All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 68
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NHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
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A&E wait is not being gamed, new data suggests
The proportion of patients admitted from accident and emergency units without first being assessed or treated has more than halved since the four hour target was introduced.
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BMA calls for NHS IT programme review
Doctors’ leaders have written to the government calling for parts of the NHS IT programme to be suspended.
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'Full' hospitals are treating patients in non-clinical areas
Patients are routinely being treated in areas of hospitals not designed for care, a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.
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Trust appoints medical director
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Robin Bolton as its new medical director, taking effect from 1 April.
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DH publishes list of top NHS leaders and roles
A list of the most important NHS leaders and management posts has been published by the Department of Health.
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Nottingham trust criticised over waiting time irregularities
One of England’s busiest accident and emergency departments failed to report breaches of the four hour treatment targets for at least four years, an independent report has said.
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Give nursing directors greater say on care at board level, says PM's commission
Directors of nursing must be fully accountable for the quality of care provided by nurses in their service or organisation, according to a major report on the future of nursing.
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David Nicholson calls for 'more urgency' in stroke care
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said trusts must put “more urgency” into meeting the requirements of the national stroke strategy.
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GMC opens consultation on doctor revalidation
Doctors will have to be tested on their performance and undergo annual appraisals under plans to overhaul medical regulation being put out to consultation.
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NHS care 'under threat' from working time directive
The quality of NHS care may be under threat from restrictions placed on junior doctors by the introduction of the 48-hour working week, it has been claimed.
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GPs to debate patient data safeguards
Family doctors are to debate for the first time safeguards for a system to share patient data across Scotland, it has been disclosed.
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Survey: How good is the care in your trust?
As the NHS considers the implications of the report on care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ is keen to hear from health service staff about their experiences in their own organisations. Please take two minutes to respond to our anonymous survey.
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The Francis report's 18 recommendations
The conclusions of the inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NHS managers may be heroes of the moment
Despite their endless depiction by the media and politicians as a scourge on the health service, research is showing that where numbers of NHS managers are strong, efficiency is often found working alongside quality. Charlotte Santry reports
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COPD strategy launch
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on a national strategy to help tackle chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Inconsistent risk assessment led to pressure ulcers at Mid Staffs, inquiry finds
Inconsistent assessment of the risk of pressure areas is likely to have been one of the causes of pressure ulcers among people who contacted the independent inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Staff at Mid Staffs 'lacked compassion'
There was a lack of compassion for patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, as well as a lack of information provided about patients’ condition, and insensitivity when staff were communicating with patients and their families, the inquiry into the trust found.
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Relatives had to 'alter faults in medical records' at Mid Staffs
The inquiry into serious failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust examined medical records, and heard from patients and their families of concerns about record-keeping.
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Don't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
The independent inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire has found hospital standardised mortality ratios should not be used to predict real numbers of avoidable deaths at the trust.