All Health Service Journal articles in October 2018 – Page 4
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NewsChief nurse named in whistleblowing letter leaves troubled FT
A trust’s chief nurse, embroiled in a whistleblowing investigation, has resigned from her post.
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NewsA&Es miss national objective with record low performance
The NHS missed its planning guidance target for 90 per cent of patients to be seen within four hours by September and recorded its worst second quarter performance against the standard since records began, official data reveals.
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NewsTrust rejects full hospital group membership
A trust has rejected an offer to become a full member of a neighbouring hospital group amid concerns about “cherry picking”, stability and the loss of clinical services.
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NewsHancock pledges to 'put the past behind us' with new cash for junior doctors
The government will consider a “modest additional investment” in the junior doctors’ contract two years after a bitter dispute with medics which led to the first strike action in 40 years.
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CommentWaiting list and waiting times rise again
A larger waiting list, more patients over 18 weeks, and rising waiting times, all fuelled by a low elective admission rate. There is little to cheer about in August’s RTT statistics.
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NewsDaily Insight: I am not Jeremy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsPoor uptake of new scheme to give patients control of confidential records
A new national system to give NHS patients control over sharing their confidential health records has been used by less than 5,000 people, leading to accusations that it has been poorly publicised.
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NewsDecades old computer systems putting lives at risk
Decades old IT systems underpinning the national cervical cancer screening programme could put lives at risk, ministers have been warned.
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NewsCCGs split on IVF policy
Eight clinical commissioning groups which were meant to work together under a single accountable officer are split on one of their first major commissioning decisions.
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NewsExclusive: Officials admitted clinical waste incineration shortage
National officials have privately acknowledged there may be a shortage of incinerator capacity for burning clinical waste – contrary to the government’s public assertions – documents seen by HSJ show.
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NewsNew NHS efficiency challenge is half that of 5YFV
The government’s funding settlement will leave the NHS with an efficiency challenge of around £11bn – which is half the amount that was required in the Five Year Forward View period, according to a new analysis.
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CommentChange won’t happen by accident
Axel Heitmueller suggests the government should develop a change model to enable transformation of health services, especially in light of the move towards integrated care
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NewsDaily Insight: HES strikes back
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Matt's new mission, COBRA strikes on anatomical waste and revealing WannaCry damages
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentUK's stalling life expectancy: where do we go from here?
Veena S Raleigh looks at possible factors that are causing UK’s life expectancy at birth to stall and fall further behind that of many high income countries other than the US
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HSJ LocalUniversity site wins again in controversial pathology shake-up
A university site has again been named as the preferred location for a consolidated pathology service for Lancashire following a second evaluation exercise, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Blanket elective ban ruled out this winter
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: Officials' £13bn funding ask to modernise NHS IT
Implementing the forthcoming long term plan for the NHS will require up to £13bn in IT spending over the next five years, according to official estimates, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Tech priorities for the long term plan
Billions of pounds could be spent expanding artificial intelligence, telehealth and a host of new tech projects to support NHS long term plan ambitions, HSJ had been told.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Grasping the nettles
The NHS leadership doesn’t seem ready to openly discuss the problems besetting the NHS, especially the workforce crisis, let alone seek meaningful solutions, notes Andy Cowper