All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 108
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NewsRCN 'angry and dismayed' over Agenda for Change pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing has written to its members saying it is “dismayed and angry” over the Agenda for Change pay deal.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Taking the financial hit from the pay deals
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsExclusive: Overseas GP recruitment falling 'significantly' short of target
Local health chiefs have been told to significantly reduce their expectations for the number of GPs that will be hired through NHS England’s international recruitment programme.
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NewsHancock to target NHS’s ‘very, very old school management’ culture
Matt Hancock accused the health service of showing a lack of respect for staff and having “very, very old school management which make it far less pleasant than it should be to work in the NHS”.
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NewsSecret pay deals, falsifying records and 'failure to co-operate' could see managers labelled unfit
A government review into the regulation of NHS managers will consider whether seven specific areas of misconduct, including discouraging whistleblowing should be specified under a new fit and proper person test.
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NewsSeven sites chosen to provide new mental health staff course
The government has given the green light for seven institutions to train thousands of new staff to support children and young people with mental health problems.
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NewsGovernment plans to stockpile drugs in preparation for no-deal Brexit
The government is planning to stockpile drugs for a no-deal Brexit, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsSalary rise for doctors below pay body's recommendation
The government has announced a pay rise for doctors - but its planned increase is less than that recommended by the independent pay review body.
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NewsDHSC to tighten control over wholly owned subsidiary companies
Scrutiny and regulation of the NHS’s use of wholly owned subsidiary companies will be strengthened to ensure trusts do not set up such bodies “solely” for tax avoidance purposes.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: ‘But they’re privatising the NHS!’
Andy Cowper on why the NHS is not being privatised and the consequences of a culture of deliberately incentivising lying
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NewsNew health secretary: Targets need to be 'clinically appropriate'
Health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ that flagship waiting time targets should be made more “clinically appropriate”.
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News'Fantasy' trust debts overtake PFI liabilities
A steep increase in emergency bailouts means NHS trusts’ total borrowing from the Department of Health and Social Care has overtaken their PFI liabilities.
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NewsSocial care green paper will not be 'panacea'
The social care green paper will not be a “panacea” for chronic problems in the system, is likely to propose only minor legislative change, and be based on the assumption that limited sums of new money are available.
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Government's pay deal funding falls short, say NHS leaders
NHS providers have accused the government of failing to deliver sufficient funding to cover pay increases for outsourced staff following the Agenda for Change pay deal.
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NewsPurchasing chief promises 'route to innovation' for suppliers
A new NHS purchasing chief has pledged to provide a “route to innovation” as part of changes to the way the health service buys diagnostic and pathology equipment.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts drowning in debt
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsSocial care and safety ‘vital’ for new health secretary - Stevens
Securing a social care funding deal and patient safety should be priorities for the new health secretary, Simon Stevens indicated in an interview with HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCQC highlights avoidable harm in 'fragmented' health economy
A review of the Northamptonshire health economy found several examples of patients being harmed by poor hospital discharge processes, as well as a “lack of trust” between organisations that was hampering progress towards system integration.
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NewsExclusive: DHSC taken to court for 'manifest errors' over £730m contract
The Department of Health and Social Care is being taken to court over allegations of improper behaviour during the awarding of a £730m contract to deliver medical equipment to the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe new NHS plan should disrupt the status quo
Getting what we pay for, means finding a way to deliver with less than enough, states Mike Birtwistle