Policy and Regulation – Page 93
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards good news
Andy Cowper shares some bits of actual good news peppered with a dash of a downer at the end.
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NewsMore seriously ill people turned down for NHS home care funding
Fewer people with serious long-term conditions are receiving NHS-funded care at home, with massive countrywide variation revealed.
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Exclusive: NHS England mulls specialised services payment overhaul
NHS England is considering a radical overhaul of the way specialised mental health services are paid for including a greater emphasis on rewarding providers for shifting care into the community, according to internal documents obtained by HSJ.
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News'Vulnerable patients' face ongoing caps to care funding
Commissioners have been allowed to continue applying cost caps to the more than £3bn of NHS Continuing Healthcare claims as long as they follow new new government rules.
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NewsKing's Fund chief executive announces departure
Chris Ham has announced he will leave the King’s Fund at the end of 2018.
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NewsNHS England rejects 'implausible' CQC recommendations
NHS England has branded one of the Care Quality Commission’s key suggestions for tackling the problem of locked rehabilitation for mental health patients as “implausible”.
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NewsGovernment interrogates prices to stymie £200m-plus drugs overspend
Government has begun intensively monitoring new information on the generic drug market to try to stymie additional costs which are running into hundreds of millions of pounds, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHunt launches bid to reduce medication error deaths
Jeremy Hunt has launched a bid to reduce medication errors in the NHS, which new research says costs the NHS over 181,000 bed days and causes hundreds of deaths.
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NewsFormer NHS chief 'disappointed' by slow mental health reform
Former NHS chief executive Lord Crisp is “very disappointed” with the lack of urgency in implementing his recommendations to improve access to acute mental health care – with NHS England yet to publish an official response two years after they were made.
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CommentThe government needs to do more to protect children's mental health services
We must ensure that the system of addressing children’s mental health needs is made sustainable, otherwise the younger population with the greatest needs is likely to suffer the most. By Nick Waggett
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NewsCare gaps for thousands of patients who choose GP away from home
There may be gaps in primary care for more than 14,000 people who are registered with GP practices outside their area, HSJ has found. GPs warned it highlights a safety risk.
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LeaderHunt acts fast to stop Liverpool becoming his Mid Staffs
This is the first time Jeremy Hunt has had to deal with a care scandal that both feels eerily like Mid Staffordshire, and that happened on the Conservatives’ watch.
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NewsSenior managers could face tougher sanctions from CQC
Senior managers in the NHS could face tougher sanctions following a government review of the fit and proper person test.
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CommentWhat you need to know about the refreshed NHS plans
If you’re involved in the nitty-gritty of this year’s planning round, here’s what you need to know about the latest planning guidance. By Rob Findlay
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CommentPlanning guidance: The NHS moment
Saffron Cordery describes specific themes that can be deduced for the health service from the recent planning guidance
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NewsExclusive: NHS England abandoned 'forward view' for community services
NHS England has abandoned plans to create a “forward view” for community services, despite arguing that sustainability and transformation partnerships need one to achieve their full potential, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England moves to clear up flu vaccine confusion
NHS England has moved to try to clear up confusion over flu vaccines for next winter, following concerns that a better approach last year could have reduced pressure in hospitals.
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NewsGovernment announces £150m extra social care allocation
Housing and communities secretary Sajid Javid has announced he will provide an additional £150m for adult social care services in 2018-19.
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NewsExclusive: Ian Dalton criticises 'unrealistic' A&E plans
The chief executive of NHS Improvement has called for an end to “unrealistic” planning for emergency admissions to hospital, arguing that new money for the NHS will not “make it to patients” if demand is underestimated.
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NewsTrust given two-year contract after private provider collapse
A two year patient transport contract was awarded to an ambulance trust, after it said it would not otherwise be able to provide short term support, it has emerged.