All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 183
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NewsNHS on course to lose pensions advantage
The NHS’s competitive advantage is set to be significantly weakened by a move to offer the NHS pension to all private sector staff working on clinical contracts funded by the service.
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HSJ Local
East Kent FT one of most improved trusts for cancer
PERFORMANCE: East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the top 10 most improved trusts for cancer patient experience.
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HSJ Local
Top 10 cancer improvement rating for Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the top 10 most improved trusts for cancer patient experience.
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News'Strong claim for constructive dismissal' following Nicholson letter
The Department of Health could face claims for constructive dismissal by senior managers if plans to remove them of their responsibilities go ahead.
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NewsOnly 50 admissions for 'Olympic family' during games
London’s NHS saw only a minimal impact from the Olympic games, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsCircle outlines £8bn 'NHS growth opportunity'
Private health provider Circle named 32 trusts it viewed as constituting an “NHS growth opportunity” of more than £8bn in presentation to investors last year.
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NewsDH unveils licensing and competition plans
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor will have the power to direct commissioners to “withdraw or vary” tenders that breach competition rules, under regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
Western Cheshire above national limit for long diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust NHS Western Cheshire had 3,193 patients on waiting lists for diagnostic tests at the end of June, of which 64 had been waiting for more than six weeks, latest Department of Health data shows.
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NewsNicholson orders trusts to offer approved drugs
All NHS organisations have been ordered to publish details of which drugs they will routinely fund in a bid to make sure patients get medicines they are legally entitled to.
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NewsEmergency services feel strain of telephone trial
A telephone triage system developed by Connecting for Health to direct patients to the most appropriate forms of care appears to be increasing pressure on emergency services, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsBed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments for a bed to become available has rocketed in the past year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsSpending on mental health falls for first time in 10 years
Overall spending on adult mental health services has fallen in real terms for the first time in a decade.
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HSJ Local
Treasury scrutinises Northumbria PFI buyout plan
FINANCE: The Treasury is expected to issue advice to regulator Monitor “shortly” on the first ever attempt by a foundation trust to use local authority borrowing to refinance its private finance initiative contracts.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy NHS staff are going solo
The conditions are right for frontline staff to consider a move towards independence
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NewsNon-acute services see rise in transfer delays
The level of delayed transfers of care attributed to non-acute NHS services has been rising consistently over the past two years, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsMost powerful hospital trusts ask for more funding
England’s 10 most prestigious teaching and research hospital trusts have asked the Department of Health and the Treasury for a 10 per cent top-up to their tariff payments, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCall for £1.3bn CCG funding handover
Senior NHS figures are calling for £1.3bn of funding to be handed to clinical commissioning groups, amid signs the NHS Commissioning Board is wavering over whether to topslice the sum from local budgets.
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NewsMandarins' procedures to be reviewed
Whitehall civil servants may take lessons from their New Zealand counterparts in a shake-up of how government works.
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NewsHospitals face 'voting booths' in A&E to measure patient experience
Hospitals may have to install voting booths in inpatient wards and A&E to measure patient experience, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSurvey finds 91pc of people have not heard of telehealth
A YouGov survey has revealed 91 per cent of UK adults have never heard of telehealth or telecare – despite the Department of Health’s Three Million Lives campaign to promote it.