All Clinical news (NICE, NSFs) articles – Page 13
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NewsNHS leaders' views sought on clinical research
HSJ, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research, are looking to gain insight into the way NHS leaders see clinical research within their organisations.
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NewsNHS Alliance and NAPC unite to 'champion' clinical commissioning groups
Two health organisations have joined forces to champion clinical commissioning and the groups tasked with carrying it out.
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HSJ Local
South West Yorks nurse to advise NICE
WORKFORCE: A mental health nurse from South West Yorkshire Partnership FT has been chosen to help shape national guidance on the treatment of young people with schizophrenia and psychosis.
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Comment'We need to build the proper foundations for clinically led commissioning'
Clinicians will only be able to bring real added value to the commissioning process if CCGs have the appropriate infrastructure to both support clinical leadership and provide the expertise to harness its potential, argues Ben Gowland.
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NewsNew ambulance indicators suggest variation in stroke care
New figures measuring ambulance trust performance against a set of key clinical practices has exposed huge variation in care for stroke.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow investing in therapeutic services provides a clinical cost saving in the long term
Can investing in therapy cost less than traditional case management for dissociative identity disorders, asks Cheshire and Wirral Partnership FT clinical psychologist Dr Mike Lloyd.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe gap between academia and practice is a barrier to evidenced-based management
Whether or not evidence-based management is a good idea, the gap between academics and practitioners means that it is often hard to find research that managers can actually use, argues Graham Martin.
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HSJ KnowledgeCan cloud computing precipitate a revolution in managing patient data?
The concept of personal data management isn’t one which sets the pulse racing. But, as solutions providers unveil their plans for cloud computing, the technology could pioneer a new approach for the NHS to manage patient data, which puts the service user at the heart of the system, says Mike ...
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HSJ KnowledgeHow enhanced recovery is transforming surgical care pathways
With enhanced recovering now being implemented across the NHS, the benefits to surgery and care pathways are being realised. NHS Improvement cancer director Ann Driver looks at how the key principles are making a big difference.
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NewsIVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
The number of mistakes or near-misses in IVF treatment has more than trebled in three years, figures have revealed.
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NewsPregnancy-related deaths rise 'worrying' doctors
A rise in the number of women dying during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth has prompted leading doctors to call for something to be done about this “worrying” phenomenon.
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NewsWastage efficiency drive launched by DH
The attempt by the NHS to deliver £20bn worth of efficiency savings by 2015 is being supported by a Department of Health initiative to improve medicine use and reduce wastage.
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NewsPatent warning for doctors over genetic tests
Increasing use of diagnostic genetic tests could put NHS doctors and managers in the firing line for infringing patents, it was claimed today.
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NewsExclusive: GP data system to go live in September 2012
A national system to gather primary care clinical data is set for a September 2012 go-live date, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMental health incentives could be removed
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s recommendation that financial incentives for GPs to support patients with depression should be axed has sparked concern from the mental health sector.
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HSJ Knowledge
Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
The way healthcare is currently delivered is financially unsustainable, and a shift in strategy from achieving optimum volume to achieving optimum return is required for healthcare organisations to be truly successful, according to Andrew Lentin and colleagues from consultancy Kurt Salmon.
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NewsHeart check target surpassed
The target for heart check-ups in Scotland last year was smashed as the NHS screened 75 per cent more people than expected.
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NewsMarked change in pathology provision expected
The way pathology services are commissioned by NHS organisations is likely to change significantly in the current climate, according to a report on HSJ.co.uk.
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NewsHepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
Non-urgent cardiac surgery at a hospital in Swansea has been postponed after it was revealed that patients who were operated on earlier in the year may have been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus.
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NewsRegistered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
A woman has been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of three patients at Stepping Hill hospital, Greater Manchester Police have said.