All Government/DH policy articles – Page 64
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NewsJeremy 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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NewsJunior 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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SupplementsLet patient experience take centre stage
Much needs to be done to bring patient experience to the forefront of the agenda
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LeaderThis 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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NewsDepartment 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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CommentWe must uphold the positive impacts of EU membership
Important to maintain the positive impacts of EU membership
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NewsHunt 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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LeaderA 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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NewsNHS 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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NewsBrexit: 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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NewsWorking 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.
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NewsKeogh: We must make EU NHS staff feel welcome and valued
The NHS’s most senior doctor, Sir Bruce Keogh, has called on NHS leaders to send out a message to European staff working in the health service that they are valued and welcome in the wake of Friday’s vote for the UK to leave the EU.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Something wicked this way comes
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsThe NHS and Europe: Five must reads
After months of campaigning, the UK finally goes to the polls for the EU referendum on Thursday. The NHS has been used in arguments by remainers and leavers throughout the campaign to support their stance. Here HSJ rounds up our must read pieces to consider before casting your vote.
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NewsExclusive: NHS finance directors pressured to agree 'unsustainable' targets
Finance directors under pressure to agree “unsustainable” control totals says CIPFA Leaked letter warns “unfounded optimism” will make future financial management difficult Department of Health accounts many not match those of NHS organisations NHS finance directors are being pressured to agree to “fundamentally unsustainable” financial targets for 2016-17, ...
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NewsPublic health cuts 'playing around with people's lives', says RCN chief
Government plans to scrap bursaries in England, public health cuts, caps on pay for agency staff and the removal of the Department of Health’s nursing policy unit all came under fire from the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing at the union’s annual congress.
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CommentHave we really 'had enough of experts'?
Facts-fatigue pushes the Brexit debate onto immigration – but think hard about the impact on the NHS
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NewsCare quality hit by delays in doctors accessing scans and x-rays
Royal College of Radiologists highlights widespread difficulties for doctors to access clinical images and reports More than half of doctors said they had experienced at least one instance of patient care suffering in the last year Problems lead to treatment delays, patients being rescanned and avoidable duplication of reporting ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement accused of 'dismantling' NICE safe staffing work
NHS Improvement to revisit NICE safe staffing work on acute and maternity wards Chief nursing officer had said NICE guidance would not be re-examined by NHS Critics say move will confuse providers and risks undermining evidence based work NHSI has eight “safe and sustainable staffing” committees NHS Improvement ...
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NewsDH to scrap nursing advisory team
Nursing policy unit to be scrapped as part of DH cost cutting drive Decision criticised by unions as an “appalling message” to professions Sir Robert Francis QC raised fears over a weak nursing voice in 2013 The Department of Health is planning to axe its nursing, midwifery and ...