All Andrew Lansley articles – Page 40
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NewsStudies back NHS competition and choice
Competition among NHS hospitals in England reduces death rates and decreases patients’ overall length of stay at no extra cost, researchers have found.
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NewsCost of axing hospital redesigns must be counted
The financial consequences of halting proposed service changes should be taken into account, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has said.
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NewsUCLH says acute care centralisation is better
London’s controversial centralisation programme is delivering lifesaving benefits to patients, according to one of England’s largest foundation trusts.
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CommentMedia Watch: Lansley's plans for wholesale change
As rumour and speculation over cuts continues, the Financial Times reported that health secretary Andrew Lansley’s proposals for wholesale structural change within the NHS had hit a snag when seen by the committee that resolves intra-coalition government disagreements.
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NewsLansley announces public health 'vision'
Andrew Lansley has announced a “whole new approach” to public health in which, he says, the government will shape individuals’ behaviour and choice rather than control supply.
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NewsDH says reform 'proceeding' despite doubts
The Department of Health is insisting health secretary Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms are “proceeding”, following a report they have been rejected by other departments.
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NewsHas Lansley called time on falling NHS waiting lists?
Some see the abolition of central performance management of the 18 weeks referral to treatment target as a big mistake, others think it heralds a more flexible system. Alison Moore looks at the early outlook for a controversial change of policy
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NewsNICE publishes the first set of quality standards
Trusts should screen all stroke patients for cognitive impairment within six weeks of diagnosis, according to the first set of quality standards to be published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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NewsNew GP role may create deficit
Handing the NHS commissioning budget over to GPs could cause the NHS to generate a gross annual deficit of at least £1.2bn, research due to be published soon suggests.
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NewsDavid Nicolson slows pace of Lansley change
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said he doubts whether health secretary Andrew Lansley’s plans to implement GP commissioning can be achieved by April 2012.
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CommentMichael White on the NHS budget
Good news of a sort for Andrew Lansley as he faces twin pressures: wholly predictable pressure from the Tory right (plus that nudge from Andy Burnham) to include the NHS in George Osborne’s Budget strategy for public spending cuts, and pressure from the chancellor himself not to let feckless GPs ...
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CommentYour Humble Servant: Handy Andy
‘It’s been a few months now, and we’ve had no new strategy, plan or output. I can only assume you’ve been stocking up on additional inadequates so that you can get rid of them easily as cost savings to show off to the new ministers’
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NewsMinister visits hospital at centre of A&E reconfiguration row
Health minister Simon Burns is to visit Newark Hospital today after the local MP raised objections to changes to accident and emergency.
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LeaderClinical engagement is about more than GPs
At last week’s NHS Confederation conference, health secretary Andrew Lansley stressed the need for managers to engage with GPs, while batting away the question of how Treasury officials feel about giving them control of the commissioning purse strings - a question that is not going to go away.
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NewsLansley: money is now 'core responsibility' of doctors
Health secretary Andrew Lansley today told the British Medical Association conference that use of resources is a “core responsibility” of doctors.
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NewsNICE publishes first quality standards
Trusts should screen all stroke patients for cognitive impairment within six weeks of diagnosis, according to the first set of quality standards to be published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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NewsLansley acknowledges PBC accountability concerns
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has acknowledged concerns over the accountability arrangements for GP budget holding but has said there is “no merit” in implementing his planned changes slowly.
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NewsLansley tells Confed: NHS needs strong management
The health secretary has told the NHS Confederation conference the NHS needs “strong management” and his reforms will be “exciting” for good managers and leaders.
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NewsLansley promises clear accountability rules
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will set out a clear framework of accountability for his reformed NHS, he told the NHS Confederation conference today.
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NewsConservatives warming to vertical integration, says Nuffield director
The Conservatives are warming towards the vertical integration of community services, the director of the Nuffield Trust has told a meeting at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool.