News – Page 845
-
NewsKnee, hip and eye ops 'rationed'
Surgery for knees, hips and eyes is under pressure across the NHS, with evidence of rationing to save money, a report suggests.
-
NewsExclusive: Health Act to be changed to boost joint commissioning
The Health Act 2012 is set to be changed to make it easier for clinical commissioning groups to come together with each other – and with NHS England – to jointly commission services, HSJ has learned.
-
HSJ Local
Council leader submits plan to save consultant-led maternity cover
A council leader embroiled in a row with Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group over its plans to withdraw 24 hour maternity consultant cover at the Friarage Hospital has submitted his own proposal to save it.
-
HSJ Local
Trust's data problem may extend beyond 18-week waits
North West London Hospitals Trust has admitted its data recording problem may extend wider than performance on the 18-week wait for elective surgery.
-
NewsDr Foster identifies 13 trusts with high mortality ratios
Thirteen hospital trusts have higher than expected mortality indicator scores, according to an extract from the latest report by health analytics firm Dr Foster which has been shared exclusively with HSJ.
-
News
6 December issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
-
HSJ Local
Trust accrues double the deficit predicted
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has built up almost double the deficit it forecast in the seven months to October.
-
HSJ Local
Peterborough District Hospital site sold
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has completed of the sale of the former Peterborough District Hospital site, netting the trust £7.4m, it has announced.
-
HSJ Local
Ipswich reports four C diff cases in October
There were four reported cases of C difficile at Ipswich Hospital Trust in October, according to board papers from its most recent governing body meeting.
-
HSJ Local
South Tees FT fails to meets referral to treatment target for three consecutive quarters
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to meet its admitted standard for 18 week referral to treatment times for three consecutive quarters.
-
HSJ Local
Newcastle FT breaches its C diff trajectory
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust recorded 45 cases of C difficile in the year to date, “breaching its trajectory” of 33 cases, according to board papers from North Tyneside clinical commissioning group.
-
HSJ Local
Newcastle FT records five never events in four months
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has had five never events between April and September 2013, according to board papers from the Newcastle and Gateshead CCG Alliance.
-
NewsChancellor signals further pay restraint
The chancellor used his autumn budget statement to warn of public sector pay restraint beyond 2015.
-
NewsTreasury signs off £260m technology fund
The Treasury has signed off NHS England’s £260m technology fund, the body’s technology chief has announced.
-
NewsCare reforms 'to increase costs and legal challenges'
The government’s plans to create a national standard for social care eligibility could place unfunded new burdens on councils and lead to an increase in legal challenges, ministers have been warned.
-
NewsTrust super-merger shelved
A merger that would have created the largest provider organisation in England has been shelved.
-
NewsElderly lack support after hospital
A lack of support for older people after they have been in hospital leaves them vulnerable to readmission, new research has found.
-
NewsTrainee medics report bully worries
The extent of bullying trainee doctors are being exposed to has been revealed by a survey.
-
NewsExclusive: CCGs seek responsibility for GP services
Clinical commissioning group representatives have called on NHS England to support CCGs taking a greater role in primary care, following their first major survey of the organisations.
-
NewsJudge acts to stop Mid Staffs nurse leaving NMC register
A High Court judge has granted a last minute injunction to stop former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief nurse Jan Harry from leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.