All Policy articles – Page 90
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NewsNHS England hits back at highly critical Care.data report
NHS England has hit back the assertion by an independent watchdog that delivery of the controversial Care.data patient record sharing initiative has been dogged by ‘unresolvable problems’.
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NewsHealth secretary could overturn devolved decisions
Decisions made under Greater Manchester’s proposed devolved health and social care system could be overturned by the health secretary if they think the decisions are “wrong”, a minister has indicated.
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NewsCommunities secretary explains barriers to devolution deals
No devolution deal will be signed off unless local enterprise partnerships are ‘at the heart’ of proposals, communities secretary Greg Clark has warned.
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NewsPHE chief questions £200m public health cut
Public Health England’s chief executive has reportedly questioned whether the Treasury’s demand for a £200m in year cut to public health budgets was a ‘thoughtful’ decision.
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NewsLamb: £22bn NHS efficiency savings ‘virtually impossible’
The plan for £22bn efficiency savings outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View are ‘virtually impossible’ to achieve, a former health minister has said.
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SupplementsMedicine optimisation can cut the costs of long term conditions
The most effective use of medicines
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NewsCall to extend hepatitis C drugs access after £190m funding boost
A charity has called for NHS England to allow all hepatitis C patients to access new treatments. It comes after the arm’s length body announced a much delayed commissioning policy for cirrhosis.
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NewsRevealed: NICE safe staffing work cost £1m
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence spent nearly £1m on its work to develop nurse safe staffing guidelines for the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Seven day GP access brings '3pc reduction in A&E activity'
Seven day access to primary care in areas of Greater Manchester has brought a three per cent reduction in accident and emergency activity, according to an evaluation of the project.
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Comment'Local beds' are now obsolete for teenage patients in crisis
More are admitted far from home
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News'Safe staffing' move took national nurses by surprise
Senior national and regional nursing leaders were taken by surprise by Simon Stevens’ announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s work on safe staffing guidance was to be stopped, it has emerged.
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NewsHunt interview: Agency cap needed to correct 'market failure'
Jeremy Hunt has defended his controversial move to cap spending on agency staff. The health secretary said current rates paid by the health service are “not market forces at work, but market failure”.
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NewsStevens interview: Dealing with agency staff is NHS’s ‘biggest operational risk’
NHS trusts will ‘undoubtedly’ struggle to employ the doctors and nurses they need as the service clamps down on the cost of temporary staff from next month, NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told HSJ.
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NewsSimon Stevens confirms 'collective' NHS action on agency spend
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said the NHS will take collective action to tackle the high cost of agency spending in the NHS.
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CommentQueen's Speech: We can't avoid legislation for ever
The DH is stepping outside or ignoring legislation