All Government/DH policy articles – Page 19
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NewsGovernment plans mandatory covid and flu vaccinations for NHS staff
The government has launched a consultation on making coronavirus and flu vaccinations compulsory for frontline NHS staff and social care workers in England.
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NewsGovernment plans new integration white paper
The government will publish a white paper with further ambitions on integration and social care reform later this year, it has announced as part of a new funding settlement.
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Extra £6.5bn next year falls short of what NHS says is needed
The spending increases government announced today provide an additional £6.5bn for NHS England’s revenue budget next year, falling significantly short of what health sector bodies say is necessary.
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CommentThe Blithering Chronicles: Towards accuracy – the new clarity
Julian Patterson reports on NHS Blithering, the country’s most challenged health economy
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NewsMinister-backed trial struggling to recruit trusts due to lack of vital test
A government-promoted clinical trial aimed at preventing ‘life-threatening infections in newborn babies’ is struggling to recruit trusts, as many do not offer the £11 laboratory test required to participate.
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NewsDHSC ‘playbook’ orders trusts to describe big building projects as ‘new hospitals’
A communications ‘playbook’ for the government’s NHS building programme tells trusts that major refurbishments and new wings/units which are part of the scheme ‘must always be referred to as a new hospital’.
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NewsMandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Rating Simon Stevens’ reign
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsExclusive: Government tells hospitals to submit cheaper rebuild plans
NHS trusts hoping to build the first new hospitals under the government’s flagship infrastructure project have been told to submit plans for schemes costing less than £400m, prompting concern about plans being watered down.
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NewsAmanda Pritchard appointed as NHS England chief executive
Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the next NHS England chief executive.
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NewsGroup set up by govt review flags ‘culture of protect and deny’
A “systemic culture of protect and deny” in government means many more women and children will be harmed through poor care, according to the co-chair of an official patient group set up to review medical devices.
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NewsGovernment halts controversial GP data sharing scheme
The government has indefinitely halted its GP data sharing scheme, with a minister today admitting mistakes in the way the project has been run.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The impact of freedom day
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsNHS hospital building chief to leave after 15 months
NHS England’s director for the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme will leave his position at the end of this year, 15 months after being appointed.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: New health bill ‘more combustible’ than Lansley’s
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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CommentThe Health and Care Bill: A make or break moment for parity of esteem
The Health and Care Bill gives us an opportunity to put our best foot forward in ensuring parity between mental and physical health, writes Dr Adrian James
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HSJ LocalHealth bill delays create ‘risks’ for NHS facing covid and winter pressures, warn leaders
Senior health leaders have said delays to the Health and Care Bill are resulting in ‘prolonged uncertainty’ for staff and will lead to significant challenges in the second half of the year.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Inside the NHS’ last big integrated care contract
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News‘Scared’ patients left ‘unable to seek timely treatment’ by trust’s charging approach
A trust has apologised after an independent review found some of its patients were left feeling “uncomfortable, scared or unable to seek timely treatment” by its approach to charging for NHS treatment.
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NewsBill confirms end of compulsory NHS competition
A major bill laid before Parliament today has confirmed the end of compulsory competition in the NHS.