All Health Service Journal articles in December 2018 – Page 8
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HSJ LocalThree CCGs to hire joint chief and consider merger
Three East Midlands clinical commissioning groups have decided to appoint a single accountable officer and management team, and will consider a full merger next year.
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CommentDriving forward system working: a tale of two systems
Providers and commissioners are coming forward to work together more strategically to deliver better outcomes for their local populations, say Dr Gordon Macmillan and Dr Chirag Bakhai
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: HSJ100 revealed, winter woes and clinical waste storage
HSJ Catch Up This weekly email gives HSJ subscribers a vital update on the biggest stories from the last week in health. If you have been out of the office or otherwise just too busy to keep up, HSJ Catch Up will ensure you are still in the know. ...
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NewsNHS long-term plan delayed until January
There is only an “outside chance” the overdue NHS long-term plan will be published this year, HSJ understands.
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NewsDaily Insight: Win some, lose some
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsWaste firm accused of overcharging NHS by £30m
NHS chiefs have accused a clinical waste disposal firm of overcharging the health service by around £30m over the last six years, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Will the 10-year NHS plan give us magical realism or socialist realism?
With the publication of the NHS 10-Year Forward View postponed, Andy Cowper says the 10YFV could operate in two very different genres of realism
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HSJ InteractiveProtecting time for guardians is vital
Dr Henrietta Hughes on why it’s essential to give people the time and space to speak up and also to be listened to
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HSJ Local
Commissioners backtrack on service cut after public outcry
CCGs in Derbyshire have backtracked on proposals to cut a mental health service for people with severe needs, following local public outcry.
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NewsTrust seeks £14m capital for fire safety works
A trust is asking for £14m capital funding to address fire safety issues after a “recommendation” from its local fire and rescue service.
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NewsDaily Insight: Backtracked by popular demand
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsPlans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after mounting concerns from councillors about the proposals.
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CommentPersonalised care in both the NHS and social care must be the default position
Glen Garrod makes a case for implementing integrated personal budgets for patients with funding from health and social care to ensure an “integrated experience”
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Coroners warn of underfunding
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsRegulators intervene in 52-week wait payment dispute
National regulators have stepped in to resolve a multimillion pound dispute between commissioners and a struggling trust over its backlog of patients awaiting treatment.
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HSJ LocalPatient safety fears prompt no confidence vote at trust
Unions at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have passed a ‘no confidence vote’ in its senior management because of patient safety concerns.
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CommentWe need a reset on the NHS’s haphazard approach to allocating capital funding
David Williams says the NHS’s process of allocating capital is indiscriminate and opaque with no obvious prioritisation for the type of work being funded
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NewsFinancial regime has cost us £19m, says struggling trust
An acute trust in special measures has claimed the national financial regime for NHS trusts has resulted in £19m of extra costs and lost income.