All Health Service Journal articles in 16 November 2016 – Page 4
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CommentWhat's Trump got to do with our healthcare system? Plenty
Brexit and the US election result remind us that rising demand and falling revenues can’t continue - and that we must all face up to responsibility
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CommentVideo: Why it is time to pay attention to non-clinical staff
The NHS could not do any work without the contribution of 587,647 support staff. They are the focus of the HSJ/Serco Inquiry on Maximising the Contribution of NHS Non-Clinical Staff.
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LeaderOnly evidence will build belief in the NHS's financial rescue
NHS trusts need to believe their financial redemption is possible - and for that we need to produce more evidence
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NewsInquiry calls for an end to 'divisive' workforce hierarchy
The “second-class citizen status” of NHS staff who do not have clinical roles must be addressed urgently, an HSJ inquiry has concluded.
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News18 week waits, September 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for September 2016
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CommentWatching Wallonia: or what STPs can learn about team working
A recently endangered trade deal between the EU and Canada offers some pertinent thoughts on balancing the interests of the new partnerships
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NewsDaily Insight: The revolution won't be 'non-clinical'
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsNHS Improvement still considering how to count nursing associates
NHS Improvement yet to decide whether nurse associates will be counted as registered nurses in Carter care hours metric New drive on pressure ulcers will see top performances paired with worst NHS Improvement has not yet decided how to count nursing associates as part of a proposed high-profile ...
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NewsExclusive: Chief nurse 'will intervene to back nursing directors on staffing levels'
NHS Improvement says safe staffing guidance will be evidence based Ruth May says she will intervene to support directors of nursing in decisions Work follows the suspension of safe nurse staffing work by NICE in 2015 NHS Improvement’s chief nurse will intervene to back nursing directors where they ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Mobile apps and the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View.
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NewsChancellor defends government's £10bn NHS spending claim
Health committee chair called on ministers to stop using “incorrect” £10bn figure to describe additional NHS spending Chancellor says the claim always referred “specifically” to the NHS, rather than the DH Department of Health budget is increasing by £4.5bn in real terms over five years The chancellor has ...
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HSJ KnowledgeWound management: Why good healing is good business
Wound infections can dramatically lengthen treatment times and cost the NHS large sums of money, which is why funding for preventative measures is so important
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CommentPrevention is better than cure - here's how it can be cheaper, too
Risk stratification holds the key to identifying those at greatest risk of developing a surgical site infection and then doing something about it
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NewsDaily Insight: Government won't budge on NHS spending claims
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories
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NewsNational nurse leaders defend plans for new support role
Senior nurses in England sign letter defending plans for nursing associate role Letter confirms nursing associates will take on tasks currently performed by nurses New research says substituting nurses for non-nurses increases mortality risk The most senior nurses in England have defended plans for the new nursing associate ...
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CommentCommunity mental health survey shows results falling short of ambitions
The Care Quality Commission’s new findings indicate worrying failings in delivery of the government’s mental health strategy
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News'Termination payment' to former deputy ombudsman revealed
Deputy ombudsman Mick Martin received a larger payment than previously disclosed He also received more than £10,000 of “benefits in kind” in 2015-16 PHSO says it “should have been clearer” in its original responses to HSJ The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman made a “termination payment” of £93,834 ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: NHS non-reorganisation – the next chapter
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The gritty detail of STPs that leaders fear
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill