All articles by Dave West – Page 78
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NewsLansley tells Confed: NHS needs strong management
The health secretary has told the NHS Confederation conference the NHS needs “strong management” and his reforms will be “exciting” for good managers and leaders.
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NewsLansley promises clear accountability rules
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will set out a clear framework of accountability for his reformed NHS, he told the NHS Confederation conference today.
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NewsNHS medical director says GPs will need more scrutiny
The NHS medical director has acknowledged new methods need to be found to scrutinise GP performance and hold them accountable.
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NewsQuality advisers say all NHS information should go online
Nearly all information for the NHS would be published online after being collected by a single national body, under proposals being considered by the government.
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Blogs
Off the hook on targets?
Targets and top-down management are out, so are failing trusts now off the hook?
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NewsPCT to downgrade A&E despite Lansley policy
The first major reconfiguration decision since the general election was taken last week, with NHS Nottinghamshire County deciding to downgrade an accident and emergency department.
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NewsPressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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NewsEaston: 'QIPP and Lansley reform are the same thing'
The government’s NHS reforms must be seen as part of the process of saving £20bn, the NHS quality and productivity tsar has said.
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NewsHealthVault launch highlights IT policy vacuum
Microsoft today launched its personal health information product HealthVault in the UK, highlighting the lack of clarity about the government’s NHS IT policy.
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NewsLansley halts maternity unit closure
Plans to close a maternity unit in the North West have been put on hold by the health secretary.
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NewsSummary care record 'faces wicked problems'
The summary care record programme has delivered little benefit, is behind schedule and still faces significant barriers to success, a comprehensive independent evaluation has found.
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NewsDH will tell audits to publish trusts' results
National clinical audits will be stripped of their funding if they refuse to publish provider level information including mortality rates, HSJ has learned.
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NewsClinical audits ordered to reveal provider level data
National clinical audits will be stripped of their funding if they refuse to publish information on organisation performance, including mortality rates, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMalcolm Stamp quits Coventry trust
Malcolm Stamp has resigned as chief executive of University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust after 18 months.
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NewsPCTs, councils and firms 'will commission for GPs'
GP consortia will be able to pick between primary care trusts, local authorities and independent organisations for commissioning support, Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsPCTs to lose responsibility for GPs
Primary care trusts will have their responsibilities radically stripped back under plans being developed by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsGovernment announces full Mid Staffs inquiry and whistleblower move
The government has announced a public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal.
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NewsLansley outlines NHS plans in first public speech
Andrew Lansley has given further details of his plans for the NHS in his first major public speech as health secretary.
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NewsLansley: readmissions move is to drive integration
Penalising trusts for readmissions will push the integration of acute and community care, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsCalmer chameleon: the new face of Monitor
Monitor’s new chair Steve Bundred wants to put the gladiatorial era of his predecessor behind him and usher in a new spirit of co-operation. Endless battles with the Department of Health are out; faith in the health secretary is in, he tells Dave West