All NHS Confederation articles – Page 15
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NewsNHSI to create league table for management consultants
NHS Improvement is to produce a league table on the most effective management consultants.
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NewsMackey: NHS trust sector expects £500m deficit this year
Regulators previously said the trust sector would need to breakeven in 2017-18 Jim Mackey says plans set by local providers aggregated to a deficit of £496m NHS Improvement chief executive says small number of trusts account for most of the projected deficit NHS trusts are predicting a deficit ...
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NewsStephen Dorrell calls for 'fair reward' for NHS staff
NHS Confederation chair calls for staff to be given fair pay Stephen Dorrell says pay policy must reflect daily dedication shown by staff “Pandora’s box” of social care funding issues is “open and cannot be closed’’ NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell has called for health service staff to ...
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NewsExclusive: Weak government will hold up service change, Dickson warns
Niall Dickson says politicians could struggle to take “difficult decision” because of “political uncertainty” Ministers do not “sufficiently understand” scale of challenge facing NHS, says NHS Confederation chief Five Year Forward View is not deliverable in the current spending envelope, he warns Crucial NHS service change could be ...
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NewsCCGs warn of longer waiting times
NHS Clinical Commissioners warns of potential “slowing down” of access to routine care Real value of current funding envelope set to reduce by £330m by 2019-20 Call for new government to frontload additional money promised before the election NHS commissioners have warned that patient waiting times may need ...
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HSJ PartnersNHS Confederation Annual Conference update
The confederation’s chief executive explains that this year’s event will touch on issues including pay, workforce planning and the direction of the newly elected government
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NewsNew alliance to fight NHS's corner during Brexit talks
Alliance of NHS organisations to speak up for the health service to be announced within the month NHS Confederation behind the plan, which will not argue for or against Brexit The group will aim to ensure issues affecting NHS are recognised by government An alliance of NHS organisations ...
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NewsArticle 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce
Coalition of health and social care organisations call for new post-Brexit immigration policy NHS Employers chief executive says government “must take all possible measures” to safeguard workforce supply Cavendish Coalition says policy should be based on workers’ “public service value” rather than salary A coalition of health and ...
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NewsNew NHS Confederation chief executive revealed
Niall Dickson, former chief of the General Medical Council, has been appointed as chief executive of NHS Confederation.
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CommentCapital financing options are plentiful, STPs need to think differently
One common STP priority where the gap between ambition and reality seems particularly exposed is that of capital finance
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CommentLocal democracy should be a counterweight to NHS grip
The NHS has always had an uneasy relationship with local democracy. Caught between the competing demands of the system’s centre and their communities, STP leaders need to learn how to work with their locally elected representatives to maintain the equilibrium, writes Michael Wood
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Simon Stevens' summer offensive
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to get the innovation message out there
HSJ and Pfizer’s roundtable asked what can be done to spread the best ideas in the NHS beyond their local origins – and at scale.
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NewsTracking money 'acid test' for £4bn mental health plans, says Confed chief
Guaranteeing promised funds reach frontline services will be the “acid test” for NHS England’s mental health plans, a senior health leader has said.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The unpalatable options for breaking even this year
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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HSJ Knowledge
Turbulent times put squeeze on hard-pressed finance directors
A survey of finance directors reveals achieving sustainability, safety and financial balance as major challenges
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NewsStephen Dalton to leave Mental Health Network
Stephen Dalton is stepping down from his role as chief executive of the Mental Health Network to focus on his role as interim head of the NHS Confederation.
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CommentWomen have conquered space but gender equality is still one big step away
When gender balance at high profile events doesn’t become a talking point, proper progress will have been made
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CommentHealth and care sector collaboration can achieve improved efficiency
By partnering with housing services, the NHS can help patients to live healthier and more independent lives
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CommentNHS funding: What the public thinks
Taking a look at people’s opinion on how the NHS should be tackling its funding problem and meeting performance targets