All Health Service Journal articles in December 2018 – Page 8
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HSJ Local
Collapsed OOH contracts transferred to new providers
Four clinical commissioning groups have appointed new organisations to run GP out of hours services after the collapse of multiple contracts held by Allied Healthcare and its subsidiaries.
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News
Exclusive: Supplier faces 'big penalties' after huge NHS email shutdown
Consultancy firm Accenture is very likely to face “big penalties” after a software upgrade led to the complete shutdown of the NHS email service, HSJ has been told.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Trusts await impact of new buying model
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Does ‘Appless ‘Ancock’s shrilling contravene the Ministerial Code?
Andy Cowper on the health and social care secretary endorsing an individual player in the online GP consultations market on multiple occasions
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Comment
The Bedpan: Wollaston to the rescue
This week: Part two of our in-depth interview with Dr Sarah Wollaston, focusing on her role as the chair of the Commons health and social care committee. Part one is here.
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News
Update: Most NHS email accounts restored after mass shutdown
Most NHS email accounts are back online after a mass shutdown on Saturday that froze staff access to their accounts around the country.
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News
Exclusive: Hancock says his endorsement of GP at Hand helped competitors
Matt Hancock has told NHS IT suppliers his endorsement of GP at Hand has helped its competitors, even as he faces fresh criticism for supporting the digital GP practice.
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HSJ Local
Troubled trust's leadership rated 'inadequate' by CQC
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission following months of concerns over the safety of the trust’s accident and emergency, and maternity services.
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News
Stevens: Long-term plan won’t ‘definitively’ address staffing problems
The NHS long-term plan will not “definitively” deal with staff training, capital or public health – and the government still has no “durable answer” for social care funding, Simon Stevens has said.
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News
NHS England to give 'significant investment' to Healthwatch
Healthwatch England is to be given “significant investment” from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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News
Exclusive: Safety concerns amid collapse of OOH contracts
Thousands of patients could be left without GP out of hours services after a cash-strapped private provider said it would cease operations by the end of the month.
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News
'Flexible' pay cap helps trust avoid A&E closure
A trust has reversed its decision to close one of its accident and emergency departments overnight after being given flexibility over the pay cap for agency doctors.
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News
Data shows need for 'urgent' renewal of children's mental health care
Mental illness among children and young people has become significantly more widespread, new data from NHS Digital has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Troubled commissioners reveal £34m financial hole
Commissioning leaders in northern Staffordshire have admitted they will miss their financial plans by more than £30m in 2018-19.
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News
Four CCGs appoint single leader
Four clinical commissioning groups in Cheshire have appointed a single accountable officer, ahead of a planned merger by 2020.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
The ongoing Brexit muddle seems like the rerun of another law, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, being passed with a proposed aim but failing to materialise in any worthwhile form, says Andy Cowper
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News
GP at Hand safety restrictions lifted after NHS England review
All safety restrictions on the type of patients GP at Hand can deliver care to have been lifted following a review by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Two trusts to unite after triple merger fails
Two mental health providers previously involved in failed plans for a triple merger have now decided to become one trust.
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HSJ Local
New chief appointed to mental health trust
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust has appointed a mental health chief from Staffordshire as its new leader.
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News
Police close corporate manslaughter probe into trust
A mental health trust will not face charges of corporate manslaughter, the police have said following a probe into the deaths of 25 patients.