All Health Service Journal articles in 16 December 2015 – Page 5
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NewsPatient group fears national clinical director cut
Neurological Alliance warns NHS England against “removal or demotion” of national clinical director for adult neurology Charity also urges it to protect intelligence network and strategic clinical networks for neurology HSJ revealed last month that NHS England is considering cuts to 23 director roles If NHS England cuts ...
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NewsNHS England former head of leadership faces jail after fraud
NHS England’s former head of leadership is facing jail after admitting his part in a multimillion pound fraud.
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NewsModest improvement in patient experience, nine year analysis finds
Nine years of data from NHS inpatient survey analysed by King’s Fund Data shows slight improvement in patient experience overall Think tank urges trusts to use data to plan longer term improvements There has been an improvement in patient experience within the NHS during the last nine years ...
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NewsContested report raises serious concerns over Southern Health deaths
Leaked report criticises leadership of Southern Health over deaths investigations A report by an academic, for the FT, says there are serious statistical faults with Mazars report Follows death of 18-year-old when a patient of Southern Health Critical findings in an NHS England-commissioned report into deaths among patients ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: Peering into the dustbin of history
HSJ’s daily roundup of the must read health stories and debate
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NewsPMS 'stock take' will show which practices face funding 'cliff edge'
Stock take will assess PMS reviews across country And identify whether practices face big drops Commitment to keep PMS funding in primary care and each locality is maintained An NHS England “stock take” of reviews of personal medical services GP contracts will uncover whether any practices will face a destabilising ...
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CommentLord Prior: Two ways to help deliver our promise of transformation
There is huge potential to do things better in the NHS - and that is crucial if we are to achieve the care system envisaged in the Five Year Forward View, says Lord Prior
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NewsExclusive: Minister signals 'fundamental change' from financial regulation
Minister says NHS Improvement represents a ”fundamental change from a financial regulator” Lord Prior says “intelligent transparency” is necessary “in the absence of a market” Argues for greater investment in primary care and says structural “reorganisation would be a distraction” Health minister Lord Prior has said the creation ...
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NewsCare sector seeks crisis meeting with George Osborne
Leading figures from health and social care have called for a crisis meeting with chancellor George Osborne and other senior ministers after finding last month’s spending review left them unable to meet rising demand.
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NewsSelbie: 9.6pc cuts to public health are 'reasonable'
Public Health England chief says 9.6 per cent cut is a “manageable efficiency requirement” “Intellectually inadequate” to say protecting NHS means less concern for public health Public health funding likely to come through business rates from 2018 Cuts to public health budgets of almost 10 per cent ...
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NewsDixon: CCGs are straightjacketed and primary care 'locked out'
Michael Dixon gives final speech as he steps down as NHS Alliance chair after 18 years Says clinical commissioners constrained by accountability, payment and competition rules Clinical commissioners are “in a straightjacket” and primary care remains “locked out of the NHS”, Michael Dixon has said in his final ...
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NewsNHS England signs off 90 digital roadmap groups
NHS England approves 90 groups to map out how local health economies will be paperless at the point of care by 2020 52 of the groups involve one CCG bringing together its providers within its borders; 38 involve multiple CCGs Public Health England chief knowledge officer John Newton to ...
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NewsTechnology £1bn could be tied to free wi-fi goal, Kelsey predicts
Tim Kelsey “predicts” NHS organisations should commit to making their estate free wi-fi zones if they want share of CSR £1bn Outgoing NHS England director tells National Information Board summit free wi-fi could be “a core standard requirement/opportunity” NHS organisations should commit to making their estates free wi-fi ...
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NewsHSJ Women Leaders: Tracking equality on boards ‘a priority’
The number of women on NHS boards should be routinely counted and published, according to a report launched at an HSJ Women Leaders event last week.
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CommentVideo: Women Leaders network discuss positive action
The second meeting of HSJ Women Leaders’ network saw a focus on discussion about targets and whether it was needed to bring about fair representation of women on NHS leadership boards.
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NewsNHS Improvement chair pledges support to 50/50 leadership target
The chair of NHS Improvement has promised to help the HSJ Women Leaders network achieve changes to promote gender equality in the health service.
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NewsDr Foster consortium wins major commissioning support deal
eMBED consortium featuring Dr Foster wins Yorkshire and the Humber deal North of England CSU wins smaller contracts Contract value not yet known but CCGs required low cost bids Second support services contract to go to private sector A private consortium has won a major contract to supply ...
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NewsTrusts unlikely to be put in special measures for poor efficiency ratings
CQC head of acute policy says regulator “does not see” new efficiency ratings being linked to special measures Alex Baylis says CQC will have to work closely with NHS Improvement to make inspections of use of resources effective Repeats warning of CQC being “too purist” in its view of ...
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CommentThe Cambridgeshire contract fiasco must be explained
It is troubling that neither commissioner nor provider has been able to explain the rapid collapse of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s £800m older people’s services contract, writes David Williams