All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 181
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Who are the most influential people in the NHS and health policy?
The HSJ100 is our annual list of the most influential people in the NHS and English health policy.
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DH backs a pay rise for staff despite NHS Employers fears
The Department of Health has backed a pay rise for NHS staff next year despite NHS Employers arguing it is unaffordable and could damage patient care.
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NewsCCG veto kills off trust's FT application
The chief executive of a community services trust has spoken of his “bitter disappointment” after a clinical commissioning group vetoed his organisation’s foundation trust bid.
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NewsDH tracker shows cluster confidence
Primary care trust leaders are overwhelmingly confident about the progress being made towards setting up the new NHS structure, internal reports obtained by HSJ reveal. However, many areas are experiencing difficulties establishing the local operations of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsProductivity is low at urgent care centres
Urgent care centres appear to have low productivity rates and lack clear data allowing commissioners to tell whether they are value for money, according to a report published today.
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NW London Hospitals Trust relying on SHA to repay DH loan
FINANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust has said it cannot repay a Department of Health working capital loan of £14.3m without support from NHS London’s challenged trust board.
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NewsNHS predicts 25pc lower surplus for 2012-13
Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts are predicting a fall in their combined surplus of 25 per cent this financial year.
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NewsHunt: reforms will cost up to £1.6bn
Union leaders have criticised the government after it emerged that the controversial NHS reforms are to cost £300m more than previously thought.
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NewsHospital activity 'will rise'
Four out of five hospital chief executives believe their trust will do more work this financial year than it did in 2011-12. The finding casts doubt on commissioners’ hopes of controlling demand.
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HSJ LocalGloucestershire community services to stay in the NHS
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust whose plans to transfer community services to a social enterprise were halted by a legal challenge has decided to keep the services within the NHS.
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NewsKPMG investigates property company tax
The Department of Health has drafted in KPMG to assess the tax implications of setting up the government-owned company due to inherit NHS property assets with an estimated value of £5bn, amid fears it faces higher bills.
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NewsAccountability probe could lead to regulation for managers
The government signalled a possible move towards the regulation of NHS managers as new health secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a probe to determine how they might be held to account for care failures.
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NewsBorrowing limit challenge for Worcestershire acute trust
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust may need an increase in its borrowing limit to cover the costs of a major service reconfiguration, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH abandons plan to stop 'cherry picking' through tariff change
The Department of Health has abandoned plans to prevent the “cherry picking” of straightforward patients and cases by independent sector providers by making further changes to the payment by results tariff, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: South London Healthcare Trust's suitors revealed
Details have emerged of the plans of many of the 39 bodies that have written to South London Healthcare Trust’s special administrator to express an interest in running trust services.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: the future of South London Healthcare Trust
What happens next for South London Healthcare Trust - the first to be placed in the failure regime?
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Trust applies for £21m government loan
FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has applied to the Department of Health for a £21m loan to shore up its finances, HSJ can reveal.
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.
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CommentClunky maths and unfair fines
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but they can cause havoc with the delicate balance of gut bacteria
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NewsNumber of nurses falls again
Numbers of nurses working in the NHS fell again in June, according to the latest workforce statistics.