All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 176
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CommentLevel playing fields do not always help all players
Private providers say the field is skewed against them
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NewsCCGs told to work together as 'too small' for major change
Most clinical commissioning groups will be expected to come together to draw up their critical long term service change strategies across larger patches approved by NHS England, under guidance seen by HSJ.
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LeaderService leaders face a scrap to identify a coherent vision
The NHS is far from free of political interference
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NewsIntermediate care provision 'stuck', DH director admits
Intermediate care is under pressure with demand outstripping capacity, according to a national audit by a group of leading healthcare organisations.
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NewsRefreshed mandate 'less like political shopping list'
The government has published its refreshed mandate for NHS England, apparently withdrawing or watering down a number of commitments following a struggle between the two organisations.
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Vote of confidence
Complaints, as we all know, are taken extremely seriously in the NHS as they are a valuable and cherished source of information from the people who matter most.So we were intrigued to read the Department of Health’s latest report on complaints it has dealt with over the past few years.In ...
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NewsNHS England's mandate delayed amid 'struggle' over contents
Publication of the government’s mandate to NHS England has been delayed after the organisation’s chair revealed a “struggle” had been taking place to ensure the document did not become a government “shopping list”.
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Absolute gibberish
End Game will normally rush to defend ministers against accusations that they inhabit a mad parallel universe, but we did have to concede the carpers might have a point when we read a recent Department of Health diary of forthcoming press events.There were the usual speeches at worthy events, but ...
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NewsExclusive: DH warned on barriers to migrants accessing care
An internal Department of Health report on health inequalities warned about barriers to migrants accessing care, only a month before the government announced it would extend charges for them, it has emerged.
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NewsCQC named as highest paying arm's length body
The Care Quality Commission employs the highest paid senior executives among the so-called NHS arm’s length bodies, it has emerged.
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NewsHSJ's inspirational women call for action
Senior health service figures are being asked to address the under-representation of women in leadership of the NHS, in the wake of HSJ’s Women’s Issue earlier this year.
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NewsMinisters to legislate on £3.8bn pooled budget
The government will amend the Care Bill so it can force clinical commissioning groups to share a chunk of their budgets with local authorities, a health minister has told HSJ.
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CommentMichael White: Hunt's plan halted by NHS nimbys
Hospital closures prompt too much shroud waving
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NewsMorecambe Bay investigation will seek families' input
Further details have emerged of the independent inquiry into University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s maternity and neonatal services.
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NewsHealth burden is greatest during moderately cold weather
The NHS has been urged to place greater emphasis on supporting vulnerable groups during periods of moderately cold rather than freezing temperatures after a study suggested this is when services come under greatest strain.
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NewsLamb: Failing integration pioneers could lose their status
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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Do the CQC and Monitor understand 18 week waits?
The regualtors are applying the target in ways that deter hospitals from treating long waiting patients. Let’s hear the reasons why.
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NewsDH gives £100m working capital loan to property company
The Department of Health gave the NHS’s new property company a £100m working capital loan last summer amid concerns of a potential cash flow risk, it has emerged.
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NewsComplaints handling revolution required, says review
A government-commissioned report into the way the NHS handles complaints has called for an overhaul of the current system, referring to a “decade of failure”.