All Surgery articles – Page 15
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NewsHealth secretary warned again over hospital access to GP records
Jeremy Hunt has been warned for a second time about the potential harm to patients caused by the lack of patient record sharing in the NHS.
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News'Dysfunctional' NHS England project damages UK reputation, say health tech firms
An organisation representing health technology firms has claimed a “dysfunctional” NHS England project is denying patients access to “life changing” treatment.
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HSJ LocalHospital staff to strike over weekend working deal
Theatre staff at an NHS trust are going on strike tomorrow and next week over a dispute with trust managers about out of hours work.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust inspected following 'bullying' whistleblowing claims
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated requires improvement following an inspection prompted by whistleblowers’ allegations including bullying.
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NewsNHS England rebuff GIRFT surgery recommendations
NHS England has rebuffed an attempt by efficiency leaders to ensure commissioners follow national guidance over the provision of bariatric surgery.
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NewsExclusive: Private hospital firm takes NHS to court over rogue surgeon
An NHS trust that employed breast surgeon Ian Paterson is being taken to court by a private provider, which claims the health service has a legal responsibility to compensate private patients.
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News'Political' NHS targets may damage care quality, warns national report
A senior clinician leading a national drive against unwarranted variation in the NHS says cancer targets and surgeon mortality rates are “politically derived measures” that may reduce care quality.
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NewsLord Darzi weighs in to 'utterly astonishing' specialist trust row
Professor Lord Ara Darzi has weighed into the row over the future of specialist services in England.
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NewsTrusts with high litigation costs to come under the spotlight
NHS litigation costs are to be scrutinised by a national programme to save millions in clinical negligence pay outs and improve patient care, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSpecialist hospital could relocate to teaching trust site
A specialist hospital threatened with losing services by a national shake-up of heart surgery services could move to a site owned by another London trust.
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HSJ LocalTroubled specialist trust to lose paediatric surgery service
Birmingham’s specialist orthopaedic hospital will stop providing paediatric surgery after an external review recommended moving the service to a bigger site.
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NewsSTP dilutes plan to centralise elective work
An STP in the capital has dropped plans to centralise elective orthopaedic work at two sites.
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HSJ LocalNHS England accused of using 'misleading' data for heart surgery closures
NHS England has been accused of lacking transparency and using “inaccurate or misleading” data in its planning for the potential closure of three heart surgery units.
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NewsExclusive: Patient’s death reveals 'national and systemic issues' with hospital transfers
There could be “national and systemic issues” with the transfer of seriously ill patients between hospitals, the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s first report has said.
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NewsExclusive: 'No way' NHS should ask for extra funding before tackling waste
The surgeon leading the national programme to reduce clinical variation in the NHS says there is “no way” he would ask for extra funding until the service improves efficiency and quality of care.
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HSJ LocalCorrected: Trust cancelled operations to hit financial targets
A trust in the West Midlands cancelled elective operations for three weeks in March in a bid to meet its financial targets set by NHS Improvement.
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NewsCQC to 'strengthen' oversight of private hospitals after breast surgeon scandal
Regulator to “strengthen” its review of practising privileges in independent hospitals in wake of Ian Paterson scandal CQC will use data from insurers to spot “outlier” surgery activity Considering freedom to speak up guardians for the independent sector The Care Quality Commission is to “strengthen” its oversight of ...
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HSJ LocalSTP director appointed to lead trust's turnaround
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust referral to treatment performance drops sharply to the worst of any specialist trust Intervention being handled regionally with STP involved in appointing an interim chief operating officer to oversee RTT recovery at the trust NHS Improvement expected to issue trust with formal undertaking to ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust seeks bidders for outsourced elective work
A large teaching trust is seeking bidders for up to £25m worth of outsourced services including elective surgery as part of contingency plans to cope with increased demand.
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NewsTrust declares major incident as neighbour is crippled by cyber attack
Demand spikes at major trauma centre as neighbour is struck down by ransomware Operations carried out without x-rays after PACS systems go down CEO pays tribute to ‘incredible’ staff A trauma centre in London which had escaped Friday’s ransomware attack had to declare a major incident because of increased demand ...