All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 31
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NewsMinisters pressing Treasury to fund ‘a lot of prevention projects’
The Department of Health and Social Care is fighting for funding for ‘a lot of public health projects’ in the upcoming government spending review, a minister has said.
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NewsDarzi: NHS ‘unlikely’ to meet performance targets in five years
Labour is “unlikely” to meet its flagship manifesto commitment to restore the NHS’s constitutional waiting times during this parliamentary term, Lord Darzi has warned.
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NewsNHS has ‘thrown money’ at unproductive hospitals
Too much money is being “thrown” at hospitals where productivity “has substantially fallen” and not enough is being spent in the community, a major review of NHS performance has concluded.
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NewsNational bodies ‘failed to help staff with rationing care during covid’
Six in ten healthcare professionals said they lacked support from national bodies like NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care when making decisions about which patients to prioritise for higher-intensity care during the pandemic, according to research.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Winning over the Treasury
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Getting what you pay for
This week on the HSJ Health Check podcast guest host Ben Clover and colleagues talk winter, money and “collective action” from GPs.
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NewsExclusive: Darzi will highlight underinvestment in NHS managers
The imminent review of NHS performance by Lord Ara Darzi will highlight the need to invest more in NHS management and leadership, HSJ understands.
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CommentWhat might ‘Starmerism’ mean for health and care?
Politicians must value and mobilise local community organisations to fill gaps left by cuts in services to improve health and social care, writes Sir Chris Ham
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NewsStreeting will ‘blame Tories for NHS failures this winter’
Wes Streeting is being “realistic” about recovering NHS performance, and failures this winter will be attributable to the previous government, he has told NHS chief executives.
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NewsHospital reconfigurations ‘negatively impacting’ patients, warn government advisers
Clinical service reconfigurations are mostly driven by the “poor condition of [the] NHS estate” and a lack of staff rather than a desire to “improve clinical outcomes”, advisers to the Department of Health and Social Care have said.
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NewsService closures on hold after ministerial intervention call
An integrated care board has paused plans to reorganise hospital services after the threat of ministerial intervention.
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NewsExclusive: GPs to escalate action over contract row
GP leaders have promised to ramp up their collective action and accused some NHS England officials of wanting to “deliberately starve” general practice as their contract dispute intensifies.
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NewsTrust’s property deal hit by falling land value
The future of a high-profile NHS land sale and redevelopment deal is in question due to falling land values, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExtra pay rise for band 8s and 9s confirmed
Many band 8 and 9 staff will receive an additional pay rise this November, after pay framework changes were signed off by unions and employers.
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NewsCQC to scrap ‘generic’ inspector model to fix ‘trust breakdown’
The Care Quality Commission is scrapping its “generic” inspection team model, which is unpopular with trust leaders, as it bids to recover credibility in the wake of a highly critical report on the organisation.
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NewsNHSE warns service will have to cut activity unless it gets more funding
NHS England has told the government that it will have to “slow down” efforts to cut waiting lists without a fresh funding injection, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Chairs in the hot seat
This week’s HSJ podcast looks at the results of the Care Quality Commission’s inpatient survey, plus a contentious story on chairs and non-executive directors.
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NewsTrusts face ‘litigation spike’ because of Labour’s planned reforms
Labour’s employment law reforms could trigger a “spike in litigation” against trusts and create other significant challenges for managers and HR teams, senior lawyers have warned.
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NewsOnly the ‘super wealthy’ can afford to be NHS chairs
Chair and non-executive director roles are becoming harder to fill due to inadequate pay and “onerous” time commitments, research by HSJ has discovered.
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NewsExclusive: Labour launches clearout of DHSC non-execs
The Department of Health and Social Care is recruiting three new board members amid a clearout of advisers appointed under the last government.