All Health Service Journal articles in March 2018 – Page 9
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HSJ Local
Teaching trust's deficit to top £100m this year
A London teaching hospital trust will end the 2017-18 financial year with a deficit of around £120m, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Interactive
Look before you leap into CareB&B
Paul Ridout describes the new proposed CareB&B model as a simplistically attractive short term cost saving opportunity
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News
Daily Insight: Accountable care suspicion
The must read stories and talking points from Wednesday
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HSJ Local
New CCG alliance brings in consultants to review governance
Four clinical commissioning groups that formed an alliance at the start of the year have hired PwC to carry out a review of their governance.
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Comment
Finding the right balance between social care and healthcare
Strategic change is required to reduce the sharpness of the differential between social care, as a largely paid-for service, and health as an essentially free service
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HSJ Local
CCG plays down council's rejection of ACS
The council’s decision to reject plans for an accountable care system will not affect Cornwall’s progress towards integrated health and social care, the chair of Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group has said.
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Comment
Patient involvement: a silver bullet for innovation spread?
Patient involvement is repeatedly identified as a common condition for supporting the spread of innovation in the NHS, writes Trevor Fernandes
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News
Exclusive: NHS England staff survey results revealed
More than one in five NHS England staff said they had been bullied, harassed or abused in the past year in its latest staff survey, which also shows improvements in several areas.
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Comment
Treating private patients in NHS hospitals – benefit or cost?
An independent investigation is needed into whether trusts are getting significant net additions to their income from treating private patients, and whether the drive to set aside yet further beds for private patients should be allowed to continue. By Colin Leys
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News
CQC seeks more inspectors as workload mounts
The Care Quality Commission is to recruit an extra 100 inspectors this year amid concerns from staff over unmanageable workloads.
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News
Councils able to 'stand up to Stevens' after DTOCs boost
Better performance on delayed transfers of care attributable to social care during a spike in emergency hospital admissions in January has put local government in a strong position to challenge Simon Stevens over the role of councils in the health system, the chair of the Local Government Association has said.
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News
NHS 'must be ready to evolve', says NHS England digital chief
NHS England’s digital chief says the primary care payments model may need to “evolve” to accommodate new digital patient services such as the controversial GP at Hand.
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HSJ Local
Consultants move to block medical director's chief executive bid
Consultants at an acute and community trust have attempted to block the medical director’s potential bid to become chief executive amid allegations of bullying and intimidation.
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Comment
Learning agility is a top predictor of leadership potential
Leadership development needs to shift the focus onto developing learners who can create solutions. By Kate Wilson
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News
A&E, RTT and cancer waits - February 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for February 2018.
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HSJ Local
Former acute trust boss to lead six CCGs
A former acute trust chief executive is to head the new single strategic commissioner covering six clinical commissioning groups in Kent and Medway.
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Comment
RTT admission rates collapse
Admissions per working day fell dramatically, to the lowest January level ever recorded, as the NHS followed central guidance to shut down routine care and release beds for emergency admissions. One year waiters – a key goal for next year’s plans – went up again and exceeded 2,000 for the ...