All Health Service Journal articles in October 2018 – Page 10
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Stevens calls for legislation to 'accelerate' long term plan
Simon Stevens has called for “pragmatic” legislative changes to help the NHS deliver its new long term plan over the next decade in a speech to health service managers today.
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Exclusive: Government to ask hospitals to assess impact of 'no deal Brexit' on supply chains
NHS trusts will be asked to assess the impact of a no deal Brexit on their supply chain of goods and equipment, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
How to enable the uptake of technology in the NHS?
Responding to Matt Hancock’s argument that the NHS will fall behind the curve if it waits to evaluate benefits before implementing new technology, Adam Steventon says evaluation is crucial and outlines four measures to ensure timely evaluation of new technology is achieved
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Trust subsidiary staff to strike after rejecting pay offer
Staff employed by a trust’s wholly owned subsidiary company will go on strike this week after rejecting a pay offer lower than the government’s agreed deal for NHS Agenda for Change staff.
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Trusts move clinical waste contracts to new provider after stockpiling scandal
Fifteen NHS trusts have transferred their clinical waste management contracts to another provider, after it emerged a key supplier to the NHS was stockpiling human body parts and other dangerous waste.
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Trust consultants write letter of support for under fire board
Consultants at an under fire trust have written a letter of support for their board amid public outcry over the safety of the organisation’s services.
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Hopson: Long term NHS plan must not be 'written behind the bike sheds'
The NHS long term plan must not be “written behind the bike sheds” by national chiefs if the NHS is to take ownership and deliver its targets, the body representing trusts has warned.
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Exclusive: A quarter of a million staff opt out of NHS pension
A quarter of a million NHS workers opted out of the pension scheme over the past three years, with experts blaming a “punitive” government tax regime and the current cost of living, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
NHS long term plan should herald new approach to deliver further efficiency
The NHS long term plan should be based on partnership working between national leaders, trusts and local systems, writes David Williams
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Daily Insight: Where to get thrombolysis
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Regulators tell county to look again at centralising stroke services
Stroke services in West Sussex could be reorganised – two years after plans were halted because of fears they would impact on other hospitals outside the county.
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Neighbouring trust brought in to support struggling DGH
A trust criticised for the safety of its emergency services has brought in a neighbouring provider to help support improvements in nursing and A&E, HSJ has learned
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Revealed: Hospital made ‘lunacy’ bed cuts before severe winter problems
A trust reduced its “core bed base” by nearly 40 in the run up to last winter, when its emergency department endured severe problems and intervention by inspectors, it has emerged.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: What the long term NHS plan will - and won't - do for integration
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping policy, providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Quarter of CCGs fall below psychosis spend benchmark
Nearly a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are spending less than the estimated sum needed to provide proper care to seriously ill mental health patients, according to a new analysis by HSJ.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The ability to count
The chancellor’s recent speech with incorrect numbers about the funding boost to the NHS damages public perception at a time when trust in politics is low, says Andy Cowper
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Daily Insight: Cyber scrimping
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Productive and unproductive organisational change: a view from within
With mergers of CCGs picking up, Bie Nio (Pauline) Ong notes that for any organisational change to be successful it should focus more on people rather than just structure
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Human waste stockpiling, gender balanced boards and idiom confused Parliamentarians
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Trust considered stopping sick pay for staff refusing flu jab
A foundation trust considered proposals – which it has now abandoned – to deny staff sick pay if they had time off work with the flu after refusing vaccination.