All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 194
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Labour calls on Lib Dems peers to oppose bill
The coalition government is allowing NHS hospitals to devote half their beds, appointments and car park spaces to private patients, Labour has claimed.
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DH considers year-of-care tariff for patients with long term conditions
The Department of Health is considering a year-of-care tariff for telehealth technology which varies according to the number and severity of a patient’s long-term conditions.
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Most senior leaders failing to create 'strong work climates'
Three quarters of the most senior NHS leaders are “not creating strong work climates”, according to an analysis seen by HSJ.
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London queries whether CCG staff loans lead to 'unfair advantage'
WORKFORCE: NHS London has taken legal advice on whether members of primary care trust staff who are “loaned” to clinical commissioning groups have an unfair advantage when the CCG posts are advertised.
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DH advertises for future leader of Public Health England
The Department of Health has begun advertising for a chief executive designate for its new executive agency Public Health England.
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Training boards must 'resolve' financial conflicts of interest
NHS organisations charged with both allocating and spending the NHS’s £5bn education budget will be “mostly” trusted to manage any “competing interests” themselves.
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Budding ICO aiming for 'maximum integration'
STRUCTURE: The health economy in North Somerset is hoping to move away from payment by results to achieve “maximum integration”, HSJ has been told.
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One in 10 people 'end 111 calls early'
A tenth of people who call the 111 semi-emergency number operated by the NHS hang up before they get through to anybody, new research suggests.
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Trusts rewarded with 'quality premium' under Future Forum plan
Trusts’ budgets will be top-sliced to fund a “quality premium” for organisations providing high quality training for NHS staff, under a proposal in a government-commissioned report.
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Exclusive: trusts given days to apply for £300m capital fund
The Department of Health has confirmed the existence of a surprise £300m fund for capital projects that some trusts had seven working days to apply for - and others have still not been told about.
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Cameron announces 'Nursing Forum' review of care standards
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a “Nursing Forum” inquiry to address concerns about care standards and patient safety.
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Exclusive: DH leak reveals uncertainty over 11,000 PCT jobs
A leaked Department of Health document shows for the first time where commissioning staff could move to in the restructured NHS – however it also reveals confusion over the fate of thousands of jobs.
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Exclusive: contractual penalties to combat ‘hidden waits’ will not take effect until 2013-14
The government has said new contractual penalties to tackle “hidden” waits for elective procedures will not be introduced nationally for 15 months, HSJ can reveal.
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Birmingham chief executive made a dame in new year's honours
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has been made a dame in the new year’s honours list.
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Government unveils extra £150m for home care
The government has announced an extra £150m for patients to receive care at home rather than in hospital.
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Plymouth Hospitals needs to improve governance
STRUCTURE: Improving governance and leadership will be key to Plymouth Hospitals Trust acheiving foundation trust status, according to the trust’s tripartite formal agreement.
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QIPP progress revealed after DH publishes cash savings
The NHS saved around £2.5bn in the first half of this financial year, or 42 per cent of its target for the year, the Department of Health reported today.
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First funds announced for GP Extraction Service
The NHS Information Centre has announced it will receive around £40m of funding to enable clinical data to be extracted from GP practices.
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DH signs up 'trusted' agencies for PR campaigns
The Department of Health has appointed two media agencies to manage its public health awareness campaigns in a bid to “streamline” its approach to communications.