All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 85
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NewsNew A&E target branded ‘extremely unambitious’
The new national target to see 76 per cent of A&E patients within four hours by March 2024 has been described as ‘extremely unambitious’ by senior emergency clinicians.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Reforms spark fears over impact on workforce
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance, and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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NewsGovernment launches national safety review after scandals
The mental health minister has ordered a rapid review into patient safety in mental health inpatient settings across England following several recent safety scandals.
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NewsA&E patients being discharged before they are admitted, warns senior medic
A growing number of patients deemed to require a hospital admission are waiting so long in A&E that they end up being discharged before being admitted to a ward, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHSE’s redundancy scheme ‘unfit for purpose,’ says managers union
NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme is “unfit for purpose”, the Managers in Partnership union has claimed, warning its members to “consider their circumstances carefully” before applying.
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NewsNHSE ‘mistaken’ in prioritising ‘headline funding’, says ex-Treasury mandarin
A trust chair and former senior Treasury official says NHS England has repeatedly made the ‘mistake’ of pushing for maximum headline increases in their main revenue budget – which has meant less funding being allocated for transformative investments.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Inside NHS England's £500m data gamble
Bids are open for NHS England’s new £480m national data platform – will it make the NHS better connected and more efficient, or is it a national vanity project? We also discuss who the successful bidders might be.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Ministers hold ICSs’ feet to the fire
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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NewsSenior managers among targets in NHSE redundancy drive
NHS England has published details of a voluntary redundancy scheme, which has been launched in an effort to cut its headcount by up to 40 per cent and help “minimise any need for compulsory redundancy”.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Priced out of the market
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalReviews into trust failures are an effort to ‘control the narrative’, say medics
Consultants who blew the whistle at a major teaching trust have raised “grave concerns” about the impartiality of three reviews into the safety and bullying allegations they made.
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NewsBoard members tried to ‘disrupt’ joint CEO plans, says NHS England
Board members at an acute trust deliberately ‘disrupted’ attempts to merge its leadership with another provider, according to a highly critical NHS England investigation.
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NewsExclusive: ICSs with most and least funding growth
Local health systems’ budgets will rise by an average of 3.3 per cent in 2023-24, according to draft allocations seen by HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: How much each ICS is getting from the £200m discharge fund
Two integrated care systems are receiving over £10m each to spend on supporting hospital discharge, while 10 are getting less than £3m.
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NewsNHS England set to water down renewable energy rules
NHS England plans to water down a requirement for trusts to buy electricity from 100 per cent renewable sources.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The New Year war on the waiting list
NHS trusts have been given 20 days by NHS England to book in all patients who have been waiting longer than 78 weeks for their elective appointment.
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NewsOnly three trusts hit new A&E target
Average ambulance waits for stroke and heart attack patients topped two hours in three regions last month, amid another sharp drop in emergency care performance.
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NewsTrusts given 20 days to book in all 78-week waiters
Trusts must book appointments for all patients who have been waiting longer than 78 weeks by the end of this month under new orders sent out today by NHS England.
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NewsEight trusts win place on elective recovery project
Eight trusts have been awarded roles trialling a new accreditation scheme for surgical hubs as part of an NHS England pilot that will run until March.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: NHSE steps up 78-week drive as March deadline looms
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.