All articles by Dave West – Page 42
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NewsExclusive: Public Health England examines older people life expectancy 'alert'
National public health officials are investigating concerns about a ‘sustained’ fall in the life expectancy of older people in some areas, after a local authority raised an alert.
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LeaderShould specialised services pay the ‘price’ of NHS changes?
Marginal tariff leaves providers short changed
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NewsRevealed: the biggest winners from the NHS funding boost
Around half the extra money for clinical commissioning groups from George Osborne’s NHS spending boost will go to just a quarter of groups.
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NewsExclusive: Unannounced £740m revenue boost shows DH was in 'desperate trouble'
The Treasury has agreed an unannounced £740m increase to the health revenue budget for the current financial year, it has been confirmed to HSJ.
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – commissioning: Stevens’ style reinforces his position
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-COMMISSIONINGHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-COMMISSIONING Simon Stevens’ immense political capital means much of the power and influence in the commissioning system sits with him in the top spot. Were they allowed, the judges might have considered inventing a position above number one for him.His position is ...
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NewsExclusive: Patient choice is not key to improving performance, says Hunt
Patient choice is no longer fundamental to improving NHS performance, the health secretary has told HSJ
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NewsGovernment considering 'incentives' for trusts to sell land
Jeremy Hunt has accepted the need for ‘investment in new primary care estate’ and revealed the government is examining how to encourage FTs to sell unused land
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NewsHunt: I want five years as health secretary
Jeremy Hunt has asked the prime minister to keep him in the health secretary post until 2017, claiming he ‘would be very happy if this is my life’s work’
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LeaderThere are alternatives for clinical leaders
Mark Newbold’s resignation jars with his open approach
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LeaderInspections must help answer primary care’s dilemmas
Steve Field singles out one ‘outstanding’ surgery
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NewsSmaller GP practices fared worse under inspections, CQC finds
Smaller GP practices have fared worse under the Care Quality Commission’s inspections so far because of the “splendid isolation” in which some are operating, Professor Steve Field has said
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NewsPrimary care 'in foothills' of modernisation, says NHS England director
Primary care has only reached the ‘foothills’ of transformation, Mike Bewick has said during an interview in which he predicts a “steeper fall” in the number of individual GP practices
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NewsBewick: Up-skilled GPs should support emergency and acute services
Emergency and acute services in some areas could increasingly be supported by up-skilled GPs, working across hospital and community settings, NHS England’s deputy medical director has said
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NewsMapped: Candidates for health economy 'special measures'
Whole health economies could face intervention for poor performance under a new approach proposed by the NHS national bodies, under the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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NewsHealth economies to face ‘special measures’ style regime
Whole health economies could face intervention for poor performance under a new approach proposed by the NHS national bodies. It could potentially include a ‘special measures’ approach to areas with serious problems.
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NewsFall in GP engagement with CCGs, NHS England survey finds
Only half of GPS feel they are involved in CCG decision making, according to an NHS England commissioned survey
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NewsExclusive: Troubled CCGs could face 'special measures' regime
A ‘special measures’ regime could be introduced for clinical commissioning groups with severe problems under plans being considered by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew bailout conditions for struggling trusts outlined
The government plans to attach new conditions to bailouts for financially struggling trusts, a health minister has revealed.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England's new area team structure
HSJ can reveal the 12 area teams that will be created as part of NHS England’s upcoming major restructure.
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NewsCameron promises weekend access and 'named GP'
The prime minister will today promise a Conservative government would give everyone access to a GP seven days a week by 2020, while announcing all patients will have a ‘named GP’ from April next year.