All Specialist care articles – Page 10

  • scanner
    News

    Private provider to rent space from NHS trust for 25 years

    2017-02-14T07:00:00Z

    £38m dedicated cancer unit will occupy top four floors of Guy’s and St Thomas’ new cancer centre Negotiations underway to offer NHS patients access to private robotics theatre American hospital firm to rent the facilities on a 25 year lease A major teaching trust in London is leasing ...

  • Partha Das
    Comment

    The one lesson that the US and UK can learn from each other

    2017-02-09T09:52:00Z

    Ideological differences between America and the UK don’t mean total incompatibility when it comes to making their systems better

  • Birmingham Children's Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Merger creates first children's and women's trust in England

    2017-02-01T00:01:00Z

    Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust and Birmingham Children’s FT have completed their merger, creating the first single specialist trust for both women and children in England.

  • Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
    HSJ Local

    CQC praises leadership at 'outstanding' trust

    2017-02-01T00:01:00Z

    The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

  • Heart
    News

    New consultation on future of specialist heart surgery imminent

    2017-01-27T11:18:00Z

    NHS England to launch consultation on congenital heart disease services “soon” It has not publicly changed its controversial plans but said “no decision” will be made before consultation is completed Royal Brompton and University Hospitals of Leicester trusts remain at risk of losing their services NHS England is ...

  • Moorfields Eye Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Foundation trust predicts £7m increase in private income

    2017-01-24T07:00:00Z

    Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust is predicting a significant spike in private income in 2016-17, its board papers reveal.

  • HSJ Value In Healthcare Awards
    News

    HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed

    2017-01-19T12:30:00Z

    The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.

  • Blood
    News

    NHS England blocks funding for lifesaving transplants

    2017-01-05T12:19:00Z

    Second donor stem cell transplants no longer “affordable” for the NHS despite being “routinely” funded before 2013 Leading oncologist calls NHS England’s clinical prioritisation process “not fit for purpose” and says decision “flies in the face” of global expert opinion The specialist treatment was given “lowest cost/benefit priority” status ...

  • Bristol Children's Hospital
    News

    Children's services review accelerated

    2016-11-23T10:49:00Z

    First findings of national review of paediatric intensive care services due in next few weeks Review follows investigation into Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital Services under pressure as children with more complex needs need PICU and lengths of stay increasing An NHS England review of paediatric intensive care services ...

  • hospital operation
    News

    New tariff would mean revenue cuts for specialist providers

    2016-11-23T07:00:00Z

    Three providers would see their overall revenue reduced by more than 2 per cent next year The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital FT faces an estimated £4.5m reduction to its revenue Specialist Orthopaedic Alliance “exceptionally concerned” by the proposals A number of specialist NHS trusts are “exceptionally concerned” about the ...

  • The Christie
    HSJ Local

    Trust awarded outstanding rating by CQC

    2016-11-18T00:01:00Z

    A nationally renowned specialist trust has been rated outstanding following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

  • Papworth hospital
    HSJ Local

    Trust makes long awaited chief executive appointment

    2016-11-15T10:58:00Z

    Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed East and North Hertfordshire Trust deputy chief executive Stephen Posey as its new chief executive.

  • The Walton Centre
    HSJ Local

    Outstanding rating for 'world class' specialist trust

    2016-10-21T15:29:00Z

    Walton Centre Foundation Trust in Liverpool rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission Specialist spinal and brain service hospital becomes only second specialist hospital to receive top rating Ten out of 19 specialist hospitals have now had inspections published by the CQC The Walton Centre Foundation Trust has ...

  • Norman Lamb
    Comment

    Norman Lamb: ‘As a minister I was in a mental health fog’

    2016-10-19T06:00:00Z

    The former care minister recalls his daily fight in the coalition government to keep mental health on Jeremy Hunt’s agenda

  • Europe flags
    News

    Hospitals demand clarity over future of EU staff

    2016-10-19T00:01:00Z

    Specialist hospitals have called for the government to clarify the rights of EU nationals to remain working in health and social care in the UK.

  • Rob findlay cutout 3x2
    Comment

    Elective waits rise again in a wasted August

    2016-10-14T13:34:00Z

    Elective waiting times lengthened beyond 18 weeks again in August, as the admission rate fell to a three year low.

  • Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Specialist hospital rated 'one of the best trusts in England'

    2016-09-16T00:01:00Z

    Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital is the first specialist acute hospital to be rated outstanding One of only eight English trusts to receive highest quality rating Specialist acute hospital trusts currently outperforming non-specialists, with 78 per cent rated good or outstanding Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Foundation Trust ...

  • Cardiac surgery
    News

    NHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up

    2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

    Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...

  • Heart
    News

    Questions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research

    2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

    Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...

  • Surgical tools
    News

    Marginal rate for specialised services shelved again

    2016-08-03T06:00:00Z

    NHS England and NHS Improvement have again shelved the introduction of a marginal rate Regulators twice previously aimed to introduce the measure New proposals include increases to top-up payments for specialised services, including for cardiac, respiratory and cancer services Regulators have again shelved plans for a marginal rate ...