All Health Service Journal articles in January 2018 – Page 9
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Tech spending buffers and waiting for merger money
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsGovernment targets NHS over failure to reform 'automatic' pay increases
NHS trusts “operate a virtually automatic incremental pay system” costing £600m a year, the government has said.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The arm round the shoulders
If healthcare is a people business, we ought to wonder why the NHS is often not great at supporting its people ie its staff, points out Andy Cowper
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NewsRevealed: DHSC pays tech giant £65m in legal dispute
The Department of Health and Social Care has paid a multinational technology company £65.3m as part of a decade long legal dispute linked to the National Programme for IT.
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NewsSecond wave of 'accountable care systems' delayed
The announcement of a second wave of “accountable care systems” has been delayed, local NHS leaders have been told.
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NewsPatient Safety Awards deadline extended
The deadline for entering the 2018 Patient Safety Awards has been extended to 9 February.
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NewsTen per cent increase in CAMHS beds confirmed
More than 130 new child and adolescent mental health beds have been commissioned as part of national plans to expand capacity by 10 per cent by 2019.
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CommentWhat trusts want from the 2018-19 planning guidance
In view of the 2017-18 plan already coming under pressure, the upcoming 2018-19 planning guidance must set out a clear and realistic set of objectives, say Amber Jabbal and Phillipa Hentsch
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NewsChief Executive Interview: Lesley Dwyer, Medway FT
This is the first in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Membership subscribers. Each month in 2018 a member of the HSJ expert team will conduct a challenging, candid and in-depth interview with a provider trust boss to uncover their personal insights ...
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NewsDaily Insight: The policy that won't go away
The must read stories and talking points in the NHS
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NewsGovernment rejects key elements of Naylor estates review
The Department of Health and Social Care has rejected the idea of matching the proceeds of trust land sales with Treasury money, the government announced today.
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NewsExclusive: Second ACO contract delayed amid fears of 'unrealistic deadlines'
Commissioners in Manchester will delay the launch of a new accountable care contract amid concerns over “unrealistic deadlines”, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust unable to fund staff for under fire department
A hospital trust that received a damning report into one of its critical care units has not yet agreed to hire replacement clinicians requested by staff to improve the service.
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CommentAndrew Foster: Giving practical help to stressed staff
Andrew Foster on how to reduce pressure that the staff experiences when there is an influx of patients for emergency care
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NewsSecond judicial review of ACO contract to go ahead
A second judicial review of NHS England’s accountable care organisation contract has been granted permission to proceed.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mega-trust on the rise has problems within
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence on 0207 6089058, or send a direct message on Twitter.
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NewsExclusive: Pension fund prepared to invest £5bn in NHS estates, says Naylor
Sir Robert Naylor, who led the national review of NHS property, has revealed that one pension fund is willing to invest £5bn in NHS estates over 20 years at an interest rate of two per cent.
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NewsTrusts allowed to 'bank' land sale receipts to encourage development
Trusts that sell surplus land will be allowed to “bank” the receipt, according to a government document released today.
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