All Health Service Journal articles in January 2020 – Page 2
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NewsEfficiency body considers rebates for some trusts
Trusts procuring goods through third parties may soon be eligible for a rebate from a national efficiency body.
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NewsAmbulance chiefs call for commissioning shakeup
Ambulance chiefs are calling for a moratorium on the tendering of NHS 111 contracts for the rest of the financial year.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Don’t waste the SDEC opportunity
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsDaily Insight: Overseas staff troubles
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalMerger an "option" as financially challenged trusts consider future
Two hospital trusts in a health economy with major financial problems are to explore joining together more formally.
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NewsRecord collapse in emergency care performance
The NHS saw a record decline in emergency care performance during the last three months, official data published today reveals.
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NewsNHSI loosens leash on teaching trust
Regulatory measures placed on a major teaching trust have been lifted by NHS Improvement – but the regulator remains concerned over the organisation’s finances and cancer performance.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the centre finally about to get serious on workforce?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Steady decline to record collapse
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsFive trusts fail four-hour target in more than half of A&E cases
An unprecedented five trusts saw less than half of their accident and emergency attendances within four hours in December, HSJ analysis reveals.
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CommentWaiting list would need to shrink to 2015 levels, to re-achieve 18-week waits
Four years of waiting list growth would need to be undone to achieve the NHS Constitution standard again, says Rob Findlay
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NewsDaily Insight: Share and share alike
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTwo acute trusts to appoint ‘group CEO’
Two acute trusts with a history of collaboration difficulties have announced plans to appoint a single “group chief executive” as part of a shared management structure.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The PCN furore, inpatient safety, and a step-change in A&E
Listen to this week’s HSJ Health Check, discussing primary care networks, sexual assaults in mental health facilities and the significant worsening of accident and emergency performance.
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NewsPair of London trusts to share chair
A pair of London trusts have announced they will be sharing a chair, in the latest in a string of joint leadership moves across NHS trusts.
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NewsNew GP network rules face rewrite as criticism mounts
NHS England looks likely to row back quickly on its proposed requirements on GPs and primary care networks, after a deluge of strong opposition from GPs and others.
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Expert BriefingThe agenda for 2020
In this edition, North by North West outlines some the key priorities for the region in 2020.
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NewsTrust blames behaviour ‘from top of the NHS’ for bullying
Leadership behaviour from the “very top of the NHS” has led to an increase in bullying, according to an official strategy document produced by an acute trust.
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HSJ LocalTrust dropped university after it failed nursing standards
A mental health and community trust had to select a new provider for its nursing training, after the university it had initially picked failed to meet the national regulator’s standards.