All Health Service Journal articles in 4 October 2013 – Page 2
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SupplementsGo to the mosques and temples – Health Check case study
How can health checks be more successful? One London borough is reaching out further into communities, while charities believe the checks themselves could be broader
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SupplementsCritical point for checks − an HSJ/LGC supplement
How to increase the uptake of NHS Health Check
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Supplements'The signs were there, but weren't picked up'
Heart sinking’ experiences of being called to crises for patients he had never seen have made Professor Michael Kirby an ardent advocate of health checks, reports Jennifer Trueland
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NewsCouncil chiefs urge cross-party care consensus
Local authority efforts to reform health and social care has been put at risk by the pace of government cuts, council chiefs have warned.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall and Peninsula win joint funding
FINANCE: Peninsula Community Health and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have secured funding of £1.3m to improve the care experience for people with dementia.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester surplus £80k behind plan
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals recorded a surplus of £664,000 for the first four months of 2013-14, £80,000 behind plan to that point in the year, its latest finance report states.
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HSJ Local
Overspend on private and voluntary services leaves ambulance trust in £2.5m deficit
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has posted a year to date deficit of £2.5m after it overspent on private and voluntary ambulance services, according to trust board papers.
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HSJ LocalTrust report reveals 14 year dispute over harm to patients
PERFORMANCE: A troubled foundation trust has commissioned performance reports on each of its surgeons after an internal audit uncovered a 14-year feud among clinical staff and 48 cases of possible harm to patients that were never investigated.
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NewsHunt prioritises frail older people’s care
Jeremy Hunt has said he will prioritise improvements in the care of frail older people over the next year, prompting the head of one royal college to express concerns that start-of-life care is being neglected.
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HSJ KnowledgeShining a spotlight on care support workers
A new programme is helping to introduce more HCAs to the NHS
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NewsJeremy Hunt speaks at Conservative Conference - HSJ Live 01.10.13
How to develop the role of healthcare assistants, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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CommentKeep politics involved in the NHS
MPs play a crucial role in scrutinising and improving the NHS
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NewsHelp us find the NHS's black and minority ethnic pioneers
Nominations open for BME pioneers list
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NewsConcerns over single-specialism 'integration' plans
Senior figures in healthcare have questioned moves by clinical commissioning groups to introduce “integrated” care pathways for single clinical specialisms, such as cancer or cardiology.
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NewsCameron announces new funding for GP practices to open for longer
GPs will be offered money to open their surgeries seven days a week and out of office hours under proposals unveiled by the prime minister today.
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NewsMinisters ‘listening’ to competition concerns
Health minister Daniel Poulter has said the government is listening to criticism of competition rules which have been blamed for thwarting much needed hospital reconfiguration projects.
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NewsImperial chief executive standing down
The chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust is stepping down.
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CommentMichael White: Government spin leaves NHS dizzy
Tory conference provides the politics but not the answers
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HSJ KnowledgeThree ways NHS England's review can improve incentives
How do we ensure incentives improve quality of care?