All Foundation Trust Network (NHS Providers) articles – Page 14
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CommentHow to build an effective chief executive
Stephen Hart on how the NHS Leadership Academy’s aspiring chief executive programme is helping develop the health service’s leaders
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NewsPay deal row erupts between government and NHS England
A row has broken out between the government and NHS England over £50m funding for NHS staff pay.
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NewsHopson warns NHSI against 'inappropriate' regulation of managers
NHS Providers has called for Dido Harding to demonstrate she is “genuinely prepared to consider the evidence” on managers’ regulation, while its CEO has warned directors feel the proposals from Tom Kark QC are “inappropriate”.
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News'Insufficient progress' made on cutting waiting list, says NAO
The NHS has made “insufficient progress” on cutting its elective waiting list, according to the government’s spending watchdog.
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NewsNew targets could lead to 'bad practice', warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice to beat the clock”, a senior clinical leader has cautioned.
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NewsSerious concerns raised over HEE nursing report
Serious concerns were raised internally over the quality of work feeding into a much-anticipated report on community nursing by Health Education England, HSJ understands.
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NewsNew low for A&E after proposals to ditch target
NHS performance against the four-hour accident and emergency target hit a new record low in February – for the second month in a row.
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NewsNHS pension employer contribution rate to rise next month
The proportion employers will be expected to contribute to the NHS Pension Scheme will rise next month, the government has revealed.
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NewsRoyal colleges: A&E target could stay alongside new measures
The four hour accident and emergency standard could be retained “in conjunction” with new targets for emergency departments, the leader of the medical royal colleges has told HSJ, as NHS England considers ditching the flagship measure.
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NewsThird of mental health trusts did not bid for STP capital
A third of mental health trusts did not bid for any capital funding through their sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSI makes changes to cash 'bonus' scheme
NHS Improvement has changed the terms on which trusts can receive “bonus” payments from a national funding pot worth £200m.
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CommentWelcome first steps to recovery but long road ahead
Chris Hopson discusses the recently released 2019-20 planning guidance, which aims to help providers start recovering their financial performance
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NewsExclusive: Spend on 'vital' community services cut by a fifth
The rate of spending on community mental health teams has fallen by a fifth in real terms since 2012, according to analysis seen by HSJ.
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NewsLong term plan features new model for A&Es
A new “same day” model for emergency departments and a further cash boost for primary and community services are to be set out in the NHS long-term plan, being launched today.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Ambulance handover delays were down by nearly 30 per cent in December, data from acute providers published today suggested.
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CommentWe need a reset on the NHS’s haphazard approach to allocating capital funding
David Williams says the NHS’s process of allocating capital is indiscriminate and opaque with no obvious prioritisation for the type of work being funded
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CommentDriving forward system working: a tale of two systems
Providers and commissioners are coming forward to work together more strategically to deliver better outcomes for their local populations, say Dr Gordon Macmillan and Dr Chirag Bakhai
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: A new outpatients target?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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‘Catastrophic’ funding gap could pause district nurse supply for a year
The supply of district nurses coming into the NHS could drop to zero in 2021 unless the government provides additional funding, it has emerged.