Search Tag: NHS
Creative-solutions-for-staff-retention
2019 02 Jul
Long work hours, changing shifts, lack of sleep, fatigue, job-related stress...these are only some of the challenges NHS staff have to endure in trying to provide the best care for their patients. The results of the latest NHS staff survey of the views of personnel in England, therefore, came as no surprise. Of the 497,000 employees polled, more...Read more
Euroson-2019-welcomes-world-of-ultrasound
2019 22 May
Initiatives to expand the meeting globally Prof. Sidhu, talks to Healthmanagement.org about EUROSON 2019 and EFSUMB initiatives in the pipeline. EFSUMB and FESUMB welcome the imaging and ultrasound community to Granada for EUROSON 2019. This year EUROSON will be held simultaneously with the XXX Annual Meeting of AEED (Asociación Española...Read more
Brexit-means-brexit-radiologists-without-borders
2019 22 May
An in-depth interview with UEMS Secretary General Prof. Vassilios Papalois Prof. Papalois talks to Healthmanagement.org about BREXIT and the potential repercussions the break from the EU may bring to patients and medical professionals. Secretary General of The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Prof. Vassilios Papalois, talks...Read more
Highlights-from-the-i-i-i-blog-7
2019 22 May
(I expert, I question, I answer) Have you got something to say? Visit https://healthmanagement.org/blog/index or contact [email protected] Diane Bell Healthcare Expert - PA Consulting, UK TOP QUOTE FROM THE BLOG: ‘Post-Brexit: should UK healthcare become more European?’ "Even without Brexit, the NHS needs...Read more
Clearing-the-way-with-teletracking
2019 30 Apr
Many hospitals around the world including the NHS, UK face huge challenges generated mainly from lack of resources especially in department funding and staff shortages. One key issue is that of bed shortages, especially in accident and emergency departments. If this could be addressed, for example in the NHS, it would help with a number of major...Read more
How-can-the-nhs-reduce-its-ps300-000-000-temporary-staffing-spend
2019 28 Mar
While the staffing crisis facing the NHS has been well-documented , the mechanics behind how Trusts secure skills, and how this contributes to the problem is rarely discussed. The fact is that NHS Trusts are frittering away millions of pounds each year through inefficient, disjointed staffing strategies, and small tweaks in terms of...Read more
Emis-health-appoints-new-ceo-and-cso-1
2019 28 Mar
EMIS Health Group has recently announced Suzy Foster as Chief Executive Officer and Bob Brown as Chief Solutions Officer; these two senior appointments follow the company’s recent announcement of its next generation platform EMIS-X. Suzy Foster’s new role will make her responsible for EMIS Health’s end-to-end integrated care offerings...Read more
Long-nhs-waiting-times-are-killing-uk-productivity-forging-new-partnerships
2019 21 Mar
Lengthening NHS waiting times, compounded by an ageing population and associated long-term conditions, is compromising the health of the UK workforce. We know workplace absence costs the UK economy £18 billion in lost productivity each year and that figure is expected to reach £26 billion by 2030. Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis alone...Read more
Experts-and-novices-getting-the-leadership-balance-right
2019 19 Feb
Managing a team is not easy. This is especially true in healthcare management where the team often comprises people with advanced technical and professional qualifications. These people can present quite a challenge to those tasked with leading and managing them – because this type of employee may not consider themselves to be subordinate to managers...Read more
Space-technology-meets-healthcare
2018 22 Sep
How the UK Space Agency is contributing to healthcare. England’s National Health Service (NHS) is joining forces with the UK Space Agency to tackle four critical healthcare challenges. The UK Space Agency has launched a multi-million-pound joint initiative with the NHS for healthcare innovators who can demonstrate how technology...Read more
Nhs-celebrate-70th-birthday-with-space-collaboration
2018 04 Jul
Healthcare has taken what can be considered a huge leap as the sector turns to space technology for innovative solutions to improve quality of care. A new joint initiative between NHS England and the UK Space Agency aims to find hi-tech solutions to the major health and care challenges facing the NHS in its 70th anniversary year. These challenges...Read more
Ahps-hold-the-key-to-integrated-urgent-care
2018 27 Jun
The Allied Health Professions (AHPs), now comprising the third largest workforce in the NHS, will play an important role in the future delivery of integrated urgent care within the NHS, according to a new study commissioned by NHS Improvement and compiled by Kingston University. The same study also indicates that the quality of leadership...Read more
Nhs-counters-gdpr-with-millions-strong-research-dataset
2018 06 Jun
In today's technology-driven world, data has become one of the most valuable commodities. And particularly in healthcare, the protection of personal data is of utmost importance. Just last month, the European Union introduced its new comprehensive data protection and privacy regulation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While GPDR...Read more
Uk-healthcare-sector-s-leading-conference-and-trade-event-grows-to-two-days-moves-to-excel-london
2018 09 May
The UK Health Show , the leading event for the whole of the UK’s healthcare sector, returns for two days on 25-26 September as it grows into its new home of ExCeL London for 2018. The UK Health Show is the UK’s leading live-event platform connecting senior healthcare decision makers, influencers and buyers from across the NHS and the...Read more
Cost-improvement-programmes-should-be-more-than-just-the-money-money-money
2018 19 Apr
You might remember 1976. The summer was sweltering, Concorde took to the skies and Abba had a hit with ‘Money, Money, Money’ - the second success from their chart-topping album Arrival, which catapulted them to global stardom. The arrival of Christmas last year illustrated how England’s National Health Service (NHS) is struggling...Read more
Shock-chairman-resignation-over-unrealistic-uk-health-funding
2017 12 Dec
Funding problems in NHS have led to the resignation of Lord Kerslake as chairman of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, according to a report from BBC. Lord Kerslake issued a statement on his decision to quit his post at King's, a major hospital trust in London. "I do not do this lightly as I love King's but believe the government and regulator...Read more
Brexit-healthcare-future
2016 28 Jun
Healthcare media has been responding to the United Kingdom's (UK) vote to leave the European Union (EU) last Thursday. In the historic poll, 51.9 percent of voters chose to leave the bloc while 48.1 percent chose to remain. Two-year exit talks with the EU will start once the British government activates the process. This is expected to happen within...Read more
Brexit-eu-will-protect-the-nhs-from-ttip
2016 05 May
The future of England’s National Health Service (NHS) is more secure within the European than out with the bloc, a leading public health figure said in the BMJ. Martin McKee, professor of European public health London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, argued that the EU’s international trade agreements protect public services including healthcare...Read more
New-quick-guide-supports-patients-choices-1
2016 18 Apr
I’m pleased that Healthwatch England has been able to help NHS England develop its latest Quick Guide , aiming to support patients’ choices to avoid long hospital stays. Our 2015 Safely Home report amplified more than 3,200 voices – gathered with and through the local Healthwatch network – to show what happens when hospital discharge goes wrong...Read more
Better-outcomes-in-elderly-but-care-integration-needed
2016 21 Mar
Better Outcomes in Elderly but Care Integration Needed A recent study published in the International Journal of Surgery focuses on challenges the National Health System (NHS) in England face when treating elderly patients in emergency care. Ageing increases the propensity to chronic disease that leads to challenging decision making in...Read more
Future-of-patient-safety
2016 12 Mar
The Patient Safety Global Action Summit 2016 took place in London last week with thought leaders gathering to discuss the future of patient safety. Reflecting the Patient Safety 2030 report, produced by the NIHR Imperial PSTRC, the summit focused on: Taking a holistic, system-based approach to patient safety; The emerging threats shaping...Read more
Leading-together-programme-nhs-england-south-s-regional-medical-director-explains-its-importance
2016 12 Mar
The NHS is constantly working to deliver health services which are safe, effective and provide a good experience of care. At some stage in our lives almost all of us will have cause to see a doctor – in our local general practice or in a hospital setting – and want to be sure that our doctors meet the high standards we expect. Every year doctors undergo...Read more
Greece-finding-the-finest-tools-in-hospital-management-for-change-by-theodoros-p-dimopoulos-1
2015 09 Jun
Today’s Health-care System in Greece suffers from many “diseases”. After five years of financial adjustment, Greek Healthcare officials and some important stakeholders are facing the challenge to co-lead the Greek National Healthcare System and Public Health towards a new era. The recent reality of the critical situation with the national economy is...Read more
Ps1-5b-nhs-funds-on-seven-day-services-better-spent-on-other-priorities
2015 03 Jun
According to new research from the University of Manchester, the NHS could achieve up to twice as much with the resources that the government plans to spend for a full seven day service in the NHS in England. For the purpose of the research, health economists in collaboration with colleagues at the University of York used official data that suggests...Read more
Zoom-on-martin-bromiley-clinical-human-factors-group
2014 13 Oct
Martin Bromiley is the founder of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG), an independent organisation which promotes patient safety by encouraging the exploration and discussion of how human fallibility influences healthcare delivery. Through its advocacy efforts, including a series of open seminars, the CHFG aims to reduce catastrophic errors and...Read more
From-basket-case-to-top-hospital
2014 02 Jun
When Circle Holdings took over the 40 million-pound debt of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in 2012, it was the first time a private firm had stepped in to manage a struggling NHS hospital. Two years into the 10-year deal, the facility’s deficit has been reduced and it is expected to break even in 2014. 'Dysfunctional'...Read more