All Acute care articles – Page 178
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HSJ Local
Plymouth struggles to meet break-even duty
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust is seeking “exceptional” permission from the NHS Trust Development Authority as it expect to return to financial balance in five years instead of the usual three.
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SupplementsFlexible Futures: Embrace locum staff
Flexibility and motivation benefit both the employee and employer
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NewsDH highlights five areas for £2bn savings drive
The Department of Health has pinpointed five key areas where it wants the health service to cut costs in a bid to slash £2bn from the 2015-16 budget, HSJ has learned.
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NewsUniversity Hospitals Birmingham 'partners' with trust 150 miles away
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust is to partner with a struggling FT more than 150 miles away in a bid to help the organisation make desperately needed improvements.
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NewsNHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing
Almost half of NHS hospitals and inpatient areas recorded nursing shift ‘fill rates’ of more than 100 per cent in May, according to figures released as part of the government’s patient safety drive.
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News'Significant' interest in commissioning through evaluation delays programme
A decision on which hospitals will provide three cutting edge interventional cardiology treatments will not be made until September, 18 months after the NHS stopped funding them.
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NewsExclusive: Clinical egos driving specialised commissioning costs
Doctors’ desire for “kudos” is leading to new treatments being introduced without good evidence of their effectiveness or adequate challenge from NHS England.
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SupplementsClinical care protocols: When safe comes as standard
Why evidence based clinical care protocols hold the key to standardising care
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SupplementsHard to reach groups: Making a call on the mobile
A mobile van with groundbreaking technology and X-ray diagnosis is reaching the fringes of society
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NewsAirline style briefings aim to improve patient safety
Trusts taking part in the new Sign up to Safety campaign will be asked to commit to giving patients “airline style” safety advice on their stay in hospital, a trust chief executive leading the campaign has said.
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NewsNew patient safety website draws on 'old' data
Trusts pinpointed as having a poor patient safety incident reporting culture on a new website have criticised the measure and its use of old data.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Stafford Hospital safety review triggered by doctor shortage
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has been called in to inspect Stafford Hospital following concerns its shortage of doctors has spread, causing more services to become ‘fragile’.
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NewsLord Carter outlines early priorities for procurement
The new NHS procurement champion has urged trusts to be open minded about the benefits of a more centralised purchasing system
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SupplementsDalton review roundtable: chains and other choices
Hospital chains are not the only option for new provider models in the acute sector
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NewsRevealed: the trusts set to be highlighted for reporting concerns
Six trusts that have been in special measures over the past year are among those set to be named as having a poor culture of reporting patient safety incidents
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Exclusive: Consultants could give up weekend working 'veto'
Hospital consultants could give up their veto on delivering non-urgent care at weekends if employers agree to safeguards
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NewsNew website to identify trusts with 'poor reporting culture'
Hospitals with low numbers of the most serious patient safety incidents are among those set to be highlighted as having a poor reporting culture on a website being launched by the health secretary later today.
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CommentMy trusts offer a live case study for hospital chains
Leading two ambulance trusts brings a new perspective
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NewsExclusive: Lord Carter appointed NHS 'procurement champion'
The Department of Health has appointed Labour peer Lord Carter as the NHS’s “procurement champion” to help the service save up to £2bn on its budget, HSJ has learned.