All Surgery articles – Page 35
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HSJ KnowledgeA new approach to workforce planning needed for surgeons to deliver high quality care
Workforce planning must not be an afterthought if surgeons are to provide high quality care and deliver savings. The Royal College of Surgeons’ council lead for workforce Robert Greatorex looks at how to make informed decisions.
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HSJ Local
Southampton shocked at potential loss of children's heart surgery
STRUCTURE: Management at Southampton University Hospitals were shocked to find they were at risk of being stopped from carrying out paediatric cardiac surgery in England despite excellent clinical ratings, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Islington practices still referring 'low priority' procedures
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s finance papers have highlighted four practices still referring ‘low priority’ procedures.
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News
Heart surgeons call for strong revalidation regime
A leading heart surgeon has called for the planned doctor revalidation system to be toughened up after a study found many NHS clinicians were reluctant to make use of outcomes data.
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HSJ Local
Bradford plans to protect productivity next winter
PERFORMANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is developing a “12 month demand management capacity plan” with the intention of avoiding having to cancel elective surgery next winter.
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HSJ KnowledgeWorking as a team for better quality and safety in the operating theatre
Error in health service delivery causes an average of 354 “untoward incidents” each day. To bring this down, the challenge is to shift the focus from a blame culture to one of identifying opportunities to improve processes. Finnamore consultant Lucy Reynolds and University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwick trust’s Anne ...
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HSJ Local
Over activity at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust
PERFORMANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has reported over activity for elective care, including outpatient procedures 120 per cent above plan.
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HSJ Local
Cambridge UHFT is £3.2m below its planned surplus for the year
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospital FT has reported a surplus of over £650,000 for the year to date, £3.2m worse than plan.
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HSJ Local
A&E pressures at Ashford and St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s experienced significant capacity pressure in accident and emergency during February as a result of winter weather.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster plans extension of new bariatric service
STRUCTURE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust is planning to extend its bariatric surgery service which opened last year.
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NewsReview found surgery at Mid Staffs 'inadequate'
A review into general surgery at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust found the service “inadequate, unsafe and at times frankly dangerous”, the public inquiry into care failings at the trust was told.
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HSJ Local
IT failure at UCLH closed A&E unit and led to surgery cancellation
PERFORMANCE: University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust had to cancel operations and close an accident and emergency department to blue light traffic as a result of an IT failure.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnhancing recovery pathways for planned surgical care
Enhanced recovery pathways for patients following surgery have led to better outcomes and improved patient experience, as evident in the work done by Colin Berry and colleagues at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust.
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NewsMP warns of 'huge gap' in heart care provision
The closure of a children’s heart surgery unit in Leeds would lead to a “huge gap in provision”, an MP has said.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals behind on PROMs
PERFORMANCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust is 18 per cent behind plan on recording some patient reported outcome measures.
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HSJ Local
Oral surgery backlog at Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT’s oral surgery department is underperforming due to “chronic capacity problems”, its board has been told.
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NewsCQC demands urgent improvements Plymouth Hospitals
The Care Quality Commission has demanded immediate improvements at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals of Leicester struggling on 18 weeks and stroke
PERFORMANCE: The 18 week referral to treatment target at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is being impeded by the non availability of critical care beds or normal beds.
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NewsPCTs agree to consult on children's congenital heart services
A joint committee of primary care trusts has given the go-ahead for a consultation on plans for greater centralisation of paediatric cardiac care.
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HSJ Local
Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
PERFORMANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services has two performance notices imposed on it by NHS Mid Essex.