All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 62
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News
Third of operating time lost to late starts and early finishes
Acute foundation trusts lost a third of their operating theatre time to late starts and early finishes by the clinical teams, according to research presented by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) at the NHS Confederation annual conference.
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Productivity gains unlikely without clinician 'buy in' and better information
Improving information quality and getting clinicians “on board” are crucial if the NHS is to improve its productivity, a management consultant has warned.
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Tell boards 'patient stories' to keep safety on agenda
Getting boards to listen to “patient stories” about safety breakdowns can be a powerful tool for engagement, according to a manager who is pioneering the approach at her hospital.
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Pressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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HSJ Knowledge
Partnership working and the flu pandemic
The H1N1 pandemic never reached the intensity feared, but the emergency response set in place has strengthened partnership working.
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Leader
We embrace NHS reform – but not the idea of a clinical takeover
Last week’s leader explored the risks of giving GPs a central role in commissioning.
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News
BAMM ceases trading and cancels conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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Clinical audits ordered to reveal provider level data
National clinical audits will be stripped of their funding if they refuse to publish information on organisation performance, including mortality rates, HSJ has learned.
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NHS Choices 'saves £44m a year in unnecessary consultations'
The website NHS Choices saves the NHS £44m a year by reducing “avoidable and unnecessary consultations” an unpublished report for the Department of Health says.
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First test to Lansley's new reconfiguration policy
The first decision to downgrade an accident and emergency department since the coalition government was elected is due to be taken by NHS Nottinghamshire County tomorrow.
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MSPs back Parkinson's care changes
Members of Scottish parliament have agreed to take action to ensure people with Parkinson’s disease are given their medication on time when they are admitted to hospital.
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NHS consultants rely too heavily on trainees
Trusts are “frequently” failing to change the way consultants work, leading to an over-reliance on junior doctors, an independent review has found.
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Calls for 'inclusive' commissioning
A meeting bringing together health professionals from across the UK has been held to debate the future of clinician-led commissioning.
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Hospital manager sacked for inquiry interference
A senior hospital manager has been sacked after trying to suppress the details of how a 20-year-old man died, an NHS trust has said.
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BAMM ceases trading days before annual conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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NHS online database launched
The NHS Knowledge Network, an online database that improves the access of health and social care staff to information, has been launched in Scotland.
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A&E waiting time targets face axe
The government has pledged to scrap the four-hour waiting time target at accident and emergency departments.
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Risk linked to surgery volume
Mortality rates can be up to three times higher for a common operations at smaller, low volume acute trusts than at their larger neighbours in the same region, research published by NHS London suggests.
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Comment
Predictions on the new government's next moves
The future of the largest departmental budget and the second biggest area of government spending after welfare initially boiled down to just 30 words in the government’s initial coalition agreement.
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Trusts warned over instrument checks
Trusts not performing quality assurance checks on surgical instruments before use could risk litigation and endanger patients’ lives, HSJ has been told.