All Policy articles – Page 25
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CommentRespiratory care has got worse since it was made a priority in the long-term plan
The NHS has named respiratory as a priority area, but for the millions of people living with lung disease in the UK life is only getting harder. Sarah Woolnough says the NHS must use its long-term plan refresh to finally start giving people with lung conditions the recognition, care and ...
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NewsNHS put on cyber attack alert following Russian invasion of Ukraine
NHS organisations have this evening been asked to strengthen their defences against cyberattacks, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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CommentMen need their own health strategy
Considering that there are serious challenges in men and boys’ health, developing a strategy for men’s health which includes the responsiveness of the health service and society as a whole is the need of the hour, writes Nick Fletcher
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NewsPension contributions for higher earners and part-time staff to be cut
The government has confirmed it will change how much people pay towards their NHS pension, with adjustments due to be phased in from October.
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NewsPrepare for tighter grip from regulators, says Mackey
Trust leaders now face a far more ‘performance management-orientated world’ than most have realised, following a prolonged period in which there has been little grip from regulators, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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NewsCovid vaccine status could be factor in misconduct cases, NHSE director suggests
There is a risk that NHS staff who remain unvaccinated against coronavirus could have this used against them in a fitness-to-practise procedure, an NHS England director has warned.
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CommentI know what dodgy policy looks like and the integration white paper fits that bill
The problem with the new white paper on integration is that the way it thinks change happens is pretty much the same as past attempts, writes Richard Taunt
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NewsRole of NHS national and regional teams under review as ICSs develop, says Confed chief
The role of the centre and region of NHS England is under review because trusts will increasingly be accountable to and challenged by their integrated care systems, the NHS Confederation chief executive has said.
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NewsRecovery plan expects two more years of waiting list growth
The government’s NHS recovery plan says elective waiting lists are likely to continue growing until March 2024.
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NewsNational chiefs tell staff covid vaccine is ‘professional responsibility’
The most senior clinical leaders in the NHS have written to staff telling them it is their professional responsibility to be vaccinated against covid-19, in the wake of the government abandoning plans to make it a legal requirement.
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HSJ LocalNew ICS structure ‘absolutely daft’, says acute chair
Proposals for how Norfolk and Waveney integrated care system will work ‘feel so top heavy’ that residents could ‘struggle to understand the point’, a local hospital chair has warned.
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HSJ PartnersMore than skin deep – understanding the burden of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
Focusing on psoriasis could help to manage costly comorbidities, policymakers told
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NewsNew national body to take powers from scandal-hit watchdog
The health secretary has announced a new national body to carry out ‘independent’ and ‘family-focused’ investigations of maternity services.
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NewsMore doctors to get bonuses under government’s new scheme
The government has announced reforms to the “clinical excellence awards” bonus scheme for senior doctors, in an effort to make the process more inclusive.
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HSJ LocalCCG opens ‘care hotel’ after critical incident
A hotel in the centre of Norwich is temporarily being converted into a care facility to help ease local bed pressures, as Norfolk becomes the latest area to pilot the model.
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CommentWhy NHSE’s plan to abolish the 4 hour A&E target is a mistake
The study shows that long waits in A&E are associated with higher patient mortality. So, if waits much longer than 4 hours are demonstrably bad, what does this imply about policy?
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The politics of the elective recovery plan
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The new Recovery Watch newsletter will track prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsNHSE warns trusts not to use costly clinical locums
NHS England has ‘strongly discouraged’ trusts from using insourcing solutions which involve paying locum clinical staff ‘escalated rates’.
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NewsDon’t ‘rush out’ incomplete elective plan, ministers warned
Ministers have been urged not to ‘rush out’ their elective recovery plan this week by NHS Providers because the full impact of omicron on the service has not been established.
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NewsGovernment seeks patient safety commissioner to ’set example of integrity and ethical leadership’
The government has launched recruitment for the first patient safety commissioner for England, revealing the successful candidate could work part-time.