All Health Service Journal articles in July 2019 – Page 6
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News
Doctors will be incentivised to work in unpopular trusts
Health Education England has revealed plans to incentivise trainee doctors to work in hard to recruit for areas and specialities.
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NHSE and I set to scrap one in seven posts
NHS England and Improvement are beginning the third and largest phase of the restructure bringing the two organisations together, which is expected in total to remove about 15 per cent of posts.
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Comment
Build social prescribing into the architecture of the health system
Naomi Phillips on how social prescribing can reap benefits in the field of personalised care
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Stroke unit shutting down early after losing staff
A Kent stroke unit is to close seven months earlier than planned, as the loss of staff is putting patient safety at risk.
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Ex-NHSI directors receive payouts of up to £300k
Four directors who left NHS Improvement amid its effective merger with NHS England received exit packages worth between £150,000 to £300,000.
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HSJ Local
CEO chosen for new mega-trust
The chief executive for what will be one of the largest NHS trusts in the north of England has been appointed from a shortlist of three interviewees, HSJ has learned.
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Daily Insight: Golden handshakes for a digital era
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Union ballots for strike over company’s cleaning crew cuts
A union is balloting its members over strike action at a hospital trust, amid claims the number of staff cleaning theatres is being cut.
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Comment
HSJ Partnership Awards once again celebrate private sector contribution to the NHS
HSJ today launches the third edition of its Partnership Awards. These seek to celebrate the contribution made by private and third sector suppliers of goods and services to the success and sustainability of the NHS.
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Quango spends £11m shedding hundreds of staff
The government agency charged with delivering NHS digital transformation spent £11m last year shedding more than 400 staff.
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Serious incident declared over cancer diagnostics backlog
A serious incident has been declared at a trust after a backlog in scans delayed five patients’ cancer diagnosis.
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Sir Bruce Keogh joins messaging app company
Former NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has been hired to advise the health tech company trying to sell an alternative to WhatsApp to the NHS.
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Daily Insight: Led up the NHS Pathways
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Stevens: Nursing bursary question ‘clearly back in play’
Simon Stevens has said the debate over reintroducing a nursing bursary is “back in play” because the NHS needs a bigger pipeline of newly qualified nurses.
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Young children among 11 deaths sparking concerns over 111/999 software
An HSJ investigation has uncovered 11 prevention of future death reports since 2015 where coroners raised safety concerns about NHS Pathways software used by NHS 111 and 999 call handlers.
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Comment
The Bedpan: The poor can’t afford to follow public health advice
This week: Professor Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology and public health at University College London
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Comment
Stigma around medical burn-out is killing doctors, don't let it happen in your trust
With healthcare staff facing stress and burn-out in a stretched out healthcare system, NHS leaders can take simple steps to foster a workplace culture that enables staff to raise issues without fear, says Amandip Sidhu
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Chiefs speak up and accounting gets creative
Your essential update on health for the week.
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HSJ Local
Long-serving chief executive steps down
The chief executive of a community and mental health trust will step down after 18 years, it has been announced.
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DHSC avoids budget breach with Treasury help
The Department of Health and Social Care avoided breaching its key spending limits in 2018-19, after receiving £600m of additional in-year support from the Treasury.