annual report at its conference in Birmingham today (11 November), being...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intermediate-care-services-must-double-to-meet-demand-ahead-of-winter-crisisWed, 11 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTCCGs' £2.4bn contracts that could financially benefit board members
CCGs in England have awarded nearly 500 contracts worth at least £2.4bn to providers in which one or more of their board members had a financial interest, an investigation has found.
The investigation, jointly led by the BMJ and the Times, revealed that 50 CCGs awarded contracts despite a clear conflict of interest being present. A...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-spend-24bn-on-contracts-that-could-financially-benefit-board-membersWed, 11 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMTLooming care collapse will add £3bn to NHS costs - think tank
The NHS will have to cope with an extra £3bn pressure as struggling care homes face the prospect of losing up to 37,000 beds over the next five years, a think tank has said today (11 November).
The ResPublica Trust argued that an imminent care collapse would force the NHS to care for patients forcefully removed from residential...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/looming-care-collapse-will-add-3bn-to-nhs-costs-think-tankWed, 11 Nov 2015 09:15:00 GMT'Special measures' still tainting England with more than 40% of social care services failing
More than 40% of social care services either need to improve or are entirely inadequate, recent CQC inspections have found.
The regulator published 223 reports on social care providers in the north, south, central England and London yesterday (9 November). Of these, 92 were either rated as ‘requires improvement’ or...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-still-tainting-england-with-more-than-40-social-care-services-failingTue, 10 Nov 2015 16:15:00 GMTDivide between health and social care 'bad economics and bad social policy'
The former health secretary and current chair of NHS Confederation, Stephen Dorrell, has written a letter to the chancellor urging him to treat health and social care as a single sector.
In the letter, Dorrell said the recent trends of rising NHS budgets and sinking social care cash cannot continue. Integrating both sectors is not a...
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413,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/divide-between-health-and-social-care-bad-economics-and-bad-social-policyTue, 10 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTDespite cuts, share of state spending for health to increase - think tank
Government spending on the NHS and old age will grow to more than twice the share allocated to education and economic development combined by the end of this Parliament, Resolution Foundation has found today (10 November).
Total state spending on health and old age will reach an all-time high of 43% by the end of the decade – a rise...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/despite-cuts-share-of-state-spending-for-health-to-increase--think-tankTue, 10 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMTA year on, Barker Commission says social care 'crumbling around us'
The members of the ground-breaking Barker Commission are dismayed that recommendations from last year’s report were not taken on board, with the care system instead “crumbling around us” just a year later.
The commission – chaired by Dame Kate Barker – came forward in September 2014 with proposals for a...
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413,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-year-on-barker-commission-says-social-care-crumbling-around-usMon, 09 Nov 2015 14:30:00 GMTInvestment in dementia 'vital' as it leads the way in death rates
Investment in dementia research should be prioritised, Alzheimer’s Research UK has said, after figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the disease was the leading killer of women and the second leading killer of men in 2014.
The figures, published today (9 November), showed that dementia and Alzheimer’s...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investment-in-dementia-vital-as-it-leads-the-way-in-death-ratesMon, 09 Nov 2015 14:15:00 GMTGovernment to 'rein in' NHS with new guidance on hefty wages and payoffs
Chancellor George Osborne will issue guidance to NHS bodies on wages and press on with payoff caps after an investigation revealed that some healthcare bosses earned more than the prime minister in 2013-14.
The Daily Mail analysis, in association with the Taxpayers’ Alliance, looked at almost 6,000 responses to pinpoint the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-rein-in-nhs-with-new-guidance-on-hefty-wages-and-payoffsMon, 09 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMTCouncils only spend 1% of public health budget on mental health
Local authorities invest “close to nothing” on preventing mental health problems, with only 1% of their public health budgets going towards this, Mind has found today (9 November).
Using figures obtained through FoI requests, the charity found that some areas do not plan to spend “a single penny” on preventing...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-only-spend-1-of-public-health-budget-on-mental-healthMon, 09 Nov 2015 12:30:00 GMTTrainers in GP surgeries could tackle inactivity and mental health, experts say
Every GP surgery should have access to personal trainers who can help patients improve their fitness and mental health, a report launched by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has proposed today (5 November).
This recommendation was the result of contributions from several health experts and charities, including former health minister Lord...
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409,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trainers-in-gp-surgeries-could-tackle-inactivity-and-mental-health-experts-sayThu, 05 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMTDH confirms £200m public health cuts through 6.2% flat rate
The Department of Health has decided to press on with £200m cuts to the 2015-16 public health grants by reducing grants to each local authority by an equal percentage.
The DH offered four options for the highly controversial in-year cuts: a flat rate of 6.2% applied to all, or three options of varied percentages based on different...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-confirms-200m-public-health-cuts-through-62-flat-rateThu, 05 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMTStress levels, lack of realism and declining quality puts NHS at risk of 'sudden collapse'
With 38% of staff falling ill due to work-related stress, growing waiting times for services and high vacancy levels across primary and hospital care, policy-makers need greater realism about the level of quality the NHS can provide within the funds available, a report has said.
The 2015 annual report, published by think tank the Nuffield...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stress-levels-lack-of-realism-and-declining-quality-puts-nhs-at-risk-of-sudden-collapseWed, 04 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMTAll NHS acute trusts in England now GS1 UK members
All NHS acute trusts in England have now registered as GS1 UK members, as mandated by the Department of Health’s eProcurement strategy.
Under the eProcurement strategy, which was published last year, the Department mandated the use of GS1 standards throughout the NHS in England, meaning that every supplier and every NHS trust...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-acute-trusts-in-england-now-gs1-uk-membersWed, 04 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTJunior doctors urged to re-enter talks as Hunt polishes contract
NHS Providers has urged the BMA to re-enter discussions over junior doctor contracts after claiming that the government’s latest offer provides a “firm basis” for negotiations.
The organisation, which represents acute hospitals, mental health, community and ambulance services, had previously asked that doctors respond...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-urged-to-re-enter-talks-as-hunt-polishes-contractWed, 04 Nov 2015 10:45:00 GMTFurther calls for co-locating urgent care services with A&E departments
Out-of-hours urgent and emergency primary care services should be co-located with A&E departments as diversion schemes have both been “costly” and “ineffective”, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Urgent Health UK have reiterated.
Recent research by the RCEM revealed that between 15-20% of...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/further-calls-for-co-locating-urgent-care-services-with-ae-departmentsWed, 04 Nov 2015 10:30:00 GMTSome providers face near seven-fold increase in CQC fees
The fees that mid-sized NHS trusts and foundation trusts must pay to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) could nearly treble by 2017-18, a new consultation has revealed.
Some GPs will be paying nearly seven times as much now.
The CQC’s document outlines two scenarios for future provider fees, which help fund the regulator. The...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/some-providers-face-near-seven-fold-increase-in-cqc-feesTue, 03 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMTHealthcare staff now required to inform police of FGM cases
Doctors, nurses and midwives now have a legal duty to alert the police if they treat a girl who has had female genital mutilation (FGM), the Department of Health has announced.
To support the new duty, it published a range of resources to equip healthcare staff in dealing with cases of FGM – including quick guidance by NHS England...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-staff-now-required-to-inform-police-of-fgm-casesMon, 02 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTNorman Lamb and 200 other senior figures start campaign for greater mental health funding
More than 200 high-profile figures, including former mental health minister Norman Lamb MP and Turning Point’s Lord (Victor) Adebowale, a member of NHE’s editorial board, have joined a campaign to persuade the government to increase investment in mental health services.
Campaigners wrote an open letter to the government ahead...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norman-lamb-and-200-other-senior-figures-start-campaign-for-greater-mental-health-fundingMon, 02 Nov 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS to close learning disability units while shifting care to the community
The number of hospital inpatient beds for people with a learning disability or autism is to be halved and replaced with better care options in the community, under new plans unveiled by NHS England.
It also means that some units will close altogether. For instance, plans in Lancashire and Greater Manchester include the closure of...
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409,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-close-learning-disability-units-while-shifting-care-to-the-communityFri, 30 Oct 2015 15:00:00 GMTRegulator to investigate Doncaster FT after predicted surplus became £12m deficit
Monitor has launched an investigation into Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS FT after the provider reported running a £12.6m deficit instead of the £2.2m surplus it had predicted for 2015-16.
The director of finance and infrastructure at the trust has resigned.
The latest financial data supplied showed a significant...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulator-to-investigate-doncaster-ft-after-predicted-surplus-became-12m-deficitFri, 30 Oct 2015 14:00:00 GMTDH to push ahead with controversial tariff objection threshold changes
The Department of Health (DH) has decided to controversially raise the objection threshold when setting the national tariff and abolish the objections “by share of supply” component, despite strong opposition from providers.
In the government’s response to its consultation on proposals for revising the objection...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-to-push-ahead-with-controversial-tariff-objection-threshold-changesFri, 30 Oct 2015 12:00:00 GMT'Small minority' of junior doctors will lose money with new contract, Hunt admits
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted a “small minority” of junior doctors will lose money as a result of the government’s new contract – despite guaranteeing just hours earlier that no doctor would see their pay cut.
In a letter sent yesterday (28 October) to Dr Johann Malawana, the BMA’s junior...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/small-minority-of-junior-doctors-will-lose-money-with-new-contract-hunt-admitsThu, 29 Oct 2015 13:15:00 GMTHunt creates Ofsted-style NHS ratings and cuts down on bureaucracy
New Ofsted-style ratings, the first of their kind in healthcare, will rate local service performance in crucial areas from next year, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today (29 October).
The measure is part of a series of reforms being introduced today to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy and reliance on paper, as well as to...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-creates-ofsted-style-nhs-ratings-and-cuts-down-on-clinical-bureaucracyThu, 29 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTConcerns over future of NHS services hit record levels in over a decade
Public concerns over the state and future of the NHS has hit record levels, with the highest-ever number of people expecting health services to deteriorate, research by Ipsos MORI has found.
The study, which looked at people’s perception of economic cuts and their effects on local services, concluded that the number of people...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concerns-over-future-of-nhs-services-hit-record-levels-in-over-a-decadeThu, 29 Oct 2015 11:30:00 GMTProviders could self-regulate under new CQC inspection strategy
Proposed changes to the way the CQC works outlined in its 2016-21 strategy could include moving to a co-regulation regime, where providers proactively assess their own quality of care and report back on changes since previous inspections.
The option is among a number of changes that the commission put forward for consideration to change...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-could-be-tasked-with-self-regulation-as-part-of-cqcs-new-inspection-strategyWed, 28 Oct 2015 11:30:00 GMTCQC performance to be probed by MPs in committee investigation
Representatives from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Department of Health, CCGs and foundation trusts are set to be grilled by MPs this afternoon in a Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry.
MPs on the PAC will today (28 October) investigate the progress the CQC has made in implementing massive changes to its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-performance-to-be-probed-by-mps-in-committee-investigationWed, 28 Oct 2015 10:45:00 GMTDH admits it 'misspent' public money on vital GPES after costs quadrupled
The Department of Health has admitted it “definitely” misspent cash on the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) – on which it still relies – after it emerged that costs ballooned to four times the original price tag during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry. Luana Salles reports.
The...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-admits-it-misspent-public-money-on-vital-gpes-programme-after-costs-quadrupledWed, 28 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMTWidespread cancer care variation means 20,000 patients miss out on early diagnosis
Nearly 20,000 people every two years are missing out on early cancer diagnosis because of widespread variation of treatment in England, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has found.
Analysing Public Health England data from 2012-13, the charity found that almost half the cancer patients in Merseyside, for example, are diagnosed late –...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/widespread-cancer-care-variation-means-20000-patients-miss-out-on-early-diagnosisWed, 28 Oct 2015 09:45:00 GMTEleven health groups to showcase engagement work using NHS England grants
NHS England has award community grants to 11 organisations deemed to be leading the way through pioneering ideas of how to get patients and the public involved in shaping healthcare services.
The grants, totalling £10,000, are designed to both recognise innovations in the sector and to enable these projects to be showcased as a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eleven-health-groups-to-showcase-engagement-work-using-nhs-england-grantsTue, 27 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTTaunton FT confronted over growing deficit despite existing recovery plan
Taunton and Somerset NHS FT’s finances are continuing to deteriorate, after a Monitor investigation found that the trust could be in breach of its licence to provide services.
The trust, which runs Musgrove Park Hospital, predicts a £8.3m black hole in its bill this financial year – and, despite a recovery plan aimed at...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taunton-ft-confronted-over-growing-deficit-despite-existing-recovery-planTue, 27 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS Improvement merger to cost nearly £2m in external delivery support
Merging Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) will cost nearly £2m in external support in order to deliver the new agency effectively.
In a board paper set to be presented at a Monitor meeting on Wednesday (28 October), Helen Buckingham, chief of staff, said a business case had already been prepared to gather support...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-merger-to-cost-nearly-2m-in-external-delivery-supportMon, 26 Oct 2015 15:00:00 GMTSheffield FT cuts number of diabetes-related amputations in half despite national inertia
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has bagged a national award for cutting its diabetes-related amputation rates by nearly half.
A specialist team at the hospital took home the ‘Best Initiative in Specialised Services’ prize at the Quality in Care Diabetes awards, created to recognise and reward good practice in...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-ft-cuts-number-of-diabetes-related-amputations-in-half-despite-national-inertiaMon, 26 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMTLabour to stage debate to press for U-turn on junior doctor contracts
The Labour Party has called an Opposition Day Debate in the House of Commons this Wednesday (28 October) to urge the government to drop plans for a new junior doctor contract and re-enter negotiations with the BMA.
It will formally oppose the removal of financial penalties from hospitals that act as safeguards to protect staff from...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-to-stage-opposition-day-debate-to-press-for-u-turn-on-junior-doctor-contractsMon, 26 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTEleven health and care CEOs urge Hunt to reverse public health cuts
Eleven prominent healthcare and local authority bodies, including the NHS Confederation and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, have penned a letter to health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the chancellor asking that the decision to slash £200m from the public health cash pot be scrapped.
The leaders said this planned cut, announced...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eleven-health-and-care-ceos-urge-reversal-of-public-health-cuts-in-letter-to-huntFri, 23 Oct 2015 16:15:00 GMTBurton Hospitals FT leaves special measures, but short-term help needed
Burton Hospitals NHS FT has been taken out of special measures after two years following a series of improvements, but Monitor acknowledged that it must still tighten its finances and governance.
Because of that, the trust will appoint an oversight director to help steer these changes and ensure the provider continues to improve.
It...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burton-hospitals-ft-leaves-special-measures-but-short-term-help-neededFri, 23 Oct 2015 15:30:00 GMTNorth east to look into health service integration following devolution stamp
The north east region of England is set to take greater control of its healthcare services through a new devolution package, signed today (23 October) by chancellor George Osborne.
As part of several devolved powers, the North East Combined Authority will now establish, in partnership with the NHS, a Commission for Health and Social Care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-east-to-look-into-health-service-integration-following-devolution-stampFri, 23 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMTSharp rise in Mental Health Act detainments shows need for urgent investment
Detentions under the Mental Health Act rose by almost 10% in 2014-15 compared to the previous year, according to statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) today (23 October).
The sharp overall rise of 10% compared to an increase of 5.5% during 2013-14 and of 3.7% during 2012-13. In NHS hospitals alone...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharp-rise-in-mental-health-act-detainments-shows-need-for-urgent-investmentFri, 23 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTStalled NHS diabetes performance threatens patient outcomes - NAO
Performance by the Department of Health, its arm’s-length bodies and the NHS in achieving treatment standards that help minimise the risk of diabetes patients developing future complications is no longer improving, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
The NAO has found that, although progress has been made in reducing the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stalled-nhs-diabetes-performance-threatens-patient-outcomes--naoThu, 22 Oct 2015 15:15:00 GMTJunior doctor strike action ballot to open 5 November
An official ballot for junior doctors to vote on strike action will open next month and is set to run until 18 November, the BMA has announced.
The doctors’ union reiterated that balloting is not a decision it has taken lightly and that it understands the full implications, but still believes it is the right thing to do to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-strike-action-ballot-to-open-5-novemberThu, 22 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMTSocial care budget cuts bringing NHS services to breaking point - think tank
Cuts to social care budgets are adversely affecting health services, according to 88% of NHS trust finance directors and 80% of CCG finance leads, the King’s Fund has found.
The think tank’s latest quarterly monitoring report analyses NHS performance data to find that more than 5,000 patients experienced discharge delays from...
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413,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-budget-cuts-bringing-nhs-services-to-breaking-point-think-tankThu, 22 Oct 2015 12:30:00 GMTClinical research activity in NHS at all-time high
The amount of clinical research activity across the NHS in England is at an all-time high, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network has revealed.
The body’s 2014-15 league table, published today (21 October), showed that more trusts are undertaking research studies than ever before, and more people...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-research-activity-in-nhs-at-all-time-highWed, 21 Oct 2015 11:30:00 GMTCQC fails to catch up on inspection shortfall; more decisions delayed and targets missed
All directorates within the CQC are behind in hitting their inspection targets and, since no decision has been made on budget allocation and fee agreements, the organisation cannot guarantee it will deliver its programme by 2016-17.
The body’s chief executive, David Behan, will tell the CQC’s board meeting tomorrow (22...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-fails-to-catch-up-on-inspection-shortfall-more-decisions-delayed-and-targets-missedWed, 21 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTTwo leaders sent to intervene in struggling trust in breach of its licence
Following an investigation into the finances and operability of Heart of England NHS FT, Monitor has identified that the trust is in breach of its licence to provide services and urgently requires new leaders to address this.
The trust – which provides services for more than one million people in Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-leaders-sent-to-intervene-in-struggling-trust-in-breach-of-its-licenceWed, 21 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTCarter breaks down £5bn savings by specialty ahead of NHS-wide travels
Following Lord Carter’s June report that identified the NHS could save up to £5bn a year by 2019-20 through efficiency measures, he has now published this data broken down by clinical specialty – revealing huge variations across hospitals.
For the first time, the activity undertaken by all NHS hospitals was reviewed...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-breaks-down-5bn-savings-by-clinical-speciality-ahead-of-nhs-wide-travelsWed, 21 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMTSpecial measures trust from Keogh review needs partner and leadership shake-up
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT, which has already been in special measures for two years, needs a close long-term partner to help it deliver lasting improvements, Monitor and the CQC have said today (20 October).
After being once again rated inadequate in a recent CQC inspection, the trust is also undergoing a major shake-up of its...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trust-from-keogh-review-needs-partner-and-leadership-shake-upTue, 20 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS-approved online pharmacy fined for selling off personal data of 20,000 patients
The UK’s largest NHS-approved online pharmacy, Pharmacy2U, has been issued a £130,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) for selling patients’ and customers’ personal data via direct marketers.
Through a marketing company called Alchemy Direct Media Ltd, Pharmacy2U senior executives...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-approved-online-pharmacy-fined-for-selling-off-personal-data-of-20000-patientsTue, 20 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMTThousands of junior doctors take to the streets in second anti-contract rally
Thousands of junior doctors, their families and other health service personnel protested in central London streets on Saturday (17 October) against the government’s decision to impose a new contract on them by next year.
The rally at Waterloo Place hoped to serve as a wake-up call to health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s threat to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-junior-doctors-take-to-the-streets-in-second-anti-contract-rallyMon, 19 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTAmerican health expert to support vanguard sites reform care models
Dr Donald Berwick, CEO of the US-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has been appointed by NHS England to support vanguard sites in developing the new models of care outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
He will participate in several national events at the King’s Fund designed to help the vanguard teams develop...
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409,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/american-healthcare-expert-to-support-vanguard-sites-reform-care-modelsMon, 19 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTSevere clinical shortages risking babies' lives and mothers' mental health
Overstretched and pressured neonatal services in England mean thousands more nurses and doctors are urgently needed to ensure the safety of premature or sick babies, the charity Bliss has said.
Its report published today (19 October) found a severe shortage of neonatal nurses and doctors, which is keeping units from meeting national...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/severe-clinical-shortages-risking-babies-lives-and-mothers-mental-healthMon, 19 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTExperts call for comprehensive review of NHS diabetes care in light of systematic failures
Almost 40% of people with diabetes believe the NHS has worsened since the £1.1bn health service reforms in 2010, and systematic failures could be denying them of relevant self-care education, two expert organisations have found.
InDependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT), an independent charity, published a report based on a survey with more...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/experts-call-for-comprehensive-review-of-nhs-diabetes-care-in-light-of-systematic-failuresFri, 16 Oct 2015 14:00:00 GMTNHS 111 and Out of Hours joined up in new 24-7 urgent clinical service
NHS 111 and general practice Out of Hours services have been brought together under a new 24/7 urgent clinical service set to offer advice and treatment to patients.
The service is expected to provide a “new front door” to urgent healthcare services by streamlining the way these services are delivered nationwide as part of NHS...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-and-out-of-hours-joined-up-in-new-24-7-urgent-clinical-serviceFri, 16 Oct 2015 11:30:00 GMTHunt temporarily lifts nursing immigration restrictions
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has temporarily lifted restrictions on recruiting overseas nurses in order to aid existing shortages.
Nurses will be added to the government’s shortage occupation list, meaning non-EU nurses will have their applications prioritised.
Amid grave concerns that existing restrictions on nursing...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-temporarily-lifts-nursing-immigration-restrictionsThu, 15 Oct 2015 15:30:00 GMTTwo-thirds of hospitals are inadequate and variation in care is 'shocking'
Two-thirds of NHS hospitals are offering substandard care or failing altogether, while providers across the social care, mental health and primary care sectors raised grave concerns in regards to varying safety and staffing levels.
The CQC’s annual report into state of care in England confirmed the challenging times that providers...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-hospitals-are-inadequate-and-variation-in-care-is-shocking-cqcThu, 15 Oct 2015 14:00:00 GMTBlock contracts delaying discharges in mental health trusts
Mental health trusts that use lump sum ‘block contracts’ have nearly a third more days of delayed discharge per month than trusts providing services without a block contract, research by the Independent Mental Health Service Alliance (IMHSA) has found.
In 2014-15, more than half of mental health trusts used block contracts, in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/block-contracts-delaying-discharges-in-mental-health-trustsWed, 14 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTGP quality indicators must be developed more intelligently - Health Foundation
Indicators of quality of care in general practice are not robust enough to provide a credible picture, an independent review commissioned by the Department of Health has found. There needs to be a new national strategy to ensure more intelligent transparency, it says.
The Health Foundation also identified similar support across general...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-quality-indicators-must-be-developed-more-intelligently--health-foundationWed, 14 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTSimons Stevens creates three frontline roles to drive NHS reforms
NHS England boss Simon Stevens has created three new roles to strengthen the body’s work on primary care, cancer services and specialist commissioning, as well as help “turbo-charge” the implementation of Five Year Forward reforms.
In his announcement at the King’s Fund yesterday (13 October), Stevens said he...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/simons-stevens-creates-three-frontline-roles-to-drive-nhs-reformsWed, 14 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTPhysical health of patients with mental ill-health 'inadequately managed'
People with mental ill-health had almost five times more emergency hospital admissions on average last year than those without, indicating a “national concern” that the NHS is failing to “adequately manage” their physical health, a new study revealed.
The report, published today (14 October) by the Nuffield Trust...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/physical-health-of-patients-with-mental-ill-health-inadequately-managedWed, 14 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMTHunt to introduce 'strict' agency spending cap from November
As part of a “tougher clampdown” on staffing, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a pay cap on agency staff as well as limits to how much each organisation can spend with temporary staffing agencies.
The hourly price cap is expected to save £1bn on agency spending over three years, to be reinvested in frontline...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-introduce-strict-agency-spending-cap-from-novemberWed, 14 Oct 2015 09:15:00 GMTWythenshawe doctors launch legal battle against NHS over Healthier Together plans
Senior doctors from Wythenshawe Hospital have launched legal action against the NHS over the Healthier Together plans create four ‘super’ specialist hospitals in Manchester, law firm Irwin Mitchell has confirmed.
Campaign group ‘Keep Wythenshawe Special’, set up following the hospital’s withdrawal from the...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wythenshawe-doctors-launch-legal-battle-against-nhs-over-healthier-together-plansTue, 13 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTA fifth of children rejected by mental health services due to high clinical threshold
One-fifth of children referred to specialist mental health services in the NHS are rejected for treatment, including children whose problems stem from abuse, research by the NSPCC has found today (12 October).
The study was based on statistics from 35 mental health trusts in England, which showed that of nearly 187,000 cases referred by...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fifth-of-children-rejected-by-mental-health-services-due-to-high-clinical-thresholdMon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 GMT'Overworked, understaffed and underfunded' maternity units often have to shut their doors
Maternity units are repeatedly suffering temporarily closures as a result of “overworked, understaffed and underfunded” services, made worse by an acute lack of midwives and increases in demand.
A survey of senior midwives by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) found that over two-fifths of units had to shut their doors...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overworked-understaffed-and-underfunded-maternity-units-often-have-to-shut-their-doorsMon, 12 Oct 2015 14:15:00 GMTMonitor launches elective care productivity savings guide to senior and frontline staff
Monitor has set out a series of “practical” recommendations for clinicians, managers and frontline staff that could “significantly” help NHS productivity in elective care and cut the amount of time patients spend in hospitals.
Alongside the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the British Orthopaedic Association...
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415,416,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-launches-elective-care-productivity-savings-guide-to-senior-and-frontline-staffMon, 12 Oct 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS performance assessment needs radical simplification - King's Fund
The number of national bodies that asses performance in the NHS is causing duplication and “unnecessary complexity”, according to a new report from the King’s Fund.
The think tank’s review, commissioned by the Department of Health in June, recommends a “radical” simplification of the assessment...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-performance-assessment-needs-radical-simplification-kings-fund-Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:00:00 GMTNHS providers rack up 'massive' deficit of almost £1bn in Q1
NHS trusts and the foundation trust (FT) sector accumulated an unprecedented £930m funding hole during the first three months of 2015-16, according to analyses published today (9 October) by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA).
Foundation trusts missed a number of national waiting times targets, struggled to deal...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-rack-up-massive-deficit-of-almost-1bn-in-q1Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTNHS Providers urges junior doctors to talk to Hunt over fresh assurances
NHS Providers is urging junior doctors to “respond positively and collaboratively” to the health secretary’s pledge to develop the details of the new contract to ensure that the “great majority” of trainees are “at least as well paid as they would be now”.
This is the latest in a long-standing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-urges-junior-doctors-to-talk-to-hunt-over-fresh-assurancesThu, 08 Oct 2015 15:45:00 GMTNMC rubber-stamps revalidation for all nurses and midwives
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has today (8 October) made the decision to introduce revalidation for all nurses and midwives in the UK.
The organisation’s Council rubber-stamped revalidation as expected, meaning everyone on the register will have to demonstrate on a regular basis they are delivering care in a safe...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-rubber-stamps-revalidation-for-all-nurses-and-midwivesThu, 08 Oct 2015 15:30:00 GMTBaroness Finlay to chair new DH forum to raise awareness of Mental Capacity Act
Baroness Ilora Finlay has been appointed chair of the new National Mental Capacity Forum by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Department of Health.
The three-year post will see the consultant in palliative medicine leading the new forum, a joint initiative by the Department of Health and the MOJ.
Its purpose is to work together...
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409,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/baroness-finlay-to-chair-new-dh-forum-to-raise-awareness-of-mental-capacity-actThu, 08 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS England launches 'pledge' to employ more staff with learning disabilities
NHS England and NHS Employers are encouraging local NHS organisations, from hospital trusts to national bodies, to sign up to a new ‘pledge’ to employ more staff with learning disabilities.
The pledge was launched and opened for signatures at a workshop event held in Bristol for employers yesterday (7 October).
It is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-pledge-to-employ-more-staff-with-learning-disabilitiesThu, 08 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTHalf of NHS beds could face the axe - Lord Prior
Lord Prior, current minister for NHS Productivity and former chairman of the CQC, said that 50% of NHS beds could be axed in an email to consultancy firm McKinsey.
The email, revealed by the Daily Mirror after a freedom of information request, was sent to a senior executive at the firm following the pair’s tour of private health...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-nhs-beds-could-face-the-axe--lord-priorWed, 07 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTTaunton and Somerset FT leads the way with open source EPR
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out the first open source electronic patient record (EPR) in the UK.
The system – now live in A&E, theatres, outpatients and the hospital’s 30 wards – is pioneering changes in the NHS as trusts have always depended on proprietary software to record and manage...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taunton-and-somerset-ft-leads-the-way-with-open-source-eprWed, 07 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTUK has best palliative care in the world - but services still 'inadequate' for some
The quality of palliative care offered in the UK has been ranked the best of 80 countries around the world, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Amongst the reasons for this was the existence of “extensive integration of palliative care into the NHS”, as well as comprehensive national policies, a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-has-best-palliative-care-in-the-world-but-services-still-inadequate-for-someWed, 07 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMTNursing immigration policies 'clearly need a rethink' - Stevens
Simon Stevens, NHS England’s chief executive, urged the government to “rethink” its new policies on immigration, which will see thousands of lower-earning nurses deported.
Speaking at the Institute of Directors annual convention in London, Stevens said: “Understandably we’re having a national discussion about...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-immigration-policies-clearly-need-a-rethink-stevensWed, 07 Oct 2015 10:15:00 GMT'Surge' in junior doctors joining BMA after contracts row
There has been a ‘surge’ in junior doctors joining the British Medical Association (BMA) following the heated row over changes to contracts.
In the week after the BMA’s junior doctor committee took the decision to ballot its members in England over the government’s action to impose a new contract from August...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surge-in-junior-doctors-joining-bma-after-contracts-rowTue, 06 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTJim Mackey appointed CEO of NHS Improvement
Jim Mackey, CEO of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been named the new boss of NHS Improvement, the recently announced Monitor-NHS TDA merger.
Mackey, who has been leading Northumbria since 2005, will be in the full-time post from 1 November 2015 where he will start to bring together expert teams to deliver all of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jim-mackey-appointed-ceo-of-nhs-improvementMon, 05 Oct 2015 14:00:00 GMTNHS Alliance calls for better system integration to reduce 'unnecessary' GP appointments
One in four GP appointments could be avoided if there was more co-ordinated working between practitioners and hospitals, wider use of primary care staff and better use of technology to “streamline administrative burdens”, an NHS Alliance report has found.
The study, undertaken jointly by the Primary Care Foundation, was...
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413,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-alliance-calls-for-better-system-integration-to-reduce-unnecessary-gp-appointmentsMon, 05 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTScottish health committee questions value of cash used to meet performance targets
The Scottish parliamentary health committee has questioned whether meeting performance targets remains an “efficient use of public money”, considering there is “currently no way” to assess the investment made by the NHS to fully meet these targets.
The Health and Sport Committee’s report into the budgets of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-health-committee-questions-value-of-cash-used-to-meet-performance-targetsMon, 05 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTCameron pledges delivery of seven-day GP services by 2020
Prime minister David Cameron has pledged to deliver seven-day GP services by 2020 through a new “voluntary” contract.
The GP contract will seek to integrate general practice with community nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide “seamless, person-centred care”, under a new contract to be introduced by...
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418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-pledges-delivery-of-seven-day-gp-services-by-2020Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTFour GP practices placed in special measures, but 'vast majority' good
Four GP practices were placed in special measures following recent CQC inspections, which rated another 18 providers as ‘require improvement’.
Trent Valley Surgery in Lincolnshire, Chatham Street Surgery and London Street Surgery in Reading, and Dr NHR Simpson’s Practice in Leicestershire have all received ratings of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-gp-practices-placed-in-special-measures-but-vast-majority-goodFri, 02 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMTFirst public health leader to take reins of devolved health budget in Greater Manchester
The first ever public health leader has been appointed in Greater Manchester as part of its £6bn healthcare devolution deal involving the NHS and social care budgets.
Wendy Meredith – now formally the director of population health transformation – will work with senior councillors and healthcare bosses to oversee and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-public-health-leader-to-take-reins-of-devolved-health-budget-in-greater-manchesterFri, 02 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTOUH becomes England's 152nd foundation trust
Oxford University Hospitals was authorised yesterday (1 October) to become a foundation trust, effective immediately.
As well as awarding this, Monitor specifically asked the provider to keep cutting patient waiting times in A&E and for cancer care and improve its finances – despite recognising the “challenging operating...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ouh-becomes-englands-152nd-foundation-trustFri, 02 Oct 2015 12:30:00 GMTImproving staff experience to improve performance - 'It isn't fluffy'
Rhian Bishop, staff engagement lead at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, and Sally Pezaro, a PhD researcher at the University of Coventry’s Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research, discuss the impact staff engagement has on organisational performance.
“Healthy employees are more engaged, and more engaged...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-staff-experience-to-improve-performance-it-isnt-fluffyThu, 01 Oct 2015 14:45:00 GMTEnabling more efficient anaemia management
Toby Richards, professor of surgery at University College London, discusses how improving the management of anaemia in surgical patients could reduce the need for routine blood transfusions and save the NHS millions of pounds.
The current standard procedure for patients with anaemia who are to undergo surgery in the UK is blood...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enabling-more-efficient-anaemia-managementThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTHow the MHRA is improving traceability, efficiency and safety using unique device identification
Andy Crosbie, head of Biosciences and Implants at the MHRA, discusses how the organisation has started to use Unique Device Identification based on GS1 standards in healthcare recalls.
Patient safety is at the forefront of all that we do at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and we’re always working to...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-the-mhra-is-improving-traceability-efficiency-and-safety-using-unique-device-identificationThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTNew mental health service is first to cover people from birth to age 25
The first mental health services for 0-25s commissioned by Birmingham CCGs will start to roll out from today (1 October) as part of a new “transformational” and integrated approach to the field.
Services will be delivered by the Forward Thinking Birmingham partnership of providers – Birmingham Children’s Hospital...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-mental-health-service-is-first-to-cover-people-from-birth-to-age-25Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS and fire services to sign 'consensus' to integrate home visit services
Health bodies, fire and rescue services and local authorities are set to sign a new ‘consensus’ today (1 October) promising to make workforce changes in order to integrate their services.
Five organisations, including NHS England, Public Health England (PHE), the Chief Fire Officers Association on behalf of fire services, Age...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-fire-services-to-sign-consensus-to-integrate-home-visit-servicesThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS to develop innovative blood transfusion app for clinicians
Aman Dhesi, regional lead for patient blood management at NHS Blood & Transplant, talks to NHE about the development of a new app that could change the behaviour of clinicians in blood transfusion. David Stevenson reports.
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) is working with digital marketing agency HMA to develop a new app to help...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-develop-innovative-blood-transfusion-app-for-clinicians-Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMTPoor supply chain management is putting patients at risk - but not for much longer
Glen Hodgson, head of healthcare at GS1 UK, discusses the consequences for patient safety when resources are put under excessive pressure.
Our health service is under an unprecedented level of pressure to deliver more for less – treating more patients and delivering a higher standard of care, with fewer resources. There is...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-supply-chain-management-is-putting-patients-at-risk--but-not-for-much-longerThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:45:00 GMT'We can't do this on our own'
NHS Blood & Transplant’s Anthony Clarkson, assistant director of organ donation and nursing, tells NHE about the organisation’s message to staff working in healthcare.
National Transplant Week ran from 7 to 13 September this year, and many NHS trusts and foundation trusts across the country joined in its efforts to get the...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-cant-do-this-on-our-ownThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:30:00 GMTOld to gold: the lucrative revolution of gamified e-learning
NHE’s Luana Salles looks into a new breed of e-learning and how it can help NHS staff.
There is a widespread digital push going on across the NHS. Those present at the recent NHS England Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester could attest to the resounding event-wide effort to bring the state service into the 21st century...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/old-to-gold-the-lucrative-revolution-of-gamified-e-learningThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:30:00 GMTCan NHS trusts be more proactive in employee relations case management?
Andy Shettle, ER Tracker product director at Software Europe, talks to NHE’s David Stevenson about how efficient recording processes for employee relations cases can help NHS trusts go a long way to identifying root causes and ultimately reducing further cases.
A full version of this infographic is available at the NHE...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/can-nhs-trusts-be-more-proactive-in-employee-relations-case-managementThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTDoctors still failing to support women in individual childbirth preferences
Women still have to “struggle” to establish autonomous decision-making during childbirth despite this aspect being central to new guidelines by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, childbirth charity Birthrights said.
While the charity welcomed the guideline, published today (1 October), its co-chair, Rebecca...
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409,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-still-failing-to-support-women-in-individual-childbirth-preferencesThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTHow can we act now to create a high-quality support workforce in the UK'S health sector?
Ian Wheeler, head of research, labour market intelligence and evaluation at Skills for Health, writes about the need to create a high-quality support workforce.
In debates around the future development of the health sector’s workforce, the current and possible future role of the support workforce is often overlooked. It is also...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-can-we-act-now-to-create-a-high-quality-support-workforce-in-the-uks-health-sectorThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTLogging learning on the go
Peter Markham, web editor at the General Medical Council, talks to NHE about a new app that allows doctors to record their learning on the go. David Stevenson reports.
Doctors in the UK have a responsibility to identify, plan and undertake continuing professional development (CPD) to remain up to date and fit to practise, which they must...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/logging-learning-on-the-goThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTTensions between managers and clinicians
Finding ways to improve the relationship between managers and clinicians has never been more important, says Shirley Cramer, CEO of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM).
The evenings are drawing in and there is a chill in the air. Winter is approaching, heralding more problems for the NHS. There are the already well-known and...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tensions-between-managers-and-cliniciansThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:15:00 GMTDigitally speaking
2gether NHS FT, the mental health and learning disabilities foundation trust for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, is overhauling its clinical IT systems to implement modern digital dictation and speech recognition, as well as new clinical practices. NHE’s Adam Hewitt spoke to the trust’s IT director, Ryan Lewis.
The...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digitally-speakingThu, 01 Oct 2015 12:00:00 GMTOpen source future
Wye Valley NHS Trust has become the second trust to opt for an open source EPR. NHE spoke to Simon Lind, project and portfolio manager for the implementation at the trust, and Leesa Ewing from supplier IMS Maxims.
Wye Valley, the acute and community services provider for Herefordshire, also serving parts of Powys, is starting a two-year...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/open-source-futureThu, 01 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMTThe benefit of growing at scale
Dr Lloyd Humphreys, NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow and vice-president of business development at Patients Know Best, explains how to stop innovations from getting stuck at the local level.
At Patients Know Best, our ambition is for every citizen in the UK to have access to their medical information – and to do so in a way that...
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422,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-benefit-of-growing-at-scaleThu, 01 Oct 2015 11:45:00 GMT'No evidence base for ADHD over-diagnosis'
Dr Tony Lloyd, chief executive of the ADHD Foundation, explains the challenges facing doctors in treating ADHD.
Over the last decade the number of prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has doubled in the UK, but this isn’t a simple case of over-prescribing, NHE has been told.
Dr...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-evidence-base-for-adhd-over-diagnosisThu, 01 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMTCCGS: Early challenges but primary care co-commissioning progressing well
Stefanie Rutherford, senior co-commissioning manager at NHS England, discusses the early challenges and opportunities identified by CCGs on primary care commissioning.
Reflecting on the first six months since taking on primary care co-commissioning duties, CCGs have reported challenges in finding the money and staff time to take on the...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-early-challenges-but-primary-care-co-commissioning-progressing-wellThu, 01 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT'Nobody gives us any money - we literally have to win work'
NHE talks to John Parkes, managing director of NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit, about the challenges that come from being both part of the NHS and a supplier to it, in competition with well-resourced private firms.
At one stage there were going to be 25 commissioning support units (CSUs) for England – but after a...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nobody-gives-us-any-money--we-literally-have-to-win-workThu, 01 Oct 2015 10:45:00 GMTGrassroots medical device innovation in the NHS: a new model pioneered at a DGH
Dr Peter Young, consultant in critical care at The Queen Elizabeth King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, and Dr Maryanne Mariyaselvam, clinical research fellow at the University of Cambridge, discuss entrepreneurship in the NHS.
The national landscape – medical device innovation in the UK
The UK has a proud heritage of...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grassroots-medical-device-innovation-in-the-nhs-a-new-model-pioneered-at-a-dghThu, 01 Oct 2015 10:45:00 GMTThe next steps in achieving parity of esteem
Luana Salles looks ahead to what we can expect from the final report of the Mental Health Taskforce.
More than 20,000 people had a view on what should be the top mental health service priority list over the next five years, as the system takes slow steps to rectify the historical lack of parity of esteem between physical and mental health...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-next-steps-in-achieving-parity-of-esteemThu, 01 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMTNMC set for important decision on revalidation
Jackie Smith, chief executive and registrar at the Nursing & Midwifery Council, explains how healthcare employers and managers can start planning ahead for revalidation.
At the start of October, the NMC is due to decide about moving ahead with one of the most important regulatory improvements to nursing and midwifery in recent...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-set-for-important-decision-on-revalidationThu, 01 Oct 2015 09:45:00 GMTOne-size-fits-all approach not right for diabetes prevention
Jim O’Brien, national programme director on the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme at Public Health England, talks about the need for a ‘culturally sensitive’ programme.
More than 60% of CCGs and local authority partnerships have submitted expressions of interest to become first-wave implementers of the national NHS...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-size-fits-all-approach-not-right-for-diabetes-preventionThu, 01 Oct 2015 09:45:00 GMTCompetition and the NHS: It must happen
Opposition to competition can actually be unfair to the patient and to the taxpayer, argue Ian R Smith and Stephen K Smith. The authors – who are, respectively, the chair of leading independent health and social care provider Four Seasons Health Care, and a professor of medicine who set up the first academic health and science centre at...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-and-the-nhs-it-must-happenThu, 01 Oct 2015 09:30:00 GMTPatient safety innovations at patient first
Lucy Pitt, marketing director for the Patient First conference, talks about grassroots innovations in patient safety across the UK.
The legacy of the Francis report into Mid Staffordshire, the Keogh review into trusts with unusually high mortality rates and the Berwick review on behalf of the prime minister is system-wide acknowledgement...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-innovations-at-patient-firstThu, 01 Oct 2015 09:30:00 GMT'Extremely worrying' NHS 111 understaffing - health minister demands answers
Health minister Ben Gummer has demanded assurance from NHS England after allegations that surfaced yesterday that the NHS 111 service is severely understaffed and operated by untrained workers.
The situation has been dubbed “pitiful” and “extremely worrying” by the Royal College of Nursing, whose regional director...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extremely-worrying-nhs-111-understaffing-health-minister-demands-answersWed, 30 Sep 2015 11:15:00 GMTTwo hospitals face closure due to erratic services and growing demand
Two hospitals are at risk of closure as a result of changes in population, inconsistent care provision and growing demand in hospitals within the Surrey Downs CCG catchment.
The CCG published a clinically-led report outlining four possible changes to its five community hospitals in the future, three of which included closing hospitals....
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-surrey-hospitals-face-closure-due-to-erratic-services-and-growing-demandWed, 30 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMT'Radical' solutions to strained urgent care services in NHS could scoop £100,000 funding
Companies with “progressive and radical” ideas for products that could reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services can bid for a £100,000 cash prize, in a competition launched by SBRI Healthcare.
The NHS England-funded initiative is aimed at developing innovative services to address health needs, and is...
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409,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-solutions-to-strained-urgent-care-services-in-nhs-could-scoop-100000-fundingWed, 30 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMTProviders tell NHS Improvement to abandon 'just do it' approach
The incoming CEO of NHS Improvement, the agency name for the recently announced Monitor-NHS TDA merger, must give up on the top-down ‘just do it’ approach to managing performance, according to a group of health leaders.
In a collection of opinion pieces published by the Nuffield Trust and NHS Providers, senior health...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-tell-nhs-improvement-to-abandon-just-do-it-approach-Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTJunior doctors protest at Westminster against 'unsafe' and 'unfair' contracts
Thousands of junior doctors took to Downing Street yesterday (28 September) to protest against the recent government decision to impose a new contract on them despite widespread opposition to its changes.
It is estimated that two to five thousand protesters were outside Westminster Hall last night, just a few hours after NHS Employers...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-protest-at-westminster-against-unsafe-and-unfair-contractsTue, 29 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMTJunior doctor meetings postponed, as Hunt invites BMA to talks
UPDATED 2:00pm
NHS Employers has postponed all of the meetings it was to hold with junior doctors over changes to their contracts, after the health secretary invited the BMA to discuss the plans.
The organisation was to hold the first of a number of nationwide meetings today (28 September) to engage with junior doctors about...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-to-be-balloted-on-strike-action-as-nhs-employers-urges-engagementMon, 28 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTMonitor reveals governance and structural details of NHS Improvement
Further details of NHS Improvement, the agency name for the recently announced Monitor-NHS TDA merger, have been unveiled ahead of Monitor’s board meeting on 30 September.
Its board meeting papers have revealed the programme structure of the merger, set to be in operation from April 2016. At the top of its power structure will sit a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-reveals-governance-and-structural-details-of-nhs-improvementMon, 28 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTExclusive: National Tariff timeline still challenging and delays 2017-18 work
Publishing the statutory consultation on the 2016-17 National Tariff in the proposed timeline “remains challenging”, causing work on the 2017-18 tariff to be delayed against plan.
Board papers for Monitor’s meeting on 30 September reveal "ongoing challenges" in sorting out the next financial year’s National...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exclusive-challenging-national-tariff-timeline-hinders-statutory-consultation-and-delays-2017-18-workMon, 28 Sep 2015 11:15:00 GMTNHS countdown as power over 0-5 public health commissioning shifts to councils
The responsibility of commissioning key public health childhood services, including health visitors and family nurses, will transfer from the NHS to the hands of the councils this Thursday (1 October).
The “momentous” move forms the “final piece of the jigsaw” in the reshaping of public health services, originally...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-countdown-as-power-over-0-5-public-health-commissioning-shifts-to-councilsMon, 28 Sep 2015 11:15:00 GMTNew palliative care data sets to provide nationwide picture of end-of-life care
Adult specialist palliative and end-of-life care services will benefit from a new data collection system devised by Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England, which will implement individual-level data collection nationally to provide a bigger picture of the quality of services nationwide.
The data collection, announced today (25...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-palliative-care-data-sets-to-provide-nationwide-picture-of-end-of-life-careFri, 25 Sep 2015 11:15:00 GMTThird wave of acute Vanguards to test three new 'radical' joined-up models
NHS England boss Simon Stevens is set to announce today (25 September) three “radical” new options for the future of local hospitals developed by 13 new acute care Vanguards.
In a speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London this afternoon, Stevens will outline three approaches ready to be tested in response to...
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409,413,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-wave-of-acute-care-vanguards-to-test-three-new-radical-joined-up-modelsFri, 25 Sep 2015 10:45:00 GMTCQC performance may be 'unrecoverable', recruitment slumps
The CQC will not be able to recover its performance levels if it continues to fall behind inspection targets and productivity fails to improve soon.
The regulator has missed all targets laid out in its inspection programme since April 2015. In papers presented at its board meeting yesterday, the CQC said its performance “would not...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-performance-may-be-unrecoverable-as-productivity-and-recruitment-levels-crashThu, 24 Sep 2015 15:30:00 GMTFraud could be draining almost £6bn a year from the NHS
The NHS could be losing between £3.7bn and £5.7bn a year from its £110bn cash pot due to fraud, a report has found.
The report, led by Jim Gee, the former NHS anti-fraud boss and current head of counter fraud services at PFK Littlejohn, identified major sources of fraud by pharmacists, dentists, GPs and patients in the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fraud-could-be-draining-almost-6bn-a-year-from-the-nhsThu, 24 Sep 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS mergers cost billions, but don't solve issues they were created to address - think tank
A total of £2bn has been spent on 12 hospital mergers over the past five years despite “growing evidence” that NHS mergers do not fix the issues they are created to address, according to the a report by the King’s Fund published today (24 September).
The think tank’s report, which looked at 20 mergers of NHS...
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415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mergers-cost-billions-but-dont-solve-issues-they-were-created-to-address--think-tankThu, 24 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMTEast Sussex put in special measures after concerns of bullying culture
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has been placed in special measures after CQC inspectors found a “void” between the out-of-touch trust board and its staff, who were working in a “culture of fear” and not speaking out to voice their concerns.
The CQC report, published yesterday (22 September), found a gap between...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-sussex-put-in-special-measures-after-concerns-of-bullying-cultureWed, 23 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMTAgency overspend increased further despite providers' plans, says Stevens
NHS England boss Simon Stevens says there must be much more rigorous, collective and immediate employer action to cap agency rates and convert this spending into flexible permanent jobs.
In his report to the organisation’s board this week, Stevens said that the “further increase in providers’ temporary overspending...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agency-overspend-increased-further-despite-providers-plans-says-stevensWed, 23 Sep 2015 10:15:00 GMTFears of junior doctor exodus after dramatic spike in CCPS requests
The General Medical Council (GMC) has recently been getting almost 30 times more requests from doctors seeking certificates to work abroad than normal, indicating a risk of exodus if new trainee contracts are imposed by the government, the BMA has warned.
The association has voiced the possibility of junior doctors “speaking with...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fears-of-junior-doctor-exodus-after-dramatic-spike-in-ccps-requestsWed, 23 Sep 2015 10:15:00 GMTRTT sanction for incomplete pathways to double next week
NHS providers have just over a week before the Referral to Treatment (RTT) sanction for incomplete pathways doubles from £150 to £300.
The increased sanction of the incomplete standard – which is now used as the single measure of RTT performance, as it identifies the patients waiting to start treatment – will...
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409,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rtt-sanction-for-incomplete-pathways-to-double-next-weekWed, 23 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMT'Special measures' taints south of England - almost half of care homes and agencies not good enough
Almost half of the 87 adult social care providers in the south of England recently inspected by the CQC are either ‘inadequate’ or need to improve.
Of the care homes and agencies supporting people in their own homes across the south, 34 were rated as ‘requires improvement’, while eight were rated as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-taints-south-of-england--almost-half-of-care-homes-and-agencies-not-good-enoughTue, 22 Sep 2015 15:45:00 GMTJunior doctor contracts in Wales will remain unchanged
Junior doctors in Wales will not have a new contract imposed on them following agreements between the Welsh government and the BMA.
The government confirmed that it will keep the current contract for doctors in training, following a similar decision in Scotland last month.
BMA Wales junior doctors’ committee chair, Dr Bethan...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctor-contracts-in-wales-will-remain-unchangedTue, 22 Sep 2015 15:00:00 GMTNon-medical care accounts for almost half of complaints - Ombudsman
Errors in diagnosis and poor communication and treatment were the top three reasons for hospital complaints investigated by the health service ombudsman in 2014-15, their report has shown.
Poor communication, including quality and accuracy of information, figured in one-third of all complaints. Other motivations behind complaints scoped...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/non-medical-care-accounts-for-almost-half-of-complaints--ombudsmanTue, 22 Sep 2015 13:00:00 GMTFailing Cambridge trust put in special measures after CQC and Monitor investigations
The deficit-ridden Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT, whose chief executive and chief finance officer resigned last week, has been placed in special measures following a CQC inspection.
Monitor will also take enforcement action following an investigation into its poor finances and governance arrangements.
The trust, which runs...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failing-cambridge-trust-put-in-special-measures-after-cqc-and-monitor-investigationsTue, 22 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMTNHS will crash within two years without billion-pound investment - Lamb
The NHS could crash within two years if the government does not inject billions of pounds into the service, former health minister Norman Lamb has said.
In an interview with the Observer, Lamb accused the government of being dishonest by failing to admit the scale of the problems the state service faces as it reaches breaking...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-will-crash-within-two-years-without-billion-pound-investment--lambMon, 21 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTInvestment in general practice 'marginal' as salaries drop
Investment in general practice increased by less than 3% between 2013-14 and 2014-15, a report by the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found.
In 2014-15, the total spend on general practice, including the reimbursement of drugs dispensed in practices, was of £9m – marginally above the £8.76m spent in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investment-in-general-practice-marginal-as-salaries-dropMon, 21 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTHealth devolution deals should take 18 months to implement - NHS England
NHS England wants health devolution deals to take about 18 months from expression of interest to full implementation, along the same lines of Greater Manchester.
The process would include the submission of a clear outline business case, plus a period of shadow running of the new devolved functions. The formal arrangements would also...
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410,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-devolution-deals-should-take-18-months-to-implement--nhs-englandMon, 21 Sep 2015 10:45:00 GMTSocial care funds shortfall is growing by £700m a year as 'crisis' deepens
Council leaders have backed calls from organisations representing consumers, providers and commissioners of adult social care services for the government to ensure “adequate and sustained” funding for services.
In a united voice, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Care and Support Alliance...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-funds-shortfall-is-growing-by-700m-a-year-as-crisis-deepensMon, 21 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMTEmployers told to stop 'stereotyping' older staff
Employers in the health sector should offer older employees the same opportunities as younger ones and avoid making stereotypical assumptions about them, according to NICE.
The health watchdog has published an updated draft guideline on workplace policy to improve the health and wellbeing of all employees, including those aged 50...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/employers-told-to-stop-stereotyping-older-staffFri, 18 Sep 2015 14:15:00 GMTRoyal Liverpool not at FT level yet - but gets more time to prove itself
Monitor has deferred its decision to turn Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals into a foundation trust amid concerns that it must still develop its current financial planning.
It deferred the decision by 12 months after a rigorous assessment that determined the trust’s shaky financial strategies require more robust...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-liverpool-not-at-ft-level-yet--but-gets-more-time-to-prove-itselfFri, 18 Sep 2015 14:00:00 GMTNHS Atlas of Variation launched to tackle unwarranted service inequalities
Public Health England, NHS Right Care and NHS England have launched the third and biggest Atlas of Variation today (18 September) in a bid to help commissioners, providers and health professionals improve service delivery.
The 284-page document identifies opportunities to address “unwarranted” variations in healthcare –...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-atlas-of-variation-launched-to-tackle-unwarranted-service-inequalitiesFri, 18 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTPHE placed at the heart of research with new £350m labs
Part of Public Health England will migrate to new £350m facilities in Harlow to improve connectivity and collaboration with academia and the life sciences industry concentrated in that part of Essex.
The new public health labs, to be based on a site currently owned by GlaxoSmithKline, will replace the “ageing facilities”...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-placed-at-the-heart-of-research-with-new-350m-labsFri, 18 Sep 2015 12:15:00 GMTMost GPs still not offering patients legal choice of outpatient provider
Most GPs are still not offering patients the legally required choice of hospital or clinic for their first outpatient appointments, a survey published by Monitor and NHS England shows.
The survey, which asked more than 2,700 patients about their outpatient experience, found that 60% of them were not granted their right to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-gps-still-not-offering-patients-legal-choice-of-outpatient-providerThu, 17 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTTim Kelsey leaving NHS England to join private company
NHS England’s national director for patients and information, Tim Kelsey, is to leave the organisation by the end of the year to join Telstra Health, a division of Australia’s leading telecommunications provider.
Kelsey, who joined NHS England in 2012 and is also the chair of the National Information Board in health and...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tim-kelsey-leaving-nhs-england-to-join-private-companyThu, 17 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTOverspend means the Cancer Drugs Fund 'no longer sustainable' - NAO
The Cancer Drugs Fund, which provides access to drugs not routinely available on the NHS, is no longer sustainable in its current form due to the rocketing costs of treatment, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
The auditor revealed that a rise in the average cost of treatment per patient, alongside the increasing numbers of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overspend-means-the-cancer-drugs-fund-no-longer-sustainable-naoThu, 17 Sep 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS Improvement to replace Monitor & NHS TDA by April 2016
NHS Improvement, the agency to come out of the recently announced Monitor-NHS TDA merger, will be in operation from April 2016, NHE has learned.
At NHS TDA’s board meeting yesterday (16 September), CEO Bob Alexander said that a “programme plan has now been completed” which aims to have the new arrangements in...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-improvement-to-replace-monitor-nhs-tda-by-april-2016Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMTHealth experts warn e-cigarettes debate is 'far from over'
A recent Public Health England (PHE) report which concluded that e-cigarettes are roughly 95% less harmful than tobacco was “flawed” and “not based” on reliable evidence, health experts have warned.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Liverpool argue...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-experts-warn-e-cigarettes-debate-is-far-from-overWed, 16 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMTSuite of publications set to bring community services to the forefront of NHS care
NHS Providers has launched today (16 September) a publication designed to “recognise and expand” the role of NHS community health services.
The ‘Community Health Services – A Way of Life’ publication, including infographics and a supporting blog, aims to drive patient care back into home, clinic and pharmacy...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suite-of-publications-set-to-bring-community-services-to-the-forefront-of-nhs-careWed, 16 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMT'Appropriate and equal' palliative care provision failing in Scotland and Wales
More than 10,000 Scottish people die each year without appropriate palliative care towards the end of their life, a report prepared for the Scottish Parliament Health Committee has revealed.
The report, written by Prof David Clark of the University of Glasgow, estimated that around 80% of those who die in Scotland each year – or...
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409,411,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/appropriate-and-equal-palliative-care-provision-failing-in-scotland-and-walesWed, 16 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTReality is revised contract to be given to all junior doctors - NHS Employers
NHS Employers has said while it is “disappointed” the BMA’s junior doctors’ committee has decided not to re-enter contract negotiations, the “reality” is that a revised contract will be given to all junior doctors.
In July, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, gave the BMA until September to negotiate on...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reality-is-revised-contract-will-be-given-to-all-junior-doctors-nhs-employersWed, 16 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMTPHE launches health resource to support commissioning and policymaking
‘Health matters’, a new resource for public health professionals, will help support commissioning and service delivery across eight priority areas.
The resource, launched today (15 September) at Public Health England’s (PHE’s) annual conference in Warwick, will bring together local and national level data, policy...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-launches-health-resource-to-support-commissioning-and-policymakingWed, 16 Sep 2015 08:30:00 GMTStudy shows people are living longer, but with more public health issues - PHE
The combination of unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and high BMI is the biggest overall contributor to the total number of years lived with ill-health, new research shows.
A new study published by the Lancet, funded by the Department of Health and led by Public Health England (PHE), found that potentially preventable risk factors...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-shows-people-are-living-longer-but-with-more-public-health-issues-pheTue, 15 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTLeader of deficit-ridden hospital steps down ahead of CQC report
The chief executive of Cambridge University Hospital NHS FT (CUH) has resigned a week before Monitor publishes an investigation into the provider.
Dr Keith McNeil, who has led the trust for three years, has stepped down in light of “very serious challenges”.
He said: “It is a matter of public record that we face a...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leader-of-deficit-ridden-hospital-steps-down-ahead-of-cqc-reportTue, 15 Sep 2015 12:15:00 GMTLabour leader creates new cabinet-level mental health post to 'tackle crisis'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has created a post in his shadow cabinet designed to address mental health issues in the NHS.
The new shadow minister for mental health, Luciana Berger MP, will work solely on mental health and assess how the NHS and the government and can address and prioritise its issues.
There is no equivalent post in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-leader-creates-new-cabinet-level-mental-health-post-to-tackle-crisisTue, 15 Sep 2015 11:30:00 GMTHealth and care innovation expo 2015
NHE’s Adam Hewitt, David Stevenson and Luana Salles report from NHS England’s innovation event.
The return of the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 to Manchester this year saw an array of speakers from across the sector sharing their experiences, plans and goals for transformation.
There were about 5,000 people...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-care-innovation-expo-2015Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMTFrugal integration
Guest blog by Catherine Pollard, director of integrated care and pricing development at Monitor
Earlier this year, I heard Jonathan’s story and was inspired by it. Jonathan has severe learning disabilities and through the provision of an integrated personal budget (covering health and social care funding) he was able to move back...
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413,421http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/frugal-integrationMon, 14 Sep 2015 17:15:00 GMTDepartment of Health to review NHS funding of private nursing homes
The Department of Health will review the rate the NHS pays nursing homes to assess whether it is “reflective” of the true costs of providing this service.
Registered nursing care for residents in nursing homes is funded by the NHS if they are assessed as eligible. The rate payable for this financial year to private nursing...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-to-review-nhs-funding-of-private-nursing-homesMon, 14 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMTDoctors face 'significant' upsurge of lawsuits against diabetes blunders
The number of patients suing doctors for failing to diagnose or properly manage diabetes has increased significantly over a ten-year period, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has found.
Negligence claims have risen by 28%, from 162 cases in 2003-7 to 207 cases in 2008-12 – but the vast majority did not lead to paid...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-face-significant-upsurge-of-lawsuits-against-diabetes-blundersMon, 14 Sep 2015 11:45:00 GMTInflux of £300m cancer investment to accelerate testing and tailor personal support
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP has announced new measures to radically improve cancer services in the country following recommendations from the Independent Cancer Taskforce.
The taskforce, set up as a part of the NHS Five Year Forward View, found that diagnosing suspected cancer cases within 28 days could help save up to 11,000 lives a...
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409,418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/influx-of-300m-cancer-investment-to-accelerate-testing-and-tailor-personal-supportMon, 14 Sep 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS Providers formally oppose changes to tariff objection thresholds
NHS Providers is opposing Department of Health (DH) plans to alter the national tariff pricing objection thresholds.
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which submitted its response on the consultation’s 11 September closing date, said trusts and FTs are against the revision of the objection mechanism because...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-providers-formally-oppose-changes-to-tariff-objection-thresholdsMon, 14 Sep 2015 10:15:00 GMTAmbulance trusts will have legal duty to integrate with police - Cameron
NHS ambulance foundation trusts will have a statutory duty to work with police and fire services to improve delivery, prime minister David Cameron announced today (11 September).
Under a series of radical transformations to the way these three emergency services work, ambulance services will have to identify new opportunities to...
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413,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-trusts-will-have-legal-duty-to-integrate-with-police--cameronFri, 11 Sep 2015 15:15:00 GMTNHS IT system and its CIO bag global excellence awards
The Care and Identity Service (CIS), an NHS IT system that allows access to systems for almost a million staff, scooped a global excellence award for enterprise and IT architecture in healthcare.
The leader behind CIS and director of information and assurance at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Rob Shaw, was also...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-it-system-and-its-cio-bag-global-excellence-awardsFri, 11 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTDoctors agree to restart contract negotiations after year of disagreements
Consultants in England have agreed to restart contract negotiations after being satisfied with the government’s commitment to “better contractual safeguards”.
The BMA had walked away from negotiations about doctors’ contracts in October last year after “serious concerns” that government demands would...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-agree-to-restart-contract-negotiations-after-year-of-disagreementsFri, 11 Sep 2015 11:30:00 GMTNAO questions CCG transparency in managing conflicts of interest
It is not always possible to uncover how CCGs have managed their conflicts of interest, which “limits” local transparency, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
The organisation’s ‘Managing conflicts of interest in NHS clinical commissioning groups’ report published today (11 September) revealed...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-questions-ccg-transparency-in-managing-conflicts-of-interestFri, 11 Sep 2015 00:03:00 GMTGP salaries drop for fourth year in a row despite 'growing pressures'
Salaries for combined GPs working in either general or primary service practices (GPMS) fell for the fourth year in a row by almost 3%, new data from Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
In 2013-14, their average income was of £90,200 – 2.9% less than the amount in 2012-12, which HSCIC deemed...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-salaries-drop-for-fourth-year-in-a-row-despite-growing-pressuresThu, 10 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTPublic back seven-day NHS - but for reasons of convenience, not safety
Most people think seven-day NHS services are being implemented for their convenience, rather than to improve weekend mortality rates, according to a new survey by Ipsos MORI released today (9 September).
Despite new data showing that the public considers seven-day services fundamental, 36% of adults in England think government plans for...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-back-seven-day-nhs-but-for-reasons-of-convenience-not-safetyThu, 10 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMTNHS warns immigration rules hurt agency costs by curbing nurse and doctors posts
Current immigration rules are causing rising agency costs, harming patient safety and causing a shortage of nurses and doctors at a “crucial time”, NHS Employers has warned.
In a letter to home secretary Theresa May, the organisation claimed employers are experiencing problems with the current shortage occupation list and the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-warns-immigration-rules-hurt-agency-costs-by-curbing-nurse-and-doctors-postsThu, 10 Sep 2015 11:15:00 GMTSenior doctors urge MP approval of Assisted Dying Bill
A group of 29 senior doctors and nurses are urging Parliament to approve Labour MP Rob Marris’s Assisted Dying Bill, which will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday (11 September).
In a letter published in the Guardian, the healthcare professionals – 27 doctors and two nurses – warned that the current law...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-doctors-urge-mp-approval-of-assisted-dying-billWed, 09 Sep 2015 14:45:00 GMTDate set for MPs to debate 'no confidence' in Hunt
The House of Commons Petitions Committee has set a date to debate a vote of no confidence in health secretary Jeremy Hunt after an online petition received more than double the needed signatures.
The Committee has scheduled a debate on Monday (14 September) at 4.30pm to discuss the petition, which called for Hunt to be sacked as health...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/date-set-for-mps-to-debate-no-confidence-in-huntWed, 09 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMTHealth services must tackle 'shocking' child health 'postcode lottery'
The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) is urging local health services and ministers to narrow the gap in public child health and renew strategies to tackle the issue after revealing a “shocking postcode lottery” in early development.
Its research has found “startling variations” in child health nationwide...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-services-must-tackle-shocking-child-health-postcode-lotteryWed, 09 Sep 2015 11:30:00 GMTKeogh review FT to exit special measures after two years
Tameside Hospital NHS FT, one of the 14 trusts investigated in Sir Bruce Keogh’s 2013 review of high mortality rates, will exit special measures after two years following a fresh CQC inspection whose results were published yesterday.
The trust, a major provider of hospital services in Tameside and Glossop, near Manchester, was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-review-ft-to-exit-special-measures-after-two-yearsWed, 09 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTStaff and patients must 'break silence' on organ donation as UK lags behind
A third of UK adults have never considered donating an organ or spoken to their loved ones about it, research by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has revealed.
Last year, the number of organ donors fell for the first time in 11 years, despite 10,000 people nationwide needing a transplant – and three dying per day because of a lack...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-and-patients-urged-to-break-silence-on-organ-donation-as-uk-lags-behindWed, 09 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTNorman Lamb to chair new mental health commission
Norman Lamb MP, the former minister for community and social care, has been appointed chair of a new West Midlands commission on mental health.
The commission proposal was announced in July when the emerging West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) put forward plans to establish three major independent commissions to help shape the future...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norman-lamb-to-chair-new-mental-health-commissionTue, 08 Sep 2015 15:30:00 GMTKent patients could go to France for NHS treatment
NHS patients in Kent could choose to go to France for an array of medical treatments as a result of a new deal being finalised with two providers.
South Kent Coast CCG is looking into outsourcing procedures to the Fondation Hopale and the Centre Hospitalier de Calais, including general surgery, gynaecology, cataract surgery, pain...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kent-patients-could-go-to-france-for-nhs-treatmentTue, 08 Sep 2015 14:15:00 GMT'Chronic underfunding' of social care could drive out providers and worsen bed crisis
The “chronic underfunding” of social care by councils could drive 24% of care providers out of the market and worsen the bed shortage crisis by 40,000 places, according to the National Care Association.
It has pinpointed the “critical shortfall” in average state funding of about 8% for a typical care home placement...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chronic-underfunding-of-social-care-could-drive-out-providers-and-worsen-bed-crisisMon, 07 Sep 2015 14:15:00 GMTCancer Drugs Fund to axe drugs used for 27 treatments
The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) will cut funding for a further 16 medicines used for 27 separate treatments from 4 November, including those used for breast, pancreatic and blood cancers.
It will reduce the number of treatments NHS England covers by more than half since the beginning of the year, after projecting an over-spend of £70m...
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415,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drugs-fund-to-axe-drugs-used-for-27-treatmentsMon, 07 Sep 2015 12:30:00 GMTCare of dying patients still 'inconsistent'
There is still too much “inconsistency” and “poor quality” in the care of dying patients, according to palliative care experts.
Dr Jonathan Koffman, senior lecturer in palliative care at King’s College London, said around 500,000 people die in England every year, with around a fifth dying from...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-of-dying-patients-still-inconsistent-Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:30:00 GMTCQC takes 'urgent action' against Colchester Hospital
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has used its urgent enforcement powers to protect people using services at Colchester Hospital after an inspection revealed numerous shortcoming and staffing problems.
Following an inspection on 8 July, the CQC told Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust to make improvements to the quality of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-takes-urgent-action-against-colchester-hospital-Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:00:00 GMTNew national service to manage security threats in health sector
A new national service to provide guidance and advice on cyber security threats to the NHS is planned to go live in January 2016, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has stated.
The CareCERT – Care Computing Emergency Response Team – will be run by experts at HSCIC to enhance “cyber...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-national-service-to-manage-security-threats-in-health-sectorFri, 04 Sep 2015 14:30:00 GMTLocal digital roadmaps to form part of CCG assurance framework
By the end of October CCGs will need to complete and return a footprint and governance template for their local digital roadmaps, according to Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s national director for patients and information.
Speaking today at NHS Expo in Manchester, he confirmed the announcement made earlier this week that every local...
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410,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-digital-roadmaps-to-form-part-of-ccg-assurance-framework-Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:00:00 GMTHigh bed occupancy rates to blame for poor A&E performance - Monitor
The worst A&E performance in a decade against the four-hour emergency care standard last winter was driven, mainly, by hospitals struggling with very high bed occupancy rates, according to Monitor.
In a report released by the regulator today (3 September), it was noted that half of the 4.7 percentage point decline in A&E...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-bed-occupancy-rates-to-blame-for-poor-ae-performance--monitor-Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:30:00 GMTHunt to launch digitised records and data breach inspections in new transparency bid
Every NHS doctor, nurse and patient will be able to access entire medical records by 2018 in order to book appointments, order prescriptions, modify information and update activity levels, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.
Hunt reiterated that goal – seen by some as unrealistic – during today’s Health &...
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419,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-launch-digitised-records-and-data-breach-inspections-in-new-transparency-bidWed, 02 Sep 2015 16:45:00 GMTStevens blames 'altruism gene' for high NHS staff sickness
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says some sickness absence in the NHS can be “designed out” if more support is given to staff with musculo-skeletal problems and stress, but that NHS workers have to look after their own health too.
In his speech and Q&A session at the Health & Care Innovation Expo this...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-blames-altruism-gene-for-high-nhs-staff-sicknessWed, 02 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMTNHS Expo 2015 opens its doors
The 2015 edition of Health & Care Innovation Expo has opened its doors today with an array of speakers from across the sector sharing their experiences, plans and goals for transformation.
As always the NHE editorial team will be reporting live from the most important health event of the year, which takes place today and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-expo-2015-opens-its-doors-Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMTProviders welcome 'fundamental redesign' of urgent and emergency care
NHS England published yesterday (1 September) ‘Safer, faster, better’ guidance on improving patient flow in urgent and emergency care, which has been welcomed by organisations as a “sensible” step forward.
The guidance seeks to transform urgent care through a complete redesign of services, “fundamentally...
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409,413,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-welcome-fundamental-redesign-of-urgent-and-emergency-careWed, 02 Sep 2015 10:15:00 GMTPublic health directors urge reversal of £200m cuts to services
The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) has expressed “deep concern and disappointment” about the government’s £200m cuts to public health budgets, urging it to “review and reverse its decision”.
The ADPH has previously sent letters to chancellor George Osborne and prime minister David...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-directors-urge-reversal-of-200m-cuts-to-servicesWed, 02 Sep 2015 10:15:00 GMTAgency spending cap plans must not just be about cost-cutting - RCN
The new rules to cap NHS spending on agency nurses must “not just be seen as a cost-cutting exercise” and patient safety must remain the “utmost priority”, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) published the new rules yesterday that impose...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agency-spending-cap-plans-must-not-just-be-about-cost-cutting--rcn-Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTStevens outlines push to help NHS workers get healthier
NHS staff in England will get more access to physiotherapy, mental health therapies and healthier food at work under new plans by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens.
Staff aged over 40 will get the NHS health check at work, while a new nationally-specified occupational health service will help GPs suffering from burnout and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-outlines-push-to-help-nhs-workers-get-healthierWed, 02 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTIndividual agency spend ceilings set for trusts
An annual ceiling for total agency spend for each trust between 2015-16 and 2018-19 is being introduced under new rules published by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA).
Trusts are being sent individual ceilings today (1 September) and will have the opportunity to apply for exceptions if there are specific...
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412,415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/individual-agency-spend-ceilings-set-for-trustsTue, 01 Sep 2015 14:15:00 GMTMillions of NHS personal budget cash spent on 'luxury goods'
Millions of pounds from the NHS ‘personal health budgets’ cash pot were spent on “luxury goods” such as summer houses and holidays, according to an investigation by Pulse.
Information obtained through Freedom of Information requests showed that CCGs in England predict spending over £120m this year for 4,800...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/millions-of-nhs-personal-budget-cash-spent-on-luxury-goodsTue, 01 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTNew digital measures to create 'safer and effective' paperless health services
NHS England is set to urge health and social care providers to ditch “unnecessary reliance” on paper when treating patients, instead replacing it for “safer, more effective and efficient” technologies.
Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s national director for patients and information and chair of the National...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-digital-measures-to-create-safer-and-effective-paperless-health-servicesTue, 01 Sep 2015 12:45:00 GMTMore male carers needed to match ageing population - Care England
More male adult social care workers are needed to attend to the new demands of a longer-lived male population, according to Care England, which represents independent care providers.
Its chief executive, Professor Martin Green, told BBC Radio 4 yesterday (31 August) that the government should be “much more systematic” in its...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-male-carers-needed-to-match-ageing-population--care-englandTue, 01 Sep 2015 09:45:00 GMTThousands of mental health patients forced to travel to find a bed
More than 2,000 mental health patients had to travel outside their local region for an inpatient bed in May, according to new data by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The figures – made public for the first time – showed that 2,107 mental illness sufferers were assigned a bed at a provider that was not...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-mental-health-patients-forced-to-travel-to-find-a-bedFri, 28 Aug 2015 16:15:00 GMTGMB slams pay-outs to 'failing' East Sussex managers in face of special measures
GMB members from the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust are demanding assurances that managers who resign from the provider will not be rewarded with golden handshakes or pay-outs.
Union members have spoken out against giving such payments to reward “dismal failures” by former and current senior managers, asking for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmb-slams-pay-outs-to-failing-east-sussex-managers-in-face-of-special-measuresFri, 28 Aug 2015 14:45:00 GMT'Significant' north-south divide in neurological diagnostic services
There is “significant variation” and a glaring north-south divide in the provision of local diagnostic services, according to the latest figures.
New data from the PHE Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), covering 2012-13, shows that among the 78% of CCGs that offered consultant neurologist outpatient appointments, there was...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/significant-north-south-divide-in-neurological-diagnostic-servicesThu, 27 Aug 2015 12:45:00 GMTCorbyn pledges to eradicate PFI schemes in NHS with public cash
Labour frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to bail out NHS trusts from private finance initiative (PFI) schemes by setting up a government fund to eradicate the debt, if he is elected leader.
He said two-thirds of NHS trusts in deficit have PFI debts, which is often “unsustainable” for hospitals.
According to him...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/corbyn-pledges-to-eradicate-pfi-schemes-in-nhs-with-public-cashThu, 27 Aug 2015 10:45:00 GMTNorthamptonshire FT services rated 'patchy' - CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified a “marked contrast” in the quality of services offered by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
In a recent inspection, after which the CQC rated the trust as requiring improvement, inspectors found that all community health services were failing – while two of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northamptonshire-ft-services-rated-patchy-cqcWed, 26 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTNew NHS diabetes programme to 'coach' at-risk patients in dieting
The NHS will refer overweight people at high risk of developing diabetes to a new nine-month prevention programme, with a phased nationwide rollout planned for 2016.
It follows a report compiled by Public Health England’s (PHE’s) National Cardiovascular Health Intelligence Network that shows five million people in England have...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nhs-diabetes-programme-to-coach-at-risk-patients-in-dietingWed, 26 Aug 2015 10:45:00 GMTGP trainees unable to see patients after NHS England blunder
More than 40 GP trainees were left unable to work after NHS England failed to include their names on the medical performers list (MPL).
The GPs, from Oxfordshire and the West Midlands, could not train or treat patients over three weeks because of the blunder, described by the BMA as “unacceptable”.
BMA GPs committee...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-trainees-unable-to-see-patients-after-nhs-england-blunderWed, 26 Aug 2015 10:15:00 GMTSome NHS staff to miss out on pay rise over next 5 years
Not every NHS worker will be receiving the 1% pay rise promised to public sector staff in the government’s Summer Budget, according to a letter sent to NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Treasury.
Treasury chief secretary Greg Hands MP said in a letter to pay review bodies – including the two that cover NHS staff, doctors and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/some-nhs-staff-to-miss-out-on-pay-rise-over-next-5-yearsWed, 26 Aug 2015 09:45:00 GMTAlmost half of social care providers failing in central region
Almost half of the adult social care services across the central region need to improve, according to recent reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The inspections, which focus on whether services are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, rated 14 services as “requiring improvement” in a total of 37...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-half-of-social-care-providers-failing-in-central-regionTue, 25 Aug 2015 13:00:00 GMTNearly 4,000 mental illness sufferers still detained in police cells
Nearly 4,000 people are still being detained in police cells under the Mental Health Act in England, despite this representing a drop from the last three years.
According to figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council, 3,996 were still kept in police custody under section 136 of the Act in 2014-15. If figures for 2014-15...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-4000-mental-illness-sufferers-still-detained-in-prison-cellsTue, 25 Aug 2015 13:00:00 GMTNHS staff must declare gifts from reps or face jail, as Hunt tightens the rules
All NHS organisations will have to declare all gifts or hospitality staff receive from drug companies or face unlimited prosecution and jail time under a new government rule.
The ‘Sunshine rule’, which will be mandatory from next year, will force all members of staff to keep a register of hospitality and gifts from...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-must-declare-gifts-from-reps-or-face-the-sack-as-hunt-tightens-the-rulesMon, 24 Aug 2015 12:30:00 GMTInvestment in school nurses 'essential' to solve 'escalating child health crisis'
Healthcare experts will emphasise the “critical” need for greater investment in “overlooked and undervalued” school nursing to solve the “escalating child health crisis” in the country during the annual Royal College of Nurses conference today (24 August).
It will build on figures from the Health and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investment-in-school-nurses-essential-to-solve-escalating-child-health-crisisMon, 24 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTSpending review will be government's public health 'litmus test' - think tank
The upcoming Spending Review on 25 November will be a “litmus test” of whether the government is committed to investing in public health and prevention, a report by the King’s Fund has said.
Despite public health bulletins featuring “prominently” in the NHS Five Year Forward View – which outlines that a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spending-review-will-be-governments-public-health-litmus-test--think-tankMon, 24 Aug 2015 10:15:00 GMTPrices for private providers to drop by 7% under new NHS price structure
Proposed NHS price changes outlined in Monitor’s impact assessment for 2016-17 will cut nationally priced income of private providers by 7%, making them amongst the hardest hit by the new tariff.
The revenue reduction is largely caused by the cuts in orthopaedics prices, which have mostly fallen by more than 10%.
Orthopaedic...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prices-for-private-providers-to-drop-by-7-under-new-nhs-price-structureFri, 21 Aug 2015 15:30:00 GMTNHS budget hole means flat revenue for private provider for 2015
Private medical provider Spire Healthcare says plans to cut the multi-billion pound deficit in the NHS will cause its full-year revenue to flatline.
The provider, which operates 39 hospitals across the country, also blamed its reduced profit this year on the health service’s funding crisis, which led to a drop in referral to private...
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409,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-budget-hole-means-flat-revenue-for-private-provider-for-2015Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:00:00 GMTNHS putting patients at risk by not testing 41% of cancers
Thousands of cancer patients are missing out critical molecular diagnostic tests in NHS hospitals, new research by Cancer Research UK revealed today (20 August).
Analysing data from last year, the organisation found that over 24,000 tests were not undertaken – representing a 41% gap from the demand of nearly 60,000...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-putting-patients-at-risk-by-not-testing-41-of-cancersThu, 20 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTCheshire hospital may have 'breached licence' with £15m deficit
Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WHHNHS) has been told to take action over its finances, after an investigation by Monitor.
The regulator says there are grounds to suspect the trust ‘breached its licence’ after recording a £5.9m deficit in 2014-15, which was higher than expected. It also...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cheshire-hospital-may-have-breached-licence-with-15m-deficitWed, 19 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMTTen more trusts named in Lord Carter's review
The ten additional trusts to take part in Lord Carter’s review into hospital efficiency and savings have been revealed by the Department of Health.
Lord Carter, chair of the NHS Procurement Development Delivery Board, has already been working alongside his team with the 22 cohort hospitals originally selected for analyses into their...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ten-more-trusts-named-in-lord-carters-reviewWed, 19 Aug 2015 10:30:00 GMTPoor complaints handling by NHS has 'serious human costs' - Ombudsman
The “human cost” of poor service and complaints handling by the NHS in England has been laid bare in a new report published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
The document, which contains 121 summaries of complains investigated between December and January, highlights three avoidable deaths, multiple examples...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-complaints-handling-by-nhs-has-serious-human-costs--ombudsmanWed, 19 Aug 2015 09:45:00 GMTPublic health staff advised to promote e-cigarettes
NHS public health staff are being advised to welcome e-cigarettes as a potential to help people quit smoking and tackle high smoking rates amongst those with mental health problems, after findings from a Public Health England (PHE) study released today (19 August).
An independent review published by PHE concluded that e-cigarettes are...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-staff-advised-to-promote-e-cigarettesWed, 19 Aug 2015 09:45:00 GMTPrivate firm shortlisted for £28m NHS deal in Bristol
Virgin Care Services is bidding to become the sole provider of children’s community services in Bristol under a £28m contract.
The private firm, which provides some children’s health services in Devon and Surrey, is running against a partnership between Sirona care & health Community Interest Company (CIC), Bristol...
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414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-firm-shortlisted-for-28m-nhs-deal-in-bristolTue, 18 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTNICE urges doctors to curb 'inappropriate' antibiotic prescribing
Healthcare professionals should cut back on the ‘inappropriate’ prescribing of antibiotic treatments, to help curb rising resistance to the drugs, according to new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
As a “last resort”, doctors who keep overprescribing could be referred to...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-urges-doctors-to-curb-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribingTue, 18 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMTCost of diabetes treatment 'threatens to bankrupt' NHS
The number of people with diabetes in the UK has increased by almost 60% in the last 10 years, and the cost of treating the disease could “bankrupt” the NHS, Diabetes UK has warned.
The charity has released new figures, extracted from NHS data, which shows that there are now more than 3.3 million people diagnosed with...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cost-of-diabetes-treatment-threatens-to-bankrupt-nhs-Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:15:00 GMTRCGP 'open' to having paramedics as part of GP teams
Plans to provide specialist training for paramedics to help alleviate the pressure on over over-stretched GPs and urgent care services have been welcomed by the RCGP.
Over the weekend, reports suggested that paramedics would undergo a four-month training course in order to provide out of hours GP services and prescribe medicines....
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-open-to-having-paramedics-as-part-of-gp-teamsMon, 17 Aug 2015 12:15:00 GMTIntegrated care cuts hospital admissions in Cornwall significantly
Emergency hospital admissions are down by more than a third in Cornwall, driven by an innovative campaign that helps to decrease people’s dependency on health and care services.
The ‘Living Well’ scheme, developed with Age UK, brings together people working in health, social care, the voluntary sector and the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-cuts-hospital-admissions-in-cornwall-significantlyMon, 17 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMTMigration Committee urges 'caution' over raising skilled migrants' salaries
The government has been urged by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to be “cautious” over any early decision to raise the minimum salary requirements for skilled migrant workers.
Ahead of its wider review of the Tier 2 route due later this year, the Committee in its ‘Review of Tier 2: An analysis of salary...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/migration-committee-urges-caution-over-raising-skilled-migrants-salariesFri, 14 Aug 2015 11:45:00 GMTJunior doctors vote against re-entering 'unacceptable' contract negotiations
The British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) UK junior doctor committee has voted not to re-enter contract negotiations with NHS Employers, claiming the current offer is “unacceptable”.
In July, the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, gave the BMA until September to negotiate on a new contract for junior doctors and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-vote-against-re-entering-unacceptable-contract-negotiations-Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMTNHS fails to meet key targets for urgent and cancer care
The NHS is failing to meet key performance targets in face of increasing demands for hospital services according to data from NHS England released today (13 August).
Yearly figures show growing pressure on urgent and emergency care and elective services, with the need for ambulances up by 7% compared to the last 12-month period, A&E...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fails-to-meet-key-targets-for-urgent-and-cancer-careThu, 13 Aug 2015 13:00:00 GMTNew tariff objection threshold makes it harder to be heard, say providers
NHS Providers have said that proposals to raise the objection threshold when setting the national tariff could make it “more difficult” to make their voice heard.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 makes provision about when certain percentage levels of objection are received from commissioners or providers, when...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/raising-tariff-objection-threshold-will-make-it-harder-to-be-heard-say-providers-Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:30:00 GMTTwo-thirds of trusts spend at least double their agency forecast
The growing use of agency staff by trusts in the NHS has reached epidemic proportions and forced the government to clamp down on the practice. NHE’s David Stevenson investigates the scale of the problem.
Nearly 70% of NHS trusts and foundation trusts spent at least double what they had budgeted on agency staff in the last...
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405,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-trusts-spend-at-least-double-their-agency-forecast-Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:15:00 GMTHundreds of jobs threatened as NHS signs primary care deal
The seven-year outsourcing deal signed yesterday (11 August) between NHS England and Capita is putting hundreds of jobs at risk as local primary care support offices prepare to close across the country.
The £1bn contract, announced in June, will see the outsourcing firm take over primary care services from 1 September in an effort...
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407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hundreds-of-jobs-threatened-as-nhs-signs-primary-care-dealWed, 12 Aug 2015 10:15:00 GMTCQC will always take 'tough action' over poor care - Sutcliffe
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned it will always take tough action against providers that deliver “unacceptable” care, the regulator’s chief inspector of adult social care has warned.
Last week, the CQC took legal action to stop The Old Village School Nursing Home, run by Old Village Care Limited, in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-will-always-take-tough-action-over-poor-care--sutcliffe-Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMTTrust told to improve finances after 'breaching its licence'
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (CHSFT) has been told to drastically improve its finances after an investigation by Monitor found it had breached its licence to provide NHS-funded health services.
The trust has been told to draw up and deliver a financial recovery plan to reduce its £17.8m forecast deficit, as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-told-to-improve-finances-after-breaching-its-licenceWed, 12 Aug 2015 09:30:00 GMTHospitals encouraged to improve dementia-friendly environments
Healthcare providers are being encouraged to recognise the specific challenges posed by dementia treatment after a report assigned a “relatively low” score for dementia services across hospitals.
The PLACE – patient-led assessments of the care environment – is in its third year, but has only just started...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-encouraged-to-improve-dementia-friendly-environmentsTue, 11 Aug 2015 15:45:00 GMTCQC launches pioneering project to analyse regional health integration
The CQC has launched a pilot project to analyse what health and care is like across a whole region by stitching together in-depth looks at each local area and assessing how integrated each service is.
It will build on results of previous CQC inspections, as well as other intelligence from local and national organisations, to test whether...
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412,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-launches-pioneering-project-to-analyse-regional-health-integrationTue, 11 Aug 2015 12:45:00 GMT'Overcomplicated' healthcare regulation needs 'radical' overhaul to survive
“Overcomplicated, out of date and expensive” health and social care regulation in the UK needs “radical” change in order to survive the future challenges of the population, a report by the Professional Standards Authority has found.
PSA, which oversees healthcare regulators in the country, is calling for a complete...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overcomplicated-healthcare-regulation-needs-radical-overhaul-to-surviveTue, 11 Aug 2015 11:45:00 GMTNHS allegedly vulnerable to 'legal EHIC loophole'
An alleged ‘loophole’ in issuing European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) is allowing non-UK residents to charge the NHS for healthcare they receive elsewhere in the EEA, an investigation by the Daily Mail has found.
European migrants are able to use EHIC, issued by the NHS, to charge for partial or full cost of medical...
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405,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-allegedly-vulnerable-to-legal-ehic-loopholeMon, 10 Aug 2015 15:30:00 GMTNumber of claims against GPs at all-time high
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) saw a record number of new complaints against their doctors in 2014 alongside the usual clinical negligence claims, according to their annual report.
An extra 14,000 cases were opened last year for new medico-legal issues including disciplinary procedures, criminal investigations, and ethical incidents in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-claims-against-gps-at-all-time-highMon, 10 Aug 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS partners win integrated care contract
A group of healthcare partners have secured a contract to manage a pioneering health and social integrated care service in Ealing that aims to help patients return home after a hospital stay and avoid superfluous hospital admission.
The group, led by West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT), includes Central and North West London NHS...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-partners-win-integrated-care-contractFri, 07 Aug 2015 16:00:00 GMTDates announced for £15m clinical pharmacy pilot webinars
GPs and pharmacists have been invited to register for webinars to learn more about the £15m ‘clinical pharmacists in general practice’ pilot, which was launched last month.
The series of webinars and events are being organised by NHS England, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and other partners in the GP Workforce...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dates-announced-for-15m-clinical-pharmacy-pilot-webinarsFri, 07 Aug 2015 15:00:00 GMTNorfolk FT removed from special measures
A foundation trust in one of the most challenging local health systems in the country has been removed from special measures after a recent inspection found significant quality of care improvements – yet it still faces severe financial challenges.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is no longer in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norfolk-ft-removed-from-special-measuresFri, 07 Aug 2015 13:00:00 GMTDrug firms accused of overcharging NHS by millions
Drug firms Pfizer and Flynn Pharma have been accused of abusing a dominant position by charging the NHS “excessive and unfair prices” for an important anti-epilepsy medication.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the companies may have been breaching UK and EU competition law by taking advantage of their...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/drug-firms-accused-of-overcharging-nhs-by-millionsThu, 06 Aug 2015 14:30:00 GMTMid Essex emergency services issued with 'significant improvement' CQC warning
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) must make “significant improvements” in the care it provides to patients using the urgent and emergency services at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.
In April, the CQC carried out a third inspection in less than a year in response to patient concerns. It has now issued a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-essex-emergency-services-issued-with-significant-improvement-cqc-warning-Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:45:00 GMTRedundancies 'likely' at two CSUs forced to close
Yorkshire & Humber and North West CSUs are both to close down within months, with redundancies “likely”, according to NHS England – and transfers out of the NHS a possibility for other staff.
They were the only two commissioning support units to fail to get on the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redundancies-likely-at-two-csus-forced-to-closeWed, 05 Aug 2015 14:00:00 GMTSafe staffing might cost money 'the NHS just does not have'
Monitor’s call for FTs to “look again” at their finance plans and to scrap ‘non-essential’ posts highlights the clash between delivering safe staffing levels and the true financial picture, a legal expert has told NHE.
Bruce Potter, head of the health and social care team at law firm Blake Morgan and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-staffing-might-cost-money-the-nhe-just-does-not-haveWed, 05 Aug 2015 11:15:00 GMTKelsey attempts to dispel GP data privacy fears
NHS England’s national director for patients and information says there was “never any proposal to collect confidential data” as part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund (PCMF).
In a letter to Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, chair of the Health Select Committee, Tim Kelsey attempted to dispel some of the fears...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kelsey-attempts-to-dispel-gp-data-privacy-fears-Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:15:00 GMTNHS must cut services or start charging to stay afloat - CIPFA
The NHS will have to reduce the amount of services it provides or start charging patients for seeing a doctor, attending A&E, and using hospital facilities if it is to achieve the ‘optimistic’ £22bn of savings planned for 2020-21.
A briefing by CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, says it...
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415,407,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-cut-services-or-start-charging-to-stay-afloat--cipfaWed, 05 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMTFTs should scrap 'non-essential' jobs due to unprecedented financial crisis
Foundation trusts have been advised to “look again at their plans” to identify what more can be done to save money in light of a “simply unaffordable” financial crisis for 2015-16.
Monitor’s chief executive David Bennett sent a letter to all FTs in deficit saying that the NHS is “facing an almost...
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415,418,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fts-asked-to-scrap-non-essential-jobs-to-cope-with-unprecedented-financial-crisisTue, 04 Aug 2015 14:00:00 GMTCornwall delivers £400,000 agency staff underspend
Cornwall Partnership NHS FT has been able to deliver more than a £400,000 underspend on agency staffing costs in the last year with a “renewed focus on recruitment and roles”.
An NHE FoI investigation to all the trusts who sent copies of their draft accounts to Monitor and the NHS TDA revealed that out of 176...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cornwall-delivers-400000-agency-staff-underspendTue, 04 Aug 2015 08:30:00 GMTChildren's mental health services to get £172m funding
NHS England has announced £30m of funding to help young people with eating disorders as the first stage in a wider investment in children’s mental health services totalling £172m.
It aims to achieve 95% of patients being seen within four weeks by 2020, with urgent cases pushed to just one week, to help them earlier...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-mental-health-services-to-get-172m-fundingMon, 03 Aug 2015 12:30:00 GMT£200m cuts to public health could threaten NHS contracts
The in-year cuts to public health budgets are going ahead as planned despite opposition from councils and practitioners, the government has confirmed, meaning that some contracts with the NHS could have to be re-examined.
A long-awaited consultation on how the savings should be applied was unveiled on Friday (31 July), asking councils to...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/200m-cuts-to-public-health-could-threaten-nhs-contractsMon, 03 Aug 2015 11:45:00 GMTMonitor to investigate trust over finances and eHospital
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is to be investigated by Monitor over its finances and the impact of the introduction of a new £200m ‘eHospital’ IT system.
The regulator is looking into the financial problems, including the introduction and management of the IT system, as it “may...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-trust-over-finances-and-ehospital-Mon, 03 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTMonitor to roll out new consultation approach for National Tariff
NHS England and Monitor are aiming to publish a series of consultation documents on proposals for the 2016-17 National Tariff, rather than a single Tariff Engagement Document, later this month.
At the regulator’s recent board meeting, Toby Lambert, director of pricing, revealed that the first document will include policies...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-roll-out-new-consultation-approach-for-national-tariff-Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:30:00 GMTEscalating spend on agency staff is a 'deep concern' - Nuffield Trust
With nearly a fifth trusts across the NHS spending more than a tenth of their total staff budget on agency the situation has become a ‘deep concern’, a health think tank has told NHE.
An NHE FoI investigation found that 30 out of 176 trusts had spent at least more than 10% of their total staffing budget on agency. We...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/escalating-spend-on-agency-staff-is-a-deep-concern-nuffield-trust-Mon, 03 Aug 2015 08:30:00 GMTSoon 'digital healthcare' will just be 'healthcare'
Bleddyn Rees, a leading corporate healthcare lawyer, discusses the European Connected Health Alliance and his role as director.
Unlike many other industries, like IT or even property services, healthcare is not a global industry. There are no clinical providers operating across all continents driving best practice and innovation. This...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/soon-digital-healthcare-will-just-be-healthcareSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:45:00 GMTEngland still faces an epidemic of preventable illness
Jamie Waterall, national lead for the NHS Health Check programme at Public Health England, discusses the progress being made to tackle preventable diseases in England. David Stevenson reports.
The NHS Health Check programme attempts to help prevent people developing some of the most disabling – but preventable – illnesses such...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/england-still-faces-an-epidemic-of-preventable-illnessSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:00:00 GMTRoom for improvement in GP receptionist stroke referral
A new study has looked at the important role GP receptionists play in directing stroke patients towards timely, emergency care. However, there is room for improvement, as report author Dr James Sheppard, a Medical Research Council Research Fellow from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, explains...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/room-for-improvement-in-gp-receptionist-stroke-referralSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:00:00 GMTTime to bite the bullet on utilising pharmacists
As NHE went to the printers, Health Education England was still evaluating the results of the national emergency pharmacy pilot. We spoke to Howard Duff, Royal Pharmaceutical Society director of England, who is an advocate of the programme.
There is a “growing interest” across the country in using pharmacists more widely in...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-bite-the-bullet-on-utilising-pharmacistsSun, 02 Aug 2015 15:00:00 GMTCultivating a compassionate discourse in the NHS
Dr Julia Montgomery of Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Dr Charlotte Ramage of the University of Brighton and Claire Martin of Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust discuss compassion in the NHS.
The University of Brighton, Brighton & Sussex Medical School and University of Surrey responded to a call from HEKSS...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cultivating-a-compassionate-discourse-in-the-nhsSun, 02 Aug 2015 14:45:00 GMTThe collaboration conundrum and how to fix it
Alastair Mitchell, president and co-founder of Huddle, the enterprise cloud collaboration service, discusses the role of technology and cloud computing in delivering the aims of the Five Year Forward View.
NHS England’s Five Year Forward View is an exciting, inspiring and ambitious plan to drive our NHS forward. Aside from specific...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-collaboration-conundrum-and-how-to-fix-itSun, 02 Aug 2015 14:45:00 GMTThe roadmap to successful clinical information system procurement
Tom Slater, assistant director of provider procurement for NHS Shared Business Services, reports on a recent forum on clinical information systems.
NHS organisations have a real opportunity to achieve greater productivity savings through investment in information and digital technology when they take over responsibility for end-to-end...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-roadmap-to-successful-clinical-information-system-procurementSun, 02 Aug 2015 14:45:00 GMTUnrealistic and wasteful reforms will kick trained nurses out of the UK
Tijen Ahmet, immigration solicitor at SA Law, discusses a coming deadline that could force more than 3,000 nurses to leave the country.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that the NHS is on the road to chaos, as a salary threshold for all tier 2 (general) migrants applying for settlement introduced in 2011 starts to be felt in...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unrealistic-and-wasteful-reforms-will-kick-trained-nurses-out-of-the-ukSun, 02 Aug 2015 14:45:00 GMTTaking electronic patient record maturity to the next level at St George's
Dr Martin Gray, chief clinical information officer at St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the importance of clinician involvement in developing a closed loop medication administration capability.
St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first major teaching hospital in the...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-electronic-patient-record-maturity-to-the-next-level-at-st-georgesSun, 02 Aug 2015 14:30:00 GMTData security at heart of HSCIC's new strategy
Andy Williams, chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, talks to NHE about how the organisation is aiming to tackle the data security challenge in its new five-year strategy.
Last year Sir Nick Partridge completed a review of information released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-security-at-heart-of-hscics-new-strategySun, 02 Aug 2015 12:45:00 GMTInnovation challenge prizes
Adam Hewitt reports on the latest round of NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes, including an interview with Emma Bownas, quality manager at one of last year’s winners, Greater Huddersfield CCG.
The NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes have helped neat ideas become business-as-usual, have identified and helped spread innovative practice...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovation-challenge-prizesSun, 02 Aug 2015 12:45:00 GMTModel hospitals
Professor Terry Young of Brunel University London, associate dean for health partnerships at the Department of Computer Science, is one of the driving forces behind the Cumberland Initiative and the push to increase NHS efficiency and innovation through systems thinking and computer modelling. The Initiative is now truly getting off the...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/model-hospitalsSun, 02 Aug 2015 12:45:00 GMTHospital inspections: The CQC point of view
NHE’s Sam McCaffrey finds out more about the CQC inspection process from those who actually undertake them. He spoke to Mary Cridge, head of hospital inspection at the CQC.
They can be seen as a hugely disruptive force: coming into hospitals, asking endless questions, poking around in dark corners, reviewing notes, always watching...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-inspections-the-cqc-point-of-viewSun, 02 Aug 2015 12:30:00 GMTTime to empower procurement professionals in the NHS
Helen Lisle (pictured), associate director of procurement at County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the interim report from Lord Carter of Coles on NHS efficiencies and the need to empower procurement professionals in the sector.
Lord Carter of Coles’ interim review into the operational productivity of NHS...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-empower-procurement-professionals-in-the-nhsSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:45:00 GMTTurning blue sky thinking into action
June’s announcement at the Health+Care Show that every English local health economy will be offered a ‘strategic estates adviser’, has been heralded as a great opportunity for better use of properties, improved services and efficiencies. Antek Lejk (pictured), Community Health Partnerships’ executive director and...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turning-blue-sky-thinking-into-actionSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:45:00 GMTAre you ready for 1 October?
“Providers have three months to improve their incomplete (18 Weeks RTT) performance before contract sanctions increase.” Nikki Brunt, technical delivery and training manager at Project Source, explains their options.
From our experience of working with over 70 acute trusts, we have seen that on average at least 10% of pathway...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-you-ready-for-1-octoberSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTCarter review: where to find £5bn more savings a year
Lord Carter of Coles, chair of the NHS Procurement Development Delivery Board, discusses how he aims to help improve NHS provider productivity after releasing his interim report.
Following the release of the interim Carter Review into NHS provider operational productivity, there was widespread support for most of its recommendations...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carter-review-where-to-find-5bn-more-savings-a-yearSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:30:00 GMTFinance directors need upfront investment to meet nhs savings targets
Paul Briddock (pictured), director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), discusses the mounting financial pressures facing NHS trusts and CCGs.
The results of our biannual NHS Financial Temperature Check research always make for interesting reading, even if I do say so myself, but it’s fair to say we...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/finance-directors-need-upfront-investment-to-meet-nhs-savings-targetsSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:15:00 GMTNearly 20% of trusts spend more than a tenth of total staff budget on agency
Nearly a fifth of NHS trusts have spent more than a tenth of their total staff budget on agency, an NHE investigation has revealed.
NHE sent freedom of information (FoI) requests to all of the trusts who sent copies of their draft accounts to Monitor and the NHS TDA. Of our 240 requests, we got 176 replies – a return rate of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-20-of-trusts-spend-more-than-a-tenth-of-total-staff-budget-on-agency-Sat, 01 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMT'Radical' support package launched for Vanguard areas
An initial ‘support package’ outlining the new models of care to be adhered by the 29 Vanguard areas has been published today (31 July).
After several meetings with Vanguard leaders, visits to all sites and ongoing discussions and seminars, a package has now been launched by the NHS Five Year Forward View partners to guide...
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413,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-support-package-launched-for-vanguard-areasFri, 31 Jul 2015 13:00:00 GMTCancer patients lose faith in care if diagnosed late
Patients who have to see a GP more than three times before being referred for cancer tests are more likely to be dissatisfied with their overall care, new research shows.
The study, carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists at University College London (UCL) and University of Cambridge, surveyed more than 70,000 cancer...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-patients-lose-faith-in-care-if-diagnosed-lateFri, 31 Jul 2015 11:45:00 GMTDoctors and youngsters co-design apps to tackle mental illness
Clinicians, academics and young people attended today (30 July) a launch event for a suite of apps aimed at revolutionising the way doctors and patients deal with mental illnesses.
The app developers and doctors aim to reap the benefits of mobile technology when it comes to tackling, treating and preventing poor mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-and-youngsters-co-design-apps-to-tackle-mental-illnessThu, 30 Jul 2015 16:45:00 GMTOlder people's Kent ward needs 'urgent' improvement
A team of CQC inspectors issued two warning notices to Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust after identifying ‘urgent’ problems with the older persons’ continuing care ward.
Joined by a specialist team of doctors, nurses, managers and experts, CQC examiners demanded that the trust make immediate...
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412,414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/older-peoples-kent-ward-needs-urgent-improvementThu, 30 Jul 2015 16:00:00 GMTNICE drafts 'improved' end-of-life care guidance
NICE has drafted new guidance proposals to support end-of-life care in the NHS following the abolition of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway.
It aims to place the individual and their loved ones at the heart of decisions surrounding their care by helping doctors and nurses identify when someone is nearing their final few days. The...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-drafts-improved-end-of-life-care-guidanceWed, 29 Jul 2015 11:45:00 GMTExhausted GPs put patient safety at risk
Overworked GPs may be threatening the health of patients on a ‘widespread scale’, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
Healthcare professionals in primary care struggling with fatigue cannot “sound a distress signal” – such as red and black alerts in hospitals – when they are...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exhausted-gps-put-patient-safety-at-riskWed, 29 Jul 2015 10:30:00 GMTNew model to shift learning disability services from hospitals
Healthcare professionals, commissioners and local authorities have published draft guidelines designed to improve the care of people with learning disabilities by increasing community-based services.
The programme is a joint effort between NHS England, the Local Government Association (LGA), the Association of Directors of Adult Social...
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409,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-model-to-shift-learning-disability-services-from-hospitalsWed, 29 Jul 2015 10:15:00 GMTCaesarean sections - are women being given a choice?
With nationwide caesarean rates higher than ever and well above the World Health Organisation’s recommendation, it’s safe to say nearly every trust in England has developed a section problem, reports NHE’s Luana Salles.
Caesarean section rates, which should theoretically be kept between 10-15%, now vary from 16% to...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caesarean-sections-are-women-being-given-a-choiceWed, 29 Jul 2015 08:30:00 GMTDoctor sexual assault claims on the rise - MDU
Allegations of sexual assault against doctors have increased by 66% in just over a decade according to the MDU.
There were 20 recorded allegations in 2013 compared to 12 in 2003, with a total of 167 allegations over the 11-year period. Most doctors were cleared after investigation.
The MDU took the opportunity to remind doctors that...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctor-sexual-assault-claims-on-the-rise--mduTue, 28 Jul 2015 17:15:00 GMTLong-serving NHS chief executive to stand down
Sir Ron Kerr will stand down as chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT on 1 October, but will stay on at the trust in an advisory executive vice-chair role until March next year.
Kerr has 30 years’ NHS experience in senior leadership roles, but “wishes to reduce his working commitments”, the trust...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-serving-nhs-chief-executive-to-stand-downTue, 28 Jul 2015 17:15:00 GMTNew trust that took on Stafford hospital must improve - CQC
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust ‘requires improvement’, particularly its ‘unacceptable’ waiting times, according to the CQC.
Following an inspection in April, the trust was rated as inadequate in the ‘responsive’ category because services “are not planned and delivered in a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-trust-that-took-on-stafford-hospital-must-improve--cqc-Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:00:00 GMTRCN: £1.8bn staff redundancy bill a 'slap in the face'
The chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) says the billions wasted on staff redundancy pay-offs in the NHS represent a “slap in the face”.
Dr Peter Carter said the nearly £2bn spent on making staff redundant was “literally money down the drain” in a time of major staff...
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407,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-18bn-staff-redundancy-bill-a-slap-in-the-faceMon, 27 Jul 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS to combine emergency services - urgent care Vanguards announced
NHS England has announced today (24 July) eight new ‘Vanguard’ areas to transform emergency care services by bringing together A&E, GPs, pharmacists, and the NHS 111 telephone service in an effort to provide better integrated urgent care for patients.
Emergency care will extend beyond just hospitals to be delivered by...
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413,414,407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-plans-to-combine-emergency-services-urgent-care-vanguards-announcedFri, 24 Jul 2015 15:15:00 GMT'Technological revolution' for Camden & Islington mental health services
Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust says the big grant it won from the Nursing Technology Fund is enabling a “technological revolution”.
The £750,000 award – one of the highest to any mental health trust – will benefit thousands of people with mental health conditions.
The cash will help fund...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technological-revolution-for-camden--islington-mental-health-servicesThu, 23 Jul 2015 16:15:00 GMT'Vanguard' Yeovil District Hospital on track to financial recovery
Yeovil District Hospital is on track to improve its financial position and integrate acute hospital services with GPs and social care services, a Monitor investigation has concluded.
The health sector regulator began looking into the trust’s finances in November to determine whether short-term problems could potentially disrupt...
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413,415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vanguard-yeovil-district-hospital-on-track-to-financial-recoveryThu, 23 Jul 2015 12:45:00 GMTCommissioning environment has never been more challenging
NHS England’s director of commissioning support services strategy Bob Ricketts CBE discusses the challenges facing commissioners in the next year.
The next year will be a period of “transition” for commissioners in a landscape that has never been as challenging in terms of rising demand and increasingly intolerant public...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-environment-has-never-been-more-challengingWed, 22 Jul 2015 12:30:00 GMTNICE to have greater role in remodelled Cancer Drugs Fund
Plans to develop a new and more effective operating model for the Cancer Drugs Fund will include a greater role for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), according to NHS England board papers.
In a document co-authored by Sir Bruce Keogh, national medical director, and Paul Baumann, chief financial officer, it was...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-have-greater-role-in-remodelled-cancer-drugs-fundWed, 22 Jul 2015 10:45:00 GMTNHS sickness absence rate increases
Sickness absence rates in the NHS rose over the past year. In January-March 2015, the sickness absence rate in England was 4.44%; a significant proportional increase compared to the same period in 2014 (4.26%)
The latest figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) revealed, however, that the figure was down...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sickness-absence-rate-increasesWed, 22 Jul 2015 10:15:00 GMT'NHS pay must keep up with private sector to retain staff,' says Stevens
NHS England’s chief executive says pay will need to keep up with the private sector if the health service is going to recruit and retain the right staff.
Giving evidence to the Commons health select committee, Simon Stevens said that although more than 23,500 clinical and frontline professionals have been appointed in the last...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pay-must-keep-up-with-private-sector-to-retain-staff-says-stevensWed, 22 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMTCalls for NHS to receive at least £1.5bn a year for transformation
Health researchers have recommended that the NHS needs a dedicated transformation fund of at least £1.5bn a year between now and 2020-21 to help drive change and new models of care.
In a report published by the King’s Fund and the Health Foundation it was suggested that the NHS needs a single body – either one in an...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-nhs-to-receive-at-least-15bn-a-year-for-transformationWed, 22 Jul 2015 09:30:00 GMTEffectiveness of CCG and provider incentive schemes 'inconclusive'
There is ‘inconclusive evidence’ as to the consistent effectiveness of incentive schemes being used by CCGs and providers of care, according to NHS England board papers.
An update from the Commissioning Committee suggests a need to ensure incentives are “simplified” and “better aligned with strategic...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/effectiveness-of-ccg-and-provider-incentive-schemes-inconclusive-Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:00:00 GMTUnsafe hospital discharges lead to fast readmission
Poorly managed hospital discharges are costing the NHS billions of pounds a year, aggravating the ill-health of patients and ultimately causing thousands of readmissions, according to a report by patient watchdog Healthwatch England.
The patient-led investigation found that 17% of patients being readmitted for the same issue are returning...
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413,414,407,408,411,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unsafe-hospital-discharges-lead-to-fast-readmissionTue, 21 Jul 2015 12:30:00 GMT'No plans' to reconfigure congenital heart disease specialists
NHS England is not planning any changes to the configuration of specialist Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) providers “at this time”, but does plan to introduce new wide-ranging standards.
At this week’s Board Meeting, members are being invited to agree on the proposals in the final report on the ‘New...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-plans-to-reconfigure-congenital-heart-disease-specialistsTue, 21 Jul 2015 10:45:00 GMTCampaigning wheelchair users reach out to CCGs
A national group of wheelchair users is calling on CCGs, MPs and health professionals to improve the quality and consistency of wheelchair services across the country.
The Wheelchair Leadership Alliance, chaired by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, encourages health professionals to pledge their support to the campaign, which aims to improve...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigning-wheelchair-users-reach-out-to-ccgs-Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMTCost of NHS clinical negligence could fund 8 million MRI scans
The clinical negligence expenditure by the NHS over one year could have funded over eight million MRI scans.
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the amount paid in damages and legal costs, which topped £1bn in 2014-15, could have also been used for 73,000 weight loss operations for obese patients or 61,000 liver transplants.
A...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cost-of-nhs-clinical-negligence-could-fund-8-million-mri-scansMon, 20 Jul 2015 09:45:00 GMTHEE to take over NHS Leadership Academy
Health Education England (HEE) is to take over the responsibility for the NHS Leadership Academy (NHSLA) from NHS England after a government-commissioned report called for major changes in the support supplied to managers, training and performance management.
Lord Rose’s report ‘Better leadership for tomorrow’ made...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-to-take-over-nhs-leadership-academy-Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:15:00 GMTSpecialist Manchester hospitals chosen under 'Healthier Together' plans
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Salford Royal, Royal Oldham and Stepping Hill have been unanimously chosen as the four ‘specialist’ hospitals in Greater Manchester as part of the ‘Healthier Together’ hospital reconfiguration.
The four locations were amongst 10 regional hospitals in the running to become ‘super...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-manchester-hospitals-chosen-under-healthier-together-plansFri, 17 Jul 2015 15:45:00 GMTElderly care costs cap delayed until 2020
The government announced today (17 July) that the cap on elderly care costs will be pushed back from next April until 2020.
The decision came after an LGA letter earlier this month sent to health secretary Jeremy Hunt and Osborne. It said it would be “deeply damaging to press ahead with a costly and ambitious reform programme if the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-care-costs-cap-delayed-until-2020Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:15:00 GMTDevolution: Cornwall to develop 'progressive' plans on health integration
Local health partners in Cornwall and NHS England are to develop a business plan to move “progressively towards the integration of health and social care” following the official signing of the county’s devolution deal.
Last week, NHE reported that progress was being made on the deal following the chancellor’s...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devolution-cornwall-to-develop-progressive-plans-on-health-integrationThu, 16 Jul 2015 15:30:00 GMTNHS is 'over-treating, over-diagnosing and over-prescribing'
The NHS has been spending billions on unnecessary over-treatment, over-diagnosis and over-prescribing, a new report by think-tank the King’s Fund has found.
The investigation, ‘Better Value in the NHS’, determined that general over-use is common across the NHS, particularly with elective treatments of low clinical value...
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405,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-is-over-treating-over-diagnosing-and-over-prescribingThu, 16 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMTMonitor and TDA merged and renamed 'NHS Improvement'
Jeremy Hunt has announced the Monitor-NHS TDA merger will be renamed NHS Improvement in a speech at the King’s Fund today (16 July).
He appointed NHS England’s deputy chair Ed Smith as new chair of the body. Lord Darzi will be a non-executive director, but a chief executive is yet to be appointed.
The combined regulator...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-and-tda-merged-and-renamed-nhs-improvementThu, 16 Jul 2015 10:30:00 GMTHunt 'at war' with doctors over seven-day contract
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been accused of launching an attack on doctors by issuing a contract ultimatum over seven-day working today (16 July).
He said the British Medical Association (BMA) has six weeks to negotiate to agree new terms, or doctors will face a new mandatory contract.
If negotiated changes to the contract...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-at-war-with-doctors-over-seven-day-contractThu, 16 Jul 2015 09:45:00 GMT'Seven-day GP access will require an overhaul of how primary care works'
NHE speaks to Dr Ajit Kadirgamar, the co-founder of the country’s biggest independently run surgery network, The Practice group.
Primary care will need to be fundamentally restructured to deliver true seven-day access, according to Dr Ajit Kadirgamar, a GP for more than 20 years and clinical lead at The Practice group. He described...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-day-gp-access-will-require-an-overhaul-of-how-primary-care-worksWed, 15 Jul 2015 14:45:00 GMTCQC slams NHS 'lack of understanding' over Rotherham child abuse
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has concluded that there is “still a lack of understanding” about the roles and responsibilities of health services in Rotherham in protecting children and young people from abuse and neglect.
The regulator stated that there is a “surprising” lack of awareness, particularly...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-slams-nhs-lack-of-understanding-over-rotherham-child-abuseWed, 15 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMTCross-party MPs launch new group focusing on patient safety
The Patients Association has launched a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for patient safety, chaired by Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns.
The new APPG will ensure that the government agenda continues to focus on patient safety by bringing together parliamentarians, members of the public and healthcare experts to address its issues...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cross-party-mps-launch-new-group-focusing-on-patient-safety-Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMTImprove rotas to eliminate reliance on agency staff - Lord Carter
Running a good work bank and looking at the rates paid are critical factors in making sure trusts are not overly reliant on agency staff, NHE has been told by the Department of Health’s ‘procurement champion’, who said good rota design can eliminate the problem.
Lord Carter of Coles, who recently released his...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improve-rotas-to-eliminate-reliance-on-agency-staff--lord-carterWed, 15 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMTOther services causing mental health bed shortage - Crisp Commission
Delayed discharges, unsuitable living conditions and inappropriate services are behind excessive bed shortages for mental health patients, an inquiry has found.
The interim report from the Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care found that 92% of consultants in the 122 acute wards surveyed said they treated patients who could have been...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/other-services-to-blame-for-mental-health-bed-shortage-crisp-commissionWed, 15 Jul 2015 09:30:00 GMTClinical blunders cost the NHS more than £4.5bn
Medical errors have cost the NHS more than £4.5bn in the past five years, according to an investigation by the Telegraph.
More than £1.1bn has been paid out for mistakes at just 20 trusts nationwide during the same time, with Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust topping the charts at...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-blunders-cost-the-nhs-more-than-45bnTue, 14 Jul 2015 14:30:00 GMTPHE launches breast cancer awareness campaign
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a nationwide ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ eight-week campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer in women aged 70 and over.
Low awareness of breast cancer symptoms is putting the health of women amongst this age group at risk, with research showing only half of them could name a symptom...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-launches-breast-cancer-awareness-campaignTue, 14 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMTReview of NHS 111 a 'step in the right direction' - BMA
The British Medical Association (BMA) has welcomed plans by NHS England to review how NHS 111 and GP out-of-hours (OOH) services are procured in the future.
It was revealed last week that NHS England told commissioners to suspend all GP OOH and NHS 111 procurements, regardless of the stage they are in, until September.
Dame...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-of-nhs-111-a-step-in-the-right-direction--bmaMon, 13 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMTAll NHS 111 tenders suspended until September
NHS England has told commissioners to suspend all GP out-of-hours (OOH) and NHS 111 procurements, regardless of the stage they are in, until September.
In a letter from Dame Barbara Hakin, commissioning operations director at NHS England, CCGs were told to halt the tenders to give the national body time to create commissioning...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-111-tenders-suspended-until-september-Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:30:00 GMTNICE to publish 'informal' A&E safe staffing guidance
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is to publish the information which would have made up its safe staffing guidelines for A&E at the end of July, but “not as formal guidance”.
Last month, it was announced that NICE would be suspending its work in this area after NHS England said it would...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-publish-informal-ae-safe-staffing-guidanceFri, 10 Jul 2015 13:30:00 GMT'Serious concern' as prescriptions up by 55% since 2004 - AoMRC
In the last decade the number of prescriptions dispensed in England has increased by 55%, which the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) says is a “serious concern” to the medical profession.
Earlier this week, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) revealed that more than a billion items were...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/serious-concern-as-prescriptions-up-by-55-since-2004-aomrcThu, 09 Jul 2015 09:45:00 GMTClarity needed over £8bn NHS spending boost
The chancellor has stated that the NHS is the government’s ‘priority’ as he confirmed the health service will receive £8bn more in annual funding by 2020-21.
During his Summer Budget 2015, George Osborne said the government will fully fund the NHS’s self-produced Five Year Forward View – a pledge...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clarity-needed-over-8bn-nhs-spending-boostThu, 09 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMTUnions critical of four more years of pay restraint
Unions have stated that today’s announcement to cap public sector pay awards at 1% for four more years will “hasten the reluctant exit of many dedicated staff from hospitals”.
During the Summer Budget 2015, George Osborne said: “To ensure we have public services we can afford, and protect more jobs, we will...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-critical-of-four-more-years-of-pay-restraintWed, 08 Jul 2015 16:30:00 GMTGovernment making 'progress' on Cornwall devolution deal
The chancellor, George Osborne, has confirmed that “progress” is being made on a major plan to give Cornwall a greater say over local decisions, particularly with regards to health and social care.
The local authority put forward its ‘Case for Cornwall’ plan before the General Election, which stated that by...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-making-progress-on-cornwall-devolution-dealWed, 08 Jul 2015 15:00:00 GMTAcademics call for more understanding of hospital weekend death risk
Academics from the University of Warwick say more research is needed to understand why patients are more likely to die in hospital at the weekend.
Professor Richard Lilford and Dr Yen-Fu Chen of the University’s Warwick Medical School, raised the issue following a study that revealed hospital weekend death risk is common in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/academics-call-for-more-understanding-of-hospital-weekend-death-riskWed, 08 Jul 2015 10:45:00 GMTCall to radically revamp 999 services for smartphone technology
Radical changes should be made to the emergency 999 call service to reflect the ‘digital age’, where more people are communicating by text or social media, a new report has said.
Launched by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the study argues that in a world where smartphones, text and social media are...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-to-radically-revamp-999-services-for-smartphone-technologyWed, 08 Jul 2015 10:45:00 GMTNHS must tackle 'toxic' bullying culture - Lord Prior
Health minister Lord Prior of Brampton has said the NHS must make more of an effort to tackle the ‘toxic’ culture of bullying among staff.
Speaking at the King’s Fund’s Better Value Healthcare conference yesterday, the former chair of the CQC said that the national staff survey revealed a quarter of employees...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-tackle-toxic-bullying-culture--lord-priorWed, 08 Jul 2015 10:30:00 GMT£15m pharmacists plan launched to ease GP workload
Up to 300 clinical pharmacists are expected to be recruited and employed in GP surgeries to provide direct patient care and to ease the workload of doctors, as part of a new £15m scheme launched by NHS England.
The three-year pilot project for England will see pharmacists support around a million patients with self-limiting...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15m-pharmacists-plan-launched-to-ease-gp-workloadWed, 08 Jul 2015 09:45:00 GMT'Systems thinking' must be scaled up in the NHS - Cumberland Initiative
One solution to many pressures facing the NHS can be found in a combination of maths, engineering and computer modelling, according to the Cumberland Initiative (CI).
The CI, which consists of a group of clinicians, professors and computer simulation companies, is calling on the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to encourage much wider...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/systems-thinking-must-be-scaled-up-in-the-nhs--cumberland-initiative-Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:15:00 GMTLack of funding a barrier to boosting NHS lone staff safety
Employers in the NHS have said the main barriers to improving lone worker protection are a lack of available funding and resources.
A comprehensive study by NHS Protect has revealed that almost two-thirds of employers that responded to its survey said they didn’t have the money to improve lone worker...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-funding-a-barrier-to-boosting-nhs-lone-staff-safetyTue, 07 Jul 2015 10:45:00 GMTHEI report critical of Borders hospital hygiene procedures
Borders General Hospital in Melrose has been told to tighten up its infection control procedures, following a highly critical report into hygiene by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI).
The HEI carried out unannounced inspections in the theatres of Borders General Hospital on 13 and 14 May, and found bloodstained mops and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hei-report-critical-of-borders-hospital-hygiene-procedures-Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:15:00 GMT'Support not threats' needed over efficiency savings challenge - NHS Providers
The challenge to bring down the deficit of foundation trusts (FTs), which threatens to reach £1bn a year, should be met by supporting and empowering providers rather than “threatening or neutering them”.
Last week, David Bennett, the chief executive of Monitor, said that FTs could lose some of their freedoms if...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-not-threats-needed-over-efficiency-savings-challenge--nhs-providersMon, 06 Jul 2015 15:15:00 GMTGPs say patchy services failing dementia patients
Nearly two-thirds of doctors say that a lack of cooperation between the NHS and social care is acting as a barrier for dementia patients to receive the support they need, new research has revealed.
The survey of more than 1,000 family doctors, conducted by the Alzheimer’s Society, highlighted that 77% of GPs think their...
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413,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-say-patchy-services-failing-dementia-patients-Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:45:00 GMTHealth secretary in favour of charging for missed NHS appointments
The health secretary is in favour of charging patients who miss NHS appointments.
Jeremy Hunt made the comments on BBC1’s Question Time, suggesting the cost would ensure people take greater responsibility for the use of precious NHS resources.
However, he added that would be difficult to enforce.
"I think in...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-in-favour-of-charging-for-missed-nhs-appointmentsFri, 03 Jul 2015 14:45:00 GMTMonitor threatens FTs with loss of freedoms over efficiency savings
Monitor has threatened foundation trusts with the loss of “their cherished freedoms” if they do not make efficiency savings to bring down a deficit that threatens to reach £1bn a year.
The regulator warned the 152 FTs that they will come under increasing pressure unless they demonstrate faster improvements in...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-threatens-fts-with-loss-of-freedoms-over-efficiency-savingsFri, 03 Jul 2015 12:45:00 GMTNearly half of GPs believe patients are more violent than five years ago
More than half of GPs have experienced violence or aggression from patients, and over a third believe dealing with such behaviour is part of the job, according to a new survey.
A Medical Protection Society (MPS) survey of 254 GP members revealed that 46% of GPs believe patients are more violent and aggressive than five years ago, while...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-gps-believe-patients-are-more-violent-than-five-years-agoThu, 02 Jul 2015 15:00:00 GMTHSCIC procurement mistakes cost millions
Mistakes made by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in procuring and managing an IT system to extract data from GP practices cost millions of pounds in write-offs and settlements, the National Audit Office has found.
The NAO investigated the procurement of the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), an IT system...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-procurement-mistakes-cost-millionsThu, 02 Jul 2015 14:15:00 GMTNHS confederation annual conference 2015
The NHS Confederation returned to Liverpool’s ACC in June to listen, learn, take stock and get inspired by everything happening across the health service.
Influential leaders and managers from the worlds of commissioning, policy, provider trusts, private healthcare, the supply chain, politics and outside the NHS attended, engaged...
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405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-annual-conference-2015Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:00:00 GMTCommissioning Show 2015
More than 8,000 people attended the combined Health+Care and Commissioning Show 2015, engaging with the sector’s biggest organisations and companies and hearing from virtually everyone who matters in healthcare. Sam McCaffrey and David Stevenson report.
NHE was the official media partner for the Commissioning Show, and our team were...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-show-2015Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS devolution to Greater Manchester 'a bureaucratic mess'
The deal devolving NHS powers to Greater Manchester is in danger of becoming “a bureaucratic mess”, the House of Lords heard.
The Lords discussion on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill saw government minister Baroness Williams struggling under an onslaught of governance questions from the Labour...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-devolution-to-greater-manchester-a-bureaucratic-mess-Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:15:00 GMTUrgent and emergency care review
Dr Caron Morton, co-chair of the Urgent and Emergency Care National Steering Group, gave a presentation at the Commissioning Show outlining what to expect from the review between now and 2017.
Urgent care has to change fundamentally and cannot remain focused on A&E, according to Dr Caron Morton, the accountable officer at Shropshire...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-and-emergency-care-reviewWed, 01 Jul 2015 11:15:00 GMT'Enormous opportunity' for UK to help improve health globally
There is an “enormous opportunity” for the UK to help further improve health globally, whilst enhancing its own standing in the world and strengthening its economy, a new report has suggested.
The report – The UK’s contribution to health globally: benefiting the country and the world –by researchers at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enormous-opportunity-for-uk-to-help-improve-health-globallyWed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMTNHS England launches safe staffing framework for mental health wards
NHS England has launched a new safe staffing framework for inpatient mental health wards to ensure the right number of staff with the right skills are in place.
It follows the revelation at the NHS Confederation Annual Conference earlier this month that NHS England would take over the safe staffing work that was previously being carried...
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414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-safe-staffing-framework-for-mental-health-wardsWed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMTNearly two-thirds of provider FDs forecasting 2015-16 deficit
Almost two-thirds of NHS finance directors are forecasting a deficit for the end of this financial year, up by a third compared to the 47% that finished 2014-15 in deficit, new figures have revealed.
The data from the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA’s) latest biannual NHS Financial Temperature Check...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-two-thirds-of-provider-fds-forecasting-2015-16-deficit-Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:15:00 GMTNHSCC and LGA push for new roles for health & wellbeing boards
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and the Local Government Association (LGA) have come together in attempt to drive forward the development of health and wellbeing boards (HWBs).
The two organisations have produced a new report, Making It Better Together, aimed at HWB members, local commissioners, and the government, pushing for HWBs to...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhscc-and-lga-push-for-new-roles-for-health--wellbeing-boardsTue, 30 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMTCQC publishes first reports into NHS 111 services
The CQC has published reports on the first three NHS 111 services that took part in a pilot to be inspected under its new methodology.
Since March, the CQC has been developing a new approach to the inspection of England's NHS 111 services, using specialist inspectors accompanied by GPs, nurses and other experts. In line with...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-publishes-first-reports-into-nhs-111-servicesTue, 30 Jun 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS Professionals - Don't let NHS staff work for external agencies
One way to reduce agency spending is for the NHS to work collectively to stamp out practices such as allowing staff to work through external staffing agencies, rather than the trust’s own bank, NHE has been told.
Speaking after Monitor announced that it had set up a team of experts to reduce the amount of money being spent by...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-professionals-dont-let-nhs-staff-work-for-external-agenciesMon, 29 Jun 2015 17:15:00 GMTNew 'duty of candour' guidance published for NHS staff
New guidance for doctors, nurses and midwives across the UK on being open and honest with patients when things go wrong have been published.
Jointly developed by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the ‘professional duty of candour’ guidance sets out the standards expected of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-duty-of-candour-guidance-published-for-nhs-staffMon, 29 Jun 2015 12:30:00 GMTHealth secretary can overrule devolved health and social care decisions
Decisions made by Greater Manchester under their devolved health and social care powers could be overturned by the health secretary if he disagrees with them, according to a government minister.
During a Lords committee discussion on the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill, local government minister Baroness Williams was asked...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-can-overrule-devolved-health-and-social-care-decisionsMon, 29 Jun 2015 12:15:00 GMTMedical negligence legal fees to be capped
The Department of Health plans to impose a cap on the fees lawyers can claim in medical negligence cases against the NHS in England.
The plan is intended to save the NHS up to £80m by fixing the fee a lawyer can charge for claims of up to £100,000 at a percentage of the compensation received by the patient.
Health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-negligence-legal-fees-to-be-cappedMon, 29 Jun 2015 12:15:00 GMTMonitor team to tackle NHS agency staff spend
Monitor has set up a team of experts to reduce the amount of money being spent by the NHS on agency staff.
The team has been set up to run an initial three-month trial at three foundation trusts, and comes after the regulator recently revealed that agency pay to contract staff at the end of the financial year amounted to...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-team-to-tackle-nhs-agency-staff-spend-Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:15:00 GMTDon't let NHS staff work for external agencies, says NHS ProfessionalsOne way to reduce agency spending is for the NHS to work collectively to stamp out practices such as allowing staff to work through external staffing agencies, rather than the trust’s own bank, NHE has been told.
Speaking after Monitor announced that it had set up a team of experts to reduce the amount of money being spent by the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-let-nhs-staff-work-for-external-agencies-says-nhs-professionalsMon, 29 Jun 2015 08:45:00 GMTDH has most projects 'likely to fail' in Whitehall
Department of Health projects are the most likely to fail, according to a new report from the government’s Major Projects Authority (MPA).
The annual report from the MPA for 2014-15 detailed the costs and progress of all major government projects and rated them using a traffic light scheme. It found that 112 major projects across...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-has-most-projects-likely-to-fail-in-whitehallFri, 26 Jun 2015 16:15:00 GMTOut of hours care to be integrated with NHS 111
Out of hours care will be integrated with NHS 111 to “ensure seamless operation” for at least half of the population by 2017 as part of the urgent and emergency care review.
Dr Caron Morton, co-chair of the Urgent and Emergency Care National Steering Group, gave a presentation at the Commissioning Show yesterday outlining what...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-hours-care-to-be-integrated-with-nhs-111Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:15:00 GMTVariation in commissioning outcomes 'unacceptable'
NHS England’s director of commissioning support services strategy Bob Ricketts CBE said that the current degree of variation in commissioning outcomes across the country is “unacceptable” and there needs to be much smarter, data-driven commissioning.
During one of the last sessions on day one at the Commissioning Show...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/variation-in-commissioning-outcomes-unacceptableThu, 25 Jun 2015 10:15:00 GMTSpecialised commissioning overspends led to 'policy-paralysis'
Budget overspends in specialised commissioning after the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act led to ‘policy-paralysis’ that left many patients in limbo, delegates were told at the Commissioning Show yesterday.
John Murray, director of the Specialised Healthcare Alliance, said the Act did help clarify where...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialised-commissioning-overspends-led-to-policy-paralysisThu, 25 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTThe NHS still has a dysfunctional relationship with its estate - CHP
NHS buildings can act as a focal point to deliver and drive change at trusts across the country, but those in the health service still have a “dysfunctional relationship” with the estate, according to Antek Lejk, executive director and partnering lead at Community Health Partnerships (CHP).
Speaking in London on the first day...
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410,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-still-has-a-dysfunctional-relationship-with-its-estate--chpThu, 25 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTPublic tells commissioners to prioritise elderly care and GP access
The public believe NHS commissioners should prioritise elderly care and weekend access to GPs according to a new survey conducted for the Health+Care and Commissioning Show, which opens today at the ExCel in London.
The results show that the public’s highest priorities are care for the elderly (57%) and access to GPs at weekends...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-tells-commissioners-to-prioritise-elderly-care-and-gp-access-Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMTGPs call for a halt to CQC inspections
GP leaders have called for an “emergency pause” in CQC inspections to relieve pressure on overworked surgeries.
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has written to the health secretary asking for a halt to inspections so that GPs can better manage their workload and concentrate on patient care. Jeremy Hunt and the CQC have both...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-call-for-a-halt-to-cqc-inspectionsWed, 24 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTRCN to campaign against suspension of NICE safe staffing guidelines
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has condemned the decision to halt work on the NICE safe staffing guidelines and is to campaign against the decision.
RCN members passed an emergency resolution at the organisation’s annual Congress deploring the decision to halt the work by NICE on safe staffing, and called for the reversal of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-to-campaign-against-suspension-of-nice-safe-staffing-guidelinesWed, 24 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTCapita wins primary care support contract
Capita has been announced as the preferred bidder for the £1bn primary care support services contract.
NHS England has confirmed that Capita beat out competition from Capgemini and Equiniti. The stock market was briefed on the decision this morning.
Capita was supported on the bid by Anglian Community Enterprise – a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/capita-wins-primary-care-support-contractMon, 22 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTImmigration rules could cause chaos and cost NHS millions
New immigration rules could see over 3,000 nurses deported, exacerbating the UK shortage and costing the NHS millions.
Under new government rules, from next April non-EEA workers who are earning less than £35,000 after six years in the UK will have to leave the country. The EEA – the European Economic Area – covers the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/immigration-rules-could-cause-chaos-and-cost-nhs-millionsMon, 22 Jun 2015 17:00:00 GMTWelsh doctors bullied for raising concerns
More than 60% of doctors in Wales have experienced bullying or harassment as a result of raising patient safety concerns, an embarrassing figure for the NHS coming so soon after Sir Robert Francis’ Freedom to Speak Up review.
In a BMA survey of more than 3,000 doctors working in secondary care in Wales, 60.2% of...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-doctors-bullied-for-raising-concernsMon, 22 Jun 2015 16:30:00 GMTHunt promises 'new deal' for GPs in return for seven-day services
The health secretary has promised a “new deal” for general practice, including funding and investment in the workforce, in return for seven-day opening.
The deal includes at least 10,000 extra primary care staff, including 5,000 more GPs and a trial of 1,000 new physician associates.
Jeremy Hunt...
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405,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-promises-new-deal-for-general-practice-in-return-for-seven-day-servicesFri, 19 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMTNHS to launch review into premature deaths of those with learning disabilities
The NHS is to launch the world’s first national review into the premature deaths of people with learning disabilities.
The three-year project will be the first comprehensive, national review set up to get to the bottom of why people with learning disabilities typically die much earlier than average, and to inform a strategy to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-launch-review-into-premature-deaths-of-those-with-learning-disabilitiesThu, 18 Jun 2015 15:15:00 GMTMonitor takes action at Lancashire trust due to massive deficit forecast
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is facing regulatory action due to its forecast of a massive deficit.
Following an investigation in March, Monitor has found the trust in breach of its licence to provide care and has stepped in to address problem with its financial position and the way it is being run.
The trust has forecast a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-takes-action-at-lancashire-trust-due-to-massive-deficit-forecastThu, 18 Jun 2015 14:45:00 GMTOne in three councils cut funding to Healthwatch groups
Almost a third of local authorities are cutting the budgets of local Healthwatch groups, some by up to 50%, the health and care watchdog has warned.
The national body, Healthwatch England, has said that areas being hit include a third of the country’s troubled health economies and cover half of hospitals in special...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-three-councils-cut-funding-to-healthwatch-groupsThu, 18 Jun 2015 08:45:00 GMTConsultants fight plans to centralise emergency surgery in Manchester
More than 100 consultants at a major Manchester hospital have objected to plans to move emergency general surgery to another trust.
The Medical Staffing Committee at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) NHS Foundation Trust, voted unanimously last night to pen a letter to the trust’s chief...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-100-consultants-object-to-plans-to-centralise-emergency-surgery-in-manchesterWed, 17 Jun 2015 11:30:00 GMT'Seven-day GP access will require an overhaul of how primary care works'
The co-founder of the country’s biggest independently run surgery network says primary care will need to be fundamentally restructured to deliver true seven-day access.
Dr Ajit Kadirgamar, a GP for more than 20 years and clinical lead at The Practice group, described to NHE a “perfect storm” of GPs leaving the profession...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-day-gp-access-will-require-an-overhaul-of-how-primary-care-worksWed, 17 Jun 2015 09:45:00 GMTFour-fifths of complaints to PHSO are about NHS
Nearly 80% of all complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) are about the NHS in England, a new report has revealed.
The other 20% of complaints the service receives concern government departments and their agencies, such as the Border Force, DVLA and HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Most NHS investigations...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-fifths-of-complaints-to-phso-are-about-nhsWed, 17 Jun 2015 09:45:00 GMTNHS considers free wi-fi across entire estate
The feasibility of turning the entire NHS estate into a free wi-fi zone is to be explored as part of national plans to support the health service on its journey to “harness the power of data and technology”.
Health and social care leaders have suggested that universal wi-fi would reduce the administrative burden on...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-considers-free-wi-fi-across-entire-estateWed, 17 Jun 2015 09:45:00 GMTThird of dentists advertising on NHS Choices turning patients away
A third of dentists advertised as accepting new patients are not, according to new research.
In March this year undercover researchers from Which? called 500 dental surgeries advertising on NHS Choices as accepting new NHS patients to see if they could book an appointment.
They found that three in ten (31%) practices didn’t...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/third-of-dentists-advertising-on-nhs-choices-turning-patients-awayTue, 16 Jun 2015 12:30:00 GMTCMO calls for review of safety and efficacy of medicines
The chief medical officer for England has called for a review of the safety and efficacy of medicines.
The Department of Health has confirmed that Dame Sally Davies has written to the Academy of Medical Sciences to express concern that recent controversies surrounding the safety of certain marketed medicines has dented the public’s...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cmo-calls-for-review-of-safety-and-efficacy-of-medicinesTue, 16 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMTBarts replaces temporary £47,000 a month finance director
Barts NHS Trust has replaced its temporary finance director following revelations that he was costing the trust the equivalent of more than £560,000 a year.
Figures obtained by the Daily Telegraph showed that a company called Maxentius was paid £78,000 plus VAT in February and March by the trust for the services of Ian Miller...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/barts-replaces-temporary-47000-a-month-finance-directorMon, 15 Jun 2015 15:30:00 GMTRoyal College of GPs calls for QOF to be scrapped
The government should conduct an immediate review of the “unnecessary burdens” the CQC places on GP practices, and replace the Quality and Outcomes Framework with a new funding arrangement, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has said.
The college has released a blueprint for building a ‘new deal’ for general practice...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-gps-calls-for-qof-to-be-scrappedMon, 15 Jun 2015 15:15:00 GMTPublic supports right to complain direct to Ombudsman
The public would like the ability to complain direct to the Ombudsman, a new survey has shown.
Currently, anyone who is not happy with the way a public service has handled a complaint must go through their MP before the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) can look at it, but new research has found that 59% of people would...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-supports-right-to-complain-direct-to-ombudsman-Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:15:00 GMTThe Care Certificate and workforce optimisation
Christina Pond, executive director for core contracts and policy at Skills for Health, considers the importance of the new Care Certificate and the role it plays within workforces.
Earlier this year the Care Certificate was introduced for all new healthcare assistants and social care support workers. It sets out the introductory...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-care-certificate-and-workforce-optimisationFri, 12 Jun 2015 16:15:00 GMTCCG pulls plug on seven-day GP access pilot due to lack of interest
A Yorkshire CCG has pulled the plug on its seven-day GP access pilot after just one in 10 appointments were filled.
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has reacted to the news that NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG will shut down its pilot after only four months by calling for government to give GPs more autonomy to tailor resources...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-pulls-plug-on-seven-day-gp-access-pilot-due-to-lack-of-interestFri, 12 Jun 2015 15:15:00 GMTGMC developing plans for single UK medical licensing assessment
Every doctor who wants to practise in the UK will have to pass the same assessment under new plans being developed by the General Medical Council.
The GMC Council has approved a plan to work with partners to develop a unified assessment to replace the current Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test.
The new assessment has...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-developing-plans-for-single-uk-medical-licensing-assessment-Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:45:00 GMTStaff too judgemental when caring for those in mental health crisis - CQC
Staff are judgemental and do not treat those suffering through a mental health crisis with respect or compassion, according to a new report from the CQC.
In Right here, right now, the watchdog examines the quality, safety and effectiveness of crisis care for those with mental health issues.
It found unhelpful attitudes among doctors...
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412,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-too-judgemental-when-caring-for-those-in-mental-health-crisis-says-cqcFri, 12 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMTMonitor and NHS Trust Development Authority leadership to merge
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) will be working a lot closer together as the organisations move towards a single leader, who is expected to appointed by the end of the summer.
In advance of a new joint chief executive being appointed, the current CEOs of Monitor and TDA, David Bennett and Bob Alexander...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-and-nhs-trust-development-authority-leadership-to-mergeThu, 11 Jun 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS can save up to £5bn a year through efficiencies - Lord Carter
The NHS could save up to £5bn a year by 2019-20 through a variety of efficiency measures, provided there is political and managerial commitment to take the necessary steps and funding to make this happen, an independent review has suggested.
Lord Carter’s ‘Review of Operational Productivity in NHS providers’...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-can-save-up-to-5bn-a-year-through-efficiencies-lord-carter-review-Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTDermatology services 'nearly collapsed' after privatisation
The NHS must learn from the mistakes that led to the near-collapse of dermatology services in Nottingham and a more “radical approach to commissioning” is needed in the future, according to the chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).
Peter Homa made the comments following the publication of a review...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dermatology-services-nearly-collapsed-after-privatisationWed, 10 Jun 2015 12:30:00 GMTSouth Tees struck by regulatory double team
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been hit by a regulatory double team today as both the CQC and Monitor take action.
First up the CQC released its most recent report of the trust, rating it as ‘requires improvement’. While inspectors found services to be caring, responsive and well-led, it required improvement for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-tees-struck-by-regulatory-double-teamWed, 10 Jun 2015 12:15:00 GMTNHS and LGA chiefs meet Integrated Personal Commissioning leaders
NHS England and the Local Government Association hosted a session at the IPC Summit yesterday for the nine areas pioneering blended comprehensive health and social care funding.
The Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) programme was set out in October 2014 and went live in April 2015 with the first wave of nine demonstrator sites...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-lga-chiefs-meet-integrated-personal-commissioning-leadersWed, 10 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMTWelsh health board in special measures
The deputy chief executive of the Welsh NHS is to take charge of a health board after it was placed in special measures.
The chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Professor Trevor Purt, was suspended after it was placed in special measures by health minister Mark Drakeford AM.
The minister has now asked Simon...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-health-board-in-special-measures-Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTSingle pooled budgets for health and social care in 'every area' by 2020
A single pooled budget for health and social care services should be in place for every area by 2020, recommends the King’s Fund – but NHS Providers warns that commissioning decision must remain clinicially led.
A new report, Options for integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker, argues that the fragmentation of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-pooled-budgets-for-health-and-social-care-needed-by-2020Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMTRecruitment and retention problem among Scottish consultants and nurses
The BMA has warned of a major recruitment and retention problem among Scotland’s consultants as the latest figures show vacancy rates continue to rise.
Official statistics from Scotland’s Information Services Division (ISD) show that vacancies WTE (whole-time equivalent) rose by 25.5% between March 2014 and 2015 to 407.6 posts...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recruitment-and-retention-problem-among-scottish-consultants-and-nursesTue, 09 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMTAudit finds CQC made errors while tendering contracts worth £1.5m
The CQC made “procedural errors” during a procurement that led to the awarding of two contracts worth nearly £1.5m to the consultancy firm McKinsey, a Department of Health audit has found.
The tenders were for contracts to review the CQC’s organisational structures and develop the new Intelligent Monitoring...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audit-finds-cqc-made-errors-while-tendering-contracts-worth-15mMon, 08 Jun 2015 12:45:00 GMTBMA denies massive pay rises for senior figures
The BMA has denied claims that it has given its senior figures pay raises of up to 137%.
The claim was made by reporters at the Guardian, who saw an internal briefing memo apparently detailing the pay rises. The newspaper alleges that Dr Mark Porter, the BMA’s chair of council, has seen his income go from £88,320 last year to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-denies-massive-pay-rises-for-senior-figuresMon, 08 Jun 2015 12:15:00 GMTHealth secretary announces new rating system for CCGs
CCGs could face being put into special measures as they become subject to a new traffic light rating system, the health secretary has announced.
Speaking at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool yesterday, Jeremy Hunt said that he had commissioned the King’s Fund to “develop some transparent metrics that look at...
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410,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-announces-new-rating-system-for-ccgsFri, 05 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMTFirst NHS hospital chains to be announced in September
The first four hospital chains in the NHS are to be chosen by September, the health secretary has announced.
Jeremy Hunt said that Monitor and NHS England will make a decision on which trusts will form the first NHS foundation trust chains and encouraged hospitals to start putting their proposals together to be...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-nhs-hospital-chains-to-be-announced-in-septemberFri, 05 Jun 2015 12:45:00 GMTNHS to change A&E waiting time target reporting
The NHS is to continue reporting statistics on the four-hour A&E standards but monthly rather than weekly in a major reporting standardisation at NHS England, it has been revealed.
In a letter to NHS England CEO Simon Stevens, Sir Bruce Keogh, the organisation’s national medical director, has recommended standardising...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-change-ae-waiting-time-target-reporting-Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:30:00 GMTRCN expresses 'concern' as NICE suspends nurse staffing levels work
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has expressed ‘concern’ that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE’s) decision to suspend its work on safe nurse staffing levels is driven by “affordability”.
The decision to stop the work, which was a recommendation of the Francis report...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-expresses-concern-as-nice-suspends-nurse-staffing-levels-workThu, 04 Jun 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS regulators take unprecedented action in three entire regions
In an unprecedented move, regulators are to step in to help guide health services in three entire regions of England.
NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) will work together to impose a newly-devised “success regime” in three parts of the country where multiple trusts are failing and the entire health...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-regulators-to-take-over-health-services-in-three-entire-regionsWed, 03 Jun 2015 14:15:00 GMTManagers have too much say in clinical decisions - Scottish doctors
There is “strong dissatisfaction” among senior doctors in Scotland about the impact that non-medical managers and red tape has on clinical decision in the NHS, according to a new survey.
The research on the changing experience of the work of consultants in NHS Scotland was conducted by academics at Dundee and Glasgow...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/non-medical-managers-have-too-much-say-in-clinical-decisions-scottish-doctorsWed, 03 Jun 2015 10:45:00 GMTNHS Confed chief to call for social care funding at annual conference
Rob Webster is to call on the government to address funding issues in social care and be more open and honest with the public about the need for service change in his address to the NHS Confederation conference.
Social care funding and the need for service change were the headline results from a survey of NHS leaders conducted by the NHS...
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409,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed-chief-to-call-on-government-to-fix-social-care-funding-at-annual-conferenceWed, 03 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTHead of HEE suggests new 'nursing associate' role
A new position of ‘nursing associate’ could be created to address the chronic shortage of nurses facing the health service, the head of Health Education England has suggested.
Speaking to the Guardian, Ian Cumming said that people in this new role would nurse patients, with an expanded skillset compared to the healthcare...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/head-of-hee-suggests-new-nursing-associate-roleWed, 03 Jun 2015 09:15:00 GMTRCN appoints new general secretary
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed Janet Davies, its director of nursing and service delivery, as its next chief executive and general secretary. She will take over from Dr Peter Carter in July.
Davies has been an RCN director for the last nine years, and has 20 years’ experience as a hands-on nursing leader. Before joining...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-appoints-new-general-secretaryWed, 03 Jun 2015 09:15:00 GMTStaff burnout could derail seven-day NHS plans
Staff burnout, disengagement and NHS pay restraint could derail the government’s plans for seven-day services and efficiency savings, the Nuffield Trust has warned.
The think tank said that plans for an unprecedented £22bn in savings and seven day working by 2020 will not be realised unless the health service reconnects with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-burnout-could-derail-seven-day-nhs-plansTue, 02 Jun 2015 11:15:00 GMTHunt sets out controls to clampdown on agency staffing costs
Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a package of tough new financial controls to clampdown on rip-off staffing agencies charging the NHS extortionate rates.
However, the health secretary’s proposals, which include setting a maximum hourly rate for agency doctors and nurses, have received mixed responses across the industry.
It...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-sets-out-controls-to-clampdown-on-agency-staffing-costsTue, 02 Jun 2015 08:45:00 GMTDo not underestimate the challenges of nursing revalidation
Nursing revalidation could create a significant level of extra administration on an already stretched service warns Jo Parker-Swift, lead for health at Equiniti, who here looks at the challenges facing both employers and their nursing staff – and the possible solutions.
It’s more than three years since revalidation commenced...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/do-not-underestimate-the-challenges-of-nursing-revalidationMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:45:00 GMTE-learning
John Rogers, chief executive of Skills for Health, examines the cost benefits and efficiencies of e-learning training courses in the healthcare industry.
A recent report issued by the BBC asked the question: ‘How many staff does the NHS need?’
The report is highly topical, exploring the pressures faced by the NHS in...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/e-learningMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:45:00 GMTA changing mindset for a changing NHS
Richard Jones, partner at transformation consultancy Moorhouse, discusses new ways of working in the NHS.
These are fascinating times in the health sector. At a macro-political level there appears to be a broad consensus that traditional ways of working cannot continue, and that transformational change is required for the NHS to tackle...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-changing-mindset-for-a-changing-nhsMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:30:00 GMTDemonisation of the private provider: the MSK physiotherapist perspective
David Pearce, EKTRA Ltd principal physiotherapist and company director, discusses the commissioning of musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy and its outstanding improvement to patient care.
Following 18 months, after thousands of amendments, the Health and Social Care Bill was passed in Parliament in March 2012; the writing was on the wall...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/demonisation-of-the-private-provider-the-msk-physiotherapist-perspectiveMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:30:00 GMTLack of oversight: the monitoring of contracts for outsourced NHS services
Sam McCaffrey reports on the difficulty of holding NHS commissioners and their contractors to account in a world of commercial confidentiality.
“The information you requested is being withheld in reliance on the exemption at section 43(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act because it is commercially sensitive...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-oversight-the-monitoring-of-contracts-for-outsourced-nhs-servicesMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:30:00 GMTParamedic workforce shortfall - is it Solvable?
Earlier this year, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended that paramedics should, for the first time, be added to the ‘shortage occupation list’, which would allow positions to be “sensibly” filled using labour from outside Europe.
At the time, Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) evidence...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paramedic-workforce-shortfall--is-it-solvableMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:15:00 GMTThe old business models are not viable
NHE spoke to Monitor’s director of integrated care, Catherine Pollard.
The benefits of integrated care to the patient are obvious: a more seamless and joined-up experience, without the fragmentation and confusion and poor outcomes that can arise when several organisations provide distinct episodes of care without reference to that...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-old-business-models-are-not-viableMon, 01 Jun 2015 16:15:00 GMTNHS to clamp down on staffing agencies 'ripping off' NHS - Stevens
NHS England boss Simon Stevens has said the health service plans to “clamp down” on some of the staffing agencies ripping off the NHS.
Speaking on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show yesterday, Stevens admitted that there had been overspending on contract staff, but added “what we've got to do is convert that [agency]...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-clamp-down-on-staffing-agencies-ripping-off-nhs--stevens-Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMTMonitor wants commissioners to help patients choose a GP
Commissioners, including NHS England and CCGs, should help patients choose their GP surgery, according to Monitor.
A report by the health sector regulator into GP services provision in England sets out an opportunity for commissioners to improve services and ensure patients can access them more easily.
Catherine Davies, executive...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-wants-commissioners-to-help-patients-choose-a-gpMon, 01 Jun 2015 14:30:00 GMTA&Es hit waiting time target for first time since September 2014
A&E departments in England have hit the four-hour waiting time target for the first time in eight months.
Figures for the week ending 24 May show 95.1% of A&E patients spent four hours or less from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge.
The 95% target had not been hit for 33 consecutive weeks, since late last...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aes-hit-waiting-time-target-for-first-time-since-september-2014Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMTAn engaging idea
Most CCGs say they want to put patients at the heart of what they do. But actually putting this into practice takes effort. NHE spoke to Colin Philpott, lay member for patient and public involvement at NHS Bradford Districts CCG and its vice-chair, to hear about its pioneering approach.
“Fundamentally, if you want to try to deliver...
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405,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-engaging-ideaMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:45:00 GMTCoalition for Collaborative Care
NHE talks to Royal Pharmaceutical Society policy and practice lead for England, Heidi Wright, about the organisation’s new role as a member of the Coalition for Collaborative Care.
The Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC) was launched in November 2014 to support the 15 million people with long-term conditions and to help make...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coalition-for-collaborative-careMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTHEE evaluating results of national emergency department pharmacy pilot
NHE’s David Stevenson gives a progress update on the national emergency department pharmacy pilot.
In the March/April 2015 edition of NHE, we reported that the Health Education England (HEE)-led national emergency department (ED) pharmacy pilot was due to start in March.
Running for a period of five weeks, from 2 March to...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-evaluating-results-of-national-emergency-department-pharmacy-pilotMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTNational recognition for innovative palliative care pharmacy scheme
Paul Adams, head of primary care and community services in north-west Glasgow, and Dr Kate McCusker, lead pharmacist at Macmillan Pharmacy Service, discuss how an innovative pharmacy scheme is helping to shift the balance of palliative care services away from the acute sector to a more financially sustainable community-based service.
The...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-recognition-for-innovative-palliative-care-pharmacy-schemeMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMTDeveloping digital at the heart of mental health
Rebecca Cotton, director of mental health policy at the Mental Health Network, discusses the opportunities and challenges in developing digital services for the mental health sector.
The Mental Health Taskforce, formed in March this year, has been given the daunting task of developing a new five-year national strategy for mental health...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-digital-at-the-heart-of-mental-healthMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:15:00 GMTUnlocking a revolution in healthcare through data analytics
James Norman, UK public sector chief information officer at EMC and ex-CIO at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how data analytics could improve the efficiency of the healthcare sector by between 15% and 60%. David Stevenson reports.
A revolution in healthcare requires significant investment in data...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unlocking-a-revolution-in-healthcare-through-data-analyticsMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:15:00 GMTDelivering big data benefits 'responsibly'
Andrew MacLaren, the new director of information and analytics at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), discusses how he wants to take big data forward to deliver benefits to patients and healthcare providers. David Stevenson reports.
Carefully crafted big data programmes across the NHS have the potential ability to...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-big-data-benefits-responsiblyMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTThe importance of evidence-based mhealth developments
Professor Jeremy Wyatt, leadership chair in eHealth research and clinical advisor on new technology at the Royal College of Physicians, and Dr Maximilian Johnston, clinical research fellow at the Centre for Patient Safety & Service Quality at Imperial College London, discuss the importance of clinical and evidence-based development in...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-evidence-based-mhealth-developmentsMon, 01 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMTHealthcare planning: Lean Six Sigma by stealth?
Tony Virtue, senior healthcare planner at Essentia Trading Ltd, based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, discusses important concepts in health management. He argues that some of the tools and techniques used in Healthcare Planning are similar to those used in Lean Six Sigma.
What is Healthcare...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-planning-lean-six-sigma-by-stealthMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:45:00 GMTPatient administration - the weakest link?
Andrew Prince, director of health at Serco Consulting, discusses the problems with administrative processes in the NHS.
The NHS can be justly proud of the clinical care it provides. At its best, NHS clinical care stands comparison with the finest anywhere in the world. But are patients and clinicians let down by the administrative...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-administration--the-weakest-linkMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:45:00 GMT'An incredible success story that absolutely does not get the attention it deserves'
Paul Weaving, associate director of infection prevention and control at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, talks to NHE about the change in mindset that no longer treats healthcare associated infections as inevitable.
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is an aspirant foundation trust, and as such has been putting on...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-incredible-success-story-that-absolutely-does-not-get-the-attention-it-deservesMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:30:00 GMTCutting the cost of water consumption
Paul Wharram, assistant sustainability manager at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how it cut its water bill by £110,000.
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was commended recently at the NHS Sustainability Awards for a project that helped the Castle Hill Hospital (CHH) site reduce its water...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cutting-the-cost-of-water-consumptionMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:30:00 GMTEngaging clinicians to deliver procurement savings
Jeremy Pewton, head of procurement at Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust, explains why medical staff are getting more involved in finding procurement savings.
In March, nurses and procurement managers launched the ‘Small Changes, Big Differences’ campaign to improve patient care while potentially saving the NHS...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/engaging-clinicians-to-deliver-procurement-savings-Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:30:00 GMTHow a broken chain of hospital communication is impacting elderly care
Graeme Currie, professor of public management at Warwick Business School, discusses the findings of his latest research, which suggests that elderly patients are enduring poor care in hospitals because of a communication block between the frontline and NHS management.
Communication is vital in any organisation but in a hospital it can...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-a-broken-chain-of-hospital-communication-is-impacting-elderly-careMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:15:00 GMTReal-life stories from service users help to promote the statutory regulation of arts therapists
In the second of a two-part series, Rebekah Tailor from the Health and Care Professions Council draws on case studies collated as part of the WHAT? campaign to highlight how arts therapists have helped to improve the lives and wellbeing of service users.
The HCPC’s ‘Why Hire an Arts Therapist?’ (WHAT?) campaign has been...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/real-life-stories-from-service-users-help-to-promote-the-statutory-regulation-of-arts-therapistsMon, 01 Jun 2015 09:00:00 GMTNon-confidential open data could save NHS millions
The NHS needs to make more non-confidential data available and open to improve care and save millions of pounds, according to the chair of the Open Data Institute.
Speaking to the Guardian, Nigel Shadbolt said that datasets such as trusts’ opening times consultant lists and details of services should be made available in a format...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/non-confidential-open-data-could-save-nhs-millionsFri, 29 May 2015 17:15:00 GMTMedication should not be 'first resort' to challenging behaviour - NICE
There must be a move away from the over-reliance on antipsychotic medication given to people with a learning difficulty to manage challenging behaviour, NICE has said in new guidance.
Within the latest guideline, the health watchdog recommends that the use of antipsychotic medication to manage behaviour that challenges should only be...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medication-should-not-be-first-resort-to-challenging-behaviour--nice-Fri, 29 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTGovernment urged to prioritise mental health
Six leading mental health organisations have joined forces to urge the government to make mental health a priority, starting with a commitment to agree to fair funding for services in the post-election budget.
The organisations have a plan for what the government should do in the first 100 days of the new Parliament to improve the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-urged-to-prioritise-mental-healthFri, 29 May 2015 16:45:00 GMTMassive staff shortages predicted for NHS and social care
Demand for staff will far outstrip availability in the next few years for both the NHS and social care, warns a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
According to the report, Skills and Performance Challenges in Health and Social Care, progression bottlenecks could limit the supply of workers with the right...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/massive-staff-shortages-predicted-for-nhs-and-social-careFri, 29 May 2015 15:45:00 GMTPHSO backs plans for single public services ombudsman
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has backed government plans to merge all public service ombudsmen into one organisation, saying it will provide better value for money and improved public services.
The plan to merge the ombudsmen was included as a draft Bill in the Queen’s Speech. It involves merging the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phso-backs-plans-for-single-public-services-ombudsman-Thu, 28 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTRoyal College of Midwives seeks to join TUC
A formal application is being made by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to affiliate to the TUC.
If the application is successful the RCM will become the first Royal College to be a member of the Trades Union Congress.
Commenting on the decision, Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the RCM, said: “This is a significant...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-midwives-seeks-to-join-tucThu, 28 May 2015 14:45:00 GMTGPs are too slow to refer cancer patients for tests
GPs in the UK are less likely to refer patients who might have cancer to a specialist or for further tests than doctors in other countries, a new study has revealed.
Researchers analysed survey responses from 2,795 GPs around the world on how they would manage different scenarios of patients coming to them with possible cases of either...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-are-too-slow-to-refer-cancer-patients-for-tests-Thu, 28 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTRCGP outcry at declining general practice training for medical students
GP leaders are outraged at new research that shows the amount of time medical students spend being taught general practice is decreasing.
The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, shows that the total amount of general practice teaching has fallen by two weeks since 2002.
The report concludes that the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-outcry-at-declining-general-practice-training-for-medical-studentsWed, 27 May 2015 11:30:00 GMTMedical students report high levels of patient and workplace abuse
A new survey of medical and healthcare students has revealed widespread abuse of patient dignity and safety, as well as abuse of workplace colleagues.
Researchers from the University of Dundee and Cardiff University conducted a survey of about 4,000 medical and healthcare students from across the UK and found that more than half of those...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-students-report-high-levels-of-patient-and-workplace-abuseWed, 27 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTToo many GPs misdiagnosing MS, says charity
Too many people with MS are being misdiagnosed and having to wait years before the true cause of the symptoms is discovered, according to the MS Society.
The charity conducted a survey of 1,500 with MS, of which 81% had been misdiagnosed when they first visited their GP. The most common misdiagnosis was a trapped nerve (28%), while 14%...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-gps-misdiagnosing-ms-says-charityWed, 27 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTCCGs postpone investment to stay within budget
CCGs managed to underspend their combined budgets by £151m in the 2014-15 financial year, but only because they deferred significant amounts of investment and paid less than planned under the Quality Premium scheme.
Paul Baumann, NHS England’s chief financial officer, says in papers going to this week’s board...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-postpone-investment-to-stay-within-budgetWed, 27 May 2015 10:30:00 GMTPathology Partnership deficit three times higher than expected
The Pathology Partnership (tPP), a joint venture of six NHS trusts in the east of England, has recorded a deficit of £4.9m in its first year – more than three times the amount anticipated.
In a paper to be presented at Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust’s board this week, the trust’s chief finance officer...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pathology-partnership-deficit-three-times-higher-than-expected-Wed, 27 May 2015 08:45:00 GMTNHS trusts post £822m deficit for the year
NHS trusts in England have racked up a combined deficit of £822m over the past year, more than seven times the £115m from 2014.
The figure combines the end-of-year financial positions for NHS trusts and foundation trusts published by the NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor.
A massive bill for agency staff and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-post-822m-deficit-for-the-yearTue, 26 May 2015 16:30:00 GMTPlans to cap NHS redundancy payments included in Queen's Speech
NHS workers are to be included in a plan by the government to cap public sector redundancy payments.
The proposal to ban ‘golden parachutes’ for those in the public sector was in the Conservative manifesto and will be form part of the Enterprise Bill, which is also going to feature a roll-back of company regulation, under...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-cap-nhs-redundancy-payments-included-in-queens-speechTue, 26 May 2015 16:30:00 GMTNew service model to tackle 'weaknesses' in learning disability care
NHS England is to develop a new service model that ensures patients with learning disabilities and autism can receive quality care in the “most appropriate setting”.
This comes after the care and treatment reviews (CTRs) programme ‘underlined’ weaknesses in community care for people with learning disabilities...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-service-model-to-tackle-weaknesses-in-learning-disability-care-Tue, 26 May 2015 15:15:00 GMTWho's who at the DH
The new ministerial team at the Department of Health has been named, and responsibilities finalised, so who is doing what? NHE is here with the answer.
Jeremy Hunt - Secretary of State for Health
The Secretary of State has overall financial control and oversight of all NHS delivery and...
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405,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whos-who-at-the-dhThu, 21 May 2015 17:15:00 GMTSeven-day NHS is a 'surreal obsession' - BMA
Ministers need to jettison their “political pipe dreams” and “surreal obsession” with opening GP surgeries seven days a week and “get real” about resourcing general practice, according to the BMA’s top GP.
In his keynote speech to the Local Medical Committee conference in London, Dr Chaand Nagpaul...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-day-nhs-is-a-surreal-obsession--bmaThu, 21 May 2015 14:15:00 GMTHunt and Burnham to speak at The Commissioning Show
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt MP and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham MP – the current favourite to be next Labour leader – have both confirmed that they are to speak at The Commissioning Show in London next month. The show, for which NHE is the media partner, is part of the even bigger Health+Care event.
A...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-and-burnham-to-speak-at-the-commissioning-showWed, 20 May 2015 15:45:00 GMTMore NHS workers come out against seven-day working
David Cameron’s plans for a seven-day NHS have come under further fire from healthcare professionals, some of whom describe them as a “fantasy”.
In a speech on Monday, the prime minister renewed his pledge to institute a seven-day NHS, including seven-day hospital care and seven-day GP access.
He argued that shift...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-nhs-workers-come-out-against-seven-day-workingWed, 20 May 2015 12:00:00 GMTHome secretary announces plans to keep the mentally ill out of police cells
Theresa May is to announce £15m of funding to provide extra beds in hospitals and care homes to keep people detained under the Mental Health Act out of police cells.
She will also announce that a new policing and sentencing bill, to be included in the Queen’s Speech, will ban the use of police cells to hold those under 18 with...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/home-secretary-announces-plans-to-keep-the-mentally-ill-out-of-police-cellsWed, 20 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTWales continues to miss A&E targets
The number of patients spending longer than 12 hours in Welsh A&E departments has more than doubled in the past year, new figures have revealed.
The Welsh government has released new data that shows 2,145 people were in Welsh A&E units for more than 12 hours from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge in April.
This...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-continues-to-miss-ae-targetsWed, 20 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTPeople 'dying without dignity' and in 'unnecessary pain' says Ombudsman
End-of-life care needs to be improved for up to 355,000 people a year in England, a new report shows.
‘Dying without dignity’, by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Julie Mellor, came about after she and her team examined complaints they had investigated in end-of-life care across the NHS, from GP practices...
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409,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-dying-without-dignity-and-in-unnecessary-pain-says-ombudsmanWed, 20 May 2015 10:00:00 GMTCornwall NHS trusts in merger talks
Two trusts in Cornwall are in merger discussions to become “one integrated NHS provider”.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the county's acute hospitals, and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which is in charge of mental health services, have announced they have started to look at ways to work together...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cornwall-nhs-trusts-in-merger-talks-Tue, 19 May 2015 14:15:00 GMT97% of English patients have access to online GP Services
Nearly every patient in England can now access online GP services, new data has revealed.
Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that more than 97% of patients in England can now take advantage of at least one online service, a huge increase from the 3% in April 2014.
The number of GPs offering...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/97-of-english-patients-have-access-to-online-gp-servicesTue, 19 May 2015 11:45:00 GMTBMA seeks legal advice on NHS breaching Human Rights Act
The BMA is to seek legal advice on whether NHS employers are breeching the Human Rights Act in their treatment of junior doctors.
The doctors claim hospitals across the country routinely ignore their requests for leave to attend ‘life events’, such as weddings, and often give little more than a week’s notice for holidays...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-seeks-legal-advice-on-nhs-breaching-human-rights-actMon, 18 May 2015 17:15:00 GMTCameron renews pledge for seven-day NHS
Shift changes, not longer working hours, will enable the NHS to deliver a seven-day service, David Cameron has argued.
In a speech at a GP surgery in the West Midlands today, the prime minister renewed his pledge to institute a seven-day NHS, including seven-day hospital care and seven-day GP access.
He said: “While our...
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405,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-renews-pledge-for-seven-day-nhsMon, 18 May 2015 15:00:00 GMTNumber of cancelled operations 'worst in a decade'
More than 20,000 operations were cancelled by the NHS in England over the last quarter, the worst performance in a decade.
Figures released by NHS England show that 20,464 operations out of 1.9 million were cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons from January to the end of March. During the same period in 2013-14 there were...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-cancelled-operations-worst-in-a-decadeFri, 15 May 2015 15:00:00 GMTCQC chair joins the government as health minister
The chair of the CQC has resigned to take up a ministerial role at the Department of Health.
David Prior, a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and an MP until 2001, is to be made a peer and has taken up a role as parliamentary under-secretary of state with immediate effect.
He replaces Lord Howe, who has been moved over...
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405,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-chair-joins-the-government-as-health-ministerFri, 15 May 2015 14:45:00 GMTMidlands council considers co-locating libraries and GP services
A council in the midlands is considering running libraries and GP services out of the same premises to protect services amid 30% spending cuts.
The proposal was put forward at a recent meeting of Shropshire Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board, and would see new “health hubs” that would offer general library services and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midlands-council-considers-co-locating-libraries-and-gp-servicesWed, 13 May 2015 09:30:00 GMTNew strike rules 'deny employees their democratic voice' say RCM
The new strike ballot rules the Conservative government plans to introduce would make it “virtually impossible” for workers to take action and “deny employees their democratic voice”, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The newly appointed business secretary, Sajid Javid, told the BBC that there will...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-strike-ballot-rules-deny-employees-their-democratic-voice-say-rcmWed, 13 May 2015 08:45:00 GMTNew training pack encourages people to talk about end of life care
A new training pack has been launched to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of working together to support people at the end of their lives.
The training resource is the result of the ‘Working Together, improving end of life care through better integration’ project which concluded that people involved in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-training-pack-encourages-people-to-talk-about-end-of-life-careWed, 13 May 2015 08:45:00 GMTSixteen new 'Liaison and Diversion' teams launched
NHS England has launched 16 new ‘Liaison and Diversion’ (L&D) teams, ensuring that half the country is now covered by the service for vulnerable people in police custody and the courts.
The L&D teams are a new service to make sure people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities or other vulnerabilities such...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sixteen-new-liaison-and-diversion-teams-launchedTue, 12 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTNot enough nurses in Scotland to fill gaps in rotas
Hospitals in Scotland are under pressure as there are not enough nurses to fill rota gaps, the biggest nursing agency north of the border has warned.
ScotNursing, which in the past has been able to fill 90% of available shifts, has warned it now only has enough staff to cover 40%.
The organisation’s chief executive Ann...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/not-enough-nurses-in-scotland-to-fill-gaps-in-rotasTue, 12 May 2015 12:45:00 GMTTrust to pay £10m after mistakes leave baby brain damaged
A trust is to pay out £10m after admitting liability in a case that saw mistakes during a birth leave the baby permanently brain damaged.
The baby girl, who is now 11, was delivered at Malton Hospital in 2003 but suffered a respiratory collapse soon afterwards. As the small local hospital did not have the facilities to treat...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-to-pay-10m-after-mistakes-leave-baby-brain-damagedMon, 11 May 2015 17:00:00 GMTHunt to stay on as health secretary
Jeremy Hunt is to stay on as health secretary, the prime minister has announced.
Hunt took over the job in September 2012 from Andrew Lansley, who had been the mastermind behind the controversial top-down reorganisation of the NHS in the Health and Social Care Act.
The reappointment of Hunt has been welcomed by the voices across the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-stay-on-as-health-secretary-Mon, 11 May 2015 15:45:00 GMTCCG urges patients to reduce medicine waste
A CCG in Manchester is urging patients not to order unwanted prescriptions from pharmacies as the money saved could fund 41 extra nurses or a number of patient treatments.
The campaign has been launched by Central Manchester CCG in an effort to reduce the amount of wasted medicines, which cost the local NHS about £1m a year....
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-urges-patients-to-reduce-medicine-waste-Fri, 08 May 2015 16:15:00 GMTNHS England U-turn - PCSS head office in Lancing to remain open
In a dramatic U-turn, NHS England has announced that the Primary Care Support Services (PCSS) head office in Lancing is to remain open, just weeks after it said the site would close.
In March NHS England announced plans to make 60 staff redundant and close the office as part of its move to outsource the service.
But it has now said...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-u-turn--pcss-head-office-in-lancing-to-remain-openFri, 08 May 2015 15:30:00 GMTConservatives win election - their health policies in full
The Conservatives will form the next government with a working majority, and so are in a position to put their manifesto into action.
This could result in some big changes for the NHS. Below is a summary of their pledges on health and care:
“We will implement the NHS’s own plan to improve health care even further –...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/conservatives-win-election--their-health-policies-in-fullFri, 08 May 2015 12:30:00 GMTTrust created PLC to pay NHS staff less, says union
An NHS trust in Surrey could transfer its staff to a newly created private limited company in order to pay them less than required under Agenda for Change, a union is warning.
The GMB union is warning that the creation SABP Care Ltd, a new company set up by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, could result in a two-tiered...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-created-plc-to-pay-nhs-staff-less-says-unionThu, 07 May 2015 16:00:00 GMTNHS pays £8m to woman left brain damaged after surgery blunder
A pregnant woman who was left brain damaged after doctors accidently punctured her heart during an NHS operation has been awarded £8m in compensation.
The woman, then 22 years old, was admitted into Salford Royal Hospital in March 2010 to deal with complications arising from an ectopic pregnancy.
During an operation, surgeons...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pays-8m-to-woman-left-brain-damaged-after-surgery-blunderThu, 07 May 2015 14:15:00 GMT'Never events' at hospitals fall by nearly 10% - but 308 still happened
The number of ‘never events’ taking place at hospitals in England has fallen by nearly 10% over the last year.
New figures published by NHS England show that between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 a total of 308 ‘never events’ took place, compared to 338 the previous year, a reduction of 9%.
These are...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/never-events-at-hospitals-fall-by-nearly-10--but-308-still-happenedWed, 06 May 2015 11:30:00 GMTPeople with dementia restrained by security guards at NHS hospitals
Security guards are being used to restrain patients who have dementia in some NHS hospitals, trusts have confirmed.
A total of 42 trusts admitted they use security staff to deal with patients, and at least 17 hospital trusts admit they routinely use security staff to deal with patients who have dementia if they become distressed on...
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414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-patients-restrained-by-security-guards-at-nhs-hospitalsWed, 06 May 2015 10:45:00 GMTNo surprise that NHS lags behind Europe on staffing and bed levels - BMA
The fact the UK lags behind other wealthy countries on both NHS staffing levels service and the number of beds available to patients will come as “no surprise” to those working on the frontline, the British Medical Association (BMA) says.
Responding to research from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EUI) into how the resourcing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-surprise-that-nhs-lags-behind-europe-on-staffing-and-bed-levels--bma-Wed, 06 May 2015 10:30:00 GMTIt could take up to 31 years for parties to fulfil GP promise
GP leaders have warned it will take between 20 and 31 years to achieve the number of additional GPs pledged by the Conservatives and Labour unless an emergency package of measures is introduced by whoever wins the general election.
Analysis published by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) shows that if current trends continue, patients will...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/it-could-take-up-to-31-years-for-parties-to-fulfil-gp-promiseTue, 05 May 2015 16:30:00 GMTObesity and poverty make UK childbirth more dangerous than elsewhere in Europe
Women in the UK are more than twice as likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth as those in Poland, Austria or Belarus, according to a new report.
Britain failed to rank in the top 20 places to be a mother for the third consecutive year, coming 24th globally.
The 2015 State of the World’s Mothers report from Save the Children...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obesity-and-poverty-make-uk-childbirth-more-dangerous-than-elsewhere-in-europeTue, 05 May 2015 16:30:00 GMTPrivate out-of-hours GP providers give worse care than NHS
Private providers of out-of-hours GP services in England deliver poorer care than NHS or not-for-profit alternatives, new research has found.
Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School examined 900,000 responses to the 2012/13 GP Patient Survey on GP care provided outside of the working week.
They found that NHS providers...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-out-of-hours-gp-providers-give-worse-care-than-nhs-Fri, 01 May 2015 16:45:00 GMTMonitor to investigate finances of three month old foundation trust
Monitor is to investigate the finances of St George’s University Hospitals, just months after granting it foundation trust status.
The regulator has launched the investigation after a “sudden deterioration” in the trust’s finances. When Monitor made the organisation a foundation trust in February, it was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-finances-of-three-month-old-foundation-trustFri, 01 May 2015 15:15:00 GMTChief executive of King's College Hospital FT resigns
The chief executive of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has stepped down from his role with immediate effect.
Tim Smart joined King’s in 2008 and was instrumental in the formation of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC), and oversaw the trust in the acquisition of the Princess Royal...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executive-of-kings-college-hospital-ft-resignsThu, 30 Apr 2015 15:15:00 GMTDeadline for agreement on draft 2016-17 tariff 'challenging' - Monitor
Plans to publish an agreed draft version of the 2016-17 National Tariff by mid-May will be “challenging”, Monitor has admitted.
At the regulator’s board meeting yesterday (29 April), Tony Lambert, director of pricing, said his team has been working with NHS England to agree the scope of the 2016-17 National...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deadline-for-agreement-on-draft-2016-17-tariff-challenging--monitor-Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:45:00 GMTMonitor to authorise the 152nd NHS foundation trust
Monitor has announced that it is creating the 152nd NHS foundation trust by granting the status to Bradford District Care NHS Trust.
The community and mental health provider will assume the status as of 1 May 2015.
Whilst Bradford District Care NHS Trust has been granted foundation trust status, it must update Monitor on the progress...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-authorise-the-152nd-nhs-foundation-trustThu, 30 Apr 2015 14:30:00 GMTDevo Manc to cost £2m to set up
The devolution of the £6bn in NHS spending to local leaders in Greater Manchester is set to cost £2m to set up over the next year.
The Manchester Evening News is reporting that two-thirds of the cost, £1.2m, will be met by the region’s 10 councils and local CCGs and NHS England, while a further £670,000 will...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devo-manc-to-cost-2m-to-set-upWed, 29 Apr 2015 12:15:00 GMTUnscheduled care for children needs reform
Worried parents are putting extra pressure on A&E departments by taking their children unnecessarily as they are unable or unsure how to access more appropriate care.
The statement comes from a trio of medical colleges who also warn that unless there is an overhaul of unscheduled care services, there is a risk that growing demand will...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unscheduled-care-for-children-needs-reformWed, 29 Apr 2015 12:15:00 GMT'Critical pressures' in NHS workforce put Five Year Forward View in danger
Delivery of the Five Year Forward View is in danger due to shortages and “critical pressures” in the NHS workforce, The King’s Fund has warned.
In a new report, the health policy think tank argues that there are major disconnects between strategic goals and workforce trends.
A key aim of the forward view strategy is...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/five-year-forward-view-in-danger-due-to-critical-pressures-in-nhs-workforceWed, 29 Apr 2015 10:45:00 GMT£20m-a-year for Welsh NHS to keep people out of hospital
The Welsh government has announced a £20m-a-year fund to support people in the community and keep them out of hospitals.
The plan will see £17.5m in the Intermediate Care Fund used to continue projects which have proven to be successful in helping older and vulnerable people remain in their own homes. The fund will support...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-nhs-intermediate-care-fund-Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:15:00 GMTPhysician associates 'as good as GPs but cheaper'
Patients seen by physician associates have similar health outcomes as those seen by GPs, but cost less, new research suggests.
A study in the British Journal of General Practice found that a new type of ‘mid-level’ primary care professional could offer a helpful addition to the general practice workforce at a time of rising...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/physician-associates-as-good-as-gps-but-cheaperTue, 28 Apr 2015 14:15:00 GMTScotland facing a shortfall of more than 900 GPs by 2020
Scotland’s recruitment crisis could lead to a shortfall of more than 900 GPs in the next five years.
The warning comes from the Royal College of GPs Scotland, who say that if the Scottish population increases at the highest estimate of predicted growth, 915 extra GPs will be needed to regain and maintain coverage per head of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scotland-facing-a-shortfall-of-more-than-900-gps-by-2020Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:15:00 GMTSocial care cuts forcing people to die in hospital
The NHS could save millions of pounds if the provision of social care was great enough to allow those patients with a terminal illness who want to die at home to do so, charities have said.
Cuts to social care have become so dire that over the course of the next parliament around 1.4 million people could die in hospital when their...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-cuts-forcing-people-to-die-in-hospitalMon, 27 Apr 2015 16:15:00 GMT£842m 'Death Star' hospital opens doors to first patients
One of Europe’s biggest and most advanced critical care hospitals has opened its doors to its first patients in Glasgow today.
The £842m South Glasgow University Hospital (SGUH) has been nicknamed the ‘Death Star’ by locals because of its imposing 14-storey star-shaped design, topped by a landing pad for...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/842m-death-star-hospital-opens-doors-to-first-patientsMon, 27 Apr 2015 15:45:00 GMTGreater Manchester to get seven-day GP access by end of year
Seven-day GP access could be available to everyone in Greater Manchester by the end of the year as a result of the deal devolving NHS spending to local control.
The Conservatives have promised seven-day access nationwide within the next five years, should they be re-elected to government, but local bosses in Greater Manchester plan to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-to-get-seven-day-gp-access-by-end-of-yearFri, 24 Apr 2015 16:30:00 GMTOutsourced primary care 'worse than traditional GP practices'
Alternative providers of primary care, including private sector companies, perform worse than traditional GP practices, according to a new study.
Primary care has been outsourced to alternative providers in the NHS since 2004 under reforms designed to increase competition.
The study, by researchers at Imperial College London and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outsourced-primary-care-worse-than-traditional-gp-practicesFri, 24 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMTNHS faces biggest challenge for many years - King's Fund
The NHS is facing it biggest challenge for many years, with mounting deficits, worsening performance and declining staff morale, warns The King’s Fund.
Its latest quarterly monitoring report paints a gloomy outlook, saying it now appears certain that hospitals and other NHS providers in England overspent their budgets in 2014-15 by...
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409,415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-biggest-challenge-for-many-years--kings-fundThu, 23 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMTHinchingbrooke upgraded from 'Inadequate' to 'Requires Improvement'
Hinchingbrooke has been upgraded from ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Requires Improvement’ following its latest CQC inspection.
The troubled hospital trust was upgraded following inspections in early January but still remains in special measures. The CQC report, published today, said that trust had acted swiftly to make...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hinchingbrooke-upgraded-from-inadequate-to-requires-improvementThu, 23 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTGuide to CQC inspections for mental health providers published
The NHS Confederation has produced a guide to what mental health providers can expect during a CQC inspection.
One year on from the introduction of the regulator’s new approach to inspection, the briefing provides an account of what mental health providers can expect, how to prepare, and some top tips from chief executives of some...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guide-to-cqc-inspections-for-mental-health-providers-publishedWed, 22 Apr 2015 11:45:00 GMTNHS performance management putting standards of care at risk
An obsession with targets in the NHS has encouraged behaviours that inflate achievements and mask problems, a report has warned.
Efforts to improve NHS care standards are being undermined by performance measures that encourage ‘gaming’ and that sap professional motivation, according to ‘Uses and Abuses of Performance...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-performance-management-putting-standards-of-care-at-riskWed, 22 Apr 2015 11:00:00 GMTFresh wave of adult social care inspections highlight national problem
Almost half of the adult social care providers inspected in a fresh wave of Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports have been rated as ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’, it has been revealed.
Since October 2014, CQC began to roll out its new inspection regime for adult social care services across England with an...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fresh-wave-of-adult-social-care-inspections-highlight-national-problemWed, 22 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTWorst-performing CCGs diagnose less than a third of bowel cancer patients early
There is a huge variation between CCGs in the early diagnoses of bowel cancer, costing thousands of lives and the NHS millions of pounds.
New analysis of Public Health England CCG staging data released by the charity Beating Bowel Cancer shows that most bowel cancer patients are still diagnosed too late, with the worst-performing CCGs...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/worst-performing-ccgs-diagnose-less-than-a-third-of-bowel-cancer-patients-early
409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worst-performing-ccgs-diagnose-less-than-a-third-of-bowel-cancer-patients-earlyWed, 22 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTCCGs failing to monitor and enforce contracts for outsourced services
CCGs are struggling to monitor and enforce the services they have outsourced to private providers, according to a new report.
FOI requests sent to the 211 CCGs from the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) have revealed that 60% of the 181 who responded did not record how many site inspections they undertook of outsourced...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-failing-in-duty-to-monitor-and-enforce-contracts-to-outsource-services-says-reportTue, 21 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMTLocal Healthwatch groups launch NHS comparison websites
Local Healthwatch groups across England are introducing ‘Trip Advisor-style’ NHS service comparison websites.
Fifteen such sites have been launched so far by regional teams of the consumer champion for health and social care.
Some of the sites include information taken from patient survey data and publicise local and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-healthwatch-groups-launch-nhs-comparison-websites-Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:30:00 GMTEnglish parties debate healthcare live at 11am
The health leaders of the four main English political parties are set to debate each other this morning in an event streamed live online.
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt will represent the Conservatives and go head-to-head with shadow health minister Andy Burnham for Labour, care minister Norman Lamb of the Liberal Democrats and Julia...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/english-parties-debate-healthcare-live-at-11amTue, 21 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTChief execs receive 6% pay increase compared to frontline staff's 1%
NHS chief executives received £35m in pay rises in 2013-14 – an average rise of 6%, compared to just 1% for frontline staff.
An investigation by the Daily Mail revealed that some executives earned more than £1m last year, while directors at a handful of the worst-performing hospitals received pay packages of up to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-executives-receive-6-pay-increase-compared-to-frontline-staffs-1Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:45:00 GMTTDA to conduct multiple reviews and send improvement director to troubled trust
The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) is to investigate allegations of bullying and harassment at a troubled Midlands trust, and has appointed an improvement director to help turn around emergency care there.
Last week NHE reported on events at Worcestershire Royal, when West Midlands Ambulance Service had to dispatch its own doctor...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tda-to-conduct-multiple-reviews-and-send-improvement-director-to-troubled-trustMon, 20 Apr 2015 16:30:00 GMTNew safe staffing indicator for English trusts to launch this summer
A new nursing safer staffing indicator for hospitals in England is set to be launched this summer on the NHS Choices website.
The new composite indicator will give trusts a Red, Amber or Green rating based on a range of data, including staff sickness rate, the proportion of mandatory training completed, completion of a performance...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-safe-staffing-indicator-for-english-trusts-to-launch-this-summerMon, 20 Apr 2015 16:15:00 GMTIntegration won't solve all financial woes, says new ADASS chief
The future of health and social care has to combine “integration” with a “sustainable financial” settlement for both, the new president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Service has said.
In his inaugural speech at the ADASS spring seminar, Ray James said that in order to create a system which...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integration-wont-solve-all-financial-woes-says-new-adass-chiefFri, 17 Apr 2015 16:45:00 GMTCash for diagnosis leads to 25% hike in dementia cases
Newly released figures show that the controversial ‘cash for diagnosis’ scheme has led to a 25% rise in the number of dementia cases.
David Cameron led the charge to introduce the £55 payment for GP practices for each diagnosis of dementia, as part of the prime minister’s Dementia Challenge to help improve...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cash-for-diagnosis-leads-to-25-hike-in-dementia-cases-Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:30:00 GMTEmergency doctor called in as trust leaves patients waiting in corridors
An ambulance trust was forced to call in a senior doctor, normally on-call for serious incidents, to treat patients waiting in corridors at an A&E department after the hospital refused to admit them for an extended period of time.
West Midlands Ambulance Service dispatched a medical incident officer (MIO), a senior consultant doctor...
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409,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-doctor-called-in-as-trust-leaves-patients-waiting-in-corridorsFri, 17 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMTMilton Keynes becomes university hospital as part of first private medical school
Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust received university status this month as it takes steps to become part of the country’s first private medical school.
The newly named Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has formed a partnership with the independently funded University of Buckingham in the venture. By 2017...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/milton-keynes-becomes-university-hospital-as-part-of-first-private-medical-schoolThu, 16 Apr 2015 12:15:00 GMTTrust using unregistered nursing staff rated as 'Requires Improvement' by CQC
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has been rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ after a series of CQC inspections found that unregistered nurses had been treating patients.
A CQC inspection took place on 26, 27 and 28 November at the trust’s Broomfield and Braintree Community Hospitals and inspectors returned to the trust...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-using-unregistered-nursing-staff-rated-as-requires-improvement-by-cqcThu, 16 Apr 2015 09:45:00 GMTManifesto pledges to 'quickly create thousands of new GPs' are unachievable
The major political parties are making promises they will not be able to keep, according to Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance.
Dr Dixon, who is a GP of long standing, said: “We cannot quickly create thousands of new GPs, as the major parties are suggesting.”
He was responding to BMA survey suggesting that a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/manifesto-pledges-to-quickly-create-thousands-of-new-gps-are-unachievableWed, 15 Apr 2015 11:15:00 GMTMonitor launches investigation into trust finances
Monitor has opened an investigation into the financial sustainability of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).
Last year, the trust was selected as the preferred bidder to run Older People's services and adults with long-term conditions in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, as part of the Uniting Care Partnership...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-launches-investigation-into-trust-financesWed, 15 Apr 2015 11:08:00 GMTNew 'super hospital' under consideration for Surrey and south London
Trust chiefs are considering closing two hospitals in south London and Surrey and replacing them with a new 800-bed ‘super hospital’.
The plan was revealed by management consultants hired to look at options for the future of the estate of Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals Trust. The consultants were...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-super-hospital-under-consideration-for-surrey-and-south-londonWed, 15 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTNew body recommend to take charge of Welsh NHS education and training
A new, single body to strategically oversee workforce planning and commission education and training places for the NHS in Wales is needed, according to an independent review.
The report, commissioned by the Welsh government, says the country needs a refreshed strategic vision for NHS Wales up to 2030 along with stronger relationships...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-body-recommend-to-take-charge-of-welsh-nhs-education-and-trainingWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:45:00 GMTA third of GPs considering retirement in next five years - BMA
A third of GPs are considering retirement in the next five years because of their excessive workloads, un-resourced work and not being able to spend enough time with patients, a BMA survey has indicated.
The study of 15,500 GPs also suggested that 30% of full-time doctors are considering going part-time.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-gps-considering-retirement-in-next-five-years-bma-Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:30:00 GMTSafe staffing levels have not improved, say nurses
Safe staffing levels have not improved on hospital wards in the last 12 months, despite government claims of increased nursing numbers, a survey of more than 5,000 nursing staff has revealed.
The annual Unison survey, carried out on 10 February 2015, revealed that 45% of respondents felt there were not adequate staff numbers to...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/safe-staffing-levels-have-not-improved-say-nurses-
408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-staffing-levels-have-not-improved-say-nurses-Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMTDemand for ambulance services at highest ever level
Record ambulance service demand is “inevitably” impacting on frontline staff, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) says.
Speaking to NHE following a Unison survey last week, which revealed that job-related stress is affecting approximately 90% of ambulance workers, the organisation stated that ambulance...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/demand-for-ambulance-services-at-highest-ever-levelTue, 14 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMTLabour health manifesto criticised over 'detail' and 'funding'
Labour’s health manifesto has outlined a positive vision for a modern health and care system based on much greater integration, but falls short on detail in key areas, according to influential think tanks.
Yesterday, Ed Miliband and his shadow heath ministers Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall launched the party’s health document, a...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-health-manifesto-criticised-over-detail-and-fundingTue, 14 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMTPrecision medicine programme for bowel cancer launched
A £5m stratified medicine programme to help personalise bowel cancer treatment by matching patients to the most effective therapies has been launched today.
Jointly funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council, the S-CORT Consortium will use the latest genome-based technology to analyse samples collected...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/precision-medicine-programme-for-bowel-cancer-launchedTue, 14 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMTWithdrawing unsocial hours payments could lead to 'mass unrest', Unison warns
Unison has warned that potential plans to withdraw unsocial hours payments from health workers could lead to “mass unrest” and damage already “strained industrial relations”.
Speaking ahead of the trade union’s annual health conference in Liverpool, the organisation’s head of health, Christina...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/withdrawing-unsocial-hours-payments-could-lead-to-mass-unrest-unison-warns-Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:30:00 GMTCameron pledges paid volunteering leave for NHS
The Conservatives have unveiled plans to give half of the UK’s workforce three day’s paid leave to volunteer each year, including those in the NHS.
Revisiting the Big Society theme from the 2010 election, David Cameron is to announce that every public sector worker and anyone working in a company with at least 250...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-pledges-paid-volunteering-leave-for-nhsFri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:00 GMTJob-related stress affecting 90% of ambulance workers
Approximately 90% of ambulance workers say they are suffering with stress due to the long hours and mental demands being placed on them by the job, according to a new Unison survey.
The study of 2,977 ambulance workers revealed that as a result of pressures on the service and workers, 82% of respondents admitted they had thought...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/job-related-stress-affecting-90-of-ambulance-workers-Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:00 GMTMore than 90% of GPs want longer patient consultations
More than 90% of GPs believe that the standard 10 minute consultation is not sufficient, and more than two-thirds think there should be longer consultations for patients with longer term conditions, a major new survey has revealed.
The British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) poll of 15,000 doctors also found that nine in...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-90-of-gps-want-longer-patient-consultations-Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMTRapid food bank rise sees doctors taking on 'gatekeeper' role
GPs are having to take on gatekeeper roles in the current food bank system, with an estimated 27,000 frontline care professionals providing referrals in 2013-14, according to new research.
The Oxford University research, which revealed that there is ‘clear evidence’ that food banks are opening in areas experiencing...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rapid-food-bank-rise-sees-doctors-taking-on-gatekeeper-role-Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMTThousands missing out on palliative care
Thousands of terminally ill patients across the UK are missing out on specialist palliative care, according to a new report.
The study from the Personal Social Service Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), commissioned by Marie Curie, claims that there are “serious inequities” in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-missing-out-on-palliative-care-Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:00:00 GMTCoalition failed to keep NHS pledges, say senior doctors
More than 100 senior health professionals have stated that the coalition government will be remembered for delivering “broken promises, reductions in necessary funding, and destructive legislation” for the NHS.
In a joint letter to the Guardian, the signatories said: “In short, the Coalition has failed to keep its...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coalition-failed-to-keep-nhs-pledges-say-senior-doctors-Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMTLong-term solutions needed to tackle worsening A&E waiting time performance
The NHS in England has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time target for 26 consecutive weeks, with performance at its lowest point in a decade, official figures have confirmed.
NHS England figures showed 92% of patients spent four hours or less from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge in the week ending March 29 –...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-term-solutions-needed-to-tackle-worsening-ae-waiting-time-performance-Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMTCost pressures, not demand, the main reason the NHS is struggling
Savings and productivity increases will require less focus on individual NHS organisations’ performance, and much more on looking at the health system holistically, a new report has concluded.
The Health Foundation’s study – Hospital finances and productivity: in a critical condition? – highlights that in...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cost-pressures-not-demand-the-main-reason-the-nhs-is-struggling-Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:15:00 GMTHinchingbrooke handed back to the NHS
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust was handed back to public hands today, marking an unhappy end to the Department of Health’s biggest experiment in healthcare privatisation.
In January Circle Health announced its intentions to pull out of its contract to manage the first privately run NHS hospital, blaming falling funding and the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hinchingbrooke-handed-back-to-the-nhsWed, 01 Apr 2015 11:15:00 GMTSecure email pilot to cut 90% fax rate from care homes
A secure email project being piloted in Shropshire, aimed at breaking down communication boundaries between health and social care by using NHSmail, has revealed that 90% of communications from care homes are faxed.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) project has mapped information flows between local authorities...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secure-email-pilot-to-cut-90-fax-rate-from-care-homes-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:00:00 GMTNHS England investing £78m in technology
NHS England has announced £78m of technology funding for health and social care providers in 2015.
Some £43m of Integrated Digital Care funding will be used by NHS trusts and local authorities to put in place electronic information systems which make sharing information between care settings easier.
The original...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-investing-78m-in-technologyWed, 01 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMTNHS England efficiencies means job cuts in primary care support services
NHS England plans to implement “efficiencies” in its primary care support (PCS) services, closing offices and cutting jobs just weeks before it is due to announce the winner of a £1bn outsourcing contract to provide the service.
Reports suggest that plans could lead to over 300 voluntary and forced redundancies from the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-efficiencies-means-job-cuts-in-primary-care-support-servicesWed, 01 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT'We'll never get £22bn savings by driving Down the Cost of Rubber Gloves'
Lord Carter of Coles, chair of the NHS Procurement Development Delivery Board, tells NHE’s David Stevenson that delivering efficiencies through procurement will come down to a variety of metrics, including having good specification and an effective cataloguing system.
Last year when the Department of Health’s ‘Better...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/well-never-get-22bn-savings-by-driving-down-the-cost-of-rubber-glovesWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTAcute hospitals and integrated care: what business are we in?
The King’s Fund’s Hugh Alderwick, senior policy assistant to Chris Ham, and senior fellow in health policy Chris Naylor, discuss provider-led approaches to integration.
Hospitals and integrated care are often seen as awkward partners. The argument follows that integrated care, with its emphasis on strengthening and joining up...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/acute-hospitals-and-integrated-care-what-business-are-we-inWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTAmbitions far beyond the better care fund
The number of Integrated Care Pioneers has expanded to 25. Among the new wave just announced is Sheffield, which has created an ambitious pooled health and social care budget of £270m. NHE spoke to Sheffield CCG director of partnerships and planning, Tim Furness.
The various Integrated Care Pioneers (ICPs) across England share some...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambitions-far-beyond-the-better-care-fund-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTBeyond the islands of excellence
Andy McMinn is one of the leading lights in NHS procurement, having brought a wealth of experience and insight with him from the manufacturing sector. As chief procurement officer he heads up procurement and logistics at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and is regional coordinator for the Health Care Supply Association. NHE spoke to him about some...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/beyond-the-islands-of-excellenceWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTCommissioning for value with integrated care pathways packs
David Stevenson reports on new tailored support for CCGs.
NHS England has launched a new Integrated Care Pathways pack to demonstrate to CCGs the extent to which complex patients use resources across programmes of care and the urgent care system.
The latest in a series of ‘commissioning for value’ support packs for...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-for-value-with-integrated-care-pathways-packsWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTDevo manc: 'overcoming a decade of difficult relationships between commissioners and providers'
Greater Manchester’s councils and CCGs have won control of virtually all health and care spending in their patch in an innovative devolution deal with central government. Adam Hewitt reports.
Dr Ranjit Gill, chief clinical officer on Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is not the first to notice that Greater Manchester has...
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405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devo-manc-overcoming-a-decade-of-difficult-relationships-between-commissioners-and-providersWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTEasing the pressure on A&E with pharmacy-led clinics
Steve Howard, superintendent pharmacist at Lloyds Pharmacy, explains how a new pharmacy-led clinic is helping to treat patients at North Manchester General’s A&E department.
One in seven people who go to A&E for treatment could be seen by a GP in the community without the need for emergency department assessment, according...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/easing-the-pressure-on-ae-with-pharmacy-led-clinics-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTEnhanced patient comfort with manoeuvrable x-ray technology
Julia Matheson, modality team leader in the X-ray department at Haywood Community Hospital in Staffordshire, explains how a new X-ray system is providing benefits to both patients and radiographers. David Stevenson reports.
Haywood Community Hospital, a specialist rheumatology hospital and walk-in centre, has become the first in the UK to...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enhanced-patient-comfort-with-manoeuvrable-x-ray-technology-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTHealth coaching in the east of England: promoting patient centred care and behaviour change for people with long-term conditions
In 2012, Andrew MacPherson and the Strategic Projects Team were asked to support an innovative idea that was struggling to get off the ground, despite having all the hallmarks of a simple solution for radical change in healthcare delivery. Dr Penny Newman, a GP, consultant in Public Health and director of Service Integration at Colchester...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-coaching-in-the-east-of-england-promoting-patient-centred-care-and-behaviour-change-for-people-with-long-term-conditions-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTHow healthcare assistants can transform cancer patient experience
Jagtar Dhanda, head of inclusion at Macmillan Cancer Support, discusses the role of healthcare assistance in the patient experience.
There are currently 1.3 million frontline unregistered staff in the UK who deliver the bulk of care in hospitals, care homes and individuals’ own homes. Included in this figure are healthcare...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-healthcare-assistants-can-transform-cancer-patient-experienceWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTNHS England Central Midlands conducts innovative pilot to ensure readiness for nurse revalidation
Simon Monkman, managing director at Premier IT, outlines how forward-thinking healthcare organisations such as NHS England Central Midlands (north) are preparing for nurse revalidation.
With revalidation commencing in 2015 and a number of official Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) revalidation pilot projects underway, what are...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-central-midlands-conducts-innovative-pilot-to-ensure-readiness-for-nurse-revalidationWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTNHS governance and financial resilience
Paul Hughes, head of NHS Providers at Grant Thornton UK LLP, discusses the challenges for local leaders.
We recently completed our annual review of NHS governance, which considers current governance-related challenges and opportunities facing the NHS. Taking into account the Five Year Forward View report, there is a greater need than ever...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-governance-and-financial-resilienceWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTRaising concerns
Professor Wendy Reid (pictured), director of education & quality and the medical director at Health Education England, talks about a new film aimed at supporting healthcare professionals in training and staff to raise and respond to concerns about patient safety. David Stevenson reports.
As well as being one of the world’s...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/raising-concerns-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTReflection and engagement key to revalidation
Dr Katerina Kolyva (pictured), director of Continued Practice at the Nursing & Midwifery Council, discusses revalidation and the early success of pilots involved in the process. David Stevenson reports.
Revalidation for nurses and midwives starts in December 2015, to promote good practice across the professions.
Before the...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reflection-and-engagement-key-to-revalidation-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTRevolutionising health and social care data use by 2020
A new strategy outlines how the effective exploitation of technology, data and information can help deliver change for health and social care. David Stevenson reports.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a draft strategy which aims to “revolutionise” the way technology, data and information are...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revolutionising-health-and-social-care-data-use-by-2020-Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTSupport Workers: The case For ongoing Development And investment
Ian Wheeler, head of research, labour market intelligence and evaluation at Skills for Health, says the case for investing in the skills of the UK’s health support workers has never been stronger.
The UK’s health sector is dealing with two key forces. The first force is that of increased demand for healthcare. This has been...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-workers-the-case-for-ongoing-development-and-investmentWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTThe doctor will see you now
Dr Andy Withers (pictured), clinical chair of Bradford Districts CCG, talks to NHE about why clinical leaders in the local area are funding customer care training for GP receptionists and what he hopes the outcomes will be. David Stevenson reports.
When NHS Bradford City CCG and NHS Bradford Districts CCG were formed in April 2013 both...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-doctor-will-see-you-nowWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTThe future of commissioning support
From 1 April, three CSUs are merging to form a single South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, covering a population area of 10 million people and 40 CCGs. NHE spoke to two of the people leading the merger: Jan Hull, managing director of South West Commissioning Support, and Keith Douglas, managing director of South...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-of-commissioning-supportWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTThe need for healthcare and societal resilience
Gordon MacDonald, director of Loughborough University’s new MSc in Healthcare and Societal Resilience, looks at the challenge of ‘societal resilience’ and what it means to practitioners today.
‘The arrow one foresees arrives more gently’
– Dante, ‘Paradiso’.
In simple...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-need-for-healthcare-and-societal-resilienceWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTTwenty-first century infectious disease screening
Dr Al Story, clinical lead and manager for Find&Treat at University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tells NHE about how a new mobile health van will help thousands of patients access testing for a variety of infections. David Stevenson reports.
The well-known Find&Treat Service, operated across London by University College...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/twenty-first-century-infectious-disease-screeningWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTW.h.a.t ? Campaign highlights how statutory regulation of arts therapists protects service users
In the first of a two-part series, Rebekah Tailor from the Health and Care Professions Council introduces a new campaign designed to promote the statutory regulation of arts therapists amongst employers.
This spring the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is launching a new campaign to promote the statutory regulation of arts...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-campaign-highlights-how-statutory-regulation-of-arts-therapists-protects-service-usersWed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 GMTThe link between trust I.T. maturity and patient mortality
A new study has claimed to find a correlation between the maturity of electronic patient record systems within NHS hospitals and improvements in patient outcomes. But Dr Justin Whatling, chair of BCS Health, the health informatics division of The Chartered Institute for IT, has some doubts about the study’s methodology.
A new study...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-link-between-trust-it-maturity-and-patient-mortalityWed, 01 Apr 2015 07:00:00 GMTIntegrating health and social care - taking stock of the options and moving forward
Gayle Curry and registered nurse Andrew Lang from the health and care team at law firm Blake Morgan discuss the need for a change in mindset to truly deliver integrated care.
With all the noise surrounding the need to integrate health and social care, there is a risk that it will drown out the very essence of what integrated care is...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrating-health-and-social-care-taking-stock-of-the-options-and-moving-forwardTue, 31 Mar 2015 11:45:00 GMTClinical waste found in laundry at East Kent trust
Clinical waste has been found mixed in with dirty linen 40 times in three months at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, in a massive breach of hygiene standards that poses a risk to both patients and laundry staff.
The trust said it shared the figure with staff in an effort to improve standards, adding that 1.625m items...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-waste-found-in-laundry-at-east-kent-trustTue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMTNHS England launches Test Bed programme in search of innovation
NHS England has issued a worldwide call for innovators across all sectors to join a programme to develop new technologies for use with local healthcare services.
The NHS Test Bed programme, working with the 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), is looking for companies to partner with existing healthcare systems to combine new...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-test-bed-programme-in-search-of-innovationTue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMTMenB vaccine added to child immunisation schedule
All babies in the UK will soon have access to a potentially life-saving vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) after a successful conclusion to negotiations over cost.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has stated that, after reaching a deal with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the country will become the first to have a national MenB...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/menb-vaccine-added-to-child-immunisation-scheduleMon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 GMTNHS to recoup over £2m defrauded by Sussex finance chief
A jailed accountant has been ordered to pay back more than £2m he stole from the NHS.
Trevor Barry Cosson, 38, of Hastings, East Sussex – a former head of financial accounting for two primary care trusts (PCTs) – used the money to build a portfolio of 11 properties in East Sussex and London, which he will now have...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-recoup-over-2m-defrauded-by-sussex-finance-chiefMon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 GMTHCPC proposes another fee increase, to £90
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) wants to increase the renewal fee from £80 to £90 per year from 1 August 2015, with similar rises in its other fees.
The rise will affect 330,000 professionals regulated by the HCPC in England: arts therapists; biomedical scientists; chiropodists / podiatrists; clinical...
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412,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcpc-proposes-another-fee-increase-to-90Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:15:00 GMTMPs call for new independent patient safety investigation body
A national independent patient safety investigation body should be established as soon as possible, according to a group of cross-party MPs.
The Public Administration Select Committee has called on the incoming health secretary after the election to “act immediately” on the issue. In a new report it said that the service is...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-new-independent-patient-safety-investigation-bodyFri, 27 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMTLabour promises profit cap on independent providers in NHS
Ed Miliband has promised that under a Labour government a profit cap would be imposed on independent companies providing services to the NHS.
At his party’s General Election campaign launch, Miliband revealed that all outsourced NHS contracts valued at more than £500,000 would be required to include a profit cap, with...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-promises-profit-cap-on-independent-providers-in-nhsFri, 27 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMTEast Sussex Healthcare 'inadequate' but avoids special measures
Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
An initial inspection took place in September last year before the CQC returned on 24 March 2015 to assess the progress the trust had made addressing concerns raised.
Early indications from this...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-sussex-healthcare-trust-rated-inadequate-but-avoids-special-measures-Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMTTechnical issues delay NHS e-Referrals, replacement for Choose and Book
Technical issues with NHS England’s replacement for the Choose and Book hospital appointment system have resulted in delays to the go-live date.
In yesterday’s (26 March) NHS England board meeting, the organisation’s national director for transformation and corporate operations, Karen Wheeler, revealed the go-live...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technical-issues-delay-nhs-e-referrals-replacement-for-choose-and-bookFri, 27 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMT'Real risk that patient care will suffer' as NHS deteriorates under coalition
NHS services in England have deteriorated over the last two years in a way not seen since the early 1990s, according to a new report by a leading health charity.
In the second part of a major assessment of the NHS under the Coalition, the King’s Fund has found that the government will leave office with health services under...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/real-risk-that-patient-care-will-suffer-as-nhs-deteriorates-under-coalition-Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:45:00 GMTCQC to change safeguarding reporting 'with immediate effect'
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is changing “with immediate effect” the way it reports activity on safeguarding, it has been revealed.
At the regulator’s board meeting yesterday (25 March), chief executive David Behan said the safeguarding record in its customer relationship management (CRM) system was designed...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-change-safeguarding-reporting-with-immediate-effect-Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:45:00 GMTNHS England launches new mental health taskforce
NHS England is creating a new taskforce to develop a national strategy for mental health.
As signalled in the NHS Five Year Forward View, the new taskforce will create a five-year mental health strategy for people of all ages across England.
It is expected to examine the variation in the availability of mental health services...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-launches-new-mental-health-taskforceThu, 26 Mar 2015 11:15:00 GMTClinicians play 'crucial role' in promoting physical activity and tackling obesity
Health professionals need to spend more time highlighting the benefits of exercise in promoting all-round health and wellbeing, according to a cross-party group of MPs.
The Health Select Committee also found it to be "inexplicable and unacceptable" that the NHS in England spends more on bariatric surgery than well-established measures to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinicians-play-crucial-role-in-promoting-physical-activity-and-tackling-obesityWed, 25 Mar 2015 11:15:00 GMTNHS managers want increments anyway despite 'divisive' national pay deal
NHS employers are worried about retention of some of their senior managers, who are now going to lose their increment payments in April 2015 under the terms of the revised national pay offer agreed with the main unions earlier this month, according to Managers in Partnership (MiP).
Its members were emphatic in their rejection of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-want-employers-to-award-increments-anyway-after-divisive-national-pay-dealWed, 25 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMTNHS Number still not 'universally' used as the patient identifier - Kelsey
The NHS Number has still not been universally adopted by health providers as a consistent unique patient identifier, despite featuring in national planning guidance and contracting documentation for over a decade.
This is according to a board paper that Tim Kelsey, national director for patients and information, will present at NHS...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-number-still-not-universally-used-as-the-patient-identifier-kelsey-Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMTA place to think
Professor Terry Young, Associate Dean, Health Partnerships at Brunel University London, explains the work of the Cumberland Initiative, its new CumberLAB facility and its quest to untangle the trickiest healthcare problems.
In editing her father’s letters (‘Don’t you have time to think?’, 2005, Penguin), Michelle...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-place-to-thinkWed, 25 Mar 2015 09:45:00 GMTGMC gets right of appeal against fitness to practise decisions
The General Medical Council (GMC) is to get a new right of appeal against fitness to practise tribunal decisions it considers “too lenient” and that “do not protect the public”.
The tribunals, run by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), which operates independently of the GMC, will now be placed on a...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-gets-right-of-appeal-against-fitness-to-practise-decisionsWed, 25 Mar 2015 09:45:00 GMTMental Health Apps library goes live on NHS Choices
NHS England has launched a Mental Health Apps library to improve access to psychological therapies.
The first-ever directory of NHS-endorsed digital mental health services features online tools, resources and apps that NHS England say have a proven track record of effectiveness in improving mental health outcomes.
It will be...
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414,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-apps-library-goes-live-on-nhs-choicesWed, 25 Mar 2015 09:45:00 GMTNew commission launched on improving urgent care for older people
The NHS Confederation is launching an independent commission to drive improvements in urgent and emergency care for older people in and outside of hospitals.
The commission on improving urgent care for older people is tasked with finding “patient-centred solutions” to the challenges of caring for older people.
The...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-commission-launched-on-improving-urgent-care-for-older-peopleWed, 25 Mar 2015 09:45:00 GMTDoctors told not to save premature babies just because they can
Newly published guidance advises doctors that they shouldn’t automatically intervene to save the lives of premature babies just because they might be able to.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPH) said increased survival rates for infants born between 22 and 25 weeks over the last decade should not be used as a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-told-not-to-save-premature-babies-just-because-they-canTue, 24 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMTHospital staff absence for mental health conditions doubles since 2010
Staff absence due to mental health conditions at hospital trusts across England has doubled since 2010, according to new data.
Figures obtained by the BBC revealed 41,112 staff took time off sick with anxiety, stress and depression in 2014 – up from 20,207 in 2010.
In February NHE reported that 39% of NHS staff reported having...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-staff-absence-for-mental-health-conditions-doubles-since-2010Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:45:00 GMTCQC increases regulatory fees for providers
The CQC has announced that the regulatory fees providers have to pay will rise 9% from April.
The increase follows a public consultation last year and approval from the health secretary, however NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, has hit out at the increase, calling it “difficult to justify in current financial...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-increases-regulatory-fees-for-providersMon, 23 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMTHCAs putting patients at risk doing jobs they are not trained for
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are working without supervision and being asked to perform duties for which they are not trained, putting patients at risk, according to a new report.
An investigation by the BBC found that junior staff have been asked to take blood samples and place IVs, while other hospital support workers have been left...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcas-putting-patients-at-risk-doing-jobs-they-are-not-trained-forMon, 23 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMTNHS deficit 'could reach £2.5bn in the next financial year'
The NHS is forecasting an end-of-year deficit of more than £800m, which could more than triple to £2.5bn by the end of next year, the chief of NHS Providers has warned.
The latest figures from the Trust Development Authority (TDA) and Monitor show that NHS trusts and foundation trusts are facing a combined end-of-year deficit...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-deficit-could-reach-25bn-in-the-next-financial-yearFri, 20 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMTNHS failing those with muscle wasting conditions
People and families of those diagnosed with muscular dystrophy are receiving no emotional support from the NHS, driving many to depression and thoughts of suicide, according to a leading charity.
Following a survey of 700 people living with a muscle-wasting condition, Muscular Dystrophy UK has found that more than three-quarters of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-failing-those-with-muscle-wasting-conditionsFri, 20 Mar 2015 16:30:00 GMTDoctors pass 'no confidence' vote against Welsh health board
Doctors have passed a vote of no confidence against Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board following its controversial decision to close consultant-led obstetrics and gynaecology services at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Rhyl.
The Clwyd North Division of the British Medical Association (BMA) said that clinicians responsible for the service...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-pass-no-confidence-vote-against-welsh-health-boardThu, 19 Mar 2015 11:15:00 GMTRedundancies begin in primary care support services as outsourcing plans move ahead
NHS England is to make 60 people redundant at the NHS Primary Care Support Service’s (PCSS) head office in Lancing as it continues with its plans to outsource the service.
Originally formed in 2005 from the merger of four smaller NHS organisations, the PCSS forms part of the Surrey & Sussex and South London NHS England...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redundancies-begin-in-primary-care-support-services-as-outsourcing-plans-move-aheadThu, 19 Mar 2015 10:00:00 GMTRevalidation pilot for nurses and midwives in Public Health England
Helen Kirk, nursing and midwifery interim revalidation lead at Public Health England (PHE), describes its experiences as a pilot site.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has begun the process to introduce revalidation for nurses and midwives. The NMC describes revalidation as a ‘process that all nurses and midwives will need to...
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426,412,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-pilot-for-nurses-and-midwives-in-public-health-englandWed, 18 Mar 2015 12:30:00 GMTFines 'floor' for A&E breaches dropped in new Standard Contract
The fines ‘floor’ for breaching A&E wait times has been reduced from 92% to 85% in the new Standard Contract for NHS Providers in 2015-16.
However, NHS England said that the sanction per excess breach of the A&E four-hour wait has also been reduced, from £200 to £120.
Chris Hopson, chief...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fines-floor-for-ae-breaches-dropped-in-new-standard-contract-Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:45:00 GMTBuilding trust in the NHS: the role of the centre in facilitating change
How can politicians, where the buck very publicly stops, be confident of what’s going on in the NHS? Politicians of all parties will be reticent to give more to the service – whether money, media air cover or autonomy – when they aren’t sure what they’d get in return. Ferelith Gaze, head of public affairs at...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-trust-in-the-nhs-the-role-of-the-centre-in-facilitating-changeWed, 18 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMTEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 'We'll never get £22bn savings by driving down the cost of rubber gloves'
As part of the Five Year Forward View senior leadership must prove to trusts that the expected £22bn efficiency savings are achievable by having the right mechanisms in place, Lord Carter of Coles, chair of the NHS Procurement Development Delivery Board (NHS PDDB), has told NHE.
The DH’s ‘procurement...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exclusive-interview-well-never-get-22bn-savings-by-driving-down-the-cost-of-rubber-glovesWed, 18 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMTNo-one held accountable for Hinchingbrooke failure - PAC
Oversight of the first privately-run NHS hospital was “poor” and “inadequate” and no-one has been held accountable for the consequences, the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says.
In February 2012, Circle took operational control of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, becoming the first private...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-one-held-accountable-for-hinchingbrooke-failure-pac-Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:00:00 GMTPharmacists could help plug the gap in the GP workforce
Pharmacists could start treating patients in GP surgeries under “radical” new proposals from medical professionals to help bring down waiting times and ease the burden on general practice.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) say pharmacists could treat those patients...
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409,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacists-could-help-plug-the-gap-in-the-gp-workforce-Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:15:00 GMTEngland's biggest NHS trust placed in special measures
The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) has placed Barts Health NHS Trust into special measures following a damning report from the CQC.
Barts Health, England’s biggest hospital trust, was found to have a culture of bullying and low morale among staff at Whipps Cross Hospital, one of its six sites across London.
Inspectors...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/englands-biggest-nhs-trust-placed-in-special-measuresTue, 17 Mar 2015 14:15:00 GMT'Complete overhaul' of young people's mental health services needed
A “complete overhaul” is needed for children and young people’s mental health services, the government will say today.
This comes after a government-commissioned Taskforce found that too many young people are missing out on vital support.
A blueprint will be set out by the care and support minister...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/complete-overhaul-of-young-peoples-mental-health-services-neededTue, 17 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMTCentralisation of stroke services in Greater Manchester to be extended
The centralisation of stroke services in Greater Manchester is to be extended with £2m of investment allowing the specialist centres to remain open for longer.
Since 2010, anyone in Greater Manchester calling 999 within four hours of a stroke has been taken to one of the hyperacute stroke centres at Salford, Stockport or Bury. After...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/centralisation-of-stroke-services-in-greater-manchester-to-be-extendedMon, 16 Mar 2015 17:00:00 GMTSocial care should be free at the end of life, says Health Committee
Social care should be free at the end of life, according to a new report from the Health Select Committee.
The report from the cross-party group of MPs examined the state of end of life care and found there was "unacceptable variation" in the care received by people in England.
End-of-life care is defined as people expected to die...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-should-be-free-at-the-end-of-life-says-health-committeeMon, 16 Mar 2015 15:15:00 GMTFirms criticised for poor care included in largest-ever NHS privitisation
The NHS has agreed a £780m deal with 11 private firms to provide a range of treatments and tests in the biggest privatisation of health services to date.
The deal has been arranged by NHS Supply Chain, which is itself an outsourced company run by DHL Logistics on behalf of NHS Business Services. It will see diagnostic tests, scans...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-agrees-largest-ever-privatisation-deal-with-companies-criticised-for-poor-careMon, 16 Mar 2015 15:00:00 GMTHealth and wellbeing of NHS staff too often seen as 'optional extra'
Staff health and wellbeing in the NHS is often seen as an optional extra, with more than a third of trusts not having plans in place to support their workforce, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned.
In its study – Work and wellbeing in the NHS: why staff health matters to patient care – RCP stated that good...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-wellbeing-of-nhs-staff-too-often-seen-as-optional-extraFri, 13 Mar 2015 11:45:00 GMTPerformance pressures affecting even best hospitals - Nuffield Trust
Deteriorating access to services is starting to affect patients attending even the best-performing hospitals in the NHS, a think-tank has claimed.
The Nuffield Trust’s latest report looked at how all 156 hospital trusts in England have performed over the course of this Parliament against six national targets, including A&E...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/performance-pressures-affecting-even-best-hospitals--nuffield-trust-Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMTBlueprint for the future of nurse training published
Widening access to nursing and providing better career development to healthcare assistants (HCAs) are key recommendations of a national review into care and nursing education.
The Shape of Caring review, led by Lord Willis, has made 34 recommendations for the future education and training of nurses and care...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blueprint-for-the-future-of-nurse-training-published-Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:45:00 GMTDecision to delay report into health spending 'disappointing'
The decision by the Health Select Committee (HSC) not to publish its report into health and care spending before the general election has been branded “disappointing”.
In an open letter to the committee’s chair, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, the leaders of NHS Confederation and NHS Partners said that it is...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/decision-to-delay-report-into-health-spending-disappointingThu, 12 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMTStandardised cigarette packaging given green light by MPs
MPs have voted in favour of introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK, a move welcomed by many across the health sector.
During yesterday’s vote, 367 MPs voted in favour of standardised packaging with 113 against it in a free vote.
It means from 2016 every packet will look the same except for the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-cigarette-packaging-given-green-light-by-mpsThu, 12 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMTFirst patients diagnosed through genome project
Three men from two families in the north east have become the first to be diagnosed with rare diseases after volunteering to have their genetic codes mapped through pioneering DNA research.
After taking part in the 100,000 Genomes Project at Newcastle University’s Biomedical Research Centre, the families will now receive...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-patients-diagnosed-through-genome-projectWed, 11 Mar 2015 09:30:00 GMTCDF cuts will compromise best treatment choices, say oncologists
More than three-quarters of oncologists believe that NHS England’s plans to remove medicines from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) will harm their ability to make the best treatment choices for their patients.
An online survey of 115 oncologists, sampled from the doctors.net.uk community, revealed that 74% believe the CDF...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cdf-cuts-will-compromise-best-treatment-choices-say-oncologists-Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:00:00 GMTTroubled Medway buddies with leading trust
A small team from Guy’s and St Thomas’ will work with the troubled Medway NHS Foundation Trust to strengthen its clinical leadership and support changes to improve patient care.
Monitor has approved an extension of its buddy system, in the hope that the new relationship will support Medway’s refreshed executive...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/troubled-medway-buddies-with-leading-trust-Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:45:00 GMTFirst wave of new care model 'vanguard' areas revealed
NHS England has revealed the first 29 ‘vanguard’ areas that will take a national lead on developing new models of integrated care which can then be spread across the country.
From April 2015, the vanguards will develop programmes to deliver joined-up local health services. It has been estimated that the initial work...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-wave-of-new-care-model-vanguard-areas-revealed-Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:30:00 GMTImproved partnership governance needed across the NHS
Only 15% of NHS leaders believe they have ‘strong’ or ‘embedded’ collaborative governance arrangements in place, a new study has revealed.
The ‘Unchartered Waters’ report found that the weakest collaborative relationships and partnership governance arrangements exist between clinical commissioning...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improved-partnership-governance-needed-across-the-nhsTue, 10 Mar 2015 14:30:00 GMTQuarter of CCG board members have private company links - Unite
One in four governing body members of NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have links to private companies involved in healthcare, new research has revealed.
The study, carried out by the Unite union, has once again highlighted the potential conflict of interests that can be faced by board members.
Of the 3,392 CCG...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-ccg-board-members-have-private-company-links--unite-Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:00:00 GMTYoung people with mental health problems 'falling through the gaps'
Commissioners must improve mental health services for young people who are getting ‘stuck in the gap’ between inpatient and community care, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The college’s Child and Adolescent Faculty says a lack of access to acute mental health beds is putting children and young people at...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/young-people-with-mental-health-problems-falling-through-the-gapsTue, 10 Mar 2015 09:30:00 GMTPlans to outsource £75m of NHS services in Cornwall shelved
Plans to privatise £75m of NHS services in Cornwall have been shelved with the local clinical commissioning group (CCG) saying the plans were “not the way forward”.
Last year, NHS Kernow – the CCG for Cornwall and the Scilly Isles – was asking for bids to run outpatient appointments, follow ups and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-outsource-75m-of-nhs-services-in-cornwall-shelvedMon, 09 Mar 2015 15:45:00 GMTUnions agree to NHS pay deal and call off industrial action
Health unions have jointly agreed to the government’s pay proposal made in January, calling off industrial action in England.
The new pay offer includes a consolidated 1% payment for all staff up to Band 8B (£45,707 to £56,504); an additional £200 consolidated payment for lower-paid staff (pay points 3-8);...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-hold-crunch-meeting-over-nhs-payMon, 09 Mar 2015 15:00:00 GMTEight areas to 'blend' health and social care budgets under new pilot
The first eight sites across England where projects will blend health and social care funding have been named by the Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England.
Demonstrator sites as part of the Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) programme, which will provide 10,000 people with complex needs with greater power to decide...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eight-areas-to-blend-health-and-social-care-budgets-under-new-pilotMon, 09 Mar 2015 14:00:00 GMTNew rights for people with mental health conditions
The government has unveiled proposals to strengthen the rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions.
Launched by care minister Norman Lamb, ‘No voice unheard, no right ignored’ includes measures such as the right to challenge decisions about their care, the right to be treated close to...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-rights-for-people-with-mental-health-conditionsFri, 06 Mar 2015 15:00:00 GMTMost providers opt for 'temporary solution' tariff option
Approximately 88% of all NHS providers will move to the new voluntary tariff option for 2015-16, but this has been labelled a temporary solution to a difficult problem that is “threatening the structural integrity” of the health service.
Chris Hopson, chief executive officer at NHS Providers, stated that while trusts...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-providers-opt-for-temporary-solution-tariff-option-Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:45:00 GMTA&E waiting times targets 'distort priorities and could undermine care'
The emphasis on A&E waiting times targets to admit or discharge 95% of patients within four hours is distorting priorities and could be undermining care, the Nuffield Trust has warned.
The think tank says the way the system currently reacts to performance fluxuations against the four-hour target can distort behaviours inside hospitals...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-times-targets-distort-priorities-and-could-undermine-careFri, 06 Mar 2015 11:45:00 GMT87 CCGs approved to jointly commission GP services
Approval has been given for 87 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to jointly commission GP services with NHS England.
The news follows last week’s announcement where 64 CCGs were approved to take on greater delegated responsibility for GP services. However, one of these CCGs has been given approval ‘pending changes to...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/87-ccgs-approved-to-jointly-commission-gp-servicesFri, 06 Mar 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS worst offenders in Treasury tax purge for being paid 'off the books'
NHS employees were found to be the worst offenders in the Civil Service, as 79 been were fired last year for breaking Treasury rules by being paid ‘off the books’ through companies.
The Department of Health and Ministry of Defence have been fined a combined total of £1.5m for failing to adhere to the Treasury guidelines...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-worst-offenders-in-treasury-tax-purge-for-being-paid-off-the-booksThu, 05 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMTRCN members join other unions in accepting pay offer
In one of the closest ballots yet, members of the Royal College of Nursing working for the NHS in England have voted to accept the government pay offer.
The RCN now joins Unison, which also announced its ballot result this week, and the Royal College of Midwives, the Society of Radiographers and GMB, in announcing ballot results in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-members-join-other-unions-in-accepting-pay-offerThu, 05 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMTEmergency care funding 'not reaching A&E departments', say senior clinicians
Less than 1% of the £700m that was allocated by the government for emergency care this winter ended up directly in A&E departments, according to a survey of senior clinicians in the NHS.
The Department of Health described the figures as “nonsense”.
The report, by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-care-funding-not-reaching-ae-departments-say-senior-cliniciansWed, 04 Mar 2015 11:45:00 GMTHunt backs rapid response unit to prevent another Morecambe Bay
Jeremy Hunt has backed the establishment of an independent patient safety investigation unit to rapidly investigate serious medical incidents in response to the Morecambe Bay report.
In a statement to Parliament, the health secretary said the NHS is still much too slow at investigating serious incidents involving severe harm or death...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-backs-rapid-response-investigation-unit-as-fallout-from-morecambe-bay-continuesWed, 04 Mar 2015 11:30:00 GMTUnison members vote to accept NHS pay offer
One of the largest unions involved in the NHS pay strikes has voted to accept the government pay offer.
Unison has announced that 67% of its members have voted in favour of accepting the offer, joining the Royal College of Midwives, the Society of Radiographers and GMB, who have all previously announced ballot results that were in favour...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unison-members-vote-to-accept-nhs-pay-offerWed, 04 Mar 2015 11:15:00 GMTCQC spends £14m on temporary staff
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) spent £14.3m in nine months on employing 309 FTE temporary staff, including admin/clerical workers, the regulator has revealed.
The organisation’s Q3 2014-15 Corporate Performance report shows that most temporary staff worked in the Customer and Corporate Services directorate – 179...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-spends-14m-on-temporary-staff-Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMTGPs to start 'prescribing' boilers for patients in cold homes
GPs across England begin prescribing boilers, insulation and double glazing to fuel-poor patients whose condition is exacerbated by living in a cold home.
Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Davey is set to announce £3m funding to pave the ground for a scheme to run across England at a conference in London today.
Cold...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-to-start-prescribing-boilers-for-patients-in-cold-homesTue, 03 Mar 2015 15:15:00 GMTDissolving Mid Staffs cost more than expected, admits Monitor
The cost of securing safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire were higher, and took longer to implement, than originally planned, Monitor has admitted.
The regulator said the work of trust special administrators (TSAs) over 18 months cost Monitor almost £19.5m, significantly more than the originally budgeted...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dissolving-mid-staffs-cost-more-than-expected-admits-monitorTue, 03 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMTTrusts told to ensure no repeat of New Year A&E problems at Easter
NHS trusts have been told to have “robust” resilience plans in place to cope with potential increases in patient demand over the Easter bank holiday.
In a letter sent to NHS CCG accountable officers, trust and foundation trust CEOs and heads of local government, it says that over recent months there has been a decline in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-told-to-ensure-no-repeat-of-new-year-ae-problems-at-easterTue, 03 Mar 2015 10:15:00 GMTGPs retiring early and working abroad causing doctor shortage
The NHS is facing a shortage of around 1,000 GPs and more than half of the current workforce expects to retire before they turn 60, according to a new survey.
Figures released by the House of Commons library show that staffing levels have failed to keep pace with the increase in population. If the number of people per GP had remained at...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-retiring-early-and-working-abroad-causing-doctor-shortageMon, 02 Mar 2015 17:15:00 GMTFT list grows to 150 with two new additions
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and Kent Community Health NHS Trust have both been awarded foundation trust (FT) status by health regulator Monitor.
There are now 150 NHS FTs in total, almost two-thirds of all trusts in England’s NHS.
Kent has become the third trust to be given FT status, the other two are...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ft-list-grows-to-150-with-two-new-additions-Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:15:00 GMTGreater Manchester NHS devolution deal to start in April
The deal to devolve the entire £6bn NHS budget of Greater Manchester to local control was signed today by the chancellor, George Osborne.
This trailblazing move sees NHS England, 12 NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, 15 NHS providers and 10 local authorities agree a framework for health and social care – with plans for joint...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-nhs-devolution-deal-to-start-in-aprilFri, 27 Feb 2015 15:30:00 GMTA&E waiting time target in England missed for 21st week in a row
A&E departments in England have failed to meet the target of 95% of patients seen within four hours for 21 straight weeks.
NHS England figures show that 92% of patients spent four hours or less from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge in the week ending February 22, an increase from 91.6% a week earlier.
The improved...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-time-target-in-england-missed-for-21st-week-in-a-rowFri, 27 Feb 2015 14:15:00 GMTFirst-ever national shortage of paramedics - but not of nurses
There is no national shortage of nurses or doctors requiring labour from outside of Europe, but there are no longer enough paramedics for the UK’s needs, according to a new report.
Government advisors have recommended that paramedics should, for the first time, be added to the shortage occupation list (SOL), which would allow...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ever-national-shortage-of-paramedics-but-not-of-nurses-Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMTBetter Care Fund planning 'deeply flawed' say MPs
The initial planning for the Better Care Fund was “deeply flawed”, according MPs, with NHS England and the Department of Health working to different savings targets than the local government department.
The revelation has been made in a report from the Commons Public Accounts Committee examining the preparations for the...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-planning-deeply-flawed-say-mpsThu, 26 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMTFour in 10 NHS staff 'made unwell' by work
Nearly 40% of NHS staff have been made unwell by work-related stress over the last 12 months, a sign that they are overwhelmed with demand, claims the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The NHS England 2014 staff survey revealed that 39% of staff have had time of due to work related stress in the last year. RCN said the extra hours staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-in-10-nhs-staff-made-unwell-by-work-Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMTDoctors push for commissioning Avastin as cheap eye drug
Doctors are lobbying the health service to remove the barriers preventing CCGs from commissioning the cancer drug Avastin 'off- licence' to treat Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a debilitating eye condition.
Clinical leaders from 120 CCGs claim that being able to use Avastin to treat AMD could release millions of pounds...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-push-for-commissioning-avastin-as-cheap-eye-drug-Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMTSouthern Health NHS Trust rated 'requires improvement'
Southern Health NHS Trust, a provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services across the south of England, has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Following an inspection in October, the regulator has published 17 separate reports that highlighted...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-nhs-trust-rated-requires-improvementWed, 25 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMTGreater Manchester to get control of its entire £6bn NHS budget
Councils in Greater Manchester are to take control of the region’s entire £6bn health and social care budget, as NHS powers are passed down from government under the latest wave of devolution for the area.
Manchester City Council confirmed that the 10 local authorities, 12 clinical commissioning groups and 14 NHS...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-to-get-control-of-its-entire-6bn-nhs-budgetWed, 25 Feb 2015 09:45:00 GMTPatient-centred approach needed for primary care workforce planning
Long-term planning for the primary care workforce requires a patient-centred and population-based approach if it is to be effective, according to the NHS Confederation and National Association of Primary Care.
In a joint response to a commission by national training body Health Education England (HEE) on workforce and models of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-centred-approach-needed-for-primary-care-workforce-planning-Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:30:00 GMTSatisfaction with NHS staff pay falls sharply
The number of staff satisfied with their level of pay in the NHS has fallen sharply in the last 12 months, according to new figures.
The annual NHS Staff Survey, now in its 12th year, revealed that only 33% of staff are satisfied with their pay, a notable drop from the 38% recorded in 2013.
Eighty-four percent of staff...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/satisfaction-with-nhs-staff-pay-falls-sharply-Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:45:00 GMTSupport fears forcing nurses to 'delay hospital discharge'
Nearly 70% of nurses across England admit they frequently delay discharging older patients because there is no support in place for them when they leave hospital, new research has found.
The findings, from older people’s charity the Royal Voluntary Service and The King’s Fund, also revealed that of the nurses surveyed...
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413,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-fears-forcing-nurses-to-delay-hospital-discharge-Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTCameron announces £300m and training for all NHS staff on dementia
The government has pledged a further £300m of investment to tackle dementia, including mandatory training for all NHS staff.
Launching the next phase of the his “challenge on dementia” programme, David Cameron also announced that an international dementia institute would be established in England within the next five...
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417,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-announces-300m-and-training-for-all-nhs-staff-on-dementia-Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:15:00 GMTFoundation trusts' deficit increases to £321m
The combined deficit of England’s NHS foundation trusts has now reached £321m – five times higher than planned, according to new figures from Monitor.
The regulator’s quarterly monitoring report found that 78 of 147 foundation trusts are now in deficit, of which 60 are acute hospital trusts.
Monitor is now...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trusts-deficit-increases-to-321m-Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:45:00 GMTHundreds of mental health deaths in detention 'avoidable'
Basic errors and a failure to learn have contributed to the deaths of hundreds of people suffering from mental health conditions detained in psychiatric hospitals, prisons and police cells in England and Wales, according to a new Inquiry.
Carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the Inquiry covered the period...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hundreds-of-mental-health-deaths-in-detention-avoidable-Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMTAllow NHS patients to top up their health budget to solve funding crisis - report
NHS patients should be able to take their personal treatment budgets to any suitable healthcare provider in return for a small monthly payment, a new report suggests.
According to Civitas, the reform – which would deliberately create a two-tier system – has the potential to raise billions of pounds a year to help plug the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/allow-nhs-patients-to-top-up-their-health-budget-to-solve-funding-crisis--report-Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:15:00 GMTFailure to meet cancer targets show 'fundamental failure' in the NHS
The NHS in England missed a key cancer waiting time target, leaving more than 20,000 people with urgent cancer referrals waiting more than two months to start treatment last year.
NHS guidelines stipulate that at least 85% of patients referred by their GP for suspected cancer should begin treatment within two months.
However, NHS...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failure-to-meet-cancer-targets-show-fundamental-failure-in-the-nhsFri, 20 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMTNew interim tariff deal offers providers a £500m win
NHS providers have been offered a new enhanced tariff option (ETO) for 2015-16, worth up to £500m more than the original package consulted on last November.
Under the new proposals, NHS England and Monitor have offered reduced savings targets and the cost of reimbursement for specialised services has been raised.
In...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-interim-tariff-deal-offers-providers-a-500m-win-Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTNICE threshold for evaluating new drugs "too high"
The funding threshold used by the by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) when evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new drugs is too high, new research has suggested.
The study by health economists at the University of York says the current policy is doing “more harm than good” for the wider...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-threshold-for-evaluating-new-drugs-too-high-Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:45:00 GMTAshford and Surrey merger delayed by competition watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred a proposed merger of two hospital trusts in Surrey for an “in-depth investigation”.
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust made their formal submission to the CMA in December 2014, and were...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ashford-and-surrey-merger-delayed-by-competition-watchdogWed, 18 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTNHS England approves first 64 CCGs to commission GP services
NHS England has approved the first batch of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to take on the responsibility for commissioning most primary care in their areas.
From April this year, 64 GP-led CCGs will take on greater “delegated” commissioning powers for GP services with the possibility that others may...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-approves-first-64-ccgs-to-commission-gp-services-Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTGPs should question colleagues on antibiotic prescribing - NICE
Doctors should question colleagues who they believe prescribe too many antibiotics, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended.
The health watchdog has issued draft guidance to clamp down on prescribing such medication, in an attempt to avert the “growing threat” of antimicrobial...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-should-question-colleagues-on-antibiotic-prescribing--nice-Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTRoyal Cornwall Hospitals declare trust-wide 'black alert'
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has had to cancel operations and declare a black alert due to pressure on its services, in another sign that unprecedented demand on the NHS is continuing.
The trust, which covers St Michael's in Hayle, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and The Royal Cornwall in Treliske, said it was "extremely busy, with...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-cornwall-hospitals-declare-trust-wide-black-alert-Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:30:00 GMTNHS Scotland to publish performance data in transparency effort
The NHS in Scotland is to start publishing weekly A&E figures and a range of other information in an effort to become more transparent.
Health secretary Shona Robison has announced that the data will be published on a new website called NHS Performs.
From next month, quarterly death rates, wards closed by norovirus and cases of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-scotland-to-publish-performance-data-in-transparency-effortWed, 18 Feb 2015 10:15:00 GMTIntegrated care commissioners need 'waiver' to bypass procurement rules
NHS England and Monitor should review current rules on procurement and tendering to remove any barriers to the development of new care models, a new report has suggested.
The study by the King’s Fund has called for fundamental changes in how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision set out in...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioners-of-integrated-care-need-a-waiver-to-get-around-procurement-rules-Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMTShape of Training Steering Group to focus on more generic medical training
Doctors’ training should be made more generic to allow them to care for the increasing numbers of patients with multiple conditions, a group responsible for reforming medical training has recommended.
The Shape of Training Steering Group, responsible for finding ways to implement the recommendations in the 2013 Greenaway Shape of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shape-of-training-steering-group-to-focus-on-more-generic-medical-trainingTue, 17 Feb 2015 14:30:00 GMTForeign visitors to be charged at 150% of tariff rate for NHS care
The Department of Health has announced plans to change how the NHS charges foreign visitors for care in an effort to recoup £500m a year in costs.
From April, people who live outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland will require health insurance when they visit the UK, and those with no insurance will be...
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405,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foreign-visitors-to-be-charged-at-150-of-tariff-rate-for-nhs-careTue, 17 Feb 2015 14:00:00 GMTPatients removed from mental health hospital after violence concerns
Vulnerable patients are being moved out of a private mental health hospital after it failed to improve on a CQC report that found a “disturbing” number of violent attacks.
A report from the CQC said that Vista Independent Hospital at Winchfield, Hampshire, recorded more than 300 violent incidents in seven months.
One...
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412,414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-removed-from-mental-health-hospital-after-violence-concernsMon, 16 Feb 2015 17:15:00 GMTCalls for government to intercede as A&E department faces 'mass exodus' of consultants
A patient group is calling for government intervention at a hospital where the entire consulting team of the A&E department resigned.
Four consultants from the Alexander Hospital in Redditch and another working at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital quit on Friday.
Both hospitals are part Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-government-to-intercede-as-ae-department-faces-mass-exodus-of-consultantsMon, 16 Feb 2015 15:45:00 GMTCommission to look at the future of the NHS in Wales
A deal to set up an independent commission to look at the future of the NHS in Wales has been agreed by the Welsh government and the Liberal Democrats.
In a letter to Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams, health minister Mark Drakeford proposed the commission would have an independent chair, and cross-party representation.
Williamson...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commission-to-look-at-the-future-of-the-nhs-in-walesFri, 13 Feb 2015 17:15:00 GMT20,000 operations cancelled as trusts struggle to cope with A&E pressures
Nearly 20,000 operations were cancelled at the last minute in the final quarter of 2014 as the NHS struggled to cope with the unprecedented surge in demand that caused A&E chaos.
Figures published by NHS England show that 19,471 planned operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons between October and December, the highest number...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/20000-operations-cancelled-as-hospitals-struggle-to-cope-with-ae-pressuresFri, 13 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMTDelays in A&E transfers could cause 'hundreds of deaths' a year - RECM
Exit Block in A&E departments across the UK is leading to “hundreds of deaths” every year, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has claimed.
The college, which has published its latest report ‘Exit Block in Emergency – 6 month review’ suggests that the magnitude of the effect is about 13...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delays-in-ae-transfers-could-cause-hundreds-of-deaths-a-year--recm-Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:30:00 GMTCQC publishes guidance on the use of hidden cameras to monitor care
The CQC has issued guidance on the use of hidden cameras to monitor the care of older people in hospitals and care homes.
Aimed at families, carers and people who use health and care services, the leaflet sets out things for them to consider when thinking of using recording equipment as well as explaining other steps that can be taken to...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-publishes-guidance-on-the-use-of-hidden-cameras-to-monitor-careThu, 12 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTMorecambe Bay review calls for 500 hospital job cuts and more community services
A major review of healthcare around Morecambe Bay will see the trust cut 500 jobs and services moved out of the hospital and into the community.
The review aims to reduce the number of hospital admissions by 9,000 annually and will reduce the £26.3m deficit of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT (UHMBT) while improving care...
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410,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/morecambe-bay-review-calls-for-500-hospital-job-cuts-and-more-community-servicesThu, 12 Feb 2015 15:45:00 GMTHealth secretary promises legislation to protect whistleblowers before election
Jeremy Hunt will create NHS ‘whistleblowing guardians’ to protect staff who speak up about poor care.
The health secretary made the announcement yesterday as he accepted the findings of the inquiry led by Sir Robert Francis QC, Freedom to Speak Up. He hopes to implement the changes before the election.
Hunt said: “I...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-secretary-promises-legislation-to-protect-whistleblowers-before-electionThu, 12 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMTFrancis outlines plans to fix NHS treatment of whistleblowers
Every NHS trust in England should appoint a guardian to support whistleblowers, a review has concluded after hearing how NHS staff have suffered poor health and “felt suicidal” as a result of blowing the whistle on poor care.
The review found a significant proportion of health workers are afraid to speak out about poor...
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408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/francis-outlines-plans-to-fix-nhs-shocking-treatment-of-whistleblowersWed, 11 Feb 2015 12:45:00 GMTCircle asks for £9.6m bailout for privately run NHS hospital
The first privately managed NHS hospital has asked for a £9.6m government bailout just six weeks before it is to be handed back to the public sector.
Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire is due to be handed back into NHS hands in March after , Circle, the company outsourced to manage it, said it could no longer cope with rising...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-asks-for-96m-bailout-for-privately-run-nhs-hospitalWed, 11 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTNHS to close many residential hospitals for people with learning disabilities
NHS England will close many of the 58 residential hospitals where people with learning disabilities are still being sent to live despite a government pledge to move people out of these facilities in response to the Winterbourne View scandal.
Simon Stevens announced the plans while being quizzed by MPs on the failure to move people with...
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414,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-close-many-residential-hospitals-for-people-with-learning-disabilitiesWed, 11 Feb 2015 10:15:00 GMTSenior NHS staff to face jail and fines for publishing misleading information
Senior staff and directors of NHS organisations who publish ‘false or misleading’ information could face jail and unlimited fines under new government plans.
From April, it will be an offence for providers of NHS-funded care to publish false or misleading information, as part of the Department of Health’s drive to...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-nhs-staff-to-face-jail-and-unlimited-fines-for-publishing-misleading-informationTue, 10 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMTNHS sets aside £26bn to cover negligence claims
Almost a quarter of the health service’s annual budget has been set aside to cover legal claims for medical negligence against the NHS, it has been claimed.
The NHS Litigation Authority, which provides indemnity cover to the NHS against legal action, has set aside £26.1bn to cover existing liabilities, it has been...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sets-aside-26bn-to-cover-negligence-claims-Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:45:00 GMTThree private sector bids included in commissioning support framework
Three private sector bids have been approved by NHS England to join the new Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework, at the expense of two NHS commissioning support units (CSUs), casting doubt over their future and the fate of their 2,200 staff.
NHS England has announced that Capita, Optum and MBED – a consortium of...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-private-sector-bids-included-in-commissioning-support-frameworkTue, 10 Feb 2015 11:30:00 GMT'Voluntary' tariff worth examining - NHS Providers
The proposal of a new ‘voluntary’ tariff for 2015-16 is “worth examining” but many questions must be answered before it can “be seriously considered”, NHS Providers has stated.
NHS England boss Simon Stevens has suggested making a new ‘voluntary’ offer to trusts – agreed outside the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/voluntary-tariff-worth-examining--nhs-providers-Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:15:00 GMTUse of special measures saved lives at Keogh hospitals
The decision to put 11 trusts into special measures following the Keogh review in 2013 saved hundreds of lives according to a new report.
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director at NHS England, placed the trusts in special measures after looking at 14 with higher-than-expected mortality figures in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/use-of-special-measures-saved-lives-at-keogh-hospitalsMon, 09 Feb 2015 17:15:00 GMTHunt orders annual review into avoidable deaths
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an annual review of avoidable deaths in hospitals, something he described as the “biggest scandal in global healthcare”.
The study will be conducted yearly and look at the case notes of 2,000 patients, in the hopes of reducing the 1,000 avoidable deaths that Hunt says takes place each...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-orders-annual-review-into-avoidable-deathsMon, 09 Feb 2015 15:45:00 GMTCCGs 'failing in their duty' to provide safe places for the mentally unwell
CCGs are not providing enough places of safety for the mentally unwell, leading to the scandal of police cells having to be used as a substitute, MPs have said.
The Home Affairs Committee has released a report into policing and mental health in which they conclude that CCGs are failing in their duty to provide enough health-based places...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-failing-in-their-duty-to-provide-safe-places-for-the-mentally-unwellFri, 06 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMTNHS shake-up was 'disastrous' and distracted from patient care - report
The coalition government’s reorganisation of the NHS was misguided, leaving it weaker, structurally “incomprehensible” and less able to improve care for patients, according to a new report from the King’s Fund.
The think tank concludes that the upheaval caused by the Health and Social Care Act has been...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-shake-up-was-disastrous-and-distracted-from-patient-care-reportFri, 06 Feb 2015 14:15:00 GMTA fifth of those detained under Mental Health Act do not have rights explained
One in five records of mental health patients lack evidence that their rights have been explained to them after being detained, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.
The regulator is concerned that people across England are being detained under the Mental Health Act without their legal rights being discussed or explained to them...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fifth-of-those-detained-under-mental-health-act-do-not-have-rights-explainedThu, 05 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMTNHS spending £1bn on agency nurses
The NHS is on course to spend £1bn on agency nursing staff by the end of the year because of a “payday loan attitude” towards workforce planning, a report has claimed.
Research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) estimates that NHS trusts will be spending an average of £4.2m every year on temporary nurse cover...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spending-1bn-on-agency-nursesThu, 05 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMTGPs welcome new tool that could 'change the way clinical research is delivered'
A tool to help researchers recruit NHS patients into medical studies is going live across the north of England, creating a “world-leading e-research environment”.
FARSITE provides a safe, convenient and anonymised way for GPs to involve their patients in NHS research. Its powerful profiling tool allows Clinical Research...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-welcome-new-tool-that-could-change-the-way-clinical-research-is-deliveredThu, 05 Feb 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS bodies now face compulsory data protection audits
NHS organisations can be forced to open themselves up to data protection audits under new powers handed to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The new powers, which went into effect on 1 February, allow the ICO to force NHS authorities to be audited for compliance with the Data Protection Act. Previously these audits had...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bodies-now-face-compulsory-data-protection-auditsWed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMTDeath rate a third higher than normal
The death rate in England and Wales is around a third higher than normal for this time of year, Office of National Statistics figures show.
Some 28,800 deaths were registered in the fortnight ending 23 January, 32% higher than the average for that period over the last five years (21,859).
The ONS suggested that the flu virus and the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/death-rate-a-third-higher-than-normalWed, 04 Feb 2015 11:30:00 GMTGovernment failed to keep Winterbourne View promise
The government has failed in its pledge to move people with learning disabilities out of hospital and into community care, the National Audit Office has found.
A commitment to move people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour out of mental health hospitals and into the community was made in the wake of the Winterbourne View...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-failed-to-keep-winterbourne-view-promiseWed, 04 Feb 2015 10:50:00 GMTNHS 111 increasing pressure on GP and A&E services, warns BMA
Overstretched GP and A&E services are facing mounting pressure as referrals from NHS 111 have nearly tripled, senior doctors have warned.
Analysis by the British Medical Association (BMA), based on the latest NHS 111 minimum dataset from NHS England, revealed that in the last year calls referred through to GP services had gone...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-increasing-pressure-on-gp-and-ae-services-warns-bmaWed, 04 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTNorfolk and Suffolk mental health services face special measures
The NHS trust running mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The regulator has recommended that Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) should be placed into special measures, following an inspection in October.
NSFT, which...
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412,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/norfolk-and-suffolk-mental-health-services-face-special-measuresTue, 03 Feb 2015 11:30:00 GMTExperts call for 'greater transparency' in big data projects
Public participation should be at “the heart” of big data projects in healthcare and biomedical research, according to experts.
Recent health data projects, such as care.data, 100K Genomes and UK Biobank, have raised a number of ethical questions surrounding the use of data.
And the report by the Nuffield...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/experts-call-for-greater-transparency-in-big-data-projects-Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTMPs call for clampdown on NHS agency staff pay
MPs have criticised NHS hospitals for the sums being spent on temporary staff, which increased by £500m in a year, with some consultants charging £1,700 per day.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) stated that despite the NHS being the dominant employer of temporary medical staff, the Department of Health (DH) has not...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-clampdown-on-nhs-agency-staff-pay-Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:30:00 GMTBed shortage for young mental health patients at breaking point
The lack of acute beds available to young mental health patients has ‘left the system at breaking point’ and led to NHS England issuing advice to hospital trusts to adopt ‘emergency procedures’ over the weekend.
On Friday evening, instructions sent by NHS England to trusts, leaked to the Observer, stated that the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bed-shortage-for-young-mental-health-patients-at-breaking-point-Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMTNurses to claim for unpaid hours in fair pay campaign
As part of the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN’s) campaign to highlight the extra hours of unpaid work that staff are doing across the NHS, union members at selected trusts in England and Northern Ireland will now be billing their bosses for their full shifts.
Nursing staff at the Lister Hospital, part of the East &...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-to-claim-for-unpaid-hours-in-fair-pay-campaign-Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:45:00 GMTSt George's becomes England 149th foundation trust
Health regulator Monitor has awarded foundation trust (FT) status to St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, freeing it from central government control and allowing it to decide how to improve its services.
To reflect the achievement, the trust’s formal title will change to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/st-georges-becomes-england-149th-foundation-trustMon, 02 Feb 2015 14:45:00 GMTFriends & Family Test: The end of 'Net Promoter'
NHE caught up with Andrew MacPherson, managing director of The NHS Strategic Projects Team, to discuss recent changes to the Friends & Family Test, following our last conversation with him in October.
When NHE last spoke to Andrew MacPherson, we highlighted the challenges and opportunities that the Friends & Family Test (FFT) was...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-family-test-the-end-of-net-promoterSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:45:00 GMTMobile phones are vital to the future of European healthcare
Jonathan Seddon and Wendy Currie of the Audencia Nantes School of Management, France, discuss the practical benefits of mobile health, also known as mHealth.
Europe’s health systems are facing many challenges. People are living longer (by 2050, the average life expectancy in Europe will be 82.5), chronic illness is increasing (the...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mobile-phones-are-vital-to-the-future-of-european-healthcareSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:45:00 GMTRevolutionising care access for MND patients through telehealth
Dr Esther Hobson, National Institute for Health Research doctoral research fellow at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neurosciences, discusses how a new telehealth and web resource could help revolutionise access to care and support for people suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. David Stevenson reports.
Motor neurone disease...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revolutionising-care-access-for-mnd-patients-through-telehealthSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:45:00 GMTToo many NHS organisations 'aren't getting the basics right'
David Stevenson hears from the main health regulators on their role and the future of regulation, including the heads of Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority and the Care Quality Commission.
Regulation has a big role to play in a sector where patient safety and public confidence are crucial, but what this should look like and how...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-nhs-organisations-arent-getting-the-basics-rightSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMTTracking technology helps Wolverhampton tackle infection prevention
Clare Nash, the ‘SafeHands’ programme manager at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, talks to NHE about how real-time location software is helping improve compliance with hand washing standards. David Stevenson reports.
An innovative tracking technology deployed at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has helped improve staff compliance...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tracking-technology-helps-wolverhampton-tackle-infection-preventionSun, 01 Feb 2015 16:15:00 GMTImproving your estate - for all stages of the patient pathway
Health and social care is undergoing the most intense pressures the system has ever known, with long waits for treatment in A&E departments and delayed discharges from hospital beds to community and social care. Michael Clarke of MC Consult, an independent consultancy firm, explores the issues.
The Scape Framework provides a unique...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-your-estate--for-all-stages-of-the-patient-pathwaySun, 01 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMT'A beautiful yet functional space for patients and clinicians'
NHE talks to Dr Clarissa Murdoch, who took a lead role in designing her trust’s new Ambulatory Care Centre, with extensive input from staff and patients.
The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust in north London opened its new Ambulatory Care Centre in 2014, after a remarkably inclusive approach to its design and construction, involving...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-beautiful-yet-functional-space-for-patients-and-cliniciansSun, 01 Feb 2015 15:45:00 GMTNew approach to NHS property brings efficiency to the fore
Simon Holden, chief executive of NHS Property Services, explains how the company’s approach is transforming property and facilities management and reaping efficiencies nationwide.
The setting up of NHS Property Services was one of the less publicised aspects of the 2013 health service reforms.
Property was perceived as a...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-approach-to-nhs-property-brings-efficiency-to-the-foreSun, 01 Feb 2015 15:30:00 GMTClinicians who care about procurement
NHE interviews Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s chief procurement officer David Lawson and the trust’s clinical procurement champion, consultant transplant surgeon Mr Geoff Koffman, who is head of transplantation and deputy medical director.
With a turnover of £1.2bn and more than two million...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinicians-who-care-about-procurementSun, 01 Feb 2015 14:45:00 GMTEmbracing innovation and eliminating waste in NHS procurement
Jenny Powell, director of JDP Procurement Services Ltd, discusses the need to embrace innovation and eliminate waste in NHS procurement, in response to the Autumn Statement and Five Year Forward View.
Following the 2014 Autumn Statement announcement outlining the government’s implementation plans for its ‘Five Year Forward...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/embracing-innovation-and-eliminating-waste-in-nhs-procurementSun, 01 Feb 2015 14:15:00 GMTFTN Conference: Providers can drive NHS transformational change
David Stevenson reports from the annual conference of the Foundation Trust Network, now NHS Providers.
More than 700 delegates attended the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool in late November, with ‘change’ and ‘transformation’ the key themes. This applied to the FTN itself...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ftn-conference-providers-can-drive-nhs-transformational-changeSun, 01 Feb 2015 14:00:00 GMTCan volunteers help bridge the divide between health and social care?
David McCullough, chief executive of the Royal Voluntary Service, talks to NHE about the innovative way that volunteers are helping ease the pressure on hospitals facing rising patient re-admissions and delayed discharges. David Stevenson reports.
In recent weeks, hospitals across England declared ‘major’ or...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/can-volunteers-help-bridge-the-divide-between-health-and-social-careSun, 01 Feb 2015 13:45:00 GMTHinchingbrooke: a one-off failure or a failure of franchising itself?
Bruce Potter, partner at law firm Blake Morgan, discusses Circle’s abandonment of its contract at Hinchingbrooke and the complexity of the situation.
As the dust settles following the news that Circle is going to pull out of the Hinchingbrooke franchise, what are the real lessons about the use of franchise or management contracts...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hinchingbrooke-a-one-off-failure-or-a-failure-of-franchising-itselfSun, 01 Feb 2015 13:30:00 GMTTaking volunteers seriously
The Commission on the Voluntary Sector & Ageing is soon to publish its report and recommendations. NHE spoke to its chair, Lynne Berry OBE, who is also a non-executive director of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Demographic changes will profoundly alter our society, with a disproportionate impact on the health and...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-volunteers-seriouslySun, 01 Feb 2015 13:15:00 GMTWhy don't doctors want to become GPs anymore?
General practitioner and NHS Alliance chair Dr Michael Dixon, a member of NHE’s editorial board, explores the reasons young doctors are turning their backs on family practice.
I have been a happy and fulfilled GP for over 30 years. During that time, my work has changed almost beyond belief, while the system has stayed almost exactly...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-dont-doctors-want-to-become-gps-anymoreSun, 01 Feb 2015 11:45:00 GMTDelivering affordable cancer care - meeting the challenge for now and future generations
Lord Darzi is chairing the upcoming World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH). One of the UK’s leading surgeons and cancer experts, as well as a noted leader in health policy and innovation, he argues that the Cancer Drugs Fund has bypassed the principles of fairness and value for money on which NICE was founded.
The rocketing cost...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-affordable-cancer-care-meeting-the-challenge-for-now-and-future-generationsSun, 01 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMTGathering feedback isn't always as easy as it seems
General practice and primary care have now reported their first feedback to NHS England for the Friends & Family Test. There have been mixed results, argues Jim Ward at Good4Health.
The primary care Friends & Family Test (FFT) is now online, with dentistry and others to follow. Have they had a good experience?
Unlike...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gathering-feedback-isnt-always-as-easy-as-it-seemsSun, 01 Feb 2015 10:45:00 GMTDeveloping excellence in clinical lung imaging
A new technology for clinical lung imaging could help Sheffield become a national centre of excellence in the imaging field. NHE’s David Stevenson went to meet Jim Wild, Professor of Magnetic Resonance Physics and NIHR Research Professor in Pulmonary Imaging.
A £7.5m grant has been awarded to the University of Sheffield to...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-excellence-in-clinical-lung-imagingSun, 01 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMTeHospital: An evolving system
Dr Afzal Chaudhry, chief information officer and renal consultant at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, talks to NHE about the benefits and challenges faced by the trust in implementing eHospital. David Stevenson reports.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has told NHE that while there have been...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ehospital-an-evolving-systemSun, 01 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMTGovernment releases extra funding for social care to ease NHS pressures
The government has released £12m of extra funding to councils to help get people out of hospital and ease the pressure on the NHS.
Hospitals have been facing unprecedented levels of demand this winter as A&E departments overflow with patients, leading to as many as 16 hospitals to declare major incidents. One of the major...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-releases-extra-funding-for-social-care-to-ease-nhs-pressuresFri, 30 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMT11 new Integrated Care and Support Pioneers announced
The Integrated Care and Support Pioneers programme, set up to test new ways to join up care, has been expanded into 11 new areas, the Department for Health has announced.
Launched in December 2013, the five-year programme aims to make health and social care services work together to provide better support at home and earlier treatment in...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/11-new-integrated-care-and-support-pioneers-announcedFri, 30 Jan 2015 14:15:00 GMTAll healthcare organisations must publicly display CQC ratings
All public and private healthcare organisations will be required to publicly display their CQC inspection rating under new rules proposed by the government.
The new rules, introduced to Parliament earlier this week, will result in hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes having to display the inspection rating that has been awarded by the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-healthcare-organisations-must-publicly-display-cqc-ratingsFri, 30 Jan 2015 12:15:00 GMT'Disarray' as providers resoundingly reject 2015-16 tariff proposals
Providers have rejected the controversial 2015-16 tariff proposals, Monitor has announced, leaving financial uncertainty looming over the NHS as it enters a period of change while attempting to cope with unprecedented demand.
The healthcare regulator announced that 75.1% of all NHS providers (by share of supply) lodged formal objections...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/disarray-as-providers-resoundingly-reject-2015-16-tariff-proposals-Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:45:00 GMTNHS England rejects two CSU bids to be included in provider framework
NHS England has rejected bids from two commissioning support units to be included in the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework, it is reported.
Yorkshire & Humber CSU and North West CSU, which serves CCGs in Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester, are both thought to have both denied accreditation to provide the full...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-rejects-two-csu-bids-to-be-included-in-provider-frameworkThu, 29 Jan 2015 15:45:00 GMTMonitor orders deficit-hit Yorkshire trust to improve leadership
Urgent financial improvements have been ordered by Monitor at a Yorkshire foundation trust because of the scale of its deficit.
By the end of March, the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is forecast to be £5.5m in the red, significantly behind projections of a £3m surplus.
The health...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-orders-deficit-hit-yorkshire-trust-to-improve-leadershipThu, 29 Jan 2015 11:45:00 GMTPublic satisfaction with NHS near record levels
Public satisfaction with the NHS has risen to 65%, its second highest level ever, according to data from the British Social Attitudes 2014 survey published by The King’s Fund.
The survey of 2,000 people, carried out between August and September 2014, found that 65% were ‘very’ or ‘quite’ satisfied...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-satisfaction-with-nhs-near-record-levels-Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:45:00 GMTInsurance companies show no interest in care insurance
Insurance companies have no plans to introduce products to help people plan for their care needs in old age, it has been revealed.
A BBC investigation spoke with 17 major insurance companies who said there was not enough interest in such policies amongst the public.
Creating a market for care insurance was a key pillar in the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insurance-companies-show-no-interest-in-care-insuranceThu, 29 Jan 2015 09:45:00 GMTOver one million adults may be misdiagnosed with asthma - NICE
More than one million adults in the UK may have been wrongly diagnosed as asthmatic and be receiving unnecessary treatment for the condition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has warned.
The watchdog said that over 4.1 million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma, but studies show...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-one-million-adults-may-be-misdiagnosed-with-asthma--nice-Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:45:00 GMTDudley Group NHS FT ordered to improve finances
Health regulator Monitor has stepped in to force The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust to improve its finances, which have continued to worsen despite shrinking waiting times for A&E patients.
The Dudley Group is forecasting a deficit of £8m in 2014-15, which Monitor says needs to be urgently addressed. It has secured...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dudley-group-nhs-ft-ordered-to-improve-finances-Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMTHEE makes general practice plea to medical students
Health Education England (HEE) has urged medical students to consider ‘where they can make the most difference’ in healthcare, with general practice set to grow and develop in the future.
The news comes the same week that NHS England announced a £10m investment to kick-start a new plan to expand the general...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-makes-general-practice-plea-to-medical-students-Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:15:00 GMTStrike off: Unions to consult members over potential pay deal
Unions have reached a potential breakthrough deal on NHS staff pay and called off this week’s planned strike action by health workers.
The costs of the new pay deal will be borne by higher-paid NHS workers. Unison, GMB, Unite and the RCM have confirmed there is an offer on the table to increase pay for almost all NHS staff by...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strike-action-suspended-as-unions-reach-pay-deal-with-governmentTue, 27 Jan 2015 17:15:00 GMTLabour 10-year plan includes 'new arm' of NHS
Ed Miliband has set out Labour’s “10-year plan” for the NHS promising 36,000 more staff and the repeal of privatisation laws as well as ending the culture of 15-minute home care visits.
Speaking in Trafford, Manchester, at the site of the first NHS hospital, the Labour leader said 5,000 extra home care workers would be...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-10-year-plan-includes-new-arm-of-nhs-Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMTConstruction completed on Scotland's largest hospital
The keys to Scotland’s largest hospital, the new £842m South Glasgow University Hospital, have officially been handed over from the contractor to the health board today.
The new health campus, which consists of the 1,109-bed South Glasgow University Hospital for adults and 256-bed Royal Hospital for Sick Children, was...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/construction-completed-on-scotlands-largest-hospitalTue, 27 Jan 2015 13:30:00 GMTNI health review calls for expert panel to redesign services
An international panel of experts should be called in to redesign health and social care services in Northern Ireland, a review of the country’s health service has recommended.
The review, led by former England chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson, looked at how effectively the Northern Ireland health department and health...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ni-health-review-calls-for-expert-panel-to-redesign-servicesTue, 27 Jan 2015 12:15:00 GMTPolice and mental health partnerships improving crisis care - MHN
Partnership work between the police and healthcare professionals is leading to a reduction in the number of people being detained under the Mental Health Act, early research suggests.
In a joint briefing published by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-and-mental-health-partnerships-improving-crisis-care-mhnTue, 27 Jan 2015 12:15:00 GMTNHS mental health trusts are going paperless and mobile to deliver services whenever and wherever they're needed
Jonathan Mills from Evoluu describes how a scalable, configurable and portable mental health solution can be the foundation of a paper-free approach to ensuring quality of care on a wide-spread frontline.
The need to modernise and develop mental health services to become a more outcomes driven and evidence-based environment is essential...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mental-health-trusts-are-going-paperless-and-mobile-to-deliver-services-whenever-and-wherever-theyre-neededMon, 26 Jan 2015 17:15:00 GMTInvestigation into allegations of fraud at Broadmoor trust
An investigation has been launched into allegations of fraud and overspending at West London Mental Health NHS Trust.
The trust, which runs the Broadmoor high-security hospital, said it had called in independent investigators to look at "historic management of finances relating to capital projects”.
“That investigation is...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigation-into-allegations-of-fraud-at-broadmoor-trustMon, 26 Jan 2015 14:00:00 GMTNHS England to offer incentives for doctors to become GPs
Newly qualified doctors are to be incentivised to become GPs as part of a £10m plan to kick start expansion in the general practice workforce.
The scheme is part of a new package of measures designed to boost the number of GPs joining the profession, deter early retirement and encourage those who have taken a career break, for...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-offer-incentives-for-doctors-to-become-gpsMon, 26 Jan 2015 12:15:00 GMTRequests to opt out of sharing medical records have been ignored
Thousands of requests to opt out of the health service’s system of sharing medical records have been ignored as NHS officials have admitted that not sharing data would affect patient care.
NHS guidelines released last year said that patients could, without affecting their care, “object to any information containing data that...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/requests-to-opt-out-of-sharing-medical-records-have-been-ignoredFri, 23 Jan 2015 14:45:00 GMTNHS faces £65bn hole in finances by 2030 says think tank
The NHS faces a £65bn black hole in its finances by 2030 unless ministers commit to continual above-inflation funding increases, analysis by the Health Foundation has found.
The projection found that the inflation in the health service was likely to increase by 2.9% a year as demand increases and the population ages, compared to an...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-65bn-hole-in-finances-by-2030-says-think-tankFri, 23 Jan 2015 12:30:00 GMTHunt chairs Cobra meeting to plan contingencies for NHS strike
Two days of talks between unions and the health secretary have proved unsuccessful as Jeremy Hunt today chaired a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee to put in place contingency plans for next week’s NHS strike.
Talks between union leaders and the Department of Health aimed at averting the industrial action are set to continue...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-chairs-cobra-meeting-to-plan-contingencies-for-nhs-strikeThu, 22 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMTNHS 'creaking at the seams' as problems spread beyond A&E
Problems in the NHS are spreading beyond A&E, with waiting times for cancer treatment and routine operations worsening as the “risk of NHS crisis grows”, warns the King’s Fund.
The Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report, which follows widespread reports about pressures on A&E units, underlines that hospitals...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-creaking-at-the-seams-as-problems-spread-beyond-ae-kings-fundThu, 22 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMTMPs to vote on plan cigarette packaging before general election
The government plans to press ahead with legislation that would make the Britain the second country in the world to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
Public health minister Jane Ellison said on Wednesday night that the government would give MPs a vote before the election in May on regulations forcing tobacco firms to introduce...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-to-vote-on-plan-cigarette-packaging-before-general-electionThu, 22 Jan 2015 13:00:00 GMTAre we in sight of a smoke-free Britain?
Dr Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, a member of NHE’s editorial board and a part-time GP in Cambridge, discusses smoking cessation.
In a few weeks I expect nearly a million smokers will try to quit for good on No Smoking Day on 11 March.
It’s taken a long time, but with...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/are-we-in-sight-of-a-smoke-free-britainThu, 22 Jan 2015 11:30:00 GMTTreatment of whistleblowers 'remains a stain' on NHS, say MPs
The treatment of whistleblowers “remains a stain on the reputation of the NHS” and has led to “unwarranted and inexcusable pain” for a number of people, MPs have said.
A report from the Health Select Committee on complaints and raising concerns found that the treatment of whistleblowers has not only caused them...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treatment-of-whistleblowers-remains-a-stain-on-nhs-say-mpsWed, 21 Jan 2015 11:30:00 GMTNHS pay negotiations go into second day
Further talks are to be held today between the government and unions in an attempt to avert next week’s planned strike action by thousands of NHS workers in their bitter dispute over pay.
Last night officials from several unions met with the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to negotiate on pay. However, it was stated that the minister...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pay-negotiations-go-into-second-dayWed, 21 Jan 2015 10:45:00 GMTCare for the elderly in 'calamitous decline' and putting pressure on A&Es
Pressure on A&E departments is soaring because care for the elderly in England is in a state of “calamitous, quite rapid decline” with thousands fewer receiving social care than five years ago, according to a leading charity.
Age UK figures show that despite rising demand from growing numbers of people in need of support...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-for-the-elderly-in-calamitous-decline-and-putting-pressure-on-aesWed, 21 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMTCCG inconsistencies in how they try to avoid conflicts of interest
A fifth of CCGs have required more than half of their board members to withdraw from a meeting because of conflicts of interest, an NHE investigation has revealed.
After receiving 174 responses to Freedom of Information requests to all 211 CCGs, NHE found that 16% of them (27) have experienced the scenario at least...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-inconsistencies-in-how-they-try-to-avoid-conflicts-of-interestWed, 21 Jan 2015 09:45:00 GMTTrusts challenge NHS England decision to award contract to private firm
A number of NHS trusts has launched a formal challenge against an NHS England decision to award a 10-year, £80m contract for PET CT scanning to a private company.
The contract, which covers about five million patients, was awarded to Alliance Medical in December, beating a bid from a consortium of the University Hospitals of North...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-challenge-nhs-england-decision-to-award-contract-to-private-firmTue, 20 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMTWigan chief executive to be seconded to Heart of England
Andrew Foster, the chief executive of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), is to be seconded to the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust to take over as interim chief executive.
The vacancy was created following Mark Newbould’s resignation in November, which itself followed Monitor taking regulatory action...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wigan-chief-executive-to-be-seconded-to-heart-of-englandTue, 20 Jan 2015 15:15:00 GMTHunt to meet unions over pay row
The health secretary is to meet with several unions today ahead of the latest wave of strikes planned by NHS workers in their row with the government over pay.
Members of Unison, Unite and GMB in hospitals across England and Northern Ireland are expected to walkout for 12 hours on Thursday 29 January, followed by work-to-rule until...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-to-meet-unions-over-pay-row-Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:15:00 GMTSocial care services for the blind cut by half in a decade
In the last nine years the number of blind and partially sighted people receiving social care has almost halved, new research has revealed.
Compiled by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the ‘Adult Social Care Data: Year ending 31 March 2014, England’ report highlights that for all groups the number of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-services-for-the-blind-cut-by-half-in-a-decade-Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMTGovernment calls on NHS to adopt 'zero suicide' pledge
The government wants the NHS to overhaul the way it deals with mental health, with Nick Clegg calling for the NHS to commit to a ‘zero suicide’ campaign.
The deputy prime minister wants every part of the NHS in England to sign up to eliminate suicides in an attempt to cut the death toll of nearly 4,700 people a year.
This...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-calls-on-nhs-to-adopt-zero-suicide-pledgeMon, 19 Jan 2015 17:15:00 GMTDentists need to be clearer about costs, says consumer watchdog
Many patients could be paying too much for their dental treatment because dentists are breaching rules on offering clear pricing information.
Existing rules state that dentists must have a price list prominently on display in their surgery and set out treatment costs upfront. However, a survey from consumer watchdog Which? has found that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dentists-need-to-be-clearer-about-costs-says-consumer-watchdogMon, 19 Jan 2015 16:45:00 GMTMore nurses off due to stress as NHS demand rises
The number of nurses taking time off due to stress has soared as the NHS struggles to cope with the huge rise in demand.
Responses to FOI requests by the Observer show that both the number of nurses on stress-related leave and the amount of time taken off are up significantly in the past three years in London, Scotland and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-nurses-off-due-to-stress-as-nhs-demand-risesMon, 19 Jan 2015 16:45:00 GMTPilot scheme to give call handlers more time to assess 999 calls
Call handlers are to be given an extra two minutes to assess 999 calls before dispatching an ambulance in a new pilot scheme announced by Jeremy Hunt today.
In a written statement to Parliament, the health secretary endorsed proposals from Prof Keith Willett, director of acute care at NHS England, to help make ambulance services more...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pilot-scheme-to-give-call-handlers-more-time-to-assess-999-callsFri, 16 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMTNICE issues guidance for safe staffing levels in A&E
NICE has issued draft guidance for safe staffing levels at A&E with one nurse required for every four cubicles, and two nurses for every patient with major trauma or cardiac arrest.
The guidelines stress that demand in A&E can change rapidly so departments should plan for enough staff to care for more than the average number of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-issues-guidance-for-safe-staffing-levels-in-aeFri, 16 Jan 2015 14:30:00 GMTMPs attack 'risky and secretive' specialised commissioning plan
NHS England plans for co-commissioning of specialised services will usher in a “patchwork quilt of provision” and have greatly dismayed patient groups and rare disease charities, according to MPs.
In a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament yesterday, Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert said: “We can say with certainty that local...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-attack-risky-and-secretive-plans-for-specialised-services-commissioningFri, 16 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMTDudley Group NHS FT to cut 400 jobs over two years
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to cut 400 jobs over the next two years.
Starting with voluntary redundancies, the trust will then seek further compulsory redundancies if enough savings aren’t made.
The cuts are part of the trust’s 4% annual efficiency savings, which equates to £12m a year....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dudley-group-nhs-ft-to-cut-400-jobs-over-two-yearsThu, 15 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTPoor diabetes care in England costing lives and money warns charity
The poor state of diabetes healthcare in England is leading to avoidable deaths, record rates of complications and huge costs to the NHS, according to a charity report
Diabetes UK’s annual State of the Nation report says that 40% of people with diabetes are not receiving the NICE-recommended checks that they need to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-diabetes-care-in-england-costing-lives-and-money-warns-charityThu, 15 Jan 2015 10:45:00 GMTMonitor to take action against providers who block joined-up care
Health service regulator Monitor says it will “take action” against providers who block efforts to deliver joined-up care for patients.
This is the first time the regulator has produced guidance to help providers comply with the integrated care condition of the NHS provider licence. The licence is Monitor’s main tool for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-take-action-against-providers-who-block-joined-up-careThu, 15 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMTNHS says unsocial hours pay needs 'restructuring' - but 100,000 disagree
Unsocial hours pay arrangements in the NHS need to be ‘restructured’ to help provide a ‘better, safer and more responsive service’ for patients, NHS Employers has stated.
But a petition telling the government not to cut unsocial hours pay for NHS workers has gathered more than 100,000 signatures already...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-says-unsocial-hours-pay-needs-restructuring--but-100000-disagreeWed, 14 Jan 2015 10:15:00 GMTRate of 'bed blocking' in NHS almost doubles
The rate of ‘bed blocking’ in the NHS has reached crisis levels in the past six months, with the number of unnecessarily occupied beds doubling, according to new figures.
Charity Age UK has revealed that more than 1.9 million bed days were lost to the NHS in the four years to June 2014 – equivalent to 482,000 bed...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rate-of-bed-blocking-in-nhs-almost-doublesWed, 14 Jan 2015 10:15:00 GMTConsultants must lose their evening and weekend 'opt-out' - NHS Employers
The organisation representing NHS employers is urging an end to the veto that it says allows consultants to “name their price” for working out-of-hours, as well as extensions of the hours considered ‘plain time’, scrapping incremental pay progression based on time served, and the introduction of spot pay rates.
NHS...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultants-must-lose-their-evening-and-weekend-opt-out--nhs-employersWed, 14 Jan 2015 10:00:00 GMT'I've seen staff go well beyond the call of duty'
An NHE investigation has revealed the extent of the pressures on A&E departments this winter at scores of hospitals that have not declared formal major incidents.
Seventy-eight of the 140 trusts and FTs in England that have Type 1 A&E departments responded to information requests. On top of 11 that have declared a major incident...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ive-seen-team-working-like-never-before-and-ive-seen-staff-go-well-beyond-the-call-of-dutyWed, 14 Jan 2015 09:30:00 GMTAmbulance service downgraded thousands of 999 calls without authorisation
Nearly 10,000 patients with potentially life-threatening conditions who needed an ambulance had longer wait times because the East of England Ambulance Service altered the code sets that designate the priority of calls, without authorisation.
The trust has released a report into how it altered 28 national code sets, which set the level of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-service-downgraded-thousands-of-999-calls-without-authorisationTue, 13 Jan 2015 15:30:00 GMTFinancial boost for Cancer Drugs Fund, but cut in treatments
The NHS has announced plans to stop funding 25 treatments for cancer, including some used for breast, prostate and bowel cancer, causing outrage among many charities.
Following a review of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), it was announced that funding would be boosted to £340m from April, but 16 drugs that it pays for have been...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/financial-boost-for-cancer-drugs-fund-but-cut-in-treatments-Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:45:00 GMTHealthcare workers need more training to help tackle obesity
GPs and frontline healthcare workers struggle to engage patients on the topic of weight and need additional training, the National Obesity Forum has warned.
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens set out plans in December for a national programme to prevent type-2 diabetes and reduce obesity levels but the National Obesity Forum believes that...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-workers-need-more-training-to-help-tackle-obesityTue, 13 Jan 2015 12:45:00 GMTTime to tackle obesity
Professor David Haslam chairs the National Obesity Forum, which leads National Obesity Awareness Week (www.noaw.org.uk), taking place between 12 and 18 January. He also sits on NHE’s Editorial Board.
It’s no secret that the UK has an obesity problem.
The evidence speaks for itself. HSCIC data shows obesity rates amongst...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-tackle-obesityTue, 13 Jan 2015 09:45:00 GMTDH looks to cut NHS staff unsocial hours payments
NHS staff in England could lose their ‘unsocial hours’ payments for working evenings, nights and weekends under major proposed changes aimed at reducing costs and introducing a 24/7 “modern NHS system”.
The plans, submitted as part of the Department of Health evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body, also take aim at...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-looks-to-cut-nhs-staff-unsocial-hours-paymentsMon, 12 Jan 2015 12:30:00 GMT'Inadequate' Hinchingbrooke faces special measures - CQC report
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to recommend that Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust is placed into special measures, after its services were rated ‘inadequate’ for safety, care and being well-led.
The damning report from the regulator comes the same day as Circle is in talks to pull out of its contract to manage...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-hinchingbrooke-faces-special-measures-damning-cqc-report-Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:00:00 GMTNHS 111 continues to miss national targets
NHS 111, the non-emergency medical helpline, has only been able to meet the national standard for answering calls in 60 seconds on four occasions in 2014, new figures reveal.
The national standard of 95% was only achieved in the months of January, February, August and September.
According to NHS England’s latest...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-continues-to-miss-national-targets-Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:45:00 GMTCircle pulls out of first privately run NHS hospital as A&E crisis bites
Circle is in talks to pull out of its contract to manage the first privately run NHS hospital, blaming falling funding and the surge in A&E attendances making it “no longer sustainable under current terms”.
The company took over Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in 2012 but on Friday it said it could no longer...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-pulls-out-at-first-privately-managed-nhs-hospital-as-ae-crisis-bitesFri, 09 Jan 2015 09:15:00 GMTNHS crisis can only be solved when social care is adequately funded
The crisis facing the NHS as hospitals struggle to cope with the massive rise in demand will not be solved until social care services are adequately funded, the Local Government Association has warned.
Health and social care services support the elderly and vulnerable in the community and help them stay out of hospital longer, but they...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-crisis-can-only-be-solved-when-social-care-is-adequately-fundedThu, 08 Jan 2015 10:00:00 GMTPatients and staff being let down by an NHS in crisis
Hospitals are scrambling to cope with a surge in demand with at least 16 enacting emergency measures, evidence that “patients and hardworking staff are being let down by a system in crisis” the Royal College of Nursing have warned.
Hospital A&E units recorded their worst-ever performance in the week before Christmas...
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409,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-and-staff-being-let-down-by-an-nhs-in-crisisWed, 07 Jan 2015 11:45:00 GMTFormal merger announced for three southern CSUs
Three southern NHS Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) have announced that they intend to come together in a formal merger.
On 1 April 2015, South, South West and Central Southern CSUs will merge into a single organisation.
The new unit, which will provide a wide range of commissioning support services, serving a combined...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/formal-merger-announced-for-three-southern-csus-Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:15:00 GMTNHS urgent care 'front door' needs fundamental redesign - Stevens
NHS England boss Simon Stevens wants a fundamental redesign of the health service’s urgent care front door.
But, he insists that as far as this winter is concerned, everything that could “reasonably” have been done to plan and expand services over has been done.
His comments came as NHS England published...
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415,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-urgent-care-front-door-needs-fundamental-redesign--stevens-Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:15:00 GMTUH Bristol: Supporting older patients with alternative funding
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) has entered a partnership with the Royal Voluntary Service delivering an alternative way to fund support for older patients once they have been discharged from hospital.
In an attempt to address the growing issue of rising readmissions at hospitals and delayed discharge...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uh-bristol-supporting-older-patients-with-alternative-funding-Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:15:00 GMTSurge in hospitals declaring major incidents
Even more hospitals have joined the ranks of those declaring major or significant incidents as they struggle to cope with unprecedented demand on their services.
Earlier today official figures from NHS England showed that hospital A&E departments reported their worst ever performance results for waiting time targets and the increase...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surge-in-hospitals-declaring-major-incidents-unable-to-cope-with-demandTue, 06 Jan 2015 16:30:00 GMTA&E waiting times in England worst since records began
The NHS in England has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time target, with performance dropping to its lowest level since the target was introduced a decade ago.
In type 1 A&Es, emergency departments based at hospitals in England, only 83.1% of arrivals were treated or admitted within the four-hour target in the week ending Sunday...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-times-in-england-worst-since-records-beganTue, 06 Jan 2015 11:45:00 GMTLib Dems pledge to meet the funding targets in the Five Year Forward View
The Liberal Democrats have promised to plug the NHS funding gap in England, increasing real terms spending by at least £8bn a year by 2020, as part of their manifesto for the general election.
Deputy PM Nick Clegg said they are the only party who could meet “in full” the extra funding laid out by NHS England chief Simon...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dems-pledge-to-meet-the-funding-targets-in-the-five-year-forward-viewTue, 06 Jan 2015 10:45:00 GMTHealth service struggling to cope with surge in emergency care demand
The health service is bursting at the seams as it struggles to cope with demand, with a foundation trust in Gloucester declaring its second major incident in a month and South Western Ambulance Service dealing with 38% increase in call-outs over Christmas.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital, both part of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-service-struggling-to-cope-with-surge-in-emergency-care-demandMon, 05 Jan 2015 14:15:00 GMTConservatives pledge to cap NHS redundancy payments
The Conservatives will cap NHS redundancy payments if they win the general election in May.
In a new manifesto pledge, the Tories will commit to capping pay-outs at £95,000 for workers in the public sector, including the health service. Only those earning less than £27,000 will be exempt from the cap.
Treasury minister...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/conservatives-pledge-to-cap-nhs-redundancy-payments-Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:30:00 GMTScreening for genetic diseases in newborns extended
Newborn babies across England will be screened for four additional genetic disorders starting from today.
Five diseases are already picked up in the heel-prick blood test but it will now also be used to detect homocystinuria (HCU), maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1) and isovaleric acidaemia (IVA).
They...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/screening-for-genetic-diseases-in-newborns-extendedMon, 05 Jan 2015 12:30:00 GMTPlans for seven-day NHS care could 'threaten patient safety'
Ill-informed plans to transform the NHS into a seven-day service could be “wasteful” for the NHS and threaten patient safety, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.
Its submission to the DDRB (Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body) on consultant and junior doctor contracts does reiterate its general...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-for-seven-day-nhs-care-could-threaten-patient-safetyFri, 02 Jan 2015 13:45:00 GMTIncrease in hospital calls to police a 'national problem'
Police services across the country are receiving close to 200 calls a day to deal with serious crimes in hospitals, including rape, new figures have revealed.
NHS Protect revealed that the number of physical assaults against NHS staff in England rose to 68,683 in 2013-14 compared to 63,199 in 2012-13 – an increase of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increase-in-hospital-calls-to-police-a-national-problemFri, 02 Jan 2015 13:30:00 GMTDalton Review turnaround proposals should be pursued - BMA
Plans for high-performing NHS bodies to help their less-successful counterparts have won the backing of the British Medical Association (BMA).
In response to the ‘credentialing’ system proposed in the recent Dalton Review, the BMA said that too often money is wasted on external consultants when there is an...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-review-turnaround-proposals-should-be-pursued-bma-Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:45:00 GMTGMC to offer 'emotional resilience' training for doctors under investigation
The General Medical Council (GMC) is set to introduce ‘emotional resilience’ training and a national support service for doctors after an internal review found that 28 doctors committed suicide while under investigation by the regulator.
The review, which looked at GMC fitness to practise investigations, also concluded that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-to-offer-emotional-resilience-training-for-doctors-under-investigationTue, 23 Dec 2014 10:00:00 GMTNHS England looking for health economies to pioneer Forward View
Health economies looking to pioneer new models of care set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View have six weeks to submit an expression of interest to NHS England.
Recently published planning guidance for the NHS in 2015-16 has shown that NHS England wants a number of health economies that can develop “prototypes” of new care...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-looking-for-health-economies-to-pioneer-forward-viewMon, 22 Dec 2014 14:30:00 GMTNHS launches 11 new centres to lead genomics project
NHS England has today named the Genomic Medical Centres (GMCs) that will be leading the 100,000 Genomes Project, the three-year scheme set up to gather data that will improve the diagnosis and targeted treatment of genetic disease.
The initiative involves collecting and decoding 100,000 human genomes – complete sets of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-launches-11-new-centres-to-lead-genomics-projectMon, 22 Dec 2014 12:45:00 GMTTarget times for ambulances could be more than doubled for some patients
Target times for ambulances to reach some seriously ill patients could be lengthened, according to a leaked NHS document.
The document, drawn up by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) and dated 16 December, includes a proposal to change the response time for some Red 2 patients – those with “serious but not...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/target-times-for-ambulances-could-be-more-than-doubled-for-some-patientsMon, 22 Dec 2014 12:45:00 GMTCCGs told to tackle 'perceived' and 'actual' conflicts of interest
Unless the potential for ‘perceived’ and ‘actual’ conflicts of interest when Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) procure services from their GP member practices are tackled early, there are fears it could affect the ability of commissioners to develop new models of care.
This is according to NHS Clinical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-told-to-tackle-perceived-and-actual-conflicts-of-interest-Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:30:00 GMTNHS staff plan two further strikes for the new year
NHS staff in England are set to take part in another round of strikes in the new year as trade unions escalate the level of industrial action in their pay dispute with the government.
The announcement comes in a joint statement from NHS trade unions, it says the strikes are set to take place on 29 January and 24 February with individual...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-plan-two-further-strikes-for-the-new-yearFri, 19 Dec 2014 14:30:00 GMTLegal claims against NHS nearly doubles in four years
The number of claims clinical negligence cases against the NHS has nearly doubled in four years, and almost half are settled with a damages award in the client’s favour, according to information published by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).
Correspondingly the money allocated to the NHSLA by the government for the settling of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/legal-claims-against-nhs-nearly-doubles-in-four-yearsFri, 19 Dec 2014 14:15:00 GMTRegulator gives the go-ahead to Chelsea-West Middlesex merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the acquisition by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust of West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
Both hospitals provide a wide range of NHS services to patients in north-west London, but the CMA does not believe the merger will lead to a material...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulator-gives-the-go-ahead-to-chelsea-west-middlesex-mergerFri, 19 Dec 2014 14:15:00 GMTPeer support programme for senior clinicians to be piloted in 2015
A new strategic peer support programme to support senior clinicians in NHS trusts who are responding to challenging and complex service issues is being piloted.
The project, coordinated by NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM), is aimed at senior clinical leaders who require support in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peer-support-programme-for-senior-clinicians-to-be-piloted-in-2015Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:30:00 GMTStaff survey shows an increase in optimism in Scotland
NHS employees in Scotland are more optimistic about the health service then they were a year ago, according to the annual staff survey.
Compared to last year’s survey, 12% more staff agreed the care of patients was their health board’s top priority and 61% would recommend their workplace as a good place to work – up 10%...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-survey-shows-an-increase-in-optimism-in-scotlandThu, 18 Dec 2014 11:45:00 GMTOverwhelmed hospital trust declares 'major incident' and says 'system is broken'
Hospitals in Gloucestershire declared a “major incident” this week when they were unable to find beds for 51 patients due to being over-capacity.
On Monday there were no beds to spare in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital or Cheltenham General Hospital, forcing chief executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dr...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/overwhelmed-hospital-trust-declares-major-incident-and-says-system-is-brokenThu, 18 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMT'Wide support' for radical reconfiguration of care in Greater Manchester
The Healthier Together CCG consortium says three-quarters of people who took part in the consultation on its radical shake-up NHS services in Greater Manchester agreed with the need for change.
It was the largest public response to a regional health consultation in England in a decade.
The proposals to reshape primary and community...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wide-support-for-radical-reconfiguration-of-care-in-greater-manchesterWed, 17 Dec 2014 11:15:00 GMTHEE approves more nursing course placements
The number of places on nursing courses is to increase for the second year in a row.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said this is a “step in the right direction” but said more places and a “sustained, long-term investment in nurse numbers” are needed to address the NHS staffing shortfall and rising patient...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-approves-more-nursing-course-placementsWed, 17 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMTMentally ill teenagers will no longer be held in police cells
The home secretary is to announce changes to the Mental Health Act to ensure mentally ill teenagers will no longer be held in police cells when they should be in a hospital bed.
The review of mental health laws in England and Wales will also ensure that police cells are used only as a ‘place of safety’ for adults when their...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mentally-ill-teenagers-will-no-longer-be-held-in-police-cellsWed, 17 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMTQuestions raised over effectiveness of public health spending
The £2.7bn given to councils to spend on public health is not always being spent where it is most needed, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.
Core responsibility for public health shifted from the old PCTs back to local government under the Health and Social Care Act, with Public Health England (PHE) meant to support...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/questions-raised-over-effectiveness-of-public-health-spending-Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:45:00 GMTNext phase of the Emergency Care Review 'fundamental' to its success - Prof Keogh
The next phase of the Urgent and Emergency Care Review will be ‘fundamental’ to its success, according to Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, national medical director at NHS England.
In a paper on the progress and plans for the implementation phase of the Review, which will be presented at NHS England’s monthly board...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/next-phase-of-the-emergency-care-review-fundamental-to-its-success--prof-keogh-Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:15:00 GMTWest Midlands A&E and ambulances struggles to cope with demand
The West Midlands Ambulance Service experienced its fourth busiest day ever on Saturday as A&E units struggled to cope with the influx of patients.
A total of 3,550 ambulance calls were made to 999 on Saturday, nearly 150 an hour, compared to a regular day where the service deals with 2,500-3,000 calls. The service was forced to bring...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/west-midlands-ae-and-ambulances-struggles-to-cope-with-demandTue, 16 Dec 2014 13:00:00 GMTCQC rates Imperial College NHS Trust as 'require improvement'
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – widely regarded as one of the best-performing in the country – actually ‘requires improvement’ in key areas, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The trust, part of the prestigious though self-selecting Shelford Group of top trusts, was inspected by the CQC...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-rates-imperial-college-nhs-trust-as-require-improvement-Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:15:00 GMTNew standards to bring mental health in line with other services - Monitor
Foundation trusts will be regulated according to how well they meet new government targets for accessing mental health services being introduced in 2015, Monitor has announced.
The regulator will use the Risk Assessment Framework (RAF), which will include extra mental health targets, to assess trusts.
Monitor is...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-standards-to-bring-mental-health-in-line-with-other-services--monitorMon, 15 Dec 2014 14:00:00 GMTIBM wins contract for Electronic Staff Record
The Department of Health has awarded the contract for the highly sought-after Electronic Staff Record (ESR) to IBM.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "We have selected IBM as the preferred bidder for the Electronic Staff Records tender, which ensures NHS staff are paid accurately."
Paul Spooner, NHS ESR programme director...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ibm-wins-contract-for-electronic-staff-recordMon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS struggles to cope with surge in A&E visits
The NHS in England is struggling to cope with a massive rise in demand as 30,000 more people than average attended A&E last week, leading to only one in seven major units meeting targets for seeing patients within four hours.
Figures released by NHS England show that in the week ending 7 December there were 436,229 A&E attendances...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-struggles-to-cope-with-surge-in-ae-visitsFri, 12 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMTStevens wants GPs to help with changes to NHS
GPs have been issued with a challenge to help shape the future of the NHS and primary care.
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said he wanted GPs’ help to address the changes needed for the NHS during the next five years.
In a speech to the BMA local medical committee (LMC) secretaries conference, Stevens told the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-wants-gps-to-help-with-changes-to-nhsFri, 12 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMTNHS in Birmingham must share blame for child protection failures
The NHS in Birmingham must share the blame for the city’s consistent failures to protect children, the council’s children’s commissioner has claimed.
Former health minister Lord Norman Warner was appointed commissioner in line with the recommendation of a 2013 review by economist Julian Le Grand and Alan Wood, director...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-in-birmingham-must-share-blame-for-child-protection-failuresFri, 12 Dec 2014 14:45:00 GMTEight pilots to lead innovation in children's mental health provision
Eight pilot schemes are to ‘lead the way’ in innovating change to services for children and young people with mental health issues, NHS England has revealed.
The clinical commissioning group (CCG) led pilots, which have been awarded up to £75,000 each as part of a £500,000 fund, will now have until April 2015...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eight-pilots-to-lead-innovation-in-childrens-mental-health-provision-Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:15:00 GMTAntimicrobial resistance - 10 million deaths a year by 2050
Failing to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will lead to at least 10 million extra deaths per year and cost the global economy up to $100 trillion by 2050, according to a new report.
A “low estimate” of the current number of annual global deaths attributable to AMR is put at 700,000.
The figures from the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antimicrobial-resistance--10-million-deaths-a-year-by-2050Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMTNearly 50% of people take prescription drugs regularly
Half of women and 43% of men in England are now regularly taking prescription drugs, according to the comprehensive Health Survey for England.
The report, by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), showed an average of 18.7 prescriptions per person in England in 2013, with the cost to the NHS being in excess of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-50-of-people-take-prescription-drugs-regularlyWed, 10 Dec 2014 12:30:00 GMTCQC settles libel claim with former executive accused of cover-up
The former CQC executive accused of covering up a damning report into patient safety at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £60,000 for distress and the damage caused to her reputation.
The CQC settled out of court with Jill Finney, its former deputy chief executive, who was suing for...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-settles-libel-claim-with-former-executive-accused-of-cover-upWed, 10 Dec 2014 11:15:00 GMTNHS bill for consultants more than doubles despite government promises to cut spending
The NHS bill for management consultants has more than doubled since 2010, despite government promises to “slash” spending.
In 2010 the NHS spent £313m on management consultants, a figure that “staggered” the health secretary at the time, Andrew Lansley. He pledged to cut this spending by 45%.
However...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bill-for-consultants-more-than-doubles-despite-government-promises-to-cut-spendingWed, 10 Dec 2014 10:15:00 GMTNHS facing 'creeping privatisation'
The NHS is facing “creeping privatisation” under the Health and Social Care Act, with a third of contracts awarded to private sector providers since the legislation came into force, research shows.
A study in the British Medical Journal revealed that, between April 2013 and August 2014, non-NHS providers – those...
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410,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-creeping-privatisation-Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:15:00 GMTFewer deaths following childbirth, but more lives can be saved
The number of women dying in or around childbirth has dropped over the last decade, but more could be done to save the lives of new mums, according to a new report.
The ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care’ report, led by Oxford University's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, found that the overall number of deaths...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fewer-deaths-following-childbirth-but-more-lives-can-be-saved-Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMTMonitor installs 'oversight director' at Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS FT
Monitor has appointed a director to oversee the turnaround of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after it failed to meet A&E waiting targets.
The health regulator has appointed Sue Lewis, a nurse and former COO of Royal Surrey NHS FT, as oversight director at Peterborough and Stamford.
Lewis will be...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-installs-oversight-director-at-peterborough-stamford-hospitals-nhs-ftMon, 08 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMTTrust ordered to recover thousands of pounds paid to non-execs
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has been ordered to recover thousands of pounds paid to non-executive directors (NEDs) after it admitted it “did not have the authority” to make the payments.
Judith Greensmith, former chair of the trust, was paid an additional £20,000 on top of her salary of...
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412,415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-ordered-to-recover-thousands-of-pounds-paid-to-non-executive-directorsMon, 08 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMTComplaints need to be taken more seriously says CQC
Complaints about health and social care need to be taken more seriously, according to the CQC.
In a report out today the regulator said that there is wide variation in the way complaints are handled across the NHS, primary care and adult social care services in England. Too often complainants are being met with a ‘defensive...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/complaints-need-to-be-taken-more-seriously-says-cqcMon, 08 Dec 2014 12:45:00 GMTCQC backtrack on GP risk rating system shows it is "not fit for purpose" - BMA
The admission by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that it is having to re-calculate all of its pre-inspection data for GP practices highlights that the “risk rating system” is “not fit for purpose”, according to the British Medical Association (BMA).
Problems with calculations in the GP Intelligent...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-backtrack-on-gp-risk-rating-system-shows-it-is-not-fit-for-purpose-bma-Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:00:00 GMTDalton review outlines plans to accelerate conversion of foundation trusts
A government commissioned review into NHS provider policy has recommended a number of measures to accelerate the pipeline of would-be foundation trusts.
The Dalton review, published this morning, concludes that “many” of the 93 trusts that have not yet reached foundation status “will not reach the required standards in...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dalton-review-outlines-plans-to-accelerate-conversion-of-foundation-trustsFri, 05 Dec 2014 14:30:00 GMTA third of hospitals turning away 'citizen whistleblowers'
A third of hospitals across England are turning away concerned citizens who wish to report incidents of poor care, according to new figures revealed by Healthwatch.
Through a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to 164 trusts, the national consumer champion in health and care received 123 responses. Of these, a worrying 46 answered...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-hospitals-turning-away-citizen-whistleblowersFri, 05 Dec 2014 10:30:00 GMTKing's Fund calls for improved scrutiny of community health services
Community healthcare providers need a similar level of scrutiny to that of hospitals, and the Department of Health and other national bodies need to develop a road map for improving quality measurement in community services, according to a new report from the King’s Fund.
The fund’s report Managing quality in community...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-calls-for-improved-scrutiny-of-community-health-servicesThu, 04 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMTNew models of out-of-hours GP care could reduce A&E attendances in England - Monitor
Pressure on over-crowded A&E departments could be reduced if patients requiring out-of-hours urgent care were encouraged to see a GP based in or near the hospital first, according to Monitor.
The regulator believes the NHS may be able to reduce attendances at A&E and provide better services for patients if it was able to adapt...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-models-of-out-of-hours-gp-care-could-reduce-ae-attendances-in-england-monitorThu, 04 Dec 2014 15:00:00 GMTBullied NHS staff's 'tears of frustration' at dysfunctional hospital
A review of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has raised concerns over leadership, governance, culture and inappropriate staff behaviour – including bullying – at NHS Grampian’s flagship hospital.
The report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) said these failings are “impacting on the quality of care at Aberdeen...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bullied-nhs-staffs-tears-of-frustration-at-dysfunctional-hospitalThu, 04 Dec 2014 12:45:00 GMTMore mental health teams to be based at police stations
NHS England is to launch a further 13 trial schemes placing mental health professionals in police stations and courts from April 2015.
The new Liaison & Diversion (L&D) schemes will join the existing 10 that have been taking part in a two-year trial that began in April this year, to join up police and courts with mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-mental-health-teams-to-be-based-at-police-stations-Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS England denies delaying meetings about treatment choices due to legal threat
NHS England has denied reports that it has delayed meetings at which it was to make decisions about funding treatments for serious conditions following a threat of judicial review.
The organisation has postponed its first specialised ‘prioritisation round’ meetings that were due to take place today and tomorrow. The Clinical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-denies-delaying-meetings-about-treatment-choices-due-to-legal-threatWed, 03 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMTNew NICE guidelines recommend home births for low-risk pregnancies
New guidelines from NICE could see thousands more babies born outside of hospital every year.
Nearly 700,000 babies were born in England and Wales last year, nine out of 10 of whom were delivered in hospital under the ultimate supervision of obstetricians, but NICE wants women to be given greater freedom to choose where they give...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nice-guidelines-recommend-home-births-for-low-risk-pregnanciesWed, 03 Dec 2014 10:45:00 GMTNHS commissioners and providers warn of 'rapidly deteriorating' finances
NHS finance directors have warned that both commissioners and providers across the health service are forecasting a worsening 2014-15 year-end financial position compared to 12 months ago.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA’s) latest NHS Financial Temperature Check report revealed that nearly...
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410,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-commissioners-and-providers-warn-of-rapidly-deteriorating-financial-situation-Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:45:00 GMTPatients having better experience at A&E but problems remain
More patients are having a good experience at A&E departments than two years ago, but there are still problems with patient discharge and patients waiting too long, a new survey by the CQC has shown.
Of the 40,000 patients who responded to the CQC’s fifth A&E survey, the majority rated their overall experience as...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-having-better-experience-at-ae-but-problems-remainWed, 03 Dec 2014 10:15:00 GMTClegg promises £150m funding for children with eating disorders
This week’s Autumn Statement will include a commitment to invest £150m in treatment for children and young people with eating disorders.
Deputy PM Nick Clegg said the investment over the next five years has been secured as part of an ongoing campaign to put mental health services on a par with physical...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-promises-150m-funding-for-children-with-eating-disorders-Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:45:00 GMTAdditional NHS funds to be linked to efficiency
The health secretary has announced that £1.5bn of the additional funding for the NHS to be announced in the Autumn Statement will only be available to hospitals that provide plans to become more “efficient and sustainable” and “deliver their commitment to a paperless NHS by 2018”.
Jeremy Hunt told the Commons...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/additional-nhs-funds-to-be-linked-to-efficiencyTue, 02 Dec 2014 10:45:00 GMTPlans to rearrange A&E services 'put on hold amid fear of political backlash'
NHS England is denying that it has put on hold plans to reconfigure A&E units across England into two tiers because of warnings that it could create a public backlash.
The plan, which would see 40 to 70 A&E departments become “major emergency centres” to care for the most critically ill patients, was outlined last...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-rearrange-ae-services-put-on-hold-amid-fear-of-political-backlashMon, 01 Dec 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS could save £1.9bn by investing £360m in general practice
The NHS could save £1.9bn over the next five years as well as reduce pressure on A&E, lower the number of ambulance call-outs and help keep people out of hospital by simply investing a modest £72m a year into GP services, according to new research.
The study from management consultants Deloitte, commissioned by the Royal...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-save-19bn-by-investing-360m-in-general-practiceMon, 01 Dec 2014 14:45:00 GMTOsborne to announce £2bn extra funding for NHS in Autumn Statement
George Osborne is set to use his Autumn Statement on Wednesday to announce an extra £2bn of funding to bolster and transform the NHS, having apparently been persuaded by the urgent demands for more money made in recent months by senior figures across the health service.
The chancellor is expected to say the money will be used to buy...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/osborne-to-announce-2bn-extra-funding-for-nhs-in-autumn-statementMon, 01 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMTRochdale couple jailed for £229K NHS fraud conspiracy
Two NHS managers who masterminded a five-year procurement fraud worth £229,000 against a health authority in the north west were jailed yesterday at Manchester Crown Court.
John Leigh (54) formerly of Bolton Road, Rochdale, and Deborah Hancox (44) of Birchfield Drive, Rochdale, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the NHS....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rochdale-couple-jailed-for-229k-nhs-fraud-conspiracy-Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTNHS Greater East Midlands CSU and NHS Arden CSU announce merger
Two NHS organisations providing specialist support to 37 CCGs over a wide geographic area are the latest CSUs to merge.
NHS Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and NHS Arden Commissioning Support have confirmed that they will merge on 1 April 2015, following approval from NHS England.
The new organisation will provide...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-greater-east-midlands-csu-and-nhs-arden-csu-announce-merger-Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:00:00 GMTGPs welcome plans to scrap dementia diagnosis payments
GP leaders have welcomed the decision by NHS England to scrap its ‘controversial’ dementia diagnosis incentive payment scheme.
The scheme, which pays practices £55 for each additional dementia diagnosis if they show a net increase on the practice register from October to the end of March 2015, will not be renewed when it...
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409,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-welcome-plans-to-scrap-dementia-diagnosis-paymentsThu, 27 Nov 2014 16:00:00 GMTChanges to the NHS tariff an 'impossible balancing act'
NHS providers and commissioners will share equal responsibility for managing increases in the number of emergency hospital admissions, under proposed changes to the 2015-16 national tariff unveiled by Monitor and NHS England.
Within the consultation paper, there are plans to revise the Marginal Rate Rule from the current 30:70 split to...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changes-to-the-nhs-tariff-an-impossible-balancing-actThu, 27 Nov 2014 09:30:00 GMTA&E care at Medway Maritime Hospital still 'unsafe'
The A&E department at Medway Maritime Hospital is still failing to protect patients from receiving care or treatment that is “inappropriate or unsafe”.
This is according to the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report, which found that the department continued to lack any form of effective clinical...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-care-at-medway-maritime-hospital-still-unsafe-Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTGovernment failing those in learning disability care - report
The government has failed to keep its pledge to move all people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are in inappropriate institutional care into community care by June this year, according to a new report.
The pledge was made following the Winterbourne View scandal, which exposed abuse at a Bristol care home in 2011.
The...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-failing-those-in-learning-disability-care--reportWed, 26 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTGP practices getting set for FFT roll-out
The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) roll-out across GP practices will formally start next week.
Following the success of the roll-out of FFT in secondary care, it is to be extended across NHS funded primary care services from 1 December, providing all patients and people who use GP services for example, an opportunity to give...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-practices-getting-set-for-fft-roll-out-Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTDeficit crisis 'must be addressed' with urgent £2bn cash injection
An NHS financial crisis is “inevitable” in the next financial year without new money, according to the King’s Fund analysis. The health think tank is urging the government to add £2bn to the 2015-16 budget for the NHS or “patients will bear the cost” – with deteriorating care and higher waiting...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deficit-crisis-must-be-addressed-with-urgent-2bn-cash-injectionWed, 26 Nov 2014 09:15:00 GMTFTs must get control over staffing costs and finances - Monitor
NHS foundation trusts (FTs) need to get better control over their agency and contract staffing costs, while improving their efficiency through savings, health regulator Monitor has stated.
This comes as the FT sector is forecasting a year-end net deficit of £271m, which comprises of a gross deficit of £53m at 60 trusts...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fts-must-get-control-over-staffing-costs-and-finances--monitor-Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMTClegg to chair Mental Health Taskforce
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is to chair a new Mental Health Taskforce aimed at bringing issues about mental health services “out of the shadows” and changing “outdated attitudes”.
The taskforce, which will include cabinet members from across the coalition government, are to meet within days to examine...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-to-chair-mental-health-taskforce-Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMT3,300 mental health nursing posts lost in the last four years
Mental health services across the UK are under “unprecedented strain”, with a steep fall in nurse numbers and available beds at a time of rising demand, according to a new report published by the Royal College of Nursing.
The last four years have seen a net drop of more than 3,300 posts in mental health nursing across...
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414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/3300-mental-health-nursing-posts-lost-in-the-last-four-yearsMon, 24 Nov 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS staff stage second mass strike in as many months over pay
NHS workers, including nurses, midwives, paramedics, radiographers, administrators, cleaners and managers will be manning picket lines today as hundreds of thousands of staff stage a fresh strike in a dispute with the government over pay.
Members of nine unions – Unison, Unite, GMB, Ucatt, Managers in Partnership, the Royal College...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-stage-second-mass-strike-in-as-many-months-over-payMon, 24 Nov 2014 14:00:00 GMTGreater evaluation needed to justify healthy staff programmes - NHS Employers
Financial pressure on the NHS is making it increasingly difficult for NHS boards to justify spending on its own staff health and wellbeing programmes, according to a new report from NHS Employers.
The NHS bosses organisation said that while the level of resource that is invested in health promotion across the NHS represents a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-evaluation-needed-to-justify-healthy-staff-programmes--nhs-employersFri, 21 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTCQC ranks mental health trusts by risk of poor care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a ranking of NHS mental health trusts according to risk as part of its method of deciding which trusts to inspect first.
Part of the watchdog’s ‘intelligent monitoring’ tool, the rankings are decided through analysis of 59 different sources of evidence, ranging from...
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412,414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-ranks-mental-health-trusts-by-risk-of-poor-careFri, 21 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTNew guide for good complaints handling across health and social care
A new report detailing the expectations of patients and service users for good complaint handling across health and social care has been published to act as a guide for organisations.
The report, 'My expectations for raising concerns and complaints', by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, the Local Government Ombudsman and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-guide-for-good-complaints-handling-across-health-and-social-careFri, 21 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTPatient safety alert issued on opiate treatment overdosing
NHS England has issued a patient safety alert relating to the risk of harm or death from inappropriate doses of naloxone in patients on long-term opioid or opiate treatment.
This is in particular relation to where the drug is being used to provide relief from both chronic and acute pain, such as following surgery.
In...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-alert-issued-on-opiate-treatment-overdosing-Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMTUnion leaders accept first ever Wales-only pay deal for NHS staff
Union leaders have accepted the first ever Wales-only pay deal offered to NHS staff bringing to an end a long running dispute over salaries.
The agreement reached includes a one-off non-consolidated payment of £187 pro rata, a 1% pay uplift from April 2015, and the implementation of the Living Wage for all Agenda for Change staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/union-leaders-accept-first-ever-wales-only-pay-deal-for-nhs-staffThu, 20 Nov 2014 16:15:00 GMTPhysical assaults on NHS staff in England increase 8.7%
The total number of reported physical assaults against NHS staff in England increased by nearly 9% in 2013-14, according to new figures from NHS Protect.
The data, collated from 266 health bodies across the country, revealed that the total number of assaults rose to 68,683 compared to 63,199 in 2012-13 – an increase of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/physical-assaults-on-nhs-staff-in-england-increase-87-Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:00:00 GMTGPs to get more guidance on spotting cancer early
Health watchdog NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – has put forward draft guidance to help GPs spot early signs and symptoms of cancer, which it claims could be costing the lives of thousands of people in England and Wales every year.
The guidelines, which are now subject to a public...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-to-get-more-guidance-on-spotting-cancer-early-Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:45:00 GMTA third of NHS executives say their trust may not cope with winter pressures
More than a third of NHS executives are not confident that their trust will be able to provide high quality care this winter, a new poll has revealed.
Among senior executives from NHS provider organisations who responded to a survey from the Foundation Trust Network, 34% said that they were either ‘not very confident’ or...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-nhs-executives-say-their-trust-may-not-cope-with-winter-pressuresWed, 19 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTExpanding workforce is driving the FT sector deficit - Hopson
Growing patient demand and a shortage of funding to plug the skills gap are two of the main reasons why the foundation trust sector is “collectively in deficit for the first time ever”, according to Chris Hopson, chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network (FTN).
Speaking at the opening of the organisation’s...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/expanding-workforce-is-driving-the-ft-sector-deficit--hopson-Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:00:00 GMTBullying too common in medical training - GMC
Bullying and undermining are too common in medical training, according to the General Medical Council (GMC).
A survey it has done of the 50,000 doctors in training found nearly one in ten reporting that they had been bullied, while nearly one in seven said they had witnessed it in the workplace.
One doctor in training who responded...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bullying-too-common-in-medical-training--gmcWed, 19 Nov 2014 09:30:00 GMTSurgeons' performance data published in NHS league tables
Performance data of 5,000 consultant surgeons has been published on the new MyNHS website to increase transparency.
Critics say the data is “crude” and can be misleading as it does not include essential information such as duration of hospital stay and returns to theatre.
This year’s publication, which covers 10...
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419,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-performance-data-published-in-nhs-league-tables-Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:15:00 GMTHealth Service Ombudsman failing families - Patients Association
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is failing families, leaving them distressed and totally worn down, warns a new report from the Patients Association.
The charity says it receives weekly calls from people who feel let down by the service, adding that it is “unaccountable and wholly ineffective”. The Association...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-service-ombudsman-failing-families-needs-reform-patients-association-Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:30:00 GMTLack of social care forcing 1,000 patients a day to remain in hospital needlessly
A lack of social care has resulted in more than 1,000 patients a day being forced to remain in hospital as there is no one to care for them when they are sent home, a new report has found. The resulting bed backlog is threatening to “bring the NHS to its knees” experts warn.
Every day, doctors and nurses in England are unable...
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409,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-social-care-forcing-1000-patients-a-day-to-remain-in-hospital-needlesslyTue, 18 Nov 2014 15:30:00 GMTMajor incident at Colchester leads to 10x increase in cancelled operations
A ‘major incident’ has been declared at Colchester General Hospital following an unannounced inspection from the CQC. The inspectors have not yet revealed their findings but the hospital said the issue was the huge pressures on its A&E department.
The hospital trust said the measure is likely to last a week, and asked...
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409,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-incident-at-colchester-leads-to-10x-increase-in-cancelled-operationsMon, 17 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTSurgeons to be penalised if they fail to publish mortality rates
Surgeons will face penalties if they refuse to publish mortality rates of their patients, the medical director of NHS England has announced.
As part of the health service’s ongoing transparency efforts, performance data for about 5,000 surgeons is to be released on Wednesday so patients can compare death rates of hospital doctors....
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409,419,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-to-be-penalised-if-they-fail-to-publish-mortality-ratesMon, 17 Nov 2014 16:30:00 GMTFirst two GP practices inspected by CQC rated 'outstanding'
The first two practices to be given a rating following the new CQC inspections have been rated ‘outstanding’, as the watchdog prepares to release ratings from 300 surgeries over the next two weeks.
Salford Health Matters in Eccles and Irlam Medical Practice in Salford have both been awarded the highest rating possible by the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-two-gp-practices-inspected-by-cqc-rated-outstanding-Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:15:00 GMTLife-saving lone worker protection
Tony Gray, head of safety and patient experience and LSMS at Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust, talks to NHE following his trust’s recent win at the National Personal Safety Awards.
Staff working for specialist mental health and learning disability trusts are among those facing the highest risks of violence or...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/life-saving-lone-worker-protectionMon, 17 Nov 2014 09:00:00 GMTBest Practice Show 2014
Sam McCaffrey reports from a major event in the primary care calendar.
It is safe to say that at the 2014 Best Practice Show all eyes were on the future. Not only were the speakers and attendees focused on the challenges facing general practice over the next few years, but it also happened to be the day that Simon Stevens and NHS England...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/best-practice-show-2014Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:45:00 GMTHow better procurement can save time, money and lives
Chris Slater, head of supplies and procurement at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the trust’s e-business manager Graham Medwell, explain its pioneering work on e-enablement, inventory control, materials management and freeing up clinicians for frontline work.
Back in 2002, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust became the first...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-better-procurement-can-save-time-money-and-livesFri, 14 Nov 2014 16:15:00 GMTMixed messages on eProcurement support
NHE’s David Stevenson looks at the issue of compliance with the government’s eProcurement Strategy and what support is being provided from the Department of Health.
To comply with the government’s eProcurement Strategy, NHS acute trusts (FT and non-FT) must, during 2014-15, develop and begin implementing a trust...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-messages-on-eprocurement-supportFri, 14 Nov 2014 16:00:00 GMTMind the gap: the NHS funding question
Dr Janet Harrison, director of MSc Healthcare Management and Governance Centre for Information Management at the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, explores the role of training and development in tackling the NHS funding gap.
The general election planned for May 2015 has kicked the NHS back – as usual and...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mind-the-gap-the-nhs-funding-questionFri, 14 Nov 2014 15:30:00 GMTNHS breaches patient confidentiality six times a day
The NHS breaches patient confidentiality six times a day, with a total of 7,255 breaches in the last three years, according to a new report from Big Brother Watch.
Among the breaches covered by the privacy campaign group’s report is the incident where a computer that formerly belonged to NHS Surrey was sold to a member of the public...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-breaches-patient-confidentiality-six-times-a-dayFri, 14 Nov 2014 15:30:00 GMTChanging the way we deliver health and care
Dame Gill Morgan, chair of the Foundation Trust Network, which is changing its name to NHS Providers, gives an update on the organisation’s programme over the course of the next Parliament.
It’s rare for the NHS to be out of the headlines. From immediate winter pressures to the longer-term challenges of promoting wellness and...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changing-the-way-we-deliver-health-and-care-Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:45:00 GMTNHS winter fund gets £300m boost as Keogh urges use of pharmacists not A&E
Ill people are being encouraged to visit their pharmacists for mild and common conditions this winter, as A&E departments and GP surgeries face unsustainable mounting pressure and the Department of Health prepares for a surge in demand over winter.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt also announced an additional £300m to help boost the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-winter-fund-gets-300m-boost-as-keogh-urges-use-of-pharmacists-not-aeFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:45:00 GMTBridging the divide between primary and secondary care
Chris Hopson, chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network, and Rick Stern, chief executive of the NHS Alliance, discuss how the two organisations have collaborated in an effort explore what ‘optimally’ integrated care could look like in the future. David Stevenson reports.
NHS England boss Simon Stevens recently stated...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bridging-the-divide-between-primary-and-secondary-careFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:30:00 GMTNMC: 'Unbelievably disappointed' at lack of desperately-needed legislative change
Jackie Smith, chief executive and registrar at the Nursing and Midwifery Council, talks about the urgent need for legislative regulatory reform.
On 2 April 2014, the Law Commission completed its review into the laws governing the regulation of healthcare professionals in the UK. It also submitted a draft Bill to the government – The...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-unbelievably-disappointed-at-lack-of-desperately-needed-legislative-changeFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:30:00 GMTThe right policies and the right technology to keep lone workers safe
NHE talks to Dennis Hunt, health, safety and security manager at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Dennis Hunt, health, safety and security manager at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS FT, was recognised at the National Personal Safety Awards 2014 for his personal contribution to keeping staff safe at...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-right-policies-and-the-right-technology-to-keep-lone-workers-safeFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:30:00 GMTThirty-two CCGs - one voice
GP Dr Marc Rowland, who chairs Lewisham CCG, has just been appointed chair of the London Clinical Commissioning Council too, which represents all 32 CCGs in the capital. NHE spoke to him to find out his plans in the role.
London’s clinical commissioning groups are going in the same direction – but at different...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thirty-two-ccgs--one-voiceFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:30:00 GMTHunt calls on NHS to deliver £10bn a year efficiency savings
The NHS must save up to £10bn a year by 2020 by reducing its use of agency staff and management consultants, selling off unused property and cutting clinical errors, the health secretary has said.
Speaking at yesterday’s King's Fund annual conference in London, Jeremy Hunt said: “If we are to be truly financially...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-calls-on-nhs-to-deliver-10bn-a-year-efficiency-savings-Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTProcurement champion: NHS trusts should know what good prices look like
Lord Carter of Coles talks to NHE’s David Stevenson on his first few months as chair of the new NHS Procurement Development Delivery Board, and his ambitions for the future.
In June, the Department of Health named Lord Carter of Coles as its ‘procurement champion’, calling on his expertise to help save money on the...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/procurement-champion-nhs-trusts-should-know-what-good-prices-look-likeFri, 14 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTIntegrated care - from whose perspective?
Integrated care is heralded as the way forward for health and social care services facing the increasing demands of populations who are living longer, and where increasing numbers of people are living with complex conditions. Mary Twomey, programme director for health and social care at the Open University, argues that in order to succeed...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care--from-whose-perspectiveFri, 14 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMTShared responsibility and shared reward
Sir Charlie Mayfield, chair of the John Lewis Partnership, explains the relevance of his company’s employee-ownership model to the NHS.
I am often asked whether the ‘John Lewis model’ – owned by its employees – has applicability within the public sector and specifically the health service. The parallels...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shared-responsibility-and-shared-rewardFri, 14 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMTGrowing older positively: The challenge of commissioning for an ageing HIV population
Matt James, research fellow at think tank 2020health, and its chief executive Julia Manning, argue that the commissioning process has been fractured by distinguishing between the treatment and prevention of HIV.
American comedian George Burns may have quipped, “You can’t help getting older but you don’t have to get...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/growing-older-positively-the-challenge-of-commissioning-for-an-ageing-hiv-populationFri, 14 Nov 2014 11:15:00 GMTExpress sexual health screening captures imaginations worldwide
A fledgling express sexual health screening service introduced by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has generated worldwide interest. Leigh Chislett, clinic manager at Dean Street Express, and Alan McOwan, service director for sexual health at the trust, explain.
Dean Street Express, located in the heart of Soho...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/express-sexual-health-screening-captures-imaginations-worldwideFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:45:00 GMTMaking safety everyone's business
Steve Fairman, managing director at NHS Improving Quality, talks about the launch of 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives and what he hopes these will achieve. Dr Liz Mear, chief executive at the North West Coast AHSN, also discusses what role her organisation will play in delivering continual patient safety learning. David Stevenson...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-safety-everyones-businessFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:45:00 GMT'You have to keep learning' - CPD for non-executive directors
Sue Symington, a non-executive director and vice-chair at Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust, has been named ‘New Chartered Director of the Year’. NHE spoke to her about the role of non-executives within the NHS, and the value of professional development.
Non-executive directors in the NHS have a lot of autonomy...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/you-have-to-keep-learning--cpd-for-non-executive-directorsFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:30:00 GMTHow a focus on worker safety and environmental factors can improve patient care
Kathy Gerwig, vice-president of employee safety, health and wellness, and environmental stewardship officer for Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care organisation in the USA, discusses how healthcare can lead the way on sustainability issues while developing safe environments for patients and the workforce.
There is a school of...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-a-focus-on-worker-safety-and-environmental-factors-can-improve-patient-careFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:30:00 GMTFour lessons for contracting integrated care
Dr Rachael Addicott, a senior research fellow at The King’s Fund, discusses her latest publication.
Many clinical commissioning croups (CCGs) across England are starting to consider how to use different contract models to encourage greater collaboration between providers at a local level. The ambition to collaborate and deliver more...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-lessons-for-contracting-integrated-careFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTHow data analytics can improve patient care
Sam McCaffrey reports on one of the big trends in healthcare.
‘Big data’ and ‘data analytics’ are not just abstract concepts: they have a solid real-world application.
For example, in 2012, Mastodon C, part of the Open Data Institute, spent eight weeks analysing publicly-available NHS prescriptions data...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-data-analytics-can-improve-patient-careFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTSupercomputers: powering medical innovation in the 21st century
Professor Rick Hillum, CEO of the High Performance Computing (HPC) Wales collaboration, explains how supercomputing can be used to help speed-up breakthroughs in medical research.
Over the past two centuries, innovations in healthcare have led to breakthroughs such as the administering of antibiotics, the use of anaesthesia and wide-scale...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/supercomputers-powering-medical-innovation-in-the-21st-centuryFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTThe best CCGs should be the 'conductor of the whole orchestra': the future of specialised commissioning
Dr Simon Bowers, GP and vice clinical chair of the Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, gives NHE his thoughts on the current landscape for commissioning specialised services. David Stevenson reports.
As this edition of NHE went to press, NHS England launched its ‘Next steps towards primary care co-commissioning’ report...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-best-ccgs-should-be-the-conductor-of-the-whole-orchestra-the-future-of-specialised-commissioningFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:00:00 GMTQuality improvement through peer review: how ACSA can change clinical practice in two years instead of a decade
Dr Sade Okutubo, clinical lead in Perioperative, Critical Care and Chronic Pain Services at Homerton University Hospital, talks to NHE about quality improvement through peer review in anaesthesia.
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s anaesthetics department has become the first in the UK to receive the Royal College...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quality-improvement-through-peer-review-how-acsa-can-change-clinical-practice-in-two-years-instead-of-a-decadeFri, 14 Nov 2014 09:45:00 GMTDame Fiona Caldicott named as National Data Guardian
Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed to a new role as National Data Guardian for health and care, where she will become the “the patients’ champion on security of personal medical information”.
As part of her new role, Dame Fiona will oversee the safe use of people’s personal health and care information...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dame-fiona-caldicott-named-as-national-data-guardianThu, 13 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTPrice restrictions to be introduced for Cancer Drugs Fund
Price restrictions are to be introduced to the Cancer Drugs Fund for the first time, NHS England has announced.
The CDF was established in 2010 to give patients access to life-saving drugs that NICE has assessed as not offering enough benefit to justify their price. However the £200m-a-year Fund has been heavily overspent, going...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/price-restrictions-to-be-introduced-for-cancer-drugs-fundThu, 13 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTNMC extends roll-out of revalidation pilot
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is extending the number of organisations it is partnering with in its pilot to test the system and processes underpinning revalidation.
Information gained through the pilots will be used to improve the model before it is introduced in 2015.
The organisations and self-employed...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-extends-roll-out-of-revalidation-pilot-Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:00:00 GMTAll NHS patient records digital and interoperable by 2020
All NHS patient and care records will be digital, real-time and interoperable by 2020, under new plans unveiled by national health and social care organisations today.
The ‘Personalised Health and Care 2020’ report explains how the NHS will go about giving patients digital access to all their records by 2018, and how the...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-patient-records-digital-and-interoperable-by-2020Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:30:00 GMTOut-of-hours GP system confusing and not enough oversight - MPs
There is not enough oversight of out-of-hours GP services or safeguards in place to prevent doctors awarding contracts to companies they have a financial interest in, MPs have warned.
In a report released today the Commons Public Accounts Committee found that CCGs are not managing conflicts of interest when commissioning out-of-hours GP...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-hours-gp-system-confusing-and-not-enough-oversight-mpsWed, 12 Nov 2014 11:30:00 GMTNo extra cash for running primary care-commissioning - NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will not receive any extra funding to take on primary care co-commissioning, a new report from NHS England has revealed.
Within the ‘Next steps towards primary care co-commissioning’ document it was revealed that “there is no possibility of additional administrative resources...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-extra-cash-for-running-primary-care-commissioning--nhs-england-Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:30:00 GMTShort-term financial problems at Yeovil spark Monitor investigation
Concerns about short-term financial problems at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have led to Monitor opening an investigation.
The trust has been developing longer-term plans to improve how it works and to integrate care across South Somerset by working together with organisations including social services and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/short-term-financial-problems-at-yeovil-spark-monitor-investigation-Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:30:00 GMT22,000 NHS dental patients recalled amid HIV and hepatitis scare
At least 22,000 NHS dental patients in Nottinghamshire are being recalled for blood tests amid fears that they could have been infected with blood-borne viruses by a lax dentist failing to correctly sterilise equipment between patients.
The dentist, who has not yet been identified, was suspended in June after a whistleblower secretly...
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408,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/22000-nhs-dental-patients-recalled-amid-hiv-and-hepatitis-scareWed, 12 Nov 2014 09:15:00 GMTNHS Lanarkshire reported to Scottish government over repeated hygiene failures
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) has reported NHS Lanarkshire to the Scottish government over its repeated failures to meet hygiene standards at one of its hospitals.
Numerous pieces of equipment were found to be covered in blood or bodily fluids on two different unannounced inspections by the HEI at Hairmyres Hospital in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lanarkshire-reported-to-scottish-government-over-repeated-hygiene-failuresTue, 11 Nov 2014 15:45:00 GMTWelsh NHS patient watchdogs to be reformed and strengthened
The Welsh government wants to reform the country’s local health watchdogs and boost their ability to monitor health services.
Health minister Mark Drakeford this week launched an eight-week consultation on plans to reform community health councils (CHCs) that would see the board of CHCs given more power to ensure consistency and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-nhs-patient-watchdogs-to-be-reformed-and-strengthenedTue, 11 Nov 2014 14:15:00 GMTBetter Care Fund will deliver less than a third of planned savings - NAO
The Better Care Fund will not deliver even a third of the planned £1bn savings as early preparations were “inadequate” and “did not match the scale of the ambition”, a new report from the National Audit Office has found, leading MPs to brandish the scheme a “shambles”.
The £5.3bn Fund, which...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-will-deliver-less-than-a-third-of-planned-savings--nao-Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:45:00 GMTPoll finds 'overwhelming' public support for NHS staff pay rise
As the second round of NHS strikes scheduled for 24 November looms large a new poll shows “overwhelming” support for the 1% pay rise unions are battling for.
The poll, commissioned by the Royal College of Midwives and carried out by ComRes, found that 82% of the public believe that NHS staff should receive the 1% pay rise...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poll-finds-overwhelming-public-support-for-nhs-staff-pay-riseMon, 10 Nov 2014 14:00:00 GMTTrusts 'at risk of hacking' after failing to extend Windows XP support
There are 18 NHS trusts still using Windows XP that failed to sign up to a government agreement with Microsoft to extend security support for the operating system.
In April, the Cabinet Office sent out a letter headed ‘Urgent Action’, telling all trusts that it had negotiated an agreement extending support of Windows XP for...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-at-risk-of-hacking-after-failing-to-extend-windows-xp-supportMon, 10 Nov 2014 12:45:00 GMTHWBs should not take on full responsibilities for health budgets, say CCGs
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs), run by councils and health representatives, have a unique role in joining up health and care commissioning – but are not the appropriate bodies to take on the full responsibilities for health budgets.
That is the verdict of NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), which represents clinical...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hwbs-should-not-take-on-full-responsibilities-for-health-budgets-say-ccgsMon, 10 Nov 2014 11:45:00 GMTNAO warns financial pressures make NHS unsustainable
The government had to find more than £500m to prop up struggling health trusts this year, according to a report from the National Audit Office that found financial pressures were putting trusts at risk and making the NHS unsustainable.
In its annual report into the financial sustainability of NHS bodies the NAO found growing...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nao-warns-financial-pressures-make-nhs-unsustainable-Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:45:00 GMTUnion calls off strike in Wales to consider offer
The planned NHS strike in Wales next week has been called off as union members consider a new offer from the Welsh government.
Members of Unison, including nurses, occupational therapists, porters, paramedics, medical secretaries, cooks and healthcare assistants, were scheduled to walk out for four hours on Monday 10 November before...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/union-calls-off-strike-in-wales-to-consider-offer-Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:15:00 GMTTwelve trusts face fresh allegations relating to Jimmy Savile
Twelve NHS trusts have been contacted about fresh allegations of abuse by Jimmy Savile, bringing the total number of trusts involved in the scandal to 41.
The new allegations have come to light since June, when investigative reports into Savile’s actions at 28 other trusts were released, the health secretary revealed in written...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/twelve-trusts-face-fresh-allegations-relating-to-jimmy-savile-Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTNew approach on primary care co-commissioning conflicts of interest
A ‘strengthened’ approach to dealing with conflicts of interest will be put in place when CCGs take on an increased role in the commissioning of primary care services.
In a paper presented to NHS England’s board today, Ian Dodge, national director of the commissioning strategy, wrote: “without a strengthened...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-approach-on-primary-care-co-commissioning-conflicts-of-interestThu, 06 Nov 2014 11:15:00 GMTDoctors have 'ethical duty' to help cut £2bn waste in NHS
Doctors have an ethical duty to reduce waste in the NHS, which costs it nearly £2bn, according to a new report published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
The report, ‘Protecting resources, promoting value: a doctor’s guide to cutting waste in clinical care’ outlines how the NHS could make large cost...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-have-ethical-duty-to-help-cut-2bn-waste-in-nhs-Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTLamb promises crackdown on care firms paying illegal wages
Unions have joined care minister Norman Lamb in demanding that illegally low wages in the homecare sector are “stamped out”.
During a Westminster Hall debate yesterday, Lamb said: “It appears that 220,000 people in the care sector are being paid below the minimum wage. That situation is completely...
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412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lamb-promises-crackdown-on-care-firms-paying-illegal-wagesThu, 06 Nov 2014 10:15:00 GMTMonitor launches investigation of Taunton and Somerset FT
Monitor has launched an investigation of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust after reports that patients were waiting too long to get treatment.
For the past year the trust, which runs Musgrove Park Hospital, has missed the 18-week national referral-to-treatment target for day-case or inpatient procedures at the trust.
The...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-launches-investigation-of-taunton-and-somerset-ftWed, 05 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMTGuidance issued to NHS managers to help tackle staff stress
New guidance has been issued to managers across the NHS to help reduce stress in the workplace by offering better support.
This comes after the NHS Staff Survey revealed that 38% of the workforce has suffered stress in the previous 12 months. NHS Employers also estimates that more than 30% of all sick leave is now caused by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guidance-issued-to-nhs-managers-to-help-tackle-staff-stress-Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS November strikes set to be bigger and more disruptive
The NHS strike planned by unions on 24 November is set to be even bigger and more disruptive than the action taken last month, with even more unions now agreeing to take part.
On 13 October six unions representing about 400,000 staff walked out for four hours causing disruption across the country. Military personnel had to be drafted in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-november-strikes-set-to-be-bigger-and-more-disruptiveWed, 05 Nov 2014 11:30:00 GMTChildren's mental health services have 'serious and deeply ingrained problems'
There are “serious and deeply ingrained problems” with children’s and adolescents’ mental health services (CAMHS), according to a report from the Health Select Committee.
Experts in the sector say it comes as no surprise that the committee found the problems run throughout the whole system, from prevention and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-mental-health-services-have-serious-and-deeply-ingrained-problemsWed, 05 Nov 2014 11:15:00 GMTForeign healthcare workers to face language checks
Nurses, midwives, pharmacists and dentists coming to Britain from the EU to work may have to prove their ability to speak English fluently under new plans being put out to consultation.
Health minister Dr Dan Poulter said the move follows concerns patients have suffered poor care from staff who were unable to communicate with them. The...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foreign-healthcare-workers-to-face-language-checksTue, 04 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMTShortage of learning disability nurses putting thousands of lives at risk - Mencap
A shortage of specialist nurses trained to care for people with learning disabilities is putting thousands of lives at risk, with three vulnerable patients dying a day due to lack of care, according to Mencap.
Research by the charity has discovered that 42% of NHS acute trusts do not have a learning disability liaison nurse, and no trust...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shortage-of-learning-disability-nurses-putting-thousands-of-lives-at-risk--mencapTue, 04 Nov 2014 10:30:00 GMTGovernment asks pay review body to look into doctors' contracts
The government has asked an independent pay review body to consider recommending changes to consultant and junior doctor contracts, the first step in a process that would allow the government to unilaterally impose the body’s recommendations on the medical workforce.
Contract negotiations between the British Medical Association and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-asks-pay-review-body-to-look-into-doctors-contractsMon, 03 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTNHS spends £5.5bn in four years on agency staff
The NHS has spent £5.5bn on paying agency staff over the past four years to plug gaps in its workforce.
Agencies are charging as much as £1,800 per day per nurse leading NHS spending on temporary staff to be double the original budget in some parts of the country for the past year.
The cost of temporary staff is being...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spends-55bn-in-four-years-on-agency-staff-Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:00:00 GMTDuty of candour guidelines put 'honesty' at heart of healthcare
Doctors, nurses and midwives have been told to be ‘open’ and ‘honest’ about mistakes with their patients, as part of draft guidance released today.
Developed by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the document aims to set out a common standard which will apply to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/duty-of-candour-guidelines-put-honesty-at-heart-of-healthcare-Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:15:00 GMTNHS has a responsibility to help councils financially - health secretary
The NHS has a responsibility to help councils cope with a “tough financial settlement” in working together to deliver services to vulnerable people, the health secretary has said.
Speaking at the National Children and Adult Services conference in Manchester yesterday, Jeremy Hunt said that the NHS was prioritised by having its...
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413,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-has-a-responsibility-to-help-councils-financially--health-secretaryFri, 31 Oct 2014 16:15:00 GMTBudget cuts cause ward and injury unit closures in Northern Ireland
Major budget cuts have forced health chiefs in Northern Ireland to close wards and shrink bed numbers this winter.
Unions and politicians have reacted angrily to the proposed austerity plans, saying they put patients at risk and staff under “unmanageable pressures”.
The Northern Ireland Executive allocated only £80m...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/budget-cuts-cause-ward-and-injury-unit-closures-in-northern-irelandFri, 31 Oct 2014 14:45:00 GMTNHS staff in England name the date for second week of industrial action
NHS workers across England are set to strike for the second time is as many months in a continuing dispute over pay.
Members of Unite, Unison and the Royal College of Midwives will walk out for four hours on Monday 24 November, followed by working to rule for the rest of the week. Members of the union include nurses, midwives...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-in-england-name-the-date-for-second-week-of-industrial-actionThu, 30 Oct 2014 16:45:00 GMTMonitor authorises three new foundation trusts
Monitor has authorised foundation trust status for three new organisations, taking the total to 149 and representing more than 60% of all trusts in England.
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust in the north west of England and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust have also become the first two community health trusts to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-authorises-three-new-foundation-trustsThu, 30 Oct 2014 14:15:00 GMTNHS finance directors pessimistic about health service finances
A new report from the King’s Fund highlights the pessimistic outlook of NHS finance directors as the think tank forecasts a “challenging winter” for the health service.
In a survey conducted for its latest quarterly monitoring report, 91% of trust finance directors said they were ‘very’ or...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-finance-directors-pessimistic-about-health-service-finances-kings-fundThu, 30 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTBetter Care Fund boosted to £5.3bn to deploy 18,000 community workers
The Better Care Fund is to be boosted to £5.3bn a year to help join up health and care services, Jeremy Hunt announced last night.
The extra £1.5bn, on top of the original £3.8bn, is reportedly to come from more pooling of local budgets – it is not new money.
The health secretary said the money will be...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-care-fund-boosted-to-53bn-to-deploy-18000-community-workersThu, 30 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTCancer Drugs Fund 'papering over' payment system cracks
The government’s Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which allows people to access life-extending medicines not available on the NHS, is “papering over the cracks” of a payment system that is “no longer fit for purpose”.
This is according to charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, which called on the pharmaceutical industry...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drugs-fund-papering-over-payment-system-cracksWed, 29 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTMore needs to be done to highlight risks of NHS screening
More needs to be done to highlight the risks alongside the benefits of screening for diseases such as cancer, according to a new report from the Science and Technology Select Committee.
While screening is helpful for diagnosing diseases at early stages it also leads to “false results, misdiagnosis and unnecessary...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-needs-to-be-done-to-highlight-risks-of-nhs-screeningWed, 29 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTLeeds children's heart surgery safe, Newcastle stoked safety fears - report
An independent review into children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary has found that the hospital’s heart unit is safe and provides excellent care, while also criticising doctors at a rival centre in Newcastle, who cast doubt on the quality and safety of the Leeds service at a time when the two were battling to avoid...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-childrens-heart-surgery-safe-newcastle-stoked-safety-fears--reportWed, 29 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTOmbudsman report details 'shocking' failures by NHS
Hospitals are sending patients home too early and missing cancer diagnosis opportunities, according to a report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman that details “devastating” and “shocking” failures by the NHS.
Dame Julie Mellor said that the failures were putting patients at serious risk and...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ombudsman-report-details-devastating-and-shocking-failures-by-nhsWed, 29 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTCouncils spend 'unacceptably low' amount on public mental health
Local authorities in England spend “unacceptably low” amounts on public mental health, according to new research from Mind, the mental health charity.
The charity found that on average only 1.36% of the public health budget is spent on mental health.
The annual spend by local authorities on preventing physical health...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-spend-unacceptably-low-amount-on-public-mental-healthTue, 28 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS managers to be stripped of redundancy payments if rehired within a year
Redundancy payments given to NHS managers and other public sector workers will have to be repayed if they are rehired, under new plans announced by the government.
The new measure, included in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill currently going through Parliament, will require individuals earning more than £100,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-to-be-stripped-of-redundancy-payments-if-rehired-within-a-yearTue, 28 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTDevon CCG to deny operations to smokers and obese patients
Smokers and morbidly obese patients will be denied routine operations until they quit or lose weight under cost-saving measures by a CCG in Devon.
Northern, Eastern and Western (NEW) Devon CCG is planning to restrict procedures such as hip and knee replacements in an “urgent and necessary” move to help recover a £14.5m...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devon-ccg-to-deny-operations-to-smokers-and-obese-patientsTue, 28 Oct 2014 10:45:00 GMTCCGs should co-commission public health with councils - Hunt
Clinical commissioning groups should take on further commissioning roles, including co-commissioning public health alongside local authorities, according to Jeremy Hunt.
Giving a keynote address at the Best Practice Show in Birmingham last week, the health secretary called for CCGs to become ‘Accountable Care Organisations’...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-should-co-commission-public-health-with-councils-huntTue, 28 Oct 2014 10:30:00 GMTMedical schools must play bigger role in training GPs - BMA
UK medical schools must play a greater role in training more GPs to enter the medical workforce, according to Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chair of the BMA’s GP Committee.
Dr Vautrey’s comment comes in response to a BMJ study which highlighted that around 12% of GP training posts in England have been left unfilled for 2014...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-schools-must-play-bigger-role-in-training-gps--bma-Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTGPs on alert for signs of radicalisation, trafficking and cyber-bullying in children
Family doctors should be on the lookout for signs of radicalisation, trafficking or cyber-bullying in child patients, according to the Royal College of GPs.
The advice comes as part of the new child safeguarding guidance from the College, which is included in a new toolkit put together with the NSPCC.
The RCGP say that it...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-on-alert-for-signs-of-radicalisation-trafficking-and-cyber-bullying-in-childrenMon, 27 Oct 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS staff in Wales to strike in November
NHS staff in Wales are set to strike on 10 November with a half day stoppage in a continuing disagreement between unions and the government over pay.
Members of Unison will walk out between 8.30am and 12pm on Monday 10 November before working to rule for the next four days – taking all their rest breaks and not participating in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-in-wales-to-strike-in-novemberMon, 27 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMT'Switch on' for £200m electronic patient record system at CUH
A £200m electronic patient record system has gone live at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), which will eventually make two hospitals paperless.
The system at Addenbrooke's and Rosie hospitals mean that doctors, nurses and other clinical staff can access relevant patient information wherever they are...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/switch-on-for-200m-electronic-patient-record-system-at-cuh-Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTHigh eligibility thresholds for Care Act 'short sighted'
The government is to introduce a national minimum threshold that adults will have to meet in order to receive social care support from April 2015 as part of the Care Act, replacing the current council eligibility assessments that judge people’s needs as critical, substantial, moderate or low.
As demand has soared while budgets...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-eligibility-thresholds-for-care-act-short-sighted-Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:15:00 GMTDate set for Mid-Staffs hospitals and services transfer to other trusts
Patients at the soon-to-be-defunct Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust will be treated by neighbouring NHS trusts from November 1.
An order confirming the transfer and allowing for the future dissolution of the trust was laid in Parliament earlier today, regulator Monitor has confirmed.
It means that services at County...
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412,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/date-set-for-mid-staffs-hospitals-and-services-transfer-to-other-trustsFri, 24 Oct 2014 15:45:00 GMTDeficit at Great Western Hospitals sparks investigation by Monitor
A £2.9m deficit at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has sparked an investigation by the financial watchdog Monitor.
The trust, based in Swindon, has predicted its finances will get worse over the coming year as its costs are increasing due to rising demand for services, in particular the accident and emergency...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deficit-at-great-western-hospitals-sparks-investigation-by-monitorFri, 24 Oct 2014 15:45:00 GMTCCGs are the key to the future of out-of-hospital care
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt gave the keynote address on the final afternoon of the Best Practice Show, having made the trip to Birmingham after the conclusion of the Commons debate on Five Year Forward View from NHS England. Sam McCaffrey watched the speech.
Casting aside the podium used by other speakers at the Best Practice Show...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-are-the-key-to-the-future-of-out-of-hospital-careThu, 23 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTHealth bosses call for 'decisive action' and £8bn in Five Year plan
Decisive action must be taken to transform the provision of NHS care for patients, otherwise in five years’ time there will be a growing gap in healthcare delivery and funding, health bosses say.
In the newly published Five Year Forward View – instigated by NHS England – it has been argued that more needs to be...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-bosses-call-for-decisive-action-and-8bn-in-five-year-plan-Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTGrowing public support for 'evidence-based' NHS changes
More than three-quarters of people would support changes to their local NHS services if there was evidence these would improve care, according to an independent YouGov survey carried out for the NHS Confederation.
But the online poll, of more than 1,500 adults, found that less than half of respondents (40%) thought they knew enough to...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/growing-public-support-for-evidence-based-nhs-changes-Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTGPs to be paid £55 a patient to diagnose dementia
GPs are to be paid £55 per patient for each additional dementia diagnosis they make in the next six months in plans announced by NHS England to meet diagnosis targets.
Launched as part of a new ‘Dementia Identification Scheme’ unveiled by NHS England, which follows the contract agreement announced this month, the new...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-to-be-paid-55-a-patient-to-diagnose-dementiaWed, 22 Oct 2014 10:45:00 GMTThousands of NHS staff in Wales vote to strike
NHS staff in Wales have voted to take strike action in the latest round of the fight between government and unions over health workers’ pay.
Members of Unison – nurses, occupational therapists, porters, paramedics, medical secretaries, cooks and healthcare assistants – were among those balloted in response to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-nhs-staff-in-wales-vote-to-strikeWed, 22 Oct 2014 10:45:00 GMTConsultants can improve primary patient care - King's Fund
Hospital consultants should dedicate more time to advising and supporting primary and community staff to better diagnose and treat patients, a King’s Fund report has suggested.
The think tank’s latest study, ‘Specialists in out-of-hospital settings’, is based on detailed research with six case studies (Portsmouth...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultants-can-improve-primary-patient-care-kings-fund-Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMTNHS recruitment drive lands 260 extra A&E doctors for winter
The government has drafted in dozens of foreign doctors to help stave off a winter crisis in A&E, the health secretary has announced.
Fifty experienced medics from India, the UAE, Egypt and Malaysia have been recruited on short-term contracts from November as part of an A&E recruitment drive by Health Education England and the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-recruitment-drive-lands-260-extra-ae-doctors-for-winterWed, 22 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMTAdvice for NHS services to cut winter risks - Cold Weather Plan launched
Practical things that can be done to minimise the risk to health this winter are spelled out today in the 2014 Cold Weather Plan for England.
It is estimated that every year there are more than 25,000 excess winter deaths in England, many of which are preventable. The plan, which is published by Public Health England, the Local Government...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/advice-for-nhs-services-to-cut-winter-risks--cold-weather-plan-launchedTue, 21 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTHospital trust bans tea and coffee to give 'better impression' to patients
Staff at three Leicester hospitals have been banned from drinking tea or coffee on the job because it looks like they’re not working hard enough.
The ban applies to reception areas of outpatient clinics and follows complaints from patients and other employees that having drinks makes staff look as though they “are...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-trust-bans-tea-and-coffee-to-give-better-impression-to-patientsTue, 21 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMTHealth technology companies with life-saving ideas to share £2.5m
The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare has launched its latest competition, offering £2.5m of funding to companies working in priority healthcare areas.
The competition aims to accelerate the development and NHS adoption of new technologies. The programme focuses on clearly identified NHS needs, bringing clinicians...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-technology-companies-with-life-saving-ideas-to-share-25mTue, 21 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTGovernment contemplates sale of NHS Professionals
The government is exploring the idea of selling off NHS Professionals, it is reported.
In a move likely to revive accusations of creeping privatisation, the Department of Health has appointed accountancy firm Deloitte to review options for the state-owned staffing agency.
A formal decision for the organisation has not yet been taken....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-contemplates-sale-of-nhs-professionalsMon, 20 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTTreating common illnesses at pharmacies could save NHS £1bn
Treating common ailments like coughs, sore throats and upset stomachs at pharmacies could save the NHS over £1bn a year, according to a new report from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
The study says that A&E visits could be cut by 650,000 and GP consultations by 18 million if NHS England was to provide a national common...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treating-common-illnesses-at-pharmacies-could-save-nhs-1bn-Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMTRadiographers across the UK go on strike
Radiographers across the UK have gone on strike today in the latest walkout by NHS staff over pay.
Members of the Society of Radiographers (SoR) are on strike from 9am until 1pm, and will follow a work-to-rule policy for the rest of the week. It follows on from the largest industrial action the NHS has seen in 32 years taken by six unions...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radiographers-across-the-uk-go-on-strikeMon, 20 Oct 2014 12:15:00 GMTCQC finds four out of five hospitals unsafe
Four out of five hospitals inspected by regulators are not safe, according to the annual State of Care report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The report looks at the first year of the new style inspections, which gives all hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries Ofsted-style ratings.
The CQC said “the public is being...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-four-out-of-five-hospitals-unsafeFri, 17 Oct 2014 16:30:00 GMTBMA walks away from doctors' contract negotiations
Contract talks for consultants and junior doctors have stalled after the British Medical Association (BMA) walked away from negotiations over “government demands that could have jeopardised patient and doctor welfare”.
The BMA said negotiations had stalled because of inadequate safeguards against excessive working hours and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-walks-away-from-doctors-contract-negotiations-Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMTIncome from NHS land and building sales to increase by 24%
Income from NHS land and building sales is forecast to generate £223m in income for 2014-15, a 24% increase compared to the £180m of capital income received in 2013-14.
This is according to the latest Hospital Estates and Facilities Statistics, released today, which highlighted that this income will be...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/income-from-nhs-land-and-building-sales-to-increase-by-24Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTBetter Health for London sets 'radical' targets
Plans to make parks in London smoke-free, as well as Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square, have been put forward within the ‘radical’ Better Health for London report.
Carried out by surgeon and former health minister Lord Darzi, the plans form part of a major new initiative that aims to make London the healthiest major...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-health-for-london-sets-radical-targets-Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMTNHS mistakes 'waste £2.5bn' a year - Hunt
A culture change is needed in the NHS to stop as much as £2.5bn a year being wasted on ‘basic’ mistakes in hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to say.
His comments come after a Department of Health (DH) commissioned report, conducted by Frontier Economics, revealed that the costs of preventable (adverse)...
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415,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mistakes-waste-25bn-a-year--hunt-Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMT'Inadequate' Wye Valley NHS Trust placed in special measures
Wye Valley NHS Trust has been placed in special measures following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, which rated its services ‘inadequate’ overall.
Following the inspection in June, Hereford County Hospital was rated as ‘inadequate’ and Wye Valley Community Health Services were rated as ‘requires...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-wye-valley-nhs-trust-placed-in-special-measures-Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTMost local clinical contracts go to non-NHS providers
More than half of clinical contracts awarded by CCGs since April 2013 have gone to non-NHS providers, according to analysis by the NHS Support Federation.
The campaign group analysed tendering notices published by CCGs under European Union rules and found that deals worth £266m were agreed between April and September 2013. Over the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-local-clinical-contracts-go-to-non-nhs-providersWed, 15 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTNHS complaints system 'utterly bewildering and largely ineffective'
Most NHS patients who complain never get an apology, and 80% say they had to complain more than once before someone listened to them, according to a new investigation into complaints from Healthwatch England.
The healthcare consumer watchdog today published Suffering in Silence, a look into the “utterly bewildering and largely...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-complaints-system-utterly-bewildering-and-largely-ineffective-healthwatch-Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTSmall GP practices not sustainable and mergers inevitable - NHS England
Small-scale GP practices are not sustainable and will have to merge into super-practices covering up to 100,000 patients in order to offer seven-day care, according to NHS England.
Speaking to The Times, Dr Mike Bewick, deputy medical director at NHS England, who was a GP for 26 years, said there is a “sustainability issue”...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/small-gp-practices-not-sustainable-and-mergers-inevitable--nhs-englandWed, 15 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTGPs 'missing opportunities' to spot lung cancer early
GPs are “missing opportunities” to spot lung cancer at an early stage, meaning that one in three patients die within 90 days of diagnosis, research suggests.
A study of lung cancer cases in 20,142 people aged over 30 found one in 10 had died within a month of diagnosis and one in 20 were not diagnosed until after they...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-missing-opportunities-to-spot-lung-cancer-earlyTue, 14 Oct 2014 11:30:00 GMTSuspended Christie chief resigns after investigation
The suspended chief executive of the Christie Hospital has resigned after an 11-month investigation into claims NHS money was used to fund a trip to Ibiza.
Caroline Shaw was suspended from her role at the Manchester cancer hospital trust last December. She was initially ‘sent home’ in November after being accused of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suspended-christie-chief-resigns-after-investigationTue, 14 Oct 2014 10:45:00 GMTHealth unions threaten further strike action
NHS staff are to take further strike action next month unless the government agrees to union demands for a 1% pay rise.
Unions who took part in this week's strike action, the first over pay in 32 years, say they will take further action in November unless the health secretary meets them for talks and offers more money. Members...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-unions-threaten-further-strike-actionTue, 14 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTNew patient safety Collaboratives launched
A new national programme to improve patient safety and reduce the number of avoidable harm cases in England “will help drive standards even higher”, according to health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The programme, which will be coordinated by NHS England and NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ), will see the establishment of 15...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-patient-safety-collaboratives-launched-Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMTNHS 111 to screen callers for Ebola
Calls to the NHS 111 non-emergency phone line are to be screened for possible Ebola symptoms, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
He said anyone phoning with possible symptoms would be asked about their travel history to see if they have been to west Africa, and referred to local emergency services if necessary.
Should any...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-to-screen-callers-for-ebolaMon, 13 Oct 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS staff stage biggest strike the health service has seen in 32 years
About 400,000 NHS staff, including paramedics, nurses, midwives, occupational therapists and hospital managers, have walked out this morning as part of the biggest strike the health service has faced in 32 years.
The action is being taken by members of six unions over the government’s refusal to give all workers a recommended 1% pay...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-stage-biggest-strike-the-health-service-has-seen-in-32-yearsMon, 13 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTVariable dementia care putting patients at unnecessary risk - CQC
More than 90% of care homes and hospitals across England have aspects of “variable” or “poor care”, according to a major review of dementia care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The regulator inspected 129 care homes and 20 hospitals, looking at four areas in delivering care: how people's care needs were...
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412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/variable-dementia-care-putting-patients-at-unnecessary-risk--cqc-Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTCambridgeshire CCG select preferred bidder for £800m contract
UnitingCare Partnership, an NHS consortium, has been named ‘preferred bidder’ to improve older people’s healthcare and adult community services by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG.
The partnership is a consortium of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cambridgeshire-ccg-select-preferred-bidder-for-800m-contractFri, 10 Oct 2014 17:15:00 GMTGovernment to fund Time to Change campaign for another year
The Time to Change anti-stigma campaign will be funded by the government for another year, as part of plans announced on World Mental Health Day.
Led by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, Time to Change is in its second phase, which began in October 2011, with funding from the Department of Health, Comic Relief and the Big Lottery...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-fund-time-to-change-campaign-for-another-year-Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:15:00 GMTNHS quality improvements going backwards - report
Nearly 40% of NHS staff suffered from stress related illness in 2013 according to a new report from QualityWatch, which also suggests the significant improvements made in healthcare quality over the last decade are beginning to go into reverse.
QualityWatch, a joint venture between the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation, released...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-quality-improvements-going-backwards--report-Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:00:00 GMTNHS faces a week of industrial action starting Monday
The NHS faces a week of industrial action from up to 500,000 employees starting on Monday as staff prepare to walk out over pay for the first time in 32 years.
As previously reported by NHE, members of Unison, which represents 300,000 NHS staff in England, along with Unite and its 100,000 personnel and GMB and the Royal College of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-a-week-of-industrial-action-starting-mondayFri, 10 Oct 2014 14:30:00 GMTScottish government to increase NHS funding by £288m
The Scottish government is to increase NHS funding by £288m, which will see it break £12bn for the first time, finance secretary John Swinney has announced in his first post-referendum budget.
In his budget address to the Scottish Parliament, Swinney said: “We will secure the future of the health service in public hands...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-government-to-increase-nhs-funding-by-288mFri, 10 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTFestival of Evidence to look at transforming care delivery
The Cumberland Initiative is launching a new event this month to look at transforming the quality and cost of NHS care delivery through simulation, modelling and systems thinking.
The Festival of Evidence, to be held from 20-24 October at the Runnymede-on-Thames Hotel in Surrey, will bring together those committed to whole systems...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/festival-of-evidence-to-look-at-transforming-care-delivery-Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:15:00 GMTNumber of paramedics leaving NHS almost doubles since 2011
The number of paramedics leaving the NHS each year has nearly doubled since 2011, according to figures from ambulance trusts.
The data highlights that at least 1,015 paramedics left their job in 2013-2014, compared with 593 in 2011-2012. Senior staff say this is putting increased pressure on the remaining paramedics to meet...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-paramedics-leaving-nhs-almost-doubles-since-2011Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMTNo quick fixes for financial failure in NHS - King's Fund
There is a lack of leadership in the health economy and the current balancing act between finance and performance cannot be maintained, according to a report from the King’s Fund released today.
Financial failure in the NHS examines the current financial state of the health service and the reasons for deterioration in financial...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-quick-fixes-for-financial-failure-in-nhs--kings-fundThu, 09 Oct 2014 14:30:00 GMTCQC reveals plans to drive out 'poor' adult social care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is ‘calling time’ on poor levels of adult social care, after revealing details of its new inspection regime for the sector.
Andrea Sutcliffe, the regulator’s chief inspector of adult social care, said that the CQC, after 18 months of consultation, has issued new documents called...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-reveals-plans-to-drive-out-poor-adult-social-careThu, 09 Oct 2014 14:15:00 GMTRadiographers vote for strike action over pay
Radiographers have voted to go on strike for the first time in over 30 years, joining Unison, Unite and the Royal College of Midwives in taking industrial action this month over pay.
Members of the Society of Radiographers across the UK will walk out for four hours on Monday 20 October and will ‘work-to-rule’ for the rest of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radiographers-vote-for-strike-action-over-payWed, 08 Oct 2014 15:00:00 GMTAccredited safe havens replicate the worst of care.data, warns watchdog
The new accredited safe havens (Ash) scheme will see confidential medical data housed in a network of regional centres across the country, in proposals that have been criticised for being an attempt to reintroduce a national database of medical records.
Ash would see medical data harvested from GP and hospital records covering the entire...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accredited-safe-havens-replicate-the-worst-of-caredata-warns-watchdogWed, 08 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS hospitals put on standby to deal with Ebola cases
Four NHS hospitals have been put on standby to deal with a UK Ebola outbreak, as health officials warn of a “real risk” that the virus could reach Britain.
Experts say the UK is the third most likely country outside Africa to report an Ebola case. Heathrow’s status as a major air hub and the flights it receives from...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-hospitals-put-on-standby-to-deal-with-ebola-casesWed, 08 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTMonitor licences 'leading to reduced hospital community services'
Licence conditions imposed by Monitor on NHS foundation trusts (FTs) in England will force cutbacks of hospital community services, two experts have warned.
Writing in the BMJ, professor of public health research and policy Allyson Pollock, and Peter Roderick, barrister and senior research fellow, both of Queen Mary University of London...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-licences-leading-to-reduced-hospital-community-services-experts-warnWed, 08 Oct 2014 10:15:00 GMTClegg announces first waiting targets for mental illness
People with mental illness will be treated with the same urgency as those who are physically unwell, with the introduction of the first ever waiting targets for mental health, to be announced by Nick Clegg today.
In his keynote address to the Lib Dem party conference in Glasgow, Clegg will announce that those referred by doctors for...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-announces-first-waiting-targets-for-mental-illnessWed, 08 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTNHS may have to start charging for room and board - NHS Confed chief
The NHS may have to consider charging patients for room and board if funding continues to fail to keep up with demand, according to the chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
Rob Webster, speaking to the Independent, said that hospital bosses will have to “think the unthinkable” unless more is done to address the looming...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-may-have-to-start-charging-for-room-and-board-says-nhs-confed-chiefTue, 07 Oct 2014 11:00:00 GMTAudit reveals deficiencies in care and outcomes for pregnant diabetics
A new audit into pregnancy in women with diabetes has identified serious deficiencies in pregnancy preparation, care and outcomes.
One of the key findings of the National Pregnancy in Diabetes (NPID) Audit Report 2013 was that only 5% of women with Type 1 diabetes and 19% of women with Type 2 diabetes achieved the target blood glucose...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audit-reveals-deficiencies-in-care-and-outcomes-for-pregnant-diabetics-Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTFTN and NHS Alliance form integrated care collaboration
The Foundation Trust Network (FTN) and NHS Alliance have formed a partnership bringing together senior leaders from primary and secondary care, aimed at breaking down the silos and tensions that have hindered innovation.
The first collaborative working session in July was attended by member s of the general practice, acute, community and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ftn-and-nhs-alliance-form-integrated-care-collaboration-Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMTPrescribing of ADHD medications has doubled in six years
Dr Tony Lloyd, CEO of The ADHD Foundation, argues that many GPs are inadequately trained to identify neurodisabilities in children.
ADHD is a lightning rod for overstretched paediatric and child and adolescent mental health services.
The NHS and the Department for Education need to address the impact ADHD has on the lives of families...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescribing-of-adhd-medications-has-doubled-in-six-yearsTue, 07 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMTGovernance concerns prompt Monitor to help SLaM choose new chair
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is to recruit a new chair by the end of the year, following an investigation by Monitor into the trust’s governance arrangements.
The regulator launched its investigation in July 2014 after external reviews raised concerns about the way the trust was organised and run....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/governance-concerns-prompt-monitor-to-help-slam-choose-new-chairMon, 06 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS and social services at 'breaking point', medical coalition warns
The NHS and social care services are at “breaking point”, with the health sector facing a £30bn funding black hole by 2020, a leading group of medical organisations and charities has warned.
In a letter addressed to the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – who have made major NHS...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-and-social-services-at-breaking-point-medical-coalition-warnsMon, 06 Oct 2014 12:45:00 GMTLib Dems seek an end to Competition and Markets Authority healthcare role
The Liberal Democrats would look to repeal any parts of the Health and Social Care Act making the NHS vulnerable to privatisation through the proposed EU/US trade deal.
The measure was approved as an amendment to a party policy paper on public services. Delegates voted in favour of the paper after a debate lasting more than two hours at...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dems-seek-an-end-to-competition-and-markets-authority-healthcare-roleMon, 06 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTConcern over NHS 111 omission as CQC praises GP out-of-hours services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found “excellent” examples of practice in NHS GP out-of-hours (OOH) services, but identified “variation” in the quality of safety and care, under the regulator’s revamped performance regime.
And although the British Medical Association’s (BMA) GP Committee...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/concern-over-nhs-111-omission-as-cqc-praises-gp-out-of-hours-servicesFri, 03 Oct 2014 12:15:00 GMTNICE recommends pill to cut alcohol dependence
Hundreds of thousands of people who regularly drink high amounts of alcohol could soon be given a drug to help cut their intake.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended, in final draft guidance, that nalmefene should be made available to NHS patients in England and Wales.
Nalmefene...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-recommends-pill-to-cut-alcohol-dependenceFri, 03 Oct 2014 12:15:00 GMTStaff at Barts face bullying and discrimination - report
Staff at Barts Health Trust have experienced bullying behaviour, discrimination and harassment, according to an independent report carried out by the Graduate School of Management at Plymouth University.
The study was commissioned by Michael Pantlin, HR director at Barts Health, after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-at-barts-face-bullying-and-discrimination--reportFri, 03 Oct 2014 12:15:00 GMT21,600 'deprivation of liberty' applications in just three months
There have been nearly double the number of ‘deprivation of liberty’ (DoL) applications in England in the first quarter of 2014-15 as in the entire year of 2013-14, figures show.
Since 2009, care homes and hospitals have had to seek authorisation from their local authority if they need to deprive an individual who lacks...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/21600-deprivation-of-liberty-applications-in-just-three-monthsThu, 02 Oct 2014 11:45:00 GMTMixed reaction to PM's NHS budget promise
The Conservatives will protect the NHS budget in real terms for the length of the next Parliament if it wins the next general election, David Cameron pledged in his speech to the Tory conference yesterday.
In his closing speech, the PM said his party protected the NHS budget when it came into government in 2010, and that “the next...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-reaction-to-pms-nhs-budget-promiseThu, 02 Oct 2014 10:45:00 GMTChildren's public health commissioning switches to councils a year today
Public health commissioning responsibilities for children aged 0-5 will transfer from NHS England to local authorities on 1 October 2015, a year today.
This includes the commissioning of the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme, the national public health programme based on best knowledge/evidence to achieve good outcomes for all...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-public-health-commissioning-switches-to-councils-a-year-todayWed, 01 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTRCM votes to strike for the first time in its history
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has voted to strike for the first time in its history, as part of the concerted industrial action by NHS unions over the government’s rejection of a recommended 1% pay rise for staff.
Midwives will join Unison, whose 300,000 healthcare members were the first to vote in favour of the action, and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-votes-to-strike-for-the-first-time-in-its-historyWed, 01 Oct 2014 11:30:00 GMTGPs too overstretched for 12-hour, seven-day access - RCGP
The GP workforce is too overstretched to deliver all the prime minister’s ambitious plans to deliver more flexible access to every patient by 2020, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned.
At the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, David Cameron promised that everyone in England will have access to GP...
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409,405,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-too-overstretched-for-12-hour-seven-day-access--rcgp-Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTNHS funding a 'political choice' - reaction to Hunt's speech
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt pledged to extend GP access and give patients access to their GP records in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference yesterday, but made no commitments on NHS funding.
PM David Cameron is expected to guarantee in his speech today that a new Tory government would ensure above-inflation NHS budget rises...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-funding-a-political-choice--reaction-to-hunts-speechWed, 01 Oct 2014 11:15:00 GMTNew procurement regulations delayed until 2016 for NHS
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will not have to abide by the government’s incoming 2015 Public Contracts Regulations until 18 April 2016.
The Cabinet Office is currently consulting on draft Public Contract Regulations, which will transpose the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directive into UK law.
The government...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-procurement-regulations-delayed-until-2016-for-nhs-Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:15:00 GMTAll patients to benefit from 'named' GP for care
Changes to the GP contract mean that all patients in England, including children, will benefit from having a named, accountable doctor who will be responsible for coordinating their care.
Patients will also have online access to more detailed information from their patient records and a larger proportion of available appointments...
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409,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-patients-to-benefit-from-named-gp-for-care-Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTUp to 200 'dangerous' GP surgeries could face closure - CQC
Up to 200 GP surgeries across England could face closure or being put in special measures for providing potentially ‘dangerous care’ to patients, according to Professor Steve Field, the chief inspector of GPs for the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
He said that preliminary inspections suggest that up to 200 of the 8,000...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/up-to-200-dangerous-gp-surgeries-could-face-closure--cqc-Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTCameron promises seven-day GP access by 2020
The prime minister has promised that everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, if his party wins the next general election.
In his speech to the Conservative conference in Birmingham later today, David Cameron will also call for GPs to be open for up to 12 hours every day to relieve pressure on...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-promises-seven-day-gp-access-by-2020-Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMTHEE to invest £4.7m in bringing nurses back to NHS
Health Education England (HEE) is investing £4.7m into training resources over the next three years as part of a major national campaign that will allow former nurses to return to the workforce.
Across the country, the Come Back campaign will engage with nurses through social media and digital communications, to deliver news of the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-to-invest-47m-in-bringing-nurses-back-to-nhsMon, 29 Sep 2014 13:45:00 GMTStevens launches £650,000 NHS Innovation Challenge
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has launched a £650,000 prize pot to reward innovation in the NHS.
The NHS Innovation Challenge Prize encourages, celebrates and rewards innovation driven by the frontline doctors, nurses and NHS staff who deliver care every day.
Ahead of the launch at the Queen’s Nursing Institute...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-launches-650000-nhs-innovation-challengeMon, 29 Sep 2014 13:45:00 GMTBig data helping speech recognition become mainstream
Steve Young, Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge, and a global expert in speech recognition technologies, gives his thoughts on the advances and challenges facing this ‘growing’ research area. David Stevenson reports.
University of Cambridge’s Professor Steve Young will be the 2015 recipient...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/big-data-helping-speech-recognition-become-mainstreamSun, 28 Sep 2014 13:00:00 GMTThe Friends & Family Test: challenges and opportunities
Andrew MacPherson, managing director of The Strategic Projects Team, originally part of NHS Midlands & East and now hosted by the Greater East Midlands CSU, has had a major role in the development and then implementation of the Friends & Family Test. Ahead of the next stage of the roll-out, he spoke to NHE.
Q) How have you been...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-friends--family-test-challenges-and-opportunitiesSun, 28 Sep 2014 13:00:00 GMT'Don't rubbish doctors for not always acting like managers'
Peter Lees, medical director and former founding director of the intercollegiate UK Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, gives NHE his thoughts on medical engagement and developing leaders within the NHS. David Stevenson reports.
The King’s Fund recently highlighted that medical engagement should be an integral part of any...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-rubbish-doctors-for-not-always-acting-like-managersSun, 28 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMTFFT can provide 'important' feedback for GPs
Dr Mo Dewji, NHS England’s national clinical lead for primary care, explains what the roll-out of the Friends and Family Test will mean for GPs. David Stevenson reports.
From 1 December 2014, it will be a contractual requirement that all GP practices implement the NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT).
Since the introduction of the FFT...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fft-can-provide-important-feedback-for-gpsSun, 28 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMTTime government got a grip on regulation
Paula Slater chairs the Alliance for Patient Safety, which represents the voluntary registers for clinical physiologists, cardiothoracic surgical assistants, ophthalmology and vision technologists, clinical technologists, clinical perfusionists and medical illustrators. She argues that the regulatory structure must change.
What are your...
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412,423http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-government-got-a-grip-on-regulationSun, 28 Sep 2014 11:45:00 GMTInfection prevention and control: the role of commissioners
NHE talks to Rose Gallagher, Royal College of Nursing adviser for infection prevention and control, and Debbie Wright, assistant director of infection prevention and control at Aintree University Hospital NHS FT and a representative of the Infection Prevention Society, about a new ‘toolkit’ for commissioners.
No person should be...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/infection-prevention-and-control-the-role-of-commissionersSun, 28 Sep 2014 11:30:00 GMTFFT must not create bureaucratic burdens for GPsDr Maureen Baker, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), explains that the introduction of FFT to GP surgeries must be ‘workable’ and ‘flexible’.
Providing feedback to GP teams can improve the care they deliver to patients, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), with many...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fft-must-not-create-bureaucratic-burdens-for-gpsSun, 28 Sep 2014 11:15:00 GMTShould CCGs let providers determine the local estate strategy?
Who is best placed to drive estate strategy in the community – CCGs as commissioners providing a whole economy overview or providers who know what premises they need to best support the services they deliver? Ian Greggor, who has years of experience in health estate planning, explores the issues.
One of a few issues that...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/should-ccgs-let-providers-determine-the-local-estate-strategySun, 28 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTThousands of members and hundreds of yearsLaura Fleming, head of membership engagement at the Royal College of Physicians, explains why so many people are choosing to join, after the organisation recently welcomed its 30,000th member.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) meets every definition of an august institution, having been founded back in 1518 by Royal Charter from Henry...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-members-and-hundreds-of-yearsSun, 28 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTDeveloping frontline nursing leaders
Sam Peate, programme lead for the Frontline Nursing and Midwifery Programme at NHS Leadership Academy, tells NHE about the benefits of the six-month development programme and how it has been received by the first cohort of participants. David Stevenson reports.
The NHS Leadership Academy has been charged with providing leadership...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-frontline-nursing-leadersSun, 28 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTMaking hospital and health system consolidations workHealthcare experts Jonathan Pearson, Colin Lewry and Greg Scrine discuss the history – and the future – of mergers in the sector.
"Between 1997 and 2003, over half of the 200 or so acute NHS hospitals in England were involved in a merger in which at least one hospital trust was absorbed into another. The scale of the...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-hospital-and-health-system-consolidations-workSun, 28 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTPaying for performance in the NHS - what can we learn from the latest evidence?Ruth McDonald, professor of governance and public management at Warwick Business School, argues that hospital pay for performance schemes need more evaluation.
Linking financial rewards to health outcomes or proxy outcomes has become increasingly popular in the NHS in recent years. This increased adoption of ‘Pay for...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paying-for-performance-in-the-nhs-what-can-we-learn-from-the-latest-evidenceSun, 28 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMTGMC to introduce 'passport to practise' exam for all medical graduates
The General Medical Council (GMC) is to introduce a single national licensing examination (NLE), which all medical graduates will need to take in order to get onto the UK medical register.
The regulator stated that this decision marks the first step to a unified ‘passport to practise’ for doctors wishing to practise in...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-to-introduce-passport-to-practise-exam-for-all-medical-graduatesFri, 26 Sep 2014 12:15:00 GMTLong GP waiting times are a 'national disgrace' - RCGP
Long waiting times to see a GP have become a national disgrace that could endanger health, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned.
Dr Maureen Baker spoke out as NHS figures showed that one in six patients have to wait at least a week before they see a GP or practice nurse.
A total of 58.9 million patients...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-gp-waiting-times-are-a-national-disgrace--rcgpFri, 26 Sep 2014 11:15:00 GMTMonitor approves first acquisition of an NHS foundation trust by another
The first acquisition of an NHS foundation trust by another is set to go ahead now that final approval has been granted by Monitor.
The health sector regulator has given final approval to Frimley Park Hospitals NHS FT as it looks to acquire its troubled neighbour, Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals NHS FT.
Dr David Bennett...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-approves-first-acquisition-of-an-nhs-foundation-trust-by-anotherFri, 26 Sep 2014 08:45:00 GMTPatients willing to travel 100 miles to avoid hospital infections
Patients would be willing to travel up to 100 miles to avoid being treated in a hospital with a poor record for healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), according to new research.
A survey from MindMetre shows that 76% of patients say that if they learned that their hospital was a low performer on HCAI reduction, they would insist their...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-willing-to-travel-100-miles-to-avoid-hospital-infectionsThu, 25 Sep 2014 16:30:00 GMTLondon needs action plan to address mental health - King's Fund
London needs an action plan to address wide variations in the quality of mental health care, according to a new report published today from the King’s Fund.
The report, which estimates the annual cost of mental health problems to the capital to be £26bn, finds that service user satisfaction is low with many needs not being met...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-needs-action-plan-to-address-mental-health--kings-fundThu, 25 Sep 2014 14:45:00 GMTGP leaders' 'grave concerns' about Labour's hospital-led NHS proposals
GP leaders have “grave concerns” about the NHS reforms proposed by Andy Burnham, saying they could be destructive and distracting to the health service and “simply will not work”.
In his speech to the Labour Party conference yesterday, the shadow health minister outlined “a rescue plan for shattered...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-leaders-grave-concerns-about-labours-hospital-led-nhs-proposals-Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:15:00 GMTMixed reaction to Miliband's NHS commitments
Reaction to Ed Miliband’s Labour Conference speech, where he announced a £2.5bn fund to pay for more frontline staff, has received mixed reactions from the health sector – with many saying it only tackles part of the larger crisis facing the NHS.
In his speech in Manchester, the Labour leader stated that a new...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-reaction-to-milibands-nhs-commitments-Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTNew app for calculating EWS leads to 15% drop in deaths
Death rates at two large hospitals fell by 15% after nurses started using a new app developed to record patient’s vital signs, according to researchers.
A study published in BMJ Quality & Safety found that the use of VitalPAC, an iPod app that uses information entered by a nurse to calculate a patient’s Early Warning...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-app-for-calculating-ews-leads-to-15-drop-in-deathsWed, 24 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS to face week of industrial action by up to 500,000 staff
The NHS is to be hit by industrial action over pay for the first time in 32 years as up to nine unions representing 500,000 NHS staff prepare to strike.
Staff will stage a four-hour walkout between 7am and 11am on Monday 13 October. This will be followed by four days of action short of a strike, such as insisting on taking statutory rest...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-face-week-of-industrial-action-by-up-to-500000-staffWed, 24 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMTNHS management pay increases outstrip frontline staff rises
Locum hospital practitioners, clinical assistant doctors and senior managers in the NHS were among the staff groups who got the largest percentage pay increases in the last year, while frontline staff had to make do with pay rises of less than 1%, new figures have revealed.
Looking at mean full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries over...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-management-pay-increases-outstrip-frontline-staff-risesWed, 24 Sep 2014 09:30:00 GMTMiliband announces new £2.5bn 'time to care' fund for NHS
Ed Miliband has announced a £2.5bn fund for the NHS at the Labour party conference.
He says the fund will help pay for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more care workers and 3,000 more midwives.
It will be financed by a new levy on tobacco companies, a £1.1bn clampdown on tax avoidance, including by hedge funds...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/miliband-announces-new-25bn-time-to-care-fund-for-nhsTue, 23 Sep 2014 16:15:00 GMTLib Dems want HWBs to commission GP services
The Liberal Democrats want GP services to be commissioned by health and wellbeing boards (HWBs), according to a policy paper circulated in the run-up to the party conference in Glasgow.
‘Protecting Public Services and Making Them Work for You’ outlines the views of the party on a range of issues including education, transport...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dems-want-hwbs-to-commission-gp-servicesTue, 23 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTRCP names Future Hospital Development Sites
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is to partner with four NHS trusts across England and Wales, which will become ‘Future Hospital Development Sites’.
Following on from the RCP’s Future Hospital report published in 2013, the programme aims to implement the College’s vision of improving the care of medical...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-names-future-hospital-development-sitesTue, 23 Sep 2014 15:45:00 GMTNearly half of cancer sufferers are diagnosed too late - Cancer Research UK
Nearly half of all people who get cancer are diagnosed too late, which makes treatment less likely to succeed and more expensive, a new report commissioned by Cancer Research UK reveals.
The report, produced by Incisive Health, shows that 46% of cancers in England are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Britain has one of the worst records in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-people-with-cancer-are-diagnosed-too-late-cancer-research-ukTue, 23 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTSenior medical chiefs ask for NHS volunteers to fight Ebola
Some of England’s most senior medical leaders have written to NHS staff asking them to volunteer to fight the Ebola outbreak by treating victims in West Africa.
A letter signed by Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer at the Department of Health; Prof Paul Cosford, medical director at Public Health England; Prof Sir Bruce Keogh...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-medical-chiefs-ask-for-nhs-volunteers-to-fight-ebolaTue, 23 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMTMiliband to announce new mansion tax to fund NHS
Ed Miliband is expected to announce his plans for funding for the NHS by introducing a new mansion tax on homes worth over £2m, and a new tax on the profits of tobacco companies, in his final Labour party conference speech before next year’s election.
The NHS is facing a growing funding crisis after four years of austerity...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/miliband-to-announce-new-mansion-tax-to-fund-nhsTue, 23 Sep 2014 09:30:00 GMTRCS warns of huge variation in emergency surgery mortality outcomes
Variations in mortality outcomes from emergency surgery can differ by 38 percentage points from hospital to hospital, a new report from the Royal College of Surgeons warns.
The Emergency Surgery Policy Briefing, released today, quotes figures from a study by the UK Emergency Laparotomy Network that show mortality outcomes following...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcs-warns-of-huge-variation-in-emergency-surgery-mortality-outcomesMon, 22 Sep 2014 17:30:00 GMTHealthwatch raises concerns about new 'Super-CCGs'
NHS Clinical Commissioners has rejected criticisms from Healthwatch and MPs that new ‘super-CCGs’ are making sweeping changes to care in their areas with too little accountability or oversight, saying “there is no need for any further legislation or top-down mandatory requirements”.
These clusters of CCGs have been...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-raises-concerns-about-new-super-ccgsMon, 22 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTNHS whistleblowers still face 'culture of fear' - Patients First
There is still a ‘culture of fear’ for NHS whistleblowers, despite a major push to create a more open culture in the health sector, Patients First has warned.
The campaigning organisation’s 70-page dossier of cases, which highlights problems such as bullying and the mismanagement of complaints, has been handed in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-whistleblowers-still-face-culture-of-fear--patients-firstMon, 22 Sep 2014 15:30:00 GMTA&E to share violent crime attendee data with police
A new initiative will see A&E departments share data about attendees injured by violent crime with the police, the Department of Health has announced.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published a new Standard on Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV). Under the Standard, major NHS A&E departments in England...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-to-share-violent-crime-attendee-data-with-policeFri, 19 Sep 2014 15:15:00 GMTCrisis as NHS trusts faced with 'unprecedented' deficits
NHS service providers are faced with ‘unprecedented’ deficits due to demand pressures and the need to maintain care quality, official figures have revealed.
In the first three months of the financial year, Monitor revealed that the foundation trust sector had racked up a deficit of £167m, compared to a planned deficit of...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/crisis-as-nhs-trusts-faced-with-unprecedented-deficits-Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:00:00 GMTPeople with long-term conditions should have more independence - IPPR report
People with long-term medical conditions should have more control over the services they receive and more help to manage their conditions from home, a new report from the Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR) says.
The report, written by Catherine McDonald, is based on a survey of 2,500 people living with long-term...
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413,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-with-long-term-conditions-should-have-more-independence--ippr-reportFri, 19 Sep 2014 14:30:00 GMTDH launches new NHS transparency website
A new NHS website to enable patients and staff to compare hospitals across a broad range of statistics will go live tomorrow.
The Department of Health says the new site, called MyNHS, will allow clinicians, managers, patient groups and campaigners to “use data to highlight the best performing areas and improve standards through...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-launches-new-nhs-transparency-websiteThu, 18 Sep 2014 16:45:00 GMTNHS staff in England vote to strike over pay
NHS staff in England have voted in favour of strike action over pay, for the first time in 32 years.
Unison members, including nurses, occupational therapists, porters, paramedics, medical secretaries and healthcare assistants, have voted 68% in favour of strike action.
Three other unions – GMB, Unite and the Royal College of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-in-england-vote-to-strike-over-payThu, 18 Sep 2014 16:15:00 GMTObesity will bankrupt NHS if unchecked - Stevens
Obesity will bankrupt the NHS if a serious effort is not made to tackle the problem, the chief executive of NHS England has warned.
Simon Stevens, who took up the post this year, told the annual conference of Public Health England in Coventry that the health of millions of children, the sustainability of the NHS and the economic...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obesity-will-bankrupt-nhs-if-unchecked--stevensThu, 18 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMTLeaked papers say Scottish NHS faces £400m funding gap
Leaked confidential papers suggest that Scotland’s NHS faces £400m funding gap and a major cost-cutting plan will be implemented after the independence referendum.
The papers, passed to the BBC and Herald Scotland by a senior NHS whistleblower, were presented to a meeting of health board chief executives and civil servants 6...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaked-papers-say-scottish-nhs-faces-400m-funding-gapWed, 17 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTMental health patients waiting 'unacceptably' long times for treatment
Some people with mental health problems are waiting more than a year to access psychological therapies, with many contemplating or attempting suicide in the intervening time.
In a survey of more than 2,000 people who have tried to access therapies in the last two years, four in 10 had to wait more than three months between referral...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-patients-waiting-unacceptably-long-times-for-treatment-Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMTMost deprived women receive the worst care when pregnant
Poor women get worse care during pregnancy, with the most deprived being 60% less likely to get antenatal care than the least deprived, a new study has revealed.
Researchers from Oxford University's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit analysed the 2010 National Maternity Survey, which included findings from more than 5,300 women who had...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-deprived-women-receive-the-worst-care-when-pregnantWed, 17 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMTNHS needs 'sustainable' funding from next government - King's Fund
The next government must plan to fund the NHS sustainably and not cut services, otherwise patients may face a deteriorating quality of care, the King’s Fund says.
In its document – Priorities for the next government – the independent think tank has outlined four main objectives to be tackled by the victor of the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-sustainable-funding-from-next-government--kings-fund-Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:15:00 GMTHospitals face legal requirement to display CQC 'scores on doors'
Hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries could be legally required to ‘prominently’ display their Care Quality Commission (CQC) service ratings from April 2015.
Under new proposals from the Department of Health, it has been suggested that the CQC rating must be clearly visible, such as in waiting rooms or entrances, and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-face-legal-requirement-to-display-cqc-scores-on-doorsTue, 16 Sep 2014 10:15:00 GMTNew heart surgery plans to leave behind closure controversy
NHS England has launched a new consultation paper on the future of children’s and adults’ congenital heart disease (CHD) services, in an attempt to move forward after a decade of debate over which hospitals’ surgical units should stay open and which should shut.
The ‘Safe and Sustainable’ review said...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-heart-surgery-plans-to-leave-behind-closure-controversyMon, 15 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMTNew treatment recommendation for small-cell lung cancer
A low-cost radiation treatment could significantly prolong long-term survival for people with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and cut the likelihood of cancer recurrence in the chest by almost 50%, writes James Cartwright.
The new research published in ‘The Lancet’ today has indicated that the cancer would best be treated with...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-treatment-recommendation-for-small-cell-lung-cancerMon, 15 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS office workers to trial 'sit-stand' desks to improve health
A new study into the benefits of ‘sit-stand’ desks will be trialled on support staff at Leicestershire hospitals.
Workers will be able to raise or lower the desks depending on whether they feel like standing or sitting. Up to 100 of them will be installed for workers in Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-office-workers-to-trial-sit-stand-desks-to-improve-healthFri, 12 Sep 2014 13:15:00 GMTNew Samaritans partnership to support vulnerable patients
North Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (NEP) has entered a new partnership with the Samaritans, aimed at providing support to vulnerable residents and patients in the area.
The charity will work with the trust on a referral basis to provide support for vulnerable residents and patients in north Essex, Suffolk and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-samaritans-partnership-to-support-vulnerable-patients-Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS Employers appoints new chief executive
The NHS Employers organisation has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, director of workforce and strategy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), has been appointed its new chief executive, replacing Dean Royles who left earlier this month.
Mortimer has spent more than 20 years working in the health service, including time as...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-appoints-new-chief-executiveFri, 12 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMTMonitor asks FT governors for their views on training
Health regulator Monitor is seeking the views of Foundation Trust (FT) governors to help trusts identify any gaps in the training courses or support they offer to people in these roles.
Trust governors are elected to the Council of Governors from FT members, and represent the views of patients, service users, carers, staff, other...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-asks-ft-governors-for-their-views-on-trainingThu, 11 Sep 2014 12:30:00 GMTStevens commits to improving dementia diagnosis
NHS England boss Simon Stevens has pledged that there will be a major commitment to pushing up dementia diagnosis rates in the UK.
His comments, made at yesterday’s Alzheimer’s Society Conference, come as NHS England has published a new Dementia Toolkit aimed at helping GPs make a more timely diagnosis of the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-commits-to-improving-dementia-diagnosis-Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:30:00 GMTHealth coalition calls for end to top-down NHS reorganisation
Politicians have been urged not to perform another top-down reorganisation of the NHS by a 21-strong coalition of the country’s leading health bodies, charities and royal colleges.
In a document published today – 2015 Challenge Manifesto – the organisations have called for action in order to deliver an achievable...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-coalition-calls-for-end-to-top-down-nhs-reorganisation-Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:15:00 GMTDementia now costs the UK £26bn a year, research reveals
The cost of dementia in the UK has hit £26bn a year, with sufferers, their carers and families shouldering two-thirds of the cost themselves, new research published by the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed.
The report – Dementia UK: The Second Edition – prepared by the London School of Economics and King's...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-now-costs-the-uk-26bn-a-year-research-reveals-Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS England finds Wirral CCG structure 'not fit for purpose'
An NHS England review has found that Wirral CCG has structures “not fit for purpose” and a dysfunctional relationship between two of its chief officers.
Serious concerns were raised about the CCG, which serves a population of about 330,000, in May. The governing body of the CCG requested support from NHS England and the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-finds-wirral-ccg-structure-not-fit-for-purposeWed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS Spine 'successfully rebuilt' - HSCIC
The NHS Spine system has been “successfully rebuilt”, with more than a dozen national IT systems and services migrated to the new platform in the space of a weekend, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Following months of planning, testing and development, the new Spine 2 – built...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spine-successfully-rebuilt-hscic-Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMTFFT must not create 'further bureaucratic burdens' on GPs
The roll-out of the Friends and Family Test (FFT) to GP practices across England in 2015 needs to be as “workable” and “flexible” for doctors as possible, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has stated – and not create “further, unnecessary bureaucratic burdens”.
Dr Maureen Baker...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fft-must-not-create-further-bureaucratic-burdens-on-gps-rcgpWed, 10 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTOnly 5% of healthcare professionals think NHS reforms were 'positive'
Only 5% of healthcare professionals think the recent NHS reforms have had a positive impact, a new study has found.
In July, Dods surveyed 3,628 health staff via an online questionnaire on their experiences of the reforms, the organisations driving change, and their expectations for the next 12 months.
The survey also found that only...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/only-5-of-healthcare-professionals-think-nhs-reforms-were-positive-Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMTCollege of Emergency Medicine warns that 'exit block' is harming patients
The College of Emergency Medicine has called for action on ‘exit block’, warning that a lack of available ward beds is causing A&E overcrowding and patient harm.
Dr Katherine Henderson, clinical lead at St Thomas’ Hospital, explains in a new video: “If you can’t get [the] patient out of the hospital up to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/college-of-emergency-medicine-warns-that-exit-block-is-harming-patientsTue, 09 Sep 2014 16:45:00 GMTCCG reassures patients after handing £235m contract to private provider
A CCG in West Sussex has assured patients that their health options “will not be affected” by a new £235m contract for local orthopaedic services handed to private provider BupaCSH Ltd.
The contract for Musculoskeletal (MSK) services was announced on 4 September. A spokesperson for the NHS Coastal West Sussex CCG...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-reassures-patients-after-handing-235m-contract-to-private-providerTue, 09 Sep 2014 14:30:00 GMTFirst independent hospitals to be inspected under new CQC model
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified eight independent hospitals to be inspected under its new regulatory approach.
As part of the CQC’s new inspection system for the independent healthcare system, providers will be awarded ratings – for the first time – from April 2015. The ratings are: outstanding...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-independent-hospitals-to-be-inspected-under-new-cqc-model-Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMTMake mental health a bigger priority, says CMO
Around 70 million working days were lost to mental illness last year, costing the economy between £70bn and £100bn, according to the Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO’s) Annual Report.
The report, released today, says that employment is good for mental health, and calls for a...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/make-mental-health-a-bigger-priority-says-cmoTue, 09 Sep 2014 08:45:00 GMTCancer services at 'tipping point' and need investment
Cancer services are at a “tipping point” after being weakened by the Coalition’s shakeup of the NHS and a lack of money to cope with growing numbers of people being diagnosed, a new report commissioned by Cancer Research UK claims.
The report says specialists are struggling to keep up with rising demand for care as, at...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-services-at-tipping-point-and-need-investment-Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:15:00 GMTThousands attend end of 300-mile NHS People's March
Thousands of people attended a pro-NHS rally in London over the weekend, which was the culmination of the 300-mile NHS People’s March that started on 16 August.
Organised by the group Darlo Mums, from Darlington, the march was a re-enactment of the 1936 "Jarrow March", a protest against poverty and unemployment during the Great...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-attend-end-of-300-mile-nhs-peoples-marchMon, 08 Sep 2014 12:15:00 GMTNHS faces expensive bill in holiday pay blunder
Many nursing staff in Scotland have received the incorrect rates of holiday pay over several years, leaving the NHS facing a backdated bill worth millions of pounds.
Nurses and other healthcare workers are supposed to be paid “as at work” when on leave. This means that in addition to basic pay they are entitled to the extra...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-massive-bill-in-holiday-pay-blunderMon, 08 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMTDerby Hospitals improves A&E and routine care waiting times
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has made “significant improvements” in waiting times for emergency and routine care, Monitor has announced. The additional condition that had been put on the trust’s licence has now been removed.
Trust chief executive Sue James said: “We are delighted to have been able to reduce...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/derby-hospitals-improves-ae-and-routine-care-waiting-timesFri, 05 Sep 2014 15:15:00 GMTNew app to report adverse drugs reactions
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is leading a project to develop a mobile app for healthcare professional and the public to report suspected adverse drugs reactions (ADRs) to regulators, it was announced today.
The project, known as WEB-RADR, is expected to last three years and is being run in consortium with...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-app-to-report-adverse-drugs-reactionsFri, 05 Sep 2014 15:15:00 GMTCall for single health and care commissioning opposed by CCGs
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have hit out at yesterday’s Barker Commission recommendation to establish single commissioning for health and social care, perhaps using a variant on the health and wellbeing board model.
Responding to the report, Dr Steve Kell, co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, said this move would...
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410,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-single-health-and-care-commissioning-opposed-by-ccgs-Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:15:00 GMTMonitor to investigate York NHS Trust over A&E and cancer waits
Monitor is to investigate York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust because of fears that its repeated failures to ensure patients are seen quickly could indicate wider problems in how the trust is run.
The health regulator says the trust, which provides a range of acute hospital and specialist health care services in Yorkshire...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-york-nhs-trust-over-ae-and-cancer-waits-Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMTNHS England introduces Integrated Personal Commissioning
Health and social care leaders have been invited to help build a new Integrated Personal Commissioning approach for people with complex care needs.
Proposed by NHS England, the Local Government Association, the charitable personalised care consortium Think Local Act Personal and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-introduces-integrated-personal-commissioningThu, 04 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMTA single budget for the NHS and social care - Barker Commission
A radical reshaping of how health and social care is funded and delivered in England is essential, according to an independent commission established by the King’s Fund, with a single budget for the NHS and social care, new funding streams and changes to prescription charges, and more free care for those who need it.
The final...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-single-budget-for-the-nhs-and-social-care--barker-commission-Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:45:00 GMTRelationships between some CCGs and providers are too close - Stevens
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has agreed with MPs that some GPs on CCGs have overly “close” relationships with the provider organisations they commission services from – a clear conflict of interest.
Margaret Hodge MP, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said such relationships were...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/relationships-between-some-ccgs-and-providers-are-too-close--stevensWed, 03 Sep 2014 12:30:00 GMTChristine Outram named new chairman of The Christie
The Christie has appointed a new permanent chairman, Christine Outram, who will seek to resolve the hospital’s leadership crisis.
Two more board members have stepped down, saying they hope the new board can “restore the reputation” of the specialist cancer trust.
Outram has 20 years of experience as an executive in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/christine-outram-named-new-chairman-of-the-christieWed, 03 Sep 2014 11:30:00 GMTElderly patient discharges delayed by 'unsuitable' housing
Thousands of older people face unnecessary delays in being discharged from hospital because their homes are ‘unsuitable’ for adaptions, according to new analysis by Age UK.
The charity looked into NHS figures and found that patients who need home adaptions, such as grab rails or ramps fitted at home, have to wait, on average...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-patient-discharges-delayed-by-unsuitable-housing-Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:30:00 GMTNICE identifies 'major issues' in drug allergy documentation
There are “major issues” in how doctors document the drug allergies of their patients, which could be putting them at risk of serious allergic reactions, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
The watchdog has now published its first guideline on drug allergy in adults, children and young...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-identifies-major-issues-in-drug-allergy-documentation-Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:30:00 GMTHealthier but not Together: service change in Greater ManchesterThe consultation currently taking place on a massive review of healthcare in Greater Manchester is intended to bring services closer together – but instead it seems to be driving them further apart. Sam McCaffrey reports.
Greater Manchester is in the midst of a consultation on one of the biggest reviews to healthcare...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthier-but-not-together-Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMTEast Kent NHS Trust put into special measures
Monitor has put East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust into special measures due to serious failures in safety and leadership.
The special measures move follows a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which found a number of problems at the trust, including in A&E, surgery and services for young people....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-kent-nhs-trust-put-into-special-measuresTue, 02 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMTGovernment politicising PRB on 'out of hours' working contracts - RCN
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has accused the government of politicising the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) after health minister Dr Dan Poulter asked for its observations on “affordable out of hours working arrangements”.
In a letter sent to the NHSPRB, Dr Poulter stated that there is a strong case for seven day services...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-politicising-prb-on-out-of-hours-working-contracts--rcn-Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMTRapid rise in skin cancer hospital admissions
The number of hospital admissions for skin cancer treatment in England increased by 41% in the space of five years, according to new figures.
The study, conducted by researchers at Public Health England, found that admission figures have risen from 87,685 in 2007 to 123,808 in 2011. However, this does not include treatment in outpatients...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rapid-rise-in-skin-cancer-hospital-admissions-Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:00:00 GMTIncrease public funding for health and social care - National Voices
The next government must guarantee a five year settlement for health and social care, with real terms increases in public funding, according to a new report from National Voices.
The report, ‘Person Centred Care 2020: Dos and Don’ts for the Next Government’, argues that services are increasingly fragmented and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increase-public-funding-for-health-and-social-care--national-voicesMon, 01 Sep 2014 16:00:00 GMTNew deal to safeguard north west NHS staff from assault and abuse
A new agreement has been signed between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) North West and NHS Protect to help protect NHS staff from assault and abuse in the north west.
The Service Level Agreement (SLA) commits both bodies to working closely together to ensure that people who attack NHS staff are prosecuted, where appropriate.
In...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-deal-to-safeguard-north-west-nhs-staff-from-assault-and-abuseMon, 01 Sep 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS England issues patient safety alert on poor discharge communication
NHS England has issued a patient safety alert after it was revealed that a ‘breakdown’ in communication at the point someone is discharged from hospital to primary care could leave them at “risk of harm”.
It says communication at handover is identified as a particular area of risk and accounted for approximately...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-issues-patient-safety-alert-on-poor-discharge-communication-Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:45:00 GMTDH launches new mandatory food standards for hospitals
Mandatory food standards will, for the first time, be included in NHS contracts, with hospitals rated for food quality on NHS Choices, under new plans announced by the health secretary.
The Hospital Food Standards Panel, led by Dianne Jeffrey, chairman of Age UK, has recommended a number of legally-binding food standards for the NHS...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-launches-new-mandatory-food-standards-for-hospitalsFri, 29 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTInvestment in ambulance services needed as complaints increase - Paramedics
Paramedics have called on the government to invest in ambulance services after new figures revealed a spike in the amount of complaints about delayed emergency responses. Reports Abigail Lillicrap.
A recent HSCIC report revealed that the ambulance service profession received the highest amount of complaints in the year 2013-14, an...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investment-in-ambulance-services-needed-as-complaints-increase-paramedics-Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTNearly 40% of women discharged too early after giving birth - RCM
Approximately 40% of new mothers are discharged too early from hospital after giving birth, according to a new report published by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The report - Postnatal care planning – claims that women are not getting the right level of postnatal care recommended by NICE.
A number of recommendations have...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-40-of-women-discharged-too-early-after-giving-birth--rcm-Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS complaints rise to 480 every day - HSCIC
Written complaints made to the NHS in 2013-14 totalled 174,900, the equivalent of 480 a day, a new report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has revealed.
The figures report that NHS hospitals and community health services complaints stood at 114,300, up 4.6% from the previous year, and 60,600 written complaints were...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-complaints-rise-to-480-every-day--hscic-Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTRare cancer drug availability boosted on NHS
Thousands more cancer patients will be given greater access to innovative drugs not routinely available on the NHS, following a £160m boost to the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) over the next two years.
With an annual budget of £200m, now rising by 40% to £280m, the CDF has delivered important benefits for more than 55,000...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rare-cancer-drug-availability-boosted-in-nhs-Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTGP audit developed to 'prove value' of practice-based minor surgery
A nationwide audit of practice-based minor surgery has been launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to record, for the first time, how many GPs carry out this type of procedure.
GPs that carry out this type of surgery – which includes the removal of skin cancers and pre-cancerous skin lesions – have been...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-audit-developed-to-prove-value-of-practice-based-minor-surgeryWed, 27 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTHSCIC completes NHS Spine infrastructure transition
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has replaced the infrastructure behind the critical NHS Spine platform.
The nationwide infrastructure – upgraded between 22 and 25 August – connects clinicians, patients and national applications, as well as storing patient information.
Prior to the transition, the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-completes-nhs-spine-infrastructure-transition-Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTNMC to introduce new system of checks on overseas nurses
Nurses and midwives who complete their training outside Europe will now face new assessments to check their eligibility to work in the UK, under new plans launched by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The regulator said that the new registration system, which will be introduced this autumn, will consist of two parts - a multiple...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-to-introduce-new-system-of-checks-on-overseas-nursesWed, 27 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTSelf-harm attempts by mental health patients in NHS on rise - Labour
The number of patients self-harming and attempting suicide in NHS mental health units has increased significantly in recent years, new figures suggest.
Data, disclosed by mental health trusts in response to a Labour Party Freedom of Information request, reveal the number of such incidents at 29 of England's 52 NHS mental health trusts...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/self-harm-attempts-by-mental-health-patients-in-nhs-on-rise-labour-Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTNHS cancer treatment to receive further funding
NHS cancer treatment will receive a £6m funding injection, in order for Britain to stay at the forefront of cancer treatment development, under plans announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt. Reports Abigail Lillicrap.
The funding will be used to investigate a new type of radiotherapy, and CRUK trails will be held over the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cancer-treatment-to-receive-further-fundingTue, 26 Aug 2014 14:45:00 GMTClarity needed over role of doctors' assistants - BMA
Increasing the number of doctors’ assistants can bring value to the NHS, so long as the scope of what they do is clear, the British Medical Association (BMA) has stated. Reports Abigail Lillicrap.
This comes after the government announced a recruitment drive last week to hire more doctors’ assistants to try and take...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clarity-needed-over-role-of-doctors-assistants-bma-Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTHealth workers vote on pay strike begins
Ballot papers for health service members of Unite in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been sent out asking them whether they wish to take strike action over pay.
Unite, the country’s largest union, is balloting its members over possible strike action in the autumn over the government’s decision not to implement a...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-workers-vote-on-pay-strike-begins-Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTDoctors who harm patients may face 'tougher sanctions'
Doctors who have harmed patients could face tougher sanctions even if they can show they have subsequently improved their practice in serious cases, under plans being considered by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The proposals form part of a major GMC consultation on how doctors should be dealt with when serious complaints about them...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-who-harm-patients-may-face-tougher-sanctionsFri, 22 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTGovernment taskforce to address children's mental health 'crisis'
A new taskforce has been launched to improve children’s mental health, which care minister Norman Lamb has admitted is “in crisis”.
He is bringing together experts to publish a new report next spring, ahead of the general election.
He has told reporters that he is “determined to modernise the provision of...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-taskforce-to-address-childrens-mental-health-crisisThu, 21 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS England to review DNR question on care plans
NHS England has agreed to review controversial guidelines that instruct nurses to ask elderly patients whether they would agree to a do not resuscitate (DNR) order.
The document – Avoiding unplanned admissions enhanced service: Proactive case finding and care review for vulnerable people – is intended to help GPs, nurses and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-review-dnr-question-on-care-plansThu, 21 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTWest Hertfordshire trust fined nearly £90,000 for asbestos risk
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been ordered to pay nearly £90,000 after putting the staff at its three hospitals at risk of asbestos exposure for more than a decade.
Between April 2000 and December 2011, the estates team at the trust was maintaining buildings at Watford General Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital and St...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/west-hertfordshire-trust-fined-nearly-90000-for-asbestos-riskThu, 21 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS 111 service should be 'enhanced' to ease A&E pressure
The NHS 111 service should be ‘enhanced’ to ensure that patients receive highly responsive, effective and personalised services outside of hospital, easing the pressure on busy A&E departments, experts have said.
NHS England has published an update on the Urgent and Emergency Care Review, which has led to the...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-service-should-be-enhanced-to-ease-ae-pressure-Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS trusts taking advantage of relaxed rules on private patient income
Some of Britain’s leading NHS hospitals have seen large increases in their private patient income since the cap on this was raised substantially under the recent reforms, according to figures obtained by the Labour Party.
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, foundation trusts were given the right to generate up to 49% of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-taking-advantage-of-relaxed-rules-on-private-patient-incomeWed, 20 Aug 2014 12:00:00 GMTNurse staffing levels linked to stroke mortality rates
Fewer nurses on hospital wards at weekends have been associated with higher mortality rates for stoke patients.
The research – Staffing of Healthcare Workers and Patient Mortality: Randomized Trials Needed – found that the frequency of doctors' ward rounds was not associated with a difference in mortality. However, the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-staffing-levels-linked-to-stroke-mortality-rates-Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:00:00 GMTTwo more hospitals trusts 'require improvement' under new CQC regime
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust have both been rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), writes Alexandra Clarke.
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust runs three hospitals – Northwick Park Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-more-hospitals-trusts-require-improvement-under-new-cqc-regimeWed, 20 Aug 2014 12:00:00 GMTMost asthma sufferers have a more severe condition than they realise
Despite thinking their condition is under control, three in four UK asthma sufferers are unaware that they may be at risk of a fatal attack, according to a new Allergy UK survey, writes Alexandra Clarke.
Asthma sufferers with their disease under control should use, on average, less than one ‘reliever’ asthma inhaler a month....
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409,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-asthma-sufferers-have-a-more-severe-condition-than-they-realiseTue, 19 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTNHS complaint records made public
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has released the details of a number of NHS complaints, which highlight a raft of serious failures in spotting serious illnesses.
Members of the public and services providers, for the first time ever, will be able to go online to see the various types of complaints.
In particular...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-complaint-records-made-public-Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTSouth Warwickshire trust to 'collaborate' with George Eliot
South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has agreed to work on a “number of projects” to help support the troubled George Eliot Hospital Trust (GEH).
Back in December 2013, South Warwickshire had been shortlisted to potentially take control of GEH. However, in March this year, the NHS Trust Development Authority decided that a...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-warwickshire-trust-to-collaborate-with-george-eliot-Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTCQC reveals more about new dental services inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will begin trialling a new style of inspections of dentists begin in November, and from spring 2015 will focus inspections on the 10% of dental providers seen as most likely to present a ‘cause for concern’.
The CQC says the new inspections will “make better use of intelligence about...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-reveals-more-about-new-dental-services-inspection-regimeMon, 18 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTPublic health and safety conference promotes 'sensible' messages
The National Safety Symposium 2014 will focus on staff wellbeing, occupational cancer and fatal accidents.
The show, hosted by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in Nottingham, is one of the UK’s biggest public sector health and safety events.
Many healthcare staff are expected to attend. Expert speakers...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-and-safety-conference-promotes-sensible-messagesMon, 18 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTResearchers find more links between obesity and common cancers
Having a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) has been linked with an increased risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, writes Alexandra Clarke.
More than 12,000 cases of these 10 cancers each year are attributable to being overweight or obese. Researchers at t he London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have worked...
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411,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/researchers-find-more-links-between-obesity-and-common-cancersMon, 18 Aug 2014 14:15:00 GMTHEE launches new board on safety
Health Education England (HEE) has developed a new Safety Board aimed at ensuring the principles of patient safety are embedded across all areas of healthcare education and training system.
This announcement follows the launch of the Sign up to Safety campaign last month by the Department of Health, which aims to halve avoidable harm and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-launches-new-board-on-safety-Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTMore patients having their say about NHS foundation trust services
Approximately 33,000 more people have signed up to have their say on how their local NHS foundation trust is being run, new figures from Monitor have revealed.
Data released by the regulator highlighted that in March 2014 there were 2,231,708 members of foundation trusts in England, compared to with 2,198,943 foundation trust members in...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-patients-having-their-say-about-nhs-foundation-trust-servicesFri, 15 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital 'requires improvement' - CQC
Services run by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) have been rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ overall following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, although several areas of the trust were rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK, providing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-national-orthopaedic-hospital-requires-improvement--cqc-Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTNHS England consulting on new Accessible Information Standard
NHS England is consulting on a new standard to improve access to information formats such as ‘easy read’, braille and British Sign Language interpreters across the health sector.
Under the proposed Accessible Information Standard it would mean health organisations, including hospitals, GPs and all NHS and adult social services...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-consulting-on-new-accessible-information-standardThu, 14 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTFailing GP practices to be shut down under new special measures regime
GP practices providing ‘inadequate’ care will be given improvement deadlines or face potential closure under a new system of’ special measures’ introduced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The regulator will introduce the new measures from October, coinciding with the time it starts to rate 8,000 NHS GP...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failing-gp-practices-to-be-shut-down-under-new-special-measures-regimeThu, 14 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTStruggling London GP practices get short-term MPIG funding reprieve
NHS England has confirmed it will provide financial support to a small number of GP practices in the poorer areas of London that will be worst affected by the withdrawal of the minimum practice income guarantee (MPIG).
The news comes after intense lobbying from the RCGP and BMA. Staff and patients from more than a dozen practices in Tower...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/struggling-london-gp-practices-get-short-term-mpig-funding-reprieve-Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTNHS cancels thousands of operations at last minute
The number of NHS operations cancelled at the last minute for ‘non-medical reasons’ has hit is highest April-June total for nine years, official figures have revealed.
The data, published by NHS England, relates to elective operations – scheduled in advance – not emergency surgery.
During the quarter ending 30...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cancels-thousands-of-operations-at-last-minute-Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTSouth West London trusts commissions NSPCC training for recruiters
Specialist training has been commissioned from children’s charity NSPCC for interviewers at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) as part of an overhaul of its recruitment methods.
During the training, the interviewers will learn techniques enabling them to assess applicants against five key...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-west-london-trusts-commissions-nspcc-training-for-recruiters-Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:45:00 GMTCouncil leaders seek children's mental health services 'overhaul'
A complete overhaul of children’s mental health services is needed if young people are to receive better care and support, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
Long NHS waiting times mean councils have to use stretched budgets to pay for services to plug the gap to get young people the urgent treatment they require...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/council-leaders-seek-childrens-mental-health-services-overhaulWed, 13 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTEast Kent NHS Trust faces special measures
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust services have been rated ‘Inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which has recommended that the organisation should be placed into special measures.
Following a CQC investigation of the trust’s sites in March, the inspectors rated the services as Inadequate...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/east-kent-nhs-trust-faces-special-measuresWed, 13 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTHEE approves major cull of local education & training board managers
Health Education England is pressing ahead with a restructure of England’s 13 local education and training boards (LETBs) that will cut the number of manager posts from 60 to 45.
The LETBs will lose their individual managing directors, directors of education and quality, and heads of finance in a move to save £17m in running...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-approves-major-cull-of-local-education--training-board-managersTue, 12 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTMore than £2m per day spent on diabetes prescriptions - HSCIC
Prescriptions to manage diabetes in primary care cost the NHS more than £2m every day in 2013-14, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
In its latest report – Prescribing for Diabetes – it was revealed that the net ingredient cost for managing diabetes was £803.1m last...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-2m-per-day-spent-on-diabetes-prescriptions--hscic-Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTMPs call for health warning on alcohol labels
A health warning should be introduced on all alcohol labels to combat problem drinking, a parliamentary group has stated.
The All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Alcohol Misuse has called on all political parties to minimise alcohol related harm in the UK.
In its latest report – Manifesto 2015 – 10 measures have...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-health-warning-on-alcohol-labels-Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTCharities given £2m to help ease pressure on NHS winter waiting lists
Up to eight volunteer groups will be given a share of £2m to help provide extra help and support to the NHS over the busy winter months.
In particular, the groups, including Age UK, British Red Cross and the Royal Voluntary Service, will run local projects that target those people most at risk of admission to hospital and who need...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charities-given-2m-to-help-ease-pressure-on-nhs-winter-waiting-lists-Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:45:00 GMTAmbulance handover delays affecting thousands - Labour
Hundreds of thousands of ill patients have had to wait in ambulances outside A&E units, sometimes for hours, because hospitals have been left ‘full to bursting’.
Figures obtained by the Labour Party through Freedom of Information requests revealed that 280,000 patients had to wait at least 30 minutes to be transferred into...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-handover-delays-affecting-thousands--labour-Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTNHS team deployed to treat injured in Gaza
The Department for International Development (DfID) has activated its International Emergency Trauma Register to deploy a team of NHS staff to Gaza to help treat hundreds of people affected by the crisis.
The initial 14-strong team will be made up of a combination of doctors, nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists and paramedics from the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-team-deployed-to-treat-injured-in-gaza-Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTHospital trust has 'a great deal work to do' if it is to improve
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust ‘requires improvement’, CQC inspectors have announced.
That overall rating was given because the trust’s safety, responsiveness and leadership all require improvement, although its effectiveness and caring were rated ‘good’.
Chief Inspector of Hospitals...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-trust-has-a-great-deal-work-to-do-if-it-is-to-improveFri, 08 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTMonitor 'disappointed' by delay in Peterborough & Stamford hospital bidding
Plans to find a ‘business partner’ to run financially struggling Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust have been put on hold until March 2015 – a decision that Monitor said it made only “reluctantly”.
The business partner could be either NHS or private sector, but must find a way to help the trust...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-disappointed-by-delay-in-peterborough--stamford-hospital-biddingFri, 08 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMTPublic Health England staff help tackle Ebola emergency
Public Health England has “reaffirmed its commitment” to helping tackle west Africa’s Ebola outbreak, which is now a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’.
The World Health Organization (WHO), which made that declaration, has recommended that the affected countries declare a national emergency...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-england-staff-help-tackle-ebola-emergencyFri, 08 Aug 2014 12:30:00 GMT'Call for evidence' launched in NHS whistleblowing review
Sir Robert Francis QC, who led the two inquiries into poor care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, has launched a ‘call for evidence’ for his independent review into whistleblowing in the health service.
The aim of the review, commissioned by health secretary Jeremy Hunt earlier this year, is to recommend how to best...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-evidence-launched-in-nhs-whistleblowing-review-Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTGPs call for 'urgent' support to safeguard practices
Health officials should act ‘urgently’ to help GP practices that have come under threat of closure due to NHS funding changes, leading doctors have stated.
The British Medical Association (BMA) warned that a number of GP practices across England are facing drastic funding shortfalls following the government’s decision to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-call-for-urgent-support-to-safeguard-practices-Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTGPs should offer greater outpatient referral choice - Monitor
GPs must offer patients a greater choice of hospitals and clinics for their first outpatient appointment, health watchdog Monitor says.
A survey of over 2,700 patients conducted for NHS England and Monitor, which looked at the number of patients being offered a choice by their GPs, found that 60% of patients were not offered a...
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409,412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-should-offer-greater-outpatient-referral-choice-monitor-Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:00:00 GMTCentralised stroke services saving lives - UCL report
Centralised stroke services in highly specialised hospitals can help save lives and reduce the average amount of time a patient has to stay in hospital, new research has confirmed.
The University College London-led study, published in the BMJ, investigated the impact of centralising acute stroke services in London and Greater Manchester...
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409,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/centralised-stroke-services-saving-lives--ucl-report-Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:45:00 GMTGovernment gives green light to London's first health UTC
The government has given Bromley College approval to open a new University Technical College (UTC) in 2016, which will be the only one in London and Kent to specialise in health and wellbeing sciences.
One of seven new UTCs to have been announced by the government, the new type of secondary technical school will be the first in Bromley...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-gives-green-light-to-londons-first-health-utcWed, 06 Aug 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS framework developed to reduce clinical data system buying costs
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has developed a framework to help trusts buy healthcare clinical information systems, which it claims will save them money in the long term.
The business support specialist has now issued an OJEU notice to gather supplier responses to the NHS-wide framework that has been created following close...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-framework-developed-to-reduce-clinical-data-system-buying-costs-Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:45:00 GMTUnions condemn 'provocative' silencing of pay review body
Unions have responded angrily to a letter sent by Treasury secretary Danny Alexander to the NHS independent pay review body (DDRB) asking it not to make any recommendations on pay awards in 2015-16.
The country’s largest union, Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, stated that the government’s decision not to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-condemn-provocative-silencing-of-pay-review-bodyWed, 06 Aug 2014 11:30:00 GMTMore must be done to curb unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions - PHE
More must be done to curb the number of GPs unnecessarily prescribing antibiotics to patients suffering from minor ailments, health experts have stated following a new report.
The study by scientists at Public Health England and University College London found that the proportion of patients being prescribed antibiotics for coughs and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-must-be-done-to-curb-unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions--phe-Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTMore support for NHS trusts considering mergers
NHS foundation trusts considering a merger will only see their plans advanced when “it is clear they are likely to have a positive overall effect for patients”, regulator Monitor has stated.
However, those considering a merger will be provided with expert support at an early stage to help ascertain whether a merger makes...
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412,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-support-for-nhs-trusts-considering-mergers-Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:00:00 GMTDoubts raised over effectiveness of GP phone consultations
Patients who receive telephone triage consultations from a GP are 30% more likely to require follow-up appointments than those seen under usual care arrangements, new research suggests.
The ESTEEM study, led by a team from the University of Exeter Medical School and published in the Lancet, also found that practices offering nurse triage...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doubts-raised-over-effectiveness-of-gp-phone-consultations-Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:30:00 GMTHunt aims to eliminate 12-month NHS waiting lists
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to get the number of people waiting more than a year for NHS treatment “as close to zero as possible”.
The minister stated that he wants to see more than 100,000 procedures carried out during the summer on those who have waited longer than 18 weeks (the official target), which will be funded...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-aims-to-eliminate-12-month-nhs-waiting-lists-Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:30:00 GMTSteering group to explore learning disability support options
NHS England has launched a steering group to develop recommendations for the development of a national framework for the local commissioning of community-based support for people with learning disabilities.
Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of charity leaders network ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations), is...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/steering-group-to-explore-learning-disability-support-optionsMon, 04 Aug 2014 13:30:00 GMTConnecting Care for Children: bridging the gap in North West LondonJohn Deverill, director of Integrating Care, discusses the CC4C initiative.
It is a shocking fact that child mortality in Britain is the worst when compared to other similar European countries” – Dr Daniel Poulter, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health.
The sagacity of Jeremy Hunt’s recent call to bridge...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/connecting-care-for-children-bridging-the-gap-in-north-west-londonFri, 01 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMTListen and learn
The CQC has been determined to listen to the public and NHS staff more, and to ensure their experiences and views inform its inspection reports. NHE spoke to CQC director of engagement Chris Day.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been running ‘listening events’ ahead of its formal inspections for nearly a year, all over...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/listen-and-learnFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:45:00 GMTWidening scope to tackle antimicrobial resistance In June the public selected antibiotic resistance to be the focus of the Longitude Prize 2014. This £10m prize fund is calling for a new and innovative point of care toolkit that will help combat the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Anna Williams, researcher on the project, explains.
Antibiotics have revolutionised medicine...
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426,408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/widening-scope-to-tackle-antimicrobial-resistance-Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:45:00 GMTWith choice comes responsibilityFollowing the announcement that Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust could become the first trust to implement an open source EPR, Malcolm Senior, its director of informatics, says that the opportunity for NHS trusts to use the technology that is right for their requirements is here and needs to be seized to maximise clinical benefits and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/with-choice-comes-responsibilityFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:45:00 GMTKeeping the pay bill fairEarlier this year the government refused a 1% pay rise for all nurses in England, as recommended by the independent Pay Review Body, instead limiting it to those not on progression pay already. This decision was made on the basis that NHS trusts were acting “responsibly and sensitively when setting senior pay”.
But a new report...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keeping-the-pay-bill-fairFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:30:00 GMTDelivering transparency with patient data - Q&A with Max JonesMax Jones, director of information and data services at HSCIC, discusses how his organisation is taking steps to improve data transparency and security.
Following a review of information released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s (HSCIC) predecessor, the NHS Information Centre (NHS IC), it was concluded that there were...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-transparency-with-patient-data-qa-with-max-jonesFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:15:00 GMTHealth and wellbeing boards: from health improvement to helping make homes a place of safety for the frailHealth commentator and consultant Paul Corrigan, Adjunct Professor of Public Health at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and of Health Policy at Imperial College London, is a former health adviser to Number 10 under the Labour government. He is now part of the Integrating Care collective and here reports from a roundtable on health and...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-wellbeing-boards-from-health-improvement-to-helping-make-homes-a-place-of-safety-for-the-frailFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:15:00 GMTCQC scales back inspection workload
The inspection workload of healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been scaled back in an attempt to ease the pressure on its workforce.
CQC chief executive David Behan has said that the planned reduction has been, in part, due to not recruiting as many staff earlier in the year as expected.
This was revealed in an...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-scales-back-inspection-workloadFri, 01 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTDNA project will transform disease diagnosis and treatment - PM
The government has backed a £300m genome project which it believes will lead to the UK becoming a groundbreaker in genetic research into cancer and rare diseases.
As part of David Cameron’s commitment to ensure the NHS, as well as the UK’s research and life science sector, is at the forefront of global advances in modern...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dna-project-will-transform-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment--pmFri, 01 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTNICE proposes new indicators to improve healthcare commissioning
NICE has proposed several new indicators to support better quality healthcare being commissioned in the NHS.
The additions to the NICE Clinical Commissioning Groups Outcomes Indicator Set (CCG OIS) menu include: an indicator to support high quality rehabilitation for people admitted to hospital with coronary heart disease; a number of...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-proposes-new-indicators-to-improve-healthcare-commissioningFri, 01 Aug 2014 14:30:00 GMTTelehealth: the 'quiet storm'David Morgan is a consultant otolaryngologist and clinical director of ENT Services at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, as well as an associate professor at the Clinical Research Institute at the University of Warwick. Nine years ago he founded a company, Safe Patient Systems (where he is now medical director), which has become the top...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/telehealth-the-quiet-stormFri, 01 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTThink before you speak: How to involve the public effectively when reconfiguring NHS servicesThe NHS is facing a tumultuous time as rising demand and a squeeze on public funding require hospitals and other providers to do more with less. At the same time, post-Francis and Keogh, there is a huge focus on the quality of care. As NHS bodies strive to organise services more effectively, they will inevitably seek to consolidate in some areas...
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423,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/think-before-you-speak-how-to-involve-the-public-effectively-when-reconfiguring-nhs-servicesFri, 01 Aug 2014 10:45:00 GMTA lot to complain aboutThere is something deeply wrong with the complaints systems across health and social care, research suggests, with complexity, fragmentation, inconsistency and defensiveness too often the rule. NHE examines what is being done to improve the situation, and hears from Healthwatch England’s director of policy and intelligence, Dr Marc...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-lot-to-complain-aboutFri, 01 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTHow to achieve a financial turnaroundStephen Eames, chief executive at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how a major programme of change and using a consultancy has helped deal with one of the largest NHS budget deficits in just two years.
In the last edition of NHE, we reported that Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust and consultancy EY won the Performance Improvement...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-to-achieve-a-financial-turnaroundFri, 01 Aug 2014 10:30:00 GMTMedical engagement should be integral in NHS culturesVijaya Nath, assistant director of leadership development at the King’s Fund, discusses the role of medical engagement in developing leadership within the NHS. David Evans, medical director at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, identifies where his organisation has made changes to stimulate this; and Dr Andrew Goddard, the...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-engagement-should-be-integral-in-nhs-culturesFri, 01 Aug 2014 10:00:00 GMT'This is a call to action'The directors of public health in the north west have launched an ambitious ‘manifesto’ ahead of the 2015 general election. NHE spoke to the group’s co-chair, Abdul Razzaq, who is director of public health for Trafford.
A new manifesto for public health has been launched in the north west to aid policy development locally...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/this-is-a-call-to-actionFri, 01 Aug 2014 09:45:00 GMTAsk, don't tell: improving public health through community developmentThe NHS Alliance has launched its Community Development Charter for Health, urging a radically different approach to community development that will save public resources and improve health outcomes. NHE interviewed GP Dr Brian Fisherof the NHS Alliance executive, who also chairs HELP, the Health Empowerment Leverage Project.
The signatories...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ask-dont-tell-improving-public-health-through-community-developmentFri, 01 Aug 2014 09:15:00 GMTNHS Health Check: Promoting preventative health Jamie Waterall, national lead for NHS Health Check, was interviewed by NHS on the success of the programme and the role of local authorities in expanding its message.
NHS Health Check allows adults in England aged 40-74 without a pre-existing condition to have a free ‘mid-life MOT’. The check assesses people’s circulatory...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-health-check-promoting-preventative-health-Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:15:00 GMTDemand pressures affecting ambulance response times
Increasing demands on resources are contributing to pressures on ambulance services struggling to achieve the eight minute required response time.
New figures from the Health and Social Care Information (HSCIC) reveal that, nationally, the percentage of Category A Red 2 (serious but less urgent) incidents that received a response within...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/demand-pressures-affecting-ambulance-response-times-Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:15:00 GMTNHS workforce race equality standard unveiled
A workforce race equality standard is expected to be implemented across the NHS in April 2015, in a bid to ensure employees from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds have equal access to career opportunities and fair treatment in the workplace.
The standard, for the first time, would require organisations employing almost all of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-race-equality-standard-unveiled-Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:15:00 GMTSummary Care Record hits 40 million patient milestone
The NHS electronic Summary Care Record (SCR) has hit the 40 million patient mark, new figures from NHS England have revealed.
SCR is an electronic record containing information about patients including allergies, medications and adverse reactions. It is pulled from GP systems which can be viewed by health professionals involved in a...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/summary-care-record-hits-40-million-patient-milestone-Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:15:00 GMTLifting the mist on ACSCs - identifying real issues draining the NHSDr Andrew Goddard (consultant gastroenterologist at the Royal Derby Hospital and Royal College of Physicians Registrar) and Professor Ceri Phillips (professor of health economics at Swansea University and director of research at the College of Human and Health Sciences), examine iron deficiency anaemia and what it means for the NHS.
Iron...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lifting-the-mist-on-acscs-identifying-real-issues-draining-the-nhsThu, 31 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMTJobs to go at NHS England
NHS England is to cut hundreds of managerial jobs in an effort to cut running costs by 15%, according to its chief executive, Simon Stevens.
Reports suggest that cuts – of between 500 and 800 posts – will be focused on more senior staff.
There are 280 people at NHS England earning six-figure salaries, according to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jobs-to-go-at-nhs-englandWed, 30 Jul 2014 10:30:00 GMTNew specialised commissioning policies announced
The Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group (SCOG) at NHS England has announced a slate of changes affecting a number of care pathways and treatments, on the advice of the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG).
CPAG provides advice to NHS England about any decision-making that defines access to clinical services. Its scope includes...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-specialised-commissioning-policies-announcedWed, 30 Jul 2014 10:30:00 GMTNHS staff are too fat, says Simon Stevens
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens says the health service has to “get its own act together” on obesity by helping staff lose weight.
It could mean less junk food in canteens, weight-loss competitions, cycling facilities and more gyms in NHS buildings.
Stevens told The Sun, which claims that more than half of the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-are-too-fat-says-simon-stevensWed, 30 Jul 2014 10:30:00 GMTProtests against Imperial hospital closure plans
Campaigners fighting hospital reconfiguration plans in London are protesting outside Hammersmith hospital this morning.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals, has published plans for its three sites expected to be approved today.
It includes the already-announced...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protests-against-imperial-hospital-closure-plansWed, 30 Jul 2014 10:30:00 GMT'Halt privatisation of NHS services until after election' - Burnham
Labour’s shadow health secretary Andy Burnham MP has written to NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens urging a ‘pause’ in privatisation of services until after next year’s general election.
Burnahm will say in a speech today that “privatisation is being forced through at pace and scale”, and he has...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/halt-privatisation-of-nhs-services-until-after-election--burnhamTue, 29 Jul 2014 09:15:00 GMTGP surgeries 'turning away millions' as under-investment bites
Patients will struggle to get appointments to see a GP or nurse almost 50 million times this year, according to new research.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) says that the number of times that patients have to wait more than a week for an appointment will pass the 50 million barrier for the first time in 2015, up from 41...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-surgeries-turning-away-millions-as-under-investment-bitesTue, 29 Jul 2014 09:15:00 GMTFaulty NHS machines leading to deaths
Urgent action must be taken by the NHS to repair faulty medical equipment that has led to the deaths of more than 300 people in 2013 and thousands of people being injured, according to a new report.
A review by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found more than 13,600 incidents of faulty medical equipment reported to the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/faulty-nhs-machines-leading-to-deaths-Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:00:00 GMTHospice charity wants to cut hospital deaths with NHS help
A national hospice charity has called on the government to back a programme which aims to reduce the number of people dying in hospitals by 50,000 each year, while providing better care for end of life patients.
The new programme from Help the Hospices has proposed a partnership between the NHS and the hospice movement to fund six...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospice-charity-wants-to-cut-hospital-deaths-with-nhs-helpThu, 24 Jul 2014 11:45:00 GMTAuditors highlight financial concerns at 19 NHS trusts
Auditors have referred 19 NHS trusts to the health secretary in the last year for failing to meet their statutory break-even duty, compared with five in 2012-13.
The Audit Commission reviewed the financial health of 101 NHS trusts running hospital, ambulance and community services (it does not review foundation trusts).
In the report...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/auditors-highlight-financial-concerns-at-19-nhs-trusts-Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTPatients 'should expect longer A&E waits'
Hospital patients should expect ‘greater waiting times’ in A&E units in the future, two leading health organisations have warned.
A report by the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation charities tracking the factors leading to struggles in emergency departments reveals ‘crowding’ closely linked...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-should-expect-longer-ae-waitsThu, 24 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTBurton NHS Foundation Trust to remain in special measures
Burton NHS Foundation Trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that it should remain in special measures for at least a further six months.
Following an inspection at the trust’s three hospitals – Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital and Queen’s Hospital – the CQC...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burton-nhs-foundation-trust-to-remain-in-special-measuresWed, 23 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTImplementing NICE safer staffing guidance could cost £200m
Implementing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines to deliver safer staffing practices on NHS acute wards could cost anything up to £200m, according to the medicines watchdog.
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of Health and Social Care at NICE, said: “Implementing the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/implementing-nice-safer-staffing-guidance-could-cost-200m-Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS sickness absence rate falls to five-year low - HSCIC
Sickness absence rates in the NHS are at their lowest point since 2009-10, when they first started being recorded by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The latest NHS sickness absence rates report shows that NHS workers had, on average, one day off sick out of every 25 in 2013-14, a 4.06% absence rate. This is a drop...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sickness-absence-rate-falls-to-five-year-low-hscic-Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTUnions to ballot NHS staff on strike action over pay
More than 400,000 NHS workers in England are to be balloted on whether to take industrial action later this year, over pay.
Unison, Unite, GMB and the Royal College of Midwives all made the announcements in response to what they call the government’s ‘unfair’ pay deal, put forward in March.
At the time, ministers...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-to-ballot-nhs-staff-on-strike-action-over-payWed, 23 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTHospitals to be ranked on procurement spending
NHS hospitals will be put into league tables to assess how they are spending their budgets, by comparing prices and identifying where costs can be driven down.
The new online NHS Procurement Atlas of Variation has been developed as there “are wide regional differences” in the prices paid for such things as surgical gloves...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-to-be-ranked-on-procurement-spendingTue, 22 Jul 2014 12:00:00 GMTJunior doctors encouraged to opt-out of EU Working Time Directive
Junior doctors should be encouraged to opt-out of the European Working Time Directive to work longer hours in an attempt to provide greater ‘flexibility’ for training, the Department of Health (DH) has stated.
Following an independent review on the impact and implementation of the Directive on the NHS, work is now underway to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-encouraged-to-opt-out-of-eu-working-time-directiveTue, 22 Jul 2014 12:00:00 GMTFriends and Family Test to be rolled out to all GPs
From January next year all GP practices in England will have to provide monthly data on the Friends and Family Test (FFT), following changes announced by NHS England.
In a letter to all GP practices, Giles Wilmore, director of Patient and Public Voice and Information at NHS England, told them that they will be required to submit monthly...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-and-family-test-to-be-rolled-out-to-all-gps-Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:45:00 GMTDoctors to be given extra training on FGM
Doctors, social workers and teachers are to be given extra training to help identify and assist girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM).
New guidance about the practice, which will be unveiled this week by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg at the Girl Summit, being hosted by the government and the United Nations Children's Fund...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-to-be-given-extra-training-on-fgmMon, 21 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMTPlans floated for move away from national NHS prices
Monitor and NHS England have floated plans for local commissioners to move away from national NHS prices.
In their 2015/16 National Tariff Payment System: Tariff engagement documents overview there has been a call for a real push towards innovation in local pricing.
In particular for 2015/16, they are proposing new payment rules for...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-floated-for-move-away-from-national-nhs-prices-Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMTSocial media linked to complaints increase to GMC
A rise in the number of complaints to the doctors’ regulator has been linked to the negative media coverage of the medical profession and the growing use of social media by patients.
This is according to a General Medical Council commissioned report, which revealed that while the reputation of the medical profession remains positive...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-media-linked-to-complaints-increase-to-gmcMon, 21 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMTNew science minister vows 'war' on superbugs
New science minister Greg Clark has stated that a unique collaboration involving all seven research councils will help drive forward the fight against superbugs.
Making his first announcement, Dr Clark said the cross-council initiative will tackle antibiotic resistance (AMR) on all fronts.
The AMR initiative will coordinate the work...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-science-minister-vows-war-on-superbugsFri, 18 Jul 2014 12:45:00 GMTNICE lowers threshold for statins prescriptions
Approximately 40% of the adult population could be offered cholesterol-lowering statins drugs by their doctors, in an attempt to reduce the number of people suffering heart attacks and strokes, under official guidance from the NHS medicines watchdog.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) confirmed the draft...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-lowers-threshold-for-statins-prescriptionsFri, 18 Jul 2014 12:45:00 GMTNorthern Lincolnshire trust taken out of special measures
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) has been taken out of special measures by regulator Monitor.
Following improvements at the trust, Monitor said patients had seen a “significant improvement” after it stepped in to take action and offer support.
The regulator’s decision follows a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/northern-lincolnshire-trust-taken-out-of-special-measures-Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:45:00 GMTGeorge Eliot Trust brought out of special measures
The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is to be brought out of special measures following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, which found the quality of care provided by the trust to be ‘Good’.
NHS regulator Monitor put the trust into special measures in July last year following Sir Bruce Keogh’s report into...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/george-eliot-trust-brought-out-of-special-measuresThu, 17 Jul 2014 14:45:00 GMTTrainee doctors could help tackle acute admission pressures
Deploying trainee doctors into acute medical units could help NHS trusts and health boards ensure safe patient care and alleviate the clinical pressure on medical registrars, three Royal Colleges have advised.
The suggestion comes at a time when rising numbers of acute hospital admissions and a shortage of core medical trainee doctors...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trainee-doctors-could-help-tackle-acute-admission-pressuresThu, 17 Jul 2014 14:45:00 GMTNHS nursing staff figures up but finances still worrying - King's Fund
Nursing staff figures in the NHS increased by almost 9,000 over the past six months to nearly 315,000 – the highest on record, a new King’s Fund report has revealed.
However, the report also revealed that a quarter of NHS trust finance directors expect to overspend their budgets this year.
Researchers stated that this...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nursing-staff-figures-up-but-finances-still-worrying--kings-fund-Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:30:00 GMTCalls for out-of-hours GPs in A&E departments
Every NHS emergency department should have a co-located, out-of-hours primary care facility, a group of leading doctors have stated.
Senior officials at the College of Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons, have argued that urgent care needs...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-out-of-hours-gps-in-ae-departmentsWed, 16 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTCCGs restricting patient access to 'vital' operations - RCS
Some clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are imposing ‘arbitrary’ referral restrictions and denying access to vital surgical procedures, according to a new report by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
In its study – Is Access to Surgery A Postcode Lottery? – the college found that 73% of CCGs reviewed do not...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-restricting-patient-access-to-vital-operations-rcs-Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTFailing care homes risk 'special measures' under new proposals
The government is set to announce that in the future failing care homes could be put into ‘special measures’ in an extension of the scheme that regulates poor-performing hospitals.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is expected to make the announcement, which is part of the government’s response to the Stafford Hospital...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failing-care-homes-risk-special-measures-under-new-proposalsWed, 16 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTSuicide risk for mental health patients highest just after discharge
Mental health patients are at their highest risk of dying by suicide within the first two weeks of being discharged from hospital.
This is according to a new study by the University of Manchester's National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, which found that between 2002-2012, approximately 3,225...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suicide-risk-for-mental-health-patients-highest-just-after-discharge-Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS mutuals should be considered - health experts
More NHS organisations should be encouraged to become public service mutuals, an independent review conducted by senior health experts has found.
Led by Professor Chris Ham, chief executive of The King’s Fund, the government commissioned review found ‘compelling’ evidence that NHS organisation with high levels of...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mutuals-should-be-considered--health-experts-Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:45:00 GMTClear strategy not in place over Mid-Staffs service transfer - CQC
A clear transition plan for overseeing the move of services from Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (MSFT) to other providers must be developed, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stated.
Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Stafford hospital, is to be dissolved and its services taken over by neighbouring trusts later...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clear-strategy-not-in-place-over-mid-staffs-service-transfer--cqc-Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:00:00 GMTHospitals get new guidelines on 'safe' nurse staffing levels
Under strict new guidelines hospitals in England must ensure nurse staffing levels across each of their wards meet satisfactory requirements to ensure safe patient care – but no absolute minimum number has been set.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has stated that there is no single nursing...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-get-new-guidelines-on-safe-nurse-staffing-levelsTue, 15 Jul 2014 10:00:00 GMTDH outlines plans for NHS to recover costs from migrants
Patients from outside Europe using the NHS will be charged 150% of the cost of treatment under new plans set out by the Department of Health (DH).
The Department claims that the proposals will help crack-down on so-called "health tourism", and provide incentives for the NHS to recover costs from visitors and migrants using the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-outlines-plans-for-nhs-to-recover-costs-from-migrantsMon, 14 Jul 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS England drops in-house option for primary care support services
NHS England is to launch an ‘open’ public procurement process for primary care support services (PCS), after not being able to design a viable in-house solution.
NHS England said this would mean a “difficult time” for PCS staff and said it will ensure any transfer process to an external organisation is “as...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-drops-in-house-option-for-primary-care-support-servicesMon, 14 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMTNHS England telehealth metrics expected by October - Lamb
NHS England plans to publish a set of metrics to be used across technology enabled care services by October 2014, to demonstrate the effect of telehealth technologies on health outcomes, care minister Norman Lamb has stated.
Responding to a question from Labour's shadow health minister Liz Kendall in Parliament, Lamb said: “NHS...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-telehealth-metrics-expected-by-october--lambMon, 14 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMTA fifth of FTs still to comply with off-payroll rules - Monitor
Approximately one-fifth of NHS foundation trust hospitals do not yet comply fully with Treasury rules that limit the use of off-payroll arrangements.
Following a Treasury review of the tax arrangements of senior public sector staff in May 2012, it introduced restrictions on the use of off-payroll deals – where employees rather...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fifth-of-foundation-trusts-still-to-comply-with-off-payroll-rules-monitor-Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS to increase bed provision for child mental health services
Urgent action is to be taken by NHS England to improve access to specialised inpatient mental health services for children and young people, including the provision of extra beds.
It comes after a new report found that demand for of NHS-funded child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) Tier 4 beds has increased from 844 in 1999...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-increase-bed-provision-for-child-mental-health-servicesFri, 11 Jul 2014 15:45:00 GMTWeight-loss surgery could be offered on NHS to curb diabetes - Nice
Thousands of type 2 diabetes sufferers could be offered weight-loss surgery on the NHS in the future to tackle their condition, draft guidance from Nice has suggested.
Nice is proposing lowering the threshold for considering bariatric (stomach-reducing) surgery for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes to a BMI of 30, which is...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/weight-loss-surgery-could-be-offered-on-nhs-to-curb-diabetes--niceFri, 11 Jul 2014 15:45:00 GMTMedical engagement should be central to hospital leadership
Medical engagement should be a central part of hospital leadership, not an optional extra, a new report from the King’s Fund has stated.
Based on case studies of four NHS trusts – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, University College London...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-engagement-should-be-central-to-hospital-leadershipThu, 10 Jul 2014 15:00:00 GMTNuffield Trust: NHS facing financial tipping point
The NHS could be facing a ‘financial tipping’ point in the next year ahead of the 2015 general election, the Nuffield Trust has stated.
The think tank’s latest study – ‘Into the red? The state of the NHS’ finances: An analysis of NHS expenditure between 2010 and 2014’ – found that until last...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-nhs-facing-financial-tipping-pointThu, 10 Jul 2014 15:00:00 GMTAccuracy of blood test for Alzheimer's may be overestimated
Research into developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease has come under criticism with the results ‘no better than a coin test’.
In analysis on the NHS Choices website, Bazian, part of the Economist Intelligence Unit, noted that as there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, people may question whether an...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accuracy-of-blood-test-for-alzheimers-may-be-overestimatedWed, 09 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMTConfusion over refusal to send ambulances to 999 calls
In more than a quarter of cases where 999 callers did not receive an NHS ambulance, the caller felt the reasons behind the decision were ‘not fully explained’ to them, a new report has revealed.
The figures, from the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) national survey on the experiences of people calling ambulance...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confusion-over-refusal-to-send-ambulances-to-999-callsWed, 09 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMTMonitor to examine NHS hearing loss services
People affected by hearing loss are being asked about their experience of using NHS services, as part of a review by Monitor.
The healthcare regulator, through an online survey, particularly wants to find out whether patients offered a choice of hearing aids and tests are better served than those who are not given a choice.
It is...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-examine-nhs-hearing-loss-servicesWed, 09 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMTPHBs could help keep people out of hospital - Stevens
NHS England boss Simon Stevens is to outline how, from April next year, billions of pounds of health service money will be handed over to approximately five million patients in the form of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs).
Speaking at the Local Government Association (LGA) Conference in Bournemouth today, Stevens will discuss the roll-out...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phbs-could-help-keep-people-out-of-hospital-stevens-Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:00:00 GMTFundamental 'care standards' inching ever closer for health providers
From April 2015, subject to parliamentary approval, all health and social care providers will be required to meet ‘fundamental standards’ of care as a condition of their registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The Department of Health (DH), which plans to introduce the new measures as part of the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fundamental-care-standards-inching-ever-closer-for-health-providers-Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:45:00 GMTHealth experts call for 'national debate' on NHS Funding
A group of leading figures in the health sector have called for a ‘national debate’ on how the NHS in England is funded in the future.
In a letter to The Times, the signatories, which include the heads of the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing, have warned that the “system is creaking at...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-experts-call-for-national-debate-on-nhs-funding-Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:15:00 GMTLack of clinical expertise hampering Monitor's effectiveness - PAC
A lack of clinical expertise and frontline NHS experience is hampering the effectiveness of healthcare watchdog Monitor, a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has claimed.
The review – Monitor: regulating NHS Foundation Trusts – highlighted that only 21 of Monitor’s 337 staff have an NHS operational background and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-clinical-expertise-hampering-monitors-effectiveness--pac-Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:15:00 GMTReducing local A&E admissions linked to extra 'Better Care' funding
Up to £1bn of the Better Care Fund will be allocated to local areas to spend on out-of-hospital services according to the level of reduction in emergency admissions they achieve, the government has revealed.
Changes to the government's £3.8bn fund following a review mean that up to £400m will be used to effectively...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reducing-local-ae-admissions-linked-to-extra-better-care-funding-Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:00:00 GMTUse surplus NHS land for supported housing - think tank
Housing associations could help save the NHS £6bn over 25 years if they worked together to use surplus land for supported housing, a new report argues.
The study, ‘NHS surplus land for supported housing: Why now and what are the possible cost savings?’, by left-leaning think tank the Smith Institute, says supported...
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415,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/use-surplus-nhs-land-for-supported-housing--think-tankThu, 03 Jul 2014 09:15:00 GMTCrisis in adult social care as budgets fall further
Adults social care in England is no longer able to absorb the pressures of rising demand and falling budgets.
The annual budget survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) shows that councils have had to make cuts of 26% in their social care budgets (£3.53bn), once inflation and demographic pressures are...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/crisis-in-adult-social-care-as-budgets-fall-furtherWed, 02 Jul 2014 11:05:00 GMTPractical help for HWBs to tackle issues raised by Winterbourne View scandal
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) have a new set of resources to help them improve care to avoid scandals like Winterbourne View, where vulnerable people were abused and mistreated by staff.
Care minister Norman Lamb said what happened there made him feel “shock, anger, dismay and deep regret”, and at the end of 2012 the...
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410,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/practical-help-for-hwbs-to-tackle-issues-raised-by-winterbourne-view-scandalWed, 02 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMTUse of NHS Number a 'contractual obligation', trusts reminded
NHS England has launched a survey on the uptake and use of the NHS Number as the primary patient identifier.
The survey, launched yesterday, is the first of its kind and aimed at trusts across all services.
The NHS Standard Contract for 2014-15 says providers of care “must use the NHS Number as the primary identifier in all...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/use-of-nhs-number-a-contractual-obligation-trusts-remindedWed, 02 Jul 2014 09:05:00 GMTMajor trauma centres a 'success story' as hundreds of lives saved
The introduction of regional trauma networks has saved hundreds of lives in just two years, an independent audit suggests.
Since the changes in April 2012 about 600 more patients have survived major trauma, and for every additional survivor, three further NHS patients will make an enhanced recovery allowing them to return to families and...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-trauma-centres-a-success-story-as-hundreds-of-lives-savedWed, 02 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMTMidwives ready to strike 'for first time in history' over pay
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has received an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote on potential industrial action, following the first ever consultation with its members on taking such action.
Over 94% of midwives who responded said they would consider industrial action of some kind over pay. Just under half of the RCM’s...
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405,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwives-ready-to-strike-for-first-time-in-history-over-payTue, 01 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMTPublic health directors launch policy demands
The directors of public health in the north west have launched a manifesto outlining their 10 top priorities and the evidence for their proposed policies.
Abdul Razzaq, chairman of the North West Directors of Public Health Group (NWDsPH) said: “We aren’t only asking politicians in the capital to read and sign up to this...
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405,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-directors-launch-policy-demandsTue, 01 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT'Celebration day' on Friday to highlight success of NHS Change Day
Health and care staff across the country will celebrate their role in the success of NHS Change Day on Friday, to mark the biggest change improvement initiative ever seen in the NHS.
Friday 4 July falls one day before the 66th birthday of the NHS. NHS Change Day, which took place this year on 3 March, received over 800,000 pledges...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/celebration-day-on-friday-to-highlight-success-of-nhs-change-dayMon, 30 Jun 2014 12:00:00 GMT1,700 people with learning disabilities stuck in hospital despite care pledge
There are 1,702 patients with learning disabilities in hospital in England who do not have a planned transfer date due to a clinical decision preventing it, many with very complex needs.
Under the Winterbourne View Concordat action plan, NHS England publishes ‘Assuring Transformation’ data quarterly.
The latest figures...
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409,410,405,412,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/1700-people-with-learning-disabilities-stuck-in-hospital-despite-care-pledgeMon, 30 Jun 2014 11:45:00 GMTJimmy Savile NHS abuse reports published
Jimmy Savile used his celebrity status to “exploit and abuse” vulnerable patients at 28 hospital trusts, according to the investigation into his activities.
Kate Lampard QC was asked by the secretary of state to provide independent assurance on behalf of the Department of Health (DH). Her report gives a clear picture of the...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jimmy-savile-nhs-abuse-reports-publishedFri, 27 Jun 2014 12:45:00 GMTAntibiotics research wins public's vote - Longitude Prize
‘Antibiotics’ has been announced as the winner of the Longitude prize, meaning researchers can use a £10m prize fund to focus on looking for a solution to the rise in bacterial resistance to antibiotics, writes Abi Lillicrap.
The public were offered five other categories to choose between – paralysis, dementia...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antibiotics-research-wins-publics-vote--longitude-prizeThu, 26 Jun 2014 16:45:00 GMTFrancis to lead whistleblowing inquiry
Sir Robert Francis QC is to review NHS whistleblowing to ensure those too scared to speak out can safely do so.
The government-commissioned review has come about because of claims that a ‘culture of fear’ persists, despite the recommendations of Sir Robert’s review and others since.
Many staff have contacted him...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/francis-to-lead-whistleblowing-inquiryWed, 25 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTGeneral practice is 'imploding' - BMA
The BMA conference will hear today that general practice is in meltdown, as demand outstrips capacity, disinvestment continues, stress levels rise and more and more GPs take early retirement.
Waiting times for patients to see GPs, especially patients with routine problems, are continuing to rise, GP committee chairman Dr Chaand Nagpaul...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/general-practice-is-imploding--bmaWed, 25 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTMonitor takes action at one of England's worst A&E departments
Health sector regulator Monitor says failures at Southend University Hospital NHS FT’s on A&E waiting times and in missing the 18-week referral to treatment target is “indicative of wider problems with the way the trust is led”.
It says the A&E department in particular is “one of the worst performing in the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-takes-action-at-one-of-englands-worst-ae-departmentsWed, 25 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS England staffing data down to ward level published for first time
NHS England has published nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level for the first time, which it calls a “major breakthrough”.
The information is available in one place on a new safety section on NHS Choices, alongside a range of other information including safety reporting, infection control, blood clots...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-staffing-data-down-to-ward-level-published-for-first-timeWed, 25 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS finance directors 'not confident' of achieving targets
Only 12% of trust finance directors are ‘quite or very confident’ of achieving their financial targets in 2015-16, a new Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) study has found.
The survey of 188 finance directors revealed that of the 88% that were ‘not confident’ of delivering the targets, more than...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-finance-directors-not-confident-of-achieving-targetsTue, 24 Jun 2014 12:00:00 GMTMental health services heading towards 'car crash'
The outgoing president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Sue Bailey, says mental health services in England are heading towards a “car crash” as demand rises while resources shrink.
In one of her last interviews before leaving the post, Prof Bailey stated that the “system is in crisis” and that...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-services-heading-towards-car-crashTue, 24 Jun 2014 11:45:00 GMTA fifth of trusts 'under-reporting' mistakes - DH
One in five NHS hospital trusts seem to be under-reporting the extent to which patients are experiencing avoidable harm through staff mistakes, the Department of Health (DH) has warned.
In an analysis of incident reporting, the DH has revealed that 29 out of 141 trusts have been under-recording the number of incidents at their...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fifth-of-trusts-under-reporting-mistakes--dhTue, 24 Jun 2014 11:30:00 GMTHalf of all patients find health advice too complicated
Health professionals are overestimating the ‘health literacy’ of their patients, providing nearly half of them with advice they don’t fully understand, according to new RCGP research.
The Royal College of GPs says that patients are left at higher risk of emergency hospital admissions and of developing serious health...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-all-patients-find-health-advice-too-complicatedMon, 23 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTLord Carter appointed chair of NHS Procurement board
Labour peer Lord Carter of Coles has been appointed the chair of the NHS Procurement and Efficiency Board.
In his role as chair, the founder of nursing home company Westminster Health Care will help the NHS to “cut waste, save money and drive efficiencies which can then be spent on frontline patient care”.
Recently Lord...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-carter-appointed-chair-of-nhs-procurement-boardMon, 23 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTMonitor encourages NHS to be innovative to deliver change
Monitor will aim to give healthcare providers and NHS foundation trusts greater freedom to take “appropriate risks” in order to deliver better care for patients through innovative services.
Within its annual plan for 2014-15, the regulator stated it will continue to help NHS foundation trusts develop their capabilities and...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-encourages-nhs-to-be-innovative-to-deliver-changeMon, 23 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTMental Health Networks launch an 'information revolution'
The launch of the new Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks represents a ‘revolution in information’, according to NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health.
Dr Geraldine Strathdee said: “I am absolutely delighted to be part of this launch, which marks the culmination of...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-networks-launch-an-information-revolutionFri, 20 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTOut-of-date NHS death stats pose 'threat to public health'
Official statistics on deaths in England and Wales are up to two and a half years out of date, a group of scientists, doctors and charities has warned.
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, the group said that delayed registrations pose a risk to public health by potentially undermining the evidence base for public health...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-date-nhs-death-stats-pose-threat-to-public-healthFri, 20 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTRCGP inquiry to investigate how GP role should change
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has established an inquiry to look at how the NHS and general practice can provide the best care for patients at a time of ‘constrained resources’.
During the work of the Inquiry into Patient-Centred Care in the Twenty-First Century, a panel of twelve experts in NHS care...
http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/rcgp-inquiry-to-investigate-how-gp-role-should-change
418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-inquiry-to-investigate-how-gp-role-should-changeFri, 20 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTDementia research to be 'significantly' bolstered in UK
Plans for a ‘big, bold push’ in tackling dementia are to be put in place today, but progress on research and treatment for the illness has been "achingly slow" in the past, an expert has warned.
Dr Dennis Gillings, the World Dementia Envoy, has warned that if global leaders do not incentivise businesses to invest in...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-research-to-be-significantly-bolstered-in-uk-Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:45:00 GMTRCN rejects proposal to charge patients for GP visits
A motion to charge patients visiting their GP £10 at the point of service has been ‘overwhelmingly’ defeated by delegates at the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) annual conference in Liverpool.
The proposition - this meeting of RCN Congress believes that a fixed fee should be charged for GP appointments - as...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-rejects-proposal-to-charge-patients-for-gp-visitsThu, 19 Jun 2014 10:15:00 GMTAnticoagulants could prevent 7,000 strokes a year - NICE
Around 7,000 strokes could be prevented each year in the UK through the improved treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) with anticoagulants, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
NICE stated that between 800,000 and 1,050,000 people in the UK have AF, which causes an irregular heartbeat...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anticoagulants-could-prevent-7000-strokes-a-year--nice-Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTNHS whistle-blowing reports almost double to CQC
The number of whistle-blowers reporting concerns to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) helpline has almost doubled in the last year, the Commons Health Committee has been told.
David Behan CBE, the chief executive of the regulator, stated that more and more people were feeling comfortable in “coming forward” and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-whistle-blowing-reports-almost-double-to-cqcWed, 18 Jun 2014 11:03:00 GMTEye care service access limited for adults with learning disabilities - LOCSU
A high proportion of adults suffering with severe learning difficulties are being failed by the NHS by not having access to potentially life-transforming sight tests, the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) has claimed.
LOCSU along with charity SeeAbility has stated that up to 985,000 of England’s 1,012,000 learning...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eye-care-service-access-limited-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities-locsuWed, 18 Jun 2014 11:02:00 GMTHSCIC uncovers 'significant lapses' in patient confidentiality
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has set out a rolling programme of spot checks across a large number of organisations that have received medical records after an investigation uncovered “significant administrative lapses” in protecting patient confidentiality.
Following the completion of a review of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-uncovers-significant-lapses-in-patient-confidentialityWed, 18 Jun 2014 11:01:00 GMTNHS should learn from supermarket business models, claims Reform
The NHS should adopt the same type of thinking that has cut costs and improved quality in grocery retail, high street retail, supermarkets and car manufacturing, according to a new report from think-tank Reform.
Produced by Professor Paul Corrigan and co-author Mike Parish, CEO of the independent health company Care UK, the report warns...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-should-learn-from-supermarket-business-models-claims-reformWed, 18 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTNHS patient information lost in data breach
Thousands of NHS patients may have been affected by a number of data breaches dating back to June 2013 by Birmingham-based Diagnostic Health Systems.
The BBC has reported that patient data was stored unencrypted by the private firm, which carries out ultrasound scans for the NHS.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) had been notified...
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419,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-patient-information-lost-in-data-breach-Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:45:00 GMTUK's health service the best in the west
The UK’s health service has been ranked as the best out of 11 of the world’s wealthiest countries in a new report.
The ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ study, conducted by American think tank The Commonwealth Fund, compared the quality, efficiency, cost and performance of the US health system with those of Canada and...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uks-health-service-the-best-in-the-westTue, 17 Jun 2014 14:30:00 GMTA&E under-staffing 'risking patient care'
Patient care in England is at risk because of a shortfall in the number of registered nurses, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned, writes Tom Leighton.
It has released new figures showing that up to 18% of emergency department nursing posts are not filled on a permanent basis.
Although this shortfall is partially...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-under-staffing-risking-patient-careTue, 17 Jun 2014 10:15:00 GMTNHS staff could face jail for 'wilful neglect'
Plans to introduce a new criminal offence of ‘wilful neglect’ means that NHS staff could face the risk of going to jail if they mistreat patients.
Under consultation proposals set out by the Department of Health, deliberate or reckless behaviour towards patients will become punishable by up to five years in prison and £5...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-could-face-jail-for-wilful-neglect-Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:30:00 GMTNo clear evidence of poorer care in small hospitals - Monitor
There is no clear evidence that smaller acute hospitals perform any worse than their clinically larger counterparts, and there is an opportunity for them to “survive and thrive”, healthcare regulator Monitor has stated.
Its latest report – Facing the future: smaller acute providers – analysed a comprehensive range...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-clear-evidence-of-poorer-care-in-small-hospitals-monitorMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:30:00 GMTPay gap between nurses and senior managers 'widening'
Nurses say they are angry that NHS executive director pay has increased by an average of 6.1% over the last two years, compared to a 1.6% rise in earnings for nurses, midwives and health visitors.
The findings of the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) report – ‘All in it together? The Executive pay bill in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-gap-between-nurses-and-senior-managers-wideningMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:30:00 GMTCement used in hip replacements linked with deaths
The use of cement in partial hip replacement surgery has been linked to 41 deaths in the UK, researchers from Imperial College London have warned in the online journal BMJ Open.
The report authors, who include the former chief medical officer for England, Professor Liam Donaldson, say that the risk is relatively rare. But they do state...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cement-used-in-hip-replacements-linked-with-deathsFri, 13 Jun 2014 13:45:00 GMTDisplaying doctors' names can help deliver good patient care - AoMRC
Hospitals must develop a way to display the name of doctors and nurses providing care for patients to ensure people receive good quality care.
This is according to new guidance published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), which says displaying the information of the Responsible Consultant/Clinician and the Named Nurse helps...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/displaying-doctors-names-can-help-deliver-good-patient-care--aomrcFri, 13 Jun 2014 13:45:00 GMTNHS aims to 'optimise' use of medicines for patients
NHS England has launched a Medicines Optimisation Prototype Dashboard in an effort to reduce millions of pounds worth of drugs waste, while improving medicine use for patients.
The dashboard has been designed to encourage CCGs and trusts to think more about how well their patients are supported to use medicine and less about focusing on...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-aims-to-optimise-use-of-medicines-for-patientsFri, 13 Jun 2014 13:45:00 GMTPHE to tackle wide-ranging health issues in next year
Over the next year Public Health England (PHE) will be extremely busy carrying out a wide range of actions in order to improve public health – ranging from supporting local NHS service integration through to developing a Health and Wellbeing Framework.
The national public health agency, which has a remit to improve and protect the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-to-tackle-wide-ranging-health-issues-in-next-year-Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:30:00 GMTMental health trust's single point of referral wins CQC praise
The CQC has delivered a mixed but mostly positive report on South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, praising many aspects of the organisation’s care but also raising areas for improvement.
England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said it is well-led, compassionate and that staff...
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412,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-trusts-single-point-of-referral-wins-cqc-praiseThu, 12 Jun 2014 14:30:00 GMTLack of eye health services blamed for 270,000 avoidable A&E visits
More than 250,000 A&E visits could be avoided each year if services for minor eye conditions, such as displaced contact lenses and conjunctivitis, were made available locally, according to new analysis by the Local Optical Committees Support Unit (LOCSU).
LOCSU stated that around three in four patients who attended hospital emergency...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-eye-health-services-blamed-for-270000-avoidable-ae-visits-Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:00:00 GMTMental health treatment in police stations 'improving'
Efforts to improve support for people with mental health problems in the criminal justice system have been made, but this will need to be sustained for at least another five years to put the vision into practice nationwide, an independent commission has concluded.
The commission, chaired by Lord Bradley, has released a report, supported...
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414,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-treatment-in-police-stations-improvingWed, 11 Jun 2014 10:15:00 GMTLeading doctors urge NICE to scrap plans to extend use of statins
Proposals that would extend the use of statin drugs to millions more people to help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes should be scrapped, say a group of eminent doctors.
In February, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published draft guidance calling for the threshold for...
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412,408,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leading-doctors-urge-nice-to-scrap-plans-to-extend-use-of-statinsWed, 11 Jun 2014 09:45:00 GMTMidwifery academic argues that postnatal care is at crisis point
A national shortage of 4,800 midwives in England, a drive for NHS resource savings and an increase in the UK birth rate is creating a postnatal care ‘crisis point’.
This is according to Dr Debra Bick (pictured), Professor of Evidence Based Midwifery Practice at King’s College, London, who believes there needs to be a new...
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405,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwifery-academic-argues-that-postnatal-care-is-at-crisis-pointWed, 11 Jun 2014 09:45:00 GMTEnd top-down interference in NHS - King's Fund
There should be a stronger emphasis on devolution within the NHS and a more proportionate approach to regulation in healthcare, according to a new report by The King’s Fund.
The report, ‘Reforming the NHS from within: beyond hierarchy, inspection and markets’, argues that a new political settlement is needed to clarify...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-top-down-interference-in-nhs-kings-fundWed, 11 Jun 2014 09:15:00 GMTChair steps down at troubled Morecambe Bay trust
The chair of the troubled University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, John Cowdall, has decided to step down.
In a statement released today, he said: “In my time here, I have seen the trust under the sterling leadership of Jackie Daniel and the new Board of Directors guide our hospitals through a significant period...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chair-steps-down-at-troubled-morecambe-bay-trustTue, 10 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMTNorth east trust becomes first to buy-out of PFI deal
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has become the first in the country to terminate its private finance initiative (PFI) contract, made possible by a loan from its local council.
The £114m loan from Northumberland County Council will allow the trust to pay off private contractors who built and ran Hexham General Hospital, a...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-east-trust-becomes-first-to-buy-out-of-pfi-dealTue, 10 Jun 2014 10:45:00 GMTBasildon hospital trust taken out of special measures
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been taken out of special measures following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
The trust’s leadership team say that “local people now have a hospital they can be proud of”.
The trust had been one of 11 placed into special measures by...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/basildon-hospital-trust-taken-out-of-special-measuresTue, 10 Jun 2014 10:30:00 GMTNew guide to help patients 'take control of health'
A new guide to the NHS Health Check has been made available – providing information, videos, case studies and lists of health and fitness apps designed to help people take control of their health.
Developed by NHS Choices, which is managed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), in close collaboration with the NHS...
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409,411,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-guide-to-help-patients-take-control-of-healthMon, 09 Jun 2014 12:45:00 GMTNHS failing disabled young people transferring to adult services - CQC
Young people with physical disabilities or illnesses are not always getting the necessary care and support they need from the NHS when they are transferred on to adult care services, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.
The health and social care regulator stated that there are problems with the ‘transition’ process...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-failing-disabled-young-people-transferring-to-adult-services--cqcMon, 09 Jun 2014 12:45:00 GMTUK tobacco control campaigner wins WHO award
Tobacco control campaigner Ailsa Rutter has been awarded a World Health Organisation (WHO) World No Tobacco Day medal in recognition of her work in tackling smoking in the north east.
She is the only person in the UK to win the award, and was interviewed by NHE's sister title PSE just over a year ago.
Rutter, who set up Fresh –...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-tobacco-control-campaigner-wins-who-awardMon, 09 Jun 2014 12:15:00 GMTDH 'still plans' to legislate on healthcare regulation
The Department of Health still plans to legislate on professional healthcare regulation but when “Parliamentary time allows”, NHE has been told.
Following the omission of the Law Commission’s proposed bill from the Queen’s Speech this week, regulators expressed their disappointment.
But a DH spokesperson told...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-still-plans-to-legislate-on-healthcare-regulationFri, 06 Jun 2014 11:45:00 GMTConfed: Burnham outlines national info campaign on NHS change
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has suggested a nationwide information campaign and leaflets to every home to explain the changes that are needed to the NHS, hospitals and care.
In his keynote speech at the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool today, Burnham said the lack of public awareness and knowledge...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confed-burnham-outlines-national-info-campaign-on-nhs-changeFri, 06 Jun 2014 11:30:00 GMT15-year workforce planning strategy launched at Confed
Health Education England (HEE) has launched a 15-year strategic framework for the training of the NHS workforce to ensure it is fit for the future and adapts to changing demographics, service delivery patterns, technology and culture.
The ‘Framework 15’ document was unveiled at the NHS Confederation annual conference and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flexible-care-required-to-meet-future-patient-needs-heeThu, 05 Jun 2014 15:15:00 GMTHealthcare regulation reform fails to make Queen's Speech
The Law Commission’s proposed Regulation of Health & Social Care Professionals Bill failed to make it into this year’s Queen’s Speech – leaving many regulators feeling ‘disappointed’.
On top of this, there was no mention of pre-legislative scrutiny for the draft Bill, which aims to create a single...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-regulation-reform-fails-to-make-queens-speechThu, 05 Jun 2014 15:15:00 GMTStevens calls for 'horses for courses' change at NHS Confed
The NHS Confederation annual conference got off to a great start yesterday with well-received speeches from Rob Webster and Simon Stevens among the highlights of the day.
Webster - the new chief executive of the Confed - touched on some of the key themes that have dominated the event so far, including money, integration, transformation...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-calls-for-horses-for-courses-change-at-nhs-confedThu, 05 Jun 2014 15:00:00 GMTLamb tells Confed: pool all health and care budgets
Health minister Norman Lamb MP has backed the idea of single pooled budget for health and care in every local area, along with joint commissioning of both, suggesting it’s an idea he’d like to see in the Lib Dem manifesto ahead of the next election.
The care and support minister, giving the first keynote speech on day two of...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-careThu, 05 Jun 2014 14:45:00 GMTPHE confirms more cases of 'poisoned' hospital feeds
A further three cases of premature babies being infected by a contaminated drip have been confirmed by Public Health England (PHE).
This takes the total number of cases to 18, including one case in which a newborn baby died. The regulator stated that the babies, who are suffering from blood poisoning (septicaemia), were in neonatal...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-confirms-more-cases-of-poisoned-hospital-feedsThu, 05 Jun 2014 14:00:00 GMTRobert Francis appointed to CQC board
Robert Francis QC has joined the board of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), praising its “continuing development as a role model of transparency and openness”.
The three-year, £7,883 per annum appointment was made by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
CQC chairman David Prior said: “The appointment of Robert...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/robert-francis-appointed-to-cqc-boardWed, 04 Jun 2014 09:15:00 GMTDorrell quits as health select committee chair
Stephen Dorrell MP has resigned as health select committee chair with immediate effect.
The former health secretary has held the position since 2010.
Dorrell is due to appear tonight on a panel at the NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool with three other former health ministers – Edwina Currie, Frank Dobson and...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dorrell-quits-as-health-select-committee-chairWed, 04 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMTUnions warn of strike action over pay as Confed gets underway
Unite, the country’s largest union, has said it has received ‘a very clear mandate’ from its healthcare members to reject the government’s 1% pay offer, including a move to industrial action, if there is no progress.
This week, the union is launching its ‘think again’ on NHS pay campaign with events...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-warn-of-strike-action-over-pay-as-confed-gets-underwayWed, 04 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMTThree days of great healthcare debate and discussion
This year’s NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition began this morning at ACC Liverpool. The NHE team is on stand H17, and our reporters will be at as many events as possible.
One of the highlight of today will be NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens' speech at 2.10pm.
The Confed event, one of the most important...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-days-of-great-healthcare-debate-and-discussionWed, 04 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMTWhistleblowing leads agenda at Patient Safety Congress
Whistleblowing, regulation and professionalism led the agenda and debate at the recent Patient Safety Congress 2014 in Liverpool.
The event, which ran from 21-22 May at the BT Convention Centre, was attended by more than 1,200 delegates, who heard health secretary Jeremy Hunt encourage more whistleblowing.
When asked if he would be...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistleblowing-leads-agenda-at-patient-safety-congressTue, 03 Jun 2014 13:00:00 GMTMental health training needed for perinatal care - MHN
Health professionals in contact with women during pregnancy and early motherhood should be provided with extra training and support to detect, intervene and treat mental health problems at an early stage, the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) has stated.
In a new briefing, ‘A good start in life: Improving...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-training-needed-for-perinatal-care--mhnTue, 03 Jun 2014 12:45:00 GMTPatients sectioned 'to secure hospital beds'
A growing number of patients are being sectioned in order to secure a bed as financial cuts and pressures are taking their toll on mental health services, according to a survey of junior doctors.
The study by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Psychiatric Trainees' Committee (PTC) revealed that 24% of junior doctors reported that a...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-sectioned-to-secure-hospital-bedsMon, 02 Jun 2014 14:30:00 GMTFoundation trust recruitment up but surpluses plunge
NHS Foundation trusts hired an additional 24,000 members of staff last year, three times what was planned, despite a significant fall in their surpluses, according to a new report from Monitor.
The regulator’s report – Performance of the foundation trust sector - Year ended 31 March 2014 – highlighted that year-end...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-recruitment-up-but-surpluses-plunge-Fri, 30 May 2014 13:30:00 GMTPrescription drugs to treat alcohol dependency cost NHS £3m
The NHS has spent more than £3m on dispensing prescription drugs to treat alcohol dependency in the last year, new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have revealed.
The report - Statistics on Alcohol - England, 2014 – also highlighted that more than one million hospital admissions related...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescription-drugs-to-treat-alcohol-dependency-cost-nhs-3m-Fri, 30 May 2014 13:30:00 GMTNHS England boss calls for more local hospitals
There should be a shift away from big centralised hospitals and a move towards expanding local services to treat people in their communities, the new head of NHS England has said.
Simon Stevens, who took over from Sir David Nicholson at the beginning of April, has signalled a marked change in policy because, under the current system...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-boss-calls-for-more-local-hospitals-Fri, 30 May 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS guidance on mental health care a 'step in the right direction'
New NHS guidance for commissioners and GPs aimed at helping them support patients choosing their mental health care is an “important step in the right direction”, the NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network has told NHE.
The new guidance covers issues such as how to support patients in the choices they are able to...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-guidance-on-mental-health-care-a-step-in-the-right-direction-Thu, 29 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTCare.data should be opt-in - GPs
Data extraction from patient records should only take place with the “explicit and informed” consent of patients “opting-in”, GPs have stated.
During the Local Medical Committees conference in York, nearly three-quarters of the representatives said they believed care.data extraction should be reliant on patients...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caredata-should-be-opt-in--gpsThu, 29 May 2014 12:00:00 GMTWHO told to resist urge to 'control' e-cigarettes
A letter signed by more than 50 public health specialists in the UK has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to resist the urge to “control and suppress” e-cigarettes.
The plea comes as the global health adviser is preparing to publish global guidelines on the devices. But the letter says the devices - which deliver...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/who-told-to-resist-urge-to-control-e-cigarettesThu, 29 May 2014 12:00:00 GMTDeveloping new system leadersChris Lake, head of professional development at the NHS Leadership Academy, discusses the new Intersect programme, which will help develop the next generation of system leaders.
The NHS Leadership Academy, with partners from across health, social care, education, local government, children’s and emergency services, has launched a new...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/developing-new-system-leadersWed, 28 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTExamining nursing education in EnglandJackie Smith, chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, talks to NHE about the new Shape of Caring review, which has been launched to examine the training and education of nurses in England.
A major review into the training and education of nurses and healthcare assistants in England has been launched to improve standards of...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/examining-nursing-education-in-englandWed, 28 May 2014 17:00:00 GMTRoom for improvementA new report has shown that more needs to be done to prevent sharps injuries, says Paul de Raeve, Secretary General of the European Federation of Nurses Associations.
It is a topic that has increasingly come to the fore in recent years, and it is evident that, when it comes to safety, healthcare professionals, especially nurses, are committed...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/room-for-improvementWed, 28 May 2014 16:45:00 GMTThe opportunity of EAMS - earlier guidance is only the startWhether in health, education or finance, innovation isn’t simply about creating something new. To have impact, promising products, tools and services need to be identified, shared and taken up. So how do we get the best and most promising medicines, technologies and services to those who can benefit from them? Kathleen Stokes, senior...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-opportunity-of-eams-earlier-guidance-is-only-the-startWed, 28 May 2014 16:30:00 GMTOnline consultations - the future?Leicester Medical School is the first in the country to teach its first year junior doctors how to hold online consultations. NHE spoke to teaching fellow Dr Ron Hsu, who has led on the initiative.
In our March/April 2014 edition, NHE interviewed Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, the founder of the Patients Know Best (PKB) records platform.
We...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/online-consultations-the-futureWed, 28 May 2014 16:15:00 GMTImproving access to patient information at the country's biggest health and care trustAmy Freeman, chief information officer at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust, spoke to NHE to explain how investing £13m in a new clinical system at the trust will improve efficiency, patient information and safety.
In April, the NHS Trust Development Authority gave its formal stamp of approval for Staffordshire...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-access-to-patient-information-at-the-countrys-biggest-health-and-care-trustWed, 28 May 2014 16:00:00 GMTImproving efficiency with eProcurementNHE takes a look at what the Department of Health’s newly launched eProcurement strategy will mean for trusts across the country, with input from Steve Graham, eProcurement lead at the Department of Health. David Stevenson reports.
The Department of Health (DH) launched its NHS eProcurement Strategy on 7 May with grand claims about...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-efficiency-with-eprocurementWed, 28 May 2014 15:45:00 GMTSelf care is for everybodySusan Swientozielskyj, head of long term conditions in the Nursing Directorate for NHS England, and a board member of the Self Care Forum, talks to NHE about why it is imperative for people to take more control of their own health – and how NHS England can help.
Susan Swientozielskyj has more than 30 years’ experience in nursing...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/self-care-is-for-everybodyWed, 28 May 2014 15:45:00 GMTChanging how we change the NHSThe NHS is the biggest single healthcare system in the world and it deserves to be recognised as being the best at healthcare improvement in the world. NHS Improving Quality’s new managing director Steve Fairman examines how we’re changing the way we change and improve the NHS.
We all read and hear every day that the NHS is in...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changing-how-we-change-the-nhsWed, 28 May 2014 15:30:00 GMTThe 10 important features of Intermediate CareSteph Palmerone and Mike Speakman have been looking at successes and failures in Intermediate Care. They have come to some very clear conclusions.
Everyone knows there is something wrong with the number of people we admit to hospital. Successive reviews of acute in-patient episodes in many health economies show needless occupied bed-days...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-10-important-features-of-intermediate-careWed, 28 May 2014 15:15:00 GMTReforming regulationTim Spencer-Lane, a lawyer at the Law Commission responsible for the review into regulation of health and social care professional regulation in the UK, gave a talk in Manchester about the draft Bill to create a single legal framework for all healthcare regulators. NHE’s David Stevenson was there, and later spoke to Nursing & Midwifery...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforming-regulationWed, 28 May 2014 15:00:00 GMTNHS Health Checks up 9.5% - PHE
More than 1.3 million people have accepted an offer to attend an NHS Health Check in the last 12 months, a 9.5% increase compared to the previous year, according to new figures from Public Health England (PHE).
Out of the eligible population, 2.82 million people across all 152 local authorities in England were offered an NHS Health...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-health-checks-up-95-phe-Wed, 28 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS to invest £33m in re-procurement of NHS 111
NHS England is to invest £33m in the re-procurement of telephony services for NHS 111 to make further ‘improvements’ to the service.
NHS 111, the non-urgent telephone line rolled out by the DH as a lower-priority alternative to phoning 999, was due to be in place across England by April 2013. However, this was...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-invest-33m-in-re-procurement-of-nhs-111Wed, 28 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTRealistic weight loss goals key to tackling obesity - NICE
Losing a small amount of weight, but most importantly helping prevent those pounds from coming back, can help improve the health of people who are overweight, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Its latest weight loss guidelines makes recommendations on the provision of effective...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/realistic-weight-loss-goals-key-to-tackling-obesity--nice-Wed, 28 May 2014 11:30:00 GMT'I don't think we should be deterred in any way by worrying about the political reaction'The Barker Commission seems set to make radical recommendations in its final report on health and social care integration later this year. NHE spoke to commission member Julian Le Grand, professor of social policy at LSE and former senior policy adviser to Tony Blair.
On 24 April, the Barker Commission – more formally, the...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/i-dont-think-we-should-be-deterred-in-any-way-by-worrying-about-the-political-reactionWed, 28 May 2014 09:30:00 GMTNHS SBS targets supply chain transformation with e-invoicing
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), a leading business support services provider to the NHS, has entered a new partnership to help transform the health sector’s supply chain by encouraging the use of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing).
By using the Tradeshift platform, NHS SBS is hoping to make the invoicing side of its...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sbs-targets-supply-chain-transformation-with-e-invoicing-Wed, 28 May 2014 08:45:00 GMTSlow progress made on reducing never event blunders
NHS data has revealed that on more than 120 occasions in the last 12 months hospitals have reported that they ‘wrongly’ left foreign objects inside patients.
Out of a total of 312 never events – the serious errors in care that put patients at risk of harm and that should not happen if full preventative procedures...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/slow-progress-made-on-reducing-never-event-blunders-Tue, 27 May 2014 16:45:00 GMTCQC enforcement actions double
During the last year the number of enforcement actions issued by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to the health sector nearly doubled, according to new data.
In the last 12 months, the CQC undertook 1,523 enforcement actions compared with
1,029 in 2012/13, a 48% increase, with the vast majority (86%) occurring in the adult social...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-enforcement-actions-double-Tue, 27 May 2014 16:30:00 GMTFunding losses having 'devastating impact' on patient services - GPs
The loss of vital funding and a lack of government support will have a “devastating impact” on many practices and patient care, GP leaders have warned.
During the Local Medical Committees (LMC) conference in York, GPs supported a motion saying that the decision to end funding to GP practices through the Minimum Practice Income...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-losses-having-devastating-impact-on-patient-services--gpsFri, 23 May 2014 13:45:00 GMTNHS care home drug supplier closes
All care homes expecting medicines from Pharmacy Plus have been told to seek an alternative pharmacy provider, as the company has gone into administration.
Pharmacy Plus, a specialist community pharmacy contractor based in Bristol, supplied about 400 care homes across England with the medicines residents required.
In an alert sent...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-care-home-drug-supplier-closes-Fri, 23 May 2014 13:45:00 GMTNHS should encourage whistleblowing - Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for greater transparency in the health service and has encouraged whistleblowing within the NHS to report concerns relating to patient care.
In his keynote speech at the Patient Safety Congress in Liverpool, he said: “We have to create the culture where people on the front line are...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-should-encouraging-whistleblowing-hunt-Fri, 23 May 2014 13:45:00 GMTMajority of patients right to visit A&E
Only 15% of patients attending A&E departments could be seen by a GP without the need for a hospital assessment, according to a new report from the College of Emergency Medicine.
The report, conducted by Candesic, looked at what was happening in 12 A&E units over a 24-hour period in March, and found that 85% of patients who...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/majority-of-patients-right-to-visit-aeThu, 22 May 2014 09:30:00 GMTPilot scheme to help GPs tackle long-term conditions
NHS England is to trial a new pilot scheme aimed at helping GPs assess the care and support needs of patients with long-term conditions.
Known as patient activation, the assessment tool has been designed to help GPs put people with long-term conditions at the centre of the care and support they receive.
For instance, it...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pilot-scheme-to-help-gps-tackle-long-term-conditions-Thu, 22 May 2014 09:30:00 GMTStevens calls for greater diversity in NHS leadership
NHS England boss Simons Stevens has called for “greater diversity” in the leadership of the NHS, during The King’s Fund’s annual leadership summit.
He argued that the healthcare service has the power to unleash “creative energy” especially if it works together with patients and carers. However, he...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stevens-calls-for-greater-diversity-in-nhs-leadership-Thu, 22 May 2014 09:30:00 GMTColour-coded service change
2020health.org recently launched its new report, ‘Healthcare and the economy 2: Going with the flow’. The briefing paper by chief executive Julia Manning and operations director Gail Beer looks beyond ‘the NHS must change’ mantra to actually consider how to change. Below is an extract on the proposal to ‘colour...
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426,405,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/colour-coded-service-changeWed, 21 May 2014 08:45:00 GMTNHS needs 'collective leadership' to tackle lack of pride
Only one in five doctors and nurses believe there is pride and optimism among the staff at their trust, compared to 63% of executive directors.
In two reports published today, health think tank The King's Fund and ‘executive education’ provider the Center for Creative Leadership say the NHS must promote collective leadership...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-collective-leadership-to-tackle-lack-of-prideWed, 21 May 2014 08:45:00 GMTManagement award for trust tackling deficit
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and consultancy EY have won a major management award for their success in cutting “one of the largest NHS budget deficits in history” while improving outcomes and access for patients.
The trust won the Performance Improvement in the Public Sector award from the MCA (Management Consultancies...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/management-award-for-trust-tackling-deficitWed, 21 May 2014 08:30:00 GMTKidney care receives innovation boost
The winners of a £3.6m funding competition to address the life-changing effects of kidney failure have been announced.
The competition, launched last year, was funded by the Department of Health via SBRI Healthcare, whose chief executive Karen Livingstone was recently interviewed by NHE.
There were 14 winners in the...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kidney-care-receives-innovation-boostTue, 20 May 2014 10:15:00 GMTMonitor steps in over north west pathology merger
Monitor is to review a proposed merger of pathology services between two trusts in the north west of England.
The regulator will undertake a first phase review of the proposed partnering of the pathology services of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Southport said its own...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-steps-in-over-north-west-pathology-mergerMon, 19 May 2014 12:30:00 GMTHow can healthcare services be managed effectively?
Dr Janet Harrison, programme director for the MSc Healthcare Management and Governance Programme at Loughborough University, discusses the ever-changing NHS.
The management of the NHS is crucial to the wellbeing of the country. However, the institution is nearly 70 years old. The NHS seems to reflect the state of health of 70-year-olds in...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-can-healthcare-services-be-managed-effectivelyMon, 19 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTMaking buying cheaper and easier
Relationships between hospital trusts and their suppliers are changing. NHE got an in-depth understanding of just how big the impacts of these changes are from Ali Ali, head of procurement at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Martin Matkin, director of Cook Medical’s Healthcare Business Solutions team in...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-buying-cheaper-and-easierMon, 19 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTCare Bill becomes law
After passing through the House of Lords, the government’s Care Bill has received royal assent, becoming law on May 14, and bringing with it sweeping reform for care and support across the country.
Under the legislation, there are provisions in place for delivering a minimum eligibility threshold – a set of criteria that...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-bill-becomes-law-Fri, 16 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTOlder nurses encouraged to return to NHS
Older nurses are being encouraged to return to work in the NHS because of concerns over a staff shortage in experienced or specialised nurses.
Research conducted on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) by NHS Employers revealed that 83% of trust respondents are experiencing “qualified nursing workforce supply...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/older-nurses-encouraged-to-return-to-nhsFri, 16 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTCMA clears way for Heatherwood hospital takeover
A planned takeover of the Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HWPH), which the CQC said should be placed in special measures earlier this month, has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The potential acquisition by neighbouring Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (FPH) has been...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cma-clears-way-for-heatherwood-hospital-takeoverThu, 15 May 2014 10:00:00 GMTEnd-of-life care varies across English hospitals, audit reveals
A new audit has revealed that the provision of care for people dying in hospitals across England varies significantly, with training and support outlined as areas of improvement.
The National Care of the Dying Audit for Hospitals revealed that mandatory training in care of the dying was only required for doctors in 19% of Trusts and...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-of-life-care-varies-across-english-hospitals-audit-reveals-Thu, 15 May 2014 10:00:00 GMTChoose and Book being 'quietly dropped'
The incoming NHS e-Referral Service, to replace the £356m Choose and Book system, is to use “agile” and “open” technologies building on the success of the outgoing programme, NHS England says.
Choose and Book was introduced in 2004 as a national electronic appointment booking service,but the contract with...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/choose-and-book-being-quietly-droppedWed, 14 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTNew partnership to fight pharmacy fraud and corruption
NHS Protect has entered a new agreement with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to tackle fraud and corruption within pharmacy services while freeing-up resources for better patient care.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) sets out collaborative work with regulatory bodies and improves the scope of its intelligence and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-partnership-to-fight-pharmacy-fraud-and-corruptionWed, 14 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS England boss to 'clamp down' on expenses
The new head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has promised to “clamp down” on lavish spending and ban first-class travel for NHS officials, following the revelation that nine executives spent almost £200,000 last year on fine dining, taxi fares and hotels at up to £500 a night.
Stevens, who took a voluntary £20...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-boss-to-clampdown-on-expensesWed, 14 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTOxford hospitals 'good' but John Radcliffe must improve - CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the overall quality of services provided by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust as ‘good’, but the John Radcliffe Hospital still requires improvement.
In February of this year a team of 51 inspectors visited the trust's four hospital sites–
Churchill Hospital, the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oxford-hospitalsgoodbut-john-radcliffe-improvements-needed-cqcWed, 14 May 2014 11:30:00 GMTMiliband pledges GP appointments within 48 hours
Under a Labour government patients in England would be ‘guaranteed’ a GP appointment within 48 hours and those who need it would get one within 24 hours.
This was according to party leader Ed Miliband who, in a speech yesterday evening, also promised that an extra £100m – generated from savings made elsewhere...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/miliband-pledges-gp-appointments-within-48-hoursTue, 13 May 2014 10:45:00 GMTNICE calls for more midwife-led births
Women experiencing a ‘low-risk’ pregnancy should be encouraged to give birth in midwife-led units (MLUs), or at home, because it is better for them and their babies than traditional doctor-led labour wards and just as safe, draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised.
NICE...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-calls-for-more-midwife-led-births-Tue, 13 May 2014 10:30:00 GMTDon't jump to conclusions - look at the BCF facts
Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka, managing directors at PPL, urge critics of the Better Care Fund to examine the arguments first.
In the past week, there has been increasing public debate as to the value of the Better Care Fund.
On one side, the Better Care Fund has been put forward as a solution to one of the biggest problems...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-jump-to-conclusions-look-at-the-bcf-factsMon, 12 May 2014 14:30:00 GMTFew to benefit from care cost cap
Pensioners hoping to benefit from the government’s care cap could be in for a shock as most will pay double the fee limit, because many costs are not included, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has warned.
There are three types of care costs: daily living costs; local authority set care costs; and top-up care costs....
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/few-to-benefit-from-care-cost-capMon, 12 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTNew tool assesses impact of money worries on mental health
A new, interactive tool has been launched by NHS Choices and the Money Advice Service to assess the impact money worries can have on mental health.
The latest tool asks users several questions designed to detect signs of stress, worry or low mood and offers tailored information and advice based on users’ responses.
Additionally...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-tool-assesses-impact-of-money-worries-on-mental-healthMon, 12 May 2014 13:00:00 GMTCQC aims to clarify roles in safeguarding vulnerable adults
Health and care workers and organisations have been given new guidelines on the ways they must work together to prevent abuse and safeguard adult social care.
The new CQC document – ‘Safeguarding Adults – Roles and Responsibilities in Health and Care Service’ – highlights that putting the person at the centre...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-aims-to-clarify-roles-in-safeguarding-vulnerable-adultsFri, 09 May 2014 12:30:00 GMTeProcurementStrategy will drive efficiency - DH
The Department of Health has released the NHS eProcurement strategy, with an ambition that all NHS purchase-to-pay transactions and category management activities be undertaken electronically.
The strategy comes after last autumn’s ‘Better Procurement, Better Value, Better Care’ document, which established a new...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eprocurementstrategy-will-drive-efficiency--dhFri, 09 May 2014 12:30:00 GMTOne in four deaths 'avoidable' - ONS
One in four deaths across England and Wales in 2012 were ‘avoidable’, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The report, Avoidable Mortality in England and Wales 2012, highlighted that the leading cause of avoidable death was ischaemic heart disease in males and lung cancer in females.
In...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-four-deaths-avoidable-onsFri, 09 May 2014 12:30:00 GMTPublic satisfaction with A&E services drops
Public satisfaction with accident and emergency (A&E) services in the NHS has dropped to its lowest level since 2008, according to British Social Attitudes survey data for 2013.
Published by the King’s Fund, the report highlighted that A&E satisfaction last year dropped from 59% to 53%. The fall follows a number of...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-satisfaction-with-ae-services-dropsWed, 07 May 2014 14:00:00 GMTAgencies must ensure carers can speak English
Care agencies should ensure that carers they recruit can speak English before placing them in vulnerable people’s homes, a government adviser has said.
Dr Shereen Hussein, of King's College London's Social Care Workforce Research Unit and a scientific adviser to the Department of Health, added that poor language skills could...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agencies-must-ensure-carers-can-speak-english-Wed, 07 May 2014 10:30:00 GMTHospitals aim to reduce DVT in stroke patients
Hospitals across England are preparing to receive potentially lifesaving equipment to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in stroke patients, as part of the national Living Longer Lives programme.
Spearheaded by NHS Improving Quality, the campaign will see stroke units across the country take delivery of intermittent pneumatic...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-aim-to-reduce-dvt-in-stroke-patients-Wed, 07 May 2014 10:30:00 GMTPoliticians face 'Challenge' over NHS pledges
A coalition of leading health and care organisations has challenged the UK’s political parties to produce election manifestos with pledges that allow the NHS to tackle challenges faced by the system at local level.
Launched by the NHS Confederation, the 2015 Challenge Declaration consists of seven challenges and calls on...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/politicians-face-challenge-over-nhs-pledges-Wed, 07 May 2014 10:30:00 GMTAll NHS staff to receive specialist dementia training
All NHS staff will be able to receive specialist dementia training by 2018, a new government mandate has revealed.
After the success of delivering Tier 1 dementia training to more than 100,000 NHS staff, the government has called on Health Education England (HEE) to roll out the programme so every NHS staff member is dementia...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-nhs-staff-to-receive-specialist-dementia-training-Fri, 02 May 2014 16:15:00 GMTCCGs offered enhanced primary care commissioning powers
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has revealed that England’s 211 clinically-led local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will get new powers to improve local health services under a new co-commissioning initiative.
Speaking at the Annual Conference of NHS Clinical Commissioners in London, he said: “I am...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-offered-enhanced-primary-care-commissioning-powersFri, 02 May 2014 16:15:00 GMTJob satisfaction mixed for public health consultants - CfWI
Public health consultants and specialists rated their job satisfaction as six out of 10 on average, according to a new report from The Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI).
Commissioned by Public Health England, Health Education England and the Department of Health, the online study also found that those working in universities...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/job-satisfaction-mixed-for-public-health-consultants--cfwi-Fri, 02 May 2014 16:15:00 GMTHealthy diet 'unaffordable' for many UK households
Many families in the UK are living in poverty and do not earn enough income for a “decent diet”, according to the UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) in an open letter to prime minister David Cameron in The Lancet.
They have called on the PM to take action by setting up an independent working group to monitor UK nutrition...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-diet-unaffordable-for-many-uk-householdsThu, 01 May 2014 12:15:00 GMTNHS facing 'inevitable' financial crisis - King's Fund
The NHS is facing an ‘inevitable’ financial crisis, with damaging consequences for patient care, unless a significant increase in funding is made available, a new report from the King’s Fund has stated.
The report – ‘The NHS productivity challenge: experience from the front line’ – found...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-inevitable-financial-crisis--kings-fund-Thu, 01 May 2014 12:15:00 GMTWexham Park trust placed in special measures for care failings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recommended that Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust should be placed in special measures due to unsafe staffing levels.
Following an inspection in February, the regulator rated the Trust as “inadequate” with inspectors finding unsafe staffing levels...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wexham-park-trust-placed-in-special-measures-for-care-failingsThu, 01 May 2014 12:15:00 GMTElderly care home abuse exposed in Essex
Serious failings in elderly care, including residents being ignored, taunted and abused, at the Old Deanery care home in Essex have been exposed by BBC Panorama.
Following its investigation, one staff member has been sacked and seven suspended from one of England's largest care homes after footage showed some residents being taunted...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-care-home-abuse-exposed-in-essexWed, 30 Apr 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS chief sets out 'pragmatic' approach to tackling challenges
The new head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has launched a series of reviews and inquiries to look at the financial sustainability, structure and openness of the NHS.
While being quizzed by MPs on the Health Select Committee, Stevens outlined that NHS England, alongside other national organisations, would deliver a report on the...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-chief-sets-out-pragmatic-approach-to-tackling-challenges-Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:45:00 GMTPatients with learning disabilities given 'anti-psychotic' drugs
Two-thirds of inpatients with learning disabilities in England treated in specialists units have been given anti-psychotic medication, new analysis from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has revealed.
The 2013 Learning Disability Census, commissioned in response to events at Winterbourne View Hospital, where...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-with-learning-disabilities-given-anti-psychotic-drugs-Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:45:00 GMTMid Staffs fined £200,000 over patient death
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 after failures to implement basic handover procedures and essential record-keeping led to the death of a diabetic patient.
Gillian Astbury, 66, a Type 1 diabetic, lapsed into a coma at Stafford Hospital after nurses failed to give her insulin. She died there in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffs-fined-200000-over-patient-death-Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:30:00 GMTNHS Leadership Academy launches new systems leadership programme
The NHS Leadership Academy has launched a new programme aimed at developing the next generation of system leaders.
The Intersect programme, delivered in partnership with Leadership for Change, is open to just 40 people from across the public and third sectors in England. It is aimed at those in a position to lead system-wide change...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-academy-launches-new-systems-leadership-programme-Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:30:00 GMTNHS waiting list data needs 'independent audit' - PAC
NHS waiting list data needs to be audited independently as trusts are struggling with a hotchpotch of IT and paper-based systems that are not easily pulled together, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has stated.
Reviewing information on NHS waiting times for elective care in England, PAC stated that the Department of Health (DH)...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-waiting-list-data-needs-independent-audit--pac-Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:15:00 GMTUK needs an 'effective' People's Ombudsman - PASC
UK citizens ought to have access to a ‘People’s Ombudsman’ which should have powers to investigate problems in government departments, agencies and the NHS, a report from the Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has concluded.
The ‘Time for a Peoples’ Ombudsman’ report also...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-needs-an-effective-peoples-ombudsman--pascMon, 28 Apr 2014 14:45:00 GMTNHS procurement list expected to save £500m - DH
A new central procurement list for the NHS where hundreds of everyday hospital supplies will be bought in bulk could help save £500m, the Department of Health (DH) has stated.
It is expected that the NHS Core List will drive out “variation” and secure “better prices” with suppliers.
Currently...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-procurement-list-expected-to-save-500m--dh-Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:30:00 GMT£1.2bn bill for FTs to implement Francis and Keogh reforms
Almost £1.2bn will be spent by NHS foundation trusts on care improvements post-Francis and Keogh reviews in 2013-14 and 2014-15, according to new research by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN).
The funding will be split with £450m invested in 2013-14 and £712m in 2014-15, with at least 90% of the fundsbeing allocated for...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12bn-bill-for-fts-to-implement-francis-and-keogh-reformsFri, 25 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTHealth atlas reveals UK's 'patterns of illness'
Researchers at Imperial College London have launched a detailed open-access atlas allowing the public to find the risk of developing 14 diseases – including lung cancer, heart disease and leukaemia – depending on where they live.
The map, produced by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU), part of the MRC-PHE Centre...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-atlas-reveals-uks-patterns-of-illnessFri, 25 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTSocietal changes a driver for seven day services - Keogh
Healthcare collaboration and responding to societal changes will play an important in the NHS providing a seven day service for its patients in the future, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director at NHS England, has said.
Speaking during the recentThought Leadership Day at Coventry University Hospital, Sir Bruce discussed hisplans to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/societal-changes-a-driver-for-seven-day-services--keoghFri, 25 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMT80% of NHS trusts have midwife vacancies
Despite the ongoing baby boom in the UK there seems to be a major shortfall in the number of qualified midwives, a BBC freedom of information request has revealed.
BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour found that 80% of NHS trusts have vacancies for qualified midwives and nearly a quarter of the trusts in England have not assessed their...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/80-of-nhs-trusts-have-midwife-vacanciesThu, 24 Apr 2014 15:00:00 GMTDog bite hospital admissions highest in most deprived areas
Hospital admissions for dog bites are three times as high in the poorest areas of England compared to the least deprived, new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have shown.
In the 12 months to January 2014, the rate of hospital admissions for dog bites and strikes for people living in the 10% most deprived...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dog-bite-hospital-admissions-highest-in-most-deprived-areasThu, 24 Apr 2014 15:00:00 GMTSouthern Health must 'significantly' improve safety of services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust must significantly improve its compliance with regards to quality of care across its learning disability services, or face further formal action from regulator Monitor.
The trust has agreed with Monitor deliver an improvement plan across its learning disability services; address the action plans for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/southern-health-must-significantly-improve-safety-of-servicesThu, 24 Apr 2014 15:00:00 GMTGP practices to trial care.data after aborted launch
Between 100 and 500 GP practices in England will “trial, test, evaluate and refine the collection process” of the controversial care.data programme ahead of a national roll-out.
In a letter to all CCGs and area teams, Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s national director for patients and information, said: “We need to...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-practices-to-trial-caredata-after-aborted-launch-Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTNICE rejects 'costly' cancer treatment for NHS use
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has stated that a breast cancer treatment that costs more than £90,000 per patient is not effective enough to be recommended for routine use in the NHS.
Draft guidance, published for consultation, says that despite some evidence of clinical efficacy, trastuzumab...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-rejects-costly-cancer-treatment-for-nhs-useWed, 23 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTNurse training review to bring back 'care' and 'compassion'
Lord Willis of Knaresborough is to conduct a review into the state of nursing education in England in an effort to “change cultures” and ensure caring for patients is at the heart of nursing activities.
The Shape of Caring review will be launched next month by Health Education England and the Nursing and Midwifery...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-training-review-to-bring-back-care-and-compassionWed, 23 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTThousands of patients dying from 'avoidable' kidney problems
About 1,000 hospital patients in England die every month because of avoidable kidney problems, according to a new NHS Quality Improvement commissioned study.
Published in the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, researchers found that acute kidney injury (AKI) could be associated with between 15,000 and 40,000 excess deaths...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-patients-dying-from-avoidable-kidney-problemsWed, 23 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTCall for NHS strikes over pay is 'no surprise' - NHS Employers
The NHS Employers organisation has called for “meaningful” discussions after a resounding vote in favour of a ballot on industrial action by Unison healthcare members outraged at the government’s meagre pay offer.
The call-to-action comes after the government’s decision to give a 1% non-consolidated pay increase...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-nhs-strikes-over-pay-is-no-surprise-nhs-employersWed, 16 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTQuality should not be compromised during NHS transformation
Looking at quality and costs together, rather than in isolation, will lead to positive fundamental changes to healthcare services and provide better value to patients, financial leaders in the NHS have claimed.
Leaders from the NHS Confederation, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quality-should-not-be-compromised-during-nhs-transformationWed, 16 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTGovernment demands end to police cell use in mental health cases
More than a third of people detained by police under the Mental Health Act’s ‘place of safety’ rules last year ended up in a police cell because there were not enough staff or beds in the health system.
Police cells are only meant to be used in “exceptional circumstances”, but there has been growing evidence...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-demands-end-to-police-cell-use-in-mental-health-casesWed, 16 Apr 2014 09:45:00 GMTRoyal College of Physicians elects new president
Professor Jane Dacre has been elected president of the Royal College of Physicians, beating nine other candidates.
Professor Dacre, director of UCL Medical School and a consultant physician and rheumatologist at the Whittington Hospital in North London, is the third female president of the RCP.
Until recently she was medical director...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-college-of-physicians-elects-new-presidentWed, 16 Apr 2014 08:45:00 GMTGP surgeries at risk of closure under 'premises costs' clause
Many GP surgeries across the UK could be at risk of closure as they could lose a large proportion of their notional rent due to the re-write of the Premises Costs Directions, which came into effect in April 2013, GP Surveyors has warned.
The Premises Costs Directions govern reimbursement of GP surgeries in England according to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-surgeries-at-risk-of-closure-under-premises-costs-clause-Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTNHS facing financial deficit in 2015-16 as providers struggle
The NHS is facing a “looming” financial deficit in 2015-16 as it is expected that a number of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and trusts will overspend their budgets, the latest quarterly monitoring report by The King’s Fund has revealed.
The study highlighted that one in eight trusts and CCGs will overspend...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-financial-deficit-in-2015-16-as-providers-struggleTue, 15 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTStaff participation key to delivering NHS IT strategy
Frontline clinician and patient participation are key to the successful development of the NHS’s future technology strategy, according to Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of strategic systems and technology.
Speaking to delegates at the Westminster Health Forum, Bryant said NHS England has delayed the publication...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-participation-key-to-delivering-nhs-it-strategy-Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTNHS nurses under severe strain - Unison
Half of NHS nurses in the UK are working through breaks or beyond their shifts, yet they still feel not enough time is being spent with patients, a new report has revealed.
The Unison survey – Running on Empty – also found that 65% of staff said they did not have enough time to spend with patients and, as a result, this...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-nurses-under-severe-strain--unison-Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTPublic services must learn from 'Mid-Staffs hospital failings' - PASC
Leadership failures and a culture of denial in handling complaints within public services is what leads to failures like the Mid-Staffs hospital disaster, says the Commons Public Administration Committee (PASC).
In a new report – More complaints please! – it reveals that failures to recognise the importance of complaints...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-services-must-learn-from-mid-staffs-hospital-failings--pasc-Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:00:00 GMTGP Access Fund will benefit millions - Cameron
More than seven million people in England could benefit from increased access to their GP services, through extended opening times and new consultation techniques, the Prime Minister has stated.
Through the £50m GP Access Fund, David Cameron says 1,147 practices across the country will be supported in offering extra services...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-access-fund-will-benefit-millions-cameron-Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:45:00 GMTHealthcare changes in NHS must be 'accelerated' - Monitor
The pace of change in healthcare delivery to patients in England must be accelerated if the NHS is to realistically seize the opportunity to improve care, Monitor has said.
In its corporate strategy for 2014-17, the regulator stated that commissioners and providers on the front line must deliver the change, but be...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-changes-in-nhs-must-be-accelerated--monitorFri, 11 Apr 2014 15:30:00 GMTLGA chief calls for greater awareness on dementia
Sir Merrick Cockell, chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), has called on 400 council leaders across England and Wales to become a Dementia Friend – in an attempt to drive public knowledge and awareness of the illness.
Currently, more than 800,000 people across the UK are affected by dementia and this is expected...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lga-chief-calls-for-greater-awareness-on-dementia-Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:30:00 GMTNHS performance gap narrowing post-devolution
Since devolution there have been “significant” improvements in the performance of health services across the four countries of the UK, but since 2010 waiting times in Wales have risen as austerity has set in, a new review has revealed.
The report – The four health systems of the UK: How do they compare? –...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-performance-gap-narrowing-post-devolution-Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:30:00 GMTCQC consults on new approach to service inspections
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is seeking the views of people who use and run health and adult social care services on proposed changes to how it inspects and rates services.
The main elements of the regulator’s new approach, which have been developed over the last 12 months, is for more specialist and expert inspection...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-consults-on-new-approach-to-service-inspections-Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:30:00 GMTEarly intervention could save NHS millions in mental health costs
Investing early in mental health ‘detection’ services, which help people get access to treatment as quickly as possible, could save the NHS over £50m every year.
This is according to a new report published by the London School of Economics (LSE) and charity Rethink Mental Illness, which has found that investing in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/early-intervention-could-save-nhs-millions-in-mental-health-costsThu, 10 Apr 2014 10:30:00 GMTBME staff underrepresented in NHS at senior levels - report reveals
The number of senior NHS positions held by people of black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds has hardly changed since 2006, a new report from Middlesex University has revealed.
Conducted by Robert Kline, the research – The “snowy white peaks” of the NHS – found that the proportion of people from BME...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bme-staff-underrepresented-in-nhs-at-senior-levels-report-reveals-Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:15:00 GMTMore must be done to deliver NHS savings - DH
Although the NHS is making “significant” savings more needs to be done to deliver transformational change, the Department of Health (DH) has admitted.
It was responding to the Health Select Committee’s report into public expenditure on health and social care, which said the NHS is not yet financially sustainable...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-must-be-done-to-deliver-nhs-savings--dh-Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTDanger of replacing QoF with 'an even more bureaucratic process'
Rules and restrictions for commissioners and GPs should be reduced if we want to bring back personal doctoring, Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, has said.
In a speech to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Kent yesterday, he added that the ‘tick-box medicine’ or ‘medicine by numbers’ is not...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/danger-of-replacing-qof-with-an-even-more-bureaucratic-processWed, 09 Apr 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS patients worry that complaining will affect care
About 10% of NHS patients have kept quiet about poor standards because they fear complaining would affect the quality of care and treatment they receive, a new study has revealed.
The research also highlighted that about two-thirds of patients experiencing problems with their GP or hospital care chose not to complain for other...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-patients-worry-that-complaining-will-affect-careWed, 09 Apr 2014 11:30:00 GMTNo extra NHS funding planned over air pollution - Ellison
The Department of Health (DH) has not provided any additional funding to the NHS as result of the increase in air pollution, Jane Ellison MP, the public health minister, has said.
Speaking in the Commons yesterday, Ellison said: “NHS England has advised that it is not aware of any significant operational issues as a consequence of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-extra-nhs-funding-planned-over-air-pollution--ellisonWed, 09 Apr 2014 11:30:00 GMTImprovement needed over handling hospital discharges - CQC
Last year only 54% of patients felt they were “definitely” involved in decisions about their discharge from hospitals, an increase of only 1% compared to 2012, a new national survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed.
Around two-fifths of people also said that their discharge was delayed, and for a quarter...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improvement-needed-over-handling-hospital-discharges--cqc-Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTNo private company care.data 'contract' process - Dr Poulter
There is no care.data “contract or tender process” for private companies extracting patient information from the NHS, according to Dr Daniel Poulter.
But the health minister did say that the General Practice Extraction Service Independent Advisory Group will consider any proposals about “widening” access to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-private-company-caredata-contract-process--dr-poulter-Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTGovernment to review Mental Health Act police powers
The Department of Health is considering whether to overhaul the ‘place of safety’ laws when police are dealing with people with mental health issues.
In an effort to determine whether the Mental Health Act is “fit for purpose” in providing care to someone suffering from a mental health disorder, the...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-review-mental-health-act-police-powers-Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS England names Regional Innovation Fund winners
More than 40 bids have been successful in gaining a share of NHS England’s £5m Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) – designed to support and promote the adoption of innovation and the spread of best practice across the NHS.
In total, 42 bids from across NHS England, the NHS and Academic Health and Science Networks...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-names-regional-innovation-fund-winnersMon, 07 Apr 2014 14:15:00 GMTWorrying lack of support in postnatal care - RCM
Almost 50% of new mothers were not told within 24 hours of giving birth about the crucial signs and symptoms of potentially life-threatening conditions for them and their newborn, a survey has revealed.
The Royal College of Midwives’ (RCM) second report, as part of its Pressure Points campaign, which examines whether maternity teams...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worrying-lack-of-support-in-postnatal-care-rcmMon, 07 Apr 2014 11:45:00 GMTHealth Special Administration regime plans shelved
The government has decided not to proceed with its proposals to introduce a Health Special Administration (HSA) regime or risk pool.
Originally intended to be introduced this month, the decision means that if an independent provider of commissioner requested services (CRS) becomes insolvent, Monitor will not be able to place them into a...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-special-administration-regime-plans-shelvedFri, 04 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTMental health L&D trials rolled out in police stations
A new multi-million pound scheme that puts mental health teams in police stations and courts, to ensure people are treated correctly, is now being trialled across 10 locations in England.
The scheme, which will run for 12 months, is a new model of Liaison and Diversion (L&D) whereby the teams make sure people with mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-ld-trials-rolled-out-in-police-stationsFri, 04 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTMore than 50 private sector firms accessing NHS data
In the first audit of data disclosures by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)it was revealed that data has been released on more than 450 occasions, including 56 times to private sector firms.
In its efforts to deliver greater transparency, the register covers data releases approved by the HSCIC from the point it was...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-50-private-sector-firms-accessing-nhs-dataFri, 04 Apr 2014 15:45:00 GMTNHS England investing £230m in GP IT systems
NHS England has set out plans to use £230m in funding to ensure all GPpractices across England have high-quality IT systems.
Set out in an updated operating model for 2014-16 – Securing Excellence in GP IT Services – the investment plans aim to improve the quality of GP care by enhancing patients’ experience of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-investing-230m-in-gp-it-systemsThu, 03 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMTBarker Commission calls for 'single' health and social care system
The Barker Commission has called for a single health and social care system in England, with a “ring-fenced”, “singly commissioned” budget, and more closely aligned entitlements.
Drawing on accounts from patients and their families and a vast amount of research, the commission, put together by the King’s Fund...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/barker-commission-calls-for-single-health-and-social-care-systemThu, 03 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTNHS Trusts looking for more 'generalist' working physicians
There is less specialist working by consultant physicians in the NHS and more “generalist” roles in treating acutely ill patients, new figures suggest.
The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) annual census of consultant physicians in the UK has revealed that acute medicine has seen the largest increase of people working...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-looking-for-more-generalist-working-physiciansThu, 03 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMTImmigration Bill could pose 'threat' to public health
The government’s Immigration Bill is likely to pose “threats” to public health and result in increased costs and more stress for NHS staff, a group of health experts have warned.
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they say that the Bill is far reaching and, if passed un-amended, will alter access...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/immigration-bill-could-pose-threat-to-public-healthWed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS pressures leaving little time for training junior doctors
There is a growing fear that junior doctors in core medical training (CMT) are spending so much ward time doing ‘menial’ service jobs that they are missing out on training opportunities, including attending outpatient clinics and formal teaching sessions.
A new report commissioned by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pressures-leaving-little-time-for-training-junior-doctorsWed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTPrivate heath firm forced to sell hospitals to increase competition
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is forcing private health group HCA International to sell off either its London Bridge and Princess Grace hospitals or the Wellington hospital, including Wellington hospital Platinum Medical Centre (PMC), because of a lack of competition for self-pay and insured patients in central London.
The...
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412,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-heath-firm-forced-to-sell-hospitals-to-increase-competitionWed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMTTrusts must publish 'Hard Truths' staffing data on wards
All NHS trusts with inpatient areas must now display staffing information about nurses, midwives and care staff deployed for each shift, compared to what has been planned, if they do not already.
Trusts have been given until the end of June to comply with the new ‘Hard Truths’ commitments, under guidance issued by NHS England...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-must-publish-hard-truths-staffing-data-on-wardsWed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMT'NHS facing its biggest challenges,' says new boss
The NHS is facing the biggest challengesin its 66-year history thanks tothe squeeze on its budgetsandintensifying service pressures, NHS England’s new chief executive has warned.
Speaking in Newcastle on his first day in charge, Simon Stevens will say that successfully navigating the next few years, and the challenges they will pose...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-its-biggest-challenges-says-new-bossTue, 01 Apr 2014 11:15:00 GMTCQC increases regulatory fees
Healthcare providers across England will see an increase of up to 2.5% in the fees they pay to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from today.
The fee is going up by 2.5% for all providers except adult social care services, where it has been limited to 1.5%, and providers of dental services, who have escaped the fee hike.
The CQC wants...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-increases-regulatory-feesTue, 01 Apr 2014 11:15:00 GMTHealthcare regulators back 'once in a generation' reform proposals
Seven of England’s eight healthcare regulators have called for cross-party support in Parliament to pass a proposed new Bill that would, in theory, deliver a single, clear, consistent and modern regulatory framework.
In a letter published in the Sunday Times and seen by NHE, the senior members of each regulatory authority have urged...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-regulators-back-once-in-a-generation-reform-proposalsTue, 01 Apr 2014 11:15:00 GMTNHS users should pay £10 monthly 'membership fee'
Changes in the way the NHS are funded – including a potential £10 monthly ‘membership’charge – should be considered to avoid “starving” the rest of the public sector of resources, former health minister Lord Warner has warned.
The peer, who was minister for health reform in Tony Blair’s...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-users-should-pay-10-monthly-membership-fee-Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTNurses and midwives angry over planned NMC fee rise
Plans to increase registration fees by £20 to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have sparked angry reactions from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unison.
The NMC is consulting on the fee rise to £120, with a decision expected on 1 October.
It added: “We fully appreciate that the possibility...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-and-midwives-angry-over-planned-nmc-fee-rise-Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTSmoking bans help cut preterm births by 10%
Laws banning smoking in public places and workplaces has been quickly followed by large drops in rates of preterm births and children attending hospital for asthma, research in The Lancet suggests.
Results show that rates of both preterm births and hospital attendance for asthma were reduced by 10% within a year of smoke-free laws...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/smoking-bans-help-cut-preterm-births-by-10Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS trust to stay in control at George Eliot Hospital
Following “major” improvements in clinical performance, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, which was put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), will no longer face the possibility of being taken over or merged into another organisation.
Five organisations (two NHS trusts and three private companies) were...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-to-stay-in-control-at-george-eliot-hospitalFri, 28 Mar 2014 11:15:00 GMT'Poor management' at Northampton General - CQC
Improvements are needed across several departments at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH), despite having some areas of good practice, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stated.
The CQC’s inspection team found areas of good practice, which included that staff were caring and compassionate; the trust was very clean; and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-management-at-northampton-general--cqcThu, 27 Mar 2014 17:15:00 GMTFirst year of HWBs 'challenging yet rewarding'
The first 12 months of the health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) has been “challenging” yet “rewarding” with lots to celebrate, according to Michael Coughlin, executive director at the Local Government Association (LGA).
Speaking at an event to reflect on the progress of HWBs, he added that the LGA’s health and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-year-of-hwbs-challenging-yet-rewardingThu, 27 Mar 2014 17:15:00 GMTManagers who fail 'fit and proper person test' face axe
Directors of health and social care organisations could be removed from their post it they fail to meet a new “fit and proper person test”.
People would be deemed ‘unfit’ if they have been sentenced to imprisonment for three months or more within the last five years; are an undischarged bankrupt; are subject of a...
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412,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/managers-who-fail-fit-and-proper-person-test-face-axeThu, 27 Mar 2014 17:15:00 GMTMental health services at 'tipping point'
Mental health services are at a “tipping point” and bold leadership is required to ensure funding parity in the future, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) has claimed.
Stephen Dalton added that after decades of transformational change and improving care with resources available...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-services-at-tipping-pointWed, 26 Mar 2014 10:30:00 GMTPlans to expand the army of NHS reservists
The government and NHS have discussed plans to expand the number of staff who train as reservists for the armed forces, during a summit delivered by the NHS Employers organisation, NHS England and Health Education England.
Currently over 2,000 NHS staff are registered reservists, and organisations committed to support the objectives of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-to-expand-the-army-of-nhs-reservistsWed, 26 Mar 2014 10:15:00 GMT£1.1bn cost of free Scottish prescriptions is 'value for money'
Despite a rising bill for free prescriptions in Scotland the NHS is delivering “value for money”, Scottish health secretary Alex Neil has said.
NHS reimbursement and remuneration figures for prescribing medicines showed the gross total payments to Scottish dispensing contractors increased from £1.126bn in 2012 to...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/11bn-cost-of-free-scottish-prescriptions-is-value-for-moneyWed, 26 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMTIndemnity insurance premiums cut for trusts signing up to safety plans
The health secretary has set out plans to reduce ‘avoidable harm’ cases in the NHS by half in the next three years, with indemnity insurance premiums cut for trusts implementing new ‘Sign up to Safety’ plans.
Speaking at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Jeremy Hunt said the ambitious plans would help reduce...
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405,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/indemnity-insurance-premiums-cut-for-trusts-signing-up-to-safety-plansWed, 26 Mar 2014 09:45:00 GMTData transparency and security measures 'inadequate' - HSCIC chair
Sustaining public trust in health data will need a clear focus on transparency, effectiveness and security, according to Kingsley Manning, chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Speaking at the National Health and IT Conference and Exhibition 2014, he said the existing arrangements – instituted both by its...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-transparency-and-security-measures-inadequate--hscic-chairTue, 25 Mar 2014 12:15:00 GMTMonitor steps in at 'financially insecure' QEH
Monitor is to send in a team of experts to “secure” the future of services for patients at the “financially insecure” Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in Norfolk.
It is the third time the regulator has taken such a measure, having previously stepped in with a Contingency Planning...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-steps-in-at-financially-insecure-hospitalTue, 25 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMT'Deep sense of outrage' over pay, says BMA
The British Medical Association (BMA) has written to health secretary Jeremy Hunt with a ‘deep sense of outrage’ over last week’s decision by the government to reject the recommendation of the DDRB (Doctors and Dentists Review Body) that doctors should be offered a 1% consolidated pay rise on top of automatic...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deep-sense-of-outrage-over-pay-says-bmaTue, 25 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTCCGs struggling to fulfil Francis recommendations
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) need greater resources and an enhanced role if they are to fulfil recommendations proposed by the Francis report, the British Medical Association (BMA) has stated.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, BMA GPs committee chair, told the 'One Year On From Francis' conference at the King’s Fund in London that...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-struggling-to-fulfil-francis-recommendationsMon, 24 Mar 2014 15:30:00 GMTFraud and error costing the NHS 'billions'
Fraud is costing the NHS £7bn a year, more than 20 times the official government figure, the former head of the NHS Counter Fraud Service Jim Gee says.
A new report to be published tomorrow – co-authored by Gee, now director of Counter Fraud Services at BDO LLP, and the chair of the advisory board of Portsmouth University's...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fraud-and-error-costing-the-nhs-billionsMon, 24 Mar 2014 15:30:00 GMTFunding shortfalls leave GPs under 'threat of extinction'
General practice in the UK is “now under severe threat of extinction” due to an imbalance in funding, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has revealed.
Dr Maureen Baker said the system is “imploding” faster than people realise and patients are already bearing the brunt of the...
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405,415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-shortfalls-leave-gps-under-threat-of-extinctionMon, 24 Mar 2014 15:00:00 GMT'Step change' needed for effective healthcare IT integration
A “step change” is required if the NHS is going to become fully IT integrated in the future, according to industry experts speaking at the National Health IT Conference & Exhibition (HC 2014) this week.
The event on Wednesday and Thursday (March 19 and 20) in Manchester covered numerous topics including clinically-led...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/step-change-needed-for-effective-healthcare-it-integrationFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:45:00 GMTCommissioning now and in the future
Across most areas of the NHS there are calls for change, and commissioning is no different. David Stevenson reports
on how commissioning may develop in the future.
Speaking at the recent Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014, Dr Jason Broch, GP and clinical chair, NHS Leeds North Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), asked a simple question...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-now-and-in-the-futureFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTCompassion is crucial in healthcare
Compassion and care should go hand-in-hand and, in many cases, it does so. However, at times the values for providing compassionate, personalised care are not reached. David Stevenson reports from the NHS Expo in Manchester.
During the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014, one of the most emotional sessions involved Jane Cummings, chief...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassion-is-crucial-in-healthcareFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTDealing with data safelyNHS England’s care.data initiative may have been put on hold for six months, but the issues surrounding the data sharing system rumble on. David Stevenson reports on how the topic was addressed at NHS Expo 2014.
The sharing of patient data must be done securely, safely and confidentially, according to an expert panel talking about
...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dealing-with-data-safelyFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTEnsuring patient safety with AIDC
There is a lot of talk about Auto ID and Data Capture technologies improving process efficiencies within the NHS, but what about patient safety? NHE went along to a HSCIC event in Manchester to find out more and heard from GS1 UK’s Chris Doyle, head of health information standards and information governance at NHS England, Kathy Farndon...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ensuring-patient-safety-with-aidcFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTNo more staring at photocopiers
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has taken a big step on the paperless journey and thinks it will save tens of thousands of pounds a year by digitising its board papers. NHE spoke to the trust’s director of information services, Martin Alexander.
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has an executive board of directors and a full...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-more-staring-at-photocopiersFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTWhy communication has become paramount to the success of connected health
Brian O’Connor, chair of the European Connected Health Alliance, discusses the importance of ensuring patients understand the benefits of connected health.
Connected healthcare is rapidly moving from future vision to contemporary reality. Despite this, for all the discussion of technical and commercial considerations, the way in which...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-communication-has-become-paramount-to-the-success-of-connected-healthFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTChange is on its way
One of the key messages at this year’s NHS Expo was that change is on its way, especially in the form of technological advances for creating greater personalised care. NHE’s David Stevenson reports.
Sir David Nicholson, the outgoing chief executive of NHS England, says that the NHS must change if it is to survive and remain...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/change-is-on-its-wayFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTCity-wide integrationNHE talks to Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, former president of the Royal College of Physicians and chair of Liverpool’s Mayoral Commission on Health, about the city’s ambitious health and care integration plans.
Closer integration of health and social care is at the heart of many local authorities’ visions for the future...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/city-wide-integrationFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTCutting complexity: a new vision for community servicesNHE speaks to the King’s Fund’s Nigel Edwards about his major new report into community services, the need for closer relationships with primary care, and the ‘challenging questions’ for community trusts.
Community services are complex, overly specialised, fragmented, neglected and poorly understood, according to...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cutting-complexity-a-new-vision-for-community-servicesFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTFrom brainstorm to bedside: turning innovative ideas into NHS realityKaren Livingstone heads up SBRI Healthcare, the innovation-focused competition scheme that funds small businesses who think they can develop solutions to NHS problems.
There are a vast number of problems needing solutions across the NHS, and while some can be developed internally or procured commercially, others fall in the wide gap...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/from-brainstorm-to-bedside-turning-innovative-ideas-into-nhs-realityFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTImproving the primary and community estate: better quality, better value, better health
Dr Sue O’Connell, Community Health Partnerships’ chief executive, examines how the strategic use of property benefits the NHS, local authorities and local communities.
There are many challenges faced by the NHS and other public sector organisations when trying to improve community-based services, but two things are a given;...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-the-primary-and-community-estate-better-quality-better-value-better-healthFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTInsight into the outcomes of sharps injury legislation: The US experience and its lessons for EuropeEndocrinologist Dr Kenneth Strauss, director of safety in medicine at the European Medical Association and global medical director at BD, discusses healthcare worker safety.
A decade after the United States of America passed the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (NSPA)[1], the European Council issued a Directive on sharps injury...
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426,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insight-into-the-outcomes-of-sharps-injury-legislation-the-us-experience-and-its-lessons-for-europeFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTMy body, my data
NHE talks to Patients Know Best founder and CEO Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli about the moral case for patient-controlled medical records, training clinicians to encourage patients to access and control their own data, and ‘backpedalling’ government policy.
Patients Know Best (PKB) is a social enterprise dedicated to making it easier...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/my-body-my-dataFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTOur patient journey becomes a reality
Helen Sanderson and Tracey Bush discuss patient-centred care Spiral Health CIC in Blackpool, the first NHS foundation trust hospital to become a social enterprise.
Jeremy Hunt said recently that it was essential every patient was treated as a person – a person with a name and a person with a family, not a diagnostic puzzle or a...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/our-patient-journey-becomes-a-realityFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTPay, communication and harassment: NHS Staff Survey 2013
The latest NHS Staff Survey shows improvement across many key indicators, but some areas remain problematic – including views of senior management, pay, harassment, and the working culture at ambulance trusts. NHE got the views of NHS Employers chief executive Dean Royles.
The latest NHS Staff Survey results have been released, with...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-communication-and-harassment-nhs-staff-survey-2013Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTRational decisions at a time of change
Professor Terry Young, Brunel University’s professor of healthcare systems, updates NHE on progress made with The Cumberland Initiative, following up on our interview with him one year ago.
Our care system is often described as being in crisis – which is interesting, given the amount of health we enjoy in our lengthening...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rational-decisions-at-a-time-of-changeFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTThe urgent eyecare pathway
Kamlesh Chauhan, president of the College of Optometrists, explains the need to set up a universal urgent community eyecare service across England and Northern Ireland.
It’s Saturday afternoon, you scratched your eye while gardening earlier and it’s getting increasingly painful. Just like any other kind of trauma, a minor eye...
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409,423http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-urgent-eyecare-pathwayFri, 21 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTNew MenB vaccine to be available through NHS
The Department of Health is to work on introducing the new meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine, Bexsero, into the NHS’s childhood vaccination programme.
MenB disproportionately affects babies and young children and can be devastating. After “careful” consideration, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-menb-vaccine-to-be-available-through-nhsFri, 21 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS issues patient safety alerts to increase error reporting
Two patient safety alerts to help healthcare providers increase incident reporting on medication errors and medical devices have been issued by NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The alerts instruct providers to take specific steps that will improve data report quality; and will see the...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-issues-patient-safety-alerts-to-increase-error-reportingFri, 21 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS complaints process 'too complex'
The complaints system for the NHS in England is ‘too complex’ and ‘bewildering’, consumer champion Healthwatch England has stated.
As part of ongoing research, the patients’ watchdog revealed that up to75 organisations in England have a role to play in the complaints handling process, from councils and CCGs...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-complaints-process-too-complex-Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:30:00 GMTNo home date in sight for many learning disability patients
Nearly 2,000 patients with learning disabilities, autism and ‘behaviour that challenges’ do not have a transfer date in place informing them when they may go home, according to data released by NHS England.
The first set of quarterly data prompted by the Winterbourne View Concordat, aimed at providing better care for this...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-home-date-in-sight-for-many-learning-disability-patientsWed, 19 Mar 2014 10:45:00 GMTUnions protest over NHS pay on Budget day
Unions will be protesting at College Green outside Parliament today ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget to show their “outrage” with the government isolating NHS workers on their pay.
Last week the government announced that NHS staff and salaried doctors, except the most senior managers, would get...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-protest-over-nhs-pay-on-budget-dayWed, 19 Mar 2014 10:45:00 GMTCQC warns trust to 'improve care' at two centres
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust that it must improve the care it provides to patients at the Campbell Centre, Milton Keynes, and 3 Beatrice Place, Kensington.
Following an unannounced inspection at the Campbell Centre in November 2013, inspectors found that, while the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-warns-trust-to-improve-care-at-two-centresWed, 19 Mar 2014 10:30:00 GMTDon't forget the workforce when integrating health and care
The Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) has launched a new report, ‘Think integration, think workforce’, encouraging service providers to consider the workforce perspective when integrating health and care teams. NHE heard from report author Zoë Dodd.
There are three key steps to workforce integration, according to a...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-forget-the-workforce-when-integrating-health-and-careTue, 18 Mar 2014 16:00:00 GMTCambridge to spearhead national network for health research
A Cambridge medical research hub is to spearhead a national network of centres in an effort to make the UK the best place in the world for health research.
The new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) BioResource panel, which is made up of over 75,000 volunteers, both with and without health problems, who are willing to be...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cambridge-to-spearhead-national-network-for-health-researchTue, 18 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTMonitor appoints interim chair at The Christie
Health sector regulator Monitor has appointed Sir Hugh Taylor as interim chair at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointment of Sir Hugh, who is currently chair of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, has been made on an interim basis following Lord Bradley’s decision to resign as chair following a board...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-appoints-interim-chair-at-the-christieTue, 18 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTNew powers for CCG to work jointly with NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)could be given more power to form joint committees when carrying out their functionsin a bid to reduce their administrative burdens.
But NHS Clinical Commissioners, representing CCGs’ interests, wants assurances from the Department of Health that they will not be “forced” to...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-powers-for-ccg-to-work-jointly-with-nhs-englandTue, 18 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMT'Fired and rehired' NHS staff figures double
The government has come under criticism after health minister Dr Dan PoulterMP admitted that between May 2010 and November 2013, 3,950 NHS staff who were made redundant have since been hired back.
In response to a parliamentary question from Labour’s Julie Hilling, MP for Bolton West, Poulter said: “The number of NHS staff...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fired-and-rehired-nhs-staff-figures-doubleMon, 17 Mar 2014 13:30:00 GMTGround-breaking medicines to be fast-tracked for seriously ill
Severely ill patients with life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions will be given fast-tracked access try state of the art new medicines under the Early Access to Medicines scheme.
By offering patients the opportunity to try ground-breaking new medicines, years before they would normally reach them, they have been given a...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ground-breaking-medicines-to-be-fast-tracked-for-seriously-illFri, 14 Mar 2014 15:15:00 GMTPriority Bands for hospital inspection 'refreshed' by CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its latest Intelligent Monitoring (IM) reports for acute and specialist trusts in England.
The analysis – based on over 150 indicators, including information from the NHS staff survey, the national inpatient survey, emergency readmissions and concerns raised by staff in trusts...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/priority-bands-for-hospital-inspection-refreshed-by-cqcFri, 14 Mar 2014 15:15:00 GMTUnions consider strike action over pay deal
Unions representing NHS staff have stated that industrial action may be on the cards after yesterday’s decision on pay meant that around 600,000 NHS employers will receive no cost of living pay rise on 1 April.
The government has threatened to make next year’s pay award non-consolidated too (a one-off payment, not a permanent...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-consider-strike-action-over-pay-dealFri, 14 Mar 2014 15:15:00 GMTPressures increase on adult social care services
Pressures on adult social care in England are constantly increasing, but the government ‘does not’ know the capacity limits of the system, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
It also stated that major changes to the system to improve outcomes and reduce costs would be challenging to achieve.
The research, the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pressures-increase-on-adult-social-care-services-Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:45:00 GMTA 1% pay rise - but not for staff on progression pay
All NHS staff and salaried doctors,except the most senior managers, will get a below-inflation 1% pay rise next year, it has been announced – but not if they are on progression pay.
Unions have accused the government of ignoring the independent pay review body and “expecting NHS staff to be grateful while their contractually...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-1-pay-rise-but-not-for-staff-on-progression-payThu, 13 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMTHeart surgery unit at Leeds is 'safe'
The children’s heart services unit at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), which was closed temporarily in March last year over concerns about high mortality rates, has been declared ‘safe’.
Following an NHS England review into the safety and quality of care at the trust, an externally-led mortality case review concluded that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heart-surgery-unit-at-leeds-is-safeThu, 13 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMT'Stub it out' for National No Smoking Day
Healthcare organisations and NHS trusts across the country are marking the 31st National No Smoking Day by hosting a range of events and initiativesadvocating the benefits of ‘stubbing out’cigarettes.
Leading the way has been Public Health England (PHE) which has published new guidance for dental health professionals, on how...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stub-it-out-for-national-no-smoking-dayWed, 12 Mar 2014 10:04:00 GMTMental health funding cuts 'could put lives at risk'
A cut in funding to people suffering from mental health problems is a clear breach of the government’s promise to treat patients with psychological or physical conditions equally, and could put lives at risks, patient charities have warned.
In a letter to the Guardian newspaper, six charities have warned that a recent decision by...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-funding-cuts-could-put-lives-at-riskWed, 12 Mar 2014 10:03:00 GMTMore children treated on adult mental health wards
The number of children suffering from mental illnesses being treated on adult wards is increasing, according to data released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Although a full year of data for 2013-14 has not been collected yet, provisional data for April 2013 to November 2013 revealed that 250 people under the age...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-children-treated-on-adult-mental-health-wardsWed, 12 Mar 2014 10:01:00 GMTMPs vote in favour of controversial Clause 119
Yesterday MPs voted through a controversial measure that will give Trust Special Administrators (TSAs) the power to close hospitals and reconfigure local health services, even if they themselves are not struggling financially.
Tucked into the Care Bill, Clause 119, which has become commonly known as the ‘hospital closure...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-vote-in-favour-of-controversial-clause-119Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMTMPs to vote on 'hospital closure' clause
MPs will today vote on the divisive Clause 119 of the Care Bill, which gives trust special administrators (TSAs) the power to close down any hospital or A&E departmentwith 40 days' notice.
The controversial ‘hospital closure’ clause was inserted into the Care Bill after the courts twice ruled that health secretary Jeremy...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-to-vote-on-hospital-closure-clauseTue, 11 Mar 2014 12:30:00 GMT'Reckless policy' draining NHS of experienced nurses
A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has stated that ‘reckless policy’ has left the NHS with almost 4,000 fewer senior nursing posts than 2010.
Based on freedom of information data obtained from the Health and Social Care
Information Centre (HSCIC), theresearch, ‘More than just a number’, confirms ...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reckless-policy-draining-nhs-of-experienced-nursesTue, 11 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMTTechnology to drive healthcare change
More than 70% of healthcare leaders believe their organisation needs to change faster over the next three years – driven by new technology platforms.
The finding comes from a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study, ‘The Challenge of Speed’, which revealed that the most significant barrier preventing the speed at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technology-to-drive-healthcare-changTue, 11 Mar 2014 11:30:00 GMTFears raised over potential £135m social care misspend
Money to fund social care reforms for elderly and disabled people could end up being spent on bureaucracy, a group of charities and councils has warned.
The consortium of care bodies has stated there could be a £135m shortfall in new money being given to councils to implement the Care Bill, which is going through its second reading...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fears-raised-over-potential-135m-social-care-misspend-Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMTMonitor investigates 'governance failings' at The Christie
Monitor is to investigate whether The Christie NHS Foundation Trust breached its licence to provide healthcare services by failing to operate in accordance with the principles of good governance.
The regulator is to examine concerns that the board of the trust, a specialist cancer hospital in Greater Manchester, is not functioning as...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-investigatesgovernance-failingsat-the-christieMon, 10 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMTCompassionate care 'alive and well' in the NHS
Compassionate care is ‘alive and well’ in the NHS, according to a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
After completing 18 pilot hospital inspections between July and December last year, the study concluded that compassionate care is alive and well in the NHS, but improvements must be made in certain areas.
The chief...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassionate-care-alive-and-well-in-the-nhsFri, 07 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTHSCIC to audit NHS data releases
TheHealth and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) Board has agreed to conduct an audit of all data ever disclosed by central NHS authorities.
Following concerns expressed by the Health Select Committee in its meeting of 25 February, Sir Nick Partridge, a non-executive director on the HSCIC Board and former chief executive of the...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-to-audit-nhs-data-releasesFri, 07 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTNHS must embrace a culture of candour
Healthcare organisations across the UK must usher in a new culture of candour so that patients are informed when things go wrong.
This is according to an independent review, which recommended that the old days where errors were not disclosed must give way to an environment that allows staff to be trained and supported in admitting errors...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-embrace-a-culture-of-candourFri, 07 Mar 2014 11:45:00 GMTCutting the cost of patient 'no-shows' a priority
In an attempt to reduce the number of missed GP and outpatient appointments, NHS England is implementing a system that ‘fits into the lives of patients’ more easily.
By rolling out a range of technological solutions to let patients check, book and cancel appointments at their own convenience and order repeat medication online...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cutting-the-cost-of-patient-no-shows-a-priorityThu, 06 Mar 2014 13:15:00 GMTNew nursing apprenticeship receives robust industry support
A new degree level apprenticeship aimed at widening access to the nursing profession, has received cross-industry support this week.
Unveiled by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the apprenticeship will make sure there is an opportunity for talented care workers to progress into nursing – giving them a chance to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-nursing-apprenticeship-receives-robust-industry-supportThu, 06 Mar 2014 13:15:00 GMTAgeing society means 'fundamental shift' in healthcare delivery
Radical transformation of the health and care system is needed “at scale and pace” to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing society, the authors of a new King’ Fund report have said.
The study, ‘Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population’, revealed that transforming services for older...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ageing-society-means-fundamental-shift-in-healthcare-deliveryThu, 06 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMT£30m Nursing Technology Fund - winners named at NHSExpo
Nurses, midwives and care staff at 75 NHS trusts across the country will now be able to benefit from a £30m fund to buy technology.
This first round of investment from the £100m Nursing Technology Fund was announced by Beverly Bryant, director of Strategic Systems and Technology at NHS England at the Health and Care Innovation...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30m-nursing-technology-fund--winners-named-at-nhsexpoWed, 05 Mar 2014 10:03:00 GMTNHSExpo - Technology revolution on its way
Visitors at the closing day of the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014yesterday were treated to an array of seminars, demonstrations and thought-provoking panel discussions.
During the two-day event, held at Manchester Central convention centre, the key underlying message was that “there is a technology revolution coming” in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsexpo-technology-revolution-on-its-way-Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:03:00 GMTCQC demands 'urgent improvements' at Medway A&E
Inspectors responding to anonymous concerns raised with the CQC about the emergency department at Medway Maritime Hospital found overcrowded, dirty, mixed gender bays and staff who felt “under siege” due to a lack of capacity.
The department had cubicles with “visibly dirty radiators and paintwork, stained floors and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-demands-urgent-improvements-at-medway-aeWed, 05 Mar 2014 10:02:00 GMTOldham report makes 'powerful case for change'
The government has to revolutionise care to make it less fragmented and more person-centred – but without reorganising the fundamental structure of the health and care system.
Sir John Oldham’s report from the Independent Commission on Whole Person Care, commissioned by the Labour Party, emphasises the need for ‘one...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/oldham-report-makes-powerful-case-for-changeWed, 05 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMTPrepare for the digital future of primary care
Practising GP Dr Anita Nathan discusses the opportunities and challenges that technology poses for the future of primary care in the ‘Skype generation’.
As our daily lives increasingly move online, the NHS needs to consider how it can embrace technology to become more efficient and engage with the new generation of GPs and...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prepare-for-the-digital-future-of-primary-careTue, 04 Mar 2014 12:01:00 GMTOut-of-hours care service transfers IT away CCG
East Lancashire Medical Services (ELMS) has “moved its IT out of the hands of the local NHS CCG and into those of a private service provider” to get away from restrictions on what it felt it could do and a perceived “lack of control”.
The company is a social enterprise delivering urgent primary care out of hours...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-hours-care-service-transfers-it-away-ccgTue, 04 Mar 2014 10:30:00 GMT'Chronic shortage' of specialist A&E consultants
The Public Accounts Committee says it is “amazing” that the DH and NHS England lack a clear strategy to tackle the critical shortage of A&E consultants, without which services will struggle to improve.
Committee chair Margaret Hodge MP said: “There is too much reliance on temporary staff to fill gaps. This is...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chronic-shortage-of-specialist-ae-consultantsTue, 04 Mar 2014 10:15:00 GMTEveryone urged to make a pledge for NHS Change Day
It is NHS Change Day today, with staff, volunteers, patients and the public trying to top last year’s hugely successful event.
The aim is to pledge to do something that will ‘make a difference’ – no matter how big or small – with a target set of getting 500,000 pledges.
You can follow what is happening...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/everyone-urged-to-make-a-pledge-for-nhs-change-dayMon, 03 Mar 2014 09:45:00 GMTStaffordshire residents 'deserve the best after what they've been through'
Healthwatch Staffordshire has promised to “pull out all the stops” to make sure people in the county get better health services, following confirmation this week that Mid Staffordshire NHS FT is to be dissolved.
Jan Sensier, chief executive of Engaging Communities Staffordshire, which delivers Healthwatch, said: “Mr...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffordshire-residents-deserve-the-best-after-what-theyve-been-throughFri, 28 Feb 2014 10:30:00 GMT'Confusion and suspicion' - MPs investigate care.data
The government’s policies on the sharing of patient data came under fierce political criticism yesterday in the House of Commons and later in front of the health select committee.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) angered MPs at the evidence session yesterday by suggesting that information on external...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/confusion-and-suspicion-mps-investigate-caredataWed, 26 Feb 2014 11:15:00 GMTBig jump in Scotland hip replacement operation access
Researchers have praised NHS Scotland for increasing access to hip replacements over the past decade without relying on “poor value” private sector contracts.
The research, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, was conducted by the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health at Queen Mary University of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/big-jump-in-scotland-hip-replacement-operation-accessTue, 25 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTLack of 'scrutiny' allowed patient data to be sold to insurers
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has rebuked its predecessor organisation for selling patient data to the insurance industry.
A spokeswoman for HSCIC said: “The HSCIC believes greater scrutiny should have been applied by our predecessor body prior to an instance where data was shared with an actuarial...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-scrutiny-allowed-patient-data-to-be-sold-to-insurersTue, 25 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTNHS Staff Survey results revealed
The latest NHS Staff Survey results have been released, with 64.7% of staff saying they would recommend their organisation to friends and family for treatment, up 2.1% on 2012.
But only 41% of staff were satisfied with the extent to which they felt that their trust values their work, and only 36% said that...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-survey-results-revealedTue, 25 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTPatients' hospital data sold to insurers
A major UK insurance society bought NHS hospital episode data covering 47m patients across 13 years, it is reported.
The Telegraph reported today that Staple Inn Actuarial Society used the 1997-2010 data to help insurers calculate and refine their premiums.
The NHS Information Centre provided the data, and its successor organisation...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-hospital-data-sold-to-insurersMon, 24 Feb 2014 12:45:00 GMTStroke data improving care quality
A national audit programme for stroke data is helping improve quality of care, according to a new report.
The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) is the “most comprehensive and reliable source of information about the performance of stroke services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”, measuring the quality of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stroke-data-improving-care-qualityMon, 24 Feb 2014 12:45:00 GMTBlood doesn't grow on trees - NHSBT
A new campaign will use yarnbombing to encourage more young people to donate blood, NHS Blood and Transplant has announced.
The woollen street art aims to raise awareness of the need for more donors, as the number of people aged between 17 and 24 who sign up to give blood has fallen significantly in recent years.
The campaign will...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blood-doesnt-grow-on-trees--nhsbtFri, 21 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTCare and support planning to deliver person-centred healthcare
A new guide to Care and Support Planning will be launched on NHS Change Day to help explain what it is, why the NHS needs it, and how it can improve health outcomes.
National Voices is launching the guide and pledging to champion care and support planning for NHS Change Day.
According to NHS England, everyone with a long-term...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-and-support-planning-to-deliver-person-centred-healthcareFri, 21 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTGP minimum funding guarantee to be cut
The Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) is to be phased out over the next seven years. It could risk GP closures, leaving people in rural areas without a practice, doctors have warned.
The funding arrangement guarantees a minimum level of funding not dependent on the number of patients on GP’s lists. NHS England has published...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-minimum-funding-guarantee-to-be-cutFri, 21 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT4Children calls for integrated healthcare for families
Public services must be more integrated to become family friendly, charity 4Children has urged.
A new report highlights that families living in the poorest neighbourhoods in England will, on average, die seven years earlier than the richest. More preventative health support for children and families should be at the heart of the community...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/4children-calls-for-integrated-healthcare-for-familiesThu, 20 Feb 2014 10:45:00 GMTHealth informatics 'to come of age' - BCS
Health informatics must develop professionally to gain recognition from the healthcare workforce, the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) has urged.
A greater focus on health informatics has been driven by a shortage of leadership and skills in understanding rich data, demand for electronic patient record systems, data transparency enablers...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-informatics-to-come-of-age--bcsThu, 20 Feb 2014 10:45:00 GMTYoung people treated in adult psychiatric wards
The number of young people being admitted to adult psychiatric wards is increasing, Freedom of Information requests show.
The BBC found that so far in 2013/14, 350 under-18s were treated on adult psychiatric wards. This compares with 242 two years earlier. The FoI requests also found that 12 under-16s were admitted, compared to just three...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/young-people-treated-in-adult-psychiatric-wardsThu, 20 Feb 2014 10:45:00 GMT£1.5m to cut waiting times in Scotland
The Scottish government is providing £1.5m to boost operations at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital near Glasgow. The funding will help to deliver 1,500 more operations and secure faster treatment for Scottish patients.
It will also help health boards to manage increases in demand from 2014/15, through recruiting more...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15m-to-cut-waiting-times-in-scotlandWed, 19 Feb 2014 10:47:00 GMTPre-nursing pilots foster 'right values' in staff
The new pre-nursing experience pilot is starting to show “signs of success”, Health Education England (HEE) has found.
Currently 165 trainee nurses are taking part in the programme, which was recommended in the Francis review as a way to increase the focus in nurse training and education on the practical aspects of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pre-nursing-pilots-foster-right-values-in-staffWed, 19 Feb 2014 10:46:00 GMTNew GP contract could bring care closer to home
Family care networks should provide a wider range of services for patients outside of hospitals, a new report from The King’s Fund has argued.
The report suggests that networks of GPs would strengthen their role as providers and coordinators of care in collaboration with other staff working in the community.
The King’s...
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418,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-gp-contract-could-bring-care-closer-to-homeWed, 19 Feb 2014 10:45:00 GMTNHS England postpones care.data until autumn
The roll-out of NHS England’s patient data sharing scheme is to be delayed until the autumn.
Care.data was meant to begin in April, but there have been widespread concerns over NHS England’s communications campaign. Not everyone has received leaflets explaining the project, which were meant to be sent to every household in...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-postpones-caredata-until-autumnWed, 19 Feb 2014 10:44:00 GMTCrisis Concordat to address 'unacceptable' mental healthcare
The Department of Health has launched a new agreement to improve mental health crisis care: the Crisis Care Concordat. The concordat has been signed by more than 20 organisations, including police, mental health trusts and paramedics.
It sets outs the standards of care people should be able to expect, and calls for local areas to ensure...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/crisis-concordat-to-address-unacceptable-mental-healthcareTue, 18 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMTSamaritans research to improve suicide policy
A new research programme will seek to evaluate the role the internet plays for those with suicidal thoughts, through a partnership of Samaritans and Bristol University, funded by the Department of Health Policy Research Programme
People at risk of suicide can be heavily influenced by online content, but the internet can provide a space to...
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414,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/samaritans-research-to-improve-suicide-policyTue, 18 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMTStrategic support for struggling health economies
Commissioners and providers in 11 of the most financially-challenged health areas in England will receive expert help to develop integrated long-term plans.
Monitor, NHS England and the NHS Trust Development Authority will fund a series of programmes to help the areas develop sustainable quality services over the next five years. The...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strategic-support-for-struggling-health-economiesTue, 18 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMTBroadmoor redevelopment work starts
Work has now begun on Broadmoor hospital’s £242m redevelopment, the West London Mental Health NHS Trust has announced.
Led by Kier Construction, with LDA Design and Balfour Beatty, the work includes 10 new wards and accommodation for 210 patients, new gardens, recreation areas and extensive landscaping.
Enabling works...
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414,416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/broadmoor-redevelopment-work-startsMon, 17 Feb 2014 10:45:00 GMTSpecial measures trusts delivering 'real improvements'
There has been “significant” progress in turning around the hospitals that have been placed in special measures, Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority have found.
The progress report shows the work that has been done on 244 special measures actions at the 14 trusts with unusually high mortality rates. So far, 82 of these...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-trusts-delivering-real-improvementsFri, 14 Feb 2014 13:00:00 GMTAlcohol action scheme launched for local areas
The government has appointed 20 ‘Local Alcohol Action Areas’ (LAAAs) to help combat the damage alcohol can cause to people’s health, and to cut alcohol-driven crime.
The areas will develop strategies to combat crime and disorder, and will receive support and expertise from the Home Office, Department of Health, the Welsh...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-action-scheme-launched-for-local-areasFri, 14 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMTExpert-led reviews to boost leadership in NHS
Two new reviews will seek to improve leadership in the NHS and to help the health service to make best use of leaders who are well-placed to help turnaround struggling trusts.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the two reviews, which will be led by Sir Stuart Rose, former M&S chairman, and Sir David Dalton, chief executive of...
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416,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/expert-led-reviews-to-boost-leadership-in-nhsFri, 14 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMTHuge return on investment for workforce health promotion
Investing in the NHS workforce could see a return on investment of 3:1, new research suggests.
A pilot study at Sheffield Hallam University found that 71% of the 50 staff who took part in a new workplace health promotion scheme at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust significantly improved their fitness levels.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/huge-return-on-investment-for-workforce-health-promotionFri, 14 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMTCommunity services policy has 'failed' - King's Fund
The King’s Fund has issued a radical seven-step plan for changes to community services, arguing that policy up to now has “failed” to achieve the longstanding ambition of moving care out of hospitals and closer to people’s homes.
The recommendations in the report, commissioned by the NHS Confederation Community...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-services-policy-has-failed-kings-fundThu, 13 Feb 2014 09:45:00 GMTTrusts' reputation can secure nurse retention
Over half of nurses surveyed are currently looking for a new role, new research shows.
The report, ‘Nursing: a healthy reputation’, was based on a surveyinvestigating the employment factors affecting career motivations of 1,600 nurses.
Considerations include the reputation of trusts, a good work/life balance...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-reputation-can-secure-nurse-retentionWed, 12 Feb 2014 10:03:00 GMT£50m funding to help Welsh health service
The Welsh health service will receive an extra £50m, finance minister Jane Hutt has announced.
The funding follows the publication of the second supplementary budget for 2013-14 and is in addition to the three-year funding package announced for NHS Wales in October, worth £570m.
The extra funding will help local health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/50m-funding-to-help-welsh-health-serviceWed, 12 Feb 2014 10:02:00 GMTNICE halves threshold for prescribing statins
Statins could be offered to 12 million adults in an effort to cut the risk of strokes and heart attacks. NICE has published new draft guidance on the use of the medication to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) – the leading cause of death in England and Wales.
The threshold for people at risk of developing CVD within the next ten...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-halves-threshold-for-prescribing-statinsWed, 12 Feb 2014 10:01:00 GMT'The future NHS cannot be built on an open-ended pay freeze'- MPs
The NHS needs fundamental change to meet the needs of patients, the health select committee has found. MPs warned that the pace of transformation was not sufficient to meet the challenge ahead and that the health service was not meeting the Nicholson Challenge on efficiency.
The committee’s new report includes concerns about the...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-nhs-cannot-be-built-on-an-open-ended-pay-freeze-mpsWed, 12 Feb 2014 10:00:00 GMTIntegrate health and employment services - OECD
Better policies are needed to help people with mental health disorders get back to work, a new OECD report has urged.
Mental health problems cost the UK about £70bn a year in lost productivity at work, benefit payments and healthcare. It is thought 1 million claimants on ESA and JSA have a mental disorder which is harming their...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrate-health-and-employment-services--oecdTue, 11 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTONS to continue publishing child mortality data
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will continue publishing child mortality data, after pressure from leading health organisations.
The ‘Save the Stats’ campaign, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) with other children’s charities, sought to safeguard the collection of these statistics...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ons-to-continue-publishing-child-mortality-dataTue, 11 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTSmoking ban in cars gets strong backing from MPs
MPs have voted in favour of introducing a ban on smoking in cars with children as passengers.
Although the amendment to the Children and Families Bill empowers rather than forces the government to bring forward a ban, there are strong indications that it will do so.
The vote was 376 to 107, and also gives the Welsh Government the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/smoking-ban-in-cars-gets-strong-backing-from-mpsTue, 11 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTMinimum pricing would affect harmful drinkers, not the poor
Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would reduce deaths and hospital admissions amongst the highest-risk drinkers, without penalising moderate drinkers on low incomes, new research shows.
A study from the University of Sheffield, published in the Lancet, found that a 45p per unit price would have “negligible effects” on...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minimum-pricing-would-affect-harmful-drinkers-not-the-poorMon, 10 Feb 2014 12:30:00 GMTMonitoring group set up to improve information sharing
A new team has been created to support the implementations of recommendations in the Caldicott report, published last summer.
The Caldicott2 Implementation Monitoring Group (CIMG) was set up by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) as part of the government’s response to Caldicott.
CIMG will support Dame Fiona...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitoring-group-set-up-to-improve-information-sharingMon, 10 Feb 2014 12:30:00 GMTOver 3.2 million diagnosed with diabetes
Last year there were 163,000 new diagnoses of diabetes in the UK, a diabetes charity has calculated. This represents the biggest annual increase since 2008 and means there are now over 3.4 million people diagnosed with the disease.
Diabetes UK combined GP data to calculate the overall figure for the UK. Another estimated 850,000 people...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-32-million-diagnosed-with-diabetesMon, 10 Feb 2014 12:30:00 GMTBasic improvements needed at Darent Valley hospital
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has a positive and open culture, the chief inspector of hospitals has found. But the CQC report also highlighted “a number of fairly basic areas” which need improvement.
The inspection at Darent Valley Hospital highlighted challenges in A&E, with emergency admissions increasing due to a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/basic-improvements-needed-at-darent-valley-hospitalFri, 07 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMTMedway NHS FT appoints new leadership
New leadership has been announced at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, following action by the regulator Monitor.
Christopher Langley has been appointed as chairman of the trust and Nigel Beverley the interim chief executive. Monitor is also taking action to ensure the new executive team strengthens operational leadership at the trust and...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medway-nhs-ft-appoints-new-leadershipFri, 07 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMTRCM has 'serious concerns' over quality of postnatal care
Over half of new mothers felt down or depressed after giving birth, a new report from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) shows. The shocking statistics come from surveys of mothers and midwives, in collaboration with parenting website Netmums.
The report found that 24.1% of student midwives said they did not feel they had enough...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-has-serious-concerns-over-quality-of-postnatal-careFri, 07 Feb 2014 12:15:00 GMT'Swift' action needed at Princess Royal hospital
There is still much more to do to address problems at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Kent, the CQC has found.
The chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has published his first report into the hospital. Following the dissolution of South London Healthcare NHS Trust last October, the hospital was taken over...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swift-action-needed-at-princess-royal-hospitalThu, 06 Feb 2014 11:45:00 GMTSkills for Health publishes insight into Welsh workforce
Three new reports have been published by Skills for Health, focusing on opportunities and barriers to up-skilling the Welsh health workforce.
Part of the Sector Priorities Fund Pilot (SPFP) programme, the reports consider how assistant practitioner roles could be enhanced and developed to maximise their potential impact; how to simplify...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/skills-for-health-publishes-insight-into-welsh-workforceThu, 06 Feb 2014 11:45:00 GMTFrancis' 'concerns' at regulators' behaviour, one year on from his report
Financial constraints are making it difficult to achieve the patient-centred culture set out in the Francis inquiry, a new report from the Nuffield Trust cautions.
Published one year on from the original Francis recommendations, the new research found that the tougher regulatory structure was also proving challenging for NHS...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/francis-concerns-at-regulators-behaviour-one-year-on-from-his-reportThu, 06 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMTCare.data opt out information 'not clear enough' - Kelsey
NHS England has acknowledged that there should be more clarity about the new care.data programme, which will see patients’ medical records shared from March.
The change allows researchers and drug companies to use ‘pseudonymised’ versions of patients’ records. It could help boost the development of new treatments...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caredata-opt-out-information-not-clear-enough--kelseyWed, 05 Feb 2014 10:15:00 GMTDiagnosis time for common cancers reduced
The time taken to diagnose some of the most common cancers fell by an average of five days over six years, new research suggests.
Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the study looked at GP records of over 20,000 people over 40 in England diagnosed with one of the 15 types of common cancers in either 2001/02 or 2007/08. The...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diagnosis-time-for-common-cancers-reducedWed, 05 Feb 2014 10:15:00 GMTFrancis recommendations have led to 'real progress'
In the year since the Francis report was published, the NHS has seen “a real shift”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to say today.
On 6 February 2013 the Francis Inquiry published its recommendations, the majority of which the government accepted. Hunt will highlight the tougher measures introduced for failing hospitals, a new...
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407,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/francis-recommendations-have-led-to-real-progressWed, 05 Feb 2014 10:15:00 GMTNMC wants 'shockingly unfair' fee rise to £120 a year
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) could increase its membership fees to £120, it has announced. The current fee of £100, raised from £76 last year, will be reviewed at the March council meeting.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned that such an increase could not be justified and would hit nurses hard.
In...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-wants-shockingly-unfair-fee-rise-to-120-a-yearWed, 05 Feb 2014 10:15:00 GMT'Groundbreaking change in challenging circumstances'
Patsy Ryan of the Strategic Projects Team outlines some of the organisation’s recent successes and its history.
Dust is settling on the most significant healthcare reforms for decades and the new NHS landscape is clearly visible. On the skyline, nestling alongside the new organisations, is an increasingly familiar powerhouse of...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/groundbreaking-change-in-challenging-circumstancesTue, 04 Feb 2014 16:01:00 GMTWorld class surgery
Work on a state-of-the-art hybrid operating theatre at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is just weeks from completion. NHE talked to Mr David Murray, consultant vascular surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, to find out more.
A new hybrid theatre suite under construction in Manchester is a first for the UK and...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-class-surgeryTue, 04 Feb 2014 16:01:00 GMTHoney pot or pot of gold?
Nick Pickles, director of civil liberties campaign Big Brother Watch, sets out his concerns about care.data
The issue of data, particularly big data, has shot up the headlines in recent months, whether you are following the revelations of government surveillance from Edward Snowden, the increasing efforts by businesses
to sell...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/honey-pot-or-pot-of-goldTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTHow a strong shared service partnership can bring about successful transformation
What does close partnership working mean in practice when it comes to delivering successful shared service projects? Jonathan Tringham, director of finance and resources at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust, and David Morris, business development director of NHS Shared Business Services, explain more.
It is...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-a-strong-shared-service-partnership-can-bring-about-successful-transformationTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTIntegrated social care referrals
After the successful implementation of a new clinical gateway for referrals into secondary care for all of Manchester’s GPs, the city council’s social care team is now joining the initiative too. NHE spoke to the city council’s head of customer access, Kathy Weaver.
Back in July/August 2012, NHE spoke to Simon Wootton...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-social-care-referralsTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTKnowing who is where
Since the Francis report and Sir Bruce Keogh’s trust inspections, there has been a renewed focus on planned versus actual staffing on wards, and the limitations of e-rostering alone when not combined with rigorous management of real-life staffing. A new report from the Policy Analysis Centre investigates this issue. NHE spoke to the...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/knowing-who-is-whereTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTStrengthening financial resilience - alternative therapy for the NHS
Paul Hughes, NHS provider sector lead at Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has been working with the NHS for over
30 years, discusses the financial challenges facing the NHS and the need to deliver cost improvement plans in a fundamentally different way.
The financial challenges facing the UK economy are combining with ever-increasing demand...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strengthening-financial-resilience-alternative-therapy-for-the-nhsTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTThe knowledge and confidence for patients to treat themselves
Self care could be ‘the first step to saving the NHS’, by radically shifting demand and easing the burden on strained parts of the system. But it needs a national strategy and proper funding, argues GP Dr Beth McCarron-Nash, board member of the Self Care Forum.
Self care messages are becoming more and more common; they can be...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-knowledge-and-confidence-for-patients-to-treat-themselvesTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTTime to care: getting patient management rightSenior matron for practice and professional development at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT, Dr Maxine Simmons, speaks to NHE about a new patient information system that has transformed time to care.
While smart technology is taking off in terms of personal use, many hospitals retain old and outdated systems to manage their information. But...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-to-care-getting-patient-management-rightTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMTUsing not abusing middle managers: Hybrid middle managers are knowledge brokers for service improvement
Graeme Currie, Professor of Public Management at Warwick Business School, examines the role of middle managers in the context of service improvement, drawing upon research funded by the NIHR HS&DR programme carried out by
a team he led.
The value of middle managers in large organisations has been questioned for decades. When times...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/using-not-abusing-middle-managers-hybrid-middle-managers-are-knowledge-brokers-for-service-improvementTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMT'Once you're seeing someone who's unhealthy, it's already too late'
Social prescribing is taking off, with experiments around the country proving its value in settings as varied as Newcastle-upon-Tyne, rural Devon, and Hackney. Its pioneer was the Bromley by Bow Centre in Tower Hamlets, which is now considering expanding it across the whole borough. NHE spoke to the health and community centre’s...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/once-youre-seeing-someone-whos-unhealthy-its-already-too-lateTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT'We're taking The Christie to our patients'At the end of 2013, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust launched its new £700,000 mobile chemotherapy unit to take cancer care closer to patients’ homes. NHE asked chemotherapy clinical service manager Jackie Wrench how the service has been going so far.
Up to 20 cancer patients a day are being treated much closer to their homes in...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/were-taking-the-christie-to-our-patientsTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTA new approach to creating a better A&EThe Design Council and Frontier Economics recently published evidence that accident & emergency departments could improve patient experience, increase staff wellbeing and save money by using a new and proven design solution called ‘A Better A&E’. Based on this evidence, Design Council recommends that other trusts now adopt...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-approach-to-creating-a-better-aeTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTBest interest decisions
The diagnosis and management of people with prolonged disorders of consciousness is an especially complex and sensitive area for the NHS. The Royal College of Physicians has now issued new guidelines to help clinicians negotiate these issues. NHE spoke to Professor Lynne Turner-Stokes, consultant in rehabilitation medicine at Northwick Park...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/best-interest-decisionsTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTChange management
Since the April 2013 transition, the NHS Strategic Projects Team has been hosted by the Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit. NHE spoke to its director Andrew MacPherson about its expansion across the country, his leading role in delivering the Friends and Family Test, and the need for a customer service culture change in the...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/change-managementTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTMaking helping in hospitals the norm
Vicki Sellick explains why Nesta and the Cabinet Office are making more than £1.5m available to encourage more volunteers to help out in hospitals.
No-one likes to spend time in hospital. It’s an experience we all dread. It can be confusing and a time of great anxiety, wondering what the future holds. Knowing we have access to...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-helping-in-hospitals-the-normTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTThe gift of data
Sharmila Nebhrajani, chief executive of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), speaks to NHE about the importance of sharing medical records for research.
NHS England has begun an awareness campaign explaining the changes in its care.data programme, which will see patient records shared more widely, both inside and outside...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-gift-of-dataTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTToo Good to Fail? Leadership lessons for the NHSJan Filochowski, former chief executive of Great Ormond Street NHS FT and a noted expert on turning around
struggling organisations, talks to NHE about his new book, ‘Too Good to Fail?’ and the lessons it offers for predicting and managing failure.
Great leadership is often cited as a way to avoid the terrible failures the NHS...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-good-to-fail-leadership-lessons-for-the-nhsTue, 04 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMTCancer prevention 'desperately needed' - WHO
Half of all world cancers are now preventable, a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) states.
On World Cancer Day, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) predicted that the number of new cases worldwide will increase by 70% from 2012 to 2035. The number of annual deaths from cancer will rise from 8.2 million...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-prevention-desperately-needed--whoTue, 04 Feb 2014 10:30:00 GMTMonitor appoints support for Colchester FT
The Royal Marsden is to support a cancer services at a trust in special measures, Monitor has announced.
Colchester Hospital University NHS FT has been in special measures since November 2013 over concerns with cancer services.
Monitor has appointed the leading cancer centre to offer additional expertise and support, tailored to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-appoints-support-for-colchester-ftTue, 04 Feb 2014 10:30:00 GMTPublic health budgets 'not being protected'
Most health decisions are being based on politics rather than evidence, public health professionals have cautioned.
A new report, published by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), states that budgets meant to be reserved for public health are not being ring-fenced, and that financial restrictions are hurting teams’ ability to...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-budgets-not-being-protectedTue, 04 Feb 2014 10:30:00 GMTSir Bruce Keogh's potholes comment was 'unworthy of his role'
Sir John Oldham has spoken of his “disappointment” at NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh’s comments that councils’ involvement in Better Care Fund bids could mean “potholes” are prioritised over patient care.
Sir John, chair of Integrating Care, created and headed the National Primary Care...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-bruce-keoghs-potholes-comment-was-unworthy-of-his-roleFri, 31 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMTClause 118 controversy continues after amendments
Campaigners have welcomed government amendments to the controversial clause 118 of the Care Bill ensuring more consultation on decisions around hospital reconfigurations – but many still want it scrapped altogether.
The amendments brought forward by the government mean consultation provisions would be extended to other provider...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clause-118-controversy-continues-after-amendmentsFri, 31 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTLack of midwives 'truly worrying' - PAC
The Public Accounts Committee has warned that England has insufficient numbers of midwives, in a new report.
The MPs found that although the number of births was increasing, including an increase in the proportion of complex births, there is a shortage of approximately 2,300 midwives.
The MPs said there was too much confusion around...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-midwives-truly-worrying--pacFri, 31 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMTNew chief executive appointed at HSCIC
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has appointed its new chief executive, Andy Williams.
Williams has worked across a variety of sectors in programme governance and managing change, and has led teams at IBM, Alcatel-Lucent and CSC.
He will take up the role in April.
Kingsley Manning, chair of the HSCIC, said:...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-chief-executive-appointed-at-hscicThu, 30 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMT£40m for new synthetic biology centres
Three new synthetic biology centres are to be established in Bristol, Nottingham and through a Cambridge/Norwich partnership, the government has announced.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will provide £30m investment over five years...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/40m-for-new-synthetic-biology-centresThu, 30 Jan 2014 10:15:00 GMTEating disorder hospital admissions up 8%
The number of admissions to hospital for an eating disorder has risen by 8%, new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
In the 12 months to October 2013, there were 2,560 admissions. Patients with eating disorders were more likely to stay in hospital for a longer period of time than other admissions, and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eating-disorder-hospital-admissions-up-8Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:15:00 GMTHSCIC names trusts with 'persistently high' mortality ratios
The number of deaths over the last two years was higher than expected at six hospital trusts, a new report from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
Between 2011 and 2013, 18 trusts had persistently low or high mortality ratios. Based on Summary Hospital Level Mortality Indicator (SHMI), 12 had lower ratios than...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-names-trusts-with-persistently-high-mortality-ratiosWed, 29 Jan 2014 10:03:00 GMTMental Health Act use up by 12%
The number of people being detained or treated under the Mental Health Act has risen by 12% over the last five years, a new report shows.
The CQC’s Mental Health Act Report found that in the last year, the act was used 50,000 times. While there was some evidence of high quality and safe psychiatric care, access to crisis care...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-act-use-up-by-12Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:02:00 GMTLung cancer audit driving up standards of care
The National Lung Cancer Audit is an “invaluable tool” to improve care and save lives, the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has concluded.
A new report has analysed the impact of the audit, which captures up-to-date information on lung cancer cases across the UK, comparing clinical practice in hospitals, helping to identify...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lung-cancer-audit-driving-up-standards-of-careWed, 29 Jan 2014 10:01:00 GMT'Progress is slow' on staff mental wellbeing policy
Just over half of NHS trusts have a mental wellbeing policy to support staff, a new audit shows. The research, published by the Health and Work Development Unit (HWDU) of the Royal College of Physicians, covers 115 trusts over 2013.
It investigates the degree to which trusts are taking up NICE public health guidance for the workplace...
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414,411,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/progress-is-slow-on-staff-mental-wellbeing-policyWed, 29 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTLondon has highest rate of major emergency attendances
The attendance rate at major A&E departments is highest in London, new research from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
The report found that in London SHA there were 312 attendances per 1,000 of the population, and in the North West there were 307 per 1,000. The figures cover 2012/13.
The lowest rate of...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-has-highest-rate-of-major-emergency-attendancesTue, 28 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTMet must tackle shortfall of nurses - London Assembly
The Metropolitan police are struggling to provide adequate medical staffing for detainees in custody, the London Assembly has warned.
The Assembly’s police and crime committee report calls for action on a 60% shortfall of nurses in the force. In the current financial year more nurses have left than have been recruited.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/met-must-tackle-shortfall-of-nurses--london-assemblyTue, 28 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTNesta analyses GP innovation trends
Open data can offer huge potential for GP innovation, a new report by Nesta suggests.
The research identifies when and which GP practices across England have taken up innovations, based on analysis of open datasets from the HSCIC and demographic data.
GPs have the potential to become early adopters of innovation, Nesta said, but few...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nesta-analyses-gp-innovation-trendsTue, 28 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTA quarter of doctors are non-British
Stricter immigration rules could adversely affect the NHS, as statistics show 11% of all staff are non-British.
Figures obtained by the Guardian showed that the number rises for doctors, 26% of whom are non-British. India provides the second highest number of staff to the NHS, after Britain, and the Philippines is in third, for workers...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-quarter-of-doctors-are-non-britishMon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMTNSPA launched to improve suicide prevention
A new alliance has been launched to reduce the number of suicides in England and to improve support for those affected. The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) is formed of the Department of Health, Samaritans and Rethink Mental Illness.
With a £120,000 government grant, the alliance will work together over two years to...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nspa-launched-to-improve-suicide-preventionMon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMTResearch project to identify successful public health interventions
The Health Economics Research Group (HERG) has been awarded a government grant to identify successful public health interventions across the country.
The group will consider the characteristics that affect why and how people take up physical activity, HERG will collaborate with the University of London, University of Oxford and UCL to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-project-into-successful-public-health-interventionsMon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT'Every patient is a person' - Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged doctors to think of patients as people, not just numbers.
In a speech at St Guy’s and St Thomas’s hospital in London, he will warn that the current system can often see patients passed around between referrals. Hunt also backed the campaign started by Dr Kate Granger to encourage...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/every-patient-is-a-person--huntFri, 24 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTGagging clauses used to protect NHS reputation at expense of safety
The Public Accounts Committee is “deeply concerned” about the use of confidentiality clauses and special severance payments in the NHS, its new report shows.
Evidence suggests they have been used to cover up failure, including compromised patient safety. A lack of transparency, accountability and central oversight also means...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gagging-clauses-used-to-protect-nhs-reputation-at-expense-of-safetyFri, 24 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS 'writing off' older cancer patients
Older patients with cancer could be being denied treatment due to their age, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned.
New research conducted by the charity suggests that cancer survival rates in the over-65s are “poor” and suggests assessments for treatment focus solely on age, rather than overall fitness.
For many common...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-writing-off-older-cancer-patientsFri, 24 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTEarly intervention vital for behavioural problems
Health professionals must be able to identify and offer appropriate support for children with severe behavioural problems, the Centre for Mental Health has urged.
Its new report, Building a better future, sets out the health and social benefits of early intervention in children with conduct disorder.
Children with severe behavioural...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/early-intervention-vital-for-behavioural-problemsThu, 23 Jan 2014 09:45:00 GMTHead injuries must be taken seriously, NICE warns
Patients with head injuries must be identified and treated quickly, NICE has stated.
In an update of existing guidelines, NICE emphasised the importance of early detection and treatment. People who suffer a head injury should be taken straight to a hospital with resuscitation facilities to avoid potentially serious complications, the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/head-injuries-must-be-taken-seriously-nice-warnsThu, 23 Jan 2014 09:30:00 GMTTreat patient waiting time data with caution - NAO
There are issues with the accuracy of patient waiting time data, the National Audit Office (NAO) has cautioned.
A new report found that the value for money of waiting times for elective care in England is being undermined by problems with “the completeness, consistency and accuracy” of patient waiting time data.
There are...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treat-patient-waiting-time-data-with-caution-naoThu, 23 Jan 2014 09:30:00 GMTMPs find regulator now has 'coherent plan'
The CQC is now better able to protect patients, the health select committee has found.
MPs approved of the new approach to regulation, introducing Ofsted-like ratings for hospitals. The new surveillance system, which will include a range of indicators related to quality of care, was also held up as a good step forward.
But the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-find-regulator-now-has-coherent-planWed, 22 Jan 2014 10:37:00 GMTInsurance industry commits to help people with care costs
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Department of Health have signed a joint ‘statement of intent’ to help people plan for their future care costs.
They will offer people the information they need to make decisions about their long-term care needs and costs, as well as working to create the right conditions for a...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insurance-industry-commits-to-help-people-with-care-costsWed, 22 Jan 2014 10:36:00 GMTNHS must improve race equality - Lord Crisp
More black and minority ethnic nurses are needed in leadership and management roles, Lord Nigel Crisp has urged, ten years on from the race equality action plan he published.
The former NHS chief executive said that equality could be getting worse, not better.
According to Department of Health statistics, just five of the 195...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-improve-race-equality-lord-crispWed, 22 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMTHospitals set to overspend - The King's Fund
Over a fifth of hospital trusts and one in eight CCGs expect to be in deficit by the end of this financial year, new analysis by The King’s Fund suggests.
The quarterly monitoring report also found that just 47% of finance directors in hospitals expected to meet their productivity targets – casting doubt on the NHS’s...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-set-to-overspend-the-kings-fundWed, 22 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTAlzheimer's prescriptions higher than expected
A new report from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows the extent to which the NHS is prescribing NICE-recommended medicines.
The experimental statistics, from 2012, compare the expected with actual usage for 18 medicines in ten groups. All groups have risen in use over the last few years.
The drugs with higher...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alzheimers-prescriptions-higher-than-expectedTue, 21 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTNew mental health action plan launched
Co-ordinated action is needed to provide mental health care that is equal to physical health care, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has urged.
He said: “All too often, attitudes to mental health are stuck in the dark ages; full of stigma and stereotypes. It’s time for us to bring mental health out of the shadows and to give...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-mental-health-action-plan-launchedTue, 21 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTToo many elderly people 'soldier on' - NHS England
NHS England has launched a new campaign to reduce unnecessary hospital stays by treating minor health problems earlier.
‘The Earlier, The Better’, is targeted particularly at older people, who often present later when conditions are more serious and are harder to treat. They should use self-care information and community...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-elderly-people-soldier-on--nhs-englandTue, 21 Jan 2014 10:45:00 GMTCIWM publishes new health waste guidance
Waste auditing guidance is now available for large healthcare producers, developed by the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM). The guidance covers pre-acceptance waste audits, as required by the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
It will help producers to ensure that wastes are sent for the correct treatment and disposal...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ciwm-publishes-new-health-waste-guidanceMon, 20 Jan 2014 11:15:00 GMTGreater sharing of information to prevent suicide
Key actions for local areas to prevent suicides have been set out in the first annual report on suicide prevention, one year on from the publication of the cross-government strategy for England.
Offering psychological assessments to people who present with self-harm, or suicidal thoughts, can help to prevent suicidal behaviour. Around...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-sharing-of-information-to-prevent-suicideMon, 20 Jan 2014 11:15:00 GMTHealth and work service must be quality assured
The Faculty and Society of Occupational Medicine has called for the upcoming Health and Work service to be quality assured, with call handlers able to refer to appropriately qualified professionals.
The new government service is intended to address the cost of sickness leave to the economy by helping employees who have been absent for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-work-service-must-be-quality-assuredMon, 20 Jan 2014 11:15:00 GMTFour CSUs form alliance to try for Lead Provider status
Four commissioning support units (CSUs) are forming a strategic alliance, to become accredited through NHS England’s Lead Provider Framework.
Guidance on the new procurement framework for support services was published in October, and stated that there would be a reduction in the number of CSUs offering a full range of services....
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-csus-form-alliance-to-try-for-lead-provider-statusFri, 17 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTMid Staffordshire dissolution plans 'financially robust' - Monitor
Monitor has approved the proposed dissolution of Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. The final decision now rests with health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who will make an announcement on 26 February.
The measures put forward by the Trust’s Special Administrators (TSAs) would see Stafford Hospital run by the University Hospital of North...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffordshire-dissolution-plans-financially-robust--monitorFri, 17 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTMore eligible for bariatric surgery than predicted
There are two million people in England who could be eligible for weight loss surgery, new research has found.
Published in the open access companion publication to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and conducted by researchers at the Imperial College London, this number is far higher than previous estimates of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-eligible-for-bariatric-surgery-than-predictedFri, 17 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTCQC appoints national professional advisor
Roger Taylor, director of research and public affairs at Dr Foster, has been appointed as one of the CQC’s National Professional Advisors.
The new role will help the CQC to develop its new approach to data and intelligence and provide a link between a panel of industry experts and the watchdog. Taylor will work for the CQC two days...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-national-professional-advisorThu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTNHS Wales must stop 'doing things that don't work'
The NHS in Wales must prioritise resources on proven care, health minister Mark Drakeford is to urge.
In a speech to the NHS Confederation Conference in Cardiff, Drakeford will suggest that the health service must stop interventions that have no impact or actually cause harm.
This could mean an end to treatments considered of little...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-must-stop-doing-things-that-dont-workThu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMTDH must gather evidence on child sexual exploitation
More work is needed to tackle the evidence gap around child sexual exploitation, an independent health working group has stated.
The group, chaired by the Department of Health, has called for effective engagement of health services and staff to improve awareness, understanding, and recognition of exploitation. A co-ordinated response is...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-must-gather-evidence-on-child-sexual-exploitationThu, 16 Jan 2014 11:45:00 GMTHSCIC publishes first 'annual snapshot' of IAPT
Only two-thirds of people who started treatment for anxiety or depression last year attended their first appointment within the target date of 28 days of referral, new statistics show.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published the first annual report for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hscic-publishes-first-annual-snapshot-of-iaptWed, 15 Jan 2014 10:30:00 GMTHappier staff deliver better healthcare
Staff engagement must be accelerated to improve quality of care, a new report urges.
The Point of Care Foundation has highlighted that greater staff engagement leads to improved patient care, efficiency and financial performance.
Patient satisfaction is highest in trusts with better rates of staff health and wellbeing, and there is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/happier-staff-deliver-better-healthcareWed, 15 Jan 2014 10:15:00 GMTOrgan donation partnership calls for family to be informed
A new campaign is encouraging people on the organ donation register to tell their family and friends about their decision.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the National Council for Palliative Care and the Dying Matters Coalition are encouraging more people to communicate their intentions clearly, to help ensure as many potential donors...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organ-donation-partnership-calls-for-family-to-be-informedWed, 15 Jan 2014 10:15:00 GMTSeven in ten NHS contracts 'go to private sector'
Almost 70% of NHS contracts awarded since April last year have been awarded to private firms, the NHS Support Federation has stated.
The figures come from an analysis of competitive tender notices on the European public procurement website and cover the period between April and December 2013. Out of 57 contracts awarded, 39 were won by...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/70-of-contracts-go-to-private-sector-nhs-support-federationWed, 15 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTCharities launch patient record-sharing awareness campaign
Patient medical records offer a “valuable resource” for research, a group of charities have highlighted as they launch a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of sharing NHS data.
The campaign coincides with NHS England’s leaflet drop to explain the changes to patients, who are given the right to opt out if...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charities-launch-patient-record-sharing-awareness-campaignTue, 14 Jan 2014 09:00:00 GMTYorkshire health science network appoints chair
Professor William Pope has been appointed as the first chairman of the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (YHAHSN).
He will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the network, bringing together the NHS, academia and industry to advance ideas into products and services.
Prof Pope was previously...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/yorkshire-health-science-network-appoints-chairMon, 13 Jan 2014 11:45:00 GMTObesity crisis could be worse than Foresight 'doomsday scenario'
The UK risks exceeding the worst case scenario on obesity, the National Obesity Forum has warned.
Its new report, State of the Nation’s Waistline, calls for more forceful public health campaigns to tackle obesity. The forum analyses the prediction made in the 2007 Foresight Report that over 50% of the population could be obese by...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obesity-crisis-could-be-worse-than-foresight-doomsday-scenarioMon, 13 Jan 2014 11:15:00 GMTPraise for first-ever graduate of new NHS leadership programme
Katharine Wells has become the first person to complete the NHS Leadership Academy’s new Edward Jenner programme.
The professional leadership programme was launched last year as a suite of programmes designed to provide development opportunities for all levels of NHS staff. The free open access programme is available...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/praise-for-first-ever-graduate-of-new-nhs-leadership-programmeMon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMTOrgan donation has significantly improved outcomes
The past ten years have seen major advances in organ donation and transplantation, a new report from the UK National Transplant Registry shows.
The number of transplanted organ grafts functioning well for five years or longer has also increased. For operations between 2003 and 2005, the five-year survival rate was 84% for kidneys from...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organ-donation-has-significantly-improved-outcomesFri, 10 Jan 2014 14:30:00 GMTWelsh GP contract requirements simplified
The Welsh GP contract will be revised to cut the “treadmill of bureaucracy”, and free up doctors’ time to spend with patients.
The changes were agreed with health minister Mark Drakeford and the General Practitioners Committee (Wales).
The number of points in the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) will be reduced and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-gp-contract-requirements-simplifiedFri, 10 Jan 2014 14:30:00 GMT'Still much to do' on talking therapies
Mental health should be treated on a par with physical health, the government has reiterated in its response to the ‘We Still Need to Talk’ campaign.
The report was compiled by a range of mental health charities, providers and professional organisations, calling for the NHS to offer a range of psychological therapies within 28...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/still-much-to-do-on-talking-therapiesFri, 10 Jan 2014 14:15:00 GMT'Action on Sugar' could help tackle obesity epidemic
A new campaign has been launched to cut the sugar content in food and drink by up to 30%, in an effort to reduce the risk of obesity and other serious diseases.
'Action on Sugar' is calling for government and the food industry to gradually reduce the amount of sugar in products. It follows a similar campaign against salt, the Consensus...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/action-on-sugar-could-help-tackle-obesity-epidemicThu, 09 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTMonitor to investigate Bradford trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is under investigation by Monitor to determine whether the organisation is in breach of its licence.
The CQC raised concerns in relation to staffing levels, and Monitor will now examine whether this indicates wider issues with the trust.
Robert Davidson, regional director for the North at Monitor...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-bradford-trustThu, 09 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTNew council appointed for HCPC
The Health and Care Professions Council (HPCP) has appointed a new, smaller council. In line with government recommendations, the council now includes 12 members who take office this month.
Members have a mix of governance, management and financial abilities to promote effective public protection. The council was originally made up of 20...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-council-appointed-for-hcpcThu, 09 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTLifestyle factors largely explain differences in breast cancer risk
New research has linked lower breast cancer rates in south Asian and black women to lifestyle factors.
The British Journal of Cancer used data from the Million Women Study, which highlighted differences in breast cancer rates in women of different ethnicities. The research was funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lifestyle-factors-largely-explain-differences-in-breast-cancer-riskWed, 08 Jan 2014 10:03:00 GMTNHS Wales chief executive stands down
The chief executive of the NHS in Wales, David Sissling, is to stand down at the end of March. He will move to a senior health role in the East Midlands, closer to his family.
The announcement comes as the NHS in Wales comes under increased scrutiny for its reform programme, and concerns around waiting times.
Health minister Mark...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-chief-executive-stands-downWed, 08 Jan 2014 10:02:00 GMTNICE publishes updated prostate cancer guidelines
New guidance has been published by NICE on how to diagnose and treat prostate cancer.
The guide updates original recommendations published in 2008, to help doctors ensure patients receive information about all the options available and are supported to choose the best option for them.
The new recommendations include doctors...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-publishes-updated-prostate-cancer-guidelinesWed, 08 Jan 2014 10:01:00 GMTNon-emergency visits adding pressure to A&E
Some patients are visiting A&E over 50 times a year, new figures suggest.
A BBC investigation found that almost 12,000 people made over ten visits to individual A&E units in 2012/13. In total, people who frequently attend A&E accounted for around 200,000 visits last year.
The figures come from Freedom of Information...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/non-emergency-visits-adding-pressure-to-aeWed, 08 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTPrivate providers to be regulated by Monitor
Monitor is to start regulating independent providers of NHS-funded services, the watchdog has announced.
If independent providers are required to hold a licence, they must hold one from April 1, 2014. A licence requires providers to have good and fit leadership, and to be registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Monitor will use...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-providers-to-be-regulated-by-monitorTue, 07 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTRedundancy risk for 500 NHS Direct employees
Hundreds of NHS Direct staff are at risk of redundancy, the organisation has announced.
It follows the move to pull out of NHS 111 contracts last year. In October NHS Direct announced that it will close in March 2014.
A spokesperson said: “NHS Direct has today written to around 500 employees, including around 140 nurses, giving...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redundancy-risk-for-500-nhs-direct-employeesTue, 07 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTRevalidation reviewed by Nursing & Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched the first part of a consultation on revalidation and its review of the Code of professional standards staff should follow.
Nurses and midwives are required to revalidate every three years to demonstrate they remain fit to practise. The consultation will explore how the principles of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-reviewed-by-nursing--midwifery-councilTue, 07 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMTEltham Community Hospital contracts agreed
Contracts have now been agreed for the new Eltham Community Hospital (ECH), through a Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) scheme.
The hospital will include two relocated GP practices – Eltham Palace Surgery and Eltham Medical Practice – as well as a minor surgery suite, and community services including mental health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eltham-community-hospital-contracts-agreedMon, 06 Jan 2014 11:45:00 GMTLeaflet drop across England on new patient data sharing plan
NHS England has started a leaflet drop today, explaining how patients’ data is to be shared and used to improve quality of services and to aid research.
The ‘Better Information Means Better Care’ leaflet sets out the benefits of sharing information and highlights that patients have the right to object to their data being...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaflet-drop-across-england-on-new-patient-data-sharing-planMon, 06 Jan 2014 11:45:00 GMTPolice to work with mental health nurses
Mental health nurses will be placed in police stations and courts to help offenders with mental health problems, in a new pilot announced by the government.
The £25m scheme will initially run in 10 areas, to be rolled out England-wide in 2017 if successful. The liaison and diversion teams will help to diagnose prisoners with mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-to-work-with-mental-health-nursesMon, 06 Jan 2014 11:45:00 GMTSchizophrenia treatment needs to be reconsidered
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has little impact on patients with schizophrenia, a new international study shows.
The therapy is currently recommended for all patients with the condition and is endorsed by NICE.
But a paper published online in the British Journal of Psychiatry shows that CBT only has a small therapeutic effect...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/schizophrenia-treatment-needs-to-be-reconsideredFri, 03 Jan 2014 11:30:00 GMTSenior Tory urges party to ditch ringfenced NHS spending
The NHS should not keep its ring-fenced funding past 2015, a senior Conservative has suggested.
Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, called for the Conservatives not to include a pledge to ringfence the budget in the next party manifesto. The NHS has “a huge amount of waste” associated with it, he said.
Fox told the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/senior-tory-urges-party-to-ditch-ringfenced-nhs-spending-Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:35:00 GMTRefusal to implement food quality standards 'appalling and inexplicable'
Hospitals in England should have to meet mandatory food quality guidelines, the Campaign for Better Hospital Food (CBHF) has argued.
But the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) said that managing the catering service at ward level would be more valuable than specific guidelines.
The CBHF’s new report, published with the union...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/refusal-to-implement-food-quality-standards-appalling-and-inexplicableThu, 02 Jan 2014 09:33:00 GMTMigrants to be charged for prescriptions
Foreign visitors to the UK will face further charges for NHS care, the government has announced.
Extended charges will cover primary care services, such as prescriptions. Charges are being considered for minor surgery carried out by a GP and physiotherapy referred through a GP. Patients from overseas will also pay for optical and dental...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/migrants-to-be-charged-for-prescriptionsThu, 02 Jan 2014 09:32:00 GMTRe-running NHS 111 contract tenders could cost £5.5m
Re-procuring contracts for NHS 111 could cost the health service an extra £5.5m, new research suggests. NHS Direct won 11 of the 46 contracts, but in July it announced it would be pulling out because the contract terms were “financially unsustainable”.
The organisation will now cease operations in March 2014 and the...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/re-running-nhs-111-contract-tenders-could-cost-55mThu, 02 Jan 2014 09:30:00 GMT'Partnership effort' leads to record flu vaccinations for staff
A record number of NHS staff have been vaccinated against flu, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) show.
In September to November 2013, a total of 453,013 frontline staff were vaccinated. This is 40,414, or 19%, higher than the previous year.
Greater awareness and collaboration with different organisations led to the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/partnership-effort-leads-to-record-flu-vaccinations-for-staffMon, 23 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTPublic health partnership contracts awarded
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced 13 new partnerships between universities and Public Health England (PHE) to focus on 12 different areas of public health priority.
The Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) will run for five years from 1 April 2014.
Chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-partnership-contracts-awardedFri, 20 Dec 2013 14:30:00 GMTMPs call for action to avoid prescription addiction 'catastrophe'
Action must be taken to tackle a growing national addiction to prescription drugs, MPs have urged.
A new report by the Home Affairs Committee found that the scale of addiction to prescription drugs in Britain is far greater than those who are in treatment programmes for illegal drugs.
More data is needed on the misuse and supply of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-action-to-avoid-prescription-addiction-catastropheFri, 20 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTNHS England publishes CCG budget
CCGs will receive a funding increase matching inflation for the next two years, NHS England has announced.
Funding will rise from £96bn to £100bn in line with a new funding formula that NHS England said was based on more accurate and detailed data. The formula includes a deprivation measure and the most underfunded areas...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-publishes-ccg-budgetFri, 20 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTMid Staffordshire NHS Trust will be dissolved
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust will be dissolved because its services are “unsustainable”, the Trust Special Administrators (TSA) have announced.
Stafford Hospital will be run by the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, and the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust will run Cannock Hospital.
The...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffordshire-nhs-trust-will-be-dissolvedThu, 19 Dec 2013 12:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation calls for clarity on seven-day care
A whole-system approach is needed to introduce seven-day care, the NHS Confederation has urged.
The organisation is calling for reform to ensure patients with multiple, long-term and complex conditions are given appropriate care and greater use of local and community services.
The Keogh Report set out how seven-day care should be...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-calls-for-clarity-on-seven-day-careThu, 19 Dec 2013 09:45:00 GMT'Looming' workforce problem for paediatric consultants
Some newly qualified paediatric consultants are having to travel overseas for work, or are in locum posts, new research from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) indicates.
A survey found that 10% now work overseas and 22% are working in non-permanent locum contracts. Of the 2011 and 2012 cohorts, 96% and 81% are...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/looming-workforce-problem-for-paediatric-consultantsThu, 19 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTManagement changes at Calderstones FT after failures
Specialist NHS learning disability centres in Lancashire have agreed to a number of clinical and managerial changes proposed by Monitor to improve the quality of care provided.
Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was suspected of breaching its licence when a patient was abused in its care. Monitor investigated the case earlier...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/management-changes-at-calderstones-ft-after-failuresThu, 19 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTHEE to provide more nursing training places
University places for trainee nurses will be increased to 13,228, Health Education England (HEE) has announced.
Publishing its first national Workforce Plan, HEE has set out a 9% increase in nursing places in response to staffing levels being highlighted as a concern in a number of recent reviews.
The plan details investment in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-to-provide-more-nursing-training-placesWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMTNMC progress 'remains fragile' - MPs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)’s progress remains fragile, the health select committee has warned in a new report.
Committee chair Stephen Dorrell MP said: “The NMC has had a troubled recent history, and while we welcome the evidence that there has been an improvement in its performance, it is essential that the new...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-progress-remains-fragile--mpsWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMTPolitical scaremongering 'not helpful' - NHS Clinical Commissioners
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHS CC) has called for a more positive outlook to the health service in 2014, warning that “scaremongering” is unhelpful.
Using the NHS as a ‘political pawn’ “needlessly worries patients”, the organisation warned, and ignores the generally strong performance of the health...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/political-scaremongering-not-helpful--nhs-clinical-commissionersWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMTTwo-thirds of healthcare regulations to be scrapped
Hundreds of health and social care regulations will be scrapped, the government has announced. The proposals cover public health, quality of care, mental health, NHS and professional standards, and seek to remove unnecessary red tape and bureaucracy.
Of 555 regulations currently covering the sector, 128 will be removed and another 252...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-healthcare-regulations-to-be-scrappedWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMTAlcohol consumption falls - ONS
The proportion of people drinking alcohol has fallen since 2005, new statistics from the ONS suggest.
Between 2005 and 2012, the proportion of men who drank alcohol at least once in the week before being interviewed fell from 72% to 64%. For women the proportion fell from 57% to 52%.
The proportion of people who drank frequently...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-consumption-falls--onsTue, 17 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTChildren's health needs focus on prevention, NCB urges
A greater focus on early intervention is crucial to better children’s health, a new poll has found.
The National Children’s Bureau and the NHS Confederation surveyed health professionals and service user representatives and found that 66% believe acute care is still given priority over prevention in children’s...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-health-needs-focus-on-prevention-ncb-urgesTue, 17 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTNHS England announces tariff adjustment
Hospitals will get £150m to improve patient safety, NHS England has announced, as it publishes changes to the national tariff for healthcare spending.
The money is to come out of CCGs’ usual financial settlement, and will only apply to acute services.
The new rules for NHS funding 2014/15 allow for “local...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-announces-tariff-adjustmentTue, 17 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTCare cap could cost pensioners £150,000
Pensioners could spend £150,000 on care before the government’s cap on costs comes into effect, the Labour Party has warned.
The figures are published as MPs vote on the Care Bill today.
New calculations show that exceptions to the cap – including hotel and accommodation expenses, food, and utility bills –...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-cap-could-cost-pensioners-150000Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMTKeogh announces clinical standards for seven-day working
Steps to implement seven-day working across the NHS have been set out by Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director at NHS England. Services would start with urgent care and supporting diagnostics, and roll out over the next three years.
The move follows several pieces of research highlighting the significant variation in outcomes at the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-announces-clinical-standards-for-seven-day-workingMon, 16 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMTOut-of-hours GP contract to end early for Serco
Serco has agreed to an early termination of its contract for out-of-hours GP services in Cornwall.
The provider has also agreed a loss-making restructuring of community work in Suffolk and will stop running Braintree hospital in Essex.
Serco will continue to provide services in NHS Kernow until the end of May 2015.
Their...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/out-of-hours-gp-contract-to-end-early-for-sercoMon, 16 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMT'Truly shocking' picture of maternity services - CQC
Maternity care is “just not good enough”, the CQC has warned.
The Maternity survey 2013 found that while there had been many improvements in care, a quarter of mothers were left alone at a point that worried them during labour.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) called it “deeply disappointing”.
The...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/truly-shocking-picture-of-maternity-services--cqcFri, 13 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTDenervation therapy developed to lower blood pressure
A new treatment is being pioneered to improve outcomes in patients with drug-resistant high blood pressure. The advanced type of renal denervation therapy can reduce blood reduce, minimising the risk of stroke, heart attack and kidney failure.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is starting to use radiofrequency energy to disrupt the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/denervation-therapy-developed-to-lower-blood-pressureFri, 13 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTDigital patient monitoring system launched in Oxford
A new patient monitoring system has been developed to record and evaluate patients’ vital signs and alert staff to deterioration more reliably.
Using funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards NHS Technology Fund, the system uses iPads and tablets to calculate and...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-patient-monitoring-system-launched-in-oxfordFri, 13 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMT'Compelling' business case for public health investment
Public health interventions provide good value for money and have a “compelling business case”, The King’s Fund has stated.
New guidance offers evidence for the economic benefits of effective public health action for local authorities.
The King’s Fund has identified nine key areas where health can be improved...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compelling-business-case-for-public-health-investmentThu, 12 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTChief Inspector of GPs sets out new approach
The new approach to GP inspections has been set out by the chief inspector of general practice, Professor Steve Field.
From April 2014 teams made up of a CQC inspector, a GP, practice nurse or manager, and a trainee GP will inspect a quarter of practices in every CCG area once every six months.
The inspections will include five key...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-inspector-of-gps-sets-out-new-approachThu, 12 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTRCP launches guidelines for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness
New guidelines have been published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to improve the diagnosis and management of people with prolonged disorders of consciousness.
The guidelines, developed to help clinicians, families, carers and friends, explain who is responsible for making decisions about the care of patients with these disorders...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-launches-guidelines-for-patients-with-prolonged-disorders-of-consciousnessThu, 12 Dec 2013 08:00:00 GMTProportion of obese children drops for first time
The first drop in year 6 pupils’ obesity prevalence in six years has been recorded, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) data shows.
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) found that 33.3% of year 6 pupils were obese or overweight in 2012/13, compared to 33.9% the year before. The prevalence of obesity and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proportion-of-obese-children-drops-for-first-timeWed, 11 Dec 2013 11:00:00 GMTMaternity care is 'at a crossroads' - RCM
Ministers must “seize the moment of opportunity” on maternity care, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has urged.
The State of Maternity Services 2013 report shows that while last year there were almost 700,000 babies born, data from the first six months of 2013 show a slight dip in births, down by 18,000 compared to the same...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maternity-care-is-at-a-crossroads--rcmWed, 11 Dec 2013 10:45:00 GMTGovernment pledges to double dementia funding
Today’s G8 Dementia Summit will bring together leaders from around the world to collaborate on research to tackle dementia – a condition costing an estimated £370bn a year worldwide.
Prime minister David Cameron will announce that, since the launch of the government’s life sciences strategy two years ago...
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405,417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-pledges-to-double-dementia-fundingWed, 11 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMTNHS England calls for pharmacists to play 'stronger role'
Community pharmacy should play a larger role in out-of-hospital care, NHS England has proposed.
Its new consultation calls for pharmacy professionals to consider how it can be used as a viable alternative to over-subscribed primary care services.
This includes how pharmacies can work with general practice to help deliver integrated...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-calls-for-pharmacists-to-play-stronger-roleTue, 10 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTMonitor to assess winter pressures on A&E
Trusts will now be assessed on how they manage seasonal pressures on emergency care, Monitor has announced.
To further develop the partnership with NHS England and the NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA), organisations will be supported to manage potential demand over the winter months.
Achievement against a national A&E...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-assess-winter-pressures-on-aeTue, 10 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTNICE warns of IV fluid complications
Patients on drips are at risk of 'serious errors', NICE has said, with a lack of training for staff meaning many receive too much, too little, or even the wrong type of fluid.
As many as one in five patients suffer complications due to inappropriate administration, including pneumonia, heart failure, or damaged kidneys.
NICE has...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-warns-of-iv-fluid-complicationsTue, 10 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTAlcohol pressures on NHS highest in middle-aged patients
Middle-aged drinkers are costing the NHS millions, new research indicates.
Dr Foster’s latest Annual Hospital Guide 2013 shows that problems relating to alcohol and drugs now cost the NHS £607m a year.
The analysis highlighted that almost one in five patients in their 40s admitted in 2012-13 were classed as emergency...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-pressures-on-nhs-highest-in-middle-aged-patientsMon, 09 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMTWeekend operations more dangerous - Dr Foster
Patients having an operation on a Friday are 24% more likely to die than those earlier in the week, new research suggests.
The Dr Foster annual hospital guide shows that, overall, patients have a 20% greater chance of dying at the weekend and are 3.9% more likely to be readmitted in an emergency.
Dr Foster director of research Roger...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/weekend-operations-more-dangerous--dr-fosterMon, 09 Dec 2013 11:45:00 GMTDeprived areas have higher numbers of hospital deliveries - HSCIC
There are twice as many hospital deliveries of births in the most deprived areas of England, but the gap between these and the least deprived areas is narrowing, new figures suggest.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published statistics showing the number of deliveries in the most deprived areas was 95,370 in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deprived-areas-have-higher-numbers-of-hospital-deliveries--hscicFri, 06 Dec 2013 12:15:00 GMTChallenging patient behaviour is a sign of unmet need - NHS Protect
New guidance seeks to protect staff from challenging patient behaviour related to clinical conditions. Launched today by NHS Protect, the guidance highlights the importance of good communication, compassion and trust to prevent such behaviour, as well as practical strategies for when things go wrong.
Such behaviour makes it difficult to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/challenging-patient-behaviour-is-a-sign-of-unmet-need--nhs-protectFri, 06 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMTHealth budget remains protected in Autumn Statement
The NHS has welcomed the continued protection of the healthcare budget in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, set out yesterday.
But changes to pensions will also affect NHS staff, raising concerns that an older workforce may be less able to provide the same level of service.
Dean Royles, chief executive of the NHS Employers...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-budget-remains-protected-in-autumn-statementFri, 06 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMTKeeping NHS services healthy during enormous changeRichard Jones, health director at transformation consultancy Moorhouse, discusses the balance between day-to-day delivery in the NHS and wider strategic change.
While the transition to a new system formally concluded on 1 April 2013, the NHS remains in the midst of the biggest reorganisation in its history with the political and public...
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423,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keeping-nhs-services-healthy-during-enormous-changeThu, 05 Dec 2013 16:00:00 GMTPrivate sector or NHS managers: it's time for a blend of bothJohn Flook, a former NHS finance director in the north east who has been a non-executive director of NHS Professionals since 2003, says bringing together managers from different background creates impressive outcomes.
Does the NHS need managers from the private sector? Do they bring much-needed ‘hard’ commercial skills or do they...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-sector-or-nhs-managers-its-time-for-a-blend-of-bothThu, 05 Dec 2013 16:00:00 GMTStaffing models in healthcare - an exploration of the literature
Juliette Swift and Helen Kilgannon of the NHS’s North West Workforce Modernisation Hub and Amanda Bassett of McKesson discuss new staffing models.
There is a real focus across the world on healthcare workforce: their availability, how they are deployed, and the subsequent impact on the quality of care that service users...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffing-models-in-healthcare-an-exploration-of-the-literatureThu, 05 Dec 2013 16:00:00 GMTWhose information is it anyway?
Kate Ashley reports from a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference, hosted by 2020health, on the thorny questions around electronic medical records.
At the Conservative Party Conference this year, 2020health held a fringe event on electronic medical records. Chief executive Julia Manning (who sits on NHE’s editorial board)...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whose-information-is-it-anywayThu, 05 Dec 2013 15:45:00 GMTThe Future Library
Wayne Sime, director of library services at the Royal Society of Medicine, speaks to NHE.
With Jeremy Hunt’s ambition for a paperless NHS by 2018, organisations must look to update their processes and systems and embrace new technology. The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is taking radical steps to modernise its library, and seeing...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-libraryThu, 05 Dec 2013 15:30:00 GMTOpen data platform
The Clinical Research Network, part of the National Institute for Health Research, has implemented a new business intelligence tool as the first step in a project to eventually link all of its datasets together. NHE spoke to the NIHR’s
Bryony Walsh, project manager for the work.
The NHS is the largest repository of health data in...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/open-data-platformThu, 05 Dec 2013 15:00:00 GMTGetting the right people in the same room
Lesley Perkin, the new programme director for integrated care at Buckinghamshire County Council, talks to NHE about her role and the importance of joined-up working.
Buckinghamshire County Council has created a new role to bring integrated care together across five different health and social care organisations, putting patients at the...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-the-right-people-in-the-same-roomThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:45:00 GMTWhy process innovation will play a key role in achieving future efficiency savings within the NHS
Tasy Warn, director of employment services at NHS Shared Business Services, discusses process innovation.
When most people think of processes and procedures, the word innovation probably doesn’t spring to mind. After all, you wonder just how much innovation can be introduced to revolutionise procedures such as filling in an expenses...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-process-innovation-will-play-a-key-role-in-achieving-future-efficiency-savings-within-the-nhsThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:45:00 GMTMaking the case for integrated care
Integrating Care, founded to help make better co-ordinated, patient-centric care a reality, has been working with the Local Government Association to develop a toolkit to give practical help to local areas seeking to improve care. NHE talked to project manager Alice Hopkinson.
Integrating Care has an ambitious mission, but hefty...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-the-case-for-integrated-careThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:30:00 GMT'If you've met one CCG, you've.met one CCG'
A panel session at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester addressed the question – ‘Clinical Commissioning Groups: How are they working out?’ Speakers included Dr Johnny Marshall, policy director at the NHS Confederation; Stephen Collier, group chief executive of BMI Healthcare, Synlab UK managing director Hugh...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/if-youve-met-one-ccg-youvemet-one-ccgThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:15:00 GMTInherent tensions - but good relationships
Richard Humphries, assistant director for policy at The King’s Fund, talks to NHE about the latest research into health and wellbeing boards.
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) became fully operational on 1 April 2013, and expectations have “never been higher”, according to The King’s Fund.
Its latest research...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inherent-tensions--but-good-relationshipsThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMTCCGs raise fears over specialised commissioning and primary care
NHS Clinical Commissioners has released the results of a major study into how CCGs are working with NHS England, highlighting the confusion and lack of collaboration around NHS England’s role as a direct commissioner of services.
The study showed that “CCG leads did not feel there was a shared vision with NHS England for what...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-raise-fears-over-specialised-commissioning-and-primary-careThu, 05 Dec 2013 11:15:00 GMTNearly half of senior managers branded 'ineffective'
Managers across the health and social care sector are widely perceived as “ineffective” by staff, according to a new study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
One in three are ineffective, according to the report, rising to 43% for senior management.
CMI chief executive Ann Francke said: “This report shows...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-senior-managers-branded-ineffectiveThu, 05 Dec 2013 10:45:00 GMTHuge numbers of trainee doctors being bullied, GMC warns
Nearly one in four trainee doctors has been bullied at work, new research from the General Medical Council (GMC) suggests.
The survey, of 54,000 doctors in training, showed that one in five had witnessed seeing someone else being bullied. Over 2,000 had raised a concern about patient safety in 2013, and the number of concerns raised by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/huge-numbers-of-trainee-doctors-being-bullied-gmc-warnsThu, 05 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTBetter data and priority for young mental health issues needed
The majority of joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) do not give enough priority to children and young people’s mental health, according to a coalition of charities, youth workers and health professionals.
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, has conducted a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-data-and-priority-for-young-mental-health-issues-neededWed, 04 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTLung cancer surgery boosts survival rates
Surgery is offering lung cancer patients a better chance of survival, the latest audit shows. The National Lung Cancer Audit 2012 found that the use of surgery as treatment for common lung cancers has increased by nearly 60% over the last five years, with the median average survival time up by 16% over that time.
The audit is managed by...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lung-cancer-surgery-boosts-survival-ratesWed, 04 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTNHS graduate scheme shortlisted for social media award
The NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme has been shortlisted for a public sector social media award, the NHS Leadership Academy has announced.
The scheme won in its category of the Social Media Graduate Recruitment Awards last year, and is shortlisted against organisations like the Civil Service Fast Stream, British Army and the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-graduate-scheme-shortlisted-for-social-media-awardWed, 04 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTPrivate providers could access NHS pension scheme
The NHS pension scheme could be extended to staff working for private companies and charities from April 2014.
The government has launched a consultation on the proposals, which are based on a recommendation by Monitor, to provide a more level pension scheme for health workers.
Any costs would be borne by new employers to extend the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-providers-could-access-nhs-pension-schemeWed, 04 Dec 2013 10:30:00 GMTA&E attendances up 11% in four years
A&E departments dealt with 21.7 million attendances in 2012/13, the latest statistics show.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published ‘Focus on Accident and Emergency December 2013’, highlighting “striking consistencies” in patterns of activity across time.
The total number of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-attendances-up-11-in-four-yearsTue, 03 Dec 2013 12:45:00 GMTGMC revalidates 24,550 doctors in twelve months
Almost 25,000 doctors have been revalidated in its first year, the GMC has announced.
Revalidation was first introduced in December 2012, legally requiring all doctors to show once every five years they are competent and fit to practise. The appraisal includes feedback from patients and colleagues, complaints and compliments, as well as...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-revalidates-24550-doctors-in-twelve-monthsTue, 03 Dec 2013 09:45:00 GMTImproving clinical services through employee engagementHull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was ‘highly commended’ at the CIPD People Management Awards in the ‘employee engagement’ category for the huge amount of work it has done in just 18 months to turn around negative staff perceptions. NHE spoke to the trust’s director of communications and staff engagement...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-clinical-services-through-employee-engagementTue, 03 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMTThe new leadership: devious, resilient, collaborative, wicked
What leadership capabilities are really necessary for today’s working environment? David A Buchanan, professor of organisational behaviour at Cranfield University School of Management, investigates.
When things go wrong in the NHS, as they did at Mid Staffs, leaders and managers often take the blame. Leadership development has thus...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-new-leadership-devious-resilient-collaborative-wickedTue, 03 Dec 2013 08:45:00 GMTThe Robots are coming...
Chris Anderson, consultant urologist at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London, and one of the UK’s leading experts in robotic surgery, discusses the benefits for patients and the NHS.
Medical science owes a great debt to the space race, whose scientists originally developed equipment including MRI and CAT scans, radiation...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-robots-are-comingTue, 03 Dec 2013 08:30:00 GMTUrgent care: managing insatiable demandThe National Audit Office has warned that far too many hospital admissions are avoidable but that the rate is continuing to rise due to systemic problems in the NHS. We got a view from Eivor Oborn, professor of healthcare management at Warwick Business School.
Emergency admissions are not being handled well in England, a new NAO report has...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-care-managing-insatiable-demandMon, 02 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMT'Outcome-based commissioning for specific diseases will worsen the problem'Sir John Oldham, the former national clinical lead for quality and productivity at the Department of Health in England, now chair of the strategic advisory board for Integrating Care, has a stark warning for CCGs on their commissioning practices.
Speaking at the ISQua Conference in Edinburgh on Monday 14 October, Sir John Oldham warned that...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outcome-based-commissioning-for-specific-diseases-will-worsen-the-problemMon, 02 Dec 2013 16:00:00 GMTHorizon 2035 - Health and Care Workforce Futures
Our health and care system, as well as its workforce, will undoubtedly look very different in the years to come, says Matt Edwards, head of Horizon Scanning and International at the Centre for Workforce Intelligence.
What we as a population will require of health and care services is changing rapidly. The workforce will require different...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/horizon-2035-health-and-care-workforce-futuresMon, 02 Dec 2013 15:30:00 GMTTo advertise or not to advertise
Gill Thomas, partner at national law firm Mills & Reeve, interprets the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations (No. 2) 2013.
As the NHS Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations bed in, commissioners are playing it safe to avoid a legal challenge.
Nobody wants to be the first to test the...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/to-advertise-or-not-to-advertiseMon, 02 Dec 2013 15:15:00 GMTGovernance for the new NHSLouise Thomson, head of policy at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), explains the importance of a new code for CCG governance, and how it could help reassure patients on some of the “inherent conflicts of interest” within CCGs.
The introduction of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 led to the...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/governance-for-the-new-nhsMon, 02 Dec 2013 14:45:00 GMTStructure options for the ownership of Commissioning Support Units
Michael Boyd, partner and head of the healthcare group at business law firm DWF, examines CSU ownership.
The recent suggestion that NHS England could allow CCGs to take ownership of the Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) that provide them with support services has prompted two categories of response.
Those in the public sector, who...
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426,410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/structure-options-for-the-ownership-of-commissioning-support-unitsMon, 02 Dec 2013 14:45:00 GMTThe power of partnership: delivering a healthy transformation for HullEmma Latimer, chief officer of NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning, explains the huge transformation in the primary care and community services estate in the city.
Just over a decade ago Hull’s primary care picture was incomparable to the fantastic health facilities placed at the heart of communities today.
Over 85% of patients used GP...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-power-of-partnership-delivering-a-healthy-transformation-for-hullMon, 02 Dec 2013 14:15:00 GMTTowards open complaints managementSouth Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Professor Tricia Hart, co-author of the new report into the NHS complaints system, tells NHE why things have to change.
The NHS must fundamentally change its complaints management, with greater focus on patients and targeted action, a new review has urged.
It can no longer be...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/towards-open-complaints-managementMon, 02 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMTTurning obesity aroundNHE editorial board member Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum and an ambassador for National Obesity Awareness Week, which takes place between 13 and 19 January 2014, discusses the problems facing primary care and what can be done about it.
These are the facts. Only one in three men in England had what would be considered a...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turning-obesity-aroundMon, 02 Dec 2013 13:30:00 GMTQuality and safety in the NHS
Professor Michael West, of Lancaster University Management School and visiting fellow at The King’s Fund, is the lead author on a major new report into quality and safety in the NHS, part of the Department of Health’s Policy Research Programme. It involved more than 400 interviews with leaders and staff across NHS organisations, as...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quality-and-safety-in-the-nhsMon, 02 Dec 2013 13:15:00 GMTDementia map published to drive up standards
A new interactive online map has been launched to show the quality of dementia care across the country.
There are currently 670,000 people diagnosed with dementia, a number set to double in the next thirty years and described by health secretary Jeremy Hunt as “one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation”.
The map...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-map-published-to-drive-up-standardsMon, 02 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTPrivate healthcare providers 'less accepted' by public
More people are now against the idea of private providers running healthcare services, new research from Ipsos MORI shows.
A poll found that 47% disagreed with the statement: ‘as long as health services are free of charge, it doesn’t matter to me whether they are provided by the NHS or a private company’ in 2013 compared...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-healthcare-providers-less-accepted-by-publicMon, 02 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTSpecialist mental health service inspections begin for CQC
A new approach for inspecting specialist mental health services is to be introduced, the CQC has announced.
‘A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of mental health services’ sets out how the regulator will inspect more community services, and look at how providers work with other organisations to deliver quality...
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412,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-mental-health-service-inspections-begin-for-cqcMon, 02 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMTMedway NHS FT must do more to deliver change - Monitor
Urgent action is needed to deliver improvements for patients at Medway NHS FT, Monitor has announced.
Problems at the trusts are broader than those identified by the Keogh review in August, after which it was put in special measures. Jonathan Guppy was appointed improvement director to support the trust, and found a credible strategy was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medway-nhs-ft-must-do-more-to-deliver-change--monitorFri, 29 Nov 2013 12:30:00 GMTStaff assaults increase by 5.8%
Cases of reported physical assaults against NHS staff have risen by 5.8% to 63,199 in 2012/13. The figures come from 341 health bodies in England and are released by NHS Protect.
The number of criminal sanctions following reported assaults rose by 201, or 15.9%.
NHS Protect has called for health bodies to take advantage of the joint...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-assaults-increase-by-58Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:30:00 GMTThe King's Fund calls for more generalist doctors
Policy, training and clinical practice has failed to adapt to a significant increase in the number of patients taking multiple prescription drugs, The King’s Fund has warned.
The higher proportion of multiple prescriptions reflects the large number of complex or multiple long-term conditions, and an increasingly frail and elderly...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-kings-fund-calls-for-more-generalist-doctorsFri, 29 Nov 2013 12:30:00 GMTInnovation Challenge winners announced
Three services have been recognised as winners of the NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
An integrated dementia service, Memory First has won the top prize of £80,000. Run by a consortium of 162 GPs across 41 practices in Staffordshire, the service has cut diagnosis times from...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/innovation-challenge-winners-announcedThu, 28 Nov 2013 10:36:00 GMTCare providers seek more engagement with health and wellbeing boards
The NHS Partners Network (NHSPN), which represents independent healthcare providers, has joined forces with the English Community Care Association (ECCA).
Together they will support their members in working with health and wellbeing boards (HWBs), promoting their services and what’s on offer in the local health economy. The joint...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-providers-seek-more-engagement-with-health-and-wellbeing-boardsThu, 28 Nov 2013 10:35:00 GMTNAPC to become part of the NHS Confederation
The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) is to merge with and become part of the NHS Confederation.
It will become the “primary care provider network of the NHS Confederation”, and will be fully integrated into the Confed as one of its networks by April 2015. But it will retain its current name.
Dr Charles Alessi...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/napc-to-become-part-of-the-nhs-confederationThu, 28 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTNew Triangle of Care launched for dementia carers
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Carers Trust have developed new guidance to improve dementia care, by ensuring the support and involvement of their carers.
The ‘Triangle of Care’ includes six key standards to boost collaboration between carers and healthcare workers. The model builds on the existing triangle of care...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-triangle-of-care-launched-for-dementia-carersWed, 27 Nov 2013 10:03:00 GMTMore beds and staff to meet winter pressures - Hunt
The NHS will benefit from extra beds and staff to prepare for winter, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Nearly 2,500 beds across England will be provided and the equivalent of nearly 3,000 extra staff. This will be done by hiring temporary staff, extending existing staff hours, and creating new positions.
The announcement...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-beds-and-staff-to-meet-winter-pressures--huntWed, 27 Nov 2013 10:02:00 GMTVascular surgery survival rate reaches 98%
The latest abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) mortality report shows that 98% of patients now survive major artery surgery. Over 18 months, mortality rates fell from 2.4% to 1.8%.
The audit was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and the Vascular Society...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vascular-surgery-survival-rate-reaches-98Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:01:00 GMTEnglish hospitals should be completely smoke-free - NICE
New guidance from NICE proposes a ban on patients and staff smoking in hospital grounds, in accordance with hospitals’ duty of care.
Professor Mike Kelly, director of the NICE Centre for Public Health, said: “We need to end the terrible spectacle of people on drips in hospital gowns smoking outside hospital entrances. This...
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414,411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/english-hospitals-should-be-completely-smoke-free--niceWed, 27 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTNurses and midwives on leadership development course speak out
The nurses and midwives on development courses with the NHS Leadership Academy have a released an open letter and video to the NHS, in which they say: “We had forgotten ourselves and why we came into nursing. [The Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Programme] has bought us back to recognise our value. The values of nursing are transferable...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-and-midwives-on-leadership-development-course-speak-outTue, 26 Nov 2013 11:00:00 GMTNHS England sets out winter preparedness measures
NHS England’s chief operating officer and deputy chief executive Dame Barbara Hakin has outlined the Winter Health Check plans for the coming months.
She said: “We have pulled out all the stops to get ready for this winter. We started planning earlier than ever before and we have taken steps to ensure those preparations are...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-sets-out-winter-preparedness-measuresTue, 26 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTNHS Innovation Challenge winners to be announced
The winners of the NHS Innovation Challenge will be announced tonight (Tuesday, 26 November).
The full list of finalists can be found here, and the award of prizes is ultimately decided on by the health secretary, with advice from an expert panel of medical scientists, academics and ‘innovation experts’.
Writing in the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-innovation-challenge-winners-to-be-announcedTue, 26 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTHealth service must close mental health mortality gap
The NHS must take action to close the “shocking” mortality gap between people with mental illness and the rest of the population, as data shows that life expectancies are about ten years shorter.
People with mental illness are at increased risk of the top five killers, including stroke, liver and respiratory diseases and some...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-service-must-close-mental-health-mortality-gapMon, 25 Nov 2013 12:45:00 GMTNHS needs national plan to tackle pancreatic cancer - APPG
Treatment for pancreatic cancer is not patient-centred, well co-ordinated or efficient, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pancreatic Cancer (APPG PC) has warned.
A new report, ‘Time to Change the Story’, highlights a significant lack of understanding of the disease and its impact. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-needs-national-plan-to-tackle-pancreatic-cancer--appgMon, 25 Nov 2013 12:45:00 GMTRare diseases 'not so rare' - Lord Howe
The UK’s first Rare Diseases Strategy has been launched to build understanding and boost research for the three million people affected by such conditions in the country.
The strategy includes a clear personal care plan for every patient, support for specialised clinical centres, better education and training to achieve earlier...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rare-diseases-not-so-rare--lord-howeMon, 25 Nov 2013 12:45:00 GMT'No improvement' since Mid Staffs - CQC
Hospital care has not improved since the failures exposed at Mid Staffs, the CQC has warned. The State of Care 2012/13 report highlights that there has also been no improvement in the way hospitals monitor and assess quality of care.
Of the problems identified by the CQC, 47% had a major or moderate impact on patients, compared to 39% the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-improvement-since-mid-staffs-cqcFri, 22 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTCancer network to receive £100m investment
Over £100m will be invested in 15 research centres, Cancer Research UK has announced.
The centres are part of Cancer Research UK’s ‘network of excellence’, and aim to speed up access to new treatment and diagnostics to cancer patients. They will draw together expertise from local universities, the NHS and Cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-network-to-receive-100m-investmentFri, 22 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTNHS Alliance forms partnership with iWantGreatCare
NHS Alliance members will be able to access the data capture and analysis service provided by iWantGreatCare for the next five years under the terms of a new partnership.
The company allows patients to rate and review doctors, hospitals and GP practices, and also provides the Friends and Family test.
The NHS Alliance said the service...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-alliance-forms-partnership-with-iwantgreatcareFri, 22 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTGet 'every ounce of value' from data - NHS Confederation
Better collection of data is essential to improving patient care, the NHS Confederation has stated.
In a new report, Challenging Bureaucracy, the confederation calls for maximum value to be secured from all information. Currently NHS professionals report that two-thirds of their data is useful and relevant.
There has been a...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/get-every-ounce-of-value-from-data--nhs-confederationThu, 21 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTOphthalmology guidance for more efficient eye care
New guidance has been developed to help commissioners and providers reduce avoidable sight loss and improve eye care services.
NHS ACE, a partnership between NHS Alliance and Norvatis, has published the guidance, which sets out how more efficient services can be achieved.
It includes guidance on how to support care closer to home...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ophthalmology-guidance-for-more-efficient-eye-careThu, 21 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTVolunteers have a 'critical role' in NHS care
The NHS could do much more to make the most of volunteers, a new report by The King’s Fund has suggested.
For every pound invested in volunteering in the health service, an £11 return is delivered. There are nearly 500 volunteers in the average acute trust, contributing over 13 million hours of work each year, but numbers are...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/volunteers-have-a-critical-role-in-nhs-careThu, 21 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTCare for self-harming patients 'variable'
There is significant variation in hospital care for people who have self-harmed, new research has highlighted.
A study published in the BMJ Open analysed 32 hospitals over a three-month period, and found that over two-thirds did not get a specialist psychological assessment. The proportion of episodes that received an assessment in line...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-for-self-harming-patients-variableWed, 20 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTMid Staffs failings 'must not be allowed to happen again'
The government’s response to the Francis review has been widely welcomed by the NHS, with organisations acknowledging the importance of more accessible safety information, greater accountability, and the introduction of a new duty of candour.
Some welcomed the more flexible approach to minimum staffing levels, while the royal...
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412,408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffs-failings-must-not-be-allowed-to-happen-againWed, 20 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTDH accepts most Francis recommendations in 'trust blueprint'
The government has accepted 281 out of 290 of the Francis Inquiry’s recommendations, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. This includes 57 ‘in principle’ and 20 ‘in part’, where there are some differences or new ideas about how the recommendation will be delivered.
Hunt said: “I do not simply...
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405,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-accepts-most-of-francis-recommendations-in-blueprint-for-trustWed, 20 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTHCPC highlights barriers to complaints reporting
A fifth of UK adults have experienced behaviour from a health or care professional that made them doubt their fitness to practise, new research from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) indicates.
Of those people who’d experienced poor behaviour, over a quarter said the professional in question ‘seriously or...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcpc-highlights-barriers-to-complaints-reportingWed, 20 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTHospitals to publish ward by ward staffing levels
The Department of Health is to publish its official response to the Francis Inquiry today, including a new requirement for hospitals to publish details of their staffing numbers.
There will not be a national minimum ratio for staff to patients, instead each hospital trust will have to make a ward-by-ward decision based on the evidence and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-to-publish-ward-by-ward-staffing-levelsTue, 19 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTHWBs give 'little priority' to mental health
Health and wellbeing boards must ensure they focus more on mental health in their strategies, the Centre for Mental Health has urged.
Analysis of 100 strategies found that nine did not include mental health at all, and those that did were found not to focus on specific goals.
The Centre for Mental Health recommended encouraging...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hwbs-give-little-priority-to-mental-healthTue, 19 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTUK to research C. difficile vaccinations in antibiotic drive
The European Commission has announced 15 new research projects to boost antimicrobial resistance, to coincide with European Antibiotic Awareness Day.
Held on Monday, the day aims to increase awareness around the use of antibiotics and improve management of their use, both by patients and medical staff.
Professor John Watson, deputy...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-to-research-c-difficile-vaccinations-in-antibiotic-driveTue, 19 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMT'Children with long-term conditions should have a named GP too'
Campaigners and healthcare professionals have said the government’s new commitment to a named and accountable GP for the over-75s should be extended to cover far more people.
Millions of the most frail people in England will get a specific GP to co-ordinate their care and act as their ambassador to the rest of the health service...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/children-with-long-term-conditions-should-have-a-named-gp-tooMon, 18 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTDoctors' and nurses' concerns new 'wilful neglect' crime
Wilful neglect of patients is to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales under changes to be brought in by the government this week.
Prime minister David Cameron said health workers found to have mistreated and abused patients would face “the full force of the law”.
A consultation on the appropriate sentencing for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-and-nurses-concerns-new-wilful-neglect-crimeMon, 18 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMTMajor new report backs seven day services in hospitals
Seven day services would create a “transformational shift in the way the NHS delivers medical care” according to a major new report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC).
The report says hospitals need to move to seven days services where patients in hospital over a weekend or bank holiday would get a daily care...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-new-report-backs-seven-day-services-in-hospitalsMon, 18 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTLanguage checks confirmed for EU doctors
The General Medical Council (GMC) has welcomed an EU agreement on safety checks for foreign health professionals.
The move means the GMC will check the language skills of all health professionals moving to the UK from Europe. A new alert system will also be introduced, letting health regulators know when a doctor has been removed from its...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/language-checks-confirmed-for-eu-doctorsFri, 15 Nov 2013 14:45:00 GMTHunt promises a named accountable GP for over-75s
The new GP contract for 2014/15 has now been agreed, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
A named GP will be available for all patients aged over 75, with personalised care plans agreed and coordinated care for elderly patients discharged from A&E.
The contract was agreed with the BMA’s General Practice Committee...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-promises-a-named-accountable-gp-for-over-75s-Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:30:00 GMTLoneliness epidemic prompts extra GP visits
Between one and five patients a day attend GP surgeries simply because they are lonely, new research suggests.
A poll of GPs, carried out by the Campaign to End Loneliness, found 49% said they were not confident they could help these patients. Almost three million people over the age of 65 say they are lonely, and between 6% and 13% say...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/loneliness-epidemic-prompts-extra-gp-visitsFri, 15 Nov 2013 11:30:00 GMTMost regions failing to meet minimum staffing levels - RCM
Half of English regions have cut spending on maternity services, despite a continuing baby boom, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned.
Only one region, the North East, meets the recommended minimum staffing level for midwives, one midwife per 28 births a year. The current average in England is 33.2 and the worst ratio is in the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-regions-failing-to-meet-minimum-staffing-levels--rcmThu, 14 Nov 2013 11:45:00 GMTNew helpline not decreasing admissions to urgent care
NHS 111 could actually be increasing pressure on A&E, not reducing it, a new study suggests.
Commissioned by the Department of Health, researchers at Sheffield University evaluated the outcomes of pilot studies carried out in 2010 in Durham and Darlington, Nottingham, Luton and Lincolnshire, as well as three comparable sites which...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-helpline-not-decreasing-admissions-to-urgent-careThu, 14 Nov 2013 11:45:00 GMTSpecial measures for Colchester Hospital University FT
Colchester Hospital University FT has been put into special measures, Monitor has announced.
The trust was deemed to have breached its licence after a CQC inspection showed cancer care was inadequate. Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, recommended that it be placed in special measures.
Colchester was one of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-measures-for-colchester-hospital-university-ftThu, 14 Nov 2013 11:45:00 GMTTwo-tier A&E plan to cut pressures on emergency care
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has launched a new plan to establish two-tier A&E services, with specialists concentrated in fewer hospitals with expert care.
The new ‘blueprint’ is the first stage of his review into emergency and urgent care, aimed at reducing pressure on A&E departments and ensuring...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-tier-ae-plan-to-cut-pressures-on-emergency-careWed, 13 Nov 2013 10:45:00 GMTIntermediate services provision 'half of what's needed'
There is wide variation in intermediate services, with little evidence that investment and capacity have increased nationally in 2013, the latest National Audit of Intermediate Care shows.
The report, published by the NHS Benchmarking Network, demonstrates the state of services to help people avoid going to hospital. The proportion of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intermediate-services-provision-half-of-whats-neededWed, 13 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMT'Refreshed' mandate removes unnecessary requirements
The Government has published its refreshed mandate to NHS England.
It is structured around five key areas; preventing people from dying prematurely; enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions; helping people to recover from ill-health or injury; ensuring people have a positive experience of care; treating and caring...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/refreshed-mandate-removes-unnecessary-requirementsWed, 13 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTNHS Confederation announces new chief executive
Rob Webster has been confirmed as the new chief executive of the NHS Confederation, replacing Mike Farrar who stepped down at the end of September.
Sir Andrew Cash will take up to role of deputy chair, the NHS Confederation announced.
Webster is currently chief executive of Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCHT) and will take up...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-announces-new-chief-executiveWed, 13 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMT'Hidden workforce crisis' in nursing - RCN
The scale of nurse understaffing is far larger than official figures show, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
‘Running the red light’ says there are currently nearly 20,000 nursing vacancies, a 15% cut in the number of student places commissioned since 2010/11 and a forecast shortage of 47,000 registered nurses by...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hidden-workforce-crisis-in-nursing-rcnTue, 12 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTShopping vouchers offered to encourage breastfeeding
A pilot study has sparked controversy for offering financial incentives to encourage breastfeeding in areas of the country with lower rates.
Launched by Sheffield University, the scheme would see 130 mothers in low-income areas of Yorkshire and Derbyshire – where bottle-feeding is currently the norm – offered up to £200...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shopping-vouchers-offered-to-encourage-breastfeedingTue, 12 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTSocial care data by local area on new website
A new website will allow people to see how well their local social care services are performing.
The DH and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) developed the ascof.hscic.gov.uk website to offer better access to Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF).
People can search by local authority or postcode to see how...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-data-by-local-area-on-new-websiteTue, 12 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTRCM warns of 'diminishing rewards' for midwives
Midwives are increasingly ‘disillusioned and burnt out’, the Royal College of Midwives has warned. A new survey shows that 36% often think about leaving their NHS trust and 24% would probably look for another job in 12 months in a different profession.
The survey found that 46% felt a sense of belonging to their NHS trust, and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcm-warns-of-diminishing-rewards-for-midwivesMon, 11 Nov 2013 12:45:00 GMTNHS energy schemes to share £50m
Energy-reducing schemes will be awarded a share of £50m to cut carbon and save the NHS up to £13.7m a year, the DH has announced.
The fund will include money for electric cars, conferencing equipment, replaced insulation and systems to shut down idle and inactive equipment. The schemes are expected to save almost 200 million...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-energy-schemes-to-share-50mMon, 11 Nov 2013 11:30:00 GMTWalk-in centre closures could increase A&E pressures
Closing walk-in centres could make it harder for people to see GPs and risk sending more patients to A&E, a new report has cautioned.
Monitor surveyed just under 1,900 patients at walk-in centres and found that 21% would have gone to A&E instead if there was no walk-in option, and a third would have gone to their own or a...
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409,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/walk-in-centre-closures-could-increase-ae-pressuresMon, 11 Nov 2013 11:15:00 GMTRise of 'club' drugs could dent wider public health success
A new report shows the infection risk for all drug users remains high.
Public Health England (PHE) research found that the number of people reporting their main reporting drug as amphetamines nearly tripled between 2002 and 2012, and they are more likely to report sharing injecting equipment. These people were also less likely to have...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rise-of-club-drugs-could-dent-wider-public-health-successFri, 08 Nov 2013 14:15:00 GMTImmigrants should take out private health insurance - MPs
Charging temporary migrants for NHS care could affect vulnerable people who have been trafficked into the country, the Home Affairs Committee has warned.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently announced plans to charge temporary migrants £200 a year to help cover their costs of healthcare and to deter ‘health...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/immigrants-should-take-out-private-health-insurance--mpsFri, 08 Nov 2013 13:00:00 GMTNot enough consultants in over half of midwife units
There is wide variation between trusts’ performance, quality, safety, cost and efficiency in maternity services, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has indicated.
The government has “failed to demonstrate” that it satisfactorily considered achievability and affordability of implementing its Maternity Matters...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/not-enough-consultants-in-over-half-of-midwife-unitsFri, 08 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMTDH and ABPI negotiate new drugs price deal
The government has agreed a new deal to stop the prices of branded drugs escalating. The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) applies to all licensed prescription medicines that the manufacturer has applied a brand name to, and will be introduced from 1 January 2014.
The deal will run for five years, with the bill to remain flat...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-and-abpi-negotiate-new-drugs-price-dealThu, 07 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTPlanning needed to avoid over-supply of consultants - RCP
The number of doctors in training continues to increase, but just 56% of newly-qualified physicians are securing long-term consultant posts, new figures indicate.
Data from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) highlights a 7% fall from the 2012 survey. Since 2004, the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/planning-needed-to-avoid-over-supply-of-consultants--rcpThu, 07 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTPrivate business 'likely to continue' in NHS
Private and independent hospitals are moving towards more mixed provision, research from LaingBuisson suggests.
A new report, Private Acute Medical Care 2013, shows that the income generated from treating NHS patients grew by 7.5% in real terms to reach £1.2bn in 2012. This represents 27.5% of total hospital incomes during the year...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-business-likely-to-continue-in-nhsThu, 07 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMTNew governance code to improve CCGs
A new code of governance has been launched to help CCGs develop robust standards for effective, patient-centred care.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), which has published the code today, developed it with a panel including representatives from all professions required to be included in the governing body...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-governance-code-to-improve-ccgsWed, 06 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTNHS managers deserve 'very significant' salaries - Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson has defended huge salaries for NHS chief executives, saying they deserve big rewards for difficult jobs.
He gave evidence to the Health Select Committee yesterday and defended six-figure salaries for NHS managers. Sir David himself earns £211,249 a year.
It comes as health secretary Jeremy Hunt has pledged...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-deserve-very-significant-salaries--nicholsonWed, 06 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTRoyal colleges call for 'technology revolution' in NHS
The NHS must radically improve its data collection and sharing, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) has urged.
A new report, ‘i-care: information, communication and technology in the NHS’ sets out seven recommendations to meet the ambition of a paperless NHS by 2018.
Patient record systems must be focused on the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-colleges-call-for-technology-revolution-in-nhsWed, 06 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTSpecialist cancer teams improve care for emergency admissions
Having cancer specialists on-site improves patient diagnosis and treatment, and reduces length of A&E stay, new research indicates.
Data presented at the National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference today showed that the presence of experts can avoid confusion around diagnosis and treatment when cancer patients are admitted to...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-cancer-teams-improve-care-for-emergency-admissionsWed, 06 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTPharmacists must take on broader role - RPS
The NHS needs a radical shift in the role of pharmacists, a new report has urged. ‘Now or Never: shaping pharmacy for the future’, sets out how pharmacists can expand their services to reduce pressure on emergency care and GPs.
The report, published today by the independent commission into future models of care, was...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacists-must-take-on-broader-role-rpsTue, 05 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTSelect Committee takes final evidence from Sir David Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson is due to give evidence to MPs this afternoon for the final time before his retirement. The Health Select Committee is investigating public expenditure on health and social care, and will also be hearing from NHS England’s chief financial officer Paul Baumann.
The committee will be looking at progress towards the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/select-committee-takes-final-evidence-from-sir-david-nicholsonTue, 05 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTStaffing shortage to compound winter pressure
This year the NHS could see its “worst winter yet”, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned. A shortage of doctors, with “toxic” overcrowding, is making the need to provide seven-day operations and improved out-of-hours care even more vital.
Dr Bernadette Garrihy, a member of the college’s board, told...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffing-shortage-to-compound-winter-pressureTue, 05 Nov 2013 10:15:00 GMTJoined-up action needed against FGM
Health professionals must recognise that female genital mutilation (FGM) is child abuse and not a cultural issue, a group of royal colleges, trade unions and equality groups have urged.
NHS staff must report any suspicions they have of girls at risk, the action group says.
Its new report sets out nine recommendations to develop a...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/joined-up-action-needed-against-fgmMon, 04 Nov 2013 12:30:00 GMTMore people choosing to die at home
New research from Public Health England shows more people are staying at home to die. In 2012, 44% of people died at home or in care homes, compared to 38% in 2008.
PHE’s National End of Life Care Intelligent Network (NEoLCIN) reported this reflected increasing public desire to die at home rather than in hospital. The report also...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-people-choosing-to-die-at-homeMon, 04 Nov 2013 12:15:00 GMTNCRI welcomes increase in cancer research funding
Funding for cancer research has increased by 62% in ten years to 2011, the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has announced.
New analysis has shown significant investment in NCRI’s partners to understand the biology of the disease, with the greatest increase in research funding in new treatments. This reflects the growth of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ncri-welcomes-increase-in-cancer-research-fundingMon, 04 Nov 2013 12:15:00 GMTChild mortality data may no longer be published under ONS proposals
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has raised concerns over ONS proposals to discontinue publishing data on child mortality.
A consultation, which closed yesterday, includes proposals to stop publishing the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, unexplained infant deaths and deaths from injuries and...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-mortality-data-may-no-longer-be-published-under-ons-proposalsFri, 01 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMTIntegration pioneers announced
Pioneer initiatives are being launched in 14 areas to join up NHS services with what's available in the community, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
The pioneers are providing better support in the community and at home to prevent emergency care through better coordination. They were selected by an expert panel and the 14 areas...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integration-pioneers-announcedFri, 01 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMTObesity policy 'simply not working' - NHS CCLG
Gaps in obesity services are limiting patients’ access to surgery, NHS Clinical Commissioners Leadership Group has warned.
In some parts of England, tier 3 community services to help obese patients control their weight are unavailable, meaning these patients cannot access surgical treatment.
The group called for NHS England to...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obesity-policy-simply-not-working--nhs-cclgFri, 01 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMTMonitor warns of failures at Aintree University Hospitals NHS FT
Aintree University Hospitals NHS FT has agreed to take action on infection control, after an investigation by Monitor highlighted failures to meet targets.
The trust must now work to reduce the number of cases of C.difficile in accordance with new legally binding undertakings, after Monitor found weaknesses in the way the trust is run....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-warns-of-failures-at-aintree-university-hospitals-nhs-ftThu, 31 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTA&E reconfiguration confirmed for north-west London
Services in north-west London are to be reconfigured, with emergency care centralised to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that the changes set out in ‘Shaping a Healthier Future’ will be implemented, following recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP).
But...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-reconfiguration-confirmed-for-north-west-londonThu, 31 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMTEmergency admissions 'avoidable' with better planning - NAO
Too many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and preventable, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO), which says the NHS needs to manage the situation far better.
More and more people are being admitted, with many staying longer than necessary. In 2012/13, over a quarter of all patients attending major...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-admissions-avoidable-with-better-planning-naoThu, 31 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTBig drop in numbers using NHS stop smoking services
The number of people trying to stop smoking with the NHS has fallen by 11%, a new report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows.
In 2012/13 nearly 724,000 quit dates were set with NHS Stop Smoking Services, down from 816,400 in 2011/12. There was also a 7% drop in the number of people who successfully quit, although the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/big-drop-in-numbers-using-nhs-stop-smoking-servicesWed, 30 Oct 2013 10:15:00 GMT'No evidence' PIP implants are health threat
There is “no convincing data” to justify the removal of PIP breast implants as a precautionary measure, a new report has found.
The report, published by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), supports the findings of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into the...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-evidence-pip-implants-are-health-threatWed, 30 Oct 2013 10:00:00 GMT1.2 million patients miss diabetes targets
Over half of diabetes patients are not meeting blood pressure targets, the National Diabetes Audit shows.
Of the 2.3 million patients with diabetes in England and Wales, 1.2 million had not met the target of less than 140/80. There is wide variation – some CCGs and LHBs are meeting it in 53% of cases, while in others fewer than 44%...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12-million-patients-miss-diabetes-targetsWed, 30 Oct 2013 09:45:00 GMTLewisham cuts 'unlawful' - Hunt loses appeal case
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that the health secretary acted outside of his powers when he cut services at Lewisham Hospital earlier this year.
The cuts to maternity and emergency services had been recommended by a Trust Special Administrator (TSA) to the neighbouring South London Healthcare Trust.
Campaign...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-cuts-unlawful--hunt-loses-appeal-caseWed, 30 Oct 2013 09:30:00 GMTHospital mortality data released by HSCIC
Seven NHS trusts have ‘higher than expected’ mortality rates according to the latest Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) data released today, covering April 2012 to March 2013.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre said 118 trusts had an ‘expected’ SMHI value, and 17 achieved a ‘lower...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-mortality-data-released-by-hscicTue, 29 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTChanges recommended to doctors' training
The ‘Shape of Training’ final report has been published, recommending a more flexible training structure for doctors and for doctors to be able to change roles and specialties throughout their career.
The full report by Professor David Greenaway can be found here. He said: "Patients’ needs are changing fast and we need...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changes-recommended-to-doctors-trainingTue, 29 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMTFuture of smaller hospitals to be studied by Monitor
Monitor is to investigate the challenges faced by smaller hospitals, and is seeking evidence on whether they face particular pressures in providing quality care.
Non-specialist providers that operate at least one acute general hospital and with an annual income under £300m are being asked to submit evidence.
It is an...
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412,418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-of-smaller-hospitals-to-be-studied-by-monitorTue, 29 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMTNHS complaints handling needs 'fundamental change'
Hospitals must set out a new attitude to complaints and whistleblowing, an independent review has stated.
‘Putting patients back in the picture’ identified common standards to be applied to complaints handling across the NHS, with 12 healthcare organisations signing up to almost 30 specific actions to ensure change within the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/complaints-review-to-improve-nhs-careMon, 28 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTPay is 'unacceptably high' in the NHS, says Jeremy Hunt
Salaries in the NHS must be “appropriate and publicly justifiable”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned as he seeks to cap the number of managers earning over £100,000.
He is targeting NHS quangos and agencies, as he cannot force pay rules on NHS trusts, and says he hopes this could help change the culture of pay...
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415,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-is-unacceptably-high-in-the-nhs-says-jeremy-huntMon, 28 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTPublic health drive to cut saturated fat in UK food products
The Government has launched the Responsibility Deal ‘Saturated Fat Reduction Pledge’ in an effort to improve the public’s diet.
Food manufacturers and the retail industry are being urged to sign up to the pledge, to introduce new lower fat products and reformulate existing recipes. So far companies such as Tesco, Nestle...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-drive-to-cut-saturated-fat-in-uk-food-products-Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTCQC highlights 44 hospitals as high risk
A quarter of hospitals are “at raised risk of poor care”, new data from the CQC shows. Monitoring found that 44 out of 161 trusts fell into the two highest categories of risk.
Under the CQC’s new inspection regime, the data will be used to prioritise which trusts to inspect earlier in the process. By 2015, all trusts...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-highlights-44-hospitals-as-high-riskFri, 25 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTMonitor places QEHKL FT into special measures
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEHKL) NHS Foundation Trust has been placed into special measures to tackle poor care and weak leadership, Monitor has announced.
The trust was found to have serious problems, following warnings from the CQC about inadequate patient care and from NHS England about inadequate nurse staffing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-places-qehkl-ft-into-special-measuresFri, 25 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTPHE publishes plan to tackle winter deaths
The Cold Weather Plan for England has now been published in an effort to reduce the number of winter deaths each year. The plan was developed by Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with the DH, NHS England and the Local Government Association (LGA).
Each year there are 24,000 ‘excess’ winter deaths due to cold weather...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-publishes-plan-to-tackle-winter-deathsFri, 25 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTNHS Direct to close in March 2014
NHS Direct is to cease operations at the end of this financial year, the organisation has announced.
It declared the intention to withdraw from NHS 111 contracts earlier in the year and staff and call centres are due to transfer to five ambulance trusts by the end of November.
NHS Direct has now decided to close completely in England...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-direct-to-close-in-march-2014Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:30:00 GMT£35m boost for cancer imaging
Four cancer imaging centres are to benefit from £35m investment, Cancer Research UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced.
The funding will run for five years and help to develop new imaging techniques and applications to help clinicians learn about how tumours feed and grow, how cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/35m-boost-for-cancer-imaging-Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMTIntegrated care depends on GP engagement - King's Fund
GP engagement is key to delivering coordinated care, particularly for long-term or chronic conditions, new research has found.
The King’s Fund report looked at five case studies across the UK and found that poor engagement reduced the effectiveness of care coordination and the number of referrals into the programme.
The primary...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-depends-on-gp-engagement--kings-fundThu, 24 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMTNHS England chief executive announced
Simon Stevens has been appointed the next chief executive of NHS England. The president of US health firm UnitedHealth’s global health division previously worked as an NHS manager and is a former advisor to Tony Blair.
He will take a 10% voluntary pay cut for one year to reflect the pressures on the NHS, and will have no dealings...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-chief-executive-announcedThu, 24 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTFinancial incentives improve antipsychotic treatment adherence
Paying patients with severe mental illness improves their adherence to antipsychotic treatment, new research led by the Queen Mary University of London shows.
Professor of social community & psychiatry at the University and study lead Stefan Priebe said: “The idea of using financial incentives to encourage patients with severe...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/financial-incentives-improve-antipsychotic-treatment-adherenceWed, 23 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTInadequate staffing levels at Medway maternity services
Maternity services at Medway NHS FT are failing, a new report from the CQC warns. The unit at Medway Maritime Hospital failed six key points of inspection, with too few midwives and poor care.
Medway NHS FT was one of the 14 trusts investigated by Sir Bruce Keogh this year for higher than average mortality rates, and was put into...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inadequate-staffing-levels-at-medway-maternity-servicesWed, 23 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTSheffield Teaching Hospitals win innovation awards
A camera that patients can swallow and quicker, non-invasive blood screening have both won awards for innovation at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT.
The inventions offer more comfortable testing and allow patients to receive treatment more quickly.
The camera contained in a pill, known as capsule endoscopy, takes photos of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sheffield-teaching-hospitals-win-innovation-awardsWed, 23 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTWhistleblowers 'very brave' - Prior
Whistleblowing in the NHS still requires great bravery, CQC chairman David Prior has stated. The Health Select Committee took evidence from the organisation yesterday, and heard how no senior staff spoke up about the failings at Mid Staffs.
Prior agreed that the current situation meant that speaking out about your organisation meant...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistleblowers-very-brave--priorWed, 23 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMTIncluding patients in data governance is 'essential'
BCS Health has called for a greater role for patients in information governance, as it publishes its response to the Caldicott2 review.
The NHS should move towards the widespread use of privacy-enhancing technology and tighter governance and transparency where data is held centrally. More granular options for patients to opt-out of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/including-patients-in-data-governance-is-essentialTue, 22 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMTAllergy plans developed by BSACI
New national Allergy Action Plans have been published by the Paediatric Allergy Group of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI).
The plans are endorsed by the RCPCH and provide clear instructions on first aid management of allergic reactions for carers, teachers, parents and NHS staff.
Dr Paul...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/allergy-plans-developed-by-bsaciTue, 22 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTNHS is 'not an international health service' - Hunt
Charging overseas visitors and ‘health tourists’ could save the NHS £500m, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The DH has published a study of migrant use of the NHS which suggests £388m is spent each year on patients who should be paying for their care. Currently only around 16% of these costs are...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-is-not-an-international-health-service--huntTue, 22 Oct 2013 11:45:00 GMTHCPC consults on paramedic standards
Proposed changes to the standards of proficiency for paramedics are now out to consultation, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has announced.
The changes will ensure standards are relevant to each profession; language may change to ensure they are appropriate and maintain consistency. The consultation will run until...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcpc-consults-on-paramedic-standardsMon, 21 Oct 2013 12:45:00 GMTSBRI Healthcare awards funding for healthcare innovation
Eight companies have been awarded funding to develop mental health and end of life innovations, SBRI Healthcare has announced.
The competition provides £5m over two phases to demonstrate technical feasibility of companies’ proposed concepts. Those with the best value solutions will progress to the second phase.
Companies...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sbri-healthcare-awards-funding-for-healthcare-innovationMon, 21 Oct 2013 12:45:00 GMTMid Staffordshire reorganisation granted more time
The special administration process at Mid Staffordshire NHS FT will be extended to 55 days, Monitor has announced.
The trust’s special administrators have proposed a solution that would see the trust dissolved and services provided by neighbouring organisations, but an agreement on how to pay for this has not yet been...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffordshire-reorganisation-granted-more-timeMon, 21 Oct 2013 12:30:00 GMT15 minute home care visits 'not fair'
Home care visits should be subject to tougher checks, care minister Norman Lamb has warned. Speaking at the National Children and Adult Services conference, he said that visits of just 15 minutes were damaging to both staff and patients.
From next April, the CQC is proposing to look at whether home care visits are long enough to...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15-minute-home-care-visits-not-fairFri, 18 Oct 2013 13:15:00 GMTNHS Blood & Transplant organ donation plans approved
The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Board has approved the organisation’s implementation plan to support delivery of the new transplant strategy for 2020.
The strategy sets out goals for organ donation and transplant, including improving authorisation/consent rates above 80%, bringing the deceased donor rate up to 26 per...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-blood-transplant-organ-donation-plans-approved-Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:15:00 GMTCompetition Commission blocks NHS merger
Plans to merge Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital Trusts have been blocked by the Competition Commission (CC).
The merger was referred to the Commission by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) amid concerns that the move could reduce competition and thus choice for patients, leading to a decline in standards...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-commission-blocks-nhs-mergerFri, 18 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMTCare home inspectors to be accredited
The UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) is running a pilot assessment programme for the accreditation of care home inspectors, to boost standards of care.
Participants will be assessed against standard ISO/IEC 17020:2012, which sets out general criteria for impartiality, competence and performance capability. Inspectors are invited to...
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412,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-home-inspectors-to-be-accreditedThu, 17 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTMonitor to investigate South Tees Hospital FT
South Tees Hospital NHS FT is being formally investigated over long waiting times for treatment, Monitor has announced.
The trust has failed to meet the national 18-week referral to treatment time (RTT) target for three quarters over the past 12 months. An increase in C.difficile cases and a rise in reported ‘never...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-south-tees-hospital-ftThu, 17 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMTObese patients must be 'treated with respect' - NICE
Doctors must ensure they speak to obese patients with a respectful tone, NICE has recommended in new draft guidance.
Aimed at commissioners, local authority managers, directors of public health and those providing services, the guidance sets out minimising harm as a priority. Health professionals must ensure their communication is...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/obese-patients-must-be-treated-with-respect-niceThu, 17 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTNHS director warns of 'unsafe' mental health system
Mental health services are in crisis, a new investigation has found.
Freedom of Information requests showed that 1,711 mental health beds have been closed since April 2011 – a 9% reduction in the total number since 2011/12. Three-quarters of closures took place in acute adult wards, older people’s wards and psychiatric...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-director-warns-of-unsafe-mental-health-systemWed, 16 Oct 2013 12:15:00 GMTAge of population to determine NHS funding
The new NHS spending formula could see cuts to the poorest areas, as age is given priority over deprivation, according to researchers from Durham University.
In a letter to the BMJ, they wrote: “These changes could undermine the principle of ‘equal opportunity of access’ for people in need.”
The plans under...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/age-of-population-to-determine-nhs-fundingWed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTPatient information to be shared with care.data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and NHS England are launching a public awareness campaign about care.data – the new programme that will link patients’ data together to boost care.
Throughout January 2014, all 22 million households in England will receive a leaflet explaining how the new system will work...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-information-to-be-shared-with-caredataWed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTPatients 'don't know how to complain' - GMC
It is too difficult for patients to raise concerns about poor medical care, the GMC has found. The third State of Medical Education and Practice report showed that doctors are reporting more concerns about their colleagues than in previous year – but this is due to a “welcome change of culture” rather than deteriorating...
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412,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-dont-know-how-to-complain--gmcWed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMT'Fresh start' for care homes inspection
The CQC could introduce ‘mystery shoppers’ and hidden cameras to inspect care homes, the new chief inspector for adult social care has announced. The plans would have to be considered carefully, to balance respect for people’s privacy and dignity with safe and quality care.
Andrea Sutcliffe outlined her priorities...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fresh-start-for-care-homes-inspectionTue, 15 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTCCGs should control primary care budget - Mike Dixon
Clinical commissioners should have control of the primary care budget to develop a more integrated NHS, Dr Michael Dixon will suggest in a speech at Westminster Health Forum.
Dr Dixon, who is chairman of the NHS Alliance, president of NHS Clinical Commissioners and a member of NHE’s editorial board, will say that the future of...
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410,413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-should-control-primary-care-budget--mike-dixonTue, 15 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTDoctors' contract negotiations formally begin
Formal negotiations have begun with the BMA on doctors’ contracts, as the Department of Health confirms that NHS Employers has a formal mandate to do so.
NHS Employers will seek changes to consultant contracts to facilitate seven day services, reform the local and national Clinical Excellence Awards schemes, and review pay...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-contract-negotiations-formally-beginTue, 15 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMTInvesting in London hospitals 'not the answer'
NHS England has reiterated calls for greater investment in primary and community care rather than urgent services, warning that London hospitals are facing a £4bn shortfall by 2020.
Demand will soon outstrip supply, and increasing costs will make the service unsustainable, the organisation has stated. London faces particular...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investing-in-london-hospitals-not-the-answerMon, 14 Oct 2013 12:30:00 GMTFailure to change could 'jeopardise free healthcare' - NHS Confederation
Politicians and the NHS must be ready to implement necessary change, the NHS Confederation has urged as it sets out its 2015 challenge.
The challenge is to be ready to develop a more modern service straight after the next general election. With changes in demographics and an increase in long-term conditions, as well as a significant...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/failure-to-change-could-jeopardise-free-healthcare--nhs-confederationMon, 14 Oct 2013 12:15:00 GMTScotland to see seven-day NHS services
Seven-day services are to be introduced in Scotland, health secretary Alex Neil will announce today.
It follows similar moves in England after research showed differences in mortality over the weekend compared to during the week. The Scottish Government said there was no evidence that mortality rates were different in Scotland, but...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scotland-to-see-seven-day-nhs-servicesMon, 14 Oct 2013 12:15:00 GMT'Fantastic progress' on cancer services - NHS IQ
Cancer services are improving, the latest National Peer Review Report: Cancer Services 2012/13 shows.
Of the multidisciplinary teams evaluated, 52% scored over 90% against the peer review measures, compared with 28% in 2011/12. 323 chemotherapy services, 166 radiotherapy and 37 acute oncology services also achieved more than 90%...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fantastic-progress-on-cancer-services--nhs-iqFri, 11 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTWorking Time Directive to be reviewed
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) will chair an independent review of the implementation of the Working Time Directive, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
It follows concerns that the Directive is negatively affecting staff, and potentially risking patient care. The taskforce will focus on how to ensure continuity of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-time-directive-to-be-reviewedFri, 11 Oct 2013 16:00:00 GMTPatients should insist on consumer rights - Healthwatch
Healthwatch has published eight core consumer rights for health and social care in its first parliamentary report.
It highlighted that 94% think health and social care services need improvement and over half of people who have experienced poor care in the last three years didn’t report it because they “didn’t trust...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-should-insist-on-consumer-rights--healthwatchThu, 10 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMT£30bn NHS funding gap by 2021, Monitor warns
The NHS is facing a £30bn funding gap by 2021, the healthcare regulator has warned in a new report.
‘Closing the funding gap’ calls for “radical change” to secure the future of the health service and to achieve more for less.
The report calls for improvements to productivity within existing...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30bn-nhs-funding-gap-by-2021-monitor-warnsThu, 10 Oct 2013 10:15:00 GMTQualityWatch calls for focus on urgent care
More people are being admitted as ‘emergencies’ for conditions that should not require hospital treatment, new research shows. This extra pressure on A&E is “significant” and alternative preventative care must be improved.
The QualityWatch Annual Statement 2013, published today by the Nuffield Trust and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/qualitywatch-calls-for-focus-on-urgent-careThu, 10 Oct 2013 10:15:00 GMTPharmacies 'undervalued' in public health
Community pharmacies are an “undervalued resource”, a new report states. The NHS Confederation is calling for pharmacies to play a larger role in delivering public health services in the community.
CCGs, local authorities and health and wellbeing boards must develop a coherent approach to commissioning services, ‘Health...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacies-undervalued-in-public-healthWed, 09 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMT£570m boost for health in Wales
The Welsh NHS will get an extra £570m over the next three years, draft budget proposals announced by finance minister Jane Hutt show. The funding comes after the service has been struggling to cope with increased demand and pressure.
Many other departments, particularly local government, look set to lose out.
The proposals...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/570m-boost-for-health-in-walesWed, 09 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMTCover-up accusations about culture, not Burnham - Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has responded to Andy Burnham’s threat to take legal action over a tweet he sent last Friday, saying it was not meant to suggest a “personal cover-up” by the former Labour health secretary.
Instead it was the culture over which Burnham presided, where bad news about the NHS was...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cover-up-accusations-about-culture-not-burnham-huntWed, 09 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMTReducing costs across the NHS supply chain
NHS suppliers got the chance to discuss how better procurement can reduce costs and generate efficiencies at a recent partnership workshop run by NHS Supply Chain.
The workshop allowed suppliers to discuss how savings could be found in the NHS supply chain, how these could be achieved and how to address challenges.
It focused on...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reducing-costs-across-the-nhs-supply-chainWed, 09 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMT94% of emergency consultants work over contracted hours
The majority of A&E doctors are under “intolerable pressure”, a new report has revealed.
The College of Emergency Medicine found that 62% of emergency consultants think their jobs are not sustainable in the long term, and 94% work more than their contracted hours. This could also have implications for retaining these...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/94-of-emergency-consultants-work-over-contracted-hoursTue, 08 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMTRobotic surgery for Sheffield trust
Surgeons at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be able to take advantage of the latest robotic surgery. A new da Vinci Si robot will allow surgeons to perform delicate and complex surgery, compensating for the natural tremor in the human hand.
Surgeons control the robot with joysticks and foot pedals, using a 3D...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/robotic-surgery-for-sheffield-trustTue, 08 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMTJane Ellison replaces Anna Soubry as public health minister
The Government reshuffle has seen Anna Soubry leave her position as minister of public health, to move to the Ministry of Defence. It is the first time a female minister has joined the MoD.
She is replaced by Jane Ellison, MP for Battersea, Balham and Wandsworth. Ellison set up the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Female Genital...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jane-ellison-replaces-anna-soubry-as-public-health-ministerTue, 08 Oct 2013 11:15:00 GMTCouncils attacked for commissioning care visits of just 15 minutes
The rising trend for care organisations to provide only ‘flying’ 15-minute home visits has been condemned by a leading charity.
Leonard Cheshire Disability has released a poll showing that 93% of people agreed with it that 15 minutes is not enough time to support disabled and elderly people with washing, dressing and bathing....
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/councils-attacked-for-commissioning-care-visits-of-just-15-minutesMon, 07 Oct 2013 11:01:00 GMTBurnham threatens to sue Hunt over 'cover-up' CQC claims
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is considering taking the “extraordinary step” of suing Jeremy Hunt, who he says has crossed the line with comments accusing him of a cover-up when he was in office.
The health secretary referred on social media to Burnham’s “attempts to cover up failing hospitals" following the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/burnham-threatens-to-sue-hunt-over-cover-up-cqc-claimsMon, 07 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMTMaternity services to ask the Friends & Family question
The Friends & Family test is being extended to maternity services, NHS England has announced. Pregnant women and new mothers will be asked if they would recommend the care they received, and the information will be used to inform and improve maternity services.
The FTT question will be asked at three points: for antenatal care at the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maternity-services-to-ask-the-friends-family-questionFri, 04 Oct 2013 14:45:00 GMTSmall businesses charged to improve kidney treatment
A £3.6m competition has been launched to develop technology to improve kidney care. The Department of Health is funding the project through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) with the money expected to be shared among 8 to 12 small businesses.
There are currently 41,000 patients receiving treatment for kidney...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/small-businesses-charged-to-improve-kidney-treatmentFri, 04 Oct 2013 14:45:00 GMTMore local price setting for new NHS payment system
Monitor and NHS England are consulting on new rules for the 2014/15 NHS payment system to encourage local payment approaches and better integration of care.
Local price setting currently accounts for about a quarter of the £67bn covered by the payment system, and the new draft proposals encourage more widespread use.
The...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-local-price-setting-for-new-nhs-payment-systemThu, 03 Oct 2013 12:45:00 GMTRCGP warns of looming 'catastrophe'
General practice has suffered a £400m fall in its budget over the past three years, analysis by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) shows.
The figures were released at the RCGP annual conference today, with warnings that GPs were being expected to do more work with fewer resources. Over 90% of patient contacts are carried out in...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-warns-of-looming-catastropheThu, 03 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMTBrachytherapy unit opens at The Christie
A new £3.8m brachytherapy and molecular radiotherapy unit is now open at The Christie, to offer patients improved treatment and a better environment.
Brachytherapy is associated with fewer side effects as lower doses of radiotherapy are given to healthy tissues surrounding a tumour. The unit will also deliver molecular...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brachytherapy-unit-opens-at-the-christieThu, 03 Oct 2013 10:15:00 GMTIncreased GP access 'to be welcomed'
The Government’s proposals to extend GP hours have been welcomed by the health sector – but there are also warnings that pressures on primary care needed to be addressed.
The new plans would see ‘pioneer’ GP practices across the country increasing access to GP services at the weekend and up until 8pm on...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increased-gp-access-to-be-welcomed-Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:33:00 GMTNHS Change Day wins innovation award
The grassroots initiative to improve healthcare by action has won a global challenge for management innovation prize from Harvard Business Review and McKinsey.
NHS Change Day started as a conversation on Twitter in 2013 between Helen Bevan, chief transformation officer at NHS Improving Quality’s Horizons Team, Dr Damian Roland and...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-change-day-wins-innovation-awardWed, 02 Oct 2013 10:32:00 GMTDouble heart attack risk for those with gout
Patients with gout are twice as likely to suffer from heart attack or stroke than those without, new research suggests.
Researchers from the University of Oxford used data from NHS England and the ONS between 1963 and 2011 to trace the link between gout and risk factors for heart attack and strokes.
The study, which is published in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/double-heart-attack-risk-for-those-with-goutWed, 02 Oct 2013 10:01:00 GMTCQC to get more independence from Government
The CQC will be given greater independence from the Government, and the health secretary will no longer be able to direct how the CQC should carry out inspections, or the content of the CQC’s annual report.
The proposed amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008, via the Care Bill, will mean the regulator will not have to ask...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-to-get-more-independence-from-governmentWed, 02 Oct 2013 10:00:00 GMTEmergency cancer cases must see specialists quicker
A new toolkit aims to help doctors and nurses in A&E to better manage patients with cancer. Published by the RCP, the resource aims to improve care for patients admitted to hospital as an emergency with medical problems due to cancer or cancer treatment.
A fifth of cancer-related emergencies are due to suspicion or confirmation of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-cancer-cases-must-see-specialists-quickerTue, 01 Oct 2013 15:15:00 GMTExtra GP access 'most exciting development in primary care'
New pioneer programmes will see extended access to GPs, with patients able to make appointments at the weekend and out of office hours.
Doctors’ surgeries will be open from 8am to 8pm to help people fit in appointments around work. GP practices will be invited to apply to a new £50m Challenge Fund to test seven day access, as...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/extra-gp-access-most-exciting-development-in-primary-careTue, 01 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTThree years to manage health board budgets
Welsh health boards could be given three years to balance their budgets instead of just one, the Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford has proposed.
The move could give healthcare managers more flexibility and longer term planning, as well as a more realistic timetable for bigger projects, the Welsh Government suggested.
For health...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-years-to-manage-health-board-budgetsTue, 01 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMTBedding in
Dr Caroline Mitchell, consultant in infection prevention and control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, talks to NHE about a cleaning programme with incredible results.
All hospitals have to consider how they manage, prevent and control infections such as C. difficile. Different approaches can all contribute to better cleanliness and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bedding-inTue, 01 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT'No more re-disorganisations' of the NHS - Dorrell
The NHS must embrace the concept of commercialisation to boost innovation and save lives, delegates at a fringe debate of the Conservative Party annual conference heard.
2020Health and Digital Life Sciences led a panel discussion around ‘Commercialising innovation in the NHS’, which highlighted some key barriers to better...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-more-re-disorganisations-of-the-nhs--dorrellMon, 30 Sep 2013 15:45:00 GMT'Unstable' maternity services warning from RCM
The amount of funding heads of midwifery (HOMs) have for staff is not enough to ensure a minimum level of staff to meet demands, new research from the RCM indicates.
The survey of HOMs forms part of the RCM’s submission to the NHS Pay Review Body, which argues that a shortage of midwives and more complex births “could...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unstable-maternity-services-warning-from-rcmMon, 30 Sep 2013 15:45:00 GMTMy Health Skills network launched
Skills for Health is to launch a new online networking platform to support the UK’s healthcare workforce. My Health Skills aims to spread best practice, expertise and resources around transformation, learning and skills.
The website is co-funded and supported by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and Skills for...
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407,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/my-health-skills-network-launchedMon, 30 Sep 2013 15:45:00 GMTCQC inspection regime delays FT assessment
Monitor has stopped the process of granting Foundation Trust status until the introduction of the CQC’s new inspection regime next year, the regulator has announced.
The CQC has already introduced its new approach for acute trusts and is developing methodology to pilot new inspections for FTs in the new year. Applicant trusts...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-inspection-regime-delays-ft-assessmentFri, 27 Sep 2013 16:30:00 GMTForeign medics 15 times more likely to fail RCGP exam
A review of the membership of the RCGP examination confirmed significant differences in outcomes for black and minority ethnic versus white candidates, but added that this could not be attributed to the exam itself.
Commissioned by the GMC following concerns about the fairness of the exam and led by Professor Esmail of the University of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foreign-medics-15-times-more-likely-to-fail-rcgp-examFri, 27 Sep 2013 14:00:00 GMTHip replacement mortality halved
The number of people who die following a hip replacement has dropped dramatically, evidence suggests.
New research published in the Lancet medical journal shows that death rates following hip replacement surgery fell by half in England and Wales between 2003 and 2011.
In an analysis of over 400,000 patients, researchers...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hip-replacement-mortality-halvedFri, 27 Sep 2013 14:00:00 GMTNorth-south divide on premature death
People living in the north of England lose more potential years of life due to non-fatal conditions than those in the south, new statistics show.
In 2012 in England, 1.1 million years of life were lost for all people registered with a GP. All geographical areas with a rate of fewer than 2,000 years lost per 100,000 registered with a...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-south-divide-on-premature-deathFri, 27 Sep 2013 13:45:00 GMT'Most of us get' C. difficile
A study of every patient infected with C. difficile in the Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust area between 2008 and 2011 has shown that only 18% seem to have caught it from person-to-person contact.
This implies that exposure is much more common than often thought.
University of Oxford researchers found that reducing cases of the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-of-us-get-c-difficileThu, 26 Sep 2013 10:32:00 GMTHEE encourages the next generation of NHS staff
Young people are being encouraged to seek a career in the NHS, as Health Education England and NHS Carers launch their annual competition for school children.
Step into the NHS aims to raise awareness of the range of careers available to 12-14 year olds across the country. Participants must choose a healthcare career and produce a job...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-encourages-the-next-generation-of-nhs-staffThu, 26 Sep 2013 10:31:00 GMTLabour's first act in power would be repealing NHS reforms
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to repeal the legislation behind the Government’s health reforms.
In his speech to the Labour Party annual conference yesterday, he said in “the first Queen's speech of the next Labour government we will repeal the Act”.
Repealing the Health & Social Care Act 2012...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labours-first-act-in-power-would-be-repealing-nhs-reformsThu, 26 Sep 2013 10:30:00 GMTThe Friends & Family Test - a gold mine of patient feedback
How will the NHS handle millions of individual comments? Jim Ward, director at Good4HEALTH Ltd, gives his view.
In April this year, following new guidelines from the Department of Health, hospitals started surveying patients within 48 hours of discharge.
Known as the Friends and Family Test (FFT), the survey was announced by Prime...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-friends--family-test--a-gold-mine-of-patient-feedbackWed, 25 Sep 2013 12:30:00 GMTRise in complaints against NHS Scotland
Complaints against the NHS in Scotland have risen by 13%, new statistics show.
In 2013/13 there were 9,161 complaints about hospital and community health services, compared to 8,117 the year before. 28% of the complaints were fully upheld and 35% partially upheld. But complaints about GPs and dentists had fallen; by 13% and 30%...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rise-in-complaints-against-nhs-scotlandWed, 25 Sep 2013 10:33:00 GMTGreater support needed for dementia carers
Carers for people with dementia are not getting the support and advice they need, a new report from Carers Trust has warned.
A survey found only 51% of carers were given an opportunity to talk separately about their own needs and how much care they felt they could provide, while 56% had not received information about managing the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-support-needed-for-dementia-carersWed, 25 Sep 2013 10:32:00 GMTContractor GPs earning £103,000 - HSCIC
The income of contractor GPs fell by 1.1% in 2011/12, new statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
The average income before tax was £103,000, which has been gradually falling since 2005/06 after new contracting arrangements were introduced. Gross earnings for contractor GPs were £267,900...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/contractor-gps-earning-103000--hscicWed, 25 Sep 2013 10:31:00 GMTPay increase 'not appropriate' - NHS Employers
Increasing NHS pay by 1% would be unaffordable, NHS Employers has warned.
In evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body, which makes recommendations to the Government on pay awards for health professionals (except doctors, dentists and board level managers), NHS Employers highlighted that failure to freeze pay scales for 2014/15 could put...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-increase-not-appropriate--nhs-employersWed, 25 Sep 2013 10:30:00 GMTCPD: Supporting doctors to be at the leading edge of medical practiceProfessor Sir Peter Rubin, chair of the General Medical Council (GMC), outlines the importance of CPD for doctors.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) has been a feature of medical practice throughout my career, but for much of that time it was optional, organised by the doctor and meant different things to different...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cpd-supporting-doctors-to-be-at-the-leading-edge-of-medical-practiceWed, 25 Sep 2013 09:45:00 GMTWicked problems Gerry McGivern, professor of organisational analysis at Warwick Business School, makes the case for managed networks.
In times of austerity, can we afford compassionate NHS leadership? The findings of a three-year study of the NHS I was involved in suggests tapping into a sense of compassion is what often drives NHS leaders to face...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wicked-problems-Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:45:00 GMTThe place of specialist provider trusts in the wider health economyThe Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is keen to press ahead with a major redevelopment of its site to update dilapidated facilities, some of which were intended to be temporary wartime structures. NHE talked to trust chief executive Rob Hurd to discuss the progress made, the trust’s ambitions for the future and his own...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-place-of-specialist-provider-trusts-in-the-wider-health-economyWed, 25 Sep 2013 09:15:00 GMTA new push for procurement
David Noble, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), gives his reaction to the new national procurement strategy for the NHS.
It goes without saying that the NHS is a hugely emotive and vital service and with that comes great responsibility and challenges. The procurement development programme has...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-push-for-procurementWed, 25 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMTBlood trackingBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been taking part in a pilot project with NHS Blood & Transplant to automate blood tracking and delivery, ensuring the trust has the right amount of blood product. NHE spoke to Teresa Benson, senior biomedical scientist, to find out more.
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHS BT) has been...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blood-trackingWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTDelivering the right care, at the right time, in the right placeClaire Henry, head of programmes for Long Term Conditions and End of Life Care at NHS Improving Quality and the former director of the National End of Life Care Programme, discusses integration and technology.
People today are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. Diseases that were once fatal can now be cured or managed, adding...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/delivering-the-right-care-at-the-right-time-in-the-right-placeWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTEvery minute countsThe Welsh Ambulance Service has installed defibrillators on its fleet of non-emergency vehicles. NHE heard more from the organisation’s head of clinical services, Richard Lee.
After a cardiac arrest, time is of the essence, as every minute that passes for someone in a shockable rhythm without defibrillation decreases their survival...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/every-minute-countsWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTImproving patient pathways at the ROHMarion Pavitt, directorate manager for theatres and anaesthetics at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, talks to NHE about the new ADCU.
A new unit is simplifying the care pathway for patients at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) NHS FT. The extended estate is helping to facilitate shorter inpatient stays and...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-patient-pathways-at-the-rohWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTMaking care and support available seven days a weekDr Ann Driver, head of programmes for Acute Care at NHS Improving Quality, sets out the benefits of more accessible care outside of normal working hours.
For health and care services to be truly integrated, individuals must be able to access the services they need regardless of what day of the week it is. This requires collaboration across...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-care-and-support-available-seven-days-a-weekWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTMaximising energy savings potential in healthcare Darren Riva, head of green financing at the Energy Efficiency Financing scheme, says the NHS is overspending millions of pounds on energy.
he UK’s healthcare sector spends over £900m per year on energy, of which approximately £500m is electricity cost. Unfortunately, a large proportion of energy is wasted due to inefficient...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/maximising-energy-savings-potential-in-healthcare-Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTNSA Health: Skills for the support workforceCandace Miller, director of NSA Health, and skills minister Matthew Hancock MP speak to NHE about the launch of the new academy.
On Thursday September 12, the National Skills Academy for Health (NSA Health) was officially launched by skills minister Matthew Hancock MP.
Ahead of the launch, both Hancock and NSA Health director Candace...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nsa-health-skills-for-the-support-workforceWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTSimplified sharingRoyal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of 11 trusts in a North West consortium implementing a new PACS. Dr Peter Rowlands, consultant radiologist, talks to NHE.
A consortium of acute and community trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside have implemented a contract for a new Picture Archiving and Communications...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/simplified-sharingWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTStreet triage, stations and suicideMark Smith, head of suicide prevention and mental health at the British Transport Police, talks to NHE about a street triage partnership between the NHS and police.
While policing and health have clearly defined remits, their responsibility crosses over on certain key issues. This includes mental health, and people who are vulnerable to...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/street-triage-stations-and-suicideWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe end of handwritten prescriptionsDavid Owen, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT assistant chief pharmacist (business and operations) and ePMA project manager, describes the advantages of going paperless.
he move from paper to electronic systems is a huge challenge for the NHS, but one which could see a step-change in clinical and financial efficiency.
Northern...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-end-of-handwritten-prescriptionsWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe state of estateAndy Brown, Managing Director of Business Solutions at NHS Supply Chain, tells NHE why better planning is key to a sustainable medical equipment estate and better healthcare – and why time is of the essence.
Recent research highlights a growing problem for the NHS – the need to keep life-saving equipment up-to-date.
As...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-state-of-estateWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe whole pictureSara Osbourne, head of policy at Cancer Research UK, talks to NHE about a new way of looking at cancer statistics.
While cancer is a disease common to all areas of the UK, there is significant variation in both incidence and the NHS’s response. Bringing data together from different sources would allow greater comparison, as well as...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-whole-pictureWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTUnderstanding the failure of Metal on Metal (MOM) implants
The role of the London Implant Retrieval Centre (LIRC) in shaping the future of hip surgery - Professor Alister Hart, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, and chair of Clinical Orthopaedics at the UCL Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, writes for NHE about the LIRC.
The London Implant...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/understanding-the-failure-of-metal-on-metal-mom-implantsWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT'Patients waiting too long' as 38% of FTs miss A&E target
Twice as many foundation trusts have been missing their four hour A&E targets compared to the year before, the latest quarterly report from Monitor shows.
In the three months to June 2013, 48 FTs were in deficit, including 19 which had never reported a deficit before. This has risen from 36 in the same period in 2012/13.
The...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-waiting-too-long-as-38-of-fts-miss-ae-targetTue, 24 Sep 2013 10:02:00 GMTPatients to access their own electronic records at NHS Lothian
Patients at NHS Lothian will be able to access their records electronically, it has announced. The move is expected to free up clinical and administrative time as well as improving patients’ understanding of their health.
The information is provided by TRAK and the Scottish Care Information Store (SCI Store), through a patient...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-to-access-their-own-electronic-records-at-nhs-lothianTue, 24 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMT'Insufficient evidence' of Stafford doctors' misconduct - GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) will not be bringing disciplinary action against four senior doctors who worked at Stafford Hospital during the abuse scandal.
Although the regulator agreed there were “systematic management problems” at the trust...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insufficient-evidence-of-stafford-doctors-misconduct-gmcTue, 24 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTNew revalidation e-portfolio for doctors
A group of medical royal colleges have launched an online revalidation portfolio for their members.
The new online system will allow doctors to securely record, manage and facilitate submission of their supporting information for revalidation, including CPD, and the results of 360-degree appraisal and patient feedback.
The system is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-revalidation-e-portfolio-for-doctorsMon, 23 Sep 2013 11:03:00 GMTNew MHRA chief executive takes up his role
The new chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has started work today.
Dr Ian Hudson, who had been the MHRA’s director of licensing for 12 years, has replaced Professor Sir Kent Woods, who has stepped down after ten years with the Agency.
Dr Hudson joined the MHRA after a career as a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-mhra-chief-executive-takes-up-his-roleMon, 23 Sep 2013 11:01:00 GMTMental health services 'straining at the seams' - with worse to come
Mental illness costs the economy over £100bn a year and services to tackle it are “straining at the seams” according to a major new study by the Mental Health Foundation.
But even though services are already stretched to the limits – there have been reports that in recent weeks there have been no private or public...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-services-straining-at-the-seams--with-worse-to-comeMon, 23 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT'GPs should become NHS employees'
A leading GP and academic has called for the profession to relinquish independent contractor status and for them to become NHS employees.
Professor Azeem Majeed, head of the Department of Primary Care & Public Health at Imperial College London, and a part-time GP in London, says GPs should become NHS employees like hospital...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-should-become-nhs-employeesFri, 20 Sep 2013 13:15:00 GMT'Once-in-a-lifetime' chance to renegotiate consultants contract
The BMA has decided to renegotiate the consultants contract – which has been labelled a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” by NHS Employers.
The decision was taken at a special meeting of the BMA consultants committee on Wednesday. Its chair, Dr Paul Flynn, said: “In the coming months, we will work with NHSE to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/once-in-a-lifetime-chance-to-renegotiate-consultants-contractFri, 20 Sep 2013 13:15:00 GMTTwo new health informatics trials in Salford learning from Japan
The Greater Manchester area team at NHS England is launching a project with Hitachi to improve health informatics in the city.
The partners have agreed to start two proof of concept projects from October 1 in Salford.
The plans, which have been in developing since April this year, also involve the Manchester...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-new-health-informatics-trials-in-salford-learning-from-japanFri, 20 Sep 2013 13:15:00 GMTResults of patient inspections of hospitals published
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published the results of a major survey of NHS settings conducted by staff and the public.
The Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) looked into hospitals’ cleanliness and attractiveness, car parks, patient privacy and food.
The national...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/results-of-patient-inspections-of-hospitals-publishedThu, 19 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMTDepartment of Health reviewing policy on staff wearing face veils
At least 17 hospital trusts have banned their frontline staff from wearing the niqab – a veil that covers the face – according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Government is reviewing policy on health service uniforms, with the aim of ensuring patients’ right to good care and communications is prioritised over workers’...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-reviewing-policy-on-staff-wearing-face-veilsThu, 19 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTNew leadership for the NHS - 'buddy system' and business school
Failing NHS trusts in England are to get help and support from the most successful under a new Department of Health scheme.
The 11 trusts put into special measures under the Keogh Review will have time given over to them by senior managers and clinicians from the top-rated hospitals, who could be given bonuses if they manage to improve...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-leadership-for-the-nhs--buddy-system-and-business-schoolThu, 19 Sep 2013 09:30:00 GMTNPfIT among 'worst contracting fiascos in history' - and costs still rising
An influential committee of MPs say the National Programme for IT is continuing to cost taxpayers a fortune two years after it was officially abandoned.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) calls the saga one of the “worst and most expensive contracting fiascos” in public sector history, and adds: “Although the Department...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npfit-among-worst-contracting-fiascos-in-history-and-costs-still-risingWed, 18 Sep 2013 10:03:00 GMTHospitals should provide real-time staffing levels to public - Health Committee
The Health Select Committee is urging NHS to make hospital trusts provide the public with real-time information on staffing levels.
The Government is to produce guidance on safe minimum staffing levels, with trust publishing their figures twice a year, but the MPs on the committee want them to go further and copy the example of Salford...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-should-provide-real-time-staffing-levels-to-public--health-committeeWed, 18 Sep 2013 10:02:00 GMTNHS England holds first AGM
NHS England has held its first annual general meeting, focusing on end of life care, health inequality, seven day services, transparency, and the future of the NHS.
The event on September 12 at the QEII conference centre in London was attended by patients, service users and providers, carers, volunteers, medical professionals...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-holds-first-agmWed, 18 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMTHuge drop in number of trusts expecting to hit cost targets
Financial directors from trusts and CCGs have severe doubts that the NHS will meet the £20bn savings target by 2015.
The King’s Fund’s latest Quarterly Monitoring Report, released today, shows that only 1 in 10 NHS finance directors asked thought the chances of the health service meeting the target was better than...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/huge-drop-in-number-of-trusts-expecting-to-hit-cost-targetsWed, 18 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTMonitor steps in again over failings at Dorset HCU FT
Monitor says Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is failing to act on legally binding undertakings to improve, and is altering the trust’s licence.
The regulator says the trust “has failed to make urgent improvements in the way it is run” following its earlier intervention in April.
It has also...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-steps-in-again-over-failings-at-dorset-hcu-ft-Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:01:00 GMTFree access to education resources for student midwives
Midwifery students have free access to Electronic Fetal Monitoring (eFM) and other e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH).
The Royal College of Midwives praised Health Education England for making it available. The union’s England director Jacque Gerrard said: “We warmly welcome this news and this venture, which has been a long...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/free-access-to-education-resources-for-student-midwivesTue, 17 Sep 2013 15:00:00 GMTCroydon first hospital to be inspected under new CQC system
The new regime of hospital inspections begins in England today.
The bigger, more clinically-focused inspection teams, led by Professor Sir Mike Richards (pictured), will include a senior NHS clinician or executive, professional and clinical staff, experts by experience, patients, carers, and other experts.
They are carrying out both...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/croydon-first-hospital-to-be-inspected-under-new-cqc-systemTue, 17 Sep 2013 11:30:00 GMTNHS must help mental health patients quit smoking
The NHS must do more to support people with mental illness to stop smoking, a new report urges ahead of Stoptober.
The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network has published research today showing that a third of people with mental illness smoke regularly compared to a fifth of the general population.
Additionally, 70% of...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-help-mental-health-patients-quit-smokingMon, 16 Sep 2013 11:02:00 GMTESG £3m over annual budget
The Government is asking for views on how to curb the overspend of the Education Support Grant (ESG) for social work students.
The grant was launched in 2003 and has previously been distributed solely according to the number of students and placement days required – an approach the DH says is no longer sustainable.
The ESG is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/esg-3m-over-annual-budgetMon, 16 Sep 2013 11:01:00 GMTSmall businesses to benefit from £5m healthcare funding
The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare will award £5m to help find innovative solutions to improve health outcomes, it has announced.
The funding competition will focus on companies specifically focused on seven categories: cancer; cardiovascular; COPD; diabetes; mental health/dementia; patient safety; and research...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/small-businesses-to-benefit-from-5m-healthcare-fundingMon, 16 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMTNMC to implement revalidation for nurses and midwives
The Nursing & Midwifery Council has decided to press ahead with a new revalidation model, to be introduced by the end of 2015.
The council confirmed yesterday that revalidation will take place at the point of renewal and will need an employer or manager to confirm a nurse or midwife is complying with the rules, taking into...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-to-implement-revalidation-for-nurses-and-midwivesFri, 13 Sep 2013 14:30:00 GMT12,500 lives a year could be saved by better treatment of sepsis
Tens of thousands of people are dying of sepsis a year, many of whom could have been saved with better treatment and support, according to a landmark report by Health Service Ombudsman.
The report, published today to coincide with World Sepsis Day, focuses on ten specific cases where patients with sepsis did not get the care they...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12500-lives-a-year-could-be-saved-by-better-treatment-of-sepsisFri, 13 Sep 2013 12:02:00 GMTMPs demand better services for infant care and parental support
A cross-party group of MPs has issued a ‘1001 Critical Days’ manifesto aimed at ensuring the best possible start in life for children from conception to their second birthday, which has received warm backing from the RCM and the chief medical officer.
The manifesto, by four leading MPs from the Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-demand-better-services-for-infant-care-and-parental-supportFri, 13 Sep 2013 12:01:00 GMTRecovery plan published to keep Peterborough trust open
Peterborough City Hospital and Stamford and Rutland Hospital are to stay open and continue to provide all major services, Monitor has announced.
The plans for Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS FT have been agreed following significant financial difficulties. The DH currently supports the trust with £40m each year, and the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recovery-plan-published-to-keep-peterborough-trust-openThu, 12 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMTHealth support workforce Academy launches
The National Skills Academy for Health will be launched today by skills minister Matthew Hancock.
The new organisation will provide employers with a national partner to improve skills and help to develop workforce strategies. Covering the healthcare support workforce in England, NSA Health is an employer-led organisation that seeks to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-support-workforce-academy-launchesThu, 12 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMTFuture Hospital Commission - a patient-centred model
Care must come to the patient, rather than the patient being moved around their hospital for different treatment – that is the major recommendation of the Future Hospital Commission (FHC).
Set up by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in 2012, the FHC has been investigating how acute medical care can be redesigned to prioritise...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-hospital-commission--a-patient-centred-modelThu, 12 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTAntimicrobial resistance strategy calls for better prescribing
The Government’s five-year antimicrobial resistance strategy sets out plans to improve prescribing practice, make better use of rapid diagnostics and improve professional education in the NHS to ensure clinicians understand the need for more sustainable use of antibiotics.
The strategy also calls for infection prevention practices...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antimicrobial-resistance-strategy-calls-for-better-prescribingWed, 11 Sep 2013 10:02:00 GMTOpt-out organ donation for Wales from 2015
Welsh legislation to introduce presumed consent for organ donation has now received royal assent. From 1 December 2015, adults living in Wales will be added to the donor list unless they opt out.
A two-year information campaign will now commence, to make everyone aware of the changes. Wales hopes to increase transplant rates by 25% with...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/opt-out-organ-donation-for-wales-from-2015Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMTA&E funding dependant on staff flu protection
Hospitals will have to ensure staff get flu jabs to access future funding to ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned.
The Government has announced £500m funding over two years to help trusts manage pressures throughout the winter. This year 53 of the trusts most at risk will share £235m...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-funding-dependant-on-staff-flu-protectionWed, 11 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTFarrar leaving NHS Confederation in three weeks
Mike Farrar has announced he is to stand down as chief executive of the NHS Confederation on September 30.
Instead of applying for the role of chief executive of NHS England, as many expected, he will leave the NHS to launch a healthcare consultancy. Farrar will continue to work on a number of major projects for the NHS Confederation...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/farrar-leaving-nhs-confederation-in-three-weeksTue, 10 Sep 2013 15:00:00 GMTGPhC to regulate pharmacy inspections
Both pharmacies and their customers look set to benefit from a new policy that should ease regulatory and bureaucratic burdens.
The Department of Health has issued proposals with a view to make the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) the main regulator in charge of pharmacy inspections.
In seeking to give the independent regulator...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gphc-to-regulate-pharmacy-inspectionsTue, 10 Sep 2013 10:03:00 GMTEmergency departments lack senior consultants
Only five trusts employ senior consultants overnight in A&E departments, it has been reported this morning.
FoI requests showed that the other 87 trusts who responded have a consultant on-call.
The figures, published in the Daily Mail, cover the night shift between midnight and 8am. 90% of trusts only have one consultant working...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-departments-lack-senior-consultantsTue, 10 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMTGPs should 'keep tabs' on elderly
Greater oversight of elderly patients could be included in the new GP contract, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has suggested.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, he suggested that many A&E staff know older patients better than their own doctors, and that GPs must improve the care they deliver.
He wrote: “We need a much better way...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-should-keep-tabs-on-elderlyTue, 10 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMTGMC to assess doctors' language skills
The General Medical Council (GMC) could get the power to check doctors’ language capability, in the latest of a string of competency reforms introduced by the Government.
The proposals would see the GMC carry out assessments where there is cause for concern about a doctor’s language ability, even if this emerges during a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-to-assess-doctors-language-skillsMon, 09 Sep 2013 10:32:00 GMTRecommendations to support mental health in the justice system
Community groups are the key to engaging black and ethnic minority (BME) groups who are disproportionately over-represented in the criminal justice system.
The BME population is also significantly more likely to suffer from mental health issues. A new Centre for Mental Health commission chaired by Lord Bradley is conducting a five year...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recommendations-to-support-mental-health-in-the-justice-systemMon, 09 Sep 2013 10:31:00 GMTPatients lack knowledge of A&E alternatives - NHS Confederation
Urgent and emergency health services could seriously struggle during the winter months if the true causes of strains upon A&E services are not addressed properly soon, according to the NHS Confederation.
The organisation surveyed 125 senior NHS leaders asking for their input on the real causes of the problems. Two-thirds of...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-lack-knowledge-of-ae-alternatives-nhs-confederationMon, 09 Sep 2013 10:30:00 GMTHR contract to be re-procured for NHS
A new outsourcing deal for NHS HR could be arranged, the Department of Health has announced. The current ESR system provides a workforce management tool for HR, payroll, learning and talent management and workforce information provision for the health service.
The contract is due to expire in August 2015 and the DH published an...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hr-contract-to-be-re-procured-for-nhsFri, 06 Sep 2013 14:02:00 GMTOne in eight deaths caused by lung disease
Lung conditions cause one in eight of all deaths in the European Union, new research shows. The European Respiratory Society report warns that smoking is a big factor in deaths from the four most common fatal lung diseases; lower respiratory infections, COPD, lung cancers and tuberculosis.
The report uses the latest data from the World...
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411,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-eight-deaths-caused-by-lung-diseaseFri, 06 Sep 2013 14:01:00 GMTRevalidation could be introduced for nurses
Nurses and midwives could face performance checks every three years, under Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) proposals.
Nurses currently declare themselves fit to work through renewal. The proposals, which mirror the introduction of revalidation for doctors last year, will be considered by the NMC’s governing body next week. A...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-could-be-introduced-for-nursesFri, 06 Sep 2013 14:00:00 GMTHomelessness discharge support to receive £10m
52 voluntary projects have each been awarded a share of £10m to improve care for homeless people once discharged from hospital, public health minister Anna Soubry has announced.
Homeless people are six times more likely to attend A&E than the general population, with 70% discharged without their housing or ongoing health needs...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homelessness-discharge-support-to-receive-10mThu, 05 Sep 2013 13:02:00 GMTSingle procurement proposed for George Eliot Hospital
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust could be taken over by a private provider, as independent sector and NHS providers would be assessed through a single procurement process for the first time.
A new provider is expected to take over services in 18 months’ time.
Board meeting papers from the NHS Trust Development Authority...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/single-procurement-proposed-for-george-eliot-hospitalThu, 05 Sep 2013 13:01:00 GMTLondon cancer care 'unacceptable'
Trusts across London must take steps to improve their cancer care, Macmillan Cancer Support has urged. The charity’s annual patient experience league table of hospitals in England showed the nine worst performers were all in London.
Many have shown little improvement from previous surveys. The league table is measured on diagnosis...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-cancer-care-unacceptableThu, 05 Sep 2013 13:00:00 GMTDevon launches NHS 111 after delays
NHS 111 goes live in Devon today, after significant problems across the country.
The new non-emergency helpline was originally planned to go live on April 1, then June 18, but was delayed until September. NHS 111 replaces NHS Direct, but has been plagued with poor performance, leaving calls unanswered and inappropriate referrals.
The...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/devon-launches-nhs-111-after-delaysWed, 04 Sep 2013 11:03:00 GMTGP referral could boost pancreatic cancer survival
Earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer could help 150 more patients survive for a year or longer, new research shows. Pancreatic Cancer UK is calling for the Government to halve diagnosis as a result of emergency presentation, with a target of a 10% reduction within three years.
The report Every Life Matters found that over half of all...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-referral-could-boost-pancreatic-cancer-survival-Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:02:00 GMTNIHR local branches appointed
15 trusts have been appointed as local branches of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Department of Health has announced.
The trusts will share £280m funding from April 2014 as part of a programme to simplify NIHR administration arrangements while strengthening the infrastructure for carrying out clinical studies...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-local-branches-appointedWed, 04 Sep 2013 11:01:00 GMTNHS IT fund gets further £240m boost
Hospitals, GP surgeries and out-of-hours medical services are set to benefit from £240m funding to boost IT, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The extra funding adds to the original £260m Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards fund, which was launched by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh in May. It will help ensure all patients can...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-it-fund-gets-further-240m-boostWed, 04 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMTHEE and HEFCE consult on pharmacist training
A consultation has been launched in response to concern around an over-supply of pharmacy graduates, Health Education England (HEE) has announced.
In partnership with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the consultation proposes to continue to allow the market to determine the number of pharmacy graduates. An intake...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hee-and-hefce-consult-on-pharmacist-trainingTue, 03 Sep 2013 09:32:00 GMT'Agonising waits' for muscular dystrophy patients - MPs
Removing ring-fencing from rare diseases could damage the development of effective treatment, the all-party parliamentary group for muscular dystrophy has warned.
The MPs have raised concerns around the budget for treating rare diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, which has been merged into the overall NHS budget. The group is calling...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agonising-waits-for-muscular-dystrophy-patients--mpsTue, 03 Sep 2013 09:31:00 GMTRCP prioritises elderly in Francis response
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has set out 33 actions in response to the Francis review, with many highlighting the importance of effective care for frail elderly people.
‘Putting patients first’ calls for the NHS to work together to promote a culture change in patient safety, patient experience and quality...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-prioritises-elderly-in-francis-responseTue, 03 Sep 2013 09:30:00 GMTCSJ warns against UK alcohol and drug dependency
UK is Europe’s ‘addiction capital’, a new report from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned. Alcohol and drug abuse costs the UK £36bn a year, the report found.
Legal highs – marketed as bath salts or research chemicals not fit for human consumption, led to the deaths of 52 people in England and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/csj-warns-against-uk-alcohol-and-drug-dependencyMon, 02 Sep 2013 11:04:00 GMTCriteria published for AMHP learning
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has published learning criteria for approved mental health professionals (AMHPs).
The new criteria set out the processes and procedures that education providers must have in place to deliver AMHP training, as well as the knowledge and skills AMHP staff should achieve.
The HCPC will...
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414,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/criteria-published-for-amhp-learningMon, 02 Sep 2013 11:01:00 GMTEnergy overspend costs NHS £93m a year
The healthcare sector is overspending on energy by £93m each year, new research suggests. The Energy Efficiency Financing (EEF) scheme found that the excess costs are due to inefficient technology, equipment and controls.
The scheme was set up by The Carbon Trust and Siemens Financial Services in 2011 and matches monthly payments...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/energy-overspend-costs-nhs-93m-a-yearMon, 02 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMTAmbulance sick pay arrangements rejected
Unions have rejected arrangements on sick pay for ambulance staff. NHS Employers and staff agreed that sickness absence pay will be basic plus high cost area allowance in February, but the removal of an exception for ‘unsocial hours payment’ has since been rejected.
The new agreement only includes exceptions for those injured...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-sick-pay-arrangements-rejectedFri, 30 Aug 2013 12:32:00 GMTCalderstones Partnership Trust investigated over abuse
Monitor is investigating Calderstones Partnership NHS FT for abuse of a patient. The investigation will determine if the trust has breached the terms of its licence, and if there was any action it could have taken to prevent the abuse from occurring.
A safeguarding care conference identified shortcoming in the safety of service users and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calderstones-partnership-trust-investigated-over-abuseFri, 30 Aug 2013 12:31:00 GMTNorth West consortium launches new PACS contract
A new Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS) will speed up care and cut costs for a consortium of 11 trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside.
The contract with Carestream UK will run for five years, with the option to extend for a further five. It replaces contracts terminated under the National Programme for IT...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-west-consortium-launches-new-pacs-contractFri, 30 Aug 2013 12:30:00 GMTHealth tourism charges 'administrative nightmare' - RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has added its criticism to the Government’s proposals to increase charges for migrants using the NHS. Yesterday the British Medical Association warned such a move could cause unintended damage to the health service.
The Department of Health is currently consulting on charges for patients from...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-tourism-charges-administrative-nightmare--rcmThu, 29 Aug 2013 10:32:00 GMTCQC appoints Chief Inspector of General Practice
Professor Steve Field has been appointed as the first Chief Inspector of General Practice. The past chair of the Royal College of GPs moves to the CQC from NHS England, where he was the deputy national medical director responsible for addressing health inequalities.
Prof Field will lead the CQC’s inspection and regulation of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-appoints-chief-inspector-of-general-practiceThu, 29 Aug 2013 10:31:00 GMTInformed choices 'difficult' for private patients
Private patients are paying too much for care due to a lack of local competition, a new report from the Competition Commission (CC) has found.
101 private hospitals were identified in areas with little rival competition, mainly owned by three major groups: BMI, Spire Healthcare and HCA. There are high barriers to entry and expansion in...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/informed-choices-difficult-for-private-patientsThu, 29 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMTA fifth of emergency kidney conditions are preventable - NICE
New NICE guidance could save 12,000 lives a year from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Although one in five emergency admissions present with AKI, there are low levels of awareness and education among health professionals and the general public.
AKI causes loss of kidney function and can lead to kidneys becoming overwhelmed and permanently shut...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-fifth-of-emergency-kidney-conditions-are-preventable--niceWed, 28 Aug 2013 10:15:00 GMTCompassionate teams improve patient care
Small and multi-skilled teams are the most effective at leading NHS networks, a new study shows. Researchers looked at eight healthcare networks providing cancer, genetics, sexual health and elderly care services.
They found teams with a clear, evidence-based policy remit and effective management were the best at joining different...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassionate-teams-improve-patient-careWed, 28 Aug 2013 10:10:00 GMTMonitor updates regulatory framework
A new updated regulatory framework for trusts will take into account changes following Health and Social Care Act 2012, Monitor has announced.
The framework will apply to all foundation trusts from October 1.
Monitor will assess the governance of FTs, and any potential risk to financial sustainability. It recommends that FTs should...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-updates-regulatory-frameworkWed, 28 Aug 2013 10:05:00 GMTDoctors should not make immigration judgements - BMA
Plans to charge foreign patients more to access healthcare could unintentionally damage the NHS, doctors have warned.
The Department of Health is currently consulting on measures to reduce the economic impact of ‘health tourism’. Proposals include charging patients from outside Europe at least £200 a year until they have...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-should-not-make-immigration-judgements--bmaWed, 28 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMTCampaigners push for better hospital food
Mandatory standards should be introduced for hospital food, the Campaign for Better Hospital Food has urged.
Trusts routinely rate their own food highly, the campaign said, while patient surveys paint a different picture. In 2011 NHS staff rated almost 98% of meals as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, while a more recent CQC...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigners-push-for-better-hospital-foodTue, 27 Aug 2013 13:04:00 GMTCarer support could save £1.3bn
A new report highlights that better support for carers could save taxpayers £1.3bn. The Supporting Working Carers report calls for a shift in culture to help those in employment to manage their caring responsibilities.
There are currently almost two million employed carers working full-time and better support could improve staff...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carer-support-could-save-13bnTue, 27 Aug 2013 13:01:00 GMT£30m investment for radiotherapy
The Capital Equipment Fund has delivered huge savings on a deal for radiotherapy equipment, health minister Lord Howe has announced.
20 True Beam linear accelerators will be provided by Varian Medical Systems in the biggest ever DH equipment deal, worth £30m. The fund has secured savings of around 10% compared to trusts buying the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30m-investment-for-radiotherapyTue, 27 Aug 2013 13:00:00 GMTCare closer to home for Corby
A new Urgent Care Centre has been officially opened in Northamptonshire by Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS.
The centre, located in Corby, was commissioned by NHS Northamptonshire and NHS Corby Clinical Commissioning Group. Architect Maber designed the new centre.
The £2.9m project took 11 months to construct and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-closer-to-home-for-corbyFri, 23 Aug 2013 14:30:00 GMTMonitor takes action against Queen Elizabeth FT
Further action is being taken against Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, Monitor has announced.
The trust has failed to meet conditions of its licence, by failing to meet the national target on waiting times for A&E for three consecutive quarters. A recent CQC report also raised concerns around some...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-takes-action-against-queen-elizabeth-ftFri, 23 Aug 2013 14:15:00 GMTVoluntary groups to boost healthcare delivery
The latest round of funding for voluntary and community organisations to improve health and wellbeing has been announced.
The Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development (IESD) fund will test and develop new ways of working, promoting excellent outcomes and creating sustainable business models for the future.
In the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/voluntary-groups-to-boost-healthcare-deliveryFri, 23 Aug 2013 14:15:00 GMT'Yawning gap' between boys' and girls' exercise
Half of children are not getting their recommended daily physical activity, new research suggests. A study at University College London (UCL) found that 51% of 6,500 children were moderately or vigorously active for an hour each day.
There is a clear division between boys and girls, with 63% of boys but only 38% of girls doing the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/yawning-gap-between-boys-and-girls-exerciseThu, 22 Aug 2013 11:15:00 GMTGreater Manchester CSU launches website
Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit (GMCSU) has launched a new website to help commissioners, providers and local authorities make connections and benefit from support to save money and improve outcomes.
The website reflects GMCSU’s role to provide specialist clinical support, healthcare commissioning and business...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-manchester-csu-launches-websiteThu, 22 Aug 2013 11:15:00 GMTNurse numbers drop by 5,601
Over 5,000 nursing posts have been lost over the past three years, new statistics show. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found that the number of nurses was down by 5,601 to 348,311 in May 2013.
The opposition and the Royal College of Nursing warned of the safety risks of fewer nurses.
Shadow health...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-numbers-drop-by-5601Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:45:00 GMTPHE blames flu for excess winter deaths
A rise in winter deaths could be due to flu and cold weather, not poor performance by the NHS, Public Health England (PHE) has said.
In the first four months of this year, there was a jump in the number of elderly deaths compared to the same period in 2012, which a leaked report suggested could be down to service reconfiguration and...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phe-blames-flu-for-excess-winter-deathsWed, 21 Aug 2013 11:30:00 GMTPolice triage scheme extended
A street triage scheme will be extended to five new police forces, the DH has announced. Mental health nurses will accompany officers to incidents where police believe people need immediate medical attention.
Initial reports from trials in Leicestershire indicate it can help keep people out of custodial settings. The nurses support...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-triage-scheme-extendedWed, 21 Aug 2013 11:30:00 GMTLocal lead needed for mental health recovery
Commissioners must tackle poorly integrated support for those with overlapping needs, the Centre for Mental Health has urged.
A new briefing calls for services to focus on helping people with mental health problems and substance addiction to find a home, a job and to build better lives with family and friends.
Patients...
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410,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-lead-needed-for-mental-health-recoveryWed, 21 Aug 2013 11:15:00 GMTStop smoking services a 'real success story'
Stop smoking services helped over 20,000 smokers to quit in 2010/11, new research shows.
In that year 788,000 people used the service and set a quit date. The total number of quitters who had not smoked for four weeks went from 80,000 in 2001/02 to almost 270,000 in 2010/11.
The services, now provided by local authorities...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stop-smoking-services-a-real-success-storyWed, 21 Aug 2013 11:15:00 GMTIndependent prescription powers for physiotherapy
Physiotherapists and podiatrists are now able to prescribe medication, in a move to speed up treatment and allow patients to receive care closer to home.
Care minister Norman Lamb said the new legislation, which comes into force today, will be especially helpful for those living with long-term conditions. Practitioners will have to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-prescription-powers-for-physiotherapyTue, 20 Aug 2013 10:02:00 GMTOld imaging equipment must be replaced - SFS
Replacing out-of-date diagnostic imaging equipment could cost the UK £294m, new research suggests.
Siemens Financial Services (SFS) found that between 2013 and 2015, this is the cost of replacing equipment which is over ten years old.
The NHS must find ways of accessing finance to fund these equipment upgrades and renewals, the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/old-imaging-equipment-must-be-replaced--sfsTue, 20 Aug 2013 10:01:00 GMTHealth MOT 'not based on good evidence'
Over-40s health checks do not reduce deaths, the chair of the Royal College of GPs has warned.
Dr Clare Gerada said the free ‘MOTs’, designed to spot conditions like heart disease, stroke and diabetes, failed to benefit patients and could cause unnecessary worry and treatment.
Ministers have stated that the scheme could...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-mot-not-based-on-good-evidenceTue, 20 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMTA decade of midwife shortages ahead - RCM
The midwife shortage will last for another decade, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned.
The RCM projected changes in the number of births and midwife numbers since 2010 into the future. England is currently short of 5,000 posts, and if the both numbers continue to grow at similar rates it will be mid-2020s before there are...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-decade-of-midwife-shortages-ahead-rcmMon, 19 Aug 2013 12:02:00 GMTLocal cancer incidence tracked online
A new website allows cancer statistics from local areas to be searched and compared. Cancer Research UK has launched the website as a resource for policy makers and health professionals, as well as the wider public.
The database can be searched by postcode, constituency, local authority or healthcare area and provides statistics on cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-cancer-incidence-tracked-onlineMon, 19 Aug 2013 12:01:00 GMTCracks appearing in patient care - RCGP
Patients are facing longer waiting times, doctors have reported. A poll by the Royal College of GPs found that 70% of doctors thought that waiting times would increase in the next two years.
Of those polled, eight out of 10 said they did not have enough resources and six in 10 said patients were waiting longer than the recommended 48...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cracks-appearing-in-patient-care--rcgpMon, 19 Aug 2013 12:00:00 GMTNHS must have patient care 'at its heart'
The Government has been criticised for treating the NHS like “a failing business or bank” in an editorial in The Lancet.
It highlighted recent examples of the introduction of a price-comparison website and a £500m “bailout” for struggling A&E departments. The editorial called for more emphasis on quality...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-have-patient-care-at-its-heartFri, 16 Aug 2013 11:02:00 GMTNurses to work as HCAs before studies
Up to 200 people wishing to go into nursing will spend a year working as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) before taking up an NHS-funded degree course.
Health Education England (HEE) is recruiting aspiring trainees for pilots in six areas: East of England, East Midlands, North Central and East London, North East, and the North West and West...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-to-work-as-hcas-before-studiesFri, 16 Aug 2013 11:01:00 GMTIntegrated care pioneer bids to be selected
A panel of international experts has been appointed to select local areas applying to become integrated care ‘pioneers’.
The panel will consider bids that provide best examples of health and care services working together, overcoming barriers to joined-up working and sharing their findings. Their work will be centrally...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-pioneer-bids-to-be-selectedFri, 16 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMTDH updates 'limiting' rules for staff with HIV
NHS staff with HIV will be allowed to perform all medical procedures, as the Government updates regulations on the infection.
Current guidelines prevent procedures where worker’s blood could contaminate the patient’s open tissues, including contact with sharp instruments and needle tips. The changes will mean staff with HIV...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-updates-limiting-rules-for-staff-with-hivThu, 15 Aug 2013 10:32:00 GMT'Profoundly depressing' approach to sectioned patients
Mental health patients are being unnecessarily sectioned just to get a bed, the Health Select Committee has heard. The Government must urgently review the Mental Health Act to tackle its misuse and ensure vulnerable patients are protected.
A report from the committee warned that pressure on psychiatric wards is causing some doctors to...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/profoundly-depressing-approach-to-sectioned-patientsThu, 15 Aug 2013 10:31:00 GMTNearly half of all families refuse organ donation
Hospitals must build on best practice to increase organ donation, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urged.
In 2012/13, hospitals carried out 4,212 transplants – a 6% increase on the previous year. But 43% of families approached refused to give their consent/authorisation for their relative’s organs to be used.
More...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-all-families-refuse-organ-donationThu, 15 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMTPublic encouraged to get active with £5m funding
The Department of Health has announced £5m to encourage people to exercise to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and preventable mortality.
Research shows a third of adults are not doing the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity each week – but 56% of people (61% of men and 51% of women) do manage...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-encouraged-to-get-active-with-5m-fundingWed, 14 Aug 2013 10:03:00 GMTMental wellbeing should be public health priority
Councils must put mental health at the heart of their public health strategies, two charities have urged. Mind and the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) have published a report, ‘Building Resilient Communities’, highlighting the importance of creating parity of esteem between mental and physical health.
Public health teams should...
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414,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-wellbeing-should-be-public-health-priorityWed, 14 Aug 2013 10:02:00 GMTMonitor to investigate Royal Berkshire NHS FT
Royal Berkshire NHS FT could be breaching the conditions of its licence to provide service, the regulator has warned.
Monitor has launched a formal investigation after repeated breaches of the four-hour A&E waiting time target. The trust has breached the target three times in 21 months, which could indicate wider governance...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-royal-berkshire-nhs-ftWed, 14 Aug 2013 10:01:00 GMTPatient safety at risk at Whipps Cross - CQC
Whipps Cross University Hospital has been issued three formal warnings over failings in care, with poor levels of safety and staffing uncovered by the CQC.
The hospital failed to meet 10 of 16 standards and must make urgent improvements. Unhygienic conditions, with some equipment unsterilised and not enough hand washing, increases the...
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412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-at-risk-at-whipps-cross--cqcWed, 14 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMTADHD drugs 'could be abused' - CQC
Prescriptions for ADHD drugs should be “monitored carefully”, the CQC has cautioned.
The use of methylpheridate drugs, which are psychostimulants, rose by 420,000 in 2007 to 657,000 last year. The CQC annual review of controlled drugs found the number of prescriptions for the drugs, including Ritalin, increased by 11% between...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/adhd-drugs-could-be-abused--cqcTue, 13 Aug 2013 11:02:00 GMTDiabetes medicines up 50% in seven years
The cost of prescriptions for diabetes has increased by almost 50% since 2005/06, new statistics show.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found that from 2005/06 to 2012/13 the number of prescriptions for diabetes increased by 56.9% and the cost rose by 48.7%.
The figures cover England and show that the number of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-medicines-up-50-in-seven-yearsTue, 13 Aug 2013 11:01:00 GMTNHS complaint culture a 'toxic cocktail' - Ombudsman
There is a “toxic cocktail” of reluctance to complain about NHS care and hospitals’ defensiveness, the Health Service Ombudsman has found.
The NHS must move towards a more open culture of feedback and improvement, new research shows, with a focus on putting things right and collaborating to listen to concerns.
Poor...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-complaint-culture-a-toxic-cocktail--ombudsmanTue, 13 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMTPhysical inactivity linked to local deprivation
80% of adults are failing to meet national targets for exercise, new research shows.
The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, at Bristol University, showed that the majority of adults were failing to take part in moderate exercise for 30 minutes 12 times a month.
Almost one in ten had not walked continuously for five...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/physical-inactivity-linked-to-local-deprivationMon, 12 Aug 2013 13:45:00 GMTStaff expansion for NHS Leadership Academy
The NHS Leadership Academy is recruiting 35 practitioners to help deliver its leadership development programmes.
The programmes include training for graduates, nurses and midwives and NHS staff looking to develop their leadership. Practitioners are to be recruited through OJEU tenders, with successful bidders contracted in January...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-expansion-for-nhs-leadership-academyMon, 12 Aug 2013 13:45:00 GMTJoint health and social care budget plans launched
A shared vision for the new health and social care funding has been published. The Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England are planning how to best use the £3.8bn pooled budget to integrate and improve care.
The Integration Transformation Fund (ITF) will come into effect from 2015/16, but councils and CCGs are being...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/joint-health-and-social-care-budget-plans-launchedMon, 12 Aug 2013 13:30:00 GMTChildren's heart surgery reconfigurations considered
NHS England is working to find a solution for the provision of children’s heart surgery, after a judicial review found the Safe and Sustainable conclusions were reached unlawfully.
Chair Professor Malcolm Grant wrote a letter to health secretary Jeremy Hunt setting out the need to look at the entire pathway of services, and the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-heart-surgery-reconfigurations-consideredFri, 09 Aug 2013 11:02:00 GMTServices not commissioned for quality, Manchester FTs warn
Cancer commissioning in Greater Manchester is being investigated by Monitor following complaints by Foundation Trusts.
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust say that cancer surgery services are not being commissioned on quality of services, patient outcomes or...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/services-not-commissioned-for-quality-manchester-fts-warnFri, 09 Aug 2013 11:01:00 GMTCLAHRC launched to boost healthcare research
Researchers in South London have been awarded £18m to tackle health challenges in the area. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) is launched with £9m from the DH, to be match-funded by local partners over five years.
The CLAHRC brings together...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clahrc-launched-to-boost-healthcare-researchFri, 09 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMTSocial Partnership Forum launches Learning for Life
A new ‘Learning for Life’ toolkit has been launched to support a learning culture within the NHS. The Social Partnership Forum (SPF) has created an online guide for NHS organisations to increase staff aptitudes in maths, English and IT.
Staff learning can improve health outcomes and boost personal development. The SPF is made...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-partnership-forum-launches-learning-for-lifeThu, 08 Aug 2013 10:02:00 GMTGOSH research improves lung disease diagnosis
Better understanding of ethnic differences in lung capacity could lead to improved diagnosis, new research at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) shows.
The £1.2m study looked at 2,000 primary school pupils from four main categories of ethnicity. New lung growth charts which account for body physique will provide a “gold...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gosh-research-improves-lung-disease-diagnosisThu, 08 Aug 2013 10:01:00 GMTWinter support for emergency care
A&E departments are to benefit from £500m funding to meet pressure over the coming winter months, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
It will go to the most under pressure hospitals over the next two years. The funding aims to support A&E departments to treat patients faster, with fewer delays, and more patients...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winter-support-for-emergency-careThu, 08 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMTNHS England to 'lead the way' on Berwick recommendations
Medical professionals have welcomed Professor Don Berwick’s review into patient safety, particularly the call for the NHS to change as a system through culture shift.
Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer, welcomed the focus on transparency and learning. She said: “This is all underpinned by having the right staff with the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-lead-the-way-on-berwick-recommendationsWed, 07 Aug 2013 11:03:00 GMTNew council to lead the GDC
The General Dental Council (GDC) has appointed new members to lead the regulator.
The council includes six lay and six professional members, with individuals from each of the four countries of the UK. They will take up office from October 2013.
Bill Moyes, the first appointed chair of the GDC, said: “I'm delighted to welcome...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-council-to-lead-the-gdcWed, 07 Aug 2013 11:02:00 GMTBHRUHT safety review launched
An external review has been announced for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUHT).
Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) commissioned the review following concerns around the performance of emergency care and patient safety risks arising from permanent staffing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bhruht-safety-review-launchedWed, 07 Aug 2013 11:01:00 GMTNHS needs to focus on learning, not blame - Berwick review
Doctors found guilty of neglect should face criminal sanctions, a new review into patient safety has recommended. Professor Don Berwick (pictured above) was commissioned by the Prime Minister to conduct an inquiry in response to the Mid Stafford scandal.
He has recommended that clinicians who act with “recklessness and wilful...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prison-recommended-for-reckless-cliniciansWed, 07 Aug 2013 11:00:00 GMTFurther savings can be achieved through better procurement
The Government’s new procurement strategy for the NHS has been welcomed by health service professionals. The strategy calls for more coordinated buying to maximise efficiencies, a more transparent approach to spending and expert guidance to help trusts improve procurement.
Nick Gerrard, chief executive officer at NHS Supply Chain...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/further-savings-can-be-achieved-through-better-procurementTue, 06 Aug 2013 10:32:00 GMTCentralising stroke care reduces deaths by 12%
Closing stroke units to centralise treatment in fewer specialist centres has saved money and lives, new research has confirmed.
It comes as other NHS reconfigurations are facing extreme opposition from local campaigners and politicians.
Since 2010 ambulances in London have been taking patients to specialist stroke units for the first...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/centralising-stroke-care-reduces-deaths-by-12Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:31:00 GMT'Zero harm' call for NHS in Berwick review
A review into patient safety is set to call for a culture of ‘zero harm’ in the NHS.
Professor Don Berwick was appointed to review healthcare safety following the discovery of failings of care at Stafford Hospital. The inquiry was announced on the day of publication of the Francis report earlier this year.
His report is...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/zero-harm-call-for-nhs-in-berwick-reviewTue, 06 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMTRadical savings announced through better procurement
The Department of Health has launched a Better Procurement strategy to improve the consistency of procurement and encourage the NHS to bulk-buy equipment to cut costs.
A new procurement champion will be recruited to drive best practice, using private sector expertise to support the NHS in new deals for high-value equipment. A special team...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-savings-announced-through-better-procurementMon, 05 Aug 2013 12:30:00 GMTClinicenta hospital licence suspended by CQC
A private hospital in Stevenage is being taken over by the local NHS after patient safety fears. Lister Surgicentre will now be run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Originally run by Clinicenta, the centre provides routine head and neck surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and eye services. A CQC inspection led to the suspension...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinicenta-hospital-licence-suspended-by-cqcFri, 02 Aug 2013 12:31:00 GMTNICE publishes new guidance to prevent domestic violence
New draft guidance aims to help NHS staff to do more to identify and prevent domestic violence. Published by NICE, the guidance is aimed at managers, commissioners, providers and GPs.
Domestic violence can be emotional, sexual, financial or physical, the guidance states, with almost a third of women and 17% of men in England and Wales...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-publishes-new-guidance-to-prevent-domestic-violenceFri, 02 Aug 2013 12:30:00 GMTCancer therapy boosted with £250m funding
Two new facilities will provide state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients in the UK, the Government has announced.
Currently patients have had to travel to the US to receive the treatment.
£250m funding will see Proton Beam Therapy facilities built at the Christie NHS FT in Manchester, and at University...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-therapy-boosted-with-250m-fundingThu, 01 Aug 2013 10:02:00 GMTDiabetes blood testing 'rationed'
Testing strips for diabetes are being rationed, risking serious complications, Diabetes UK has warned.
A new report indicated that 39% of people with the disease had either been refused a blood test strip or had their prescription restricted. NHS England said rationing should never take place.
Diabetes UK carried out a survey of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-blood-testing-rationedThu, 01 Aug 2013 10:01:00 GMTLewisham reconfiguration deemed unlawful
Plans to reduce A&E and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital have been overturned by the High Court, which ruled that health secretary Jeremy Hunt had acted outside his powers when he made the announcement to parliament in January.
The downgrading followed the financial collapse of nearby South London Healthcare NHS Trust and would...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-reconfiguration-deemed-unlawfulThu, 01 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMTFriends and Family test uncovers 'home truths'
Thirty-six hospital wards around England would not be recommended by patients to their friends and family based on the treatment they received there, new feedback shows – but the overall results from the Friends and Family test have been very positive.
Critics have attacked the test is overly simplistic, and have noted that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-and-family-test-uncovers-home-truthsWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:33:00 GMTMonitor defers FT status for two trusts
Foundation trust status has been deferred for two trusts for up to 12 months, Monitor has announced.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) could not be assured that Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has complied with all its standards that ensure the trust is delivering the right quality of sustainable services.
The trust is...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-defers-ft-status-for-two-trustsWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:32:00 GMTNumber of prescriptions soars, but cost is falling
Over a billion prescription items were dispensed in 2012, new statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
The report demonstrates a rise of 62.2% more prescription items compared to ten years ago. The increase can mainly be attributed to a larger and ageing population, the HSCIC said.
However the total...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-prescriptions-soars-but-cost-is-fallingWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:31:00 GMTMid Staffordshire NHS FT to be dissolved
Trust Special Administrators (TSAs) have recommended that Mid Staffordshire NHS FT loses most of its critical services, with patients transferred to neighbouring hospitals.
The trust was no longer viable, the TSAs found, with shortages of staff leading to failures of care.
Mid Staffordshire was the first foundation trust to be put...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stafford-reconfiguration-plans-due-todayWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:30:00 GMTA new system for tracking high-risk medical devices and implants
The PIP breast implant scandal caused shockwaves around Europe, and health minister Earl Howe ordered a review into the MHRA’s involvement in and handling of the situation. A year on from the publication of that review and its 15 recommendations, NHE spoke to MHRA director of medical devices John Wilkinson to establish what progress has...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-system-for-tracking-high-risk-medical-devices-and-implantsWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTImplementing and evaluating behaviour change programmes with the Public Sector Scorecard
Max Moullin and Rob Copeland explain how the Public Sector Scorecard can be used to evaluate public health programmes.
Achieving the objectives of many public and voluntary sector organisations involves changing people’s behaviour. Whether they wish people to drink less, drive more carefully, reduce substance abuse, lose weight...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/implementing-and-evaluating-behaviour-change-programmes-with-the-public-sector-scorecardWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTIntegration in the new environment - what is the vision and how do we advance it?
Dr Donal Hynes and Dr Minoo Irani of the NHS Alliance argue for an integrated system that sees care organised around individuals’ and populations’ health, in which emergency admission is viewed as a failure.
The principle of healthcare in the NHS has always been clear: the maintenance of health of individuals and populations...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integration-in-the-new-environment-what-is-the-vision-and-how-do-we-advance-itWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTLessons from Scotland
Kate Ashley examines the strides the Scottish government is making towards better public health, and asks why the UK is not following its lead.
With two major decisions on public health policy over the past few weeks, the UK Government is not doing itself any favours with the medical community. First plain packaging for cigarettes then...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-scotlandWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTPromoting health and preventing illness
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust is the only such trust in the country to employ a consultant in public health, Rachael Gosling, to lead on the prevention agenda at a strategic level. NHE spoke to her to find out more.
Health promotion and the prevention agenda – keeping people healthy and out of hospital – is of...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/promoting-health-and-preventing-illnessWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTProtecting lone workers
The NHS Lone Worker Service, used by over 40,000 staff in England, has hugely improved the safety of healthcare workers out on their own. Reliance High-Tech was recently retained as the accredited supplier of the framework, under which it has provided services since 2009. NHE spoke to Marsha Dennis, lone worker protection security management...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protecting-lone-workersWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTRedesigning the acute workforce
Dr Chris Roseveare, president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), sets out the workforce challenges for urgent care.
Urgent and emergency medicine has been at the forefront of warnings for the NHS in recent weeks, and many professional institutions have highlighted the critical need for change.
One of these reports came from a...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redesigning-the-acute-workforceWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTSafer hospitals, safer wards
There is not much time left for trusts to apply to the £260m Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards fund set up by NHS England in May to make digital records safer and improve patient safety through e-prescribing. Adam Hewitt reports on the benefits of the fund and how to apply.
The £260m Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safer-hospitals-safer-wardsWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTSocio-economic and health impacts of LIFT: 10 years of delivering public-private partnerships
The Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme has successfully delivered a significant range of health and regeneration benefits for some of the most disadvantaged parts of England, according to an independent report that examined the programme’s socio-economic impacts over the past ten years. Dr Sue O’Connell, chief...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/socio-economic-and-health-impacts-of-lift-10-years-of-delivering-public-private-partnershipsWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTTransforming safeguarding through data-sharing
NHS Central Eastern CSU is attempting to achieve better sharing of information between different clinical and care settings in the region, starting with a new portal to allow GPs to see safeguarding information on children they think may be at risk. NHE spoke to the CSU’s assistant director of ICT informatics and chief information...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-safeguarding-through-data-sharingWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTTransforming services to make way for integrated care
Kate Ravenscroft, policy manager at the NHS Confederation, describes the results of a recent survey conducted in partnership with ADASS on the barriers to and enablers of integrated care.
A poll of adult social care directors and local health service commissioners shows a widespread feeling that integrated care must and will happen...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-services-to-make-way-for-integrated-careWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTWell at the Free
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was one of the first hospitals in the country to have a public health department, and has now embarked on a major new ‘Well at the Free’ behaviour change initiative at its front entrance. NHE talked to Natalia Clifford from the trust’s public health team.
The Royal Free London...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/well-at-the-freeWed, 31 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTMissed care due to 'insufficient' staffing levels
Time pressures are leading nurses to ration care, a new study suggests.
The research, published in the BMJ Quality & Safety, covered almost 3,000 nurses between January and September 2010 and asked about care they deemed necessary but were unable to do because of insufficient time.
These tasks included patient monitoring...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/missed-care-due-to-insufficient-staffing-levelsTue, 30 Jul 2013 10:47:00 GMT'Worrying flaws' in NHS 111
Following NHS Direct’s announcement that it not continuing with its NHS 111 contracts because they are “financially unsustainable”, a number of professional organisations across the health service have reiterated their warnings about the flaws in the new service.
NHS England has pledged to support commissioners of the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worrying-flaws-in-nhs-111Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:46:00 GMTFriends and Family milestone data published
Ratings from the Friends and Family test are to be published today, showing which hospitals patients would recommend to their loved ones.
The data covers people who stayed overnight or attended A&E in English hospitals in April, May and June.
The test has already been in place in the Midlands & East region since last year...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-and-family-milestone-data-publishedTue, 30 Jul 2013 10:45:00 GMTFriends and Family test results to put spotlight on poor care
The first results of the Friends and Family test will be published tomorrow, indicating which trusts need to improve the quality of their care. The Government has warned that the lowest scoring trusts could be investigated by regulators.
Detailed reports and criticisms of trusts will not be made public, but the Telegraph has reported...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-and-family-test-results-to-put-spotlight-on-poor-careMon, 29 Jul 2013 12:03:00 GMTTesticular cancer survival rate reaches 96%
Nearly all men now survive testicular cancer, statistics from Cancer Research UK show.
Survival rate for at least ten years has risen by almost 30% in the last forty years to over 96%. The improvements in survival are largely due to the drug cisplatin, as well as increased awareness of the disease and earlier diagnosis.
Around 2,300...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/testicular-cancer-survival-rate-reaches-96Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:01:00 GMTNHS Direct pulls out of NHS 111 contracts
NHS Direct has announced it is seeking to withdraw from 11 contracts to provide NHS 111 services, stating they are “financially unsustainable”.
Calls to the non-emergency service took more than twice as long as expected, which meant NHS Direct did not have sufficient capacity to handle all calls. The board concluded that...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-direct-pulls-out-of-nhs-111-contractsMon, 29 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMTDementia-friendly care environments developed
People with dementia are set to benefit from specially designed care environments, as the DH has awarded £50m funding to 116 projects.
The funding will be shared between 42 NHS projects and 74 in a local authority setting. Initiatives include use of colour-coding to help staff identify patients who need extra support, and improve...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-friendly-care-environments-developedFri, 26 Jul 2013 12:02:00 GMTSurgery delays cause 'significant risk' - RCS
Delays at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales are leading to a “dangerous” quality of care, the Royal College of Surgeons have found.
An action plan has been agreed with the health board, which will be reviewed by the RCS in the autumn. The report follows a review by the Public Affairs Board for Wales, which warned of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgery-delays-cause-significant-risk--rcsFri, 26 Jul 2013 12:01:00 GMTNational body to lead on eyecare commissioning
A new Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning has been formed to provide national leadership for those commissioning and delivering services in England.
The body will work with NHS England and provide evidence-based advice on the development of services to meet local needs. The council will also contribute to NICE guidance on...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-body-to-lead-on-eyecare-commissioningFri, 26 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMTMen B vaccine 'unlikely to be cost effective at any price'
Charities and campaigners have expressed frustration and disappointment with the Government’s position on a vaccine for Meningitis B.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said key data about drug Bexsero’s effectiveness was still missing. Bexsero was licensed by the European Commission in January...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/men-b-vaccine-unlikely-to-be-cost-effective-at-any-priceThu, 25 Jul 2013 10:32:00 GMTThe King's Fund highlights 'breathtaking' staff shortages
Shortages of NHS staff could lead to a fall in the quality of care, a new report from The King’s Fund has warned.
The assessment of the labour force predicts a shortfall of psychiatrists and emergency doctors, as well too few social care staff, due to the huge pressures involved in the work. The NHS may have to redesign pay...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-kings-fund-highlights-breathtaking-staff-shortagesThu, 25 Jul 2013 10:31:00 GMT'Fundamental change' needed for further efficiency savings
The upcoming recruitment of 10,000 more clinical staff will help raise the quality of care for foundation trusts, Monitor’s annual review of FT plans shows.
By 2013/14, FTs will recruit 1,134 permanent consultants, 1,273 junior doctors and 4,133 nurses and midwives to improve performance on A&E waiting times. The move will cost...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fundamental-change-needed-for-further-efficiency-savingsThu, 25 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMTInterventional treatment recommended for varicose veins
Surgery should only be considered as a last option for varicose veins, new guidance from NICE recommends.
There is currently a wide variation of treatment for varicose veins, with no definitive system for determining who would benefit most from interventional treatment. The guidance suggests Duplex Ultrasound should be used to confirm a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/interventional-treatment-recommended-for-varicose-veinsWed, 24 Jul 2013 10:17:00 GMTNHSBT boosts organ donation by 50%
Organ donation increased by 50% over the last year, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has found.
The annual review for 2012/13 showed an increase in blood stocks by 30% to manage the impact of one-off events, as well as recruiting 120,000 new young donors and receiving the highest customer satisfaction from 70% of hospitals.
Lynda...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhsbt-boosts-organ-donation-by-50Wed, 24 Jul 2013 10:16:00 GMTSickness absence up for NHS workers
NHS staff took 9.5 working days off sick last year, new statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
The rate, which is an estimate based on the average worker, compares to 9.3 days off in 2011/12. Ambulance staff had the highest number of absences, 14.7. Hospital doctors took an average of 2.8 days off...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sickness-absence-up-for-nhs-workersWed, 24 Jul 2013 10:15:00 GMTA&E system 'flying blind' - MPs
The Commons Health Select Committee has warned that the urgent care system is unsustainable due to rising demand and failures of clarity, information and adequate staffing.
A new report sets out the challenges for an improved response to urgent and emergency care, and has been welcomed by professional bodies across the NHS.
Committee...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-system-flying-blind-mpsWed, 24 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMTPlain packaged cigarettes 'less appealing'
New evidence from Australia suggests plain packaging for cigarettes does make smoking less appealing.
The UK Government recently decided to indefinitely postpone consideration of the policy, citing a need for more research to prove its effectiveness. Health professionals and charities have widely criticised the move.
The study...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plain-packaged-cigarettes-less-appealingTue, 23 Jul 2013 09:42:00 GMTJunior doctors under 'intolerable pressure' - BMA
Negotiations are to begin for a new contract for junior doctors, after feedback showed that some are being forced to work excessive and unsafe hours.
The British Medical Association (BMA) will enter formal talks with the NHS Employers organisation this autumn to develop a new contract for doctors and dentists in training.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-under-intolerable-pressure--bmaTue, 23 Jul 2013 09:41:00 GMTData systems upgrade to improve NHS information
More data could be extracted from hospitals to raise standards and improve performance.
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre have launched a consultation on how new data systems could extract additional information, to reduce health inequalities.
The proposed requirements include information about tests and...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/data-systems-upgrade-to-improve-nhs-informationTue, 23 Jul 2013 09:40:00 GMTRPS warns of wasted prescriptions
Up to £300m of drugs are thrown away each year, as doctors prescribe drugs for long periods of time and patients stockpile their prescriptions.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is calling for a more tailored approach to prescription, and for patients to be more sensible with what they need.
Ash Soni, vice-chair of the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rps-warns-of-wasted-prescriptionsMon, 22 Jul 2013 12:02:00 GMTFocus on primary care to save 'unsustainable' A&E departments
London trusts are working to develop Recovery and Improvement Plans in response to rising emergency and urgent care pressures, which can even lead to preventable deaths.
At an event led by NHS England, health professionals came together to plan how urgent and emergency care could be improved. Improving primary care was identified as key...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/focus-on-primary-care-to-save-unsustainable-ae-departmentsMon, 22 Jul 2013 12:01:00 GMTHealth checks offer 'life-saving opportunity' - Hunt
More than 650 lives a year could be saved through the roll-out of NHS Health Checks – simple measures of public health risk for 40-77 year olds.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlighted a Public Health England (PHE) review, which demonstrates the benefits of regular checks of blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and lifestyle.
A...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-checks-offer-life-saving-opportunity-huntMon, 22 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT£2.1bn surplus in the NHS - NAO
The NHS has a surplus of £2.1bn, an NAO update report for 2012/13 found.
It reported that financial performance for the NHS “appears stronger than last year” but warned that there are signs of increasing pressure. There is a “substantial gap” between trusts with the largest surpluses and those with the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/21bn-surplus-in-the-nhs--naoFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMT10 priorities for 'unsustainable' urgent care
The quality of urgent and emergency care must be addressed, four NHS organisations have warned. A new report, setting out ten priorities for action, was developed through two multidisciplinary conferences.
The Royal College of Physicians, NHS Confederation, Society for Acute Medicine and the College of Emergency Medicine highlight the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/10-priorities-for-unsustainable-urgent-careThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:17:00 GMTImproved inspections announced at 18 trusts
The new chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has announced new plans for inspection, with a mix of announced and unannounced visits to hospitals.
Sir Mike will lead bigger teams of experts, and inspections will always look at the following departments: A&E, maternity, paediatrics, acute medical and surgical...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improved-inspections-announced-at-18-trustsThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:16:00 GMTElderly to meet care costs through 'deferred payments'
No-one will have to sell their house in their lifetime to pay for social care, the Government has announced. The Department of Health has published details of how the care cap will be calculated, in response to the Dilnot review.
People will receive annual ‘care account’ statements to measure the amount the have paid towards...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-to-meet-care-costs-through-deferred-paymentsThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:15:00 GMTTrafford A&E decision branded 'appalling'
Campaigners and local politicians have responded angrily to the announcement that Trafford General Hospital will no longer provide emergency services.
The hospital is known as the ‘birthplace of the NHS’, where Nye Bevan launched the health service in 1948.
The Government said that the hospital is too small to provide...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trafford-ae-decision-branded-appalling-Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:03:00 GMTAwareness boost for acute medicine
AMU teams are taking part in awareness-raising activities from 15-19 July as part of Acute Medicine Awareness Week.
The project is led by the Society of Acute Medicine (SAM) and includes online debates on how to deliver a quality seven-day consultant-led service. To take part, follow #AMAW13.
Dr Chris Roseveare, SAM president, said:...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/awareness-boost-for-acute-medicineWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:02:00 GMTKeogh review must not be used as 'political ammunition'
The NHS has recognised the importance of the Sir Bruce Keogh review into trusts with higher than expected mortality rates, but there have been warnings against MPs using it in a game of ‘political point-scoring’ around blame and responsibility.
The bad-tempered arguments in Parliament yesterday between the Conservatives and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keogh-review-not-be-used-as-political-ammunitionWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:01:00 GMTSpecial measures for 11 trusts after mortality review
Eleven of the 14 trusts investigated in Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of death rates will be placed into special measures if they are not already, and all will have to implement improvement plans. “Not one of these trusts has been given a clean bill of health by my review teams,” he said.
The review looked into trusts with...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/special-administration-for-11-trusts-after-mortality-review-Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMTLiverpool Care Pathway 'needs to be replaced' - Lamb
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is to be scrapped, after the Neuberger review found examples of poor practice and some families not properly informed about the process.
The Government has published its initial response to the review, calling for all NHS hospitals to undertake clinical reviews of all end of life care, appoint a named...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-care-pathway-needs-to-be-replaced--lambTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:03:00 GMTPrevalence of dementia 24% lower
The proportion of people with dementia in the UK has fallen, according to new research published in The Lancet today.
The study was led by Professor Carol Brayne of Cambridge Institute of Public Health, funded by the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS).
It studied over 7,000 people aged 65...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prevalence-of-dementia-24-lowerTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:01:00 GMTMore trusts to face special measures after Keogh mortality review
The review into hospitals with high mortality rates is due to be published today, and is expected to indicate the failure at Mid Staffordshire was not an isolated incident – and suggest that other trusts need to be placed in special measures.
Sir Bruce Keogh was commissioned to investigate 14 trusts with higher than expected...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-trusts-to-face-special-measures-after-keogh-mortality-reviewTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:00:00 GMTGP budget should increase to 10% of NHS total - RCGP
The NHS funding gap could create a shortfall of almost 16,000 GPs over the next eight years, the Royal College of GPs has warned.
The £30bn NHS funding deficit has already led to 8,300 fewer GPs than needed and increased pressures on the system means GPs will face a further deficit of £2.7bn by 2021.
The RCGP believes...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-budget-should-increase-to-10-of-nhs-total--rcgpMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:02:00 GMTGovernance code published for CCGs
A new code has been developed to support good governance in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has developed the draft guidance through an expert panel representing all specialties required within the governing body of a CCG.
The principles include understanding and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/governance-code-published-for-ccgsMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:01:00 GMTLCP to be phased out, Neuberger recommends
Doctors who have abused the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), which is likely to be phased out if the recommendations of a review into its use are followed, will face disciplinary action.
The Neuberger inquiry, published in full today, is likely to call for the LCP to be phased out, after abuse of the system was uncovered. The...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lcp-to-be-phased-out-neuberger-recommendsMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMTGovernment fails to act on plain packaging
The Government has decided to postpone its final decision on standardised packaging for cigarettes, following a consultation into plans to introduce the new requirements.
Opinions were “highly polarised”, the report on the consultation stated. Of 2,424 respondents, 53% supported the introduction of standardised packaging...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-fails-to-act-on-plain-packagingFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:05:00 GMTDementia patients 'failed' by hospital care
Many best practice standards remain unmet for dementia patients, the latest National Dementia Audit shows.
Commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), the audit found less than half of the 7,087 patients surveyed were assessed for their mental state or delirium.
There has been a 10% drop in patients...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-patients-failed-by-hospital-careFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:02:00 GMTTrafford emergency care services to be reconfigured
Emergency surgery will no longer be provided at Trafford General Hospital, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Intensive care treatment will be reconfigured to neighbouring A&E departments following recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP). The hospital has one of the smallest A&E departments in the...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trafford-emergency-care-services-to-be-reconfiguredFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMTCavendish proposals 'go a long way' to skilled workforce
The NHS has responded to the publication of the Cavendish review, which calls for standardised training for healthcare assistants (HCAs). Caring experience should also be a prerequisite to starting a nursing degree, she recommended.
Dr Chris Roseveare, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “HCAs are a key part of every...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cavendish-proposals-go-a-long-way-to-skilled-workforceThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:32:00 GMTPatient record standards guidance published
New healthcare record standards have been launched today to ensure a more standardised approach to patient records that follow the patient around the system.
The standards have been developed by a wide range of healthcare professionals, patients, and carers. The work was led by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and was commissioned by...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-record-standards-guidance-publishedThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:31:00 GMTNHS England warns of need to centralise
The NHS could ‘sleepwalk’ into another Stafford hospital type scandal unless there is radical change over the next five years, chief executive of NHS England Sir David Nicholson has warned.
A new report, ‘The NHS belongs to the people: a call to action’ sets out the need to centralise hospitals, create larger joint...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-warns-of-need-to-centraliseThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:30:00 GMT2,200 NHS staff made redundant then re-employed
The NHS reforms have seen thousands of staff made redundant, yet 2,200 have been re-employed by new organisations, the NAO shows in a new review.
Some parts of the new NHS are still not operating as intended, with little data available to assure that care quality has been maintained throughout the complex reforms, the report...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/2200-nhs-staff-made-redundant-then-re-employed-Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:03:00 GMTWelsh NHS to review standards in response to Francis
Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford has published Wales’ response to the Francis Inquiry: ‘Delivering Safe Care, Compassionate Care’.
The report commits to updating complaints procedures, a ban on gagging clauses and a review of the Fundamentals of Care standards by focusing them on individuals and their needs.
An...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-nhs-to-review-standards-in-response-to-francisWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:02:00 GMTSLaM training course accredited
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has accredited the Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment (MWIA) training course, led by South London and Maudsley NHS FT (SLaM).
The course aims to help public health workers to develop and deliver aspects of health and wellbeing services and programmes.
SLaM’s head of Mental Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/slam-training-course-accreditedWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:01:00 GMTStandardised training for HCAs - Cavendish
All healthcare assistants (HCAs) and social care support workers must undergo the same basic training, a new review has recommended. Camilla Cavendish was charged with investigating how standards in HCAs could be improved, following the Francis review.
Her report calls for a standard ‘Certificate of Fundamental Care’ before...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-training-for-hcas--cavendishWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMTWorcestershire reconfiguration plans still not ready
Plans to reconfigure acute care in Worcestershire, aimed at saving £50m, have still not been revealed six months after the original deadline.
The Worcester News reported that a Worcestershire County Council health overview and scrutiny committee meeting heard that NHS staff felt “disillusioned” and the public were...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/worcestershire-reconfiguration-plans-still-not-readyTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:02:00 GMTPoll shows concern about dying at home and pain relief
A new report commissioned by a leading long-term care and palliative care charity has said there is a “blinkered focus” on dying at home, meaning hospitals and other healthcare organisations have not improved their end-of-life services.
In a poll for Sue Ryder by Demos, more than three-fifths of people wanted to die at home...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poll-shows-concern-about-dying-at-home-and-pain-reliefTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:01:00 GMTInvestigation into orthopaedic hospital over missed RTT targets
Monitor is investigating an orthopaedic foundation trust in Shropshire over its “persistent failure” to hit 18-week referral to treatment targets.
Despite recent improvement, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT has not managed to clear a backlog of patients as fast as planned.
The hospital, which...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/investigation-into-orthopaedic-hospital-over-missed-rtt-targetsTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMTNHS workers lack faith in the Government - survey
A poll of NHS workers has revealed a startling lack of confidence in the Government to keep the health service safe.
Fewer than one in ten of those surveyed thought the NHS is “safe in the hands” of the Coalition, the YouGov survey for campaign group 38 Degrees suggested.
Even fewer, just 3%, thought the main impact of...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workers-lack-faith-in-the-government--surveyMon, 08 Jul 2013 12:47:00 GMT£30bn funding gap by 2030 - Kelsey
Tim Kelsey, director for patients and information at NHS England, has warned that the health service is “about to run out of cash”.
Speaking to an audience of technology entrepreneurs last week, Kelsey warned of a £30bn funding gap in the healthcare system by 2020, ahead of an NHS England report – referred to by...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30bn-funding-gap-by-2030-kelseyMon, 08 Jul 2013 12:46:00 GMTNew 6Cs online hub launched to mark NHS's 65th birthday
NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson launched the 6C’s online hub celebrate to mark the 65th anniversary of the NHS.
On his visit to the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust, Sir David said: “This provides an excellent opportunity for nursing staff to continue to develop and improve the quality of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-6cs-online-hub-launched-to-mark-nhss-65th-birthdayMon, 08 Jul 2013 12:45:00 GMTGenomics England launched to boost life sciences
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is launching Genomics England today, a new body to read 100,000 patients’ individual genetic codes by 2017.
The state-owned body will be led by Sir John Chisholm, former chair of the medical research council. It will work with private companies interested in investing in a new life sciences industry and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/genomics-england-launched-to-boost-life-sciencesFri, 05 Jul 2013 11:42:00 GMTLack of mental health support for children 'unacceptable'
A new online counselling support service will be available for young people aged 11-17, launched by mental health charity MindFull.
One in five children have symptoms of depression, and 32% have thought about or attempted suicide before they were 16, a new report shows.
The service will provide free online counselling with support...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-mental-health-support-for-children-unacceptableFri, 05 Jul 2013 11:41:00 GMTElderly to get named consultant outside hospital
As the NHS turns 65, the Government has set out new proposals to improve care for the vulnerable and the elderly.
These include having a named clinician responsible for each patient’s care outside hospital, ensuring accountability is clear and that care is personalised. GPs will take a more active role in managing the health of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-to-get-named-consultant-outside-hospitalFri, 05 Jul 2013 11:40:00 GMTLeadership most important factor if integrated care to succeed
Integration still faces considerable barriers, including organisational culture, payment mechanisms and data, new evidence shows.
ADASS (the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) and the NHS Confederation polled adult social care directors and local health service commissioners to identify the biggest challenges to greater...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-most-important-factor-if-integrated-care-to-succeedThu, 04 Jul 2013 12:32:00 GMTMemory clinic launched to cut anxiety
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is running a new memory drop-in clinic, the first to be held by a specialist cancer trust.
The clinic is run on an informal basis and helps patients and carers with anxiety, memory problems and the side-effects of cancer treatment. It is led by occupational therapist Jonathan Parker, a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/memory-clinic-launched-to-cut-anxietyThu, 04 Jul 2013 12:31:00 GMTProsecution warning for hospital managers
Care home and hospital managers could be prosecuted for failing to stop abuse and neglect taking place at their organisations, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
Compulsory ‘fit and proper’ tests will prove their adequacy for the job, he said. Fines of up to £50,000 could be issued and the CQC’s powers to...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prosecution-warning-for-hospital-managersThu, 04 Jul 2013 12:30:00 GMTCharges to be introduced for foreigners' use of NHS
So-called ‘health tourists’ could face charges of £200 a year to access NHS services, health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to announce.
Non-EU nationals living in the UK for over six months could be charged on top of visa fees to receive treatment on the NHS. The DH stated that the cost of treating foreign patients is at...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charges-to-be-introduced-for-foreigners-use-of-nhsWed, 03 Jul 2013 10:52:00 GMTMPs call for Tameside boss to quit
Tameside Hospital’s chief executive is facing calls to quit following care scandals revealed by internal NHS reviews.
Three local MPs, Jonathan Reynolds, Andrew Gwynne and David Heyes, have issued a joint statement urging Christine Green to resign.
The MPs said: “Although the majority of care delivered by the hospital's...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-call-for-tameside-boss-to-quitWed, 03 Jul 2013 10:51:00 GMTBowel cancer survey shows value of surgery
The survival rate for patients with bowel cancer who undergo surgery is far higher than those who do not, new research shows.
The National Bowel Cancer Audit found that in England and Wales between April 2008 and March 2010, four in five patients who underwent major surgery lived beyond two years of diagnosis. Of those who were either too...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bowel-cancer-survey-shows-value-of-surgeryWed, 03 Jul 2013 10:50:00 GMTNHS Direct abandons 'unsustainable' NHS 111 contracts
NHS Direct has pulled out of two contracts to provide NHS 111 services because the terms are “financially unsustainable”.
The provider had won 11 of the 46 contracts to provide NHS 111 services, which replaced the NHS Direct number for urgent but non-emergency care on April 1. But the service has seen considerable problems...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-direct-abandons-unsustainable-nhs-111-contractsWed, 03 Jul 2013 10:49:00 GMTConsultant contract 'absurdly unambitious' - PAC
NHS hospital consultants are declining in productivity, despite a new contract increasing pay, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found.
The NHS currently employs around 40,000 consultants, costing £5.6bn in 2011-12. In 2003 the Department for Health introduced a new contract for consultants, increasing the bottom of the pay...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultant-contract-absurdly-unambitious--pacTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:17:00 GMTNMC failing to meet regulation standards - PSA
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has published its 2012/13 performance review of nine regulators, showing that three do no meet one or more standards of good regulation.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are not meeting requirements to have a system of continuing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-failing-to-meet-regulation-standards-psaTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:16:00 GMTEmergency care funding model 'wrong' - FTN
NHS hospitals could be losing up to £500m each year due to the failed approach to funding emergency care, the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) has warned.
Emergency admissions have increased in 75% of NHS hospitals over the past three years, but hospitals have only been paid for 30% of this increase. The money saved from this approach...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-care-funding-model-wrong-ftnTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:15:00 GMTLamb sets national eligibility criteria for social care
New national eligibility criteria will be introduced for care and support services to ensure local authorities do not cut care to manage reduced budgets, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
Councils will be required to offer support for care above the threshold equivalent to ‘substantial’ care needs under the current...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lamb-sets-national-eligibility-criteria-for-social-careMon, 01 Jul 2013 11:32:00 GMTStandard launched to drive up outcomes for arthritis
A new quality standard for the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has been published by NICE to improve access to care and prevent long-term disability.
The initial cost savings predicted in primary care are over £3m through reduced GP visits and fewer unnecessary diagnostic tests. It is estimated that 422,000 people...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standard-launched-to-drive-up-outcomes-for-arthritis-Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:31:00 GMTGP services under examination by Monitor
Monitor is launching an examination of the commissioning and provision of GP services in England, to identify barriers to securing the best care.
It will collect evidence on patients’ ability to access GP services, the ability for providers to develop the scope of services, and new models of primary care being planned.
Dr David...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-services-under-examination-by-monitorMon, 01 Jul 2013 11:30:00 GMTElectronic waste transfer system developed
Nearly three-quarters of large and medium sized NHS organisations would use a new online waste management system being developed to help move towards a paper-free health service, research shows.
The Electronic Duty of Care (edoc) is a free, non-mandatory system, being developed by the Environment Agency in partnership with the waste...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-waste-transfer-system-developedFri, 28 Jun 2013 14:01:00 GMTMitochondrial replacement to prevent serious disease
IVF-based techniques to prevent mitochondrial disease could be introduced, making the UK the first country in the world to give people the option of treatment.
The disease can lead to heart and liver disease, respiratory problems and even infant death. Mitochondrial disease is passed from mother to baby, but can be prevented using...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mitochondrial-replacement-to-prevent-serious-diseaseFri, 28 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMTNHS England publishes consultant performance
Mortality rates are to be published today for individual hospital consultants in ten specialties, NHS England has announced.
The information will appear on NHS Choices covering a range of operations and procedures for around 3,500 consultants. Using national clinical audit data, it shows the number of times each consultant has carried out...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-publishes-consultant-performanceFri, 28 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMTMental health nurses to join police in new pilots
Four sites are to pilot mental health nurses patrolling with police officers to improve responses to mental health emergencies, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
The street triage scheme is funded by the Department of Health to help people with mental health problems who can sometimes be detained in the wrong environment.
The...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-nurses-to-join-police-in-new-pilotsThu, 27 Jun 2013 10:31:00 GMTMonitor to investigate Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys Trust
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS FT is being investigated by Monitor to see if it is breaching its licence conditions.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently issued the trust with a warning notice for failing to meet standards in respecting and involving people who use the services. Monitor will examine whether these issues are...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-to-investigate-tees-esk--wear-valleys-trustThu, 27 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTIntegrated care to be 'concrete reality' - Osborne
The health budget was protected in yesterday’s spending review for 2015/16, with £3bn set to be spent on integrated, jointly commissioned services.
Chancellor George Osborne said: “The NHS is much more than the Government’s priority, it is the people’s priority."
Charles Alessi, interim chair of...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-care-to-be-concrete-reality-osborneThu, 27 Jun 2013 09:05:00 GMTCQRS payment system launched for GPs
A new service to calculate payments for GP practices is launching tomorrow for the 2013/14 financial year, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has announced.
The Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS) will replace the existing QMAS system from Thursday June 27. CQRS will assess GP practice achievement against the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqrs-payment-system-launched-for-gpsWed, 26 Jun 2013 10:33:00 GMTDoctor burnout risking patient safety - BMA
Doctors are under significant stress from rising workloads, the British Medical Association (BMA) has heard at its annual conference.
Dr Jamie Green, a trainee GP in Northampton, said: “We are expected to do more in less time and on a smaller budget. Stress and burnout can affect us all: a cross word with a colleague, that poor...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctor-burnout-risking-patient-safety--bmaWed, 26 Jun 2013 10:32:00 GMTUKAS accreditation for Aintree audiology services
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded accreditation for its audiology services.
It is the first NHS trust to be UKAS accredited under the Royal College of Physicians Improving Quality in Physiological diagnostic Services (IQIPS) programme.
Tony Kay, head of audiology services at Aintree University Hospital...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ukas-accreditation-for-aintree-audiology-servicesWed, 26 Jun 2013 10:31:00 GMTLondon reforms 'not fit for purpose' - The King's Fund
Growing pressure on the NHS in London has left many trusts struggling to meet new standards for quality of care, a new report from The King’s Fund warns.
Without a major reorganisation of hospitals, improved primary care and more services in the community, more trusts could become financially unsustainable. The King’s Fund...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-reforms-not-fit-for-purpose--the-kings-fundWed, 26 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTNICE recommends tamoxifen for women at risk of breast cancer
Healthy women with a family history of breast cancer could be prescribed cancer drugs for five years, under new guidance published by NICE.
Anti-oestrogen drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene have been found to reduce the risk of breast cancer, but are not yet licensed for this use in the UK. The course of drugs could be offered to women with a...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-recommends-tamoxifen-for-women-at-risk-of-breast-cancerTue, 25 Jun 2013 10:32:00 GMTVenous thromboemolism outcomes improved by national programme
The national prevention programme has improved outcomes for patients with hospital-associated venous thromboemolism (VTE), a new study by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust shows.
The programme involves a root cause analysis of all cases carried out to identify problems, measure outcomes and facilitate learning to improve...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/venous-thromboemolism-outcomes-improved-by-national-programmeTue, 25 Jun 2013 10:31:00 GMTDoctors have 'no confidence' in Hunt
The BMA has passed a vote of no confidence in health secretary Jeremy Hunt, after accusing him of “denigrating the NHS”.
The motion was proposed by Dr Jacky Davis, hospital consultant and member of the BMA’s ruling council. It follows a vote of no confidence for the previous health secretary, Andrew Lansley, last...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-have-no-confidence-in-huntTue, 25 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMT'No decision' to delete CQC report
CQC staff accused of suppressing a critical review into care at Furness General Hospital have denied they ordered the review to be deleted.
Grant Thornton analysis found that an internal review in 2011 was not made public, due to criticisms of the CQC. The hospital is now being investigated for the deaths of at least eight mothers and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-decision-to-delete-cqc-reportMon, 24 Jun 2013 12:45:00 GMTValue-based pricing to be undertaken by NICE
NICE’s role in assessing the value of new drugs is to be broadened as part of value-based pricing, health minister Lord Howe has announced.
From January 2014, new medicines will be assessed by looking at the benefits drugs bring to patients and wider society. This could include how serious a condition is, and whether new drugs could...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/value-based-pricing-to-be-undertaken-by-niceFri, 21 Jun 2013 11:46:00 GMTCQC to improve inspectors training
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has set out plans to reform the CQC after it emerged that the watchdog had covered up failings in inspection at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS FT.
An extra £40m will improve inspectors training and specialists will examine different services, rather than the same people inspecting all parts of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-accused-of-suppressing-cqc-report-namedFri, 21 Jun 2013 11:45:00 GMTMonitor agrees extension for Mid Staffs administrators
Trust Special Administrators (TSAs) at Mid Staffordshire NHS FT have been given an additional 30 working days to develop a solution to make the trust clinically and financially viable.
Legislation has specified 45 working days for the solution, but Monitor can grant an extension if reasonable. An extra 10 working days have also been added...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-agrees-extension-for-mid-staffs-administratorsThu, 20 Jun 2013 10:07:00 GMTRemoving ring-fence would boost change - Reform
The NHS ring-fence could be actively holding back service change and reorganisation, a new report from think-tank Reform warns.
The research calls for Government to remove the ring-fence on the health service budget to allow faster innovation and greater efficiency, ahead of the spending review next week.
NHS spending has increased...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/removing-ring-fence-would-boost-change--reformThu, 20 Jun 2013 10:06:00 GMTCQC 'failed fundamental duty' - Hunt
CQC chairman David Prior is to report back to the health secretary Jeremy Hunt on the actions the regulator will take in response to a review that was covered-up to hide the CQC’s failings at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
This will include internal disciplinary procedures and may involve the naming of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-failed-fundamental-duty--huntThu, 20 Jun 2013 10:05:00 GMTLessons from HWBs in shadow form published
The NHS Confederation has identified major learning opportunities for health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) from their shadow period of work.
The new report assesses HWBs’ progress and highlights the differences beginning to emerge in the scale and pace of progress towards becoming effective.
The best HWBs have built good...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-hwbs-in-shadow-form-publishedWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:00 GMTMental health hospital admittance twice as high
Mental health service users have almost twice the attendance rate of the general population, new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
Four in ten service users visited A&E at least once in 2011/12 compared to two in ten of the general population. Almost 40% were admitted to hospital at least once...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-hospital-admittance-twice-as-high-Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:00 GMTConsistent food labelling to tackle consumer confusion
A new consistent nutritional labelling system has been launched to help make it easier for people to make healthier diet choices.
Standardised labels on food will combine traffic light colour-coding with nutritional information showing fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and calories contained in each product. It will allow similar foods to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consistent-food-labelling-to-tackle-consumer-confusion-Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTCQC review 'covered-up' for highlighting regulator's failures
The CQC has been accused of suppressing an internal review into its failure to notice problems at a maternity unit where police are investigating the deaths of at least eight mothers and babies.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to make a statement to Parliament on the matter this afternoon.
A Grant Thornton report commissioned by the...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-review-covered-up-for-highlighting-regulators-failuresWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:00 GMTNMC launches new quality assurance framework
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a new quality assurance framework, to be delivered by Mott McDonald.
The new framework comes into practice this September and aims to increase lay involvement through increased reviewers who are not nurses or midwives, proactive management of emerging risk by ensuring appropriate...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-launches-new-quality-assurance-frameworkTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:34:00 GMTMutual Recognition Directive agreed
A new agreement will stop rogue doctors from moving around Europe to find work in other member states, the NHS European Office has announced.
The European Parliament, Council of Ministers and European Commission have agreed on new measures for health professionals moving around Europe, including new patient safety requirements and an...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mutual-recognition-directive-agreedTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:00 GMT'Excellent opportunity' to change urgent care
NHS England is asking patients and staff to respond to the Urgent and Emergency Care Review to develop a national framework for a safe, efficient system that is accessible 24/7.
The review, commissioned by NHS England and led by national medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, is open to feedback until August 11.
It aims to...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/excellent-opportunity-to-change-urgent-careTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTCQC charter of rights for patients
A new charter of rights could be launched for patients, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced.
The proposals would set an “unambiguous baseline” for care, and if standards are continually breached, could result in unit closures, dismissals and hospitals taken over by external experts.
The plans, which must first...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-charter-of-rights-for-patientsMon, 17 Jun 2013 12:17:00 GMTMental health service 'deficit' for mothers
There is a postcode lottery of mental health services for pregnant women and new mothers, the NSPCC has warned.
Mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia can begin or escalate during pregnancy or the babies’ first year, damaging family life and even impacting on...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-service-deficit-for-mothersMon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16:00 GMTReview shows patient confusion over urgent care
The NHS needs to simplify urgent care, and ensure 24/7 provision, a review led by Sir Bruce Keogh has highlighted.
Too many patients are ‘defaulting’ to A&E due to confusion about where to go when they need urgent medical care, the review shows.
The research, commissioned by NHS England, found that urgent or unplanned...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-shows-patient-confusion-over-urgent-careMon, 17 Jun 2013 00:15:00 GMTMental health increasing cause of sickness absence
GPs need more training to make better use of the fit note system, new research from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and the University of Liverpool shows.
The study, conducted for the DWP, found that over a third of fit notes are issued for mild-to-moderate mental health disorders such as stress, anxiety and depression. 41% of...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-increasing-cause-of-sickness-absenceFri, 14 Jun 2013 12:05:00 GMTNearly half of patients attend A&E outside working hours
The pattern of patient arrival times at A&E has been largely unchanged for five years, new data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
Although the number of patients visiting A&E increased each year from 2008/08 to 2011/12, the proportion arriving during work hours has remained very similar.
In the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-half-of-patients-attend-ae-outside-working-hoursFri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMTPatients with alcohol-related diseases 'failed' by hospitals
Hospitals are missing opportunities for early intervention for people with alcohol-related illness, in some cases leading to preventable deaths, the new NCEPOD report ‘Measuring the Units’ has warned.
The report analysed 467 patients, and found that the care of just 47% was ‘good’. 32 deaths may have been avoided...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-with-alcohol-related-diseases-failed-by-hospitalsFri, 14 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMTNew framework to improve sexual assault services
NHS England has launched a new scheme to help victims of sexual assault, improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities.
Working with police, crime commissioners, local authorities and public health and community safety groups, the report provides support for commissioners of sexual assault services.
In 2011/12 in...
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410,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-framework-to-improve-sexual-assault-servicesThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:33:00 GMTMore children admitted for obesity-related conditions
The number of children and teenagers admitted to hospital for obesity-related conditions has risen by thousands in the last decade, new research shows.
Imperial College London researchers analysed all NHS admissions for obesity as a primary cause or with conditions complicated by obesity in hospitals in England and Wales from 2000 to 2009...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-children-admitted-for-obesity-related-conditionsThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:32:00 GMTPatients can choose consultants in new transparency drive
A Manchester trust is to publish data on consultants’ results, allowing patients to choose who delivers their care. University Hospital of South Manchester Trust will publish data on results in relation to national standards, as well as what their patients have said about them.
The scheme will begin with data on cardiologists and...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-can-choose-consultants-in-new-transparency-driveThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMTHeart surgery closures suspended
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Safe and Sustianable recommendations to close child heart surgery units at three hospitals in England will be suspended.
A review into the controversial decision-making process that led to the proposals found that there is a strong case for reconfiguring services, but that the...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-of-jcpct-child-heart-surgery-decision-due-todayWed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMTRCP provides new commissioning resource
A new Clinical Commissioning Hub has been launched by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to support commissioners in their care planning.
The online resource includes an overview of the new health service structure in England, how and why secondary care doctors should get involved in the new commissioning bodies, how to include the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-provides-new-commissioning-resourceWed, 12 Jun 2013 10:52:00 GMTNicholson 'complicit in cover-up' of gagging orders - Tory MP
NHS hospitals have spent £2m on over 50 gagging orders since 2008, a FoI request by Tory MP Steve Barclay has highlighted.
The orders are all thought to contain confidentiality clauses, stopping NHS staff from speaking out about poor practice. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt banned the use of gagging orders this March, but...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nicholson-complicit-in-cover-up-of-gagging-orders--tory-mpWed, 12 Jun 2013 10:50:00 GMTNICE produces guidance to avoid thousands of falls
Last year over 200,000 older people suffered from falls in NHS hospitals, new statistics show. Of these, 50,000 cases resulted in injury, including nearly 900 severe injuries affecting the head or hip. 90 patients died from their injuries.
NICE has produced new guidance, replacing the former guideline 21 from November 2004, to help...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-produces-guidance-to-avoid-thousands-of-fallsWed, 12 Jun 2013 10:45:00 GMT'Shocking' variation in early death rates
A new website allows people to compare their council’s performance on four major causes of early avoidable death.
The Longer Lives site, published by Public Health England (PHE), shows local variation in early death rates, with local authorities rated using a traffic light system. Above-average progress in tackling avoidable deaths...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shocking-variation-in-early-death-ratesTue, 11 Jun 2013 12:14:00 GMTMental inpatient service opens in Birmingham
The Malvern Unit at Brooklands in Birmingham is to accept its first patients as an inpatient mental health service. The £1.1m refurbishment is a 15-bed unit for male patients as part of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.
The service will provide assessment and treatment in a safe environment for patients with a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-inpatient-service-opens-in-birminghamTue, 11 Jun 2013 12:12:00 GMTMonitor investigates standards failures at four FTs
Monitor has launched investigations at four NHS foundation trusts for failure to meet financial, clinical and governance standards.
Aintree University Hospital FT has failed to meet C.Difficile, MRSA, A&E four hour waiting time and the Referral to Treatment targets.
Poole Hospital FT has predicted a financial deficit, and both...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-investigates-standards-failures-at-four-ftsTue, 11 Jun 2013 12:10:00 GMT52 hospitals 'risking patient care'
A quarter of accident and emergency hospitals are putting patients at risk by failing to meet basic care standards, a new analysis has found.
The Daily Telegraph analysed inspection reports from the CQC over the past year. At 193 hospitals, 52 failed to meet at least one of the five national standards, with 30 failed management standards...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/52-hospitals-risking-patient-careMon, 10 Jun 2013 13:55:00 GMTPayment for outcomes tested for dental health
20 more dental practices have joined the pilot programme to test the new dental contract. In total, 90 practices are testing different areas of the contract, with the latest focusing on preventative oral health and better results for adults and children.
The pilot is measuring payment on the basis of health results rather than the number...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/payment-for-outcomes-tested-for-dental-healthMon, 10 Jun 2013 13:52:00 GMTTrusts to track high-risk devices
Four NHS trusts are taking part in a new tracking system trial to improve monitoring of high risk medical devices, the MHRA has announced.
The project will track breast implants, heart valves and pacemakers, incorporating unique device identifiers into patient electronic records and national Hospital Episode Statistics databases, as well...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-to-track-high-risk-devicesMon, 10 Jun 2013 13:50:00 GMTCPT finds Peterborough and Stamford FT unsustainable
Peterborough & Stamford NHS Foundation Trust is clinically sound but financially unsustainable in its current form, Monitor has announced.
The Contingency Planning Team (CPT) found that clinical quality of care is appropriate, and “on the whole” within expected performance levels. But the trust’s deficit by the end...
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412,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cpt-finds-peterborough-and-stamford-ft-unsustainableFri, 07 Jun 2013 13:35:00 GMT93% satisfied with NHS 111
NHS 111 is “steadily improving”, NHS England has insisted, following the release of the latest statistics.
Data for April 2013 showed that 93% of users were either very or fairly satisfied. 566,532 calls were taken, up from 360,526 the previous month, with the majority meeting performance targets of 87% of calls answered...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/93-satisfied-with-nhs-111Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:31:00 GMTLeadership and reorganisation the focus on NHS Confed day two
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt and outgoing NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson both spoke on the second day of the NHS Confederation annual conference yesterday, addressing both current concerns and future plans.
Hunt discussed the current pressures on emergency care, and gave details of the Vulnerable Older People’s Plan...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-and-reorganisation-the-focus-on-nhs-confed-day-twoFri, 07 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMTMonitor investigates purchasing rules decisions
The first investigation has been launched under NHS purchasing rules, Monitor has announced.
Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre has raised complaints about purchasing decisions taken by NHS England, and its predecessor North of England Specialised Commissioning Group.
Monitor will consider whether those decisions breached the Principles...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-investigated-purchasing-rules-decisionsThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:47:00 GMTRCPCH launches child safeguarding guidance
New guidance has been published to help paediatricians through child protection cases.
‘The Child Protection Companion’, launched by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) supports doctors on examination and identification of children with non-accidental injuries.
The guidance also covers referral and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcpch-launches-child-safeguarding-guidanceThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:45:00 GMT'Optimism will carry us through' - Farrar
The NHS Confederation Conference 2013 opened yesterday to a positive message from chief executive Mike Farrar, urging the NHS to look forward with optimism in spite of the challenges ahead.
He told delegates: “This is something we all have the ability to do – the power in all of us to be optimistic. It’s hard to do at...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/optimism-will-carry-us-through--farrarThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:40:00 GMTA&E performance 'worsening' - Monitor
Monitor has raised concern over the recent increase in Foundation Trusts failing to meet A&E four hour waiting times targets, supporting FTN research that suggests failures in primary care are to blame.
58% of all FTs with A&E units breached their target in the last quarter and the number failing on national targets on cancer...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-performance-worsening--monitorWed, 05 Jun 2013 10:35:00 GMTNew GPSoC contract launched
A new procurement process has been launched for an expanded framework of services and solutions for GP practices. The new GPSoC contract will be managed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and sponsored by NHS England.
It has been designed to increase competition and value for money by using a greater range of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-gpsoc-contract-launchedWed, 05 Jun 2013 10:32:00 GMTFTN calls for better primary care to relieve A&E pressure
Pressure on A&E is expected to increase over the winter, the Foundation Trust Network has warned.
A new report shows that 72% of trusts believe the emergency services are at a tipping point, due to higher demand, more seriously ill patients and failing primary and social care services.
Until primary care can operate 24/7...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ftn-calls-for-better-primary-care-to-relieve-ae-pressureWed, 05 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTNHS reorganisation 'must involve patients'
“More meaningful” engagement with the public and patients is vital to reform the NHS, a new report from the NHS Confederation, National Voices and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) urges.
The report, ‘Changing Care, Improving Quality’, states that the reorganisation of services is essential to provide...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reorganisation-must-involve-patientsWed, 05 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMTNHS Blood & Transplant appoints new chair
John Pattullo has been appointed the new chairman of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Previously the chief executive office of CEVA, a global logistics company, Pattulo will take up the new role immediately. NHSBT is responsible for the reliable, efficient supply of blood, organising organ...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-blood-transplant-appoints-new-chairTue, 04 Jun 2013 10:35:00 GMTPolice support proposed for NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian is to consider bringing in police or the Red Cross to support nurses during a staff shortage, reports suggest.
The idea has come up in papers that will be put before the board, according to the Telegraph. They say: “Looking at what the third sector, for example the Red Cross and the police, might do to assist with back...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/police-support-proposed-for-nhs-grampianTue, 04 Jun 2013 10:33:00 GMTA&E waiting times target is missed
The Government target of no more than 5% of patients waiting for four hours or more in A&E has been breached for the first time, with numbers now at the highest levels since 2004.
According to an analysis for the final quarter of 2012/13, published by The King’s Fund, 313,000 patients waited for four hours or longer. 98 trusts...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-times-target-is-missedTue, 04 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTLittle progress being made towards integrated care, survey shows
Sticking plasters on the NHS will only hold for the short-term, the NHS Confederation has warned. The organisation has published a major survey of NHS senior leaders, ahead of its annual conference starting in Liverpool this Wednesday.
The survey found 93% of respondents said only ‘slight progress’ or ‘no progress’...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/little-progress-being-made-towards-integrated-care-survey-showsMon, 03 Jun 2013 12:50:00 GMTGP services need more focus on children's needs
GP reforms must put children’s health first, the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has urged in a new report published today.
Better paediatric expertise and opening hours that meet the needs of working parents and their children could help to reduce avoidable child deaths and relieve the burden on A&E services.
The...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-services-need-more-focus-on-childrens-needsMon, 03 Jun 2013 12:20:00 GMTAccess to survival rates data will 'save thousands of lives'
Britain will allow online access to information about NHS doctors’ surgical survival rates, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Rates across ten specialities will be published to allow prospective patients to compare doctors’ performance. Hunt said that the high-profile failure of the NHS IT programme...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/access-to-survival-rates-data-will-save-thousands-of-livesMon, 03 Jun 2013 11:15:00 GMTCommissioning support units - a new culture?
NHE got some insight into the work being done by CSUs from Mike Savage, newly-appointed chief finance officer for NHS West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit (NHS WSYB CSU), formed in March by the merger of two predecessor CSUs.
It's been clear since the original white paper outlining the NHS reforms that...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-support-units-a-new-cultureSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:15:00 GMTUnlocking the benefits of standardised records
What’s the point of having digital records if they are not interoperable? Professor Iain Carpenter, chair of the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB), talks to NHE.
A fully digitised and standardised system of health records in this country has obviously been a long time coming, and there have been many false dawns –...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unlocking-the-benefits-of-standardised-recordsSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:15:00 GMTThe plain packaging of cigarettes: triumph or tyranny?
2020health.org founder and chief executive Julia Manning, who sits on NHE’s editorial board, as well as the think tank’s research assistant Charlotte Morris, report back from a debate it hosted on plain packaging for cigarettes.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in public areas in 2007, many have said the war on...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-plain-packaging-of-cigarettes-triumph-or-tyrannySat, 01 Jun 2013 16:45:00 GMTTime for change - rising to the challenge of delivering top quality, affordable healthcare for all
Julian Hartley, managing director at NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ), describes the establishment, strategy and vision of the new organisation.
The NHS is going through perhaps the most significant and wide-reaching changes since being created in 1948. It must adapt to the needs of the people it serves, recognising that while we are...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/time-for-change--rising-to-the-challenge-of-delivering-top-quality-affordable-healthcare-for-allSat, 01 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMTBeyond asset management
CUH NHS FT medical equipment library supervisor Simon Dawkins discusses how the benefits of RFID can reach far beyond asset management.
Keeping track of huge numbers of vital medical devices is becoming increasingly important – hospitals can no longer afford to simply buy more assets when they are lost or misplaced. RFID (Radio...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/beyond-asset-managementSat, 01 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMTThe professionalisation of leadership in healthcare
The NHS Leadership Academy’s new core programmes are now accepting applications and registers of interest for courses beginning this year. NHE talked to Chris Lake, head of professional development at the Academy, who says it is possible that 30,000 people will come through the programmes in the next three years.
The driving aim of...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-professionalisation-of-leadership-in-healthcareSat, 01 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMTEmpowering clinical staff to take control of budgets
Barbara Baker, director of Derby Hospital, discusses the ‘coaching culture’ she has implemented at the organisation, the additional financial power given to clinical staff, and how chartered director training has helped her career.
Barbara Baker was appointed hospital director at Derby Hospital, part of the Nuffield Group...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/empowering-clinical-staff-to-take-control-of-budgetsSat, 01 Jun 2013 14:15:00 GMTPeople Powered Health
People Powered Health, a practical approach to involving patients with long term health conditions in their own care, run by innovation charity Nesta, the Innovation Unit, and management consultancy Private Public (PPL), supported projects in six areas across England helping more than 200,000 patients. It recently won the top prize for...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-powered-healthSat, 01 Jun 2013 11:15:00 GMTBringing the family back into patient care
Raj Jain, chief executive of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, spoke to NHE about recognising the clinical importance of involving friends and family in care.
The UK’s first Patient and Family Care conference, held in Liverpool, addressed a new way of delivering care that while intuitive, is often completely ignored by the NHS....
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bringing-the-family-back-into-patient-careSat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTMaking Connections - new pathways enabled by technology are essential for England
Charlotte Morris, research assistant at think tank 2020health.org, discusses the lessons the NHS in England can learn
about digital healthcare from the US Veterans Health Administration.
We are at a crossroads in England in the delivery of healthcare. New technologies mean that we have the potential to deliver healthcare and monitoring...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-connections--new-pathways-enabled-by-technology-are-essential-for-englandSat, 01 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTFrom science fiction to NHS services
NHE spoke to Jonathan Thorpe, telehealth project manager, and David Barrett, nurse lecturer in telehealth at the University of Hull, about the Centre for Telehealth and the Hull Telehealth Hub.
Telehealth is coming, whether the critics and the cautious are ready or not. The Centre for Telehealth has brought together the local and...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/from-science-fiction-to-nhs-servicesSat, 01 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMTEmbracing social value in health commissioning
Commissioners need to ensure they are aware of their duties and responsibilities under the Social Value Act – that’s the message of a new white paper for the NHS Alliance from its special advisor on co-ops and mutuals, Mo Girach, and joint head of the charity & social enterprise department at law firm Bates Wells &...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/embracing-social-value-in-health-commissioningSat, 01 Jun 2013 10:15:00 GMTCare in the home
Sue Collins, head of health and social care at the British Red Cross, says its core principle of ‘refusing to ignore people in crisis’ is at the very heart of its care policy.
The Care Bill, chaos in A&E, promises of reform and integration – in the last few weeks the issue of health and social care services have...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-in-the-homeSat, 01 Jun 2013 09:15:00 GMT'The 6 Cs in action'
Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jane Cummings, speaks to NHE about involving families in care.
The UK’s first conference on patient and family centred care was held in Liverpool on April 23, organised by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) and the US-based Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care, whose president and...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-6-cs-in-actionSat, 01 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTSurgery to benefit more children with epilepsy
New guidelines have been developed to increase the number of children referred for epilepsy surgery.
Produced by Epilepsy Action and NHS England, the guidance follows the introduction of the Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service (CESS), which specialises care in four centres across the country.
It is estimated that by 2015-16...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgery-to-benefit-more-children-with-epilepsyFri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTClinical Trials Directive 'huge burden' - NHS Confederation
A new EU regulation could replace the controversial Clinical Trials Directive, which has reduced the number of trials and extended the time needed to launch.
The European Parliament’s Environment and Public Health Committee voted for the new regulation to reduce bureaucracy which was originally introduced to harmonise clinical trial...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-trials-directive-huge-burden--nhs-confederationFri, 31 May 2013 11:55:00 GMTWalk-in centre closures under review
Monitor has launched a review to investigate the closure of NHS walk-in centres and to determine whether this is limiting patients’ ability to choose where and when they access routine or urgent primary health care without an appointment.
Walk-in centres current contracts with PCTs are expiring, and NHS England will review the case...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/walk-in-centre-closures-under-reviewFri, 31 May 2013 11:50:00 GMTAnonymised patient data to link GPs to hospitals
GP practices will receive guidance to improve their use of anonymised patient information.
The GP Technical Specification, published by NHS England, explains the process of how data will be collected, anonymised and used to improve patient care.
Developed in partnership with the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Royal College...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anonymised-patient-data-to-link-gps-to-hospitalsThu, 30 May 2013 10:35:00 GMTAlcohol dependency prescriptions increase
The number of prescriptions to treat alcohol dependency has increased by almost 75% in nine years, new data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
Almost 180,000 prescription items were dispensed in 2012, a 6% increase on the previous year and 73% on 2003, when the HSCIC annual report on alcohol began.
In...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-dependency-prescriptions-increaseThu, 30 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTNHS Confederation seconds chief nurse to lead on Francis reforms
Chief nurse and director of organisational development at Cambridge University Hospitals, Dr Karen Castille OBE, is to join the NHS Confederation on secondment as associate director.
Dr Castille will lead the NHS Confederation’s work supporting the NHS in response to the Francis report, as well as board leadership, culture and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-seconds-chief-nurse-to-lead-on-francis-reformsThu, 30 May 2013 10:25:00 GMTScheme lets NHS staff discuss their working lives to boost patient care
The Department of Health has announced the expansion of a scheme which lets NHS staff get together monthly to “reflect on the stresses and dilemmas that they have faced while caring for patients”.
Schwartz Center Rounds, praised in the Francis report, help foster a culture of compassionate patient care according to health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scheme-lets-nhs-staff-discuss-their-working-lives-to-boost-patient-careWed, 29 May 2013 09:59:00 GMTWales considers introducing NHS 111 helpline
The NHS 111 number is being considered for Wales and currently being developed – though doctors have warned that rushing it through with too little consideration, as they say happened in England, could “cause chaos and destabilise emergency services”.
Proposals to replace NHS Direct Wales with the new non-emergency...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wales-considers-introducing-nhs-111-helplineWed, 29 May 2013 09:57:00 GMTNew academic vice-president and council members for RCP
Dr Anita Donley, a consultant physician in acute medicine at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, has been elected as the Royal College of Physicians’ new clinical vice-president.
She will be responsible for the organisation’s clinical quality work, and will also lead its Clinical Standards Department. This involves work on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-academic-vice-president-and-council-members-for-rcpWed, 29 May 2013 09:55:00 GMTRisk of death after surgery 'far higher on a Friday'
A major study of more than four million elective NHS operations has offered startling new evidence of the way risk of death increases as the weekend approaches.
The authors of the study, published in the British Medical Journal, say: “The adjusted odds of death were 44% and 82% higher, respectively, if the procedures were carried...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/risk-of-death-after-surgery-far-higher-on-a-friday-Wed, 29 May 2013 09:50:00 GMTNew vaccination programmes to prevent thousands of cases of disease
NHS England has announced improvements to its immunisation schedule, including three vaccination programmes to protect against flu, shingles and diarrhoea.
“Millions more people will be protected against disease”, it said, with all two-year-old children to be offered a nasal flu vaccine from September this year.
Pilot...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-vaccination-programmes-to-prevent-thousands-of-cases-of-diseaseTue, 28 May 2013 12:15:00 GMTNew website for private dentistry complaints
The Dental Complaints Service has launched a new website.
The organisation, which deals with complaints about private dental care, received nearly 14,000 calls during 2012 and opened more than 2000 complaints, nearly twice as many as when the service began in 2006.
Its new website will help patients, members of the public and dental...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-website-for-private-dentistry-complaintsTue, 28 May 2013 12:14:00 GMT£5bn for Health Education England to overhaul training and skills
The Government has published its mandate to Health Education England (HEE), which it expects to lead to a wide-ranging series of measures to improve the “training, values and education” of all NHS staff over the next two years and beyond.
It includes a target for at least half of student nurses to do community placements by...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/5bn-for-health-education-england-to-overhaul-training-and-skillsTue, 28 May 2013 12:11:00 GMTGPs should be accountable to patients - Hunt
The NHS should “return to the idea of the family doctor”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has stated. In a speech to The King’s Fund, he described difficulties patients have in securing appointments for the same day, or the next day, and long waits on the phone, sometimes at premium rate numbers.
His speech escalated the...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-should-be-accountable-to-patients--huntFri, 24 May 2013 11:39:00 GMTOpen Doors training increases access to treatment
The ‘Open Doors’ programme is helping nurses to learn while they work. Supported by Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the scheme develops and mentors nurses to improve care for local people.
Nurses are recruited to work in GP practices whilst training to manage chronic and long-term conditions prevalent across...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/open-doors-training-increases-access-to-treatmentFri, 24 May 2013 11:38:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain launches strategic sourcing programme
A new strategic sourcing programme has been launched by NHS Supply Chain to reduce costs and increase value across the NHS.
NHS Supply Chain will work with suppliers on packaging optimisation to reduce costs and waste, trailer fill to reduce product miles and provide supply chain optimisation. The new programme also has the potential to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-launches-strategic-sourcing-programmeFri, 24 May 2013 11:36:00 GMTAHSNs launched for England
15 new Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) have been confirmed by NHS England. The networks will focus on innovation to boost patient outcomes and contribute to economic growth.
AHSNs will bring together clinical research and trials, informatics, education and healthcare delivery to develop solutions and spread existing expertise...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ahsns-launched-for-englandThu, 23 May 2013 10:49:00 GMTNHS must be patient-centric - The King's Fund
The NHS must move away from meeting externally imposed standards and targets and focus on quality of care and the patient, a new report argues.
The King’s Fund has published ‘Patient-centred leadership’, summarising the main findings of the Francis Inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire. It focuses on the role of...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-be-patient-centric--the-kings-fund-Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:00 GMTHunt 'spouting rubbish' - Dr Laurence Buckman
GPs should not be blamed for failings in emergency care, BMA GPs committee chairman Dr Laurence Buckman will say in a scathing attack on health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Speaking at the annual conference of BMA’s local medical committees, he will criticise Hunt’s unrealistic plans for doctors to resume responsibility for...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-spouting-rubbish-dr-laurence-buckmanThu, 23 May 2013 10:46:00 GMTReporting to reduce avoidable harm
Increased reporting of incidents in the NHS will significantly boost patient safety, Dr Mike Durkin told the Patient Safety Congress at the ICC in Birmingham.
He told the conference: “There is a lot to do and a lot of levels to do it at. We have collected reports in an open but confidential nature. We are determined to create a...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reporting-to-reduce-avoidable-harmWed, 22 May 2013 10:42:00 GMTStaff 'insufficiently trained' in IV drip management - NICE
Poor management of IV drips are putting patient safety at risk, NICE has warned. New guidelines have been published to help staff decide the right amount, composition and rate of IV fluids to be administered.
The National Confidential Enquiry in Patient Outcome and Death found that around a fifth of patients who received too little fluids...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-insufficiently-trained-in-iv-drip-management--niceWed, 22 May 2013 10:41:00 GMTPeople with dementia to help each other
A new self-help group has launched for patients living with dementia in extra care and sheltered housing schemes in London.
Housing 21 and the Mental Health Foundation are working in partnership to help people to address a range of practical issues about living with dementia.
Groups will meet on a weekly basis to discuss...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/people-with-dementia-to-help-each-otherWed, 22 May 2013 10:39:00 GMT'More to be done' on funding social care - The King's Fund
The Government must go beyond Dilnot for funding social care, The King’s Fund has argued in a new report.
‘Paying for social care: Beyond Dilnot’ calls for a stronger focus on the challenge of eligibility to ensure more people can access the right level of support.
The Care Bill will introduce a cap on the amount...
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413,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-to-be-done-on-funding-social-care--the-kings-fundTue, 21 May 2013 10:23:00 GMTRegulations 'do not force' commissioners into competition - Monitor
Draft guidance has been published to help commissioners procure patient services whilst complying with new regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition.
Monitor has put the guidance out to consultation until July 11. The regulator will ensure that commissioners operate within the legal framework established by the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulations-do-not-force-commissioners-into-competition--monitorTue, 21 May 2013 10:22:00 GMTFarrar: 'No use pointing the finger' over A&E crisis
Ascribing blame for failings in emergency and urgent care is not helpful, the NHS Confederation’ chief executive Mike Farrar has said ahead of his appearance at the Health Select Committee today.
Coordinated action will be necessary to tackle these challenges and to avoid “the cliff edge”, he said.
“We have...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/farrar-no-use-pointing-the-finger-over-ae-crisisTue, 21 May 2013 10:20:00 GMTInternational effort needed against antimicrobial resistance
The UK will call for international action to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the World Health Assembly today.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt and Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies will address the topic, emphasising the need to work collaboratively to address the problem of AMR.
A five-year...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/international-effort-needed-against-antimicrobial-resistanceMon, 20 May 2013 12:18:00 GMTPatient participation the theme on International Clinical Trials Day
International Clinical Trials Day is hosting a range of events to commemorate the very first clinical trial, held by James Lind in 1747.
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has launched its ‘OK to ask’ campaign to boost patient empowerment and encourage people to start conversations about taking part in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-participation-the-theme-on-international-clinical-trials-dayMon, 20 May 2013 12:17:00 GMTA third of calls to Scottish NHS alert line not from Scotland
Nineteen of 53 calls made so far to Scotland’s newly-launched National Confidential Alert Line have actually come other parts of the UK, new data shows.
The Scottish helpline was launched last month so health workers can raise concerns about the NHS.
The year-long pilot passes people with concerns to the relevant authorities...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-third-of-calls-to-scottish-nhs-alert-line-not-from-scotlandMon, 20 May 2013 12:16:00 GMTRCPCH calls for collective effort to tackle child inequality
Improving health and wellbeing for children will take “collective effort”, the RCPCH has stated in response to the BMA’s Growing Up in the UK report.
The report warned that the Government’s austerity policies are cutting welfare support and “failing” vulnerable children. It is “shortsighted”...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcpch-calls-for-collective-effort-to-tackle-child-inequalityFri, 17 May 2013 12:21:00 GMT'Revelatory' new IVF process could boost success rate to 78%
A new IVF procedure could dramatically improve the success rate of healthy babies, researchers at Nottingham’s CARE Fertility Group have found.
Taking a series of automatic time-lapse photographs of developing embryos can help to identify the best candidates for use in IVF. Currently 24% of mothers undergoing IVF have live births;...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revelatory-new-ivf-process-could-boost-success-rate-to-78Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:00 GMT£260m fund for digital prescriptions
A new £260m fund will help hospitals to implement electronic prescriptions and patient record systems, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The funding will increase the use of technology to stop drugs being prescribed incorrectly due to errors in patient notes. These have been found to be present in up to 8% of all records...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/260m-fund-for-digital-prescriptionsFri, 17 May 2013 12:18:00 GMTCertificate of Fitness for Honorary Practice launched
A new system seeks to speed up short-term transfer of consultant doctors elsewhere in the NHS or at universities.
Certificates will verify short-term work, to improve responsiveness to patient emergencies and enable more consultants to provide extra support for patients. The existing system can take weeks before a transfer is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/certificate-of-fitness-for-honorary-practice-launchedThu, 16 May 2013 10:45:00 GMTContinence care 'deteriorating' - MPs
There has been significant deterioration in continence services in the NHS since 2007, a new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Continence Care shows.
An ageing population and fewer resources continue to threaten this care, with a detrimental impact on basic human rights, increased health complications, loss of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/continence-care-deteriorating--mpsThu, 16 May 2013 10:45:00 GMTAssisted dying legislation to be tabled today
Lord Falconer will table a private members’ bill to legalise assisted dying in “strictly defined circumstance” today.
The Labour peer proposes that patients aged over 18 who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness should be allowed to request help from a clinician to end their life.
Patients would have to prove...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/assisted-dying-legislation-to-be-tabled-todayWed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTChallenge to diagnose two-thirds of people living with dementia
160,000 more people living with dementia will be diagnosed and offered treatment by 2015, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The number of people with dementia is set to double in the next 30 years and costs are set to rise to £19bn. Diagnosis rates also vary across the country, with some areas’ rates as low as 32%...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/challenge-to-diagnose-two-thirds-of-people-living-with-dementiaWed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTPressures on A&E could lead to winter 'collapse'
The emergency care system is in danger of collapse, the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) has warned, highlighting how the funding system penalises A&E units for the rise in patients.
The warning follows the new report by the College of Emergency Medicine, which set out a series of recommendations on staffing, non-emergency care, and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pressures-on-ae-could-lead-to-winter-collapseWed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTUrgent care 'crisis' - College of Emergency Medicine
Emergency departments in the UK are facing “unsustainable workloads” and their biggest challenge for over a decade, a new report by the College of Emergency Medicine warns.
The warnings have been echoed today by the Foundation Trust Network, which represents providers.
The College of Emergency Medicine report, which...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/urgent-care-crisis-college-of-emergency-medicineWed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT£10m to tackle 'revolving door' of care for homeless people
Homeless people are more likely to be admitted to hospital or A&E, and are often discharged without their health and housing problems effectively addressed.
The Government is providing £10m funding to help address this, by supporting voluntary organisations to work with the NHS and local authorities to create services to provide...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/10m-to-tackle-revolving-door-of-care-for-homeless-peopleTue, 14 May 2013 10:15:00 GMTNew drive to integrate health and social care by 2018
Health and social care will be joined up by 2018, care and support minister Norman Lamb has announced.
The new plans for the NHS and local government are aimed at the provision of properly integrated services and at stopping patients ‘falling through the cracks’.
New ‘pioneer’ areas around the country will be...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-drive-to-integrate-health-and-social-care-by-2018Tue, 14 May 2013 10:15:00 GMTWidespread welcome for coordinated care commitment
NHS organisations and commentators have broadly welcomed the new vision for coordinated care announced today by care minister Norman Lamb.
Commissioned by NHS England, the commitment was developed with service users by National Voices and partners.
Don Redding, National Voices’ director of policy, said: “Coordinated care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/widespread-welcome-for-coordinated-care-commitmentTue, 14 May 2013 10:15:00 GMTMental Health Foundation launches guidance on exercise
Exercise has a tremendous impact on mental wellbeing as physical health, the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is emphasising in Mental Health Awareness Week.
Its new report, ‘Let’s Get Physical’, sets out how exercise can reduce stress levels, boost wellbeing, improve body image and act as both prevention and treatment for...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-foundation-launches-guidance-on-exerciseMon, 13 May 2013 11:57:00 GMTPregnant women to be tested for smoking
New guidelines could introduce carbon monoxide tests to all women at antenatal appointments, to encourage pregnant women to quit smoking.
NICE would recommend that midwives refer mothers to smoking cessation services if the tests showed high levels of carbon monoxide throughout their pregnancy.
An estimated 20% of women smoke during...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pregnant-women-to-be-tested-for-smokingMon, 13 May 2013 11:56:00 GMTMonitor and NHS England to redevelop NHS payment system
The NHS payment system is to be reformed. Monitor and NHS England have published a new discussion paper setting out options for how the system could be redesigned to deliver more and better care within current funding levels.
Hospitals are currently paid through the Payment by Results system, but feedback suggests this is not always based...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-and-nhs-england-to-redevelop-nhs-payment-systemMon, 13 May 2013 11:55:00 GMT'Compassionate care' to be underpinned by legislation
The new Care Bill, published today in Parliament, sets out laws to ensure patients are treated more compassionately in hospitals and care homes.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the Bill, which will introduce Ofsted-style ratings for providers, strengthen training for staff and ensure every patient with a personal care plan can...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassionate-care-to-be-underpinned-by-legislationFri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTA&E demand 'unsustainable' - CQC chairman David Prior
Too many patients are arriving in hospital as emergencies, when they could have been helped earlier, CQC chairman David Prior has warned.
Health minister Anna Soubry admitted there was no quick solution to the “serious” problem. She told the BBC: “We have a serious problem, we've had a problem for a while. If you look at...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-demand-unsustainable--cqc-chairman-david-priorFri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTNew EU sharps regulation guidance launched
Guidance is now available for new EU regulations to prevent sharps injuries, published by the NHS European Office and NHS Employers.
Sharps injuries can result in infections to staff, which may lead to stress and psychological trauma as well as changes in lifestyle, working restrictions and treatment, dependent on test results.
These...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-eu-sharps-regulation-guidance-launchedFri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT'Right patient, right bed' launched by RCP
A new toolkit has been launched to improve recognition and care of seriously ill patients. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommends that those admitted as emergencies should only transfer out of an acute medical unit to a ward area that has facilities to meet their clinical needs.
The toolkit calls for the NHS to introduce the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/right-patient-right-bed-launched-by-rcpThu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTFitness to practise hearings to be sped up
New rules have been introduced to speed up and simplify fitness to practise hearings, the GMC has announced.
The rules are designed to speed up the process, removing the need to read out written allegations at the start of a hearing, improving arrangements for witnesses to submit evidence by video or phone, and telling witnesses in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fitness-to-practise-hearings-to-be-sped-upThu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTParish appointed to PHE advisory board
Public Health England (PHE) has appointed Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and theInstitute of Healthcare Management (IHM), to its advisory board.
Parish said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with PHE and the other members of the advisory board. PHE works across government...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/parish-appointed-to-phe-advisory-boardThu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTNew specialist blood therapy 'making a difference' in Bristol
Cancer patients will benefit from a specialist treatment introduced in Bristol, NHS Blood & Transplant (NHS BT) has announced. Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) therapy was previously only available in London.
In partnership with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, NHS BT have opened a new clinic which extracts white...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-specialist-blood-therapy-making-a-difference-in-bristolWed, 08 May 2013 11:29:00 GMTNHS 111 failures 'extremely worrying' - RCGP
NHS 111 has suffered from significant difficulties in its first few weeks, with many patients unable to get through to the advice line and some services suspended.
The free number caters for patients with urgent but not life-threatening symptoms, and replaces NHS Direct. Seven of the 46 services across England are not yet in operation and...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-failures-extremely-worrying-rcgpWed, 08 May 2013 11:29:00 GMTPatient safety 'thermometer' shows improvements
More patients are receiving harm-free care on the NHS, the first findings from the NHS Safety Thermometer suggest.
Published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), the tool was established in April 2012 and aims to support patient safety improvement.
The thermometer records and measures four types of harm:...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-thermometer-shows-improvementsWed, 08 May 2013 11:28:00 GMTUnintended pregnancy could increase likelihood of depression
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, new research suggests.
A study published in the BJOG: International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology followed 433 women with intended pregnancy, 207 with a mistimed pregnancy and 40 with an unwanted pregnancy.
Researchers found that...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unintended-pregnancy-could-increase-likelihood-of-depressionWed, 08 May 2013 11:28:00 GMTCare providers regulation to be increased
The CQC will be given more powers to oversee the financial stability of the largest and most difficult to replace care providers, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
The role of local authorities will also be clarified to take responsibility for continuity of care, regardless of who is funding the services. The new responsibilities...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-providers-regulation-to-be-increasedTue, 07 May 2013 10:09:00 GMTAmbulance service revamp for Wales
The Welsh ambulance fleet will benefit from a £9.5m upgrade, health minister Mark Drakeford has announced. 110 vehicles will be replaced, including ambulances and rapid response vehicles.
The move follows the McLelland Review of the ambulance service, which sets out options for change.
The review calls for a clear vision for...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-service-revamp-for-walesTue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTResearch Innovation Fund awards first projects
Seven grants totalling nearly half a million pounds have been awarded as part of Pancreatic Cancer UK’s first round of the Research Innovation Fund.
The fund aims to boost new ideas and approaches, including those successful in other areas of cancer, to apply to pancreatic cancer. It is the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-innovation-fund-awards-first-projectsTue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTServices suspended at BMI Mount Alver
Guildford and Waverley CCC has stopped referring patients to the BMI Mount Alver hospital following a damning CQC report.
The private hospital was inspected in December 2012 and January this year by the regulator, which found that it failed on eight out of nine standards. Children’s surgery has been suspended after the CQC called...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/services-suspended-at-bmi-mount-alverFri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTStrategic plan published for NHSBT
NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) will work to deliver a “modern world class blood service”, its new 2013-18 strategic plan says.
The plan focuses on making blood services accessible and effective in NHS hospitals, with a better integrated supply chain and a long-term strategy for performance in organ donation and...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strategic-plan-published-for-nhsbtFri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTClosing the gap between mental and physical health
A new briefing paper examines what the NHS Mandate means for mental health services and their users. Published by the Centre for Mental Health, the paper also identifies areas for improvement and shows how a stronger focus on support for mental health can improve physical health.
It outlines key actions for NHS England and CCGs...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/closing-the-gap-between-mental-and-physical-healthWed, 01 May 2013 08:30:00 GMTNHS Leadership Academy launches development programme
The NHS Leadership Academy has officially launched the largest ever NHS development programme to bring across-board change to leadership.
The programmes combine successful strategies from international healthcare, private sector organisations and academic experts. They are designed to support staff to provide high-quality care and...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-academy-launches-development-programmeWed, 01 May 2013 08:30:00 GMTKingston Hospital to become FT
Monitor has authorised Kingston Hospital NHS Trust as a Foundation Trust – the first to be given FT status under the regulator’s new powers to promote patients’ interest.
From 1 May, Kingston Hospital will be regulated on its ability to be a well-run organisation that provides patients with quality...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kingston-hospital-to-become-ftTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:45:00 GMT£2.6m new health centre for Coventry
Clay Lane Health Centre has benefitted from a £2.6m refurbishment, and is being fitted out to accommodate three GP surgeries.
The new centre will also include treatment rooms, training rooms, a pharmacy, counselling rooms, a dental suite and a community meeting room. It meets BREEAM excellence requirements through sustainable...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/26m-new-health-centre-for-coventryTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMTPatients will be able to stop their data being shared - Hunt
The Caldicott review into information governance has called for a balance to be struck between sharing personal information and protecting individuals’ confidentiality.
The report, ‘Information: to share or not to share’, recommends all medical professional justify the purpose of any use or transfer of patient data, and...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-will-be-able-to-stop-their-data-being-shared-huntMon, 29 Apr 2013 12:11:00 GMTStandardised blood pack launched across six countries
A new standardised blood pack will be used across six countries, to cut costs and improve operational resilience across services. NHS Blood and Transplant has led the collaborative procurement of Eurobloodpack with members of the European Blood Alliance (EBA) across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire and Sanquin, for the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-blood-pack-launched-across-six-countriesMon, 29 Apr 2013 12:11:00 GMTPatient transportation in Cornwall to be taken over by NSL
NSL is to take over patient transportation at South Western Ambulance Trust, to provide more flexible services.
The clinical commissioning group wanted transport that would be available for longer hours at the same costs for Cornwall, Somerset and parts of Devon.
The contract starts from October and NSL will provide transportation...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-transportation-in-cornwall-to-be-taken-over-by-nslMon, 29 Apr 2013 12:10:00 GMTCare home providers ranked by NHS Choices
Patients can now search and compare care homes on NHS Choices, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
Information includes CQC inspection reports, providers’ listings of specialist services and facilities, comments from the public, service users and their families. The ability to give star ratings and an Ofsted-style rating will...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-home-providers-ranked-by-nhs-choicesFri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:00 GMTNHS must address A&E 'system failures' - Hunt
Pressure on A&E is the biggest challenge facing the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has stated. Speaking at Age UK’s annual conference, he highlighted the failure to care for people with long-term illnesses as part of the challenge.
He said: “When I have been visiting A&Es in recent weeks, hard-working staff talk...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-address-ae-system-failures--huntFri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:00 GMTPatient safety concerns with NHS 111
NHS 111 has been withdrawn in Worcestershire due to concerns about patient safety. The new number has faced criticism since it was launched as a trial last month.
Patients have had difficulty getting through or were left on hold for hours. Doctors raised concerns that the IT systems were not fit for purpose and there were not enough staff...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-concerns-with-nhs-111Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:00 GMTAPPG launches pancreatic cancer inquiry
The all party parliamentary group on pancreatic cancer has launched an inquiry into survival rates for the disease.
The survival rate for pancreatic cancer is currently at around 4% – the lowest of the 21 most common cancers in the UK. The APPG will consider the importance of early diagnosis, and why the UK is lagging behind many...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/appg-launches-pancreatic-cancer-inquiryThu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBetter protection needed for cosmetic surgery
A review of cosmetic surgery led by Sir Bruce Keogh has recommended better regulation and training, particularly for non-surgical procedures such as Botox and fillers.
Despite the popularity of these procedures, there is hardly any regulation of the sector.
All dermal fillers should be prescription only and the Government must ensure...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-protection-needed-for-cosmetic-surgeryThu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTOpponents to competition regulations lose by 108 votes
Attempts to overthrow the section 75 competition regulations for the NHS have failed, with opponents defeated 254 votes to 146.
Ahead of the vote over 300,000 people had signed a petition against the regulations, calling for them to be annulled. Labour warned that the move would open up all NHS services to market competition.
Lord...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/opponents-to-competition-regulations-lose-by-108-votesThu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMortality outliers reviews to begin
The review into hospitals with outlying mortality rates is beginning, with teams led by regional medical and nursing directors of NHS England.
Fourteen trusts were identified as having higher-than-expected rates for the past two years.
Each visit is expected to last two to three days, with the experts observing the hospital in action...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mortality-outliers-reviews-to-beginWed, 24 Apr 2013 10:36:00 GMTCompetition regulations put to the vote
Peers are set to vote on the controversial section 75 competition regulations today.
The coalition said the regulations, introduced in March by health minister Norman Lamb, would help “ensure that commissioners' decisions on buying clinical services are transparent and fair, and that they improve the quality and efficiency of health...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-regulations-put-to-the-voteWed, 24 Apr 2013 10:34:00 GMTNHS England publishes review of Leeds heart surgery
The review of children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary that led to resumption of operations has been published by NHS England.
The report found no immediate issues with safety of surgery. The second stage of the review is now underway. A NICOR report also states that mortality data does not indicate a safety problem at...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-publishes-review-of-leeds-heart-surgeryWed, 24 Apr 2013 10:33:00 GMTMonitor binds Dorset Trust to leadership improvements
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to make improvements to leadership and governance, addressing potential breaches of its licence.
With new powers available from April 2013, Monitor has secured a binding agreement to improve issues identified by the CQC. ‘Inability to tackle CQC concerns’ indicates a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-binds-dorset-trust-to-leadership-improvementsWed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTCCGs share best practice on mental health commissioning
Learning from the first mental health commissioning programme is being shared today at a conference for CCGs.
The Primary Care Mental Health Leadership Development Programme was developed by NHS England in partnership with UCL Partners Academic Science Health Partnership.
The programme covers personal and strategic leadership...
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410,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-share-best-practice-on-mental-health-commissioningTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCommissioners must build on past success - NHS Confederation
The NHS must reflect on the successes and failures of the past ten years of PCT commissioning, the NHS Confederation has urged in its new report.
‘Ambition, challenge, transition: reflections on a decade of NHS commissioning’ includes interviews with leading clinicians and recommends how to build on their best practice, whilst...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioners-must-build-on-past-success--nhs-confederationTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTRCN shows thousands of nurses' concerns unheard
A “culture of fear and intimidation” is preventing nurses from reporting concerns around staffing levels and patient safety, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
A poll of 8,262 nurses carried out by ICM showed that 24% of those who had raised concerns had been discouraged or warned off raising concerns about patient...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-shows-thousands-of-nurses-concerns-unheardTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT2.5 million hours of paperwork for nurses
A survey has revealed that nurses spend up to 2.5 million hours a week on clerical and administration tasks, reducing the amount of time they have to care for patients.
The research, conducted by IBM, was presented at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)’s annual conference. It shows that the amount of paperwork nurses are required to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/25-million-hours-of-paperwork-for-nursesMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLabour creates independent health and social care commission
Labour is launching an independent commission on integrating health and social care, aimed at saving money and improving standards.
It is to be led by Sir John Oldham, known for the Primary Care Collaborative and Healthy Communities Collaborative projects, who has been on secondment to the DH as National Clinical Lead for Quality and...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-creates-independent-health-and-social-care-commissionMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTPatient expectations for doctors set out by GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a guide for patients on what to expect from their doctor. The guide is based on core guidance for doctors and includes the duty of a doctor, the importance of dignity and respect, and the standard of conduct patients should expect.
It is part of a larger move to put patients as the heart of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-expectations-for-doctors-set-out-by-gmcMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCalls for minimum staff to patient ratios
Unison has called for minimum staff to patient ratios after a survey of nurses, healthcare assistants and midwives suggested care is at “breaking point”.
The union’s research, which questioned 1,500 NHS staff, found that 60% of them did not have enough time to deliver safe and compassionate care and that 45% of...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-minimum-staff-to-patient-ratiosFri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS England to appeal against child heart surgery decision
NHS England has confirmed it is to appeal against the High Court ruling quashing the Safe & Sustainable review, which it took over responsibility for at the beginning of April.
Save our Surgery, the campaign to keep children’s heart surgery in Leeds, said it is a waste of time and NHS money.
The NHS England statement said:...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-england-to-appeal-against-child-heart-surgery-decisionFri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSwansea measles outbreak worsens - 808 cases reported
Another 43 cases of measles have been reported to Public Health Wales in the last two days, bringing the total number of cases in the outbreak centred on Swansea to 808.
Just under 10% of the people affected, 77, have required hospital treatment.
Vaccinations in secondary schools started on Wednesday, with public health officials...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/swansea-measles-outbreak-worsens--808-cases-reportedFri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCharities warn against competition regulations
A coalition of charities has accused health secretary Jeremy Hunt of privatising the NHS, ahead of next week’s Lords debate on the controversial section 75 regulations covering competition in the health service.
The regulations were redrafted following protests from Labour, health campaigners and clinicians, who raised concerns that...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charities-warn-against-competition-regulationsThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNIHR research award for Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has won a NIHR award for increasing recruitment of patients into research studies. Researchers have facilitated a 2,000% increase over the last few years and were nominated for the award by the regional Mental Health Research Network.
The trust won an award for “outstanding...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-research-award-for-coventry-and-warwickshire-trustThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTStronger inspections for CQC in new strategy
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched its three-year strategy, with promises to strengthen inspection regimes. The 2013-16 plan comes amid severe criticism of the organisation for failure to ensure patient safety.
Most recently, a report by the Health Select Committee warned about a lack of clarity in the CQC’s...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stronger-inspections-for-cqc-in-new-strategyThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCQC survey highlights need to involve patients in their care
Almost a quarter of patients in care homes say doctors discuss their care in front of them as if they were not there, new research from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows.
The hospital inpatients survey included 64,505 participants and found that a fifth felt they were not given enough information about their condition and treatment....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-survey-highlights-need-to-involve-patients-in-their-careWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTEpilepsy audit shows half of children not seeing specialists
Variation in care for young people with epilepsy has been mapped across the UK in the first national audit for the condition.
The Child and Maternal Health Observatory and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have launched an interactive map of the UK, showing how each epilepsy unit scores against each of the 12 standard...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/epilepsy-audit-shows-half-of-children-not-seeing-specialistsWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSchool nurses to be trained by young carers
The role of school nurses is to be expanded and improved, health minister Dr Dan Poulter has announced. The project will see nurses trained to better support those children with disabilities and complex emotional needs and to ensure their skills are constantly improved and updated.
300 young carers will provide training for school nurses...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/school-nurses-to-be-trained-by-young-carersWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSir Roger Boyle steps down from NICOR
Sir Roger Boyle has resigned as director of the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR).
He had raised concerns about the child heart surgery unit at Leeds General Infirmary with mortality data that led to suspension of operations on March 28. It was just a day after campaign group Save Our Surgery had won a...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-roger-boyle-steps-down-from-nicorWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCPD must not be in isolation - GMC
Employers must do more to support doctors in professional development, new research from the General Medical Council (GMC) suggests.
A study based on 60 interviews indicated that there is a lack of support for locums, doctors outside training grades and some doctors employed in the independent sector. Many doctors understand the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cpd-must-not-be-in-isolation--gmcTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMid Staffordshire goes into administration
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has become the first foundation trust to be placed into administration, to “safeguard the future of health services”, Monitor has announced.
The trust has been found to be clinically and financially unsustainable, and would need a subsidy of £73m over five years to stay afloat. Dr Hugo...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffordshire-goes-into-administrationTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNew standards body for health records
A new standards body has been launched for health and social care records, to help structure and maintain records in the NHS.
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) is being launched today at HC2013, to ensure the requirements of those who provide and receive care and support can be fully expressed in the content of health and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-standards-body-for-health-recordsTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTGP IT contracting system to be extended
The GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) arrangements are to be extended, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has announced.
GPSoC has delivered the mechanism for contracting for GP clinical IT systems in GP practices since 2007, and now 81% of practices use a system provided through the framework.
GP IT systems allow the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-it-contracting-system-to-be-extendedMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds surgery data published
NHS England has released the data which led to the suspension of children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary.
Reports cover the original data sent to Sir Bruce Keogh by Sir Roger Boyle, suggesting Leeds had a higher than average mortality rate, which was “very close” to the alert threshold.
Also published is...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-surgery-data-publishedMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTResearch shows public attitudes to charging for NHS services
The public could be open to paying for some parts of the health service, new research from the King’s Fund suggests.
A qualitative report based on two day-long events with the public conducted by Ipsos MORI found that participants strongly support the founding principles of the NHS and want to be involved in decision-making around...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-shows-public-attitudes-to-charging-for-nhs-servicesMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds surgery 'on edge of acceptability' - former DH heart tsar
Despite child hearty surgery having been given the go-ahead at Leeds General Infirmary, Professor Sir Roger Boyle has stated the unit remains “on the edge of acceptability”.
It was Sir Roger, director of the National Institute of Clinical Outcomes Research, who was National Director for Heart Disease and Stroke at the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-surgery-on-edge-of-acceptability--former-dh-heart-tsarFri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMHRA's five-year plan to better regulate medicines and devices
Science and research will be prioritised as part of the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA)’s new five-year corporate plan.
From this month, the MHRA has started the transfer of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NISBC) from the Health Protection Agency.
The new plan highlights the aim to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mhras-five-year-plan-to-better-regulate-medicines-and-devicesFri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUnion's safety concerns over Yorkshire ambulance plans
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been accused of “stonewalling” offers to hold talks with union Unite over safety concerns.
Unite held a 24-hour walkout earlier this month over a workforce plan which proposed to introduce an emergency care assistant role, to assist paramedics and to have six weeks training.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-safety-concerns-over-yorkshire-ambulance-plansFri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT'Too many' paediatric units - RCPCH
Current configuration of paediatric care is unsustainable, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has warned in a new report, ‘Back to Facing the Future’.
It measures the results of an RCPCH audit of acute paediatric units in the UK against the 10 minimum standards set out in a blueprint two years ago. The standards...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-paediatric-units--rcpchThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT45% of families over-ride donors' wishes - NHSBT
Organ donation has increased by 50% since 2008, with over 1,200 people donating organs in the UK last year.
But NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urged more people to join the register, to counter the fact that families are over-riding the wishes of people who have died and who wish to donate.
Ministers are currently considering...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/45-of-families-over-ride-donors-wishes--nhsbtThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMore than 90% of HCAs back call for national register
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) themselves back compulsory registration, new research shows, with nine in ten backing the idea and two-thirds willing to pay to register.
A register of HCAs was one of the recommendations in the Francis report, but was rejected by ministers last month as being too bureaucratic. It was also considered unfair to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-than-90-of-hcas-back-call-for-national-registerThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT7 in 10 adults do too little exercise - but £7bn savings possible
New research shows that 70% of adults are failing to hit the target of 150 minutes of exercise a week – but that if they could be encouraged to do just 12 minutes a day more, over £7bn of savings could achieved.
The findings come in a new report by healthcare charity Nuffield Health and the London School of Economics.
The...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/7-in-10-adults-do-too-little-exercise--but-7bn-savings-possibleWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeadership course for frontline nurses and midwives
A new eight-day leadership course is helping frontline staff become better role models for their colleagues and provide excellent patient care across primary, community and secondary healthcare settings.
Around 1,200 nurses and midwives should complete the course, developed and delivered by the NHS Leadership Academy, by March...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-course-for-frontline-nurses-and-midwivesWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds surgery closure was a 'knee-jerk reaction' - SOS
The health secretary must launch an independent investigation into the suspension of child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, campaign group Save our Surgery has urged.
Operations are due to begin a phased resumption today, starting with the lowest risk cases. A review into the unit found that Leeds is not an outlier for mortality...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-surgery-closure-was-a-knee-jerk-reaction--sosWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSocial value is commissioners' duty
Clinical commissioners must fully consider social value when commissioning community health and social care services, a new paper urges.
Special advisor on third sector issues to the NHS Alliance, Mo Girach, and Julian Blake, joint head of the charity and social enterprise department at law firm Bates Wells Braithwaite, have ...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-value-is-commissioners-dutyWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTDixon proposes 50% cut in hospital services
Half of all hospital services should be delivered in community settings closer to patients’ homes, the chair of the NHS Alliance has stated.
Dr Michael Dixon, a GP and a member of NHE’s editorial board, said this could cut “an awful lot of fat” from the NHS budget, and make care more patient-friendly.
He...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dixon-proposes-50-cut-in-hospital-servicesMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds child heart surgery mortality data under review
The decision to suspend child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was “prudent”, NHS England says. The unit is expected to resume operations early this week.
Surgery was stopped at the end of March, when medical director Sir Bruce Keogh highlighted data suggesting higher than average mortality rates at the hospital. The...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-child-heart-surgery-mortality-data-under-reviewMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMore disadvantaged mothers to receive support
The Family Nurse Partnership is to be extended to thousands more young and disadvantaged mothers, health minister Dr Dan Poulter has announced.
An additional 16,000 new parents will be offered support from a specialist nurse by 2015. Tavistock and Portman NHS FT, Impetus Trust and Social Research Unit at Dartington have been awarded the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-disadvantaged-mothers-to-receive-supportMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT'One national list' for the Cancer Drugs Fund - NHS England
A new single drugs fund list has been established to eliminate regional variation and bring a fairer system to cancer patients, NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board) has announced.
The national list includes 28 approved fast-track drugs, to treat approximately 70 different cancer conditions. The Cancer Drugs Fund provides an...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-national-list-for-the-cancer-drugs-fund--nhs-englandFri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds surgery to re-open - mortality data 'unverified'
The child heart surgery unit at Leeds General Infirmary is set to re-open early next week, following talks with NHS England yesterday.
The accuracy of data highlighting a higher than average death rate has been questioned, and doctors suggest it is not fit to base a decision on.
The suspension of child heart operations occurred last...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-surgery-to-re-open-mortality-data-unverifiedFri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCompetition regulations will lead to 'turmoil' - Lord Owen
Health professionals have warned changes to the section 75 regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 do not go far enough to protect the NHS from default privatisation.
openDemocracy’s OurNHS campaign has stated that the regulations will require all NHS services to be put out to competition, unless commissioners can prove...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-regulations-will-lead-to-turmoil--lord-owenThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE publishes social care quality standards
NICE – now the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – has published its first joint health and social care quality standards.
The Institute took on its social care remit from April 1, and the first standards focus on three care of people with dementia and wellbeing of looked-after children. The public will be able...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-publishes-social-care-quality-standardsThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSuspended Leeds child heart surgery should be 'immediately restored'
The future of child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary could be decided today, with the hospital in talks with NHS England and the CQC.
Operations were suspended at the unit last week; just a day after campaigners won a court case against its permanent closure.
Medical director Sir Bruce Keogh suspended operations after data...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suspended-leeds-child-heart-surgery-should-be-immediately-restoredThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTA&E target continues to be missed
The NHS has failed to meet the A&E target of dealing with 95% of patients within four hours, Department of Health figures show.
The target has been missed in each of the last nine weeks, with only 93.3% of patients seen within this target in the week ending March 24.
Labour highlighted that as a whole hospitals offering...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-target-continues-to-be-missedWed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Friends and Family Test roll-out begins
The Friends and Family Test has now been officially introduced, and every patient who either visits an A&E or stays in a hospital overnight will be asked if they would recommend the service to their friends and family.
The results will be published on NHS Choices and allow the public to compare patient feedback and help hospitals to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-friends-and-family-test-roll-out-beginsWed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSatisfaction with the NHS at 61%
There has been little change in public satisfaction with the NHS since last year, the British Social Attitudes Survey has shown.
The King’s Fund health think tank, which sponsors the health questions on the survey, found there had been “no recovery following the considerable drop in satisfaction seen in 2011”. Overall...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/satisfaction-with-the-nhs-at-61Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTStrategic Projects Team finds a new home
The NHS Midlands & East Strategic Project Team (SPT), which has handled a number of controversial projects including the transfer of Hinchingbrooke to a private-sector provider, has joined the Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit.
With the closure of its host SHA, the team had to find a new home.
The SPT has...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/strategic-projects-team-finds-a-new-homesWed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTA new approach to public health
Dominic Harrison, joint director of public health, engagement and partnerships at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, highlights the need to move towards a preference based social model of healthcare.
Joint director of public health at Blackburn with Darwen, Dominic Harrison, gave an empowering speech to the Local Government...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-approach-to-public-healthMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT'A political party that can be trusted by the public'
The National Health Action Party was formed to protect a public NHS, following the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Dr Clive Peedell, writing in his capacity as co-leader of the party, describes its formation and cause.
Prior to the 2010 General Election the NHS wasn’t one of the key election battlegrounds...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-political-party-that-can-be-trusted-by-the-publicMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTApp happy
Michelle McLoughlin, chief nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, describes the benefits of a new way to collect feedback.
Allowing and encouraging patients to give feedback on their experience of the NHS is a vital part of identifying what trusts and individual departments and wards can do to improve their...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/app-happyMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTAPPRECIATE people management to improve patient care
Kevin Croft, president of the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA) and director of people & organisational development at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, outlines how good people management is vital in the NHS.
The need to APPRECIATE
The case that good people management improves organisational...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/appreciate-people-management-to-improve-patient-careMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBringing public health home
Responsibility for public health is transferring formally from the NHS to local government and Public Health England on 1 April – but is everyone ready? Kate Ashley reports from the LGA’s public health conference.
Local government is ready for the challenge of taking on responsibility for public health, delegates heard at the...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bringing-public-health-homeMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBuilding better boards - the role of non-executive directors in ensuring clinical quality and patient safety
Among the many failings at Mid-Staffs identified in the Francis report was the ineffectiveness of the trust’s non-executive directors on the board in getting to the bottom of what was going on, asking searching questions, demanding information or challenging the executives. Board governance expert Roger Barker, head of corporate...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-better-boards-the-role-of-non-executive-directors-in-ensuring-clinical-quality-and-patient-safetyMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCCG leaders working together
Greater Manchester’s 12 CCGs are continuing the partnership work done by their predecessor organisations by forming a new Association of Greater Manchester CCGs. Dr Hamish Stedman, who leads Salford CCG, will be the new association’s fi rst chairman and spoke to NHE.
Greater Manchester is the largest health economy in England...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccg-leaders-working-togetherMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTFire safety duties
NHS trust and foundation trust chief executives and NHS trust boards have been reminded of their fire safety duties by David Flory, deputy NHS chief executive. Adam Hewitt reports.
Ascathing fire service report into a fi re on the site of Ipswich hospital has identified a series of failings in the trust’s procedures, prompting...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fire-safety-dutiesMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare support workers - registration and regulation
The Francis Report has called for a mandatory register of healthcare assistants (HCAs), alongside common training standards and a code of conduct. But the Government has up to now only been willing to consider a voluntary scheme, and the Cavendish review will not consider regulation. NHE discusses the issues with Royal College of Nursing HCA...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-support-workers-registration-and-regulationMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMapping the way to better healthcare in Essex
From planning primary health facilities to effectively targeting public health programmes, NHS North Essex is mapping the way to better healthcare services. Colin Seward, public health intelligence specialist at NHS North Essex, explains.
NHS North Essex is the umbrella organisation for a group of agencies working together to plan and...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mapping-the-way-to-better-healthcare-in-essexMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMedical leadership - time to get serious
The quality of healthcare experienced by patients is inextricably linked to the climate, culture and development experienced by staff. Good leadership is an essential ingredient of this mix and the new inter-collegiate Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management has embarked on the exciting journey of professionalising and promoting...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-leadership-time-to-get-seriousMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTMoving beyond email
Coleridge Medical Centre, the largest practice in Devon, has implemented a new communication system that has all but replaced internal email and phone calls. NHE hears more from practice partner and IT lead Dr Alex Long.
Coleridge Medical Centre’s 13 doctors and 60 support staff, concerned that emails and phone calls were too...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/moving-beyond-emailMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTPayments to health professionals from the life sciences industry
The Ethical Standards in Health and Life Sciences Group (ESHLSG) is consulting on launching a public register of payments to healthcare professionals by commercial organisations. NHE hears from Andy Powrie-Smith, who leads on this issue for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), and Sir Richard Thompson, co-chair of the...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/payments-to-health-professionals-from-the-life-sciences-industryMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTSeeing the value in sharing data
Dr Mary-Ann Sherratt, a trustee of the College of Optometrists who has been heavily involved in a new report on how better collection and sharing of data can improve public eye health, speaks to NHE about the challenges and opportunities involved.
The Department of Health believes that information is core to good quality care – and...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seeing-the-value-in-sharing-dataMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTTaking accountability
Chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) Chris Hopson discusses leadership, Francis and the need to accept appropriate risk in hospitals.
Following the Francis report, foundation trusts around the country have been looking into their own operations and values to determine how to avoid such unacceptable practice. Strong...
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412,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/taking-accountabilityMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe Cumberland Initiative
The Cumberland Initiative is an effort by a community of academics, clinicians and health technologists to transform the cost and quality of NHS care through better use of systems thinking, simulation and modelling, and through more effective partnerships between the NHS and industry. NHE discusses this vision with one of its founders...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-cumberland-initiativeMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe importance of reporting adverse drug reactions
The MHRA has launched a new awareness campaign to ensure health professionals and the public are aware of the longrunning ‘Yellow Card’ scheme, which can act as an early warning system to report adverse reactions and side effects to drugs. NHE talked to Mick Foy, group manager at the MHRA’s Vigilance and Risk...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-importance-of-reporting-adverse-drug-reactionsMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTTobacco and public health
Smoking is the country’s biggest cause of preventable death, and thus a huge public health challenge. NHE discusses the issues with Ailsa Rutter, director of award-winning stop smoking service FRESH – Smoke Free North East.
As NHE went to press, the Government had still not committed to plain packaging for tobacco, despite...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tobacco-and-public-healthMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTTop of the league
Simon Smith, executive director of local services and sustainability lead for Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust, describes the work behind its carbon reduction successes.
Nottingham was the highest-scoring hospital trust in the Environment Agency’s CRC [Carbon Reduction Commitment] performance league table, and the trust’s...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/top-of-the-leagueMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTUsing person-centred practices to improve hospital care
Helen Sanderson and Tracey Bush explain the new patient-centred approach to care that’s proving successful at a Blackpool hospital unit.
Person-centred approaches focus on understanding what matters to individuals and how they want to be supported and cared for. We believe these approaches can help to deliver a better quality of...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/using-person-centred-practices-to-improve-hospital-careMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTValue-based leadership
Karen Lynas, deputy managing director of the NHS Leadership Academy, speaks to NHE about the “largest ever leadership programme to transform NHS culture”.
There has been a growing recognition in the NHS of the need for staff who go beyond effective clinical care, and demonstrate values such as respect, compassion and kindness...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/value-based-leadershipMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhistleblowing reforms
The Francis inquiry into care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust and the furore over ‘gagging clauses’ has placed whistleblowing in the spotlight for NHS employers. Robert Davies (partner) and Val Dougan (professional support lawyer) of the employment team at national law firm Dundas & Wilson explain the situation.
The...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistleblowing-reformsMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhy think long term?
The King’s Fund’s new report on the long-term trends in health spending in this country asks whether we’re set to see an ever-greater proportion of GDP and public spending dedicated to health and social care, and how feasible this is. But the spending pressures in health are far less to do with the ageing population than many...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-think-long-termMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBan failing managers from NHS - Hunt responds to Francis
Failing hospitals will be named and shamed by a new Chief Inspector of Hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced in the Government’s response to the Francis Inquiry.
Managers responsible for failures will be barred from working in the NHS, he said, in the Department’s 82-page response to Francis’s 290...
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405,412,408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ban-failing-managers-from-nhs--hunt-responds-to-francisWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGovernment stops short of mandatory healthcare assistant registration
The Government is to introduce national minimum standards for healthcare assistants, but has decided against a statutory register as had been recommended by the Francis report, the RCN, the Nursing & Midwifery Council, Action against Medical Accidents and the Health Select Committee amongst others.
The Department of Health has never...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-stops-short-of-mandatory-healthcare-assistant-registrationWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTJudge rules in favour of Save Our Surgery
The judge who ruled in favour of campaign group Save Our Surgery over the proposed closure of Leed's child heart surgery unit today set out the steps NHS must take following her decision.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said that the consultation used in the decision to end child heart surgery in Leeds was flawed and that the Joint...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-heart-surgery-action-imminentWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTVAT rebate for voluntary sector NHS providers - Monitor
More support should be available for charities bidding to provide NHS services, Monitor has recommended as part of its Fair Playing Field review.
The recommendations will help the public, private and voluntary sectors to operate more flexibly, and support CCGs to make the most of their new powers.
Guidance could help commissioners...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vat-rebate-for-voluntary-sector-nhs-providers--monitorWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTMental and physical health must have parity of esteem - RCPsych
Parity of esteem must be achieved between mental and physical health to make whole-person care a reality, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has stated in a new report.
‘Whole-person care: from rhetoric to reality’ examines why parity of esteem is currently lacking and how it could be achieved.
The report recommends good...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-and-physical-health-must-have-parity-of-esteem--rcpsychTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNurses must learn basic care first - Hunt responds to Francis
Trainee nurses will have to spend up to a year working as a healthcare assistant first, the Government is to announce in its response to the Francis report.
Any would-be nurse who refuses to spend time doing basic work such as washing and feeding patients will be denied NHS funding for their degree – worth about...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-must-learn-basic-care-first--hunt-responds-to-francisTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPrimary care access must be fair to all - The Patients Association
79% of people would not feel safe relying on the NHS out-of-hours services in a medical emergency, new research suggests.
The Patients Association report ‘Primary Care: Access Denied’, shows that 61% of people have to wait longer than 48 hours to book an appointment, and 57% said the process was either very difficult or could...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-care-access-must-be-fair-to-all--the-patients-associationTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTChildren's views 'overlooked' in NHS
The NHS needs to do more to involve the views of children and young people in its strategic decision-making, the Children’s Commissioner has urged.
New research on behalf of the commissioner and carried out by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) shows that children and young people tend to be asked to comment on decisions...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-views-overlooked-in-nhsMon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGMC guidance goes beyond good clinical treatment
Good medical practice guidance for doctors has been updated by the General Medical Council (GMC). The guidance underpins revalidation, introduced last year, and is more concise than the previous version.
It has also been amended to include increasing contact with doctors online and highlights that a doctor’s responsibility goes...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-guidance-goes-beyond-good-clinical-treatmentMon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Employers publishes response to Francis
Greater staff engagement and time for regulation to mature and develop is necessary to move the NHS forward, NHS Employers has stated.
In its response to the Department of Health on the Francis report, NHS Employers calls for regulators to use information more intelligently and to be more responsive when issues arise. In cases where...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-publishes-response-to-francisMon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTCPFT no longer in breach - Monitor
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is no longer in significant breach of its terms of authorisation as a FT, Monitor has announced.
In March 2012, the trust was asked to address a range of issues, including a board that was slow to address poor performance at ward level. Since then CPFT has improved the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cpft-no-longer-in-breach--monitorFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTCQC should use Ofsted-style performance ratings
The Nuffield Trust has suggested that the Government introduces a new rating for hospitals, general practices, care homes and other social care providers.
Its new review highlights a gap in available information, with no independent system attempting assessment across the whole NHS. The Nuffield Trusts proposes that the CQC could provide...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-should-use-ofsted-style-performance-ratingsFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTRNOH wins approval for major redevelopment
Planning approval has been granted for a major redevelopment of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore. Harrow Council has approved the project, which will modernise the site to meet the needs of patients and safeguard 1,300 jobs of people currently working on site.
Over 60% of the RNOH’s buildings are over 60 years...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rnoh-wins-approval-for-major-redevelopmentFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBudget will 'increase pressure on the NHS'
The Government is committed to its financial strategy, Chancellor George Osborne reiterated in his fourth Budget yesterday. NHS organisations have welcomed the continued protection of the health budget, but warn the extension of the cap on public sector pay by another year could have grave consequences.
He admitted that work to cut the...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/budget-will-increase-pressure-on-the-nhsThu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE to assess value of new medicines
NICE will assess the full value of medicines when new pricing arrangements are introduced from 2014, the Department of Health has announced.
The new responsibilities are outlined in the Government’s response to the Health Select Committee report on the future of NICE.
NICE will work to link the price the NHS pays for...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-to-assess-value-of-new-medicinesThu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPatient safety incident reports up - NRLS
There has been an improvement in the reporting of safety incidents across the NHS, the new National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) Organisation Patient Safety Reports show.
The reports cover incidents from April to September 2012 and help clinicians to identify where and how incidents occur to prevent them from happening in the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-safety-incident-reports-up--nrlsThu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBest orthopaedic surgery in independent sector - NHSPN
Eight of the top ten providers of knee replacement surgery are from the independent sector, an analysis of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) data shows.
The figures, published by the NHS Partners Network (NHSPN), also show that seven of the top 10 for hip replacement surgery are from the independent sector.
The PROMs data...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/best-orthopaedic-surgery-in-independent-sector--nhspnWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPatients left alone when they call for help - CQC
Hospitals are failing to offer patients privacy and dignity, a new review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows.
The 2012 Dignity and Nutrition Inspection programme (DANI) found that 88% of hospitals met patients’ nutritional needs compared to 83% in 2011, but the number that treated patients with dignity has fallen from 88% to...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-left-alone-when-they-call-for-help--cqcWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPremature learning disability deaths due to 'deficient' care
People with learning disabilities can die up to 20 years earlier than the general population, new data shows.
The confidential inquiry into the premature deaths of people with learning disabilities (CIPOLD) study found that people with learning disabilities are more likely to die prematurely due to deficiencies in care.
The...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/premature-learning-disability-deaths-due-to-deficient-careWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTRCGP publishes social media 'Highway Code'
New guidance has been published to help doctors and health professionals navigate the world of social media. The Royal College of GPs had produced the Social Media Highway Code, with advice to help and encourage health professionals to communicate effectively using social media.
The support is built around ten guidelines, which include...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-publishes-social-media-highway-codeWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTDigital facilities management in hospitals: the future is almost here
Kath Fontana of BAM FM sets out an innovative development that will change the way our hospitals manage their facilities.
Hospitals are complex buildings. How their facilities are managed is critical to patients’ wellbeing and has a direct effect on the hospital’s success. And yet, arguably, facilities management within them...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-facilities-management-in-hospitals-the-future-is-almost-hereTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTIntegrated health and housing 'imperative' for Care Bill
The Government has not fully thought through the implications of its social care reforms, a new report from the Joint Committee on Draft Care & Support Bill warns.
Greater integration with health and housing will be vital to ensure the success of the reforms, as well as a focus on prevention and early intervention.
The report...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-health-and-housing-imperative-for-care-billTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS too focused on short-term fixes - MPs
The Nicholson Challenge will have to be extended beyond 2015, but is not a sustainable long-term solution to greater efficiency, the Health Select Committee has warned in a report on public expenditure of health and care services.
The committee examined the reported achievements of the Nicholson Challenge in its first full year and found...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-too-focused-on-short-term-fixes--mpsTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTCare without boundaries: the future of information
The NHS Alliance has launched a new manifesto for primary care, ‘Breaking Boundaries’, accompanied by 25 thought pieces. Here, Dr Mark Davies, medical director at the Health and Social Care Information Centre and a GP in Yorkshire, argues that GPs have a duty not only to make sure patient data is kept safe and used responsibly...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-without-boundaries-the-future-of-informationMon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGP contract changes published
The Department of Health has published its response to the consultation on GP contracts.
Some changes have now been made to the original contracts, to maintain current levels of investment whilst improving quality. Minimum Practice Income Guarantee will be phased out over seven years from April 2014; the implementation of two NICE...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-contract-changes-publishedMon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPublic must help make tough choices for NHS
The NHS faces four “tough choices”, the NHS Confederation has stated, as it calls for a transparent discussion with the public over the future of sustainable services.
Such a debate is necessary to help people understand why changes are necessary to improve outcomes, care, compassion and sustainable finances.
With the NHS...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-must-help-make-tough-choices-for-nhsMon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTReducing health inequality could save NHS £5.5bn each year
There needs to be a greater focus on reducing health inequality, the Institute of Health Equity has argued in a new report.
Implementing its recommendations across the NHS could save £5.5bn a year. Led by Prof Sir Michael Marmot, the report calls for better education and training on social causes of ill-health, recording social...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reducing-health-inequality-could-save-nhs-55bn-each-yearMon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT1% uplift for Agenda for Change staff
All Agenda for Change staff in the NHS are to receive a 1% rise on basic pay from 1st April, the NHS Pay Review Body has recommended.
The decision will affect nurses and paramedics, healthcare assistants, porters and maintenance staff. GPs will receive a 1.3% contract uplift.
Unions have criticised the move, which they say will...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/1-uplift-for-agenda-for-change-staffFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTA&E waiting time targets breached at 36% of trusts
The number of trusts failing to meet waiting times for A&E services has more than doubled in Q3 compared to the same time last year, new figures from Monitor show.
Foundation trusts stated that an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug, as well as increased attendances from elderly patients and discharge delays due to problems accessing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-waiting-time-targets-breached-at-36-of-trustsFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNIHR launches woundcare innovation centre
A new wound prevention and treatment Healthcare Technology Co-operative (HTC) has been launched by the National Institute for Health Research.
The HTC joins eight existing centres to boost innovation in areas of unmet need over four years.
Woundcare treatments are currently costing the NHS an estimated £3.1bn a year, and the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nihr-launches-woundcare-innovation-centreFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTConflict of interest for third of CCG GPs
Over a third of GPs on new clinical commissioning group (CCG) boards have a potential conflict of interest, new research shows.
A code of conduct states that members must remove themselves from decisions if they could benefit from the outcome.
An analysis conducted by the BMJ looked into the interests of 83% of 211 boards which will...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/conflict-of-interest-for-third-of-ccg-gpsThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGagging clauses banned by Department of Health
The Government has banned gagging clauses, which in the past have kept hundreds of NHS staff quiet over concerns with patient safety or care after they have been dismissed, faced with losing their severance pay if they speak out.
Staff will have a new legal right to blow the whistle on issues in the public interest.
The move follows...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gagging-clauses-banned-by-department-of-healthThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTOver £1bn 'wasted' on NHS sick pay in three years
NHS trusts are “wasting money” on staff sick leave by failing to implement key recommendations to reduce absences, new research indicates.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) found that trusts in England have spent over £1bn on sick pay over the last three years, with musculoskeletal conditions accounting for...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/over-1bn-wasted-on-nhs-sick-pay-in-three-yearsThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGovernment backtracks on minimum alcohol pricing after Cabinet split
The Coalition may not introduce minimum pricing for alcohol after all, after senior Conservative ministers opposed the policy.
Prime Minister David Cameron had previously said that a minimum price per unit of alcohol could save millions of pounds in reduced costs on the NHS, tackling crime and social cohesion, as well as improving the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-backtracks-on-minimum-alcohol-pricing-after-cabinet-splitWed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTHealth Apps Library and Innovation Centre launched
A new Centre of Innovation Excellence is being launched today by health secretary Jeremy Hunt to identify and develop new technology to be used in the NHS.
The centre, based in London and established by Johnson & Johnson, will promote jobs and business for universities, research councils and charities to focus on dementia, cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-apps-library-and-innovation-centre-launchedWed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTMore tooth decay among poorest people
Hospital admissions for tooth decay are highest in the most deprived areas of England, new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Almost a fifth of admissions were from the most deprived 10% of the population, with those from the least deprived 10% accounting for only 4% of total admissions for tooth...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-tooth-decay-among-poorest-peopleWed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTProfessor Berwick to head group preventing harm within NHS
A National Advisory Group has been formed to advise the NHS on how to prevent patients from harm.
Prime Minister David Cameron asked Professor Donald Berwick (pictured), president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and a former administrator of Medicare in the USA, to set up the group following Robert...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/professor-berwick-to-head-group-preventing-harm-within-nhsWed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTCQC report shows pressure dementia is putting on services
The CQC’s update report on standards in health and social care highlights the impact dementia is having on service provision, while noting that 125 NHS services it inspected (17%) were failing on at least one standard, compared to 3,749 (20%) of adult social care services, and 244 (8%) of dental services.
The report, which examines...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-report-shows-pressure-dementia-is-putting-on-servicesTue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTGerada 'delighted and relieved' at DH response to competition fears
Campaigners have welcomed the Government’s clarification on competition law and how it affects NHS commissioners.
The were concerns that the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013 could effectively open up all NHS services to competitive tendering, which a group of more than 1,000 doctors and nurses...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gerada-delighted-and-relieved-at-dh-response-to-competition-fearsTue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT'Catastrophic' antimicrobial threat - Chief Medical Officer
Antimicrobial resistance poses a “catastrophic threat”, the Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has warned in the second volume of her annual report.
The weakening effectiveness of antibiotics in tackling infections should be taken as seriously as MRSA and placed onto the national risk register, she...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/catastrophic-antimicrobial-threat--chief-medical-officerMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT£28m mental health facility funded through LIFT
Mersey Care trust’s new specialist health facility has reached financial close, Liverpool and Sefton Health Partnership (LSHP) has announced.
The £28m facility in Walton is the ninth LSHP project and the largest single tranche of the LIFT programme in Merseyside.
The mental health facility will cater for 85 single...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/28m-mental-health-facility-funded-through-liftMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Employers offers myth-busting advice on apprenticeships
More NHS organisations could benefit from increased use of apprenticeships, NHS Employers is urging.
At the beginning of National Apprenticeship Week, NHS Employers is providing advice to help employers to develop new schemes and boost the number of apprenticeships on offer.
In 2011/12 the NHS employed 8,000 apprentices, up from...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-offers-myth-busting-advice-on-apprenticeshipsMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTHunt warns of complacency in NHS
“Coasting can kill”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to warn in a speech to the Nuffield Trust.
He will call for the NHS to strive for excellence and avoid complacency, since it can lead to terrible consequences as the Mid Staffs scandal shows. There is a need to challenge low aspirations and do more than simply avoid...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-warns-of-complacency-in-nhsFri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTInfection coding fails national standards at Bolton hospital
NHS Royal Bolton hospital has had an “unusually high number of deaths” attributed to the infection septicaemia.
The Bolton CCG commissioned an independent analysis of the trust’s coding of septicaemia, carried out by Dr Foster.
Of 150 cases, not all of which were fatal, more than half failed to meet national...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/infection-coding-fails-national-standards-at-bolton-hospitalFri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Leadership Academy partners with GSK
The NHS Leadership Academy has announced a new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to deliver its fellowship programme.
Fellows from the Academy will have the opportunity to work for two days a week at the GSK office in Uxbridge for 12 months in the UK Pharmaceutical Healthcare Information team.
Three fellows started in November...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-academy-partners-with-gskFri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTEPSRC awards £12.2m for healthcare engineering
Over £12m funding has been announced for investment in 15 creative engineering research projects to boost health outcomes and improve patient care.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will fund £5.8m for the development of medical imaging technology, with a particular focus on neuroimaging to improve...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/epsrc-awards-122m-for-healthcare-engineeringThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds surgery decision 'unlawful'
Save Our Surgery (SOS) has won the High Court challenge against the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trust (JCPCT)’s decision to close the children’s heart surgery unit at Leeds hospital.
The judge acknowledged that the consultation into heart surgery services was comprehensive, but focused on the role of the JCPCT panel which...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-surgery-decision-unlawfulThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTLimit hospital care to critically ill - NHS Confederation
Hospital care should be reserved for those with life-threatening conditions, or those needing complex surgery, a new report suggests.
The NHS Confederation has published a paper suggesting that a shift from the “default setting” of treating everyone in hospital to more care in the community could be more clinically effective...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/limit-hospital-care-to-critically-ill--nhs-confederationThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPerformance data changed 252 times at Serco
Private provider Serco falsified performance data to meet NHS targets, it has emerged.
Two members of staff made 252 unauthorised changes to performance data between January and June 2012. This led to performance being “overstated” in seven instances, a Serco audit found.
The NAO has published a memorandum on the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/performance-data-changed-252-times-at-sercoThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT'As shocking as it is, that's the truth' - Nicholson grilled by MPs
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson insisted he is “the right person” to lead the health service at a confrontational evidence session before the Health Select Committee during which he said he had “no idea” what was going on at Stafford hospital while he was SHA chief executive.
“As shocking as...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/as-shocking-as-it-is-thats-the-truth--nicholson-grilled-by-mpsWed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTMPs criticise NMC over case backlog and inadequate IT
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has “fallen down” on the task of enforcing acceptable standards of practice in staff, a new report by the Health Select Committee warns.
While the NMC does provide a “vital safeguard” for care quality and patient safety, the committee has criticised the regulator for chronic...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-criticise-nmc-over-case-backlog-and-inadequate-itWed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTStaffordshire could have emergency care reduced
Service changes have been proposed to make Mid Staffordshire trust clinically and financially sustainable in the long term.
The contingency planning team found that the number of patients and level of staffing were insufficient to meet required standards of emergency surgery and critical care. The team recommended the trust retaining two...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffordshire-could-have-emergency-care-reducedWed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTTackling preventable death factors could save 30,000 lives
Improvements in dealing with the main five causes of premature mortality could save 30,000 lives by 2020 and make life expectancy in England among the best in Europe, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The call comes after the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, published in the Lancet yesterday, demonstrated that levels of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-preventable-death-factors-could-save-30000-livesWed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTDH role in vetting severance payments for NHS staff
The Department of Health has played a “key role” in NHS staff payouts, some of which could have been linked to gagging clauses to silence potential whistleblowers.
The BBC has reported that since 2005, all proposed special severance payments to staff have gone through the DH. The Department has received 578 proposals...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-role-in-vetting-severance-payments-for-nhs-staffTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTSpeech and language therapist standard changes proposed
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has launched a consultation on the proposed changes to the profession-specific standards of proficiency for speech and language therapists.
The standards ensure safe and effective practice in the UK and health professionals and stakeholders are invited to provide their views.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/speech-and-language-therapist-standard-changes-proposedTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTStafford hospital nurses lied to meet A&E targets, inquiry hears
Senior nurses at Stafford hospital faked records to meet A&E waiting time targets, a Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) inquiry has been told.
Two nurses, Sharon Turner and Tracy White, are facing misconduct charges and are alleged to have falsely logged patients as discharged early to meet four-hour targets.
They have...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stafford-hospital-nurses-lied-to-meet-ae-targets-inquiry-hearsTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTVariations in workforce productivity across the NHS by the Nuffield Trust
The health budget underspend was £1.4bn in 2011/12, despite mounting financial pressure on trusts, many of which have growing deficits, according to a new report by the Nuffield Trust.
It analysed accounts for commissioning and provider bodies from 2003-04 to 2001-12 for the ‘Anatomy of health spending’ report, which...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/variations-in-workforce-productivity-across-the-nhs-by-the-nuffield-trustTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTChild cured of HIV, say American doctors
American doctors and scientists have ‘effectively cured’ a child born with HIV.
The two-and-a-half year old infant needs no treatment and is very unlikely to be infectious, in a case which makes medical history.
Doctors only realised its mother was HIV-positive during labour, and gave the baby a powerful combination of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-cured-of-hiv-say-american-doctorsMon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNicholson 'protected by civil servants' from Francis criticism
Professor Sir Brian Jarman has suggested in a new interview that civil servants “neutered” the Francis report to protect Sir David Nicholson from the fall-out over the scandal at Mid Staffordshire, which is set to go into administration.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Sir Brian, an international authority on hospital performance...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nicholson-protected-by-civil-servants-from-francis-criticismMon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTSouth West pay consortium publishes full proposals
The South West Pay, Terms & Conditions consortium has published its business case to save tens of millions of pounds by urging workers to give up holiday entitlement, earn less for night shifts and work extra hours for free in exchange for keeping their job.
The plans also include lower sickness pay, shorter holidays and locally-set...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-west-pay-consortium-publishes-full-proposalsMon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT116 dementia environment bids approved
Successful applicants for the Department of Health’s dementia environment funding have been announced. 42 NHS projects and 74 social care schemes have been approved for stage 1 of the £50m funding to improve environments for dementia care.
The projects will include using colour to mark out differences to aid memory, clearer...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/116-dementia-environment-bids-approvedFri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTCompetition rules 'nail in the coffin' of public NHS
The controversial regulations that seem to open up the NHS to far more competition must be changed, doctors have warned.
Over 1,000 doctors and nurses are demanding that the Government withdraw regulations that would force NHS trusts to open up competition with private providers.
The call comes after it emerged that Monitor would be...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-rules-nail-in-the-coffin-of-public-nhsFri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Staff Survey highlights extent of work-related stress
Only 63% of staff would be happy with the standard of care provided by their organisation if a friend or relative needed treatment, the 2012 NHS Staff Survey has found.
Nearly 40% of NHS staff said they had felt unwell during the year because of work-related stress.
The RCN says the survey shows that things are generally getting...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-survey-highlights-extent-of-work-related-stressFri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNational Advisory Group assembled to investigate mortality rates
Members have been appointed to the National Advisory Group to guide a review into 14 hospitals with higher than expected mortality rates.
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, national medical director at the NHS Commissioning Board, is leading the review. The members will advise on a robust and consistent approach to individual investigations and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-advisory-group-assembled-to-investigate-mortality-ratesThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTStop smoking contract extended for Coventry
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has been awarded a two-year contract to deliver Stop Smoking in Pregnancy and Stop Smoking Services for the area.
The trust will continue to deliver free support to help people quit. The contract is in response to a recent tendering process run by Coventry City Council.
Natalie Hutton...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stop-smoking-contract-extended-for-coventryThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTTrust Special Administrators guidance published
Guidance has been published in draft form for Trust Special Administrators, who could be appointed to run NHS foundation trusts where provision of quality services is threatened.
Monitor is seeking views about how the individuals that take on these duties will be appointed and carry out their statutory roles.
Trust Special...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-special-administrators-guidance-publishedThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCommissioning guidance for eyecare published
New guidance has been developed for commissioning of glaucoma by the College of Optometrists and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
The guidance shows how simple steps such as maintaining a register of people at risk of glaucoma could lead to major improvements in the quality of care available.
It was developed with support from...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-guidance-for-eyecare-publishedWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCountdown to public health transition at major conference
Local government is ready for the challenge of taking on responsibility for public health, delegates heard at the LGA’s annual public health conference yesterday.
The event in London, attended by NHE, saw a packed line-up of key speakers from both the health service and local government, including Duncan Selbie, chief executive of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/countdown-to-public-health-transition-at-major-conferenceWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS provider regulations to be reviewed
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will review NHS provider regulations, government sources suggest, following accusations (reported at www.nationalhealthexecutive.com yesterday) that the Government was trying to introduce privatisation of the NHS “by the back door”.
The NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition)...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-provider-regulations-to-be-reviewedWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPay and conditions changes to Agenda for Change contract agreed
The NHS has agreed changes to staff terms and conditions in the Agenda for Change (AfC) contract, with the introduction of locally-set performance related pay, removal of accelerated pay progression, new guidance on workforce re-profiling, and sickness pay at basic-salary level.
The contract changes agreed by the NHS Staff Council come...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pay-and-conditions-changes-to-agenda-for-change-contract-agreedWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTDementia and memory problem rate in care homes is 80%
Four out of every five people living in care homes have dementia or severe memory problems – far more than previously thought.
A new Alzheimer’s Society report published today says less than half of these 322,000 people are enjoying a good quality of life, although excellent care does exist in places.
Previous surveys...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-and-memory-problem-rate-in-care-homes-is-80Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTMonitor could force CCGs to introduce competition - RCM
The Royal College of Midwives has accused the Government of backtracking on key assurances made during the passage of the Health & Social Care Act, since new regulations “could effectively open up all NHS services to competitive tendering”.
The NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013 made under...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-could-force-ccgs-to-introduce-competition--rcmTue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTTory MPs demand Nicholson resignation over Mid Staffs
A group of Conservative MPs are demanding accountability for Mid Staffordshire and urging Sir David Nicholson to resign.
The Telegraph reports that around 20 MPs are due to sign a Commons early day motion tabled by Charlotte Leslie, the Conservative MP Bristol North West.
She said NHS chief executive Sir David “must surely...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tory-mps-demand-nicholson-resignation-over-mid-staffsTue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLanguage testing to be introduced for EU doctors
Foreign doctors will have to prove they have necessary English skills before they are allowed to work on the NHS, ministers have announced.
From April, there will be a legal duty to ensure doctors’ English competence passes a certain level. A national list will be provided to prevent doctors from being rejected in one part of the...
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408,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/language-testing-to-be-introduced-for-eu-doctorsMon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTSystems 'not coping' with ageing population - Lords
The ageing population will have a huge impact on health and social services, and there needs to be a robust plan to prepare for this, a new Lords committee will report.
The committee on public service and demographic change has been taking evidence from a range of experts on the impact of the ageing population. It is due to report next...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/systems-not-coping-with-ageing-population-lordsMon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTUKBA 'failing' pregnant asylum seekers
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) is endangering the health of some pregnant women seeking asylum, a new report warns.
Produced by Maternity Action and the Refugee Council, the report highlights the dangers of moving women too close to their due date, moving mothers to new accommodation multiple times and separating the mother from the father...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ukba-failing-pregnant-asylum-seekersMon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCosting guidance available for NHS providers
Guidance on costing has been published by Monitor, to help NHS-funded providers to comply with relevant pricing elements of Monitor’s new licence when it comes into force on April this year.
Pricing is presently based on average costs of providing similar types of NHS services.
All acute trusts have been asked to participate in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/costing-guidance-available-for-nhs-providersFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTDH publishes details for tariff-led approach to training
Details on the implementation of tariffs for education and training in the NHS have been published.
A tariff-led approach will enable a national approach to funding of all clinical placements and postgraduate medical programmes, and support a level playing filed between providers.
Tariffs for non-medical and undergraduates’...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-publishes-details-for-tariff-led-approach-to-trainingFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTHospital food standards must be introduced - Sustain
A new Sustain report is calling for better hospital food, with the introduction of hospital food standards.
The report, ‘Twenty Years of Hospital Food Failure’, found that between 1992 and 2013, the Government introduced 21 failed voluntary initiatives to improve hospital food, costing over £54m.
Alex Jackson...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-food-standards-must-be-introduced--sustainFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTAntipsychotic use among elderly far higher for those in care homes
Elderly people in care are 20 times more likely to be on antipsychotics than those living at home or with relatives, despite the MHRA warning such medicine is not appropriate for most people with dementia.
New research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast used information from the Northern Ireland prescribing database relating...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antipsychotic-use-among-elderly-far-higher-for-those-in-care-homesThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTAudit Scotland questions health boards' patient records
Waiting list information in Scotland is “limited”, Audit Scotland has found in its new report.
An increase in the proportion of patients marked as “socially unavailable” to attend appointments could increase concerns that health board are manipulating figures to meet Government targets.
The official waiting...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audit-scotland-questions-health-boards-patient-recordsThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTHomeless health conference line-up announced
Health minister Anna Soubry is to speak at the UK’s first international homeless health conference, which runs from February 27-28.
Better identification and treatment of homeless people could save the NHS millions, with current estimates suggesting they cost eight times as much as other patients to treat.
The conference is...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homeless-health-conference-line-up-announcedThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTIndia and UK sign new deal on healthcare
The UK and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on health sector issues.
Skills for Health and India’s Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) have recognised a “huge scope” for learning between the two countries. This includes working to create quality vocational education in India and for...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/india-and-uk-sign-new-deal-on-healthcareWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds child heart surgery decision due next month
The High Court hearing on the proposal to end child heart surgery at Leeds hospital under the Safe and Sustainable reconfiguration has now finished.
A decision is due by March 7.
Campaign group Save our Surgery brought a judicial review against the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) decision to reorganise surgery at fewer...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-child-heart-surgery-decision-due-next-monthWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS leadership programme launched
A new leadership programme is to be launched by the NHS Leadership Academy and a range of academic institutions and firms, with a goal of ensuring care never again slips to the standards highlighted in the Francis report.
A foundation level programme will be offered with the Academy, The Open University and the Hay Group. Mid and senior...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-programme-launchedWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE guidance extends fertility treatment access
More people will have access to fertility treatment on the NHS, after NICE published updated guidance.
Women aged up to 42 will now qualify for free cycles of IVF in certain circumstances. Same sex couples and people with physical disabilities that can make it more difficult to conceive naturally will also be covered by the new...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-guidance-extends-fertility-treatment-accessWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPatient power, clinician power and the power of information
The UK’s leading health informatics event, HC2013, will be held at a critical time in the transformation of the NHS in England, just after a key date when new organisations come into full operation, replacing the old structures. John Rayner, director of The Health Informatics Service, gives an overview of the issues covered in several of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-power-clinician-power-and-the-power-of-informationWed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT70% of public against NHS-funded homeopathy
A consultation has indicated the Scottish public does not support the NHS funding homeopathy. NHS Lothian currently spends around £240,000 on the service each year.
The consultation was launched in September 2012 and had almost 4,000 respondents. Over 70% said that homeopathy should not be funded by the NHS. The health board has...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/70-of-public-against-nhs-funded-homeopathyTue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTA&E unit closure decision due
The proposed closure of four A&E units in north west London will be decided today. Charing Cross, Central Middlesex, Hammersmith and Ealing hospitals could have their units cut back to urgent care centres.
Patients will have to use services at Hillingdon, Northwick Park, West Middlesex, the Chelsea and Westminster, or St Mary’s...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-unit-closure-decision-dueTue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPledge to improve child mortality
Mortality rates for children in the UK are amongst the worst in Europe, new research has demonstrated. The Government is to announce a new national pledge to reduce preventable deaths.
Health minister Dr Dan Poulter will say that 1,600 children aged 0-14 could be saved if “drastic improvements” are made within the NHS. There...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pledge-to-improve-child-mortalityTue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTAoMRC sets out steps to tackle obesity
Sugary soft drinks should be taxed, according to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC).
It is one of the key recommendations from its new report on tackling obesity, and it has set out an action plan with a particular focus on protecting children and young people from eating too much unhealthy food.
The AoMRC is calling for a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aomrc-sets-out-steps-to-tackle-obesityMon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTEnglish NHS trusts to help Atos assess benefit claimants
Atos is to subcontract work to a number of NHS trusts in England, it has emerged.
Last year the company contracted trusts in Scotland to help carry out medical assessments of people claiming benefits. The trusts carry out assessments for the new disability benefit Pip (Personal Independence Payment), which is set to replace DLA from...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/english-nhs-trusts-to-help-atos-assess-benefit-claimantsMon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTRotherham NHS FT in breach of authorisation - Monitor
Monitor has stepped in at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) after a “significant breach” of its terms of authorisation.
The trust has been instructed to take urgent action to improve the management of its finances and ensure that patient services remain sustainable. TRFT has underperformed on its financial plans...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rotherham-nhs-ft-in-breach-of-authorisation--monitorMon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT£30m extra funding for dentistry from DH
NHS dentists will be able to bid for £30m funding, the Department of Health has announced. The funding will allow more patients to register and fund extra clinics. Dentists can also choose to buy in new services, such as orthodontics.
Health minister Lord Howe said: “Since May 2010 more than a million new patients are seeing...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30m-extra-funding-for-dentistry-from-dhFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNew provider licence published by Monitor
Monitor has published the new provider licence, effective from April 1. The licence will be used to regulate foundation trusts under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
It sets out obligations providers will have to meet and will help Monitor to set prices for NHS care; enable integrated care; prevent anti-competitive behaviour; and help...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-provider-licence-published-by-monitorFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTWorking Time Regulations 'risking patient safety' - GMC
Some doctors are working nearly a 100 hours a week during their busiest shifts, new research indicates. The GMC commissioned a study based on the views of 82 trainee doctors to understand the impact of the Working Time Regulations.
It found that the regulations – which state that trainee doctors should not be working more than 48...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/working-time-regulations-risking-patient-safety--gmcFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT£25,000 support for MPs to access mental health treatment
An annual budget has been approved to support MPs with mental health problems to access treatment, the Commons Members Estimate Committee (MEC) has announced.
For MPs to access services locally is difficult considering their profile in the community and the £25,000 will provide a referrals service operated by doctors contracted at...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/25000-support-for-mps-to-access-mental-health-treatmentThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNicholson challenge putting pressure on care - The King's Fund
The pressures of the NHS efficiency challenge are beginning to have an effect on quality and access to services, the new quarterly monitoring report by The King’s Fund suggests.
Surveys of NHS finance directors and directors of adult social services showed increasing concern over budgets and care. The report comes towards the end of...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nicholson-challenge-putting-pressure-on-care--the-kings-fundThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhistleblower raised safety fears four years ago
One of the highest-profile NHS whistleblowers has broken a gagging clause by speaking out on how he was paid thousands to hold his silence over patient safety concerns at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust.
Gary Walker was chief executive of the trust – which is now part of Sir Bruce Keogh’s investigation into high mortality...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistleblower-raised-safety-fears-four-years-agoThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT26% of home care services fail to meet standards - CQC
A quarter of home care services are failing to meet quality and safety standards, a new report suggests. The CQC reviewed 250 services against five key national standards.
The CQC found that on many occasions people received no prior notice that they would be visited by a care worker they didn’t know, and visits were often delayed...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/26-of-home-care-services-fail-to-meet-standards--cqcWed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBox ticking 'cannot be the solution' - Hunt on Francis
There is too much unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has stated in his first public response to the Francis report.
The report made 290 recommendations, many of which would require new laws and regulations. Hunt said that foundation trusts currently have 60 different regulatory, licensing...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/box-ticking-cannot-be-the-solution--hunt-on-francisWed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds child heart surgery legal bid continues
The High Court legal bid to retain child heart surgery at Leeds is to continue, with a third day of submissions to be heard on February 18.
The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) has ruled that child heart surgery units at Leeds, Leicester and London’s Royal Brompton should be closed, following a Safe and Sustainable...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-child-heart-surgery-legal-bid-continuesWed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTOne in six men miss hospital appointments
Young men are significantly more likely to fail to attend a hospital appointment than women of the same age, new data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
Male hospital outpatients aged 20-29 failed to attend one in six (15.8%) appointments in the year to October 2012. This compares to just one in 11 (9.2%)...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-six-men-miss-hospital-appointmentsWed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTFoundation Trust Network questions national pay deals
New ways of negotiating NHS trust staff pay must be considered, the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) has urged.
Chief executive Chris Hopson has suggested that pay should be set regionally, or trust by trust, and says a clearer link between annual pay increments and performance is necessary. More needs to be done to reform annual increments...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-network-questions-national-pay-dealsTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTHospital death rate investigation expanded
The NHS investigation into hospitals with high death rates has been widened to include nine others, bringing the total to 14.
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh is investigating unusually high death rates based on hospital-level mortality data. Five hospitals announced last week had up to 3,000 more deaths than would usually be expected...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-death-rate-investigation-expandedTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTSocial care cap a 'huge step forward'
The health sector has responded to the Government’s announcement of the funding structure for elderly social care, with many welcoming the cap on lifetime costs.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced yesterday that a £75,000 cap would be set, and the means test threshold would be raised to £123,000. The measures follow...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-cap-a-huge-step-forwardTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCPA 'letting down' service users - MHF
Significant changes will be needed to make the Care Programme Approach (CPA) effective in supporting mental health services, a new report suggests.
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF), in partnership with the NSUN network for mental health, has identified issues with the Government’s measure to ensure community health services work...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cpa-letting-down-service-users--mhfMon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLifetime social care costs to be capped at £75,000
The Government is due to announce a “fully-funded” solution to elderly people’s social care costs, with a £75,000 cap on lifetime costs – much higher than the Dilnot recommendations.
There is also expected to be a rise in the threshold for means-tested support from £23,250 to £123,000.
Health...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lifetime-social-care-costs-to-be-capped-at-75000Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTSafe and sustainable approved hospital could face legal action
Bristol Children’s hospital is facing legal action from ten families, who claim that poor nursing care led to deaths or damage to their children.
Ten children were admitted with heart problems between 2008 and 2012, many of whom had complex heart problems from birth. Seven of the children have since died.
The families claim...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-and-sustainable-approved-hospital-could-face-legal-actionMon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTDH and NHS CB outline action in response to Francis
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson have written to NHS staff, asking them to hold ‘listening events’, providing insights to help achieve a safer, more open and compassionate NHS.
Hunt described the publication of Francis’s report as “a moment of truth” that they must not...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-and-nhs-cb-outline-action-in-response-to-francisThu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLittle enthusiasm for CQC-Monitor merger
The CQC should take over key regulation functions from Monitor, Robert Francis QC has recommended.
Francis stated: “Regulation would also be more effective if compliance with fundamental standards and requirements for clinical and corporate governance and finance control, were regulated by one organisation. The CQC should regulate...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/little-enthusiasm-for-cqc-monitor-mergerThu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTRound-up of the best responses to the Francis report
RCN chief executive & general secretary, Dr Peter Carter, called the report “powerful and monumental” and stated his support for the regulation and registration of health care assistants.
The RCN was one of the many organisations that came in for specific criticism in the report, and Dr Carter said: “The RCN is...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/round-up-of-the-best-responses-to-the-francis-reportThu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeeds heart surgery closure 'strongest option' - JCPCT
Children’s heart services must be pooled into fewer, larger centres to improve the quality of care and patient safety, the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) has reiterated ahead of next week’s High Court case.
Parents and campaigners in Leeds have brought the judicial review arguing that the way the JCPCT made its...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-heart-surgery-closure-strongest-option--jcpctWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTMore progress needed on consultant management
There is room for improvement in how the NHS manages its consultants, a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) suggests.
Pay for senior consultants rose by a maximum of 28% in 2004, to boost productivity. By 2011-12 around 40,000 hospital consultants were employed at a cost to the NHS of £5.6bn.
However...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-progress-needed-on-consultant-managementWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPoor NHS care could lead to prosecution - Francis report
NHS staff should be prosecuted if patients die or are caused harm by failings in care, the Francis report into the Mid Staffordshire scandal has recommended.
He suggests: “Provision should be made for regulatory intervention to require removal or suspension from office after due process of a person whom the regulator is satisfies is...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-care-in-nhs-could-lead-to-prosecution-francis-report-publishedWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTUnions sign recognition agreement with care provider
Four Seasons Health Care has signed a joint recognition agreement with unions GMB, Unison and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The agreement will see the organisations work to secure funding to provide “first class care from a committed and fairly rewarded workforce”.
It covers more than 500 care homes, hospitals and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-sign-recognition-agreement-with-care-providerWed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTDigital tools to be developed for youth mental health
The Innovation Labs Project has announced £375,000 funding to develop digital products that support young people’s mental health.
The project is a partnership between Comic Relief, the Nominet Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation. Grants will be offered to seven organisations to create digital tools...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-tools-to-be-developed-for-youth-mental-healthTue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTHealthwatch-Communities Involved launched
A new partnership has been launched to encourage more people and communities to get involved with how their health and social care services are run in their area.
Four charities – CSV, Regional Voices, NAVCA and National Voices – have launched ‘Healthwatch-Communities Involved’. It will build on the existing...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-communities-involved-launchedTue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTRotherham chief executive replaced
The chief executive of Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been removed and replaced as part of restructuring plans at the trust.
Michael Morgan is the new interim chief executive, replacing Matthew Lowry.
The chairman of the trust’s board, Peter Lee, wrote a letter to staff describing the need for an “immediate reduction...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rotherham-chief-executive-replacedTue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTChildren's heart surgery hearing at High Court next week
The Judicial Review case challenging the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts’ (JCPCT) decision to close the Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery Unit as part of the paediatric heart surgery reconfiguration is set to be heard in the High Court on February 11 and 12.
The case has been brought by local campaign group Save Our...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-heart-surgery-hearing-at-high-court-next-weekMon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTA strategic vision
The Strategic Projects Team at NHS Midlands & East, which designs and delivers change across the health service through the use of new partnerships, acquisitions and ways of working, will need a new home after April once its host SHA closes. NHE talks to its director, Andrew MacPherson, about the future.
The Strategic Projects Team...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-strategic-visionFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTAssaults on NHS staff
NHE talks to Richard Hampton, head of local support and development services at NHS Protect, about the most recent figures on assaults on NHS staff, which show a clear increase in reported incidents.
Figures submitted by 425 health bodies employing over a million staff and contractors show a 3.3% rise in total reported assaults on NHS...
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423,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/assaults-on-nhs-staffFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTAt the cutting edge
Caroline Shaw, chief executive of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, was among the NHS leaders recognised in the new year’s honours, being appointed CBE. NHE spoke to her about the honour, her management style, and the ways the trust is trying to get more involved in the wider Greater Manchester health economy.
The Christie’s...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/at-the-cutting-edgeFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBetter letters
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust was among the winners of money as part of the Information Sharing Challenge Fund, a Connecting for Health / Department of Health initiative to improve interoperability. NHE speaks to EPS project manager at the trust, Heather Swanston.
Improving the speed and accuracy of clinical correspondence...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-lettersFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBringing the country's leading orthopaedic hospital into the 21st century
Professor Tim Briggs, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at RNOH and its director of strategy and external affairs, explains the hospital’s vision for the future.
As one of the UK’s leading specialist hospitals, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is prominent nationally and internationally as a provider of...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bringing-the-countrys-leading-orthopaedic-hospital-into-the-21st-centuryFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBuilding Health Partnerships programme launched
Funding has been announced to help communities to build partnerships with CCGs, to improve health service delivery. 12 areas will receive up to £50,000 each to support the Building Health Partnerships programme, which will develop and share best practice between health commissioners and the voluntary, community and social enterprise...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/building-health-partnerships-programme-launchedFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCalling the shots
The GMC achieved the best score in the public sector in the biggest ever benchmarking exercise for customer service within UK contact centres. NHE discusses its success with Jane Durkin, the GMC’s head of registration enquiries and support.
In a recent benchmarking exercise, UBM’s ‘Top 50 Call Centres for Customer...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calling-the-shotsFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTIntegration has to be a mindset - starting with whole person care of the NHS workforce
Julia Manning, founder and chief executive of independent think tank 2020health.org, discusses whole person care.
Everyone is talking about integration: Integrated health and social care, integrated services, integrated commissioning. It’s crucial to the design of sustainable services, but it is also a critical mindset too. For not...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integration-has-to-be-a-mindset-starting-with-whole-person-care-of-the-nhs-workforceFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT'It's a given that good housing is a key determinant of good health'
The National Housing Federation’s new report focuses on the important role housing can play in a truly integrated and person-focused health and social care system. NHE talks to author and NHF policy officer Amy Swan.
'Providing an alternative pathway: The value of integrating housing, care and support', the new report from the...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/its-a-given-that-good-housing-is-a-key-determinantFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLewisham decision 'delaying the inevitable' - 2020health
Healthcare policy professionals have responded with concern to the announcement that Lewisham will retain its A&E department.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has accepted the broad recommendations of Special Trust Administrator Matthew Kershaw and South London Healthcare NHS Trust is to be dissolved by October.
There is some...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-decision-delaying-the-inevitable--2020healthFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTLewisham Hospital to keep A&E department, Hunt announces
South London Healthcare NHS Trust is to be dissolved by 1 October 2013 – but Lewisham hospital will keep its A&E department, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Hunt has accepted the broad recommendations of Trust Special Administrator Matthew Kershaw, appointed last July to identify a clinical and financial solution for...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-hospital-to-keep-ae-department-hunt-announcesFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTManaging highly complex patients through integrated care
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is working with Net.Orange on an integrated care project, involving HFMA’s trading subsidiary HCS. NHE hears more about the project from HCS director Martin Walsh and Net.Orange chief medical officer Dr Rob Beardall.
The push to integrate health and care services has two core...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/managing-highly-complex-patients-through-integrated-careFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPersonal health budgets
By April 2014, up to 56,000 people getting continuing NHS-funded healthcare will be able to request a personal health budget, following a series of successful pilots, the evidence from which suggests that those with the highest health needs get the most benefit. Although the Department of Health strongly backs the idea, some have concerns...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-budgetsFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTQIPP 2?
New NHS financial modelling from the Nuffield Trust underlines the true scale of the funding challenge facing the health service over the next decade. Adam Hewitt reports.
The NHS must either deliver unprecedented productivity gains or get highly-unlikely year-on-year funding rises if it is to avoid a huge shortfall by 2021/22, new...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/qipp-2Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTSerious hazards
SHOT director Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs gives an update from the national haemovigilance reporting scheme, Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT).
The risks of adverse events after transfusion are fortunately low, but not absent. Infection is very rare compared to errors in the process.
Adverse events in relation to blood transfusion are...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/serious-hazardsFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTShared decision making
Getting patients more involved in decisions about their own care can have a positive effect on health outcomes, and even on NHS resources, while also being a worthwhile aim in its own right. NHE discusses the Shared Decision Making programme with its national clinical lead, Dr Steve Laitner.
Shared decision making is an idea and an...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shared-decision-makingFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTSharing concerns
Sally Taber, director of Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) and Nyla Cooper, programme lead at NHS Employers, explain the need for new guidance on how to share information about healthcare workers.
Regulating health workers across both the NHS and the independent healthcare sector has been held back in the past by a...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharing-concernsFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe Elephant in the Room: Economic Determinants of Health
Richard Shelley and Sara McCafferty of Newcastle University argue that economic determinants of health have an equally if not more profound impact on individual and population health than the more widely discussed social determinants of health. Here, they discuss the creation and allocation of money, and how it impacts health through debt...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-elephant-in-the-room-economic-determinants-of-healthFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board
The NHS Commissioning Board received its mandate from health secretary Jeremy Hunt in November, setting out exactly what it must achieve from April 2013 with the majority of the NHS budget at its disposal. NHE spoke to Claire Mundle of the policy team at the King’s Fund about the NHS Mandate and what it means for the Commissioning Board...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-mandate-to-the-nhs-commissioning-boardFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe role of patient feedback in revalidation
NHE hears from Katherine Murphy, Patients Association chief executive, on revalidation.
Patient groups have welcomed the official start of revalidation, but there is a worry that patient involvement remains tokenistic rather than embedded in the process.
Katherine Murphy, Patients Association chief executive, said the GMC is taking...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-role-of-patient-feedback-in-revalidationFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTTracking & transforming
Stuart Penny, general manager for operations for NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) in the south west, describes the exciting new pilot that could transform blood management across the health service.
Electronic tracking systems can improve accuracy and security of blood management, cutting unnecessary deliveries and inefficiency for NHS...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tracking--transformingFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTTurning things around
Dr Peter Reading, chief executive of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, spoke to NHE about improving clinical performance in the face of significant financial difficulty.
Foundation trust regulator Monitor has had to step in at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS FT (PSHFT) due to its significant financial...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/turning-things-aroundFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhy trusts are getting WIRED
A digital training record system developed at West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has proven extremely popular and is now being taken up by other trusts across the country, with help from Skills for Health. NHE talks to the creator of the WIRED application, Harjinder Mann.
A new system called WIRED (the Workforce Information...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/why-trusts-are-getting-wiredFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrancis report likely to demand big changes to inspection regime
The second Francis report into the Mid-Staffs scandal will demand more inspectors with clinical experience at the CQC and more regular and intensive hospital inspections, reports this morning suggest.
Sir David Nicholson, now chief executive of the NHS but chief executive of the SHA overseeing the hospital trust in 2009 when the situation...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/francis-report-likely-to-demand-big-changes-to-inspection-regimeThu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTE-mental health can transform services - MHN
Technology can transform mental healthcare, a new report from the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) suggests.
The report aims to start a dialogue about how smartphone apps to track changes in mood, online platforms for peer support and computerised monitoring of systems can be used to offer service users support when...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/e-mental-health-can-transform-services--mhnWed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare UK launched to sell NHS expertise abroad
The gateway to international customers for the NHS has been launched, with Healthcare UK.
Working together, the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and UK Trade and Investment, will boost the value of UK’s trade in healthcare products and services.
Healthcare UK will draw on the in-depth knowledge of the UK’s...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-uk-launched-to-sell-nhs-expertise-abroadWed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLord Owen launches legislation to 'reinstate NHS'
The National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill has been published in Parliament, aimed at preventing fragmentation of the health service and reversing NHS reforms.
Former health minister Lord Owen, a crossbencher in the House of Lords and an opponent to the reforms, presented the Bill yesterday. It seeks to subject all NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-owen-launches-legislation-to-reinstate-nhsWed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS property after April 1
David Pokora, executive director of the LIFT Council, gives NHE his impression of the job facing NHS Property Services from April, and his verdict on the outcome of the PFI review in the Autumn Statement on December 5.
NHS Property Services, which is to be offi cially launched in April alongside the other major structural transitions to...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-property-after-april-1Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSexual health 'crisis' could cost NHS over £600m
Cuts to contraceptive services could cost the NHS millions in unplanned pregnancies, additional abortions and increased numbers of STIs, a new report warns.
‘Unprotected Nation’ was commissioned by sexual health charities Brook and the Family Planning Association (FPA). The report claims that over the next seven years...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sexual-health-crisis-could-cost-nhs-over-600mWed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT£300,000 study to investigate Alzheimer's infection link
Researchers are investigating a possible link between infections and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the University of Southampton are carrying out the three-year project, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK.
The study has been awarded £300,000 and will look at donated brain tissue, to investigate the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/300000-study-to-investigate-alzheimers-infection-linkTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTESHLSG opens consultation on public register of payments
A new consultation on establishing a public register of payments made to healthcare professionals by commercial organisations has been launched by the Ethical Standards in Health and Life Sciences Group (ESHLSG).
This could foster greater transparency and trust between medical community, industry and patients across UK and Europe.
In...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eshlsg-opens-consultation-on-public-register-of-paymentsTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNutrition Advocates programme launched
A new programme has been launched to raise awareness of the importance of good nutrition in health and social care settings.
Nutrition Advocates is launched by the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) and the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA).
It is a programme of volunteers from health and social care units, who provide a...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nutrition-advocates-programme-launchedTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT£25m maternity fund boost
The Department for Health has announced a £25m fund for a 100 hospitals to improve and upgrade maternity units.
The fund opened to applications in November, and the bids have now been judged and awarded funding. The improvements include almost 40 new birthing pools, eight new midwife-led units, more ensuite facilities, beds and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/25m-maternity-fund-boostMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTHWB engagement vital for integration - NHS Confederation
Health and Wellbeing Boards must engage with local authorities, health providers and commissioners, a new report states.
The publication, by the NHS Confederation, suggests that the boards must use different tools and models at different times, rather than fixing rigidly on one structure or process.
This will help them to develop a...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hwb-engagement-vital-for-integration-nhs-confederationMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLeadership assessment tool popular with staff
The NHS Leadership Academy’s Self Assessment Tool has been downloaded more than 50,000 times since its launch in October 2011.
The tool helps healthcare staff to identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses via a questionnaire, which generates feedback on where their competencies lie. Staff are then offered development advice...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-assessment-tool-popular-with-staffMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTOutcomes-based commissioning
Dr Mary Keenan, medical director of Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG), discusses its new patient-centred approach.
Imagine a model that puts patients at the heart of commissioning – that plans and manages services in a way that takes their views and opinions into consideration, rather than focusing on the volume of...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outcomes-based-commissioningSun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT'Higher than expected' mortality ratios at five trusts
Five hospital trusts in England had a “higher than expected” mortality ratio over the last two years, a new report from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) states.
In the same period, from July 2010 and June 2012, 11 trusts were categorised as having a “lower than expected” mortality...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/higher-than-expected-mortality-ratios-at-five-trustsThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLack of skills jeopardises telehealth rollout
The Government’s accelerated telehealth rollout carries several risks, a new report by the Digital Policy Alliance (DPA) warns.
Telehealth is supposed to help up to three million patients and generate £1.2bn savings over five years. But concerns raised in the report include a lack of skills and knowledge of the capabilities...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lack-of-skills-jeopardises-telehealth-rolloutThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTPatient care at risk from bureaucracy - NHS Confederation
Bureaucratic “burdens” could risk distracting frontline NHS staff from patient care, the NHS Confederation has warned.
A review of progress in reducing this bureaucracy found that the number of requests for the NHS to provide information has not decreased in line with fewer administration staff and managers.
This could...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-care-at-risk-from-bureaucracy--nhs-confederationThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTCameron 'foolish' on £75,000 care cap
Prime Minister David Cameron is in danger of acting in an “extremely foolish” manner over the cap on costs of long-term care for the elderly, Labour has warned.
Andrew Dilnot has proposed a cap between £23,000 and £50,000 but recent reports suggest that the Government may be considering a higher cap, at around...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-foolish-on-75000-care-capWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTMonday mornings see 4,000 A&E attendances per hour
English A&E departments are twice as busy as normal on Monday mornings, new statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.
Departments collectively deal with around 4,000 cases per hour between 10am and noon on Mondays, compared to a typical average rate of 2,000. The analysis for 2011-12 showed that while...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monday-mornings-see-4000-ae-attendances-per-hourWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTProstate cancer risk increases
The lifetime risk of prostate cancer will treble in 25 years, new statistics from Cancer Research UK show.
Boys born in 2015 will have almost three times the risk of being diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lives, compared with those born in 1990.
The lifetime risk will rise from 5% to just over 14%, largely due to the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prostate-cancer-risk-increasesWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSecond wave of CCGs authorised
67 new clinical commissioning groups have been authorised to take control of NHS budgets, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
This brings the total of CCGs to 101, serving more than 28 million people. The first 34 CCGs were authorised in December 2012. All 211 CCGs will need to be authorised to take responsibility for £65bn...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/second-wave-of-ccgs-authorisedWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAMHP consultation launched
A consultation on the draft criteria for approving Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) education programmes is now open.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has taken on statutory responsibility for approving the programmes in England and are seeking views from stakeholders on the new criteria.
The draft criteria...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/amhp-consultation-launchedTue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAsthma admissions fall after smoking ban
Hospital admissions for children with asthma have fallen since the smoking ban, a new study shows.
There have been 6,802 fewer cases of childhood asthma in the first three years of the ban, which was introduced in England in July 2007. Before the ban, admissions had been rising by 2.2% year on year.
The study, published in the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/asthma-admissions-fall-after-smoking-banTue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTModel of care needs to change - Nicholson
Acute care needs a major shake-up, the chairman of the new NHS Commissioning Board has stated.
In an interview with the Independent, Sir David Nicholson said that elderly people with dementia should be treated in their own homes, as hospitals were “very bad places” for them to be.
He added that the NHS Commissioning Board...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/model-of-care-needs-to-change--nicholsonTue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBirths in England up 21.6% in a decade
The birth rate in England is continuing to increase rapidly, the new annual report by the RCM indicates, with a 21.6% rise between 2001 and 2011.
The report also warns of increasing pressures on maternity services, including rising demand, midwife shortages and an ageing workforce.
In 2011, 688,120 babies were born in England. This...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/births-in-england-up-216-in-a-decadeMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTFoundation Trusts could miss open meetings deadline
Over 20% of Foundation Trusts have yet to hold open board meetings, the Foundation Trust Governor’s Association (FTGA) has found.
All FTs will be required to do so by the deadline of April 1. A survey by the FTGA showed that whilst 77% are already holding open board meetings, two FTs have not even discussed holding them.
There...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trusts-could-miss-open-meetings-deadlineMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLIFT to redevelop Walton mental health facility
Work is due to begin on a £22m new Mersey Care mental health facility, after Government approval.
The facility will be built on the former Walton Hospital site in North Liverpool, and will provide short-term inpatient care. Work will improve facilities under the TIME (To Improve Mental health Environment) project to update the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lift-to-redevelop-walton-mental-health-facilityMon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTA&E departments 'a victim of their own success'
The NHS Commissioning Board is to review the model of urgent and emergency services in England, and set out proposals for the best way of organising care.
It will have the complex task of balancing the evidence the need for specialisation and centralisation of some services with the political reality that the public often sees their local...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-departments-a-victim-of-their-own-success-Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBCUHB revises health shake-up plans
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has revised its plans for reforming health services in north Wales.
The new plans are to site a “hub” hospital at Mold, not Deeside as originally planned. The proposals have met with strong public opposition, particularly plans to move long-term intensive neonatal care to Arrowe...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bcuhb-revises-health-shake-up-plansFri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTGroup of experts to strengthen NHS Constitution
The NHS Constitution is to be strengthened by an expert group chaired by care minister Norman Lamb, the DH has announced.
The group will oversee the current consultation and ensure the revised Constitution reflects responses received. They will develop a set of proposals to ensure patients, staff and public are clear what to do when their...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/group-of-experts-to-strengthen-nhs-constitutionFri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTMid-Staffordshire NHS FT risks special administration
Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is “financially and clinically unsustainable”, Monitor has reported. The trust is at serious risk of insolvency and could be put into Special Administration.
Monitor’s interim report found that the trust needs to save £53m over the next five years, and that without continuing...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffordshire-nhs-ft-risks-special-administrationThu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTPaperless NHS must not repeat mistakes of NPfIT
The health secretary’s pledge to see the NHS paperless by 2018 has been largely welcomed by the health sector – but concerns have been raised around standardisation of records and confidence in the system.
Professor John Williams, Royal College of Physicians’ director of Health Informatics Unit (HIU) said: “Whether...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paperless-nhs-must-not-repeat-mistakes-of-npfitThu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSocial media award for NHS Graduate Scheme
The NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme has been recognised for its use of social media to keep potential candidates up to date with the latest information about career pathways in the NHS.
At the National Graduate Recruitment Social Media Conference Awards, sponsored by Milkround, the scheme was recognised with the ‘best use of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-media-award-for-nhs-graduate-schemeThu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTHealth Select Committee attacks 'unacceptable' progress on value-based pricing
Faster progress must be made on a new system for approving drugs that can be used on the NHS, the Health Select Committee has said.
A new report states that the details of the new system, set to start in 2014, are taking too long to work out. The committee is calling on Government to publish details about the system by the end of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-select-committee-attacks-unacceptable-progress-on-value-based-pricingWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS to share digital medical records by 2018
Patients should be able to access their medical records online by 2015, health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to announce. The roll-out of the project will incorporate the whole NHS and be complete by 2018.
The new digital health records projects could save £5bn a year, as well as improving patient care. Information would be shared...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whole-nhs-to-share-digital-medical-records-by-2018Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTPrivate providers should not be corporation tax exempt - Monitor
Monitor has clarified that its Fair Playing Field review will not recommend that private providers to the NHS should be exempt from corporation tax.
Earlier this week the Guardian reported that a source who had seen a draft of the review said Monitor was “sympathetic” to arguments for independent providers to be exempt from...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-providers-should-not-be-corporation-tax-exempt--monitorWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTTumble hospital closure approved
Mynydd Mawr hospital in Tumble is to be replaced by a new facility at Llanelli’s Prince Philip hospital, the Hywel Dda Health Board has announced.
The recommendations were approved at the health board’s meeting yesterday, despite substantial opposition from local residents and politicians.
The move is set to take place...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tumble-hospital-closure-approvedWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSerious Hazards of Transfusion
SHOT director Paula Bolton-Maggs gives an update from the national haemovigilance reporting scheme, Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT).
The risks of adverse events after transfusion are fortunately low, but not absent. Infection is very rare compared to errors in the process. Adverse events in relation to blood transfusion...
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426,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/serious-hazards-of-transfusionTue, 15 Jan 2013 15:45:00 GMTDementia diagnosis varies by 44%
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has attacked the “grim fatalism” of some NHS staff who don’t bother trying to diagnose Alzheimer’s on the assumption it is pointless because there is no cure.
His comments came on the back of new figures showing that there is huge variation across the UK in the numbers of people...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-diagnosis-varies-by-44Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLiverpool Care Pathway review chair appointed
Baroness Julia Neuberger is to chair the review looking into how the Liverpool Care Pathway is being used in practice, care minister Norman Lamb (pictured) has announced.
The crossbench peer will examine the experience and opinions of patients, families and health professionals, as well as considering hospital complaints, local payments...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-care-pathway-review-chair-appointedTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE consults on drugs to reduce breast cancer risk
Women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS.
The organisation has launched a consultation on whether tamoxifen should be given to high-risk women for up to five years, and is expected to publish finalised guidance this summer.
‘High-risk’ includes women with a sister...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-consults-on-drugs-to-reduce-breast-cancer-riskTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTCommunity transport demand 'spiralling out of control'
There is now ‘overwhelming’ demand for transport to hospital appointments, Suffolk Community Transport (SCT) has warned.
In 2011 NHS Suffolk and NHS Norfolk introduced a single point of assessment for free transport, to prevent patients who could afford to pay for, or use their own transport, from requesting it for free. The...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/community-transport-demand-spiralling-out-of-controlMon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTControversy over corporation tax exemption for private NHS providers
Independent providers to the NHS should be exempt from corporation tax, according to representations given to Monitor’s Fair Playing Field consultation, but the regulator denies it has come to a view yet on what its final review will recommend.
Public sector hospitals and providers do not have to pay corporation tax and can reclaim...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/controversy-over-corporation-tax-exemption-for-private-nhs-providersMon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTUnsafe staffing levels at 17 NHS hospitals - CQC
26 healthcare providers in England are failing to operate safe staffing levels, including 17 NHS hospitals, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found, following inspections in November.
The Sunday Telegraph has listed the 17 hospitals as: Scarborough Hospital; Milton Keynes Hospital; Royal Cornwall Hospital; Walton Centre NHS Foundation...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unsafe-staffing-levels-at-17-nhs-hospitals-cqcMon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTGood housing can improve health - NHF
A new report from the National Housing Federation (NHF) has found that integrating housing with health and social care can improve the lives of vulnerable and older people, whilst saving thousands of pounds in care costs.
The NHF found that local authorities, housing providers, GPs and acute trusts working together to provide an...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/good-housing-can-improve-health--nhfFri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLocal public health services see £5.4bn ring-fenced
Funding for local public health services is to be ring-fenced for two years, the Department of Health has announced.
From April 2013, local authorities will take over responsibility for £5.45bn to help drive local efforts to improve health and wellbeing. The funding is specifically targeted at areas with the worst health...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/local-public-health-services-see-54bn-ring-fencedFri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTOutcomes-based commissioning in Oxfordshire
A new approach to commissioning is being launched in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) is to manage services for maternity, mental health and frail and elderly patients on the basis of patient outcomes, rather than the volume of work carried out.
Services will be planned and managed to optimise patient outcomes...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outcomes-based-commissioning-in-oxfordshireFri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT£120m investment for health research announced
An open competition for research to improve NHS services has been launched by the Department of Health. £120m will be invested into Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC), first trialled in 2008.
Successful applications will involve partnerships between universities and surrounding NHS...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/120m-investment-for-health-research-announcedThu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBroadmoor redevelopment tenders submitted
Five companies have submitted tenders to become the main contractor for the Broadmoor hospital redevelopment, it has been announced.
The contract, worth about £150m, is to construct a new building within the existing hospital grounds to improve services, safety and the overall environment for patients and staff.
Redevelopment...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/broadmoor-redevelopment-tenders-submittedThu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE guidance adherence data published
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published experimental data on the use of NICE-recommended medicines and treatments by the NHS.
Published on behalf of the DH and the NHS Commissioning Board, the data points towards variation in the NHS in the use of such medicines. However, HSCIC highlights that the data is...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-guidance-adherence-data-publishedThu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT95% response target failed by three ambulance trusts
Three ambulance trusts have failed to meet Government targets to respond to category A emergency calls in the 12 months to October 2012.
The GMB union has warned that the NHS quest to find significant efficiency savings over the next five years could jeopardise front line staff and equipment.
The target is for 95% of immediately...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/95-response-target-failed-by-three-ambulance-trustsWed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAssociation of Palliative Medicine warns of end-of-life care shortage
A shortage of specialist end-of-life care in England is putting patient safety at risk, a new report states.
Produced by end-of-life care doctors and nurses, the report highlights that people dying with complex conditions often need support from a range of multidisciplinary professionals.
This could cut costs by keeping people out of...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/association-of-palliative-medicine-warns-of-end-of-life-care-shortageWed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTLewisham hospital could lose A&E under SLHT plans
Plans to dissolve South London NHS Trust (SLHT) have incited anger at nearby Lewisham hospital, which could lose specialist units if special administrator Matthew Kershaw’s recommendations are implemented.
SLHT is the first trust to be placed into the NHS’s ‘unsustainable providers’ regime, and health secretary...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lewisham-hospital-could-lose-ae-under-slht-plansWed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTMPs urge clarity on role of CQC in damning report
The Health Select Committee has questioned whether the Care Quality Commission (CQC) should have responsibility for patient safety, following a series of appalling neglect cases.
Its new report says: “The Committee remains concerned that the role and duties of the CQC are not sufficiently clear. Responsibility for patient safety...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-could-lose-patient-safety-responsibilities-after-repeated-failuresWed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTMore detail 'desperately' needed on social care reform
The Coalition’s mid-term review saw Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledge their commitment to helping elderly with the long term costs of social care.
This includes support for the principles of the Dilnot Commission, although details of an exact level for the cap on the amount people must pay...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-detail-desperately-needed-on-social-care-reformTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS Supply Chain launches support for food GBS
A new web page has been launched to support trusts working to adopt new Government Buying Standards (GBS) for food and catering services launched by Defra.
The page will be added to NHS Supply Chain’s existing catering micro site to provide trusts with information about suppliers that meet new standards, help improve nutritional...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-supply-chain-launches-support-for-food-gbsTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSouth London Healthcare NHS Trust report published
The final report of the Trust Special Administrator appointed to South London Healthcare NHS Trust has been published today by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The administrator was appointed last July under the Regime for Unsustainable NHS Providers to address the trust’s financial problems and secure sustainable provision of health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-london-healthcare-nhs-trust-report-publishedTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAQP status for over 100 healthcare firms will 'atomise' NHS
Over 100 healthcare firms have been granted ‘any qualified provider’ (AQP) status, Department of Health figures show, which critics say will lead to the fragmentation of NHS care.
The 105 firms are now allowed to provide basic NHS services, such as physiotherapy, dermatology, MRI scanning and psychological therapy. Out of 87...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/aqp-status-for-over-100-healthcare-firms-will-atomise-nhsMon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTGuidelines for monitoring healthcare workers launched
A scheme that will share relevant information on healthcare workers in the interest of patient safety has been launched. The guidelines show key principles that employers should apply where the conduct of a healthcare worker comes into question.
‘Guiding Principles’ has been prompted by the upcoming Francis Inquiry report into...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guidelines-for-monitoring-healthcare-workers-launchedMon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNew facilities planned for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) has submitted a planning application for new facilities that will abolish many of the hospital’s current structures in north west London. The buildings in question are over 60 years old and were originally designed for temporary war-time use.
Key proposals include a ‘home away...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-facilities-planned-for-royal-national-orthopaedic-hospitalMon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT'Long way to go' with NHS - Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has said there is “still a long way to go” to raise standards of care in the NHS in England. He has highlighted the ‘Friends & Family’ test starting in April, and extra ward rounds in place.
An extra £13m will be spent on training health care assistants and a £50m fund...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-way-to-go-with-nhs--cameron-Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT2020health calls on employers to tackle sickness absence
Employers must do more to ensure employees’ mild illness does not escalate into long-term absence and sickness-related worklessness, a new report urges.
2020health has produced a new report: ‘Work as a health outcome in the devolved nations: How Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales tackle sickness-related worklessness’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/2020health-calls-on-employers-to-tackle-sickness-absencFri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNICE approves diabetic eye drug
Lucentis is now approved for use on the NHS, NICE has announced. The drug will be used for diabetic patients with eyesight complications and final guidance is expected within the next month.
Lucentis is the brand name for the drug ranibizumab, developed by Novartis. Used for certain cases of diabetic macular odema (DMO), it stops the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-approves-diabetic-eye-drugThu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTScrapping winter fuel cash for wealthy could fund Dilnot - Burstow
Means testing winter fuel benefits for pensioners could help to fund elderly social care, a new report suggests.
‘Delivering Dilnot: paying for elderly care’, written by the former care minister Paul Burstow MP and the think tank Centre Forum, says that limiting fuel allowance to those receiving pension credit could save...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scrapping-winter-fuel-cash-for-wealthy-could-fund-dilnot--burstowThu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTSimplified rules for midwives published
The revised Midwives Rules and Standards came into force on 1 January 2013, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced.
The updated rules follow consultation with nearly 1,000 organisations and individuals. Some rules have been simplified or clarified, and those covered by other standards or legislation removed.
Local...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/simplified-rules-for-midwives-publishedThu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTA quarter of UK adults are obese - RCP
The UK has the second highest prevalence of obesity in the world, a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns.
The report calls for obesity services to be improved, with greater collaboration and the use of multidisciplinary teams in primary care trusts.
A quarter of adults in the UK are obese, costing the NHS...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-quarter-of-uk-adults-are-obese--rcpWed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAlert system for child abuse to be introduce
A new system to help hospital staff identify child abuse is to be developed, health minister Dan Poulter has announced.
Work on the Child Protection – Information System will start early this year and will be introduced to hospitals from 2015.
Doctors and nurses working in emergency departments will be able to use the system to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alert-system-for-child-abuse-to-be-introduce-Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNHS must involve public in service change - Farrar
The NHS must do more to build effective partnerships with the public to tackle the fear that surrounds service change, head of the NHS Confederation Mike Farrar, has stated.
In his New Year message, Farrar states that the NHS must fundamentally change the way care is provided, to improve access to community, primary and social care, with...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-involve-public-in-service-change--farrarWed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTWelsh health boards criticised over prolonged suspensions
The length of time taken to deal with disciplinary matters within the NHS in Wales has been criticised.
In the past three years, 270 members of staff were suspended by Welsh Health Boards, just nine of whom were suspended with no pay. 142 were suspended on full pay for six months or longer.
Staff who are suspended generally remain on...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-health-boards-criticised-over-prolonged-suspensionsWed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAge discrimination in NHS is barrier to cancer treatment
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients from receiving the best treatment, a new report suggests.
Macmillan Cancer Support and ICM surveyed oncologists, cancer clinical nurse specialists and GPs, and found that 48% think stereotypes and assumptions about older people can result in some of them not getting the best...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/age-discrimination-in-nhs-is-barrier-to-cancer-treatmentThu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPsychological therapies drive for severe mental illness
A new scheme will improve care and treatment for people with severe mental illness, care minister Norman Lamb has announced.
This includes reducing medication where appropriate for patients with schizophrenia and psychosis. Six NHS pilot sites are being supported by an additional £1.2m, recommending the use of psychological...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/psychological-therapies-drive-for-severe-mental-illnessThu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh campaign launched to tackle violence against staff
Prosecutions for attacks on NHS staff in Wales rose significantly in the past year, statistics show. The figures are published alongside the launch of a new campaign warning against physical and verbal abuse against staff over Christmas.
North Wales Police is increasing patrols at three hospitals in anticipation of a rise in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-campaign-launched-to-tackle-violence-against-staffThu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHalf of men likely to get cancer during their lifetime by 2027
The risk of developing cancer is set to increase over the next 15 years, although the chances of survival have also improved, new data from Cancer Research UK suggests.
Men’s lifetime risk of developing cancer is set to reach one in two by 2027, with 50 out of 100 men likely to be diagnosed at some point in their lifetime. In 2010...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-of-men-likely-to-get-cancer-during-their-lifetime-by-2027Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospices threatened by regulations
The NHS reforms could be threatening hospice care by increasing the burden posed on carers by regulation, the former Tory leader Lord Howard has warned in his role as chairman of the Help the Hospices charity.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is expected to meet with Lord Howard to discuss his concerns.
Under the NHS reforms, it is...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospices-threatened-by-regulationsWed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS pay analysis published - HSCIC
Detailed data on NHS staff pay has been published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Pay rose slightly in 2012, but by a smaller amount than in 2011. The average basic pay for a full-time worker in the 12 months to September was £29,316 – a £379 (1.3%) increase on the 12 months to September...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pay-analysis-published-hscicWed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient feedback improvements welcomed
The health sector has continued to welcome the NHS Commissioning Board’s publication of its planning guidance for commissioners in 2013/14.
Greater use of patient feedback and transparency are highlighted as good steps forward, although The King’s Fund has raised concerns that the Friends & Family test could be being used...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-feedback-improvements-welcomedWed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Tough choices' ahead for commissioners
Health professionals and organisations have responded positively to the plans published today by the NHS Commissioning Board.
The plans cover the amount of funding CCGs will receive in 2013/14, and the financial incentives that will be in place to achieve certain outcomes.
Jo Webber, interim director of policy at the NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tough-choices-ahead-for-commissionersTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTJunior doctors contract improvements published
The Department of Health has published an NHS Employers report on the contract for doctors in training, and a review of the use of clinical excellence awards.
The DH states it is committed to working with doctors to reach agreement on how the proposals identified in the report should be implemented.
The report highlights the need to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-contract-improvements-publishedTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPlans and incentives published for commissioners
The NHS Commissioning Board has published its planning guidance for the first year that CCGs will be in control of the majority of the NHS budget, 2013-14.
‘Everyone counts: Planning for patients’ will give the public more information and greater control over their care, as well as helping clinicians to deliver better services...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-and-incentives-published-for-commissionersTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTBowel cancer postoperative deaths fall
The number of bowel cancer patients who die after surgery has fallen for the fourth consecutive year.
The National Bowel Cancer Audit found that 5.1% of people diagnosed with the disease died 90 days after their operation from 2010 to 2011, compared to 6.4% who died within 90 days of surgery from 2007 to 2008.
The audit showed that...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bowel-cancer-postoperative-deaths-fallMon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS seven-day working group to be launched
Seven-day working is to be considered for implementation across the NHS, it has emerged.
The NHS Commissioning Board is due to announce the set up of a group to look into the complications and barriers to seven-day working tomorrow, when it publishes planning guidance for the NHS.
Research suggests that patients are more likely to...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-seven-day-working-group-to-be-launcheMon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish services under pressure from ADHD demand
Health services are struggling to support the rising number of children diagnosed with ADHD, according to Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS).
Children should be offered psychological help, and parents given behaviour management training, but resource pressures mean that investment appears to vary around Scotland.
HIS found that...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-services-under-pressure-from-adhd-demandMon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTDH introduces greater choice for mental health services
People using mental health services will have more choice about where and how they get their condition treated, the Department of Health has announced.
New measures are outlined in response to the ‘No decision about me, without me’ consultation and will come into force from April 2014.
In addition to greater choice...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-introduces-greater-choice-for-mental-health-servicesFri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFinancial failure of trusts not 'inevitable' - NHS Confederation
The process of administration for NHS trusts should be seen as a last resort, rather than as an inevitable consequence of financial difficulties, a new report suggests.
The NHS Confederation calls for the wider NHS to work with Monitor to prevent trusts sliding towards a “financial cliff edge”.
The report details...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/financial-failure-of-trusts-not-inevitable-nhs-confederationFri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHeart disease and cancer highlighted as major causes of death
Fewer children are dying globally every year, but more young and middle-aged adults are dying and suffering from disease, the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 indicates.
Published in the Lancet at the Royal Society, the study has taken over five years to complete, with evidence from over 50 different countries. It is the first...
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408,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heart-disease-and-cancer-highlighted-as-major-causes-of-deathFri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Good start' to NHS efficiency savings - NAO
The NHS has made substantial efficiency savings in 2011-12, the National Audit Office has reported, but it will get harder and harder to find more – and many of the biggest savings came from wider Government policies, such as the public sector pay freeze.
It is unclear what the level of sustainable savings over the next four years...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/good-start-to-nhs-efficiency-savings--naoThu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT£18m cancer research centre opens
A new cancer research centre has been officially opened in Surrey.
The £18m Centre for Molecular Pathology in Sutton has been opened by The Royal Marsden and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR).
Designed and built by Osborne, the centre will advance cancer research and provide testing and treatment for cancer patients. The...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/18m-cancer-research-centre-opensThu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTSpecialised services consultation launched
Patients should be able to access the same standard of service and benefit from the same clinical policy for specialised services across England, the NHS Commissioning Board has proposed.
Draft service specifications are now out to consultation from December 12 until January 18.
The specifications cover a wide variety of complex...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialised-services-consultation-launchedThu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTChild obesity rises slightly - HSCIC
One in three children in their final year of primary school are overweight or obese, new statistics show.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found that 33.9% of children in Year 6, generally aged 10-11, were obese or overweight in 2011/12, up from 33.4% in the previous year.
The National Child Measurement Programme...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-obesity-rises-slightly--hscicWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth and Wellbeing Boards should lead integrated care drive
Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) could take the lead on integrating care in their areas, offer a more democratic approach to healthcare and help develop a shared plan for their local populations, a new report suggests.
The report, by think tank the Smith Institute and accountancy body ACCA, calls for HWBs to evolve quickly and build...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-wellbeing-boards-should-push-for-integrated-careWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS celebrates exceptional leadership
Some of the most talented leaders across the health service had their contributions recognised at the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards this week.
The awards celebrate outstanding leadership practice in health, for individuals who make significant contributions to improve the quality of patient care. The awards, across nine categories...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-celebrates-exceptional-leadershipWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTRural health toolkit developed for commissioners
A new toolkit has been launched to help commissioners consider rural issues when planning and delivering health services.
Developed by the Institute of Rural Health for Defra and the DH, ‘Rural Proofing for Health Toolkit’ is a revised and updated version of the original support developed in 2005.
The new toolkit...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rural-health-toolkit-developed-for-commissionersWed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFirst CCGs authorised
The first 34 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been authorised, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
The CCGs are the first wave of 211 organisations to replace the 152 primary care trusts from April 2013 and take responsibility for up to £65bn of the £95bn NHS Commissioning Board budget.
CCGs are...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/first-ccgs-authorisedTue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPeterborough and Stamford trust to get 'financial steer'
An expert team is to be set up at Peterborough and Stamford Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to address its financial failings.
Monitor will develop plans to ensure financial sustainability at the trust, which has been in significant breach of its terms of authorisation since October 2010. However, there has been no evidence that these...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peterborough-and-stamford-trust-to-get-financial-steerTue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTWinterbourne action plan launched
The final report on the atrocities at Winterbourne View has been published, and the Government has set out a programme of action to transform services for better care.
The report concludes that staff routinely mistreated and abused patients, that a whistleblower’s concerns were ignored and that leaders were not held to account....
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/winterbourne-action-plan-launchedTue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTDNA mapping to contribute to cancer care
100,000 people in England are to have their DNA mapped in the first stage of a major public health programme.
Ministers have committed £100m for an initial three to five year period where patients with cancer or certain rare diseases will have their genes mapped. The project aims to make genetic analysis a key component of some...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dna-mapping-to-contribute-to-cancer-careMon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTGMC launches reporting services
Two new services have been launched to support doctors with concerns about patient safety, the General Medical Council (GMC) has announced.
The services are a confidential helpline and an online tool to help doctors decide how to report patient safety concerns.
The GMC has worked with Public Concern at Work (PCaW) to develop the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-launches-reporting-servicesMon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTwo-thirds of councils freeze or cut preventative care
Cuts are causing local councils to freeze or reduce funding for personal care services, a new survey indicates.
Commissioned by the British Red Cross and conducted by ComRes, the survey found that 64% of English councils had reduced funding for preventative care and those with ‘low-level needs’, or kept it the same since...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/two-thirds-of-councils-freeze-or-cut-preventative-careMon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTBTS launches national COPD audit
A new audit programme is to measure and report on COPD in England and Wales, the British Thoracic Society (BTS) has announced.
Launched at its Winter meeting, the audit will be clinically led by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the BTS and the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS-UK) in partnership with the British Lung Foundation...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bts-launches-national-copd-auditFri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT'Zero tolerance' for ambulance handovers
A collaborative approach could significantly reduce delays in ambulance turnaround times, a new report from the NHS Confederation shows.
Delayed turnaround times can cause extended waits for treatment, and are expensive and inefficient, the report states.
Currently, 80% of turnarounds take place within 15 minutes, but the NHS...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/zero-tolerance-for-ambulance-handoversFri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC A&E patient survey finds 33% waiting more than four hours
A&E waiting times are increasing, according to a new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
A survey found that 33% of people spent more than four hours in A&E, compared to 27% in 2008. Government targets show that no more than 5% of people should wait longer than four hours.
The CQC surveyed 46,000 patients between...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-finds-33-of-patients-breaching-ae-waiting-time-targetsFri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth spending to be protected from cuts
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement protected the health service budget, despite a Whitehall-wide spending cut of £5bn across other departments.
George Osborne also scrapped plans to introduce regional pay into the NHS.
A new form of private financing, PF2, could now be used to fund NHS capital projects, whilst allowing the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-spending-to-be-protected-from-cutsThu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTImprovements necessary for London's primary care
There is significant variation in the quality of primary care in London, a new report shows. Research by The King’s Fund and Imperial College London, commissioned by NHS London, provides recommendations for general practice to improve care in the capital.
There are wide inequalities in London, with life expectancy varying by up to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improvements-necessary-for-londons-primary-careThu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore funding needed for mental health helplines
Mental health helplines can help communities in a simple and cost effective way, new research has suggested. The Mental Health Helplines Partnership (mhhp) and the Mental Health Foundation have launched a new report, calling for more funding for the helplines.
Helplines can support patients, carers and family and friends, but with...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-funding-needed-for-mental-health-helplinesThu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTCompassionate care strategy launched
Nurses should be recruited, appraised and trained according to values as well as technical skill, the new nursing strategy published by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) states.
Launched this week, following an eight-week consultation with over 9,000 nurses, midwives, care staff and patients, the strategy ‘Compassion in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/compassionate-care-strategy-launchedWed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHigher rate of surgery for lung cancer - HSCIC
Lung cancer care continues to improve, eight years after the first national audit in 2005, data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
Improved treatment and care includes a higher rate of curative surgery now possible on the NHS.
The audit is managed in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/higher-rate-of-surgery-for-lung-cancer--hscicWed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTHunt reprimanded by UK Statistics Authority over spending claims
The Conservatives have been rebuked for claiming that spending on the NHS has increased in real terms under the Coalition Government, after the UK Statistics Authority found that the health budget actually fell very slightly.
The chairman of the independent statistics watchdog, Andrew Dilnot, has written to health secretary Jeremy Hunt...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-reprimanded-by-uk-statistics-authority-over-spending-claimsWed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTSSNAP calls for increase in stroke therapists
More stroke therapists are needed to ensure seven day working does not detract from the amount of time spent with each patient, the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) recommends.
There has been little increase in staff numbers working for acute stroke therapy since the previous audit in 2010, and there is wide variation...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ssnap-calls-for-increase-in-stroke-therapistsWed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTChief nursing officer calls for compassionate care
More emphasis must be placed on providing compassionate care in hospitals, according to the chief nursing officer for England, Jane Cummings.
Speaking at a conference in Manchester today, Cummings is launching ‘Compassion in Practice’, a three year strategy for nursing. The strategy includes new ways of measuring patient...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-nursing-officer-calls-for-compassionate-careTue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTRevalidation needs more patient feedback - MPs
The General Medical Council (GMC) must consider setting a “more challenging” target for doctors seeking patient feedback in revalidation.
The current timescale is every five years, but the new Health Select Committee suggests that this could provide greater assurance of competence to patients.
The committee’s new...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-needs-more-patient-feedback--mpsTue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTSeven Day Consultant Present Care published - AoMRC
Patients should be reviewed by consultants at least once every 24 hours, a new report published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges recommends.
This includes bank holidays and weekends, where evidence shows that mortality and complication rates rise for patients. Consultant care currently varies across location and areas of medicine...
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408,428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seven-day-consultant-present-care-published--aomrcTue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTDr Foster report highlights high death rates
Death rates at 12 NHS hospital trusts in England are alarmingly high, a new report by health analysis firm Dr Foster shows.
Many hospitals are also “full to bursting”, with many regularly breaching the 85% limit. In 2011-12, occupancy was at 88% midweek, figures showed. Five trusts had worryingly high Hospital Standardised...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dr-foster-report-highlights-high-death-ratesMon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTNuffield Trust warns of £44bn funding gap
The NHS could face a funding gap of up to £44bn in less than a decade’s time, a think tank has reported.
The Nuffield Trust has warned that this could lead to a two-tier health service if the NHS was unable to deliver savings over the next decade.
The NHS could be left with a funding gap of £44bn by 2021/22 without...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nuffield-trust-warns-of-44bn-funding-gapMon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTA positive picture
Lord Filkin, who chairs the House of Lords committee on public service and demographic change, speaks to NHE about recognising the positives in an ageing population.
Our population is changing; living longer and presenting all the consequences that comes with extended life. But is this something to be viewed as a challenge for public...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-positive-pictureSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTChange without controversy
Chief executive of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Nick Carver spoke to NHE about the organisation’s overarching programme of hospital change, and the efficiencies this was generating.
A mid looming financial pressures and a constant need for improvements in patient outcomes, many trusts are looking to centralise services...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/change-without-controversySat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTCitizen power
Professor Andrew Hanby, Cancer Research UK scientist at the University of Leeds, talks to NHE about a project which lets citizens do the legwork on cancer research.
Drawing inspiration from the stars, cancer scientists have called on the power of the massed public and a “monster” level of IT infrastructure to create CellSlider...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/citizen-powerSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTClinical commissioning and the NHS reforms
Some of the biggest issues in healthcare were debated at the party conferences, including a session hosted by 2020health on what clinical commissioning will actually look like in practice. The speakers were David Worskett of the NHS Partners Network; Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP and PPS to shadow health secretary Andy Burnham; Dr Linda Patterson...
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420,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-commissioning-and-the-nhs-reformsSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTEqual pay in the NHS after Abdulla - the calm before the storm?
Kerry Norval and Robert Davies examine the fall-out from a landmark equal pay judgement.
There has been some upheaval in the land of equal pay recently, as the Supreme Court has given its judgment in the hotly anticipated case of Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and others and which is anticipated to trigger further multi-million pounds...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/equal-pay-in-the-nhs-after-abdulla-the-calm-before-the-stormSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFall in GP suspensions
The upward trend in GP suspensions has come to a halt, new figures show. Adam Hewitt reports.
Far fewer GPs were suspended from work by the NHS in 2011/12 compared to the previous year.
New figures on suspensions and exclusions published by the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) show that there were 45 GPs suspended in...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fall-in-gp-suspensionsSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFuture Health Mission 2012
Twenty of the UK’s most promising early stage health technology businesses have recently returned from the ‘Future Health Mission 2012’, an entrepreneur-led trade mission to Boston in the USA aimed at getting a foothold in that country’s massive market and spurring growth back home. NHE talks to Zahid Latif, head of...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-health-mission-2012Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTImproving hospital food
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a new initiative intended to improve the quality, availability and choice of hospital food to patients. Niall Gray talks to national chair of the Hospital Caterers Association, Janice Gillan.
Following a countrywide pilot review of hospital food across the country, figures suggest that two-thirds...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-hospital-foodSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTLooking to carbon management to drive resource efficiency
Tim Pryce, head of public sector at the Carbon Trust, explains the staggering scale of the opportunity for energy efficiency across the sector.
In an era where the need for austerity and cuts are frequently discussed, opportunities can often be overlooked. The case for the public sector to invest in comprehensive carbon management...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/looking-to-carbon-management-to-drive-resource-efficiencySat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking the Friends & Family test work for the NHS
Toby Knightley-Day responds to the new guidance on the Friends and Family test published by the Department of Health.
We should all welcome the publishing of the Department of Health’s (DH) Friends and Family test (FFT) guidelines for the endorsement and clarifi cation they provide. Initial test work undertaken by NHS Midlands and...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-the-friends-family-testSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTOrphan medicines: Special treatment required?
Leela Barham and Julia Manning of 2020health discuss ways of improving access to orphan drugs.
Medicines that are developed to treat conditions with a very low prevalence are usually described as ‘orphan’. The European Commission brought in legislation to encourage research and development (R&D) into rare diseases over a...
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426,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/orphan-medicines-special-treatment-requiredSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrescribe Positive Deviance for radical and sustainable change in the heath sector
Jane Lewis discusses the concept behind Positive Deviance and adaptive leadership and its relevance for the health sector.
The healthcare sector in the UK is facing a programme of radical change to futureproof its existence and mitigate the expected increase in demand on its services from an evolving demographic and its health...
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423,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescribe-positive-deviance-for-radical-and-sustainable-change-in-the-heath-sectorSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTRolling out digital dictation and voice recognition
Keith Richardson, of the Informatics Directorate at NHS North of England, speaks to NHE about progress so far in the NHS North West region.
The benefits of digital dictation are clear, and the majority of trusts now use some form of it for their clinical notes and correspondence.
Keith Richardson, who leads on electronic clinical...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rolling-out-digital-dictation-and-voice-recognitionSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTSafe and sustainable?
NHE speaks to Anne Keatley-Clarke, chief executive of the Children’s Heart Federation, about the implementation of the Safe and Sustainable proposals to centralise paediatric heart surgery, and a recent CQC inspection that uncovered problems at one of the earmarked units at Bristol.
There has been yet another delay in the drive to...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-and-sustainableSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTScreening: hit or miss?
Professor Simon Thompson, director of research in biostatistics at the University of Cambridge, speaks to NHE about the results of the independent breast cancer screening review and its implications for the NHS.
The independent breast cancer screening review published its conclusions on October 30, highlighting that the prevalence of...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/screening-hit-or-missSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTackling mental ill-health among children and adolescents
There is a major issue of under-diagnosis and under-treatment of mental health problems among children and adolescents. NHE speaks to Dr Raphael Kelvin about a new e-portal giving mental health advice and guidance for anyone who works with young people, aimed at tackling this problem.
A consortium of professional bodies and medical royal...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tackling-mental-ill-health-among-children-and-adolescentsSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTechnology for efficiency
A £140m fund has been announced to let hospitals buy technology to help nurses cut bureaucracy and boost efficiency. Kate Ashley reports.
Time spent on administrative tasks such as form-filling and checking patient information can significantly restrict nurses’ ability to spend quality time caring for patients. A new fund aims...
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420,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/technology-for-efficiencySat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTelecare commissioning in Cheshire West and Chester
Is Cheshire West and Chester Council commissioning telecare and telehealth services in the right way? Kate Ashley reports from a session at the International Telecare and Telehealth Conference 2012, led by Charlotte Walton, strategic commissioning manager at the council.
A lack of evidence, staff resistance and the ever-changing nature of...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doing-it-rightSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe clinical commissioners are coming - some case studies of impact
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) – established through a partnership between the NHS Alliance, National Association of Primary Care and NHS Confederation as the new independent collective voice of CCGs – gives some examples of CCGs already making an impact on patient care.
It may still be some months until Clinical...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-clinical-commissioners-are-coming--some-case-studies-of-impactSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe cost & benefits of revalidation
Claire Ruth reports on the upcoming implementation of revalidation and the important findings of the Department of Health study into the costs and benefits of the new system.
The confirmation that revalidation of all doctors in the UK is to begin in December, after more than 30 years of debate and negotiation on the topic, has been...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-cost--benefits-of-revalidationSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe NHS Alliance and the new health and care landscape
Rick Stern, chief executive of the NHS Alliance, discusses the new direction the organisation is taking as the NHS reforms come into force.
Clinical commissioning is now enshrined in law, the full force of which we will see in April 2013. This unprecedented change in the way services are designed and delivered is something the NHS...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-nhs-alliance-and-the-new-health-and-care-landscapeSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTowards a national strategy for brain injury
Professor Philip Sugarman, CEO of St Andrew’s Healthcare, the largest charity sector provider of NHS care, discusses the opportunity to create and commission a national strategy for brain injury.
Brain injury as a specialism has often been overlooked in the past, with a distinct lack of clarity over which services to commission...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/towards-a-national-strategySat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTreading gently: a fresh approach to carbon reduction
Tom Stone, public affairs director at NHS Supply Chain, discusses carbon management within the organisation and across the health service.
Spending more than £150bn every year on healthcare and being one of the largest employers in the world, it’s inevitable that the NHS will have caused Mother Nature a few problems throughout...
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426,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treading-gently-a-fresh-approach-to-carbon-reductionSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTTreating severe and complex obesity
The evidence for bariatric surgery, when done well, is well-established, even if many commissioners rarely choose to fund it in accordance with NICE guidelines. But a new NCEPOD report suggests that pre- and post-operative care too often falls short of good practice, and many private providers are marketing the surgery inappropriately. NHE...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treating-severe-and-complex-obesitySat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhole system commissioning in urgent care
Henry Clay, director of the Primary Care Foundation, discusses a new review into the challenges and opportunities around urgent care.
Significant variation has been uncovered in Urgent Care Centres (UCCs), which have the potential to effectively reduce attendance at A&E and create savings for the NHS, a new report has found.
Such...
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410,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whole-system-commissioningSat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT48% want tax increase to protect NHS
The public support an increase in taxes to protect NHS services, a new poll suggests.
An Ipsos MORI poll commissioned by the Nuffield Trust found that 48% of people said they wanted to “increase taxes in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS”.
The...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/48-want-tax-increase-to-protect-nhsFri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTIncrease in NHS staff assaults
Assaults against NHS staff have risen in the past year, new figures show.
NHS Protect has published statistics showing that assaults on NHS staff involving medical factors, where the assailant may not be considered legally culpable for their actions, have risen by 16.3%.
In total, the number of assaults has risen by 3.3%, from 57,830...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increase-in-nhs-staff-assaultsFri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPersonal Health Budgets roll-out announced
The Government has announced £1.5m for the roll-out of Personal Health Budgets (PHB), to help patients design their own care.
The budgets have had in-depth pilots at 20 sites over the last three years and an evaluation report found that patients’ quality of life improved and the amount of times people had to attend hospital...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/personal-health-budgets-roll-out-announcedFri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Normalisation of cruelty' across NHS - Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlighted poor care as one of the biggest problems facing the NHS in a hard-hitting speech at The King’s Fund yesterday.
He warned that staff at the top of NHS organisations could lose their jobs if care was not good enough, in the same way as they are held to account over finances.
Citing...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/normalisation-of-cruelty-across-nhs-huntThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTEnd of life care varies across UK
There is wide variation in quality of end of life care based on geographic location, new statistics show.
The ONS was commissioned to conduct the VOICES survey, to gather data on the experiences of bereaved people and the quality of care received by loved ones in the last three months of life
Results showed that health services...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/end-of-life-care-varies-across-ukThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPFI trust's 'poor financial management' - NAO
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust failed to recognise that a PFI scheme in 2007 to build Peterborough City Hospital would incur “considerable” financial strain for years to come.
A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) stated that the trust could not afford the scheme at the time and the Board failed to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pfi-trusts-poor-financial-management--naoThu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTKing's Fund assesses Coalition NHS policy
The NHS is improving in a number of areas, but recent reforms are only resulting in gradual change from the old system, a new report suggests.
The King’s Fund has published an assessment of Coalition health policy, highlighting financial pressure, rising waiting times at A&E, the loss of experienced managers and major...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-assesses-coalition-nhs-policyWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTMinimum unit price could be set at 45p
The Government is publishing its consultation on alcohol today, including the proposal that a minimum price per unit should be set at 45p. This is higher than the originally suggested 40p, but lower than the price being set in Scotland of 50p.
The consultation also proposes banning multi-buy offers in supermarkets, a review of the...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minimum-unit-price-could-be-set-at-45pWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS to get Ofsted-style inspections - Hunt
An Ofsted-style grading system could be introduced to the NHS.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is expected to propose a new grading system for hospitals and care homes in England. The proposed system will be reviewed by the Nuffield Trust, which will report back in March 2013 with recommendations on implementation.
Currently services...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-to-get-ofsted-style-inspections--huntWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTStaff health needs board level lead
Healthier staff can improve the quality of care provided by NHS organisations, a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) suggests.
The RCP and FOM are calling for a board level lead in every NHS trust to take responsibility for staff health and wellbeing.
The Staff Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-health-needs-board-level-leadWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTClinicians must focus on training in acute medical units
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched a new toolkit to help clinicians focus on quality education as well as delivering essential care.
The toolkit includes technical tips and examples for weaving teaching into the daily work of the unit, teaching in short chunks, ward round techniques for teaching, delivering effective...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinicians-must-focus-on-training-in-acute-medical-unitsTue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTLiverpool Care Pathway review launched
An independent review is being launched into the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), following weeks of negative stories in the media.
The pathway, which sees medics withdraw treatment in the last few days of life, is aimed at reducing unnecessary interventions and improving people’s last few days. But it has faced much criticism in...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-care-pathway-review-launchedTue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew products on show to avoid sharps injuries
A series of nationwide events are being launched to support NHS staff in preparation for the introduction of a new EU directive.
The directive is being introduced to prevent sharps injuries in the health sector and member states have until May to comply. There are an estimated 100,000 needlestick accidents occurring every year in the UK...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-products-on-show-to-avoid-sharps-injuriesTue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSafe accreditation for occupational health services
Occupational health services covering over 1,000,000 employees have achieved Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service (SEQOHS) accreditation.
SEQOHS is managed by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) on behalf of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM). The process involves OH services undertaking an ongoing annual programme...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safe-accreditation-for-occupational-health-servicesMon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSecret Scottish NHS incident reports released
Reports on serious incidents at hospitals in Scotland have been revealed, following a Freedom of Information request. 345 incidents were reported, including 105 deaths.
The BBC Scotland Investigation, “How Safe is Your Hospital?” found a huge variation between NHS boards in the numbers of incidents reported and what sorts of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/secret-scottish-nhs-incident-reports-releasedMon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTWaiting times for mental health 'need to improve' - Gofal
Patients are waiting too long for treatment for mental health problems, Welsh charity Gofal has warned.
Gofal conducted a study of 1,000 people receiving help with mental health in Wales, and looked into the length of time before treatment, what treatment was offered and how understanding GPs were with the patients.
Results showed...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waiting-times-for-mental-health-need-to-improve-gofalMon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Deep concerns' about procurement failings
The Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) says it has “deep concerns” about a report this week into price variations across the NHS.
The report, by Ernst & Young and product comparison website Peto, suggested that £1bn of potential savings could be “lost” by the next election, because too many trusts...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/deep-concerns-about-procurement-failingsFri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC says staff cuts harming patient care
The CQC says that cost and efficiency pressures are taking their toll on patient care.
Its comprehensive State Of Care report bringing together findings from over 13,000 individual inspections suggests that 15% of social care services are not providing care that respects people, and 23% did not have enough staff.
One in 10 NHS...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-says-staff-cuts-harming-patient-careFri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTMonitor taking action at CUH
Monitor is to step in at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT due to its “successive failure” to hit targets and multiple patient safety incidents.
The regulator said the trust is in “significant breach” of its terms of authorisation.
Monitor has taken regulatory action at Cambridge University Hospitals...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-taking-action-at-cuhFri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew specialist commissioning Operating Model published
The NHS Commissioning Board has published the new Operating Model for commissioning specialist services, concentrating services to provide national standards of quality.
This will help ensure that specialist staff can be more easily recruited and the level of training maintained. Ten different regional systems will be brought together and...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-specialist-commissioning-operating-model-publishedThu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatients 'let down by the NHS' - Patients Association
The Patients Association has called for “decisive action” to address “appalling” cases of neglect, published in its new report.
The dossier of 13 cases highlights patients left in pain, without food and water, a lack of help going to the toilet and poor communication with families.
The report focuses mainly on...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-let-down-by-the-nhs--patients-associationThu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSOS judicial pause denied
A child heart surgery campaign group has been denied its request to pause a judicial review into the Safe and Sustainable decision on the unit closure in Leeds.
Save Our Surgery (SOS) sought to pause proceedings until after the Government’s Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) review was complete and had reported to the health...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sos-judicial-pause-deniedThu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'National Health Partnership' call - NHS Alliance
At the NHS Alliance conference, which began today in Bournemouth, its chairman Dr Michael Dixon has called for greater collaboration between health professionals and patients, to form a ‘National Health Partnership’.
Dr Dixon made the case for commissioning and an end to an “over-medicalised, over-professionalised and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-health-partnership-call--nhs-allianceWed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPreventable liver disease death on the increase - CMO
Comprehensive action is needed now to tackle the increase of liver disease, the Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has stated in her first annual report.
The report found that England is one of the few EU countries where a major cause of preventable death is on the increase. From 2000 to 2009, deaths from chronic liver...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/preventable-liver-disease-death-on-the-increase--cmoWed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTRegular health checks can 'do more harm than good'
Researchers have found that the universal health check for the over-40s does not help people to live longer, but can result in unnecessary stress and treatment.
The programme was introduced in the UK in 2009 in a move towards the NHS providing preventative care. People aged between 40 and 74 are invited to see their GP every five years to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regular-health-checks-can-do-more-harm-than-goodWed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTStroke care improves - SINAP
The quality of stroke care in England is improving, new figures from the Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme (SINAP) suggest.
The audit is commissioned by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party by the Royal College of Physicians’ Clinical Standards...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stroke-care-improves--sinapWed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTAdmin staff strike at Yorkshire hospitals
Staff are beginning a three-day strike at three Yorkshire hospitals today, over potential job cuts.
Unsion members at Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust are now on strike until midnight on Thursday, with around 300 administration and clerical staff expected to take part.
A previous one-day strike was held earlier in November...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/admin-staff-strike-at-yorkshire-hospitalsTue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTIT challenges 'boost NHS retention'
The challenge, scope and scale of IT projects in the NHS is a key motivating factor when seeking to retain IT professionals, a new survey suggests.
Of 400 IT professionals working in the NHS, nearly half say the challenging nature of projects is the most attractive reason to work where they do, whilst 30% say that working for an...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/it-challenges-boost-nhs-retentionTue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTOvarian cancer survival rates improve - NCIN
The number of women dying from ovarian cancer in England has fallen significantly over the last decade, according to a new report by the National Cancer Intelligence Network.
Since 2001, the rate has fallen from 11.2 women in every 100,000, or 3,820 cases, to 8.8 per 100,000 (3,453 cases) in 2010. This equates to a drop of around 20%...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ovarian-cancer-survival-rates-improve--ncinTue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS research sees 595,000 participants
New statistics show that NHS research is “thriving”, with 99% of trusts in England actively recruiting patients into studies.
The National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) Clinical Research Network has published new statistics based on England-wide delivery data for April 2011 – March 2012.
The Network...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-research-sees-595000-participantsMon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrice of supplies in NHS varies significantly
Wide variation in procurement is still evident within the NHS, new research demonstrates. An assessment by Ernst & Young found that trusts were paying significantly different prices for the same products.
For 10 NHS hospital trusts, prices for the same box of medical forceps ranged from £13-23. A box of blankets ranged from...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/price-of-supplies-in-nhs-varies-significantly-Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrivate firms treating more patients - IFS
Allowing independent health firms to be paid out of NHS funds has seen private operators grow from doing very few state-funded procedures to being a “significant” provider of care, new research suggests.
According to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), independent sector treatment centres have increased their...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-firms-treating-more-patients--ifsMon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTCampaigners accused over heart surgery changes
The Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF) has criticised a potential delay to the judicial review of heart unit changes, following rumours that the Save Our Surgery campaign group is planning to “deliberately” halt its challenge to further delay planned changes to children’s heart services.
The Save Our Surgery...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigners-accused-over-heart-surgery-changesFri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew political party launched to 'fight NHS privatisation'
Doctors are launching a new political party today to make the NHS a key issue at the next election. National Health Action has been set up by opponents to what they see as the increasing privatisation and fragmentation of the NHS.
The party will be launched at Westminster today and aims to put up 50 candidates in the 2015 election. The...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-political-party-launched-to-fight-nhs-privatisationThu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish review could lead to wider availability of medicines
A review has been launched into the way drugs are assessed for use in Scotland, which could lead to a wider availability of medicines.
Health secretary Alex Neil announced the review into how the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) looks at the clinical benefits and cost-effectiveness of new drugs.
If medicine is accepted by the SMC...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-review-could-lead-to-wider-availability-of-medicinesThu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTTelehealth to be rolled out to 100,000 people
Thousands of people with long-term conditions will benefit from the use of telehealth in 2013, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Speaking at an Age UK conference, Hunt launched the roll-out of telehealth to 100,000 people as a significant step towards the target of changing 3 million lives by 2017.
Seven pathfinders...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/telehealth-to-be-rolled-out-to-100000-peopleThu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTMandate delivered to NHS Commissioning Board
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has delivered the first mandate from the Government to the NHS, setting out priorities for the NHS Commissioning Board. The mandate covers the next two years and covers what patients in England can expect from GPs, hospitals and the wider NHS.
The mandate focuses on helping people live longer, managing ongoing...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mandate-delivered-to-nhs-commissioning-boardWed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Mandate a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
Industry professionals, royal colleges and patient organisations have reacted to the announcement of the NHS Mandate in positive terms.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the Mandate yesterday, which sets out priorities for the NHS Commissioning Board to deliver, using £95bn over 2013/14.
The objectives set out include more...
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410,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-mandate-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunityWed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSchizophrenia costs society almost £12bn a year
People with schizophrenia are still being “badly let down” by the healthcare system, a new report suggests. The Schizophrenia Commission has published its conclusions, following a year-long inquiry into the condition.
The report shows that people with schizophrenia still die 15-20 years earlier than people without, and the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/schizophrenia-costs-society-almost-12bn-a-yearWed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrust leaves South West pay consortium
A trust has withdrawn from the south west pay consortium, saying it is more hopeful now of a positive outcome from the national negotiations on pay.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is in the process of merging with Poole Hospital NHS FT, suggested regional negotiations as part of the consortium...
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415,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-leaves-south-west-pay-consortiumWed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTConsultation on medical device regulations overhaul
The European Commission’s proposals to revise the 20-year-old regulatory framework on medical devices have been put out to consultation by the MHRA this week.
The regulations cover everything from breast and hip implants to hospital equipment like dialysis machines.
The European proposals are aimed at responding to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consultation-on-medical-device-regulations-overhaulTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTMP says South West Pay Consortium could be 'illegal'
An MP in the south west of England is trying to get the so-called regional pay ‘cartel’ in the region referred to the the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
Stephen Gilbert, the Lib Dem MP for St Austell and Newquay, says the South West Pay Consortium (SWC) may be illegal.
The 20 NHS trusts who make up the consortium...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mp-says-south-west-pay-consortium-could-be-illegalTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN warns of 'perfect storm' of growing demand and fewer nurses
The RCN is warning that the NHS in England is “sleepwalking into a crisis” that is putting 61,000 posts at risk.
In its Frontline First November update, the Royal College of Nursing says: “Previously, the total number of NHS posts in England we had identified as being at risk stood at 55,366 posts. This number has now...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-warns-of-perfect-storm-of-growing-demand-and-fewer-nursesTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Parity of esteem' for mental health waiting times
Patients with mental health issues can expect the same waiting times as those with physical illnesses, health minister Norman Lamb is set to announce.
The initiative will be officially announced on Tuesday November 13 as part of the mandate for the NHS Commissioning Board.
In June, research by the London School of Economics found...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/parity-of-esteem-for-mental-health-waiting-timesMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT£25m maternity ward boost announced
Extra funding for maternity wards will provide ensuites and beds for partners, the Government has announced. The £25m initiative endeavors to keep couples and families close together during childbirth.
The money will also be used to provide separate rooms for mothers who have lost their babies during childbirth, which ensures...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/25m-maternity-ward-boost-announcedMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTAccident prevention must be public health priority - RoSPA
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has stressed the urgency of preventing accidents, which are responsible for more preventable loss of life than any other cause of death to at least the age of 60.
RoSPA notes that accidents, unlike diseases which cause premature death, are easily-preventable yet receive no...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accident-prevention-must-be-public-health-priority--rospaMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Double whammy' for people with learning disabilities and autism
A study commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) has found that people with autism and learning difficulties may be subject to a ‘double whammy’ of setbacks if they require mental health support.
People with learning disabilities and autism have more extensive mental health needs than the rest...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/double-whammy-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-and-autismFri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS fails to communicate effectively - Ombudsman
The number of complaints concerning unprofessional behaviour of GPs has drastically increased, warns the new Health Service Ombudsman report.
‘Listening and learning’ includes numerous examples and case studies of complaints about the NHS with the aim of improving the way in which it handles patients’ issues.
The...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fails-to-communicate-effectively--ombudsmanFri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTProviders concerned about commissioning - Monitor
Commissioning has been highlighted as the most common concern by participants in Monitor’s Fair Playing Field review.
The initial findings of the review have now been published, and respondents are concerned that commissioners are not tendering as much as they can, making it difficult for new providers to enter the market and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/providers-concerned-about-commissioning--monitorFri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTCircle needs 'unprecedented' savings for Hinchingbrooke
A number of financial challenges remain for the first NHS hospital to be taken over by a private company, a new report from the National Audit Office suggests. Circle now needs to generate “unprecedented” savings to ensure the success of the contract.
The report considers the franchising process of Hinchingbrooke Health Care...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-needs-unprecedented-savings-for-hinchingbrookeThu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTOne million 'Dementia Friends' to tackle isolation
Plans have been announced today to tackle the challenge of dementia, including the introduction of the Dementia Friends scheme to increase awareness and forge friendships based upon a new understanding of the condition.
Prime minister David Cameron and health secretary Jeremy Hunt have announced free awareness sessions to be held to...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-million-dementia-friends-to-tackle-isolationThu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSurgeon suspended over 'cleavage-sparing' breast operations
A surgeon has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) under suspicion of performing “unnecessary or inappropriate” breast operations on over 1,000 women in Britain.
Ian Stuart Paterson worked as a breast cancer specialist on the NHS and at private hospitals in the Midlands from 1994 until last month.
He has...
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412,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeon-suspended-over-cleavage-sparing-breast-operations-Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancers cost UK economy £15.8bn
Lung cancer costs the UK economy £2.4bn each year, higher than any other form of cancer, new research shows.
An Oxford University study presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) found that the total annual cost of all cancers to the UK economy is £15.8bn. Half of this is due to premature deaths and time off...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancers-cost-uk-economy-158bnWed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTLeadership framework engagement exercise launched
An engagement exercise has been launched by the NHS Leadership Academy to facilitate the establishment of a framework for its leadership development plans in the long term.
The Academy has released a questionnaire as part of the exercise, aimed at determining how the healthcare system would want leadership development to develop over the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leadership-framework-engagement-exercise-launchedWed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTLondon GPs 'performing poorly', says King's Fund
A ‘postcode lottery’ in the standard of care offered by GP surgeries across England is harming patients, a new study by The King’s Fund indicates.
The research shows that surgeries in London and deprived areas of the country are least likely to operate in patient-friendly ways, and patients served by these surgeries...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-gps-performing-poorly-says-kings-fundWed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS spending £1bn a year on patients with private insurance
The NHS is spending nearly £1bn annually on treating patients with private medical insurance, although these patients could claim on their insurance to cover the cost of their care.
A study has illustrated that nearly one in three patients being treated in NHS hospitals is privately insured and could thus have their costs paid by...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spending-1bn-a-year-on-patients-with-private-insuranceWed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTCare UK takes over Harmoni
Care UK has bought Harmoni, meaning the largest out-of-hours healthcare provider in the UK is now even bigger. The deal will take the number of NHS patients who receive services delivered by Care UK to more than 15 million.
Harmoni runs GP-led health centres, referral management centres, NHS 111 and other services. The deal will also...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-uk-takes-over-harmoniTue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustin Whatling elected as new chair of BCS Health
Dr Justin Whatling has been elected as the new chair of BCS Health, part of BCS and The Chartered Institute for IT.
Former chair Matthew Swindells, who sits on NHE’s editorial boad, has stepped down from the role after a three year tenure period. Adam Drury has been elected to the position of secretary for BCS Health.
Dr...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/justin-whatling-elected-as-new-chair-of-bcs-healthTue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Constitution to be 'strengthened'
Proposed changes to the NHS Constitution were released for public consultation yesterday.
The projected changes include the introduction of a new responsibility for staff to treat patients with the utmost care, compassion and respect, a pledge to clarify that patients can expect to sleep in same-sex wards, and another pledge that NHS...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-constitution-to-be-strengthenedTue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTRevalidation will 'improve care and cut legal costs'
The £100m yearly cost of revalidating doctors should pay for itself in 10 years, a Department of Health study has shown.
Revalidation, due to begin in December following the confirmation by health secretary Jeremy Hunt last month that it can go ahead, will subject doctors to ‘fit to practise’ checks.
The...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-will-improve-care-and-cut-legal-costsTue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Unacceptable' care from healthcare assistants
A report commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing suggests that many NHS patients are receiving “unacceptable” levels of care from healthcare assistants, more than 50,000 of whom now work in hospitals and care homes.
For vulnerable patients especially, there are “serious concerns about public protection”...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unacceptable-care-from-healthcare-assistantsMon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTDepartment of Health plans for winter
A flu vaccination advertising campaign has begun today, aimed at improving on last year’s vaccination rates. The current rates for some at-risk groups are behind where they were at the same point last year.
The Department of Health wants to guard against any possible false sense of security following a mild winter last...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-plans-for-winterMon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTPharmacists want men more engaged with their medicines
The MHRA has offered its support to a campaign by the National Pharmacy Association to encourage men to get more engaged with the medicines they use.
It is part of the NPA’s ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week’. This initiative gives an opportunity for men to discuss with their pharmacists possible side effects from their...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pharmacists-want-men-more-engaged-with-their-medicinesMon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTRevalidation starts today
Revalidation has officially come into force today, with doctors to now be checked every five years to ensure that they are fit to practice.
The General Medical Council (GMC) is running the revalidation process, which will be based on an annual appraisal and information that doctors will collect about their practice, including feedback...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-starts-todaySat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTDH announces appointments and re-appointments
The Department of Health has announced a raft of non-executive appointments and reappointments across various groups and agencies.
On the national advisory group on clinical audit and enquiries, Jane Rippon was appointed as a local clinical audit representative member with effect from 1 September 2012, for three years.
At the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-announces-appointments-and-re-appointmentsFri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTDraft NICE approval for two expensive skin cancer drugs
New draft NICE guidance means people with advanced melanoma should get access to two life-prolonging drugs.
Vemurafenib (Zelboraf), turned down in June because of its high cost - £1,750 a week for only months of extra life – has now been approved following additional data supplied to NICE by manufacturer Roche about its...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/draft-nice-approval-for-two-expensive-skin-cancer-drugsFri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTSoaring costs of hospital PFI deal
A PFI hospital project whose projected costs have doubled to over £2bn has been criticised as “bonkers” and “a mess” by its local MP.
King’s Mill Hospital, part of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, should have cost £976m over the life of its 2005-2043 PFI deal, according to the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/soaring-costs-of-hospital-pfi-dealFri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTClerical staff go on strike over job cuts
NHS staff are striking over job cuts at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs hospitals in Dewsbury, Wakefield, and Pontefract.
74 employees were sent redundancy letters as part of restructuring plans to save £24m by April 2013.
Administrative and clerical staff last month voted 88% in favour of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clerical-staff-go-on-strike-over-job-cutsThu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTHeart ward staffing levels 'unsafe' - CQC
A CQC inspection of a ward at Bristol Children’s Hospital showed that staff shortages are having a “major impact” on patients, with not enough checks or observations, and too many medication errors, equipment failures and generally “unsafe staffing levels”.
The hospital – one of the seven where...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heart-ward-staffing-levels-unsafe--cqcThu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore and more NHS procedures done by private sector
There has been a 10.5% jump in the number of NHS procedures carried out by the private sector, official figures suggest.
Private providers treated 345,200 NHS elective admissions with a procedure in 2011/12, a 32,900 (10.5%) increase on 2010/11.
The figures, from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), show...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-and-more-nhs-procedures-done-by-private-sectorThu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTAbsenteeism higher in smokers
Smokers miss more work days each year than non-smokers, a new report suggests, costing the UK economy £1.4bn in 2011.
A report published in the journal Addiction analysed 29 separate studies on absenteeism and smoking across the world. Results showed that current smokers are 33% more likely to miss work and are, on average, absent...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/absenteeism-higher-in-smokersWed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTIHM joins the RSPH
The Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) has joined the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
Staff at IHM will now work in the RSPH headquarters at John Snow House, London.
In the announcement on October 26, the two bodies stated their similarities in vision, which meant that combining resources was a “positive...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ihm-joins-the-rsphWed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTQOF data shows GP practices improving
Data on achievement, exceptions and prevalence from GP practices has been published together for the first time.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has made data on the GP Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) available.
QOF, the voluntary programme that financially rewards practices through a points system based on quality...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/qof-data-shows-gp-practices-improvingWed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrust plans information app development
Hull and East Yorkshire trust is planning to create a mobile phone app for patients to improve their experience.
The app will offer information including the waiting times in A&E, signpost people to minor injury units, maps of hospital sites, leaflets on diseases and conditions, and clinic opening times.
It could be launched at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-plans-information-app-developmentWed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT4,000 cases of overdiagnosis from breast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening reduces deaths but also results in overdiagnosis, an independent panel has concluded.
The Breast Cancer Screening Review found that around 4,000 women a year will undergo unnecessary treatment for tumours which would otherwise have remained undetected and harmless.
Screening allows early detection of breast...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/4000-cases-of-overdiagnosis-from-breast-cancer-screeningTue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPFI undermines financial viability of NHS - PAC
The Government will have to bail out £1.5bn for failing NHS trusts, a highly critical report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has stated.
PAC reported that every NHS organisation needs to make significant changes to patient services to become financially sustainable, and these changes could make it more difficult to access...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pfi-undermines-financial-viability-of-nhs-pacTue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTSouth London hospitals could be privatised
Plans have been outlined for South London NHS Trust, including the possibility for two of the hospitals to be privatised.
On Monday morning, special administrator Matthew Kershaw revealed the plans for the failing trust, which was placed into administration three months ago following the accrual of £150m debts. Without action, the...
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415,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/south-london-hospitals-could-be-privatisedTue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT750 jobs to be cut at Rotherham NHS FT
A South Yorkshire foundation trust is to cut 750 jobs by 2015 to save £50m and meet government targets, it has been announced.
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust plans to cut around 20% of its workforce, and acknowledges that compulsory redundancies will be “inevitable”.
In a report presented to the board, the chief...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/750-jobs-to-be-cut-at-rotherham-nhs-ftMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTMiliband calls for same legal rights for mental health care
Mental illness will be described as the “biggest unaddressed health challenge of our age” in a speech by Labour leader Ed Miliband later.
He will set out plans to give patients the same legal right to mental health therapies a physical healthcare, mental health training for all staff and better integration of physical, mental...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/miliband-calls-for-same-legal-rights-for-mental-health-careMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTOne in six people will suffer a stroke in their lifetime
People with an irregular heart beat could have a significantly increased risk of stroke, new research shows. On World Stroke Day, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) reports that atrial fibrillation (AF) increase stroke risk by five times.
Although the prevalence of AF continues to rise, it can be successfully controlled by rhythm...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/one-in-six-people-will-suffer-a-stroke-in-their-lifetimeMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTCircle reveals £4.1m losses at Hinchingbrooke
Hinchingbrooke losses are almost double those forecast in February, the hospital trust has revealed.
Circle Health took over as the first private company to run an NHS hospital in February.
The company originally predicted losses of £2.2m, but new statistics show it lost £4.1m in the first six months. At the time of the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-reveals-41m-losses-at-hinchingbrookeFri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTDementia sufferers to benefit from £50m funding
Specially designed care environments for dementia sufferers are to be created, in a bid to help avoid confusion among sufferers and to keep patients calm.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that up to £50m funding will be available to NHS trusts and local authorities to help tailor hospitals and care environments to patients...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-sufferers-to-benefit-from-50m-fundingFri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTTraining and consultant-led care could improve maternity care
More training is needed for maternity staff to reduce accidental injury to mothers and babies, a new report recommends.
The report, based on an analysis of maternity claims reported to the NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) between 2000 and 2010, showed that overall, safety levels are very high. 5.5 million babies were born during this...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/training-and-consultant-led-care-could-improve-maternity-careFri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNational collaboration in medicine procurement
Howard Stokoe, principal pharmacist at the Commercial Medicines Unit (CMU) at the Department of Health, spoke to NHE about maintaining a collaborative approach to procurement and supply.
The Commercial Medicines Unit (CMU) is part of the Department of Health’s procurement division, which focuses on strategic management of medicines...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-collaboration-in-medicine-procurementThu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPCF calls for whole system approach to urgent care
Greater clarity is needed on urgent care commissioning, a new report from the Primary Care Foundation (PCF) urges.
The report highlights wide variation in services provided from Urgent Care Centres (UCCs). Patients may be confused by which service to use when, and the services offered are inconsistent; treating patients with different...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pcf-calls-for-whole-system-approach-to-urgent-careThu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT70% of trusts losing money on A&E despite increased efficiency
A&E departments are dealing with more and more patients, yet 7 out of 10 are losing money, a new study suggests.
In response to a rise in A&E admissions, hospitals have increased their efficiency in diagnosing and treating patients within accident and emergency departments. Yet with NHS trusts receiving an average of £79-123...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/70-of-trusts-losing-money-on-ae-despite-increased-efficiencyWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGP contract changes 'ill-conceived' - BMA
The Department of Health has set out proposed changes to the medical services contract for 2013/14, after negotiations with the BMA and NHS Employers broke down.
The changes include stopping additional rewards for GPs for organisational tasks such as good record keeping. Financial measures would instead be given for following NICE...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gp-contract-changes-ill-conceived--bmaWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare in disaster zones
NHE speaks to Professor Donna Mead, Dean of the Faculty of Health, Sport and Science at the University of Glamorgan, and chair of the second International Conference of the World Society of Disaster Nursing held recently in Cardiff, about the messages presented during the event and the wider principles of disaster healthcare.
The...
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420,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-in-disaster-zonesWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPublic invited to aid cancer research
Cancer Research UK has created a citizen science project to speed up cancer research using public input and analysis.
A new website known as Cell Slider, turns real breast cancer data into a game of snap that can be analysed by members of the public, allowing more samples to be seen faster.
Users are asked to match cancer cells that...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-invited-to-aid-cancer-researchWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTStandardised food labelling introduced
The supermarket industry is set to introduce a standardised, UK-wide system of food labelling, health minister Anna Soubry has announced.
The move aims to help people to make healthier choices about the food they eat.
The ‘hybrid’ system will use a combination of Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA), colour coding traffic lights...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/standardised-food-labelling-introducedWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTAudiology services suffer cuts
NHS hearing services are being cut, new research suggests. Action on Hearing Loss found that over 40% of hospitals with audiology units had seen cuts in the past 18 months.
The NHS is currently working to achieve £20bn in efficiency savings.
The cuts were revealed in freedom of information requests from 128 hospitals. The...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audiology-services-suffer-cutsTue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTChildren's heart units' closure put on hold
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review of the closure of heart surgery units at Leeds General Infirmary, London’s Royal Brompton and Glenfield hospital in Leicester.
This means that the plans to reduce the number of children’s heart surgery units in the UK, aimed at ensuring patient safety and quality care...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/childrens-heart-units-closure-put-on-holdTue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTTogether for Mental Health launched in Wales
The Welsh Government has launched a new mental health strategy, ‘Together for Mental Health’. The strategy is a 10-year plan to improve outcomes for service users, families and the wider population.
It aims to promote mental wellbeing and prevent problems from developing. The Government has pledged to deliver improved...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/together-for-mental-health-launched-in-walesTue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT£24m awarded to green NHS projects
The Scottish Government has announced that it will award £24m to projects reducing carbon emissions in the NHS over the next three years.
Ministers hope that the projects will reduce energy costs by £4m annually. This can be reinvested into patient care and reduce greenhouse gasses by 10%. Grants will be awarded to initiatives...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/24m-awarded-to-green-nhs-projectsMon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTOne in four bowel cancer patients diagnosed in hospital
Around a quarter of patients diagnosed with bowel cancer are only identified after an emergency admission to hospital, an audit of English cancer cases shows.
This equates to approximately 8,000 of 31,000 patients admitted between August 2009 and July 2010.
The disease is the second most common form of cancer death. Those admitted as...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quarter-of-bowel-cancer-patients-diagnosed-after-emergency-admissionMon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN warns of nursing shortage
The NHS is facing a nursing shortage, a new review for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows.
The annual Labour Market review, conducted by Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, warned that pressure on NHS finances, reductions in places on nursing courses and higher numbers of nurses moving abroad than are coming to the UK...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-warns-of-nursing-shortageMon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTCost of Health and Social Care Act up £300m
Expected costs of the Health and Social Care Act have recently risen by £300m, health secretary Jeremy Hunt conceded in a written statement to the House of Commons. Estimates reveal a rise from an expected £1.2-1.3bn to £1.5-1.6bn.
The Health and Social Care Act, billed as the most extensive reorganisation of the NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cost-of-health-and-social-care-act-up-300mFri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHunt confirms date for revalidation
Revalidation is to begin in December 2012, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The system, spanning the whole of the NHS, will consist of doctors performing regular appraisals to ensure their methods are up-to-date with the latest techniques and practices. The scheme will also consider additional factors, such as doctors’...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-confirms-date-for-revalidationFri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTLittle change to cervical screening figures over past decade
Cervical screening figures show that little has changed in a decade, with around 1 in 5 women still not being screened every five years.
Under the NHS screening programme, all women between the ages of 25 and 64 are invited to undergo screening to aid in the detection and prevention of cell abnormalities in the cervix, thereby helping...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/little-change-to-cervical-screening-figures-over-past-decadeFri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospitals Forum launched for NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has launched the Hospitals Forum, to provide a strong voice for hospitals to shape policy and share best practice.
The forum will be chaired by Dr Mark Newbold, who is the chief executive of the Heart of England NHS FT. Its work will strengthen the impact that trusts have in informing the NHS Confederation’s...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-forum-launched-for-nhs-confederationThu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTLeaders of the year announced
The finalists for the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards 2012 have been revealed by the NHS Leadership Academy.
The awards aim to celebrate outstanding leadership practice in health and recognise those who have made a significant impact on improving patient outcomes and well-being.
Finalists include nurses, surgeons, managers and...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leaders-of-the-year-announcedThu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTSpending on hospital food varies regionally
There is significant regional variation in hospital spending on food, new data shows, despite average spending having increased by almost 10% over the last two years.
According to Department of Health figures, the average spending per patient per day is now at £8.77. However, in the biggest hospitals this rises to £15.65...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spending-on-hospital-food-varies-regionally-Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTDepression on the rise in England
The number of people with depression in England has increased by nearly half a million in just two years, new analysis of NHS data suggests.
The total number of people suffering from depression in 2010-11 stood at 4.7 million – up 11% since 2008-09, according to data analysis firm SSentif.
Prevalence varies across the country...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/depression-on-the-rise-in-englandWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGloucestershire services to remain in NHS
Gloucestershire community services are to stay within the NHS and be run by a new trust, rater than outsourced.
NHS Gloucestershire originally wanted a social enterprise to run the services, or for the services to be put out for private tender, worth around £400m annually.
But residents and campaigners feared that such moves...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gloucestershire-services-to-remain-in-nhsWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth informatics benchmarking workshops announced
A series of new workshops are now open to NHS employees, to provide education and networking opportunities and explore the implications for services arising from the reforms.
‘Get fit for the future, the integrated future – preparing to support the new NHS’, is designed for IT leads, service providers, strategic decision...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-informatics-benchmarking-workshops-announcedWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHigher death rate on weekends in NHS hospitals
Patients are on average 10% more likely to die during the weekends than in the week, new research suggests. It is estimated that 3,000 weekend deaths from 12 key conditions are preventable each year.
Dr Foster Intelligence, which analyses NHS data, conducted an in-depth review comparing death rates at weekdays and weekends.
It...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/higher-death-rate-on-weekends-in-nhs-hospitalsWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTCar smokers produce dangerous levels of pollutants, researchers warn
Smoking in cars produces pollutants at an average of above three times the recommended WHO (World Health Organisation) indoor air quality standards, new research shows.
The study states that whether smokers have a window open or not, levels of pollutants reach dangerous levels. The authors warn that children are particularly susceptible...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/car-smokers-produce-dangerous-levels-of-pollutants-researchers-warnTue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew principles to improve hospital food
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed plans to increase the quality, nutritional value, choice and availability of hospital food for patients.
The scheme aims to improve public and patient perceptions of hospital food, following a pilot in which a team of assessors (constituted of at least half patients), reviewed hospital food...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-principles-to-improve-hospital-foodTue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhistle-blowing charter promotes openness within the NHS
The new ‘Speaking Up’ charter launched today aims to encourage NHS workers to raise concerns without fear of reprisals.
Developed by NHS Employers and signed by 28 healthcare bodies, the charter has been established to promote and open and fair way of raising concerns, allowing for better health and working conditions within...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whistle-blowing-charter-promotes-openness-within-the-nhsTue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTAge discrimination deemed 'unacceptable' in the NHS
The age of a patient should not decide whether they are eligible for surgery or not, according to a report by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and Age UK.
It states that older patients may miss out on vital treatments due to age discrimination. The report also outlines that older people may not get the access to surgery that they need...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/age-discrimination-deemed-unacceptable-in-the-nhsMon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGreater urgency needed to improve patient safety - National Voices
On the day that Robert Francis QC was due to deliver his report on the failures at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, National Voices has released a report calling for more effective patient safety and care.
The health and social care charity warned that there could be similar failures to those at Mid Staffordshire as the NHS...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/greater-urgency-needed-to-improve-patient-safety--national-voicesMon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNMC offered £20m to clear backlog of work
The Department of Health has offered the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) a £20m grant to improve performance.
The money could be used to clear a backlog of fitness to practice cases and protect nurses and midwives from the full impact of a proposed registration fee increase of almost 60%.
The NMC is consulting on increasing...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nmc-offered-20m-to-clear-backlog-of-workMon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTDrug treatment pilots offer flexible approach to funding
The Drug Systems Change pilot programmes have been shown to offer “important foundations” for a new approach to partnership working, research shows.
The programme, jointly funded by the Department of Health and the Home Office from 2009-11, tested whether local drug and alcohol treatment partnerships can be tailored better in...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/drug-treatment-pilots-offer-flexible-approach-to-fundingFri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTMiddle aged drinkers pose burden to NHS
The first ever map of alcohol-related health costs shows that middle-aged drinkers are placing the greatest burden on the NHS.
Published by Alcohol Concern, the research collates data from local authorities, before they take on responsibilities for public health. The 55-74 year old age group presented over ten times greater inpatient...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/middle-aged-drinkers-pose-burden-to-nhsFri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation recommends joint personal budgets
Personal health budgets (PHBs) should complement existing social care arrangements and use a ‘dual carriageway’ approach, the NHS Confederation has recommended.
A new report suggests that commissioners must use local authorities’ experience in providing PHBs to deliver the best outcomes. This approach would see a single...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-recommends-joint-personal-budgetsFri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTLanarkshire NHS subcontracted by Atos for disability assessment
In a twist of outsourcing, benefits assessor Atos has subcontracted Lanarkshire NHS to carry out consultations in Scotland.
Lanarkshire NHS’s occupational arm Salus will carry out assessments of people for the new disability benefit, personal independence payment (Pip), which is due to replace the Disability Living Allowance (DLA)...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lanarkshire-nhs-subcontracted-by-atos-for-disability-assessmentThu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPreventive care needed to promote healthy ageing
Policymakers must concentrate on preventive care to promote healthy ageing and manage the costs of increased care, a new report suggests.
‘Preventive care and health ageing: a global perspective’, has been produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit to highlight effective measures implemented across the world.
Sponsored...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/preventive-care-needed-to-promote-healthy-ageingThu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCP and SAM publish consultant toolkit for AMU
New toolkits have been published to deliver increased consultant care to acutely ill medical patients, by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in collaboration with the Society of Acute Medicine (SAM).
The guidance will focus on changes to the organisation of care, working practices and medical rotas to ensure consultants are available...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-and-sam-publish-consultant-toolkit-for-amuThu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHunt prioritises elderly care, but lacks details on Dilnot
The health sector has responded to health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s first speech in his role, welcoming his focus on our changing demographics, but urged caution about the proposed heavier regulation of managers.
Speaking at the Conservative party conference, Hunt spoke of how the NHS must change to meet the needs of elderly patients...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hunt-prioritises-elderly-care-but-lacks-details-on-dilnotWed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTIndustry leaders come together against dementia
A group of over 150 pharmaceutical leaders, biotech experts and researchers are coming together today to discuss how to make the UK a world leader in dementia research and drive the development of potential treatment.
As part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, researchers and charities will come together with leaders...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/industry-leaders-come-together-against-dementiaWed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Leadership Academy launches £46m programme
The largest leadership programme is set to be launched next year, the NHS Leadership Academy has announced. Over £46m will be invested in three core programmes by 2015, to teach up to 10,000 people each year to lead teams to deliver compassionate care.
The programmes start in September 2013 and the qualifications go alongside a new...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leadership-academy-launches-46m-programmeWed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTWorld Mental Health Day focuses on depression
On World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking to raise public awareness about mental health issues. The theme for this year is Depression: A Global Crisis.
Depression affects more than 350 million people of all ages around the world, and while there are known effective treatments, access to these are difficult...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-mental-health-day-focuses-on-depressionWed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT£15m radiotherapy fund launched
Additional funding has been announced to provide advanced cancer treatment for up to 8,000 more patients a year. Prime Minister David Cameron and health secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed a £15m fund for a radiotherapy technique with fewer side effects.
The Cancer Radiotherapy Innovation Fund will use the money to speed up the use of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15m-radiotherapy-fund-launchedTue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTFree prescriptions 'costing lives' - Scottish Tories
The free prescription policy in Scotland is paid for with patients’ lives, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has suggested.
Speaking at the Tory party conference, she highlighted other areas of the NHS in Scotland which were being deprived of funding, including cuts to nursing and midwifery posts, and the lack of a cancer...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/free-prescriptions-costing-lives--scottish-toriesTue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTSherwood Forest calls 79 women back for treatment review
An urgent inspection is being carried out at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after mistakes emerged in the testing of breast cancer tissue samples. 79 women are being recalled to ensure they are receiving the best treatment.
The CQC will look at screening, pathology and clinical governance in the trust. An audit earlier...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sherwood-forest-calls-79-women-back-for-treatment-reviewTue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT£140m nurses' fund announced
The Government is spending £140m to try to cut bureaucracy faced by nurses, including a £100m fund from which hospitals can borrow to fund new IT systems and devices to increase efficiency.
Hospitals will have to repay a proportion of the money, dependent on their performance in patient care and feedback from...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/140m-nurses-fund-announcedMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancer specialists call for 'treatment alliance'
A ‘treatment alliance’ could significantly improve treatment for children with cancer, health sector professionals have agreed. Survival rates have improved dramatically over the last 50 years, but have recently plateaued.
At the International Society of Paediatric Oncology’s conference at the weekend, cancer specialists...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-specialists-call-for-treatment-allianceMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGovernment has 'no plans' to change abortion limit - Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted there are no plans to bring forward any legislation to change the time limits for abortion, following health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s comments this weekend.
In an interview with The Times, Hunt expressed his support for the limit to be reduced to 12 weeks. Equalities minister Maria Miller...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-has-no-plans-to-change-abortion-limit--cameronMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Employers warns against increasing doctors' pay
An increase in pay scales for doctors could divert money away from patient services, jeopardising quality of care and making the challenge of finding £20bn in efficiencies even tougher.
In evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body, NHS Employers calls for a continuation of pay freezes and a move to link progression to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-warns-against-increasing-doctors-payFri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPublic should pay more to support NHS - BMA
Raising taxes could help the NHS to provide care to an ageing population, who incur increased costs, the new leader of the BMA has suggested.
Dr Mark Porter said it was time to re-examine the assumption that the NHS could cope with its current level of funding. The target of £20bn efficiency savings and costs driven up by the needs...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-should-pay-more-to-support-nhs--bmaFri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT£300m capital fund provides CT scanner for Barnsley
The first piece of equipment has been purchased through the £300m capital fund provided by NHS Supply Chain and the Department of Health.
The fund aims to provide cost and sourcing savings through purchasing high value equipment in bulk.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first to benefit from the fund, and...
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416,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/300m-capital-fund-provides-ct-scanner-for-barnsleyThu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrisoners have high rates of mental illness, but lack treatment
Offenders suffer from a disproportionate level of mental health disorders, and rehabilitation into the community can be undermined by a lack of intervention, the London Probation Trust (LPT) suggests.
The trust is seeking to raise awareness of the high rates of mental illness experienced by offenders and ex-offenders, particularly those...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prisoners-have-high-rates-of-mental-illness-but-lack-treatmentThu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCP and RCN call for joint priority on ward rounds
Ward rounds should be made the cornerstone of patient care, a joint statement from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nurses recommends.
The colleges highlight “considerable” variation in how and why ward rounds are conducted, and suggest their clinical importance to patients is often...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-and-rcn-call-for-joint-priority-on-ward-roundsThu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTLabour accepts the need for hospital closures
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said he “will not allow” his party to oppose every hospital closure, and said he will support trusts with good clinical cases for reconfiguration.
He told a fringe session of the Labour conference in Manchester: “The district general hospital has to grow into something different:...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-accepts-the-need-for-hospital-closuresWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTMiller backs reduction in legal abortion limit
Pro-choice campaigners have raised concerns after minister for women Maria Miller backed calls for a reduction in the legal limit for abortions.
Miller has confirmed she will press for a reduction from 24 weeks to 20, and in an interview with the Daily Telegraph she said: “You have got to look at these matters in a common sense way....
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/miller-backs-reduction-in-legal-abortion-limitWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrivate hospital surgical admissions at record levels
A new report shows that private and voluntary hospitals in the UK admitted 1.64 million patients for surgical treatments in the first half of 2012, representing a record level of activity.
This is equivalent to 14.5% of total surgical admissions to the NHS. Revenues were recorded at £4.14bn in 2011, according to a new report...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-hospital-surgical-admissions-at-record-levelsWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTQuality of care behind low cancer survival rate
Differences in treatment for advanced ovarian cancer could explain why the UK’s survival rate is lower than other comparable countries, new research suggests.
Research published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology showed that the UK had a very low survival rate for patients with more advanced stages of the disease.
As part of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quality-of-care-behind-low-cancer-survival-rateWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHCPC develops guidance for new prescription powers
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has launched a consultation on new standards for prescribing, following an announcement that chiropodists/podiatrists and physiotherapists can act as independent prescribers.
Currently they can act as supplementary prescribers, as can radiographers. In July, the Department of Health announced...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcpc-develops-guidance-for-new-prescription-powersTue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthwatch launched to give patients a voice
The new national consumer voice for health and social care in England was launched yesterday.
Healthwatch has been developed to ensure the public’s voice is heard at the national level and drive improvements in quality and patient experience, the Government says.
Health minister Norman Lamb said: “I’m pleased to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-launched-to-give-patients-a-voiceTue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTSleepwalking to diabetes 'calamity', charity warns
Another 700,000 people in Britain will be diagnosed with diabetes by 2020, charity Diabetes UK has warned. This would push the total number of people with the disease to 4.4 million, if the Government does not take urgent action.
Diabetes UK is urging ministers to support people at risk to urgently change their lifestyles, to save lives...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sleepwalking-to-diabetes-calamity-charity-warnsTue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new vision for eyecare referral
NHE hears about a new eyecare referral management system being used by NHS Suffolk to drastically cut referrals, save money, reduce waiting times and let more patients be treated by their optician rather than as a hospital outpatient. We speak to Nerinda Evans, head of commissioning and development at NHS Suffolk, and Chris Wilbraham, the...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-vision-for-eyecare-referralMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTA shared service for the NHS
Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service completes around 500 projects annually, received nearly 170,000 calls last year, and earlier this year won a tender to provide an FT outside its own geographic area, Surrey & Borders Partnership, with an IT service desk and portal.
But the HIS’ managing director, Richard Gifford...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-shared-service-for-the-nhsMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTAn anti-adhesive strategy against bacterial attachment
Professor of biomedical surfaces at the University of Nottingham Morgan Alexander leads the team that recently discovered a new bacteria-resistant material. Here he discusses the implications of the research with NHE.
A medical device that could repel bacteria from ever attaching to a surface, reducing contagion and improving care across...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-anti-adhesive-strategy-against-bacterial-attachmentMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTAn underexploited resource
A recent campaign saw Welsh pharmacies testing for risk factors for both diabetes and stroke. Russell Goodway, chief executive of Community Pharmacy Wales, told NHE more.
Pharmacies have the capacity to offer the NHS precious relief in terms of identifying public health risks, diagnosing chronic conditions and getting to people before...
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405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-underexploited-resourceMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTCaring for the elderly is hospitals' core business
Dr Finbarr Martin, president of the British Geriatrics Society, argues against a prevailing view that emphasises shifting elderly people out of hospitals – especially since too many primary care organisations just don’t have the skills to deal with frail older people with multiple health problems.
The NHS has been fed a...
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413,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caring-for-the-elderly-is-hospitals-core-businessMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTDesigning and delivering mental health services
Lord Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point, discusses the role of NHS organisations and employers in tackling mental health issues.
As an employer, the public sector has a major role in tackling stigma and mental health issues. The economic cost of mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, in England has been...
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426,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/designing-and-delivering-mental-health-servicesMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTFriends & family
The ‘friends and family test’ has proved a major success since its launch earlier this year in the NHS Midlands & East region, and will be rolled out nationally from next April. NHE spoke to Andrew MacPherson, director of customer service strategy and the Strategic Projects Team at the SHA cluster, who has been leading on the...
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405,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/friends-familyMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGetting facts straight
Does the ageing population present the NHS with a disproportionately sized challenge? Deputy director of the population and statistics division at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Ben Humberstone, covers the facts.
The increasing number of elderly patients and their effect on the health service is said to be a key challenge for...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-facts-straightMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTInfomation-rich improvement
Pauline Howie, chief executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service, describes the positive results of a whole-system improvement strategy for both fleet management and patient care.
A clear strategy, streamlined information and strengthened leadership have led to significant improvements for the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Response...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/infomation-rich-improvementMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTIntroducing the NHS Change Model - A shared approach to leading
Helen Bevan, chief of service transformation at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, introduces the newlylaunched NHS Change Model.
The NHS Change Model has been launched. This is a dynamic framework for change that pulls together everything we know about delivering successful improvement – it’s about improving...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/introducing-the-nhs-change-model-a-shared-approach-to-leading-Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTLinks for the future
NHE discusses a new health IT network in the north east with Darrin Shaw, who leads the Support Services Partnerships that delivers IT for NHS South of Tyne & Wear.
79 NHS organisations across Gateshead and South Tyneside, including GP practices, walk-in centres, hospitals and other health providers, are getting a new...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/links-for-the-futureMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking payment pay
Chief economist at the Nuffield Trust, Anita Charlesworth, considers the impact of payment reform in the NHS.
The NHS is not alone in facing a severe financial squeeze over the coming years. Across Europe, healthcare systems are coming to terms with a medium-term future of rising demand and almost no prospect of meaningful budget...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-payment-payMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTMoving away from tradition
Charles Hollwey, chief executive of Hampshire LIFT, spoke to NHE about the future of financing for the health sector.
LIFT is no longer a simplistic model aimed just at funding new construction – increasingly LIFTCos are striving to provide flexible solutions to a health service looking to rationalise its estate, not extend...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/moving-away-from-traditionMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS trusts rise to the challenge to improve patient experience
Sam Hudson, head of experience and engagement at the NHS Institute reports on the NHS Patient Feedback Challenge, a one-year programme designed to find and spread great approaches which use feedback from patients to improve services.
An understanding of patient experience can be achieved through a range of activities that capture direct...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trusts-rise-to-the-challenge-to-improve-patientMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTOpen Access
The Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) chief executive Richard Parish outlines the future role of pharmacies in protecting and promoting public health, and whether they should be given powers to refer patients into secondary care.
Pharmacies are significantly underused; they have the potential to serve as an early warning...
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405,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/open-accessMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTOutstanding leadership
The NHS is operating in a world which is changing at a scale and pace we have never seen.
We are serving a population with increasingly complex and enduring health needs and which is getting older. We are working in challenging financial circumstances and yet we, and our patients, quite rightly have high expectations of the NHS and the...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/outstanding-leadership-Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatients guarded about criticising the NHS online
A survey has found that individuals across Britain are more likely to review films, TV and holidays online than their NHS care.
Censuswide asked 2,049 adults if they would detail their criticisms at the Patient Opinion website. Most stated that they would be more likely to review the latest gadgets or theatre productions than discuss...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-guarded-about-criticising-the-nhs-onlineMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTReducing variation in acute bed use
Candace Imison, deputy director of policy at health think tank The King’s Fund, has written a report on the use of emergency hospital beds and the significant variation evident in this. Here, she speaks to NHE about the report and what can be done to reduce variation.
Hospital use by elderly patients is an increasingly hot topic in...
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420,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reducing-variation-in-acute-bed-useMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish patients to receive treatment within 12 weeks
Patients are to receive treatment within 12 weeks of diagnosis in Scotland, as a result of new legislation.
The 12 week guarantee is now in the Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities. Due to the Charter, those who need planned inpatient or day case treatment will be covered by a treatment time guarantee.
An independent advice...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-patients-to-receive-treatment-within-12-weeksMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTSharing patients' stories
A shift to paperless working at the clinical haematology unit at Barts Health NHS Trust is helping to improve patient safety, consultant haematologist Dr Dan Hart tells NHE.
The implementation of Cerner Millennium at Barts Health NHS Trust’s clinical haematology unit has forced new ways of working as a necessary response to actual...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sharing-patients-storiesMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTStoptober campaign launched
National anti-smoking campaign ‘Stoptober’ launches today, aimed at encouraging smokers to quit for 28 days in October.
Research shows that if quitters stay cigarette free for 28 days, they are five times more likely to quit in the longer term. Participants are encouraged to think of the key areas where their lives will be...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stoptober-campaign-launchedMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe countess way
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT has been shortlisted for two prestigious HR awards by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). NHE discussed the trust’s successes with its director of human resources and organisational development, Susan Young.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-countess-wayMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe role of specialist societies in the treatment of rare conditions
Professor Mike Morgan, chair of the British Thoracic Society, talked to NHE about the ‘Cinderella’ of lung diseases – bronchiectasis – and how specialist societies can produce guidelines for treatment of rare diseases that might fly below NICE’s radar.
Bronchiectasis is a little-known, littlerecognised lung...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-role-of-specialist-societies-in-the-treatment-of-rare-conditionsMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTZero tolerance of pressure ulcers
Managing pressure ulcers is thought to cost up to 4% of NHS spending: a gigantic sum for something that is so often avoidable. NHE spoke to NHS Borders tissue viability operational lead Elaine Peace and tissue viability coordinator Carol Jeffrey about the methods it has been using to dramatically reduce pressure ulcer incidence rates.
A...
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420,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/zero-tolerance-of-pressure-ulcersMon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTGovernment must face up to failing hospitals - Reform
Merging failing NHS hospitals will only create a larger underperforming hospital, the former health advisor to Tony Blair has argued.
In a new report published by Reform, Professor Paul Corrigan proposes that up to 30 hospitals should be taken over by the private sector, or best performing hospitals.
He states that takeovers only...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-must-face-up-to-failing-hospitals--reformFri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTHeart death drops across Europe
There has been a significant drop in mortality from heart disease and stroke, but the scale of the problem is still huge and will increase, according to latest statistics.
On World Heart Day, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Heart Network (EHN) have published the latest statistics since the 2008 overview of the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/heart-death-drops-across-europeFri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhooping cough vaccination offered to pregnant women
Pregnant women are to be offered the whooping cough vaccination, following a rise in the number of cases in young babies.
The chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has announced a temporary vaccination programme, which aims to boost short-term immunity passed on from pregnant women to their newborn babies who cannot normally be...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/whooping-cough-vaccination-offered-to-pregnant-womenFri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTCare set to worsen and struggle for savings predicted
The NHS will struggle to achieve the £20bn efficiency savings required by 2015, new research indicates.
The King’s Fund quarterly survey of NHS finances questioned 45 finance directors about the NHS’s performance and the likelihood of hitting Government targets.
Of the 45, 27 believed that there was a high or very...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/care-set-to-worsen-and-struggle-for-savings-predictedThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTQuality information standard for cancer charity
A pancreatic cancer charity has become the first to be certified as a provider of safe, reliable and high-quality information.
The Information Standard scheme has awarded Pancreatic Cancer Action the Information Standard quality mark. The standard is supported by the Department of Health.
A recent survey by the Information Standard...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/quality-information-standard-for-cancer-charityThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTThree regional centres identified for SWP
Services at hospitals in Wales are to be concentrated in a smaller number of regional centres, through the South Wales Programme (SWP).
Medical professionals believe that specialist services are spread across too many sites, and must be reorganised.
The centres would have major A&E departments, consultant-led obstetric deliveries...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-regional-centres-identified-for-swpThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Difficult decisions' for Yorkshire trust
NHS North Yorkshire and York is implementing emergency cuts to services to try to save £10m as it struggles with a growing deficit.
A range of services are under review, including proposed changes to non-emergency operations. Outpatient follow-up appointments would be affected, there would be changes to opening hours in the...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/difficult-decisions-for-yorkshire-trustWed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTBetter staffing could prevent hospital fatalities - coroners
Coroners in England and Wales have made a record number of recommendations to hospitals on how they could prevent future fatalities, a new report shows.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which collates the reports, warned that coroners found more staff were needed on duty outside office hours and that improved communication and note-taking...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-staffing-could-prevent-hospital-fatalities--coronersWed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Scotland receives record number of complaints
Complaints against the NHS in Scotland have risen above 8,000 to their highest level in eight years, according to the latest statistics.
In 2011/12, there were 8,117 complaints – up 1,062 in the space of a year. In total, 77% of complaints related to acute services in hospitals, representing a 20% rise on the 2010/11...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-scotland-receives-record-number-of-complaintsWed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNurses' posts decrease by 6,000
The number of nurses’ posts has fallen by almost 6,000 since the general election, official figures show.
Nurses’ jobs fell by 700 in June and the figure now stands at 5,780 fewer than the general election in May 2010. The number of health visitors is also down from 10,102 in 2010 to 9,949, according to data from the Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-posts-decrease-by-6000Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT£1.5m available for personal health budgets
More patients will get money to spend on their own care, the Department of Health has announced.
£1.5m has been identified to support the potential roll-out of personal health budgets.
The budgets will let people choose their care, with support from healthcare professionals. They will get a care plan to set out individual needs...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15m-available-for-personal-health-budgetsTue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancer death rates to fall by 17% by 2030
Death rates for cancer are set to drop by an average of 17% by 2030, new predictions state. Cancer Research UK reports that adjusting for age, 142 in every 100,000 people are predicted to die from cancer in 2030.
This is a fall from 170 in every 100,000 in 2010. The predicted reduction is largely due to better survival rates, earlier...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-death-rates-to-fall-by-17-by-2030Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTLiverpool study on exercise reducing risk of elderly falls
Community-based exercise programmes can cut the risk of older people falling and increase their physical fitness in the long-term, new research shows.
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust has published the results of a study into the effectiveness of low-cost exercise programmes to reduce the likelihood of falls in the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/liverpool-study-on-exercise-reducing-risk-of-elderly-fallsTue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTChild epilepsy care varies in the UK - RCPCH
Children with epilepsy do not get the care they need in many parts of the country, according to a new report.
The first national audit of epilepsy services for young people shows that children receive ‘variable’ care for epilepsy across the country. The report was published by a consortium of over 40 organisations, led by the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/child-epilepsy-care-varies-in-the-uk--rcpchMon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC uncovers 'completely unacceptable' failings at hospital unit
An urgent legal restriction has been placed on Pinderfields Hospital day surgical unit after inspectors uncovered failings. The restriction prevents patients from staying in the unit for more than 23 hours.
Patients were found to have resided within the unit – designed as a short-term facility – for up to four days. During...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-uncovers-completely-unacceptable-failings-at-hospital-unitMon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS leaders alarmed by £2bn gap in social care funding
The £2bn gap in long-term social care funding is severely affecting patient care, the NHS Confederation has warned in a new report.
The report, entitled ‘Papering Over the Cracks,’ claims that the NHS has previously backed some short-term use of NHS funds as “a necessary sticking plaster”. However, it further...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leaders-alarmed-by-2bn-gap-in-social-care-fundingMon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT£5.5m investment into dementia research announced
On World Alzheimer’s Day, extra funding and a new campaign to raise awareness of the condition have been announced.
Alzheimer’s Research UK has committed £5.5m investment to new projects, bringing its total commitment to over £20m. 52 new grants have been awarded, aimed at understanding the causes of dementia...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/55m-investment-into-dementia-research-announcedFri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTAll UK health departments 'ready' for revalidation to start this year
The UK Revalidation Programme Board (UKRPB) has confirmed that all four countries of the UK are ready to support the introduction of revalidation later this year.
Revalidation will regulate licensed doctors every five years through regular appraisals, to ensure high quality standards are being maintained.
Health departments in...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/all-uk-health-departments-ready-for-revalidation-to-start-this-yearFri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTTransitional support funds for public health
The Department of Health is making transitional support funds available for local authorities to provide public health.
The funding will enable councils to manage the change and contribute towards costs associated with administrating the transition and minimising the diversion of staff and resources from day to day duties.
PCTs will...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transitional-support-funds-for-public-healthFri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT£8bn cuts possible for NHS after election - IPPR
The NHS could face cuts of nearly £8bn following the next general election, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggests.
A new report from the IPPR sets out Government’s options for the next round of spending reductions, and states that unless the pledge to increase NHS spending by more than inflation every year...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/8bn-cuts-possible-for-nhs-after-election--ipprThu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS underspend nearly £4bn - Audit Commission
NHS organisations are significantly under-spending, leading to a pool of ‘uncommitted finances’ totalling nearly £4bn, a new report from the Audit Commission shows.
The 2011/12 audit of NHS financial accounts found that NHS trusts alone reported a combined underspend and surplus of £1.6bn. Foundation trusts...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-underspend-nearly-4bn--audit-commissionThu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTWe must not give up on Alzheimer's research, charity warns
Government investment is needed to ensure the pharmaceutical industry does not “retreat” from research into new drugs to treat dementia, a national charity has stated.
Alzheimer’s Research UK has raised concerns that the disappointing results from recent trials must not be allowed to slow the search for...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-must-not-give-up-on-alzheimers-research-charity-warnsThu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTFTs would not be awarded status if applying now - Monitor
Eleven NHS FTs are facing serious financial problems, and key services are set to end at hospitals run by one south London trust, the public accounts committee has heard.
MPs were told that if they were applying for FT status now, the 11 would not be awarded it.
South London Healthcare NHS Trust is the first to be put into...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fts-would-not-be-awarded-status-if-applying-now--monitorWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTMatheson gives assurances on self-directed care funding
The Scottish social care bill is not about cuts, but will give people control over their own care budget, public health minister Michael Matheson told Holyrood.
Ministers have pledged £23m to local councils over three years to implement the bill, which proposes the introduction of a direct payment to fund alternatives to council run...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/matheson-gives-assurances-on-self-directed-care-fundingWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTSick Children hospital plans approved in Edinburgh
Plans for a replacement city hospital for sick children have been approved by the Scottish Government, health secretary Alex Neil has announced.
NHS Lothian’s business case for a new site for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences has been accepted, and will now move from Sciennes to Little...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sick-children-hospital-plans-approved-in-edinburghWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial care funding gap continues to grow
The social care funding ‘black hole’ has deepened to £892m, a new report from Bupa suggests.
The failure to agree a sustainable funding structure has added £26m to the financial ‘gap’ – the difference between the cost of providing high quality care and the fees paid by local authorities to care...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-funding-gap-continues-to-growWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTComplaints against doctors rise by 23% - GMC
The number of complaints against doctors rose by 23% from 2010 to 2011, the General Medical Council has reported.
The second annual State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK (SoMEP) showed that complaints against doctors rose from 7,153 in 2010 to 8,781 in 2011.
Allegations about poor communication increased by 69% and those...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/complaints-against-doctors-rise-by-23-gmcTue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTGuardianship cases falling - HSCIC
The number of cases of guardianship are continuing to fall in England, according to new research. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a report showing a 5% decrease on the previous years’ figures.
In 2011/12, 331 new cases were opened – a 31% fall on the number from 2002/03. This year there were...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guardianship-cases-falling--hscicTue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew trainees recruited for leadership scheme
The new cohort of NHS Graduate Management Trainees has been welcomed by Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS.
For 2012, 150 new trainees are taking in place in the scheme, split across general management, finance, HR and health informatics.
The training scheme is now run by the NHS Leadership Academy and includes a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-trainees-recruited-for-leadership-schemeTue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Last legal form of discrimination' to be scrapped
The Government is tackling a “discriminatory” law that strips MPs of their seat if they have experienced over six months of mental illness.
By backing MP Gavin Barwell’s private members bill, the Government has taken a step towards making the Mental Health (Discrimintaion) Bill law. The Bill had its second reading in the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/last-legal-form-of-discrimination-to-be-scrappedMon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrivate sector could deliver 20% of NHS services by 2020
The NHS is to increase its links with the private sector, which could deliver up to 20% of services by 2020, a new report suggests.
Corporate finance advisor Catalyst has published a report highlighting the opportunities for private companies in the health sector, ranging from specialist services such as sexual health, to entire hospital...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-sector-could-deliver-20-of-nhs-services-by-2020Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTPublic call for increase in spending on NHS
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen, and more people now want to see an increase in spending, the British Social Attitudes report by NatCen Social Research has revealed.
For the first time in over a decade, the proportion of people who agree with an increase in taxes to fund extra spending has increased, from 31% to 36%. This...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-call-for-increase-in-spending-on-nhsMon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTA&E closures 'lack regard' for local residents
Proposals to close A&E units in north west London have been labelled “flawed” by Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) Council.
The plans would see four of the area’s nine emergency units close, to create bigger centres and improve services. The closures would include shutting down A&E at Hammersmith and Charing Cross...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-closures-lack-regard-for-local-residentsFri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNWORTH recognised for research excellence
The clinical trials unit at Bangor University has achieved national recognition for its research excellence.
The North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health and Social care (NWORTH) at the university has been recognised by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) as a fully registered Clinical Trials Unit...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nworth-recognised-for-research-excellenceFri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCP report 'completely wrong' - health minister
The Department of Health has responded to concerns that acute care is “on the edge”, following the publication of a new report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
The report suggests a critical shortage of out-of-hours doctors and an increasing number of elderly patients means that acute care cannot keep pace with demand...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-report-completely-wrong--health-ministerFri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTAcute care needs redesign to avoid collapse - RCP
Demand on clinical services is increasing to the point where acute care is ‘on the edge’ and threatening patient safety, unless major redesign happens now, according to a new report.
The Royal College of Physicians has published new evidence suggesting there are a third fewer general and acute beds now than 25 years ago...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/acute-care-needs-redesign-to-avoid-collapse--rcpThu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA criticises regional pay plans in South West
A group of trusts planning to introduce regional pay have been criticised by the BMA for being “short-sighted”.
The 20 trusts in the South West are proposing to fix pay, terms and conditions of health staff in the region. The plans include cutting pay and increasing hours.
The BMA believes the move would waste resources...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-criticises-regional-pay-plans-in-south-westThu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTStudy on breast cancer screening demonstrates benefits
Breast cancer screening saves two lives for every one patient who receives unnecessary treatment, according to new research.
A major European review, published in the Journal of Medical Screening, found that mammograms saved between seven and nine lives for every 1,000 women screened.
Screening can detect essentially harmless lumps...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-on-breast-cancer-screening-demonstrates-benefitsThu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Contingency team' sent in to overhaul Mid Staffs
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust needs a financial and management rescue package and could be completely restructured or even put in special administration.
Clinical care has improved at the hospital trust, but on its current trajectory it does not have a sustainable future, so a team of financial advisors, accountants, and...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/contingency-team-sent-in-to-overhaul-mid-staffsWed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTAddressing mental health underspend could cut physical health costs
Reversing the current underspending on mental health services by NHS commissioners could end up saving far more, according to leading health professionals and health economists.
In a letter to CCGs and new health secretary Jeremy Hunt, Professor Lord Richard Layard, Professor Clare Gerada and Professor Simon Wessely argue that people with...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/addressing-mental-health-underspend-could-cut-physical-health-costsWed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTLive web-stream of GMC-hosted event on fairer regulation
The General Medical Council (GMC) is hosting a conference today to explore emerging issues across healthcare regulation.
‘Being Fair: challenges and opportunities’, is being chaired by Dame Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and is the first of its kind organised by the GMC.
More than 140...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/live-web-stream-of-gmc-hosted-event-on-fairer-regulationWed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS secures exemption from 'onerous' EU emissions law
The NHS has won an exemption from new EU rules on energy efficiency, which the NHS Confederation had argued would have left the health service with an annual bill of £70m.
The organisation’s European Office has welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to amend the proposals so that the NHS will not come under the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-secures-exemption-from-onerous-eu-emissions-lawWed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTMS treatment available for Scottish patients
Thousands of multiple sclerosis sufferers in Scotland are to be prescribed the world’s first pill treatment. After approval from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), fingolimod will be given to Scottish patients.
Scotland, which has the highest rate of MS in the world, is the last part of the UK to offer the new drug on the NHS....
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ms-treatment-available-for-scottish-patientsTue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew support for the blind and partially sighted
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland has established The Vision Support Service in partnership with NHS Tayside, assisted by Government funding.
The facility at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, offers information and advice to blind and partially-sighted people in the Tayside area. The centre also provides emotional...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-support-for-the-blind-and-partially-sightedTue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTRecommendations for specialised services accepted
More health services for people with rare conditions will be planned and commissioned nationally instead of locally from April 2013.
A report has been published by the Clinical Advisory Group for Prescribed Services (CAG), discussing which specialist services for sufferers of rare conditions and illnesses should be commissioned in England...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recommendations-for-specialised-services-acceptedTue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT£1.5m suicide prevention strategy launched
The Government has launched a new £1.5m suicide prevention strategy, the first of its kind for over a decade. The strategy aims to reduce England’s current annual suicide rate of over 4,000, as well as providing support for those affected.
The Government’s key areas of focus include the provision of facilities and...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15m-suicide-prevention-strategy-launchedMon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTFlexibility needed for national pay on NHS - NHS Employers
NHS organisations need more flexibility from staff and unions on salaries and conditions if the principle of national pay deals is to be preserved, NHS Employers has told unions, as it urges cooperation to tackle financial challenges.
Union leaders are gathering in Brighton for the annual Trades Union Congress, where they have suggested...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flexibility-needed-for-national-pay-on-nhs-nhs-employersMon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTRent challenged in Scottish surgeries
Scotland’s GP practices are being urged to challenge the Notional Rent scheme as they struggle with the increase in population.
Chartered surveyors firm GP Surveyors is encouraging Scottish surgeries to challenge the Notional Rent scheme, amid a desperate need for investment due to a substantial population increase.
Over the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rent-challenged-in-scottish-surgeriesMon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth and social care need 'fundamental change' - King's Fund
The King’s Fund has called for a radical transformation of health and social care to cope with demographic and financial challenges.
In a new report, the health think tank calls for a focus on strategic issues rather than service preservation, encouraging new providers and innovative models of care, and decommissioning...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-and-social-care-need-fundamental-change--kings-fundFri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTRegional pay plans would harm patient care - RCN
The Royal College of Nursing has stepped up its attack on regional pay proposals by NHS organisations in the south west of England.
Scrapping the national agreement on pay and employment conditions to save NHS resources would harm patient care and prove a counter-productive skills drain, the health union said, arguing that the 20 trusts...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regional-pay-plans-would-harm-patient-care--rcnFri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTSuppliers invited to hear more about new electronic staff record contract
The Department of Health is to hold a supplier conference next week to highlight the opportunities for companies to provide electronic staff record systems and pension scheme administration services.
The existing contract for the provision of the NHS electronic staff record (ESR) ends on 31 August 2014, and the DH has issued a pre-tender...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suppliers-invited-to-hear-more-about-new-electronic-staff-record-contractFri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTBerwick maternity care consultation launched
A trust is conducting research to improve maternity services, after they were suspended on safety grounds.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT and NHS North of Tyne have commissioned an independent review into the public’s opinions on new maternity services.
Services at the trust were temporarily suspended from August 1, due to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/berwick-maternity-care-consultation-launchedThu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTCCGs must not be distracted from work - NHSCC
An “overwhelming” number of decisions could prevent CCGs from delivering the best outcomes, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has warned.
The group is urging the Government to give CCGs the time, space and support necessary to make informed decisions on how to deliver care. NHSCC has raised concerns that the number of...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-must-not-be-distracted-from-work-nhsccThu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTJeremy Hunt appointed health secretary in reshuffle
Jeremy Hunt became the new health secretary yesterday in Cameron’s reshuffle of the Cabinet, replacing Andrew Lansley.
Hunt was the former culture secretary, and Lansley now moves to be leader of the House of Commons. Hunt will now be responsible for overseeing the controversial health and social care bill that Lansley introduced...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/jeremy-hunt-appointed-health-secretary-in-reshuffleWed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS 'neglecting' CFS patients
Patients with ME are being neglected by the NHS, according to a new report.
The charity Action for ME conducted a survey of services trusts offer the estimated 250,000 people in the UK with ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Responses to Freedom of Information requests from 143 PCTs, 11 Scottish health boards, six Welsh health...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-neglecting-cfs-patientsWed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNPfIT supplier CSC no longer exclusive records provider
The Department of Health has finalised its new agreement with IT services provider CSC, lifting the obligation on trusts in the North, Midlands and East of England to use its electronic care records system Lorenzo.
The move will save £1bn, to be reinvested into the NHS, the DH has stated. 10 trusts had implemented the Lorenzo system...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npfit-supplier-csc-no-longer-exclusive-records-providerWed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTWatershed for unhealthy food advertising - RCPCH
Advertising for junk food should be banned before the 9pm watershed to tackle youth obesity, the RCPCH has proposed.
President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Children’s Health, Dr Hilary Cass, has called for a clampdown on advertising unhealthy foods high in salt, sugar or fat where children can see it.
Dr Cass said:...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ban-on-unhealthy-food-to-stop-childhood-obesity-rcpchWed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTBreast cancer 'less likely' in active women
An active lifestyle can make women 13% less likely to develop breast cancer, new research suggests.
The study is part of the ongoing work by the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC), co-funded by Cancer Research UK. It looked at over 8,000 cases of breast cancer in women.
Results showed that women who were the most...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/breast-cancer-less-likely-in-active-womenTue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTCleaning standards 'inadequate', nurses suggest
Nurses are having to clean beds, wards and floors, new research suggests.
A survey of over 1,000 nurses and health assistants working on the NHS found that a third had cleaned toilets or mopped floors in the previous 12 months.
The study was published by Nursing Times, and also showed that over half of the nurses surveyed believed...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cleaning-standards-inadequate-nurses-suggestTue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNational hip fracture audit shows increase in best practice
The 2012 National Hip Fracture Database report has been published, demonstrating an increase in hospitals achieving the Best Practice Tariff.
The number of hospitals achieving Best Practice Tariff has increased quarter on quarter and has risen from 71% at the end of 2010/11 to 87% in the final quarter of 2011/12.
Other results showed...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/national-hip-fracture-audit-shows-increase-in-best-practiceTue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTGMC launches guidance on child abuse
New guidance to help doctors protect children from abuse and neglect comes into effect today. The guidance, issued by the General Medical Council (GMC), aims to support doctors in identifying possible risk factors, listen to parents and children and keep take action when necessary.
The GMC commissioned a survey of parents, conducted by...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-launches-guidance-on-child-abuseMon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS rationing warnings 'rejected' by Government
The Government has dismissed a warning by the new leader of the BMA that rationing access to procedures was putting patients’ health at risk.
Dr Mark Porter said that pressure to save £20bn by 2015 meant that rationing could increase, leading to the NHS no longer providing a comprehensive service.
In an interview with the...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-rationing-warnings-rejected-by-governmentMon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrinces Park health centre opens after £2.4m renovation
A new £2.4m health centre has opened in Liverpool, as the penultimate project in the ‘New Health Service for Liverpool’ vision.
Princes Park Neighbourhood Health centre has been renovated to include a wider range of community services, including extended GP opening hours. Work began in December 2010.
The last...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/princes-park-health-centre-opens-after-24m-renovation-Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT£40m investment for NHS Tayside announced
NHS Tayside is to invest nearly £40m on new buildings by 2015, the health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
The trust will spend £15.6m on capital projects in the next financial year and expects to spend £12m and £9.7m in the following two years. Investment of £10.3m has already been attracted to the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/40m-investment-for-nhs-tayside-announcedFri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthy lifestyles extends life expectancy in over 75s
Being active later in life can extend life expectancy by up to six years, a Swedish study has indicated. Academics at the Karolinska Institute analysed the lifestyles of 1,180 people over 75 for 18 years to ascertain how lifestyle can affect life expectancy.
The research, published on the British Medical Journal website, demonstrated that...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-lifestyles-extends-life-expectancy-in-over-75sFri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTISCF launched to improve NHS information sharing
NHS organisations could be awarded funding to develop new digital services to improve the sharing of information, the Department of Health has announced.
The Information Sharing Challenge Fund (ISCF) is looking for innovative ideas to change the way information is used, accessed and shared across the NHS.
Projects are expected to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/iscf-launched-to-improve-nhs-information-sharingFri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTEvery Breath campaign returns to the North East
The ‘Every Breath’ quit smoking campaign is relaunching to highlight the links between smoking and COPD. Smoking is the main cause of the irreversible lung disease, with over 80% of cases due to this.
The campaign, run by FRESH, began last Autumn and triggered a significant rise in the number of smokers using NHS Stop Smoking...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/every-breath-campaign-returns-to-the-north-eastThu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient Feedback Challenge winners to start work
Nine patient experience projects are set to launch, following selection as winners of the Patient Feedback Challenge. The challenge was created and managed by the NHS Institute and is funded by the Department of Health.
The one year programme seeks to find and spread good approaches using feedback from patients to improve services. The...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-feedback-challenge-winners-to-start-workThu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTStaff protest against 'pay cartel' in the South West
Over 20,000 NHS staff have signed a national petition against the introduction of regional pay. Campaigners in the South West argue it will cut staff pay.
A group of trusts in the area have formed a consortium to fix terms and conditions for the region’s health workers, including proposals to cut sick pay, reduce the working week...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-protest-against-pay-cartel-in-the-south-westThu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Lowest level' of nurses and midwives in Scotland
The number of nurses and midwives working in the NHS is at its lowest level for almost seven years in Scotland, official figures show.
The equivalent of 56,184 full-time staff were working across Scotland at the end of June – the lowest number since September 2005, and over 2,000 less than in September 2009.
Some of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lowest-level-of-nurses-and-midwives-in-scotlandWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTLondon trusts at bottom of cancer care league
Nine of London’s NHS trusts are at the bottom of a league table for cancer patient experience across England, according to new data.
Macmillan Cancer Support has published a league table depicting trusts performance for cancer care, measured by questions such as whether patients’ diagnosis and treatment options were explained...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-trusts-at-bottom-of-cancer-care-leagueWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew healthcare centre for Nottingham
Work has begun on a new healthcare facility in Nottingham. The new primary care centre will include an integrated pharmacy and the £4m project is due for completion in September 2013.
The building will include photovoltaic panels and will be constructed with an ‘excellent’ BREEAM rating for energy use.
The nearby...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-healthcare-centre-for-nottinghamWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS receives over 3,000 complaints a week
Written complaints are on the rise in the NHS, new data shows. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reported that over 3,000 written complaints a week were made against the NHS in 2011-12.
This resulted in just over 162,100 complaints for the year, an 8% rise on the previous year. However, the HSCIC cautioned that the...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-receives-over-3000-complaints-a-weekWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospitals must explain treatment delays to patients
NHS ‘scorecards’ are to be introduced to eliminate regional variation on the delivery of new care and drugs recommended by NICE.
The scheme is expected to be launched before the autumn, and hospitals that delay acting on guidance by the health watchdog will be forced to explain the reasons for the wait to...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-must-explain-treatment-delays-to-patientsTue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMajor change needed for online access to patient records - 2020Health
Less than 1% of GP surgeries provide online access to patient health records, new research suggests. This is despite evidence showing that patients who take up access secure better health outcomes.
2020Health has been researching the take-up of online access to patient health records, which can be particularly valuable concerning...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-change-needed-for-online-access-to-patient-records--2020healthTue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrusts urged to use technology to encourage attendance
The Government has urged hospitals to adopt innovative ways to improve appointment attendance, as the Department of Health reports that one in ten appointments were missed by patients last year.
The number of ‘did not attends’ (DNAs) fell by 250,000 on the previous year, statistics showed, but this still impacts on other...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-urged-to-use-technology-to-encourage-attendance-Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTGMC publishes guidance for revalidation
New revalidation guidance for responsible officers has been published by the GMC. Revalidation is expected to begin later this year, subject to approval by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
The guidance has been published ahead of implantation so that responsible officers, employers and doctors can familiarise themselves with how...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-publishes-guidance-for-revalidationFri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNearly a fifth of women feel unsupported through pregnancy
The Government is failing to meet promises on maternity care, a new report from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) suggests.
A survey of over 1,800 women found that nearly two thirds knew their midwives name, but almost one third always saw a different midwife during pregnancy and postnatal care. The DH aims to provide one named...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nearly-a-fifth-of-women-feel-unsupported-through-pregnancyFri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS sees increasing numbers of female dentists - HSCIC
The gap between male and female dentists working on the NHS is narrowing as a new report indicates increasing numbers of women working on the NHS as dentists.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found that of the 23,000 high street dentists who performed NHS activity in 2011/12, 44.5% were female. This is up from...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-sees-increasing-numbers-of-female-dentists--hscicFri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMost NHS heads doubt readiness of HealthWatch
Health sector professionals doubt the ability of the NHS to come through its reorganisation successfully, a new survey shows.
The NHS Confederation conducted research to identify areas of concern and low confidence for NHS chairs and chief executives.
More than half of respondents, 57%, highlighted a lack of expertise or experience...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-nhs-heads-doubt-readiness-of-healthwatchThu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPaying NHS for performance can deliver better care - Nuffield Trust
A payment system that covers the whole patient care pathway rather than individual providers and rewards for performance can deliver high-quality, affordable care, a new report suggests.
But authors from the Nuffield Trust accept that there are significant practical difficulties involved in this approach.
The report considers...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paying-nhs-for-performance-can-deliver-better-care--nuffield-trustThu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPoor five times more likely to live unhealthily - The King's Fund
The proportion of people living unhealthy lifestyles has dropped significantly, but the improvement has not been among poorer people in more deprived areas – further exacerbating health inequalities.
New research shows that the numbers of people engaging in multiple unhealthy lifestyle behaviours – smoking, excessive drinking...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poor-five-times-more-likely-to-live-unhealthily--the-kings-fundThu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTFTs to face increasing financial difficulties - Monitor
Financial risk is set to increase in the next year, foundation trusts have reported. In Monitor’s ‘Review of foundation trust plans (2012/13)’ FTs forecast increased challenges in the future.
FTs must plan to meet greater demand and stretching healthcare targets, whilst delivering significant...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fts-to-face-increasing-financial-difficulties--monitorWed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTLabour's NHS expansion criticism 'hypocrisy' - Milton
Labour has criticised government plans to export the NHS brand around the world, despite Gordon Brown’s government attempting to set up a similar scheme.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham labelled the plans, which would see the Department of Health help hospitals launch branches overseas to bring profit back to the UK, a...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labours-nhs-expansion-criticism-hypocrisy--miltonWed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNursing jobs drop by 5,000 since 2010
There are now 5,000 fewer nurses on the NHS since May 2010, while the number of doctors rose by 3,700, according to the latest figures.
The NHS Information Centre reported that 276,608 nurses or full time equivalents are now working in the NHS, 4,823 fewer than before the Coalition came to power.
Ministers say the overall number of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-jobs-drop-by-5000-since-2010Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTVirtual consultation service benefits stroke patients
A telecare service for stroke patients has led to improved care and greater collaboration across the Cardiac and Stroke network in Lancashire and Cumbria.
Eight hospitals are linked together in the scheme, known as Telestroke. Broadband teleconferencing equipment installed by patients beds allows 15 stroke consultants to provide 24/7...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virtual-consultation-service-benefits-stroke-patientsWed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTImprovement in stroke prevention surgery
Vital surgery to prevent severe stroke is taking place much more quickly following the onset of symptoms, the UK Carotid Endarterectomy Audit Report shows.
Round 4 of the report, which covers operations between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011, found that the median delay between the first symptoms of stroke and carotid endarterectomy...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improvement-in-stroke-prevention-surgeryTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMedical negligence costs rise in Wales
The cost of medical negligence payouts by the NHS in Wales has almost doubled over the past three years, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Figures obtained by the BBC show the cost of negligence claims have risen by £18m and cost £38m in the 12 months to April 2012. In total, claims cost £84.3m over the last...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-negligence-costs-rise-in-waleTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS brand to be exported abroad by Healthcare UK
Plans to export the NHS brand around the world are being considered by Government, it has emerged. Well-known hospitals such as Great Ormond Street and the Royal Marsden could set up branches overseas to boost income.
A new cross-government unit, Healthcare UK, would be set up combining the Department of Health and UK Trade and Investment...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-brand-to-be-exported-abroad-by-healthcare-ukTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN votes against pension proposals
Nurses have joined other health professionals in rejecting the Government’s latest offer on public sector pension proposals.
In the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) ballot, almost two thirds voted against the offer, albeit on a low turnout of only 16% (65,759).
The RCN stated that its main concern was for workers...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-votes-against-pension-proposalsTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancer rates among elderly a 'ticking time bomb'
The rate of cancer in older people is a ‘ticking time-bomb’, a new report says, with 4.1 million over-65s likely to be living with cancer in 2040
A study conducted by King’s College London and funded by Macmillan Cancer Support found that nearly one in four older people will receive a cancer diagnosis by this time. In...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-rates-among-elderly-a-ticking-time-bombMon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish diabetes rate continues to grow
The diabetes rate in Scotland continues to rise by around 10,000 a year, new statistics show. Almost a quarter of a million Scots now have the condition.
The figures come from the annual Scottish Diabetes survey and indicate that a total of 247,278 people have diabetes, almost 5% of the population.
The majority of these cases...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-diabetes-rate-continues-to-growMon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh intensive neo-natal care could be moved to England
The Betsi Cadwaladr health board review consultation opens today, with patient groups opposing the proposed changes.
A North Wales health group is against plans to base intensive neo-natal care in England, with concerns that it will be too far to travel.
Longer term intensive care could be moved to Arrowe Park hospital in the Wirral...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-intensive-neo-natal-care-could-be-moved-to-englandMon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTGovernment set to fund Dilnot social care plans
The Dilnot social care proposals are to be broadly accepted by the Department of Health, press reports suggest, in a Government rethink.
Last month sources indicated that whilst the plans had been endorsed, the cost of almost £2bn to the Treasury meant it could be shelved. Today, Andrew Dilnot has asserted that the plans were never...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-set-to-fund-dilnot-social-care-plansFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient survey shows improvement in cancer care
Cancer patient experience has improved across the country, results from the second national survey suggest.
Results showed 98 trusts improved on their scores from last year and 88% of patients rated their overall care as excellent or very good. 91% received understandable answers to important questions they had.
The survey indicated...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-survey-shows-improvement-in-cancer-careFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTRedwood paper 'inaccurate' on Dilnot proposals - DH
Despite suggestions that the Government is now to endorse and fund Andrew Dilnot’s social care recommendations, a Conservative MP has called for the plans to be abandoned.
John Redwood has written a paper, published by the Centre for Social Policy, which criticises the Dilnot proposals. He suggests the Coalition would struggle to...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/redwood-paper-inaccurate-on-dilnot-proposals--dhFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTFoundation Trust Network launches governor training programme
A new national programme has been launched to help foundation trust governors play their roles within the new NHS.
The NHS Leadership Academy has awarded the contract for providing the training to the Foundation Trust Network (FTN). The training will cover responsibilities in governance accountability and finance, delivered via face...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foundation-trust-network-launches-governor-training-programmeThu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTGuidance published for self-managing mental health
New self-management guidance has been published today to help people in Wales with long-term mental health problems to achieve a better quality of life.
There are an estimated 500,000 people across Wales who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
In...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/guidance-published-for-self-managing-mental-health-Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTReady for revalidation - NHS Employers
NHS organisations are now ready to support doctors to begin revalidation, NHS Employers has reported as it urges Government to start the process this year.
The Government’s NHS Revalidation Support Team has published the Organisational Readiness Self-Assessment report, demonstrating that the NHS is ready for...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ready-for-revalidation--nhs-employersThu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTDementia self-help project to improve patient quality of life
A new two-year dementia self help project has been set up by a partnership of Housing 21 and the Mental Health Foundation.
The partnership will set up, facilitate and evaluate three self-help peer support groups of up to eight people with dementia living in different Housing 21 extra care, or sheltered housing schemes across...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dementia-self-help-project-to-improve-patient-quality-of-lifeWed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTDH considers tighter cosmetic surgery regulations
The Department of Health has launched a major review into cosmetic surgery and non-invasive procedures, to consider whether patients would benefit from tighter regulations on the industry.
The call for evidence, open from today, will consider the best way to protect patients in response to concern about the industry, following the PiP...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dh-considers-tighter-cosmetic-surgery-regulationsWed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew consultants face harsh job market - RCP
Consultants are struggling to find work in a financially restricted NHS, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has stated.
A survey of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) holders showed that there has been an increase in the average number of applications for consultant posts made, with a falling success rate across all...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-consultants-face-harsh-job-market--rcpWed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPROMs results show little improvement in health after surgery
New patient surveys show that there has been little change in the health improvements gained from common procedures since 2009, with continued variation by provider.
Results from the Patient Reported Outcome Measures surveys (PROMs) for 2009-10 and 2010-11 have been published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proms-results-show-little-improvement-in-health-after-surgeryWed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTDiabetes prescriptions up 50% in six years
Diabetes prescriptions top 40 million in England – a rise of 50% since 2005/06 – new figures show.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reported that the net cost of diabetes drugs rose by just under 50% in the same six years, representing a faster and greater growth than overall prescriptions on the NHS...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-prescriptions-up-50-in-six-yearsTue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS could save millions through Active Travel Bill
A new report suggests over half a billion pounds could be saved on the NHS if the Welsh Government implements the proposed Active Travel Bill.
The proposals, which close to public consultation today, encourage people to become more physically active by walking or cycling more often.
If the bill is implemented, Welsh...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-save-millions-through-active-travel-billTue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTSHA and PCT leaders to transfer operational delivery management
The chief executive of the NHS in England, Sir David Nicholson, has written to SHA and PCT chairs as well as senior leaders in the wider health service to set out the next stage in the transition to the new healthcare system.
Leaders appointed in the NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority will manage relevant...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sha-and-pct-leaders-to-transfer-operational-delivery-management-Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancer services relocated to Colchester General Hospital
A new £25m radiotherapy centre has been approved, with cancer services to be relocated in Essex.
The centre will be located at Colchester General Hospital, replacing the current centre at Essex County Hospital. Construction will begin this month and it is due to be completed in 2013, with the first patients to be treated in...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-services-relocated-to-colchester-general-hospitalMon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCataract surgery rationed according to visual acuity
Patients in over half of English PCTs are being denied cataract surgery based on optometrists’ test chart results, medical professionals have reported.
Surgery is being denied unless patients’ ability to read the charts falls below a certain level.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO), College of Optometrists...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cataract-surgery-rationed-according-to-visual-acuity-Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare support workers code of conduct proposed
Skills for Care and Skills for Health are calling for medical professionals and patients to take part in a consultation on a proposed code of conduct and minimum training standards for healthcare support workers.
Commissioned by the Department for Health, the code of conduct may be used by bodies wishing to establish a voluntary register...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-support-workers-code-of-conduct-proposed-Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTManagers fail to recognise PTSD symptoms, charity warns
A new white paper seeks to inform managers about the potential impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, in the workplace.
Published by the charity PTSD Resolution, the paper ‘Trauma in the Workplace’ describes how the disorder could affect staffing policies and practices.
Their research suggests that...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/managers-fail-to-recognise-ptsd-symptoms-charity-warns-Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient organisations call for revalidation
Nine patient organisations are calling on the UK government to confirm revalidation will go ahead at the end of this year. They state that patients need to know their doctor is competent and safe to practise.
A written statement to health secretary Andrew Lansley has been signed by National Voices, Patients Association, National...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-organisations-call-for-revalidationFri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNCAS to form part of NHS LA to improve patient safety
The National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) is to become an operating division of the NHS Litigation Authority from 1 April 2013, the Department of Health has announced.
NCAS is currently being hosted by NICE. Responsibility for governance of NCAS will transfer to the board of NHS LA in April, chaired by Professor Dame Joan...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ncas-to-form-part-of-nhs-la-to-improve-patient-safetyThu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS could save £500m through emergency admissions
If urgent care was organised more effectively, elderly people would need to spend less time in hospital, a review by the King’s Fund has found.
The report suggests there is scope to reduce the number of overnight stays by 2.3 million. This would free up 7,000 beds, saving the NHS nearly £500m a year.
The think...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-could-save-500m-through-emergency-admissions-Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTSupport offered for CCGs working with CSS
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) need to understand the range of options available to them to achieve an acceptable balance between the customer and supplier when developing effective relationships with commissioning support services (CSS).
NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) has published a report, jointly produced with the University...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-offered-for-ccgs-working-with-cssThu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTLondon merger proposes shared patient record
A shared patient record system could be implemented between three London Foundation Trusts as part of their merger plans.
Guy’s and St Thomas’, Kings College Hospital, and South London and Maudsley plan to merge by 2014, with a better use of IT and the creation of shared platforms.
The plan would lower the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/london-merger-proposes-shared-patient-record-Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMental health spending drops by 1%
Spending in real terms on mental health has decreased for the first time in a decade, a Department of Health report shows. Once inflation is taken into account, investment fell by 1%, to £6.63bn.
In total, spending on mental health services in England dropped by £150m – the first fall since 2001. Investment in...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-spending-drops-by-1Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPlain packaging for all tobacco - Cancer Research UK
More than 75,000 people have signed up to the campaign for plain packaging for cigarettes, Cancer Research UK has announced. The campaign is in response to the DH’s consultation on the future of tobacco packaging.
‘The answer is plain’ calls for regulation to standardise the size and colour of tobacco packaging...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plain-packaging-for-all-tobacco--cancer-research-ukWed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh service reorganisation to see £40m investment
Hywel Dda Health Board has defended proposals to reorganise NHS services in mid and west Wales, after critics opposed plans to close three community hospitals in Mynydd Mawr, Tregaron and Aberaeron.
The health board has stated that £40m will be invested in new services, and the reorganisation will provide better quality of care for...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-service-reorganisation-to-see-40m-investment-Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT£175,000 fine for trust that put 1,373 staff profiles online
An NHS trust has been hit with a £175,000 fine for an “extremely troubling” data breach following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Torbay Care Trust accidentally published sensitive details of over 1,000 employees on a spreadsheet on its website in April 2011 and only spotted...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/175000-fine-for-trust-that-put-1373-staff-profiles-onlineTue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT12-year-old girl left dead in hospital bed
A coroner has attacked the unacceptable care given to a young girl with cerebral palsy who was left dead in a hospital bed for up to four hours.
Twelve-year-old Emma Stones died of blood poisoning at Tameside Hospital near Manchester, but may have survived if she had been observed and treated better, coroner John Pollard told her...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12-year-old-girl-left-dead-in-hospital-bedTue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore trusts choose NHS Direct to run NHS 111 service
NHS Direct, which is competing against other providers to run the replacement NHS 111 non-emergency health advice service for trusts around the UK, has had more success in being selected.
It is now the preferred provider for NHS South East London, which covers Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Bexley, as part of a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-trusts-choose-nhs-direct-to-run-nhs-111-serviceTue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Spend money on obesity not palliative care'
A Scottish surgeon has suggested that NHS funding could be better spent on surgery for obese patients, rather than on palliative care for the terminally ill.
De Beaux, a gastric and weight-loss surgeon at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, questioned the funding of expensive treatment that could offer “little benefit” for...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spend-money-on-obesity-not-palliative-careMon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Spray-on skin' leg ulcer treatment developed
A ‘spray-on skin’ treatment, consisting of skin cells suspended in a mixture of blood-clotting agents, has been found to significantly improve the healing of venous leg ulcers.
Research was conducted on a group of 228 subjects with venous leg ulcers and its findings have been published in the Lancet.
Venous leg...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/spray-on-skin-leg-ulcer-treatment-developedMon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTChronic kidney disease needs improved treatment
Better detection and earlier treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) could improve lives and save the NHS millions, a new study suggests.
Research commissioned by NHS Kidney Care showed that 1.8m people in England have been diagnosed with CKD, but there could be another million undetected cases.
Published in the journal...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chronic-kidney-disease-needs-improved-treatmentMon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTMonitor intervenes at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Monitor has exercised its formal powers of intervention at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to ensure the board provides effective services for their patients.
David Wakefield will be appointed interim chair of the trust after the previous chair has stepped down over the worsening financial situation.
The trust had...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-intervenes-at-bolton-nhs-foundation-trustFri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial housing could relieve pressure on the NHS
Housing associations were told yesterday they have a large role in easing demand on the NHS and ensuring a better quality of life for terminally ill people.
Delegates at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Older People’s Conference were addressed by Rachael Byrne, executive director of care and support at Home Group...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-housing-could-relive-pressure-on-the-nhsFri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Improved care' at Hinchingbrooke Hospital - Circle
Waiting times have been cut, care has been improved and savings have been made at Hinchingbrooke hospital over Circle’s first six months in charge, the company has said.
Circle, which is half-owned by its clinicians, took over the operation of the hospital in February this year. Prior to the takeover, ministers had referred to the...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improved-care-at-hinchingbrooke-hospital--circleThu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCancelled operations in Wales due to doctor shortage
A shortage of junior doctors in Wales has led to numerous operation cancellations, BBC Wales has reported. Royal Glamorgan Hospital has been hit particularly hard by a lack of orthopaedic doctors.
Medical director Dr Kamal Assad told the BBC: “We currently have a shortage of junior doctors in orthopaedics and, as a temporary measure...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancelled-operations-in-wales-due-to-doctor-shortageThu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare not just closer to home - but in the home
Dr Huw Charles-Jones, who chairs West Cheshire CCG, tells NHE about the work it is doing with other organisations and agencies under the ‘Altogether Better’ community budgeting pilot, and about the ‘Hospital at Home’ initiative to cut unnecessary A&E admissions among older people.
The shift to clinical...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-not-just-closer-to-home-but-in-the-homeThu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE releases COF indicators
NICE has published a menu of 44 indicators for assessing the suitability of health measures to go to the Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) for 2013/14.
COF is designed to drive up quality in the coming years by giving Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) clearly defined targets and measures to improve local services and patient...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-releases-cof-indicatorsThu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTA SHOT at better blood transfusion
Around half of all blood transfusion incidents reported are avoidable. Kate Ashley looks into the most recent SHOT report, which gathers this data and applies it to improve practice.
While death rates due to blood transfusion complications and errors are rare and getting rarer, ‘near miss’ events still happen with alarming...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-shot-at-better-blood-transfusionWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTAn emotional connection with the NHS
Among the speakers at this year’s QIPP awards in Manchester on June 28 was Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications at the Department of Health, who spoke about the emotional connection the British public has with the NHS, its status as a ‘super-brand’, and the way to make the case for changes to local health services....
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405,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/an-emotional-connection-with-the-nhsWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTAntidepressant prescriptions increase by 3.9 million
The number of prescriptions for antidepressants dispensed in England last year rose by almost four million compared to 2010, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
In 2011, there 46.7 million antidepressant prescriptions, a 9.1% increase on the previous year. This represents the largest rise...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antidepressant-prescriptions-increase-by-39-millionWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTBetter, Together
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was the overall winner at the QIPP Awards and Conference in Manchester on June 28, chaired by Sir Muir Gray, for its ‘Better Together’ collaboration initiative. Here, Nick Hodson, head of service improvement and programme assurance at the trust, describes its work with the independent...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-togetherWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCaesarean infections can lead to readmission
Young mothers and those who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing an infection following a birth by caesarean section, new research shows.
One in ten women who have the operation develop an infection around their scar, and while many of these are minor, some are so serious mothers have to be readmitted to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caesarean-infections-can-lead-to-readmissionWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTChallenging conversations
Adrian Wakeling, senior guidance manager at Acas, the dispute resolution service, discusses the handling of difficult conversations between NHS managers and employees.
As a manager or supervisor you will probably have to handle a range of tricky conversations that you’d rather just avoid. Starting the conversation can be hard...
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423,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/challenging-conversationsWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTCountdown to revalidation
We’re now just months away from getting underway with revalidation, with around 230,000 doctors due to go through the process in the next few years. At the NHS Confederation conference 2012, revalidation was discussed by Confed chair Sir Keith Pearson, who chairs the UK Revalidation Programme Board, alongside Niall Dickson, chief...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/countdown-to-revalidationWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTDriving blood donation
Jon Latham, assistant director for blood donation at NHS Blood and Transplant, spoke to NHE about the ongoing drive to maintain blood stocks ahead of and during the Olympics.
Maintaining the necessary level of blood for use across the NHS is a difficult task at the best of times, with only 4% of the population registered as regular donors...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/driving-blood-donationWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTFalling between the cracks
A fringe session of the NHS Confederation conference saw Dr Nicholas Hicks, Dr Vimal Tiwari, Andrew Webb and Katrina Percy discuss how to make the new commissioning arrangements work for children and young people. Kate Ashley reports.
Medical professionals at the NHS Confederation conference were in consensus that whilst fragmentation in...
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420,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/falling-between-the-cracksWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTGenerationQ
Penny Pereira, assistant director at The Health Foundation, discusses quality improvement and leadership development.
In 2010 The Health Foundation launched a new leadership and quality improvement programme: GenerationQ. It aims to develop leaders who understand how complex health systems work and have the skills to inspire others to...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/generationqWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTGoing with the 'Flo'
Phil O’Connell, telehealth project manager at NHS Stoke-on-Trent, describes the power of a system which hands
responsibility to the patient.
Designed and developed in the NHS, ‘Simple Telehealth’ is a communication tool that increases patient adherence and compliance with treatment, and aims to take telehealth to the...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/going-with-the-floWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhenome Centre a 'phenomenal legacy' of Games
A £10m science research centre is to be set up on the site of Olympic drug-testing laboratories, the Prime Minister is to announce.
The Phenome facility will undertake research to understand physical characteristics such as hair and eye colour, as well as investigating diseases such as dementia and diabetes.
This will lead to...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/phenome-centre-a-phenomenal-legacy-of-gamesWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTReflecting on our new CPD guidance
Professor Sir Peter Rubin, chair of the General Medical Council, explains the role of doctors and employers in the new CPD guidance.
We have recently published new guidance to help doctors across the UK keep their knowledge and skills up to date throughout their working life.
‘Continuing professional development: guidance for...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reflecting-on-our-new-cpd-guidanceWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTReforms must address neurological conditions - Neurological Alliance
The NHS is failing patients with neurological conditions, a new report warns. Eight million people have suffered damage to their brain, spinal column or nerves – either through illness or injury – and are too often admitted to hospital as emergencies, suffer delays in diagnosis and receive too little information about their...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforms-must-address-neurological-conditions--neurological-allianceWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe benefits of ISAS accreditation
Jointly developed by the College of Radiographers and Royal College of Radiologists, the ISAS (Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme) is aimed at UK organisations providing diagnostic imaging services to both the NHS and private sector. Launched in 2009, ISAS promotes best practice by comprehensively addressing patient experience, clinical...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-benefits-of-isas-accreditationWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe future for NHS improvement
The way the NHS handles improvement is changing. NHE spoke to Jim Easton, the National Director for Transformation on the NHS Commissioning Board, and an architect of QIPP.
At one NHS Confederation conference not so long ago, Jim Easton recalls, six different exhibitors had the words ‘NHS’ and ‘improvement’ in...
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424,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-for-nhs-improvementWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe Gatekeeper
Can an electronic referral gateway manage demand for secondary care and keep patients who don’t need to be in hospitals out of them? When implemented properly and with the support of GPs, the answer is yes, argues Simon Wootton, interim chief operating officer at North Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group, who has led the project to...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-gatekeeperWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe positive potential of negative pressure therapy
Matthew Costa, Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit and consultant orthopaedic surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire, spoke to NHE about a new type of treatment with the potential to cut infection rates in open wounds.
Open wounds can pose significant risk of infection to patients....
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-positive-potential-of-negative-pressure-therapyWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTTowards self-management
An EU-wide project to asses the impact of telehealth has facilitated self-management of patients across Milton Keynes. CommonWell project lead Sarah Hibble and advanced nurse practitioner for respiratory medicine at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Mark Baverstock, spoke to NHE.
Telehealth has long been cited as a...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/towards-self-managementWed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Differing standards of care' in cancer referrals
There is a huge range in the number of urgent referrals to cancer specialists being made by different GP practices across the UK, ranging from under 830 to over 2,550 for every 100,000 people annually.
The report, by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), is the first time numbers of cancer referrals have been made available to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/differing-standards-of-care-in-cancer-referralsTue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTFewer hospital admissions in Wales for chronic conditions
Wales is making “significant strides” in dealing with chronic conditions in the community and outside of hospital settings, with new research showing a 12% fall in chronic admissions.
The figures, which apply to admissions arising from respiratory conditions, heart disease and diabetes, are included in the first annual report...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fewer-hospital-admissions-in-wales-for-chronic-conditionsTue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTLess TB screening in areas most at risk
The national programme for tuberculosis screening is not being implemented in those areas where the disease is most prevalent, new research suggests.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has admitted that some areas are “failing to prioritise screening” and these are statistically areas where the population is most at risk of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/less-tb-screening-in-areas-most-at-riskTue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTRadical changes could be in store for organ donation
The NHS is conducting a survey to test responses to suggestions for radically altering the legal, medical and ethical rules dictating organ donation in the UK.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has opened the Post 2013 Organ Donation Strategy Survey, which is due to close on September 21.
A number of ideas are being put forward by the...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radical-changes-could-be-in-store-for-organ-donationMon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTSpecialist tubing shortage in NHS
The NHS is facing dwindling supplies of specialist medical tubing for dialysis, due to a global shortage.
The tubing, used for transporting blood to and from dialysis equipment, is not re-useable and lasts for 72 hours, so hospitals need continual restocking. The only factories that produce the tubing, owned by US company Baxter, were...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-tubing-shortage-in-nhsMon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTThree Legionnaires' patients discharged in Stoke-on-Trent
Three patients being treated as part of the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent have been discharged.
A total of 16 cases have been reported in Stoke-on-Trent; eight patients remain in the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and are reported to be in “stable or improving” condition.
One patient in a...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/three-legionnaires-patients-discharged-in-stoke-on-trentMon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTForum publishes recommendations to improve children's healthcare
The Children and Young People’s health outcomes forum has published proposals on how care for young people can be improved and is helping to develop a new strategy to put children and families at the heart of what happens.
The forum has recommended four new outcome indicators to measure performance against: the time from the first...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/forum-publishes-recommendations-to-improve-childrens-healthcareFri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTFour private providers to answer 999 calls during Olympics
London NHS ambulance service has signed contracts worth almost £900,000 with private sector ambulances to answer 999 calls and cope with extra demand during the Olympics.
The private sector firms will provide up to 50 vehicles a day in contracts worth a total of £882,137. Supplied by X9 Healthcare, AST Ambulance Service...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/four-private-providers-to-answer-999-calls-during-olympicsFri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNEWS system to provide a 'step-change' in patient safety
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched a new National Early Warning Score (NEWS), to recognise very sick patients
A report on NEWS was produced by a multidisciplinary working group and clinical observation charts and e-learning materials have been provided by the NEWS educational programme, funded by the RCP, Royal...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/news-system-to-provide-a-step-change-in-patient-safetyFri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTAlmost 6% of GPs cut extended hours services
Extended GP services have been reduced under the Coalition despite Conservative promises to maintain opening hours in the evenings and weekends, Labour says.
The party conducted research which shows that half of 91 PCTs reported a decrease in extended services, with 5.7% of GPs, or 477 practices, having scrapped the surgeries in the last...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/almost-6-of-gps-cut-extended-hours-servicesThu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTFlu vaccination for all UK children
All children in the UK are to be immunised against the flu free of charge, health secretary Andrew Lansley has decided. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended the move, which could save 2,000 lives a year.
The vaccine will be administered via nasal spray for children aged 2-17, and will have to be...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flu-vaccination-for-all-uk-childrenThu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Lothian waiting times create 5,000-patient backlog
Waiting list figures have risen, officials at NHS Lothian have admitted, as a new report was discussed at the health board meeting yesterday.
The number of people waiting for a clinic appointment for over 12 weeks increased last month to 5,177 the report shows. The admission follows concerns about the trust’s manipulation of waiting...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lothian-waiting-times-create-5000-patient-backlogThu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT15 sickness absences per NHS worker - HSCIC
NHS workers took an average of 15 days sick leave last year, slightly lower than previous years, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has reported.
New figures show that 1.4 million staff inEnglandwere absent from work at the NHS for a combined 15.56 million days between 2011 and 2012; a rate of 4.12%. This has decreased...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/15-sickness-absences-per-nhs-worker--hscicWed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTEarly detection of bowel cancer means 90% survival
Bowel cancer patients who are diagnosed through screening are more likely to survive than those diagnosed after developing symptoms, new research indicates.
Using data from the Northern Colorectal Cancer Audit Group in north-east England, researchers looked at more than 1,300 bowel cancers diagnosed between 2007 and 2010. Nearly 40% of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/early-detection-of-bowel-cancer-results-in-90-survivalWed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTLarge-scale regulation could reduce CVD death - ESC
Behaviour change at the population level could prevent 50% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) inEurope, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has asserted.
The society’s European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) is calling for intervention from local and national governments to change unhealthy...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/large-scale-regulation-could-reduce-cvd-death--escWed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTLeeds child heart surgery closure delayed
The decision to close the child heart surgery unit in Leeds is to be referred to an independent panel before a final decision is made, delaying the transfer of services to centres in Newcastle and Liverpool.
Yorkshire’s joint health overview and scrutiny committee, which has representatives from 15 local councils, agreed to trigger...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/leeds-child-heart-surgery-closure-delayedWed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTClegg launches mental health implementation framework
The NHS is failing people with mental health problems, charities have warned, as the Government is set to launch an implementation framework for its mental health strategy.
‘No health without mental health’ was introduced over a year ago, but patients in some areas are still waiting at least three months for specialist...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-launches-mental-health-implementation-frameworkTue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhysios and podiatrists to get prescribing powers
Physiotherapists and podiatrists could be prescribing medicines by 2014, health minister Lord Howe has announced.
The extension of prescribing powers could speed up access to medicines for patients and ease pressure on GPs.
Podiatrists could prescribe medicine for issues such as diabetic foot ulcers and arthritic foot disorders...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/physios-and-podiatrists-to-get-prescribing-powersTue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh emergency services funding boost
Emergency services inWaleswill receive £10m in additional funding to ease pressure on frontline staff, the health minister has announced.
The funding will be available in 2012/13 and will help services cope with a period of unprecedented pressure, with a marked increase in clinical complexity and frailty of patients...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-emergency-services-funding-boostTue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTEssex trust to save £500,000 on orthopaedics procurement
Clinical engagement with non-clinical teams has led to significant savings in orthopaedics procurement at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.
A cross-functional commercial and clinical team has been formed to report directly to the clinical director, chief financial officer and chief operating officer. The first three months work to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/essex-trust-to-save-500000-on-orthopaedics-procurementMon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNewcastle-upon-Tyne tops NHS research league table
A new league table shows research activity is increasing across the NHS in England. Published by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, the data highlights the number of studies undertaken by each individual trust and the number of patients recruited.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne topped the table this year...
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/newcastle-upon-tyne-tops-nhs-research-league-tableMon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTFunds must not be diverted from anti-AIDs research - Barré-Sinoussi
Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the co-Nobel Prize winner and discoverer of the AIDS/HIV virus, has cautioned that other projects researching cures and treatment for AIDs should not scale down or cease their work, despite a breakthrough that suggests a cure is possible.
Talk about a cure for HIV has begun after Timothy...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funds-must-not-be-diverted-from-anti-aids-research--barr-sinoussiFri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE to offer recommendations for expensive medication
High-cost medicines for rare conditions will be subject to NICE guidance from April 2013, the Department of Health has announced.
The new service is being launched as one of the reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. NICE will be acting in a new faculty to provide evidence summaries recommending to the NHS...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-will-be-offering-recommendations-for-expensive-medicationFri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTToo many errors in NHS data - HSCIC
The quality of NHS data must be improved, according to a new report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the HSCIC has assumed responsibility for assuring the quality of national data used by NHS organisations.
The report stresses the need for high quality data and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/too-many-errors-in-nhs-data--hscicFri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTAlcohol strategy 'must focus on health outcomes' not public order
The Government’s alcohol strategy is focused on the wrong problems, a new report by the Health Select Committee suggests. The plans aim to solve public order problems that result from binge drinking, rather than a main focus on the health issues involved.
There are nearly 7,000 alcohol-related deaths each year. The Committee stated...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alcohol-strategy-must-focus-on-health-outcomes-not-public-orderThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA cancels immediate strike plans
Doctors have suspended plans to strike over pension reforms, the BMA has announced, and stated that staff will seek change through negotiation ahead of any further industrial action.
Last month doctors took action against plans to raise the retirement age and increase contributions by only providing urgent care. It was the first time...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-cancels-immediate-strike-plansThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh services shake-up could see two hospitals close
Two community hospitals could close in North Walesunder a major service shake-up, as proposals to reconfigure services are due to be discussed today. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the first to outline plans to balance its budget.
The board has predicted a gap of £64.6m if services remain as they...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-services-shake-up-could-see-two-hospitals-closeThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC criticises Serco's running of out-of-hours GP service
Private contractor Serco has been criticised for its poor running of an out-of-hours GP service for NHS Cornwall, in a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC announced that Serco has not met four of the eight essential standards of quality and safety, and that the company has been given 14 days to produce a report on how it...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/serco-failing-to-deliver-out-of-hours-gp-serviceWed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTGPs receive 51 million 'unnecessary' visits per year
GP surgeries and A&E departments in England and Wales receive roughly 51 million ‘unnecessary’ visits per year, data demonstrates. The NHS is to conduct a survey to discover why the figure is so high.
Research shows that a fifth of all visits to GPs concern ‘minor problems’. These are termed as problems that...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-receive-51-million-unnecessary-visits-per-yearWed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTInactivity leads to major diseases for UK population
The UK has the third most inactive population inEurope, with two-thirds of adults failing to take the recommended amount of exercise, new research shows.
Papers published in The Lancet found that 63.3% of adults in theUKdo not walk briskly for 30 minutes or more five times a week, or take more vigorous exercise for 20 minutes three times...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inactivity-leads-to-major-diseases-for-uk-populationWed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew antibody-based drug stems Alzheimer's progress
A study has found that regular injections of immunoglobin can halt the progress of Alzheimer’s disease for up to three years.
Researchers conducted a study on 24 patients, who were administered immunoglobin injections every two weeks, and the results showed no further decline in mental function, mood and memory.
Immunoglobin is...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-antibody-based-drug-stems-alzheimers-progressWed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT'We will repeal the Act' - Burnham
The Labour Party has given its clearest pledge yet that it will scrap the NHS reforms if it wins the next general election.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said the Health & Social Care Act undermines the NHS and opens the door to further privatisation.
There would be no further top-down reorganisations, he added, as...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-will-repeal-the-act--burnhamTue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTJunior doctors coping with increasing pressure
One in 20 junior doctors surveyed by the GMC noted concerns about patient safety in their workplace while around a sixth said they were dealing with clinical issues beyond their competence.
The GMC’s National Training Survey found it was a particular issue in A&E, where doctors are under pressure to work at speed.
The...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-coping-with-increasing-pressureTue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS cuts reduce time spent breastfeeding babies
Cuts to maternity services affect how quickly women stop breastfeeding their babies, new research suggests.
Mothers who live in areas where maternity services have undergone significant cuts were more likely to stop breastfeeding in the first eight weeks after birth when compared to women in regions without cuts.
Nationally, 72% of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cuts-reduce-time-spent-breastfeeding-babiesTue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTDocument escalates regional pay dispute
A consortium of trusts in the South West are seeking to impose a regional pay structure through a unilateral pay deal, a leaked document suggests, which unions say completely undermines Agenda for Change.
The South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium is outlining suggestions for drastically reducing running costs in the region...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/document-escalates-regional-pay-disputeMon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatients misled by 'surgeon' title over qualifications
Doctors are calling for the title ‘surgeon’ to be protected by law to stop patients being deceived or confused.
The proposed changes would exclude podiatric surgeons and ‘aesthetic surgeons’, such as beauty specialists offering Botox injections.
As it stands, there is no legislation restricting the use...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-misled-by-surgeon-title-over-qualificationsMon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTShort-term solution to social care in NHS underspend
A group of MPs has suggesting covering the funding gap in social care with the left-over funds from the NHS budget.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Local Government have produced a report stating that underspend from NHS budgets would be put to better use by being invested directly into social care, rather than going straight back...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/short-term-solution-to-social-care-in-nhs-underspendMon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT12,000 preventable NHS deaths each year
Around 12,000 acute hospital deaths each year are preventable, new research suggests – far fewer than previous estimates.
Published in the BMJ Quality and Safety, researchers compiled a data analysis of case records for 1,000 adult patients at ten randomly selected acute hospitals across England in 2009.
While the number...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/12000-preventable-nhs-deaths-each-yearFri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTKershaw appointed special administrator at South London
South London Healthcare NHS Trust is the first to be put into the ‘unsustainable provider regime’.
From Monday July 16, Matthew Kershaw will be appointed special administrator and take control of the trust, taking over the functions of the board.
Kershaw is the National Director for Provider Delivery at the Department of...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kershaw-appointed-special-administrator-for-south-london-trustFri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTVirgin Care to run children's services in Devon
Virgin Care has been named the preferred bidder for a £130m contract to run children’s services in Devon.
The other two bidders were a consortium of Devon Partnership NHS Trust with charities Barnado’s, Young Devon and Interserve; and Serco with Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust.
The company will take over frontline...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/virgin-care-to-run-childrens-services-in-devonFri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT£298m Broadmoor redevelopment confirmed
An extensive redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital has been approved by the Department of Health, with a £298m investment to make the site fit for purpose.
The current Victorian site dates back to 1860, with old buildings and facilities. The investment will be used to build new high-quality secure accommodation and provide more modern...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/298m-broadmoor-redevelopment-confirmedThu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTFunding cuts hamper NHS reform in Wales - WAO
The NHS in Wales is facing a funding catch-22 according to the Wales Audit Office.
Current services are unaffordable but the NHS may no have enough funds to pay for major reforms either, the WAO reported.
The NHS needs to save between £870m and £1bn between 2010-11 and 2014-15 and is currently reviewing how hospital...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-cuts-hamper-nhs-reform-in-wales--waoThu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTBowel cancer calculator gets better results than symptoms check
A new calculator could improve diagnosis for bowel cancer, research suggests.
The web-based tool was shown to better predict cases of bowel cancer compared to identifying individual symptoms, research published in the British Journal of Cancer shows.
The QCancer calculator uses seven risk factors for women and nine for men, including...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bowel-cancer-calculator-gets-better-results-than-symptoms-checkWed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation calls for action on social care funding
A sustainable social care funding settlement is needed urgently, according to a survey of NHS leaders.
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the proposals expected in the social care white paper that focus on integration, prevention and personalisation, but it urges greater speed on the question of funding.
The survey found that 66% of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-calls-for-action-on-social-care-fundingWed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial care funding decision deferred
The decision on how to fund the spiralling costs of social care in the long term has been put off by the Government, which is publishing its white paper today.
Ministers will publish the document later today, introducing a loan scheme to prevent elderly people having to sell their homes to pay for social care costs, new rights for carers...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-funding-decision-deferredWed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh NHS reform report 'discredited' - BMA
The BMA has stated that the report supporting NHS structural reform in Wales is “discredited” after emails emerged between the author and senior civil servants.
Yesterday Conservative AMs attacked the report for a lack of independence and accused the Welsh Government of pressuring the author to reach a prearranged...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-nhs-reform-report-discredited-bmaWed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTGriffiths urged to resign over hospital reform report
Conservatives have attacked the independence of an academic report supporting hospital service reform, after emails were found between the author and Welsh Government officials.
The author was pressured to support amendments that ministers wanted to improve the case for change, Conservative AMs argue, with some calling for the health...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/griffiths-called-to-resign-over-hospital-reform-reportTue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTInformatics agreement published by DH
The future of informatics has been outlined in a new Department of Health organisational summary.
The key organisations involved include the External Relations Directorate in the Department of Health (DH), the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), the Patients and Information Directorate in the NHS Commissioning Board, and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/informatics-agreement-published-by-dhTue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTMid Yorkshire Trust plans reorganisation to cut deficit
A hospital losing £100,000 a day through inefficiencies is considering one of two options to reorganise services. Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has to save £24m by April by 2013, but will end this year with a £26m deficit.
Two options are being considered for the three hospitals at Dewsbury, Pindersfields and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-yorkshire-trust-plans-reorganisation-to-cut-deficitTue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTMinimum care standards to end 'postcode lottery'
A new national eligibility threshold will be introduced to set minimum care standards each elderly person is entitled to, as the Government prepares to unveil social care reform this Wednesday.
New rules on portability will ensure care is provided as soon as elderly people arrive in a new area, with councils expected to assess new...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minimum-care-standards-to-end-postcode-lotteryMon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTSurgery equipment fails to meet safety standards
NHS cuts could lead to doctors operating on patients with outdated equipment, the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI) has warned.
An audit of theatre equipment used for laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery found that only 15% meets the highest standards for equipment safety and design. Additionally, 22% of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgery-equipment-fails-to-meet-safety-standardsMon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTTreasury claws back £1.4bn NHS underspend
Although the NHS underspent by £1.7bn in the last year, £1.4bn of this has been taken back by the Treasury to be reinvested in different departments.
Labour criticised the move, labeling the Prime Minister a “conman” for going back on promises to reinvest savings in the NHS.
Official Treasury figures show this...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/treasury-claws-back-14bn-nhs-underspendMon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT£3.4bn increased spending for frontline NHS
NHS savings on IT projects mean spending on frontline services has increased by £3.4bn in cash terms since last year, Treasury statistics show.
The NHS has achieved faster-than-expected savings of £1.5bn from ‘bureaucracy’ and £400m on IT projects, the Department of Health announced. In real terms, NHS...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/34bn-increased-spending-for-frontline-nhsFri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTHomecare risks elderly dignity - UK Homecare Association
Elderly people’s dignity, and even their safety, could be at risk due to unreasonably short time limits on care at home, new research suggests.
The UK Homecare Association found that an estimated 75% of councils expected carers to complete visits in less than half an hour, with 10% imposing 15-minute limits. 739 companies providing...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homecare-risks-elderly-dignity-uk-homecare-associationFri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS PFI repayments to total £79.1bn
PFI could ultimately cost £300bn, a new analysis of Government figures and contracts suggests, with NHS repayments contributing £79.1bn. The Guardian evaluated contracts sanctioned by the Treasury and found that repayments will grow to £10bn per year by 2017/18.
This follows the South London Healthcare Trust being placed...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-pfi-repayments-to-total-791bnFri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTLansley publishes draft mandate to NHS
The NHS is to focus on people rather than systems and processes, the Department of Health has announced.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley published new care objectives for improving healthcare in the draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board.
These centre on standards to prevent premature death, support for people with long-term...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lansley-publishes-draft-mandate-to-NHSThu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTRoyal Brompton, Leeds & Leicester lose child heart surgery
Children’s heart surgery will be centralised to seven centres, with Leicester and Leeds losing their surgical units, alongside the Royal Brompton in London.
Cardiology services will still be available, meaning children can be assessed for operations.
The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) announced that centres will...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Royal-Brompton-Leeds-Leicester-lose-child-heart-surgeryThu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrusts required £1bn emergency funds to pay staff
£1bn of bailout funds were given to struggling trusts in the past six years, the NAO has revealed. At a time when the NHS is collectively trying to achieve savings of £20bn, 30 hospital trusts recorded a combined deficit of over £300m last year.
The Department of Health gave four NHS foundation trusts and 17 other NHS...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Trusts-required-£1bn-emergency-funds-to-pay-staffThu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTCommon medicines dictionary approved
All staff must use the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices following its official approval yesterday.
The Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care has approved the dictionary (dm+d) as a ‘fundamental standard’ and the Department of Health said it will cut medical errors by ensuring information exchanged...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Common-medicines-dictionary-approvedWed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTDecision day for children's heart surgery
The children’s heart surgery units that are to close to improve clinical care will be revealed today, centralising surgery at six or seven hospitals instead of 11.
The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) announcement is being nervously anticipated in some cities, such as Leeds and Southampton, where campaign groups have...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Decision-day-for-childrens-heart-surgeryWed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTGrim NHS spending forecasts mean free services may have to go
Some free NHS services may need to become paid-for or the public will have to have their taxes hiked to pay for them, according to a detailed investigation into future health and social care spending.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies and Nuffield Trust plots future spending scenarios for the NHS inEnglandand examines their consequences...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/grim-nhs-spending-forecasts-mean-free-services-may-have-to-goWed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWave one CCGs submit their authorisation applications
All 35 CCGs in ‘wave one’ of the authorisation process have submitted their applications as expected, the NHS Commissioning Board Authority has confirmed.
They all hit the deadline of the July 2, with deadlines for the next three waves happening over the coming months until November 2012.
Dame Barbara Hakin, National...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Wave-one-CCGs-submit-their-authorisation-applicationsWed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTBereavement study shows lack of dignity in hospitals
Hospitals do poorly when it comes to dignity and respect compared to hospices, a survey of bereaved people shows.
Commissioned by the Department of Health and published by the ONS, the report found three-quarters of people surveyed thought the quality of care in the last three months of life was either good, excellent or...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Bereavement-study-shows-lack-of-dignity-in-hospitalsTue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNMC aplogises for 'substantial failings' and hearings backlog
The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) is not performing its duties at an acceptable level and is struggling to deal with a backlog of complaints, a review into its performance has shown.
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) found that almost 4,500 cases are still awaiting a decision from the NMC, with a backlog of...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NMC-aplogises-for-substantial-failings-and-hearings-backlogTue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTReforms 'might mean fewer beds' - Lansley
Hospitals “may see wards closures” as the NHS changes the way it provides healthcare and delivers services, health secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted. But he added that the changes will lead to “better services”.
He claimed that while hospitals would not “necessarily” close, wards and beds may be...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforms-might-mean-fewer-beds-lansleyTue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTAAA scan could save 170 lives a year
A new programme is being introduced acrossScotlandwhich could save 170 men’s lives each year. The one-off scan for 65-year-old men aims to detect those at risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture.
Around 5% of men aged 65-75 inScotlandare vulnerable to AAA, and when an aneurysm ruptures, around 80% of patients will die....
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/AAA-scan-could-save-170-lives-a-yearMon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTDrug use in the workplace has increased significantly
One in thirtyUKemployees has drugs in their system at any point in time within the workplace, new statistics show.
Part of the ‘High Society: Drug Prevalence in the UK Workplace’, the research shows thatUKemployees testing positive for drugs has risen by 43% over the past five years. The study uses data from 1.7mUKworkplace...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Drug-use-in-the-workplace-has-increased-significantly-Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTNorth Yorkshire NHS merger 'just the beginning'
Ten hospitals in North Yorkshire are now being run by a single trust, afterScarboroughand North East Yorkshire Health Care NHS Trust was identified as financially unsustainable.
Over 2,000 staff from Scarborough will be transferred to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – a new single organisation that will employ 8,500...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/North-Yorkshire-NHS-merger-just-the-beginningMon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTDoctors pass vote of no confidence in Lansley
The BMA has become the second large health union to pass a vote of no confidence in health secretary Andrew Lansley at its annual conference.
Members voted 138 to 124, and are calling for his resignation over NHS reforms and pension changes. Last year the RCN voted 98.76% to pass the same motion.
Dr Mark Porter, the new leader of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-pass-vote-of-no-confidence-in-LansleyFri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMental health patients' mortality rate three times as high
The mortality rate in sufferers of serious mental illness is three times as high as in the general population, new data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows.
For people aged 18-74 with a serious mental health problem, around 13 in every 1,000 people died in 2009/10 compared to around four in every 1,000 of the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mental-health-patients-mortality-rate-three-times-as-highFri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish life expectancy lowest - NAO
Life expectancy varies significantly across the four countries of the UK, a new NAO report demonstrates. The report compares UK health services on life expectancy, number of emergency admissions and spending on health care.
England has the highest life expectancy for both men and women, while Scotland has the lowest. Spending on...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-life-expectancy-lowest-naoFri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMonitor report critical of Peterborough PFI deal
Peterborough’s hospital trust, which is likely to need a £50m Government bailout next spring to avoid finishing the year in debt, committed to a “potentially unaffordable PFI” scheme in 2007 despite Monitor’s concerns, a new report shows.
Peterboroughand Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (PSHFT), which...
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412,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Monitor-report-critical-of-Peterborough-PFI-dealThu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTGenerationQ recruits 18 healthcare leaders
The next round of senior healthcare professionals has been selected to join the GenerationQ programme to develop and improve healthcare leaders.
Run by the Health Foundation, the 18-month programme will develop the necessary personal skills and strategies for leaders to deal with the complex challenges facing the NHS, through a range of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/GenerationQ-recruits-18-healthcare-leadersWed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS reforms do not address ageing population
Coordinated policy is needed to manage the UK’s ageing population, a new report suggests. The authors criticise NHS reforms as inadequate for tackling this problem, labelling the changes a “reaction to a broken system”.
Population growth equivalent to a city the size of Birmingham will need to be created every year...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-reforms-do-not-address-ageing-populationWed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTPFI deals 'indefensible' as trust faces administration
Hospital loans through PFI deals have come under attack following the announcement that South London Healthcare Trust could be placed into administration. The trust is losing £1m every week and spending 14% of its income on PFI repayments.
The former Conservative health secretary Stephen Dorrell has labelled the use of the schemes...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/PFI-deals-indefensible-as-trust-faces-administrationWed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrescribing costs increase in Scotland
The cost of prescribing in Scotland has increased by £36m in the last year, analysis by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows.
In 2011-12, the amount spent on prescriptions was up 3.2% to £1.18bn and the number of items prescribed rose to 94.9 million, an increase of 3.8% from 2010-11. The RCN also found that nine out of 14...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Prescribing-costs-increase-in-ScotlandWed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTFour London A&E departments could close
A&E closures could take place at four north-west London hospitals, with plans for the reorganisation out for consultation from July 2. Officials suggest if no changes are made, there will be a £332m gap to plug by 2014/15.
The decision was reached at the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts yesterday, which proposes closing...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Four-London-A-E-departments-could-closeTue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTHalf of care providers fail to meet government standards
The CQC has found that half of learning disability services do not meet government standards, with private providers twice as likely to fail to meet standards of care and safety.
The watchdog carried out unannounced inspections at 145 NHS, private care and social care services and found that care was generally not tailored to the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Half-of-care-providers-fail-to-meet-government-standardsTue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrust losing £1m a week to go into administration
The South London Healthcare Trust is to be placed into special measures and run by an appointed administrator, after health secretary Andrew Lansley told it that he “cannot permit” it to suck up “significant financial resources from other parts of the NHS”.
The trust controls three hospitals – Queen...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-losing-1m-a-week-to-go-into-administrationTue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTAppointment reminder system launched in Scotland
Patients in Scotland are to be contacted ahead of their hospital appointments, in an effort to reduce the number of people who miss their slots.
The service will be run by NHS 24 and patients will be contacted around eight days before their appointment. It is expected to reduce the number of missed appointments from one in four to one in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Appointment-reminder-system-launched-in-ScotlandMon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTFour out of five trusts report drug shortages
The Government must take action to cope with medicine shortages, as patients struggle to obtain drugs for common but life-threatening conditions, an MP has urged.
Huw Irranca Davies, Labour MP for Ogmore, cites exports to other EU countries as the principal reason for the shortfall. A report by the all-party pharmacy group, published in...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Four-out-of-five-trusts-report-drug-shortagesMon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient safety put at risk each August
Plans to improve patient safety during the transition when junior doctors start work each August could reduce the mistakes they make by 50%, trials suggest.
Each August, there is a 6% spike in death rates. New medics will now have to shadow their senior colleagues for a minimum of four days before starting work in an effort to counter...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Patient-safety-put-at-risk-each-AugustMon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT£700m prescription drugs savings help NHS QIPP challenge
The NHS has made £5.8bn QIPP savings in the last year, Department of Health figures suggest. ‘The Year’ report was published yesterday at the NHS Confederation conference and outlines how well the NHS is meeting its savings target.
Between April 2011 and March 2012, total savings amounted to £5.8bn. The biggest...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/700m-prescription-drugs-savings-help-nhs-qipp-challengeFri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTDoctors' strike impact minimal - DH
Just 8% of doctors working in the NHS took part in the BMA industrial action yesterday, Government figures suggest.
Doctors voted to provide only emergency and urgent care in their first day of industrial action since 1975, in opposition to the Government’s pension reforms. Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of council at the BMA, said...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-strike-impact-minimal--dhFri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTLife sciences boost for Scotland announced
Scotland will lead the world in life sciences, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon is to pledge at a conference later today.
Speaking at the NHS Scotland conference, Delivering Quality through Innovation, she will outline a new vision to increase medical innovations and invest in technology to care for people at home rather than in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Life-sciences-boost-for-Scotland-announcedFri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT125 treatments 'restricted' on the NHS - Labour
The NHS is restricting elderly care to save money, Labour has claimed. A survey by the party reflected a recent report by GP magazine and suggested 125 treatments were being rationed or stopped altogether.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: “In some cases there is a worry here that the decisions to restrict treatment [are]...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/125-treatments-restricted-on-the-nhs--labourThu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA strike is 'pointless', health secretary argues
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has labelled the doctors’ strike today “pointless”, and reiterated that taxpayers currently subsidise 80% of their pensions.
Members of the BMA are taking industrial action today in opposition to changes to their pensions that would see the retirement age rise, as well as greater...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/BMA-strike-is-pointless-health-secretary-arguesThu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation calls for brave leadership through change
Local leaders on the NHS must be brave, health chiefs have stated, whilst recognising the importance of integration and community care.
The NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition opened yesterday in Manchester, with keynote speeches from confederation chief executive Mike Farrar, chair Sir Keith Pearson and health secretary...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-Confederation-calls-for-brave-leadership-through-changeThu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT£19m deficit in NHS North Yorkshire and York
North Yorkshire is facing “radical” cuts and a complete shake-up of services to manage a huge deficit whilst attempting to identify efficiency savings of £22m in the next year. The announcement comes as a senior economist warns that NHS efficiency savings may be unachievable.
NHS North Yorkshire and York has a £19m...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/19m-deficit-in-nhs-north-yorkshire-and-yorkWed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTFunding for cancer networks could be slashed
Cancer networks are facing cuts totalling nearly half their budgets, it has been reported.
But the Department of Health has denied that funding for the networks will be cut from £18.5m in 2012-13 to £10m the following year, as has been suggested, saying no decision has yet been made.
There are 28 networks acrossEngland...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Funding-for-cancer-networks-could-be-slashedWed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMost GP practices not joining industrial action
Members of the BMA are taking industrial action for the first time since 1975 tomorrow (Thursday) in opposition to the Government’s pension reform, but the number on strike may be less than initially planned.
Although 79% of BMA members voted for a strike, it seems not all of these doctors will actually take action. A survey of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Most-GP-practices-not-joining-industrial-actionWed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS financial position 'worst ever', health chiefs fear
The NHS has been compared to a “supertanker heading for an iceberg”, as health service leaders gather in Manchester for the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition.
250 chairs and chief executives at the conference, which opens today, were asked about how they were coping with restricted finances and how they...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-financial-position-worst-ever-health-chiefs-fearWed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTFITS cuts care home anti-psychotic use by 50%
A training programme developed by the Alzheimer’s Society is to be rolled out across 150 care homes in theUKto help reduce the over-prescription of anti-psychotics for patients with dementia.
These drugs are commonly used to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, but a recent review by the Department of Health found that...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/FITS-cuts-care-home-anti-psychotic-use-by-50-Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTManagement in the NHS needs 'clear guidance'
The NHS needs more effective management and leadership training to meet the efficiency challenge, a new report suggests.
Healthcare consultancy 2020 Delivery is launching its report at the NHS Confederation Annual Conference (June 20-22) highlighting the key challenges facing the health service in terms of management...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Management-in-the-NHS-needs-clear-guidanceTue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew vascular service for Colchester
Colchester General Hospital will offer a new specialist vascular service from next month, to provide the most complex surgery for the area.
The service will cover the 750,000 population of east Suffolk, north east Essex and the Colne Valley and has been established by The Five Rivers Vascular Network, which consists of Colchester Hospital...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-vascular-service-for-ColchesterTue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTElderly care needs a major cultural shift
A “major cultural shift” is necessary to improve quality of care for the elderly, the final report by a commission into dignity suggests.
The Commission on Improving Dignity in Care for Older People has made a number of recommendations to tackle the underlying causes of poor care.
These include the Government working to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Elderly-care-needs-a-major-cultural-shiftMon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMental health 'discrimination' in the NHS
Mental illness affects a huge number of people yet only a minority receive the help they need, a new report shows. The fact that effective psychological treatments exist but are not widely available is a form of discrimination within the NHS, the authors argue.
Nearly half of all ill-health in the under-65s is mental, yet only a quarter...
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414,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mental-health-discrimination-in-the-NHSMon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatients' needs should affect doctors' learning choices
Doctors must take account of the needs of patients and their healthcare teams when considering what learning to undertake, new guidance suggests.
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published ‘Continuing professional development: guidance for all doctors’ to help doctors with lifelong learning, reflect on their practice and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Patients-needs-should-affect-doctors-learning-choicesMon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore time granted for NHS 111 rollout
The NHS 111 rollout deadline has been extended, the Department of Health has announced.
The move follows significant concern from medical professionals that the deadline needed to be relaxed in order to allow the service to function effectively. Some doctors believed there was not enough time to learn lessons from the trials and existing...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-time-granted-for-nhs-111-rolloutFri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE rejects 'expensive' skin cancer drug
A drug that extends life for cancer patients has been provisionally rejected for approval by NICE. The organisation has issued draft guidance that does not recommend the drug Zelboraf, also known as vemurafenib.
The drug is used for malignant melanoma, and could extend life from around 9.6 months to over 13 months, the producers Roche...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-rejects-expensive-skin-cancer-drugFri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTPublic health funding distribution recommendations - ACRA
New recommendations on public health funding have been published by the Department of Health.
Local authorities’ funding for public health will be ring fenced from 2013 and the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA) has published independent recommendations about how the spend should be distributed.
The...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-funding-distribution-recommendations-acraFri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTSecond Legionnaire's death in Edinburgh
A second person has died from Legionnaire’s disease in the Edinburgh outbreak. The man was in his 40s and had significant pre-existing underlying health conditions. He was being treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The number of cases is at 40 confirmed and 48 suspected, with two deaths from the disease.
The Health and Safety...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/second-legionnaires-death-in-edinburghFri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT54% of patients lack full diabetes checks
More than half of people with diabetes in England and Wales are not receiving all their basic checks, a new audit shows.
The adherence to all nine checks, which includes assessing blood pressure, blood sugar and the condition of patients’ feet, varies significantly depending on geographical location and age.
According to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/54-of-patients-lack-full-diabetes-checksThu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHSCC launched to support commissioners
A new membership service for CCGs has been launched by the NAPC, NHS Alliance and the NHS Confederation.
The service – NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) – will bring leaders together to share their knowledge, offer support to enable commissioning and represent their voice.
Over the next few weeks, all CCGs seeking...
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410,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHSCC-launched-to-support-commissionersThu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTElderly people could sue NHS
Age discrimination in the NHS is to be made illegal from October, the care minister Paul Burstow announced yesterday. Elderly people could have the right to sue if they have been denied care on the basis of age alone.
The legislation applies to hospitals inEngland,WalesandScotland, and follows a Home Office consultation on the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Elderly-people-could-sue-NHSWed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTExhaust fumes are carcinogenic - WHO
Diesel exhaust can cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has declared. This could make diesel fumes as important a public health threat as passive smoking, or asbestos.
The raised status from ‘probable carcinogen’ to ‘carcinogen’ recognises that while the risk is relatively small, many people are exposed to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/exhaust-fumes-are-carcinogenic-whoWed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTLansley rejects blame for lower public NHS satisfaction
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has rejected the Labour suggestion that his leadership of the NHS through the reforms process led to a record decline in public approval of the health service.
At a departmental question session on June 12, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said 2011 was notable for “the biggest ever fall in public...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lansley-rejects-blame-for-lower-public-NHS-satisfactionWed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTLegionnaires' outbreak has peaked
The number of Legionnaires’ cases inEdinburghis soon expected to fall, NHS Lothian suggests. The number of people with the disease has not changed in the past 24 hours, with 88 cases confirmed or suspected.
The infection is believed to have spread through the release of contaminated vapour from cooling towers. Chemical cleaning has...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/legionnaires-outbreak-has-peakedWed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTBig drop in public satisfaction with NHS
A large drop in public satisfaction with the NHS, from a record high, could be due to significant negative coverage of the Government’s reforms, critics say.
The British Social Attitudes survey showed satisfaction fell from 70% to 58% last year.
The survey polled 1,000 adults between July and November 2011. The King’s...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Big-drop-in-public-satisfaction-with-NHSTue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTEngland one of safest countries for young people
A new report card shows that England is one of the safest countries in Europe for children and young people.
The European Child Safety Alliance says that in England, injury death rates – both accidental and intentional – rank second out of 31 countries for males and third for females. However, the card suggests that injury...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/England-one-of-safest-countries-for-young-peopleTue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMonitor's role in integrated care reviewed
A new report from Monitor has highlighted the continued barriers standing in the way of truly integrated care.
The foundation trust regulator, whose responsibilities are hugely expanded under the Health & Social Care Act, has published ‘Enablers and Barriers to Integrated Care and Implications for Monitor’ to gather...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Monitors-role-in-integrated-care-reviewedTue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTHPV vaccination scheme should be extended - BASHH
Government health advisers should recommend extending the HPV vaccination scheme to cover sexually active gay men, the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) is urging.
The campaign is backed by the BMA, Terrence Higgins Trust and several MPs, and aims to stop the spread of HPV, which is linked to genital warts and cervical...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hpv-vaccination-scheme-should-be-extended-bashhMon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMPTS launched to handle fitness to practise cases
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a new service for doctors as part of reform to practise hearings.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is a new impartial adjudication function that operates separately from the GMC’s complaint handling, investigation and case presentation.
MPTS will be accountable to...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/MPTS-launched-to-handle-fitness-to-practise-casesMon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial care for elderly 'at risk', charity warns
Elderly people’s health is being put at risk due to a lack of social care support, the British Red Cross has warned. The charity polled 200 doctors and 2,200 members of the public to identify availability and quality of social care provided.
Almost nine out of 10 GPs agreed that elderly people’s health was at risk and they...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-care-for-elderly-at-risk-charity-warnsMon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTCare 'crisis' for council-funded pensioners
Care providers are favouring richer pensioners, a new poll suggests, which could lead to a ‘two-tier’ system in residential care.
Conducted by Labour, the survey found that 60% of care providers questioned were reducing or expecting to reduce the proportion of beds available for council-funded residents.
The survey also...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Care-crisis-for-council-funded-pensionersFri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew CQC chief executive announced
David Behan has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator’s chair Dame Jo Williams has announced.
Behan will replace Cynthia Bower, who resigned in February. He will join the CQC in July.
Behan is currently director general for social care, local government and care...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-CQC-chief-executive-announcedFri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTScores for GPs to be published online
GP surgeries are to be scored out of 10 on the NHS Choices website to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive the best care.
Publishing the data will also improve standards, the Department of Health said.
However, some doctors are concerned that the scores will not take into account the individual challenges...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scores-for-gps-to-be-published-onlineFri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTLegionnaires' outbreak in Edinburgh
A man has died and 15 others are in a critical condition after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh.
The health board said the patient who died, who was in his 50s, had underlying health conditions.
Dr Duncan McCormick, consultant in public health medicine and chairman of the incident management team at NHS Lothian...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/legionnaires-outbreak-in-edinburghWed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMeetings of Commissioning Board accountability meeting published
The Department of Health has published minutes of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s second ‘accountability meeting’ with the Commissioning Board Authority.
The meetings are attended by the CBA chair Professor Malcolm Grant, and chief executive Sir David Nicholson.
The DH said: “Publication of the minutes is...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Meetings-of-Commissioning-Board-accountability-meeting-publishedWed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS trust 'cannot afford' record data breach fine
The NHS trust fined £325,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for a data breach that allowed sensitive information about tens of thousands of patients to be sold on eBay is contesting the penalty.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said it disputed the ICO’s findings, especially the charge they...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-cannot-afford-record-data-breach-fineWed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTUnions attack NMC plans to hike registration fees by 58%
The Nursery & Midwifery Council has proposed to increase its registration fee from £76 to £120, and potentially link future fees to inflation.
The plans, which are out to public consultation, were immediately criticised by health unions the RCM, RCN, UNISON and Unite, which said that although they understand that the NMC...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unions-attack-nmc-plans-to-hike-registration-fees-by-58Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe principles of joined-up care
Jules Acton, Director of Engagement & Membership at National Voices, discusses integrated health and social care.
Top of patients’ wish list is joined-up care or integration. This came a strong first when National Voices members worked together to set out the improvements service users most want to see in their care and...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-principles-of-joined-up-careSat, 02 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTTogether or apart?
It seems as if a new commission or forum is launched every day to help the NHS improve care in one specific area or another.
In itself this is no bad thing, as the more intelligent minds we have working on these problems, the greater the chance of arriving at workable solutions to some of the thorniest challenges and ideas that can...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/together-or-apartSat, 02 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT'A long way to go'
Rick Stern, the new chief executive of the NHS Alliance, has stepped up at a key time for the organisation, with its longstanding goal of clinical commissioning now enshrined in law: but big challenges remain, especially in improving primary care provision, he tells NHE.
The NHS Alliance was one of the few organisations that remained...
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424,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-long-way-to-goFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTA modern hospital for mental health
West London Mental Health NHS Trust has been planning to redevelop Broadmoor Hospital for a number of years. With the project currently at a key stage, Redevelopment Programme Manager Vivienne Mowatt and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Amlan Basu update NHE on the plans.
Constructed in 1863, the buildings that comprise one of only...
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420,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-modern-hospital-for-mental-healthFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new vision for Liverpool
Liverpool PCT’s chief executive Gideon Ben-Tovim describes the vision for health services in the city.
The landscape for health services in Liverpool has been transformed over the past few years, taking services out of hospitals and into community health centres. The vision, a ‘New Health Service for Liverpool’ was...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-new-vision-for-liverpoolFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTAgile workers and a true shared service
NHE talks to Mark Bostock, director of NHS Informatics Merseyside, a not-for-profit shared service providing IM&T to trusts across Merseyside, about recent innovations and how it is driving efficiency.
Information management and technology in the NHS is not just a back office function: at its best, it can help clinicians deliver care...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agile-workers-and-a-true-shared-serviceFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTBariatric surgery
Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum and a Hertfordshire GP, and its vice-chair Debbie Cook, a clinical nurse manager, discuss the evidence base for bariatric surgery, which could be under threat in the new commissioning landscape.
The commissioning baton being handed over to primary care is a great opportunity for...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bariatric-surgeryFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTCross-boundary networking
Fiona Rodden, Business Manager for Leadership Development at NHS South of England (Central) and founder of Linking Leaders, the new network across boundaries in health and social care, explains why she set it up.
What do you want to be doing in five years’ time, and what are you doing right now to get there?”
I was asked...
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423,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cross-boundary-networkingFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTDentistry and public health
Dr Susie Sanderson, executive board chair of the British Dental Association (BDA), discusses the changes coming under the NHS reforms, and the importance of local expertise in dental commissioning.
Dentistry. Like a well-known brand of wood varnish, it does what it says on the tin.
That’s true of course; a general dental...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dentistry-and-public-healthFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTDon't stop developing
Helen Wakefield, co-director of personal and professional development company Windmills, discusses the challenges involved in maintaining staff wellbeing through periods of significant change in the NHS.
Service cuts, redundancies, disgruntled patients – times are certainly tough for those working in the NHS at the moment. And all...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dont-stop-developingFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTEmergency preparation
John Ibbotson, general project manager for training & exercises at the Health Protection Agency, spoke to NHE about helping prepare the NHS for every eventuality.
When exercising plans and responses to emergencies, the most important element is to make the test as realistic as possible. There will be no extra resources, high-tech...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/emergency-preparationFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTIntelligent diagnosis
Professor Walter Van Dyck, associate professor of innovation management at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, describes the implications of a recent economic analysis of the use of technology to improve diagnosis.
Potential savings of over 35% are possible could be achieved in the NHS through better use of IT to create a “more...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/intelligent-diagnosisFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTKeeping an eye on things
Mick Cole, consultant at Torbay Hospital, talks to NHE about the benefits of new diagnostic technology.
Diagnostic capabilities are set to improve at South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which has recently bought new digital imaging equipment for the eye clinic of Torbay Hospital.
Consultant Mick Cole told NHE that the new...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keeping-an-eye-on-thingsFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking your workforce healthier
Gregory Timotheou, senior analyst at Cerner Limited, and Professor Matthew Swindells, the company’s senior vice president and managing director for global consulting, a former NHS CIO who also chairs BCS Health and is a member of NHE’s Editorial Board, discuss employers’ role in improving health outcomes.
Working for an...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/making-your-workforce-healthierFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTMapping a path to better healthcare
Geographic information is playing a vital role in helping the NHS plan and deliver services more effectively. Iain Goodwin from Ordnance Survey explains how a licensing agreement for the public sector enables health organisations to get the most out of digital maps.
The Health and Social Care Act is paving the way for a major shake-up of...
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426,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mapping-a-path-to-better-healthcareFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTSeizing the opportunity
Trevor Single, CEO of the Telecare Services Association (TSA), is adamant that mobile technology will “revolutionise” the way telecare and telehealth are delivered.
Detailed academic analysis of the results of the Whole System Demonstrator Programme are not yet available, but the headline findings are clearly very...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/seizing-the-opportunityFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTSuspending employees fairly in the NHS
Dave Palmer, solicitor in the employment team at law firm Dundas & Wilson, explains the issues highlighted by a recent Court of Appeal decision.
In the last six months, employment tribunals have made a number of extraordinarily large compensation awards in cases involving former NHS employees.
In Michalak v Mid Yorkshire...
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426,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/suspending-employees-fairly-in-the-nhsFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTTelecare on the move
Mobile technology has the potential to revolutionise the way we think about telehealth and telecare, according to both industry and the NHS organisations who have piloted it. NHE hears more from Tobit Emmens, Head of Research Management and Innovation at Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which has been running a pilot project using one such...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/telecare-on-the-moveFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe case for change in Wales
NHE speaks to Professor Marcus Longley, director of the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care at the University of Glamorgan, and a noted expert on applied health policy, about his new report for the Welsh Government on reconfiguring health services in the country.
World-class hospital services depend on four key factors –...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-case-for-change-in-walesFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe cost of co-morbidity
A new report by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network demonstrates the economic return on treating the emotional and psychological wellbeing of patients with long term conditions. NHE spoke to its outgoing director Steve Shrubb.
Co-morbidity is expensive, damaging to patients and widespread. With so much at stake, the need...
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424,414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-cost-of-co-morbidityFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe need for statutory regulation
The Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) says that patient safety is being put at risk because the Government refuses to implement statutory regulation for the disciplines it covers. NHE talks to RCCP chair, Anne Burge.
In the latest salvo in a longstanding dispute over whether and how clinical physiologists should be...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-need-for-statutory-regulationFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe power of linked health data
Unprecedented progress in health research is on the agenda, thanks to the official launch of the new CPRD, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, within the MHRA. NHE spoke to the director of the CPRD, John Parkinson.
The new Clinical Practice Research Datalink is a world-class e-health secure research service that will provide a huge...
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420,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-power-of-linked-health-dataFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe right place at the right time
A major trauma network is being set up across the UK to improve patient outcomes. Dr Andy Eynon, director of major trauma at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, makes the case for centralisation.
A new system of trauma care, as seen in the US and Australia, has now been implemented in the UK to improve outcomes by...
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420,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-right-place-at-the-right-timeFri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT£2.3m spent on trust redundancies
NHS Central Lancashire has spent £2.298m on redundancies during 2010/11, it has emerged; the highest amount spent among the 24 PCTs in theNorth West.
The PCT covers Preston, Chorley and South Ribble and made 25 non-clinical and 1 clinical staff redundant, with 29 non-clinical and 13 clinical staff taking the ‘mutually assisted...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/23m-spent-on-trust-redundanciesThu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT226,000 patients waiting over four hours in A&E
The number of patients waiting in A&E for over four hours is the highest it has been since 2004, the King’s Fund has reported. Over 4% of patients, or 226,000 people, were waiting this time in the last 90 days analysed.
John Appleby, report author and chief economist at the King’s Fund, said: “[There are] growing...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/226000-patients-waiting-over-four-hours-in-aeThu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA names 'day of action' against pension reform
Doctors will take part in industrial action short of a strike over changes to NHS pensions, after a large majority of BMA members voted in favour.
It has been almost 40 years since doctors have taken such action.
On June 21, BMA members will postpone non-urgent care, such as elective operations. Emergency care will still be provided...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-names-day-of-action-against-pension-reformThu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTTouchless technology aids surgeons in London
London doctors are trialling ‘touchless’ technology for intricate keyhole surgery, where they can manipulate images with their voice and hand gestures rather than a keyboard and mouse.
Gaming systems such as the Xbox Kinect already use a version of the technology, which is being adapted for a healthcare setting by Microsoft...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/touchless-technology-aids-surgeons-in-londonThu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA vote on industrial action
The result is due this morning of the BMA’s ballot on industrial action, which could halt non-urgent care, including hip and knee replacements.
The doctors’ union has balloted 100,000 medics over proposed changes to their pensions. The Government is to change NHS pensions from a final salary scheme to one based on a career...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-vote-on-industrial-actionWed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTElectronic care record for Northern Ireland
Northern Irelandis deployed a national Electronic Care Record (ECR), health minister Edwin Poots has announced. The contract, awarded to Orion Health, follows a successful pilot of the system.
The ECR will enable communication and sharing of patient data from multiple, existing information systems to reduce the length of clinic times...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-care-record-for-northern-irelandWed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFlu vaccination for five year olds
Extending the flu vaccination programme to all schoolchildren could be the most cost-effective way of reducing the spread of the virus, the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation has suggested.
Vaccinating all children from the age of five would reduce the impact of the illness in the UK, they stated.
However, such a scheme...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Flu-vaccination-for-five-year-oldsWed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospices to bid for £60m funding
£60m funding has been announced for hospices to improve care for people near the end of their lives. Care minister Paul Burstow launched the fund to enhance hospice environments and support people in their own homes.
Hospices can apply for funding for projects which deliver improvements that directly benefit patients, have a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospices-to-bid-for-60m-fundingWed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFellowships for clinician leadership available
Applications for the National Clinical Leadership Fellowships are now open to develop leadership in clinicians throughout England.
Sponsored by the NHS Leadership Academy, the courses will develop clinicians’ personal skills, career and contribution to improving patient care.
Individuals selected will have access to a bespoke...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fellowships-for-clinician-leadership-available-Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrivate prices for dentistry on the NHS
Dentists could be deliberately misleading patients about their NHS entitlements to charge them for private treatment, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warns.
The report suggests that half a million patients a year may have unnecessarily paid to receive private dental care, with many receiving insufficient information to make...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Private-prices-for-dentistry-on-the-NHSTue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTProviders withdraw from bidding for NHS 111 contract
NHS 111 has come under further criticism, as doctors warn it will lead to more referrals and poorer outcomes and private sector providers drop out of the bidding process for the contract.
The 24-hour patient helpline is planned to launch in April 2013, replacing NHS Direct for patients with urgent but not life-threatening...
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418,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Providers-withdraw-from-bidding-for-NHS-111-contractTue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTRedirecting health budget could fund social care cap
The funding gap for social care in England could be plugged by redirecting elements of the health and welfare budgets into social care, a new report by the Nuffield Trust suggests.
Other recommendations include using NHS under-spend, or restricting access to benefits such as travel concessions for the elderly.
The Dilnot Commission...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Redirecting-health-budget-could-fund-social-care-capTue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTHomeless patients 'appear to receive worse treatment' on NHS
Hospitals on the NHS must to do more to help homeless patients, a new report urges. The Government commissioned Homeless Link and St Mungo’s to investigate the issue, and they found that homeless patients may receive poorer care despite their higher health needs.
The report concludes that a more intensive approach could cut the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homeless-patients-appear-to-receive-worse-treatment-on-nhsMon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTProcurement guidance to improve outcomes
New guidance has been published to improve procurement across the healthcare system, the Department of Health has announced.
This aims to create significant cost savings, as well as improving patient care, and is published ahead of a procurement strategy planned for later this year. Key actions outlined in the report promote closer...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Procurement-guidance-to-improve-outcomesMon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTResearch project boosts kidney disease diagnosis
A project in Greater Manchester has helped doctors to identify nearly 2,000 patients at risk of developing a serious loss of kidney function.
The NIHR GM CLAHRC (National Institute of Health Research Greater Manchester Collaboration for Leadership for Applied Health Research and Care) has helped 30 GP practices to diagnose patients in the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Research-project-boosts-kidney-disease-diagnosisMon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTMinimum pricing for alcohol passed in Scotland
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol could be implemented as soon as April 2013, as the Scottish Parliament passed the Bill for a 50p minimum price per unit.
This is the first legally-binding minimum pricing within Europe, and could be followed byEnglandandWales. The Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent later this...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Minimum-pricing-for-alcohol-passed-in-ScotlandFri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTOnly 21% of patients aware of NHS research role
The majority of patients are unaware that research is a key part of NHS work, a new survey suggests. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is concerned that patients may be missing out on opportunities to take part in clinical research trials.
The NIHR commissioned a survey which revealed that only 21% were aware of the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/only-21-of-patients-aware-of-nhs-research-roleFri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatients' friends and family test for hospital care
Patients are to rate hospitals on whether they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated there, as the Prime Minister endorses one of the Nursing Quality Care Forum’s recommendations.
David Cameron announced that the test will be implemented from next April. Staff are already asked to make the same rating on the...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-friends-and-family-test-for-hospital-careFri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTEngagement improves NHS leadership
A new style of leadership in the NHS could improve patient care and create financial savings, a report by The King’s Fund suggests. It calls for leaders to move away from traditional forms of management towards a model based on engagement.
‘Leadership and engagement for improvement in the NHS’ posits that greater...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Engagement-improves-NHS-leadershipThu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS equality and diversity partners announced
NHS Employers has announced 12 new ‘equality and diversity partners’, including four new Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
The partners were selected for their strong equality and diversity programmes. They were assessed against six criteria: improving patient access and experience, empowered, engaged and well-supported...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-equality-and-diversity-partners-announcedThu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNorth-south divide over smoking whilst pregnant
One in eight women giving birth in England are smokers, figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show. While this number has fallen over the past five years, there is wide regional variation in the amount of women who class themselves as a smoker at the time of giving birth.
In 2011/12, 13% of all women who gave...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/north-south-divide-over-smoking-whilst-pregnant-Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTAge-based funding could hit poor north
A plan proposed by health secretary Andrew Lansley could see the age of residents take a greater precedence over the level of deprivation as the basis for how the NHS budget is allocated, new research suggests.
A study of the plan – announced in a speech last month – was published in the British Medical Journal and considers...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/age-based-funding-could-hit-poor-north-Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTClinicians reluctant to treat severe pain
Many patients are being ‘under-treated’ for severe pain as part of debilitating conditions, including cancer, NICE suggests. New pain relief guidance has been published to tackle this.
The guidance deals with five opioids: morphine, diamorphine (heroin), buprenorphine, fentanyl and oxycodone. They come either from the opium...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clinicians-reluctant-to-treat-severe-painWed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTGPs raise NHS rationing concerns
Patients needing knee and hip operations are having to wait longer due to NHS rationing, the BMA has stated, with some minor treatments being denied altogether. The GPs argue that the drive to make £20bn savings by 2015 is to blame.
Speaking ahead of the two-day conference, Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the BMA’s GPs...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/GPs-raise-NHS-rationing-concernsWed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS training report demands urgency
Government plans to reform education, training and workforce planning in the NHS are “complex, inflexible and unfair” and could risk patient safety, according to the Commons Health Select Committee.
In a new report, the committee says there is a “lack of urgency” in dealing with the problems, and that the current...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-training-report-demands-urgencyWed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFree IVF proposed for older women
IVF treatment could be extended to women up to the age of 42 on the NHS, updated guidance proposed by NICE suggests. The current age limit is 39, with an identified cause of infertility.
Women aged 40-42 should be offered one cycle of IVF – at a cost of around £3,000 – if they have no chance of conceiving by any other...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Free-IVF-proposed-for-older-womenTue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Information Strategy 'needs focus'
Professional health organisations have given a cautious welcome to the launch of the Government’s NHS information strategy.
Most recognise the benefits it could provide, though some have raised concerns that the strategy will require significant investment and have cautioned against using email as a replacement for diagnosis and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-information-strategy-needs-focusTue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTWork experience participants to deliver patient care
A trust is to extend its work experience programme, with unemployed participants helping to deliver patient care.
Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is extending the programme to all three of its hospitals, following a pilot where six unemployed people undertook unpaid work experience for eight weeks.
Before starting...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Work-experience-participants-to-deliver-patient-careTue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTCalls to mental health helplines double since 2008
Mental health charity Mind has reported a rise in calls to their helplines since the start of the recession, with concerns over money and work contributing a significant proportion of the increase.
Calls on all topics have increased 28% this year compared to last year, and since 2008 calls about personal finance and employment have...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Calls-to-mental-health-helplines-double-since-2008Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTOnline booking by 2015
The Department of Health has published its Information Strategy, pledging to introduce online booking of doctors’ appointments by 2015. Test results will also be available to check online.
Smartphone apps could be developed to help patients choose between local services, and their medical records will also be available online...
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419,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Online-booking-by-2015Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTClosure confirmed for 'failing' Belton Surgery
Belton Surgery, serving 1,200 patients, will close in June, NHS Norfolk and Waveney has confirmed. The surgery had failed to meet clinical standards and was likely to fail inspection, the trust stated.
A substitute surgery is available three miles away in Bradwell. The trust is currently exploring transport options for patients living in...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Closure-confirmed-for-failing-Belton-SurgeryFri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFree parenting classes trial launched
The Government has announced plans for free parenting classes in three pilot areas, as well as a new information service advising on pregnancy through to parenting issues.
The free classes scheme has up to £5m available funding, and will take place inCamden, Middlesbrough andHighPeakin Derbyshire over the next two years. All parents...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Free-parenting-classes-trial-launchedFri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth Innovation Challenge Fund develops new technology
The NHS is set to benefit from new UK-led technologies, developed through the Health Innovation Challenge fund, supported by the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust.
Experimental products currently being developed include a system for therapists to monitor arm rehabilitation, gene therapy for a hereditary type of blindness that...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-Innovation-Challenge-Fund-develops-new-technologyFri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTIncreased support for post-natal depression
A new Government strategy aims to provide personalised support for mothers giving birth, with particular focus on those who suffer postnatal depression, miscarriage or stillbirth. The strategy includes one-to-one care during labour with a named midwife.
Health workers will also receive more training to be able to spot the early signs of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/increased-support-for-post-natal-depressionThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew system to improve ambulance response
Changes to the way 999 calls are received could save at least 150 lives, and cut over half a million wasted ambulance journeys a year, pilots in London and the West Midlands have shown.
From June, ambulance staff will be given an additional 60 seconds to receive further information from Red 2 calls, in order to prioritise callouts to the...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-system-to-improve-ambulance-responseThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTStatins could halve stroke deaths
The NHS should consider giving statins to healthy people in order to prevent heart attacks and strokes, new research recommends.
Published in the Lancet, a study of 175,000 patients concluded there would be a significant reduction of risk if statins were prescribed to more people.
Statins are currently recommended for people with 20%...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Statins-could-halve-stroke-deathsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTInformation Commissioner concern at risk register veto
The Information Commissioner, who was over-ruled by ministers when they decided last week to veto publication of the NHS transition risk register, has said that decision was unjustified and against policy.
Christopher Graham said this case did not meet the “truly exceptional” benchmark needed to veto, and said it “marks...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/information-commissioner-concern-at-risk-register-vetoWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE approves rejected cancer drug after price drop
Cancer charities have hailed a “resounding triumph” after a drug that extends life for people with advanced prostate cancer was approved for NHS use in England, after NICE reversed its earlier decision to reject it for not being value-for-money.
But after the manufacturer cut the price of abiraterone – it had been around...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NICE-approves-rejected-cancer-drug-after-price-dropWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPlans for UK-India health collaboration
The UK and India can work together to improve primary healthcare in both countries, according to a new report.
India plans to achieve universal health coverage, and health has been identified by the India-UK CEO Forum, established by the British and Indian prime ministers in 2010, as a priority area for collaboration.
In their paper...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plans-for-uk-india-health-collaborationWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPraise for £2.4m mental health ward upgrade
Two hospital wards for adults with mental health problems have been officially re-opened after a £2.4m refurbishment.
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust upgraded its K1 and K2 wards in Bolton – which will shortly be renamed ‘Beech Ward’ and ‘Oak Ward’ – to ensure they had...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/praise-for-24m-mental-health-ward-upgradeWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTLabour launches anti-reforms 'NHS Check' service
Labour leader Ed Miliband is set to offer to join forces with Britain’s nurses as he addresses the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Harrogate.
Encouraging nurses to join them against the Government’s reforms, Labour is launching a new service, NHS...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-launches-anti-reforms-nhs-check-serviceTue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTMPs warn of medicine shortages
Patients in England are facing shortages of some medicines, according to the All Party Pharmacy Group of MPs. This is mainly due to drugs being bought cheaply within the UK and then sold at higher prices elsewhere in Europe, they warn.
The MPs investigated shortages which have caused difficulties recently. At any one time there are...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/MPs-warn-of-medicine-shortagesTue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTDiabetes 'crisis' requires national plan - Diabetes UK
Diabetes care in England is in a ‘state of crisis,’ according to the charity Diabetes UK, which has published its State of the Nation 2012 report on the condition.
The report warns that fewer than half of people with diabetes are receiving basic minimum support and in some areas just 6% of those with diabetes are getting...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-crisis-requires-national-plan-diabetes-ukMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNurses struggling to cope with demand - RCN
Over 60,000 posts in the NHS have been lost or placed at risk since April 2010, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has claimed. A report by the union suggests that workloads are rising and nurses have less time to care for their patients.
A survey found that 68% said staffing levels had fallen where they worked and 86% said patients were...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-struggling-to-cope-with-demand-rcnMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh language proposals could limit recruitment
Plans to increase Welsh services in health and social care inWalescould have a negative impact to the ongoing recruitment drive for more doctors, the BMA has said.
The proposed framework – More than Words – suggests patients should be able to receive services in their own language as a “core component of care, not an...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Welsh-language-proposals-could-limit-recruitmentMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTCOPD and asthma guidance published
New guidance could help doctors to identify up to 2 million people with undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and provide better management and treatment of the condition.
The Department of Health has published a companion document to the outcomes strategy for COPD and asthma, detailing 45 action points to help the NHS...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/COPD-and-asthma-guidance-publishedFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTLansley explains risk register veto
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has faced further criticism for vetoing the publication of the transition risk register, with shadow health secretary Andy Burnham labelling the act a “cover-up of epic proportions”.
The Information Rights Tribunal ordered the publication of the risk register in March.
Lansley published a...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lansley-explains-risk-register-vetoFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE to approve Botox for chronic migraine
Botox could soon be prescribed as treatment for migraine sufferers, after NICE reversed its original decision on the injections.
In final draft guidance issued today, NICE stated it will approve the use of botulinum toxin type A for adults with chronic migraine whose condition has not been alleviated by taking at least three previous...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NICE-to-approve-Botox-for-chronic-migraineFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT30% falls reduction possible with integrated plan
A national plan could cut falls by up to 30%, a new report by the NHS Confederation suggests. Falls are one of the most common causes of death resulting from injury in the over-75s, and an integrated strategy could help reduce this, the report states.
One in three over-65s and half of those over 80 will suffer a fall each year. In...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/30-falls-reduction-possible-with-integrated-planThu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTDiagnostics waiting times data published
The Department of Health has published the latest data on diagnostics waiting times and activity, showing that 4,300 patients were waiting six weeks or more from original referral for tests.
The NHS Operating Framework 2012/13 introduced an expectation that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or longer for a diagnostic test....
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Diagnostics-waiting-times-data-publishedThu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFragmented care for patients with co-morbidity
The number of people with multiple chronic diseases is higher in those under 65, and the NHS is failing to cope with such levels of co-morbidity, a new report suggests.
Research published in The Lancet found that of 1.75 million people analysed inScotland, nearly one quarter had two or more chronic diseases. 42% had one or more conditions...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fragmented-care-for-patients-with-co-morbidityThu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTCommissioning Board's regional chiefs named
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced its four regional directors, who are all currently senior managers at SHAs and PCTs.
The Regional Director for the North of England will be Richard Barker, currently Chief Operating Officer at NHS North ofEngland.
In the Midlands and the East region, the Regional Director will be Dr Paul...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Commissioning-Boards-regional-chiefs-namedWed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTLansley vetoes publication of risk register
The Government has confirmed that it is to veto the publication of the NHS reforms risk register, despite rulings from the Information Commissioner and the Information Rights Tribunal and demands from opposition MPs that it should be made public.
It is reported that the ministerial veto to prevent it being published has only happened...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-vetoes-publication-of-risk-registerWed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS workers 'skiving off' should be fired - Miliband
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said NHS ‘skivers’ should be fired to save stretched resources.
During a visit to Harlow in Essex, he took questions from members of the public, including someone who said that hospital workers were faking sickness to get time off work.
Miliband said: “I want a health service where if...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workers-skiving-off-should-be-fired-milibandWed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh hospital services must be reconfigured or face 'collapse'
The collapse of some hospital services in Wales is “likely”, according to a new report, due to the pressure on the availability of key medical staff in some specialities.
The NHS Confederation document, The Case for Change, by Professor Marcus Longley ofGlamorganUniversity’s Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-hospital-services-must-be-reconfigured-or-face-collapseWed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTFraudulent dentists swindle millions from the NHS
‘Rogue’ dental practices are exaggerating and inventing work to defraud the NHS, according to an audit of 5,000 invoices by NHS Protect.
Some practices were submitting false claims on behalf of non-existent patients, and others for more work that had really been carried out.
The audit data suggests than in 2009/10, the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fraudulent-dentists-swindle-millions-from-the-NHSTue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTMixed picture on NHS executive pay
Average chief executive salaries fell by 0.8% at hospital trusts in 2010-11, according to new research.
Incomes Data Services (IDS) obtained data from 408 NHS trusts and boards, showing that pay for hundreds of executives on the boards of 228 hospital and mental health trusts rose by an average of 1.6%.
One in five hospital trust...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mixed-picture-on-NHS-executive-payTue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish Government promises outcomes-driven approach to integration
Engaging the medical profession is vital if health and social care are to be successfully integrated, according to a report by MSPs.
The Health Committee of the Scottish Parliament welcomed the Government’s focus on outcomes as the starting point for its legislative proposals.
In its report, it quoted oral evidence given by the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Scottish-Government-promises-outcomes-driven-approach-to-integrationTue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTClean hands campaign cuts infection rates
The national rollout of the Cleanyourhands campaign has been successful, research published on bmj.com suggests. Procurement of alcohol hand rub and soap increased and infections dropped dramatically.
The campaign started in 2005, aimed at all trusts in England and Wales, to reduce high levels of Staphylococcus aureus infection...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clean-hands-campaign-cuts-infection-ratesFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTCuts warning for Hinchingbrooke
Hinchingbrooke will have to make radical cuts to meet the targets of the private company which now runs the hospital, Circle Healthcare, health unions have said.
Ali Parsa, the chief executive of Circle Healthcare, said it has committed to pay off £40m of public debt. The company aims to make at least £60m in profits from...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cuts-warning-for-hinchingbrookeFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTEfficient and effective
NHE speaks to Lee Robinson, who has helped found a new group representing health technology providers under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, to find out more about the aims of the new organisation.
A new group has been launched to represent the interests of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers...
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424,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/efficient-and-effectiveFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTLessons from Scotland
Nottingham University Business School’s Dr Peter Samuel, co-author of a partnership report on NHS Scotland, talks to NHE about working in consensus.
In Scotland, long-established and clearly defined partnerships improve patient outcomes and ensure a common agenda for the health service to work towards, according to a new academic...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lessons-from-scotlandFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrompting competency
Nyla Cooper, programme lead on professional standards at NHS Employers, discusses the new guidance issued on language competency.
NHS Employers has been in negotiation with the European Commission (EC) unit responsible for the Department of Health for some time regarding language competency, with guidance developed in a variety of drafts...
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424,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prompting-competencyFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCM accepts pensions deal
The Royal College of Midwives has said it has “reluctantly” accepted the Government’s final offer on pensions.
In the ballot, 71.8% of respondents accepted the offer and 28.2% rejected it, on a turnout of 20%.
Jon Skewes, Director of Employment Relations said: “It is very clear that RCM members have made a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/RCM-accepts-pensions-dealFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTShine opens for third round of investment
The Health Foundation’s improvement programme, Shine, is open for a third round of funding, with over £1m available to support up to 18 innovative healthcare projects.
Shine offers organisations and individuals the opportunity to develop and test ideas, gather evidence to support them and provide a platform for national...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Shine-opens-for-third-round-of-investmentFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe next steps for NHS property
David Pokora, executive director of the LIFT Council, gives NHE his thoughts on the establishment of NHS Property Services Ltd and how LIFTCos, as expert asset managers, can be involved.
The nature of the NHS estate is changing rapidly, as the organisational structure of the health service changes in advance of the formal changes coming...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-next-steps-for-nhs-propertyFri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS receives first ICO fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has dealt its first fine to an NHS organisation for sending a patient’s health report to the wrong person, with a similarly spelt name.
The sensitive information was breached by Aneurin Bevan Health Board, which was fined £70,000. The Board has signed an undertaking to improve...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-receives-first-ICO-fineTue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTStroke recovery services need improvement
Stroke patients are not making the best recovery due to a lack of post-hospital care, the Stroke Association asserts. A survey of patients recovering from a stroke suggested that assessments needed improvement.
Of those surveyed, 38% had not been assessed on health and care needs to help their recovery. 53% of those who had had a stroke...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Stroke-recovery-services-need-improvementTue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTUnison members will not strike again
The union Unison has stated there is ‘no mandate’ for further industrial action, following a ballot on NHS pension reforms. Of 300,000 members balloted, 50.4% voted to reject the proposals and 49.5% to accept them. However, turnout was less than 15%.
The Government wants staff to work longer and take a pension income based on...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Unison-members-will-not-strike-againTue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Lifestyle rationing' supported by doctors
The majority of doctors believe the NHS should have the right to withhold non-emergency treatment for smokers and obese people who do not alter their lifestyles, according to a new survey.
Of 1,096 doctors who took part in the doctors.net.uk survey, 54% supported measures to deny treatment to patients in these groups; something that has...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lifestyle-rationing-supported-by-doctorsMon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTFirst clinic for dance injuries opens
The first specialist dance injury clinic has opened as part of the new National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, backed by several dance organisations and two universities.
The clinic is at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital inLondon, with the hope for similar services to open inBirminghamand in other locations around...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/First-clinic-for-dance-injuries-opensMon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth tourism 'risks' for NHS
Campaigners have warned that the NHS risks becoming a ‘world health service’, as too many visitors to the country can claim free treatment.
GPs currently do not have to ask prospective patients for ID or proof of address when registering, and foreign nationals on a six-month visitor’s visa can begin receiving free...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-tourism-risks-for-NHSMon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTLanguage skills unchecked in foreign doctors
Eight out of ten EU doctors who are working as GPs in the NHS have never had their language skills tested, a freedom of information request has shown.
This follows calls to tighten up assessment following the case of Dr Ubani, a foreign doctor who gave an accidental overdose to a patient, resulting in his death. The Care Quality...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Language-skills-unchecked-in-foreign-doctorsSat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTCall for leadership 'at every level'
Health informatics and healthcare records should be seen as a leadership issue at every level, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and BCS suggest, calling for doctors to take on specific leadership roles.
They also recommend the implementation of clinical records standards as produced by the RCP and agreed by the AoMRC, to be...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Call-for-leadership-at-every-levelFri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTIT investment could create 35% savings
Investment in IT and diagnostic technology would save money and directly improve patients’ health, new research shows. A series of trials using new technology were used across the UK, Belgium and Germany, focusing on where and how money could be saved.
The research was led by Professor Walter Van Dyke of Vlerick Leuven Gent...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/it-investment-could-create-35-savingsFri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaternity closures in Kent
Maternity centres in Canterbury and Dover are to close from September, to be replaced by new units attached to hospitals in Ashford and Margate.
NHS Kent and Medway said the move will offer the best quality of care and ensure sustainable services for the future. The placement of the units near to consultant-led wards also means that there...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Maternity-closures-in-KentFri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTUK must 'prioritise patients' - MP
The European Working Time Directive is ‘compromising’ care, a Conservative MP has claimed. Opening a Westminster Hall debate, Charlotte Leslie suggested that an alternative way of protecting workers should be found.
She said the directive was “eroding that professional ethos which upholds the NHS and beginning to replace...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-must-prioritise-patients-mpFri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTBlocking cheap drug access 'should be stopped'
Drug companies should not be able to block access to cheaper alternatives to boost their profits, researchers writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics argue.
This follows the launch of a legal challenge by pharmaceutical company Novartis against trusts using the cheaper drug Avastin for wet AMD instead of officially approved Lucentis....
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417,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/blocking-cheap-drug-access-should-be-stoppedThu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS's 'shameful' cancer treatment for elderly
Cancer treatment for older people needs improvement, a leading charity has said, criticising the health service for “writing people off as too old for treatment”.
Macmillan Cancer Support has published a report which shows that cancer mortality rates for older people is improving more slowly than for younger patients, and is...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhss-shameful-cancer-treatment-for-elderlyThu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSummer events require 30% more blood for NHS
The NHS needs blood stocks to be 30% above usual levels to meet the demand of this summer’s events, including the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic Games.
Evidence suggests that regular donors miss appointments more often when large public events take place, as normal routines are disrupted. The extra blood will be needed for...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Summer-events-require-30-more-blood-for-NHSThu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTDiabetes complication costs 'avoidable'
Diabetes will cost the NHS almost £17bn by 2035, a new report has predicted. The disease and its complications currently account for 10% of NHS spending, or £9.8bn, and this is projected to rise to 17%, or £16.9bn, of total healthcare funds over the next 25 years.
The Impact Diabetes report suggests that up to four...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-complication-costs-avoidableWed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTFragmented services could disrupt child healthcare
There is ‘deep unease’ about the way vulnerable children will be protected under the restructured NHS, the NHS Confederation suggests, as it co-hosts an event on health and care of children in the new system.
The Confederation believes that fragmented commissioning and the failure of organisations to work together could put...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fragmented-services-could-disrupt-child-healthcareWed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTGay and bisexual men 'failed' by health services
The NHS is ‘failing’ gay and bisexual men, a Stonewall survey suggests. This demographic are more likely to suffer self harm, attempt suicide and experience depression, but many health professionals focus disproportionately on their sexuality instead.
The survey, of 6,900 gay and bisexual men who had used NHS healthcare...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Gay-and-bisexual-men-failed-by-health-servicesWed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTJudicial review over eye drug
Pharmaceutical company Novartis is seeking a judicial review of the use of a cheaper alternative to its drug Lucentis, prescribed for the condition wet AMD, a common cause of loss of vision in older people.
Lucentis has been recommended for use on the NHS by NICE, but some trusts are using Avastin, which is not officially approved for eye...
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405,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Judicial-review-over-eye-drugTue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTMandate promotes local power for commissioners
The NHS Clinical Commissioning Coalition (NHS CC) has published its mandate today, based on four pillars identified by clinical commissioners. This states that the Coalition will provide an independent, balanced representation of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), to enable them to lead local innovation.
The pillars are a need to focus...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mandate-promotes-local-power-for-commissionersTue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew frailty assessment toolkit published
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new toolkit to improve conditions for frail elderly patients.
Produced in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society, the 6-page toolkit recommends procedures for both initial and comprehensive assessment.
Elderly patients can be difficult to assess due to the presence of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-frailty-assessment-toolkit-publishedTue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTAssault uncovered in 'excellent' care home
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has fallen under further criticism, for failing to take sufficient action following an assault at a London care home.
Undercover filming showed staff atAsh Courtroughly handling one resident, Maria Worroll, and showed care worker Jonathon Aquino slapping her six times. He has since been convicted of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/assault-uncovered-in-excellent-care-homeMon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTRegional pay proposals 'more efficient' - DH
Health secretary Andrew Lansley is supporting regional pay for NHS staff, meaning some would be paid less in poorer areas of the country, where private sector salaries are lower.
The Department for Health has submitted written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body, saying there is “a prima facie case for the introduction of more...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regional-pay-proposals-more-efficient-dhMon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish NHS boards plan over £200m cuts
A new report from health economist Dr Andrew Walker, of the University of Glasgow, demonstrates that health boards in Scotland plan to find £226.7m in efficiency savings in 2012-13.
The Government has asked health boards to achieve savings of 3% in this timeframe, while Scottish Labour is suggesting these savings are in fact cuts to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Scottish-NHS-boards-plan-over-£200m-cutsMon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTBirths at home and in midwifery units - safer and cheaper
New research suggests that more women should be given the chance to give birth at home or in midwifery units, improving their own health outcomes and saving NHS resources.
The study showed that for women who have previously given birth and who are at low risk of complications, planned home births were safe for the mother and baby...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/births-at-home-and-in-midwifery-units-safer-and-cheaperFri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore state intervention to help pre-school children
Hard to reach and vulnerable parents will get earlier interventions from nurses and education experts to ensure children are ready for school.
New guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said in draft guidance that health visitors and nursery teachers should intervene earlier when families are...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-state-intervention-to-help-pre-school-childrenFri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS shared services now run by Serco
Serco has taken over a major NHS shared services organisation in eastern England.
Anglia Support Partnership (ASP), which currently employs about 600 people and is one of the biggest such organisations in the country, will have its future “secured” under the £120m four-year deal, according to trust bosses.
ASP...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-shared-services-now-run-by-SercoFri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTReport suggests average waiting times rose in 2011
A new report from the Patients Association suggests that waiting times for many elective operations rose in 2011 compared to 2010.
From information supplied to it by 93 ofEngland’s 170 acute hospital trusts, the association said that the average wait before having a new knee fitted rose from 88.9 days to 99.2 days, while patients...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Report-suggests-average-waiting-times-rose-in-2011Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTReview of threshold standards safety for health professions
The Health Professions Council (HPC) wants people to have their say on its review of profession-specific standards of proficiency.
The review covers arts therapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists, and radiographers.
The standards set the threshold for safe and effective practise in theUK, and are...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Review-of-threshold-standards-safety-for-health-professionsThu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSussex trust to cut 40 HR and procurement posts
The director of human resources at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has said that halving the number of posts in human resources and procurement will help “give the decision-making back to the front line”.
According to the BBC, Graham White said: “This is not about moving the work from the back office to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Sussex-trust-to-cut-40-HR-and-procurement-postsThu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTClear procedures needed to support return to practice
New guidance has been published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) to support doctors returning to practice after a period of absence. The guidance is based on the experience of the Return to Practice working group as well as a review of existing evidence.
This includes practical checklists for evaluating doctors on and/or...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clear-procedures-needed-to-support-return-to-practiceWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTForeign doctors could be language-tested
Government plans to improve NHS language skills could see doctors with inadequate levels of English struck off, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced. The plans are now out for consultation.
Under the proposals, all Responsible Officers would work with the General Medical Council (GMC) to ensure that all staff at their...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Foreign-doctors-could-be-language-testedWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTMental health a key factor in homelessness
The NHS must improve its support for homeless people with mental health problems, a joint report by the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network and homelessness charity St Mungo’s suggests.
Rough sleeper numbers have risen by 23% nationally since 2010, the report states, with mental ill-health both a major contributing factor and a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mental-health-a-key-factor-in-homelessnessWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff to strike on May 10
NHS staff and civil servants have planned another strike against proposed changes to pensions. The unions Unite and PCS are set to take a day of industrial action on May 10.
Unite’s members voted by more than 9 to 1 to reject the pensions reforms, which they argue will mean they must pay more and work longer for less. The Government...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-staff-to-strike-on-May-10Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Unsustainable' savings for Scottish health boards
Scottish health boards are aiming to save over £250m in 2012-13, yet this may be ‘unsustainable’, a health economist has suggested.
A survey conducted by Holyrood’s Health and Sport Committee showed that the 22 NHS boards are planning to save £256.3m, with the 14 territorial boards to save £226.7m and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unsustainable-savings-for-scottish-health-boardsTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNursing forum meets to improve care
David Cameron will host the first meeting of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum today to discuss efforts to improve care and respect for patients.
The forum is made up of frontline nurses, patient representatives and medical experts, and was created to address concerns about dignity and respect for patients, particularly the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Nursing-forum-meets-to-improve-careTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSHAs warned to stop night-time discharging
The practice of discharging patients from hospitals in the middle of the night must be ended, Sir Bruce Keogh has warned Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs).
The Times recently reported figures from 2011 that suggested 100 trusts sent 239,233 patients home between 23:00 and 06:00. This accounted for 3.5% of all discharges.
The...
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408,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shas-warned-to-stop-night-time-dischargingTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTAgenda for Change to avoid huge redundancy bill
The Department of Health is preparing to tie clinical commissioning groups to a pre-existing agreement with trade unions to ensure PCT staff who lose their jobs and are offered new contracts cannot refuse the offer and claim redundancy, it has emerged.
Of 35,000 administerial and managerial staff currently working in PCTs, set to be...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agenda-for-change-to-avoid-huge-redundancy-billMon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTAnti-obesity campaign launched by royal colleges
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) is launching a campaign to tackle the rising problem of obesity, which it calls “the single greatest public health threat in theUK”.
The campaign begins with a three-month evidence-gathering inquiry to compile the views of health care professionals, local authorities, charities...
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411,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anti-obesity-campaign-launched-by-royal-collegesMon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTScottish organ donors hit 2 million
The organ donor register in Scotland has exceeded 2 million people, around two-fifths of the population.
This year also saw the highest ever number of deceased organ donors at 81, up by nine on 2011.
The figures, as measured on March 31 of this year, show that 2,025,400 people are on the register.
Health secretary Nicola...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Scottish-organ-donors-hit-2-millionMon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTCSSs present issues at Checkpoint 2
While most commissioning support services (CSSs) have passed Checkpoint 2 – the outcome of the second stage in the business review process – there are 12 which either have issues that need rapid management or that cannot continue, the NHS Commissioning Board Authority has reported.
26 CSSs submitted evidence and business plans...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CSSs-present-issues-at-Checkpoint-2Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth and social care integration complete
The largest integration of council and NHS care services has been finalised in Staffordshire as the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust is now responsible for adult social and community healthcare.
Almost 1,000 social care staff and a budget of £153m have been transferred from the council to the new organisation...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-and-social-care-integration-completeThu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTIBD care improvements needed
GPs want more information and education concerning patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a new survey shows. Commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), the findings suggested that IBD patients were encountered less frequently than some more common diseases, meaning greater information and training is...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/IBD-care-improvements-neededThu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTOvernight discharges to be investigated
Thousands of patients are being discharged during the night, it has been revealed, possibly to free up more beds.
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh is to examine the claims, made in The Times newspaper, which sent Freedom of Information requests to all the trusts inEngland.
The responses demonstrated that 239,233 patients were...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Overnight-discharges-to-be-investigatedThu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT£235m to settle litigation claims in NHS
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has set aside £235.4m to settle 60 cases in which hospital staff failed to spot hypoglycaemia in newborns. According to the Guardian, maternity staff failed to notice that the babies had dangerously low blood sugar levels, leading to brain damage in some cases.The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/£235m-to-settle-litigation-claims-in-NHSWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTFree access to scientific research promoted
Research charity the Wellcome Trust is set to establish a free online publication to support scientists to make their work available for all, in a move that could speed up scientific discoveries.
The open access journal eLife will launch later this year and hopes to encourage publishers to increase the amount of free access they...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Free-access-to-scientific-research-promotedWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew academy launched for NHS leaders
The NHS Leadership Academy has been formally launched to improve patients’ experiences, health outcomes and wellbeing by promoting best practice in leadership.
The Academy will work with doctors, nurses, health professionals and managers, as well as public health and social care and local government.
The work will be focused on...
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428,406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-academy-launched-for-nhs-leadersWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTUnison ballots members for pension reform
NHS workers will begin voting today on whether to accept the Government’s pension reforms. A ‘no’ vote could trigger more strikes and follows the National Union of Teachers and the NASUWT voting for industrial action.
Speculation concerning strikes has suggested May 10 as a possible date.
The Government suggests...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Unison-ballots-members-for-pension-reformWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT£6.2m for diagnostics system
A partnership in Manchester has been awarded £6.2m to develop an online system to improve diagnosis of rare diseases and cancers.
The University of Manchester and NHS Greater Manchester have been funded by the National Institute for Health Research to improve safety in hospitals and GP surgeries. The internet-based tool will be used...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/62m-for-diagnostics-systemWed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new path for NHS Wales
The NHS in Wales needs a radical new path to ensure doctors put people before profits, according to a new report.
‘A New Path Entirely’, by former GP Julian Tudor Hart, suggests that the NHS must eliminate consultant private practice and end GPs’ role as independent contractors. A greater role in public health issues is...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-new-path-for-NHS-WalesWed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTNursing cuts identified as possible savings
NHS London has identified potential savings in 18 hospital trusts through cuts to nursing budgets, it has been revealed. Trusts are investigating different approaches to achieve savings and become financially independent for the deadline of April 2012 to reach Foundation Trust status.
Documents obtained by the magazine Nursing Times...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Nursing-cuts-identified-as-possible-savingsWed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTConsultants' time improves patient outcomes
Patients have better outcomes when consultants are on call for more than one day at a time, a survey of 100 hospitals suggests. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) found that having no other routine duties and undertaking two or more ward rounds per day also improved care.
The RCP commissioned the research through its Clinical...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Consultants-time-improves-patient-outcomesMon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTConsulting the evidence
Evidence shows that consultant-delivered care provides significant benefits to patients and trainee doctors. Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, chaired the steering group examining consultant-led care for the AoMRC, and discussed the findings with NHE.
To dispel the dangerous...
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409,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/consulting-the-evidenceMon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrescription charges increase
The NHS prescription fee increase has come into effect, with a rise of 25p to £7.65 in England. The changes were outlined earlier this year.
The Government says that the variety of exemptions available mean 90% of prescription items are dispended for free.
Further increases apply to hospital-supplied elastic stockings and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Prescription-charges-increaseMon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTA helping hand
An NHS manager who spent two years volunteering abroad using his skills as a health management advisor, Oly Shipp, is encouraging others to consider doing something similar.
International development charity VSO has launched a recruitment challenge looking for 260 health workers to volunteer in some of the world’s poorest countries...
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423,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-helping-handSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTAward-winning procurement
Jeff Nielsen, head of the Procurement Cooperative at NHS North Central London, discusses a more entrepreneurial way of working.
A procurement cooperative that’s saved millions of pounds for its members and won an award for its innovation could provide lessons for other parts of the NHS.
The NHS North Central London Procurement...
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410,424http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/award-winning-procurementSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTCollaboration rather than partnership: a different approach in health and social care
Steph Palmerone of the NHS Partners Network, director of strategic initiatives at Barchester Healthcare, investigates collaborative working that delivers quality services for the public, brings benefits for the organisations involved and is efficient and effective use of public funds.
Although partnership working has been actively...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/collaboration-rather-than-partnership-a-different-approach-in-health-and-social-careSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTDeliberating on diagonotics
Dr Nick Crabb, associate director of the Diagnostics Assessment Programme at NICE, talks to NHE about the complexities of evaluating new diagnostic technologies for use in the health service.
Diagnostics involves a variety of tests and measurements that can be used to determine what conditions, diseases or syndromes a person may currently...
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424,417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Deliberating-on-diagonoticsSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTFramework for independence
Dorothy Cowie, director of Scotland Excel, talks to NHE about an innovative new framework to provide standardised telecare across Scotland.
The national procurement organisation for local government in Scotland has developed a new framework to improve standardisation across the purchasing of telecare services.
The greater use of...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/framework-for-independenceSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTGetting the balance right
NHE speaks to Nova Mullin, a balance specialist at Aintree University Hospital, about a new patient care pathway that has cut costs and waiting times and has now been shortlisted for an award.
When the audiological consultant at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Merseyside stepped down last year, the other members of the...
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409,420http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/getting-the-balance-rightSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTHaving a lot in store
Phil Corrin, deputy chief information officer at St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics, talks to NHE about spiralling digital storage requirements at NHS trusts and what’s being done about it.
Every patient consultation at St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Merseyside is now made without any medical...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Having-a-lot-in-storeSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTHaving what it takes to lead
Sue Mortlock, project lead for the Leadership Framework at the NHS Leadership Academy, talks NHE through the latest roll-out of the organisation’s self-assessment tool for current and future health service leaders.
The NHS Leadership Academy has just released its Medical Self Assessment Tool, which is designed to help current and...
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424,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Having-what-it-takes-to-leadSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTHear to help partnership delivers life-changing support for thousands
Louise Pritchard, managing director of services at Action on Hearing Loss, discusses the Hear to Help programme.
Hearing loss is a major public health issue affecting more than 10 million people in the UK – one in six of the population. As our population ages, this number will grow and reach 14.5 million people by 2031.
People...
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426,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hear-to-help-partnership-delivers-life-changing-support-for-thousandsSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTImproving audiology services
NHS Improvement’s director of audiology improvement Fiona Thow considers the way to improve audiology services throughout the NHS.
NHS Improvement’s strength and expertise lies in practical service improvement. It has over a decade of experience in redesigning clinical pathways in cancer, diagnostics, heart, lung, stroke and...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Improving-audiology-servicesSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTIn the boardroom
NHE speaks to the author of a report critical of the way many NHS trust boards are operating at the moment, Louise Thomson, the head of policy for the not for profit sector at The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators – the acknowledged experts on corporate governance.
A hard-hitting report detailing the ways in...
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420,412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/in-the-boardroomSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTJudicial Review - Abortion Act 1967
Ranald Macdonald, legal adviser to the NHS Central Legal Office at NHS National Services Scotland, discusses an important legal ruling.
In a judgement issued on 24 February 2012, Lady Anne Smith, an Outer House Judge in the Court of Session in Edinburgh, refused a petition from two midwives who considered that they were entitled to be...
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426,405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/judicial-review-abortion-act-1967Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTManaging the reformed NHS estate
Adam Hewitt reports on the formal establishment of NHS Property Services Ltd.
NHS property owned by PCTs and SHAs when they become defunct in April next year, as well as staff relevant to maintaining the estate, are to be transferred to a new body wholly owned by the Department of Health, NHS Property Services Ltd.
The creation of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Managing-the-reformed-NHS-estateSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Not just another NHS merger'
Adam Hewitt reports on the accelerating plans for a single new academic healthcare organisation for London.
Three major foundation trusts in London and a university partner have decided to press ahead with plans to merge into a single organisation, creating a unique new academic health institution.
The business case is being prepared...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Not-just-another-NHS-mergerSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTRaising the competition
Senior researcher at think tank Reform, Thomas Cawston, explains why competition, contrary to recent argument, can actually improve the health service.
A new report, ‘Healthy Competition’, has been published by think tank Reform to demonstrate how competition can be used to benefit the health service, when done...
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424,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Raising-the-competitionSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSafer clinical system
Adam Hewitt looks at the work The Health Foundation and NHS trusts up and down the country are doing to improve the handover of clinical information and prescribing.
Eight NHS teams are making good progress as part of the second phase of the Safer Clinical Systems initiative, which seeks to increase reliability, better map clinical...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Safer-clinical-systemSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSecurity conscious
IT security has always been a key concern for NHS trusts, and the gradual shift to paperless working is making it an even higher priority. At an acute teaching trust like the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen, the large number of staff passing through means the best processes and technologies need to be in place. NHE spoke to the trust’s...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Security-consciousSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSpace-age services
David Small, general manager of NHS Lothian East and Midlothian Health Partnership, talks to NHE about the cutting edge technology used in a modern primary care centre.
A new primary care centre has just been constructed for services in Musselburgh, East Lothian, bringing together three separate and outdated buildings spread across the...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Space-age-servicesSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe future for primary care premises
Ingrid Saffin, head of healthcare at law firm Mundays LLP, considers the future for NHS property after the reforms.
For many primary care providers, the landlord of their surgery is their local PCT. When PCTs cease to exist in April 2013 – a little over a year’s time – where will that leave the primary care...
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426,407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-future-for-primary-care-premisesSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA will ballot doctors for strike on pension reform
The first ballot of doctors on industrial action since 1975 will go ahead in May if the Government does not take part in ‘meaningful discussions’ concerning changes to NHS pensions, the BMA has warned.
The union will ask doctors whether they are willing to provide only urgent and emergency care for a 24-hour period. They would...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/BMA-will-ballot-doctors-for-strike-on-pension-reformFri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC not ready for new responsibilities - PAC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has a ‘long way to go’ to become an effective regulator, a new report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) suggests, adding that it is not convinced the regulator is ready to take on more responsibilities planned under the Government reforms.
PAC reiterated previous criticisms over...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-not-ready-for-new-responsibilities-pacFri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS in Yorkshire reduces CAMHS spending
Spending on children’s mental health services has been reduced in NHS North Yorkshire and York, it has emerged. In 2010/11 the trust spent £4.326m on Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
These services are now contracted out, and the new providers have a combined budget of £3.394m, for...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-in-Yorkshire-reduces-CAMHS-spendingFri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT£5.8bn 'savings' criticised
The NHS has been charged to find £20bn productivity savings by 2015, yet initial financial results have been criticised for relying on cuts rather than efficiencies.
For the 2011-12 Q3, savings were set to have reached £5.8bn – an encouraging figure according to Department of Health officials. If this progress is...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/58bn-savings-criticisedThu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew framework for PACS and RIS
NHS Supply Chain is developing a new framework for picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and radiology information systems (RIS).
The Department of Health, the Royal College of Radiologists Imaging Informatics Special Interest Group, NHS Connecting for Health and the National Imaging Clinical Advisory Group will all work in...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-framework-for-PACS-and-RISThu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew fund to develop cancer drugs
Cancer Research Technology (CRT) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have joined together to create a £50m investment fund to bridge the gap between cancer drug discovery and early development.
The fund is being launched with £25m, with the potential to double this amount. The money will help run Phase II clinical trials...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-fund-to-develop-cancer-drugsThu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew health centre for Anfield
A new £6m neighbourhood health centre has just opened in Anfield, as part of Liverpool PCT’s wider vision for a ‘New Health Service for Liverpool’.
The centre will make services available closer to people’s homes, and two local GP practices have moved into the new building. The development was delivered by...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-health-centre-for-AnfieldWed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTPotential conflict of interest for CCGs
GPs’ shares in private healthcare firms could present a conflict of interest in the operation of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), new research suggests.
In 22 of the new CCGs, at least half and sometimes all of the GPs on their boards have a personal financial interest in a private or other non-NHS provider, research group...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Potential-conflict-of-interest-for-CCGsWed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTWelsh dentistry waiting times too long
Only 37% of dentists in Wales are accepting new patients, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have stated, calling for improvements to the service.
Of the dentists who do accept new patients, 63% have a waiting list, of which 65% were for longer than two months. One practice had a waiting list of six years, the party claimed.
Welsh Liberal...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Welsh-dentistry-waiting-times-too-longWed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTGlobal shortage of ophthalmologists
There is a significant shortfall of trained eye doctors in many countries and capacity is not keeping pace with the demands of ageing populations, research published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests.
A survey of 192 countries showed that there were 205,000 ophthalmologists in 2010; which ranged from some countries with 0...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Global-shortage-of-ophthalmologistsTue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTImprovements needed for elderly exercise programmes
NHS exercise programmes are beneficial to the elderly, yet fail to meet the requirements in the recommended guidance, research by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has suggested.
A survey of 1,700 older people who had attended programmes to reduce falls reported that 96% found the exercises beneficial or quite beneficial and 95% were...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Improvements-needed-for-elderly-exercise-programmesTue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTLabour seizes on leaked draft risk register
A draft version of the risk register on the Health and Social Care Bill has been leaked, and suggests that emergencies in the NHS could be less well managed under the Government reforms.
This follows the ruling by the Information Commissioner for the Government to publish the Transition Risk Register in addition to Labour’s calls...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Labour-seizes-on-leaked-draft-risk-registerTue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTAccidental injury leads to thousands of deaths
There is significant variation in deaths and hospital admissions due to injury across England, according to research by the South West Public Health Observatories (SWPHO).
A new online data tool, Injury Profiles, is launched today to demonstrate the differences in injury rates that lead to death or admission to hospital across...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Accidental-injury-leads-to-thousands-of-deathsMon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDementia research funding to double
Annual funding for dementia is set to rise to £66m by 2015 to try to make the UK a world leader in the field, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce.
Dementia is thought to affect around 800,000 people in theUK, and costs society an estimated £23bn. The disease is expected to top one million in the next decade and the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Dementia-research-funding-to-doubleMon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDoctors need support to improve end of life care
Care given to patients at the end of their lives must improve, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said. In a recent report, they suggest that all hospital doctors should be supported, through professional development programmes, to improve care for these patients.
Doctors should promptly discuss options with patients and carers in...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-need-support-to-improve-end-of-life-careFri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTFlu outbreak puts elderly at high risk
A deadly outbreak of flu has hit elderly care homes, with six people dying in one care home. The death rate is the highest that health officials have seen for several years.
The flu is type A, the most dangerous form of the virus, and strain H3N2. 70 cases have been identified in care homes since November, and there have been 40 cases in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Flu-outbreak-puts-elderly-at-high-riskFri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMinimum pricing considered for England
The Government is proposing to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol for England and Wales, at a suggested price of 40p per unit. Ministers argue that this will not affect responsible pubs or drinkers but will make it more expensive to get drunk and cause problems for hospitals and police.
Similar proposals are currently being considered...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Minimum-pricing-considered-for-EnglandFri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTLegal campaign costs NHS Gloucestershire £137,000
NHS Gloucestershire’s legal campaign to change health services has cost almost £137,000, after a local resident took the organisation to the High Court in London.
The plans were to transfer some health services to a social enterprise, ‘Gloucestershire Care Services’, a community interest company which was due to...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/legal-campaign-costs-nhs-gloucestershire-137000Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS workforce falls by nearly 20,000
The NHS has experienced the biggest overall fall in staff in ten years, the NHS workforce census has revealed, as numbers fell by 19,799 in 2011.
Clinical support and infrastructure support staff numbers decreased, while the number of professionally qualified clinical staff increased slightly, by 254.
Published today by the Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workforce-falls-by-nearly-20000Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTWaiting times 'manipulated' by NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian has ‘manipulated’ waiting times to fit targets, an external review has revealed. Patients were marked as ‘unavailable’ if they did not travel at short notice for offered treatment, which let the organisation artificially reduce the number, in breach of statutory waiting time guarantees.
Scotland’s...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/waiting-times-manipulated-by-nhs-lothianThu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTEPR system causes patient delays
The implementation of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system has caused delays in treating patients atOxfordUniversityHospitals NHS Trust, it has emerged.
The trust introduced the system on December 3, 2011 as part of the National Programme for IT to improve patient care and safety, and drive efficiency. However the new processes took...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/EPR-system-causes-patient-delaysWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore stroke patients receive thrombolysis
Treatment for stroke patients is improving, according to the latest statistics from the Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme (SINAP).
The number of patients receiving thrombolysis, or clot-busting treatment, following a stroke rose from 1% in 2008 to 8% this year. 53% of patients were admitted to a stroke unit within four hours of...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/More-stroke-patients-receive-thrombolysisWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMPs pass Health & Social Care Bill
The controversial Health & Social Care Bill has now cleared Parliament after more than a year of debate and significant opposition from health professionals, unions and peers.
The Bill – which was originally about giving GPs more control over the NHS budget, cutting the number of health bodies and introducing more competition to...
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407,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-pass-health-social-care-billWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff survey reveals room for improvement
Improvements have been made to a number of outcomes, but violence to NHS staff is “still high”, the 2011 NHS staff survey suggests. The number of staff who had experienced some form of physical violence inflicted by patients, relatives and the public stood at 8%, remaining at the same level as 2010.
However, the survey also...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-staff-survey-reveals-room-for-improvementWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTBill receives Lords approval
The Health and Social Care Bill has been approved by the House of Lords, despite two attempts to scrap it. The Bill will now return to the Commons where MPs will consider planned changes for a final time.
Labour has forced a 90-minute debate, granted by Commons Speaker John Bercow, under emergency Standing Order 24 provisions. The party...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Bill-receives-Lords-approvalTue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS redundancies in the North cost £30m
Making NHS managers redundant is costing almost £30m across north and north eastYorkshire– with many of these staff expected to be rehired for roles in the new Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
A total of 478 staff were handed ‘exit packages’ across the area last year, with an average payout of £60,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-redundancies-in-the-north-cost-30mTue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN calls for minimum numbers of nurses
The shortage of nurses lets older patients down, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.
It has calculated that there are not enough nurses to ensure elderly patients get enough help to eat, walk and have someone to talk to.
The RCN is calling for guaranteed minimum numbers of nurses on wards, although this has been disputed by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/RCN-calls-for-minimum-numbers-of-nursesTue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT£706,309 funding for care project
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is set to receive up to £706,309 over the next three years to test and develop new approaches to improve health and wellbeing, care services minister Paul Burstow has announced.
The Department of Health is distributing a total of £6.8m among third sector organisations...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/706309-funding-for-care-projectMon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDrug resistance spells the 'end of modern medicine' - WHO
Common antibiotics could soon become ‘useless’, as bacteria become rapidly resistant to our current treatments and drugs, the WHO has warned.
The organisation believes that replacement medicines could become more expensive, with longer periods of treatment required to bring about the same effect.
WHO blamed the misuse of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/drug-resistance-spells-the-end-of-modern-medicine-whoMon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 tender for north west
North west PCTs are seeking a supplier of non-emergency telephone services to support NHS 111 in the region. This number will be rolled out nationally by March 2013 to provide an alternative to the 999 emergency number.
NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Procurement Solutions has put out a tender for 111 services, including call...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-111-tender-for-north-westMon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew Broadmoor hospital plans approved
Plans to redevelop Broadmoor Hospital have been approved by Bracknell Forest Council. A new hospital is proposed for construction within the existing grounds, subject to a ‘section 106’ agreement, meaning payments made to the council to make up for the extra costs imposed on its own budgets by the redevelopment.
The upgraded...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-Broadmoor-hospital-plans-approvedFri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Devon considers outsourcing children's services
Private firms are bidding to run children’s services at NHS Devon, it has emerged. The companies in competition for the three-year, £130m contract are Virgin Care and Serco, as well as Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Barnardo’s and other charities.
The services include palliative care for the dying, treatment for mental...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-Devon-considers-outsourcing-childrens-servicesFri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTParking fee increases 'exorbitant' - Patients Association
NHS hospital parking fees have been criticised as a ‘tax on the sick’, with over a quarter of trusts having increased prices in the year to last April, figures from 197 hospitals and mental health trusts show.
Patient groups have called for parking to be free, as it mostly is inScotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/parking-fee-increases-exorbitant-patients-associationFri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA aims for smoke-free UK by 2035
No Smoking Day is being marked by the British Medical Association (BMA), by calling on smokers to quit. The doctors’ association believes the UK could be tobacco-free by 2035.
Smoking kills about 100,000 people in the UK every year, and in Scotland it is responsible for almost a quarter of all deaths – 13,000. In Northern...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-aims-for-smoke-free-uk-by-2035Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTCare homes call for more nurses
English care homes are struggling to meet their residents’ needs, according to new research by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Nursing accounts for around three-quarters of the care provided in care homes, including tasks from washing and feeding to dementia care and using heart monitors.
An online poll of 600 nurses found that...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Care-homes-call-for-more-nursesWed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDental access improved in Yorkshire
More than 10,000 new NHS dental places will be made available in York and North Yorkshire, it has been announced.
NHS North Yorkshire and York is investing £5m in improving services and cutting the numbers of patients waiting for treatment.
The primary care trust said nearly 11,000 additional dental places would be created in...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Dental-access-improved-in-YorkshireWed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSecond NHS trust considers private takeover
A second hospital trust is considering handing its management over to a private company – despite Government assurances that the first to do so, Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, now run by Circle, was a ‘one-off’ due to unique circumstances at that hospital.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, inNuneaton, is in the early...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/second-nhs-trust-considers-private-takeoverWed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTCCGs set-up costing significant time and money
Setting up clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) is taking up huge amounts of doctors’ time and NHS resources, new statistics suggest.
Some doctors are spending as much as four days per week working on the organisation of these key organisations, which will take over funding decisions from April 2013. This leaves only one day a week...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ccgs-set-up-costing-significant-time-and-moneyTue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCGP seeks to end 'polarising' reform debate
The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has indicated that it is willing to work with the Government to implement changes to the NHS, while still opposing the Health and Social Care Bill itself.
In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron last week, chief executive Dr Clare Gerada expressed hope of finding an “acceptable way forward”...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcgp-seeks-to-end-polarising-reform-debateTue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSMC rules out prostate cancer drug use
The prostate cancer drug abiraterone has been ruled too expensive for regular use on the NHS by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC).
The SMC decided the drug was clinically effective but not good value for money for the health service as the manufacturer Janssen had set the price too high.
There is no other treatment available to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/SMC-rules-out-prostate-cancer-drug-useTue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSchool nurse access to be improved
Access to school nurses will be improved, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced, including easier methods for pupils to schedule an appointment, such as by text, email and phone apps rather than just via teachers.
A consultation involving parents, school nurses and 300 young people found that it was sometimes difficult for pupils...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/School-nurse-access-to-be-improvedMon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial housing partnership to improve mental health
The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network has recruited its first social housing provider as part of its aim to bring together all parts of the system to improve mental health. People will mental health problems are fare less likely to be homeowners and more likely to live in unstable environments.
Midland Heart provides and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-housing-partnership-to-improve-mental-healthMon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSupport workers standards to be developed
Development of national minimum training standards and a code of conduct for health and social care support workers is due to begin in April.
The Department of Health has commissioned Skills for Health and Skills for Care to produce a report, in consultation with unions, support workers, regulators and education providers, to be published...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Support-workers-standards-to-be-developedMon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTConsultants urged to consider seven-day rotas
The chair of the BMA consultants’ committee has said seven-day working in hospitals could help stop patient deaths.
Figures show that patients admitted for emergency treatment at weekends are almost 10% more likely to die than those admitted Monday-Friday. Less experienced doctors make up a greater proportion of staff at the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Consultants-urged-to-consider-seven-day-rotasFri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDying at home could save NHS millions - charity
Marie Curie Cancer Care has suggested that letting more people die at home rather than hospital – which is often what they ask for anyway – could save the NHS millions a year.
The charity said that cutting the length of hospital stay for 30,000 patients who are in the last stages of life by just four days could save £34m...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dying-at-home-could-save-nhs-millions-charityFri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTGovernment loses fight over risk register
The Government has lost its appeal against a ruling that would force the Department of Health to publish the NHS Transition Risk Register.
Lord Owen, one of the most trenchant critics of the Health & Social Care Bill in its current form, has said it would be a “constitutional outrage” to go ahead with the legislation now...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Government-loses-fight-over-risk-registerFri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMinimum pricing supported despite concerns
Scotland’s health committee examining minimum pricing for alcohol could not reach a unanimous decision on the best way forward.
Its report on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill highlighted a difference of opinion, with the majority of MSPs persuaded that the measure will help to reduce alcohol consumption, recognising a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Minimum-pricing-supported-despite-concernsThu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew CAMHS consultant appointed for Pennine Care
Bury is set to improve its CAMHS inpatient service, with the appointment of new consultant Dr Alison Wood.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Horizon Unit provides enhanced care and treatment to adolescents with complex mental health problems, including eating disorders and depression.
The unit focuses on rehabilitation and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-CAMHS-consultant-appointed-for-Pennine-CareThu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS telecare could be rented
The NHS should rent telecare equipment through monthly contracts, like those used for mobile phones, care services minister Paul Burstow has suggested.
The strategy has already been tried in Gloucestershire, where the provider covers up-front costs, including clinical engagement, pathway redesign and training. NHS Gloucestershire then...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-telecare-could-be-rentedThu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTDissatisfaction with commissioning support for CCGs
A survey by the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) and the NHS Alliance (NHSA) on commissioning support for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) has revealed widespread dissatisfaction.
The survey, conducted in January, got 95 responses from across the four strategic health authority clusters: NHS London, NHS North ofEngland, NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Dissatisfaction-with-commissioning-support-for-CCGsTue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS bill concessions promised
The Government is to introduce further concessions to the health bill in response to Liberal Democrat concerns
It is promising further safeguards over the use of the private sector and the role of the NHS regulator, Monitor.
The bill aims to give GPs control of much of the NHS budget and would open up the health service to greater...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bill-concessions-promisedTue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS-CSC deal could see more Lorenzo roll-outs
Computing giant CSC has signed a ‘non-binding letter of intent’ with the NHS to find a way forward over its contracts to deliver new IT systems and electronic health records at trusts, originally signed as part of the defunct National Programme for IT.
CSC said the letter “reflects a new approach” based on...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-csc-deal-could-see-more-lorenzo-roll-outsTue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTLancashire addiction projects promote integration
Two new projects are being launched inLancashireto help people recovering from substance misuse integrate back into their communities.
The Lancashire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (LDAAT) aims to build links through volunteering, education and employment in patient’s local areas.
The projects are called ‘Delivering...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lancashire-addiction-projects-promote-integrationMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTLancashire addiction projects promote integration
Two new projects are being launched in Lancashire to help people recovering from substance misuse integrate back into their communities.
The Lancashire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (LDAAT) aims to build links through volunteering, education and employment in patient’s local areas.
The projects are called ‘Delivering...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lancashire-addiction-projects-promote-integrationMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 statistics released
The Department of Health has released the latest statistics for the non-emergency number NHS 111, showing that a high percentage of callers were satisfied with the service.
The seven sites providing this service and so able to provide data are County Durham & Darlington, Lincolnshire, Luton, Nottingham City, Isle of Wight, Derbyshire...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-statistics-releasedMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 statistics released
The Department of Health has released the latest statistics for the non-emergency number NHS 111, showing that a high percentage of callers were satisfied with the service.
The seven sites providing this service and so able to provide data are County Durham & Darlington, Lincolnshire, Luton, Nottingham City, Isle of Wight, Derbyshire...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-111-statistics-releasedMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTReform fragmentation could risk children's safety
The Health and Social Care Bill could risk vulnerable children’s safety, due to the fragmentation of the system, according to a survey of risk assessments produced by PCTs in response to the legislation.
But the Government maintains that the reforms are “right” and measures are in place to protect children.
Risk...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Reform-fragmentation-could-risk-childrens-safetyMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTReform fragmentation could risk children's safety
The Health and Social Care Bill could risk vulnerable children’s safety, due to the fragmentation of the system, according to a survey of risk assessments produced by PCTs in response to the legislation.
But the Government maintains that the reforms are “right” and measures are in place to protect children.
Risk...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Reform-fragmentation-could-risk-childrens-safetyMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMorecombe Bay announces recovery plan
Sir David Henshaw, who has been parachuted into the struggling Morecombe Bay NHS trust to help it improve care, has revealed a ‘recovery plan’ to deal with the issues raised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The trust has been criticised for failings in a number of areas, including maternity and emergency care. Following...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Morecombe-Bay-announces-recovery-planFri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTResearch facilities receive £100m funding
The Government has announced a £100m fund to develop new treatments for patients, to be spent at 19 NHS research facilities around the country.
The National Institute for Health Research is funding the scheme, which includes Alder Hey Children’s NHS foundation trust, University Hospitals Birmingham foundation trust and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Research-facilities-receive-£100m-fundingFri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTElectronic system speeds up DNF delivery
Macclesfield district general hospital has delivered Discharge Notification Forms to GP practices within the 24-hour target 84% of the time following the implementation of a new system.
Following the installation of an electronic link-up, the system can automatically generate a form for delivery direct to the surgeries, improving speed of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Electronic-system-speeds-up-DNF-deliveryThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTPacs procurement framework set up
NHS Supply Chain is to set up an archiving system framework for procurement on behalf of various authorities for picture archiving and communications systems (Pacs) and radiology information systems (Rids).
The framework will be worth between £171m and £363m, including additional lots for x-ray workstations and a storage...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Pacs-procurement-framework-set-upThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTStroke and heart attack deaths down
Death rates for patients admitted to hospital for heart attacks or strokes have fallen over the last ten years, new research by the NHS Information Centre suggests.
From 2000/01 to 2009/10, emergency admissions for patients with heart attacks fell from 42,400 to 30,600. The death rate within 30 days of this dropped from one in 11 to one...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Stroke-and-heart-attack-deaths-downThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT£22m boost for young people's mental health
The Government is investing an extra £22m into mental health for young people, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is set to announce. This will include expanding psychological ‘talking’ therapies and increasing training for those who work with young people.
Recent research suggests that 1 in 10 children aged 5-16...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/22m-boost-for-young-peoples-mental-healthWed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN votes against pension proposal
Nurses have joined other health professionals in rejecting the Government’s latest offer on public sector pension proposals.
In the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) ballot, almost two thirds voted against the offer, albeit on a low turnout of only 16% (65,759).
The RCN stated that its main concern was for workers...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/RCN-votes-against-pension-proposalWed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSpecialist AKU status for Liverpool trust
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has been named as the new national centre for the treatment of alkaptonuria (AKU), a rare genetic disorder also known as ‘black bone disease’.
The National Reference Service for the disease will now be based at the trust following the Department of Health’s...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Specialist-AKU-status-for-Liverpool-trustWed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWaiting times reduced in Scotland
Scotland has met new waiting time targets, with over 90% of patients treated within 18 weeks or less. In December 2011, 92% of patients were treated within this timeframe, up from 82.1% in January 2011.
The new target was set at the end of last year and at the end of December, 97.1% of patients had to wait less than 12 weeks for their...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Waiting-times-reduced-in-ScotlandWed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTClegg demands amendments to NHS reforms
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is demanding that the Government water down NHS reforms after warning that the plans were potentially leading to the privatisation of England’s hospitals.
Clegg has sent a letter to all Liberal Democrat politicians urging them to back new amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill currently...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clegg-demands-amendments-to-NHS-reformsTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTForeign nationals to get free HIV treatment on NHS
The Government is to change guidelines to allow the NHS to offer free treatment for HIV to foreign nationals, with the aim of reducing the number of Britons infected and cutting the costs of more expensive treatment later.
Currently, only British residents are eligible for the free treatment, excluding migrants. It is estimated that there...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Foreign-nationals-to-get-free-HIV-treatment-on-NHSTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew international evidence that competition improves healthcare
The independent think tankReform, which favours market solutions in the public sector, has published international case studies providing evidence for the benefits of competition for patients.
The studies show that competition allows new organisations to run services better, more efficiently and often at lower cost.
The evidence has...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-international-evidence-that-competition-improves-healthcareTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA ballots doctors for industrial action
Doctors were balloted on industrial action short of a strike after the Government has failed to return to talks on NHS pensions, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Saturday.
In 2008, the NHS underwent significant pension reform and is therefore already sustainable to taxpayers, the BMA suggests. The organisation argues...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/BMA-ballots-doctors-for-industrial-actionMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTFurther amendments for Health and Social Care Bill
Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords are launching a new attempt to rewrite the Government’s reforms for the NHS. Tim Farron, the party’s president, has urged that all new elements of competition within the NHS should be stripped out of the legislation.
The peers have drawn up amendments to scrap plans to allow the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Further-amendments-for-Health-and-Social-Care-BillMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRationing care may be necessary for NHS
The NHS may have to extend treatment rationing to cope with financial pressure and rising demand, according to a survey of 821 GPs in England.
Commissioned by the Nuffield Trust health think tank, the survey found that 85% predicted that Government will be forced to identify more clearly which treatments and care are available to patients...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Rationing-care-may-be-necessary-for-NHSMon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTBower quits after Government review
CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower has resigned, following the publication of a report on the CQC’s performance. While the Government review acknowledges the good work of the organisation, it sets out key recommendations to improve the regulator.
The Performance and Capability Review calls for a clearer strategic direction...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Bower-quits-after-Government-reviewFri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT95,000 extra patients on GP lists
GPs in England and Wales have been overpaid for 95,000 ‘ghost’ patients, a 12-month review by the Audit Commission suggests. Patients need removing from GP lists after they have moved house, left the country, or even died.
The Department of Health admitted there could be as many as 2.5 million of these ‘extra’...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/95000-extra-patients-on-GP-listsThu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew pathology partnership formed
Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have formed a new partnership to provide pathology services with a full range of lab services for routine and non-urgent testing.
The joint venture is expected to last 20 years and the Trust’s medical staff will continue to provide clinical...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-pathology-partnership-formedThu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPlain packaging could discourage young smokers
Every year, 157,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking, according to latest research by Cancer Research UK. The charity is petitioning the Government for sustained action to discourage young people from taking up smoking, including the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.
In the UK, almost 1 million under-15s, around 27%, have...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Plain-packaging-could-discourage-young-smokersThu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMerger plans considered by London trusts
King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is developing a business case for the creation of a new, single academic healthcare organisation which would provide both physical and mental healthcare alongside research, education and training.
The move would involve bringing together Guy’s andSt Thomas’...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Merger-plans-considered-by-London-trustsWed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore midwives - but more babies too
There are “more midwives working in the NHS than ever before”, according to provisional figures released by the Conservative Party.
The figures suggest that there are now 21,028 midwives in England, up 4.4%, which is the highest absolute number since the statistics began to be collected in 1995.
Critics – including...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-midwives-but-more-babies-tooWed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore pressure on DH over risk register
Medical royal college and union leaders have said it is “astonishing” that the Government will not share with the public the risk register created to identify the potential consequences of the reforms.
The Information Commissioner ruled in November that the document should be released, but the Department of Health has refused...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/More-pressure-on-DH-over-risk-registerWed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS and care staff face 'code of conduct' over elderly care
Nurses and care workers should sign a ‘code of conduct’ over their treatment of elderly patients, according to a letter signed by care minister Paul Burstow, his Labour shadow Liz Kendall, and an alliance of charities, trade unions, academics, medical royal colleges and the sector regulator the CQC.
The letter to the Daily...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-and-care-staff-face-code-of-conduct-over-elderly-careWed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Reform is never easy' - Cameron
The Government has defended the NHS reforms, after a meeting with health professionals that ‘excluded’ opponents of the Bill sparked controversy.
Prime Minister David Cameron held a meeting atDowning Streetto discuss the implementation of the reforms with organisations that were “constructively engaged in implementing...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Reform-is-never-easy---CameronTue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCompetition, when well regulated, helps the NHS
Competition between NHS hospitals improves performance, but competing with private healthcare providers does lead to ‘cherry-picking’, according to new research.
Patients have shorter stays in hospital before and after surgery in areas where they can choose between a range of hospitals, researchers from the London School of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Competition-when-well-regulated-helps-the-NHSTue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWales to offer cancer drug provisionally rejected by NICE
A cancer drug that was provisionally rejected by NICE has been made available for men inWales. The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has made prostate cancer drug abiraterone available on the NHS, ahead of NICE’s final guidance, to be published in May.
NICE’s preliminary review announced that although the drug was...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Wales-to-offer-cancer-drug-provisionally-rejected-by-NICETue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTOpponents to Bill 'excluded' from NHS reform meeting
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to host talks on implementing plans for reform in the NHS today.
He is meeting healthcare professionals to discuss the issues and to push the case for change, but opponents to the Bill, such as the BMA and the RCN, have not been invited to attend.
In a statement on the meeting, the British Medical...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Opponents-to-Bill-excluded-from-NHS-reform-meetingMon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 being 'rushed through'
The Government must delay the roll-out of NHS 111, both the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Ambulance Service Network have urged.
The new non-urgent NHS phone number needs a more flexible deadline for implementation, they suggest, as the BMA wrote to the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley outlining a number of serious...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-111-being-rushed-throughFri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCommission on the Future Hospital launched to improve care
Over a quarter of physicians believe that continuity of care is poor in their hospital, according to a new survey by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). Results showed that 27% believe their hospital is either poor or very poor at delivering consistent medical teams for patient care.
In order to identify the best way to treat patients...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Commission-on-the-Future-Hospital-launched-to-improve-careThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTHFEA surplus could fund 1,000 free IVF cycles
Britain’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has raised a surplus of over £3m from charges on the clinics it licenses. This unspent funding could have provided 1,000 free cycles of IVF on the NHS.
HFEA charges a £75 fee for every IVF treatment, which is either paid by the patient...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/HFEA-surplus-could-fund-1000-free-IVF-cyclesThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrust failings risk patient care - CQC
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages Eastbourne and Hastings hospitals, has been warned that its failings could be putting patients at risk following inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Although some improvements have been made since the CQC’s previous report, concerns remained about the way the trust...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-failings-risk-patient-care-cqcThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Further calls to drop the Bill
The Health and Social Care Bill is eligible for new parliamentary debate after an e-petition reached 100,000 signatures. The ‘Drop the Bill’ campaign was launched by GP Kailash Chand and has gained high-profile celebrity support
The Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) is also publicly opposing the Bill. A poll of its...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/-Further-calls-to-drop-the-BillWed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Avoidable' learning disability deaths - Mencap
74 deaths under NHS care over the last decade could have been avoided, according to Mencap, which suggests that the deaths of people with learning disabilities were the direct result of institutional discrimination.
The new report, ‘Death by Indifference: 74 Deaths and Counting’, shows that there have been some positive steps...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/avoidable-learning-disability-deaths-mencapWed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPatient communication 'simply not acceptable' in too many cases
Outpatients are reporting improving experiences, new research shows, but around one in six patients with long-term conditions are still not being asked what was important to them in managing their condition. This is “simply not acceptable”, according to public health minister Anne Milton.
Overall, more patients believe they...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patient-communication-simply-not-acceptable-in-too-many-casesWed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPledge to make responsible drinking a reality
Prime Minister David Cameron will vow to tackle the binge drinking “scandal” today on a visit to a hospital. He is set to call for bars, supermarkets and the drinks industry in England to do more to help ensure “responsible drinking becomes a reality and not just a slogan”.
Alcohol abuse costs the NHS £2.7bn...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Pledge-to-make-responsible-drinking-a-realityWed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCameron shows support for Lansley and NHS reforms
Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed full confidence in Andrew Lansley as Health Secretary after fresh criticism of his failure to convince medical professionals and the public of the need to restructure the NHS.
A spokesman said that the Prime Minister was “fully committed to the reform and modernisation of the health...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cameron-shows-support-for-Lansley-and-NHS-reformsTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMore NHS staff taking time off for stress and related problems
Figures show that the number of NHS staff taking time off due to stress or related health problems at four ofWales’ health boards has increased as much as 40% in the last two years.
Hywel Dda and Betsi Cadwaladr reported the largest rises – 40% and 34% in two years – while in Powys the number fell by 38%. Cwm Taf Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/More-NHS-staff-taking-time-off-for-stress-and-related-problemsTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPredicted increase in eyesight condition
Research suggests that the number of people in the UK suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which can cause blindness, is expected to rise by a third by 2020.
AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in the western world and is the reason behind more than half of registrations for blind and partially sighted people in theUK...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Predicted-increase-in-eyesight-conditionTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTBMA outlines organ donation proposals
Patients could be kept artificially alive, hearts retrieved from newborn babies and eligibility criteria for donation expanded in an effort to ease the chronic organ shortage in theUK.
The BMA has released a report, ‘Building on Progress: Where next for organ donation policy in the UK?’ examining a range of options to improve...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/BMA-outlines-organ-donation-proposalsMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS productivity 'has increased' over past decade
NHS productivity has risen in the last decade – not fallen as the Government has suggested – according to a new paper published in the Lancet.
Nick Black, professor of health services research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, suggests that taxpayers get more for their money, undermining one of the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-productivity-has-increased-over-past-decadeMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrusts should not pay for FOI requests - FTN
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests should be limited, with those filing the requests to cover the costs of producing a reply except for the most minor queries, the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) has suggested.
Trusts can only charge requesters if the cost of the reply exceeds £450 and the FTN is calling for this limit to be...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-should-not-pay-for-foi-requests-ftnMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTConservative criticism of controversial Bill
New criticism has been launched against the Health and Social Care Bill, suggesting that legislation could cost the Conservative Party the next election, due to failure to win public support.
Writing on the Tory grassroots website ‘ConservativeHome’, editor Tim Montgomerie claimed that he was contacted by three Conservative...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Conservative-criticism-of-controversial-BillFri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew policy forum launched for NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has announced a new policy forum to assert the voice of the NHS on strategic issues facing the service, including financial and political challenges. The forum will ensure the organisation’s strategy and work programme properly reflects the priorities of the NHS, as well as complementing policy analysis.
It...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-policy-forum-launched-for-NHS-ConfederationFri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTClinical systems project to improve safety
Eight NHS healthcare teams are taking the Health Foundation’s Safer Clinical Systems project forward into the second phase. This will involve trusts looking at entire systems of care, testing and demonstrating ways to increase reliability and reduce the number of failures to patient safety.
Launched in 2008 as a five year programme...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clinical-systems-project-to-improve-safetyWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTElderly suffering from 'fragmented' services
Joined-up commissioning would secure better outcomes for older people, a new report on social care by the Commons Health Select Committee suggests.
The report urges Government to coordinate policy more effectively and regularly rebalance national spending to ensure quality services can be delivered.
Elderly people account for a large...
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413,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-suffering-from-fragmented-servicesWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth and Social Care Bill returns to Lords
As the Health and Social Care Bill returns to the House of Lords, controversy and confusion concerning the legislation continues to grow.
A letter from 53 hospital trusts, published in the Times today, urges peers to support the reforms allowing them to earn up to 49% of their income from non-NHS sources.
It reads: “There are...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-and-Social-Care-Bill-returns-to-LordsWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrusts 'cover up' harm caused to patients
NHS trusts should be forced to tell patients when they have made errors and caused harm to them, ten patient groups urge.
The heads of the Patients Association, the Stroke Association, Asthma UK and Rethink Mental Illness wrote a letter to the Daily Telegraph calling for action, and an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trusts-cover-up-harm-caused-to-patientsWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTBill is 'unamendable' - Lord Owen
The Health and Social Care Bill is still fatally flawed and ‘unamendable’, Lord Owen argues in a statement released before the report stage of the legislation. He calls for the Prime Minister to ask for the Bill to be withdrawn, then aspects on which there is widespread agreement could be implemented under existing...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bill-is-unamendable-lord-owenTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTFears for doctors freedom after reforms
Two prominent supporters of the health reforms have expressed fears that local doctors will not have sufficient freedom in the new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This follows increased opposition to the Bill, with calls for the legislation to be scrapped from medical organisations and unions.
Dr Charles Alessi and Dr Michael Dixon...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fears-for-doctors-freedom-after-reformsTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNegligence claims cost NHS £15.7bn
The NHS is facing a bill of £15.7bn due to a rising number of clinical negligence claims, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee. This cost has increased by over 10% in a year. This year there were over 8,500 claims – an increase of 30% from 2009/10.
This rise is mainly the result of errors which leave babies...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/negligence-claims-cost-nhs-157bnTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTAlcohol campaign highlights health risks
Many people are unaware of the health risks associated with drinking slightly over alcohol guidelines and how this can seriously impact on long-term health, research shows.
A recent YouGov poll showed that most people are unaware of serious illnesses caused by regularly drinking above recommended guidelines, including the increased risk...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Alcohol-campaign-highlights-health-risksMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPension talks must resume - BMA
The BMA is calling on the Government to return to NHS pension talks, seeking a fairer offer for staff.
They doctors’ union argues that the reforms would see NHS staff paying almost twice as much for the same pensions as some other public sector workers on similar salaries.
A new briefing paper, published by the BMA, shows how...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pension-talks-must-resume-bmaMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSeven trusts get funding for PFI debt
£1.5bn funding will be available to ‘bail out’ seven NHS trusts struggling with debts caused, in part, by private finance initiative (PFI) repayments.
The subsidy will be available over the course of 25-year contracts and trusts must demonstrate improved efficiency and evidence of good care provision to access the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Seven-trusts-get-funding-for-PFI-debtMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTFocus on human issues for mental health
A new mental health tool, the ‘Recovery Star’ shows early promise, according to researchers from St Andrew’s Healthcare, writing in the journal The Psychiatrist.
The tool, recommended for use by Government, supports service users to recovery by focusing on human issues rather than symptoms. It assists progress across...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Focus-on-human-issues-for-mental-healthFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWeekend admission higher risk
Admissions to hospital on the weekend mean patients are more likely to die, a new study suggests. The Weekend Hospitalisation and Additional Risk of Death: an Analysis of Inpatient Data report highlights lack of senior staff and inability to conduct diagnostic tests as reasons for the extra risk.
The study looked at all 14.2 million...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Weekend-admission-higher-riskFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT£23m annual spend on translation for NHS
The NHS spends £23m a year on translation, a 17% increase since 2007, according to research by the think tank 2020health. To reduce this cost, 2020health recommends that hospitals and GPs should pool their resources.
Research found that some trusts translate material into 120 languages. London trusts comprised 15% of the trusts...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/23m-annual-spend-on-translation-for-nhsThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTAsthma project to save lives
A new project has been launched to investigate the causes of asthma deaths, with the aim to reduce preventable deaths in the future. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is leading the 12-month National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD).
Three people die from asthma every day in theUK, and over 70% of these deaths are...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Asthma-project-to-save-livesThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE rejects cancer drug
A new drug that prolongs the life and reduces suffering of men with prostate cancer has been judged too expensive for use on the NHS. NICE found that while abiraterone was clinically effective, it did not provide good value for money for the NHS.
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) developed the drug, which works by blocking the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NICE-rejects-cancer-drugThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSustainability important for NHS
Sustainability should be a key consideration for the NHS, health service leaders and the public, according to a new report by the NHS Sustainable Development Unit (SDU).
‘Sustainability in the NHS’ considers the NHS’s carbon footprint, views from health professionals and public opinion on the issue.
The report found...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Sustainability-important-for-NHSThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new face for AACE
Director Steve West talks to NHE about the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives.
Before the creation of AACE (Association of Ambulance Chief Executives), the ACEG (Ambulance Chief Executives’ Group) existed as an informal network. The new organisation was created to provide a formal point of contact for external...
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424,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-new-face-for-AACEWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCircle promises revolution at Hinchingbrooke
Circle has launched a 16-point improvement plan as it takes over fully at Hinchingbrooke hospital from today.
Circle chief executive, Ali Parsa, said: “Today, an ambitious programme will be unveiled, to turn a hospital, once labelled as 'a basket case', into one of the top ten in the country. The plan came together in unprecedented...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Circle-promises-revolution-at-HinchingbrookeWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCompetition can improve NHS - OHE
Competition in the NHS can improve some individual health services, but should not be used throughout the organisation, a report from the Office of Health Economics (OHE) research group suggests.
The Commission on Competition in the NHS considered the expansion of competition between providers of NHS-funded health care. The report found...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/competition-can-improve-nhs-oheWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCoordinating communications
New technology is transforming the ways doctors work. Dr Justin Whatling, vice chair of strategy & policy at BCS Health and BT Health’s chief clinical officer, explains the key trends and outlines the next steps trusts can take.
Dictation and transcription have long been used in the health service, but now sophisticated...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Coordinating-communicationsWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTCo-production and intergration
Dr Alison Hill, managing director of Solutions for Public Health, speaks to NHE about a new report into the delivery of public health services at a time of economic and structural upheaval in the NHS.
Widening health inequalities between and within communities at a time when the NHS is having to make unprecedented efficiency savings and...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/co-production-and-intergrationWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTDigital age
NHE talks to service improvement manager of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Julie Ekins, about the integration of digital dictatio.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals have benefited from the integration of digital dictation into their workflow, allowing secretaries and clinicians to access and process recordings...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Digital-ageWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTDigital dictation: a 'nice-to-have' or an essential opportunity to improve efficiency and patient care?
Digital dictation is not simply about saving time and being more efficient. When taken full advantage of, the right software can help improve patient care. Managing director of Lexacom, Dr Andrew Whiteley, gives an insight into the true benefits of digital dictation.
Why go digital?
Lexacom Digital Dictation Software was developed...
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425,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/digital-dictation-a-nice-to-have-or-an-essential-opportunity-to-improve-efficiency-and-patient-careWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTDoncaster hitting 24-hour turnaround time for clinical correspondence
Getting clinical correspondence from a hospital trust to GPs quickly and efficiently has long been a bugbear of the NHS. Tom Rothwell, managing director of Medisec Software, finds out how an Acute Trust has slashed delivery times using integrated digital dictation and electronic delivery.
According to the national service standard for...
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425,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doncaster-hitting-24-hour-turnaround-time-for-clinical-correspondenceWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTEasing the bottleneck
Claire Wells, performance manager at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, talks to NHE about the integration of digital dictation and overcoming the teething problems that all trials experience.
Savings on admin costs, redistributing transcription into a more regular workflow and speeding up both turnaround times and...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Easing-the-bottleneckWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTEnglish lessons
Dr Mike Milanovic, the head of University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, which teaches and certifies English language proficiency, talks to NHE about the role of NHS trusts in ensuring foreign staff have adequate language skills.
The standard of English possessed by foreign staff working in the NHS is a subject of frequent concern for...
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412,423http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/English-lessonsWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTFake drugs testing system for patients using internet
A new IT-based traceability service has been launched to let patients check the authenticity of their medicines over the internet.
The eTACT service is part of the Council of Europe’s global strategy to counter fake drugs, launched by its European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare.
Patients can use the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fake-drugs-testing-system-for-patients-using-internetWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth Secretary will have ultimate control
The Government is publishing scores of amendments to the Health & Social Care Bill ahead of its return to the House of Lords, promising that the health secretary will retain ultimate responsibility for delivering, or securing the delivery of, the health service inEngland.
This has been a key concern of opponents, and one the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-Secretary-will-have-ultimate-controlWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTHigh-risk approach
Far too many high-risk patients are dying after surgery, with few of them informed properly about the risks of having their operations, and fewer than half receiving care classed as ‘good’ or better. NHE speaks to NCEPOD’s Dr George Findlay
Knowing the risk’, the latest report by NCEPOD (the National Confidential...
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424,408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/high-risk-approachWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Ideas whose time has come'
The second report of the NHS Future Forum focused on four key areas where the NHS can drive improvements in patient care and better value services: public health, information, integration and education and training.
Members of the forum met with over 12,000 people, attended over 300 events and received 150 formal responses. They have...
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424,411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ideas-whose-time-has-comeWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTImproving efficiency at a mental health trust
Dave Kerrison, programme manager at North Staffs Health Intelligence Service, details the positive feedback that the pilot of NOMAD with Olympus devices has been having at one trust.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust has been piloting NOMAD with Olympus devices since August 2011. NOMAD is implemented across three departments...
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425,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-efficiency-at-a-mental-health-trustWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT'Insourcing' NHS trusts
Why do some NHS Trusts thrive while others fail and succumb to having their operations privatised? Vin Mole, a former UK HR director and senior services line manager at AstraZeneca Biopharmaceuticals; Dave Mettam, an organisation, team and personal development consultant; and Jane Searles, an independent specialist systems practitioner...
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426,416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/insourcing-nhs-trustsWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTLearning from experience to deliver the NHS 111 service
Nick Chapman, NHS Direct chief executive, discusses the need to provide reliable health information to give patients more choice.
NHS 111 will be an innovative addition to the urgent care landscape and will significantly change the way in which people access healthcare. At NHS Direct, we are using our 12 years’ experience in...
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409,426http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Learning-from-experience-to-deliver-the-NHS-111-serviceWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking a success of case management
Dr Nick Goodwin, Senior Fellow at health think tank The King’s Fund, discusses the practicalities of the shift to community-based care.
It is no secret that the growing numbers of older people, and the related numbers of people with complex and long-term care needs, will absorb by far the largest share of health and social care...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Making-a-success-of-case-managementWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking sense of what people say
What are the challenges in ensuring speech recognition systems stay up-to-date with the latest medical terminology and with the wide range of accents found in the NHS? NHE got a supplier’s perspective from Nuance’s Carina Edwards and Joseph Petro, who also discuss alignment with the QIPP agenda and the changing role of medical...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Making-sense-of-what-people-sayWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT'NHS outpatient care is a relic of nineteenth century medicine'
Dr David Colin-Thomé, the former National Clinical Director of Primary Care at the Department of Health, now an independent healthcare consultant, makes his case for a reconfiguration of outpatient care.
The above quotation is one of Professor Sir Muir Gray’s many aphorisms with which I wholeheartedly concur. In fact I would...
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426,418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-outpatient-care-is-a-relic-of-nineteenth-century-medicineWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRecognising a better way to improve patient care
Anne Durand-Badel, international marketing manager at Nuance Healthcare, discusses the efficiency savings that can be made by investing in the right technology.
The start of a new year is an opportune time to reflect on the achievements of the last 12 months, and consider what needs to be accomplished over the next 12.
For many...
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425,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/recognising-a-better-way-to-improve-patient-careWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRecognising the future
Kate Ashley explores the concepts underlying digital dictation and voice recognition, and asks how far we are willing and able to go.
The newest wave of technology driving innovation and efficiency in the health sector lies with digital dictation and voice recognition systems. While the potential this could unlock is hugely beneficial for...
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420,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Recognising-the-futureWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSee change
Advances in broadband technology and infrastructure have also meant a rapid increase in the quality of video conferencing technology, and it’s having a huge effect on how health sector organisations work. The BMA’s support services manager Will Clarke and support services team leader George Birch explain what the technology is...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/See-changeWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTVerbatim transcription: chasing the ideal
Transforming speech into text is not as simple as it may first appear. Professor Michael Toolan, Head of English at the University of Birmingham, discusses the linguistic issues surrounding digital dictation.
The differences between writing and speech may seem minimal, but their characteristics entail a disparity which can hinder...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Verbatim-transcription-chasing-the-idealWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTVisible benefits
Danny Roberts, associate director of IT at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, talks to NHE about increasing visibility throughout the workflow.
Digital dictation is allowing trusts to integrate workflows, supporting clinicians and secretaries to work more effectively whilst reducing the amount of typing and delays...
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424,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Visible-benefitsWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhat can the NHS learn from the VHA?
Julia Manning, chief executive of independent think tank 2020health, discusses the lessons in long-term condition management emerging from the USA.
At present, the NHS spends 70% of its budget on the 15 million individuals who have one or more long-term condition. This number is expected to increase by 23% within the next 20 years due to...
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426,413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/what-can-the-nhs-learn-from-the-vhaWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhat's mine is yours
The NHS and local authorities are going to be finding themselves working much closer together in the future – and facilities are no exception. Adam Hewitt reports.
Changes in the way that public health and social care are provided will mean new ways of working between the NHS and local councils, while Health & Wellbeing Boards...
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420,415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Whats-mine-is-yoursWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWorld leading innovations
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425,419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/world-leading-innovationsWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTBurnout found in GPs
High levels of burnout have been found in family doctors, a study of GPs in south-east England suggests.
A survey of 564 GPs assessed whether they were in danger of burnout using a validated measure, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The doctors were evaluated for emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation expressed as negativity and...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Burnout-found-in-GPsTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew pathology data system roll-out
The NHS is to test a new pathology data system that seeks to standardise requests and reports, address safety issues with the existing system and improve the reliability and effectiveness of pathology services.
Developed by the Royal College of Pathologists, in collaboration with the Department of Health and NHS Connecting for Health, the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-pathology-data-system-roll-outTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTReforms attacked by health journals
The NHS reforms have been labelled an ‘unholy mess’ in an editorial published by the British Medical Journal, the Health Service Journal and the Nursing Times. They call for the Bill to be dropped, to save further damage to the health service.
The editorial reads: “The Government’s NHS reforms have proved divisive...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Reforms-attacked-by-health-journalsTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTDelays to improvements at Welsh hospitals
Welsh hospitals are too slow to implement improvements, the Board of Community Health councils in Wales suggests. The recent Hospital Patient Environment report has also revealed several concerns about the quality of hospitals inWales.
The Hospital Patient Environment report revealed that seven health boards have yet to complete 55% of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Delays-to-improvements-at-Welsh-hospitalsMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSocial care funding falls as inflation bites
Spending on social care for the elderly in England is falling, according to an Age UK report. The charity states that £7.3bn is being budgeted this year for social care, the same amount as last year, but with inflation, represents an amount 4.5% lower.
The report and analysis is based on official data, showing how reductions in...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Social-care-funding-falls-as-inflation-bitesMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTWeekend working for NHS
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is planning to change the way hospitals operate at weekends, encouraging a shift to 24-hour, seven-day rolling weeks, instead of reduced staff working. This follows growing concern at the quality of patient care during the weekends.
Mortality rates are up to 20% higher at weekends, as many treatment centres...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Weekend-working-for-NHSMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTA&E attendances on the rise
Over half of A&E attendees stay for over two hours, statistics from the NHS Information Centre show. The figures are from A&E attendances in England during 2010/11.
The report shows that stays of over two hours rose from 50.6%, or 7.6 million in the previous year, to 53.7%, 8.5 million in 2010/11. Additionally, attendance of over...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ae-attendances-on-the-riseFri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS Direct jobs at risk - RCN
Frontline staff could lose their jobs at NHS Direct due to changes in working patterns, the Royal College of Nursing claims.
The union has opposed the changes to working patterns which will see new shift arrangements created, with workers unable to join the shift pattern at risk of losing their jobs. Staff affected will have the option to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-direct-jobs-at-risk-rcnFri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTRoyal Colleges continuing reform discussion
The medical royal colleges will continue to engage with discussion on the NHS reforms, rather than adopt a stance of outright opposition.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC) was preparing to release a statement saying that it could not support the health bill in its current form, but withdrew this after interventions by the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Royal-Colleges-continuing-reform-discussionFri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCalls for genetic technology national strategy
The NHS is set to prioritise genetic medicine following a new report by the Government’s Human Genomics Strategy Group. Advances in technology mean that genetic testing can identify whether people will respond to particular drugs, thus improving treatment.
The report recommends a new national strategy to allow the NHS to develop and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Calls-for-genetic-technology-national-strategyThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTInspection only a 'snapshot' - NHS Confederation
Effective regulation can be achieved without radical reform of the inspection process, the NHS Confederation suggests.
Giving evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, which is holding an inquiry into the CQC, the NHS Confederation urged attention to be focused on the greatest risks to patients and patient...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/inspection-only-a-snapshot-nhs-confederationThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSupport for accessing patient records
A new project has been launched to develop clear and easy to follow guidance for patients on the publishing, storing and sharing of health and social care records.
This will support the increasing number of patients who are accessing their records online
Dr Justin Whatling, vice chair for Strategy and Policy for BCS Health...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Support-for-accessing-patient-recordsThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCampaigners call for ring-fenced Alzheimer's funding
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on the Government to commit to a national dementia research strategy as a new report is launched today.
There are 820,000 people living with dementia in the UK, costing the economy over £23bn.
The report, ‘Defeating Dementia’, claims that scientists need better opportunities...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/campaigners-call-for-ring-fenced-alzheimers-fundingWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCCGs ready for commissioning budgets
Almost 95% of CCGs are ready to take on commissioning budgets in April.
BMJ Careers reports that 94.2% passed the strategic health authority SHA risk assessment of their configuration.
This risk rating system measures four areas relating to group size, shape and practice engagement and categorises CCGs as red, amber or green. 5.8% of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CCGs-ready-for-commissioning-budgetsWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTForeign debt written off in NHS
Hospitals are writing off over 90% of money owed by foreign patients, who are not entitled to free NHS care, freedom of information requests show.
Newham Hospital Trust has written off 96% of what it invoiced last year and Basildon and Thurrock wrote off 97%. The total amount written off by 33 NHS Trusts in the London region is...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Foreign-debt-written-off-in-NHSWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNeed to engage CCGs with NHS 111 service
The new NHS 111 number could be in danger of getting ‘lost in translation’, the NHS Alliance has warned in a report published today.
A survey suggested that clinical commissioners have a lack of engagement with the service and feel that it demonstrates ‘top down’ policy rather than local innovation.
NHS...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Need-to-engage-CCGs-with-NHS-111-serviceWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTConsultant delivered care benefits published
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC) has published a review into the benefits to patients of consultant delivered medical care, carried out by a steering group led by Professor Terrence Stephenson.
The report found that these benefits include rapid and appropriate decision making, improved outcomes for patients, more efficient...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Consultant-delivered-care-benefits-publishedTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth Committee criticises NHS reforms
Fresh criticism has been raised against the Health & Social Care Bill, as the Health Committee suggested that reforms were hindering the NHS’s ability to cut costs whilst preserving services.
The NHS needs to find £20bn efficiency savings by 2014/15.
The Committee examined public expenditure in health and social care...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-Committee-criticises-NHS-reformsTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTTransforming care does not mean closing hospitals - Lansley
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has denied that smaller hospitals will need to close as services are reconfigured away from inpatient acute care and towards community and day cases.
Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to respond to NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar, who made the point that some services are best...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/transforming-care-does-not-mean-closing-hospitals-lansleyTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTRCN and RCM declare opposition to health reforms
The Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives have joined the BMA in outright opposition to the NHS reforms, after earlier attempts to engage in the process of getting the Bill amended.
RCN chief executive and general secretary Dr Peter Carter said: “We have worked hard on behalf of all our members to influence the decisions that have...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/RCN-and-RCM-declare-opposition-to-health-reformsFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTStaffordshire to see health and social care integration
Health and social care services in Staffordshire are set to improve due to changes estimated to save £30m every year as the partnership between Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Partnership Trust is confirmed.
The partnership aims to deliver easy to understand and efficient care, as 1,000 social...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Staffordshire-to-see-health-and-social-care-integrationFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTTrusts looking to Army for cover
A hospital trust is looking to bring in the Army to deal with emergency patients overnight due to a shortage of mid-ranking doctors.
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is currently not providing overnight cover, as it has not been able to hire the required number of experienced staff.
Many have criticised the European Working Time...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Trusts-looking-to-Army-for-coverFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCredit rating checks considered for NHS
Hospital regulator Monitor is consulting on plans for credit rating agencies to assess trusts’ financial strength, replacing the current assessment which considers clinical quality, it is reported.
Failing to achieve an investment grade rating would mean hospitals risk losing their licence to operate in the NHS.
The proposals...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Credit-rating-checks-considered-for-NHSThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSalford makes every contact count
Making every contact count, recommended by the Future Forum’s second phase report, has already begun in Salford. NHS Salford and Salford City Council are working together to deliver training to staff to ensure public health issues are discussed at every opportunity during daily interaction with the public.
The Future Forum report...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Salford-makes-every-contact-countThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT1,200 avoidable stillbirths each year
A new report on stillbirths has found that up to 1,200 baby deaths could be avoided each year with better care.
17 babies are stillborn or die before they are one month old every day in theUK.
‘Preventing Babies’ Deaths: what needs to be done’ was published today by the charity Sands, recommending steps to tackle...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/1200-avoidable-stillbirths-each-yearWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTDevice regulation deemed inadequate
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been criticised for failing to conduct effective checks on medical devices, including instruments and implants like stents, hip replacement joints and silicone breast implants.
The editor of medical journal the Lancet, Richard Horton, suggested today that device regulation...
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416,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Device-regulation-deemed-inadequateWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTDigitisation for NHS Trust
The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has signed a £7m contract to digitise its patient medical records across all hospitals and clinics. The five year contract will allow images and date to be scanned and transferred onto the Trust’s secure online workflow system.
Digitisation aims to reduce costs and increase the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Digitisation-for-NHS-TrustWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNurse training reduction
Places for trainee nurses inLondonhave been cut from 2,000 to 1,580 a year. The NHS suggests this is to raise standards of teaching, by focusing on quality, not quantity.
The training shake-up comes after damning reports indicating that some nurses lack ‘fundamental attitudes to care’. David Cameron has ordered a review of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Nurse-training-reductionWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTDH insists care costs are still under discussion
The Department of Health has refuted claims that elderly people may have to pay up to £60,000 for care – almost double the figure recommended by the Dilnot Commission.
The recommendation appears in a report led by senior DH civil servants and care and support organisations called Caring For Our Future, which says: “A cap...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/DH-insists-care-costs-are-still-under-discussionTue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS offers 'poor services' for neurological conditions
The Neurological Alliance has said that poor services for people with neurological conditions and rising case numbers are causing problems in the NHS.
The Alliance’s comments follow a report by the National Audit Office, which criticised standards of care and said the situation meant that too many patients were ending up in hospital...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-offers-poor-services-for-neurological-conditionsTue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCQC must improve - RCN
Nurses believe the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must improve protection for NHS whistleblowers and take staffing levels into account when investigating patient care, a union poll shows.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) surveyed members and found that 35% did not believe the CQC takes staffing levels into account as a contribution to...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-must-improve-rcnMon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTMissed appointment charges proposed
Patients who fail to turn up for hospital appointments should be charged, a coalition advisor has suggested. Missed appointments cost the NHS up to £800m each year.
Last year 6.9 million outpatients missed appointments and additional money has been wasted trying to track down patients and to rearrange bookings.
Norman Lamb, Lib...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Missed-appointment-charges-proposedMon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPrivate NHS work cap shifts to 49%
Labour is set to strengthen its opposition to the Government’s health reforms, claiming that the changes will privatise the NHS.
A Government amendment to the health bill, which is nearing the end of its marathon legislative journey, will expand the amount of private work carried out in NHS hospitals by lifting the current cap from...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-nhs-work-cap-shifts-to-49Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTEvidence of research misconduct in the UK
A BMJ survey has revealed that more than 13% of UK-based scientists or doctors have witnessed colleagues altering or fabricating data during their research or for the purposes of publication.
6% say they are aware of possible research misconduct at their institution that has not been properly investigated.
The results suggest that...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Evidence-of-research-misconduct-in-the-UKFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare project benefits dementia patients
Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) has recently hosted a £450,000 healthcare project to improve the hospital environment for acute elderly care patients suffering from dementia.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has redeveloped Wards 23 and 29 at BRI in a six month refurbishment scheme in an effort to improve the hospital...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthcare-project-benefits-dementia-patientsFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTEU laws 'risking patient safety' - RCS and RCP
EU laws are putting NHS patients at risk, with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) limiting the time trainees can work and foreign doctors having poor language skills, the heads of two royal colleges argue.
Professor Norman Williams, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Sir Richard Thompson, the president of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/eu-laws-risking-patient-safety-rcs-and-rcpThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTGuidance for patient prescription change published
New guidance has been published to help notify pharmacists if prescriptions change while patients are in hospital.
The New Medicine Service (NMS) and post-discharge Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) were introduced in October 2011 to enhance patients understanding and adherence to their medicines.
The guidance for these tools has been...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Guidance-for-patient-prescription-change-publishedThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS productivity 'needs improvement' - Nuffield Trust
Hospitals have been told that they must improve productivity in a report by the Nuffield Trust think tank.
It highlighted several areas for possible improvements to be made, including cutting the lengths of stay, doing more day case surgery and improving the way goods are bought. Savings in back office functions such as HR and finance...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-productivity-needs-improvement-nuffield-trustThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth care integration recommendations released
The NHS Confederation has released a joint statement with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to highlight ways in which the health and social care systems can integrate services.
Working together for the past 18 months, they suggest that integration should focus on cultures, behaviours and values rather than...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-care-integration-recommendations-releasedWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospital spending on meals criticised
Some hospitals are feeding patients on as little as 90p per meal, statistics compiled by the NHS Information Centre show. At least 30 trusts spend less than £5 a day on all meals and drinks for each person in their care.
These figures come amidst allegations that nutritional standards are slipping in the health service, and the...
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415,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Hospital-spending-on-meals-criticisedWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS pensions negotiation continues
Health unions and organisations have responded to the latest pensions offer from the Government, with many set to ballot their members for endorsement or rejection of the proposed changes.
Unison and the GMB are set to continue pension negotiations, but warn that they are still looking for improvements in the Government’s...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-pensions-negotiation-continuesWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNICE approved drugs should be prescribed regardless of cost
NICE approved drugs must be made available to those who need them, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has pledged.
Introducing an ‘effective compliance regime’ would ensure trusts prescribe approved drugs, even if they are more expensive than generic brands.
At the moment, around a quarter of trusts are blacklisting certain...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NICE-approved-drugs-should-be-prescribed-regardless-of-costWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCharity campaigns for care reform
Age UK has launched ‘Care in Crisis’, a campaign seeking reform of the care system.
The charity is calling for care professionals to back the petition, which it will send to the Government in March, ahead of the planned White Paper on the future of long-term care.
Care in Crisis argues that everyone who needs care should...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Charity-campaigns-for-care-reformTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNHS to quiz patients at every opportunity
The Government has accepted recommendations for NHS staff to question patients about their lifestyles at every point of contact, following the publication of the second Future Forum report.
This is part of the objective for the NHS to promote healthy habits more holistically and reduce the huge scale of illness caused by lifestyle factors...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-to-quiz-patients-at-every-opportunityTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNurses 'lack compassion' - Future Forum
The NHS Future Forum has issued its second phase report, and in its paper on education and training, it warns that problems with recruitment and training have led to concerning variation in the quality of care that nurses provide.
The report suggests that some nurses are not equipped with basic skills and even fail to understand the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-lack-compassion-future-forumTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTElderly beds priority for cuts
Over half of hospital bed cuts were beds specifically for the elderly, a survey of NHS Trusts has revealed. This is in line with the Government move towards more focus on integrated and community care, but has been criticised by opponents who suggest it is jeopardising the quality of care available.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper surveyed...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Elderly-beds-priority-for-cutsMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTFurther pension strikes considered
Pension reform resistance is increasing once more as health workers reject the Government’s final offer and some unions call for further industrial action.
The health union Unite has rejected the offer but is expected to seek the continuation of talks during a meeting of its public service executive this. No new strike dates have...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Further-pension-strikes-consideredMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTImproved care needed for patients with sensory loss
Patients with sensory loss can experience a lack of appropriate care in the NHS, according to a new report commissioned by the Welsh Government.
The report highlights three major areas of concern; communication, dignity and respect, and the healthcare environment. ‘Accessible Healthcare for People with Sensory Loss in Wales’...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Improved-care-needed-for-patients-with-sensory-lossMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTBe Gas Safe programme seeks partners
Organisations are being invited to register their interest to become partners for a national carbon monoxide awareness programme. The deadline for registration has been extended till the end of the month.
The Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Gas Safe Charity are launching the ‘Be Gas Safe’ programme this...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Be-Gas-Safe-programme-seeks-partnersThu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth and social care to be merged
Health and social care systems are set be merged, Prime Minister David Cameron has stated, following recommendations from the King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust.
This is likely to lead to a speeding up of the reconfiguration of care from hospitals into the community – leading to hospital and hospital unit closures.
The health...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Health-and-social-care-to-be-mergedThu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT£500m estate bill for NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is facing a £500m bill to repair old hospitals and buildings, a report from Audit Scotland suggests, although £2bn has since been pledged to improve Scottish health facilities.
The extent of the damage and the costs this has incurred was originally estimated by Audit Scotland in 2009, and was reiterated in another...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/£500m-estate-bill-for-NHS-ScotlandWed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTData 'deliberately withheld' in clinical trial reports
Incomplete clinical trial data can skew results and could lead to patient harm, bmj.com has warned today. A number of papers suggest that missing data can distort the scientific record and means that clinical decisions will not be based on the best evidence.
This research forms part of an in-depth review of clinical trial practice and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Data-deliberately-withheld-in-clinical-trial-reportsWed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHospital use must be reduced - NHS Confederation
At least 25% of patients in hospitals could be better looked after by NHS staff at home, the NHS Confederation suggests and the overall benefits of closing hospitals must therefore be clearly explained to patients.
North Bristol NHS Trust is proposing to close its Frenchay hospital, and replace this with a health and social care...
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409,428http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-use-must-be-reduced-nhs-confederationWed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPoliticians 'failing' on social care reform
MPs have been urged to work together to urgently reform the social care system by a large coalition of health professionals and charities in an open letter.
The individuals and organisations who signed the letter to the Daily Telegraph say the whole system is in danger.
The letter, with 72 signatories, states: “We should...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/politicians-failing-on-social-care-reformWed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTDisabled patients' deaths could be avoided - Mencap
The NHS has been accused of causing or contributing to the deaths of 74 patients with learning disabilities over the last ten years.
A Mencap inquiry blamed poor care, mistakes in hospitals and staff failure to provide adequate treatment.
The health ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has already ruled that four of the cases highlighted were...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/disabled-patients-deaths-could-be-avoided-mencapTue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTNumber of midwife teachers falls
The number of midwife teachers is falling, and a static staff turnover has led to concerns over the quality of instruction for future midwives, research found by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) suggests.
There are now more students per teacher than in previous years, which could compromise the quality of teaching, freedom of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Number-of-midwife-teachers-fallsTue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTHealth unions consider final pension deals
Health unions, unlike their counterparts covering the civil service and teaching professions, seem prepared to sign up to a new deal on pensions reform following Government concessions on accrual rates and other technical details.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander is expected to set out progress in resolving the public...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-unions-consider-final-pension-dealsTue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTDiabetes deaths 'preventable'
Up to 24,000 people with diabetes suffer an avoidable death in England every year, according to the National Diabetes Audit.
These deaths are often due to patients not receiving better healthcare checks, having unhealthy lifestyles or not taking medication appropriately. Through better management of their condition, these deaths could be...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/diabetes-deaths-preventableWed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTElderly social care reforms 'postponed'
Reforms of funding for elderly care may not be completed until 2025, reports suggest.
Andrew Dilnot, the economist whose report into social care earlier this year recommended a series of reforms to protect pensioners from having to sell their homes to pay for care in later life, said such a delay would be “unacceptable” if...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-social-care-reforms-postponedWed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTProfessionals respond to new NI health model
A new model for health and social care has been launched in Northern Ireland.
A review, which received over 3,000 contributors and advice from a panel of independent experts, suggest that changes need to be made to improve the service.
The key recommendations include more care being delivered in the home, increasing the role of GPs...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/professionals-respond-to-new-ni-health-modelWed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTKing's Fund warns of lack of leadership in London
The NHS reforms will force hospitals into financial difficulty, and GPs may be unable to provide adequate leadership to implement closures, the King’s Fund has warned.
The think tank suggests that a body or structure to oversee London’s healthcare is necessary and the reforms will remove this. Currently a strategic health...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/kings-fund-warns-of-lack-of-leadership-in-londonTue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTProposals to reform CHPs in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced plans to reform Community Health Partnerships (CHPs).
They will be transformed into new health and social care partnerships, with the aim to strengthen the role clinicians play in planning services locally.
Legislation will be introduced to allow further integration of services with the new...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposals-to-reform-chps-in-scotlandTue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTAtlas shows variation in NHS
The NHS Atlas of Variation highlights the amount each Primary Care Trust spends on clinical services and links this to the health outcomes for patients.
Published by the Department of Health, these 71 maps aim to help commissioners learn from each other, by showcasing which services are appropriate and delivered well. It also exposes the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/atlas-shows-variation-in-nhsMon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTDatabase to rate care homes announced
A customer ratings website is to be created for care homes in next spring’s white paper on social care. This will allow users to rate care providers on an online database, which people can then use to compare different homes.
Records of mistreatment or abuse will be present on the site, as well as the latest information from...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Database-to-rate-care-homes-announcedMon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTSpeech therapy apps to be developed
New apps could help people with Parkinson’s and speech difficulties to be more easily understood. Speech problems affect nearly three-quarters of people with Parkinson’s, and can have a profound impact on their quality of life.
Dr Roger Eglin, of the University of Portsmouth, has been awarded a £35,000 innovation grant...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/speech-therapy-apps-to-be-developedMon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTHouse of Lords set to vote on Health & Social Care Bill
The House of Lords are set to vote on the Health & Social Care Bill this afternoon, following two days of debate, where 100 peers have stated they wish to speak.
An amendment tabled by Lord Owen and Lord Hennessy could delay part of the legislation if it receives a majority in the House. It concerns the part of the Bill that deals...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/House-of-Lords-set-to-vote-on-Health-Social-Care-BillSat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTAlternative treatments for patients with dementia
The Society of Radiography (SoR) wants dementia patients to have access to alternative treatments before being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. A motion calling for the change will be debated at the TUC conference this week.
Every year, more than 180,000 people with dementia are prescribed anti-psychotics, the inappropriate use of which...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Alternative-treatments-for-patients-with-dementiaFri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTTrusts could not be trusted to abide by rejected no-redundancies deal
Health unions have rejected the no-redundancies offer that would have seen a two-year pay increment freeze - because it would be non-binding and local managers could not be trusted to keep jobs safe.
Unison also said the NHS Employers’ offer, backed by many Trust chief executives as the only way to safeguard jobs, as reported on NHE...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Trusts-could-not-be-trusted-to-abide-by-rejected-no-redundancies-dealThu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTBMA Northern Ireland calls for minimum pricing
Doctors in Northern Ireland have called for action to combat alcohol misuse during this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week. In the face of alcohol’s huge costs to society and the health service, the BMA is advocating tough measures to reduce the consequences of alcohol abuse.
Excess drinking costs the health service in Northern...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-northern-ireland-calls-for-minimum-pricingMon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTMothers on low incomes receiving poor maternity care
Maternity services need improvement, especially for people on low incomes, according to a new survey of 1,391 mothers conducted by Netmums and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The results showed that three-quarters of poor pregnant women were not attending antenatal classes. For those with household incomes under £15,000 per...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mothers-on-low-incomes-receiving-poor-maternity-careMon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS managers threatened for rationing care
NHS chiefs could be sacked for rationing care to save money, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is set to announce today.
The use of ‘minimum waiting times’ before patients receive treatment are to be banned from March 2012.
This follows a report from the Cooperation and Competition Panel (CCP), released in July, which...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-threatened-for-rationing-careMon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTRise in patients under Mental Health Act
The number of people subject to the Mental Health Act is rising in England, according to a report by the NHS Information Centre. Since March 2010, the number of people subject to the act has risen by 5% to 20,038 this year.
The report suggests that this could be due to a larger number of people being supervised under Community Treatment...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Rise-in-patients-under-Mental-Health-ActThu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTBMA keeps up campaign against pensions changes
The BMA is maintaining its opposition to the Government’s pension changes, despite compromises announced last week, and has pledged to “show support” for striking workers from elsewhere in the public sector on November 30.
It is not balloting doctors on industrial action at this stage, it says, and has described the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/BMA-keeps-up-campaign-against-pensions-changesTue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancers being diagnosed faster, research shows
Diagnosis times for cancer are down, new data shows, especially for bowel, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers.
Of six cancers examined by researchers, bowel cancer showed the biggest improvement, with it now being found on average 75 days after a patient first visits their GP with symptoms to diagnosis, down from 96 days in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancers-being-diagnosed-faster-research-showsTue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT£97 million boost to tackle violence against NHS staff
NHS trusts across England will share £97 million to help tackle violence and abuse against NHS staff , the Department of Health has confirmed.
£29 million will be spent on 30 ,000 safety alarm devices for lone workers. As well as including an alarm function , the device will help locate the user and link to a trained...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/97-million-boost-to-tackle-violence-against-nhs-staffTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTFuture plans for NHS Wales revealed
The Welsh health minister, Lesley Griffiths, will explain Labour’s plans for the future of NHS Wales today, in a statement to AMs. The local health boards are in the process of finalising proposals for reorganising services before plans are reviewed by the National Clinical Forum.
Conservative assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said:...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-plans-for-nhs-wales-revealedTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTMental health stats show increases in hospitalisation and treatment
There has been a rise in the number of people spending time in NHS mental health hospitals for the first time in five years.
The figure stood at 107,765 for 2009/10, data released by The NHS Information Centre shows.
Its chief executive Tim Straughan said: “This report is accompanied by the largest release of information ever...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mental-health-stats-show-increases-in-hospitalisation-and-treatmentTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew brain tumour techniques trialled
A phase 2 clinical trial, GALA-5, has started in the UK for a new surgical technique to combat brain tumours.
The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) is working in partnership with Cancer Research UK to fund the trials, and if proven to be safe and effective, a larger phase 3 trial will take place.
GALA-5 will involve over 60...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-brain-tumour-techniques-trialled-Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTRCP gives evidence on medical education
Postgraduate medical education needs to be nationally planned, and led by Health Education England (HEE), working with the royal colleges, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said.
Giving advice on education and training to the Future Forum, the RCP suggests that postgraduate deaneries should organise the training of doctors locally...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcp-gives-evidence-on-medical-educationTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTLack of antibiotics in NHS
The NHS faces a “ticking time bomb” over the lack of modern antibiotics in the face of increasing resistance to infections, scientists and medical experts argue. They believe that urgent action is needed to accelerate the approved licensing process for new antibiotics.
Professor Laura Piddock, President of the British Society...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lack-of-antibiotics-in-NHSMon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Commissioning Board established in shadow form
The NHS Commissioning Board will be established in shadow form today, to ensure the whole commissioning system of the NHS is cohesive, coordinated and efficient.
It will function initially as a special health authority, and is due to take on full statutory responsibilities from April 2013, subject to legislation. It will take on the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-Commissioning-Board-established-in-shadow-formMon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTIndependent review of breast cancer screening
Following concerns over the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening, national cancer director Professor Mike Richards has announced an independent review.
Evidence from the Nordic Cochrane Centre suggests the harms of breast screening – because of unnecessary treatment for women whose cancers may never become life-threatening...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/independent-review-of-breast-cancer-screeningThu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTMHRA consultation launched
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a formal public consultation on the consolidation of UK medicines legislation, to simplify and clarify the law for regulating medicine.
Draft regulations will be tested to ensure they are accurate, user-friendly and do not introduce any unintended changes. This...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/MHRA-consultation-launchedThu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS managers could face removal
The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has warned NHS managers that they will be removed and replaced if they fail to meet the foundation trust deadline in 2014.
There are still 69 remaining acute hospital trusts yet to become clinically and financially stable in order to gain foundation trust status, and the rate at which hospitals achieve...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-managers-could-face-removalThu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTGenetic advances to benefit NHS
The NHS must prepare for significant advances in genetic research that will have an effect on every area of medicine, according to the Foundation for Genomics and Population Health.
New technology could soon change the type of care available for cancer and rare conditions, as treatment could be tailored to the individual. This is possible...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Genetic-advances-to-benefit-NHSWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS equipment efficiency
The NHS in England has been accused of inefficiency over its use of expensive equipment, after an enquiry by the Public Accounts Committee found that about two in every five emergency patients who have suffered a stroke have to wait over 24 hours before receiving a scan.
The committee of MPs has published a report calling for the NHS to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-equipment-efficiencyWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTBetter use of suspension and exclusion within the NHS
A new publication produced by the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) shows that periods of suspension and exclusion of GP and hospital and community practitioners are getting shorter across the NHS.
The report, ‘Use of NHS exclusion and suspension from work amongst doctors and dentists in 2010/11’, finds that since...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/better-use-of-suspension-and-exclusion-within-the-nhsTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTPension increases a 'tax' on NHS staff
Proposals to increase NHS pension contributions have been met with criticism from health professionals, with some organisations threatening that a lack of negotiation with unions could lead to strikes.
The consultation on pensions, which launched in July, has now ended. It follows Government plans to save £2.8bn per year by 2014/15...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pension-increases-a-tax-on-nhs-staffTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealthWatch England gears up for launch
The recruitment of the Chair of HealthWatch England will begin next month as a major step in the establishment of the service, which has been branded a “consumer champion” for patients rather than a regulator.
HealthWatch England is designed to be an intermediary between the people who use NHS and care services in England and...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthwatch-england-gears-up-for-launchFri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTPossible new breast cancer treatments discovered
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that switching off a gene called CERT makes breast cancer cells more sensitive to a range of drugs.
The study, published in the Journal of Pathology, showed that low levels of the CERT protein are associated with a better outcome in women treated with chemotherapy. The research could lead to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/possible-new-breast-cancer-treatments-discoveredFri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTScotland will not follow England in 'breaking up the NHS'
Scotland’s Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, will accuse the UK government of trying to break up the NHS in her speech to the SNP conference in Inverness today, arguing that health service reforms in England are effectively an experiment in privatisation.
Sturgeon will say that the NHS in Scotland will not be privatised. She will...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scotland-will-not-follow-england-in-breaking-up-the-nhsFri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS will be like a 'budget airline' - Gerada
The chair of the Royal College of GPs, Dr Clare Gerada, believes that the health reforms have the potential to damage relationships between GPs and their patients and will allow richer patients to ‘muscle in’ on treatments.
Giving GPs control over health budgets will force them to choose between providing sick patients with...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-will-be-like-a-budget-airline--geradaThu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTAmbulance association launched
A new organisation, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), has been established to provide a point of contact with partner agencies and a platform for the co-ordination, management and implementation of key national programmes.
It will build on the work previously undertaken by the former Ambulance Chief Executive’s...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Ambulance-association-launchedWed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTProtection for NHS whistleblowers
Health staff who raise concerns about poor patient care will be protected by changes to the NHS Constitution in the future.
It will be made clear that ‘whistleblowing’ is the duty of all NHS workers, despite a number of high-profile cases suggesting that those who raise concerns have faced being either ignored or...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protection-for-nhs-whistleblowersWed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStudy highlights swine flu risk for pregnant women
Health professionals are calling for all pregnant women to get the flu jab, after a study showed that baby deaths among women with the 2009 strain of the virus were more than five times higher than normal.
Mothers who had the virus were also more likely to have premature births.
The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at Oxford...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Study-highlights-swine-flu-risk-for-pregnant-womenWed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTGPs criticised for complaint handling
Some GPs are striking patients off practice lists without good cause or adequate warning, according to a report from the Health Service Ombudsman.
In 2010/2011 the Ombudsman handled more than 15,000 complaints, but two thirds of these went back to their local area for adjudication, because they had not completed the NHS complaints...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-criticised-for-complaint-handlingTue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTMedics urge action on climate change
Health professionals urged governments to act now to tackle the medical and security threats from climate change sat a meeting hosted by the BMJ yesterday.
A statement released at the meeting calls for national governments to “strive to adopt climate change mitigation targets and policies that are more ambitious than their...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Medics-urge-action-on-climate-changeTue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew allergy registration scheme to improve services
A new project has been launched to improve the quality of NHS specialist allergy services, by a committee of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath).
Improving Quality in Allergy Services is a registration scheme for adult services to ensure they meet quality standards, and will be run by the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-allergy-registration-scheme-to-improve-servicesTue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTElderly care below standards
Elderly care in some hospitals is not meeting up to dignity and nutrition standards, according to an assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Unannounced visits were carried out at 100 hospitals and concerns were identified in 55 cases.
These included a lack of support for those needed help eating, poor hygiene, call bells being...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-care-below-standardsThu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurvey reveals patient privacy concerns
A nationwide survey shows that confidentiality concerns can impact on people’s health, and that patients demand guarantees of the privacy of their medical records. An independent poll of 1,001 people found that the public believes hospital chief executives and managers should be held accountable for privacy protections.
Almost four...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/survey-reveals-patient-privacy-concernsThu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTFaulty gene helps identify prostate cancer
A faulty BRCA2 gene could help to identify men with prostate cancer under 65, suggests new research funded by Cancer Research UK. They found that one in 100 men with prostate cancer under 65 has this faulty gene.
The study, led by the Institute of Cancer Research, analysed the entire genetic code of the BRCA2 gene in blood samples of...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/faulty-gene-helps-identify-prostate-cancerWed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTIncreased life expectancy for people with HIV
People with HIV have a life expectancy 15 years longer than in 1996, due to improved, early treatment and more effective drugs, according to research by the University of Bristol’s School of Social and Community Medicine.
Researchers estimated the life expectancy of people with HIV and compared it with the general population in the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Increased-life-expectancy-for-people-with-HIVWed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTWelsh health service labelled 'Russian roulette'.
The Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Kirsty Williams has sparked controversy by comparing the health service in Wales to ‘Russian roulette’. The comment follows a risk assessment of health boards, which showed a lack of appropriate services for heart attack or stroke cases.
None of the four general hospitals at Hywel Dda LHB...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-health-service-labelled-russian-rouletteWed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTLord Owen tables amendment to the Bill
Lord Owen has tabled a new motion to replace the earlier amendment to the Health & Social Care Bill last week. Following discussion with Lord Hennessy, Earl Howe, and representatives from the Department of Health and the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, the new motion is specific to the issues that could undergo further deliberation.
The...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-owen-tables-amendment-to-the-billTue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS could pay organ donors' funeral expenses
Organ donors’ funeral expenses should be paid by the NHS to boost the number of organs available for transplant, a report suggests. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics states that alternative incentives must be investigated to increase donations, but rejects the notion of an ‘opt-out’ system.
Professor Dame Marilyn...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-could-pay-organ-donors-funeral-expensesTue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTWhy every PCT and SHA should have at least one GP on their board
GPs have the opportunity to shape the NHS of the future – and we have a responsibility to ensure that they step up to the plate and seize that opportunity, says Professor Steve Field
As leader of the Royal College of General Practitioners, I know that my colleagues across the country are already seen as clinical leaders in their...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Why-every-PCT-and-SHA-should-have-at-least-one-GP-on-their-boardTue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTLong delays in mental health care for children
Mental health care for children in Scotland can be delayed as long as three and a half years, Conservative MSP Mary Scanlan discovered through a freedom of information request.
The waiting times for child psychology treatment ranged from 16 weeks in Dumfries and Galloway, to 182 weeks in Tayside. The Scottish Government has a 26 week...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Long-delays-in-mental-health-care-for-childrenMon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew DNA faults for melanoma found
New DNA faults, unrelated to hair, skin or eye colour, have been linked to melanoma, following research published in the journal Nature Genetics. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and known risk factors include fair skin, blue or green eyes, blond or red hair, a high number of moles and people who burn easily.
Cancer Research...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-dna-faults-for-melanoma-foundMon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTProtestors seek to block Bill
Protestors blocked Westminster Bridge in central London yesterday to demonstrate that they wanted peers to reject the Health & Social Care Bill, due to be debated in the House of Lords this Tuesday.
Around 3,000 health workers, doctors and trade union members participated in the event, and the bridge was closed for two hours. The...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/protestors-seek-to-block-billMon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTThere's still time!
Even with 18 weeks looming, it’s not too late to apply service transformation approaches to the challenge
So, two months into the year, how is your New Year’s resolution holding up? Was its something you’ve been meaning to do for ages? Did it start well? Is it still going well?
For the NHS, the 18 week wait...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/theres-still-timeSun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTCentre for Mental Health responds to CQC survey
The Centre for Mental Health has responded to the results of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) survey of people who use community health services.
The 2011 survey showed that only 15% of respondents were in regular paid work and 43% who wanted help or support into finding work did not receive any guidance from the NHS mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Centre-for-Mental-Health-responds-to-CQC-surveySat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStaff asked to work for free
Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust has asked its employees to give up their holidays and do un-paid work as part of ‘extraordinary financial measures’ to tackle its £4.5m deficit.
All 3,400 workers were asked to voluntarily sacrifice part of their annual leave, take unpaid leave or perform ‘additional unpaid...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staff-asked-to-work-for-freeFri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTHigh dementia risk for those who rate their health poorly
There is a higher risk of developing dementia for people who rate their own health as poor, according to researchers published in the journal Neurology.
Researchers at the University of Bordeaux, France studied 8,169 people aged over 65 for a period of seven years. By the end of the study, 618 had developed dementia, and the risk was 70%...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/High-dementia-risk-for-those-who-rate-their-health-poorlyThu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTLetter offers patients private treatment
The medical profession has reacted with concern after a practice in York wrote to patients offering them a range of minor treatments which they could pay for privately, as they were not funded by the local NHS.
The group of GPs in Haxby offered over eight procedures, including removal of skin tags and treatment for benign tumours at their...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/letter-offers-patients-private-treatmentThu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTMental Health Network reports on personal budgets plan
Personal budgets could be a change for the good, but are such a radical step that the challenges with implementation must be carefully considered by the Government, according to a report from the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network.
They use a variety of techniques, including polls, focus groups and in-depth interviews to...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-network-reports-on-personal-budgets-planThu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTInformed consent jeopardising research
The need to obtain informed consent for the use of left-over human tissue samples could hamper essential bio-bank research, according to Joanna Stjernschantz Forsberg and colleagues at Uppsala University in Sweden.
The researchers claim that this is problematic because it consumes resources that could be directed towards further research...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Informed-consent-jeopardising-researchWed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Wales' record attacked by Lansley
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley took aim at NHS Wales in his speech to the Conservative Party conference yesterday, saying that Wales’ deaths from infection, waiting times and budget cuts all show that the health service in the country needs reform to make it more like its English counterpart.
NHE was at the party conference in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-wales-record-attacked-by-lansleyWed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTVariation in organ donation across UK
There is significant variation in organ donation rates across the UK, according to research published in the BMJ Open on Monday.
Data from NHS Blood & Transplant from 1990-2009 was analysed and compared with registration and donation from other EU countries. Wales was consistently found to have a higher level of donation than the rest...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/variation-in-organ-donation-across-ukWed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTAndrew Lansley announces 'liberation' of the NHS
Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has set out the Government's plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament.
The White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS details how the coalition government intends for power to be ‘devolved from Whitehall to patients and professionals’.
The paper claims that NHS...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/andrew-lansley-announces-liberation-of-the-nhsSat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancer drug rejected by NICE
A chemotherapy drug that can extend the life of men with cancer for around ten weeks has been rejected by NICE for being too expensive for use on the NHS.
The rationing and standards body stated that cancer is becoming a major financial issue, and treatments must be carefully considered for their value.
The drug cabazitaxel was not...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drug-rejected-by-niceFri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTSoil linked to E.coli outbreak
Soil on vegetables has been linked to an E.coli outbreak earlier this year after analysis by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), which did not release the information earlier as it had no useful public health advice until it knew the source of the outbreak.
People have been warned to wash their fruit and vegetables thoroughly before...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/soil-linked-to-ecoli-outbreakFri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTLabour will block private firms - Healey
Shadow Health Secretary John Healey told the Labour party conference that they would block private firms from running hospitals.
He told delegates: “Hospitals are at the heart of our NHS; they should be in public not private hands; dedicated totally to patients, not profits. So we will oppose any government move to privatise NHS...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-will-block-private-firms--healeyThu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurgery patients at risk
Poor care, limited access and delays to treatment are putting surgery patients’ lives at risk, a report from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) suggests. They argue that patients should have better access to facilities like scans and operating theatres, with more critical care provided after an operation.
The RCS includes a number...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Surgery-patients-at-riskThu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTHPV tests reduces unnecessary cervical screening
Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) has reduced the number of women going on for further unnecessary tests, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today. This forms the first phase of HPV testing that has been rolled out since April as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
Led by the Institute of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/HPV-tests-reduces-unnecessary-cervical-screeningWed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew guidance for multiple births provided by NICE
More scans and closer monitoring for mothers expecting twins or triplets have been recommended by the healthcare watchdog NICE. Suggested guidelines include a minimum of six scans, and referral to a specialist team to provide mothers with more reassurance.
Up until now there have been no clear guidelines for multiple births, leading to a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-guidance-for-multiple-births-provided-by-niceWed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS should be able to take direct control of FTs - Nicholson
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has publicly challenged a key proposal in the Health & Social Care Bill, stating that the Government is wrong to block failing foundation trusts from returning to direct NHS control.
The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is promoting the change, asserting that it will strengthen Foundation Trusts and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-should-be-able-to-take-direct-control-of-fts--nicholsonWed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTReforms threaten Conservative support
Labour is set to claim that the NHS reforms form a ‘lethal’ threat to Prime Minister David Cameron, with voters asking serious questions about the future of the NHS, when Shadow Health Secretary John Healey addresses the party conference in Liverpool today.
Healey will identify a series of problems with the reforms, including...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforms-threaten-conservative-supportWed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCuts to services 'imminent' - NHS Confederation
The financial problems faced by the NHS mean that cuts to services or closures of whole departments may be necessary, according to the head of the NHS Confederation, Mike Farrar.
The NHS is currently being challenged to deliver £20bn in efficiency savings, and Farrar argues that more A&E departments and maternity units will have...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cuts-to-services-imminent-nhs-confederationTue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTVitamin B deficiency linked to Alzheimer's
Low levels of vitamin B12 have been linked to brain shrinkage and cognitive problems, according to research undertaken in Chicago.
This has implications on whether vitamin B deficiency can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center carried out cognitive tests on a group of 121 people aged...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/vitamin-b-deficiency-linked-to-alzheimersTue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCalls for stronger checks on the movement of European healthcare workers
The NHS Confederation’s European Office is calling on the EU to strengthen checks on healthcare workers moving between countries in an attempt to protect patients from unsafe practice.
The European Commission is reviewing the Professional Qualifications Directive with the aim of making it easier for professionals to work in other EU...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-stronger-checks-on-the-movement-of-european-healthcare-workersMon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTMassive rise in job insecurity amongst Scottish nurses
Less than a third of Scottish nurses feel that the profession offers a secure job, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing.
The RCN surveyed 700 nurses and healthcare support workers, and found that only 30% believe nursing is a secure profession, down from 82% in 2009. Other results showed that 38% would recommend nursing...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/massive-rise-in-job-insecurity-amongst-scottish-nursesMon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTFirst embryonic stem cell trial in UK
First human embryonic stem cell trial in Europe is set to take place in the UK. Medics will inject retinal cells into the eyes of 12 patients with an incurable disease, Stargardt’s macular dystrophy, which causes progressive sight loss.
The disease develops in childhood and affects around one in 10,000 people, causing the gradual...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/First-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-in-UKFri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth professionals have a 'duty' to get flu jab
A new initiative is encouraging health workers to get the flu jab, to tackle low immunisation rates. A recent report found that only 34.7% of NHS staff were vaccinated last year, although the flu virus caused over 600 deaths of vulnerable patients.
The H1N1 swine flu virus is potentially fatal, and the new national NHS Staff Seasonal Flu...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-professionals-have-a-duty-to-get-flu-jabFri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS relies on untrained assistants - RCN
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has criticised the NHS for being overly reliant on untrained healthcare assistants.
Dr Peter Carter, head of the RCN, suggests that they should be subject to regulation and given increased training.
Healthcare assistants help nurses with tasks such as feeding and washing patients, as well as...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-relies-on-untrained-assistants--rcnFri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT£625m 'wasted' on synthetic insulin
Human alternatives to synthetic insulin are cheaper and just as effective, research published in the BMJ Open suggests. The price difference means that the NHS may have spent £625m unnecessarily on synthetic insulin in the past decade.
The research analysed publicly available data from four UK prescription pricing agencies from...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/625m-wasted-on-synthetic-insulinThu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTPFI deals jeopardising trusts' stability
Clinical and financial stability at 22 NHS trusts is being undermined by the costs of repayments on PFI contracts, according to the Department of Health. These trusts run 60 units across the NHS.
The rising cost of paying for hospitals built through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is increasing pressure on the NHS. This scheme allows...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pfi-deals-jeopardising-trusts-stabilityThu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTGoals to improve women and children's healthcare reviewed
Progress on global goals for better healthcare for women and children is being discussed, following the release of an analysis published in the Lancet as well as research from the WHO.
The analysis suggests that the Millennium Development Goals will not be met by most developing countries, with only nine set to achieve the ambitious...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/goals-to-improve-women-and-childrens-healthcare-reviewedWed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTiPads for NHS meetings
NHS Orkney has introduced the use of iPads for members to use in board meetings, and this is now being rolled out across the whole organisation. It is estimated that this will save £28,000 a year in printing and associated costs.
John Ross Scott, board chair at NHS Orkney, told the Guardian: “Initially, in February and March...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ipads-for-nhs-meetingsWed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTPollution increases heart attack risk
High pollution levels have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack, according to research published on bmj.com. Exposure to pollution can lead to increased risk for up to six hours afterward, it was found.
Researchers looked at the effects of hourly differences in air pollution on the risk of myocardial infarction through a case...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Pollution-increases-heart-attack-riskWed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancer rates increasing worldwide
Cancer rates are on the rise as the world population expands and people are living for longer.
Ahead of the first United Nations summit on killer diseases, including cancer, research conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that 12.6 million people are diagnosed every year, and 7.5 million die from the disease.
Cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-rates-increasing-worldwideMon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTRoyal Brompton hospital urged to withdraw judicial review
An independent panel of experts has rejected the Royal Brompton’s allegations that children’s respiratory services will not be able to continue when the paediatric unit is removed.
The ‘Safe and Sustainable’ proposals call for the on-site Paediatric Intensive Care Unit to be closed, and the panel have found that...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-brompton-hospital-urged-to-withdraw-judicial-reviewMon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTBIT nudge to smokeless cigarettes
The Cabinet Office Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) has released its first annual report, suggesting the promotion of ‘safe’ alternatives to cigarettes, in order to save lives.
BIT, also known as the ‘nudge unit’, is developing ideas based on the principle that the Government must make the ‘right’...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bit-nudge-to-smokeless-cigarettesFri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTDignity must be upheld in trusts - NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, which provides details of performance within NHS trusts, acknowledging several improvements, but calling for better treatment of patients in regard to dignity and respect.
Commenting on the report, deputy director of policy Jo Webber said:...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dignity-must-be-upheld-in-trusts-nhs-confederationFri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTGMC calls for more powers to regulate overseas-trained doctors
The first ‘State of Medical Education and Practice’ report, published by the General Medical Council (GMC) this month, states that newly qualified and overseas doctors should have to complete a basic induction course prior to starting work in the UK in an attempt to help prepare them for treating patients in accordance with the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-calls-for-more-powers-to-regulate-overseas-trained-doctorsFri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTAge UK calls for reform of care system
Age UK has said it is “shocking” that NHS hospitals and care homes are not providing sufficient care for elderly people.
The new data came from a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Michelle Mitchell, charity director of Age UK said: “It's not acceptable that NHS hospitals and care homes with nursing are not...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Age-UK-calls-for-reform-of-care-systemThu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore midwifes needed
More midwifes are needed throughout England, says the Royal College of Midwives. They are calling for the Government to recruit 4,700 more to manage the demand.
The shortages include 91 in the North East, 1,015 in the South East, London needing 862 more midwives, the East of England 780, and the East Midlands 600. The West Midlands needs...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-midwifes-neededThu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS must specialise, or find an extra £5bn
The NHS needs an extra £5bn to save up to 40 hospitals before 2013, according to Paul Corrigan, the former health advisor to Tony Blair. This includes at least 30 failing trusts that are unlikely to become Foundation Trusts (FTs), and ten FTs that are set to face a cash crisis.
Writing for the think tank Reform, Corrigan suggests...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-specialise-or-find-an-extra-5bnThu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe jumbo jet and the postage stamp
The jumbo jet and the postage stamp When the Department of Health released the latest NHS finance figures predicting a surplus for the NHS of £1.8 billion for 2007/8 under the banner “NHS on sound financial footing to plan for the future,” the press release included quotes by the health secretary and the chief executive of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-jumbo-jet-and-the-postage-stampThu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCircle part of bid to take over Epsom hospital
Circle Health, which has a rapidly growing role in operating hospitals and NHS treatment centres, could now be set to take over a hospital in Epsom as part of a deal led by the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust.
The other bid is led by Ashford and St Peter's Foundation Trust.
Circle Health is already due to take over operations...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-part-of-bid-to-take-over-epsom-hospitalWed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew steering group to support CCGs
The NHS Alliance and National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) are set to form a steering group to advance the work of the Clinical Commissioning Coalition, launched this month to support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
This steering group will ensure that the new coalition’s concerns are articulated to the Government, and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-steering-group-to-support-CCGsWed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS squeeze benefits the private sector
Independent healthcare providers are benefiting from the increasing numbers of patients choosing to pay for treatment, a new report on the private healthcare sector shows.
Out of 101 industry professionals surveyed, 34% believed that budget pressure had led to increased demand in the private sector. Patients who have been delayed or even...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-squeeze-benefits-the-private-sectorWed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS must remove whole services to save money - FTN
The NHS needs wholesale reconfiguration to achieve cost savings, the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) suggests. Longer term contracts would also provide more stability for providers and scope for longer term planning.
Sue Slipman, chief executive of the FTN, said: “The FTN is concerned that the system is forcing providers to take...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-must-remove-whole-services-to-save-money-ftnTue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTClinical Commission Coalition launched
The NHS Alliance has formed a partnership with the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) to provide independent support to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The group will be known as the Clinical Commission Coalition.
The organisation will ensure CCGs do not get overburdened by statutory responsibilities and are not controlled...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clinical-commission-coalition-launchedMon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff under pressure to work
NHS staff may be under pressure to work when sick instead of taking time off, according to the Society of Radiographers (SoR).
The union wants the issue to be debated at this week’s annual TUC congress in London.
Amendments to sickness and absence policies have been introduced to make efficiency savings in the NHS, with staff...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-under-pressure-to-workMon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTPlant-based diet could 'cut costs and save lives'
The World Preservation Foundation has sent a paper to all MPs arguing that a vegetarian diet could dramatically cut obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The paper, “Plant-Based Diets: A solution to our public health crisis”, calls for Government to actively promote a vegetarian diet, and recommend cutting out meat and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/plant-based-diet-could-cut-costs-and-save-livesMon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTEthnic minorities unsatisfied with NHS
New research shows that minority ethnic patients are not satisfied with NHS primary care.
Patient experience surveys show consistent large and significant differences between the quality of care in people of different socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities and age, according to the study published online in BMJ Quality and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ethnic-minorities-unsatisfied-with-nhsFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTFurther rebellion from Liberal Democrats
Senior Liberal Democrats are planning further opposition against the health reforms next week at the party’s annual conference.
Former MP Evan Harris and Baroness Shirley Williams, who were instrumental in getting the Government to change direction on the reforms, will demand more changes to the Bill because they say the amendments...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/further-rebellion-from-liberal-democratsFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS reform savings lower than expected
NHS reforms will save £700m less than originally thought, according to a new impact assessment by the Department of Health. The revised figures came the day after the amended Health & Social Care Bill was passed by the House of Commons.
The original report issued in January calculated savings of £5.2bn over the next five...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reform-savings-lower-than-expectedFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTCaesareans on demand?
The NHS may give women the automatic right to caesarean, if new draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are approved.
The current rate for the procedure is 25%, which has doubled over the last 30 years and is higher than the 15% recommended by the World Health Organisation.
Emergency...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/caesareans-on-demandWed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrivate earnings cap debated in Commons
MPs have been debating whether the cap on hospitals’ private earnings should be removed. The new Health & Social Care Bill would allow foundation trusts to earn more, with no limit on their private income.
Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George said the move could be a ‘catastrophic’ policy, saying: “If NHS...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-earnings-cap-debated-in-commonsWed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth & Social Care Bill debated in Parliament
The NHS Health & Social Care Bill is returning to Parliament, with MPs set to debate more than 1,000 amendments in just two days.
Many doctors, nurses and other health professionals remain opposed to the plans, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s conditions for supporting the bill – including removal of deadlines and...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health--social-care-bill-debated-in-parliamentTue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital closure decisions should not be made by ministers - King's Fund
Closing hospital services would improve safety and treatment, according to a briefing paper by think tank the King’s Fund that echoes arguments made by senior health professionals in recent months.
But it recommends removing ministers from the decision-making process, as local politics so often frustrates any attempt to restructure...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-closure-decisions-should-not-be-made-by-ministers--kings-fundTue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTPatients' funding is being spent on reforms - Labour
Labour is claiming that money from the health budget is being held back to cover the cost of the NHS reforms, ahead of the debate in Parliament on the amended Health & Social Care Bill today and tomorrow.
They claim that 2% of the £89bn budget is being used to pay for the reorganisation of the health service, with another...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/patients-funding-is-being-spent-on-reforms-labourTue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTGerman company could take over NHS hospitals
Freedom of Information requests have revealed that a German company has been in talks to take over 10 or even 20 NHS hospitals – contradicting the Government’s pledge that the NHS will not be privatised, critics say.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley dismissed those criticisms as “ludicrous scaremongering”, saying:...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/German-company-could-take-over-NHS-hospitalsMon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTParamedic struck off from HPC register
Paramedic Shaun Clarke has been struck off the Health Professions Council (HPC) for misconduct. Clarke failed to declare convictions, failed to adhere to sign on for shifts and fell asleep whilst on duty.
Clarke did not sign on for his shifts for one week, and although he was at work, colleague would not necessarily be aware that he was...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paramedic-struck-off-from-hpc-registerMon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport supplies genetic guidance
Guidance for genetic practice has been given by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the Royal College of Pathologists and the British Society for Human Genetics in a new report called ‘Consent and confidentiality in clinical genetic practice: Guidance on genetic testing and sharing genetic information.’
With new advances in...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Report-supplies-genetic-guidanceMon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTRCP President recognised in Queen's birthday honours list
Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians, has been recognised by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, for his service to medicine in her birthday honours list, with the award of a knighthood.
During his time as president of the RCP, Professor Gilmore has championed medical leadership and the greater integration of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/RCP-President-recognised-in-Queens-birthday-honours-listSun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTDentists to be paid per patient
A new trial will see 68 dental practices work under new contracts, where they will be paid for the number of patients they care for and the health outcomes of treatments, rather than the number of treatments performed.
This is intended to increase patient access to dental care and will promote preventative dental treatments instead of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dentists-to-be-paid-per-patientFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth groups support hospital closures
Further health groups, professionals and authorities have supported the idea that there are currently too many hospitals, and some must be shut down.
Yesterday, former NHS chief executive Lord Crisp recommended in an interview that some hospitals needed to close to ensure sufficient funds can be directed to provide best care and service...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-groups-support-hospital-closuresFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTParamedic struck off for stealing from elderly lady
A paramedic has been struck off for stealing £3,500 from an elderly lady she met through her job.
Annette Smith, who was convicted at Worcester Crown Court for theft in March 2010 after pleading guilty, was struck off the Health Professions Council (HPC) Register.
The thefts occurred over an 18-month period, the court heard...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Paramedic-struck-off-for-stealing-from-elderly-ladyFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTBrain stem cells trials successful
The world’s first clinical trial of brain stem cells to treat strokes has been deemed safe enough to continue on to further testing. The test subjects showed no adverse effects, an independent assessment concluded.
The trial is being led by Professor Keith Muir from Glasgow University, and three people have so far received very...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Brain-stem-cells-trials-successfulThu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTBringing care closer to home
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has developed a series of products to help health care leaders look at how to deliver effective care in or near patient’s homes, says Martin Samuel, the Institute’s head of the Care Outside Hospital Priority programme.
Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, focuses on the importance of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Bringing-care-closer-to-homeThu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTJunior doctors' working hours unmonitored by EWTD
The NHS in England is unable to provide information about the level of compliance of junior doctors’ working hours to the European Working Time Directive (EWTD), BMJ Careers reports.
The directive limits working hours to 48 per week, and the governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all continue to collect and review this...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-working-hours-unmonitored-by-ewtdThu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTLord Crisp calls for hospital closures and reconfiguration
More hospitals need to close in order to free up funds for dealing with long-term conditions through community care and new services, according to ex-NHS chief executive Lord Crisp, who has written a book about his tenure in charge of the health service.
He argues that overcapacity in the hospital sector is storing up difficulty for the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lord-crisp-calls-for-hospital-closures-and-reconfigurationThu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNurses lose jobs in Scotland
Almost 1,700 nurses in Scotland have lost their jobs over the last two years, with 1,000 more predicted to go next year. The Scottish NHS cut 500 nurse and midwife jobs between March and June this year, in an effort to make savings.
Other posts including admin and senior management are also being cut.
Scottish Labour health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-lose-jobs-in-scotlandWed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTTraining needed on resuscitation procedure
Improvements must be made to training for ‘do not resuscitate’ orders in the NHS, according to Jasmeet Soar, chair of the Resuscitation Council.
The process of prescribing these orders and communicating them clearly to patients and family needs work, and cuts should not be made in this area, he said.
The call comes after...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/training-needed-on-resuscitation-procedureWed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTAbortion counselling faces reform
The Government is planning to amend the existing protocols concerning counselling for women seeking abortion to ensure they get ‘independent’ advice.
Charities and medics currently providing the terminations have exclusive responsibility for counselling, and the Department of Health has acted on calls for independent...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/abortion-counselling-faces-reformTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancer drug divide in the UK
Patients in England and three times more likely to access new cancer drugs on the NHS than those in Scotland and five times more likely to access the drugs compared to patients living in Wales, new research shows.
The Rarer Cancers Foundation (RCF) looked at figures from Freedom of Information requests across health trusts and found that...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-drug-divide-in-the-ukTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS presses forward on online consultations
The medical director of the NHS has announced his support for the greater use of online consultations and Skype technology in the health service.
The programme could speed up the process of diagnosis and referral, making the NHS more convenient for patients.
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh told the Times: “I am looking at how we can...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-presses-forward-on-online-consultationsTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTHerbal medicines lack safety warnings
A study has shown that herbal medicines lack sufficient safety warnings.
Researchers at the University of Leeds examined five commonly used herbal supplements to check if they supplied safety information required by new EU rules and found that most of them did not.
They investigated 63 supplements from the following five types: St...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/herbal-medicines-lack-safety-warningsWed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTMothers need more obstetric physicians
Experts say there is an urgent need for more obstetric physicians and more training in this area.
Maternal mortality in the UK is becoming a problem, and needs urgent attention, they argue.
Although there has been a dramatic reduction in maternal death rate since the 1950s, deaths from ‘indirect’ causes have significantly...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mothers-need-more-obstetric-physiciansWed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff attacked during riots
Ambulance staff were attacked during the rioting in London on Monday night.
Missiles were thrown by rioters while members of the London Ambulance Service were attending to the injured at several incidents, including one in Ealing, west London, where paramedics were helping a middle-aged man beaten up by rioters after he tried to put out a...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-attacked-during-riotsWed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCycling saves lives and cuts carbon
Research shows cycling can save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions.
The study, by researchers at the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, investigated a city bike sharing scheme in the Spanish city which has been running since 2007.
Existing data from scientific studies and local travel...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cycling-saves-lives-and-cuts-carbonFri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNICE rejects pill for Multiple Sclerosis
A new pill to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS), known as Gilenya, has been denied endorsement by the NICE.
NICE decided against recommending payment by the NHS for the pill due to a lack of clarity about its effectiveness and expense.
The drug was developed by company Novartis, and was tested last year. Results of the trial showed that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-rejects-pill-for-multiple-sclerosisFri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTOxygen test detects baby heart defects
A new oxygen test has a high success rate of detecting heart defects in babies. Testing for oxygen in the blood, using a pulse oximeter, can find 75% of the most serious cases within five minutes.
Congenital heart defects affect about one in every 145 babies, and most can be surgically corrected.
The traditional detection method...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Oxygen-test-detects-baby-heart-defectsFri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS reforms and the future built environment
For an essential public body as old and as large as the NHS, reform is inevitable, argues Andy Stuart, director, Future Health & Care Expo.
The UK Government's Health & Social Care Bill stands to be just as divisive as any other preceding set of reforms, and the NHS Future Forum's recommendations seem to have engendered even...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reforms-and-the-future-built-environmentSun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTOnline health checkers win award
NHS Direct’s online health and symptom checkers have been recognised with an award for improving patient care. The tools provide patients with better choice and increased access to healthcare.
The award, Excellence in Major Healthcare IT Development, was given for successful collaboration with the software providers InferMEd to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Online-health-checkers-win-awardSun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTAbortion legislation amendments discussed
The sensitive issue of abortion will be debated in the Commons today, with Conservative backbencher Nadine Dorries’s amendment expected to be rejected.
Dorries, supported by Frank Field, Labour's former welfare reform minister, proposed that legislation should be changed to introduce independent counselling for women seeking...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Abortion-legislation-amendments-discussedSat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTRedemption rates lower for anti-psychotic prescriptions
A greater percentage of anti-psychotic prescriptions go unredeemed compared with other drugs, research from the NHS Information Centre suggests.
A study of 145 GP practices compared redemption rates between prescriptions written and drugs dispensed by pharmacists. It found a slight decrease in total redemption, from 99.6% in 2004 to 98.5%...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Redemption-rates-lower-for-anti-psychotic-prescriptionsSat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTDebate continues over competition in the NHS
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said it will be the courts rather than his Health & Social Care Bill which ultimately determines the application of competition law.
Speaking to MPs on the Health Select Committee yesterday, Lansley said: “If you’re trying to establish with certainty what the boundary of the application...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/debate-continues-over-competition-in-the-nhsWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS funding picture 'worst ever' - chief executives survey
The NHS Confederation annual conference begins today in Manchester, as the organisation reveals the result of a survey of NHS chairs and chief executives showing financial pressures as an over-riding concern.
In his first major speech since becoming the organisation’s chief executive, Mike Farrar will say the results should...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-funding-picture-worst-ever--chief-executives-surveyWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS heart director steps down with attack on reforms
The nation’s heart ‘tsar’, Sir Roger Boyle, who has served under six health secretaries, is standing down, blaming his decision partly on the NHS reforms.
Sir Roger was the national director for heart disease, but said ministers were determined to press ahead with damaging changes to the NHS for their own sake, and said...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-heart-director-steps-down-with-attack-on-reformsWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTPublic join the fight against mental health stigma
Campaigners have welcomed the public reaction to the new mental health strategy.
As reported on nationalhealthexecutive.com last week, professional bodies like the British Psychological Society were very pleased with the new strategy, No Health Without Mental Health, which allocates more funding for talking therapies, raises mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Public-join-the-fight-against-mental-health-stigmaSat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTPublic join the fight against mental health stigma
Campaigners have welcomed the public reaction to the new mental health strategy.
As reported on nationalhealthexecutive.com last week, professional bodies like the British Psychological Society were very pleased with the new strategy, No Health Without Mental Health, which allocates more funding for talking therapies, raises mental health...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-join-the-fight-against-mental-health-stigmaSat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Stunning inequities' in palliative care
An independent review into palliative care in England has found “stunning inequities” in the levels of treatment for the dying, calling the current system ‘confusing’ and ‘inconsistent’.
Requested by the Government and led by Marie Curie Cancer Care chief executive Thomas Hughes-Hallett, the report...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stunning-inequities-in-palliative-careFri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTCQC take action against NHS trust
The Care Quality Commission has taken enforcement action against East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust over standards of patient care.
If the trust does not improve rapidly, it will face a big fine.
The CQC have given a deadline of September 2 to address the shortcomings, after originally warning about the problems four months ago....
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cqc-take-action-against-nhs-trustFri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTAudit shows rising diabetes cases but fewer tests
New figures from the NHS Information Centre suggest the health service could be facing a “diabetes time bomb”.
The number of cases of diabetes, particularly Type 2, is increasing, especially in poorer parts of the country.
An audit of patients in England and Wales says 800,000 out of two million Type 1 and Type 2 patients...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/audit-shows-rising-diabetes-cases-but-fewer-testsThu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors vote down amended reforms
Doctors have rejected the amended NHS reforms, in a snub both to the Government and the BMA’s own leadership team, which had cautiously welcomed the changes.
At the BMA’s conference yesterday, 59% of delegates voted to call for the Health and Social Care Bill to be withdrawn.
The doctors continue to oppose the competition...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-vote-down-amended-reformsThu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCalls for more resources for health ombudsman
MPs on the Health Select Committee want the Government to completely reform the position of health ombudsman, after a report found that only 300 out of 15,500 complaints referred to her were investigated.
The role of the Health Service Ombudsman, currently held by Ann Abraham, needs to be expanded, the MPs recommended. Abraham has already...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/calls-for-more-resources-for-health-ombudsmanTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors consider radical moves in pensions dispute
Doctors will consider “every legitimate action” they can take to defend their pensions, BMA chairman of council Dr Hamish Meldrum has said.
To loud applause at the doctors’ union’s annual conference in Cardiff yesterday, Dr Meldrum said: “I have this message for ministers. Whilst we will be reasonable, whilst...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-consider-radical-moves-in-pensions-disputeTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors debate organ donation rules
Doctors wishing to overturn the BMA’s longstanding policy in favour of ‘presumed consent’ for organ donation – the system in which people have to opt out, rather than opt in – are bringing a motion to the organisation’s conference this week.
The Welsh Assembly favours the idea, but some doctors at the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-debate-organ-donation-rulesTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCuts to midwives' jobs and hours criticised
Planned cuts to community midwives’ hours in Plymouth are being challenged by the Royal College of Midwives union (RCM).
The proposals would mean that 63 midwives’ hours are reduced by four hours per week, alongside some job cuts, and a reduction from six to four community teams, with each covering a bigger area.
Pat...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cuts-to-midwives-jobs-and-hours-criticisedMon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors' warning on trust issues
The BMA begins its annual representative meeting in Cardiff today, following a warning by the organisation’s head, Dr Hamish Meldrum, that the NHS reforms could reduce patients’ trust in doctors.
He argued: “If patients even suspected that their GPs might be rewarded for how well they do, and particularly how well they...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-warning-on-trust-issuesMon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTLansley confirmed as speaker at Telehealth Summit on Tuesday
Telehealth will be top of the agenda next week at a conference investigating, promoting and discussing one of the potentially revolutionary areas of healthcare technology.
2020health.org and the Royal College of General Practitioners are jointly hosting the Telehealth Summit 2011 on Tuesday, June 28 at Skinners’ Hall in...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-confirmed-as-speaker-at-telehealth-summit-on-tuesdayFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNAO warning over social enterprises in health
The NAO has warned against over-optimism in the setting up of social enterprises in healthcare.
The new organisations, often formed of former NHS staff selling their services back to the health service, run a significant risk of failure and the NHS itself often ends up shouldering many of the risks and liabilities, the report...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NAO-warning-over-social-enterprises-in-healthFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS IT boss resigns
Christine Connelly, chief information officer at the Department of Health, has resigned after three years in the post.
She said she decided to quit ahead of a reorganisation of senior management which will result in fewer director general posts.
In a statement, she said: “I have been reflecting on whether I would wish to go for...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-it-boss-resignsThu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTOrgan donation on the rise
Organ donation registration has risen to 18 million in Britain, according to NHS Blood and Transplant. This accounts for nearly one in three people, with the highest percentage in Scotland, where 37% of people are on the register.
Director of organ donation and transplantation, Sally Johnson, celebrated the news as "a fantastic...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/organ-donation-on-the-riseThu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurgeon on leave
David Nunn, the surgeon who interrupted a recent hospital visit by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, has requested leave. It is not known when he will return.
Mr. Nunn objected to the presence of a television crew who were not following the correct dress code to be allowed in the hospital. Staff had been instructed not to talk to the media by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeon-on-leaveThu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTUK cancer centre first to get OECI accreditation
The Christie in Manchester has become the first cancer centre in the UK to receive a prestigious European accreditation noting the quality of its treatments, research and education.
It was presented with the ‘Comprehensive Cancer Centre’ accreditation certificate at an assembly in Amsterdam at the weekend, alongside four...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-cancer-centre-first-to-get-oeci-accreditationthe-christie-in-manchester-has-become-the-first-cancer-centre-in-the-uk-to-receive-a-prestigious-european-accreditation-noting-the-quality-of-its-treatments-research-and-education-it-was-presented-with-theThu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCall for rethink on elderly drinkers' recommended intake
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has suggested recommended daily alcohol limits for older drinkers should be reduced.
The report argued that current guidelines for safe weekly intakes, 21 units for men and 14 for women, are based on research on young adults and should not be applied to the over 65s.
The recommendation that a safe...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-rethink-on-elderly-drinkers-recommended-intakeWed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTMPs vote to reconsider reforms in Parliament
Parts of the Health & Social Care Bill will be “recommitted” to enable fresh scrutiny of the amended NHS reforms.
The procedure, which has not been used since 2003, was backed by MPs with a majority of 73, meaning parts of the Bill will now be sent back to the ‘committee stage’ of the legislative...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-vote-to-reconsider-reforms-in-parliamentWed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew guidance urges higher priority on hip fractures
NICE is recommending that all hip surgery should take place at most a day after hospital admission, amid accusations that hip fracture patients are being given ‘low priority’ by NHS hospitals.
There have been frequent reports in recent weeks of elderly people suffering discrimination in the care they receive, and some have...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-guidance-urges-higher-priority-on-hip-fracturesWed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTDepartment of Health sets out detailed new reform proposals
The Government’s full and detailed response to the NHS Future Forum’s recommendations on the new shape of the reforms is now available.
The full response is available at www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_127444
A summary of the key changes, published by the Department...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-sets-out-detailed-new-reform-proposalsTue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore heavyweight voices in hospital closure debate
The BMA and NHS Confederation have joined the King’s Fund and RCN in calling for a reconfiguration of hospital services.
As reported on www.nationalhealthexecutive.com, King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham has argued: “Up to 20 hospitals, around 10% of the total in England, may not be financially sustainable and will...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-heavyweight-voices-in-hospital-closure-debateTue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNicholson sets out new transition arrangements
Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS, has written to its constituent organisation about transition arrangements following the Government’s response to the NHS Future Forum report.
Sir David says: “The last few weeks have been a period of significant uncertainty for the NHS. However, it has also been a period of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nicholson-sets-out-new-transition-arrangementsTue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Catastrophic' financial crisis at hospital trust
Thousands of staff at a hospital trust may not be paid in August because of a “catastrophic” financial crisis, according to a leaked email.
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri, chief executive of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, said it has a cash “overshoot” of between £5m and £6m.
In the email to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/catastrophic-financial-crisis-at-hospital-trustMon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore calls to close or sell off unsustainable hospitals
Professor Chris Ham, chief executive of the King’s Fund health think tank, has joined the calls for politicians to be distanced from decisions on the future of individual district hospitals, to ensure it is clinical need rather than local political concerns that informs the debate.
He has said that 20 hospitals across the country...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-calls-to-close-or-sell-off-unsustainable-hospitalsMon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTFuture Forum disagrees on Milburn intervention
Sir Stephen Bubb of the NHS Future Forum has said some of Alan Milburn’s points on health service competition were “very fair” – despite Forum chairman Professor Steve Field saying Milburn was “wrong”.
They and other members of the NHS Future Forum were being asked by MPs on the Health Select Committee...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/future-forum-disagrees-on-milburn-interventionFri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospitals should close says RCN chief
Chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Dr Peter Carter, has urged ministers to be “brave” when it comes to closing down acute hospitals in urban areas.
Dr Carter acknowledged there would be short-term political risks to doing this, as public opinion is always against hospital closures, but he...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-should-close-says-rcn-chiefFri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTThousands of records lost as laptops go missing
The loss of laptops containing thousands of NHS patient records are being investigated by the police and Information Commissioner’s Office.
More than 2,600 records have been lost or misplaced in London over the past year in 65 separate incidents.
One of the laptops was stolen from NHS North Central London earlier this month...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousands-of-records-lost-as-laptops-go-missingFri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTMilburn angered by NHS 'car crash'
A former Labour health secretary has criticised the Coalition’s NHS reforms as the ‘biggest car crash’ in the service’s history.
Alan Milburn, who served under Tony Blair, and is widely seen as a moderniser, made his comments as the Government sought to explain the new NHS proposals following the conclusion of the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/milburn-angered-by-nhs-car-crashThu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTStudy suggests olive oil can help prevent strokes
Research by French scientists has concluded that higher levels olive oil in the diet of people over 65 can help to reduce the likelihood of stroke.
The findings were published in the journal Neurology and lead author, Dr Cecilia Samieri, of the University of Bordeaux, said: “Our research suggests that a new set of dietary...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Study-suggests-olive-oil-can-help-prevent-strokesThu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTSTIs down for first time in a decade
Figures from the Health Protection Agency show a small reduction in the number of sexually transmitted diseases recorded in the UK in 2010.
Although the drop is just 1%, the HPA said the reversal of an upward trend seen throughout the 2000s is a significant change.
Cases of chlamydia, genital warts and syphilis all fell, although...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stis-down-for-first-time-in-a-decadeWed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT'We have listened, we have learned'
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted he “did not do it right” on the proposed NHS reforms as he, David Cameron and Nick Clegg accepted the “core recommendations” of the NHS Future Forum.
Speaking at Guy’s Hospital in central London, they announced that the proposed GP consortia will be replaced by...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/we-have-listened-we-have-learnedTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTAssisted dying should not be opposed - HPAD
Medical bodies should change their stance on assisted dying from opposition to ‘neutral’, Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying (HPAD) argue.
In an article published in the BMJ today, the HPAD states that legalisation is a decision for society, not doctors. A recent poll commissioned by Dignity in Dying found that 62% of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/assisted-dying-should-not-be-opposed-hpadTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTHuge response to reforms consultation
The members of the NHS Future Forum charged with recommending overhauls to the reforms met over 6,700 people at more than 200 ‘listening’ events and meetings with more than 250 relevant organisations.
The consultation also received more than 3,000 comments via its website, 25,000 emails, 600 questionnaire responses, and also...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/huge-response-to-reforms-consultationTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Future Forum's 16 reform recommendations
The NHS Future Forum has published its 16 recommendations on changing the NHS reforms, which moderate the pace of change, involve more healthcare professionals in commissioning, boost patients’ rights, avoid competition as an end in itself, and increase accountability.
The report also says that deaneries must “urgently”...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-future-forums-16-reform-recommendationsTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTSpot checks on elderly care in Welsh hospitals
Health watchdogs are to introduce spot checks of elderly care in hospitals in Wales following a report branding some care “shamefully inadequate”.
The report by the older people’s commissioner for Wales, Ruth Marks, called Dignified Care, was published in April and called for “fundamental change” after seeing...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Spot-checks-on-elderly-care-in-Welsh-hospitalsTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTLib Dems celebrate amended reforms
The charity Save the Children has urged the Government for funding for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) to use to provide immunisation for 243 million children by the year 2015.
A conference is being held in London on June 13 to encourage world leaders and international organisations to donate to the target of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dems-celebrate-amended-reformsMon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTLong-term industrial action planned over pensions
NHS workers could join other public sector workers planning “long-term industrial
action” over pay and pensions, according to Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison.
He said that more than a million public sector workers could join walk-outs over changes to pensions. Ministers are not expected to give enough ground to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/long-term-industrial-action-planned-over-pensionsMon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Future Forum reports back
The final report of the NHS Future Forum is being received at Downing Street today by David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Andrew Lansley.
The Government is expected to accept most of its recommendations for changes to the Health & Social Care Bill, including its very first sentence – which would have removed the legal obligation on...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-future-forum-reports-backMon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTInvoluntary psychiatric admissions rose as bed provision fell - study
A new study has found a direct correlation between the reduction in mental illness bed provision and growing rates of compulsory admission to psychiatric facilities.
The closure of mental illness beds has been part of ongoing efforts to deinstitutionalise the care of the mentally ill in recent years.
The researchers from Newcastle...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Involuntary-psychiatric-admissions-rose-as-bed-provision-fell---studyTue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCommissioning Board's regional chiefs named
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced its four regional directors, who are all currently senior managers at SHAs and PCTs.
The Regional Director for the North of England will be Richard Barker, currently Chief Operating Officer at NHS North of England.
In the Midlands and the East region, the Regional Director will be Dr Paul...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-boards-regional-chiefs-namedMon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTLansley vetoes publication of risk register
The Government has confirmed that it is to veto the publication of the NHS reforms risk register, despite rulings from the Information Commissioner and the Information Rights Tribunal and demands from opposition MPs that it should be made public.
It is reported that the ministerial veto to prevent it being published has only happened...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-vetoes-publication-of-risk-registerMon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS workers 'skiving off' should be fired - Miliband
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said NHS ‘skivers’ should be fired to save stretched resources.
During a visit to Harlow in Essex, he took questions from members of the public, including someone who said that hospital workers were faking sickness to get time off work.
Miliband said: “I want a health service where if...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-workers-skiving-off-should-be-fired--milibandMon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTWelsh hospital services must be reconfigured or face 'collapse'
The collapse of some hospital services in Wales is “likely”, according to a new report, due to the pressure on the availability of key medical staff in some specialities.
The NHS Confederation document, The Case for Change, by Professor Marcus Longley of Glamorgan University’s Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/welsh-hospital-services-must-be-reconfigured-or-face-collapseMon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTFraudulent dentists swindle millions from the NHS
‘Rogue’ dental practices are exaggerating and inventing work to defraud the NHS, according to an audit of 5,000 invoices by NHS Protect.
Some practices were submitting false claims on behalf of non-existent patients, and others for more work that had really been carried out.
The audit data suggests than in 2009/10, the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fraudulent-dentists-swindle-millions-from-the-nhsSun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTMixed picture on NHS executive pay
Average chief executive salaries fell by 0.8% at hospital trusts in 2010-11, according to new research.
Incomes Data Services (IDS) obtained data from 408 NHS trusts and boards, showing that pay for hundreds of executives on the boards of 228 hospital and mental health trusts rose by an average of 1.6%.
One in five hospital trust...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mixed-picture-on-nhs-executive-paySun, 08 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors surveyed about the NHS
A survey suggests that many GPs are not happy with the current state of the NHS. Out of 576 doctors questioned, 35% are planning to leave, or retire, in the next five years.
Conducted for Pulse magazine, the results also show that 46% of doctors suffer from stress, 19% from anxiety and 7% from depression.
Some may blame recent...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-surveyed-about-the-NHSThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors surveyed about the NHS
A survey suggests that many GPs are not happy with the current state of the NHS. Out of 576 doctors questioned, 35% are planning to leave, or retire, in the next five years.
Conducted for Pulse magazine, the results also show that 46% of doctors suffer from stress, 19% from anxiety and 7% from depression.
Some may blame recent...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-surveyed-about-the-nhsThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTLansley job loss speculation continues
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, may lose his job due to the NHS reforms, according to the head of the British Medical Association. The situation has stemmed from the proposed changes, which have been heavily criticised by medical professionals.
Chairman of Council, Dr Hamish Meldrum, told the Guardian he believed Lansley may have to step...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-job-loss-speculation-continuesThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTTeeth-whitening controls contested
Controversy over teeth-whitening procedures has caused dentists to demand stricter controls. Currently, teeth-whitening can be conducted by staff with no formal training.
The law is unclear in this area, as when the 1984 Dentists Act was created, the process was relatively uncommon. It states that only dentists can perform dental...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/teeth-whitening-controls-contestedThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth visitor spending diverted from training budgets
A Government commitment to recruit thousands more health visitors with £577m of investment is being undermined by trusts which are shifting money from existing training budgets.
The Nursing Times reported that strategic health authorities say there is no ring-fenced money to meet the Government target, forcing SHAs to find the money...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-visitor-spending-diverted-from-training-budgetsWed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital opens new outpatients department to mark its centenary
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham has welcomed the first patients to its new outpatients department, just over 100 years since it was founded.
Work on a purpose-built department started back in summer 2009, to upgrade the facilities at the hospital which has been based at its Northfield site for just over a...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-opens-new-outpatients-department-to-mark-its-centenaryWed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTHundreds of jobs to go at top hospital
One of the country’s best-rated and wealthiest NHS hospitals is cutting hundreds of jobs.
At least 360 posts, including frontline staff, are expected to be axed at the Univer­sity College London Hospital following a major drop in funding and fewer contracts from the primary care trust.
It was named ‘hospital of the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hundreds-of-jobs-to-go-at-top-hospitalWed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTSavings warning from Monitor
High inflation and other economic factors mean NHS trusts may have to make average annual savings half as big again as the current £20bn cuts exercise.
Monitor, which oversees NHS foundation trusts, has written to trust chief executives to warn that annual average savings of 6% or 7% may be needed, compared to the 4% called for at...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/savings-warning-from-monitorWed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTCall for leadership 'at every level'
Health informatics and healthcare records should be seen as a leadership issue at every level, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and BCS suggest, calling for doctors to take on specific leadership roles.
They also recommend the implementation of clinical records standards as produced by the RCP and agreed by the AoMRC, to be...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-leadership-at-every-levelWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTIT investment could create 35% savings
Investment in IT and diagnostic technology would save money and directly improve patients’ health, new research shows. A series of trials using new technology were used across the UK, Belgium and Germany, focusing on where and how money could be saved.
The research was led by Professor Walter Van Dyke of Vlerick Leuven Gent...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/it-investment-could-create-35-savingsWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTUK must 'prioritise patients' - MP
The European Working Time Directive is ‘compromising’ care, a Conservative MP has claimed. Opening a Westminster Hall debate, Charlotte Leslie suggested that an alternative way of protecting workers should be found.
She said the directive was “eroding that professional ethos which upholds the NHS and beginning to replace...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-must-prioritise-patients--mpWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTFormer home of medical society that inspired NHS up for sale
The former medical centre said to have inspired the founding of the NHS is up for sale, it has been reported.
The BBC said that the system of healthcare run from Number Ten, The Circle in Blaenau Gwent, which once housed the offices of the Tredegar Workmen’s Medical Aid Society, was used as a model for the NHS by Aneurin...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/former-home-of-medical-society-that-inspired-nhs-up-for-saleWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTGovernment continues listening exercises
The Prime Minister joined the Health Secretary for the latest of the ‘listening exercises’ designed to give Government frontline feedback on the unpopular NHS reforms.
Representatives from the Foundation Trust Network met David Cameron and Andrew Lansley at Downing Street, and its director, Sue Slipman, said afterwards:...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-continues-listening-exercisesWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS moves swiftly on procurement waste
Jim Easton, the NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, has written to all chief executives inviting them to join the ‘Product Pricing Project’ aimed at revealing the prices paid for different NHS organisations for the same clinical products.
This was a key concern of a recent National Audit Office (NAO) report...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-moves-swiftly-on-procurement-wasteWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTRegulator 'sorry' over Staffs deaths
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said she is sorry that she missed clues to the appalling levels of care at Stafford Hospital that led to hundreds of deaths in her previous role.
Cynthia Bower, formerly the head of the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority, admitted that organisation had missed warning signs...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulator-sorry-over-staffs-deathsWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTRegulator 'sorry' over Staffs deaths
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said she is sorry that she missed clues to the appalling levels of care at Stafford Hospital that led to hundreds of deaths in her previous role.
Cynthia Bower, formerly the head of the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority, admitted that organisation had missed warning signs...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulator-sorry-over-staffs-deathsWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT999 staff struggle to deal with ambulance cuts
The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel (APAP), one of the leading unions representing paramedics, has warned that ambulance cuts “will affect the front line”. An implemented review in Greater Manchester has shown that half of the region’s stations could be cut. APAP’s Simon Jones believes crews would then...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/999-staff-struggle-to-deal-with-ambulance-cutsTue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS cuts could benefit private providers
The UK’s best known private healthcare providers are expecting a rise in business and an increased use of the private health sector as a result of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s NHS efficiency savings.
A survey of 500 GPs carried out by Spire Healthcare, the second largest private hospital group in the country, showed that...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-cuts-could-benefit-private-providersTue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPancreatic cancer vaccine trialled
A new pancreatic cancer vaccine trial is attempting to stimulate the immune system into fighting cancer.
The traditional approach of vaccines prevents infection, but the new vaccine works by encouraging the body to recognise telomerase, a protein which is overproduced by cancerous cells, therefore enabling it to target tumours.
The...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-trialledTue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTGene tests for children
A study has found that parents want to be able to genetically test their children, with the benefits of such a procedure valued more highly than the possible costs.
The results showed that: "parents offered the genetic susceptibility test for common preventable conditions tended to consider that the potential benefits of this test for...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Gene-tests-for-childrenMon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTMake safety concerns information public
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for information on concerns about patient safety raised by staff in the NHS to be made public.
The RCN says that NHS trusts should be compelled to hold a register of staff concerns and is urging trust boards to prioritise patient safety and hold regular board-level reviews of staff...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/make-safety-concerns-information-publicMon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff to strike on May 10
NHS staff and civil servants have planned another strike against proposed changes to pensions. The unions Unite and PCS are set to take a day of industrial action on May 10.
Unite’s members voted by more than 9 to 1 to reject the pensions reforms, which they argue will mean they must pay more and work longer for less. The Government...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-to-strike-on-may-10Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurgeons protest cuts on operations
Cost cutting within the NHS has forced Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to limit the number of operations conducted each year. Some forms of elective surgery have recently been categorised as producing limited clinical value, leading to patients being denied treatments.
The Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations (FSSA) has sent an open...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-protest-cuts-on-operationsMon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Unsustainable' savings for Scottish health boards
Scottish health boards are aiming to save over £250m in 2012-13, yet this may be ‘unsustainable’, a health economist has suggested.
A survey conducted by Holyrood’s Health and Sport Committee showed that the 22 NHS boards are planning to save £256.3m, with the 14 territorial boards to save £226.7m and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unsustainable-savings-for-scottish-health-boardsSun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNursing forum meets to improve care
David Cameron will host the first meeting of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum today to discuss efforts to improve care and respect for patients.
The forum is made up of frontline nurses, patient representatives and medical experts, and was created to address concerns about dignity and respect for patients, particularly the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nursing-forum-meets-to-improve-careSun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSHAs warned to stop night-time discharging
The practice of discharging patients from hospitals in the middle of the night must be ended, Sir Bruce Keogh has warned Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs).
The Times recently reported figures from 2011 that suggested 100 trusts sent 239,233 patients home between 23:00 and 06:00. This accounted for 3.5% of all discharges.
The...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/shas-warned-to-stop-night-time-dischargingSun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTAgenda for Change to avoid huge redundancy bill
The Department of Health is preparing to tie clinical commissioning groups to a pre-existing agreement with trade unions to ensure PCT staff who lose their jobs and are offered new contracts cannot refuse the offer and claim redundancy, it has emerged.
Of 35,000 administerial and managerial staff currently working in PCTs, set to be...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/agenda-for-change-to-avoid-huge-redundancy-billSat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnti-obesity campaign launched by royal colleges
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) is launching a campaign to tackle the rising problem of obesity, which it calls “the single greatest public health threat in the UK”.
The campaign begins with a three-month evidence-gathering inquiry to compile the views of health care professionals, local authorities, charities...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/anti-obesity-campaign-launched-by-royal-collegesSat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTScottish organ donors hit 2 million
The organ donor register in Scotland has exceeded 2 million people, around two-fifths of the population.
This year also saw the highest ever number of deceased organ donors at 81, up by nine on 2011.
The figures, as measured on March 31 of this year, show that 2,025,400 people are on the register.
Health secretary Nicola...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-organ-donors-hit-2-millionSat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTLansley issues apology to nurses
After 99% of the Royal College for Nursing voted for a motion of no confidence in Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday, he issued a public apology.
The clear message from nurses highlights the difficulty the Government faces in getting support for the controversial reforms.
He admitted that he did not manage to clearly explain...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lansley-issues-apology-to-nursesThu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTLansley issues apology to nurses
After 99% of the Royal College for Nursing voted for a motion of no confidence in Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday, he issued a public apology.
The clear message from nurses highlights the difficulty the Government faces in getting support for the controversial reforms.
He admitted that he did not manage to clearly explain...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-issues-apology-to-nursesThu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport critical of UK's high stillborn rate
New statistics published today demonstrate the high stillbirth rates in the UK, placing them 33rd out of a list of 193 countries. The only comparably wealthy nations below the UK on the list are France and Austria.
RCM director of Learning Research and Practice Development Frances Day–Stirk commented: “A number of stillbirths...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/report-critical-of-uks-high-stillborn-rateThu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNurses attack Lansley's reforms
Nurses are expected to continue to show their frustration with Health Secretary Andrew Lansley at their conference today – and could hit him with a vote of no confidence.
Lansley has been criticised for “not having the guts” to address the full Royal College of Nursing conference in Liverpool, sending junior minister...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-attack-lansleys-reformsWed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport reveals huge cost of mental health problems in Scotland
New research shows that mental health problems are costing the Scottish economy alone around £10.7bn a year.
This is nearly a quarter more than the figure from 2004/05.
The research, conducted by The Centre for Mental Health and commissioned by the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), highlights the cost of such...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/report-reveals-huge-cost-of-mental-health-problems-in-scotlandWed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSpecialist nursing under pressure from cuts
Nearly two-thirds of specialist nurses have reported seeing cutbacks in their speciality, despite Government pledges to protect NHS spending.
A Royal College of Nursing survey of 777 specialist nurses shows that 62% are seeing cutbacks in their specialty and 38% are having to cover staff shortages outside their specialist area.
Dr...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/specialist-nursing-under-pressure-from-cutsWed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurgery a safe and value-for-money option for overweight patients
New research has shown that bariatric surgery for overweight patients is an effective and value-for-money option.
It helps to tackle a wide range of diseases, including type 2 diabetes, the research showed, but many NHS trusts are reluctant to commission surgery, preferring lifestyle and drug-based treatments.
The first large-scale...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgery-a-safe-and-value-for-money-option-for-overweight-patientsWed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTBowel cancer surgery death rates vary widely
Wide variations among NHS hospitals performing bowel cancer operations mean that the chances of dying after surgery run from one in 50 at some trusts to almost one in six at others.
A new study of 160,000 patients over nine years showed that the UK fairs poorly compared to other countries in terms of patients’ chance of surviving...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bowel-cancer-surgery-death-rates-vary-widelyTue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTMany patients seeing dentists too often
Some dentists are recalling patients for visits too often, in breach of government contracts.
The Guardian newspaper reported that the Department of Health has “good evidence” that it is happening despite NICE guidelines from 2004, which extended the traditional six-month gap between visits to two years for those with the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/many-patients-seeing-dentists-too-oftenTue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTMike Farrar named as NHS Confederation chief
The NHS Confederation has announced that Mike Farrar is to be its new chief executive.
Farrar, currently the chief executive of North West Strategic Health Authority, plans to spend a period of time meeting and listening to the organisation’s members in the NHS and independent sector before taking over from acting chief executive...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mike-farrar-named-as-nhs-confederation-chiefTue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTGovernment whip warns he will step down over NHS reforms
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s senior parliamentary advisor Norman Lamb warns he will resign if major changes are made too swiftly to the NHS reform Bill.
Lamb has voiced his concerns to the BBC after ministers announced a two month "listening exercise" on the Health and Social Care Bill.
"My real concern is the financial...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-whip-warns-he-will-step-down-over-nhs-reformsMon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTA great leap forward
Stephen Miller, national medical director for Choose and Book, explains why Choose and Book is transforming the clinician-patient relationship-it all starts in the GP’s surgery when referring the patient to a specialist
Modernising the NHS with the aid of technology is something that will have touched the many people who have...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-great-leap-forwardSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTChronic disease management and the future of telehealth and telecare
As the recession bites, grant funding for new innovations is likely to cease and NHS and local authority finances will become heavily squeezed. This may prove bad news for telecare and telehealth, says Nick Goodwin
With an ageing population and the ever increasing prevalence of both chronic and long-term illness a challenge has been...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Chronic-disease-management-and-the-future-of-telehealth-and-telecareSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTCrackdown on cleanliness and infections
The next steps in the drive to maintain cleanliness in hospitals and tackle healthcare associated infections were confirmed recently by the Department of Health
A new hospital regulator with powers to impose fines and close down entire wards in hospitals that do not meet hygiene requirements will be introduced and hospitals across England...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Crackdown-on-cleanliness-and-infectionsSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors working above contracted hours
The NHS is relying on the goodwill of doctors to work for longer than their contracted hours, the Royal College of Physicians suggests.
According to the 2010 census, each week consultants work for 11.5% of their contracted hours extra for free. For doctors who work part-time, this rises to 14%. However, less time is being spent with...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-working-above-contracted-hoursSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTDocumenting efficiency
Although many trust budgets are tight, a new document management system can help generate better efficiencies further down the line, reports Richard Mackillican
One trust which has seen the benefits of an electronic document management system is the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, which operates across a 45-acre site and holds more than half...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Documenting-efficiencySat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTElectronic records "dramatically" speed up Chlamydia treatment cycle
The introduction of electronic patient records can “dramatically” speed up the Chlamydia treatment cycle, more than doubling the proportion of people treated within two weeks of a test result, reveals research published ahead of print in Sexually Transmitted Infections.
The researchers base their findings on over 100 sexual...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-records-dramatically-speed-up-chlamydia-treatment-cycleSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTEnd of life care still needs work, according to government report
A government report has found that whilst end of life care is improving, there is still a long way to go to achieve the desired levels of care.
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said: “We need to ensure that the care people receive at the end of life is compassionate, appropriate and gives people choices in where they die and how...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/End-of-life-care-still-needs-work-according-to-government-reportSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTEstates & facilities managers - is it all down to you?
Estates and facilities management has become more prominent within the healthcare sector in recent years. This has been driven by a number of factors including patient choice, payment by results and the media attention drawn by cases of hospital acquired infection
Patients now have more choice and control over where and when they are...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/estates-facilities-managers-is-it-all-down-to-youSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTHEI releases inspection report on Southern General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate has published its report relating to an inspection visits to Southern General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on the 8th and 9th March 2010.
HEI has been set up to help reduce healthcare associated infection risk to patients through a rigorous inspection framework.
The HEI inspection...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hei-releases-inspection-report-on-southern-general-hospital-nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clydeSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTHuge discrepancies in end of life care highlighted
Responding to the review into the funding of palliative care announce by Andrew Lansley, Macmillan Cancer Support released its own report, which highlights just why such a review is needed.
In another example of the postcode lottery in England, the report shows up to 19 million people do not have access to round the clock care at the end...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Huge-discrepancies-in-end-of-life-care-highlightedSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTImproving care, reducing costs
Trusts throughout Britain are reaping the rewards of using digital dictation and outsourced transcription services to increase their workload capacity and help the smooth running of their organisations, reports Richard Mackillican
Due to ever increasing demands on the capacity of NHS trusts, many are now seeking ways in which to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/improving-care-reducing-costsSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTKeep NPfIT
Dr Simon Eccles, a consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Homerton Hospital in Hackney, East London and a national clinical director for NHS Connecting for Health, describes the benefits the programme is bringing for patient care right across the health service
The National Programme for IT is introducing electronic records for NHS...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keep-npfitSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTKeeping it clean
Even before it was officially opened by Scotland’s public health minister Shona Robison, the new Hawick Dental Centre had gained itself a reputation for the quality of its decontamination facilities, reports Richard Mackillican
Hawick’s new dental centre opened to the public in April 2009 and has already won praise for the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Keeping-it-cleanSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTMajor cuts to NHS arm's length bodies
‘Bureaucracy will be cut and the functions of several organisations will be streamlined’, following a review of arm’s length bodies, according to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
In total, the changes outlined in the report will reduce the number of health ALBs from eighteen to between eight and ten, which is expected to...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/major-cuts-to-nhs-arms-length-bodiesSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Direct pilots Online Decision Aids
NHS Direct is piloting three Online Decision Aids to help patients make informed healthcare choices in the first national web-based project of its kind in the UK.
The Online Patient Decision Aids have been designed for patients who are facing difficult decisions about medical tests or treatments, when there is no clinical evidence that...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-Direct-pilots-Online-Decision-AidsSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS in London faces major challenges
A report by the NHS Confederation has found that NHS trusts in London face a number of significant challenges.
These challenges include the need to avoid an increase in health inequalities, when tough decisions were being made about spending.
NHS Confederation acting chief executive Nigel Edwards, said: “There is no doubt the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-in-London-faces-major-challengesSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS spent £300 million on consultancy services
Figures have shown that the NHS spent £300 million last year on the use of consultancy services.
In response to these figures the new health secretary has said that he is ‘staggered’ by the amount which was spent on management consultancies and has promised to deal with the issue.
He has said the reforms which he is...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spent-300-million-on-consultancy-servicesSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNPfIT for purpose?
Good IT systems are essential to medicine. Computers are already widely used in hospitals and general practice, but the full potential of modern IT has not yet been harnessed by the health services in most countries, says Dr Martyn Thomas
In the USA for example, the Institute of Medicine estimated in 2000 that 98,000 patients die each...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npfit-for-purposeSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPeak in asthma hospital admissions among young children in September, provisional figures show
Hospital admissions for asthma among children aged 16 and under were 58 per cent higher in September 2009 than the monthly average for the year, provisional figures released by the NHS Information Centre show.
The same pattern occurred in September 2008 when there was a 102 per cent increase compared to the monthly average for between May...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/peak-in-asthma-hospital-admissions-among-young-children-in-september-provisional-figures-showSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrescription fraud costs NHS Suffolk nearly £2 million
Figures released by NHS Suffolk have shown that last year the cost to the trust of fraudulent free prescriptions was £1.9 million.
The trust’s counter fraud specialist Wendy Boother told the BBC: "Many people are entitled to claim a free prescription, sight test or dental treatment due to their age or because they have a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Prescription-fraud-costs-NHS-Suffolk-nearly-£2-millionSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTSharing the benefits
There is nothing new about the idea of shared services and in tough economic times it is prudent for organisations to streamline their services as much as possible. However, the North Mersey Health Informatics Service has become more than the sum of its parts, reports Richard Mackillican
The service was set up in October 2006 and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Sharing-the-benefitsSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTStaffordshire NHS trusts spent over £4 million on management consultants
A local newspaper investigation has found that NHS North Staffordshire has spent £2.2 million on management consultants over the period 2009-2010.
This spending has been questioned by local union representatives, with Geoff Wilson, of the North Staffordshire community health branch of Unison, telling The Sentinel newspaper:...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/staffordshire-nhs-trusts-spent-over-4-million-on-management-consultantsSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe electronic medical record - myth or reality?
Dr. Vijay Magon explains how NHS trusts, working closely with suppliers, can realise tangible benefits by careful use of existing technologies to successfully deliver the electronic medical record
Most NHS sites hold patient related data on a variety of different media such as paper, microfilm and digital.
Although some areas have...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-electronic-medical-record-myth-or-realitySat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Electronic Prescription Service
Release 1 of the Electronic Prescription Service is now technically enabled in around 80 percent of GP practices and pharmacies. The evolution from paper to electronic prescriptions continues with Release 2 which will enable real, tangible benefits to be realised, says Alex Trewhitt
When you look at most modern day processes and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-Electronic-Prescription-ServiceSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe right time, the right place
A recent survey has found that NHS staff waste huge amounts of time and therefore resources trying to locate equipment. National Health Executive spoke to Neil Lawrence to find out how RFID can help staff to save time and make savings
Because trusts now have no choice but find efficiencies, it has become crucial that they explore every...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-right-time-the-right-placeSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTTV chef backs hospital food project for older people
Pioneering research from the University of Reading is being used to enhance the taste of hospital food to help prevent or treat malnutrition in older people.
The project is supported by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and funded by Research into Ageing, the medical research arm of Age UK.
The research is using a taste central to...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/TV-chef-backs-hospital-food-project-for-older-peopleSat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth unions welcome Committee's proposals
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed a Health Select Committee report urging changes to the NHS reforms.
Commenting on yesterday’s report, Cathy Warwick, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: “This is a timely report and one that I support and welcome. The proposals are sound and if implemented would...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-unions-welcome-committees-proposalsWed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTMinisters promise change to NHS reforms
The Government has promised to “listen and engage” with those with concerns about the NHS reforms during the two-month “pause” in the Health and Social Care Bill’s passage through Parliament.
Deputy PM Nick Clegg promised “substantive change” to the reforms to address concerns, including on the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ministers-promise-change-to-nhs-reformsWed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew breast cancer guidance issued by NICE
NICE has announced that women over 70 should be monitored to see how many are treated for breast cancer.
Its new guidance insists that all patients “irrespective of age” should be offered surgery and hormone therapy.
Dr Fergus Macbeth, director of the Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE, said: “Sadly, breast cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-breast-cancer-guidance-issued-by-niceWed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTWelsh cancer patients 'left to die' by drugs rules
A charity has claimed that patients are being “left to die” in Wales because they are being refused life-extending cancer drugs available elsewhere in the UK.
The Rarer Cancers Foundation said 35 patients were refused the drugs by health boards in Wales between October 2009 and December 2010.
It said there are 22 cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Welsh-cancer-patients-left-to-die-by-drugs-rulesWed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS boss steps into speed camera row
The chief executive of NHS Bristol, Deborah Evans, has written to Avon and Somerset Police asking speed cameras to be switched back on after the local road safety partnership collapse due to slashed funding from councils.
The police pointed out that the cameras remain the responsibility of councils, urging Evans to speak to the local...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-boss-steps-into-speed-camera-rowTue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTGene research boosts Alzheimer's treatment hopes
An international team of researchers have identified five more genes which increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
The genes affect the way the body deals with fat and cholesterol, the immune system, and the way brain cells process large molecules.
Cardiff University ’s Professor Julie Williams, who led the...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Gene-research-boosts-Alzheimers-treatment-hopesMon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPM steps in over reforms
David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg are taking ‘personal charge’ of the NHS reforms as the Governments signals some changes to the Bill to appease critics.
‘Any willing provider’ will become ‘any qualified provider’, while deadlines for GPs to organise into commissioning consortia could also be...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pm-steps-in-over-reformsMon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTGetting IT right for the NHS
There is growing pressure on NHS bodies to find ways to utilise their IT systems effectively. National Health Executive spoke to Brian Derry to find out more
One of the key issues in healthcare at the moment is efficiency and how to achieve it without compromising on the quality of services provided to patients.
This is a question...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Getting-IT-right-for-the-NHSSun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTChoose and Book - good and bad
I am a GP who works in a practice in the New Forest with 12,500 patients and four hospitals within a 20 mile radius. I am also the chief executive of Wessex Local Medical Committee which represents 3,000 GPs working in the 420 practices in Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Wiltshire. Over the past two years I have used Choose and Book...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/choose-and-book-good-and-badFri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew non-emergency number launched
In the hope that it will divert calls away from the emergency number 999, the government has set up a new non-emergency number, 111.
The new number will operate 24 hours a day and will provide non-emergency healthcare to the public wherever they are, according to the government.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “It is...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-non-emergency-number-launchedFri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrescription charges up in England, gone in Scotland
England is now the only part of the UK with prescription charges – and they have gone up this morning by 20p.
Following Scotland’s gradual reduction and now abolition of the charges, it has now joined Wales (2007) and Northern Ireland (2010) in making prescriptions free, as demanded by patients’ groups and professional...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescription-charges-up-in-england-gone-in-scotlandFri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTPublic health and training proposals slammed by BMA
The BMA has accused ministers of seeking to “further fragment” the NHS with two new sets of proposals for public health and workforce planning.
A better way forward, the BMA argues, is for all three areas of public health – health protection, health improvement and support for commissioning – to be employed by a...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-and-training-proposals-slammed-by-bmaFri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTDementia checks at 75 urged
The Alzheimer’s Society has suggested the NHS should be routinely offer screening for signs of dementia to all 75-year-olds.
Professor Clive Ballard, the charity's director of research, says getting a diagnosis is fundamental to ensuring the right treatment, support and care.
"Really the only way we're going to improve...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Dementia-checks-at-75-urgedMon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrescribe breast cancer prevention drugs, says panel
An international panel of cancer specialists has suggested women at high risk of developing breast cancer should be given preventative drugs.
The experts, writing in the Lancet Oncology, said drugs such as tamoxifen could reduce the chances of developing breast cancer, a policy that would be similar to prescribing statins to patients at...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Prescribe-breast-cancer-prevention-drugs-says-panelMon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTWalnuts 'are healthiest nut'
US scientists have proclaimed the walnut as the healthiest nut, which should be eaten as part of a healthy diet.
The findings, published in the American Chemical Society, state that walnuts contain the highest level of antioxidants, which are known to help protect the body against the disease, when compared to other nuts.
The...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/walnuts-are-healthiest-nutMon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTLabour seizes on leaked draft risk register
A draft version of the risk register on the Health and Social Care Bill has been leaked, and suggests that emergencies in the NHS could be less well managed under the Government reforms.
This follows the ruling by the Information Commissioner for the Government to publish the Transition Risk Register in addition to Labour’s calls...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/labour-seizes-on-leaked-draft-risk-registerSun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTAccidental injury leads to thousands of deaths
There is significant variation in deaths and hospital admissions due to injury across England, according to research by the South West Public Health Observatories (SWPHO).
A new online data tool, Injury Profiles, is launched today to demonstrate the differences in injury rates that lead to death or admission to hospital across...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/accidental-injury-leads-to-thousands-of-deathsSat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTBowel cancer screening success are more caught early
The national roll-out of bowel screening for those aged 60-69 has seen the rate of diagnosis of the cancer rise by more than 12% in England.
The rise occurred between 2006 and 2008, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK. Bowel screening has since been extended to anyone aged 60 to 74, after the national roll-out began in...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Bowel-cancer-screening-success-are-more-caught-earlyWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTClegg vs Lansley over NHS reforms
Deputy PM Nick Clegg is expected to ‘negotiate’ with the Health Secretary to amend the NHS reforms.
The Liberal Democrat leader will ‘front up’ his party’s argument with Andrew Lansley in an effort to seek changes to the Health and Social Care Bill, following the rebellion by party activists which saw it vote...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-vs-lansley-over-nhs-reformsWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTFlu outbreak puts elderly at high risk
A deadly outbreak of flu has hit elderly care homes, with six people dying in one care home. The death rate is the highest that health officials have seen for several years.
The flu is type A, the most dangerous form of the virus, and strain H3N2. 70 cases have been identified in care homes since November, and there have been 40 cases in...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flu-outbreak-puts-elderly-at-high-riskWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHIV cases nearly double in 10 years
The Health Protection Agency has released figures showing that the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV has nearly doubled in the last decade.
New cases soared from 1,950 in 2001 to 3,780 in 2010.
Dr Valerie Delpech, head of HIV surveillance at the HPA, said: “There are excellent treatment options available nowadays but...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hiv-cases-nearly-double-in-10-yearsWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTPandemic flu strategy overhaul
The cross-Government pandemic flu strategy is to be updated, with a shift away from focusing on the ‘worst case’ planning assumptions.
The Department of Health is putting out to consultation its proposed UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy, which updates the 2007 National Framework in the wake of the swine flu...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pandemic-flu-strategy-overhaulWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTCare home ordered to improve
A nursing home where people developed pressure sores has been told it is “not meeting” quality and safety standards.
The Care Quality Commission has ordered GT Care Services Ltd to improve standards at Hillscourt Nursing Home, Exeter.
Inspectors visited the home unannounced in response to concerns raised through the local...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Care-home-ordered-to-improveTue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTCounting tumour cells clue to treatment
Cancer scientists have published research suggesting that counting lung cancer cells circulating in the blood stream could determine the best treatment to use.
Counting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) could be a simple way to monitor how well a patient is responding to treatment within a few weeks of starting it, the research shows...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Counting-tumour-cells-clue-to-treatmentTue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital services merge proposal recommended for approval
Plans to centralise children’s and maternity services in Shropshire are being recommended for approval by the chief executives of the two hospital trusts involved.
Services would move from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, while a midwife-led maternity unit for low-risk pregnancies and acute...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-services-merge-proposal-recommended-for-approvalTue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTDealing with 'do not attends'
A trust at which one in 10 outpatients don’t turn up for appointments has been launching initiatives to try to deal with the problem.
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust (LCH) says the problem is costing thousands of staff hours and wasting precious appointment time.
Trust chair Frances Molloy said: “Do not attends...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dealing-with-do-not-attendsMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTDealing with 'do not attends'
A trust at which one in 10 outpatients don’t turn up for appointments has been launching initiatives to try to deal with the problem.
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust (LCH) says the problem is costing thousands of staff hours and wasting precious appointment time.
Trust chair Frances Molloy said: “Do not attends...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dealing-with-do-not-attendsMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTEPR system causes patient delays
The implementation of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system has caused delays in treating patients at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, it has emerged.
The trust introduced the system on December 3, 2011 as part of the National Programme for IT to improve patient care and safety, and drive efficiency. However the new processes...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/epr-system-causes-patient-delaysMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTMPs pass Health & Social Care Bill
The controversial Health & Social Care Bill has now cleared Parliament after more than a year of debate and significant opposition from health professionals, unions and peers.
The Bill – which was originally about giving GPs more control over the NHS budget, cutting the number of health bodies and introducing more competition to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-pass-health--social-care-billMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff survey reveals room for improvement
Improvements have been made to a number of outcomes, but violence to NHS staff is “still high”, the 2011 NHS staff survey suggests. The number of staff who had experienced some form of physical violence inflicted by patients, relatives and the public stood at 8%, remaining at the same level as 2010.
However, the survey also...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-survey-reveals-room-for-improvementMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTBill receives Lords approval
The Health and Social Care Bill has been approved by the House of Lords, despite two attempts to scrap it. The Bill will now return to the Commons where MPs will consider planned changes for a final time.
Labour has forced a 90-minute debate, granted by Commons Speaker John Bercow, under emergency Standing Order 24 provisions. The party...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bill-receives-lords-approvalSun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS redundancies in the North cost £30m
Making NHS managers redundant is costing almost £30m across north and north east Yorkshire – with many of these staff expected to be rehired for roles in the new Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
A total of 478 staff were handed ‘exit packages’ across the area last year, with an average payout of £60,000...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-redundancies-in-the-north-cost-30mSun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTRCN calls for minimum numbers of nurses
The shortage of nurses lets older patients down, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.
It has calculated that there are not enough nurses to ensure elderly patients get enough help to eat, walk and have someone to talk to.
The RCN is calling for guaranteed minimum numbers of nurses on wards, although this has been disputed by...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-calls-for-minimum-numbers-of-nursesSun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT£706,309 funding for care project
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is set to receive up to £706,309 over the next three years to test and develop new approaches to improve health and wellbeing, care services minister Paul Burstow has announced.
The Department of Health is distributing a total of £6.8m among third sector organisations...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/706309-funding-for-care-projectSat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTDrug resistance spells the 'end of modern medicine' - WHO
Common antibiotics could soon become ‘useless’, as bacteria become rapidly resistant to our current treatments and drugs, the WHO has warned.
The organisation believes that replacement medicines could become more expensive, with longer periods of treatment required to bring about the same effect.
WHO blamed the misuse of...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/drug-resistance-spells-the-end-of-modern-medicine--whoSat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 tender for north west
North west PCTs are seeking a supplier of non-emergency telephone services to support NHS 111 in the region. This number will be rolled out nationally by March 2013 to provide an alternative to the 999 emergency number.
NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Procurement Solutions has put out a tender for 111 services, including call...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-tender-for-north-westSat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS Devon considers outsourcing children's services
Private firms are bidding to run children’s services at NHS Devon, it has emerged. The companies in competition for the three-year, £130m contract are Virgin Care and Serco, as well as Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Barnardo’s and other charities.
The services include palliative care for the dying, treatment for mental...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-devon-considers-outsourcing-childrens-servicesWed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTDental access improved in Yorkshire
More than 10,000 new NHS dental places will be made available in York and North Yorkshire, it has been announced.
NHS North Yorkshire and York is investing £5m in improving services and cutting the numbers of patients waiting for treatment.
The primary care trust said nearly 11,000 additional dental places would be created in...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dental-access-improved-in-yorkshireMon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTSocial housing partnership to improve mental health
The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network has recruited its first social housing provider as part of its aim to bring together all parts of the system to improve mental health. People will mental health problems are fare less likely to be homeowners and more likely to live in unstable environments.
Midland Heart provides and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/social-housing-partnership-to-improve-mental-healthSat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTSupport workers standards to be developed
Development of national minimum training standards and a code of conduct for health and social care support workers is due to begin in April.
The Department of Health has commissioned Skills for Health and Skills for Care to produce a report, in consultation with unions, support workers, regulators and education providers, to be published...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/support-workers-standards-to-be-developedSat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTSeeking consensus
Although there are many consensus guidelines for the treatment of wounds available to practitioners in the NHS. The question is whether they are being implemented properly, reports Richard Mackillican
Although the quality of wound care services in the UK is good, one of the biggest problems facing those who work in wound care is a broad...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Seeking-consensusFri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTCriticism of English NHS reforms - from Scotland
The leader of Scotland’s GPs has “sent a message” to doctors and politicians in England, urging them to reject the NHS reforms.
Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA’s Scottish General Practitioners Committee, said the planned changes in England would commercialise the NHS and increase competition between GP...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/criticism-of-english-nhs-reforms--from-scotlandThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors and midwives reject pension proposals
Health unions have rejected the main findings of Lord Hutton’s review of public sector pensions.
The report recommends moving from final-salary to average-earnings based schemes, a rise in the normal pensionable age, and an increase to contributions, to try to reduce the “unsustainable” costs of the current system...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/doctors-and-midwives-reject-pension-proposalsThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNicholson discusses NHS Commissioning Board
Two-thirds of the proposed £400m management costs of the NHS Commissioning Board will be spent directly on commissioning, according to NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson
The Guardian newspaper reported that Nicholson, expected to become the new organisation’s chief executive, said it will “put the N in the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Nicholson-discusses-NHS-Commissioning-BoardThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport shows hidden postnatal depression
Thousands of new mothers suffer from postnatal depression without telling anyone or receiving help, a report published today shows. Many do no speak out as they are scared of what might happen to their children if they admit they are struggling to cope.
The charity 4Children polled 2,000 mothers, and found that 49% did not seek...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Report-shows-hidden-postnatal-depressionThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTBig improvement in ovarian cancer survival rates
The survival rate for early ovarian cancer has nearly doubled in 30 years, new figures show.
The five-year survival rate has increased from 21% in the early 1970s to 41% today; but survival falls to 20% for women diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer, and less than 6% for those diagnosed with Stage IV of the disease.
Dr James...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Big-improvement-in-ovarian-cancer-survival-ratesWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTGovernment loses fight over risk register
The Government has lost its appeal against a ruling that would force the Department of Health to publish the NHS Transition Risk Register.
Lord Owen, one of the most trenchant critics of the Health & Social Care Bill in its current form, has said it would be a “constitutional outrage” to go ahead with the legislation now...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-loses-fight-over-risk-registerWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHCAI-an epic battle
Professor Robert J. Pratt and Brian O’Malley outline the benefits of the epic initiative, an overlapping series of long term government commissioned research projects focused on contributing to the development of the evidence base which underpins the practice of infection prevention and control in the NHS
Over the past two decades...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hcai-an-epic-battleWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare associated infection: what else can the NHS do?
The Healthcare Commission has published a national study into healthcare associated infection that outlines practical advice for trusts to consider in their attempts to reduce rates of infection. The report was prepared in response to a request from the chief medical officer for England who asked the Commission to examine the factors...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Healthcare-associated-infection-what-else-can-the-NHS-doWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHomeopathic hospital funding should be cut, says BMA
A facility in Glasgow which issues homeopathic remedies should be not receive anymore NHS funding, according to the BMA in Scotland.
These remarks were made during a recent BBC investigation into spending in the Scottish healthcare system.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson,who is the BMA's director of science and ethics, told the BBC: "The...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/homeopathic-hospital-funding-should-be-cut-says-bmaWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHow clean is your house?
Hospital hygiene is in the news yet again. Health secretary Alan Johnson’s announcement in September shows how seriously the government is taking it: deep-cleaning, new control and reporting mechanisms and even a new regulator. It is an all-pervasive challenge, and one that needs a back-to-basics solution. Money is available, but where...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-clean-is-your-houseWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTMonitor chief attacked for comparing NHS reform to utilities privatisations
The newly-appointed chairman of health service competition regulator Monitor has been criticised by the NHS Alliance for “simplistic” arguments about breaking up the organisation.
Speaking to The Times, Dr David Bennett said the UK’s experience in privatising and splitting up the gas, power, telecoms, rail and water...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/monitor-chief-attacked-for-comparing-nhs-reform-to-utilities-privatisationsWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS reforms put Coalition under strain
A rebel Lib Dem has vowed to lead fights against the NHS reforms from within the Coalition – and thinks he will gain Conservative support.
Southport MP John Pugh, who has warned of “chaos and confusion” and said it is “likely” that he will be forced to the vote against the Health and Social Care Bill in its...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reforms-put-coalition-under-strainWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStudy warns of impacts of GP-commissioning on children's healthcare
The Health and Social Care Bill in its current form will be a “missed opportunity” to improve children’s healthcare, experts warn.
The Government’s proposals fail to learn the lessons from other European countries whose health systems deliver better outcomes for children, say the team led by Ingrid Wolfe...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-warns-of-impacts-of-gp-commissioning-on-childrens-healthcareWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStudy warns of impacts of GP-commissioning on children's healthcare
The Health and Social Care Bill in its current form will be a “missed opportunity” to improve children’s healthcare, experts warn.
The Government’s proposals fail to learn the lessons from other European countries whose health systems deliver better outcomes for children, say the team led by Ingrid Wolfe...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/study-warns-of-impacts-of-gp-commissioning-on-childrens-healthcareWed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTContaminated blood inquiry begins hearing evidence
An inquiry into contaminated blood given to haemophilia sufferers and other patients in the 1970s and 80s is getting underway.
The inquiry, ordered by the Scottish Government, began two years ago under the chairmanship of Lord Penrose.
It is now due to begin collecting evidence and will hear what patients were told, how they were...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/contaminated-blood-inquiry-begins-hearing-evidenceTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTMarketing health
In a citizen-centric policy environment where customer insight is seen as key to public service delivery, what does social marketing have to offer, ask Jeff French and Aiden Truss of the National Social Marketing Centre
The National Social Marketing Centre was born out of the first independent national review of health-related campaigns...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/marketing-healthTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew CAMHS consultant appointed for Pennine Care
Bury is set to improve its CAMHS inpatient service, with the appointment of new consultant Dr Alison Wood.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Horizon Unit provides enhanced care and treatment to adolescents with complex mental health problems, including eating disorders and depression.
The unit focuses on rehabilitation and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-camhs-consultant-appointed-for-pennine-careTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS telecare could be rented
The NHS should rent telecare equipment through monthly contracts, like those used for mobile phones, care services minister Paul Burstow has suggested.
The strategy has already been tried in Gloucestershire, where the provider covers up-front costs, including clinical engagement, pathway redesign and training. NHS Gloucestershire then...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-telecare-could-be-rentedTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurprising results from doctors' survey
A fifth of doctors do not ‘strongly agree’ that patient welfare should come before their own financial interests, a study has shown.
The figure was the same in the UK as in the US.
The survey, ‘Professional values and reported behaviours of doctors in the USA and UK’, also showed that almost one in five UK...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surprising-results-from-doctors-surveyTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTWomen's smoking patterns in 1960s cause 'alarming' rise in lung cancer today
Lung cancer rates doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show, and tripled for women over 80.
Cancer Research UK, which released the figures ahead of No Smoking Day on Wednesday, called the data “alarming”.
Lung cancer diagnosis rates for British women aged 60 and over rose from 88 per 100,000 in 1975 to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Womens-smoking-patterns-in-1960s-cause-alarming-rise-in-lung-cancer-todayMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTWomen's smoking patterns in 1960s cause 'alarming' rise in lung cancer today
Lung cancer rates doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show, and tripled for women over 80.
Cancer Research UK, which released the figures ahead of No Smoking Day on Wednesday, called the data “alarming”.
Lung cancer diagnosis rates for British women aged 60 and over rose from 88 per 100,000 in 1975 to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/womens-smoking-patterns-in-1960s-cause-alarming-rise-in-lung-cancer-todayMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS bill concessions promised
The Government is to introduce further concessions to the health bill in response to Liberal Democrat concerns.
It is promising further safeguards over the use of the private sector and the role of the NHS regulator, Monitor.
The bill aims to give GPs control of much of the NHS budget and would open up the health service to greater...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-bill-concessions-promisedSun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS-CSC deal could see more Lorenzo roll-outs
Computing giant CSC has signed a ‘non-binding letter of intent’ with the NHS to find a way forward over its contracts to deliver new IT systems and electronic health records at trusts, originally signed as part of the defunct National Programme for IT.
CSC said the letter “reflects a new approach” based on...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-csc-deal-could-see-more-lorenzo-roll-outsSun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS 111 statistics released
The Department of Health has released the latest statistics for the non-emergency number NHS 111, showing that a high percentage of callers were satisfied with the service.
The seven sites providing this service and so able to provide data are County Durham & Darlington, Lincolnshire, Luton, Nottingham City, Isle of Wight, Derbyshire...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-111-statistics-releasedSat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTReform fragmentation could risk children's safety
The Health and Social Care Bill could risk vulnerable children’s safety, due to the fragmentation of the system, according to a survey of risk assessments produced by PCTs in response to the legislation.
But the Government maintains that the reforms are “right” and measures are in place to protect children.
Risk...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reform-fragmentation-could-risk-childrens-safetySat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Elephant-sized' conflicts of interest thrown up by GP consortia structure
The business opportunities for private companies wanting to run or manage GP consortia could create huge conflicts of interest, according to a new investigation.
Documents leaked to Channel 4 News showing how one such company plans to operate shows it making 5% cost savings from patient budgets, with the less spent, the more there is left...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elephant-sized-conflicts-of-interest-thrown-up-by-gp-consortia-structureWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Misunderstandings' over waiting times
Waiting times may be creeping up since targets and central monitoring were relaxed – but the data is not completely clear.
That is the verdict of John Appleby, chief economist at the King’s Fund health think thank, writing in the British Medical Journal.
He says that the huge drop in average waiting times is one of the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/misunderstandings-over-waiting-timesWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTClinicians welcome new mental health strategy
he British Psychological Society (BPS) has welcomed the Government’s new emphasis on mental health and the treatment strategies being suggested.
The organisation said it particularly welcomed the emphasis on public health, the focus on recovery and resilience, and the importance of psychosocial perspectives and the benefits of...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Clinicians-welcome-new-mental-health-strategyWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTGene and protein research could herald new ways to treat cancer
Cancer scientists investigating cell DNA repair routes say a new discovery could provide “a completely new way to treat bowel cancer”.
The research could have relevance to other cancers too, according to The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR).
The scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK, blocked the action of a protein...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Gene-and-protein-research-could-herald-new-ways-to-treat-cancerWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrescription charges to be abolished in Scotland from next month
Prescription charges are set to be finally abolished in Scotland.
The SNP made the pledge at the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, and has the backing of Labour MSPs. Charges have already been slowly shrunk to £3, less than half the £7.20 cost in England.
But the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said the money could...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/prescription-charges-to-be-abolished-in-scotland-from-next-monthWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTResearch facilities receive £100m funding
The Government has announced a £100m fund to develop new treatments for patients, to be spent at 19 NHS research facilities around the country.
The National Institute for Health Research is funding the scheme, which includes Alder Hey Children’s NHS foundation trust, University Hospitals Birmingham foundation trust and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-facilities-receive-100m-fundingWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTElectronic system speeds up DNF delivery
Macclesfield district general hospital has delivered Discharge Notification Forms to GP practices within the 24-hour target 84% of the time following the implementation of a new system.
Following the installation of an electronic link-up, the system can automatically generate a form for delivery direct to the surgeries, improving speed of...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/electronic-system-speeds-up-dnf-deliveryTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTHow NHS trusts are 'failing' at smart procurement
NHE speaks to Mark Davies and Grace Beardsley of the National Audit Office to discuss their landmark report on consumable procurement at NHS trusts.
The NAO made a lot of health managers sit up and take notice when it suggested the NHS could save half a billion pounds simply through buying its consumables in a more intelligent...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-05bn-question-how-nhs-trusts-are-failing-at-smart-procurementTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore pregnant women dying of infection - but overall decline in deaths
Figures showing a decline in maternal deaths have been welcomed by the Royal College of Midwives, despite a “shocking” rise in deaths from common infections.
The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) has launched its eighth report into maternal deaths in the UK, showing a fall over the past three years, despite a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-pregnant-women-dying-of-infection--but-overall-decline-in-deathsTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStroke and heart attack deaths down
Death rates for patients admitted to hospital for heart attacks or strokes have fallen over the last ten years, new research by the NHS Information Centre suggests.
From 2000/01 to 2009/10, emergency admissions for patients with heart attacks fell from 42,400 to 30,600. The death rate within 30 days of this dropped from one in 11 to one...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Stroke-and-heart-attack-deaths-downTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStroke campaign relaunched as awareness slips
A high-profile campaign on stroke awareness has been relaunched by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
The award-winning ‘Act F.A.S.T’ campaign, first launched in February 2009, is thought to have boosted public awareness of the importance of getting people who are having a stroke to hospital as quickly as possible through its...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/stroke-campaign-relaunched-as-awareness-slipsTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTCall to protect medical degrees in university funding debate
Medicine should receive special protection in the review of higher education funding, according to Scottish doctors.
BMA Scotland, in its response to the Scottish Government’s Green Paper, ‘Building a Smarter Future’, said the attainment of a medical degree should be based on merit, not ability to pay.
It said a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-to-protect-medical-degrees-in-university-funding-debateMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTClegg demands amendments to NHS reforms
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is demanding that the Government water down NHS reforms after warning that the plans were potentially leading to the privatisation of England’s hospitals.
Clegg has sent a letter to all Liberal Democrat politicians urging them to back new amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill currently...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/clegg-demands-amendments-to-nhs-reformsMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTForeign nationals to get free HIV treatment on NHS
The Government is to change guidelines to allow the NHS to offer free treatment for HIV to foreign nationals, with the aim of reducing the number of Britons infected and cutting the costs of more expensive treatment later.
Currently, only British residents are eligible for the free treatment, excluding migrants. It is estimated that there...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/foreign-nationals-to-get-free-hiv-treatment-on-nhsMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNo national agreement over Royal Wedding pay for NHS staff
NHS Employers has said it is “disappointed” at health unions’ rejection of its Royal Wedding pay proposal.
It said the bank holiday on April 29 is costing the NHS £200 million, but that this would rise to £230 million if staff were paid enhanced rates.
A spokesman said: “Employers recognise that...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-national-agreement-over-royal-wedding-pay-for-nhs-staffMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTResearch breakthrough for cancer scientists
Scientists have discovered the gene responsible for a rare ‘self-healing’ skin cancer.
The Cancer Research UK researchers at the University of Dundee, working as part of an international project, examined the DNA of more than 60 people with multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) and 110 of their unaffected relatives...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Research-breakthrough-for-cancer-scientistsMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTDispute over NHS supplies
The dispute between the Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) and NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) over money wasted on supplies has taken another turn.
The HCSA wrote to NHS SBS managing director John Neilson about an interview Neilson gave to The Times which the HCSA felt made misleading claims about the industry.
Neilson...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dispute-over-nhs-suppliesFri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTRight-wingers criticise NHS use of porn
A right-wing think tank, 2020health, has carried out an investigation into the use of porn by the NHS in its fertility clinics.
The author of the report, Juliet Manning, found that over a third of the NHS trusts she surveyed were supplying porn to male sperm donors.
She then went on criticise the practice, which she asserted went...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Right-wingers-criticise-NHS-use-of-pornFri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTWarning over bleak future for many hospitals
Hospitals face a difficult future, according to the chief executive of the NHS – and many face closure if they cannot adapt in time.
Sir David Nicholson told the BBC that the different financial circumstances of 0.1% rises above inflation until 2015, after ten boom years of constantly-increasing real terms funding, meant hospitals...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Warning-over-bleak-future-for-many-hospitalsFri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTWarning over bleak future for many hospitals
Hospitals face a difficult future, according to the chief executive of the NHS – and many face closure if they cannot adapt in time.
Sir David Nicholson told the BBC that the different financial circumstances of 0.1% rises above inflation until 2015, after ten boom years of constantly-increasing real terms funding, meant hospitals...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/warning-over-bleak-future-for-many-hospitalsFri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Reforms threaten patient confidentiality'
Patient confidentiality could be threatened by an over-emphasis on access to information in the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill, doctors have warned.
Dr Tony Calland, who chairs the BMA’s Medical Ethics Committee, said: “The BMA is extremely concerned by the extent of the proposed powers which would give...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/reforms-threaten-patient-confidentialityThu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTList of things that should 'never happen' in the NHS extended to 25
Trusts guilty of causing severe harm by allowing ‘never events’ to happen will face “powerful financial disincentives” in a government push to tackle substandard care.
It has extended the list of NHS ‘never events’ from eight to 25, and will now include events like:
severe harm/death due to...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/list-of-things-that-should-never-happen-in-the-nhs-extended-to-25Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew patients rights legislation should be rejected, says BMA
The Patient Rights Bill in Scotland has been written off by doctors as “political rhetoric” which will not improve patient care.
The Bill would introduce a 12-week treatment time guarantee for patients, but does not include any rights to redress.
BMA Scotland said this makes the Bill “meaningless” and called...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-patients-rights-legislation-should-be-rejected-says-bmaThu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT95,000 extra patients on GP lists
GPs in England and Wales have been overpaid for 95,000 ‘ghost’ patients, a 12-month review by the Audit Commission suggests. Patients need removing from GP lists after they have moved house, left the country, or even died.
The Department of Health admitted there could be as many as 2.5 million of these ‘extra’...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/95000-extra-patients-on-gp-listsWed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTGlobal health research register launched
A global register to improve the transparency of health research has been launched by the Government.
PROSPERO is a free, publicly-accessible online facility that registers systematic reviews for research about health and social care from across the world.
It was launched by health minister Lord Howe, who said: “The National...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Global-health-research-register-launchedWed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTBreast cancer screening programme success
The NHS Breast Screening Programme detected nearly 6,000 cases of invasive cancer last year of a type usually too small to find by hand.
The new data from The NHS Information Centre shows that 5,913 invasive cancers were less than 15mm across, accounting for 41.6% of all 14,229 cancers detected in 2009/10 among women aged 45 and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Breast-cancer-screening-programme-successTue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTHundreds of trusts missing safety deadlines
There were more than 650 cases of NHS trusts not complying with patient safety alerts within deadline this year – but that still constitutes a fall of 50% on last year.
The alerts are issued when potentially harmful situations are identified in health settings, such as the risk of overdoses or using medical equipment.
Peter...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hundreds-of-trusts-missing-safety-deadlinesTue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore studies link moderate drinking to positive health effects
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of alcohol consumption on heart disease has shown that those who drink in moderation experience health benefits compared to those who don’t.
Those who drink about once a day or less are between 14% and 25% less likely to develop heart disease compared to those drink nothing at all...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-studies-link-moderate-drinking-to-positive-health-effectsTue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTChildren's heart surgery recommendations due
A review into the provision of children’s heart surgery in England is likely to suggest that four of the country’s 11 specialist units should close.
BBC medical correspondent Fergus Walsh said the review will say that “standards and safety will improve if surgery is confined to a smaller number of bigger...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Childrens-heart-surgery-recommendations-dueWed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTRift in the BMA over reforms stance
Doctors upset with the British Medical Association stance of ‘critical engagement’ with the Government over NHS reforms could topple chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum and take the organisation in a more radical direction.
Reports suggest that doctors are proposing motions attacking the BMA leadership at its special representative...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Rift-in-the-BMA-over-reforms-stanceWed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTSafety warnings over hospital airway suction devices
Hospitals have been warned to examine their airway suction equipment.
Failures of the devices are though to have contributed to seven deaths and 105 serious incidents in England and Wales from January 2005 to December 2009.
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has notified hospital trusts of the risks from failures when the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/safety-warnings-over-hospital-airway-suction-devicesWed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTComplete failure in elderly care on the NHS, says Ombudsman
Shocking failures in care for the elderly highlighted by the Health Service Ombudsman have been condemned as “completely unacceptable”.
The in-depth review of ten cases concludes that the NHS is failing to treat elderly patients in England with care, dignity and respect.
The cases featured common themes, including a lack...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Complete-failure-in-elderly-care-on-the-NHS-says-OmbudsmanTue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTDomestic abuse identification scheme for GPs shows good results
A programme helping GPs identify victims of domestic abuse and get them help has had “highly promising” results.
A case study published by the Health Foundation has lessons for PCTs and commissioning consortia, its authors said.
The Identification and Referral to Improve Safety of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/domestic-abuse-identification-scheme-for-gps-shows-good-resultsTue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTAbortion ruling disappoints campaigners
The law preventing women from choosing where to complete a medical abortion will stay as it is after a High Court ruling today – although the Health Secretary should be able to react to scientific advances to change the policy.
The Hon Mr Justice Supperstone ruled that Section 1(3A) of the Abortion Act as amended in 1990 enables the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/abortion-ruling-disappoints-campaignersMon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTCameron shows support for Lansley and NHS reforms
Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed full confidence in Andrew Lansley as Health Secretary after fresh criticism of his failure to convince medical professionals and the public of the need to restructure the NHS.
A spokesman said that the Prime Minister was “fully committed to the reform and modernisation of the health...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cameron-shows-support-for-lansley-and-nhs-reformsMon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTFolic acid research questioned
Public health campaigners have disputed research that questions the benefits of pregnant women taking folic acid.
The analysis of 955 premature births and 18,075 controls in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study found ‘no significant association’ with folic acid, although previous studies have found links.
But the...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/folic-acid-research-questionedMon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore NHS staff taking time off for stress and related problems
Figures show that the number of NHS staff taking time off due to stress or related health problems at four of Wales’ health boards has increased as much as 40% in the last two years.
Hywel Dda and Betsi Cadwaladr reported the largest rises – 40% and 34% in two years – while in Powys the number fell by 38%. Cwm Taf Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-nhs-staff-taking-time-off-for-stress-and-related-problemsMon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTRoyal Wedding row over NHS pay
Many NHS staff will not get paid any extra money for working during the Royal Wedding, when most people will be off work enjoying the extra Bank Holiday.
Unison, which represents thousands of healthcare staff, said trusts were being “mean” and that the usual Bank Holiday arrangement was normal pay plus 60%, as well as a day...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/royal-wedding-row-over-nhs-payMon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTBMA outlines organ donation proposals
Patients could be kept artificially alive, hearts retrieved from newborn babies and eligibility criteria for donation expanded in an effort to ease the chronic organ shortage in the UK.
The BMA has released a report, ‘Building on Progress: Where next for organ donation policy in the UK?’ examining a range of options to improve...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-outlines-organ-donation-proposalsSun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS productivity 'has increased' over past decade
NHS productivity has risen in the last decade – not fallen as the Government has suggested – according to a new paper published in the Lancet.
Nick Black, professor of health services research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, suggests that taxpayers get more for their money, undermining one of the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-productivity-has-increased-over-past-decadeSun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT'I'm not introducing more price competition' - Lansley
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has denied he is introducing more price competition into the NHS.
Asked directly whether he was or not, he told the BBC Hardtalk programme: “No. I’m introducing…strictly speaking I’m not. The last government put it in their operating framework in December 2009 and I haven’t...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/im-not-introducing-more-price-competition-lansleyFri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancer risk from x-ray tests on pregnant women and infants studied
A new study suggests clinicians should exercise caution when using x-rays on pregnant women and children because of the potential of a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer.
Women of childbearing age are always asked about the possibility of pregnancy before being x-rayed.
The study, published today on bmj.com...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/cancer-risk-from-xray-tests-on-pregnant-women-and-infants-studiedFri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital bought out of PFI contract
A mental health foundation trust has exercised a clause in its contract and ‘bought back’ a PFI hospital.
The MJ website reported that it is thought to be the first healthcare organisation in the country to undertake such a move, after using £18m from its £41m cash balance to buy itself out of the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-bought-out-of-pfi-contractFri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTRadiographer struck off for making false overtime claims
Radiographer Ashok Mahadik has been struck off for falsely inflating claims for overtime on 42 occasions whilst he was working at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
A panel of the Health Professions Council (HPC) conduct and competence committee heard how Mahadik’s overtime amounted to approximately...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/radiographer-struck-off-for-making-false-overtime-claimsFri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTConservative criticism of controversial Bill
New criticism has been launched against the Health and Social Care Bill, suggesting that legislation could cost the Conservative Party the next election, due to failure to win public support.
Writing on the Tory grassroots website ‘ConservativeHome’, editor Tim Montgomerie claimed that he was contacted by three Conservative...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/conservative-criticism-of-controversial-billThu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTDeaths data shows December peak
New information has been published linking hospital patient outcomes and deaths data.
The study uses information compiled by both the NHS and the Office for National Statistics.
NHS Information Centre chief executive Tim Straughan said: “The publication of this data means that for the first time, the NHS has access to new...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Deaths-data-shows-December-peakThu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTEvidence given in Health Bill debate
The president of the Royal College of Physicians, Sir Richard Thompson, is giving evidence to the Health Bill Committee today.
The college’s main concerns are integrating commissioning and ensuring specialist involvement in decisions, reversing fragmentation in NHS services, and ensuring reforms are introduced in a “measured...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/evidence-given-in-health-bill-debateThu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew policy forum launched for NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has announced a new policy forum to assert the voice of the NHS on strategic issues facing the service, including financial and political challenges. The forum will ensure the organisation’s strategy and work programme properly reflects the priorities of the NHS, as well as complementing policy analysis.
It...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-policy-forum-launched-for-nhs-confederationThu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTPFI hampered hospital building and 'endangers patient care' - report
Many more hospitals could have been built without so much PFI influence on NHS capital funding, academics have claimed.
Professor Allyson Pollock and colleagues at the Centre for International Public Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh, say: “NHS PFI contracts are not good value and are endangering patient...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pfi-hampered-hospital-building-and-endangers-patient-care--reportThu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Totally implanted' hearing aid operation a success
The first totally implanted hearing aid has been implanted under the skin of a woman from Hampshire in the first operation of its kind in the UK.
The middle ear implant device, Otologics’ ‘Carina’, includes a rechargeable battery, signal processor and microphone, connected to an electromagnetic vibrator inside the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/totally-implanted-hearing-aid-operation-a-successWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTGovernment pledges thousands more health visitors and a 'rejuvenated' service
The Government has announced plans to “rejuvenate” the health visiting service.
Families with young children will get improved help and support, said health minister Anne Milton.
The Health Visitors Implementation Plan promises an extra 4,200 health visitors by 2015 and an improvement in the quality of the health visiting...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-pledges-thousands-more-health-visitors-and-a-rejuvenated-serviceWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare Commission issues first ever improvement notice over infection control
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust put on notice in first round of 120 hygiene code inspections
The Healthcare Commission has issued Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust with an improvement notice, ordering immediate changes to its infection control practices.
The trust is the first to be issued with an improvement notice...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Healthcare-Commission-issues-first-ever-improvement-notice-over-infection-controlWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTMidwife training places fall despite pre-election pledge
The fall in the number of training places for midwives is “extremely worrying”, according to midwifery’s Royal College.
The figures published today are “yet another blow for maternity services”, according to Cathy Warwick, General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives.
She added: “They are...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwife-training-places-fall-despite-pre-election-pledgeWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTSignificant failings in infection control at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
The Healthcare Commission has issued recommendations for national action and sent a message to all NHS trusts that boards must provide strong leadership in preventing and managing infection. This follows publication of a report detailing significant failings in infection control at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
The Commission...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Significant-failings-in-infection-control-at-Maidstone-and-Tunbridge-Wells-NHS-TrustWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe current state of play on healthcare infections
Derek Butlerdiscusses the NHS approach to dealing with HCAIs
In my role as Chairman of MRSA Action UK I have been working closely with patients and those in the health and social care profession, and looking back at recent events I am of the opinion that the next few months will be a defining time for infection prevention and control, why...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-current-state-of-play-on-healthcare-infectionsWed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTChanges recommended to new revalidation scheme
The British Medical Association has welcomed MPs’ recommendations on changes to the proposed revalidation process.
The General Medical Council’s original proposals were “too bureaucratic and unrealistic”, the BMA said, and its council chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum said he was pleased at the changes recommended by the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/changes-recommended-to-new-revalidation-schemeTue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTHuge cost of back injuries to the NHS
Taxpayers are footing a £400 million annual bill for NHS staff who have injured their backs at work.
The total includes staff sickness, absence, and wasted training.
The charity BackCare says better training could avoid many of these injuries. Its acting CEO, Sean McDougall, said: “Cutbacks in NHS and local authority...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/huge-cost-of-back-injuries-to-the-nhsTue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTLib Dem MPs against more NHS private sector involvement
More than half of Liberal Democrat MPs are against the NHS outsourcing more work to the private sector, a new poll shows.
Only 24% agreed with the idea, compared to 56% who are against, according to the research by ComRes on behalf of Westminster Advisers.
Their Conservative coalition partners, however, are 84% to 10% in favour....
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lib-dem-mps-against-more-nhs-private-sector-involvementTue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore questions than answers after peanut allergy survey
A study into peanut allergies has found a much greater incidence among better-off children, and stark gender differences.
Scientists at Edinburgh and Maastricht universities studied records from more than 400 GP practices in England from the four years to 2005 for peanut allergy diagnosis data.
The study, in the Journal of Allergy...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-questions-than-answers-after-peanut-allergy-surveyMon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNurses say hospitals already stretched to the limit
Eight out of ten nurses say patient care is already suffering because of a lack of staff on NHS wards.
The survey was conducted by the Royal College of Nursing, suggesting the figures need to be seen in context – many nurses are worried about their jobs and are therefore unlikely to say their organisation is over-staffed – but...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-say-hospitals-already-stretched-to-the-limitMon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTBreast cancer rates rise among older women
The lifetime risk of getting breast cancer has risen from one woman in nine to one in eight, research shows.
The figures, published to coincide with World Cancer Day today, show the biggest rise in breast cancer rates is among women aged 50-69, while for 25-49 year old women, rated dropped by 0.5%.
Cancer Research UK suggests having...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Breast-cancer-rates-rise-among-older-womenFri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTDoctors ask for changes to NHS bill
BMA council members have demanded a number of “key amendments” to the NHS reforms as some doctors threatened strike action in the most extreme case.
They say too much is already happening too fast, making the controversial reforms a fait accompli before a “full and proper debate by Parliament”.
They want a...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-ask-for-changes-to-NHS-billFri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTNumber of new flu cases continues to fall
The number of flu cases is at a fifth of the level of five weeks ago.
During the past week there have been 24.1 GP consultations per 100,000 population in England involving people reporting flu-like symptoms, down from 40.7 last week and 124 five weeks ago.
The number of critical care beds occupied by people with flu-like symptoms is...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-new-flu-cases-continues-to-fallFri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTAmbulance fleets upgraded for bigger patients
Ambulance fleets are being fitted specially with new equipment to deal with obese patients, according to a Freedom of Information request. The BBC found that every ambulance trust in the country has invested in specialist equipment such as wide stretchers, heavy lifting gear and vehicle reinforcements. The investigation found that many...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/ambulance-fleets-upgraded-for-bigger-patientsThu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Fat tax' plans for fast food businesses
Public health campaigners have welcomed pioneering plans for local ‘fat taxes’ on fast food.
Takeaways wanting a licence will have to pay a £1,000 levy to fund healthy eating and anti-litter campaigns in the town pioneering the idea, Oldham.
The Manchester Evening News reported that the council’s lawyers are...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/fat-tax-plans-for-fast-food-businessesWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTHalf a billion pounds wasted on poor NHS buying practices
NHS hospitals are wasting £500m a year on consumables through inefficient buying practices and the huge variety in products bought by different trusts – including 652 types of gloves and 1,751 types of cannula.
The National Audit Office investigation said procurement should become a “strategic priority” for the NHS...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/half-a-billion-pounds-wasted-on-poor-nhs-buying-practicesWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTLack of leadership skills could wreck health service transformation - report
A lack of skills in leadership and change management in the NHS and private healthcare pose a long-term risk to the health sector, a new report wants.
Skills for Health, the sector skills council for all health employers, says transforming services requires specialist knowledge and abilities but that these are lacking in many managers at...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Lack-of-leadership-skills-could-wreck-health-service-transformation---reportWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTSex assault physiotherapist struck off
A physiotherapist has been struck off for sexually assaulting a woman on three separate occasions.
Andrew Murrin, who worked at the Natural Health Clinic in Chipping Sodbury, is now on the Sex Offenders Register and received a police caution.
He told police that “temptation got the better of him” and was aware the patient...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Sex-assault-physiotherapist-struck-offWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTCall for medics to be charged in neglect cases
Academics have suggested that a new charge of “wilful neglect” should be brought against clinicians who fail to adequately look after their patients.
The researchers at Manchester University’s Centre for Social Ethics and Policy say medics should be held accountable not only when patients die from neglect, but in all...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/call-for-medics-to-be-charged-in-neglect-casesTue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTJoint military-civilian trauma research centre announced
A £20 million investment in trauma and microbiology research will bring military and civilian doctors together to share innovation.
The DoH, MoD, University Hospitals Birmingham and University of Birmingham are investing the money in the new National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Centre for Surgical Reconstruction and...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/joint-military-civilian-trauma-research-centre-announcedTue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTMajor push on cancer awareness
The public awareness aspect of the Government’s new Cancer Strategy is being rolled out from this week.
The ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign is being piloted in two regions, aimed at highlighting the early symptoms of bowel cancer.
The Government thinks thousands of lives a year could be saved with better cancer...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Major-push-on-cancer-awarenessTue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTPacs procurement framework set up
NHS Supply Chain is to set up an archiving system framework for procurement on behalf of various authorities for picture archiving and communications systems (Pacs) and radiology information systems (Rids).
The framework will be worth between £171m and £363m, including additional lots for x-ray workstations and a storage...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pacs-procurement-framework-set-upTue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTColoured lenses sold without supervision could be damaging eyesight
Contact lenses are being sold as fashion accessories without adequate supervision, it has been alleged.
Cosmetic and coloured lenses should only be sold under the supervision of an optometrist, optician or doctor – but many people are buying them regardless.
The manufacturers say they are designed as fashion wear rather than...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/coloured-lenses-sold-without-supervision-could-be-damaging-eyesightMon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHealth centre gains outstanding review after a year in operation
A £3 million health centre has proved immensely popular after its first year with 97% of people rating it ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.
The West Lancashire Health Centre, based at Ormskirk and District General Hospital, offers pre-booked and drop-in GP services, drop-in advice and treatment for minor injuries and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-centre-gains-outstanding-review-after-a-year-in-operationMon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTPublic sceptical over key elements of NHS reform
The NHS reforms faced a further blow after a poll revealed that ministers have mostly failed in their bid to win round a sceptical public ahead of its second reading in Parliament today.
A YouGov poll showed that only 24% of people support GP groups employing private management groups, with 50% opposed, and only 27% back GPs using private...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-sceptical-over-key-elements-of-nhs-reformMon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital merger plans press ahead
Opposition is growing to plans to merge many hospital departments in Shropshire.
The Princess Royal in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury hospitals would retain their A&E units but maternity, obstetrics, neo-natal intensive care and in-patient paediatric services would be moved to Telford.
A midwife-led maternity unit and acute...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Hospital-merger-plans-press-aheadThu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTPM's message to doctors over reforms
David Cameron sent a message directly to the country’s doctors in support of the Coalition Government’s NHS reforms, insisting they are “not a revolution”.
The Prime Minister issued the message to the 182,000 members of doctors.net.uk, attempting to separate the truth from ‘myths’ that have grown up...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pms-message-to-doctors-over-reformsThu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTSurgeons working far beyond contracted hours
Surgeons are overworking and performing operations when they are supposed to be on-call for emergencies.
The comprehensive workforce survey by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), published today, shows that almost three-quarters of consultant surgeons work more than their contracted hours.
John Black, President of the RCS, said:...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/surgeons-working-far-beyond-contracted-hoursThu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT£1bn pledge for NHS in Scotland
The NHS in Scotland will get a £1bn windfall if the SNP is returned to power in May, it has pledged.
The extra money would stand in contrast to retrenchment across the rest of the UK, the party said, as the NHS seeks to make huge savings while coping with rising demand and virtually frozen budgets.
First Minister Alex Salmond...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/1bn-pledge-for-nhs-in-scotlandWed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospital trust to cut up to 1,600 jobs
A hospital trust in central England has announced up to 1,600 job cuts over four years to meet savings targets.
The Heart of England Foundation Trust, which runs Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands hospitals in the West Midlands, said it hopes to improve efficiency and lose many of the posts through ‘natural wastage’ in its...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-trust-to-cut-up-to-1600-jobsWed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrivatisation the 'real agenda' of health bill
Labour has accused the Government of burying a “privatisation” agenda for the NHS among more popular plans for GP-led commissioning.
Shadow Health Secretary John Healey said the Coalition was “deliberately disguising the true purpose” of the health bill, saying the reforms would “open up all parts of the NHS...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/privatisation-the-real-agenda-of-health-billWed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTTarget scheme for GPs costing almost £2bn had 'no impact'
Doctors have said more time needs to be given to a target and incentive scheme for GPs to improve the care of patients with high blood pressure after a study said it has had ‘no impact’.
The £1.8bn Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) has been in place since 2004, but a study published on the website of the British...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/target-scheme-for-gps-costing-almost-2bn-had-no-impactWed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMidwife-led units are 'dangerous' say parents of brain-damaged boy
The parents of a brain-damaged boy who won £6.4m from the NHS after being oxygen-starved during birth have warned of the dangers of midwife-led units.
Earnie and Janet Kramer told mothers-to-be to choose hospital maternity wards headed by a consultant because of what happened to their paralysed son Theo, who has up to 40 seizures a...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/midwife-led-units-are-dangerous-say-parents-of-brain-damaged-boyTue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospitals face large fines for mixed-sex care breaches
Hospitals are shaking up their mixed-sex care policies to avoid fines coming in from April.
The health secretary Andrew Lansley branded the continued practice of placing men and women together on wards with no justification “unacceptable” and announced a £250 per patient per day fine.
In December, around half of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Hospitals-face-large-fines-for-mixed-sex-care-breachesMon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMerger of social care and health profession registers confirmed
The health bill has confirmed the controversial proposal to abolish the General Social Care Council and merge its functions with the Health Professions Council.
The organisation will become the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
The GSCC said it was “surprised” at the original decision last year and warned of the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/merger-of-social-care-and-health-profession-registers-confirmedMon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS fraud cases rise during recession
Anti-fraud operatives in the NHS are dealing with more than a third more cases than three years ago.
Figures from the NHS Counter Fraud service show the number of cases of potential fraud detected and investigated rising over recent years, from 351 in 2007/8 to 482 last year.
But the service said it showed better reporting and...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-fraud-cases-rise-during-recessionMon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore flu deaths
Flu has now killed 254 people since October – but is now declining.
H1N1 ‘swine’ flu is the predominant cause, with Influenza B also a predominant strain.
The Health Protection Agency said that i n the past week, the number of GP consultations in England fell to 66.5 per 100,000, down from 108.4 per 100,000 the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/More-flu-deathsFri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport warns of rising costs and falling standards during NHS transition
The short-term impact of the NHS reform could be rising costs and falling standards, according to the National Audit Office.
The NAO report said managing the reform process will be the key factor: “Our work has identified a number of undesirable results which follow from poor risk management: poorly thought-through plans...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/report-warns-of-rising-costs-and-falling-standards-during-nhs-transitionFri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Health service short of 4,500 midwives' - NHS chief exec
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said there are 4,500 too few midwives in the health service.
He spoke out while giving evidence to the Commons Public Accounts Committee yesterday, during which he also spoke of the dangers of price competition in healthcare.
General secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Cathy Warwick...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-service-short-of-4500-midwives-nhs-chief-execWed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Pace of reforms driving PCTs into the ground'
PCTs are “imploding” according to the BMA, which has responded to the publication of the health select committee’s critical report on NHS reform.
The committee, chaired by former Tory health secretary Stephen Dorrell, criticised the pace and implementation of the reforms despite agreeing with the shift to GP...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pace-of-reforms-driving-pcts-into-the-groundWed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTElderly care under the spotlight as nurses carry out spot checks
Senior nurses will carry out unannounced spot checks in at least 100 hospitals to investigate standards of care for the elderly.
The checks, by the Care Quality Commission, will focus on malnutrition and dignity, especially on orthopaedic wards.
Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director at Age UK, said: “Being treated with dignity...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Elderly-care-under-the-spotlight-as-nurses-carry-out-spot-checksWed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTFinal countdown for 'big bang' NHS reforms
Ministers are presenting the Health and Social Care bill to Parliament today and have been revealing more about the controversial NHS reforms which will abolish much of the organisational structure of the health service, increase competition and introduce GP commissioning.
After a slew of consultation papers and policy documents last year...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/final-countdown-for-big-bang-nhs-reformsWed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMinimum alcohol price a 'very small step'
The Government has been firming up its plans for minimum alcohol price levels per unit on the urging of health campaigners.
The proposed minimum would mean lager could not be sold for less than 38-78p, depending on its strength, or a litre bottle of vodka for less than £10.71.
Professor Ian Gilmore, of the Royal College of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/minimum-alcohol-price-a-very-small-stepTue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMPs criticise approach taken to NHS reform
The health select committee, chaired by a former Tory health secretary, has criticised the way NHS reform is being implemented.
The committee’s report today welcomes the policy direction of the Government and GP commissioning in principle, but says the pace of reform is “high risk”.
It says: “The committee...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mps-criticise-approach-taken-to-nhs-reformTue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Routine' operations being denied on cost grounds
Non-emergency operations are increasingly being ‘rationed’ despite the potential long-term health effects, reports say.
Many PCTs are opting to restrict scores of operations except in extreme circumstances, including treatment for cataracts, joints, tonsil removal, skin lesions and hernias.
John Black, the president of...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/routine-operations-being-denied-on-cost-groundsMon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS reforms gain more backers - and more detractors
GP groups across half of England have signed up to the Government’s health service reforms – despite mounting opposition from the medical unions and colleges.
The BMA, Royal College of Nursing and six health unions have expressed concern at the scale and pace of the changes, while the NHS Confederation is reported to have...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-reforms-gain-more-backers--and-more-detractorsMon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff on long-term sick get more occupational health support
Occupational health services for NHS staff are helping to drive down sickness absence – but more long-term absent staff are suffering depression.
Around 30% of staff off sick waited at least 12 weeks before an occupational health assessment – and 5% more than six months.
But the second round of the national clinical audit...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-on-long-term-sick-get-more-occupational-health-supportMon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTBMA rejects 'pay increment freeze' jobs deal
The BMA has joined health unions in rejecting a no-redundancies deal that would have seen a two-year freeze in pay increments.
In its formal response to NHS Employers, the BMA said its members had given an “overwhelming reponse” against the proposed national framework deal, which would still have had to be settled locally in...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bma-rejects-pay-increment-freeze-jobs-dealFri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS estates failing on fire safety, asbestos and hazardous waste - report
Nearly half of the backlog maintenance costs of NHS estates in Wales are for urgent and significant repairs, a new report shows.
The repairs backlog is £460m, with urgent repairs at £209m.
The Estate and Performance Report 2009/2010 shows that no new health trusts in Wales reached operationally safe levels or complied...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-estates-failing-on-fire-safety-asbestos-and-hazardous-waste-reportFri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTCancer strategy funding questioned
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the Government’s new cancer strategy – but has concerns about where the £800m funding is to come from.
The strategy, as reported on NHE.com yesterday, is aimed at saving 5,000 lives a year, and focuses on early testing, with money also for sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer, more...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cancer-strategy-funding-questionedThu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHospitals face take-over
A hospital trust faces being swallowed up by a larger organisation unless it can find another £9m in savings within weeks.
The North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, which runs West Cumberland Hospital and the Cumberland Infirmary, is in danger of becoming a ‘failing’ Trust which could jeopardise its quest for...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospitals-face-take-overThu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTIT cuts will hit information revolution, doctors warn
The BMA has warned that not enough NHS organisations have the systems in place to cope with the proposed transformation in healthcare information collection and sharing.
The Government’s ‘Information Revolution’ consultation outlines plans for patients in England to get more access to NHS data and more control over their...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/it-cuts-will-hit-information-revolution-doctors-warnThu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMore cash in cancer fight to save thousands of lives
Overhauling the country’s cancer strategy could save 5,000 lives a year, the Government has said.
It is committing £800m to improving survival rates, focusing on early testing, reports say.
There are also plans for sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer, cash for more cancer specialists and a £10m awareness...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/More-cash-in-cancer-fight-to-save-thousands-of-livesWed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTStroke care patchy and too hospital-focused, review finds
The quality of stroke care varies wildly across the country, a major review has shown, with only a third of primary care trusts offering the required access to psychological therapy and stroke counsellors.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says services are particularly strong in the North-East and South-West of England, but that care for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Stroke-care-patchy-and-too-hospital-focused-review-findsWed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMMR scare 'linked to secret business plans'
Andrew Wakefield planned to make millions from a medical test linked to his discredited allegations a link between the MMR jab and autism, a new study alleges.
An investigation published in the BMJ says the doctor and his associates predicted they could make up to £28m.
It alleges that a business named after Wakefield’s...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mmr-scare-linked-to-secret-business-plansTue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS was 'well-prepared' for flu season
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has rejected claims that the NHS was caught out ahead of the flu season, which has claimed at least 50 lives, saying healthcare staff have responded “excellently”.
The campaign urging people in at-risk groups to get vaccinated should have been running last year, Labour said, and vaccines should...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-was-well-prepared-for-flu-seasonTue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTPublic safety not improved by national confidential enquiries - research
New research has cast doubt on national confidential enquiries.
The investigations, which look at the reasons behind poor healthcare to improve patient safety drawing on systematic case reviews, are too expensive and come up with dubious conclusions, according to the research published in BMJ Quality and Safety.
They have their...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-safety-not-improved-by-national-confidential-enquiries-researchTue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT'Challenging' Christmas for NHS Direct
NHS Direct’s web services overtook its phone services over the festive period, new figures show.
Performance statistics published by NHS Direct show its combined telephone and online services were used over 830,000 times from December 20 to January 3, with half of those contacts via NHS Direct’s online health and symptom...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/challenging-christmas-for-nhs-directMon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTCommissioning sustainable change: shaping the NHS for the future
American author Marilyn Ferguson once observed that: “It’s not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear… It's like being between trapezes.” In many ways, the NHS is between trapezes, says Julia R A Taylor, No Delays priority programme director at...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/commissioning-sustainable-change-shaping-the-nhs-for-the-futureSun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTHow clean is your kitchen?
Almost half of all hospitals kitchens and/or canteens in England could be failing to meet cleanliness and hygiene standards, according to a nationwide survey by the Liberal Democrats. Nearly a fifth of hospitals surveyed kept food at the wrong temperatures or in unsafe conditions, while 11 hospitals had problems with vermin.
Offending...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/how-clean-is-your-kitchenSun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMRSA bloodstream infections down but c difficile figures up
Latest figures for MRSA show there was a 6.4% fall in the number of cases of blood stream infection reported to the Health Protection Agency from January - March 2007. There were 1,444 cases reported in England compared to 1,542 in the last quarter In January 2007, the agency started publishing quarterly surveillance figures on healthcare...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/MRSA-bloodstream-infections-down-but-c-difficile-figures-upSun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe war on HCAI
Paul Fredericks, head of specialist statutory regimes at the Healthcare Commission
Healthcare associated infections have added to the daily challenges that hospital staff face.
It is no secret that the NHS has struggled to deal with the likes of MRSA and clostridium difficile.
Catching such an infection is also a genuine and...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-war-on-HCAISun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTGetting to grips with ePrescribing
With patient safety a top priority, the NHS is constantly exploring ways to eradicate mistakes from patient care. One of the most important areas to eliminate mistakes from is the provision of medication, reports Richard Mackillican
The last decade has seen the NHS focus on delivering both a wider variety of services for patients and...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Getting-to-grips-with-ePrescribingThu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTA call to action
National Health Executive talks to Peter Suter of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust about how communications technology is enabling the NHS to save lives
When one considers the task facing ambulance services in Britain, it is hard to comprehend how they manage to do such a good job. Serving millions of people, each service has to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-call-to-actionWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMHRA confirms contraceptive implant failures
A health watchdog has said 584 women using a contraceptive implant became pregnant and more than 1,600 suffered adverse reactions.
Some of the women using Implanon, which first became available in the UK in 1999, reported difficulties with the hormone-releasing device, which is inserted under the skin of the arm by a doctor or...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mhra-confirms-contraceptive-implant-failuresWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS boss given £18,000 removal expenses
A senior NHS manager was allocated just over £18,000 to move jobs between trusts which were little more than 40 miles apart.
Paul Traynor, who is now director of finance at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust, received the cash to enable him to move from his previous role at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
Whilst the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-boss-given-18000-removal-expensesWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNo-redundancies deal wins NHS chiefs' backing despite pay impact
The NHS Employers ‘no-redundancy’ deal that could force more than a million health workers to accept a two-year pay increment freeze has been backed by a dozen chief executives.
The no-redundancy offer, which would apply to staff on bands 1-6, on incomes up to just over £34,000, was described as “essential”...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-redundancies-deal-wins-nhs-chiefs-backing-despite-pay-impactWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTPrivate provider taking over at NHS trust now building its own hospital
Work is to start this month on the second UK hospital of a staff-owned consortium that has been making inroads into taking on NHS services.
Circle, which opened its first hospital in Bath last year, winning design awards and good patient feedback for quality of care and food, is starting work on a new facility in Reading with five...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/private-provider-taking-over-at-nhs-trust-now-building-its-own-hospitalWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT£11bn NHS IT project scrapped
The Government is set to announce the official end of the £11bn National Programme for IT, with hospitals now able to choose their own computer systems and ministers to take direct control of the remnants of the project.
The scheme was set up in 2002 under Labour, and has become infamous for its delays, cost over-runs and multiple...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/11bn-nhs-it-project-scrappedTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new life for lease
Having the latest medical equipment doesn’t guarantee a high quality of affordable healthcare. But it often helps. And having to make do with unreliable, inefficient or outdated equipment can curb the provision of good healthcare, says Louise Hamilton
It’s clear that the NHS is likely to face very difficult and extremely...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-new-life-for-leaseTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTBrain scanning aids Alzheimer's research
A small study published today shows that Alzheimer’s disease can be detected years before symptoms appear using new scans that measure the thickness of certain areas of the brain.
The results demonstrated that brain thinness can often lead to the disease in later life and that 55% of those with brains of below average thickness went...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/brain-scanning-aids-alzheimers-researchTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTCivil servant who claimed dead man's expenses jailed
A civil servant has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for defrauding his employers, the Department of Health and later the Ministry of Justice after stealing more than £137,000.
Over £30,000 of this was stolen when he was at the Department of Health.
The sentencing of Andre Malu, 40, of Upper Tollington Park...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Civil-servant-who-claimed-dead-mans-expenses-jailedTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTFive minute interview
Matthew Swindells is a former chief information officer at the Department of Health and senior policy adviser to the secretary of state for health. He recently became chair of BCS Health
What do you hope to achieve in your new role as chair of BCS Health ?
I see BCS as having two priorities. The first is to help the government and the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Five-minute-interviewTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTGovernment invests £32m in young mental health
The Government has invested £32m in children and young people’s mental health, including talking therapies and partnerships with universities, to improve health services.
The mental health strategy, ‘No Health without Mental Health’, published earlier this year, has a focus on early and effective...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-invests-32m-in-young-mental-healthTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTImproving pathways
The big question facing healthcare leaders is how to deliver more effective services for less. Four years ago, NHS Lothian began a journey which would see them do just that, reports Richard Mackillican
It began when NHS Lothian brought in the services of an outside contractor who specialises in process and service improvement and who gave...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Improving-pathwaysTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTInnovation awards deliver new life to NHS
Revolutionary birthing equipment, life saving software and inspiring educational programmes were all honoured at Medipex’s annual NHS Innovation awards last week; highlighting the c linicians in the region who are im proving the NHS through their forward-thinking products and services.
The event, attended by over 160 people from...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Innovation-awards-deliver-new-life-to-NHSTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTLand ahoy!
The recent announcement by Lord Darzi of a £100m health innovation initiative to be jointly funded by the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust heralds a new dimension to accelerate the delivery of innovative technologies into the NHS, says Dr Maire Smith
The NHS has sometimes been likened to a tanker – slow to get going...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/land-ahoyTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMedical profession's strong showing in Honours list
Doctors, scientists and NHS staff are among those honoured by The Queen.
In the New Year’s Honours list, Professor Rory Collins, the co-director of the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit at the University of Oxford was knighted for services to science, as was Ronald Kerr, chief executive of Guy's and St...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-professions-strong-showing-in-honours-list-Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMedical research organisations urge reform of clinical trials
Sixteen top medical research organisations, including Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), are calling today on the European Union for urgent reforms to the way clinical trials are regulated across the continent.
They argue that the disproportionate regulation of European clinical trials is impeding research into...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-research-organisations-urge-reform-of-clinical-trialsTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMental health centralisation plans under investigation
A cost-cutting decision to centralise mental health in-patient services in Berkshire is being investigated by councillors.
The provisional decision, which has to be ratified in July, would move all or the majority of in-patients who currently use Wexham Park in Slough, St Mark’s in Maidenhead and Heatherwood in Ascot over to a...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-centralisation-plans-under-investigationTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTMental Health discrimination for minority ethnic groups
A recent census of patients in England and Wales has exposed the possibility of discrimination within the health system for minority ethnic patients with mental health problems.
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act has risen for some black and minority ethnic (BME) groups by 70%. Additionally, rates of admission and...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mental-health-discrimination-for-minority-ethnic-groupsTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew expert partnership to save costs and improve quality in NHS
A new business partnership that offers streamlined innovation services to improve quality of care and reduce costs in healthcare has been created; fast tracking successful innovations across the NHS and international markets.
The new partnership - The Healthcare Innovation Alliance – was launched at the NHS Confederation conference...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-expert-partnership-to-save-costs-and-improve-quality-in-NHSTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew healthcare vocational qualifications come in
Vocational qualifications in health and social care ‘go live’ this month, replacing the existing range of NVQs.
Subjects on offer range from Health Informatics to Emergency Care Assistance, Maternity and Paediatric Support and Optical Retail Skills.
The new qualifications will be “more flexible and more responsive...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-healthcare-vocational-qualifications-come-inTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew President for the BMA: Sir Michael Marmot
Sir Michael Marmot has been appointed as the new President of the British Medical Association at the BMA’s annual conference in Brighton. His term will run from June 2010 to June 2011.
Sir Michael Marmot is a world expert in health inequalities and the social determinants of health and has led a research group on this issue for the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-President-for-the-BMA-Sir-Michael-MarmotTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS faces a 'defining year'
The “unprecedented” financial pressure facing the NHS and the upcoming shake-up of the structure of the health service make this a “defining year”, according to the British Medical Association (BMA).
Chairman of the BMA council, Dr Hamish Meldrum, said the reform programme outlined by the Government was...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-faces-a-defining-yearTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS manager invented care home to steal £117,000
An NHS manager turned con-artist stole over £117,000 by inventing a fictional care home and stealing patients’ identities to stock it with residents.
The money came from funds meant for the continuing care of patients, including the terminally ill. The crime was described as a “shocking breach of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-manager-invented-care-home-to-steal-117000Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNPfIT - bless! A personal view by a GP
NpfIT is travelling in the right direction-it just needs to go about it a different way, says Dr Brian Fisher
NHS Connecting for Health tries, it really does. And in many ways it is succeeding. We need to applaud those. But in other ways, well…
The moto is, as explained in the website: “NHS Connecting for Health supports...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/npfit-bless-a-personal-view-by-a-gpTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTReport reveals huge cost of mental health problems in Scotland
New research shows that mental health problems are costing the Scottish economy alone around £10.7bn a year.
This is nearly a quarter more than the figure from 2004/05.
The research, conducted by The Centre for Mental Health and commissioned by the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), highlights the cost of such...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/report-reveals-huge-cost-of-mental-health-problems-in-scotlandTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTStudents who have difficulties at medical school more likely to face professional misconduct hearings
octors who are male, from lower income groups and have experienced academic difficulties at medical school are more likely to find themselves in front of the General Medical Council for professional misconduct, according to new research.
The authors, Janet Yates and David James from the University of Nottingham Medical School, emphasise...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/students-who-have-difficulties-at-medical-school-more-likely-to-face-professional-misconduct-hearingsTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew fellows for leadership programme
The Health Foundation has selected the latest 18 senior healthcare professionals for the GenerationQ programme, which aims to create effective leaders to improve the quality of healthcare they can provide.
The 18-month programme focuses on leadership development and improvement science, and offers an integrated set of activities including...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-fellows-for-leadership-programmeMon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTResponse to abortion legislation change
Reaction to the upcoming law change concerning the provision of independent advice to women seeking abortion has been heated.
The Department of Health rule change means that charities that provide abortions will no longer have exclusive responsibility for providing counselling, and some are concerned the new service providers will be...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/response-to-abortion-legislation-changeMon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTBig society boost for NHS enterprises
A scheme that the government claims ‘puts NHS staff in the driving seat of innovative projects to transform patient care’ was announced by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.
15 projects will form the second wave of NHS organisations that want to set up social enterprises, a scheme that gives public sector workers the ability...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Big-society-boost-for-NHS-enterprisesSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTBill continues through the House of Lords
Lords have voted down the amendment tabled by Lord Owen and Lord Hennessy that would have sent parts of the Health & Social Care Bill to a special committee for further consideration. The votes were 330 against 262.
The move to delay the legislation would have been ‘fatal’ Health Minister Lord Howe claimed, although Lord...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bill-continues-through-the-house-of-lordsSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNurse jailed for sick pay con
A critical care nurse who worked hundreds of shifts for a private agency while on paid NHS sick leave has been jailed for nine months.
An NHS Protect investigation found that John Allen, 52, of Westminster Road, North Shore, Blackpool, defrauded the NHS of £40,734.50 between January 2007 and October 2009, while he was employed by...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurse-jailed-for-sick-pay-conSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTParamedic struck off for downloading indecent images of children
A paramedic has been struck off after being convicted of making indecent photos or pseudo-photos of children.
Jason Williams has been struck off the Health Professions Council (HPC) Register following the conviction at Lincoln Crown Court.
The HPC panel heard that the 41-year-old former East Midlands Ambulance Service employee...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/paramedic-struck-off-for-downloading-indecent-images-of-childrenSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTReal appetite for increased integration in health and social care
A new joint report from the NHS Confederation and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) shows that changes to the commissioning of health services could encourage more bottom up collaboration of health and social care
A report launched at the NHS Confederation’s annual conference says proposed changes to the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Real-appetite-for-increased-integration-in-health-and-social-careSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTTips from the top
National Health Executive spoke to world renowned lean expert Professor Peter Hines about how the way in which trusts approach the implementation of lean
To what extent do you believe that people's perception of lean techniques has been effected by the recent negative publicity around Toyota?
I think there was a little flurry of...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Tips-from-the-topSat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNHS "may reach breaking point within the next few years"
The 2009 census of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK shows the current strain the NHS is under in specialties caring for very sick patients. Dr Andrew Goddard, RCP director of medical workforce, suggests that increasing hospital admissions, inflexibility of junior doctors’ hours due to the European Working Time...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-may-reach-breaking-point-within-the-next-few-yearsThu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS efficiency and quality threatened by cuts to consultants' protected time, new BMA publication warns
The NHS will struggle to protect quality and find efficiency savings if cuts to the protected time senior doctors can devote to the improvement of services continue, the BMA says today.
A new BMA publication, Quality Time, highlights the importance of consultants’ Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) – protected time for...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-efficiency-and-quality-threatened-by-cuts-to-consultants-protected-time-new-BMA-publication-warnsThu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTPathfinders identified to lead NHS reforms
The first groups of GPs who will take the lead in the Government’s plans for commissioning health services have been announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
The 52 groups of GP practices from across England have been selected to be the first to take on commissioning responsibilities as part of the Government’s plans set...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Pathfinders-identified-to-lead-NHS-reformsThu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTBig difference in heart failure mortality rates shown by largest ever audit in England and Wales
Groundbreaking findings from the largest ever heart failure audit in England and Wales reveal a big difference in mortality rates between those who receive specialist cardiology services when they are admitted to hospital and those who do not.
The third report from the National Heart Failure Audit, which analysed more than 21,000 patient...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Big-difference-in-heart-failure-mortality-rates-shown-by-largest-ever-audit-in-England-and-WalesWed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTUK is told 'don't wait for a rash'
Up to 34 million adults in the UK are risking death with the mistaken belief that the main symptom of meningitis is a rash.
Believing the rash is the only symptom is costing lives; as the rash, that does not fade under pressure, (a sign of blood poisoning) does not always appear. When it does it can be one of the last symptoms to be...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/uk-is-told-dont-wait-for-a-rashWed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTChannelling experiences of anorexia
A new intervention supporting the carers of people suffering anorexia nervosa is now being trialled at hospitals across the country.
The adult eating disorders team at South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust, led by Prof. Janet Treasure, recognised that, while parents and partners are the most important source of help for...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/channelling-experiences-of-anorexiaTue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTPoll suggests a third icy winter will bring increased delays in hospital discharge
If Britain has a third cold winter patients will face ‘lots of delays’, many more than was experienced in the previous two cold winters (2008/9, 2009/10) says a survey of British Geriatrics Society’s members.
Over 80% said that a third cold winter would bring ‘some delays’ or ‘lots of delays’ in...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/poll-suggests-a-third-icy-winter-will-bring-increased-delays-in-hospital-dischargeTue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTResearch shows early intervention by befriending schemes improves the health and well-being of vulnerable groups
Befriending schemes are an effective way of improving the health and well-being of vulnerable and disadvantaged people according to a new report by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF).
Befriending Works reveals that the early use of befriending schemes builds resilience for people with a wide range of health and social care...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/research-shows-early-intervention-by-befriending-schemes-improves-the-health-and-well-being-of-vulnerable-groupsTue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTDudley mental health nurse jailed for £25k NHS fraud
A man who obtained work as a care assistant and mental health nurse using false documentation has been jailed for seven months after an investigation by the NHS Counter Fraud Service, assisted by the UK Border Agency.
Richman Matinyadze, 37, of Falcon Way, Brierley Hill, admitted four charges of possessing a false identity document with...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dudley-mental-health-nurse-jailed-for-25k-nhs-fraudMon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Careers launches new website to widen appeal of nursing careers and shatter misconceptions
NHS Careers has launched a new website, Nursing Careers ( www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nursing ), to promote the wide range of nursing careers available, challenge misconceptions and encourage people to consider a career in nursing.
The website is launched as nurse training shifts from a mixture of diploma and degree courses to an all-graduate...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-careers-launches-new-website-to-widen-appeal-of-nursing-careers-and-shatter-misconceptionsMon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT£400 million doctor award scheme urgently needs reform or scrapping, says NHS Employers
The £400 million clinical excellence award scheme for doctors is out-dated, unfair and not clearly linked to the needs of today’s health service, according to new evidence from NHS Employers who are calling for urgent changes to the current scheme.
The evidence was submitted to the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/400-million-doctor-award-scheme-urgently-needs-reform-or-scrapping-says-nhs-employersFri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTFewer teenagers seek help for misuse of Class A drugs
Demand amongst young people for help with problems caused by primary use of Class A drugs has fallen significantly over the last five years, according to new figures released today by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
Overall, the numbers of under-18s receiving help, has stabilized. This is down to fast and effective...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Fewer-teenagers-seek-help-for-misuse-of-Class-A-drugsFri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTMPs believe that people should have the right to die in their place of choice
Eighty-seven per cent of MPs believe that people should have the right to choose where they die according to research published today by end-of-life care charity Marie Curie Cancer Care. Almost the same proportion of MPs (86%) say this will only be possible with more community nursing care, particularly out-of-hours.
Other research has...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/MPs-believe-that-people-should-have-the-right-to-die-in-their-place-of-choiceFri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Alliance welcomes public health White Paper
NHS Alliancehas welcomed the Government’s new public health White Paper, Healthier Lives, Healthier People, and says it looks forward to working with the Government and Department of Health on development of these plans.
Dr Michael Dixon, NHS Alliance chair, said, “This thought-provoking document rightly states that the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-alliance-welcomes-public-health-white-paperThu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTPatients deserve better out of hours care - RCP president
Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians, said today that patients deserve better care in hospitals in the evenings and at weekends. He said that many hospitals did not have enough senior doctors present to care for patients out of hours and at weekends, and that new working patterns would be needed in...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Patients-deserve-better-out-of-hours-care---RCP-presidentThu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT'Nudging' may help but we need concrete action too, say doctors
In the BMA’s initial response to the public health White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People, the BMA’s Director of Professional Activities, Dr Vivienne Nathanson said that while it is encouraging that the Government is seeking to create an environment where individuals can make healthy choices, doctors are also looking for...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nudging-may-help-but-we-need-concrete-action-too-say-doctorsWed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTPublic Health England - a new service to get people healthy
A radical plan to go further and faster in tackling today’s causes of premature death and illness and reduce health inequalities, with a public health service to make it happen, was unveiled today by Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley.
Public Health England will be created as a service that gives more power to local people over their...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/public-health-england--a-new-service-to-get-people-healthyWed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTReferral for specialist care varies by age, sex and social deprivation
In the UK, the likelihood of being referred for specialist care varies according to age, sex and socio-economic circumstances, finds a study published on bmj.com.
The research, which looked at referral rates for three common conditions, shows that older patients are less likely to be referred than younger patients, women are less likely...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/referral-for-specialist-care-varies-by-age-sex-and-social-deprivationWed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTIncrease in MMR vaccination coverage in England, report shows
he percentage of the English child population immunised with vaccines for diseases including measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) is rising - but is still at a lower level than in other UK countries, an NHS Information Centre report shows today.
In 2009-10, 88.2 per cent of children in England had received the MMR vaccine by their second...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Increase-in-MMR-vaccination-coverage-in-England-report-showsTue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew director of NHS Employers wants employers "front and centre" of NHS reforms
On his first day as Director of NHS Employers, Dean Royles pledged to put employers “front and centre” as the NHS moves forward with Government reforms.
“The White Paper, Liberating the NHS, highlighted the need for workforce planning to be driven by employers and we need to make sure that becomes a reality,” Dean...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-director-of-nhs-employers-wants-employers-front-and-centre-of-nhs-reformsTue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTExperts question whether patients will use performance data to choose their care
Expectations are high that the public will use performance data to choose their health providers and so drive improvements in quality. But in a paper published on bmj.com, two experts question whether this is realistic.
They think patient choice is not at present a strong lever for change, and suggest ways in which currently available...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/experts-question-whether-patients-will-use-performance-data-to-choose-their-careMon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNumber of people with HIV and AIDS remains steady in central Lancashire
NHS Central Lancashire is pledging its support for World AIDS Day (1 December 2010) as the latest local figures are published.
The number of people living with HIV and AIDS in central Lancashire has remained steady, at 180, with 21 new cases in 2009. Based on Health Protection Agency estimates there may be a further 60 people in Central...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-people-with-hiv-and-aids-remains-steady-in-central-lancashireMon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTSchool food 'vital' in helping children stay at a healthy weight
Responding to a study published on bmj.com that children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels (all risk factors for developing heart disease) by the time they reach adolescence, the School Food Trust has emphasised the importance of...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/school-food-vital-in-helping-children-stay-at-a-healthy-weightMon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCentral London Community Healthcare NHS Trust appoints new chief executive
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has announced the appointment of James Reilly as Chief Executive.
CLCH was recently established as the first and largest community NHS Trust in London and as such is at the forefront of changing the way healthcare services are provided to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. James...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/central-london-community-healthcare-nhs-trust-appoints-new-chief-executiveFri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCircle named as preferred partner to run first franchised NHS trust
The East of England Strategic Health Authority has selected Circle, the employee-owned social enterprise, to take over the delivery of NHS services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Circle have a unique partnership model, where everyone from the consultants to the cleaners are co-owners in the business, as well as their track record in turning...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/circle-named-as-preferred-partner-to-run-first-franchised-nhs-trustFri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTMedical rehabilitation- more flexible commissioning needed, says report
A new report by the Royal College of Physicians and the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine argues that the future of medical rehabilitation services hinges on more flexible commissioning arrangements. The report details the benefits that rapidly available, ongoing access to high quality rehabilitation services offers patients with...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-rehabilitation-more-flexible-commissioning-needed-says-reportThu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTThousand pound award on offer for medical volunteers
Perioperative practitioners are being invited to submit their applications for this year’s Hilda Winifred Mears Award to be in with a chance of winning £1,000 towards a trip overseas as a medical volunteer.
Hilda Winifred Mears was a former member of the Association for Perioperative Practice who held many perioperative posts...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/thousand-pound-award-on-offer-for-medical-volunteersThu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTExtra winter deaths makes new emergency plan imperative, says Age UK
ONS figures published yesterday show 23,100 excess winter deaths of people aged 65-plus occurred in England and Wales last winter, a drop of 31 per cent from the previous year but still in line with a five-year average of 24,956.
Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director of Age UK, said: “The drop in excess winter deaths from the previous...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Extra-winter-deaths-makes-new-emergency-plan-imperative-says-Age-UKWed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTTemperature rise boosts kids' hospital admissions for serious injury
Every 5°C rise in maximum temperature pushes up the rate of hospital admissions for serious injuries among children, reveals one of the largest studies of its kind published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Conversely, each 5°C drop in the minimum daily temperature boosts adult admissions for serious injury by more than 3%...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/temperature-rise-boosts-kids-hospital-admissions-for-serious-injuryWed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTWorkplace asthma costs UK at least £100 million a year
Workplace asthma costs the UK at least £100 million a year and may be as high as £135 million, reveals research published online in Thorax.
An estimated 3,000 new cases of occupational asthma are diagnosed every year in the UK, but the condition is under diagnosed, say the authors.
They reviewed published data on the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/workplace-asthma-costs-uk-at-least-100-million-a-yearWed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT£600m back office savings could be redirected to NHS frontline
£600 million could be available for NHS frontline health services through streamlining the way health organisations run their back offices, an independent review has found.
The review, commissioned by the Department of Health and published today by the Foundation Trust Network, has estimated that the NHS could release £600m a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/£600m-back-office-savings-could-be-redirected-to-NHS-frontlineTue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew Director endorses strong and independent voice for NHS Employers to take White Paper reforms forward
The need for a strong and independent employers’ voice in the NHS has never been greater,as the service prepares to implement the Government’s White Paper reforms, NHS Employers’ director-elect, Dean Royles has said.
In closing remarks to the NHS Employers annual conference, Mr Royles highlighted the hard work NHS...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-director-endorses-strong-and-independent-voice-for-nhs-employers-to-take-white-paper-reforms-forwardTue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTRetirement reduces tiredness and depression
Retirement leads to a substantial reduction in mental and physical fatigue and depressive symptoms, according to a study published on bmj.com. However, the research also concludes that retirement does not change the risk of major chronic illnesses such as respiratory disease, diabetes and heart disease.
The authors, led by Dr Hugo...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Retirement-reduces-tiredness-and-depressionTue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment supports transparency debate
The Government has intervened to support the NHS Alliance’s call for a debate on transparency.
The support came from Earl Howe, parliamentary under-secretary at the Department of Health, during a speech to the 13th NHS Alliance annual conference, The Cutting Edge, in Bournemouth.
Dr Michael Dixon, the Alliance’s chairman...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Government-supports-transparency-debateMon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTProfessor John Harrison appointed Director, NHS Plus
NHS Plus has announced the appointment of Professor John Harrison as Director designate. Professor Harrison will take over the helm of NHS Plus when Dr Kit Harling retires in January 2011.
Professor Harrison is a consultant in occupational medicine and clinical director of organisational health and wellbeing at Imperial College Healthcare...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/professor-john-harrison-appointed-director-nhs-plusMon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTWide variations in maternity care
Women’s experience of maternity care varies widely according to which hospital they use, according to a report from The NHS Information Centre.
In some cases, women being treated in hospitals just a few miles apart experienced markedly different approaches to care, according to the Hospital Episodes Statistics maternity report...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wide-variations-in-maternity-careMon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTAntibiotics awareness campaign launched
The Department of Health has launched an awareness campaign around the appropriate use of antibiotics.
This is because if too many people use them inappropriately, they could become ineffective – because germs get used to them.
Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Professor Dame Sally Davies said: “As the season for coughs and...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/antibiotics-awareness-campaign-launchedFri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew guidance for people with learning difficulties
The government has released new guidance which it says will improve the quality of information given to people with learning difficulties.
This is part of a wider government push to improve communications with disabled people in general.
Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller said: “This guidance is just one way that we are...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-guidance-for-people-with-learning-difficultiesFri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTWide variation in maternity care experience, according to figures
Figures from the NHS Information Centre have shown that is inconstancy in terms of how well woman rate maternity services across Britain..
The chief executive of the NHS Information Centre, Tim Straughan, said that the figures indicated that women’s experiences of NHS maternity care varies ‘markedly across the country and even...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wide-variation-in-maternity-care-experience-according-to-figuresFri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT£10 million investment in NHS apprentices
The Department of Health has announced that it is investing £10 million in the NHS Apprenticeships programme.
This investment is part of a commitment to expand the apprentice programme by around 75,000 places.
Simon Burns, Minister of State for Health said: “The Coalition Government has made apprenticeships a top priority...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/10-million-investment-in-nhs-apprenticesThu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTChief nursing officer to retire
The Department of Health has announced that the chief nursing officer, Dame Christine Beasley, is to retire.
One of Dame Beasley’s main achievements centered around working towards the end for mixed sex wards.
Sir David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive, said: “Chris has been a great colleague and a highly regarded member of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/chief-nursing-officer-to-retireThu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Employers get online resource
Employers in the NHS who want to ensure the health and wellbeing of their staff now have a new online resource to turn to.
The online resource contains all of the latest evidence in how to maintain and happy and healthy workforce.
Launching NHS well-being at work, Sir David said: “We are facing challenging times in the NHS and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-employers-get-online-resourceThu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCarers to get more help
The government has announced that carers are to be given more support and more breaks, as part of its plans for adult social care, A vision for adult social care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens .
This will include all carers being given a personal budget by 2013. Personal budgets were introduced in 1996 but according to the...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/carers-to-get-more-helpWed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTFlexible NHS development tool launched
A simplified and more flexible Knowledge and Skills Framework has been developed and published by the NHS Staff Council to help NHS staff in their appraisals.
The Knowledge and Skills Framework is the career and pay progression strand of Agenda for Change.
Karen Jennings, Unison’s head of health, said: “Six years after we...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/flexible-nhs-development-tool-launchedWed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS staff put in charge of £900 million
The Department of Health has announced that NHS staff are to be put in charge of social enterprises which have a total value of around £900 million.
This is now the third wave of proposals for social enterprises – the government also pledged an additional £4.4 million to help support the Right to Request scheme, which...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-staff-put-in-charge-of-900-millionWed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCitizens must play key part in healthcare, says Turning Point
Health and social care charity Turning Point has said that citizen involvement will play in a key part in the success of healthcare, as part of the government’s Health Watch.
Citizen advisors will inform and target health services to local needs.
Turning Point’s Chief Executive, Lord Victor Adebowale commented:...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/citizens-must-play-key-part-in-healthcare-says-turning-pointTue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNo pain free solution, says NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has said that the NHS will have to experience a certain amount of pain to deal with the financial challenges it faces.
Jo Webber, deputy director of policy at the NHS Confederation said:
“The NHS faces a cocktail of financial pressures – not least the need to find £15-20 billion in savings over...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/No-pain-free-solution-says-NHS-ConfederationTue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTOnline help for medical students
In an effort to provide extra help to medical students, the General Medical Council has now begun to provide online help to aid their studies.
The programme is called Medical students: Professional values in Action and provides students with quizzes and case studies to test their knowledge on, as they are faced with a number of scenarios...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Online-help-for-medical-studentsTue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC calls for improvements at midlands trust
The Care Quality Commission has called for improvements in ten areas to be made at Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust.
The calls come after a number of unannounced visits to the hospital – but the trust has said that it will respond immediately.
Andrea Gordon, CQC West Midlands Regional Director, said: “While we have...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-calls-for-improvements-at-midlands-trustMon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS at risk from fraud, says UNISON
The public workers union UNISON has said that job cuts could make the NHS a soft target for fraud.
The union has therefore asked the government to go back to the ‘drawing board’ in its efforts to redesign services.
Peter Chapman UNISON Regional Organiser for the Counter Fraud Service CFSMS, said: “These cuts will...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-at-risk-from-fraud-says-unisonMon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTPregnancy smoking connected to repeat offenders, says BMA
Experts have found a link between smoking during pregnancy and the rates of repeat offending in those babies once they grow up into adults.
The results were announced in a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health and were based on a study of 4000 individuals.
The report’s authors: “While we cannot...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/pregnancy-smoking-connected-to-repeat-offenders-says-bmaMon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCommunicating effectively
Advances in information management in laboratory medicine will allow better communication between pathologists in the laboratory and clinicians on the front line, reports Richard Mackillican
Establishing efficient and effective lines of communication between different departments can greatly enhance the quality of care delivered to...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/communicating-effectivelyFri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTEnabling information to flow
Departments throughout the NHS are now waking up to the fact that they need to deliver better outcomes, with less resources in a shorter period of time than ever before and pathology is certainly no exception. National Health Executive spoke to pathology informatics expert Dr Richard Jones to find out how the application of ICT is enabling...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/enabling-information-to-flowFri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTAdult social care standards see 'improvement'
The Care Quality Commission has announced that standards in adult social care are improving but that there is still some way to go.
A report carried out by the CQC has found that standards have improved considerably since 2008 but that more capacity is needed in the market to meet future needs.
CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower said:...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/adult-social-care-standards-see-improvementThu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndependent social workers to care for adults
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that a scheme to use independent social workers to care for young people is to be extended into adult social care.
The proposals mean that these social workers will have more independence in delivering care.
Mr Lansley said: “Putting decision making and power in the hands of...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Independent-social-workers-to-care-for-adultsThu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTMore patients using the internet
The Department of Health has said that more patients than ever are using NHS online resources to find out information on their conditions and to self diagnose.
A study by Imperial College has found that a third of people logging onto www.nhs.uk, did not then go on to book a GP appointment – potentially saving the NHS...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-patients-using-the-internetThu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment plays down Unison survey
The government has attempted to play down the significance of a survey carried out by Unison into the effects of financial difficulties on trusts.
Whilst Unison - who recently took the government to court over its proposed NHS reforms - is concerned that financial pressures will damage healthcare, the government has promised to maintain...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-plays-down-unison-surveyWed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTJunior doctors 'putting patients at risk', says DH
A report into the Foundation Programme by Sir John Collins has found that junior doctors are being forced to carry out tasks which are beyond their competence.
The report also found that some junior doctors were not being properly supervised whilst carrying out their duties – and that patients could have been put at risk.
In...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/junior-doctors-putting-patients-at-risk-says-dhWed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTSelf harm admissions rise over 3 years, according to report
A report by The NHS Information Centre has found that admissions to hospital for self harm injuries rose by 10,000 over three years.
Data from between 2008-2010 also noted that admissions tended to be greater in the summer.
NHS Information Centre Chief Executive Tim Straughan said: “This report highlights self poisoning as the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/self-harm-admissions-rise-over-3-years-according-to-reportWed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTBCS to hold NHS IT debates
The British Computer Society is to hold two open door meetings to debate what should be informatics professional’s response to the Department of Health’s NHS Information Revolution consultation.
Matthew Swindells, Chair of BCS Health, said “The government has outlined their overall plans for the NHS in the white paper...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bcs-to-hold-nhs-it-debatesTue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTHeart attack survival depends on postcode, says study
A study by the University of Leicester has found that a person’s chances of surviving a heart attack can depend on which postcode they live in.
The study – which was looking into the link between hypertension and heart attacks – found that you were more likely to die from a heart attack if you lived in a deprived...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Heart-attack-survival-depends-on-postcode-says-studyTue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew mortality indicator agreed
The NHS is changing its approach towards the way it registers mortality after experts agree a better methodology.
The change comes after a review into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust which prompted some to say that something needed to be done to change mortality indicators.
Ian Dalton, who chaired the review as Chief...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-mortality-indicator-agreedMon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTTrust seeks new board member
The Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a new board member.
CWP Chairman, David Eva, said: “This presents an excellent development opportunity for someone with the appropriate talents to be a part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. As it is a Board level position it is expected to appeal to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-seeks-new-board-memberMon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTWrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust achieving standards, says CQC
Standards in safety and quality at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are being met, according to a report by the Care Quality Commission.
This announcement comes after an investigation by the CQC into quality and standards at the trust.
Sue McMillan, CQC Regional Director for the North West said: “Following a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust-achieving-standards-says-cqcMon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTBeyond cancer
Given that cancer is no longer a death sentence, we need to make sure that people who are living with, or beyond, cancer are able to lead full lives in which their condition is effectively managed, says Ciaran Devine
New figures from the National Cancer Intelligence Network tell us that people with a diagnosis of cancer are living longer....
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Beyond-cancerFri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpread the word
The idea that eLearning can only be used in straightforward applications such as workplace health and safety training is now a thing of the past as health professionals grasp the medium as a way to communicate about more complicated issues, reports Richard Mackillican
Technology has revolutionised the way in which people communicate with...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Spread-the-wordFri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment must rethink immigration cap, says BMA
The Government needs to rethink its plans to introduce an annual cap on immigration to take into account the impact these changes will have of the NHS, according to the BMA.
“The UK relies on doctors from outside the EU to fully staff the NHS,” said Dr Terry John, Chairman of the BMA’s International...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Government-must-rethink-immigration-cap-says-BMAThu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTMost hospitals not equipped for keyhole surgery
Only one in 10 hospitals is fully equipped to carry out minimally-invasive keyhole surgery as safely and effectively as possible, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
The survey found that found that few hospitals have the best equipment and some are using old technology...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/most-hospitals-not-equipped-for-keyhole-surgeryThu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTTB cases reach new high
Data released by The Health Protection Agency show that there were 9,040 cases of tuberculosis in the UK last year, up from just over 8,600 in 2008. This was the highest number of cases for nearly 30 years
Two thirds were among people born outside the UK, mostly in Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
The majority of the rest of the...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/tb-cases-reach-new-highThu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTInformation safety
The National Health Service holds huge amounts of data but are those in charge of the data doing enough to protect it, asks Richard Mackillican
Earlier this year the Information Commissioner’s Office announced that it had received reports of over 1,000 data breaches of which just under a third came from the NHS.
Not only was...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Information-safetyWed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTMake it local
Local procurement has always been an issue for small and medium sized businesses. Although they officer great value to the local community, often providing value for money products, they continue to face huge barriers to getting public sector contracts – winning only 16 per cent, says John Walker
The new government heralds many...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/make-it-localWed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe case for NPfIT 2.0
Experts agree that electronic health records are the key to developing safe, affordable 21st century health care. IT has delivered gains in industries such as finance, commerce and the media. There is widespread dismay and frustration at the slow rate of dissemination of IT in health care. NPfIT was the grand programme that would correct this...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/the-case-for-npfit-20Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTCancer treatment closer to home
Receiving treatment for cancer can be a distressing experience so every effort needs to be made to ensure that facilities are both as comfortable as possible and as close as possible to patients’ communities, reports Richard Mackillican
Part of the modernisation of the health service is about moving care closer to the patients...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cancer-treatment-closer-to-homeTue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTData reveals fewer complications after certain cancer treatments
Figures released by the NHS Information centre have shown that the amount of complications occurring after treatment for oesophago-gastric cancer has reduced in comparison to treatment eight years ago.
Stuart Riley, Consultant Gastroenterologist and member of The British Society of Gastroenterology, said “It is gratifying to see...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Data-reveals-fewer-complications-after-certain-cancer-treatmentsMon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTMore help for parents announced by health secretary
The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has announced that twice as many disadvantaged people – and new mums and dads – will be given access to Family Nurse Partnerships, which work to complement the work of health visitors.
Andrew Lansley said: “Every child deserves the best start in life. The first years of life have a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/more-help-for-parents-announced-by-health-secretaryMon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTUK brain surgery first carried out in Bristol
A UK first was carried out at a private hospital in Bristol, where an expert has managed to repair torn tissue around a women’s spinal nerve.
Professor Hugh Coakham, who carried out the surgery, said: “For years the woman has suffered terrible and debilitating headaches and nausea, but it wasn’t until recently that her...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/UK-brain-surgery-first-carried-out-in-BristolMon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTElderly account for higher use of NHS resources year on year, according to report
A report by the NHS Information Centre has found that the amount of NHS resources being used by the elderly is increasing year on year.
Data from the report showed that hospital stays for the elderly have increased by two thirds over ten years.
NHS Information Centre chief executive Tim Straughan said: “This report gives an...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/elderly-account-for-higher-use-of-nhs-resources-year-on-year-according-to-reportFri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Alliance group gives response to white paper
The NHS Alliance GP Commissioning Federation has published a response to the government’s white paper on NHS reforms, welcoming many parts of it.
The response focuses in the main on how to properly establish consortia and how those consortia can tackle issues around responsibility; accountability, governance and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-Alliance-group-gives-response-to-white-paperFri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS starving the elderly, says report
Elderly NHS patients are being left to starve at some trusts, according to a report by charity Age UK.
The report, Hungry To Be Heard, found that patients were actually being less well nourished than when they came into the hospital.
Age UK director Michelle Mitchell said: ‘The Government must introduce compulsory monitoring....
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-starving-the-elderly-says-reportFri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTRobots used to save people's hearing
The Institution of Mechanical Engineering has announced that it will be show casing the world’s first intelligent micro drill which has the capacity to save some people’s hearing.
The drill can intelligently distinguish between different types of tissues, identify the exact point of perforation and drill autonomously to a...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Robots-used-to-save-peoples-hearingFri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCancer drugs fund confirmed
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that a £200 million Cancer Drugs Fund is now confirmed to come into force from next April.
The fund will provide extra money for cancer drugs between 2011-2013, which the government says will enable more people to gain access to ‘innovative cancer drugs.’
Andrew...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cancer-drugs-fund-confirmedThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGMC to set up support networks
The General Medical Council has announced that it is to set up a series of regional networks to provide local support to doctors and others.
These support networks will have two uses – one group will give advice and support to doctors on revalidation and the others will work with and support to postgraduate deans, medical schools...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-to-set-up-support-networksThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC launches consultation on provider fees
Recently the Care Quality Commission launched a consultation around the fees it charge providers to cover part of its costs.
The consultation will, according to the Care Quality Commission, look to simplify the current system.
Cynthia Bower, CQC’s chief executive, said: “We do not underestimate the impact on providers of...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-launches-consultation-on-provider-feesWed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDoctors sceptical over new reforms, survey finds
A survey carried out by think tank The Kings Fund has found that doctors are sceptical about the government’s proposed NHS reforms.
The results of the survey reveal that less than a quarter of doctors have faith that the reforms will deliver improvements in patient care.
The government can take comfort in that fact that the...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-sceptical-over-new-reforms-survey-findsWed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGMC signs joint-agreement on doctor movement
The General Medical Council has signed a joint-statement with 24 other national medical authorities which sets out how doctor movements can be improved.
Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said: "We really appreciate the Commission's commitment to reviewing the directive and its willingness to listen to our...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gmc-signs-joint-agreement-on-doctor-movementWed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTScottish organ donation campaign launched
The Scottish Government launched its new organ donation campaign yesterday, inviting people to register by phone, text or online. The £590,000 campaign will run for three weeks across TV, radio and the internet.
Scotland already has a high register rate, with 37% of the population signed up to donate, compared to the 29% average in...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-organ-donation-campaign-launchedWed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTRCN appoints deputy president
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed Cecilia Anim as its deputy president. She took up office at the colleges AGM last week.
Commenting on her appointment, Cecilia Anim said: “I am so pleased to have been elected to this role by RCN members, and I am honoured to serve my fellow nurses. I look forward to using my time as Deputy...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/rcn-appoints-deputy-presidentTue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTStudent sentenced over NHS £26,000 fraud
A woman has been given a two year suspended sentence by Peterborough Crown Court for fraud.
The woman, Fadzai Martha Zongoro, lied her way onto a course which was funded by the NHS and was then given a student bursary – the total of these two frauds cost the NHS around £26,000.
Alan McGill, the Investigating Officer for...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/student-sentenced-over-nhs-26000-fraudTue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCervical cancer test numbers falls
Data from the NHS Information Centre has shown a drop in the number of cervical cancer tests being taken.
Despite the number of women taking cervical cancer tests peaked between 2008-09, the number taking the test in 2009-10 has dropped 300,000.
The peak in 2008-09 is thought to be linked to the media publicity around a reality TV...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cervical-cancer-test-numbers-fallsMon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC makes appointment to its board
The Care Quality Commission has reappointed one of its commissioners, Kay Sheldon, to its board.
Ms Sheldon has extensive experience of working within mental health services and was a mental health commissioner for eleven years.
Commenting on her reappointment to the CQC’s board she said: “An important part of my role on...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-makes-appointment-to-its-boardMon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew RCN president to represent the college at the 'highest level'
The newly elected president of the Royal College of Nursing, Andrea Spyropoulos, has made an impassioned speech to college’s AGM.
Apparently speaking without a script, the president thanked her colleagues for all of their help in her election.
The president said that she had never dreamed of reaching such a senior position and...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/new-rcn-president-to-represent-the-college-at-the-highest-levelMon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment announces 4,200 new health visitors
The government has announced a recruitment drive to find 4,200 new health visitors in Britain.
The recruitment drive will approximately double the amount of health visitors currently serving the public.
Public Health Minister Anne Milton said: “Health visitors play such an important role. They give support and advice to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-announces-4200-new-health-visitorsFri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGPs to get commissioning support
The Department of Health has announced that it is to provide GPs with commissioning support packs, which will help GPs in designing and commissioning services.
The support packs will include various tools and templates, which the government says will remove some of the administrative burden from GPs as they go about...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/gps-to-get-commissioning-supportFri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTFunding increases not 'adequate' to deal with 'growing demand', says NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has issued a warning about the financial pressures which organisations within the NHS are facing.
Nigel Edwards, acting chief executive at the NHS Confederation, said: “The country faces very serious financial issues and everybody has to play a part in finding the solution - for that to happen there must be a...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/funding-increases-not-adequate-to-deal-with-growing-demand-says-nhs-confederationWed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTMeasures taken to avoid further blood mistakes
The government has announced the release of a report into mistakes made around blood transfusion.
As a result NHS Blood and Transplant is to adopt measures which will help it to prevent similar situations from occurring again.
Sir Gordon Duff said: "Organ transplantation is a much needed life-saving procedure.
"People who...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/measures-taken-to-avoid-further-blood-mistakesWed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTProposed NHS 'information revolution' welcomed by RCP
The Royal College of Physicians has welcomed the government’s announcement on plans to launch an ‘information revolution’ in the NHS.
Professor John Williams, Director of the Health Informatics Unit at the Royal College of Physicians said: “The government's acknowledgement that the primary use of information should...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/proposed-nhs-information-revolution-welcomed-by-rcpWed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNo plans on generic medicines, says Lord Howe
The health service has no further plans to force generic medicines on patients, claiming that it would be ‘too prescriptive’.
This is despite the fact that up to 85 per cent of prescriptions for medicines are already for generic medicines.
Health Minister, Lord Howe said: “We have listened to the concerns from the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/no-plans-on-generic-medicines-says-lord-howeTue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTRevalidation consultation wins approval
NHS Employers has indicated that it supports the findings of the GMC review into revalidation.
Bill McMillan, head of medical pay and workforce at NHS Employers, said: “The GMC consultation response calls for a process that is simplified and straightforward, and NHS organisations have told us that they welcome this...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/revalidation-consultation-wins-approvalTue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT£4 million boost for carers
The Department of Health has announced that carers are to benefit from a range of new projects designed to improve their skills.
These projects will take over following the cancellation of Caring with Confidence, which the government claims did not produce the desired results.
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said: "Identifying...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/4-million-boost-for-carersMon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS facing 'increasing' pressure
The health service is likely to face increasing pressure, according to experts from the NHS Confederation.
David Stout, director of the NHS Confederation's Primary Care Trust Network, said: "Strong financial planning will be more important than ever in the coming years as we face increasing financial pressures across the...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-facing-increasing-pressureMon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS managers facing possible cuts in Scotland
Scottish health and wellbeing minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that health boards in Scotland have to cut their senior management by around 25 per cent over the next four years.
Her comments came as she spoke at the ruling Scottish National Party’s conference.
She said: "Over the lifetime of the next parliament, health boards...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-managers-facing-possible-cuts-in-scotlandMon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCancer survivor launches new charity
Pancreatic cancer survivor Ali Stunt (44) has launched Pancreatic Cancer Action (PCA) with the express aim of getting more patients diagnosed in time for surgery - the only current option for a cure.
As one of those involved in setting up the very first UK Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week in 2009, Ali sees the need for heightened...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cancer-survivor-launches-new-charityFri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTSkin cancer should be a healthcare priority by 2015, say melanoma experts
Leading skin cancer experts have called for increased coordination between the NHS, local authorities and voluntary groups to change people’s attitudes and behaviour towards sun protection.
This is one of 20 recommendations outlined in the 2015 Skin Cancer Visions report, published by the Melanoma Taskforce, chaired by...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Skin-cancer-should-be-a-healthcare-priority-by-2015-say-melanoma-expertsFri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTChildren account for one in three eating disorder hospital stays
In worrying news, the NHS Information Centre has revealed that its data shows that one in three hospital stays for eating disorders are for children.
The data also shows that the largest number of those stays are for children aged 14-16.
The NHS Information Centre’s chief executive Tim Straughan said: “The report confirms...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Children-account-for-one-in-three-eating-disorder-hospital-staysThu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTMedical community grieve death of Clare Rayner
Many within the medical community have been greatly saddened by the death of broadcaster and former nurse Claire Rayner.
Claire was also vice president of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) for a time.
Gill Winfield from ASBAH said: “From all the coverage in the media, it is clear to see how much of an...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/medical-community-grieve-death-of-clare-raynerThu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTSociety 'should debate' end of life care, says RCP
The issue of end of life care and euthanasia has been hotly debated for many years, with the Royal College of Physicians admitting that it was a subject which should be debated by society.
The College’s president, Sir Richard Thompson, made this statement in response to a notice made by focus group, Dignity in Dying.
He said:...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/society-should-debate-end-of-life-care-says-rcpThu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment to be 'put in court' by Unison
Public sector union, Unison, has announced that that the government is facing a real fight when the union takes it to court over its proposed reforms for the NHS.Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, said: “The NHS does not belong to the Government it belongs to the British people who have a moral and legal right to have their say...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-be-put-in-court-by-unisonTue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTLansley to stamp out 'culture of fear' within NHS
The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has said that whilst he believes the ‘culture of fear’ to be present in a few parts of the NHS, he is dedicated to stamping it out.
Lansley said that these pockets of fear in the health service could ‘deter staff from raising concerns about safety, malpractice or wrongdoing’...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/lansley-to-stamp-out-culture-of-fear-within-nhsTue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Confederation publishes response to white paper
The NHS Confederation has published its response to the government white paper on NHS reform.
The document points out that whilst NHS workers are willing to engage with the government over health reforms, those reforms need to be dealt with carefully in order not to risk damaging patient care.
Nigel Edwards, acting chief executive of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-confederation-publishes-response-to-white-paperTue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTRaise concerns over quality of care, RCN tells members
The Royal College of Nursing has told its members to keep raising concerns over the quality of care, if they are worried about standards dropping.
The college has provided a dedicated online reporting form and telephone services, where its members can report any conditions which they feel are not satisfactory.
Janet Davies, the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/raise-concerns-over-quality-of-care-rcn-tells-membersTue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTReview finds value in Summary Care Records
The Department of Health has announced that a review into Summary care Records has found that they ‘ will prove valuable for patients needing emergency care’.
Health Minister, Simon Burns, said: “I am pleased that a consensus has emerged about the importance of the SCR in supporting safe patient care, as long as the core...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/review-finds-value-in-summary-care-recordsTue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTHealthy Start scheme to include frozen vegetables
The Department of Health has said that eligible families will now be able to use their Healthy Start vouchers to buy frozen vegetables as well as fresh ones.
Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley said: “We’re looking at including frozen fruit and vegetables in the Healthy Start scheme.
“Healthy Start helps...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/healthy-start-scheme-to-include-frozen-vegetablesMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS leader wins top accolade - again
Dr Patrick Geoghegan, chief executive of the South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, who was named NHS leader of the year 2009, has won another award.
Dr Geoghegan has been given the the JW Starkey Silver Medal Award by the Royal Society for Public Health, in respect of his ‘outstanding achievement and significant...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-leader-wins-top-accolade--againMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTProminent organisations come together over GP Commissioning
The Centre for Public Scrutiny and the NHS Alliance have come together to release a paper on GP Commissioning.
The paper, Towards transparent, inclusive and accountable GP Commissioning, has said that to be truly effective GP commissioning must be truly accountable to the public.
Suggestions that it makes include having councillors...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Prominent-organisations-come-together-over-GP-CommissioningMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS looks to interim to deliver against a backdrop of change
Jason Atkinson explores the challenges facing public sector healthcare and the valuable role interim management has to play in helping the sector to deliver real business solutions
Today, the NHS faces more pressure than ever to deliver a wide range of services for increasingly tight budgets. That means meeting demand for even higher...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-looks-to-interim-to-deliver-against-a-backdrop-of-changeFri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTTowards marketisation
The choice agenda is pushing NHS organisations toward a new world in which they will openly compete for the provision of health care services in England. To balance commercial savvy with common sense, NHS leaders will need to look both at the commercial sector and at themselves, says Darren Leech
This concept of marketisation represents a...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/towards-marketisationFri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTYou'll never work alone
Ensuring the safety of lone workers
What do NHS lone workers need to protect them? Robust risk assessments? Effective policies? Reliable communications? Effective emergency procedures? Safety training? The answer is all of them, says Simon Whitehorn
NHS staff face a wide range of risks to their safety and efforts have been made to...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/youll-never-work-aloneFri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNumber of people subject to mental health restrictions increasing, says report
A report by the NHS Information Centre has found that more and more people are being subjected to restrictions under the Mental Health Act.
The report which looks at the number of inpatients being detained under the Act found an increase of around 3.4 per cent, on last year’s figures.
Chief executive of The NHS Information...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/number-of-people-subject-to-mental-health-restrictions-increasing-says-reportThu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTWeight loss woman speaks out against critics
A woman who received £28,000 worth of weight loss treatment on the NHS has spoken out against critics of the treatment.
Roxanne Ayling, 22, has said that the expensive treatments given to her will actually save money for the NHS in the long run.
She told reporters: “Some people say weight-loss surgery and cosmetic surgery...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/weight-loss-woman-speaks-out-against-criticsThu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS to track more infections
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that patients are to be given more information around the number of healthcare associated infections at hospitals.
This will mean that hospitals will to report on infections, such as Meticillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (MSSA) and E. coli.
Mr Lansley said: "Patients deserve the...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-to-track-more-infectionsWed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTSurvey shows support for GP Commissioning
The NHS Alliance has commissioned a survey which found support for GP commissioning amongst both doctors and PCT managers, but that they simply differed on its implementation strategy.
Dr Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance, said: “This is an important survey which shows that we need to get the details right for...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/survey-shows-support-for-gp-commissioningWed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTUnison attacks NHS reforms, again
Following health secretary Andrew Lansley’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, public service union Unison has again launched an attack on plans to reform the NHS.
General secretary of the union, David Prentis, said: “The public should not be fooled. Lansley’s plans for the NHS signal the biggest overhaul of...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unison-attacks-nhs-reforms-againWed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDepression and distress going undetected, according to study
A study has shown that nursing staff have trouble picking up on signs of depression and distress in patients.
The study, carried out by University of Leicester, reportedly showed that nurses were not being given enough mental health training.
Dr Mitchell, of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/depression-and-distress-going-undetected-according-to-studyTue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTEngaging GPs holds key to coalition health reforms say leading health organisations
Plans by the coalition government to give GPs power and responsibility for holding real budgets and commissioning health services on behalf of their local communities have the potential to help improve care, but will need time and careful design if they are to be successful.
That is the verdict of six national organisations that have...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/engaging-gps-holds-key-to-coalition-health-reforms-say-leading-health-organisationsTue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTHelp to get patients back home, announced by government
The government has announced a £70 million package of funding to pay for people to have extra help in adjusting to going home after a stay in hospital.
Andrew Lansley said: “From next April, the NHS will have new responsibilities for people’s care needs for 30 days after they leave hospital.
“This new funding...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/help-to-get-patients-back-home-announced-by-governmentTue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS spurns private healthcare providers, according to Civitas report
A number of senior staff in the NHS are potentially denying patients better treatment because they are not taking into account private sector suppliers, according to a new report by think tank Civitas.
The report found that many doctors were ignoring representatives from private sector providers, because of an apparent ‘loyalty to...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-spurns-private-healthcare-providers-according-to-civitas-reportMon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNurses express concern over NHS reform plans
The Royal College of Nurses has said that it is concerned over certain aspects of the government’s plans to reform the National Health Service.
The college has said that whilst it supports many aspects of the government’s plans, it believes that staff need to be more thoroughly consulted on changes.
Dr Peter Carter, the...
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407http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nurses-express-concern-over-nhs-reform-plansMon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTAchieving savings in commissioning controversy
After an unparalleled period of funding and growth, the NHS is now looking to make large scale efficiencies and one of the first places to start is the commissioning process. Richard Mackillican talks to Mike Ramsden
Commissioning is a controversial subject at the best of times but even those who espouse the value of commissioning in the...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Achieving-savings-in-commissioning-controversyFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC lifts registration condition on Mid Essex NHS Services Trust
The Care Quality Commission has said that Mid Essex Services NHS Trust has now made the necessary improvements to cleanliness and infection control, which allow it to lift the condition it had imposed on the trust's registration.
CQC imposed this condition on the 1 st of April, when it introduced a tough new registration system for NHS...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-lifts-registration-condition-on-Mid-Essex-NHS-Services-Trust-Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC lifts registration condition on Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The Care Quality Commission said that Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has made improvements to ensure that the needs of people who use its services are properly assessed and that their care plans are kept up-to-date.
CQC will now lift one of two conditions it had imposed on the trust on 1 April, when it introduced a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-lifts-registration-condition-on-Surrey-and-Borders-Partnership-NHS-Foundation-TrustFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDame Jo Williams becomes CQC chair
It has been announced that Dame Jo Williams is to take over as chair of the Care Quality Commission.
The appointment comes after an independent recruitment exercise by the Appointments Commission.
Commenting on her appointment, Dame Jo Williams said: “I am delighted to be appointed Chair of CQC – but I don't underestimate...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Dame-Jo-Williams-becomes-CQC-chairFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDealing With Doctors' Dilemmas: Website Aims To Help Doctors Treat Patients Towards The End Of Life
The GMC has updated its Good Medical Practice in Action website with a brand new set of scenarios targeting the ethical dilemmas that doctors find the most trickiest to deal with.
326 doctors took part in an online BMJ poll [i] commissioned earlier this year, voting on the situations they felt most worried about in their career....
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/dealing-with-doctors-dilemmas-website-aims-to-help-doctors-treat-patients-towards-the-end-of-lifeFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDepartment of Health takes over nutrition policy
In an effort to improve the nation’s diet, the Department of Health will take over responsibility for nutrition policy.
This will mean that health officials from the department will now work directly with manufacturers to reduce the amount of unhealthy ingredients in our food.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “I am...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/department-of-health-takes-over-nutrition-policyFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDevon NHS Partnership Trust told to improve by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has told the Devon NHS Partnership Trust to improve its operations or face formal enforcement action.
Ian Biggs, Regional Director of CQC in the South West said: “In taking any kind of enforcement action our main consideration is the need to drive improvements which will benefit people who use...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Devon-NHS-Partnership-Trust-told-to-improve-by-CQCFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTDoctors and nurses, may I have your attention?
As the elderly population of the UK continues to grow, the NHS must find new ways in which to deal with increased demand on its services.
Part of growing old for many includes the need for assistance and whilst the elderly are in the care of the NHS, they need to have the capability to attract staff’s attention when assistance is...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doctors-and-nurses-may-I-have-your-attentionFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGood leadership and management key to patient safety, says Commission
The Healthcare Commission has urged boards of all NHS trusts in England to heed the lessons from serious failings in healthcare services.
It highlighted the importance of good leadership, effective management and systematic use of information.
The Learning from Investigations report reviewed all investigations undertaken by the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Good-leadership-and-management-key-to-patient-safety-says-CommissionFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment allocates £50 million for cancer drugs
The government has confirmed that £50 million has been granted to give people better access to cancer drugs.
The move comes after years of controversy over which cancer drugs are given funding by the health service and is aimed at buying drugs which were not already available on the NHS.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said:...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Government-allocates-£50-million-for-cancer-drugsFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTHealthcare watchdog to cross-check NHS performance as trusts make declarations on standards
More trusts tell Healthcare Commission they fully meet standards in first stage of annual NHS assessment
The Healthcare Commission has said it will carry out a thorough check of the accuracy of NHS trusts’ declarations on how they have performed in meeting the government’s standards for healthcare.
For the second year...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Healthcare-watchdog-to-cross-check-NHS-performance-as-trusts-make-declarations-on-standardsFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTKeeping the status quo is not an option
If the NHS is to survive one of its toughest financial challenges yet, the coalition government needs to move quickly towards clinically led commissioning, says the NHS Alliance.
Developing GP Commissioning - a new form of local clinically led and empowered commissioning, a paper published by the NHS Alliance, argues that partnerships...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/keeping-the-status-quo-is-not-an-optionFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTMid-Staffs enquiry could cost £1 million, says chief executive
A public inquiry into failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust could end up costing the trust £1 million, according to the trust’s chief executive, Anthony Sumara.
Mr Sumara told the BBC: “£1m would open a ward for a year, it would get you 30 nurses for a year.
“Don't forget if you're paying...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/mid-staffs-enquiry-could-cost-1-million-says-chief-executive-Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTSecond year world class commissioning scores show significant improvement by PCTs
Figures from the second year of the world class commissioning programme show major improvements have been made by primary care trusts in strategic planning, financial control, engagement with local communities, and procurement and contracting skills.
An examination of the majority (146 out of 152 PCTs) of PCTs’ world class...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/second-year-world-class-commissioning-scores-show-significant-improvement-by-pcts-Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTUnited Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust under CQC review
Following a review into standards at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Care Quality Commission has urged the trust to improve in several key areas.
Andrea Gordon, CQC regional director, said: “During our inspection of Lincoln County Hospital we were pleased to see examples of people receiving really good quality care...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/United-Lincolnshire-Hospitals-NHS-Trust-under-CQC-reviewFri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS launches flu campaign
The Department of Health has issued a plea to the public to not underestimate the effects of seasonal flu and to take necessary action to protect their health.
Professor David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health said: “This year, the swine flu virus will be one of the most common types of flu going around...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-launches-flu-campaignThu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Lothian tops cancer care statistics
Figures released by ISD Scotland have confirmed that NHS Lothian has provided the most prompt cancer treatment, following diagnosis.
The statistics showed that only 5 patients had not been treated within two months of diagnosis, since the beginning of 2010.
The health board’s chief operating officer for acute services, Jackie...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-lothian-tops-cancer-care-statisticsThu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment to increase accountability around dementia care
The government has announced that it plans to hold local health organisations to account over the quality of their dementia services.
Health minister Paul Burstow said: “Dementia is one of the most important issues that we face as our population ages.
“We spend £8.2 billion a year caring for those affected. In this...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-to-increase-accountability-around-dementia-careWed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNational health bodies tackle efficiency
Three major health bodies have come to together to discuss how the NHS could be run more efficiently.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Healthcare Financial Management Association and NHS Confederation have all come together to release a joint paper, Improving quality and productivity in the NHS whilst facing the financial pressures...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/National-health-bodies-tackle-efficiencyWed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTRight time, right place
A recent survey has found that NHS staff waste huge amounts of time and therefore resources trying to locate equipment. National Health Executive spoke to Neil Lawrence to find out how RFID can help staff to save time and make savings
Because trusts now have no choice but find efficiencies, it has become crucial that they explore every...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/right-time-right-placeWed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTFacilitating change
The demands put upon facilities managers in the NHS has changed beyond recognition over the last twenty years, reports Richard Mackillican
“Facilities management didn’t exist in its current form twenty years ago,” says Tim Litherland, national chairman of the Health Estate Facilities Management Association. “There...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Facilitating-changeTue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment statement on A&E closures
Following a number of reports concerning A&E closures, the government has confirmed that A&E will only operate if staffing levels are ‘sufficient’. However, a Department of Health spokesperson said: “The number of doctors choosing to specialise in A&E is rising. “Opportunities to pursue non-training grades...
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418http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/government-statement-on-ae-closuresTue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTIt's on the menu.
In a move to give the public more information about the food they eat whilst dining out, the health secretary has called for restaurants to give calorie counts on menus.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “Our aim is to give people the help and advice they need to adopt a healthy lifestyle. And I want to make it as easy as...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/its-on-the-menuTue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTGovernment launches cancer campaign
A minister from the Department of Health has indicated that the government will be launching a major awareness campaign next year to alert people to the early signs of cancer.
Care services minister Paul Burstow said: “Cancer affects us all. We all have a story of someone we love battling the disease. Our aim is simple — we...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Government-launches-cancer-campaignMon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNICE calls for incentives to be healthy slammed
Calls by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to give people with unhealthy lifestyles incentives, including cash and toys for children, has been attacked by many who say the schemes are a waste of money.
Fiona McEvoy from the TaxPayers' Alliance told The Telegraph: "Bribing people to lose weight or quit smoking is nothing but a...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nice-calls-for-incentives-to-be-healthy-slammedMon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTUnison backed Ed Miliband wins leadership race
Union favourite Ed Miliband has won the Labour leadership battle and will now lead the party in opposition.
Public service union Unison was quick to congratulate the leader, with Unison General Secretary, Dave Prentis, saying: “Congratulations to Ed on being elected leader of the Labour Party. Unison backed Ed Miliband because of...
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405http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/unison-backed-ed-miliband-wins-leadership-raceMon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTIntegrated sustainability in Oldham
Budgetary pressures and environmental responsibilities are now important considerations which must be taken into account when engineering NHS facilities and services. This is reflected in NHS Oldham’s new facilities, reports Richard Mackillican
The Oldham Integrated Care Centre opened in November last year and is now one of the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/integrated-sustainability-in-oldhamFri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTIt's the little things that count
As the NHS prepares for a period of austerity, patient safety is a subject which is more relevant than ever, with the safety of the most vulnerable of patients becoming paramount. This is why the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has invested in a security system to keep all of its new born babies safe and sound...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/its-the-little-things-that-countFri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTHospital to close A&E and maternity services over winter
An NHS hospital in south London will be close its A&E and maternity departments over the winter period because of patient safety concerns.
The hospital’s chief has blamed this on a lack of staff, because of uncertainty about whether those services will stay open in the long run – they had been earmarked for closure by the...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/hospital-to-close-ae-and-maternity-services-over-winterThu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS denies nursing care to war veteran
A Second World War veteran has been denied NHS nursing care because apparently he is not ‘ill enough’, despite having cancer in various parts of his body.
Former RAF Sergeant Bernard Warren has been cared for by h is wife Tricia for over six years, but now she feels that he requires dedicated NHS care. However, this has not...
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413http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-denies-nursing-care-to-war-veteranThu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTBeggars in the market
Whatever might be said about the rest of the NHS, we do have very good secondary mental health services. But the NHS is changing radically and Dr Martin Elphick believes the business processes of mental health services are not well enough prepared for the competitive health market
The quality of British services compared to other...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/beggars-in-the-marketWed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTCleaning up the NHS
The issue of cleanliness in the health service has and always will be key to delivering high quality patient care. Despite this, there have been many cases where Trusts have let patients down by not maintaining the cleanliness of their facilities and equipment. National Health Executive asked Andrew Large how the situation could be...
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408http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cleaning-up-the-NHSWed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew bowel cancer pill hope
A study is being carried out by Leeds University which is looking into ways to prevent bowel cancer.
The study involves looking at the effect of pills made of aspirin and fish oil.
Trial lead, Leeds University's Professor Mark Hull, said: "A major advantage of EPA and aspirin is that they are both safe, have few side effects and they...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-bowel-cancer-pill-hopeWed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNICE calls for antenatal classes for teens
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has announced that it believes that the NHS needs to provide antenatal classes in schools and colleges for young mothers.
Deputy Chief Executive Dr Gillian Leng said: “Expectant mothers need support throughout their pregnancy yet some groups of women do not access, or continue to...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NICE-calls-for-antenatal-classes-for-teensWed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTHealth technology in the home
New remote monitoring services are helping patients with long-term conditions feel better, have fewer hospital admissions and have even helped to save a life, reports Niki McGrath
Over 150 patients across east and north Birmingham are now benefiting from an assistive technology machine in their home which allows them to easily record...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/health-technology-in-the-homeTue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTIs the government serious about GP commissioning, asks NHS Alliance
Members of the NHS Alliance have questioned whether the government is serious about handing over control to GPs, saying that the decisions within the NHS need to be made in the consultation room, not the Department for Health headquarters.
Dr Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance, said: “There was a feeling amongst those...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/is-the-government-serious-about-gp-commissioning-asks-nhs-allianceTue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT9000 public sector workers earn more than the Prime Minister
A study carried out for the BBC has found that around 9000 public sector workers, including those from the NHS, earn more than the Prime Minister.
These figures come at a time when public sector unions are calling for co-ordinated strikes to stop reductions in public spending.
Adam Marshall, of the British Chambers of Commerce, told...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/9000-public-sector-workers-earn-more-than-the-prime-ministerMon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTGetting straight to the point
Point-of-care testing offers clinicians a fast and convenient way to carry out a variety of tests and is set to increase in the future, reports Richard Mackillican
There are many situations in the day to day running of the NHS where clinicians are forced to act quickly in order to deliver the best patient care. This is where point-of-care...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Getting-straight-to-the-pointMon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTMoving Scotland forward
The dust may be beginning to settle after the Westminster poll but there is little let up for Scotland. We now have our sights trained on the 2011 election to the Scottish Parliament where health is again bound to be a focus for debate, says Dr Brian Keighley
Every five years or so the political football that is the National Health...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/moving-scotland-forwardMon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTPrimary Health Care In The Spotlight At Three-Day Conference
Research into how primary health care is delivered to patients will come under the spotlight at a three-day conference being held at the University of East Anglia this week.
The latest research into diagnosis, treatment and care for people with conditions including dementia, diabetes, stroke, depression, arthritis, and cancer will all be...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/primary-health-care-in-the-spotlight-at-three-day-conferenceMon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTTrust to use mosaic to overcome anxiety
Staff at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust have been using the art form of mosaic as a form of therapy which helps some patients to deal with their anxiety.
Patients and staff have completed a large group mosaic project, which was has been hung over the door of the ADRU service unit.
Dr David Veale, ADRU Consultant...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/trust-to-use-mosaic-to-overcome-anxietySun, 19 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTA slight correction
Due to a contextual error in a recent a story about the current state of finances at NHS Lothian, National Health Executive would like to apologise for any confusion caused by that story.
The issue is that until a new funding formula being used by the Scottish government to fund health boards is fully implemented – which is likely...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/a-slight-correctionFri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS trust using surfing to help treatment
In an effort to help patients with mental health issues, Cornwall Primary Care Trust has begun offering surfing lessons.
Despite drawing a little criticism, the trust is confident that the activity can give real benefits to patients with certain conditions.
A spokesperson for the PCT, said: "It's a long-established body of evidence...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-trust-using-surfing-to-help-treatmentFri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTBCS welcomes IT flexibility for trusts
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has welcomed the government’s stance on allowing trusts more flexibility in their IT arrangements.
Matthew Swindells, Chair of BCS Health, said, "BCS welcomes a more flexible approach to the national programme, but urges the Department of Health to ensure that this is a step towards the...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/bcs-welcomes-it-flexibility-for-trustsThu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTGoing green
Acting in a more environmental way will be key to the future sustainability of the NHS and while technology can hold the key to reducing carbon emissions and increasing efficiency, the way in which that technology is used will also be crucial. With this in mind, National Health Executive spoke to environmental IT expert,Oliver Skertchlyto find...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/going-greenThu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTKennedy review reveals 'scale of issues', by according to Lansley
The government has revealed its plans on how it intends to improve health services for young people, in a document called ‘ Achieving Equity and Excellence for Children’.
The document was launched at the same time as a report put together by Sir Ian Kennedy, which looked into the quality of health services for children and...
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411http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Kennedy-review-reveals-scale-of-issues-by-according-to-LansleyThu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTDoing more with less
A group of eminent clinicians has arranged a conference, with the aim of tackling some of the challenges facing the NHS.
The conference, Doing More With Less, is to be held at the City Inn, Manchester on the 5 th October and will cover a number of measures which can be taken by trusts to increase their efficiency, whilst driving up...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Doing-more-with-lessWed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTScottish ambulances making savings
The ambulance service in Scotland has been able to make savings after its ambulance crews have begun to reduce the amount of patients they take to hospital. Often the crews will arrive to find patients who are not in need of hospital treatment, but can be treated by the crews at the scene. Dr George Crooks, medical director of the Scottish...
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409http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scottish-ambulances-making-savingsWed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTCharge for NHS services, says professor
In a highly controversial move, a professor from the University of Stirling has suggested that the NHS in Scotland should charge patients to a see a doctor and to stay over night in hospitals.
The proposals mirror the Swedish healthcare system.
Professor David Bell said: “While Sweden’s public services are usually thought...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/charge-for-nhs-services-says-professorTue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Highland reviewing homoeopathy funding
Following a BBC investigation into the use of NHS funded homeopathy, a health board in Scotland is considering removing funding for the controversial practice.
NHS Highland’s chief operating officer Elaine Mead told the BBC: “It is important that NHS Highland can demonstrate the quality and clinical effectiveness of all of the...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-highland-reviewing-homoeopathy-fundingTue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTOlder people with HIV face multiple disadvantages, study finds
People with HIV aged 50 and over are now set to live into later life, thanks to medical advances, but are substantially more disadvantaged than their peers in the general population.
According to ‘50 Plus’, the first national study of ageing and HIV, launched tomorrow in Vienna at AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/older-people-with-hiv-face-multiple-disadvantages-study-findsTue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTLocum worker jailed for fraud
A locum worker who duped his bosses out of £23,000 by double charging it for his work has received a 15 month prison sentence.
John Robert Cross of Swale, North Yorkshire pleaded guilty on two counts of False Accounting.
Allan Carter, Head of Operations, NHS Counter Fraud Service, said today: “We are pleased that the...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Locum-worker-jailed-for-fraudSat, 11 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT'Absolute travesty' in dementia home care
Substandard home care for people with dementia will result in 50,000 of them being forced into care homes and hospitals unnecessarily, a new report alleges.
The Alzheimer’s Society said today that a quarter of a million people with dementia are being let down by care and support that fails to meet their needs.
The report...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/absolute-travesty-in-dementia-home-careFri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTAlzheimer's drugs decision welcomed by clinicians and campaigners
People with early Alzheimer’s will get drugs on the NHS after a NICE decision to extend their use.
Three drugs previously restricted to moderate-to-severe symptoms will now be available to slow the progression of the illness, and another used in research trials now for those with severe or moderate symptoms.
The drugs are...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/alzheimers-drugs-decision-welcomed-by-clinicians-and-campaignersThu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTBenefits changes may cause "anxiety" but could help others
Changes planned by the Government to state benefits, health and social care services may have an “anxiety provoking” impact on some people who already have fragile mental health.
However the changes may help others with similiar mental health conditions succeed in securing employment says a senior Sussex NHS manager.
Some...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/benefits-changes-may-cause-anxiety-but-could-help-othersThu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTPeople with severe mental illness 12 times more likely to commit suicide
People with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are 12 times more likely to commit suicide than average, according to research released today by King’s Health Partners.
The research found that the rate of suicide was highest in the first year following diagnosis (12 times national average) and that high...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/People-with-severe-mental-illness-12-times-more-likely-to-commit-suicideThu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTTo lease or not to lease?
For trusts with little capital, leasing offers a way of acquiring new technology to improve both patient care and outcomes, reports Richard Mackillican
The next few years are going to stretch many trusts to the very limits of their spending capacity, as they strive to deliver better care for less.
This has means that trusts must...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/To-lease-or-not-to-leaseTue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTSir David Nicholson sets out commissioning plan
The chief executive of the NHS has written to managers, laying out how he wants the transfer to GP Consortia led commissioning to unfold.
In the letter Sir David warns against repeating mistakes from the past: “There is significant work in designing the new system, on which we want your full participation, but we must not allow that...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/sir-david-nicholson-sets-out-commissioning-planMon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTRegulator to drive mental health improvements
The Care Quality Commission has said that it is going to use its powers to improve the services given to patients who are subject to the Mental Health Act, after identifying a number of areas where services were lacking.
Cynthia Bower, CQC’s Chief Executive, said: “Staff and managers who work in mental health services...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/regulator-to-drive-mental-health-improvementsSun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTPeople with mental illness receive inadequate mass screening for the prevention of medical conditions
New research from the University of Leicester and the Leicestershire Partnership Trust (UK) shows that people with mental illness are receiving lower levels of preventive medical screening compared with the general population.
Dr Alex Mitchell, of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester, led...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/People-with-mental-illness-receive-inadequate-mass-screening-for-the-prevention-of-medical-conditions-Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTFree for all?
Want to work with your staff to get better value for money and improve your patients’ experience? Unleash their spirituality, says Richard Harlow
In spite of these times of financial austerity, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recently honoured its commitment to sponsor its third conference exploring how spirituality, art...
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414http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Free-for-allTue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew permanent secretary for health announced
The Department of Health has announced the appointment of its new permanent secretary, Una O’Brien.
Commenting on her new role, Una O’Brien said: “I’m very proud to have been asked to lead a Department with such a fine record and great people.
“Health is an issue that touches the lives of every person in...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/New-permanent-secretary-for-health-announcedMon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTChallenges can be overcome through improvement and innovation
Bernard Crump, chief executive of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, on the challenges facing the NHS and the steps being taken by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to help overcome them.
I’m regularly asked about the challenges facing today’s NHS. What do I think they are? What is the root cause...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Challenges-can-be-overcome-through-improvement-and-innovationSun, 09 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTAdvancing the battle
Much progress has been made in the NHS's approach to the treatment of cancer in the last decade but there is still much more than can be done. National Health Executive asked Professor Sir Michael Richards how that approach will continue to evolve through the use of increasingly sophisticated technology and treatments
Statistics show that...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Advancing-the-battleSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTBetter treatments and recession can lead to better cancer care
A joint briefing by the NHS Confederation and Macmillan Cancer Support shows how, as cancer is an increasingly survivable disease, care can be improved so it is better for patients and more efficient.
As cancer becomes an increasingly survivable disease, NHS organisations will need to change the way patients are cared for and take...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Better-treatments-and-recession-can-lead-to-better-cancer-careSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTCutting ageism out of cancer treatment
Breakthrough Breast Cancer has launched a campaign to open the debate around age equality in breast cancer and to call for breast cancer treatment to be based on clinical need rather than age, says Jeremy Hughes
Michael Marmot’s report ‘Fair Society, Healthy Lives’ presents a challenging picture of the health...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Cutting-ageism-out-of-cancer-treatmentSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTLondon's First High-Definition CT Scanner Is A Real Gem
The Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone has installed London’s first high definition, low dose Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner, the Discovery CT750 HD from GE Healthcare. The hospital’s extensive diagnostic imaging facilities will be enhanced further with the scanner, which uses exceptional GE Gemstone™ technology to...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/londons-first-high-definition-ct-scanner-is-a-real-gemSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTMapping cancer
New figures from the National Cancer Intelligence Network show that more people are living with and beyond cancer.
The report, launched by Macmillan Cancer Support, shows the variation across the UK in the number of people alive after a cancer diagnosis in the last one, five and ten years. These data highlighting cancer prevalence are...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mapping-cancerSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTTackling age discrimination in breast cancer services
Jeremy Hughes , CEO of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, explains why the charity has launched its Every Chance campaign to open the debate around age equality in breast cancer and called for breast cancer treatment to be based on clinical need rather than age
Michael Marmot’s report Fair Society, Healthy Lives presents a challenging...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Tackling-age-discrimination-in-breast-cancer-servicesSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe heart of the problem
The quality of cardiac care in Britain has risen dramatically over the last decade due in no small part to the publication of the national service framework for coronary heart disease in 2000, reports Richard Mackillican
Since the publication of the national service framework for coronary heart disease in 2000, there has been a huge...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-heart-of-the-problemSat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTCar parking reforms under review
The government has said that plans to scrap car parking charges at hospitals are still under review, with a decision to be made at a later date.
Health minister Simon Burns said: "For a long time we have been unconvinced that Labour's car parking idea was properly funded and practical.
"We will publish a response to the NHS car...
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415http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Car-parking-reforms-under-reviewFri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTA tall order
As primary care in Britain stands on the brink of the largest leadership shake-up for a decade, National Health Executive asks Dr Mike Burrows what kind of leadership PCTs will have to provide to ensure that the transfer of responsibility to GP consortia goes as smoothly as possible
Whether they want it or not, GPs have been given the...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/A-tall-orderThu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe road ahead
This is an extraordinary time to become president of England’s oldest medical royal college because the recent publication of the health white paper Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS signals one of the most radical re-organisations of the NHS, says Sir Richard Thompson
As expected, almost every part of the NHS will see...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/The-road-aheadThu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC lifts registration conditions on Tameside NHS Foundation Trust
CQC lifts registration conditions on Tameside NHS Foundation Trust. Regulator says it will continue to check improvements.
The Care Quality Commission said Tameside NHS Foundation Trust had made necessary improvements to staffing levels and co-ordination of staffing rosters.
CQC said it would now lift the two conditions it had...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-lifts-registration-conditions-on-Tameside-NHS-Foundation-TrustSun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS performance is improving, says Healthcare Commission
Commission to act on organisations “weak” on quality of services
Walker challenges “fair” trusts to reach standards of the best
The Healthcare Commission has published performance ratings for all NHS trusts in England, showing overall improvement in quality of services and use of resources.
In its second...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-performance-is-improving-says-healthcare-commissionSun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS faces 'greatest ever' challenge, warns NHS Confederation
Launching the NHS Confederation's breifing 'dealing with the downturn' using the evidence, NHS Confederation acting chief executive Nigel Edwards said there was no silver bullet to allow the NHS to make all the savings it needed.
The NHS Confederation has warned that the NHS needs to rise to its greatest ever challenge if it is to...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-faces-greatest-ever-challenge-warns-NHS-Confederation-Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS trust appoints interim chief executive
NHS Suffolk has announced that it has seconded an interim chief executive, following the resignation of its last leader.
Dr Paul Watson will begin his secondment in October and has said that he is very happy to have been offered the role.
He told the BBC: “It is an immense privilege to be taking on this role.
He continued:...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/NHS-trust-appoints-interim-chief-executiveMon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTCQC reports significant improvements at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, but says further work needed
The Care Quality Commission has acknowledged significant improvements at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and announced that it would lift five of the six conditions imposed on its registration.
Publishing a review of care at the trust, which evaluates progress in implementing recommendations from the March 2009 investigation report...
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412http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/CQC-reports-significant-improvements-at-Mid-Staffordshire-NHS-Foundation-Trust-but-says-further-work-needed-Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTFrom floristry to botany
Learning and development is about providing good quality and appropriate learning in a timely fashion to managers and staff as and when they need it. This means moving away from simply providing training to facilitating learning, in its widest possible form, says Mark Cole
Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/from-floristry-to-botanyFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTGMC will be flexible and pragmatic
The GMC has reassured doctors that it will be flexible and pragmatic in applying rules about when professional examinations can be taken.
This promise was contained in a joint statement from the GMC and a range of key organisations which sets out an action plan for addressing a number of concerns on this subject which have been raised by...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/GMC-will-be-flexible-and-pragmaticFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTLearning to use technology: using technology to learn
The National Programme for IT is the biggest civilian IT project in the world, aiming to connect every NHS organisation in England and eventually providing linked health records for all 50 million plus NHS patients in England. Whilst the technical logistics of such an undertaking are undeniably impressive, so too is the human dimension....
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/learning-to-use-technology-using-technology-to-learnFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTMersey revalidation appraisal pilot completed
The RCP piloted the GMC Appraisal Framework in secondary care in the Mersey region on behalf of the Revalidation Support Team and the report was presented to the UK Programme Board.
The pilot included an exploration of what supporting information might be available and of the new appraisal process, and was supported by an electronic...
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416http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Mersey-revalidation-appraisal-pilot-completedFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTNHS Trust shortlisted for 'National Business Award'
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) has been announced as the only NHS Trust in the country to be nominated for a 'National Business Award'.
CWP - who provides mental health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services in Cheshire and Wirral - have been nominated for a ‘Health, Work and Well-being...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/nhs-trust-shortlisted-for-national-business-awardFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTReview of future of Dr Foster Intelligence
The future of Dr Foster Intelligence, one of the UK’s main providers of information, analysis and targeted communications to health and social care organisations, is under review, the Department of Health and Dr Foster Holdings LLP has been announced.
The review will explore strategic options for the future of Dr Foster Intelligence...
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419http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Review-of-future-of-Dr-Foster-IntelligenceFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTScoping your future workforce
Imagine a system which offers a way for healthcare managers to identify their ideal workforce, the skills they need to deliver new and emerging services and structure future training and development needs. Does it sound too good to be true? Not according to Christina Pond, executive director of standards and qualifications at Skills for Health...
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406http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/scoping-your-future-workforceFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTWeak role of GPs is undermining maternity care
GPs’ lack of involvement in maternity care is undermining the care of pregnant women and their families, according to a report published for The King’s Fund’s Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice in England.
GPs’ role in maternity care has all but disappeared over the past 30 years, with recent policy and...
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410http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Weak-role-of-GPs-is-undermining-maternity-careFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTWoman who has suffered nine miscarriages complains about IVF decision
An NHS trust has had a formal complaint made against it for refusing a second round of IVF treatment by a woman who has suffered nine miscarriages and a stillbirth.
The woman, Deborah Harris, has alleged that the trust has refused her appeal to be given a second round of IVF treatment was refused before a letter from her doctor, which...
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417http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com:80/Health-Care-News/Woman-who-has-suffered-nine-miscarriages-complains-about-IVF-decisionFri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTRuntime Error
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