All Policy articles – Page 65
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NewsGovernment releases cash in last minute push to expand NHS training
Universities and NHS trusts are being offered tens of thousands of pounds by Health Education England in a push to expand training places for nurses and other health professionals this year.
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NewsQuarter of NHS accounts vulnerable from 'very weak' passwords
NHS Digital has uncovered a widespread “false sense of security” over cyber threats among NHS organisations, with many having weak passwords and poorly policed access to sensitive patient data.
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NewsTrusts could be fined millions for poor cybersecurity
The Department of Health could fine trusts up to £17m for failing to keep services running after a cyberattack or hardware failure, under new government proposals.
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HSJ LocalTrusts to team up with private company to unlock capital
Two NHS trusts in the North West are planning to form a strategic estates partnership with a private company to unlock new sources of capital funding.
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NewsExclusive: Warning dementia care could 'slip back'
Dementia diagnosis and care could go backwards after being deprioritised by the NHS nationally, campaigners have warned, as new ratings show some areas slipping.
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CommentThe secret to effective joint working between clinicians and managers
A highly successful cross NHS programme has shown how clinicians and managers can harmoniously work together, share Professor Marion Bain and others
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News'Serious concerns' over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for trusts.
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CommentWhy the mental health sector should pay heed to the wisdom of Twain
Clinicians, patients and local health and care leaders need to realise that the secret to getting ahead with long-term workforce planning is getting started, says Kate Lovett
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Noise about NHS pay masks deeper problems
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsExclusive: Fall in EU doctors countered by influx of global medics
The numbers of European Union doctors applying to work in the UK has fallen since last year’s Brexit referendum but has been mitigated by an influx of international doctors.
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NewsTrusts told to 'go further' on agency spending crackdown
Agency spending in the NHS is still “unsustainable” and trusts must “go further” in cutting costs, NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsRegulators told to raise manager pay to close 'significant' gender pay gap
Pay increases for senior managers at the NHS arm’s length bodies should be used to reverse a widening gender pay gap, the Senior Salaries Review Body has said.
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NewsHospitals given new bed occupancy target as NHS braces for winter
NHS bosses have set out a range of new targets for providers and commissioners, amid concerns about the system’s performance against the four hour target and the upcoming winter.
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HSJ LocalRoyal college warns bed shortage is 'national crisis'
Consultants have raised concerns over risks to patients after a trust ran out of beds at half of its mental health units earlier this year.
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CommentCan STPs deliver?
Rebecca Malby on how STPs are struggling to secure effective ways of solving the very complex problems the NHS faces
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NewsTrust with 'multiple concerns' likely to face first whistleblowing review
An NHS trust has had “multiple concerns” raised about it to the national whistleblowing guardian and is likely to face the first ever case review by the office.
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CommentWhen it comes to financing our own future, we need to focus on the revenue
The Local Government Finance Bill may have failed to feature in the slimmed down Queen’s speech but it could still have lasting implications for the NHS, avers Michael Wood
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NewsSimon Stevens: 'Laissez faire' approach to integrated care has not worked
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has hit back at criticism of the new better care fund planning guidance.
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NewsMinisters consider funding cuts for delayed discharges laggards
Poorly performing councils could see 2018-19 social care funding cut, says Jeremy Hunt Hunt names 12 most ‘challenged’ councils which face a CQC review Social care chiefs slam late ‘changes to guidance which undermine collective effort required’ Minsters are “considering” cutting funding for councils performing poorly against new ...
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NewsCouncils to set own targets for cutting delayed transfers
Councils will be told to set new targets for reducing social care-related delayed transfers, as part of new government measures aimed at speeding up discharge from hospital.