All Long-term conditions articles – Page 34
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding visually impaired patients with the right access to information
In just one year, Nottingham University Hospitals has transformed its disappointing relationship with visually-impaired patients into one of involvement, access and success. Chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Peter Homa explains the lessons learned - and the changes being made as a result.
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NewsCalls to review hospital death guidance
Medical directors in Scotland have been advised to review cases when elderly people die while waiting to be discharged from hospital.
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CommentMichael White: somwhere to escape the cuts
Wherever you turn at present it’s hard to escape the government’s cuts programme. I confirmed that (again) when I rang my sister at the nursery-infant-and-parenting unit she has worked in for many years. Their budget has been slashed, redundancies loom. Should she volunteer to go, taking decades of experience with ...
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HSJ KnowledgeNon-optimised joint replacement pathways to create wear and tear on 2011-12 budgets
The primary total hip and knee replacement BPT should be seen as a very real opportunity to create capacity within the NHS without added investment, argues Sg2’s vice president Meghan Robb.
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NewsReport reveals prisoners' alcohol problems
A study of prisoners’ health needs has found that up to three quarters of male inmates in Scotland have a problem with alcohol.
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NewsCancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
The number of people dying of cancer throughout Europe will fall this year, experts have predicted.
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HSJ Local
NHS South Staffordshire behind on LTC targets
PERFORMANCE: NHS South Staffordshire is significantly behind on strategic targets for long term conditions.
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NewsGroundbreaking radiotherapy equipment goes into service
A new radiotherapy device that could transform the way some cancer patients are treated will be used from today.
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NewsDischarge delays questioned after patient deaths
Concerns have been raised after it emerged 93 patients died in one health authority area while waiting to be discharged from hospital.
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NewsCancer care overhaul needed, says Macmillan
A leading cancer charity is calling for an overhaul of NHS care for cancer survivors, as the number of people overcoming the disease looks set to double over the next 20 years.
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HSJ KnowledgeA patient’s perspective on the NHS
I am a big fan of the NHS. The central tenet of access to good healthcare based on clinical need as opposed to ability to pay has always seemed to me to be a core feature of a decent, civilised society.
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NewsThousands of cancer patients 'denied radiotherapy'
Tens of thousands of people with cancer are missing out on potentially curative radiotherapy, it was claimed today.
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HSJ Local
Norfolk PCT behind schedule on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Norfolk primary care trust’s overall performance on internal QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings plans has dipped significantly.
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NewsDementia patients 'need more home care'
About 50,000 people with dementia will be forced into care homes early because of a lack of support in their own homes, experts warn.
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CommentWhat happens if the health reforms work?
Anyone looking at the future of the government’s reforms is always interested in the question: “What happens if this doesn’t really work the way the government wants it to?”
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NewsCommissioning board should run large scale 'experiments' - UnitedHealth head
The NHS Commissioning Board should run a series of large scale “experiments” designed to test solutions to the growing burden of chronic disease, UnitedHealth’s president of global health Simon Stevens claimed this week. Successful programmes should be made “part of the NHS benefits package”.
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NewsRCS warns on 'backdoor rationing' in NHS
The NHS is adopting a “dangerous path” by stopping certain elective surgical procedures to save money, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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NewsProductivity gains elude NHS trusts
The NHS failed at the twin challenges of reducing emergency admissions and providing more care outside hospital in the last financial year, according to an Audit Commission report.
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