All articles by James Illman – Page 57
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Second trust takes financial help from DH for IT system
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has become the second to accept a controversial financial support package from ministers to implement the Lorenzo IT system.
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Geographical variation in new drug uptake revealed
The huge disparity in uptake of medicines and technologies across the NHS has been laid bare by the first “innovation scorecard”.
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Commissioning board pledges paperless referrals by 2015
The health service will move to paperless referrals by March 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Real time patient feedback for whole NHS by 2015
All NHS patients should have the opportunity to leave feedback, in real time, on any service, by 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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EXCLUSIVE: DH could face probe over IT deal
The Department of Health could face a fresh probe by a government spending watchdog after its latest attempt to dismantle the National Programme for IT sparked allegations of anti-competitive behaviour.
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East of England pathology shake-up announced
NHS Midlands and East has announced the successful bidders in a tender for pathology services across the East of England, as part of a long-awaited reconfiguration intended to cut the region’s lab bill by up to £29m.
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‘Urgent action’ needed in Peterborough, says NAO
Urgent action must be taken by regulators, ministers and local managers if Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust is to avoid going bust, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Latest scores spark fresh doubt over 'friends and family test'
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has recorded the lowest score yet by any organisation on the friends and family test, according to the latest data from the pilot of the fledging patient satisfaction survey.
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Restrict friends and family test to hospitals, says DH
The new friends and family patient satisfaction test should initially be largely restricted to acute care settings rather than rolled out universally, according to a Department of Health cost-benefit analysis.
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Monitor takes action against Cambridge Hospitals
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the biggest organisation yet to be found in “significant breach” of its terms of authorisation by its regulator Monitor.
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NHS Confederation appoints new chair
The NHS Confederation has appointed Michael O’Higgins as its new chair following the departure of Sir Keith Pearson.
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UPDATED: Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has raised “serious concerns” about children’s services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, branding them “completely unacceptable”.
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Pathology reforms moving too slowly says Carter
The man who led a national review of pathology services has lamented the slow pace of service reform and questioned whether a recent high-profile laboratory blunder could have been avoided had consolidation happened sooner.
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Doubts raised over friends and family test
Statisticians have raised doubts about the validity of the nascent friends and family patient satisfaction test amid claims some trusts are “manipulating” their scores.
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Analysed: the friends and family test
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the friends and family test being piloted by NHS Midlands and East.
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NHS chiefs ordered to explain £3bn underspend
The NHS’s leadership has been ordered by the health select committee to explain which pots of money the £3bn Department of Health underspend handed back to the Treasury came from.
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Make telehealth plans public, says Labour
The Department of Health is under renewed pressure to publish evidence to support its claims that using telehealth could save the NHS £1.2bn, after the Labour party joined those calling for publication of its calculations.
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Circle planned cut of 20pc of staff at Hinchingbrooke
Circle’s original business plan for its running of Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust outlined a cut in the hospital’s workforce of 20 per cent, a document shared with HSJ reveals.
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Mission shows what's possible
James Illman was given a unique insight into British healthcare technology after joining a government-backed trade mission to Boston, Massachusetts.
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Hinchingbrooke receives cash advance after posting deficit
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust has negotiated a £4m cash advance on its service contract with its local primary care trust cluster to ease “cash flow issues” after posting a £4.1m in-year deficit.