All Health Service Journal articles in February 2022 – Page 7
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NewsCQC should not ‘sit in an ivory tower’ when rating ICSs, says preferred chair
The Care Quality Commission should not ‘sit in an ivory tower and dream up what it thinks good looks like’ when it starts rating integrated care systems, the proposed new chair for the regulator has told ministers.
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HSJ PartnersIs the future of connected medication management shaped by digital transformation?
Being able to fully leverage data has the potential to revolutionise how care is delivered, writes Javier Gonzalez Durio
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CommentEstablishing proportionate accountability for integrated care systems
Partnership with local authorities and meaningful engagement with people and communities are the best way of ICSs earning a mandate to push back. By Chris Ham
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NewsTrusts failed to win ‘hearts and minds’ for controversial merger, says review
Relationships between a foundation trust’s board and its governors broke down with ‘a cycle of mistrust’ between the two and some governors’ actions placing ‘an additional burden on staff at a time of unprecedented challenge for the NHS,’ an independent review has found.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What will we get for the £1.5bn?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsNHS staff must not come to work if they test positive for covid
NHS staff who test positive for covid must continue to stay away from work for at least five days, despite restrictions being lifted for the general public, NHS England has said this morning.
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HSJ LocalAcute CEO retiring after major trust turnaround
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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NewsBest NHS leaders should take on ‘biggest challenges’, says chief inspector
The NHS needs its best leaders to be prepared to take on ‘the biggest challenges’, despite the risk of criticism, the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector has said.
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NewsGovernment agrees Health and Care Bill concessions
The government has approved several changes to the Health and Care Bill, including transparency on mental health funding, in a move sector leaders have hailed an ‘important step forward for parity’.
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NewsDaily Insight: Could have just said ‘no’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHold down NHS pay to ‘catch up on lost efficiency’, says government
The government has said pay for NHS very senior managers should be held down in 2022-23, and indicated it cannot fund more than a 3 per cent cash terms rise for Agenda for Change staff.
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HSJ PartnersWelcoming international colleagues for a stronger and more diverse NHS
Hadrien Kieffer shares his views on the importance of innovation in international recruitment to support staffing levels in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will NHS regions ‘get out of the way’?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ Local£2bn ‘hospital group’ under discussion
The prospect of creating a £2bn ‘group’ of hospital providers in Liverpool is under formal discussion, senior sources have told HSJ.
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CommentThe four leadership challenges the Messenger review must address
In light of the proposed Messenger Review, Chris Hopson delineates four areas of improvement where the NHS can improve its leadership capability and capacity
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NewsJavid sets new targets for NHS digitisation
Electronic patient record systems must be implemented in at least 90 per cent of NHS trusts by the end of next year, the health secretary has announced at HSJ’s Digital Transformation Summit.
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CommentIf ‘place’ is working, it should feel uncomfortable
The government’s new health white paper sets out steps towards what ‘joined-up care’ will really mean, finally recognising the centrality of place. Claire Kennedy finds much to celebrate, as well as big questions to be answered.
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Penalties for missed activity leave services ‘underfunded’
A proposed new national payment system could affect trusts’ ability to deliver safe patient care if it does not recognise ‘legitimate variation’, NHS Providers has warned.
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NewsDaily Insight: Pay rises and low chances
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsJoint CEO for two large hospital trusts
A group chief executive will be appointed to run two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of £2.3bn.