All Government/DH policy articles – Page 43
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NewsNHSE/I reveal regional director teams
NHS England and Improvement have identified most of the directors who will work in their new joint regional teams.
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NewsNursing will take 'place at decision-making table' – new CNO
Nursing is going to “take [its] rightful place at the decision-making table” to ensure “nursing is built into all plans in the future”, the new chief nursing officer for England has said.
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NewsStevens warns NHS must not 'lose its head' in no-deal Brexit
The NHS must not lose its head in the event of a no-deal Brexit and should “carry on in a well-organised, thoughtful fashion”, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsGovernment reviews private finance options
The government has launched a review of private financing options for public infrastructure and said it will no longer procure PFI-type projects that are “off-balance sheet”.
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NewsSir Chris Ham joins health consultancy
Sir Chris Ham, the NHS Assembly co-chair and until recently the King’s Fund chief executive, has signed up as an adviser to a healthcare management consultancy.
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NewsNo substitute for graduate nurses – Stevens
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said there is “no substitute” for graduate nurses and “we have got to see a meaningful expansion” of training places.
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NewsBaroness Harding: I support some form of regulation of managers
Baroness Harding, who is leading the response to the Kark review on NHS management, has told MPs she backs the idea of professional regulation for senior NHS managers.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards balance, financial and otherwise
Trying to get the balance right between pessimism about the real problems and due optimism about the achievements of parts of the health service matters, says Andy Cowper
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NewsHome Office extends salary exemption for international nurses
Nurses and other NHS workers will continue to be exempt from the minimum salary requirement for a tier 2 visa, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsTrust eyes new private finance model to build hospital
An acute trust is hoping to be among the first organisations to use a new form of private financing to help fund a replacement hospital.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Simon Stevens’ new incentives
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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NewsHunt heads to Middle East for global push on patient safety
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt is leading a call for global action on patient safety at an international summit in the Middle East today.
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NewsNHS England and Improvement seek full merger
A raft of new measures to “improve collaboration” across the health service have been announced by NHS England and NHS Improvement, including a request from the two bodies for permission to merge.
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NewsBrexit air freight costs 'could be passed on to trusts'
Officials have confirmed medical air freight costs could be “passed on to hospitals” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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News'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Can councils be true partners in ICS?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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CommentEnding bursaries is not the main reason behind the fall in nursing students
England has not sufficiently invested in nursing education, observe James Buchan and Ian Seccombe
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NewsExclusive: DHSC creates Brexit 'logistics hub' in Belgium
The Department of Health and Social Care has set up a “logistics hub” in Belgium and plans to manage its own dedicated shipping route from mainland Europe to the UK for vital medical products, as part of no-deal preparations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICS forced to agree new governance after council quits
Health leaders in one of the first wave of “integrated care systems” have been forced to agree new ad hoc ways of working with a council, after it formally quit the partnership, it has emerged.