Service design – Page 96
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NewsGovernment must heed restructuring lessons, says Confed
The government should be “held accountable” for the results of its plans to restructure the health service, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsCounty wide leadership role for Essex chief exec
NHS South West Essex chief executive Pam Court is to lead a county wide programme of service transformation, including preparing for GP commissioning and reducing management costs.
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HSJ KnowledgePartnership working and the flu pandemic
The H1N1 pandemic never reached the intensity feared, but the emergency response set in place has strengthened partnership working.
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NewsTees hospital project axed in government spending review
The proposed £460m new North Tees and Hartlepool hospital has been axed by the government, as part of a spending review.
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NewsEarly breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives
A total of 957 deaths from advanced breast cancer could be avoided each year in England if its early diagnosis rates matched those in Norway and Sweden, research has shown.
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Comment'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
It would be wise not to underestimate the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform.
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NewsPFI hospitals 'may have to cut services'
NHS trusts that have hospital building contracts with private firms may be forced to cut services, a report has said.
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NewsNHS budget 'should not be protected'
NHS spending should not escape the impending budget cuts that will affect the rest of the public sector, a think tank has said.
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NewsNHS Hull completes move to social enterprise
NHS Hull has become the first primary care trust to complete the transfer of its provider arm into a stand alone social enterprise.
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NewsNHS Direct launches treatment decision aids
A trial project to provide patients with information to make better treatment decisions has been launched by NHS Direct.
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NewsNHS reputation is on a par with Iceland chain
The English NHS has a public reputation roughly on a par with frozen food retailer Iceland or the UK media sector, according to a unique analysis exclusively obtained by HSJ.
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SupplementsPreventing stroke: action or crisis
There is a growing concern that too little is being done for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, an at-risk condition that is easier to diagnose than many practitioners realise
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NewsNHS service change plans will face stricter controls
Plans for major NHS service change will in future have to meet stricter standards, including the approval of GP commissioners, under rules to be announced next month.
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NewsLong term condition services inefficient due to poor design
Many primary and community care managers are designing ineffective and inefficient services for people with long term conditions, a senior Department of Health adviser has said.
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NewsGovernment outlines 30 pledges on future of NHS
The government’s detailed coalition agreement Our Programme for Government, together with a further document sent to strategic health authorities this week, set out 30 pledges on the NHS and a further four on public health.
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NewsThousands of jobs at risk as strategic health authorities face axe
Strategic health authorities will be abolished by 2012, throwing the job security of over 3,000 staff in doubt.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use predictive risk modelling in healthcare
Mathematical modelling can help predict risk of hospital admission in a given population, writes Daloni Carlisle
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NewsUCLH plan to rescue Barts from PFI crisis
Senior managers in London are cooking up an ambitious plan to rescue Barts and the Royal London Trust from its unaffordable £1bn private finance initiative deal.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve end of life care
The 2008 end of life care strategy allocated £286m to primary care trusts. Lynne Greenwood looks at some of the innovations and improvements being made with the cash
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NewsNew government must give rapid clarity on community service plans
Primary care trusts’ plans for their provider services could end up back on the drawing board if the new government fails to act decisively to keep it on track.