All Health Service Journal articles in October 2018 – Page 9
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CCGs split on IVF policy
Eight clinical commissioning groups which were meant to work together under a single accountable officer are split on one of their first major commissioning decisions.
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Decades old computer systems putting lives at risk
Decades old IT systems underpinning the national cervical cancer screening programme could put lives at risk, ministers have been warned.
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Poor uptake of new scheme to give patients control of confidential records
A new national system to give NHS patients control over sharing their confidential health records has been used by less than 5,000 people, leading to accusations that it has been poorly publicised.
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Daily Insight: I am not Jeremy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Waiting list and waiting times rise again
A larger waiting list, more patients over 18 weeks, and rising waiting times, all fuelled by a low elective admission rate. There is little to cheer about in August’s RTT statistics.
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Hancock pledges to 'put the past behind us' with new cash for junior doctors
The government will consider a “modest additional investment” in the junior doctors’ contract two years after a bitter dispute with medics which led to the first strike action in 40 years.
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Trust rejects full hospital group membership
A trust has rejected an offer to become a full member of a neighbouring hospital group amid concerns about “cherry picking”, stability and the loss of clinical services.
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A&Es miss national objective with record low performance
The NHS missed its planning guidance target for 90 per cent of patients to be seen within four hours by September and recorded its worst second quarter performance against the standard since records began, official data reveals.
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Chief nurse named in whistleblowing letter leaves troubled FT
A trust’s chief nurse, embroiled in a whistleblowing investigation, has resigned from her post.
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Cyber-attack cost NHS £92m – DHSC
The WannaCry ransomware attack cost the NHS £92m in disruption to services and IT upgrades, the Department of Health and Social Care estimates.
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CQC: Some patients only have access to poor services
Patients in some parts of the country now only have access to providers delivering poor services, according to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of healthcare quality in England.
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'Serious consequences' for NHS after negligence ruling over receptionist's advice
NHS trusts must review their practice “straight away” after a Supreme Court judgement yesterday extended their duty of care to information given to patients by clerical staff.
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Big chunk of 'sustainability' funding diverted into A&E tariff
A significant chunk, potentially over £1bn, of the £2.45bn provider sustainability fund will be diverted into the tariff in 2019-20 as a part of a radical shake up of NHS funding, Ian Dalton announced today.
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Daily Insight: Call me executive chairman
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Being an NHS chief executive
Lisa Rodrigues shares her experience of having been an NHS chief executive – the pitfalls and advantages
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Hancock signals new crackdown on agency staff
Health secretary Matt Hancock has signalled the government will launch a further crackdown on the use of agency staff.
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Comment
Leaders who ‘perform’ on racial inclusion don’t fool BAME staff
As a study of earnings by ethnicity shows significant gaps in pay for BAME NHS staff, Tracie Jolliff explores how leadership can affect change.
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HSJ Interactive
Disruptive talent management
Kate Wilson explores five key themes to developing the senior leaders of the future
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HSJ Interactive
An HSJ and Edwards Supplement: Heart Valve Disease
This HSJ supplement looks at where we are with heart valve disease today, the challenges of the future and how we can meet them.