All Health Service Journal articles in January 2020 – Page 7
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News
Hancock backs controversial A&E downgrade
The health secretary has given the green light to a major overhaul of Dorset’s acute hospital services, including the long-planned downgrade of Poole’s A&E department.
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News
Junior doctors could lose travel expenses
A proposed national policy on travel expenses could leave some junior doctors more than £50 a week out of pocket, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
Five resolutions to improve the care of young cancer patients
Sasha Daly outlines the top priorities that the new government should pursue to improve the lives of young people with cancer across the UK
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HSJ Local
Troubled trust’s rating upgraded but remains in special measures
A troubled mental health trust’s quality rating has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “requires improvement” but it remains in special measures, inspectors have announced.
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News
Exclusive: NHS England spends millions to send patients private over winter
NHS England and Improvement have allocated millions of pounds to outsource elective and diagnostic work to the independent sector, in an attempt to keep waiting lists down during the winter, HSJ has learned.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Temporary fix
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
‘Amazon-style’ procurement system launches after three-year delay
An “Amazon-like” procurement platform has launched in a handful of trusts after almost three years of delays.
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HSJ Interactive
Supporting the prevention agenda in the NHS plan
A panel of experts discussed the role played by charities in helping the NHS drive prevention and how collective interventions result in wide ranging improvements to communities
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: It’s a ‘no’ from the GPs
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Exclusive: Most NHS computers running decade-old version of Windows
The NHS has been given another 11 months of support for a decade-old version of Microsoft Windows, while about half of its computers are still running the softfware, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Trusts find workaround solution for failed NHS provider
The board of a failed NHS trust will be re-established because of complexities involved in formally transferring its assets — although the new directors will not be responsible for running services.
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Expert Briefing
A different problem
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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News
Clinical leaders appointed ahead of six-way CCG merger
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed clinical leaders ahead of the formal merger of six CCGs.
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News
Coroner raps trust for not realising woman was in ‘imminent danger’
A coroner has criticised an ambulance trust after it took nearly four hours to reach a woman who had taken an overdose.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: GPs say ‘no’, A&E medics say ‘not yet’, and London says ‘you’re hired’
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Comment
Top GP: National diktats could shatter fragile PCNs
To ensure the success of primary care networks, policy makers must act swiftly to address early problems and ensure networks feel truly owned and co-designed by GPs, says RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall
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HSJ Local
Trust dropped university after it failed nursing standards
A mental health and community trust had to select a new provider for its nursing training, after the university it had initially picked failed to meet the national regulator’s standards.
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News
Trust blames behaviour ‘from top of the NHS’ for bullying
Leadership behaviour from the “very top of the NHS” has led to an increase in bullying, according to an official strategy document produced by an acute trust.
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Expert Briefing
The agenda for 2020
In this edition, North by North West outlines some the key priorities for the region in 2020.