All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 165
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HSJ LocalNew chair for Barts Health Trust
WORKFORCE: Barts Health Trust has had a new chair appointed by the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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CommentKirkup: Morecambe Bay will happen again if underlying causes aren't eradicated
It’s an opportunity to improve
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NewsExclusive: Providers expected to use unofficial NICE staffing guidance
NHS providers may have to increase the number of nurses in emergency departments after regulators and the Department of Health suggested trusts need to consider new safe staffing evidence from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsMinister denies Carter was 'pressured' into £5bn savings figure
The author of a report on NHS efficiency was not pressured into putting a headline savings figure on his initial findings, a government minister has said.
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NewsPrior: Tax funded NHS 'has to be questioned' if economic growth lags behind demand
A health minister has said the premise of a tax funded NHS ‘has to be questioned’ if future economic growth lags behind rising healthcare demand for a long time.
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NewsMinister: Hospitals that try to be 'islands of autonomy' will fail
The new minister for NHS productivity has warned that acute trusts will fail if they try to get through the coming NHS savings drive as ‘islands of autonomy’.
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NewsBudget: Four more years of public sector pay restraint
Chancellor George Osborne has announced four further years of public sector pay restraint, in a surprise move as part of today’s summer Budget.
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NewsNHS should not move to 'blame free culture', says Lord Prior
The NHS has to make more effort to tackle bullying among staff, but should not move to a ‘blame free’ culture, according to health minister Lord Prior.
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SupplementsHSJ Clinical Leaders 2015
The Clinical Leaders for 2015 highlights 100 individuals whose clinical background is shaping the work that they do
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NewsExclusive: National director says NHS 'can’t afford' new drugs
The NHS will not be able to afford many new drugs and treatments in the next few years because it is prioritising out of hospital care, a senior NHS England director has warned.
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NewsPublic perceptions of the NHS: 12 key facts
The standout findings from the latest government survey of public perceptions of the NHS and care.
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NewsExclusive: 'Candour' law may change after legal threat
The government is considering changing the duty of candour law just three months after it came into effect, following a threat of judicial review by a patient charity, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Agency spending clampdown team will be made up of temporary staff
Details have emerged of the Monitor team that will drive the clampdown on agency staff spending.
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NewsStorified: Frustration at NHS email system outage
The NHSmail email system used by 650,000 people across the health and care sectors suffered technical problems due to a network issue, taking it offline for most of yesterday.
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NewsConsultancy giant awarded £60m NHS email contract
Consultancy firm Accenture has been awarded a £60m contract to deliver a replacement for the health service’s secure email system by the Department of Health.
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LeaderWhat is an 'acceptable' deficit for the NHS provider sector in 2015-16?
No Grexit for NHS providers
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NewsRegulators make it harder to improve care, special measures trust claims
A trust in special measures believes regulatory intervention has made it harder to improve patient care, the minutes of a high level ministerial meeting reveal.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: TDA refused to pay unexpected takeover costs
NHS Trust Development Authority officials refused to pay the bulk of a claim for unanticipated costs made by a trust that fell into financial trouble after taking over a failing neighbour.