All articles by Henry Anderson – Page 11
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NHSE lead: ‘Hard legislation’ needed to join up NHS IT
‘Hard legislation’ is needed to push suppliers to make the IT systems used by the NHS interoperable, an NHS England clinical lead has said.
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Cancer and primary care investment face cuts due to pay bill, NHSE warns
NHS England has warned of ‘cuts’ to services and investment in cancer and primary care if it is not given extra funding for staff pay-rises above 3 per cent.
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NHSE looks to give up on key elective requirement
NHS England is looking to change the rules around its flagship elective fund, amid concern that disappointing activity levels will trigger widespread financial penalties, HSJ has been told.
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Trust stands down service which achieved ‘marked improvement’ in A&E handover delays
An acute trust has had to stand down a new service which led to a ‘marked improvement’ in ambulance handover times, due to a lack of permanent funding to support it.
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Exclusive: Drive to reduce hospital waiting lists endangered as trusts struggle to raise activity
Elective activity levels are still significantly below those achieved before the pandemic, despite the high profile and government-led drive to recover services.
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Revealed: The 10 ICSs which account for two-thirds of two-year waits
HSJ analysis of NHS England data has revealed the systems which are the furthest away from the target of eliminating all two-year waits for treatment by the end of July.
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Treasury adviser who said northerners should be paid less moves to DHSC
An adviser to chancellor Rishi Sunak who has sparked controversy over past comments on economic policy is to move to the Department of Health and Social Care
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‘Expanded’ Better Care Fund to be ‘delivery vehicle’ for integration, claims council chief
The Better Care Fund is likely to be significantly expanded to deliver the government’s health and care integration ambitions, a senior local government figure has claimed.
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Ditch recruiters who don’t deliver diverse candidates, says NHSE director
An NHS England leadership chief has criticised the lack of diversity among the top ranks of the country’s new integrated care systems, adding the low level of ethnic minority representation ‘really isn’t good enough’.
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Revealed: The top-performing ICSs defying deprivation challenges
A cluster of integrated care systems across the North of England has bucked the trend to deliver successful integration schemes and better patient outcomes despite high levels of deprivation, new analysis has found.
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HSJ Local
Patients unwashed ‘for three days’ at trust under ‘extreme pressure’
The Care Quality Commission has issued a trust with a warning notice following an inspection that found wards did not have enough staff to care for patients.
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Trusts may have to close services to make savings, say NHS leaders
The tight financial envelope facing the NHS could force trusts to close services in some areas and ‘streamline’ them to single sites, NHS Providers has warned.
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Javid: Government ‘on track’ to deliver 48 new hospitals
Sajid Javid has insisted the government is ‘on track’ to deliver 48 new hospitals by 2030, amid reports of funding rows and delays.
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May, Powis and Hartley given top Jubilee honours
NHS England’s national medical director and chief nurse are among the health service staff who have been recognised for their services in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List.
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ICSs set for £1bn+ gap in first year despite new money
Local systems face a financial gap of more than £1bn in 2022-23, even after factoring in additional inflation funding provided by NHS England last week.
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Exclusive: Trusts and systems to be given £1.5bn to cover inflation costs
Local NHS organisations will be given an extra £1.5bn in 2022-23 to help cope with inflation and other cost pressures – and have been told to make extra savings to bring their budgets into balance, HSJ has discovered.
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Struggling system asks NHSE for help with ambulance handovers
Health leaders in Lincolnshire have admitted they do not have a ‘robust’ response to managing the risks posed by ambulance handover delays and poor response times.
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CEO Interview
CEO Interview: Andrew Morgan, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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‘Heavily funded NHS recruitment’ taking staff away from social care
Government advisers have warned that well-funded NHS recruitment campaigns are diverting staff away from social care services, and called on ministers to adopt a ‘joined-up approach’ to attracting workers to health and social care.
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Exclusive: Every health system to face real-terms funding cut in 2022-23
Every health system has seen their core recurrent funding reduce in real terms in 2022-23, analysis by HSJ reveals.