All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 34
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News‘Completely unacceptable’ for government to leak covid vax U-turn, says NHS Employers
The chief executive of NHS Employers has branded government communication over the scrapping of the mandatory staff vaccination policy as ‘completely unacceptable’.
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NewsDHSC made ‘irregular’ payments worth £1.3bn, reveals Treasury
The Treasury has flagged ‘irregular’ spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS worth £1.3bn, including £150m on a consultancy contract it did not approve.
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NewsCap on legal costs for negligence cases to save £600m
The government is pushing ahead with long-standing plans for a new cap on legal costs for lower value clinical negligence cases, which it predicts could save £600m spread over the next 10 years.
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NewsMore than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
Nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS legal chief resigns with nine days’ notice
NHS Resolution chair Martin Thomas has quietly resigned, with no official press announcement, following allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in a previous role.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘Parliament is being treated with absolute contempt by NHS England’
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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NewsMore doctors to get bonuses under government’s new scheme
The government has announced reforms to the “clinical excellence awards” bonus scheme for senior doctors, in an effort to make the process more inclusive.
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HSJ LocalStaff will quit if not given ‘time to recover’, says NHSE director
An NHS England director and trust chief says he ‘fears [the NHS] will see increasing numbers of resignations’ unless more is done to ensure burnt-out staff are given sufficient leave to recover mentally and physically.
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NewsFour-hour A&E standard is the ‘wrong target’, claims Javid
The four-hour standard for A&E waits is the ‘wrong target’, which ‘doesn’t work’ and leads to ‘perverse outcomes’, health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has said.
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HSJ PartnersHelping trusts build a stronger, more flexible workforce
The Managed Service Provider model has a central place in the future of a flexible workforce in the NHS, writes Mike Ruddle
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NewsTroubled trust’s A&E shake-up bid sent back by NHSE
The controversial reconfiguration of a struggling hospital trust’s A&E services – plans for which have been in the pipeline for more than a decade – has suffered further delay after NHS England and Improvement sent proposals back for revisions.
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NewsDon’t ‘rush out’ incomplete elective plan, ministers warned
Ministers have been urged not to ‘rush out’ their elective recovery plan this week by NHS Providers because the full impact of omicron on the service has not been established.
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NewsNo payments for unvaccinated staff, trusts told as NHS prepares for dismissals
17 Jan 10:40 Please can you kindly provide any links 17 Jan 10:40 Please can you kindly provide any links NHS organisations have been told to prepare for redeploying or dismissing thousands of unvaccinated staff without an exit payment, and to raise the alarm about services which may be rendered ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The discharge debacle
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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NewsMaternity service safety threatened by staff vacancies and mandatory vaccination, warns trust
A trust has warned it could be forced to restrict maternity services due to a high midwife vacancy rate, and large numbers unvaccinated among the current staff.
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NewsGovernment seeks patient safety commissioner to ’set example of integrity and ethical leadership’
The government has launched recruitment for the first patient safety commissioner for England, revealing the successful candidate could work part-time.
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NewsExclusive: Families consider action over mortuary sex offences inquiry
The families of women whose bodies were violated by mortuary necrophiliac David Fuller are considering a legal challenge to the independent inquiry into his actions.
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NewsStevens intervenes to force transparency on funding amid fears of service cuts
Lord Simon Stevens has proposed amendments to the Health and Care Bill which would force the government to be transparent about levels of mental health funding.
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NewsOccupational health staff told not to get involved in decisions on mandatory covid vaccination
Occupational health professionals should avoid employment and management matters related to unvaccinated NHS staff, new guidance has warned.
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CommentThe NHS needs a National Wellbeing Guardian
The wellbeing of NHS staff is now recognised as a priority, as evidenced by the introduction of Wellbeing Guardians into the NHS. The NHS needs to appoint a National Wellbeing Guardian to provide a leadership role for the work of these guardians, and more generally to actively promote wellbeing in ...