All Policy and regulation articles – Page 25
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NewsTruss plans ‘fewer layers of NHS management’
Tory party leadership frontrunner and potential prime minister Liz Truss has said she would ‘sort out’ pensions tax problems for doctors, and promised to empower clinicians by making the NHS less centralised.
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CommentIt’s time to hit the worried well where it hurts
In his bid for leadership of the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak has proposed fining patients who miss appointments, but his ideas don’t go far enough, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentThe elective backlog casts a long shadow
Lord Victor Adebowale emphasises the significance of upgrading mental health services within the NHS, pointing out that increasing living costs have simply widened the gap for mental health facilities.
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CommentNew research refund 'fantastic news' for trusts
NHS trusts can now claim back more of the costs involved in carrying out clinical research following a national policy change. Dr William van’t Hoff is calling for trusts to use this additional funding as an incentive to further support and embed clinical research delivery – benefitting their staff, patients ...
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CommentMaking a song and dance of it
Widely praised for adopting a discredited 1990s format to end the ambulance crisis, the new health and social care secretary now has a musical plan to cut waiting lists, writes Julian Patterson
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News‘Arrogance and bullying’ persist from ‘less understanding’ regulators, say trusts
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission are becoming less understanding of the pressures on trusts, their leaders report, with one CEO complaining “the arrogance and bullying continues to get worse”.
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CommentRegulators not yet walking the talk of a new approach to inspection
Mariya Stamenova emphasises the importance of implementing regulations to ensure systematic and efficient functioning within the NHS Framework
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Why the NHS will struggle to hit 78-week target
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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CommentWhat every new health secretary needs to know
The first few weeks in any new job can be daunting. Follow these simple steps and you’ll have nothing to worry about, writes Julian Patterson
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NewsRehab services ‘very bizarre’ in some places, says NHSE director
NHS England’s director of community health has said a new strategy for rehabilitation care is needed, because present coverage is sometimes ‘bizarre’, with other services ‘masquerading’ as rehab.
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NewsNew minister appointed at DHSC
A new junior health minister has been appointed, following Sajid Javid and Edward Argar’s resignations last week.
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CommentNHS braces for impact of highly contagious 'Barclay variant'
As the country is gripped by recent events in government, it’s easy to forget that we still face significant public health challenges. Here’s Julian Patterson with an update
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NewsHealth minister among latest to resign
Health minister Edward Argar resigned last night, one day after health secretary Sajid Javid.
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NewsMiddle-class patients to wait longer for care under health inequalities project
Dozens of NHS trusts are looking to adopt new software which can take health inequalities into account when prioritising patients for elective care.
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LeaderSteve Barclay is NHS leadership’s worst ‘nightmare’
Never has a politician arrived in the post of health secretary trailing a worse reputation among NHS leaders than Steve Barclay, writes Alastair McLellan.
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NewsICSs are an ‘NHS steamroller’, says ‘disrespected’ council leader
The establishment of integrated care systems has been compared to an ‘NHS steamroller coming down on us with a heavy hand’ by the leader of a Conservative council.
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CommentWe want to help doctors stand up against bullying and discrimination
In May Louella Vaughan took exception to the updated standards for Good Medical Practice issued by the General Medical Council. In this article, Pali Hungin from the regulator discusses why the new standards are key to addressing wider cultural challenges facing the NHS, and could help retain workforces
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Layers or enablers – the ICS identity crisis
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by primary care reporter Shruti Sheth Trivedi.
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NewsGovernment plans new ‘regulatory levers’ to force pace of NHS’s digital uptake
Digital improvement will be added to the conditions which trusts and integrated care systems have to legally meet as part of their operating licence, the government has indicated.
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NewsHalf of ICSs have no ‘partnership’ chair or ‘place’ leads
Less than a month before integrated care systems take over from clinical commissioning groups, half have not selected a chair of their partnership board, and more than half have yet to appoint the executive leaders of their constituent ‘places’, HSJ research has found.