All Policy articles – Page 61
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NewsReferral restriction plan 'puts patients at risk of opiate addiction'
Patients could be at risk of opiate addiction while waiting for surgery under policies being considered by seven clinical commissioning groups, the British Orthopaedic Association has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Stevens sets out 10 year plan priorities
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has identified five major priorities for the 10 year NHS plan due to be unveiled this autumn.
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NewsStevens promises ‘wholesale shift’ in funding rules
The next three years will bring a “wholesale shift” in NHS funding rules, including the end of “sustainability funds”, the NHS England chief executive said.
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CommentThe new NHS plan should disrupt the status quo
Getting what we pay for, means finding a way to deliver with less than enough, states Mike Birtwistle
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DHSC breaches key spending limit
The Department of Health and Social Care breached a key Treasury-approved spending limit in 2017-18, according to figures within its annual accounts.
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CommentHancock: I'll defend 'undervalued' NHS staff
New health secretary Matt Hancock, who took over the role from Jeremy Hunt this week, sets out his stall to the NHS in an exclusive editorial for HSJ.
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LeaderJeremy Hunt: a ‘good’ health secretary?
Jeremy Hunt’s tenure as health secretary - the longest there has been - has come to an end. HSJ editor Alastair Mclellan reflects on his achievements and missteps.
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NewsMedical examiners will be 'one step removed' from NHS trusts
New medical examiners tasked with reviewing hospital deaths from next April will not be employed by the NHS provider in which they will be based, in order to safeguard their independence, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Can more chairs save beds?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing, James Illman’s fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentWhy investing in a resilient generation is the NHS's business
Investment in improving access to children and adolescent mental health services and tackling its causes through a prevention first approach is the need of the hour, says Paul Burstow
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CommentResponding to the danger signs of CAMHS in trouble
Mental healthcare and treatment, for children and young people in particular, has historically been the ‘poor relation’ of the NHS, writes Dr Nick Wagget
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NewsBehan: Ignoring staff concerns could trigger the next Mid Staffs
The next care scandal in the NHS will be caused by a failure to listen to frontline concerns raised by NHS staff, Sir David Behan has warned.
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NewsBehan calls for funding reform and social care deal
CQC calls for population based funding approaches to help deliver integrated care Behan says politicians should be brave and deliver a new funding settlement for social care He warns local and national organisations to set aside “competitive rivalries” to deliver change Report finds spend on prevention and early intervention ...
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NewsStevens outlines new funding commitments to MPs
Funding from the NHS’s new settlement will be “earmarked” for cancer programmes including prostate, lung and colorectal cancer, the NHS England chief executive told MPs today.
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NewsNew procurement model to make in-house catering "more cost effective"
Trusts will benefit from greater price transparency when buying food, regardless of whether they choose local or national suppliers - according to the new head of food procurement for the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Tariff set to cut payments for traditional outpatient appointments
NHS leaders are proposing to cut the payments made to hospitals for traditional outpatient appointments, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: One in four STP plans failing on child mental health
Almost one in four STP regions are failing to make clear commitments to improve services for children and young people suffering poor mental health, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentClose the gaping gap between policy and people’s lived reality
What does the 10 year plan, now being worked up by the NHS, need to contain to bridge the distance between policy and the lived reality of people using services, wonders Charlotte Augst
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CommentMackey: It's pointless to argue we should have got more
In the context of the general economic situation and funding settlements for other public services, this announcement must be widely recognised, and accepted, as significant extra investment, writes Jim Mackey.
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NewsRegulator to 'tighten the screws' on agency spending
NHS Improvement has launched a new crackdown on NHS agency staff spending prompting warnings the ambitions could be “undeliverable in practice.”