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Most patients happy with their local GP surgery, national survey shows
But appointment booking and waiting times could be betterRelated items from OnMedicaDoctors seek patient views in ScotlandPCT drops court case to force heart surgery on teenagerTeenagers value doctors more than any other professionRise in GP out of hours complaints defendedPatients are increasingly likely to sue GPs (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 16, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The eight challenges facing hospitals throughout Europe
Exploring the relationships between the organisational and cultural characteristics of European hospitals (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 16, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Britain's NHS Visits D.C. for Some Pointers
(MedPage Today) -- Physicians and nurses from Britain's National Health Service visited some healthcare facilities in Washington this week to get a few pointers on improving health outcomes. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - June 15, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
How is the health and social care system performing? June 2013
This quarter’s report, by the King’s Fund, aims to take stock of what has happened over the past year and assess the state of the health and care system halfway through the £20 billion Nicholson Challenge. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Health Education England mandate
A mandate from the government to Health Education England (HEE) for April 2013 to March 2015 in the areas of workforce planning; health education and training and development. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Clinical Leaders 2013
In this launch year of HSJ Clinical Leaders, we sought to identify those clinicians making the greatest impact on health policy, service transformation, and innovation. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Husband and wife take over at troubled £1bn hospital trust
STRUCTURE: A husband-and-wife team of former primary care trust leaders have been appointed as interim chief executive and turnaround director of the huge and troubled Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Integrated care has cross-Whitehall backing
Government departments including the Treasury, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health are “committed” to integrating health and social care, a top health official has insisted. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Opt-out doctors 'will be named'
Doctors who decide not to disclose details of their performance will be “named and shamed” by the government, it has emerged. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Out-of-hours confusion highlighted
More than two in five people have no idea how to contact their GP out-of-hours service, a poll suggests. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Live 14.06.2013: A&E data suggests poor out-of-hours not driving attendances
No change in balance between in and out-of-hours accident and emergency attendances, why leadership skills are not just for managers, and the rest of today’s news (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
DH sets aside £600m for 'rotten' Lorenzo ‘bribes’
The Department of Health has set aside £600m to pay up to 22 NHS trusts to procure a patient records system branded “completely useless” by a senior MP, it has emerged. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
What can UK health systems learn from each other?
These are diverging in terms of structures, management approaches, and the way social care relates to health.
This divergence should offer a unique opportunity to establish what works in these different approaches, but in practice the exercise is hampered by hard-to-compare data and a political reluctance to back comparative studies.
The paper explores devolution, finance and politics, documenting areas that diverge and those where cross-border transfer of policy has occurred. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
GMC gives qualified thumbs-up to training
The findings come as the GMC publishes the results of its annual survey which asked 54,000 doctors in training in the UK for their views. This year 97.7% of doctors in training responded – the highest response since the survey began in 2006. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Advice on commissioning sexual assault services
Working with the police, crime commissioners, local authorities and public health and community safety groups, NHS England will support commissioners in delivering services that secure the best help for vulnerable sex crime victims.
NHS England has published Securing Excellence in Commissioning Sexual Assault Services for People Who Experience Sexual Violence. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Endoscopy referral variation blamed for poor oesophageal and gastric cancer outcomes
Research from the department of gastroenterology at the University of Liverpool has found that there is a wide variation in rates of elective upper gastrointestinal endoscopy between GP practices across England.
The team studied 22,488 new cases of oesophageal and gastric cancer from 6,513 general practices. Their research showed that average referral rates for endoscopy varied by 250%. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
New accident prevention guidance for local authorities
The handbook, Delivering Accident Prevention at a Local Level in the New Public Health System, has been published by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) with support from Public Health England and funding from the Department of Health. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Allied Health Professionals bulletin: June 2013
The latest edition of the AHP Bulletin is out. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Cultural shift needed to improve children’s dental health
Improving the management of early childhood dental conditions – particularly tooth decay which can take years to detect – and their links to diet and obesity is essential to the long-term oral and general health of the population, but needs a cultural shift in attitude and behaviour to succeed.
The pattern of eating and drinking throughout the day has contributed to the current situation with tooth decay remaining one of the most prevalent disease conditions in the child population, and borne out by the 2008/2009 NHS oral health survey which found a third of 12-year-olds attending state schools in England had visible d...
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Hospitals missing chance to tackle alcohol problems and save lives
They treat liver disease but fail to help people stop drinkingRelated items from OnMedicaLiver deaths at all-time highHealth Department appoints first ever liver tzar Lansley beefs up public health role for GPsUK falls behind other nations in preventing avoidable deathMedicines linked to risk of community-acquired pneumonia (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GP trainees still happiest with their training, national survey shows
But concerns about working hours and handovers persist among all traineesRelated items from OnMedicaMore UK medical training places for overseas doctors Doctors enter UK not prepared for clinical workPayments for NHS training come under fireAdmissions staff look up candidates on the internetNHS reliant on doctors working ‘goodwill’ hours (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Doctors who won’t publish death rates to be named and shamed
First publication of performance on mortality rates scheduled for next monthRelated items from OnMedicaClinicians' input vital for successful health reforms Ombudsman warns GPs over patient removalCoach trip: a new journey to manage long-term conditionsMore Scottish GPs needed to fight heart diseaseGP role must be boosted in the future (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Major complications less common during home births
But only for women at low risk who have previously given birth Related items from OnMedicaMore improvements needed in maternity careDemanding work linked to low-weight and preterm birthsWomen’s health czar needed to lead on radical overhaulOnly one in three NHS healthcare workers had the flu jab last yearBabies aged 2-3 months to a year vulnerable to measles (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 14, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
We must give every NHS employee leadership skills
Leadership skills are not just for managers (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Revealed: the 100-fold variation in CCG workforce size
There is a more than a 100-fold variation in the numbers of people employed by clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has found. The revelation has prompted concern over the viability of smaller CCGs (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Analysed: The commissioning workforce post transition
The size of the commissioning workforce (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Retained cannuals reported at Burton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust continues to see incidents of retained cannulas in patients, according to the latest performance report from East Staffordshire CCG. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Bradford hospital contract overspending by £2.3m
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT’s contract with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is £2m overspent, board papers say. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mid Staffs administrators to ask for more time
The special administrators running Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have asked Monitor for extra time to decide the fate of its acute services, HSJ can reveal. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Relegate CCGs to advisory role, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should be relegated to an advisory role because councils were more in tune with their local populations than GPs. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nicholson rejects gagging order allegations
Sir David Nicholson has insisted he “absolutely refutes” allegations he has been complicit in a “cover up” about the use of gagging orders in the NHS. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Doctors 'can opt out' of tables
Doctors will be given the opportunity to opt out of new league tables assessing their performance, it has emerged. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Live 13.06.13: Exclusive: Mid Staffs administrators to ask for more time
The latest exclusive on Mid Staffordshire FT - and the rest of the day’s news. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Michael White: viva la women's revolution!
The rising expectations of women in healthcare (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Thousands of junior doctors raise safety concerns
One in 20 junior doctors working in hospitals are concerned about patient safety, according to the General Medical Council’s annual training survey. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Case study: getting health checks up and running
Despite tight deadlines, PCC managed to galvanise the support of local clinicians and managers to get the services up and running on time. Since April 2013, local authorities are responsible for delivering health checks, a rolling health screening programme for people between the ages of 40 and 74. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Interim specifications for specialised commissioning
The new service specifications, along with clinical commissioning policies, were the subject of a short, public consultation which ran from mid-December 2012 to February 2013. NHS England received more than 3,500 responses from individual patients, carers, patient groups, and clinicians which detailed how the proposals could be further developed to reflect the needs of patients. Feedback received during consultation informed the new specifications. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Dental contract pilot scheme
The government is committed to introducing a new dental contract based on registration, capitation and quality, with the aim of improving oral health and increasing access to NHS dentists.
The regulations governing stage 2 are published on the legislation site. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
NHS England ‘roadmap’ for improved patient e-referral system
The vision for change will build on the existing Choose and Book system, aiming to transform it into an improved and expanded NHS e-referral service. This is part of NHS England’s commitment to making all referrals electronic and the NHS paperless by 2018.
The announcement started a five-month consultation with healthcare professionals, with further consultations planned with patients. Feedback from the consultations will drive the future design and help develop a system that is simpler to use, adopts the latest technology and provides an improved service for users and better experience for patients. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Clinical commissioning hub
It also reinforces the promotion of patient experience and education and training in commissioning decisions. The information on the hub includes: an overview of the new health service structures in England; details of how and why secondary care doctors should get involved in the new commissioning bodies; information and links to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards; and evidence-based clinical guidance produced by the National Clinical Guideline Centre, which is hosted by the RCP. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Global eye health action plan
The global target is to reduce the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment by 25% by 2019.
The UK Vision Strategy for 2013 to 2018 will enable the UK to implement the global plan and is a source of inspiration for other countries around the world. More .... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
The Caring About Carers Awards 2013
Around one in ten patients in every GP practice is estimated to care for a relative or friend who is sick, disabled, or frail. While attention is focused on supporting the needs of the person being cared for, a carer’s own health care and support needs can often be overlooked and it is common for carers to suffer from physical strain or mental health issues such as stress and depression.
Patients and carers who feel that they have been helped and supported by their GP or GP practice are encouraged to nominate. More .... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
UK moves towards safe and effective electronic cigarettes and other nicotine-containing products
The UK Government has decided that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will regulate all NCPs as medicines so that people using these products have the confidence that they are safe, are of the right quality and work.
Smoking is the biggest single cause of avoidable death - killing 80,000 people in England each year. Making safe and effective products available for people who smoke can help them cut down or quit. More .... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
The case for increased nurse staffing levels
The cost and impact on patients of hiring more hospital nurses (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A&E performance tracker: Week ending 2 June
A&E performance tracker (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Norman Lamb: We can learn from America
UK policy makers should look across the Atlantic (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sally Gainsbury: The upside to write-down
Paper losses have a material impact on FTs (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Night time confinement proposed for Ashworth patients
FINANCE: The introduction of night time confinement for patients at Ashworth Hospital could save Mersey Care Trust £3.5m by 2015. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS England to rethink children's heart surgery plans
NHS England is under pressure to swiftly develop new plans for children’s heart surgery after a controversial reconfiguration was today suspended by the health secretary following an independent review. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - June 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
