All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 148

  • Innovation and technology
    News

    'Flip' incentives to get NHS using tech, says US digital guru

    8 February 2016

    Finding ways to encourage digital adoption is one of “fundamental challenges” for Robert Wachter’s digital review American “meaningful use” programme has been “mostly successful but still flawed” US digital health expert Professor Robert Wachter has said finding ways to change the financial and regulatory incentives in the NHS ...

  • Robert Wachter
    News

    Exclusive: Government tech review to shake-up clinical leadership

    8 February 2016

    US digital health expert outlines his preliminary thinking about his review exclusively to HSJ Professor Wachter is discussing a shakeup of the role of NHS chief clinical information officers He indicates there is a need for changes to financial and regulatory incentives The US digital health expert advising ...

  • Robert Wachter
    News

    Profile: Bob Wachter, the digital doctor and NHS devotee

    8 February 2016

    Jeremy Hunt asked Professor Wachter to review the NHS after reading his book, The Digital Doctor Wachter says doing review is “an amazing once in a lifetime opportunity” He also focuses on patient safety, quality and health policy issues Bob Wachter is professor and interim chair of the ...

  • Jeremy Hunt
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    Government to act on every Carter recommendation

    5 February 2016

    Government endorses “all” of Lord Carter’s recommendations NHS Improvement says it “fully supports” the efficiency review Finance chiefs welcome the report but urge caution over implementation Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has backed Lord Carter’s review into NHS efficiency, and said the government “will act upon all his recommendations”.

  • Workforce
    News

    NAO: NHS workforce plans driven by saving cash

    5 February 2016

    National Audit Office says existing system of workforce planning is not value for money NHS training 19 per cent fewer nurses in 2014-15 than it was in 2004-05 NAO says trust workforce predictions influenced by financial efficiency savings NHS trusts’ workforce predictions are driven by the imperative to ...

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    News

    Carter calls for US style ‘meaningful use’ clause to drive tech adoption

    5 February 2016

    Efficiency review supports US style standards to drive uptake of new technology Report recommends lead role for NHS Improvement Boards should be held directly accountable for digital standards, says report NHS system leaders should put a US style “meaningful use” clause into provider contracts to require hospitals ...

  • Workforce
    News

    New staffing metric 'may lead to unsafe nursing levels'

    5 February 2016

    ‘Care hours’ metric to be ‘principal’ measure for nursing deployment Experts say using metric could lead to unsafe staffing Concerns include the mixing of nurse and healthcare assistant numbers Lord Carter says trusts should also use separate data on nurses and HCAs A new headline staffing metric proposed ...

  • Richmond House
    News

    Department of Health to slash up to 650 jobs

    4 February 2016

    Department of Health to cut up to 650 jobs DH will relocate staff from three London offices, including Richmond House, to new premises at 39 Victoria Street Job cuts and estate consolidation designed to help DH reduce its costs by 30 per cent The Department of Health is ...

  • Sir David Dalton
    News

    Dalton 'disappointed' BMA has 'refused to negotiate' on Saturday working

    4 February 2016

    Sir David Dalton has written directly to junior doctors ahead of next week’s 24 hour strike, revealing more details from the government’s negotiations with the British Medical Association.

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    HSJ Knowledge

    Get to the bottom of the CQC strategy consultation

    1 February 2016

    Improving its use of data, a single shared view of quality and assessment of the use of resources are among the key focus areas in the Care Quality Commission’s final consultaion on its 2016-21 strategy. Samantha Cox writes

  • Doctor strike Jan 2016
    News

    Updated: Junior doctors to strike for 24 hours next week

    1 February 2016

    BMA to strike for 24 hours next Wednesday after contract talks fail Doctors will walk out from 8am but will now provide emergency care BMA says good progress was made with Sir David Dalton but government refused to recognise Saturdays as different to weekdays Junior doctors will strike ...

  • Elderly woman in bed
    Comment

    It is essential to halve delays in discharge

    29 January 2016

    Crispin Simon on what can be learnt from the private sector to reduce the chronic problem of delay in the discharge of patients.

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    HSJ Local

    Hospital trust 'financially unsustainable'

    28 January 2016

    FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is not “financially sustainable”, Monitor has concluded.

  • Agency nurses
    News

    New data suggests agency price cap is working

    28 January 2016

    Monitor data suggests 40 per cent drop in number of agency shifts breaching new price caps Largest fall was in nursing, where breaches dropped by 47 per cent Lower levels of pay and new rules to roll out over next few months The number of NHS shifts by ...

  • Paul Baumann
    News

    Baumann looks for new savings to help DH's bottom line

    26 January 2016

    NHS England bosses look for extra savings in light of the predicted provider deficit CCG sector forecasts year-end deficit of £51.3m NHS England commissioning was overspent in first eight months of the 2015-16 NHS England has revealed it is actively looking for new savings beyond its planned surplus ...

  • Peterborough City Hospital
    News

    Revealed: Five trusts seeking millions for reconfiguration

    26 January 2016

    Documents released by the Department of Health show five foundation trusts where reconfiguration of services could be necessary.

  • Simon Stevens
    News

    Stevens: 'Specialised services need additional investment'

    25 January 2016

    NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens told Jeremy Hunt specialised services were unaffordable in their current form, papers released today reveal.

  • Technology
    News

    Hunt’s digital guru assembles multinational review team

    25 January 2016

    Professor Robert Wachter to prepare NHS digital review to be published this summer US based expert understood to have recruited team with broad range of expertise from UK, US and Europe Advisers expected to include David Brailer, who was the first US national coordinator for health, and Sir David ...

  • Hands up
    News

    Healthwatch England will have ‘freedom to criticise CQC’

    25 January 2016

    Healthwatch England will remain free to criticise the Care Quality Commission even after it has been “embedded” into the regulator, the CQC’s chief executive has promised.

  • Growth
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    Fees hike will make CQC 'more accountable', says Behan

    25 January 2016

    CQC’s greater reliance on fees will mean “becoming more accountable”, says chief executive David Behan says CQC is in a similar financial position to many of the organisations it regulates Providers “will expect us to demonstrate value for money” Increasing the share of the Care Quality Commission’s funding ...