All Acute care articles – Page 405
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HSJ Knowledge
Building a successful radiology network
Last March, a pilot project was set up to establish England's first radiology network in Kent and Medway. During its first year, the network made cash savings, delivered quality improvements and laid the foundations for new models of radiology service delivery for the future, writes Moira Crotty
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HSJ KnowledgeFirst of the PROMs
If you are a primary care or acute trust (or an independent provider of NHS-purchased care), are you planning for one of the most significant breakthroughs in NHS quality measurement?
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News
Did racism delay the SAS contract?
Staff and associate specialist doctors are often said to lack a voice. Could this explain why they were the last group to sign their new contract, or is institutional racism to blame, asks Daloni Carlisle
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting staff at the centre of change
Disengagement is widespread among health service staff, but there are steps managers can take to improve the situation
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Comment
Stephen Ramsden on prioritising patient safety
Can anything be more important than the safety of our patients? This summer the National Patient Safety Campaign will begin. It aims to make safety the NHS's highest priority.
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Comment
Ali Mohammed on staff empowerment
The other day I was asked the rather ambiguous question, 'How many inches have you got?' I was taken aback until I realised the question was about my TV.
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News
Nottingham ISTC delays continue
The opening date of England's biggest single site independent sector treatment centre is still uncertain - amid signs that the potential financial impact on local NHS bodies is causing concern.
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News
Choose and book update postponed
NHS Connecting for Health has postponed the release of updated choose and book software after the current version gave some patients other people's appointments.
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News
Audiology waiting times slashed at last minute
Trusts' last-minute push to hit an audiology assessment target has led to a dramatic fall in waiting times for diagnostic services.
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News
Guy's may lay off poisons advice staff
Staff at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust could face redundancy following the conclusion of a four-year dispute with the Health Protection Agency.
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News
Surprise hygiene checks for every acute trust
The Healthcare Commission will this week begin conducting spot checks of acute trusts to ensure that they are adhering to the government's hygiene code.
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Comment
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on acute trust challenges
The financial year just gone has not been the easiest for acute services, with tough targets, population changes and possible structural shifts all putting pressure on trusts.
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Comment
Bedside manna - a new ethos of care
Martin Winbolt-Lewis advocates moving away from mechanistic approaches to patient care and embracing an empathetic, holistic approach to caring for people who are ill or injured
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Comment
Helen Bevan on workload liberation
Over the last decade, I have made many attempts (some documented in this column) to improve my personal work systems and processes but struggled to sustain them under the burden of a growing workload.
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Comment
Raj Persaud on the art of seduction
Giacomo Casanova is perhaps the most famous seducer in history who, it is said, lured well over 100 women into bed. Although this Italian-born libertine lived several centuries ago, his techniques of seduction could hold a valuable lesson for the NHS.
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News
Coaching: achieving office overhaul
Elizabeth McGuirk on how teasing out some underlying problems helped a development manager to 'bite the bullet' and involve her team in change plans
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting up to speed on 18 weeks
As the deadline for the 18-week referral to treatment target gets closer, David Beeson explains what trusts can do to ensure compliance and guarantee the best possible access to care
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News
Treatment centres get Treasury nod
Three more independent sector treatment centre schemes worth a total of £50m have been given the go-ahead by the Department of Health and the Treasury.
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News
Royal Marsden to launch cancer franchise
The Royal Marsden foundation trust is to open a unit at Kingston Hospital trust as the first step in a plan to roll out its cancer service across the South East.
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News
Former ambulance trust chief defends controversial style
A former ambulance trust chief executive has hit back at a report in which staff branded him a 'benevolent dictator', under whose leadership targets were put before patient safety.