All Government/DH policy articles – Page 67
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News'Desire to save money' caused NHS nursing shortage says damning report
Migration Advisory Committee agrees to “reluctantly” keep nursing on the shortage occupation list Chair says Department of Health needs to “get its act together” on workforce planning Health Education England would have commissioned 3,000 extra nursing places in 2016-17 if not for financial cuts A nationwide shortage of ...
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NewsExclusive: Department of Health’s 'desperate' bid to not blow spending budget
Big four accountancy firms sent into NHS organisations by the Department of Health Focus areas include “overly prudent” accounting around deferral of income and “unnecessary provisioning” for restructuring Described as an “act of desperation” by finance expert The Department of Health has sent accountancy firms into NHS organisations ...
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News'The matter is closed' – Hunt shuts door on the junior doctors' contract
Jeremy Hunt says there is no point in further negotiation because of the stance taken by the BMA Health secretary claims proposed junior doctors’ contract is “much safer than what we have at the moment” Says asking if he has the confidence of NHS staff is “wrong question to ...
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NewsRCN warns of danger of new role substituting nurses
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the proposed new nursing associate role must not be used as a substitute for registered nurses.
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NewsNHS England denies government pressure over £8bn funding call
NHS England has denied it was “leaned on” by government to reduce its request for NHS funding growth.
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CommentAnalysis: This budget could have a nasty sting in the tail for health
At first glance, today’s budget did little to change the outlook for NHS funding in the coming years.
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NewsBudget 2016: Sugar tax and changes to NHS pensions
Most of the £520m raised in the first year of the tax will be used to boost school sports NHS England says levy is a “major first step to what must be a comprehensive childhood obesity strategy” Employers will have to contribute an extra £2bn to public sector pensions ...
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NewsHSJ Live 16.03.16: What the budget means for health
Budget 2016: Sugar tax to be introduced on drinks Budget 2016: Employers will have to contribute an extra £2bn to public sector pensions in 2019-20 Fines levied on banking sector will be used to pay for NHS pr0jects Several NHS leaders announce support for 50:50 by 2020 target. Find ...
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CommentContract ceasefire would allow us to evaluate safety and funding
Phil Hammond suggests a way forward in the junior doctors’ dispute
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NewsGovernment 'complacent' about future of general practice, warn MPs
DH and NHS England have been ‘complacent’ about GP capacity, MPs warn Older, white, affluent patients get better GP access than anyone else, report finds MPs have accused the Department of Health and NHS England of being “complacent” about the ability of general practice to cope with increased ...
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NewsAll deaths in England to be investigated by medical examiner
Medical examiners to reveiw all deaths in England and Wales from April 2018 Jeremy Hunt to implement recommendation of Dame Janet Smith after 7 year delay Medical examiner pilots found one in four hospital death certificates were inaccurate All deaths in England and Wales will be investigated by ...
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NewsGovernment lawyers say BMA judicial review 'bound to fail'
Letter from Government Legal Department says government gave proper regard to equality issues in junior doctors’ contract Letter references HSJ story that revealed BMA’s lawyers warned judicial review would not prevent imposition Junior doctors to start first of three 48 hour strikes on Wednesday The government’s lawyers have ...
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NewsNHS patient safety chief says doctors’ contract is 'not dangerous'
Mike Durkin says new contract addresses “failings” in current agreement He urges “dialogue” and for doctors to “press their representatives to talk to employers” Warns people can “fall into positions… that owe more to institutional or group loyalty than to the evidence” NHS England’s national director for patient ...
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NewsKirkup: Lack of progress since Morecambe Bay inquiry risks ‘disaster’
Bill Kirkup says he has seen progress on only 10 out of 26 recommendations from the Morecambe Bay inquiry He says it would be a “mistake” to consider the National Maternity Review a response to his recommendations Describes the delay in implementing the role of medical examiners as “unconscionable” ...
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NewsExclusive: Don Berwick warns current level of NHS funding is 'risky'
Don Berwick says funding the NHS at 7 per cent of GDP should be seen as “ongoing experiment” Government should listen to staff feedback and make “adjustments” if there is evidence austerity is “too much” Also recommends longer term view of NHS finances and pooling of budgets with social ...
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NewsExclusive: Treasury tightens grip on CCGs with control of £800m fund
The spending of £800m of commissioning budgets will be subject to Treasury approval next year, it has emerged.
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NewsNHS Employers admits junior doctor pay calculator may be inaccurate
NHS Employers says “variations” will occur between pay calculator predictions and actual salary Rotas including consecutive weekends were an error and have been changed Concerns raised that the rotas will lead to “jetlagged” junior doctors NHS Employers has accepted its pay calculator for junior doctors may not accurately ...
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NewsBerwick: Government ‘should apologise’ to junior doctors over dispute
Don Berwick says government “should apologise” to junior doctors and impose three year “moratorium” on new contract “You cannot achieve excellence in combat with your future workforce,” says former government adviser Also says it may be “impossible” for NHS to deliver acceptable standard of care at current funding level ...
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NewsWomen should control maternity care budgets, review says
National Maternity Review calls for personalised maternity budgets by 2020 Recommendations aim to improve choice and increase community births Review says a significant increase in midwifery workforce is not required Women should be given their own budgets to spend on their maternity care, a national review has said, ...
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NewsTrusts may lose training cash if they don’t impose contract, warns HEE
HEE chief executive Ian Cumming says he is not prepared to see a competitive market between trusts with different junior doctor contracts Adoption of new contract will be key criteria for HEE decisions on training posts with NHS trusts Follows speculation some trusts could choose not to adopt the ...