All Health Service Journal articles in 16 November 2016
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NewsMapped: All 44 STPs published – full coverage
Download every STP and see HSJ’s coverage of the plans on our map
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: STPs have fallen short, and time is running out
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ PartnersEarly workforce engagement is paramount if STPs are to work
We must learn the lessons of the past and involve patients, public and especially staff for collaboration to succeed
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SupplementsHSJ Awards 2016: Improving care with technology
HSJ Awards 2016: Improving care with technology System C logo RGB high res jan 15 Sponsored by System C Healthcare Invatech Health - Transforming medicines management in care homes Invatech Health worked with Beacon Digital to create an electronic system for managing medicines ...
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NewsLast chance to enter HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards
The deadline to enter the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards has been extended to Wednesday 23 November.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Bailout controls, chancellor stands firm, and legal wrangles
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentDo the right thing on social care, Mr Hammond
Saffron Cordery on why the chancellor must pledge serious investment in social and primary care in his Autumn Statement
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NewsRegulator to cut 400 posts
CQC to cut 400 posts by 2019-20 after cumulative budget cuts of £32m by 2020 Inspection resources to be targeted on providers where “risk is greatest” Regulator is relying on new technology to be able to accurately track risk The Care Quality Commission is to cut 400 full-time ...
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NewsRegion plans shake-up of nursing skill mix to save millions
Changes in workforce skill mix with more support workers and reduced registered nursing input to deliver £34.2m savings National regulators will sit on Buckingham, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West STP board to ensure finance and quality targets are met Potential future restrictions on treatments as STP aims to save £60.2m ...
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Exclusive: Tighter bailout controls to deal with NHS 'cashflow crisis' revealed
Requests for short-term revenue support will be subject to “increased challenge and scrutiny” Trusts’ reliance on bailout support has grown in recent years as expenditure has increased faster than income Providers seeking support will need to detail if “suppliers are threatening to put trust’s account on stop” NHS ...
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NewsAnalysis: Half of hospital trusts miss reduced waiting targets
Trusts missing largely lower “reset” targets for elective treatment times Performance means organisations could miss out on sustainability and transformation funding Total waiting list approaches 4 million More than half of England’s hospital trusts have missed their elective waiting time targets set by NHS Improvement.
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NewsKing's Fund chief says STPs are not 'secret plans'
King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham has written to the health secretary stating that sustainability and transformation plans “offer an important opportunity to improve health and care services”, and that there was no ”concerted effort to keep the plans secret”.
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NewsNHS Digital chief to retire
NHS Digital chief executive Andy Williams has announced he will retire in March next year.
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching hospital has 100 patients waiting more than a year
A London teaching hospital has more than 100 patients waiting over a year for treatment.
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CommentThe prime minister must make this one thing a top priority
Myriad shortcomings in children and young people’s mental healthcare have prompted the Education Policy Institute to issue a National Challenge to Theresa May
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HSJ KnowledgeIn search of a stop to same day cancellation of operations
A northern trust created a role to identify the causes of same day cancellations – and possible methods for reducing them
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HSJ KnowledgeThe five conditions that will allow people to learn from failure
Vanguards must not be afraid of the F word – as former Obama adviser Don Berwick tells us, ‘failure’ is an essential process if we are to improve
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NewsRegulator looking at buyouts of 'ridiculous' PFI schemes
Jim Mackey says borrowing levels and profit margins within some PFI schemes are “absolutely ridiculous” Where buyouts are not possible, trusts are urged to manage their contracts more “robustly” Treasury unlikely to support a “blanket buyout” NHS regulators have established a working group that is looking at the ...
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NewsExclusive: New NHS 'bond' could unlock capital funds, says Jim Mackey
NHS Improvement in early discussions about creating an “NHSI bond” to help accelerate capital investment Department of Health’s capital budget has been frozen in cash terms over the course of this parliament, which equates to a real terms cut Jim Mackey says some of the NHS estate is in ...