All Efficiency articles – Page 30
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News
In full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
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News
NHSI pathology proposals agreed by less than half of trusts
Less than half of areas have so far fully agreed to NHS Improvement’s plans to set up a regional pathology network, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Trusts' pathology merger could reduce staff by a third
Four trusts pursing a major pathology services merger in the West Midlands may reduce the number of staff working across them by more than a third, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Trust saves £2m after taking on commissioning powers
A Yorkshire trust has managed to save £2m by repatriating out of area, locked rehabilitation patients and caring for them in the community.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Clearing the deficit, take three
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News
Trust expects to miss control total deficit by £30m
A south eastern trust is predicting a deficit worth over £56m – more than double its original plan and 15 per cent of its total income – after being hit by lower elective income and losing a payments dispute with local commissioners.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: What's happened to the second Carter review?
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The backdoor drive towards trust mergers
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News
Trusts hit by 'serious' apron shortage following Chinese pollution crackdown
Patient care is being affected by a “serious” shortage of suitable aprons for NHS staff, after the service’s supply chain was hit by a crackdown on pollution by the Chinese government.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Ambitious merger 'not a Machiavellian plan', says trust chief
Plans to merge three Essex trusts were proposed after an experiment to run the hospitals as a “group” with one leadership team proved “cumbersome and inefficient”, the chief executive has told HSJ.
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Comment
DH can see councils are better at financial control
Local government is far better at spending control than departments in Whitehall and the centre knows its, says Professor Tony Travers
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Damage limitation for Dalton
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News
Revealed: 25 trusts 'likely' to get funding for safety technology
Funding for 25 NHS trusts to introduce barcoding technology to improve patient safety and efficiency could be announced early next year.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The true test of collective thinking
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News
'Ruthless' rationalisation of regulators and CCGs could save £1bn, says Mackey
The former chief executive of NHS Improvement has said £1bn could be saved by “ruthlessly” stripping back national bodies and local commissioners – and warned that plans to establish accountable care are “far too bloody complicated”.
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HSJ Local
Fourth trust joins hospital alliance ahead of pathology merger
A major alliance of acute providers in the West Midlands is being expanded to include a fourth trust, HSJ has learned.
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News
Exclusive: Cancer workforce shortages having ‘direct’ impact on patient care
Workforce shortages across cancer care are having a direct impact on the treatment of patients, Cancer Research UK has warned ahead of the publication of a major NHS workforce strategy for the sector.
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Comment
Quality improvement is not for the faint hearted
Embedding quality improvement into the fabric of the NHS organisations requires a fundamental shift in leadership, say Joni Jabbal and Siva Anandaciva
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News
New Getting It Right First Time leads announced
Clinical leads for three areas of the Getting It Right First Time programme have been announced.
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News
Efficiency rating could make it 'easier' for trusts to be inadequate
NHS trusts’ financial efficiency will be included in their overall ratings, despite the fact it could then be “slightly easier” for providers to be rated inadequate as a result.