All Health Service Journal articles in October 2018 – Page 6
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CommentGreater investment in training of healthcare assistants is need of the hour
Healthcare assistants are increasingly plugging the workforce gap, spending more time with patients than nurses, but receive the least amount of training, says Professor Lynne Gell
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NewsDaily Insight: Repeat after me
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsOutpatients and day surgery could move out of city
Day surgery and outpatient clinics could largely move out of Canterbury if a proposal to site an emergency and specialist hospital in the city go ahead.
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NewsEx SHA chief gets top integration job
Three “sustainability and transformation partnerships” are to share a single chairman.
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NewsNHSI to require business cases for subsidiary companies
NHS providers must submit a business case to show setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company yields value beyond VAT savings, under new proposals from NHS Improvement.
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NewsTrusts using HCAs in place of nurses
NHS trusts recruited a higher percentage of healthcare assistants than nurses over a two year period, new research has revealed.
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NewsTrust exits financial special measures as deficit reduces
A trust has been taken out of financial special measures after over two years – because it has reduced its underlying deficit by £15m and is making progress on efficiency and productivity savings.
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NewsNHS warned of 'crippling' PFI charges over the next decade
The NHS has been warned of “crippling” finance charges from its PFI contracts over the next decade, when aggregate repayments on the deals will reach their peak.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The legislative genie is out of the bottle
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsDaily Insight: Inflation creep
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsUpdated: CCG loses court challenge over £100m contract
A company has won a High Court procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group.
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NewsIT defect results in thousands of prescription errors
An error in an IT system used by thousands of GP practices means patients around the country could have been given the wrong medication.
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CommentWhat next for advanced clinical practice education?
If advanced practice education is to expand and evolve to meet changing population need, educators need to be able to invest in capacity, capability and staff, writes Professor Ruth Taylor
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NewsIT systems for dozens of GP practices down for a week
Dozens of GP practices in West Yorkshire have been without basic IT systems for eight days after an air conditioning unit failed.
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HSJ LocalNew senior operations team for troubled acute trust
A trust recovering from serious problems with its accident and emergency services has appointed a new chief operating officer and medical director.
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NewsExclusive: The highest paid interim managers
An investigation has revealed some of the highest interim manager payments by NHS trusts, including a chief operating officer who cost his trust the equivalent of £700,000 per year.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: New five year plans, Crippling inflation, and Hancock's digital dream
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsDaily Insight: Interim dividend
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentThe long term plan must break the cycle of winter crises
The coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last due to system wide demand/capacity gap, but the NHS long term plan offers a ray of hope to enable service transformation, says Claire Helm
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Planning permission
Andy Cowper says the NHS has seen a lot of making of plans over the years and requires the permission of the system being changed to properly implement them