All Acute care articles – Page 223
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NewsMinister defends tendering rules
Health minister Lord Howe has defended the government’s regulations on competition, which have been criticised after being laid before Parliament.
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HSJ KnowledgeInvesting in leadership post-Francis
Facing up to the “greatest leadership challenge the NHS has faced”
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CommentThe NHS needs to think long term about contracts
Why commissioners should take a more strategic approach
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Senior physicians call for 'cultural change' in NHS
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has said there are problems across the NHS which could cause the care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to be repeated elsewhere.
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NewsCircle identifies 'encouraging' NHS franchise opportunities
Circle Health has announced it is “encouraged” by the emergence of franchise-type opportunities to run hospitals and integrated services.
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BlogsHarkness Fellows: expect the unexpected
In the first blog from the 2012-13 Harkness Fellows, Julia Murphy reflects on the first few months of her fellowship and her impressions of the US healthcare system
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NewsCollege of Emergency Medicine raises concern over Lewisham A&E plan
The College of Emergency Medicine has raised concerns over proposals for changes to Lewisham Hospital’s accident and emergency unit, and indicated they do not fit its definition of an emergency department.
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NHS faces a potential nursing drought, study warns
A government-commissioned report has revealed the NHS could be crippled by a shortage of nearly 200,000 nurses in just three years’ time.
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NewsHMRC investigating trusts over drug tax schemes
HM Revenue and Customs is examining hospital trusts’ tax arrangements amid a growing trend to lawfully avoid paying VAT on outpatient drugs, HSJ has learned.
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CommentWe should all join Burnham's debate on integrated care
Key decisions on fusing health and social care cannot wait
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NewsExclusive: 'Gagging' agreements in numbers
Figures obtained by Health Service Journal - presented below - paint a picture of the extent of use of compromise agreeements and confidentiality clauses - or gagging orders - in the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Major London trusts unveil cancer and cardiac shake-up
Three major teaching hospitals have unveiled a ground breaking service reorganisation under which they will exchange responsibility for providing key specialised services.
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Analysis: Confidentiality deals a perennial controversy in the NHS
Confidentiality clauses in severance settlements are not a new source of controversy in the NHS.
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PM backs 'accountability' over Mid Staffs
It is “not acceptable” that no one has been held accountable for the neglect of patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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NewsHunt warns against 'defensive culture' in letter to NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to trusts warning them against having a “defensive culture” over patient safety and whistleblowing.
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NewsInterest in franchise model has 'waned dramatically'
Government interest in the hospital franchise model has ‘waned dramatically’, an HSJ analysis has found, a year after Circle Health took over the running of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust.
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HSJ Local
Monitor intervenes at Rotherham FT
FINANCE: Monitor has intervened at the Rotherham Foundation Trust, and told it to improve financial management and ensure its services are sustainable.
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NewsPeer to review end-of-life regime
Family members who have witnessed loved ones undergo a controversial end-of-life regime, which can involve withholding food and drink from terminally ill patients, are being asked to share their experiences with health officials.
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NewsGovernment's ex-A&E adviser says it refused to let go of target
The government’s former accident and emergency tsar has criticised its continued rigorous enforcement of the four hour waiting time target.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe case for large scale change in the NHS
The argument for major change is undeniable, says John Rooke