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NewsLabour plans ‘democratically accountable’ integrated care systems
Integrated care systems would become “democratically accountable” under a Labour government, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has told HSJ.
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NewsRegion ‘working to 40-week target’ for treatment
A group of NHS organisations have said they are “working to referral to treatment time targets of 40 weeks instead of 18 weeks”, in board papers which they are now indicating are misleading.
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CommentDefining the professional NHS manager
Once NHS managers are framed properly as a profession, the doctor, the regulator, the media and the politician might have less excuse to target them. By
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CommentA new deal with the public
It’s time to revisit what people can expect from the NHS and what their obligations are in return, writes Chris Ham
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NewsNHS mandate confirms flagship waiting targets on hold
The government’s instructions for the NHS in 2018-19 confirm that flagship waiting time targets for planned and emergency care remain on hold.
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NewsYear-plus elective waiters at highest number since 2012
The number of patients waiting more than a year for an elective procedure is at its highest since August 2012, new data reveals.
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NHS England: Waiting targets will be missed without cuts to other services
NHS England has warned that elective waiting time standards “will not be fully funded and met” next year unless there are cuts to services such as mental health, cancer and primary care.
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CommentSeeing and hearing: reflections on how the NHS has changed
Helen Buckingham looks back on the highs, lows and lessons from 25 years working in the health service
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HSJ KnowledgeCharting the increasing role of allied health professionals in the NHS
HCL Workforce Solutions’ Claire Billenness on the positive contribution made by the AHP workforce to the country’s health and wellbeing
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CommentLook in the staff survey mirror and ask: am I the bully?
The positivity so evident in the NHS and its staff should be celebrated - and the stain of bullying eradicated, writes Rob Webster
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS England will not stop hearing aid ‘rationing’ plan
NHS England will not intervene in a clinical commissioning group’s attempt to ‘ration’ access to hearing aids, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ PartnersCCG barometer: Mix of confidence and concern
CCGs are confident they can implement new care models of care described in the forward view, but they will need local and national political backing, says Peter Edwards
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NewsLeading trusts defy NHS England over 'out of area' referrals
Teaching hospitals are continuing to refuse ‘out of area’ referrals in defiance of new rules from NHS England.
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NewsGovernment wades into Birmingham referrals row
The government has waded into the row between a leading foundation trust and a group of commissioners after closing its doors to “out of area” referrals for routine care
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CommentIf the NHS was a patient, it would have depression
For compassionate care, staff must feel attended to
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NewsMiliband announces £2.5bn NHS 'time to care fund'
Labour party leader Ed Miliband today announced it would introduce a “£2.5bn NHS Time to Care Fund”, increasing health service funding at a greater rate than at present, if he formed a government next year.
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CommentProtecting urgent patients not covered by targets is easier said than done
It isn’t happening consistently
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CommentHow to make the NHS constitution a reality on the front line
We all have a duty to implement its values