Friday 23 May 2014

Intrapreneurship can get innovation in the NHS unstuck

Intrapreneurship can get innovation in the NHS unstuck Innovation is the most exhausted word in the health care vernacular. Everyone seems to be doing it, but who’s doing it right? Na'eem Ahmed discusses the issue and gives his ideas for unlocking innovation. The Health Foundation

Changes to right to work checks

Changes to right to work checks On 16 May 2014, the Home Office made changes to the type of documents employers can ask for to verify an individual's right to work in the UK. NHS Employers

How Monitor, CQC and the NHS Trust Development Authority will work together to assess how well led-organisations are

How Monitor, CQC and the NHS Trust Development Authority will work together to assess how well led-organisations are One of the five questions CQC now asks of all providers is ‘how well-led is this organisation?’. The quality of leadership is one of the most important determinants of the quality and safety of services. This framework outlines the dimensions of leadership that organisations will be assessed on and allows organisations to align themselves with the common expectation of what good looks like. Care Quality Commission

Hospital admissions cut plan 'risky'

Hospital admissions cut plan 'risky' A £3.8bn scheme to cut hospital admissions in England and treat more people at home is risky, and "overly optimistic", health researchers warn. BBC News

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GPs say no to charging patients

GPs say no to charging patients Calls to charge patients for GP visits in the UK have been rejected by family doctors at the British Medical Association's annual conference. BBC News

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AUDIO: To A&E or not to A&E?

AUDIO: To A&E or not to A&E? Dr Clifford Mann and Professor Keith Willett debate new estimates of the number of A&E patients that could be treated in the community. BBC News

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Superbugs pose graver threat than climate change: scientists

Superbugs pose graver threat than climate change: scientists Antibiotic resistant superbugs pose a graver threat to humanity than climate change due to a 'feeble' global response, leading scientists warn. The Daily Telegraph

Patients forced to use GP out of hours by poor appointment times

Patients forced to use GP out of hours by poor appointment times Thousands of patients are being forced to use GP out of hours services because surgeries fail to offer convenient appointments, a study suggests. The Daily Telegraph

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Drug-resistant HIV pandemic is a 'real possibility', expert claims

Drug-resistant HIV pandemic is a 'real possibility', expert claims A new HIV pandemic is “a real possibility”, one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious disease has said, warning that a rise of drug resistant strains of the virus could “reverse progress made since the 1980s” in combating the disease. The Independent