All Health Service Journal articles in September 2019 – Page 2
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News
Doctors face new laws on reporting deaths to coroners
New laws will come into effect tomorrow requiring doctors to report deaths to a coroner for the first time in a bid to modernise the death reporting process in England and Wales.
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Expert Briefing
‘About that bus…?’: Ministers’ tactics to see off threat of a Brexit drugs sell-off revealed
Welcome to the ‘About that bus…?’ weekly newsletter – giving you the inside track on how the fallout from Brexit is affecting the NHS at national and local level, edited by James Illman. Contact me in confidence.
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Mapped: The hospital builds in PM’s pledge
The trusts which will benefit from a share of £2.7bn to rebuild hospitals, or £100m to develop business cases for future schemes, announced by the prime minister today.
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Government promises £3bn hospital building programme
The government has announced a £3bn capital investment plan to rebuild hospitals and replace diagnostic equipment.
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Comment
The Bedpan: ‘Under the Knife’? Not really
What it is: Under the Knife is a new, crowd-funded and Keep Our NHS Public-supported documentary.
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Community hospital to reopen after staff shortages forced it to shut
An Oxfordshire community hospital is to reopen after it was forced to shut at the beginning of the summer due to major nursing shortages.
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Independent review ordered at FT after claims of patient safety concerns
An independent review has been ordered into a hospital trust’s urology unit after patient safety concerns were put to an employment tribunal.
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HSJ Local
CCGs seek single exec after letter from regional director
The five mid and south Essex clinical commissioning groups have set out plans for a single accountable officer and executive team by April 2020.
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Comment
Patient choice, not ending 'privatisation', should be the focus of new legislation
David Furness on the legislative proposals for an NHS Integration Bill
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Comment
The dangers of Labour's attempt to cut drug costs
The Labour party’s proposals aimed at drug costs are radical but risky, writes Tony Hockley
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News
Daily Insight: An inspector calls, and then calls again
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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‘Outstanding’ CCG’s first chair announces retirement
The first clinical chair of the newly formed Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group is to retire from his post next year.
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Government earmarks £200m capital for diagnostic equipment
The government has brought forward a spending announcement, promising an extra £200m to improve the cancer scanning and diagnostic capacity of the NHS over the next 18 months.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ’s Brexit blog: About that bus…?
Welcome to About that bus…our new blog bringing you up to date news and views, and the inside track on how the fallout from Brexit is affecting the NHS at national and local level, edited by James Illman Contact me in confidence.
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NHS England sets playing field for digital GP providers
Digital-first GP providers will have to set up a clinic in most localities where they have patients, and will be denied entry to areas which already have enough doctors, under new rules adopted by NHS England.
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Trust approves ‘rapid growth’ plan for overseas work
A leading mental health trust is creating a joint venture organisation to develop its commercial work, including private care in the Middle East and potentially China.
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Revealed: Government preparing for nurse funding U-turn
The government is gearing up to announce reforms of financial support for NHS student nurses – likely to include a major reversal in funding policy – to boost applications.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: The big bursary U-turn
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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HSJ Local
Long-serving chief executive to retire
The chief executive officer of Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust is to retire.
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News
Daily Insight: The Lansley wrecking ball
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.