Policy and Regulation – Page 109
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NewsSystem-wide failure identified in damning report into child's death
Second investigation report into death of Sam Morrish calls for change in culture to improve local NHS investigations PHSO report says NHS trust failed to “accept that no view other than their own was the right one” Report follows criticism of PHSO, which took two years to carry out ...
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HSJ KnowledgeInto the great wide open: looking beyond your organisation
At the first of three events linked to HSJ’s Top Chief Executives list, healthcare leaders gathered to discuss the need for collaboration across organisations
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CommentHunt stays put - but faces a whole new set of challenges
Mike Birtwistle assesses how Jeremy Hunt might handle the very different demands of the new ministerial team
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NewsMay shakes up DH ministerial team
Junior defence minister Philip Dunne appointed minister of state for health Nicola Blackwood and David Mowat appointed parliamentary under-secretaries of state at Department of Health Life sciences minister George Freeman to chair new prime minister’s policy board Theresa May has implemented a substantial restructure of the Department of ...
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NewsDH director to become head of medical watchdog
The Department of Health’s director general for strategy and external relations Charlie Massey has been appointed as the new chief executive of the General Medical Council.
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CommentTime to look at the new cards after PM May's big shuffle
Michael White tries to look on the bright side of Boris, Brexit and the new prime minister’s line-up
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NewsNAO: Major contract collapse reveals 'significant risks' to patients
National Audit Office delivers withering verdict on organisations involved in collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract NHS regulation system means patient welfare can “fall between the cracks”, says senior MP There were “important gaps” in the advice provided by the Strategic Projects Team The NHS’s fragmented regulation system is ...
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CommentWe do have the best ever view of quality: this is what happens next
HSJ asked what the NHS will do with the huge amount of data it has on care quality - here’s the answer
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LeaderReality bites as the NHS meets its 'reset moment'
The tremors caused by the Brexit vote will be overshadowed by this week’s ‘reset moment’ - so what will it entail?
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CommentHealth and care sector collaboration can achieve improved efficiency
By partnering with housing services, the NHS can help patients to live healthier and more independent lives
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NewsExclusive: CQC warns of 'significant risk' in newborn care
CQC investigation reveals inconsistent practice and lack of guidance across NHS in caring for high risk babies Review was prompted by case of baby Elizabeth Dixon who died in 2001 NICE will produce new guidelines aimed at improving care which CQC believes will save lives There is a ...
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SupplementsFear of litigation must never be a roadblock to transparency
Legal processes must never get in the way of supporting staff, reducing risks to patients and doing the right thing
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog resigns over deputy’s sexual harassment cover-up
Dame Julie Mellor resigns after accepting she made mistakes in handling of correspondence over deputy Resignation follows the revealtion that she was made aware of a sexual harassment cover-up by Mick Martin in July last year Dame Julie resigned today after investigation into her conduct by Sir Alex Allan. ...
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LeaderThis seismic shock to British public life will have three major implications for the NHS
The most cataclysmic week in British public life for 70 years has given most predictions the shelf life of the average shadow Cabinet minister
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CommentWe must uphold the positive impacts of EU membership
Important to maintain the positive impacts of EU membership
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NewsTrusts could be graded on agency spend in new performance framework
NHS Improvement consulting on single performance framework for foundation trusts and non-FTs Agency spending among proposed measures in finance and governance categories Trusts would be banded into four grades NHS Improvement is consulting on a new performance framework that would see foundation trusts and NHS trusts subject to ...
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CommentA new way forward for disciplinaries: the whistleblower's view
A senior NHS HR director and a sacked whistleblower join forces to make the case for reform
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CommentA new way forward for disciplinaries: the HR director's view
The NHS’s means of dealing with disciplinary problems is outdated, contradictory and dangerous. Here Dean Royles offers his proposals for reform
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CommentBrexit: which way forward for the NHS?
Healthcare in England will be heavily influenced by the type of agreements the UK government can strike with other countries
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NewsBrexit: How the political fallout will affect the NHS
HSJ considers how the political fallout from the vote to leave the European Union will effect the NHS in the next few months and beyond.