All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 106
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NewsConsultants 'singled out for special punishment' says BMA leader
Medical consultants were “singled out for special punishment” by the government’s “disappointing” pay offer, a leading member of the British Medical Association has told HSJ.
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NewsMedical director who challenged consultants agrees secondment deal
The medical director of a troubled acute trust who tried to challenge “inappropriate behaviours” by consultants has left the organisation on secondment, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew chief executive of The King's Fund revealed
Richard Murray has been appointed chief executive of The King’s Fund.
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Comment“Non-clinical compassion”; the forgotten value
Ali Raza, Vlad Kovach and Amanda Maunders make a case for kindling “non-clinical compassion” into healthcare policy thinking, citing examples of how Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is trying to integrate a compassionate outlook in non-clinical work
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NewsNHS told not to stockpile medication ahead of a 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS organisations should not spend money on “unnecessary” local stockpiling of medicine ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
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NewsMajority of NHS managers back professional regulation - survey
A majority of senior NHS managers supported the introduction of regulation for their profession in a survey by the union Managers in Partnership, which it is submitting to a government review.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Matt Hancock and the disruptors
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NewsExclusive: Hancock met disruptive tech businesses promising to fight 'vested interests'
New health secretary Matt Hancock held a meeting within days of being appointed with 10 disruptive technology businesses in which he promised to fight against “vested interests” when they impede innovation.
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NewsHalf a billion pounds to be withheld from trusts over two years
More than half a billion pounds will be withheld from NHS providers during the next two financial years to pay for a new central procurement service, HSJ can reveal.
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BMA vows tougher line on consultant contract after pay award
A senior figure within the British Medical Association has suggested the union will take a tougher stance with the government over planned reforms to consultant contracts.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Where is Greater Manchester's transformation?
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NewsDHSC wins legal case over £730m logistics contract
A high court judge has dismissed a company’s legal challenge over the Department of Health and Social Care’s decision to award a £730m NHS logistics contract to a new provider.
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HSJ LocalGovernment promises £300m funding for Carillion hospital
A government pledge to provide funds for completion of a new acute hospital hit by Carillion’s collapse has been welcomed by the chief executive of the affected trust.
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Expert BriefingBarking: the unanswered questions
The financial meltdown at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trusts has aroused huge interest and no little concern from HSJ readers, both in the capital and from senior figures across the country.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of jobs at risk as funding cuts loom for NHS Digital
The jobs of hundreds of staff at NHS’s central digital agency are under threat as the organisation grapples with funding cuts and a lack of expertise in new technologies.
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NewsMedical regulator loses Bawa-Garba appeal case
The Court of Appeal has backed Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba in her appeal against the General Medical Council’s bid to have her struck off the medical register following a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter.
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NewsRegulator said NHS trusts could not afford doctors' pay rise
NHS Improvement warned the government that trusts could not afford the pay rises that were recently awarded to doctors in the current financial year.
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The Download: Personalised paperless transformation money for all?
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NewsTrusts raise concerns over lack of winter preparations
Trust leaders have raised concerns about the lack of planning at a national level ahead of next winter urging system leaders to publish a long awaited review of last winter.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock orders review of IT plans
The new health and social care secretary has ordered national leaders to pause work to move about 15,000 desktop computers on to new IT systems, and to consider a switch to Google software.