All Government/DH policy articles – Page 38
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'Unhealthy competition' for nurses must end, says care minister
An “unhealthy competition” for nursing staff between the NHS and social care sector must end, a government minister has said.
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Labour plans safe staffing amendments to healthcare safety bill
Labour proposes amendments to Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch bill Shadow health secretary attacks Matt Hancock’s promotion of GP at Hand Jonathan Ashworth raises prospect of legally enforced staffing ratios Labour have threatened to table amendments to the government’s Healthcare Safety Bill if ministers fail to take action ...
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Target inequalities, invest in general practice
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping policy, providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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'Fundamental' policy change required for integration - new NHS England boss
Foundation trusts are “islands in the sea” of integration and will not change until fundamental changes to regulation, legislation and financial incentives are made, Lord Prior has said.
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Hancock abandons Hunt’s Monday meetings
New health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has axed the Monday meetings with NHS leaders instigated by his predecessor Jeremy Hunt as part of an overhaul at the top of the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NHS told to use agency staff as ‘last resort’ to save £460m
Trusts could save £460m by only recruiting temporary staff through agencies as a “last resort”, the regulator has urged.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: How quickly is general practice reforming?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ primary care and community services correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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Revealed: Hundreds of children wait more than a year for specialist help
Hundreds of young people assessed as needing specialist mental health treatment have been made to wait more than a year, an investigation by HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
More intelligent approach needed to redesign outpatient services
With outpatient activity often ignored in policy creation, Nigel Edwards delineates the learnings from an event held to hear from people who have fundamentally changed outpatient services
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Consultants 'singled out for special punishment' says BMA leader
Medical consultants were “singled out for special punishment” by the government’s “disappointing” pay offer, a leading member of the British Medical Association has told HSJ.
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Comment
“Non-clinical compassion”; the forgotten value
Ali Raza, Vlad Kovach and Amanda Maunders make a case for kindling “non-clinical compassion” into healthcare policy thinking, citing examples of how Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is trying to integrate a compassionate outlook in non-clinical work
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NHS told not to stockpile medication ahead of a 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS organisations should not spend money on “unnecessary” local stockpiling of medicine ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
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Majority of NHS managers back professional regulation - survey
A majority of senior NHS managers supported the introduction of regulation for their profession in a survey by the union Managers in Partnership, which it is submitting to a government review.
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BMA vows tougher line on consultant contract after pay award
A senior figure within the British Medical Association has suggested the union will take a tougher stance with the government over planned reforms to consultant contracts.
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Number of new nursing students drop as medics rise
The number of student nurses given places at English universities has fallen by 4 per cent between 2018 and 2017 but the number of medicine and dentistry students has increased by 12 per cent, according to the latest data.
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DHSC wins legal case over £730m logistics contract
A high court judge has dismissed a company’s legal challenge over the Department of Health and Social Care’s decision to award a £730m NHS logistics contract to a new provider.
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HEE pays out millions in redundancy as executives get pay rises
Health Education England spent almost £17m on staff redundancies over the past two years as its chief executive saw his pay and bonus increase.
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Trusts report new delays in recruiting overseas doctors
Non-EU doctors have been delayed starting their new jobs in the UK because of changes to immigration rules, HSJ has learned.
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Regulator said NHS trusts could not afford doctors' pay rise
NHS Improvement warned the government that trusts could not afford the pay rises that were recently awarded to doctors in the current financial year.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: "Loaded gun" medicine plans may richochet back onto government
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan