All News articles – Page 2136
-
News
Short cuts Hospital considers electronic tagging for patients
A Newcastle hospital is thinking of electronically tagging its patients, following the death of Abram Walker, 66, who was found dead in a corridor 10 hours after he disappeared. The Royal Victoria Infirmary is considering proposals to introduce magnetic locks and swipe-card access to doors on a number of wards ...
-
News
Quarter of PCGs start without a chief executive
One primary care group in four will go live today without a chief executive in post, an HSJ survey has revealed.
-
News
Cash-strapped HA under fire over HIV cutbacks
A health authority facing a £1.5m funding shortfall has been attacked for threatening to cut spending on HIV and AIDS.
-
News
Intensive care doctors warn of non-payment by private insurers
Doctors running NHS intensive care units have expressed growing concern that private insurers are refusing to pick up the tab for patients transferred from the private sector.
-
News
'Tell private hospitals' call
NHS managers have been urged to tell private hospitals when they strike off a consultant.
-
News
Fizzing and buzzing with ideas
Alan Carpenter strongly believes his sideways move into the chief executive's job at Somerset Coast PCG is the way forward.
-
News
Quarter of GPs have not planned for millennium bug
An NHS Executive survey has revealed that at least 25 per cent of GPs have made no plans to make their practice systems year 2000 compliant. 'We are getting quite concerned about this, especially as the real figure is probably a lot higher,' said a spokeswoman. A health service circular, ...
-
News
Bristol inquiry hears 'enforcement vacuum' evidence
The Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry has heard evidence of a 'vacuum in relation to the enforcement of standards relating to paediatric cardiac services'.
-
News
Dame Rennie not the only woman on the board
You reported the good news about Dame Rennie Fritchie's appointment as commissioner for public appointments and the not-so-good news about Guy's overspend (news focus, page 14, and news, page 2, 4 March).
-
News
Short cuts Campaigners launch designer bike helmet scheme
The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust has launched a 'prescription' scheme to bring 'designer' cycle helmets within reach of more children. About 100,000 children need hospital treatment every year as a result of cycling accidents, but only 18 per cent of young riders wear helmets. The BHIT says children are more ...
-
News
Walk before you web
I was interested and amused by Carole Appleby's letter (4 March) regarding use of the web to promote communication in the NHS. But while I agree with the concept of sharing information and innovations, I think we should learn to walk before we can run.
-
News
Banking on listening skills
Former bank manager Paul Cookson has more than most riding on the success of PCGs. He is one of the handful of people from outside the NHS to be appointed as a PCG chief executive.