All Health Service Journal articles in October 2018 – Page 7
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: The legislative genie is out of the bottle
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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News
NHS warned of 'crippling' PFI charges over the next decade
The NHS has been warned of “crippling” finance charges from its PFI contracts over the next decade, when aggregate repayments on the deals will reach their peak.
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News
Trust exits financial special measures as deficit reduces
A trust has been taken out of financial special measures after over two years – because it has reduced its underlying deficit by £15m and is making progress on efficiency and productivity savings.
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News
Trusts using HCAs in place of nurses
NHS trusts recruited a higher percentage of healthcare assistants than nurses over a two year period, new research has revealed.
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News
NHSI to require business cases for subsidiary companies
NHS providers must submit a business case to show setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company yields value beyond VAT savings, under new proposals from NHS Improvement.
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News
Ex SHA chief gets top integration job
Three “sustainability and transformation partnerships” are to share a single chairman.
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News
Outpatients and day surgery could move out of city
Day surgery and outpatient clinics could largely move out of Canterbury if a proposal to site an emergency and specialist hospital in the city go ahead.
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News
Daily Insight: Repeat after me
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Greater investment in training of healthcare assistants is need of the hour
Healthcare assistants are increasingly plugging the workforce gap, spending more time with patients than nurses, but receive the least amount of training, says Professor Lynne Gell
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News
'Pretty angry' CEO accuses neighbouring trust of poor planning
An NHS trust chief executive has criticised his neighbouring provider for “poor” planning ahead of the part closure of its accident and emergency department next month.
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Comment
Diversity and inclusion are not optional extras if the NHS wishes to improve
Roger Kline writes about the benefits of diversity and inclusion for the NHS
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News
Government hits back in clinical waste row
The government has hit back at claims that there is not enough incineration capacity to burn waste from NHS hospitals - accusing the company at the centre of a stockpiling scandal of refusing to pay disposal costs.
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News
Firm alleges it was told 'take NHS to court and you'll lose business'
A company was told that if it pursued a procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group it could damage its chances of winning more work, court documents allege.
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HSJ Interactive
Beyond traditional outsourcing
Abi Tierney discusses how support service providers are stepping up to the challenge of care co-ordination
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News
CCG chair loses job after integration plan stalls
The chairman of a clinical commissioning group in the east Midlands has lost his bid to be re-elected to the post.
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News
NHS England backtracks by confirming CQUIN shake up
National leaders have confirmed they will “significantly reduce” the value of CQUIN incentive schemes, despite NHS England previously denying that major changes were planned.
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News
STPs to create new five year plans
Health economies have been told to create five-year plans by autumn 2019, to set out how they will improve services and achieve financial sustainability.
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News
Trust leader retires after 21 years in CEO role
A trust leader has announced his retirement after 21 years as an NHS provider chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Elite FT seeks support for near £100m deficit
A Shelford Group trust is seeking further financial support from the Department of Health and Social Care after forecasting a deficit of almost £100m.