All Government/DH policy articles – Page 88
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NewsExclusive: Treasury could replace free nursing education to boost workforce
Ministers could end free university education for student nurses in a bid to boost the numbers joining the NHS workforce, under proposals put forward by national education bodies.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England seeks freeze in better care fund transfer
NHS England is seeking a freeze in the sum the NHS is required to pool with local government in the better care fund, HSJ has learned.
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Explained: The facts behind the junior doctors contract row
As junior doctors threaten industrial action over plans to impose new pay, terms and conditions next year, HSJ answers the big questions on what is being proposed
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CommentPanic and denial won't solve funding issues
Honesty and realism is required for decisions on health spending
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NewsExclusive: Contract proposals should not be seen as final, says NHS Employers
NHS Employers has accepted its proposals for changes to junior doctor contracts ‘are not ideal’. It insists they are only a starting point for talks with the British Medical Association.
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NewsCall for better end of life care training
NHS hospitals risk repeating mistakes during end of life care if they ask staff to rely on formal processes rather than focusing on patient outcomes, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHEE chief: Removing our budget ringfence would hit frontline care
Removing Health Education England from the protected NHS budget would result in cuts to frontline NHS services, its chief executive has warned.
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NewsRoyal colleges wade into row over junior doctors' contract
Medical royal colleges plan to lobby Jeremy Hunt over planned changes to junior doctor contracts which threaten ‘the future of medicine and patient care’, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS Employers bypasses BMA to seek direct talks with junior doctors
NHS Employers has written directly to 38,000 junior doctors inviting them to a series of open meetings to discuss a new contract for trainee medics.
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NewsTreasury may redefine NHS ringfence, think tanks warn
The Treasury may redefine the ringfence on NHS spending to apply only to NHS England’s commissioning budgets – leaving billions spent on public health, training and research unprotected in the coming spending review, health think tanks have warned.
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NewsNational maternity review accused of ignoring patient voices
Patient safety campaigner James Titcombe has stepped down from NHS England’s national maternity review amid concerns it is failing to follow an evidence based approach and is excluding patients who have suffered harm.
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NewsGovernment to review nursing home payments
The government has announced it will review the amount of money nursing homes are paid to look after residents.
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CommentCuts in cancer spending expose a funding challenge
There will be tough choices over cash and cancer
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CommentMichael White: It won't be smooth sailing ahead for Hunt
He must take on some unpopular causes
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HSJ LocalLondon devo bid targets more control over primary care
FINANCE: A London-wide proposal to take on devolved powers for health and social care will be submitted to the Treasury today.
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CommentIf the government really wants to help it must support NHS staff
Taking a cue from the Samaritans
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NewsThree more trusts snub national pay agreement
Three more trusts have decided to go against a government approved national pay agreement and award their senior staff a 1 per cent pay rise in line with lower level staff, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsUpdated: NHS agency controls unveiled, but price cap pushed back
Price caps on the hourly rate the NHS can pay agency nurses may not take effect until December, after regulators received more than 100 responses to a consultation on the controversial plans.
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LeaderMinisters take high risk bets on debt, pay restraint and reform
This summer has been anything but quiet
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NewsThousands of mental health patients sent 'out of area'
More than 2,100 mental health patients were forced to travel out of area for an inpatient bed in May this year, according to data published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.