All articles by Dave West – Page 64
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NewsNational framework launched for clinical commissioning leadership development
A national framework has been launched for buying leadership development for clinical commissioners.
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NewsHospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
Interest in hospital mortality indicators will “wane” within three years as clinicians produce dozens of service-specific quality measures, the NHS medical director has predicted.
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NewsGP contract: BMA and government agree on choice and 0.5 per cent rise
The government and GP representatives have agreed to pilot methods of increasing choice of general practice.
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NewsLib Dems peers push series of amendments on competition
Liberal Democrat peers are supporting a series of amendments to the Health Bill aimed at curtailing competition regulation, and are concerned it could still extend the application of European competition law to the NHS.
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NewsFourteen trusts rated worst by first official hospital death rate
Fourteen hospital trusts have been identified as the poorest performers in the first official hospital-wide mortality ratings.
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CommentNorth East PCTs mull region-wide commissioning support
Primary care trusts in the NHS Tees cluster are planning to form a commissioning support organisation with others in the North East, which could extend across the whole of the region and even move into Yorkshire.
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NewsSingle NHS finance and performance post abolished
The post which had been expected to become the second most senior job in the new NHS has been split in two.
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NewsLarge variation in nursing skill mix, figures show
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal a large difference in staff skill mix between different hospital trusts.
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NewsHealth Bill: Lords to debate hospital failure, integration and commissioning bonus
Members of the House of Lords have tabled dozens of amendments to the Health Bill which would bring about significant policy change if passed.
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NewsGovernment: Mid Staffs inquiry may lead to another health bill
A letter from health minister Earl Howe to members of the House of Lords admits the government may need to bring forward another health bill in response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsExclusive: government defending 'autonomy clause'
The government is resisting attempts to scrap the Health Bill’s so called “autonomy clause”, but close to offering a compromise amendment on the duties of the health secretary, HSJ understands.
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NewsPrimary care spend fell fastest last year - Information Centre
Spending on primary care last year fell more quickly than expenditure on the rest of the NHS, figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
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NewsGovernment eyes timing as Health Bill amendments pour in
The government is preparing for months of House of Lords debate over the Health Bill, including potential changes.
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CommentSurgery in Yorkshire goes it alone on procedures decision
Haxby and Wiggington Health Centre, a GP surgery just north of York, has helped Yorkshire to make its mark on the latest round of NHS reform.
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NewsDH to 'bring in line' commissioners who ration treatments
The Department of Health is moving to “bring into line” commissioners who are increasingly restricting access to treatments and medicine, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHealth Bill: medical royal colleges and GPs step up concern
The medical royal colleges have today issued a joint statement to peers expressing concern the Health Bill “could damage patient care”, as a Royal College of GPs survey reports strong opposition among the profession.
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NewsNHS Confed: Health Bill could lead to vital decisions 'paralysis'
The government should change and clarify the Health Bill to help the NHS deal with its enormous financial pressures, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsHealth Bill analysis: Lords likely to win policy shifts
Key areas of policy will come under scrutiny as the Health Bill faces its critics in the House of Lords. HSJ analyses likely changes.
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NewsBMA 'alarmed' about CCGs excluding some GPs and LMCs
The British Medical Association GPs committee chair is “becoming increasingly alarmed” by how clinical commissioning groups are developing, he has said in a letter to GPs.
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NewsLansley: I have fought 'misinformation and misrepresentation' over reforms
The government has battled “misinterpretation, misinformation and misrepresentation” in its efforts to reform the NHS, health secretary Andrew Lansley told the Conservative party conference today.