All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 53
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Expert Briefing‘Please hold, your spending review is important to us’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week by correspondent Tom Norton.
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News‘Long covid’ clinics still not operating despite Hancock claim
The government and NHS England appear unable to identify units set up to treat ‘long covid’, contrary to a claim by Matt Hancock in Parliament that the NHS had ‘set up clinics and announced them in July’.
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NewsTwo consultancies won covid contracts worth at least £19m
Two consultancy firms won contracts worth at least £19m for work supporting the government’s covid response, new contract documents reveal.
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NewsGPs asked for further support to care providers
NHS England has been asked for a “clear plan and timescale” for development during covid of its controversial scheme which aims to provide extra support for care homes.
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NewsCovid NHS incident level remains at three despite government alert
NHS England has confirmed the NHS incident level remains at three, despite the UK’s covid-19 alert level moving from three to four.
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NewsOvercrowded A&Es ‘much more dangerous now because of covid’
Emergency departments across England are suffering ‘dangerous’ overcrowding comparable with pre-covid levels - and are struggling to maintain social distancing.
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CommentGov medical advisors should resign or speak out over England’s failing covid strategy
Regulatory policies need appointment processes and employment contracts which make the freedom to speak out, a genuine independence for medics. By David Oliver
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Ministry Of Unsound: Is Dido Harding getting another, even bigger, job?
Andy Cowper sheds light on the policy and politics of healthcare as Simon Stevens closes on completing his tenure.
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NewsChief exec of NHS agency resigns
The man reponsible for leading the troubled NHS Supply Chain agency has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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News£40m cost of new covid-19 contact tracing app revealed
Up to £25m will be spent funding the new contact tracing app, while another £4m was spent on the defunct NHSX app, health officials have confirmed.
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NewsFirst NHS trust to run covid Lighthouse lab
A Lighthouse laboratory will for the first time be run by an NHS hospital trust, which hopes to open the covid-19 testing facility before Christmas.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Tell staff the truth about testing
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsTrust director condemns ‘nanny state’ covid measures
The medical director of a major North East hospital trust has warned a ‘nanny state’ approach to local lockdowns could “merely prolong the pain” of the covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGovernment steps towards new A&E targets
Ministers have given the green light for NHS England and Improvement to consult before December on a proposed new basket of metrics to replace the four-hour accident and emergency target.
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NewsPlan for social care reform to face further delay
The government is unlikely to bring forward its plan for social care reform by the end of this year as previously promised by the prime minister, a health minister has admitted.
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NewsFormer minister appointed chair of major independent provider
Former care minister Paul Burstow has been appointed as the new chair of St Andrew’s Healthcare.
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News‘Razor-sharp’ covid testing agency will be ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection
The new body set to take over the covid testing regime will provide ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection according to government guidance released today.
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HSJ LocalLeading CEO calls for national funding as mental health referrals predicted to rise by one third
A prominent trust chief has called for national support and “parity” for mental health as a new analysis suggests demand for services will increase by almost a third.
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NewsUnions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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NewsGovernment tenders £785m testing contract
The Department of Health and Social Care will spend up to £785m on a new service to pack and deliver covid home test kits over the next two years, according to tender documents published today.