All Jeremy Hunt articles – Page 33
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Government lawyers say BMA judicial review 'bound to fail'
Letter from Government Legal Department says government gave proper regard to equality issues in junior doctors’ contract Letter references HSJ story that revealed BMA’s lawyers warned judicial review would not prevent imposition Junior doctors to start first of three 48 hour strikes on Wednesday The government’s lawyers have ...
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New patient safety body to carry out 'no blame' investigations
Evidence submitted to Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch could be protected to create a “safe space” for learning Mike Durkin says HSIB will rely on NHS Improvement for “pay and rations” HSIB will develop “exemplar model” of investigations for NHS organisations to follow locally The new body to examine ...
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NHS patient safety chief says doctors’ contract is 'not dangerous'
Mike Durkin says new contract addresses “failings” in current agreement He urges “dialogue” and for doctors to “press their representatives to talk to employers” Warns people can “fall into positions… that owe more to institutional or group loyalty than to the evidence” NHS England’s national director for patient ...
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Councillors to warn Hunt over NHS 'hijack' of STPs
Local government is being “left out in the cold” by the NHS in the rush to develop sustainability and transformation plans, leading councillors have claimed.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Nestled in the cold metallic embrace of the Treasury
HSJ’s new weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Revealed: BMA lawyers warned that judicial review would not prevent imposition of junior doctors’ contract
The British Medical Association’s lawyers have warned the union that its planned legal action against the government will “definitely not” prevent the health secretary from imposing a contract on England’s 37,000 junior doctors, HSJ can reveal.
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BMA plans three strikes and legal action over contract imposition
The British Medical Association has announced three 48 hour strikes and plans to launch a judicial review against the government’s plan to impose a new junior doctors’ contract.
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Berwick: Government ‘should apologise’ to junior doctors over dispute
Don Berwick says government “should apologise” to junior doctors and impose three year “moratorium” on new contract “You cannot achieve excellence in combat with your future workforce,” says former government adviser Also says it may be “impossible” for NHS to deliver acceptable standard of care at current funding level ...
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Comment
Cameron is not stupid or cynical but his experience fails him on the NHS
David Cameron suffers from a gap in imagination which fails his vision for the NHS
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Leader
Has Jeremy Hunt been health secretary for too long?
Jeremy Hunt must find a new sense of direction if his long-running reign is to continue
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One per cent pay uplift in new GP contract
GPs get 1 per cent pay rise as part of 2016-17 national contract Additional £220m of funding included in the agreement Practices will have to record data on availability of evening and weekend ‘routine’ appointments A deal announced today on the 2016-17 national GP contract includes a 1 ...
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CCGs 'unprepared' for specialised surgery handover
Clinicians raise concerns with Jeremy Hunt after survey finds two thirds of CCGs have taken no action to prepare for transfer of obesity surgery commissioning Only 12 per cent of CCGs aware of post-surgery “follow up protocols”. Lack of follow up can be fatal Transfer delayed for a second ...
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Revealed: Department of Health plans NHS ‘transparency league table’
The Department of Health is developing a “learning organisation league table” to rate NHS trusts on how well they report and respond to information, HSJ has learnt.
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Exclusive: Advisers on Hunt's CCG ratings may seek delay
Experts advising on new CCG ratings may seek a delay Jeremy Hunt has been seeking a new CCG indicator and scorecard system since 2014 Clinical area experts also concerned about using regulator style labels for ratings Experts appointed to oversee new “Ofsted style” ratings for clinical commissioning groups ...
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Taskforce delivers blueprint for future of mental healthcare
Government mental health taskforce outlines changes for mental health to 2020 Funding pledge of £1bn has previously been announced and DH has confirmed it is not new money Taskforce chair Paul Farmer says recommendations are “feasible and afforable” Mental health services in the NHS should undergo significant reform ...
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BMA will consider 'every form and frequency' of industrial action
Junior doctors’ committee chair writes that the BMA will consider “every form and frequency” of industrial action Johan Malawana says the union needs to be “smart” to ensure the government is the target, not other doctors or the NHS Comments suggest sustained strike action could happen in coming months ...
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Revealed: How Dalton's contract letter unravelled
NHS chief executives were given just four hours to agree whether or not their name was included in Sir David Dalton’s letter sent to health secretary Jeremy Hunt, it emerged on Friday.
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Updated noon: 14 chiefs now deny support for contract imposition
14 chief executives out of 20 who were listed on Sir David Dalton’s letter say they did and do not support imposition of new contract Contrasts with Jeremy Hunt’s apparent suggestion to Parliament that he had their backing Sir David tells HSJ the chief executives listed had not been ...
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Government will impose new junior doctors' contract
Health secretary says new contract will deliver increases in basic pay plus premium pay for weekend work Imposition follows three years of no progress on talks with the BMA Heidi Alexander tells says imposing a deal is a “sign of failure” HSJ Live: reaction to the new junior doctors’ ...
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Comment
Analysed: public reaction to the junior doctors’ strike
Public support has strengthened in favour of junior doctors, with an increase in those strongly supporting yesterday’s strike compared to the one in January.