All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 168
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NewsNew ministers join DH in reshuffle
David Cameron has appointed two new health ministers in his government reshuffle, following the reappointment of Jeremy Hunt as health secretary.
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Tax barriers and staff opposition deter trusts from becoming mutuals
Trusts in the Mutuals in Health pathfinder scheme have concluded that legislation, tax regimes and a lack of staff support present major barriers to their becoming staff owned organisations.
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NewsJeremy Hunt to remain health secretary
Jeremy Hunt has been reappointed health secretary in the new government.
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HSJ LocalLeading teaching hospital expects £19m deficit this year
FINANCE: One of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts has submitted a deficit plan for 2015-16 to the regulator.
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NewsAstraZeneca president 'would not back pricing deal again'
The UK president of drug giant AstraZeneca has indicated she would not sign up to another deal similar to the current pharmaceutical pricing scheme unless the NHS makes a ‘substantial’ increase of drugs access.
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NewsExclusive: Quarter of DH civil servants want to leave in next year
Almost a quarter of civil servants working in the Department of Health want to leave within the next 12 months or as soon as possible, according to an internal staff survey.
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HSJ LocalNorth West trust needs £25m loan to pay staff and suppliers
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust has said it needs a £25m loan this year to keep paying staff and suppliers.
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HSJ LocalMilton Keynes becomes university hospital in medical school plan
COMMERCIAL: Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust has been given university hospital status as part of plans to create the country’s first private medical school.
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NewsLiberal Democrats commit to repeal competition elements of Health Act
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the role of competition in the health service, pledging to repeal parts of the Health Act 2012 and end the competition authority’s role in health.
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NewsTrusts reach key waiting target despite winter pressures
Trusts have managed to meet a high profile waiting time target just weeks before the general election.
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire trust requests emergency DH bailout
FINANCE: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust has asked for one-off emergency loan from the Department of Health to help it deal with ‘unprecedented pressure’ on its finances.
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NewsMake drug shortages ‘never events’, say MPs
The next government has been urged to treat patient incidents caused by avoidable shortages in prescription medicines as ‘never events’ by a group of MPs.
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NewsExclusive: Dr Foster Intelligence sold to Australian telecoms giant
Dr Foster Intelligence has been bought by an Australian telecoms giant, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust borrows £3m to cover capital ‘slippage’
FINANCE: Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust plans is to loan £3m from the Department of Health’s independent trust finance facility to cover a shortage of funds for capital projects this year.
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HSJ LocalDunn: FT structure can be used to create new care models
STRUCTURE: A key architect of the foundation trust legal structure has said the sector’s existing governance models can be used to run the new models of care set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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HSJ LocalLeading FT reports £16.5m deficit
FINANCE: One of the country’s leading foundation trusts has reported a year to date deficit of £16.5m.
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NewsBudget round up: Chancellor outlines £1.25bn mental health package
Chancellor George Osborne today outlined how a £1.25bn mental health funding package will be spent over the next five years, as part of plans for the government’s next budget.
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NewsExclusive: DH agreed extra bailouts for trusts where performance was at risk
The Department of Health arranged at least £39m in extra ‘essential’ capital funding for foundation trusts where patient safety or ‘ongoing operations’ were at risk because of maintenance backlogs, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local‘No one held accountable’ for Hinchingbrooke deal, says PAC report
PERFORMANCE: Oversight of the contract for NHS’s only privately run hospital was ‘poor and inadequate’ and ‘no one has been held accountable for the consequences’, MPs have said.