All Government/DH policy articles – Page 34
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards balance, financial and otherwise
Trying to get the balance right between pessimism about the real problems and due optimism about the achievements of parts of the health service matters, says Andy Cowper
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NewsHome Office extends salary exemption for international nurses
Nurses and other NHS workers will continue to be exempt from the minimum salary requirement for a tier 2 visa, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsTrust eyes new private finance model to build hospital
An acute trust is hoping to be among the first organisations to use a new form of private financing to help fund a replacement hospital.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Simon Stevens’ new incentives
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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NewsHunt heads to Middle East for global push on patient safety
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt is leading a call for global action on patient safety at an international summit in the Middle East today.
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NewsNHS England and Improvement seek full merger
A raft of new measures to “improve collaboration” across the health service have been announced by NHS England and NHS Improvement, including a request from the two bodies for permission to merge.
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NewsBrexit air freight costs 'could be passed on to trusts'
Officials have confirmed medical air freight costs could be “passed on to hospitals” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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News'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Can councils be true partners in ICS?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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CommentEnding bursaries is not the main reason behind the fall in nursing students
England has not sufficiently invested in nursing education, observe James Buchan and Ian Seccombe
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NewsExclusive: DHSC creates Brexit 'logistics hub' in Belgium
The Department of Health and Social Care has set up a “logistics hub” in Belgium and plans to manage its own dedicated shipping route from mainland Europe to the UK for vital medical products, as part of no-deal preparations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICS forced to agree new governance after council quits
Health leaders in one of the first wave of “integrated care systems” have been forced to agree new ad hoc ways of working with a council, after it formally quit the partnership, it has emerged.
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NewsDHSC slaps down quangos over Brexit messages
Arm’s-length bodies are having to send every text, tweet, email, phone call and press release that touches on Brexit to the Department of Health and Social Care for clearance – with some having to be approved by ministers and the Department for Exiting the European Union.
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NewsTrust merger in doubt after failure to secure capital funding
A leading trust’s planned acquisition of its smaller neighbour is in doubt after it revealed a second delay over funding concerns.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: A GP long-term plan
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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NewsHancock delays decision on new NHS management regulator
The government has delayed making a decision on whether to introduce a regulator for NHS managers, after a review recommended those guilty of misconduct should be barred from sitting on NHS boards.
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NewsSenior managers face 'competency standards' but no 'striking off'
Directors of NHS organisations will have to meet minimum “competency standards” and be listed on a “central database” but will not face the prospect of being struck off, the government is due to announce today.
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NewsTrusts subject to new reporting regime as Brexit looms
A national “operational response centre” has gone live to deal with any fallout from a no-deal Brexit, while local NHS providers will be subject to new data collections to monitor their preparations.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Hoarding the headroom
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.