All Service redesign articles – Page 166
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NAO says consultants' contract is poor value
Under the new NHS consultants' contract, consultants in England are earning on average 25 per cent more than three years ago but are working the same number of hours or less states the report from the National Audit Office.The report on the contract found that while it has the potential ...
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New consultant contract 'not value for money'
The new hospital consultant contract is not delivering expected value for money, according to a National Audit Office report.
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Error data shows concern over coding
Comparative analysis of patient safety using a set of US indicators has heightened concerns about the quality of NHS trust coding, according to a Dr Foster Intelligence study.
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Cancer charity warning over HRT link
Cancer Research UK has highlighted a study published in the Lancet that has found women who take hormone replacement therapy are more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and to die of the disease.Results from the Million Women Study, the biggest of its kind in the world, show that ...
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NHS Employers call for revamp of overseas staff rules
All healthcare occupations should be wiped off a list of roles the Home Office says can be filled quickly by people from overseas, according to NHS Employers.
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BMA recommends GPs get PBC guarantees from primary care trusts
Advice to GPs to demand assurances in writing from primary care trusts over possible savings from practice-based commissioning could see doctors and PCT managers reach an impasse.
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RCN will back closures - as long as patients benefit
The Royal College of Nursing will give its support to hospital closures but only if they are in the best interests of patient care, its new general secretary has said.
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Doctor's union responds to regulatory fees announcement
The British Medical Association has responded to the Healthcare Commission's announcement to reduce its registration fees for independent doctors.The proposed reduction in the yearly registration fee is from £2,240 to £1,335.Read the response here
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Abortion research leads to call for better education
New research conducted by Southampton University shows that because of myths about what having an abortion is like, women can be too frightened to seek counselling or treatment earlier.Many do not know where to get impartial information about unintended pregnancy or abortion. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service is calling for ...
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HSJ Knowledge
David Amos on grievances
Groups of professionals find it remarkably difficult to talk about anything other than the day job. A cluster of doctors will swap stories - in confidence of course - about interesting and demanding patients.
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Jasbir Sunner on academic health science centres
Our vision and strategy for an AHSC, strongly supported by clinicians, bodes well for the future of hospital services in north west London
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HSJ Knowledge
Best practice: lessons from US on patient safety
Whether its superbugs, medical error or the rise in diabetes, the US health system faces strikingly similar problems to the NHS. Andrew Castle switches on to watch.new.US documentary series Remaking American Medicine, which shows how we can tackle them.
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Take the strain from DVT care
With DVT-related admissions costing Luton PCT around £1m a year, action was needed. Alison Meynell and colleagues report
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Ruth hussey on offender health services
The growing prison population is a significant issue for both primary care and acute trusts. Just as general healthcare is moving towards prevention, so is criminality. We need to look at what the NHS and social care can do to stop people committing ...
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DoH responds to mental health report
The Department of Health has published its response to a Joint Committee on Human Rights report on the Mental Health Bill. The report was published in February.The response took the form of a letter from health minister Rosie Winterton to the committee chair.Read the letter here
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Why bed-blocking is making an unwelcome comeback
Fines for social services departments brought early success in reducing bed-blocking, but the numbers are creeping up again as more difficult problems - which may be a result of targets and choice - rise to the surface. Alison Moore investigates.
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Nurses want more time on patient care, says survey
Three-quarters of staff nurses in acute trusts say they do not spend enough time on direct patient care, according to research by HSJ and Nursing Times. And nine in 10 of those believe this has an adverse impact on patients.
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New national IT setback as devolution is delayed
The national programme for IT is facing another setback as it emerges that plans to enhance the role of strategic health authorities have been delayed.
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Why the talking cure can help ease the reconfiguration blues
A list is circulating - despite Department of Health denials - of 18 trusts that have been deemed unviable in their present form and on which strategic health authorities will be acting. There will probably be few surprises in the names and no surprise that major restructuring of acute services ...
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New wave of community hospitals and services
Health minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a £50m wave of new NHS community hospitals and super surgeries.Six new health centres, two new community hospitals and eight refurbished community hospitals will open across the country as part of a drive to increase capacity for minor operations, medical tests and follow-up care ...