All NHS long-term plan articles – Page 24
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CommentTime to stop defining GPs by their working patterns
If GP roles offered a less overwhelming workload and more enjoyable working environment, the capacity and contribution of existing GPs could be greater. By Jessica Arnold, working with Dr Agnes Marossy and Dr Gillian Kyei
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NewsStroke units could close under new NHS England plans
A planned major reorganisation of stroke services could see the number of acute units in England cut by more than a third, with patients going to more specialised centres, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Five questions about ICS development
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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CommentPaediatric services must treat the "whole child"
Jane Elfer notes that to realise the long-term plan’s ambition of integrating care, paediatric services must be able to support childrens’ mental as well as physical health needs
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The revolving tech door
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE and I has 'too many' top execs – staff concern
Staff at NHS England and NHS Improvement have raised concerns that the new structure of their organisations will comprise too many senior managers, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsInequalities shift 'needs political and societal intervention'
Historically ingrained health inequalities in England won’t be reversed by measures in the long-term plan, which require bigger “political and societal” interventions, according to a public health expert whose work contributed to the plan.
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NewsNHS could lose its funding by underspending budget, ex-DH chief warns
The NHS is at risk of losing significant amounts of its additional funding growth because of the time it will take to address its workforce shortages, according to a former Department of Health senior official.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Failing better
Andy Cowper discusses the National Audit Office’s seventh report on the financial sustainability of the NHS
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NewsAnger as NHS England accused of public health 'land grab'
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
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CommentUsing volunteers to fill workforce gaps is a risky strategy
Even though it features in the recent NHS long-term plan, good volunteering requires considerable resources and robust governance frameworks to mitigate risks. By Alison Leary
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Trusts banned from using land sales to meet 'control totals'
NHS trusts will no longer be able to meet their financial targets through land sales, after regulators scrapped a controversial accounting measure which has had a distortive impact on provider finances.
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HSJ LocalHealth secretary asked to halt £1bn community services tender
An MP has asked health secretary Matt Hancock to halt the “potentially disastrous” procurement of community services worth more than £1bn, after claiming the process does not align with the NHS long-term plan.
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CommentWill the NHS long-term plan actually change health inequalities for BAME communities?
Dr Melrose Stewart writes that the NHS long-term plan is far from revolutionary when it comes to addressing healthcare inequalities
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NewsConcerns raised about lack of consultation on targets review
Concerns were raised this week about the consultation process and the “brave” implementation timetable for a major review of NHS performance targets, due to publish recommendations in the spring.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: A&E target reform must be properly debated
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRegulator considers acquiring efficiency company from government
NHS Improvement is considering whether to take ownership of the new company set up to deliver billions of pounds of savings to the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsPlans for first integrated care trust delayed by a year
The creation of the NHS’ first integrated care trust has been delayed until 2020, due to the complexity of the contractual model.
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CommentThe NHS as an anchor – taking forward the long term plan
There are huge opportunities to build on the aims set in the long-term plan to help maximise the role of the NHS as an anchor in its local communities by leveraging on it as an employer, procurer, purchaser and also a mode of social change. By Sarah Reed and Dominique ...
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: It’s the workforce, stupid
Staffing is the issue most often keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and 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 both the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and ...