All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 25
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NewsTop earners to pay less into NHS pension from April
Top earners will soon pay less into their NHS pension each year, the government has confirmed.
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NewsExclusive: £1bn raid on capital budget to cover pay rises and strike costs
Capital budgets have been raided by almost £1bn to fund day-to-day cost pressures, including unfunded pay rises and industrial action costs, new documents reveal.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Audit ‘horror stories’ risk spreading to NHS
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsNHS to target same elective activity next year
Health systems will be asked to deliver the same amount of elective activity next year as they were tasked with completing in 2023-24, HSJ understands.
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NewsNHSE not recruiting to 900 vacancies despite staff ‘frustration’
NHS England will “hold back” nearly 900 posts in its new structure, despite many staff currently being at risk of redundancy and looking to apply for the roles, it says in a note leaked to HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Why the NHS is cutting pooled budgets
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsRevealed: The systems with a third of dental budget unspent
Nearly a third of local dental budgets are going unspent in some areas of the country, according to data obtained by HSJ.
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NewsNHSE appoints new director
NHS England has appointed a new director to implement its commercial strategy.
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NewsMinister got £8k severance then returned to DHSC weeks later
A health minister received an £8,000 severance payment before being reappointed to the department seven weeks later, government accounts show.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The victims of the DHSC’s silent restructure
In this week’s podcast, we talk more about the decimation of England’s national public health unit less than three years after it was created.
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CommentThe future of our health service lies in the power of community
Six principles will help the NHS unlock the power of community organisations to tackle profound health inequalities, says Locality chief executive Tony Armstrong.
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NewsNHSE ‘treads tightrope’ with new cash bailout for deficit ICSs
NHS England is set to give around £650m to some health systems to offset financial deficits and ease cash pressures, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHunt and Javid adviser joins NHSE
A Treasury adviser has been appointed to head up a new NHS England team whose work will feed into future spending review negotiations.
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CommentDental recovery must prioritise those who need it most
Jacob Lant examines the long-overdue dental recovery plan, saying it must properly prioritise need and inequalities, and needs to be developed towards sustainable provision long-term.
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HSJ Local‘Risk to intensive care’ at hospital where DHSC delayed rebuild
Hospital chiefs are warning of “significant risks” to patient services caused by obsolete infrastructure which needs modernising sooner than current government plans stipulate.
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NewsJuniors plan latest five-day strike
Junior doctors have announced a further five full days of strike action this month, while their union has accused the health and social care secretary of refusing to extend their strike mandate to allow pay talks to continue.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What the DHSC restructure means
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsExclusive: National agency ‘decimated’ in DHSC restructure
Ministers have “effectively dismantled” England’s national public health unit less than three years after creating it, sparking criticism from a former Tory health minister and sector leaders, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers order ICB budget ringfence in new recovery plan
The government is ordering the NHS to put a “firmer” ringfence around integrated care boards’ dental budgets, just months after giving the green light to raid them to reduce deficits, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE asks ministers to approve ‘unambitious’ A&E target
NHS England is trying to convince ministers to approve another “unambitious” goal of hitting the four-hour A&E target in 77 per cent of cases next year, according to sources.