All Government/DH policy articles – Page 62
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The unpalatable options for breaking even this year
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Comment
Hunt's task is to focus on population health now
The headlines usually focus on deficiencies of NHS funding but Jeremy Hunt’s focus must equally be on the way we live
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News
General practice's share of health spending falls again
Despite a cash increase, the proportion of the total DH budget going to GP services fell by 1.2 percentage points, its accounts suggest Spending on general practice made up just 5 per cent of the total Came as NHS England promised to “increasing the proportion of investment going into ...
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News
Stevens calls for new NHS 'investment fund'
Simon Stevens urges new government to take advantage of record low borrowing costs to set up NHS “investment fund” NHS England chief warns it is an “open question” whether current capital will be enough to cover basic maintenance Brexit campaign’s “£350m” bus “should be impounded as ‘exhibit A’”, he ...
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News
Transformation funds plugging hospital deficits, say MPs
There are “grave doubts” over attempts to integrate health and social care due to unprecedented financial pressures on the NHS, a group of MPs has concluded.
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News
May shakes up DH ministerial team
Junior defence minister Philip Dunne appointed minister of state for health Nicola Blackwood and David Mowat appointed parliamentary under-secretaries of state at Department of Health Life sciences minister George Freeman to chair new prime minister’s policy board Theresa May has implemented a substantial restructure of the Department of ...
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News
DH director to become head of medical watchdog
The Department of Health’s director general for strategy and external relations Charlie Massey has been appointed as the new chief executive of the General Medical Council.
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Comment
Time to look at the new cards after PM May's big shuffle
Michael White tries to look on the bright side of Boris, Brexit and the new prime minister’s line-up
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News
Warning public health cuts risk child obesity rise
Child health experts warn public health cuts could have significant impact on the future health of children Concern over cuts to child obesity programmes Britain “disproportionately disadvantages children and young people”, say public health leaders An HSJ investigation that revealed the impact of council spending reductions on children’s ...
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News
Jeremy Hunt to stay at DH
It has been confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will stay on as health secretary under incoming prime minister Theresa May.
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News
Junior doctors: Government expected to impose contract
The government is minded to impose the contract it agreed with junior doctors leaders, but which has been rejected by members It will formally announce its next steps in the coming days The government is expected to press on with imposition of the junior doctors contract which it ...
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Supplements
Let patient experience take centre stage
Much needs to be done to bring patient experience to the forefront of the agenda
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Leader
This seismic shock to British public life will have three major implications for the NHS
The most cataclysmic week in British public life for 70 years has given most predictions the shelf life of the average shadow Cabinet minister
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News
Department of Health shake-up revealed
DH unveils new directorate structure as part of cost cutting drive Social care and technology move into new community care directorate Four new directorates report to permanent secretary Chris Wormald The Department of Health has reorganised its directorate structure, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
We must uphold the positive impacts of EU membership
Important to maintain the positive impacts of EU membership
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News
Hunt tells EU staff 'you are a crucial part of our NHS'
EXCLUSIVE: Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has spoken for the first time since the EU referendum result, calling on the country to value the contribution of EU workers in the health service.
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Leader
A firestorm of uncertainty now menaces the NHS
The greatest tragedy of the European Union referendum is that many people voted Leave in the sincere hope it would help the NHS by reducing demand. That is extremely unlikely, but in any case the other consequences of the result leave the service facing the grimmest set of scenarios since ...
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News
NHS Improvement creates new Carter review division
NHS Improvement is to take on responsibility for the Carter review with the creation of a new directorate of up to 100 staff.
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News
Brexit: How the political fallout will affect the NHS
HSJ considers how the political fallout from the vote to leave the European Union will effect the NHS in the next few months and beyond.
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News
Working hours protections for NHS staff in doubt after Brexit
Working hours protections for more than 1 million NHS staff could be in jeopardy in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, HSJ has been told.