All Chris Hopson articles – Page 2
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NewsCouncils must agree targets for rapid help to hospitals, say NHS Providers
NHS Providers has urged councils and NHS leaders to agree targets for short term reductions in hospital bed days, after the announcement of £1.2bn extra in social care funding for 2017-18.
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NewsWhat does Brexit mean for NHS funding?
The vote for Brexit and the economic and political turbulence that attends it have ushered in a period of huge risk and uncertainty for NHS finances, HSJ has been told.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Forty-four shades of grey
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentEnd Game: A saucer of milk for the minister
End Game brings to you the serious nature of herbal products and a dash of pop
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NewsNHS Providers lodges objection to controversial tariff proposals
NHS representative bodies have expressed strong concerns about government plans to raise the bar provider objections must clear to block tariff proposals.
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NewsPatients to be told CQC ratings to encourage 'informed' hospital choice
Patients will be told the Care Quality Commission rating and waiting times for their local hospitals when making appointments through a new electronic booking system to encourage ‘truly informed’ patient choice, the health secretary has said.
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NewsTrusts go to the wire on voluntary tariff offer
A significant number of providers are still yet to decide whether to accept NHS England and Monitor’s offer of a ‘voluntary’ tariff for 2015-16, with just a day to go until the offer expires, HSJ has been told.
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LeaderAusterity has stretched the tariff's credibility to breaking point
The NHS has lunged into a messy struggle
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NewsBurnham: FT model reinforces hospital domination
The foundation trust model must be updated to prevent a hospital centred approach which could “perpetuates silos”, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsFTs will resist forced expenditure on primary care
Foundations trusts will ‘furiously resist’ any attempt to push them into ploughing their accumulated surpluses into primary care as envisaged by the NHS Five Year Forward View
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NewsConfederation and FTN set out distinct roles
The NHS Confederation and Foundation Trust Network have reached an agreement on how to make the roles of the two organisations clear to avoid duplicating work.
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NewsFTN urges Hunt to prioritise trust sustainability over competition
The Foundation Trust Network has urged Jeremy Hunt to prioritise trusts’ financial and clinical sustainability over concerns relating to competition.
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NewsMonitor seeks solution to competition impasse
Monitor is in with talks with the Office of Fair Trading to try to prevent trusts which want to merge from facing drawn out inquiries under competition law, HSJ has been told.
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BlogsGive troubled trusts the right support to improve
When it comes to improving a trust’s performance, we must make sure we do not blur the lines of responsibility
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BlogsWe cannot let the NHS slip backwards
The NHS has come a long way in the last couple of decades − to keep gaining ground we need a national debate on the kind of NHS we want to see
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NewsHospital chiefs give thumbs down to purchaser-provider split
Hospital chief executives believe there is little value in separating the NHS into commissioners and providers, a new HSJ survey has found.
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NewsA&E pressures expected to grow, warns foundation trust survey
Pressures facing A&E units across the country look set to continue, with the majority of trusts fearing next winter will be even worse, a survey by foundation trusts suggests.
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NewsHealthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
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Blogs
A&E needs a sticking plaster as well as an overhaul
A&E services a struggling to keep up with growing demand. Chris Hopson offers some possible solutions
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