News – Page 1550
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NewsCost of mislaid DH equipment revealed
More than 100 electronic items worth nearly £40,000 were lost or stolen from the Department of Health last year, according to figures.
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NewsCancer survival rates improve
People suffering from some cancers are twice as likely to survive as patients diagnosed in the early 1970s, new analysis shows.
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NewsReport critical of infant death responses
Parents whose babies are stillborn or who die shortly after birth are still facing indignity on the NHS, a report has suggested.
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NewsNHS blueprint due today
Ministers will set out a new results-driven framework for the NHS today, which they claim could save thousands of lives a year.
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NewsWeak evidence supporting GP commissioning plan - Civitas
Evidence suggesting GPs will be more effective than health trusts at commissioning NHS services “is weak”, a report says.
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NewsViews sought on data protection
Businesses and the general public are to be asked for their views on how to improve data protection laws.
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NewsScrapping hospital ratings will 'confuse patients'
People who wish to find out about the quality of hospital care may be forced to read complicated graphs after an annual health check was scrapped, a patient group has said.
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NewsHospital infection controls criticised
A hospital has been told to improve its infection control standards by health inspectors who made 16 requirements for change.
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NewsElderly C diff infection rate at record low
Rates of C difficile among elderly hospital patients are at their lowest ever level, figures have revealed.
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NewsUNISON announces HCAs conference
UNISON has announced it will be holding its healthcare assistants conference in September. It will look at how HCAs should be regulated in the future.
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NewsMPs given access to NHS comments and complaints
A new services is giving MPs easy access to patients’ comments and complaints about the NHS in their constituency.
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NewsDH forced to rethink NHS vision
Health secretary Andrew Lansley is battling to publish his “white paper” on NHS reform next week amid government concern there is too little detail on his reform programme.
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NewsJust one in six CQC staff think regulator is well managed
Only 16 per cent of the Care Quality Commission’s employees think it is well managed, internal staff survey results leaked to HSJ reveal.
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NewsGovernment tells CQC to drop annual health check reviews
The government has told the Care Quality Commission to scrap its annual review of health service organisations immediately, HSJ has learned.
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NewsScrapping GP access targets worries QIPP
Scrapping GP access targets could undermine efforts to reduce unnecessary accident and emergency attendances, research given to the Department of Health suggests.
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NewsUCLH says acute care centralisation is better
London’s controversial centralisation programme is delivering lifesaving benefits to patients, according to one of England’s largest foundation trusts.
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NewsBroadmoor trust makes ‘significant progress’
A mental health trust has made “significant improvements” since a Care Quality Commission report last year which criticised it for delays in investigating incidents.
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NewsCost of axing hospital redesigns must be counted
The financial consequences of halting proposed service changes should be taken into account, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has said.
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NewsSouth Essex FT named top healthcare employer
South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust is the top NHS healthcare employer, this year’s Healthcare 100 reveals.