Health Management and Policy Alert

Thirty-seventh report 2024

NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) - 

This report sets out the NHSPRB’s analysis of evidence provided by relevant organisations and makes observations on the pay of NHS staff paid under Agenda for Change for 2024.

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Fifty-second report 2024

Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) - 

This report sets out the DDRB’s recommendations for doctors’ and dentists’ pay in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The DDRB provides independent advice on the pay of doctors and dentists in the NHS and HSC.

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Forty-sixth annual report on senior salaries 2024

Review Body on Senior Salaries - 

This report sets out the SSRB’s analysis of evidence and makes recommendations on the remuneration of senior civil servants, senior officers in the armed forces, members of the judiciary, senior leaders in the NHS in England and chief police officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Health at the heart of government: rebuilding the nation’s health through mission-driven government

Health Foundation - 

This briefing sets out practical and achievable solutions for rebuilding the health of the UK through mission-driven government. It is informed by our in-depth analysis on how government should operate and by insights and expertise from our expert panel.

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Carer’s Allowance overpayments

Carers UK - 

This report which brings together the experiences of 138 unpaid carers who have had a Carer’s Allowance overpayment. The report calls for swift action to prevent unpaid carers unwittingly building up huge debts after going over the earnings limit, which is causing financial hardship, anxiety and ill-health for unpaid carers.

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National training survey: 2024 results

General Medical Council - 

The results of the GMC's national training survey, the largest annual insight into the training of doctors in the UK, show half of doctors whose roles include training junior colleagues are at high or moderate risk of burnout. The report warns that plans to boost the UK’s workforce by increasing medical school places will fail if the needs of trainers are not also prioritised.

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Productivity in the NHS: what’s getting in the way?

Nuffield Trust - 

This long read explores the many factors that may be affecting NHS productivity. It argues that reaching a consensus on the roots of the problem, working collaboratively in a psychologically safe environment, is vital if the health service is to use the resources that it has in the best possible way.

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Enabling integrated care systems to work better

Institute for Government - 

One of NHS England's roles is to take some of the management of the NHS out of the Department of Health and Social Care. Since 2022 it has done this with the help of integrated care systems (ICSs). However senior officials in these bodies are still complaining about various forms of micromanagement. This short paper, based on interviews with those involved in ICSs, looks at how the new arrangements can be made to work better.

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Enabling integrated care systems to work better

Institute for Government - 

One of NHS England's roles is to take some of the management of the NHS out of the Department of Health and Social Care. Since 2022 it has done this with the help of integrated care systems (ICSs). However senior officials in these bodies are still complaining about various forms of micromanagement. This short paper, based on interviews with those involved in ICSs, looks at how the new arrangements can be made to work better.

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Fixing public services: priorities for the new Labour government

Institute for Government - 

This report looks at the most pressing issues facing the new Labour government in four key public services – the NHS, local government, schools and the criminal justice system – and the common problems that cut across them. It also analyses the implications of sticking with current spending plans, and makes recommendations for how the government can improve performance.

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