All Policy articles – Page 63
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NewsDepartment of Health gender pay gap revealed
Women working at the Department of Health earn up to 14 per cent less than men an hour – despite women making up two-thirds of its workforce.
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NewsMapped: October DTOCs performance data
Delayed transfer of care performance data for October was published by NHS England last week. Using analysis of the data by Impower, Local Government Chronicle has mapped NHS and council performance against government’s target for the area.
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NewsStevens and Hunt in a Mexican standoff at the top of this year’s HSJ100
Little has changed, yet much has changed. The same five individuals occupy the top spots in the 2017 HSJ100 as did in the refreshed rankings produced after this summer’s general election, but their interactions will be very different. By Alastair McLellan
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NewsFunding talks still ‘ongoing’ for A&E workforce plan, says top doctor
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said talks are ongoing over funding for a much vaunted national plan to address the emergency department workforce, despite national officials saying it had already been agreed.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: A Budget for putting politics above prosperity
We’re approaching a moment when a government that has been warned that the NHS funding situation will threaten quality, access and safety is going to choose to ignore that warning, says Andy Cowper in the runup to the Budget
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NewsExclusive: Trusts urged to review 'advanced practice' staff
NHS organisations should review staff who have been given the title ‘advanced’ as part of their role and guard against ‘unconscious incompetence’, new guidance says.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Chucking the basket cases on the scrapheap
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them.
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NewsStevens: Waiting list will hit 5 million by 2021 without extra money
The elective waiting list will balloon to 5 million patients by 2021 and ambitions to improve mental health and cancer care will be jeopardised unless the NHS gets a major funding boost in line with pre-2010 increases, Simon Stevens has warned.
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NewsTrust chief warns of unsafe staffing levels across NHS
A veteran NHS chief executive and former director general of workforce at the Department of Health has warned patients could die due to unsafe staffing levels unless action is taken on a national scale.
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NewsManagers having 'suicidal thoughts' due to pressure, union boss warns
NHS managers are experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts because of the pressure they are working under, the chief executive of the Managers in Partnership union has warned.
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NewsHopson: NHS leaders' careers at risk over 'impossible targets'
NHS leaders are being held to “unjust and unfair” standards by the centre, with careers put at risk over “impossible” performance targets, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson has said.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: We need better workforce data
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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NewsStevens: Higher pay needed to help recruitment in unpopular regions
NHS staff should be paid more to work in unpopular areas of the country to maintain “equitable access” to healthcare, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsGovernment reveals plan to cut number of regulators
The Department of Health has revealed its long awaited plans to reform professional regulation, which could see the number of organisations cut.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Whither London devolution?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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NewsExclusive: More than 50 trusts yet to carry out post-Grenfell fire checks
More than 50 NHS trusts have confirmed they have not had a fire service inspection since the Grenfell Tower disaster – despite all providers being ordered to arrange them just days after the fire.
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NewsMcNeil: Trust boards not looking at e-prescribing 'need to be sacked'
NHS’s top digital clinician has said acute trust boards that are not looking seriously at electronic prescribing should be sacked.
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HSJ LocalTrust board backs chief nurse over 'unpopular' ward closures
A nursing director has warned his trust that more wards may have to close due to a shortage of registered nurses.
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NewsSystem is at 'full stretch' warns new NHS Improvement chair
The new chair of NHS Improvement has told MPs it is “obvious” the NHS is at “full stretch” and needs more money.
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HSJ KnowledgeWe need to talk about dying with dementia
Nearly 1 in 5 people with advanced stage dementia were seen by a paramedic in their last month of life, suggesting a reactive rather than planned approach to their end of life care