All Health Service Journal articles in December 2024 – Page 6
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Not the only game in town
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Government steps back from pledge to hit A&E target
The government has refused to reaffirm its pledge to return the NHS to hitting the four-hour A&E standard by the end of this parliament after a spokesman admitted to HSJ “we cannot do everything at once”.
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NewsStarmer rejects the need for trade-offs to hit elective care target
Making the recovery of elective care a priority does not give the NHS “permission” to allow “everything else [to] suffer”, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned.
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NewsDiscrimination against gay and trans staff is undermining productivity, claims CEO
Tackling increased discrimination faced by gay and trans staff must be a priority for the NHS if it wants to maximise workforce productivity, according to the CEO of one of the service’s largest providers.
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NewsNHS enters winter with ambulance delays almost double those in 2023
The time spent by ambulances stuck outside A&Es waiting to hand over patients has nearly doubled since last year, the first NHS “winter situation report” has revealed.
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CommentThe NHS has to rewire its decision making
Empowering NHS staff voices through insight pathways can tackle inefficiencies, boost morale, and drive productivity, offering a sustainable solution to the health service’s pressing challenges of reform, resource allocation, and workforce engagement, writes Annie Williamson
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NewsRegulation ‘chilling effect’ could ‘increase fear’ for NHS managers
Regulating managers could have a “chilling effect” dissuading people from taking up challenging roles, and cause risk aversion to difficult decisions, the government has acknowledged.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Unsustainable solutions
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalCEO’s bullying claims are ‘outright lies’, says chair
An acute trust chair has claimed its former chief executive – who is accusing him of bullying and harassment – put on “an act” of being distressed by his actions.
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NewsTariff ‘insufficient’ for ‘premium’ cost of tackling long waiters, warns CEO
There is “insufficient” funding for extra work needed to tackle long waits, a chief executive at one of the worst-performing trusts against a key elective target has said.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Riding roughshod over the rules
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsGP refusing to join PCN wins court battle with NHS England
A judge has ruled a GP’s contract should not have been terminated after he refused to join a primary care network, in a legal dispute with NHS England.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Making a difference this winter
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentICBs must retain a role in provider oversight
Integrated care systems embrace devolution and collaboration to deliver government reforms, prioritising prevention-focused neighbourhood care and sustainable health outcomes through an updated NHS operating framework, writes Kathy McLean
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NewsTrusts take ‘uncomfortable’ step to share capital budget
Two large trusts are planning to share their capital allocations as part of their “group” arrangement, in a move its CEO said may feel “a little bit uncomfortable”.
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NewsFormer nurse appointed as interim CEO
A trust whose chief executive is retiring after 40 years in the NHS has appointed an interim successor.
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NewsFresh legal challenges further delay £4.4bn contract
NHS Supply Chain’s effort to award a multi-billion-pound logistics contract has been delayed by more legal challenges.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Hitting a nerve
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLetby trust CEO ‘was fit and proper’, claims chair
The former chair of the Countess of Chester Hospital said its then chief executive did not meet the threshold for failing a “fit and proper person” test, despite criticism of his treatment of paediatricians and their concerns about Lucy Letby.
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NewsDHSC leader appointed head of civil service
The current leader of the Department of Health and Social Care has been appointed as the prime minister’s most senior official and head of the service.