All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 21
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NewsMinisters refuse to set target for ending maternal deaths disparity
The government has rejected calls to set a target and strategy to end ‘appalling’ disparities in maternal deaths.
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NewsNHS staff could be banned from agency work, says workforce plan
Substantive NHS staff may have to be blocked from undertaking work for the service through agencies and instead have to sign up with the temporary staffing banks operated by trusts, says the new NHS long-term workforce plan.
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NewsICSs handed leading role in delivering long-term workforce plan
Integrated care systems have been given a lengthy to-do list as part of the drive to deliver the NHS’s long-term workforce plan.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Big beasts of policy name their best and worst
This week HSJ is joined by Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust, and Richard Murray, chief executive of the King’s Fund, who are both nearing the end of long stints at the think tanks.
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News‘Once in a generation’ workforce plan promises 300,000 more NHS clinicians by 2036
The NHS will be funded to undertake the ‘biggest recruitment drive in health service history’, the government has pledged.
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NewsNo new barriers to EU staff working in the NHS until at least 2028, government announces
Healthcare staff from the European Union can join or continue to work in the NHS for the next five years without undergoing additional exams or further assessments, the government has decided.
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NewsNHSE boss calls for big rise in capital spending
The health service needs a significant increase in capital spending to bring it into line with advanced economies, NHS England’s head of estates has said.
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NewsBarclay: 'Staff who refuse to give evidence to deaths probe will be fined'
The health secretary has announced a national investigation into the safety of mental health inpatient services, while granting statutory powers to an inquiry into 2,000 deaths at one trust.
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NewsHunt wanted 50pc cut to public health, says ex-PHE boss
Jeremy Hunt asked Public Health England to cut its budget by 50 per cent while he was health secretary, the agency’s former CEO has claimed.
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NewsMackey’s trust to fund bonus payments in ‘surprise move’
A trust led by a national director has agreed to make bonus payments to workers on its staff bank, despite there being ‘no obligation’ and the government refusing to fund it.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Silence on pivotal inquiries fuels safety fears
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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NewsNHS not ministers should decide future ‘new hospitals’, says DHSC chief
A permanent change in approach is needed for deciding which hospitals are built and when, and should be led by the NHS not politicians, the government’s ‘new hospitals programme’ boss has told HSJ.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Palantir’s latest NHS deal explained
NHS England’s surprise decision to hand US tech giant Palantir a further £25m deal this week without a competitive process provoked a mixture of fury and confusion.
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NewsLegal right to visit patients proposed by government
The government has proposed new legislation to make patient visiting a legal right and also give the Care Quality Commission fresh powers to enforce it.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How much harm in London?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsFour NHS chiefs awarded birthday honours alongside maternity campaigners
Four NHS chief executives were among those recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours, along with public health leaders and safety campaigners.
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NewsGovernment dilutes public health priorities to deliver shorter NHS mandate
The government has downgraded the importance of improving public health in its annual ‘mandate’ to the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Extent of cuts to staff mental health hubs revealed
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, this time by HSJ mental health correspondent Emily Townsend, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to key Hewitt recommendations
The government has rejected or refused to commit to many of the cornerstone recommendations made in Patricia Hewitt’s review of the autonomy and accountability exercised by integrated care systems.
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News‘First’ single EPR across ICS planned
An integrated care system is planning on launching what it believes is the ‘first’ single electronic patient record across acute, mental health and community providers.