All Policy articles – Page 75
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CommentSTPs must stay the right side of the law
It is crucial to design sustainability and transformation plans well if their good work is not to be derailed by legal challenges
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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CommentWhy care home nurses are due so much more respect
Their skills will become ever more important, so let’s give them the support and recognition they deserve
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NewsGovernment review reveals plan to speed NHS innovations uptake
Four years can be cut off up to estimated 12 years it takes to get some innovative treatments to patients, says review Transformation will require investment, including in ‘new, strengthened’ AHSNs An ‘accelerated access partnership’ should bring together key national health bodies Recommendations also include call for new NHS ...
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NewsBrexit offers opportunity to reform regulators, says Hunt
Health secretary says Brexit gives an opportunity for professional regulation reforms David Cameron promised reform of Nursing and Midwifery Council after 2013 Francis inquiry Jeremy Hunt says it was important government made changes to speed up responses Brexit could offer the government an opportunity to reform professional regulators, ...
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NewsHealth secretary: Trusts told to employ more full-time nurses
Health secretary says he expects the number of permanently employed NHS nurses to increase Says NHS has overused agency and locum staff Tells trusts to look beyond “binary choice” between savings and quality Health secretary Jeremy Hunt expects the numbers of qualified nurses in permanent NHS employment to ...
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NewsHunt: I want to be health secretary until 2019
Jeremy Hunt has said he would “love to serve another two to three years” as health secretary. In a major interview with HSJ he also set out wide-ranging plans for the next phase of his tenure.
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NewsNHS England accused of 'abuse of public money' over legal appeal
NHS England to appeal High Court judgment requiring it to prescribe a drug to teenager with narcolepsy Patient is soon to turn 18 and has already been told her local CCG will fund the drug from then Father says appeal is “ridiculous” and “abuse of public money” NHS England ...
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LeaderHSJ100 2016: Jeremy Hunt is the comeback kid
A year ago many thought the health secretary was on his way out. But having won the junior doctors’ contract dispute he is now the longest serving health secretary. Meanwhile, the changing political, financial and regulatory landscape has shaken up the rest of the NHS leadership ranks.
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NewsHunt warned over rhetoric on foreign doctors
NHS Improvement chair Ed Smith intervenes in Brexit debate He warns overseas staff must not be left feeling “demoralised and diminished” Letter follows Jeremy Hunt’s announcement to make NHS “self-sufficient” in doctors Patient safety could be put at risk if overseas staff are left feeling “demoralised and diminished” ...
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NewsCatch up: Jeremy Hunt's conference speech - coverage and reaction
Jeremy Hunt addresses doctor training, mental health, junior doctors’ strike in conference speech
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NewsGovernment plans cap on NHS exit payments
Treasury announces bid to reduce NHS redundancy payments Changes could affect all NHS staff including doctors and senior managers Legislation will cap exit payments and claw back payments from returning staff The Treasury has revealed plans to substantially cut the size of redundancy payments made to public sector ...
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NewsExclusive: Treasury could tighten grip on NHS capital spending
NHS trusts told to scale back capital spending plans Treasury could insist on signing off even small projects Difficulties with delivering transformation projects under discussion NHS trusts have been told to scale back their capital spending plans and warned that the Treasury could insist on signing off even ...
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NewsLandmark patient data probe sparks 'serious concerns'
NHS accused of wrongly sharing hospital data of 1.2m patients Privacy group says NHS’s hospital data does not comply with anonymisation standards NHS Digital says it does comply with standards Researchers raise “serious concerns” about impact on life saving studies The UK’s data watchdog is set to make ...
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CommentAnalysis: Wachter response must not ignore the digitally challenged
The Wachter review has rightly been praised for its bold statements on timetables and funding – and its pragmatism - but a robust plan is still needed for digitally-challenged and non-acute trusts, writes James Illman
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NewsNHS managers face crackdown on conflicts of interest
NHS England consultation document suggests number of areas where declarations of interest should be made Senior managers face declaring shareholdings, paid positions, family relationships and political memberships Doctors could have to declare private practice earnings but other staff are not included NHS executives earning money from consultancy, advisory ...
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CommentWe need emotional humans, not employee automatons
NHS staff need a sense of psychological safety in order to overcome the fear to question, take risks and fail
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NewsNew rules to follow £750m contract debacle and Brexit
There will be a new “checklist” for CCGs and assurance process for providers involved in big contracts Simon Stevens suggests Brexit could offer opportunity to change procurement rules Strategic Projects Team was disbanded because NHS England was “not satisfied with the quality of their work” System leaders are ...
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NewsNHS chiefs step away from 2020 paperless target
Matthew Swindells says there would not be a “whole lot of complaining” if 2020 target is missed, but hit by 2023 Comments follow Wachter review calling for “unrealistic” 2020 target to be dropped Jeremy Hunt sets out phased approach for digital strategy, with initial funding focus on high fliers ...
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CommentJunior doctors' strikes - the effect on waiting times
Junior doctors’ strikes mean a loss of elective activity and a rise in waiting times, but don’t go blaming them for the continued breach of “18 weeks”.