All News articles – Page 550
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NewsHSJ Live 19.06.2015: Inspectors worried by overcrowded A&E department
Inspectors express ‘urgent concern’ at the risk to patients arriving by ambulance at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust’s main emergency department, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsUpdated: Hunt tells GPs 'deliver your side of the bargain'
The government plans to introduce financial incentives to attract GPs into under-doctored areas in a major shake-up of general practice.
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NewsUpdated: CSU procurement halted in devolution drive
Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester are set to establish a shared support service function. It means they will not immediately have to go to market to procure external services.
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NewsRevealed: Third of councils cut Healthwatch budgets
Healthwatch England has demanded explanations from councils that have imposed deep funding cuts on its local groups this year.
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NewsHSJ Live 18.06.2015: Sarah Wollaston elected Health Committee chair
Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston elected to chair Commons health committee once again, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Bailouts top £870m as trusts struggle to pay bills
The Department of Health issued £874m in bailouts to trusts in 2014-15, HSJ can reveal.
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News£2bn acute deficit may mean ‘real trouble’ for frontline services
Experts have warned that patients could end up waiting longer for treatment as acute trusts try to tackle an expected overall deficit of more than £2bn this year.
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NewsCall to extend hepatitis C drugs access after £190m funding boost
A charity has called for NHS England to allow all hepatitis C patients to access new treatments. It comes after the arm’s length body announced a much delayed commissioning policy for cirrhosis.
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NewsNHS England: Digital plans 'could save £10bn'
Plans to roll out the use of digital technology in the health service could result in efficiency savings up to £10bn by 2020, work conducted for NHS England has estimated.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.06.2015: HSCIC apologises for e-Referral tech problems
The NHS e-Referral Service is back online following technical problems, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsNHS England admits 'rush' to spend GP premises fund
NHS England has signalled it will adopt a ‘strategic approach’ in its use of a £1bn fund for primary care premises, admitting that the first year of investment had been a ‘rush’.
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NewsDH considers cap on legal costs for negligence claims
The Department of Health is considering a cap on legal costs for clinical negligence claims against NHS organisations.
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NewsEverington: 'Equal number' of consultants as GPs should sit on CCGs
As many medical consultants as GPs should sit on the governing bodies of their local clinical commissioning groups, a member on HSJ’s Future of NHS Leadership inquiry has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.06.2015: CMO calls for review of medicine safety and efficacy
Dame Sally Davies calls for Academy of Medical Sciences to review the safety and efficacy of medicines to restore public trust, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsHSJ Live 15.06.2015: HSJ leadership inquiry: Coverage and reaction
There should be fewer NHS organisations to avoid management talent being spread too thin, a high profile report on the leadership challenge has recommended, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsLeadership inquiry: Cutting organisations could help halt crisis
There should be fewer NHS organisations to avoid management talent being spread too thin, a high profile report on the leadership challenge has recommended.