All Surgery articles – Page 24
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'Opt-out' organ system becomes law in Wales
A new law creating the first opt-opt organ donation system in the UK is to be rubber-stamped at a special ceremony on 10 September.
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Revised negligence scheme 'will not lead to big price swings'
Plans to scrap discounts on clinical negligence premiums will not lead to “big swings in price”, the chief executive of the NHS Litigation Authority has told HSJ.
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HSJ Knowledge
Podcast: What are the risks if doctors use Google Glass?
Innovative technology such as Google Glass is transforming healthcare in the US
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NHS England to publish trust-by-trust 'never events' list
NHS England is to publish quarterly lists of all the “never events” – the worst preventable mistakes – recorded in the NHS, broken down by trust, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting a stop to preventable deaths
Using morbidity and mortality meetings to help reduce deaths in hospitals
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Exclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Local
CQC warns Plymouth Hospitals over surgical safety for second time
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has been issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after a two week inspection identified concern that theatres at Derriford Hospital were under too much pressure.
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Experts challenge data publication
Publishing surgeons’ performance data is “unlikely” to correctly identify poorly performing medics in some specialities, researchers have said.
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Comment
Cosmetic surgery is an ethical dilemma
The grey areas between cosmetic surgery and reconstruction
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Proposed organ donation law praised
Campaign charity the Kidney Wales Foundation has hailed a new organ donation scheme designed to boost vital transplant donors.
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Comment
Will publishing surgeon performance improve outcomes?
Public reporting of clinical performance can have unintended consequences
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HSJ Knowledge
Using surgeons’ outcome data for quality control
Measuring surgical outcomes to assess the quality of surgeons
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HSJ Local
Plans for Bristol and Bath vascular network
STRUCTURE: North Bristol Trust’s Southmead hospital is likely to be the centre of a new vascular network across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
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Exclusive: Surgeons blocking data release will be named from next week
Consultants who block their outcome data from being published in a new transparency initiative will be “named and shamed” from next week, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Surgeons may not be able to block performance data publication, NHS England believes
NHS England has received legal advice which says surgeons cannot block publication of their performance data, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
Hospital to publish ratings of consultants
Patients at a hospital will now be able to see how well their doctor is performing thanks to published ratings of consultants.
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HSJ Local
Expert praises Western Sussex for care of patients with fractured hips
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been described as “an exemplar” of what modern hip fracture care should look like by a nationally-renowned surgeon.
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HSJ Local
Go-ahead for Worthing pre-admission facility upgrade
STRUCTURE: The board at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has approved a business case costing nearly £1.2m to improve surgical pre-admission accommodation at Worthing Hospital.
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HSJ Knowledge
A surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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HSJ Local
Queen Victoria FT explains surgical risk
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for explaining risk to people before procedures.