All Policy articles – Page 106
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NewsGovernment announces A&E fund winners
The government today announced the allocation of its £250m fund for the trusts thought to be most at risk of failing their accident and emergency targets this winter.
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NewsMike Farrar to leave NHS
Mike Farrar is to step down from the NHS Confederation and will not apply to become NHS England chief executive, he announced today.
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NewsRoyal college to say hospital reconfiguration is 'inevitable'
Reconfiguration of hospital services is “inevitable” if better standards of hospital care are to be achieved, a major Royal College of Physicians report is expected to say.
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NewsNHS England warning: Monitor's proposals 'could put services at risk'
NHS England has warned that some of Monitor’s proposals for securing fairer competition between NHS and independent sector providers could “put the continuation of certain services at risk”.
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NewsOmbudsman report set to reveal sepsis failures
The NHS is failing to adequately diagnose and treat patients suffering from the life threatening condition sepsis, the parliamentary health service ombudsman will say in a report later this week, HSJ has been told.
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NewsAnalysis: Support units could be taken over by CCGs
NHS England could allow clinical commissioning groups to take ownership of their support service providers, rather than let the units be moved into the private sector, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Second hospital could be franchised to private firm
The Department of Health and Treasury have approved a process that could lead to a second district general hospital trust being franchised to a private company.
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NewsSchools demand scrapping of restrictions on graduate doctors
Medical schools have called for the lifting of 60-year-old restrictions on the activities of newly qualified doctors, raising concerns of an impact on patient safety, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsGovernment lodges appeal against Lewisham ruling
The government is to appeal against a High Court ruling over a decision to cut services at Lewisham Hospital.
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NewsHuge leap in number of bids to curb liberty
A record number of requests have been made by hospitals and care homes to deprive people of their liberty, figures show.
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NewsPatient feedback hub launched but 2015 target reconsidered
NHS England has “soft launched” a flagship transparency project which allows patients to give real time feedback on their hospital experience.
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NewsRedistributing CCG funding could mean real terms cuts, NHS England warns
NHS England issues stark warning as it publishes details of potential winners and losers from proposed new funding formula
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CommentA procurement punch-up
There are signs of a battle behind the scenes over the DH’s new strategy
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NewsTelehealth awareness drive is failing survey reveals
An annual survey to establish the level of public awareness of telehealth has revealed nine out of 10 adults have never heard of it.
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CommentHow the NHS can chip away at 18 week waits
Three steps for the government to improve waiting times further
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to manage excess treatment costs
Looking at a new funding model for excess treatment costs
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NewsAvoid long contract lock-ins says Obamacare IT chief
Trusts should be wary of committing to multimillion-pound contracts with orthodox electronic patient record systems offered by existing market leading IT vendors, Barack Obama’s top health technology official has warned.
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LeaderSustainable pensions are undermined by Treasury plans
The Treasury’s plans for NHS pensions would, in effect, cut the service’s budget. The government should explain why it is prepared to risk the place of NHS pensions “at the heart of the reward package for staff”
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NewsExclusive: Dalton reveals he is not applying for NHS England job
Former NHS Commissioning Board chief operating officer Ian Dalton has ruled himself out of contention for the NHS England chief executive’s job.