All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 63
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Ramping up international recruitment in a pandemic
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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NewsNHS budget to fall by £9bn next year as covid funding is scaled back
NHS England’s budget for 2021-22 will be cut by £9bn compared to the current year as the Treasury scales back its planned spending on the coronavirus pandemic.
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HSJ PartnersImproving the metabolic treatment patient pathway
Following publication of the UK government’s obesity strategy, experts are calling for a whole-systems approach covering prevention to treatment, including surgical options for those with the most severe disease, Jennifer Trueland reports
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NewsIntegrated care systems to be CQC-rated, says Hancock
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said integrated care systems will be rated by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentEngagement in global healthcare challenges will help retain NHS staff
Ben Simms on the growing need of collaborative working among countries in the field of health care.
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NewsSuicide inquest sparks warning on 'nine month wait' for treatment
The government has been called on to take action over the national “backlog” for a specialist mental health service after a woman died while waiting to access treatment.
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CommentBereaved families have been used as pawns in a political game
With the National Learning from Deaths Programme Board stalled, the bereaved families who were to be involved in its work have once again been left harmed and without any answers, write Dr Josephine Ocloo and David Smith
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The white paper fallout begins
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsAll people on learning disability register to be prioritised for covid vaccine
All people on the learning disability register will be prioritised for a covid-19 vaccination, following advice from the joint committee of vaccination and immunisation.
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HSJ InteractiveHow ICSs could offer fresh hope on public health, inequalities and prevention
An HSJ and Sanofi webinar looked at how integrated care systems can play an important role in early intervention in public health, with a broader aim of reducing health inequalities
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NewsGovernment’s pick for national data guardian revealed
The government has announced its ‘preferred’ candidate for national data guardian following the death of Dame Fiona Caldicott.
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NewsPropCo sues GPs in landmark legal battle
A government-owned NHS estates company is counter-suing five GP practices for £1.3m in a case that could indirectly affect more than 800 GPs.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The late Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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News‘Retrograde’ white paper rule will spark ‘18 months of arguments over ICS boundaries’
The shape of nearly 20 integrated care systems is up for debate under government reform plans, which one councillor has called a ‘retrograde step’ that will lead to ‘18 months of arguments on where the red line is drawn’, it has emerged.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: What the NHS reforms mean for the workforce
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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NewsFunding ‘cliff-edge’ threatens to ‘distress’ families and hamper NHS recovery
Government plans to cut off funding for hospital discharge at the end of March will slow down the NHS recovery of planned care, and threatens ‘’distress’ for families asked to quickly take over patients’ care.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Relying on ‘clinical discretion’
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsNational data guardian Dame Fiona Caldicott dies
Dame Fiona Caldicott, the UK’s first national data guardian, has died after a short illness, the government has announced.
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NewsExclusive: NHSX to be merged into new NHS England transformation directorate
NHS England is to create a new transformation directorate which will include NHSX and its own various improvement arms, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Walking on thin ice
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.