All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 45
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HSJ Local
Doncaster establishes PCT-wide consortium as board committee
STRUCTURE: Doncaster PCT has disbanded its professional executive committee and established a Commissioning Consortium Board as a sub committee of the PCT board.
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CommentPerformance surplus hides the fact many trusts are facing critical finance problems
Trusts with serious financial problems are in danger of being overlooked as a surplus on “aggregate performance” comforts some in the NHS. Nick Bosanquet looks at five ways to avert the hidden crisis.
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HSJ KnowledgeWorkforce productivity and the role of consultant nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists
A study in the North West on the merits of non-medical consultant roles has produced major insight into how these position can improve workforce productivity. Consultant Chris Mullen and NHS North West colleagues Juliette Swift, Ann Gavin-Daley and Helen Kilgannon report.
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NewsBig gap in cancer operation survival rates
A study of post-operative death rates for one of the most common cancers has revealed “worrying” differences between NHS hospitals.
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NewsUnused drugs 'cost NHS millions'
Millions of pounds of NHS money is wasted on unused medicines that are “stockpiled” in people’s homes, nurses have said.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Borders Partnership launches pioneering organ donor guide
COMMERCIAL: Clinicians at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have created the country’s first official guide to organ donation for people with learning disabilities.
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NewsTrusts in royal wedding pay row
More than 100 trusts in England are refusing to give enhanced pay rates to staff who work on the day of the royal wedding later this month, union leaders have complained.
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NewsExclusive: SHA troubleshooter now confirmed in turnaround role at England's biggest trust
As reported by HSJ earlier this week Mark Davies has now been confirmed as interim chief executive at Imperial College Healthcare Trust.
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News'Sub-optimal' post-operative care putting patients at risk
Patients’ lives are being put at risk because of inadequate care following emergency operations, surgeons claim.
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CommentIs there really room for localism in the Big Healthy Society?
As the centre slowly learns to let go, three bills will shape the future relationship between local and central government, writes Local Government Group’s Rob Whiteman.
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Comment'Public health cannot survive on £4bn'
Public health is a new burden – it’s official. And local authorities are right to be nervous.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall loses funding for three doctors
WORKFORCE: The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has lost three doctors as a result of a reduction in the medical and dental education levy (MADEL).
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NewsNursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning
HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has collaborated with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to launch a free online learning unit on managing diabetic foot problems.
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CommentHakin rejects 'disappointing' reform criticisms
Dame Barbara Hakin, a GP of 20 years and the woman charged by the government with developing consortium commissioning, is growing irritated by alleged misinformation about the NHS reforms, as HSJ’s Dave West finds out.
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NewsWatch now: KPMG head of health on the challenges facing the NHS
Alastair McLellan interviews Andrew Hine, UK head of health, KPMG, on the issues facing the NHS in 2011.
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HSJ KnowledgeExploring the US physician assistant workforce model: a contribution to QIPP
Workforce planning in the UK is becoming more an art than a science as a multitude of factors
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NewsWatch live: King's Fund findings on the quality of general practice in England
Watch as the King’s Fund unveils the findings of its inquiry. Live on 24 March, 8.30am to 10am.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
The full benefits of advanced practitioners are yet to be seen. But they range from saving costs to reducing admissions. Lucy Brown and colleagues in the North West report on the difference these roles are making in the region.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking clinical nurse specialists make more of an impact
Despite their success, clinical nurse specialist roles are coming under scrutiny in the search for cost savings. But expanding specialist roles instead of losing them has the potential to reshape the delivery of healthcare, argue Annie Young and colleagues.
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NewsCost of locum doctors expected to rise
The cost of locum doctors in the Scottish NHS has almost doubled over the past four years to more than £36m, according to Scottish government figures.