All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 135
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NewsExclusive: New investigation reveals full extent of watchdog’s failures
PHSO was warned twice about concerns over her deputy’s involvement in cover-up Dame Julie Mellor did not read tribunal judgement until HSJ exposed her deputy’s actions in February Investigation concludes the PHSO’s structure “does not represent current thinking about good corporate governance” NHS ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor was ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS finance Battleships
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsKeith McNeil to lead new board to drive digital delivery
Digital delivery board will be led by Keith McNeil and Will Smart New board will replace Department of Health led board responsible for Care.data A new digital delivery board bringing together NHS England, NHS Digital and the Department of Health has been established to drive the implementation ...
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NewsNHS needs 3.5 per cent annual funding increase, economists predict
OBR projections suggest UK health services would require a greater proportion of GDP spent on public healthcare Projections assume policy remains unchanged but take account of rising costs and population changes Projection would require an additional £40bn by 2030 to be found through extra taxation or shifting spending from ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Setting the scene for the drama in store
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ KnowledgeKey questions as extension of CQC ratings goes out to consultation
The Care Quality Commission must answer questions about its own systems before it can consider turning its attention to other sectors
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Simon Stevens' summer offensive
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Christmas comes early for NHS leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentExactly what we need in a workforce strategy
There is a pressing need for a comprehensive workforce strategy for the NHS
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HSJ LocalTrust to receive millions as mental health research centre
Oxford Health FT and Oxford University named second mental health biomedical research centre Announcement part of £816m investment in medical research by DH Cash will be split between 20 research centres with Oxford set to receive £12.8m A foundation trust has been named the country’s second mental health ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Prolonging the recovery
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsExclusive: Hunt's 'avoidable deaths' data subject to major delays
High profile commitment to publish trust level avoidable deaths data subject to major delay Original tender for national work was not awarded and alternative project will not begin until next year Department of Health and NHS Improvement declined to provide a timeline for trust level data A high ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Shifting boundaries in England's big cities
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsNHS chiefs step away from 2020 paperless target
Matthew Swindells says there would not be a “whole lot of complaining” if 2020 target is missed, but hit by 2023 Comments follow Wachter review calling for “unrealistic” 2020 target to be dropped Jeremy Hunt sets out phased approach for digital strategy, with initial funding focus on high fliers ...
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CommentJunior doctors' strikes - the effect on waiting times
Junior doctors’ strikes mean a loss of elective activity and a rise in waiting times, but don’t go blaming them for the continued breach of “18 weeks”.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn
Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn in 2015-16, up from £1.2bn the previous year Payments necessary to maintain the day to day running of hospitals and to pay staff or creditors London trust says there is “no realistic prospect” of repaying its loan without further support Explore the full data ...
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NewsStevens: Junior doctor strikes risk harm to patients
NHS England chief executive warns “no good will come of strikes” and patients’ safety cannot be guaranteed NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has waded into the junior doctors’ strike row, warning that “no good for patients” will come from the proposed strikes and that patient safety cannot ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The capital
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsWachter tells ministers: Discard 'unrealistic' 2020 IT target
Ministers urged to ditch “unrealistic” paperless NHS by 2020 target Wachter review warns significantly more money required to achieve a digital NHS Wachter tells HSJ he recognised political issue in calling for more funding but that Jeremy Hunt had been “extremely supportive” of review Review sets out a roadmap ...
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NewsDH halts £170m cut to community pharmacy budget
A significant cut to community pharmacy budgets has been halted by the Department of Health, with further discussions now set to be held with the sector.