All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 40
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NewsNHSE director to run London Zoo
A senior NHS England director has taken a new job heading up The Zoological Society of London, which runs London Zoo, it has been reported.
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NewsCovid death payments unavailable for staff who died in most recent waves
The families of any NHS and social care staff who died from covid in the most recent waves will not be eligible for the covid death assurance scheme launched at the start of the pandemic, it has emerged.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: ICSs - 1 Trusts - nil
Significant tensions between a mental health trust and an ICS have prompted the trust’s chief executive to resign.
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NewsBehan made full member of NHS England board
Former Care Quality Commission chief Sir David Behan has been appointed as a full member of NHS England’s board.
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NewsGovernment examines surge in ‘potentially preventable’ deaths
Department of Health and Social Care officials are concerned that many more people are dying than expected in recent months – particularly older working-age people – with NHS care delays and interruptions a likely cause.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Vulnerable mothers falling through the cracks
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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NewsCovid redeployment ‘wrong’ and ‘will never be repeated’
Redeployment of community staff to other services – meaning visits for babies and parents were missed – was the “wrong decision” and would “never be repeated”, a provider has stated.
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NewsNew NHSE national director role advertised
NHS England is advertising for a new deputy chief operating officer and national director of urgent and emergency care.
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NewsCEO of national NHS agency resigns ahead of CQC report
NHS Blood and Transplant’s chief executive has resigned ahead of the release of a Care Quality Commission report into the agency’s leadership.
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News‘Super September’ to boost elective recovery declared by NHSE
NHS England is encouraging trusts to deliver a “Super September” of accelerated elective recovery plans, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMultiple reporting systems undermine patient safety, says watchdog
A single system to report patient safety concerns would “keep people safer”, a newly appointed NHS watchdog has told HSJ.
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CommentThe scandal of 10,000 NHS SOSR dismissals
Narinder Kapur emphasises on the need for an urgent inquiry, into how many of the 10,000 NHS SOSR dismissals were on the basis of ‘Kangaroo Courts’, and how many involved vulnerable groups such as whistleblowers and minority ethnic staff
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Leaders’ ‘moral’ duty on the cost of living crisis
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Preventing another Winterbourne View
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentMaking a song and dance of it
Widely praised for adopting a discredited 1990s format to end the ambulance crisis, the new health and social care secretary now has a musical plan to cut waiting lists, writes Julian Patterson
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NewsTop patient safety trio confirmed for HSJ event
Three of the most influential people in patient safety in the UK have been confirmed to speak at the HSJ Patient Safety Congress this year.
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HSJ PartnersThe golden triangle and the golden rule
John Kelly points out the most obvious problem facing the NHS relating to capital, where trusts are unable to spend beyond their annual CDEL limit
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NewsCQC probes bullying allegations at national NHS agency
Bullying and harassment allegations made against leaders of the organisation that supplies blood to the NHS have prompted a Care Quality Commission review, with staff claiming poor culture has exacerbated the crisis around low blood stocks.
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NewsBarclay calls urgent ‘hackathons’ over ambulance crisis
The new health and social care secretary has asked officials to hastily organise several “hackathons” to try to address the crisis in ambulance performance.
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NewsLeak reveals 1,300 confirmed cancer patients still waiting after 104 days
More than 1,000 people are still waiting for cancer treatment 104 days after referral, despite having received a confirmed cancer diagnosis and having been referred with ‘urgent suspected cancer’, leaked data shows.