All Health Service Journal articles in November 2017
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NewsGP training target exceeded for first time
Health Education England has exceeded its target for GP training for the first time, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsRTT, cancer and A&E waits - November 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for November 2017.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Anti-ACO activists' common ground with government
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentExcellence reporting – Learning from ‘the good stuff’
An initiative to acknowledge and learn from good practices in providing care at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust has boosted staff morale and shown how organisations can capture excellence, say Sarah Mole, Jennie Winnard and Dr Richard Hixson
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CommentPeace, reconciliation and system leadership in health and social care in England
Glenn Harvey shares simple lessons that he thinks health and social care can learn from peacebuilding with church leaders in Northern Ireland
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NewsCCGs facing 'significant financial risk' after generic drug price surge
Clinical commissioning groups are facing “significant financial risk” this financial year due to supply issues pushing up the prices they have to pay for generic drugs.
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Revealed: Seven trusts breaching break even duty until 2022
Seven NHS trusts believe they will not technically break even for five years or more, with two requiring until 2026, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ PartnersMoving healthcare closer to home: watch the video
Learn how the new Healthcare Centres from Celesio UK, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, provide patients an alternative to receiving treatment in hospital by moving hospital healthcare closer to home and improving patient experience.
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HSJ KnowledgeAccountable care – the art of the possible
With the move to ACS and ACO models presenting challenges, Christian Dingwall and Jamie Foster explore eight steps to smooth the transition
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NewsExclusive: Cancer workforce shortages having ‘direct’ impact on patient care
Workforce shortages across cancer care are having a direct impact on the treatment of patients, Cancer Research UK has warned ahead of the publication of a major NHS workforce strategy for the sector.
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NewsFunding talks still ‘ongoing’ for A&E workforce plan, says top doctor
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said talks are ongoing over funding for a much vaunted national plan to address the emergency department workforce, despite national officials saying it had already been agreed.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trusts cancel estates deal over company's Grenfell link
Two NHS trusts have abandoned a procurement process due to concerns about the preferred bidder’s link to a contractor on Grenfell Tower, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts to keep heart surgery but must fulfil 'ambitious' promises
Three hospital trusts will no longer lose their congenital heart disease surgery despite the services facing the threat of closure for over a year, NHS England announced on Thursday.
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NewsNHSI and NHS England plan closer collaboration
NHS Improvement and NHS England are to explore closer working including the prospect of occasional joint board meetings, the new chair of NHSI has said.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: The NHS is a bad employer for too many
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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NewsNurse staffing levels will determine NHS winter capacity
Nurse staffing levels will be the “determining factor” for NHS trusts in opening extra capacity to cope with winter pressures.
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CommentAccountable care is a means to an end
To ease the difficult transition towards accountable care, Claire Kennedy and Julia Simon outline various dos and don’ts for organisations
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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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HSJ LocalNational bodies step in as health economy's financial risk grows
The East Sussex health economy has a “system risk” of £80m with its clinical commissioning groups and the main acute provider likely to miss their control totals and the financial deterioration likely to “one of the most significant in the South East.”