All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 132
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Expert Briefing
Lintern’s Risk Register: Listen and learn to save lives
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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News
Exclusive: Air Accident Investigation chief set for top NHS role
Keith Conradi, chief inspector at the Air Accident Investigation Branch, named as preferred candidate MPs on the Commons public administration committee will hold an appointment hearing next week Mr Conradi will be responsible for a £3.6m budget carrying out approximately 30 investigations a year The existing head of ...
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Expert Briefing
Lintern's Risk Register: Did doctors strike on a false manifesto?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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News
Exclusive: Mackey abandons plan for NHS providers to balance this year
Mackey admits trust plans for 2016-17 will not bring the provider sector back into the black Warning comes despite national planning guidance saying sector would be required to break even this year Also warns that plans to balance NHS budget overall will be “tight” Admits that there are ...
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News
Exclusive: BMA pushed for further concessions after juniors' contract deal agreed
BMA junior doctors’ committee chair tried to secure fully funded shared parental leave for doctors after contract deal was agreed Attempt was rebuffed by health secretary Jeremy Hunt this week News comes as resignation letters from two JDC executive members reveal concerns about lack of democracy and “dishonest” political ...
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Comment
What could a regional mayor do for the health of local populations?
Rob Newton asks what impact locally elected mayors are likely to have on public health
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Comment
Are we resistant to good antimicrobial stewardship?
Given that policy makers have made antimicrobial stewardship a priority, what progress has primary care made in doing their bit for AMS?
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News
NHS to face new patient safety investigations from autumn
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will have a budget of £3.6m in first year Expert advisory group calls for process to resolve historical complaints Mike Durkin hails launch of HSIB as “a huge leap forward” The new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will be operating from this autumn with a ...
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News
Hunt rejected expert advice on independence of safety branch
Expert advisers urged health secretary to make new investigation branch independent They also called for all relevant information to be shared with patients and families Government actions risk undermining “effectiveness and public confidence”, says charity boss The health secretary rejected the advice of safety experts who urged him ...
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News
Lansley: NHS not sustainable on current funding
Former health secretary Lord Lansley has warned the NHS will not be able to transform care using its current resources and told Parliament the proportion of GDP spent on the NHS cannot keep falling.
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Expert Briefing
Lintern's Risk Register: War and peace
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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News
NHS Improvement: Trusts lost £65m of activity during strikes
Provider sector lost £65m of activity during strike days Emergency department performance improved on full walkout days NHS Improvement says it cannot be certain there were no clinical incidents for several weeks Strike action by junior doctors cost the NHS provider sector £65m in lost in activity, NHS ...
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News
Exclusive: BMA was told contract dispute spending 'not sustainable'
British Medical Association council told in March the junior doctors dispute had cost the union £2.9m Union treasurer Andrew Dearden said the costs had not been budgeted but were manageable Document shows he also warned spending was “not sustainable” in the long term Senior leaders at the British ...
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News
NHS providers end year with £2.7bn deficit, HSJ research reveals
NHS providers have fallen almost £1bn short of their revised financial target for 2015-16, according to locally reported figures This is despite the positive impact of dozens of “capital to revenue transfers” Risk that Department of Health will breach its spending limit for the year, experts warn Charlesworth: DH ...
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Comment
Why the DH may still have to reach into its pocket
Many trusts and CCGs may turn to the Department of Health for additional financial support in 2016-17
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News
Junior doctors contract: 16 key agreements
On Wednesday evening the government and the British Medical Association reached an agreement on the junior doctors contract.
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News
Deal reached on junior doctors contract
A deal has been reached between the government and junior doctors, bringing to an end the three year dispute that has seen thousands of patient operations cancelled.
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Comment
The public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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HSJ Knowledge
How the NHS is finally unlocking the power of barcoding
Barcoding is going to be vital in the NHS, with developing demonstrator sites expected to make significant savings
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HSJ Knowledge
Leadership Q&A: On the road to outstanding
Gavin Boyle explains how the chief operating officer of Derbyshire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will help reshape the county’s health and social care system