All Surgery articles – Page 28
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Comment'In 10 years' time, doctors will require a second opinion from a computer'
Devi Shetty – nicknamed the Henry Ford of heart surgery – believes developments such as computerised diagnoses and technicians doing the work of highly trained medics are just around the corner. Ben Clover hears his ideas for the future of medicine.
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NewsHealth board seeks legal advice over torchlit surgery
A health board is taking legal advice after a surgeon had to finish an operation by torchlight when maintenance workers switched off the power.
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HSJ Local
GE Capital to finance equipment at new Kent hospital
COMMERCIAL: GE Capital will provide a £11.5m leasing facility to the Kent Institute of Medicine & Surgery.
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NewsPROMs performance improves slightly
Latest data on patient reported outcome measures has shown some improvement in the proportion of patients who felt their condition had improved following surgery.
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HSJ Local
Trust loses out on cash as patients 'readmitted' for just 10 minutes
PERFORMANCE: Patients are being classified as readmissions at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust despite spending less than 90 minutes in the hospital, an analysis has found.
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HSJ Local
New private hospital construction to get underway
STRUCTURE: A new private tertiary care hospital that will be part owned by doctors is to be built in Kent, it has been announced.
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HSJ Local
Hospital in children's heart care row 'delaying' urgent improvements
STRUCTURE: A leading hospital has been accused of risking delays to much-needed improvements in children’s heart care across England by taking “premature” legal action and “putting a spanner in the works”.
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HSJ KnowledgeA step-by-step guide to making total hip replacement deliver value
Making total hip replacement more financially viable – without reducing care quality - is a tough but totally achievable aim. Simon Sethi and colleagues outline the steps towards success.
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Reduced length of stay survey - HSJ readers' views wanted
Trusts and commissioners are increasingly recognising the many potential benefits offered by reduced length of stay.
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HSJ Local
DH hands Surrey and Sussex Healthcare £6m
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to receive a significant chunk of extra government funding for new equipment.
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Comment'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
Consultant surgeons Ross Naylor, Michael Wyatt and David Mitchell explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy a national implant registry is vital for patient safety
The controversy around PIP breast implants highlights the need for robust systems to track and monitor quality across all surgical devices, says Andy Gordon Jones.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to cut overnight stays and improve trauma pathways
The unpredictable nature of trauma injuries has led one trust to call for an innovative approach to managing their surgical treatment. John Lloyd and colleagues explain how to cut overnight stays.
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Comment'Low priority treatments should not let commissioners cut corners'
Setting the wrong clinical priorities?
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Private sector competition 'leaves NHS with more costly patients'
Competition between NHS and private providers has seen the NHS left with the more expensive and complex cases, new research has claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy reconfiguration remains a difficult balance between commissioners and providers
The judicial process that saw a public consultation on children’s congenital heart services quashed following the Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust’s legal challenge has lessons for future NHS consultations, says David Mason.
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HSJ Local
QVH first to offer ‘claw hand’ drug on NHS
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first hospital to offer an innovative new treatment on the NHS.
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New theatre build set to begin next month
STRUCTURE: The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is due to begin site redevelopment in March in preparation for the building of new surgical facilities.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex buys new ultrasound equipment
COMMERCIAL: The anaesthesia department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has purchased in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.
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NewsMore private clinics to treat implant patients for free
Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge.