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Mike Farrar

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Name: Mike Farrar

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

A&E in England 'at breaking point'

The way the English NHS pays hospitals for accident & emergency admissions is ‘broken’ and could lead to care failures within six months, foundation trusts warned today.An analysis by the Foundation Trust Network found that emergency services were ‘under ... [Published Public Finance Magazine - May 15 2013]

Entities: NHS, England, emergency, Patient, Admission

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

'NHS must not give patients misleading information'

Patients must be able to trust the data given to them by the NHS so that they can make informed decisions, the head of the NHS Confederation has said.Mike Farrar was commenting on the government's newly published Care and Support Bill, which will make ... [Published Public Service - May 13 2013]

Entities: NHS, Misleading Information, Patient, Mike Farrar

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Carefree approves $6.6 million budget bottom line

BY 8, 2013 Gimson said it had been an honor to serve over the past two years but this will give him more time to dedicate to the Foothills Caring Corps CAREFREE Mayor David Schwan announced it was Councilman Arthur Gimsons last council meeting, since ... [Published Sonoran News - May 09 2013]

Entities: Insanity, Mike Farrar, Rural/Metro Corporation

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Bingham is Lewisburg's new mayor

Marshall County TribuneTribune photo by Jim Ward Husband, dad, papa, and now Lewisburg mayor, Jim Bingham celebrating with family last night at the park in downtown Lewisburg. Pictured, from left, are Carolyn Bingham, Jim, granddaughters Lindsey and Caroline ... [Published Marshall County Tribune - May 08 2013]

Entities: Bill Williams, Mike Farrar, Steve Thomas

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Collaboration is preferable to formal mergers in NHS, says report

Collaborative working and time-limited partnerships produce better results than organisational mergers when it comes to improving processes in the health service, according to the NHS Confederation.A new report from the organisation examines the track ... [Published Odgers Berndtson - May 03 2013]

Entities: NHS, Mergers & Acquisitions, collaboration

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

NHS Employers pledge to act on staff wellbeing

Heads of all the major NHS organisations have come together and pledged to prioritise staff health and wellbeing.NHS Employers held a special one-day health and wellbeing summit where senior NHS leaders, including Carol Black from the Department of Health, ... [Published The Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy - May 02 2013]

Entities: NHS, Well-being, Physiotherapy, Carol Black, Mike Farrar

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

NHS

Hunt Patients should have a say in data sharing

Hunt: Patients should have a say in data sharingReleased 29/04/2013Jeremy Hunt says patients will be able to choose whether or not they share information via the HSCICResponding to the Caldicott Review on information governance in health and social care, ... [Published Practice Business - May 01 2013]

Entities: Jeremy Hunt, Patient, NHS

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Patients will be able to stop their data being shared – Hunt

The Caldicott review into information governance has called for a balance to be struck between sharing personal information and protecting individuals’ confidentiality.The report, ‘Information: to share or not to share’, recommends all medical professional ... [Published National Health Executive - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Fiona Caldicott, Patient, NHS

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

NHS leaders ''show commitment to staff''

NHS chief executives have attended a summit to underline their commitment to the health and wellbeing of the NHS workforce.Attended by Dame Carol Black of the Department of Health, health minister Dr Dan Poulter, NHS England head Sir David Nicholson, ... [Published Public Service - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: NHS, Well-being, Carol Black

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Paperwork is preventing more nursing care

Excessive paperwork is preventing nurses from caring for their patients, a Royal College of Nursing survey reveals.The increasing burden of administrative work on nurses means they spend an estimated 2.5 million hours a week on non-essential paperwork ... [Published Hospital Dr - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: NHS, Royal College of Nursing, Mike Farrar, Encumbrance

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 3 reports

NHS re-structure must learn from successes of defunct PCTs

The successes of now-defunct primary care trusts must not be forgotten in the redrawn commissioning structure, the NHS Confederation has warned.The statement comes alongside the publication of report, Ambition, challenge, transition: reflections on a ... [Published Cover Magazine - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: NHS, Mike Farrar, Leadership

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

Nurses 'drowning in a sea of paperwork' claims RCN

Nurses are drowning in a sea of paperwork, which takes them away from caring for patients, indicates an ICM survey carried out for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).The increasing burden of admin means they spend an estimated 2.5 million hours a week ... [Published OnMedicanet - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: NHS, Patient, Mike Farrar, Dr Peter Carter, Royal College of Nursing

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"we have an obligation to ensure we give the public all the information they need to make the right decisions about their healthcare, and that we give it to them in a way which is useful, usable and not overwhelming" said Farrar

'NHS must not give patients misleading information' [Published Public Service - May 13 2013]

"the approaches in this briefing will of course need tailoring to local health economies, but the point of this paper is to remind people that joint working involves a buffet of options, not a fixed menu" said Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation chief executive

Collaboration is preferable to formal mergers in NHS, says report [Published Odgers Berndtson - May 03 2013]

NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said: "the new options for governing through healthcare groups set outout in this paper can strengthen rather than reduce the connections to local people and help maintain safe local services."

New report shows benefits of healthcare groups over formal mergers [Published Zenopa - May 02 2013]

Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation chief executive, said: "there is a clear need for the nhs to strike the right balance between sharing and protecting patient information. there is an equally clear need for the government and regulators to get right the mix between safeguards which ensure good information governance and the resources which the health service will need to devote to demonstrating it."

Hunt Patients should have a say in data sharing [Published Practice Business - May 01 2013]

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Week ahead [Published BBC - May 17 2013]
A&E in England 'at breaking point' [Published Public Finance Magazine - May 15 2013]
'NHS must not give patients misleading informat... [Published Public Service - May 13 2013]
Carefree approves $6.6 million budget bottom line [Published Sonoran News - May 09 2013]
Bingham is Lewisburg's new mayor [Published Marshall County Tribune - May 08 2013]
Collaboration is preferable to formal mergers i... [Published Odgers Berndtson - May 03 2013]
New report shows benefits of healthcare groups ... [Published Zenopa - May 02 2013]
NHS Employers pledge to act on staff wellbeing [Published The Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy - May 02 2013]
Danger! NHS at risk from cuts and political ine... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 02 2013]
Hunt Patients should have a say in data sharing [Published Practice Business - May 01 2013]
Patients will be able to stop their data being ... [Published National Health Executive - Apr 29 2013]
Hunt confirms patient opt-out of data sharing [Published Pharma Times - Apr 29 2013]
NHS leaders ''show commitment to staff'' [Published Public Service - Apr 25 2013]
Paperwork is preventing more nursing care [Published Hospital Dr - Apr 24 2013]
NHS re-structure must learn from successes of d... [Published Cover Magazine - Apr 23 2013]
Commissioners must build on past success – NHS ... [Published National Health Executive - Apr 23 2013]
Report advises GP commissioners how to do the job [Published OnMedicanet - Apr 23 2013]
Nurses 'drowning in a sea of paperwork' claims RCN [Published OnMedicanet - Apr 22 2013]
2.5 million hours of paperwork for nurses [Published National Health Executive - Apr 22 2013]
Nursing staff spending 2.5 million working hour... [Published Human Resources Magazine UK - Apr 22 2013]
Nurses ‘prevented from caring for patients by a... [Published Yorkshire Post - Apr 22 2013]
The CQC announces its plan for the next three y... [Published Care Home - Apr 18 2013]
Stronger inspections for CQC in new strategy [Published National Health Executive - Apr 18 2013]
CQC to get tougher [Published Practice Business - Apr 18 2013]
NHS regulator promises ‘radical change’ on insp... [Published Health Insurance Magazine - Apr 18 2013]
CQC promising ?swift change? following criticisms [Published Public Sector - Apr 18 2013]
NHS may need to start charging for services, sa... [Published Money Expert - Apr 16 2013]
Mid Staffs first Foundation Trust in administra... [Published Pharma Times - Apr 16 2013]
Awards could help spread new practices and idea... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
Highlight Mid Staffs administrators look at ‘su... [Published People Management Online - Apr 16 2013]

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Four options for reviving the NHS \| Mike Farrar [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Mar 18 2013] The scale of the financial predicament facing the NHS means that radical decisions are needed to ensure its stability The NHS has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks as the media and public question its management capability and standards of ...