All Children's services articles – Page 23
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NewsExclusive: PHSO refuses to investigate baby death at heart of ‘regulatory gap’ claims
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has refused to investigate the death of a baby at the centre of claims of a ‘regulatory gap’ between national bodies preventing them looking into historic complaints.
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CommentDrugs access: Why the NHS is failing those with rare conditions
Access to treatment decision making
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NewsExclusive: Royal college exposes widespread rota gaps on paediatric wards
More than one in 10 hospital rotas for paediatricians in the UK have vacancies, with some hospitals seeing vacancies of almost a quarter in specialist units.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to review care for newborns following baby’s death
A national review of the quality of care for seriously ill children is being launched by the Care Quality Commission following the death of a baby more than a decade ago.
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HSJ LocalEast London maternity service 'inadequate' for safety
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has told Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust to improve its maternity services following an inspection triggered by the deaths of five mothers over 18 months.
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NewsUpdated: DH proposes across the board public health cut
Local authorities look set to face a flat 6.2 per cent cut to their 2015-16 public health budgets under plans put out for consultation by the Department of Health this morning.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust pledges to protect specialist children’s service
WORKFORCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is to take on more staff to stop a struggling specialist children’s service from collapsing.
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News'Massive relief' over NHS England decision on rare condition drug
A drug at the centre of a row over preventable deaths and policy delays could become routinely available on the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsNHS England review calls for shake-up of children's heart surgery
An NHS England review into congenital heart disease services has called for a major shake-up of how they are provided, proposing a ‘three tier’ model of care.
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CommentFind the right way to listen: the importance of getting down with the kids
Help them have their say
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NewsFears health visitors will be target in £200m cuts round
Providers of health visiting services fear they could face funding cuts after the government said it would reduce councils’ public health budgets by £200m.
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Comment'Local beds' are now obsolete for teenage patients in crisis
More are admitted far from home
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HSJ LocalCCG to start specialist perinatal service for 'desperate' mothers
COMMISSIONING: A London clinical commissioning group will start to fund a specialist community perinatal mental health service after mothers described how they only received help ‘at the point of desperation’.
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HSJ KnowledgeWe're all leaders: integration means collaboration
Integrated care means integrated working
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NewsExclusive: NHS England proposes new rare condition drug access rules
NHS England is set to publish new guidance, described by charities as ‘life saving’, on access to licensed drugs for patients with rare conditions and in ‘critical need’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNHS children's services provider contract to end
COMMERCIAL: A provider of community paediatric care services run by an NHS trust will not be bidding to extend its contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPaediatric services transfer from Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: Inpatient paediatric services at the former Stafford Hospital site have transferred to the nearby Royal Stoke and Wolverhampton hospitals today.
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HSJ KnowledgeNurture a revamp of maternity services to transform care
Increased bookings and improved care
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NewsCoroner rules lack of mental health beds contributed to death
A lack of mental health beds was a ‘contributory factor’ in the suicide of a teenager being treated more than 100 miles from home, a coroner has ruled.
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HSJ LocalTrust and local authorities pioneer joint plan to assess child development
INTEGRATED CARE: Health and social care professionals have worked together on a questionnaire for parents to assess whether their children are developing well at age two.