All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 190
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NewsC difficile penalties to remain despite concerns
The Department of Health has rejected calls to make the penalties for breaching C difficile targets more proportionate but promised to keep the situation under review, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMedia Watch: Lansley's failure regime process
Last week was a big one for hospital news in the national papers, with a trust finding itself declared “bankrupt” for the first time.
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CommentMichael White: learn from past errors with PFI
PFI still has a place, but management is key.
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NewsRevealed: DH warnings to pipeline laggards
Delays and failure revealed in warning letters sent after trusts fall behind in attempts to achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsNHSCB 'mandate' sets out CCG autonomy and 18 weeks demands
The government will use its first NHS “mandate” to emphasise the autonomy of clinical commissioning groups and highlight patients’ right to be treated within 18 weeks, as well as requiring improvements in health outcomes.
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NewsMonitor 'could not have prevented' oversized PFI
A report into how a foundation trust came to be burdened with a large private finance initiative agreement has found Monitor was unable to prevent the deal – but said it could have spotted its slide into deficit earlier.
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NewsDeparting Maudsley chief plans to develop Oxford AHSC
Stuart Bell, departing chief executive of the South London and Maudsley Mental Health Foundation Trust, has told HSJ he wants to help develop an academic health science centre in Oxford.
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NewsWould-be candidates excluded from top commissioning board clinical posts
National clinical directors and other likely candidates are being excluded from applying to key posts in the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsFailure regime looms as trust faces bankruptcy
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has this evening begun the process of placing an NHS trust in administration for the first time, which would effectively declare it bankrupt.
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NewsAcademic health science network plans given 20 July deadline
The Department of Health has asked for expressions of interest to form academic health science networks by 20 July.
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Senior hospital boss leaving for KPMG job
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri, chief executive of University Hospitals Leicester Trust, is taking up a new job with the consultancy firm.
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News2011-12 saw biggest number of trust deficits for half-decade
Ten NHS hospital trusts recorded deficits in 2011-12 – the largest number to finish a year in the red for more than half a decade, Department of Health figures published today show.
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NewsHospital trust asks DH to back franchise proposals
George Eliot Hospital Trust has applied for Department of Health permission to franchise its management.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals aim to save £2.35bn on costs in 2012-13
Hospital trusts intend to take £2.35bn out of their cost base this financial year, an HSJ investigation reveals.
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NewsIan Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.
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NewsExclusive: chief executive of the biggest-deficit trust stands down
The chief executive of the trust with the biggest deficit in the NHS has resigned, HSJ has learned, while another troubled trust is losing five of its eight directors.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: CCG budgets face existential crisis
Those auditors know how to spoil a good party.
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University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire FT application date slips
A West Midlands teaching hospital has seen its application date for applying for foundation trust status put back.
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News£19m pledged for NHS workers to run mutuals
An extra £19 million has been announced to fund doctors, nurses and other health workers who want to take over the running of NHS services in England.