Kettering doctors shortlisted for national award

Kettering doctors shortlisted for national award Two doctors at Kettering General Hospital have been shortlisted for a national award considered to be the equivalent of a ‘medial Oscar’ for starting up a service allowing patients who would usually be treated in hospital to stay at home. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Learning our lesson: England’s place in the health improvement world

Learning our lesson: England’s place in the health improvement world Whoever forms the next government, a period of listening to the NHS and learning from abroad may give them the greatest chance of success for health care improvement, says Richard Taunt. The Health Foundation

Clinical leadership at the heart of new care models

Clinical leadership at the heart of new care models High levels of clinical engagement and clinical leadership are driving forward the developing new care models – much to the delight of the NHS England team responsible for supporting the ‘Vanguard’ communities.

An interview with Charlotte Williams, programme manager for the national new care models team at NHS England, features in the latest issue of Commissioning Excellence.

Total Reward Statements in 2015 -what employers can do now to prepare

Total Reward Statements in 2015 -what employers can do now to prepare NHS Business Services Authority have announced when the refreshed Total Reward Statements for 2015 will be available. Find out what you can do as an employer to prepare for rollout. NHS Employers

The NHS must consider the negative impacts of new care models

The NHS must consider the negative impacts of new care models Will new models of care resolve the organisational issues in the NHS or do we need to focus more on the pathways rather than structures? Christopher Mahony reports on an expert discussion of the impact of the new models. Health Service Journal

Exclusive: CQC ratings suggest 50% more GP practices than expected could face closure

Exclusive: CQC ratings suggest 50% more GP practices than expected could face closure CQC inspectors are on track to hand 'inadequate' ratings to 100 more GP practices than expected, according to data from the first 10% of practices assessed by the watchdog. GP Online

'System failure' of NHS mental health services puts pressure on A&E wards

'System failure' of NHS mental health services puts pressure on A&E wards Leaked minutes from crisis care concordat steering group reveal concern about lack of community provision for people with mental illness. The Guardian

Family doctors could force patients to pay for routine operations

Family doctors could force patients to pay for routine operations Family doctors in the UK will vote on a rule change so they can encourage patients to pay for minor operations to remove moles and non-cancerous cysts, with prices ranging up to about £250. The Daily Mail

NHS 'like sick patient in early-stage terminal decline', former boss says

NHS 'like sick patient in early-stage terminal decline', former boss says Sir David Nicholson is among signatories of letter to Guardian that says NHS needs more investment.

The NHS is like a very sick patient who is in “early-stage terminal decline” because lack of money has left it unable to cope with the growing demand for care, the service’s former boss and leading doctors have warned.

Sir David Nicholson, who ran the NHS in England until last year, is among the signatories of a letter to the Guardian that says the health service needs higher levels of investment than any of the three main political parties have pledged in the run-up to the election. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Our NHS is in early stage terminal decline | Letter from David Nicholson, Dr Iona Heath, Dr Clare Garada and others The Guardian

If given the chance NHS middle managers can improve elderly care

If given the chance NHS middle managers can improve elderly care Voices of middle managers are often ignored in hospital settings when they offer suggestions for change.

The value of middle managers in large organisations, not least in the NHS, has been questioned for decades. When times get tough, the knives inevitably come out for what the Conservative MP John Redwood, secretary of state for Wales in the mid-1990s, called “the men in grey suits”.

Indeed, the 2013 Francis report into failings at Mid-Staffordshire hospital attributed examples of poor elderly care to a breakdown between managerial systems and clinical practice, with insufficient learning from incidents and errors and where lessons had been learned, they had not been shared across the organisation. In essence managers were to blame. Continue reading... The Guardian

Colchester Hospital Trust has most 'never events' in England

Colchester Hospital Trust has most 'never events' in England A hospital trust in Essex breached more serious patient safety rules than any other institution in England over the past year, NHS figures have shown. The Independent