All Health Service Journal articles in 11 November 2010 – Page 2
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NewsEx-Mid Staffs chief executive 'may not appear'
The former chief executive of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust may not appear at the public inquiry into the care provided at the organisation due to ill health.
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NewsCall to slash Scotland's 22 health boards
It is “impossible to justify” Scotland’s 22 health boards, Labour has said.
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NewsNHS Choices site 'saves millions'
Encouraging people to self-diagnose via the NHS Choices website saves the health service millions of pounds every year, according to a newly published study.
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NewsSmoking cessation rates 'follow economy downwards'
The rate at which people are quitting smoking has slowed down at the same time as economic worries have increased, data suggests.
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NewsManagers and junior doctors to meet in Second Life
Junior doctors and senior managers are to meet in Second Life tomorrow to discuss how the two groups can collaborate to improve the quality of health services.
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NewsPatients Association rubbishes local invovement networks
The Patients Association has criticised the current patient involvement system and expressed doubt about white paper plans to reform it.
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NewsOlympics corporate sponsorship a 'challenge' to public health
The line-up of likely fast food and alcohol sponsors to the London 2012 Olympic Games represents a public health “challenge”, the NHS lead for the event has said.
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NewsHakin warns against consortia using PCTs for commissioning support
GP consortia should not just purchase management support from recreated primary care trusts, Department of Health managing director of commissioning and development Barbara Hakin has warned.
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NewsSHA failing on stroke care
South Central is the only strategic health authority in England to have failed to improve stroke care.
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SupplementsSpending review roundtable: going back to the 1980s?
The last time an NHS funding settlement was so tough, wards were axed, quality fell and waits surged. HSJ gathered some of the leading players in healthcare finance to debate how the service will fare in the new economic landscape. Ingrid Torjesen reports
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News£800m savings identified through better COPD care
NHS commissioners could save more than £800m over the next decade by improving care pathways for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, analysis available exclusively to HSJ subscribers suggests.
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LeaderLansley accelerates his plans as Labour’s opposition falters
The government’s reforms are picking up pace.
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LeaderAn American Dream we should believe in
The NHS too often looks to the US for inspiration, encouraged by a shared language and the size of the American healthcare system.
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NewsLeading lights to judge HSJ ideas awards
Leading lights from the public service and business worlds have agreed to help judge the inaugural HSJ and Capgemini Liberating Ideas Awards.
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CommentLocal NHS pay negotiations: beware raiders of the lost cause
We have too much to lose as patients and taxpayers to repeat the 1990s’ flirtation with local pay negotiations.
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NewsHealey will ‘get stuck into’ broken promises on health
Shadow health secretary John Healey has spoken of his determination to expose the government’s “broken promises” on the NHS, in his first interview with the specialist health press since taking up the role.
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CommentTreading softly on cancer's dreams
It is good to see old fashioned centralisation is alive and well in sensitive matters.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to unlock savings by redesigning COPD care pathways
COPD pathway redesign offers all PCTs the opportunity to make significant savings, improve clinical effectiveness and increase patient satisfaction, write Meghan Robb and Zoe Bedford
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HSJ KnowledgeA guide to redesigning COPD care pathways
Having the right intelligence can help to speed up care integration, offering benefits to patients and health services, write Meghan Robb and colleagues
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HSJ KnowledgeCOPD care: how to save millions
With seasonal capacity issues rising, this quarter’s HSJ Change Forecast focuses on COPD and explores how a proactive approach to care pathway management could save over £800m on COPD inpatient care alone.
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