All Acute care articles – Page 381
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HSJ Knowledge
Self-management: co-creating health
Clinicians are changing the way they work with patients and acknowledging that it is a partnership, says Natalie Grazin
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News
Wishful thinking: setting personal goals
The New Year is an opportunity to look again at your goals and ask yourself if they are taking you and your career in the right direction. Sheila Williams explains
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Comment
Stephen Ramden on keeping failure in mind
'It could never happen here…' These are five words that sent a chill up chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson's spine.
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Comment
Julia Tybura on NHS career survival
What would you do if 90 per cent of the world's population died from a flu virus and you were one of only a handful of survivors?
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News
Mixed-sex hospital wards still common
Many trusts are still placing patients in mixed-sex accommodation, figures from the Conservative Party reveal.
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News
Maidstone praised for infection control progress
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust has been praised for the progress it has made on tackling infection control - but trust managers have been warned they should not relax.The Healthcare Commission made a series of visits to the trust in October and November - a year after its critical report ...
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Comment
Nicholas Hunt on specialised healthcare commissioning
Since the first statement of intent from the Department of Health back in December 2007, world class commissioning has grown rapidly from concept to, some might say, mantra.
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News
Patient deaths due to errors up 60 per cent - Liberal Democrats
The number of patients who have died in hospital as a result of incidents including medical errors and healthcare acquired infections has risen by 60 per cent since 2005, according to figures publicised by the Liberal Democrats.
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News
Acute care reconfiguration plans come under review
Proposals for a major reconfiguration of acute care in south east London will be reviewed by the independent reconfiguration panel, it has been confirmed.
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News
Hospitals told to prevent camera phone abuse
Trusts must work out how they will effectively monitor the use of mobile phones with cameras to ensure they are not used in hospitals to take inappropriate pictures.Guidance published today by the Department of Health says trusts should have a clear written policy on the use of mobile and camera ...
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News
Homerton University Hospitals warned over hygiene breaches
The Healthcare Commission has issued an improvement notice to Homerton University Hospitals foundation trust after discovering significant breaches of the hygiene code.
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News
Healthcare Commission rebukes trust over maternity failures
A hospital trust has been ordered to strengthen its leadership and recruit more midwives following a Healthcare Commission investigation.
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News
Merger on the cards for troubled foundation trust
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases foundation trust has decided it may need to merge with another organisation to be financially stable.
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News
NHS trusts waste effort chasing EU working time directive
Trusts are wasting millions of pounds and losing thousands of service hours over-preparing for the European working time directive, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.Others risk prosecution and fines because the way they are assessing junior doctors' compliance with the directive does not match the EU measurement.
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News
Council fights Chase Farm closure plan
A borough council has been granted a judicial review of a plan to close a hospital accident and emergency department.
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News
Independent sector treatment centres could keep subsidies
The Department of Health has indicated it may revisit its pledge that independent sector treatment centres will not receive subsidies over the NHS tariff when their current contracts run out.
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News
Monitor tightens private patient income cap but calls for law change
Regulator Monitor is to tighten the rules on the private patient income cap after the Department of Health and auditors criticised a 'loophole' in the regime.
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News
NHS surplus will bolster restricted spending
The NHS finished last financial year with a surplus equivalent to £2.2bn, spending watchdogs have said.
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News
Monitor pushes training for foundation trust board chiefs
Chief executives and chairs joining foundation trusts from non-authorised trusts will be expected to attend a Monitor 'induction programme', the regulator is proposing.
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News
How will you lead the NHS spending revolution?
Last week's operating framework presented managers with a 'huge leadership challenge' - juggling savings with productivity. But what problems might spending cuts put in their way, asks Sally Gainsbury