All Health Service Journal articles in August 2017 – Page 3
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NewsDH tightens 'retire and return' pension loophole for NHS managers
NHS trusts must not approve bids by staff to retire and then return to work unless there is a business need and it provides value for money, new official guidance says.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The acid test for the government's mental health promises
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ LocalNHS England pauses CCG and council's integration plans
Plans by NHS and local authority commissioners in London to fully integrated their budgets have been paused after NHS England launched a review into governance around the process.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief officer quits as STP lead
The chief officer of a CCG rated outstanding is stepping down as lead of a STP with the lowest rating.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bailouts rise to £2.7bn as more rely on loans
NHS trusts were forced to draw down £2.7bn of emergency cash bailouts from the government last year – with two-thirds of hospital providers now relying on government loans to maintain payments to staff and suppliers.
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NewsNMC to be scrutinised over handling of care scandal witnesses
A regulator’s handling of witnesses and freedom of information requests are being put under the spotlight in an inquiry ordered by the health secretary.
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NewsSeven days services study to review thousands of patient notes
Four thousand patients’ notes will be reviewed by experts as part of a project to study the quality of seven day services in the NHS.
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HSJ LocalCQC praises leadership improvement at merger trust
A large acute trust with a history of governance problems has been rated good for being well led in its latest inspection report.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: City CCGs move closer to merger
Three clinical commissioning groups will consult with their members over a merger to create one of the country’s biggest CCGs, it has emerged today.
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NewsVanguards told national funding depends on denting A&E admissions
NHS England has told national vanguard sites that their emergency admissions growth will need to be significantly lower than elsewhere to secure access to their national transformation funding in the second half of 2017-18.
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NewsLeading surgeons call for review of clinical autonomy
The clinical autonomy enjoyed by NHS surgeons should be reviewed and clinicians monitored more closely to ensure consistent care, a national report recommends.
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News'Political' NHS targets may damage care quality, warns national report
A senior clinician leading a national drive against unwarranted variation in the NHS says cancer targets and surgeon mortality rates are “politically derived measures” that may reduce care quality.
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News'Serious concerns' over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for trusts.
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NewsSign up to HSJ's new mental health expert briefing
HSJ has launched a new fortnightly expert briefing covering the mental health sector.
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HSJ LocalTrust fails to ensure directors are fit and proper despite warning
St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust is failing to comply with the fit and proper person test regulations, despite a warning from the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTimeline: Troubled years at ambulance trust
Professor Duncan Lewis’s damning report on South East Coast Ambulance Service has been published following years of controversy at the trust.
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HSJ LocalBullying, harassment and 'militaristic leadership' exposed at trust
A damning report has revealed a culture of bullying, harassment and alleged sexual predation at an ambulance trust that managers failed to address, leaving employees “bereft of both confidence and direction”.
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catchup: Bold ambition for mental health, mega-mergers and cyber-school
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