All Health Service Journal articles in December 2019 – Page 2
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NewsStronger rules on rehiring managers after redundancy payments
NHS England is planning to strengthen rules around senior managers who are rehired after receiving a redundancy payment for leaving the service.
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HSJ LocalFinance director makes swift U-turn to stay at troubled trust
The finance director who opted to quit his hospital trust to ”be held to account” has now decided not to resign after all.
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PodcastCar parks, capital and catering - what's in store for the NHS in 2020?
Listen to this week’s HSJ Health Check podcast — we make our bold predictions for 2020 on three of the biggest issues for the NHS: Workforce, mental health and technology.
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News‘Concern’ over Cornish patients’ long journeys for cardiology treatment
A commissioner’s elective lead has raised concerns about the distance cardiology patients face travelling for treatment.
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NewsDaily Insight: What Boris’ government planned next
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCQC lifts conditions on hospital after refurbishment work
Conditions imposed on a teaching hospital’s operating theatres because of major infection risks have been lifted following refurbishment work.
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NewsFormer council leader to chair South West health system
A new independent chair has been appointed to the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire health and care system.
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NewsExclusive: Trial A&E target ‘driving completely the wrong behaviours’
A new accident and emergency target which could be introduced early next year is “driving completely the wrong behaviours”, senior clinicians have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNHSE and DHSC warned over lack of beds at leading FT
A 14-day delay to surgery, caused by a lack of beds at a London teaching hospital, contributed to the death of a pensioner, a coroner has found.
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CommentWhy primary care transformation is key to reducing CVD
The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease means its early detection and improved prevention should be the primary care sector’s top priority argues Dr Matt Kearney
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Tablet onlyHSJ’s 50 most read articles of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, HSJ takes a look back at the 50 most read stories of the year.
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Expert BriefingChristmas come early?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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HSJ InteractiveUsing ‘place’ to improve population health in 2020
Paul Najsarek explains why working together at system and place, with interventions that are local and community focused, is key to success for the years ahead
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NewsNHS England: More centralisation needed to cut neonatal deaths
NHS England has indicated there will be avoidable deaths of young babies without further centralisation of neonatal intensive care units, which it funds and oversees, so they can have ”better staffing”.
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NewsDaily Insight: On Wednesdays, we talk about the NHS
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTech investment to shift from ‘leading trusts’ to laggards, Hancock signals
Matt Hancock has announced a new “digital aspirant” programme, to invest in technology in “many more hospitals”, as opposed to “just the leading trusts” which have been the focus in recent years.
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NewsSTP’s seven CCGs to become three
The seven clinical commissioning groups in a sustainability and transformation partnership are to merge into three, despite initial reluctance from some local GPs.
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NewsNew chair appointed ahead of mega trust merger
A new chair has been appointed ahead of a planned three trust merger in the East of England.
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Expert BriefingAn iceberg of avoidable patient harm
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. This week by bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Cutting waiting times for cancer
An HSJ and GenesisCare roundtable discussed how the personalised approach increasingly applied to cancer treatments also needs to be applied to cancer waits. By Claire Read