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NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NewsCandidates for £342k DHSC job to face mock PAC
Candidates for a readvertised post in the Department of Health and Social Care’s executive team, with pay up to £342,000, have been advised to expect a mock public accounts committee grilling.
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NewsCEOs agree new targets to cut waits
A new set of targets has been agreed between NHS England and mental health chief executives in a bid to boost the sector’s reputation within government.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Maternity versus digital
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentBlocking referrals to private providers is a false economy
With more than a million people awaiting assessment, reform is needed to deliver faster, fairer neurodevelopmental care across England
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NewsICBs told to redraw boundaries again
Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patients forgotten in the rush?
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsBurnham wants NHS savings to help pay for social care
Ministers will look at how much can be saved from NHS budgets by improving adult social care before increasing taxes to fund the reforms, Andy Burnham has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: More dissent on FDP benefits
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE hires charity chief to create new directorate
NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.
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CommentWe are shutting nurses out of the AI conversation
AI will transform healthcare, but leaving nurses out of its design could undermine both adoption and patient care
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NewsHealth Bill blocks top Burnham priority, warns Labour health expert
The government’s Health Bill is in danger of blocking integration with social care, an influential Labour MP has warned.
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NewsTrusts that stop staff criticising Israel face legal risk
Trust chief executives have been warned they could face “significant legal exposure” if they adopt a definition of antisemitism recommended by a government-commissioned review.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How many beds are enough?
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by deputy bureau chief Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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CommentNHS management consultants need recognition and support
New research offers the first systematic mapping of internal consulting teams operating across the NHS - and argues that, with greater visibility and investment, they could form a genuine alternative to expensive external advisers
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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Getting AVT out there
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentMinisters must decide between being ‘fair’ or ‘sensible’ on health spending
The NHS says it can improve efficiency and reduce inequality at the same time. In reality, every funding decision prioritises one over the other
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NewsShift out of hospitals must be ‘realistic’, warn doctors
A royal college has added to concerns that a shift in NHS funding to expand “neighbourhood” care risks undermining “safe, sustainable hospital services”.
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Comment12 months on, the 10-Year Health Plan is still on the launchpad
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan promised transformative change, but one year on, implementation remains slow, uneven, and lacking transparency