All Health Service Journal articles in February 2019
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NewsCCG backs downgrade of 'temporarily closed' A&E
Commissioners are set to approve the permanent downgrade of the A&E department at the country’s smallest hospital trust.
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NewsDaily Insight: Hello, is the health secretary there?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentHow to close the "gulf" between the NHS and the voluntary sector
Both the voluntary and community sectors and the NHS have to change their behaviours to work well together, write Halima Khan and Paul Corrigan
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NHS England bids to offset provider deficits
NHS England has increased its forecast surplus by a further £160m, as it anticipates the need to offset deficits in the provider sector.
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NewsHealth staff could be asked to sleep at work after Brexit
NHS staff in the south east of England could be asked to sleep at their workplace if travel is disrupted because of Brexit, under plans being drawn up by one trust.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: GP contract deal, A&E downgrade and tight radiology timelines
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentBME staff are still struggling: here's what you can do about it
Michael West, Habib Naqvi and Yvonne Coghill outline measures to implement the values of compassion and inclusion across the whole of the NHS
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NewsNew chief executive for £1bn+ trust
One of the NHS’s biggest hospital trusts has appointed a new chief executive.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Hoarding the headroom
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentThe Bedpan: The NHS doesn't exist to provide jobs for migrants
This week: Neil Anderson, director of Migration Watch
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What works in networks?
The NHS long term plan says networks are going to offer solutions to many of the NHS’ problems but the NHS is a hierarchy and bureaucracy and these three are not organic bedfellows, notes Andy Cowper
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HSJ LocalRegion's health chief to step down
A sustainability and transformation partnership chief has revealed he will step down from his position once a successor is found.
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NewsNew GP contract will cut income for ‘digital first’ providers
NHS England has confirmed changes to the GP contract that will reduce funding for digital provider GP at hand from April this year.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust appoints chief executive after lengthy search
York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive after an extended search.
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NewsDaily Insight: Imperfect competition
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHospital mergers increase death and harm, CMA study suggests
Merging hospital trusts could increase mortality rates by up to 550 per cent and cause patient harm incidents to almost triple, new analysis by the Competition and Markets Authority has suggested.
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NewsLast minute talks save first of its kind joint venture
A last-ditch agreement has stopped a pioneering joint venture between a GP federation and an acute trust from falling apart.
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Specialised services to get biggest share of NHS funding growth
Spending on specialised services is due to rise by around 5.6 per cent per year under new commissioning plans – significantly more than spend on local mental health and community services.
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CommentLocal government should stop criticising the NHS and learn from it
‘This article was written for Local Government Chronicle’ First let me state that I am a fan of local government.
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NewsDaily Insight: A little late in the day
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.