All Policy articles – Page 9
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HSJ LocalTrusts red-listed because of failure to connect to ‘critical’ safety system
Some of the country’s largest trusts could be left without an automated safety incident reporting system when NHS England removes the existing solution next month, HSJ has learned.
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CommentTaking time to stop thinking about problems
Why is Sir Trevor Longstay keen to hold an all-day planning meeting? Why is he going out of his way to flatter the regional director? And will the ICB ever finish its stakeholder map? Julian Patterson has the answers
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CommentThe toxic trans debate higlights the danger of diverging from evidence-based care
The Cass Review of gender identity services for children and young people, published last month, found care was disconnected from the evidence and diverged from usual NHS practice. Although focused on a specialist service, Dr Cass’s findings have implications for the wider NHS, says Victoria Keilthy.
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NewsLong-waiters fall by a third despite ‘stubbornly high’ elective list
Trusts cut the number 65-week breaches by 35 per cent between February and March, reducing the long waiter cohort significantly from around 75,000 to around 49,000, according to NHS England’s monthly data.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers trigger review of CQC inspection regime
The government is launching a review of the Care Quality Commission and has appointed a senior NHS figure to lead it, HSJ understands.
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NewsJoint ICB/trust committee given binding powers to improve system’s care quality
An integrated care system has agreed to establish a unique body comprising both commissioners and providers, which will be empowered to make binding decisions affecting the entire health economy.
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NewsRadical rule changes would boost NHS recovery, say chiefs
The vast majority of ICB chiefs believe “drastically reducing data sharing restrictions” would help them achieve their aims, according to HSJ’s survey.
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Comment'Don't be captured by the CEO': the secrets of being a good chair
Ken Jarrold writes about key insights learned during his tenure as an NHS chair, emphasising stakeholder prioritisation, executive independence, and value embodiment
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NewsFTs and ICBs want me to abolish each other, says Streeting
Wes Streeting would seek to resolve the “tension” between foundation trusts and integrated care boards if he becomes health and social care secretary, he has said.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE targeting 50% cut to waiting list
NHS England is floating proposals to cut the elective waiting list by nearly 50 per cent to under 4 million over the next five years, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Why are referrals lower than expected?
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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HSJ PartnersBetter, faster, stronger: Incentivising capacity for NHS cancer care
By prioritising a new approach to incentives, policymakers can help create system capacity in cancer services, especially at a time when organisational reform and major financial investment are unlikely, writes David Brocklehurst
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Comment‘You Turn’ service to continue, vow NHS chiefs
Martin Plackard, chief strategy officer at NHS Blithering, has made an important correction after a plan to extend health services for practitioners was initially misunderstood. Julian Patterson has the details
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NewsStaff mental health support axed by NHSE
A dedicated mental health and addiction support service for secondary care staff is shutting to new patients, as NHS England is set to cut its funding.
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NewsUpdated: NHSE launches new elective waiting list count
NHS England will today take a decisive step towards the first major change in how service’s elective waiting list is collected and reported for 17 years.
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NewsRevealed: The ICSs ‘diverting’ the most GP referrals through controversial model
There is huge regional variation in the rate at which health systems are preventing patients joining the elective waiting list through “advice and guidance” to GPs, according to analysis by HSJ.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how better data flow could help improve virtual ward outcomes
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. Virtual wards are a key part of NHS’s drive towards multidisciplinary, in-home care models. At a policy level, the emphasis until now has been on the number of virtual beds available per capita. ...
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NewsWaiting list is 430k longer because of strikes, NHSE claims
The elective waiting list would have breached 7 million regardless of strikes over the past 14 months — but would have been around 430,000 smaller — according to new NHS England modelling.
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NewsTrusts told to justify workforce increases, as NHSE warns the service must ‘consolidate’
NHS England has told trusts to review and justify their staffing increases over the last four years, saying there must now be a drive to “consolidate” services and workforce.
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NewsFocus should be on waiting list size, as well as long waiters says planning guidance
NHS England has told local leaders they must start to focus on reducing the overall size of the elective waiting list and not just the longest waiters.