All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 102
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CommentInexperienced managers need as much support as junior doctors
Policy makers should review the way management training and support is planned and delivered for both new and experienced NHS managers, write Bryan Jones and Joe Home
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NewsReported 12-hour A&E breaches set to rocket as target is changed
The number of reported waits over 12 hours in emergency departments is set to increase significantly following changes set out in the NHS Standard Contract for 2022-23, published yesterday.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Language barriers
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsHealth service accused of ‘painfully slow’ progress on eating disorder training
Progress on medical education in eating disorders has been ‘painfully slow’ and is harming patients, a leading consultant psychiatrist has told HSJ.
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CommentHEE chief: We’ve been using the wrong tools for workforce planning
Dr Navina Evans, chief executive of Health Education England, explains how the NHS is meeting the challenge of workforce planning.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Great expectations for virtual wards
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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HSJ PartnersConnected medication management – How can BD help make it a reality?
Medication errors harm patients and cost the NHS money – but with the right approach they can be significantly reduced. A 2018 study from researchers at York, Manchester and Sheffield universities found that there were likely to be 237 million medication errors a year in the NHS and this could ...
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NewsICSs asked to ‘converge’ their electronic patient record systems
Integrated care systems have been asked to set out plans for a single or ‘converged’ electronic patient record by NHS England’s new transformation directorate, HSJ understands.
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NewsPritchard: ‘Sorting out pensions’ important for elective recovery
Fresh efforts are being made to sort out long-standing pension issues which can prevent NHS staff working extra shifts to help tackle the elective backlog, NHS England’s chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalNHSE wants ‘witch hunt’ lessons shared widely, says trust’s CEO
NHS England wants lessons learned by a trust overhauling its culture after a high-profile bullying scandal to be shared systemwide because similar problems have been evident at other trusts, the hospital’s boss has said.
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NewsNational chief people officer to step down
NHS England has announced internally to staff today that its chief people officer Prerana Issar is stepping down.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Advice to GPs’ will count towards elective care target
Avoiding GP referrals by providing ‘advice and guidance’ will contribute significantly towards NHS performance on the government’s elective care targets, according to draft NHS plans seen by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Ambulance crisis being shrugged off
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentRespiratory care has got worse since it was made a priority in the long-term plan
The NHS has named respiratory as a priority area, but for the millions of people living with lung disease in the UK life is only getting harder. Sarah Woolnough says the NHS must use its long-term plan refresh to finally start giving people with lung conditions the recognition, care and ...
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NewsNHS put on cyber attack alert following Russian invasion of Ukraine
NHS organisations have this evening been asked to strengthen their defences against cyberattacks, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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CommentFair, not fast, should be the watchword when reducing waiting lists
Alongside the operational challenge of tackling backlogs inclusively, clarity will be needed about how systems are held to account for tackling inequalities when there are competing priorities. By Ruth Robertson
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NewsA&E bookings via 111 fall ‘far short of aspiration’
NHS England’s ‘111 First’ plan to make the 111 service a ‘primary route’ into emergency departments has fallen ‘far short of aspiration’, with only a small fraction of attendances being booked through it.
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Penalties for missed activity leave services ‘underfunded’
A proposed new national payment system could affect trusts’ ability to deliver safe patient care if it does not recognise ‘legitimate variation’, NHS Providers has warned.
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NewsJavid sets new targets for NHS digitisation
Electronic patient record systems must be implemented in at least 90 per cent of NHS trusts by the end of next year, the health secretary has announced at HSJ’s Digital Transformation Summit.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will NHS regions ‘get out of the way’?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.