All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 181
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Expert BriefingVentilators alone are not enough — the NHS needs staff
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsStevens: Some hospitals may only treat coronavirus patients
Some NHS hospitals may be used to exclusively treat coronavirus patients in the coming months as system leaders prepare a profound reconfiguration of NHS services to cope with the covid-19 outbreak.
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NewsGovernment to make emergency changes to Mental Health Act
The government is set to make changes to the Mental Health Act, due to concerns there will be a lack of psychiatrists available to assess people that may need to be sectioned and admitted to hospital.
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NewsGP pay for performance framework suspended
The quality outcomes framework incentive programme for GPs will be among requirements on GP practices that will be temporarily suspended as part of the NHS’ effort to remove “routine barriers” to the national covid-19 response.
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Payment by results suspended
The financial targets for NHS trusts as well as the established payment system under which money flows through the system have been suspended by national leaders, while the biggest health policy decisions have been put on hold.
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NewsCovid-19 staff rules relaxed after ‘disaster’ concern
NHS staff can stay in NHS-reimbursed hotels to enable them to continue to work and avoid the national 14-day household isolation policy, NHS England has announced today.
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NewsNHS to free up 30,000 beds for coronavirus
The NHS is targeting freeing up 30,000 beds by postponing all non-urgent elective operations and discharging all inpatients who are “medically fit to leave”.
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NewsCQC advisers redeployed amid covid-19 outbreak
The Care Quality Commission has said it will send special advisers to other parts of the NHS as they continue to be challenged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsGroundbreaking digital service launch falls foul of coronavirus pandemic
The launch of an enhanced service across two counties has been delayed because of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsTrust rankings put on hold over ‘unprecedented’ covid-19
Acute trusts have been told not to submit efficiency data to NHS England/Improvement until at least May amid increasing supply pressures.
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Junior doctors’ rotations paused amid covid-19 pandemic
Junior doctors’ rotations have been put on hold as the NHS continues to prepare for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsConfedExpo cancelled because of covid-19 outbreak
One of the biggest events in the healthcare calendar has been cancelled because of concerns about covid-19.
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Comment‘What have Nobel Prize winners ever done for us?’
The idea of collective management of finite resources and adopting a culture of stewardship can lead to sustainable governance. Explain Dr Tim Wilson, Nick Relph and Dr Joe McManners.
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NewsCQC suspends routine inspections amid covid-19 outbreak
The Care Quality Commission has suspended its routine inspections due to the coronavirus outbreak following pressure from system leaders and NHS bosses, HSJ understands.
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Exclusive: Winners and losers from £3bn spent on ‘transformation’
Less than a third of the £9.2bn pot earmarked to potentially be used for “transformation” over the last three years has been used for that purpose – with more than half England’s health systems receiving under £25m.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The great coronavirus reconfiguration
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast examines what will probably be the largest ever, rapid-turnaround reconfiguration of NHS and care services, in preparation for the spread of covid-19.
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NHS leaders call for financial targets to be scrapped ahead of covid-19 surge
Senior healthcare leaders have called on ministers to scrap their financial and efficiency targets as they scramble services to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Two in five acute trusts missing key efficiency target
More than a third of acute trusts are still missing an efficiency target set back in 2016.
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CommentWaits drift upwards as lack of focus continues
Waiting times are creeping up as waiting list management processes wither
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NewsTrust changes strategic priorities ahead of critical CQC report
A trust has made changes to its nursing strategy ahead of a Care Quality Commission report which is expected to be highly critical of aspects of its care.