All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 102
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NewsWho is Matt Hancock?
Matt Hancock will head the Department of Health and Social Care after Jeremy Hunt - the longest serving health secretary in history - was moved to the Foreign Office. But who is Matt Hancock?
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NewsNew health secretary named as Hunt goes to foreign office
Jeremy Hunt has been named as foreign secretary, the government has announced, with Matt Hancock named as his replacement.
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CommentThe essentiality of safe space
Safe space within the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is the antidote for toxins created by poor leadership, weak governance, misguided regulation and adversarial processes like complaints and litigation. By Scott Morrish
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NewsMinisters announce funding for 256 new ambulances
Ambulance trusts will receive £36.3m of capital funding for new vehicles and infrastructure following a major capacity shortage last winter, the Department of Health and Social Care announced.
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NewsMedical examiners will be 'one step removed' from NHS trusts
New medical examiners tasked with reviewing hospital deaths from next April will not be employed by the NHS provider in which they will be based, in order to safeguard their independence, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOnly one crisis team out of 180 meeting national guidance
Only one mental health crisis team in the country is meeting all the national staffing and access standards, according to a new study.
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NewsTrusts to miss out on cash discounts after payment scheme is scrapped
NHS trusts will miss out on discounts offered in exchange for immediate payments for goods and equipment, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBehan: Ignoring staff concerns could trigger the next Mid Staffs
The next care scandal in the NHS will be caused by a failure to listen to frontline concerns raised by NHS staff, Sir David Behan has warned.
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NewsNHS Improvement takes action against major teaching hospital
NHS Improvement has taken action against a leading teaching hospital for failing to meet national targets.
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News'Biggest reform of GP contract since 2004' planned by NHS England
NHS England is planning to make next year what may be “the most substantial changes to the GP contract since 2004”.
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HSJ LocalTrust to restart construction of hospital in autumn as government ends PF2 contract
A trust hopes to restart construction work on its new hospital in October after the government terminated the private finance contract which funded the project.
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NewsBehan calls for funding reform and social care deal
CQC calls for population based funding approaches to help deliver integrated care Behan says politicians should be brave and deliver a new funding settlement for social care He warns local and national organisations to set aside “competitive rivalries” to deliver change Report finds spend on prevention and early intervention ...
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Ministers consider capital injection to head off winter crisis
Ministers are considering an injection of capital funding to increase the NHS’s capacity after warnings that the system is set for further operational problems this winter, HSJ has learned.
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News'No deal' Brexit plans being drawn up to maintain medical supplies
Contingency plans are being drawn up to ensure the UK crashing out of the EU does not jeopardise access to vital medical supplies and equipment, NHS England boss Simon Stevens confirmed today.
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NewsSocial enterprises will benefit from pay deal, Hunt confirms
The health and social care secretary has confirmed that NHS staff working for social enterprises will have their pay uplift fully funded.
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News'Clear irregularities' in recruitment of trust chair
Regulators have been asked to provide new guidance on board appointments after concerns were raised about “clear irregularities” in the recruitment of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s new chair.
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NewsLorenzo firm scoops £250m NHS contract
The company that supplies the Lorenzo patient records system has won a major IT contract, which underpins a restructure of the health service’s procurement and logistics arm, NHS Supply Chain.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Is it time to make integrated care systems official?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsThreatened heart unit relocates to meet new standards
A major hospital trust is to relocate its children’s heart services to ensure it meets new standards set by NHS England.
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NewsWorkforce warning as government makes cancer pledge
The Royal College of Radiologists has urged the government to fund more training places for clinical oncologists, following data revealing that workforce shortages are set to worsen over the coming years.