All Government/DH policy articles – Page 5
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Govt warned NHS may be forced to ‘completely revisit’ investment plans
Increases in inflation will force the NHS to drastically scale back services unless the government provides extra funding, NHS England’s chief financial officer warned today.
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‘Sack poor NHS managers’, says new government adviser
An MP who has just become a ministerial assistant in the Department of Health and Social Care has called for ‘underperforming’ NHS managers to be ‘sacked’, claiming some executives in the health service earn up to £500,000 per year.
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Exclusive: New hospitals could be required to have single patient rooms only
New hospitals may be required to have single patient rooms only, HSJ can reveal.
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‘Terrorist activity’ concerns trump patient confidentiality, NHS staff told
Health professionals should not let fears about sharing personal data “stand in the way” of reporting patients at risk of “being groomed into terrorist activity”, new government guidance has stressed.
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Covid test firm founder made health minister
A former Department for Work and Pensions non-executive, homelessness charity founder and co-founder of a covid-19 testing firm has been appointed a junior health minister.
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Government promises GP appointments within two weeks
The new health and social care secretary will set out her NHS “plan” today, which will promise patients non-urgent GP appointments within two weeks, with urgent needs “seen within the same day”.
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Expert Briefing
The uphill battle for mental health in schools
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, this week by senior content editor Hayley Kirton — contact me in confidence.
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Pension contributions overhaul from October will avoid pay cut
The NHS pension scheme is to be amended, so staff do not face a take-home pay cut by being pushed up a contribution tier because of annual pay awards.
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Two more ministers join DHSC
A former senior policy adviser and a paediatrician have been appointed as junior ministers at the Department for Health and Social Care.
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New government health adviser teams revealed
Former hospital chief Samantha Jones is leaving government after her role was abolished in Liz Truss’ Downing Street shake-up, but former NHS England director Emily Lawson remains.
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Band 8 staff face cut in take-home pay
NHS England has warned the latest pay award will mean some senior staff on Agenda for Change will see a cash fall in their take-home pay this month.
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How to close the Goldacre data analysis gap
Andi Orlowski shines light on the glaring need for the NHS to incorporate data and analysis to transform care and outcomes for patients and service users
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Exclusive: Government extends pension tax bills deadline
The government is extending the deadline for NHS staff to apply for their pension tax bills to be taken out of their pension fund as opposed to paying it upfront, HSJ has learned.
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‘Emergency’ pension rule changes extended to help NHS cope with winter
The government is planning to extend measures introduced during the coronavirus pandemic which relaxed the pension rules for staff who ‘retire and return’.
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Govt to add trusts with unsafe roofs to ‘40 new hospitals’ programme
Several trusts with dangerous structural planks are set to be selected for the government’s flagship hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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Exit payments above £95k to require ministerial sign-off
Severance payments above £95,000 will require ministerial approval under new proposals unveiled by the government.
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NHS ‘shouting into the void’ with covid concerns
NHS leaders have sometimes been “shouting into the void” about their fears of the health service being overwhelmed by covid because of the absence of a single national command centre for the pandemic response, a new report argues.
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New minister appointed at DHSC
A new junior health minister has been appointed, following Sajid Javid and Edward Argar’s resignations last week.
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‘New hospitals’ trusts lack cash for planned rebuilds
Half of the trusts in the government’s flagship hospital building programme are ‘not confident’ their funding allocations will be enough to deliver their projects, a new poll of NHS executives has suggested.
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Health minister among latest to resign
Health minister Edward Argar resigned last night, one day after health secretary Sajid Javid.