All NHS Confederation articles – Page 37
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NewsNHS admin staff costing PCTs £1.2bn, say Tories
The NHS spent £1.2bn on administrative and clerical staff last year, compared with £700m on cancer drugs, according to the Tories.
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NewsConfed warns Tory IT plans must save on costs
Tory NHS IT plans must not create even more expense, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsVariation shows NHS community services ripe for efficiencies
Huge variations in the working practices of primary care trust provider arms are masking large potential efficiency savings.
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CommentJo Webber on NHS care scandals
At the heart of the care scandal in Mid Staffordshire foundation trust and the Baby Peter case is the need for a strong culture of questioning and scrutiny
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NewsNHS Confed raises doubts over Conservative IT plans
The NHS Confederation has expressed doubts over Conservative proposals to scrap government plans for a central database of patient records.
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NewsDH scraps deadline for PCT provider arm strategies
The Department of Health has scrapped its centrally set deadline for primary care trusts to create provider arm strategies. It comes amid fears of PCTs obsessed by organisational structure making poor decisions.
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NewsMatching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
The NHS could make savings of up to 20 per cent if all primary care trusts spent as efficiently as the best, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on commissioning strategy plans
Nearly all primary care trust commissioning strategy plans describe a rationale for their intentions over the next five years. Tailored to the health and healthcare needs of their population, they describe future actions which intend to move activity out of secondary care, and cut emergency admissions and attendance at A&E.
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NewsMascie-Taylor is NHS Confederation's first medical director
The NHS Confederation has appointed Hugo Mascie-Taylor as its first medical director.
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NewsMinister sets out limits of competition and choice
Health minister Mike O’Brien has emphasised to managers the limits to which the NHS should embrace competition and choice.
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News'Troublingly low' levels of funding to prevent another Baby P
A review of child protection arrangements in NHS organisations carried out in light of the Baby Peter tragedy has found “troublingly low” levels of funding and staff training.
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News‘National care service’ could pit councils against NHS
The long-awaited social care green paper has set out the government’s ambition for a national care service that could offer a basic minimum entitlement to all, regardless of financial means.
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NewsHospital staff warning as NHS Confederation issues swine flu guidance
Hospital staff have been urged to ensure they get vaccinated against swine flu when drugs become available this month.
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NewsPCTs lash out over audit use of world class scores
Furious primary care trust chiefs have lambasted the Audit Commission after being marked down in annual reports on the basis of world class commissioning scores. They had been told they would not be judged on the measures.
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NewsCall for ambitious mental health targets
Public services such as the NHS, schools and transport should be set targets to reduce the financial burden of mental illness, according to mental health leaders.
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CommentYour Humble Servant on the NHS reshuffle
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: NHS reshuffle
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HSJ KnowledgeOne year on: Darzi's long and winding road
Only 12 months into Lord Darzi’s 10-15 year vision, it is no surprise that little real progress has been seen. But the forthcoming public spending squeeze could be a large and unexpected obstacle in the road to improved quality, safety and innovation.
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NewsFoundation trust compliance with core standards tails off
The proportion of foundation trusts admitting that they are failing on core standards has risen year on year for the first time.
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NewsNHS Confederation chair to be paid and not elected
The role of NHS Confederation chair is to become an appointed, paid post after a radical shake-up of the organisation’s governance.
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Mental health tariff timescale ticks off trusts
Mental health trusts have expressed dismay that a national tariff will not be in place until 2013 at the earliest.