Raid on DH’s capital budget rises to £640m –  Health Service Journal
The Treasury agreed a further £150m transfer from the Department of Health’s capital budget in the early months of 2015 to help the health service cope with ongoing revenue spending pressures, HSJ can reveal.

NHS Staff Survey 2014 findings published – NHS Employers 
The 2014 NHS Staff Survey findings show growing pressure on those working in the NHS, but also that the vast majority of staff remain positive about their work and the service they provide.

Nurses raise concerns about high levels of delayed discharge – Nursing Times
Almost 70% of nurses across England admit they frequently delay discharge for older patients because there is no support in place for them after hospital, a study has revealed.

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Population health systems: going beyond integrated care –  The King’s Fund
Integrated care has become a key focus of health service reform in England in recent years, as a response to fragmentation within the NHS and social care system. Yet efforts to integrate care services have rarely extended into a concern for the broader health of local populations and the impact of the wider determinants of health. This is a missed opportunity. This paper aims to challenge those involved in integrated care and public health to ‘join up the dots’, seeing integrated care as part of a broader shift away from fragmentation towards an approach focused on improving population health.

Digital pioneer bids to integrate NHS patient records for free – Health Service Journal
One of the NHS technology community’s leading experts is building a new system to integrate the health service’s myriad patient record systems, and he plans to give it to the NHS for free.

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Is Your Employee Coachable? – Harvard Business Review
When your direct report isn’t improving despite your best efforts, you need to consider whether that person is coachable. “Coachability” requires two things of your direct report:
The need to demonstrate a commitment to her development. That means she will be more willing to accept feedback, more willing to try something new, and more willing to confess if she didn’t do something right—because she sees that moment as a learning opportunity.
They need to have capacity to get to the skill level you want her to reach. For example, you could want to be a professional basketball player, but no matter how hard you practice, you may not get into the NBA.