All articles by Dave West – Page 82
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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
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NewsMonitor chair wants FTs off public balance sheet
Foundation trusts should be freed from one of the shackles put in place during the Labour government’s internal battle over their creation, Monitor’s new chair has said.
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NewsRuth Carnall: I'm not resigning
NHS London’s chief executive Ruth Carnall has said it is her “firm intention” to stay in post following the resignation of two of its directors.
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NewsImperial College Healthcare chief backs GP integration
One of the biggest hospital trusts in England wants to convert itself into a vertically integrated care organisation.
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NewsNHS service change plans will face stricter controls
Plans for major NHS service change will in future have to meet stricter standards, including the approval of GP commissioners, under rules to be announced next month.
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NewsLong term condition services inefficient due to poor design
Many primary and community care managers are designing ineffective and inefficient services for people with long term conditions, a senior Department of Health adviser has said.
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NewsNHS should focus on outcomes, not targets - Lansley
The health secretary has said the NHS should focus on health outcomes, patient experience and safety performance and is grappling with whether to drop key waiting times targets.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: SHAs to be abolished by 2012
Strategic health authority chiefs have been told they will be abolished by April 2012, HSJ can reveal.
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Department of Health spared immediate spending cuts
The Department of Health’s overall spending will not be reduced in the current financial year, the Treasury has confirmed.
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NewsGovernment plans health legislation, leak suggests
A health bill is expected to be introduced to Parliament in the next 18 months, according to a draft of tomorrow’s Queen’s speech.
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NewsLansley: NHS must review reconfiguration plans
Planned service reconfigurations must be reconsidered under “strengthened criteria” set out by the new health secretary today, including support from GP commissioners.
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NewsNHS targets may be scrapped within weeks
The new government is considering scrapping controversial waiting times targets this year, HSJ understands.
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NewsChief resigns after CQC fears
The chief executive of Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust, which was recently reprimanded by the Care Quality Commission and Monitor, has resigned.
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NewsLansley to slash NHS management costs
Andrew Lansley, the new health secretary, has warned Department of Health staff to brace themselves for a significant cut in their budget this year.
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NewsLansley calls a halt to Darzi in London
The new government has put former health minister Lord Darzi’s major reconfiguration plan for London under review, HSJ has learnt.