All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 52
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NewsWe can’t suspend all staff who may pose risk to patients, says government
The government has rejected advice from an independent inquiry into the actions of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson to suspend all healthcare professionals who are suspected of posing a risk to patient safety.
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NewsMackey: Cutting waiting list may take more than four years
Elective treatments in the NHS will not substantially increase for at least another two years, and the waiting list may not have reduced by 2025, the national director of elective recovery has warned MPs.
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NewsMajor trust’s CEO appointed DHSC director
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust chief executive Julian Hartley has been appointed a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care.
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HSJ LocalTrusts complain of ‘frustrating’ delays to new hospitals programme
Two trusts have highlighted their frustration with the ‘delays and uncertainty’ over the government’s New Hospital Programme after being forced to slow down their projects amid funding concerns.
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NewsNHS leaders accuse ministers of reneging on FT freedom deal
NHS leaders have accused the government of reneging on a deal to safeguard a key freedom for foundation trusts to determine their own capital spending.
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Pay of medical directors and senior ICS managers to be reviewed
The government has asked the senior salaries review body to “give particular consideration” to the pay of medical directors and very senior managers at integrated care systems as part of the 2022-23 pay round.
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NewsGovernment 'does not fully understand risks' of relaxing covid infection control
The government has been warned that changes to covid-related infection prevention and control guidance will not enable a ‘rapid’ increase in the NHS’ capacity to tackle the elective care backlog and could pose significant ‘risks’.
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NewsNHSE set to create new ‘transformation factory’ to redesign services
NHS England must build a ‘transformation factory’ to revolutionise ‘how it supports innovation in the delivery of care’, according to a new review of NHS tech leadership.
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CommentIs integration everyone’s problem but no one’s responsibility?
Matthew Taylor sets out five steps which could help bring together local responsibility for heath and social care.
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Expert BriefingNHS faces ‘gear shift’ in performance management
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsBurnt out staff ‘triggered’ by ‘it’s OK’ messaging from ministers
Frontline staff are being ‘triggered’ by ministers playing down the ‘overwhelming’ pressures facing the health service with “a ‘move along, no story here’-type attitude”, a royal college president has warned.
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NewsMessenger: ‘excellent leadership’ evident in ‘many parts’ of NHS
The Messenger review of NHS leadership, announced by the health secretary in October, will examine the ‘pay and incentives’ offered to the service’s most senior figures.
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NewsNHS Digital to merge with NHS England in major tech overhaul
NHS Digital will be merged into NHS England as part of a major shake-up of the healthcare technology landscape.
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NewsFresh strategy for £3bn procurement spend announced
The bodies responsible for buying at least £3bn of goods and products for the NHS each year are planning a major overhaul of their operating model, according to a notice issued to the market.
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NewsNew rules for ICS boards spark serious concerns
The government is being warned that a new rule governing who can sit on integrated care system boards could have damaging ‘unintended consequences’.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog says new hospital building programme is ‘unachievable’
A government infrastructure watchdog has raised serious concerns about the lack of progress made to build ‘40 new hospitals’ by 2030, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE pushing for four-hour target to be scrapped in April
System leaders are pushing for their new bundle of urgent and emergency standards to replace the four-hour target from April, HSJ has learned
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Expert BriefingICSs could be forced to pool their budgets with councils
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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NewsJavid: Structure of NHS digital leadership ‘odd’
Sajid Javid has described the way digital technology is led in the NHS as ‘odd’, as the health service awaits the publication of a long-delayed review on the topic.
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NewsMessenger review could ‘set NHS leaders up to fail’, Javid warned
A government-commissioned review of NHS management could turn into a ‘blame game’ with leaders ‘set up to fail [against] unrealistic expectations’, NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson has warned.