All Cancer articles – Page 23
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NewsInvestigation: The cancer service failings covered up for years
Concerns about children’s cancer services in London have – in the words of one informed figure – been an “open secret” for almost a decade, and involved multiple reviews by experts and discussions at the highest levels.
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NewsFormer NHSE director: 'Pervasive influence' blocked children's cancer report
The previous NHS medical director for London has described how a “pervasive influence from the top” of NHS England thwarted his attempts to improve cancer care for children.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England ‘buried’ concerns over child cancer services
NHS England covered up serious problems with paediatric cancer care in London – which had seen children dying in “terrible agony” – and has “buried” attempts to overhaul the services, an HSJ investigation has established.
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NewsRevealed: CCGs with highest rates of lung cancer detected in A&E
Two counties have six of the 10 worst performing areas for having lung cancer picked up in A&E, new data reveals.
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NewsLung cancer death trust is an outlier on surgery
The trust at the centre of a lung cancer deaths scandal has been identified as an outlier for providing surgery on fewer early stage patients than is normal.
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Comment18 weeks “no longer important”?
English waiting times will continue to grow, indefinitely, until the NHS gets closer to keeping up with demand. By Rob Findlay
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NewsBreast cancer target performance drops 10pp in a year
Performance against a target for the NHS to quickly see patients with suspected breast cancer fell by more than 10 percentage points in the last financial year, new data reveals.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Impact of private provider's 'hard exit' from contract
Patients will see their treatment delayed by a private provider’s “hard exit” from a major treatment centre after a clinical commissioning group chose not to extend its contract for a smoother transition, HSJ can reveal.
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News'Ageing estate' prompts review at specialist centre
NHS England will review a Hertfordshire cancer centre amid concerns over the services’ “long-term sustainability”.
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NewsPoor planning and resourcing delaying screening innovations
England has missed out on the latest advances in cancer screening because of “serious and ongoing delays” in how they are implemented, according to a major review of screening programmes.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Surgical services initiative of the year
Winner Norfolk and Norwich University Foundation Trust: Robotic assisted colorectal service The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital FT adopted robotic surgery for colorectal cases, giving patients the benefits of minimally invasive surgery and making savings for the trust. Irshad Shaikh set up the service after completing training in his own ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate supplier drops NHS contract with just five days’ notice
A troubled private company has terminated a contract to provide dermatology services two months early and at very short notice, HSJ has learned.
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NewsA&E and cancer performance hit record lows
The English NHS produced a record low performance against key treatment targets in April, official statistics have today revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Trust ‘mired in grievance culture’
A probe into bullying and harassment at a hospital trust has criticised a “cosy” executive team “unable to challenge themselves or others”.
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HSJ InteractiveEngagement as the engine of efforts to transform care
Dr Claire Fuller on how engagement with citizens, staff and wider partners is mission critical for the Surrey Heartlands’ vision
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NewsWhistleblowing case reveals infighting concerns over 'unsafe' unit
A hospital trust delayed making changes to a “dysfunctional” cancer unit because staff were against closer working with a neighbour, evidence to a tribunal has alleged.
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CommentHow to build an effective chief executive
Stephen Hart on how the NHS Leadership Academy’s aspiring chief executive programme is helping develop the health service’s leaders
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NewsPatients struggling to contact new provider after service transfer
Patients have claimed they have been left hanging on the telephone for hours after a dermatology service was transferred to a new provider.
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CommentWe are taking the wrong approach on managing hospital beds
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today’s high bed occupancies.
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NewsCapacity concerns over cancer pilot
NHS England has “questions to answer” about its lung cancer scanning pilots, as concerns have been raised over whether there will be enough diagnostic capacity to cope with the expected increase in referrals.