All NHS Confederation articles – Page 13
-
NewsSlow progress on gender balance for NHS boards
Achieving an even gender balance on NHS organisations’ boards by 2020 is now a “much harder task” than it was a year ago, as only a quarter of providers have so far met the target.
-
News
NHS England backtracks by confirming CQUIN shake up
National leaders have confirmed they will “significantly reduce” the value of CQUIN incentive schemes, despite NHS England previously denying that major changes were planned.
-
NewsNew NHS efficiency challenge is half that of 5YFV
The government’s funding settlement will leave the NHS with an efficiency challenge of around £11bn – which is half the amount that was required in the Five Year Forward View period, according to a new analysis.
-
CommentNHS should celebrate diversity from frontline to the top
More diverse organisations benefit the planning and provision of services, resulting in higher quality care for the population served, writes Sean Duggan
-
CommentWhy integration must not be dismissed as a fad
There is no alternative but to work together, to integrate and to innovate in the NHS, writes Niall Dickson
-
NewsPrivate sector could do ‘extra 100,000 ops’
Private providers could carry out around 100,000 additional inpatient procedures by the end of the 2018-19 year, senior industry sources told HSJ, as the NHS grapples with its growing waiting list.
-
CommentBigger step-change is need of the hour for children's mental health
It will take vision, hard work, political bravery, and realistic investment to make progress amidst children’s mental health crisis, writes Sean Duggan
-
HSJ InteractiveImproving students’ experience of mental health services
NHS and care services must partner with universities to embed mental health support into all areas of student life, says Paul Jenkins
-
Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Jam today and jam tomorrow
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
-
NewsNHS Providers warns against 'safe space' plans
NHS Providers has added its voice to warnings against local NHS trusts being given “safe space” powers to investigate patient safety incidents.
-
NewsTaskforce chair says new funding must target mental health
The government’s funding settlement for the NHS should focus on raising mental health workforce levels, addressing health inequalities and boosting prevention strategies, HSJ has been told.
-
NewsRegulator explores standardised designs for new NHS buildings
Plans for new standardised NHS buildings are being drawn up by efficiency directors in a bid to speed up much needed improvements to ageing estate.
-
NewsLocal plans still not good enough, says A&E boss
Local NHS providers and commissioners were given a fresh warning this week that their plans will not deliver the “capacity, productivity or length of stay” improvements required for 2018-19.
-
NewsFunding settlement linked to 'simple goals' - Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has said that talks within government about a long-term settlement for the NHS are “difficult and ongoing” and any deal would be linked to new “simple goals”.
-
NewsNHS will be in 'managed decline' without at least 4pc growth
NHS Confederation chief executive predicts “managed decline” without sufficient funding Any funding deal worth less than 4 per cent in real terms each year would see the service in ”managed decline”, NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson has told HSJ.
-
NewsNHSI to take 'long, hard look' at clinical configurations
NHS Improvement will take a “long, hard and important look” at the configuration of clinical services and the organisational structures around them, its chief executive said this morning.
-
NewsPrivate providers ‘will improve safety faster than NHS’, says leader
Independent sector hospitals are “willing to learn and improve” and will do so faster than NHS providers, one of their national representatives has argued in response to concerns about safety.
-
CommentCowper’s Cut: A money and numbers game
With recent reports on the need to raise healthcare spending in UK through tax increases, Andy Cowper ponders on the money and numbers game being played out
-
CommentA single, unified voice for community services
Matthew Winn explains the aims of the newly established Community Network that includes the NHS and not for profit organisations providing community health services
-
CommentThe NHS should redefine its role to tackle health inequalities
The NHS will have a better chance at tackling health inequalities if it does so with local government, other partners and communities