All UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 7
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy services aren’t working seven days a week
The challenges and changes needed to make seven day working in the NHS work
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News
Review recommends Portsmouth Hospitals loses vascular services
A review of specialised vascular services in Hampshire has recommended centralising surgery in Southampton, meaning that neighbouring Portsmouth would lose some services.
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NewsNursing shortage drives hospitals overseas
More than a third of hospital trusts have turned to actively recruiting nurses from overseas as they struggle to keep wards adequately staffed, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Portsmouth's withdrawal scuppers local pathology plan
STRUCTURE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has frustrated its neighbours by pulling out of a proposed local pathology consortium weeks before it was due to go live, citing concerns over governance arrangements and the savings potential of the project.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow clinical academics are transforming patient care
The brightest and best are driving compassionate nursing
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NewsPatients 'self-funding treatment'
Hospital patients are being allowed to pay for treatments that are no longer available for free, the shadow health secretary has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Southampton trust appoints new chief
WORKFORCE: A major acute trust on the south coast has hired a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
West Hampshire CCG to review use of walk in-centres and minor injuries units
STRUCTURE: West Hampshire clinical commissioning group is to review its usage of a minor injuries unit at the Royal South Hampshire hospital.
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HSJ Local
Southampton patients unhappy over mixed sex accomodation
PERFORMANCE: Patients at University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust scored worse than most trusts on mixed sex accommodation, according to a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Southampton expects to miss A&E target for first quarter
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust is not expecting to hit the four hour accident and emergency target for quarter one 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
'Capacity issues' at Southampton trust lead to one year wait for neurology patient
PERFORMANCE: A patient waited for more than a year for neurology treatment at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust due to “capacity issues”.
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NewsExclusive: Confed finds venture capitalists to fund innovation
The NHS Confederation is working with a venture capitalist firm to seek private backing for innovations in the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategy for maximising hospital capacity
Using home care services to reduce emergency admissions
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HSJ Local
'Urgent action' needed on Southampton trust CIPs
FINANCE: “Urgent action” is needed at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust to improve the delivery of cost improvement plans.
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HSJ Local
Southampton CCG associate director focuses on emergency care
PERFORMANCE: According to the latest quality monitoring report from Southampton CCG, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust reported an “above average number of black alerts” in March and April 2013.
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Blogs
Sharp increase in English waiting list
The number of patients waiting rose sharply in March, and is now higher than in recent years and may indicate waiting time pressures to come. But bed pressures over winter do not explain all the increase
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Blogs
One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
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HSJ Local
Southampton doctor becomes national clinical leader
WORKFORCE: A doctor from University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust has been appointed as a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ Local
Hampshire bodies collaborate on integrated care schemes
STRUCTURE: NHS bodies in Hampshire are working with the county council on integrated care projects, including a national pilot for the year of care tariff.
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HSJ Local
Southampton clinicians research hip replacement
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Surgeons at Southampton’s university hospitals have pioneered an “orthopaedic profiling” system which aims to fit patients with the most effective hip or knee replacement.