All Conservative policy articles – Page 15
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Comment
Conservatives will only meet Labour's NHS pledge halfway
The Tories are under pressure to respond
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News
Exclusive: Health leaders demand politicians set out clear NHS mandate
A broad coalition of health and social care leaders will tomorrow call on all political parties to make a manifesto commitment of at least £4bn to fund NHS service changes over the next parliament, HSJ has been told.
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Leader
Tensions grow as NHS reaches make or break month for waits
More time must be spent on primary care
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News
NHS will not be excluded from US trade deal
A controversial proposed trade treaty between Europe and the US will not negatively impact the NHS or give US health companies new ways of legally challenging health service procurement processes, a government minister has insisted.
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Comment
Election 2015: Let GPs set up 'free school' style clinics
Free clinics would raise primary care standards
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News
Minister dismisses warning of imminent NHS funding crisis
Dan Poulter has rejected warnings from a leading think tank that the NHS could experience a funding crisis before the general election
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Sarah Wollaston elected Commons health committee chair
Conservative MP for Totnes, who is a former GP, succeeds Stephen Dorrell
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Comment
Election 2015: The Tory manifesto will be shaped by internal tensions
The Conservatives will need a radical document
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News
DH expects to lose 85 per cent of overseas visitors and migrants costs
The Department of Health expects to recover up to around 15 per cent of the estimated £2bn of costs shouldered by the NHS for overseas visitors and migrants
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Comment
The challenge in writing an NHS comedy is keeping up with reality
The reforms have led to a rich seam of material
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News
Labour lord calls for NHS patient 'membership charge'
A former Labour health minister has called for British citizens to pay a £10 per month “NHS membership charge”, as part of a suite of proposed reforms intended to prevent the health service “starving the rest of the public sector of resources”.
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Leader
‘No legacy debt’ pledge does not live up to Lansley’s promise
CCGs have to find funding for continuing care claims
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Comment
Osborne's impact on NHS finances is small beer
More painful money troubles highlighted this week
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Comment
Hunt and Burnham are failing to tell their NHS story
Both are being restrained in the run-up to election
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News
MP: Let communities run hospitals
“Communities” must be given the chance to own and run smaller hospitals and help push forward the changes the NHS needs to succeed, a Conservative MP has said.
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News
Fox: NHS budget protection must end
Ringfenced funding for the NHS must end after the next general election, a senior Conservative has said.
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Plain cigarette packaging back on agenda
The government is to reconsider introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
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Comment
Michael White: Constant reform is reminiscent of Thatcher
Rarely a week passes without a major health announcement