@HMAnderson39

HSJ reporter writing about NHS finance + NHS in Yorks & Lincs: get in touch at [email protected] DMs open for tip-offs & hellos. Previous work below:

henryanderson.journoportfolio.com/
Joined July 2011
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NHS staff could be offered voluntary exits or moved into different roles under the SNP's major health board shake-up, despite ministers pledging no compulsory redundancies 👇
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The maternity commissioner proposed by government will have the following powers, according to government amendments tabled in the Lords bills.parliament.uk/publicat…
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On the one hand, despite U-turning on HSSIB merger into CQC, the government says it is committed to the Dash review and wants to simplify the patient safety landscape (there are some face-saving proposals about 'improving' HSSIB to reduce duplication)...
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... and yet the government is also introducing another public body into what it admits is a cluttered landscape, one that can carry out review and issue reports, but without the ability to ensure its recommendations are followed up.
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Breaking - Ministers have dropped plans to scrap a independent health investigations body following opposition in Parliament. Letter from minister also reveals new maternity commissioner will not be able to make binding recommendations hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulat…
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Welcomed by Tory health shadow @DamianHinds xitter.cf/DamianHinds/status/211…
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The government has today cancelled its plan to remove the Health Services Safety Investigation Body as the statutorily independent ‘safe space’ body dedicated to systemic patient safety learning and improvement in the NHS. This is good news which we strongly welcome.
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A new maternity commissioner for England will be able to launch reviews and monitor progress - but not be able to make binding recommendations That's according to letter from a minister seen by HSj W/ @emilyltownsend hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulat…

Exclusive: Ministers drop plan to scrap investigations body

The government has U-turned on its plan to abolish an independent health service investigations body after opposition in the House of Lords, HSJ has learned.

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Yday in Commons Yvette Cooper was asked by @DamianHinds if she believed NHS England would be abolished by 1st April 2027. The health secretary did not exactly answer the question... hansard.parliament.uk/common…
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NEW: A House of Lords committee is calling for stronger confidentiality protections in the legislation to set up a new single patient record. Peers say existing wording is "not currently fit for purpose" and want privacy protections in the Bill, not left to regulations
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Breaking: DHSC and NHSE are planning for a 2.4% pay uplift for NHS staff in 2027-28, warning that anything above this would “inevitably have an impact on healthcare delivery”.
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Back in January @journo_kituno reported the then timetable for DHSC-NHSE merger - New operating model end of May - 45-day staff consultation on changes in Oct - Consultation on post-filling and redundancies January 27 It's now almost November and none of that has happened...
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... which is why many are concluding that it's effectively too late to get the merger done before April 2027 hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulat…

NHSE abolition on the cusp of being delayed

The abolition of NHS England will have to be formally delayed beyond April 2027 unless decisions about future national structures are made within days, HSJ understands.

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original story here: hsj.co.uk/workforce/dhsc-nhs…

DHSC-NHSE merger timetable revealed

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have revealed a full timetable for merging their functions.

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Henry Anderson retweeted
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@BBCPoliticsOct 18
“It’s a disgrace” Health Secretary Yvette Cooper responds to incidents of NHS staff accessing private medical records of high profile patients including the Nottingham attacks victims #BBCLauraK bbc.co.uk/news/live/c64gv8k2…
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A review of maternity care used AI to review evidence - which missed evidence of "normal birth" ideology, reports @emilyltownsend Amos review said to have removed references to normal birth before publication hsj.co.uk/patient-safety/amo…
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Opposition to govt's Health Bill in the Lords becoming clearer as amendments tabled: - Cross-party bid to save Healthwatch - Labour peers try to block FT governor abolition - Tories in bid to limit ministerial powers over local NHS bills.parliament.uk/publicat…
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