All Cancer articles – Page 35
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SupplementsTargeting cancer without the silos
Nic Paton reports on an LGC & HSJ roundtable, sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support
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NewsBaumann looks for new savings to help DH's bottom line
NHS England bosses look for extra savings in light of the predicted provider deficit CCG sector forecasts year-end deficit of £51.3m NHS England commissioning was overspent in first eight months of the 2015-16 NHS England has revealed it is actively looking for new savings beyond its planned surplus ...
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NewsElective performance declines as national waiting list balloons
The total waiting list for patients awaiting elective treatment has ballooned to its highest level in seven years.
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CommentIt is high time we stopped dying for a drink
Kailash Chand puts a question mark on the historical cultural acceptability of alcohol in view of the healthcare admissions, illnesses and trauma it causes
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NewsNHS England set to remove eight national clinical directors
NHS England on track to cut eight national clinical director posts Sixteen directors will be retained in a new structure from April Remaining directors split into “major programme”, “service improvement” and “population group” NHS England is on course to cut eight national clinical directors, including for renal disease, ...
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CommentUrgent care services are overstretched – we need to fund the cancer strategy now
Rising demand for support after treatment must be met with funding
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SupplementsHow to spot a good app
Tricky but essential - the job of evaluating the many health apps on the market
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NewsGovernment wants 'long term partnerships' between NHS and private sector
Spending review calls for “long term partnerships” between NHS and private sector on new care models and diagnostics Involvement could follow the model of a PET-CT scanning contract awarded this year Private sector could offer capacity and finance in return for a share in any improvements made The ...
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HSJ KnowledgeDawn of the volunteer revolution
Volunteering needs a ‘rebrand’, if its vital role in delivering sustainable healthcare is to be fully realised, believes the chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, writes Daloni Carlisle
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NewsExclusive: NHS England considering cuts to national clinical directors
NHS England is considering cutting the number of national clinical directors, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDelayed transfers of care at highest ever September level
There were 147,738 delayed transfers, the highest September level since 2010 A&Es had their worst September performance in five years as admissions were at highest level Increase in elective patients waiting over a year to start treatment but the target was still met Delayed transfers of care were ...
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NewsHSJ annual lecture: Hunt promises new 'Ofsted style ratings' for CCGs
Ofsted style ratings are to be given to each area of the country for performance in a range of clinical areas including cancer, dementia and mental health, Jeremy Hunt will announce today at HSJ’s annual lecture.
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NewsCarter review: Top surgeon to tackle clinical and cost variation
The government’s newly appointed quality tsar will work with Lord Carter’s team to drive out ‘unwanted variation’ in clinical practice across the NHS, it has announced.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Hospital rebuild set to drive shake up of city's blood cancer services
STRUCTURE: Commissioners have agreed to help fund a £36m extension to a new cancer hospital being built in Liverpool, to make possible a reconfiguration of the city’s fragmented blood cancer services.
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NewsStevens hires national leads for specialised, primary and cancer care
NHS England has appointed Jonathan Fielden and Arvind Madan to lead its work on specialised services and primary care respectively.
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HSJ LocalCharitable funds pay for trust’s breast cancer imaging system
FINANCE: A £70,000 imaging system has been installed in operating theatres at Scunthorpe Hospital to allow surgeons to X-ray breast tissue during operations.