All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 69
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NewsTrusts told to offer pensions tax deal to senior clinicians
Trusts have been given the green light to offer a stop-gap “solution” to their senior clinicians which aims to tackle the pensions crisis gripping the health service.
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NewsEx-DH and trust director admits fraud over degree lie
A former hospital trust director has admitted a charge of fraud after lying about having a degree.
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Expert BriefingClearing the illusion
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsRegulator acts after potential ‘risk to human health’ at warehouse
Safety steps have been taken at a warehouse unlawfully filled with more than 400 tonnes of NHS clinical waste after the Environment Agency raised concerns over a potential “significant risk to human health”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE director acting as commercial chief a year after first advert
An NHS England director is currently acting as the NHS’s chief commercial officer in an interim capacity — a year after the role was first advertised — it has emerged.
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NewsTrusts in line for new hospitals will face extra charges
Six providers set to receive major public investment in new hospital buildings may struggle to afford annual charges on their new assets, according to experts.
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NewsLeaked report reveals depth of failures in troubled maternity service
A leaked report on maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust outlines extensive care failings linked to the deaths of 42 babies and three mothers, over a period of 40 years.
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NewsExclusive: Private finance scheme for the NHS scrapped
A much-vaunted scheme to use private investment for NHS capital projects has been officially scrapped, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts missing out on tens of millions from overseas patients
Providers are failing to recover tens of millions of pounds from overseas visitors despite a major clampdown on so-called health tourists.
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NewsNHSE and government agree ‘stopgap solution’ to pensions crisis
NHS England is set to outline a major policy change agreed with government which they hope will act as a short-term solution to the NHS pensions crisis.
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Expert BriefingTipping point for the tariff
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock at odds with NHS over manager’s redundancy pay
A £210,000 exit payment to a commissioning chief who returned to the NHS after taking redundancy has not been reclaimed by the service – contrary to a claim by the health secretary that it had been – HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: NHS scrambles funding to help hospitals with winter crisis
The health service is scrambling to provide additional funding to some hospitals to mitigate a crisis in emergency departments – despite the government not providing a formal “winter fund” this year – HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: System plans face domino effect delays
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsExclusive: Labour will be ‘pragmatic’ on private outsourcing
Labour’s prospective health secretary says he will be a “pragmatist” when it comes to routine NHS operations being outsourced to private hospitals.
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NewsNHS ‘preparing’ for contractors’ tax status row
NHS England and Improvement are reviewing contractors’ tax statuses, and say they are “prepared for every possible outcome”, after NHS Digital was hit with a £4.3m IR35-related bill.
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NewsSTP and ICS plans still being ‘refined’ as deadline pushed back
Finalisation and publication of five-year system plans – setting out how each area will implement the NHS long-term plan – will be delayed by at least a month, officials have told HSJ.
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NewsLabour plans second fastest funding growth in NHS’ history
Labour has pledged to increase NHS England’s budget by an average 3.9 per cent per year in real terms over the next four years if it forms the next government.
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NewsENT surgery readmissions “much higher than reported”
Ear, nose and throat surgery in the NHS suffers from “significant unwarranted variation” in outcomes, a new study has found.
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NewsThirteen regions yet to agree pathology model
Thirteen out of 29 regions have yet to formally commit to new pathology models, the latest update has revealed, although senior chiefs have declared the major efficiency scheme remains on track.