All Policy articles – Page 86
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NewsBennett calls for freeze of foundation trust pipeline
The outgoing chief executive of the foundation trust regulator has called for a suspension of the FT pipeline.
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NewsBennett: Government 'micromanagement' creating 'dependency mindset' among leaders
The outgoing chief executive of regulator Monitor has accused the government of attempting to ‘micromanage’ NHS organisations in a way that damages motivation and creates a ‘dependency mindset’ among leaders.
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NewsAnalysis: New junior doctor contract won't stop strike action
A new contract offer for junior doctors working in the NHS in England has been published by the Department of Health and NHS Employers today.HSJ’s workforce correspondent Shaun Lintern examines the new offer and explores why the eleventh hour proposal is unlikely to stop a strike by junior doctors, who ...
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LeaderHunt’s game plan for CCG ratings is to hasten the demise of weak commissioners
NHS care delivery is now well underway
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CommentDon't overlook sepsis, a bigger killer than cancer
Fighting a condition that kills 37,000 people a year in the UK
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NewsExclusive: CQC will seek to protect 'frontline' duties from budget cuts
The Care Quality Commission chief executive has told HSJ he is expecting its government funding to be cut, and will seek to protect its ‘frontline and statutory responsibilities’.
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NewsMinisters confirm future of BCF for 2016-17
The pooling of health and social care budgets under the better care fund will continue in 2016-17, ministers have confirmed.
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NewsMonitor moves to mandate new mental health payment systems
Mental health providers could be required to adopt new payment systems from April next year, in a bid by Monitor to finally move the sector away from block contract funding.
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NewsSnap survey: Hospital chiefs back bid to change junior doctor contract
A majority of hospital trust chief executives who responded to an HSJ snap survey believe the government should press on with its bid to change the junior doctor contract.
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NewsNew medical innovation bill ‘potentially dangerous’, warn royal colleges
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has set out ‘real concerns’ over a private member’s bill that seeks to promote access to innovative medical treatments.
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News'Planning together': Does Simon really mean it?
Simon Stevens’ speech at the King’s Fund this week has been described as his most important since he returned to the NHS.
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NewsFormer health secretary appointed NHS Confederation chair
Stephen Dorrell has been appointed chair of the NHS Confederation, it has been announced.
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NewsFive things we learnt from the Tory party conference
The Conservatives’ autumn conference came to an end this afternoon, the first it has held as the single governing party since 1996. Here are five messages NHS leaders can take from the jamboree in Manchester.
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NewsStevens: Government needs to 'rethink' immigration policy for NHS
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has warned the UK needs to ‘better join the dots’ between immigration policy and the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts continue to forecast £2bn deficit as overspending worsens
The latest available figures show the NHS acute sector continuing to forecast a deficit in excess of £2bn for this financial year. Trusts’ year to date financial performance is even worse than planned, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsPrime minister announces new contract for large GP providers
The government will introduce a new contract for large scale extended primary care providers, the prime minister announced today.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury could replace free nursing education to boost workforce
Ministers could end free university education for student nurses in a bid to boost the numbers joining the NHS workforce, under proposals put forward by national education bodies.