Service design – Page 89
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News£5m scheme to help mentally ill offenders announced
A £5m government trial of schemes to divert mentally ill offenders into treatment rather than prison has been welcomed by campaigners.
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NewsParty pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
Plaid has renewed a pledge to dissolve the Welsh Ambulance Trust and transfer its responsibilities to local health boards (LHBs) - despite saying it would not “fragment” the health service in Wales.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving patient flow across the cardiology pathway
The elective pathway for cardiology encompasses a wide range of patient transactions and, as with any multi-component patient journey, opportunities for human error, inefficiency and system failure can arise at any point. But lean principles and a clear IMPaCT programme can achieve and sustain cardiology pathway improvements, say Anne Mawson ...
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute closes Rochdale A&E
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust will close the Rochdale Infirmary A&E, and open an urgent care centre in replacement, on 4 April.
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News£252m underactivity bill sparks renewed calls for contract renegotiations
The NHS has paid £252m to private providers for work that was never carried out, leading to renewed calls for contracts to be renegotiated.
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NewsTrusts back reorganisation of services
Two hospital trusts in Shropshire are backing the reorganisation of services despite opposition from more than 20,000 local residents.
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HSJ KnowledgeA golden opportunity to reshape workforce planning, education and training
HSJ readers are urged to participate in the consultation on creating a workforce for the new NHS, says Department of Health director general of workforce Clare Chapman.
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Comment'Life had really changed in the NHS, following the reforms of 2011'
Dr Charles Alessi ruminates on what a day in the life of a GP in the new NHS might be like, years from now, following the successful NHS reforms of 2011…
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NewsDon't simply cut posts to deliver QIPP savings, Easton warns trusts
The Department of Health will be “increasingly discriminating” between trusts that find genuine efficiencies and those that simply cut posts, national director for improvement Jim Easton has warned.
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NewsBlood service privatisation criticised in Commons
Privatising parts of the National Blood Service could put people off donating as they would see companies profiting from their generosity, an MP said today.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping community children's health services
A complex reprocurement set out to help young patients and their families benefit from integrated community services. Kevin Hewitt, partnership director of the Community Children’s Health Partnership, explains the journey.
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CommentWhat do we really care about in the NHS?
While there are plenty of people who care about making the system work, in striving for improved access and technical excellence we seem to have stopped caring for the whole person. So what is it we really care about?
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Comment'GPs run the risk of alienating themselves from their colleagues'
As the BMA gears up for a crisis meeting to debate the Health Bill, the chair of its consultant and specialists committee voices his fears of a huge split between members - and a ‘seething cauldron’ of competing providers in the future.
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NewsPreventative care savings questioned by study
A study has cast doubt over whether investing in preventive services in the community either saves money or reduces hospital admissions.
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NewsHospitals will not have to close - Lansley
Hospitals will not have to close despite the NHS budget facing annual real-term cuts of 4 per cent, the government said.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnhancing recovery pathways for planned surgical care
Enhanced recovery pathways for patients following surgery have led to better outcomes and improved patient experience, as evident in the work done by Colin Berry and colleagues at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust.
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News£775m for medical outcomes research
Government funding of up to £775m has been earmarked for “translational” medical research aimed at taking new discoveries from the lab bench to the hospital bed.
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HSJ Knowledge
Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
While any service needs to be able to measure outcomes to ensure it delivers returns and results, it often proves difficult for self-management programmes. However, social return on investment calculations can provide an insight into the value these programmes deliver, says Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company’s director of policy ...
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Comment'There are no winners while there is 'them and us' tribalism in the NHS'
“Them and us”. All too often an off-hand remark and the death knell of a beautiful conversation, usually with the word “tariff” thrown in.
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NewsManagers told to 'relax' over online criticism
Managers have been told to respond more honestly to critical feedback on the internet in order to improve services, following an analysis of online comments.