All Policy articles – Page 51
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NewsExclusive: Regulator may get powers to force FTs to merge
National officials are set to seek strengthened legal powers to force NHS providers to merge, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPlans to change four hour target based on ‘myth’
Potential plans to ditch the four hour target for minor ailments are based on the “utter myth” that a large number of patients should be seen elsewhere, a senior emergency chief has told HSJ.
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NewsReview: Major investment needed for 'worst estate in the NHS'
Mental health services are operating in some of the “worst estate the NHS has” and require major capital investment, a government review has said.
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NewsExclusive: Regulators give private firms list of trusts which may outsource ops
A list of NHS trusts which may need to outsource operations to reduce their waiting lists has been drawn up by regulators and given to private providers, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPolicymakers warned as nursing associates poised to enter NHS
Policymakers should proceed with more caution over introducing nursing associates, the author of new research on the safety of the roles has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: NHS has 'addressed' its A&E data problems, concludes watchdog
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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NewsNHSI: Restoring performance may take until 2023
It could take up to five years to get NHS performance back on track, NHS Improvement has warned.
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NewsNHS Improvement tightens grip on subsidiary companies
NHS Improvement will stop foundation trusts from creating subsidiary companies if it considers the plan too “high-risk”, according to new guidance.
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NewsMinisters must support 'innovation rich NHS' post-Brexit
A former Department of Health and Social Care permanent secretary has called on the government to put more emphasis on an “innovation rich and technology rich NHS” in order to maintain “a really vibrant life sciences industry” post Brexit.
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NewsIndustry can help design out human error, says safety tsar
The NHS must do more to prevent patient harm by working with industry to design out human error, according to the new national patient safety director.
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NewsTrusts expected to create new patient safety director role
All NHS trusts will be expected to appoint patient safety directors working at a senior level within a new national structure designed to deliver “uniformity” and help reduce patient harm.
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NewsNew pharma deal raises cap on drugs' spending
The government has negotiated a new deal with the pharmaceutical industry which raises the NHS’ cap on spending on branded medicines.
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CommentNext year’s planning guidance is an opportunity to reset the NHS
Chris Hopson outlines what is needed from next year’s planning guidance to ensure the NHS is able to break out of the current cycle and start recovering financial and operational performance
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NewsNew patient safety requirement for trusts after Gosport scandal
NHS trusts must report annually on how they have dealt with staff concerns over patient safety, under new legislation proposed by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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HSJ LocalTrust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach
A mental health trust has been taken to court after being accused of breaching a trademark over its name for a specialist service.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
The ongoing Brexit muddle seems like the rerun of another law, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, being passed with a proposed aim but failing to materialise in any worthwhile form, says Andy Cowper
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NewsHealth minister appointed Brexit secretary
Minister of state for health Steve Barclay has been appointed Brexit secretary today, in the wake of a string of resignations to hit the government as Theresa May unveiled her Brexit withdrawl deal with the European Union.
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NewsTrusts could be told to stockpile equipment ahead of Brexit
NHS providers could be asked to stockpile certain types of products under government plans to mitigate the UK leaving the EU without an agreed deal.
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NewsHealth ombudsman seeks regulatory powers
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is to seek regulatory powers to help deliver a consistent NHS complaints service, as a new report says the watchdog is “in recovery” after a period of crisis.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Health policy and politics – caffeinated or decaffeinated?
Andy Cowper discusses Brexit and what the two political parties think on health policy