All Health Service Journal articles in August 2019 – Page 5
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NewsDaily Insight: Neither a borrower nor a lender be
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Capital boosts
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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News'New' capital funds will come from trust's own reserves
The capital spending announced by Boris Johnson will be largely funded by cash reserves already held by NHS providers, a letter to the service confirms.
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NewsBudget concerns over NHS England’s calls for diverted STP funding
Concern has been raised about what the impact on budgets will be of NHS England calling on health systems in the East of England to divert funding to address severe financial pressures in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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NewsNew CQC lead named
The Care Quality Commission has appointed a quality and safety leader from New Zealand to head up its inspection of mental health services.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Return of the ICP contract
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by mental health correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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News‘Breakdown of trust’ at provider blamed on ‘unhelpful views and behaviours’
Relations between an NHS trust board and its council of governors broke down amid a “them and us” environment, an independent review has found.
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NewsSingle women IVF ban will be reviewed
South east London commissioners have pledged to carry out a “rapid review” of their policy to deny IVF treatment to single women.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: ‘Chaos’ reigns as uncertainty grows over IT funding
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalSpecialist trust now providing a fifth of all NHS private patient work
A specialist cancer trust increased its income from private patients by £17m last year, while the service as a whole saw non-NHS healthcare revenues rise by 6 per cent.
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HSJ LocalTrusts turn to artificial intelligence to tackle staff shortage
Two East Midlands trusts are trialling the use of artificial intelligence tools to diagnose breast cancer in a bid to mitigate the national shortage of radiologists.
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NewsBabylon given the green light to expand in Birmingham
A cap on the number of patients that can register at Babylon GP at Hand’s new Birmingham service will be lifted next month, providing certain criteria are met, after commissioners backed the move this afternoon.
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NewsNHS told to follow government line on Brexit
NHS arm’s-length bodies, including NHS England, have been told to make sure all their communications are “aligned” to the government’s stance on Brexit.
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News2019 HSJ Awards finalists revealed
The 2019 HSJ Awards shortlist has been announced with 211 organisations competing in 23 categories.
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NewsDaily Insight: What the NHS thinks of the backstop
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalBosses still confident of NHS’ longest-running merger, despite delays
A trust merger which was first proposed in 2011 has been delayed again – this time by up to 18 months.
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NewsICS to lose managing director in the autumn
The managing director of a ‘first-wave’ integrated care system is to step down in the autumn, HSJ understands.
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CommentWhy the NHS must do more to support communities, and how they can do it
A new report notes that the NHS is uniquely positioned to support more prosperous, healthy and sustainable communities, say Sarah Reed and Dominique Allwood
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NewsFunding boost for hospices promised by PM is not new money
The £25m promised by Boris Johnson to hospices and palliative care services will come from existing NHS budgets and may require efficiencies in other areas, HSJ has been told.