All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 193
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HSJ KnowledgePositive steps already taken towards dignity in the NHS
How the diginity in care board addresses the concerns of Francis
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NewsEx-older people's tsar criticises out of hospital obsession
Planning for large reductions in older people in acute hospitals is “absolute la la land”, the government’s former older people’s tsar has told HSJ.
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NewsGovernment drops controversial clause from NHS competition rules
The Department of Health has amended key sections of controversial secondary legislation covering the contracting out of NHS services.
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NewsCMO notes 'catastrophic' antimicrobial resistance
The threat posed by antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer has said.
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NewsCorporate manslaughter case attempt brought against Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson could face a private criminal prosecution for corporate manslaughter over deaths at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNicholson 'absolutely determined' to see reform transition through
Sir David Nicholson has defended himself before MPs and said he is “determined” to remain in post as the government’s NHS reforms are introduced.
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NewsExclusive: Fewer doctors per bed at death-rate investigation trusts
An analysis of the 14 hospital trusts being investigated by the Department of Health over higher than expected death rates has highlighted medical staffing as a possible cause.
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NewsPatient malnutrition 'unacceptable'
The Department of Health has increased the number of unannounced inspections by the care watchdog, saying it is “unacceptable” for patients to go hungry or be malnourished in hospitals.
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NewsNHS hospitals could be paid extra under 'cherry picking' rules
Commissioners may need to increase the prices they pay to NHS hospitals left with more complex workloads after other providers have “cherry picked” the easier patients, new Department of Health guidance shows.
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CommentThe benefits of taking the NHS brand overseas
We have a golden opportunity to improve care abroad and at home
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy innovation is a must-have – and how we drive it forward
How do we design and implement NHS innovations?
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NewsExam marking errors hit junior doctors
Thousands of junior doctors have been left in the lurch over their first medical jobs after marking errors in their final exams.
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News
DH opens door to NHS pension for private sector
Private companies providing NHS services are being allowed access to the NHS pension scheme ahead of anticipated Treasury action to widen eligibility, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommunity services to be focus of extended competition
Community services worth billions of pounds are likely to be made subject to increased competition by guidance to be developed under controversial new secondary legislation, HSJ has learned.
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CCGs warn they risk being 'saddled with inherited debt'
Clinical commissioning groups have warned they are at risk of being “saddled with an inherited debt” when they take on their new powers, as a result of an onslaught of retrospective claims for NHS continuing healthcare funding.
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CommentNicholson does not deserve the Mail's vilification
The paper is set on forcing the NHS chief out of his job
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NewsAnna Dixon appointed as DH quality and strategy director
King’s fund director of policy Anna Dixon is to join the Department of Health as director of quality and strategy.
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CommentWhat a 'duty of candour' means in practice
Candour permeates Robert Francis’ 290 recommendations
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News'No timetable' for Treasury review of George Eliot tender
George Eliot Hospital Trust’s plans to seek a “strategic partner” to secure its future are on hold while the Treasury complete a review of its proposals, HSJ has learned.
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Blogs
Your 18-week waits: December 2012 data
Interactive maps showing where the long-wait pressures are, for NHS and independent sector providers and for commissioners.