All Conservatives articles – Page 18
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Comment
Michael White: like a civil war, the Health Bill has divided political families
Reading in last week’s HSJ how Andrew Lansley’s Health Bill will combine NHS decentralisation with powerful regulation from Whitehall, I was reminded of the label once attached to the Chinese communist party’s controlled introduction of capitalism: “market Stalinism”.
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News
Lansley: reforms will not see banker-style bonuses
Health secretary Andrew Lansley today defended sweeping NHS reforms against claims that GPs would qualify for banker-style bonuses and private firms would win major contracts.
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News
Lansley: 'large number of people' support reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has insisted there is broad support for his health service reforms.
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HSJ Knowledge
The outstanding ideas that will transform healthcare
HSJ and healthcare partnership Circle inaugurate a prize that will recognise the brightest and bravest thinking that seeks to influence health policy today.
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News
Private sector permitted to employ 'two tier' workforce
Private sector companies have been given a fresh incentive to bid for NHS contracts after the government scrapped a rule requiring them to pay new recruits the same as existing staff.
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News
Survey finds support for Labour health record
Public satisfaction with the NHS reached an all time high last year, according to a national survey of opinion.
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Comment
Michael White: caution and openness
Watching Andrew Lansley introduce MPs to his “nudge” white paper on public health, I was struck by how much it is still a first draft and by how enthusiastic the new generation of Conservative MPs is for bossiness.
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News
MPs want power to scrutinise DH spending plans in detail
The Department of Health may have to start justifying its detailed spending plans to the Commons health committee, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Michael White: health panel discussions
As I type I can hear this week’s opening of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry being discussed on the radio.
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News
Healey will ‘get stuck into’ broken promises on health
Shadow health secretary John Healey has spoken of his determination to expose the government’s “broken promises” on the NHS, in his first interview with the specialist health press since taking up the role.
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Supplements
Spending review roundtable: going back to the 1980s?
The last time an NHS funding settlement was so tough, wards were axed, quality fell and waits surged. HSJ gathered some of the leading players in healthcare finance to debate how the service will fare in the new economic landscape. Ingrid Torjesen reports
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News
DH considers national pay increment freeze
The Department of Health is to examine introducing a national freeze in annual pay increments affecting more than a million NHS staff.
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Comment
'La La is throwing his limited political capital into reshuffling bureaucracy'
It’s all getting rather confusing with La La Lansley. Is he the mild mannered janitor who turns in to Hong Kong Phooey, or is he just the janitor for Stephen Dorrell?
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Comment
Competition could change the face of healthcare
Competition could change the health landscape in the same way it did with gas, electricity and telecoms
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News
Lansley plays down 'scale and pace' concerns over GP commissioning
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has attempted to play down the scale and pace of the white paper changes, following widespread concerns expressed in response to the consultation.
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News
Lansley confirms summary care record roll-out will proceed
The national roll-out of patient summary care records will continue, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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News
Lansley warned on 'disenfranchised' salaried GPs
One of the country’s leading GPs has advised the health secretary to ensure younger doctors are incentivised to get involved in commissioning, or risk losing them to the private sector.
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Leader
The coalition’s honeymoon is in danger of being called off
Momentum is a priceless asset in public sector reform. New governments tend to have momentum - commonly called “the honeymoon period.”
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News
Lansley gives PCTs more cash but defends their abolition
Primary care trusts will be given £70m to spend on care to keep discharged patients out of hospital, health secretary Andrew Lansley announced at the Tory Party conference on Tuesday.