All Acute care articles – Page 449
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Selbie seconded to acute trust
Duncan Selbie, director general for commissioning at the Department for Health, will go on secondment this summer as chief executive of an acute trust.The DoH will announce plans to fill the director general commissioning post at a later date.
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Contract job
Trusts entering into commissioning contracts with one another need to keep their eyes on the ball. John Deffenbaugh has a few words of caution
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Best practice: lessons from one of the UK's biggest consultations
A six-year consultation with 3.1 million residents of Greater Manchester and beyond, on maternal, children's and neonatal services,..is a rich source of learning on how to involve the public in.complex and difficult decisions
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HSJ Knowledge
Trust, Assurance and Safety - the reaction
This link provides a round-up of 15 responses to the white paper Trust, Assurance and Safety - the regulation of health professionals, published by the British Medical Association, royal colleges and other major health organisations.
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Acute trusts contacts list
This is a convenient and complete guide to all the NHS acute trusts in England, including address, main phone number, website, chief executive and chair.
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HSJ Knowledge
How pharmacists are getting to know each other
A report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has identified strong networks of pharmacist.support groups.
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A protocol for cutting Clostridium difficile rates
NHS Networks has been.asked by NHS chief executive David Nicholson to disseminate information about the successful process developed by Homerton University Hospital for reducing Clostridium difficile rates.
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Legal briefing: Will the coroner be able to run your hospital?
New powers being considered for coroners could give them a great deal of much power over the detailed running of NHS organisations following an unexpected death
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Lose/win situation
It is still possible to operate financially viable care packages when some procedures are not viable alone, say Bill Bagnall and Nigel Coates
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Department of Health business plan launched
The Department of Health has published its business plan for 2007-08. The plan includes the DoH's objectives in health and social care and in supporting ministers.Get the plan here
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Burnham launches next wave of foundations
Health minister Andy Burnham has given support to the next wave of nine NHS foundation trusts, bringing the total up to 62.He has also welcomed the authorisation of three more foundation trusts by Monitor.
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Controverisal critical care centre axed
Hospital managers have scrapped plans for a £450m critical care centre and a network of community units across south London on the grounds of affordability.
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Trust gets £9m refund after tariff admin error
Hinchingbrooke Health Care trust has received a £9m refund from the Department of Health, after an administrative error by the trust left it £13.5m out of pocket.
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DoH orders review into £257m diagnosis contract
A massive diagnostics contract with the private sector has been delayed. because of concerns about quality and administrative procedures.
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A 'fixed' financial system will bring a legacy of control
One of the worst-kept secrets of the last few months has been that the much-despised resource accounting and budgeting system, which penalised trusts twice for their deficits, would be scrapped at the end of the financial year.
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NHS human rights framework launched
A human rights framework has been launched by the government to help NHS organisations apply a human rights-based approach to delivering healthcare.Launching Human Rights in Healthcare - a framework for local action, health minister Rosie Winterton said it had been developed with help from the British Institute of Human Rights ...
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Nicholson: NHS financial system now fit for the future
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has welcomed the abolishment of the 'inconsistent and unfair' resource accounting and budgeting system.The move was announced by health secretary Patricia Hewitt following recommendations by the Audit Commission. Mr Nicholson said it will be replaced by a system that 'ensures fairness, transparency and responsibility'.Read the ...
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Choice of treatment on the rise
More patients say they have been offered a choice of treatment at referral, the latest patient choice survey reveals.Forty-one per cent of patients say they had a choice, compared with 38 per cent two months previously.Read the report here
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North West Wales trust lands award
North West Wales trust has won the sustainable procurement category at the Local Government Chronicle and HSJ Sustainable Communities Awards 2007 for its combination of an apprentice buyer scheme, green buying and its work in creating opportunities for small local companies.The winner of the headline partnership award for sustainable communities ...
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Doctors to issue 'information prescriptions'
Doctors and other health professionals will prescribe information as well as pills under a new schemed launched by health secretary Patricia Hewitt.People with long-term conditions or social care needs will receive 'information prescriptions' to guide them to relevant information about their condition.Find out more here