All Health Service Journal articles in 6 December 2013 – Page 2
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes investigation into orthopaedic trust
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust, after the provider was deemed to have fixed issues responsible for failures against waiting time targets.
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HSJ Local
Biopsy patients received each others' treatment in records mix-up
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust is conducting an internal investigation after two biopsy patients’ records were mixed up resulting in the wrong treatment for each.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton FT bid delayed
Royal Wolverhampton Trust will be unable to achieve foundation status for about at least six months after a Care Quality Commission inspection raised concerns about staffing levels.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.12.13 Elderly prioritised in spend of £250m A&E fund
Many trusts due to receive a share of the £250m winter pressure fund are prioritising care of the frail elderly, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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HSJ Local
Monitor to review services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
STRUCTURE: Monitor has launched a review of health services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes in an attempt to avert “significant problems ahead” at two hospitals.
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NewsAnalysis: Elderly prioritised in spend of £250m A&E fund
HSJ analysis of the 53 trusts due to receive a share of the Department of Health’s £250m winter pressure fund shows many are prioritising improvements to the care of the frail elderly.
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HSJ Local
Papworth appoints Skanska to lead hospital move
COMMERCE: Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has named construction group Skanska as its preferred bidder to develop a £165m hospital building under the private finance initiative.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol behind on surplus
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust was behind its finance plan by £1.4m at the end of October.
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NewsCircle to advise Chinese on employee ownership
Circle Partnership – the private provider that runs Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust – has signed a deal to advise one of China’s biggest multinationals on how to duplicate its own employee-ownership model.
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HSJ KnowledgeFrancis unwittingly calls for more 'female' behaviours
The report demands a female way of leading
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CommentRobotic devices can be the future of surgery
Robotic surgery can produce amazing patient outcomes
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving quality governance: tips from the top
Five NHS leaders share their recommendations
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NewsHSJ Live 03.12.13 Mental health spending study axed by DH
Study cut a year after HSJ revealed a fall in spending, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsMental health spending study axed by DH
The government has axed an annual study of spending in mental health services a year after HSJ revealed it had shown the first fall in spending for a decade.
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NewsVCJD fears spark blood donor probe
An independent inquiry will be carried out into the safety of blood donations following fears of infection from vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease”, it has been reported.
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NewsFive thousand deferrals in GMC skills check
Thousands of doctors did not immediately pass a new set of skills checks during the first year of assessments, figures show.
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HSJ Local
Glove left inside patient after op
A hospital trust has apologised after a surgical glove was left inside a patient following an operation.
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NewsExclusive: GMC and NMC handling of Mid Staffs cases reviewed
The Professional Standards Authority is to review the Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Medical Council’s handling of alleged misconduct cases relating to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust staff, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsData video: the growing QIPP shortfall explained
Commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans