All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 171
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NewsLamb: Failing integration pioneers could lose their status
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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Blogs
Do the CQC and Monitor understand 18 week waits?
The regualtors are applying the target in ways that deter hospitals from treating long waiting patients. Let’s hear the reasons why.
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NewsDH gives £100m working capital loan to property company
The Department of Health gave the NHS’s new property company a £100m working capital loan last summer amid concerns of a potential cash flow risk, it has emerged.
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NewsComplaints handling revolution required, says review
A government-commissioned report into the way the NHS handles complaints has called for an overhaul of the current system, referring to a “decade of failure”.
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CommentNHS England ‘land grab’ causes dismay
Providers are unhappy with specialised commissioning policy
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News
CSC disputes DH announcement on deal to end national IT programme
The Department of Health and healthcare IT company CSC have published contradictory statements about a deal designed to finalise contractual obligations which date back to the national programme for IT.
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NewsDH rejects criticism of delayed transfer of care measure
The Department of Health has rejected criticism of the measure it uses to track delayed transfers of care between NHS providers and social care.
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NewsCouncils fear they will be denied infant public health responsibility
Council chief executives fear they will be prevented from taking responsibility for infant public health amid Whitehall concern they would not implement a flagship coalition pledge to boost health visitor numbers by 4,200.
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NewsDH policy chief calls for combined GP and community contracts
The health service should contract single services that link general practice with community health and care, the Department of Health’s policy director has said.
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BlogsWhat is the house of care?
There are significant benefits to focusing on patients’ goals and empowering them to take an active part in their own care, says Angela Coulter
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NewsNearly half of acute hospital trusts predict deficit
The NHS hospital trust sector is predicting a deficit at the end of this financial year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter data saves lives
Reviewing information systems in the NHS to better identify problems
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NewsDH paid additional £25m to Capita for Choices website
The Department of Health paid outsourcing giant Capita £108m to run the NHS Choices website, including £25m in additional charges, HSJ can reveal.
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LeaderHunt must show he is in it for the long haul to sustain the NHS
Health secretary needs to think beyond 2015 election
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NewsCharities oppose government's mandate plans
The umbrella group for health and care charities has criticised the government for attempting an extensive overhaul of its mandate to the health service, as NHS England pressures ministers to change their plans.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the NHS will look in 2030
The service’s future depends on new technology and public attitudes
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NewsRising cost of NHS IT 'fiasco'
The costs of the multibillion-pound national health IT programme abandoned by the government are set to continue rising significantly, MPs have warned. The Commons public accounts committee issued the warning as it branded the scheme one of the “worst and most expensive contracting fiascos” in the history of the public ...
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NewsLorenzo sweetener deal finds few takers
The Department of Health has signed off just six of the sweetened deals to take the Lorenzo electronic patient records system in exchange for £12m grant funding, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS England warning: Monitor's proposals 'could put services at risk'
NHS England has warned that some of Monitor’s proposals for securing fairer competition between NHS and independent sector providers could “put the continuation of certain services at risk”.