All Conservative policy articles – Page 4
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First major NHS legislation in nine years confirms DHSC power grab
The government is pressing ahead with an audacious power grab — which will allow ministers to seize decision-making over key strategic objectives and priorities from the NHS — a bill laid before Parliament today has confirmed.
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Number 10 insists ICSs will go ahead next year
The government will press ahead with a sweeping health and social care bill before Parliament’s summer break, it has said, despite concerns from Sajid Javid.
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ICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today.
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Government scraps free emergency parking for NHS staff
Ministers are set to scrap a free emergency parking pass issued to NHS and care staff last year once lockdown restrictions end next month, updated guidance reveals.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Don’t blow it
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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‘Retrograde’ white paper rule will spark ‘18 months of arguments over ICS boundaries’
The shape of nearly 20 integrated care systems is up for debate under government reform plans, which one councillor has called a ‘retrograde step’ that will lead to ‘18 months of arguments on where the red line is drawn’, it has emerged.
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White paper final draft confirms far-reaching NHS legislation plans
A final version of the government’s health and care white paper, seen by HSJ, confirms it plans to press ahead with far-reaching legal reforms.
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Comment
Why government is ‘taking back control’ of the NHS
In light of the government’s plans to pass legislation to assume more powers over the NHS, Richard Sloggett looks at the reasons behind the move
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Giving Hancock his due
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Beyond The Big Suck
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Treasury agrees ‘limited’ funding to ease discharge blocks
The Treasury has agreed to fund “time-limited” insurance cover to encourage care providers to accept covid patients from hospitals — although some have questioned whether the measure goes far enough to help ease the NHS capacity crisis.
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Stevens: 2021 legislation must give integrated care systems ‘a legal form’
NHS England is expecting new legislation ‘in the first half of 2021’ which will create a ‘legal form’ for integrated care systems, Sir Simon Stevens has told HSJ.
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Hancock decries ‘layers of management peering over staff’s shoulders’
The health and social care secretary has set out his ambition to build an NHS culture where staff are trusted to use their own judgement, rather than having ‘layers of management peering over their shoulder’.
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Comment
A difficult balancing act lies ahead for Matt Hancock
About to complete two years at the DHSC this week, Matt Hancock’s in-tray for the third year looks particularly challenging in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Richard Sloggett
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Cowper’s Cut: When in doubt, ignore
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the government’s bungled handling of the covid-19 pandemic
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Expert Briefing
Vulnerable patients are forced to choose between their lives and income
On Monday HSJ revealed the government is planning to end the shielding programme for over two million ‘extremely clinically vulnerable’ people next month. The decision has highlighted many of the problems the programme has been faced with from the start.
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Disputes over NHS capital projects ‘inevitable’ after pandemic
The NHS faces ‘inevitable’ disputes over delays to capital projects caused by covid-19, a senior construction expert has warned.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Character and chronology, Cummings and goings
Andy Cowper examines the government’s handling of the recent fiasco of Dominic Cummings, chief adviser to the prime minister, breaking his own government’s covid-19 guidance
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Trust chiefs lead unprecedented criticism of ‘disgraceful’ Cummings
Three trust chief executives have openly attacked the prime minister’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings for allegedly flouting the lockdown rules.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The Emperor’s New PPE
Andy Cowper gives a lowdown on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic right from making difficult choices to its political communications