All Government/DH policy articles – Page 54
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Pharma manager named as new DH chief commercial officer
The Department of Health has appointed a new chief commercial officer who will lead the renegotiation of pharmaceutical pricing regulation scheme.
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HR directors warn new union rules are 'complete distraction'
Trusts are wasting valuable time dealing with new legislation governing staff’s trade union subscriptions, HR directors have told HSJ.
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Revealed: 'Strongest' STPs share £325m of new investment
National leaders have announced which health economies will receive a share of the £325m of extra capital funding that was pledged to the NHS in the spring budget.
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Analysis: Patching the NHS's IT holes after ransomware attack
Ben Heather examines the impact of the WannaCry cyberattack and what is required to plug the security gaps.
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Exclusive: Treasury must provide transformation funding, insists Simon Stevens
The government will have to provide nearly all the capital funding for service transformation in the next year or two because raising it from land sales and the private sector will take several years, Simon Stevens has said.
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Revealed: DH civil servants' performance related pay
More than 440 civil servants at the Department of Health were paid nearly £780,000 in 2016 as a result of performance related pay, it has emerged.
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NHS leaders 'boxed in' by Treasury rules, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said health leaders are “completely boxed in” by Treasury accounting rules when it comes to borrowing money for capital investment.
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The need for an NHS infrastructure bond
Funding health infrastructure by way of bonds will significantly support local engagement, lead to new facilities and technologies, and deliver a good return
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Major hospitals to get £21m to boost cybersecurity
The government has announced a £21m in capital funding for cybersecurity in major trauma centres.
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Government accused of 'contradictory' health regulation policies
The body overseeing the professional regulation for healthcare workers in the UK has criticised the government for its “contradictory” policies and continuing with an “outdated” model.
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Jim Mackey: NHS pay rise would need funding boost from government
Jim Mackey says there would need to be “money to back” a pay rise NHS would be unable to save enough money to match increase in staff wages, NHSI chief says Trusts told to prepare for “earned autonomy” The NHS should be given more money if the government ...
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Exclusive: Patient’s death reveals 'national and systemic issues' with hospital transfers
There could be “national and systemic issues” with the transfer of seriously ill patients between hospitals, the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s first report has said.
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Exclusive: Ex-TalkTalk chief in line to be NHS Improvement chair
A Conservative peer and former chief executive of the broadband giant TalkTalk is a leading candidate to be appointed as chair of NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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Government to review pay restraint policy
The government is to review the 1 per cent cap on public sector pay increases, according to several reports this afternoon.
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Briggs: NHS must stop 'leaking' money to private sector
Professor Tim Briggs says NHS must “drag back” private sector work More than 30 clinical projects to reduce unwarranted variation will report by December 2018 Professor Chris Ham calls Getting It Right First Time “a promising intervention” Professor Tim Briggs has said the NHS must stop “leaking” £1.4bn ...
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Exclusive: Legal change 'needed for STP next steps'
Legal change is needed for sustainability and transformation partnerships to be successful, a leading think tank has said.
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Revealed: £30m tender to recruit GPs from overseas
NHS England is preparing to tender a framework worth £30m for companies to source 500 GPs from abroad to help tackle the NHS’s shortage, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: NHS struggling to maintain fire safety
NHS trusts face significant fire safety risks, research by HSJ has shown.
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Hunt gives trusts one day to check fire safety of wards
NHS leaders have been asked to arrange urgent fire safety inspections of all inpatient accommodation this weekend as the service steps up its response to the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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Trusts told to check cladding following Grenfell Tower fire
NHS organisations asked to carry out immediate checks of buildings following Grenfell Tower fire Trusts given a day to complete work and send details to regulator Local estates chiefs told to provide detail on fire improvement schemes Trusts asked to account for PFI and LIFT properties NHS trusts ...