All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 40
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NewsRevealed: ICSs with biggest discharge problems
The five integrated care systems with the most beds occupied by patients who are waiting to be discharged are all in the South West region, new figures have revealed.
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NewsCEO of struggling teaching trust quits for regional role
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s chief executive, David Rosser is stepping down.
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NewsGovernment wants new NHS cyber security chief
Government is looking to hire a new cyber security chief for the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care, at a time of heigtened risk of cyber attacks against the health service.
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NewsMinisters order review to free ICSs from micromanagement
Former Labour health secretary Patricia Hewitt has been asked by the government to review the role and powers of integrated care systems with a view to giving them greater autonomy.
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NewsNHS needs OBR-style staffing forecasts, says Pritchard
The NHS’s forthcoming workforce plan will have to be updated with regular forecasts after it has been published to ensure it stays “credible”, Amanda Pritchard said today.
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NewsFamilies blame ‘chaotic, splenetic mess of a government’ for compensation hold-up
Families whose loved ones’ bodies were sexually abused in a hospital mortuary have yet to receive any compensation, because the Department of Health and Social Care has not signed off a proposed framework.
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NewsNHS will get extra funding to help with inflation, Barclay indicates
Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay has strongly indicated the NHS will receive more funding in tomorrow’s autumn statement, and said that reports he argued to the Chancellor that the NHS ‘did not need any more money’ were incorrect.
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NewsDischarge reform could save NHS £7bn, claims DHSC
A policy change to speed up hospital discharge could save the NHS more than £7bn over a decade, according to a government evaluation — but ministers have not funded it.
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CommentMore than 2,000 patients are still waiting over two years
Waiting lists and waiting times are overall still getting worse
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Ministers’ big call on a public inquiry
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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NewsHuge budget cut imperils flagship GP data scheme
The budget of the flagship national programme to collect GP data for analysis has been cut by 75 per cent in-year, meaning it will no longer ‘meet… ministerial commitments’ on the programme, papers reveal.
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NewsRishi Sunak hires health adviser
An adviser who worked on the Lansley reforms is to return to government as Downing Street’s top political health aide.
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NewsTrusts should seek extra funding to be ready for major incidents, says inquiry
Ambulance trusts should review their ability to respond to mass casualty incidents and press commissioners for any additional resources they need, the report into the Manchester Arena bombing has said.
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NewsFormer minister to chair Commons health committee
A former junior health minister has been selected as the new chair of the Commons health and social care committee.
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NewsHospital with 600 estate ‘incidents’ demands ‘urgent’ government decision
A trust has called for ministers to make an ‘urgent’ decision on funding for a new hospital, as a raft of maintenance problems such as leaking roofs and overflowing sewage pipes are hampering efforts to tackle waiting list backlogs.
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HSJ Local‘Insular’ leadership reported at struggling trust
The leadership style of one of England’s largest acute trusts was described as ‘insular’ in feedback from other NHS organisations earlier this year, it has emerged, amid intense scrutiny of the provider’s performance.
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NewsThird health minister returns in Sunak reshuffle
A third former minister in the Department of Health and Social Care has returned to the department, as part of Rishi Sunak’s government reshuffle.
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NewsBarclay back as health secretary
Steve Barclay has again been appointed as health and social care secretary, after Therese Coffey was moved to another cabinet post.
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NewsNHS to face unprecedented funding squeeze to 2025
The NHS in England is set to face a multiyear funding squeeze for the first time since the 1950s, new figures have revealed.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England and NHS Digital merger to be brought forward, orders Coffey
NHS England’s merger with NHS Digital will be brought forward after new instructions were issued by Therese Coffey, HSJ can reveal.