All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 115
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NewsExclusive: NHS on alert over Russian cyberattack threat
NHS trust leaders have been told to shore up their cyber defences amid increased fears of a state sanctioned attack against the UK.
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HSJ LocalMayor calls on government to intervene in stalled hospital build
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has urged ministers for “swift intervention” to help get a stalled hospital project back on track following Carillion’s collapse.
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NewsBrexit may 'slow down' NHS international recruitment drive
The national drive to recruit 2,000 GPs from overseas may be “slowed down” as the qualifications of doctors from the EU may not be recognised after Brexit.
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NewsExclusive: NHS national deal with Microsoft imminent
The NHS is close to signing a new national contract with Microsoft to provide Windows 10 nationally, as the first anniversary on WannaCry cyberattack approaches, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator to investigate 'loads of problems' with NHS staff communication
Verbal communication errors between NHS staff that cause patient safety incidents are being investigated by a new group set up by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Light at the end of the tunnel
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement rejects trust's bid for extra beds funding
A trust with a bed deficit of more than 100 has had its bid for funding to open more beds rejected by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Changes for A&E admission payments are coming
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter delves into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provides unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them
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NewsUnion rejects Stevens' call for targeted pay to help recruitment crisis
The British Medical Association has rejected calls by the chief of NHS England, Simon Stevens, that NHS doctors should be paid more to work in unpopular areas of the country.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands of primary care staff 'left behind' by NHS pay deal
Tens of thousands of staff working in primary care could lose out on a pay rise after the government confirmed the new NHS pay deal would not apply to them.
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LeaderThe nine tests that will prove if the government is serious about NHS reform
A year after the publication of the Five Year Forward View, Simon Stevens set out five tests for George Osborne as he prepared the 2015 spending review, which the NHS England chief hoped would fund his vision.
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NewsGovernment plan to expand 'right to personal health budgets'
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation to significantly extend the scope of personal health budgets in England.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt orders new ambulance handover plan following 'unacceptable' delays
Jeremy Hunt has told system leaders to draw up new plans to tackle handover delays this month after efforts to curtail ambulance queues outside hospitals failed this winter, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: Months of delay to new NHS procurement model
The implementation of the government’s new purchasing and supply model for the NHS has been delayed, HSJ has learned.
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CommentTime to harness the renewable energy of community
A holistic approach to care needs is required along with engagement with the wider community to bring about integration within the NHS, writes Paul Burstow
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NewsExclusive: DHSC confirms pay rise for public health staff
Staff on Agenda for Change contracts providing council commissioned services will have their pay rise fully funded by the Treasury, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGender pay gaps revealed at NHS arm's length bodies
The gender pay gaps at the NHS arm’s length bodies have been revealed in new data published by the government.
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NewsManagers who 'cross moral line' will be barred, warns NHS Improvement chair
NHS Improvement chair Baroness Harding has called for a much “firmer” fit and proper person test and pledged the regulator would stop “recycling” senior NHS managers who cross “a moral line”.
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NewsCCGs on course for £687m deficit
Clinical commissioning groups are on course to overspend their total budget by £687m at the end of 2017-18, while the overall commissioning system will balance its books, NHS England has said.
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News£60m capital boost for northern STP ambitions
More than £60m is to be invested in pathology, technology and improving efficiency across three sustainability and transformation partnerships in the north, following the government’s capital funding injection this week.