All Government/DH policy articles – Page 104
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NewsCompromise agreements 'should not silence safety concerns'
The vast majority of compromise agreements in the NHS are not the result of whistleblowing disputes, while confidentiality clauses cannot be used to directly prevent patient safety concerns being raised, HSJ has been told.
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CommentWhistleblowers and hospitals both need more protecting
We can’t have hospitals where doctors are outnumbered by lawyers
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CommentFrancis's legal rigour is exactly what's needed
New laws and regulation would really put patients first
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NewsSunday Times journalist to lead healthcare assistant review
The Sunday Times journalist Camilla Cavendish has been asked by the government to conduct a study of healthcare assistants to ensure they have the necessary training standards, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFrancis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
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CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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CommentWhy using digital data will drive up care quality
Once you digitise the data, you can reinvent healthcare
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NewsFrancis blames NHS culture for Mid Staffs failings
An institutional culture which put the “business of the system ahead of patients” is to blame for the failings surrounding Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, Robert Francis QC has said.
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NewsFrancis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentWe can achieve a paperless NHS by 2018
The 2018 target is achievable with the right focus and effort
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NewsPCTs set up rebate deals despite DH opposition
At least 30 per cent of primary care trusts are defying the Department of Health to set up discount deals with pharmaceutical companies, an HSJ investigation has found.
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ABPI to discuss NICE role in bid to break pricing deadlock
The government is to hold talks with the pharmaceutical industry on the role of the National Institute for Heath and Clinical Excellence, in a bid to reach agreement on new pricing arrangements.
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NewsHunt gives hints on Francis response
The government’s response to the Francis report will set out how patient voice will be “at the heart” of what the NHS does in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeImmaculate contraception: better sexual health services
A blueprint for providing free, high quality contraceptive services
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CommentCan greater transparency expose future care failures?
The government sees openness as key to preventing failures
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NewsFrancis report's publication date is revealed
Robert Francis QC has revealed his report on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will be published on 6 February.
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NewsFailed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.
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CommentThe dangers of marketisation
Competition will be a disaster for the NHS’s patients, finances and ethics
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HSJ KnowledgeWhere next for independent treatment centres?
ISTCS are here to stay – even if as part of a takeover
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HSJ KnowledgeBasic decision making around CCG delegation
Examining the delegation options and risks open to CCGs