All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 56
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NewsHancock decries ‘layers of management peering over staff’s shoulders’
The health and social care secretary has set out his ambition to build an NHS culture where staff are trusted to use their own judgement, rather than having ‘layers of management peering over their shoulder’.
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NewsHancock: ‘busting bureaucracy’ will help NHS staff
Matt Hancock has launched a “bureaucracy busting call for evidence” from healthcare staff, alongside publication of part of the long-awaited NHS People Plan.
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NewsNHS in talks with government over covid cash amid multibillion ‘overspend’
NHS England says it is still in discussions with the government over additional funding for the remainder of 2020-21, despite ministers announcing a budget uplift earlier this month.
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NewsNew A&E targets ‘to be rolled out before winter’
NHS England is planning to roll out new emergency care standards, designed to replace the four-hour A&E target, before winter, according to plans published today.
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NewsWaiting lists for ‘extremely serious’ surgical cases set to double
Waiting lists for “extremely serious” brain and spine surgery conditions could double by the end of the year, according to NHS England modelling data.
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NewsAll over 50s to be offered flu vaccinations
The government has confirmed plans to extend the annual flu vaccination programme to all over 50s, although it won’t begin until after immunisation of at-risk groups is ‘well underway’.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Pay boost omission deals 'psychological blow' to junior doctors
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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NewsCouncil seeks to block hospital rebuild backed by PM
A council is urging Matt Hancock to call in a decision to build a new specialist emergency care hospital as part of a major £500m project backed by the prime minister.
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CommentDon’t blame agency staff for spreading covid
Temporary workers will always be needed in the sector, and covid-19 has proven the unique value that healthcare recruiters and agency staff bring. By Neil Carberry
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NewsNew committees take over from Cobra for covid ‘battle plan’
Matt Hancock says new cabinet committees have been formed to manage the government’s response to coronavirus, including a “battle plan” for the coming winter.
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NewsDoctors to get 2.8pc pay rise
NHS doctors in England are to receive a back-dated pay rise which will add up to £3,000 to a consultant’s salary.
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News‘Almost half of healthcare workers had covid-19’ at some hospitals
Almost half of healthcare workers at some hospitals were infected with covid-19 during the height of the first wave, the director of a biomedical research centre has told MPs.
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NewsAnxiety as social care left out of £3bn spending boost
Senior health figures are increasingly concerned about the lack of new national support for social care, as it was excluded from a £3bn funding announcement by the prime minister today.
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NewsExclusive: No 10 tells Hancock ‘wait until 2021’ for NHS law change
Major health legislation to give government a tighter grip on the NHS is now very unlikely to reach Parliament this year, after a move to rapidly pass a bill this summer by health secretary Matt Hancock was rejected by No 10, HSJ understands.
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NewsNHS ‘overcrowded with regulators’, says watchdog
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has warned of an “overcrowding of regulators”, following proposals made by the Cumberlege report for a new independent patient safety commissioner.
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LeaderWill the public sector take back control of Test and Trace?
There is still an opportunity for the public sector to take back NHS Test and Trace.
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News‘Insufficient’ national response to deaths review programme, report finds
The latest annual report into the deaths of people with learning disabilities has criticised the “insufficient” national response to past recommendations and called for “urgent” policy changes.
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Block contracts to be extended as NHS wrangles over cash
NHS providers have been told the block contracts they have operated under during the covid pandemic will be extended by at least another month, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMcKinsey called in to review NHS Test and Trace governance amid leadership churn
Management consultancy McKinsey has been asked by the Department of Health and Social Care to review the governance and form of the NHS Test and Trace programme
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NewsOne in four managers working 20+ hours overtime during pandemic
Nearly a quarter of NHS managers have been working more than 20 hours a week in unpaid overtime during the coronavirus pandemic, while two-thirds say they do not believe they can take time off in lieu, new data has revealed.