All Health Service Journal articles in August 2018 – Page 3
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NewsCQC tribunal win sparks community capacity fears
The care quality watchdog has won an appeal to stop a private care provider increasing the number of beds for people with learning difficulties.
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NewsDaily Insight: Nice work if you can get it
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsDavid Dalton: Use NHS trusts not management consultants to solve problems
The NHS should stop spending money on management consultants and instead pay well performing trusts to help turnaround troubled organisations, Sir David Dalton has told HSJ.
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NewsHalf of £400m tech fund not available until 2020
Over half of the £412m technology fund announced by new health secretary Matt Hancock in his first speech last month will not be available to the service until 2020-21.
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NewsDaily Insight: Regulation for everyone
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS told not to stockpile medication ahead of a 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS organisations should not spend money on “unnecessary” local stockpiling of medicine ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
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HSJ LocalPrivate emergency care centre in special measures
A privately run emergency and urgent care centre at an Essex hospital has been put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission after it rated the service inadequate.
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News'Barriers' preventing recruitment of international medics
The NHS needs to reduce barriers preventing the recruitment of international doctors, a leading medical educator has warned.
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NewsTrust to offer extra leave to parents of premature babies
A trust which became the first in England to sign up to a pledge to support parents of premature babies has already received queries from other trusts keen to follow suit.
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NewsCouncils' delayed transfers of care reductions 'saved NHS £60m'
Councils have saved the NHS nearly £60m by dramatically reducing the number of days patients are delayed in hospitals due to a lack of social care availability, according to new research.
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NewsMajority of NHS managers back professional regulation - survey
A majority of senior NHS managers supported the introduction of regulation for their profession in a survey by the union Managers in Partnership, which it is submitting to a government review.
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CommentGP hours and the much needed tech-care revolution
With research showing that the average GP works less than three and a half days a week, Sinead Mac Manus discusses how technology, especially AI, can play an important enabling role in freeing up GPs’ time
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Matt Hancock and the disruptors
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NewsExclusive: Hancock met disruptive tech businesses promising to fight 'vested interests'
New health secretary Matt Hancock held a meeting within days of being appointed with 10 disruptive technology businesses in which he promised to fight against “vested interests” when they impede innovation.
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NewsDaily Insight: Procurement service costs trusts millions
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsHalf a billion pounds to be withheld from trusts over two years
More than half a billion pounds will be withheld from NHS providers during the next two financial years to pay for a new central procurement service, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSJ Partnership Awards 2019 open for entries
With nine new categories the HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 are open for entries
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NewsTrusts' legal challenge forces council to repeat contract tender
Two NHS trusts will receive £200,000 from a county council after they won a court case over a public health services contract tender, which had been awarded to Virgin Care.
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HSJ LocalIntegrated trust agrees joint venture to unlock estates efficiencies
An acute and community trust has entered into a 15 year estates partnership with a property company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.
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NewsDaily Insight: BMA consultants talk tough
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership