All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 122
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NHS England 'no option' but to hold back £120m from CCGs
“Urgent steps” have been taken to hold back funding intended for clinical commissioning groups, to help the Department of Health deliver financial balance this year.
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NewsPrimary care underspend helps counter trust deficits
NHS England and local commissioners underspent on their primary care budgets by almost £200m in 2016-17, which helped offset the £791m deficit in the provider sector, new figures reveal.
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NewsNHS Improvement chief role 'not for the fainthearted', says job ad
NHS Improvement has put out an advert to recruit a leader with the “resilience and strength of character” to take over as its chief executive when Jim Mackey leaves later this year.
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NewsTrusts could be fined millions for poor cybersecurity
The Department of Health could fine trusts up to £17m for failing to keep services running after a cyberattack or hardware failure, under new government proposals.
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NewsNHS England rebuff GIRFT surgery recommendations
NHS England has rebuffed an attempt by efficiency leaders to ensure commissioners follow national guidance over the provision of bariatric surgery.
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NewsExclusive: DH commits millions in funding to expand nurse training
Ministers have committed to a minimum £16m additional funding for new clinical placements for thousands of nursing students at NHS trusts, the Department of Health has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Carving up Greater Manchester
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England from Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsNHS England reveals first national contract for ACOs
A model contract for accountable care organisations in the NHS has been published for the first time, for use by both hospital and primary care led new models of care.
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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News'Political' NHS targets may damage care quality, warns national report
A senior clinician leading a national drive against unwarranted variation in the NHS says cancer targets and surgeon mortality rates are “politically derived measures” that may reduce care quality.
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NewsLeading surgeons call for review of clinical autonomy
The clinical autonomy enjoyed by NHS surgeons should be reviewed and clinicians monitored more closely to ensure consistent care, a national report recommends.
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NewsNMC to be scrutinised over handling of care scandal witnesses
A regulator’s handling of witnesses and freedom of information requests are being put under the spotlight in an inquiry ordered by the health secretary.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bailouts rise to £2.7bn as more rely on loans
NHS trusts were forced to draw down £2.7bn of emergency cash bailouts from the government last year – with two-thirds of hospital providers now relying on government loans to maintain payments to staff and suppliers.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The acid test for the government's mental health promises
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsDH tightens 'retire and return' pension loophole for NHS managers
NHS trusts must not approve bids by staff to retire and then return to work unless there is a business need and it provides value for money, new official guidance says.
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NewsFuture unclear for key NHS efficiency tool amid questions over funding
The future of price comparison tool that has helped NHS trusts generate significant savings is uncertain, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSTPs told to lead push for more mental health staff
Every sustainability and transformation partnership will have to draw up mental health workforce plans and appoint a senior leader to deliver them.
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NewsGovernment could take back control of NHS Professionals after sale
The government will require the new owners of the NHS’s in house agency staff supplier to continue providing staff at low margins or risk ministers taking back control.
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NHS senior doctors paid £300m in excellence awards
NHS consultants received more than £300m in national clinical excellence award payments over the last two financial years
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News'Undeliverable' DTOC reduction targets revealed
More than a third of councils have been told to reduce delayed transfers of care from hospital attributable to social care by 50 per cent or more by September, raising the possibility they could lose better care fund money if they fail.