All Government/DH policy articles – Page 98
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NewsNursing leaders divided over minimum staffing levels
Three of the NHS’s most senior nurses have spoken out against the introduction of minimum staffing levels as the profession becomes increasingly divided over the issue ahead of the government’s response to the Francis report.
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NewsExclusive: Official staffing guidance to order 'urgent' nurse staffing reviews
NHS providers should recruit more staff if their current workforce plans do not take account of staff training and unplanned leave, new government backed guidance is set to say.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Ministers to order staffing reviews in response to Francis
Hospital boards will be ordered to review and publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year as part of the government’s full response to the Francis report, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsDuty of candour plans 'legitimise cover ups'
Plans to limit a statutory duty of candour on organisations to incidents of death or severe harm will “legitimise cover-ups”, patient groups have warned.
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NewsBaumann: deprived areas will not lose out under new formula
The most deprived areas will not lose out under the new formula for allocating funds to clinical commissioning groups, NHS England’s finance director has told MPs.
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NewsCQC named as highest paying arm's length body
The Care Quality Commission employs the highest paid senior executives among the so-called NHS arm’s length bodies, it has emerged.
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NewsOpposition mounts to extension of special administrator powers
Government plans to widen the powers of trust special administrators face opposition both within and outside Parliament, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS Direct to close
NHS Direct is to be completely wound up by the end of the financial year and its remaining business dispersed to other providers, it has been announced.
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NewsFirst nurse appointed to national clinical director role
A nurse and hospital chief executive has been appointed national clinical director for rural and remote care by NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh.
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NewsNHS 'could be hit by immigration surcharge'
The NHS could end up having to foot the bill for an immigration surcharge imposed on foreign visitors to limit their impact on the NHS when it recruits staff from overseas, it has emerged.
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Blogs
Managers − always look on the bright side
Despite cuts to their budget, social services leaders appear to be relentlessly optimistic
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NewsMinisters propose extension of special administrator powers
Both NHS trusts and foundation trusts which are the neighbours of failing providers could be ordered to reconfigure services under a proposed law change.
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NewsNHS staff transferred to private sector will keep pensions
The Treasury has approved plans for workers transferred out of the health service to retain NHS pensions, in a move predicted to make it easier for independent providers to win NHS contracts.
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NewsPoliticians challenged to back service change ahead of election
Politicians and political parties will be put on the spot in the run-up to the 2015 general election to support major changes in the health service, under a plan developed by the NHS Confederation.
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NewsDuty of candour moves closer with bill amendment
The government has paved the way for the introduction of a duty of candour through an amendment to the Care Bill – but the key question of when the duty would apply has been left open.
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CommentAusterity kills – we must invest
Cutting back on health and social care is costing lives and money
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Leader‘Esteem gap’ between mental and physical health remains
Access to services is going backwards while demand rises
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NewsDelay pay rise until unions agree to contract reform says DH
NHS staff should be denied any pay rise until an agreement is reached to renegotiate terms and conditions for more than 1.3 million workers, the Department of Health has said.
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LeaderHunt must show he is in it for the long haul to sustain the NHS
Health secretary needs to think beyond 2015 election