All Health Service Journal articles in 2 December 2010 – Page 3
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HSJ KnowledgePrepare now for divesting provider arms
PCTs have just months to the deadline for divesting their provider arms. Clarity now will prevent nasty issues later, say John Chapman and Tracy Saunby
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NewsCircle wins battle to run hospital
Private provider Circle is set to run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust in Cambridgeshire for 10 years under an operating franchise.
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NewsBlackpool deficit hints at tough era for foundations
Monitor has found significant financial and governance problems at Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: What Colour is your Parachute?
James Potter welcomes useful tips for making a safe landing in a new job
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CommentBruce Keogh and Ian Dalton on death rates
Comparing death rates for heart surgery is difficult enough even when you look at just a single procedure and use well-honed algorithms. When it involves an institutional aggregate of many procedures and diagnoses, it becomes much more difficult.
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NewsWinter deaths fall despite cold weather
The coldest winter in 14 years did not drive an increase in deaths during the December 2009 to March 2010 period.
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Comment'Stalinist Whitehall controls will be needed'
I felt a bit sorry for Phil Morley, chief executive of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, getting roughed up on the radio after Dr Foster’s sleuths named his patch as the place where patients are most likely to die of complications after routine operations.
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NewsNHS Partners in row over ‘cosy’ deal
The carve-up of primary care trust provider arms has seen mental health and acute trusts pick up the greatest amount of work while the private sector will secure the least.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: Must no deficit mean saying no to delivery?
According to the recently published Department of Health report on the first quarter of 2010-11, no primary care trusts are forecasting a deficit this financial year.
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NewsDepartment of Health maps end of PCTs and SHAs
The Department of Health will publish a “road map” for the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities before Christmas, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said. He warned there will be no “slow down” in the process.
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NewsMedics’ needs may dominate training
The training needs of nurses and allied professionals could be undermined if the government merges the three main clinical education advisory bodies.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve operational effectiveness in hospitals
Neil Griffiths and colleagues introduce a series of articles and an online hub on improving operational effectiveness
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NewsRead this week's issue
Due to the severe weather this week, delivery of your print copy of Health Service Journal may be delayed. To make sure you do not miss out, we have made the issue available online, exclusively for subscribers.
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NewsPCTs restrict many treatments as overspend looms
Treatment restrictions such as bans on “low priority” procedures or tough referral thresholds are now common across the NHS, HSJ has established.
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CommentMedia Watch: Shame on you
The Observer bagged the tenth Dr Foster Hospital Guide exclusive, leading with an exposé of the trusts it said “shame the NHS”.
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News'The new era will require major structural changes'
This week we launch The Hospital Landscape, an online hub providing best practice support to hospitals in the changing environment.
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NewsNHS 'too reliant' on junior doctors
Patients are being left in the hands of junior doctors because there is no adequate consultant cover on weekends, according to a new report.
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NewsMental healthcare requires 'radical' overhaul
There must be “radical” changes to how mental health services are organised with less “unnecessary use” of hospital beds, an expert has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference.
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference.
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