NHS Employers organisation director Dean Royles on Friday issued a statement in response to the government’s publication of the NHS Pension Scheme proposed final agreement.

Royles said: “After intensive and at times challenging discussions, it is right that NHS staff now have the opportunity to thoroughly consider the costs, benefits and features of the NHS pension proposals and

The University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in the UK has entered into a partnership with healthcare IT company iSOFT to evaluate new software to extract and anonymise clinical information for research and trials….

It has been widely recognised that in a programme of this nature, clinical engagement and leadership are key. The scheme learned this lesson early on, recruiting a medical director and team of clinical advisers, all practising radiologists with a keen interest in PACS and the opportunities offered by the technology. In addition, the programme has always had an active stakeholder group as part

The second stage of the board governance assurance framework – the development modules – is available. The modules cover quality governance, organisational strategy and values, and financial governance….

At a time when hospitals are under pressure to improve quality and make productivity savings, they need to find tools to support them. Service-line management (SLM) and service-line reporting (SLR) offer one approach….

The CQC have launched a consultation on the changes they propose to make to the fees in the coming year for NHS primary care trusts, the Health Protection Agency, NHS Blood and Transplant and NHS Direct….

Chief medical officer letter to PCTs regarding public health transition

Professor Sally Davies, chief medical officer, and Carolyn Downs, chief executive Local Government Association,

Report from Heart UK calls on NHS trusts to offer cardiac rehabilitation services….

The Audit Commission and Monitor have jointly published a guide called Delivering Sustainable Cost Improvement Programmes aimed at acute, ambulance, mental health and specialist NHS trusts and foundation trusts. It summarises how successful organisations approach the delivery of cost improvement programmes.

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This briefing summarises findings from auditors’ reviews of quality accounts at 91 NHS acute and mental health trusts. It also summarises the Audit Commission’s audit practice reviews of quality reports at 52 (out of 136) foundation trusts….