All Government/DH policy articles – Page 32
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NewsDHSC bans trusts from exclusive deals
NHS trusts will be ordered not to enter into deals in which they share patient information exclusively with one tech company, for fear it will undermine national efforts.
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NewsHunt announces £70m fund to improve global patient safety
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for further global action on patient safety, and revealed the UK will give £70m to improve standards overseas.
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NewsJunior doctors to vote again on controversial contract
Junior doctors will vote next month on whether to accept the newest version of the controversial 2016 contract that led to unprecedented strike action.
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NewsPay rise row resolved
NHS providers will not have to bear the cost of the £50m pay rise for staff delivering public health services.
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CommentWhat does the global climate emergency mean for UK healthcare leaders?
Healthcare leaders are called to play their part in reducing the NHS carbon footprint as part of the jigsaw to reduce the rate of global warming, writes Dr Fiona Day
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BMA: Cut your workload for a higher pension
Consultants have been advised by the British Medical Association that they could obtain a significantly higher pension by cutting their hours.
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NewsExclusive: 160,000 campaigners tell NHSE they want laws changed
More than 160,000 people have told NHS England via an online campaign survey that they want the law changed “so that contracts to run NHS services no longer have to be put up for auction”.
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NewsCQC reveals 'alarming' new route to prosecute directors
Individual NHS trust directors could personally face prosecution for breaches of the Care Quality Commission’s fundamental standards, it has emerged.
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NewsClinical waste stockpiling company put into liquidation
The company at the heart of the NHS clinical waste stockpiling scandal has gone into liquidation.
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NewsExclusive: 'Deep dive' required for unrealistic savings plans
A “deep-dive” is needed to understand why some trusts’ savings requirements for 2019-20 appear much higher than average, according to a representative body.
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Expert BriefingNDA debate cannot be reduced to soundbites
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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CommentCowper’s Cut: Mandate: born unto trouble as the sparks fly upwards
The DHSC’s failure to publish the mandate for NHS England for 2019-20 on time is an act of avoidable disrespect, says Andy Cowper
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NewsGovernment misses NHS instructions deadline for first time
The government has failed to publish its requirements of the NHS by the deadline set in law for the first time.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: But Social Care
Social care lies low on the political funding priority and public sympathy radar, with social care funding having acquired the totemic status of a black hole, says Andy Cowper
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CommentTelling the truth about NHS finances
In response to Andy Cowper’s recent column, Dr Eleanor Roy says that CIPFA has no direct role in finance and accounting standard setting in the health service
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NewsPublic sector pay-offs to be restricted to £95,000
Public sector pay-offs are to be capped at £95,000 following controversy over six-figure payouts, the government has announced.
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CommentThe promise of a GP partnership review has not been kept
Nigel Watson’s GP partnership review: final report is flawed and does not add much value to the discussion about the likely future of the GP partnership model, says Jessica Arnold
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The price of financial lying
The NHS will have to pay the price for cultivating a culture of financial lying and cheating and incentivising the wrong things, warns Andy Cowper
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NewsPM’s aide appointed as public health minister
One of Theresa May’s closest aides has been appointed as health minister for public health and primary care.
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NewsExclusive: Clinical waste building up outside hospitals
Clinical waste is piling up outside hospitals, HSJ can reveal, amid fallout from the crisis which exploded in the sector last year.