All Policy articles – Page 15
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NewsReturn to PbR would be ‘retrograde step’, warns NHS Providers
Moving trusts back onto a traditional payment by results financial framework would ‘feel like a retrograde step’ and cut across the new integrated care system agenda, the NHS Providers’ interim chief has warned.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Tired’ NHS England staff will not know their fate until September
The reorganisation and rationalisation of NHS England will take place in three waves between February and June, HSJ has learned, with the organisation’s new structure not being confirmed until next autumn.
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CommentMilitant NHS directors threaten strike action
In the wake of the nurses’ ballot and as fears of further unrest rock the health service, another vital group of public servants could be about to down tools, reports Julian Patterson
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NewsBiggest ever monthly rise in 12-hour trolley waits, stats show
Long waits in emergency departments rose by their highest monthly margin in October as performance continued to deteriorate across emergency services and planned care.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Fresh challenges in counting and cleaning the waiting list
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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NewsNHSE investigates concerns over-65s have received ineffective flu jab
NHS England is investigating a “potential serious incident” in its flu programme following concerns people aged 65 and over are being given a vaccination jab known to be ineffective for this age group.
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CommentInvestors must play their part in building healthier societies
Jo Bibby on the launch of a new global alliance of investors, the role finance plays in improving people’s quality of life and how investing can build healthier societies
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CommentNHSE’s ‘unlawful’ waiting list guidance should be withdrawn
It may be unlawful, undermines National Statistics, puts managers at risk of prosecution, and erodes public trust in the NHS
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News1.5m fewer people on waiting list than thought
NHS England has revealed it estimates there are 5.5 million people on elective referral to treatment waiting lists, rather than the 7 million which is often reported.
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NewsNHSE ‘forgot the people’ when it ‘rushed’ controversial appointment rules, Mackey admits
NHS England “forgot the people” when it published controversial guidelines last month which said patients faced being removed from the waiting list if they declined two appointment dates, a senior director has admitted.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Too many priorities for tech transformation
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentNHS leaders must be curious about poverty
A new report from King’s Fund and the Centre for Progressive Policy highlights the stark truth of patients facing health inequalities and deprivation due to poverty. Toby Lewis urges ICP leaders to respond effectively
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NewsStruggling trusts’ CEOs must ‘self certify’ to NHS England
Bosses at struggling trusts must sign new commitments to national leaders about how they are approaching the task of clearing their elective and cancer backlogs, under a new protocol drawn up by NHS England.
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NewsNHS to face unprecedented funding squeeze to 2025
The NHS in England is set to face a multiyear funding squeeze for the first time since the 1950s, new figures have revealed.
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CommentWhat people with lived experience can teach us
People with lived experience report feeling dismissed and diminished by attempts to include them, despite best efforts through legislation, policy, and a pioneering patient leadership movement, writes Rachel Matthews and Keymn Whervin
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NewsCQC taking ‘regulatory action’ against every fourth service it inspects
A quarter of high-risk services the Care Quality Commission has recently inspected required enforcement action from the regulator, its chief executive has revealed.
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NewsCuts would cause ‘significant damage’, warns departing mental health leader
Slashing mental health funding when 9.6 million people are either waiting for treatment or at risk of developing more serious problems would be ‘extremely concerning’, Mind’s outgoing chief has told HSJ.
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HSJ Local‘Relationship breakdown’ between councils and NHS trust
Relationships are said to have broken down between councils and a trust which has just come out of critical incident status amid extreme pressures.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Devo leaders jump on life expectancy findings
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ PartnersWe all have a duty to speak up for safety, civility and inclusion
Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark explains why we all have a role to play in making speaking up business as usual for everyone