All Health Service Journal articles in July 2024 – Page 7
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Switch it off then on again
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsICB faces row with council over axing ‘place’ directors
An integrated care board faces a row with a large county council over plans to axe its “place” directors and centralise their teams, HSJ has learned.
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CommentAnti-racist policies are urgently needed to prevent unwarranted outcomes in care
Adebusuyi Adeyemi suggests that a new regulatory regime is required to limit healthcare systems from reproducing unjustified variation in health outcomes for different ethnicities
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NewsCQC plans to charge ICBs for assessments despite backlash
The Care Quality Commission has confirmed it plans to charge integrated care boards for assessments, despite more than half of respondents to a consultation disagreeing with the approach.
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News'Unmatched recovery' as trust exits highest NHSE intervention
A major trust has declared its recovery from one of the biggest elective backlogs in the NHS as unrivalled nationally, as it became the first to leave NHS England’s “tier 1” group for emergency care, elective and cancer care.
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NewsNew chief nursing officer named by NHS England
Duncan Burton has been appointed as the new chief nursing officer for England, it has been announced.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will ministers rob primary care to pay primary care?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsStreeting ‘stunned’ as review accuses CQC of ‘significant failings’
A highly critical interim independent review of the Care Quality Commission has found “significant internal failings which [are] hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Wiping away the tiers
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how system-wide workforce management could help integrated care boards to tackle the NHS’s staffing challenges
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. With about one in 10 posts unfilled, NHS organisations face an acute staffing crisis – threatening patient care and safety, and adding to the pressures on remaining staff. There are no short-term fixes to this problem, ...
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NewsEleven ICSs warned of ‘significant concern’ about overspending
Around three quarters of England’s 42 integrated care systems have been unable to set balanced budgets for 2024-25, NHS England has revealed.
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HSJ InteractiveCould better data flow help improve virtual ward outcomes?
The NHS sees virtual wards as a solution to many problems. But making a success of them depends on more than the availability of beds. An HSJ webinar, supported by The Access Group, brought together four experts to discuss the issues.
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NewsCancer treatment ‘biased against ethnic minorities’
A type of cancer treatment used in the NHS appears to be biased against non white European patients, research has found.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: It’s crunch time for general practice
On this episode we unpick the fast moving situation surrounding the GP ballot for “collective action” and the crucial pay negotiations between the BMA and the new government.
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News‘Take CQC ratings with a pinch of salt’ says Streeting
The health and social care secretary has ordered the Care Quality Commission to urgently qualify its current ratings, and warned they should be taken with a “pinch of salt”.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Watchdog branded ‘not fit for purpose’ and told ‘comprehensive reform’ needed
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: 10-year plans, £40m advice and five decades’ service
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentBlithering anticipates a new 10 year plan
As Wes Streeting’s team get to work on the new 10-year plan, Julian Patterson casts a nostalgic eye over the great plans of the recent past.
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News‘Noticeable lack’ of NHS experience contributed to CQC failings
The Care Quality Commission’s executive team has a “noticeable lack” of NHS experience, the author of a damning review into its failings has warned.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The idea that AI can solve major NHS problems is marketing snake oil
Despite claims that AI can solve NHS problems, we need to be sceptical of overblown promises and invest wisely in proven solutions, writes Steve Black