All News articles – Page 416
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NewsDaily Insight: What the election result means for the NHS
HSJ’s round-up following the surprise general election result
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NewsElection 2017: Health ministers lose seats as Hunt wins
Two health ministers have lost their seats in an election night that stripped the Conservative Party of its parliamentary majority.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.06.17: Theresa May to form government, plus reaction to the election result
Reaction to the general election results and what they mean for the NHS
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NewsDigital plans slipping as maturity assessment delayed
Delays to digital maturity index update and funding allocations prompt concerns New digital assessment could include “peer review” element Funding uncertainty is stalling local projects, senior sources tell HSJ Delays to the updating of NHS England’s flagship digital maturity benchmark, uncertainty about funding and stalling local projects ...
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NewsAnalysis: Mental health services with the biggest leadership and safety risks
HSJ analysis of CQC ratings shows a high correlation between poor leadership and safety concerns across mental health services Services with the poorest performance are those where recruitment and service demand pressures are high, leaders warn Struggling providers can “learn lessons” from outstanding trusts, says chief executive There ...
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NewsPrivate income up £20m at London specialist trusts
The capital’s specialist trusts have seen significant increases in their private income over the past year.
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NewsExclusive: Sir Mike Richards confirms July CQC exit
Professor Sir Mike Richards will leave his role as chief inspector of hospitals at the Care Quality Commission at the end of July, he has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Ten hospital trusts abandoning PbR for block contracts
One in four acute providers now mostly contracted through some form of block payment or risk share, research suggests 28 per cent increase in the cash value of block contracts in 2017-18, compared to 2016-17. Analysis was based on freedom of information request responses from 85 trusts, which represents ...
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NewsNHS prepares to move most junior doctors to controversial contract
NHS trusts are gearing up to transfer the majority of junior doctors to their new contract in August.
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NewsAshworth: Labour backs Simon Stevens but new body will review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has pledged support for NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, but said the role of reviewing sustainability and transformation plans would be handed to a reformed NHS Improvement.
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NewsLabour admits waiting list pledge uncosted but is confident of delivering promises
Labour shadow health secretary says party will deliver plans with £37bn funding for NHS over five years Jon Ashworth says Labour has not worked out specific cost of taking 1 million people off NHS waiting lists by 2022 Labour government would set up “NHS Office of Sustainability” Labour’s ...
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NewsLabour confirm they will not repeal full 2012 Health Act
Labour will not roll back the entire Health and Social Care Act if it forms the next government, the shadow health secretary has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC: Social care £2bn not just for cutting hospital delays
Additional government funding for social care this Parliament is “there for social care in its entirety”, not only preventing delays in hospitals, the sector’s chief inspector has said.
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS managers told to 'think the unthinkable'
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and analysis
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NewsDH procurement drive shunned by leading firms
NHS Shared Business Services and HealthTrust Europe believed not to be bidding for new procurement ‘category towers’ Deadline closed for first six of ten towers last month Combined value of towers contracts estimated at around £150m Two of the largest procurement organisations serving the NHS are not bidding ...
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NewsExclusive: New national savings drive will 'challenge the values' of NHS leaders
Closing wards and services, blocking choice of private providers, systematically extending waiting times, and stopping some treatments are all being considered under a national programme targeted at the health economies with the highest overspends.
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NewsCyberattack risk increased by IT budget cuts, report warns
London North West report says pressure to make ICT saving and deploy new technology increasing risk of cyber attack Report suggests wider impact of cyber attack. Two reports earlier this year warned the trust its PC security update management was “weak”. Pressure on NHS IT budgets is increasing ...