All Policy and regulation articles – Page 101
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LeaderThe PHSO leadership must stand down
The performance of the PHSO has now passed the bounds of acceptability - its leadership must go, says Alastair McLellan.
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NewsNational whistleblower guardian resigns after two months
Dame Eileen Sills steps down as national guardian for NHS whistleblowers after just two months She says it was “not possible” to combine the role with being nursing director of Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT Sir Robert Francis to provide “non-executive support” to the office Dame Eileen Sills, ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators to put 20 trusts into turnaround
Monitor and the TDA push ahead with turnaround project at 20 trusts Work thought to cost more than £10m and will focus on grip and governance Process due to start in April Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are moving ahead with an ambitious turnaround programme at ...
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NewsMid and south Essex faces £216m deficit by 2019
Projected deficit more than double the £94m forecast for 2015-16 System leaders insist health economy can be balanced by March 2019 Crucial details on service cuts yet to be finalised Mid and south Essex faces a £216m deficit by 2018-19, but system leaders insist the health economy can ...
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NewsBerwick: CQC can be 'engine' for spreading best practice
Don Berwick welcomes CQC’s move towards more “risk based inspection” Says NHS Improvement can balance two roles to improve quality and grip finances Warns against regulators “yelling harder” and putting people’s “feet to the fire” Don Berwick has said the Care Quality Commission could become the “engine” for ...
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NewsNHS staff survey: more staff working extra hours
Follow HSJ Live for more analysis and reaction The percentage of NHS staff reporting that they are working extra hours has reached a five year high according to the NHS staff survey results published on Tuesday.
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NewsWomen should control maternity care budgets, review says
National Maternity Review calls for personalised maternity budgets by 2020 Recommendations aim to improve choice and increase community births Review says a significant increase in midwifery workforce is not required Women should be given their own budgets to spend on their maternity care, a national review has said, ...
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NewsDepartment of Health declares its top priorities
Department of Health publishes “shared delivery plan” for the next four years Department to judge performance on metrics including reduction of emergency bed days NHS leaders warned against cutting national bodies “to the bone” The government has published the Department of Health’s priorities for the four remaining years ...
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NewsGPs may have been paid twice for care home work, whistleblower claimed
Whistleblower claimed GPs could be paid twice for the same work in care homes Verita report found “no evidence” concerns were investigated after he was dismissed CCG had no idea what money was included in “retainer” payments from care homes GPs in Barnet may have been paid twice ...
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NewsExclusive: Rocketing death rate provokes calls for national investigation
There were 5.4 per cent more deaths in England in Wales in 2015 than in 2014 – the biggest year on year increase in several decades Many of the deaths were during winter in early 2015 Potential causes include public spending cuts and constraint, problems with flu vaccine, and ...
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NewsTaskforce delivers blueprint for future of mental healthcare
Government mental health taskforce outlines changes for mental health to 2020 Funding pledge of £1bn has previously been announced and DH has confirmed it is not new money Taskforce chair Paul Farmer says recommendations are “feasible and afforable” Mental health services in the NHS should undergo significant reform ...
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HSJ KnowledgeGet to the bottom of the CQC strategy consultation
Improving its use of data, a single shared view of quality and assessment of the use of resources are among the key focus areas in the Care Quality Commission’s final consultaion on its 2016-21 strategy. Samantha Cox writes
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NewsCQC makes wage pledge in bid to dampen patient expert row
CQC makes wage pledge to all “experts by experience”’ who transfer to new contractor Move follows anger at reports that Remploy was planning to cut hourly rates by more than half All who transfer will be guaranteed £15 per hour for first six months of the contract The ...
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CommentThe new age of consent – what is important to your patient?
The approach of doctor knows best does not work any more – there is a legal reason for taking appropriate consent for treatment from patients. Ruth Hewitt writes
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NewsMonitor finds 'potential issues' with CCG procurement following complaint
Care UK complained to regulator about award of £55m contract in north east London Full judgment due next month Monitor has found against NHS commissioners in the first stage of a competition case, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSCIC faces 30 per cent grant cut
30 per cent cut to HSCIC grant based on spending review assumptions, finance chief says Cut yet to be confirmed by Department of Health Spending review showed non-ringfenced NHS bodies faced big cuts The Health and Social Care Information Centre has estimated it faces a 30 per cent ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement executive team structure revealed
NHS Improvement agrees executive team structure for after Monitor-TDA meger Eleven executives will report directly to Jim Mackey Posts are open to applicants from the regulators’ senior teams and affected NHS England staff NHS Improvement expected announce appointments by mid-February NHS Improvement has agreed the structure of the ...
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NewsExclusive: Government 'downgrades' independence of patient champion body
HSJ investigation establishes Healthwatch England’s role and independence have been “downgraded” Healthwatch England’s chair and chief executive have left in recent months - the chief executive will be replaced with a “national director” Its leaders will report to the CQC instead of directly to DH Norman Lamb says patient ...
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NewsCQC fee rise would be 'detrimental' to patients
NHS Clinical Commissioners says proposed CQC fee increases would be “detrimental to patients” Group says regulator should demonstrate its own “value for money” before hiking fees Claims increase could cost trusts seven band 5 nurses and “increase variation” in general practice NHS Clinical Commissioners has claimed that proposals ...