All Andy Burnham articles – Page 17
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NewsNHS trusts count cost of free parking
Plans to phase out hospital car parking charges for a significant proportion of patients will cost NHS organisations up to £140m a year.
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NewsPatricia Hewitt calls for vote on Gordon Brown's future
Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has sparked political turmoil by publicly calling for a vote on whether Gordon Brown should remain as Labour Party leader in the run up to this year’s general election.
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NewsDH urged to put off Monitor search
The Department of Health should wait until a new government is in place before appointing a permanent Monitor chair, the organisation representing foundation trusts has said.
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NewsCall to be proactive on measuring patient experience
Financial rewards to hospitals for improving patient experience should be based around seven “core” areas of care, according to the patient charity the Picker Institute.
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InformationAndy Burnham’s Christmas message
As 2009 comes to a close I think we can look back at a successful year overall - progress made, challenges met, lessons learned.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: health and social care marriage
When health secretary Andy Burnham announced his new policy last week, HSJ suggested he was interested in a “marriage” between social care and health commissioning. In Parliament, Mr Burnham added: “We should also be less precious about spending health resources on equipment and telecare to help people live in their ...
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CommentJon Restell: could the NHS ever be like this?
People tell me I am good at predictions, so here is my month by month forecast for 2010.
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NewsNHS IT must focus on efficiency and core elements
The NHS must focus IT developments on better efficiency, chief executives have been told.
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NewsTrusts under pressure to safeguard frontline jobs
Trusts could be expected to protect frontline jobs and training as part of negotiating a public sector pay rise of just 1 per cent.
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NewsAndy Burnham opens debate on personal care bill
A landmark £670m a year package outlined in the Personal Care at Home Bill will help hundreds of thousands of people stay in their own homes instead of being moved into residential care, health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsHospital income link to patient satisfaction
Hospitals will have up to 10 per cent of their income based on patient satisfaction, health secretary Andy Burnham announced yesterday.
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NewsAndy Burnham tells local government and NHS not to be 'precious' about funding
Health secretary Andy Burnham has called for health and social care to be more equal partners - and not be “precious” about budgets.
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NewsPatients could be offered one to one nursing care
Patients with complex long term conditions could be offered one to one nursing care under plans outlined by health secretary Andy Burnham today.
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NewsAndy Burnham offers to guarantee nurses' jobs in return for less pay
Frontline NHS staff could be given a guarantee that they will be able to keep their job if they are prepared to be paid less, health secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
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NewsNHS management costs to be slashed by 30 per cent
Management costs in primary care trusts and strategic health authorities are to be slashed by 30 per cent over the next four years, health secretary Andy Burnham has announced.
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CommentMichael White on NHS regulation
Is there enough real news to fill all those newspapers and dedicated TV news channels? In most years there are only two or three serious news items, ones that will be remembered, I sometimes joke.
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NewsAndy Burnham confirms health and social care marriage
Health secretary Andy Burnham has told MPs that the NHS and local government should stop applying rigid rules about which services they each pay for, in direct response to HSJ’s revelation that the NHS is expected to take greater responsibility for social care.
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NewsGordon Brown moves to curb public sector pay
Moves to curb a “culture of excess” in public sector pay have been unveiled by Gordon Brown as part of a bid to slash £12bn from spending over the next four years.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: NHS to take responsibility for social care
The NHS is to be given far greater responsibility for social care under plans expected to be announced by the government in coming days, HSJ understands.
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NewsAndy Burnham defends NHS targets
The health secretary has defended the government’s targets for the NHS in the wake of failings at several hospitals.