All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 225
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NewsDH claims retaining top managers is a priority
Retaining talented primary care trust and strategic health authority mangers in the system is a “top priority”, the Department of Health’s new permanent secretary has said.
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NewsReport points to prison care lapses
Lapses in clinical care may have led to at least four prisoners’ deaths from heart disease in the last four years, a watchdog has said.
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NewsQuarter of cancers found during emergency care
Nearly a quarter of cancer diagnoses in England are made when patients arrive at hospital in an emergency, a study has found.
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NewsNHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
People needing emergency treatment are losing out because managers prioritise pre-booked patients in order to hit targets, senior doctors have warned.
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NewsNHS Professionals reports first modest profits
NHS Professionals has turned its first ever monthly profit, according to interim financial results shared with HSJ.
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NewsDH confirms sale of Dr Foster Intelligence
The Department of Health has announced it is seeking to sell its stake in information analysts Dr Foster Intelligence.
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NewsPharma lead issues warning on pricing
The government’s proposed reform of NHS drug pricing may not save the service money, the head of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has warned.
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CommentThe Mid Staffs inquiry and NHS redundancies
The national media’s week was not surprisingly dominated by the start of the Mid Staffs public inquiry.
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LeaderLansley accelerates his plans as Labour’s opposition falters
The government’s reforms are picking up pace.
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NewsSecure mental health bed shortage criticised
Prisoners in need of treatment at secure mental health hospitals often have to wait months for a bed, the director of an NHS trust has said.
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NewsSHA failing on stroke care
South Central is the only strategic health authority in England to have failed to improve stroke care.
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NewsMore Tribal health staff jobs now at risk
Consultancy Tribal has launched another round of redundancies in a review of its health business.
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NewsMental health hit by integration issues
Mental health patients are failing to benefit from personal care budgets because of poor inter-agency working.
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NewsTrust plans closure of seven wards
A hospital trust plans to close the equivalent of seven wards to get back into financial balance.
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Comment'Complaints about NICE on one page and useless, costly drugs on another'
After a summer in which Labour’s health team was off fighting a leadership contest and the Liberal Democrat team was co-opted into government, health politics are livening up. No more Mr Nice Guy seems to be John Healey’s message.
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NewsChildren's hospitals face 'stealth cuts' - Healey
Children’s hospitals face “stealth cuts” that could affect their ability to treat sick youngsters, ministers have been warned.
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NewsPay GPs more in poorer areas - public accounts committee
GPs should be offered more money to work in deprived areas as part of efforts to tackle the health gap between rich and poor, an influential group of MPs has said.
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NewsMale life expectancy increases to 78
Life expectancy for men has increased by almost three years in the last decade, closing the gender gap with women, government figures showed today.
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NewsNHS Commissioning Board to check foreign doctors' language skills
The new NHS Commissioning Board is to take responsibility for testing the language and clinical skills of foreign doctors from within the EU, the Department of Health has said.