All Government/DH policy articles – Page 92
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CommentMiliband's direction lacks the Blair flair
Labour leader ventures into public service reform
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NewsExclusive: Adebowale says differential tariff deflator policy is 'laughable'
NHS England board member Lord Adebowale has described the policy of imposing cuts to mental health and community trusts, which are a fifth higher than those for other sectors, as “bordering on laughable”.
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NewsTariff talks fail to reverse 'negligent' policy
Talks over plans to impose 20 per cent higher efficiency targets on mental health and community trusts have ended without agreement, HSJ has learned.
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CommentNo NHS hospital is an island when it fails financially
TSAs might be able to close hospitals without consultation
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NewsSudden rise in nurse workforce
The number of nurses working for acute trusts has risen dramatically in the past two months, suggesting a significant response to the Francis report’s criticism of low staffing levels.
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NewsDrive to be launched to join up mental health crisis care
All mental health providers will be expected to implement a single point of access for patients suffering crises in the next year, NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health has revealed.
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NewsWorkforce system tender could be worth £1bn
A centrally procured “workforce management system” is set to be made available to NHS organisations as part of a government tendering exercise worth up to £1bn, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: Clegg to launch mental health action plan
Nick Clegg is next week expected to launch a national mental health action plan, advocating a further push towards “parity of esteem” between the sector and the rest of healthcare, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsExclusive: Female consultants face awards 'discrimination'
A significant decline in the proportion of clinical excellence awards being awarded to women has led to claims that female consultants are falling victim to discrimination, HSJ has learned.
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CommentBetter care fund: good policy needs great execution
The £3.8bn pot can have great benefits for the NHS
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NewsHospital chief to chair nurse staffing group
Nursing academics who led research which found patients were at risk if nurse to patient ratios fell below one to eight have been commissioned to conduct a government backed review of the evidence on nurse staffing, HSJ has learned.
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CommentTepid Francis response won’t guarantee patient safety
The Mid Staffs inquiry has been a missed opportunity
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NewsPlans to strengthen special administration regime criticised
The British Medical Association and others have accused ministers of rushing legislation that could allow changes to local hospitals to be forced through without proper consideration of patients’ needs.
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CommentHigh value care matters more than high quality
High quality care is not always the most effective
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SupplementsSo how was it for you? An HSJ roundtable
HSJ’s latest roundtable on the six months into the biggest transformation the NHS has undertaken
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NewsChancellor signals further pay restraint
The chancellor used his autumn budget statement to warn of public sector pay restraint beyond 2015.
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NewsWorkforce plan delayed amid budget talks
The publication of the first national plan for the health workforce has been delayed by Health Education England as discussions with the Department of Health over its budget allocation continue.
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CommentMichael White: The coalition’s real U-turn
David Cameron is instinctively a pragmatic liberal Tory
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NewsPrivate sector wins access to NHS pension
Private providers of health service funded care will be granted access to the NHS Pension Scheme under proposals announced today.