All David Cameron articles – Page 8
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NewsNHS spending vows 'lie in tatters'
Labour have attacked the government’s spending record on the NHS, claiming David Cameron would be “forever remembered” as the man who “cut the NHS not the deficit”.
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NewsExclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has been rated joint top in the inaugural results of “friends and family” patient satisfaction test, recently endorsed by the prime minister.
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NewsCameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
A system for ranking NHS hospitals by patient satisfaction in “real time” will be introduced across England from April next year, the prime minister has announced.
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NewsNew patient rating system plans welcomed
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, the prime minister will announce today.
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Blogs
Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
All three 18-week targets were met again, with massive reductions in patients still waiting 18 weeks after referral.
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NewsLatest waiting times 'embarrassing' for government - Labour
The government’s own monthly waiting times statistics showed patients are “paying the price” for the coalition’s NHS shake-up, Labour has claimed.
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NewsPrime minister names members of nursing quality forum
The prime minister David Cameron has announced the next phase of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum, which he set up to investigate how to improve nursing and care standards. He has named its 22 members.
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NewsHospitals to review discharge policies
David Cameron will today call for patients to be treated with dignity and respect as hospitals are told to end the practice of discharging vulnerable people from wards during the night.
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CommentDon Redding: give the public remote control
To create a mandate for the commissioning board that truly belongs to the public, the government should take a cue from the BBC.
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NewsPM declares 'national crisis' over dementia care
The prime minister has declared that rising rates of dementia are “a national crisis” and launched a major drive to improve the lives of sufferers and their carers.
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NewsCameron outlines alcohol pricing plans
The prime minister has announced plans to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England in a bid to ease the pressure drink-related cases are placing on the health service.
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HSJ Local
£4m for integrated care in Leicestershire County
FINANCE: NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, along with the Eastern Leicestershire CCG, is to receive £4m from the Department of Health to redevelop integrated primary, community and mental health services.
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HSJ Local
Shrewsbury and Telford's reconfiguration receives £35m of DH cash
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is being given £35m from the Department of Health to spend on a planned reconfiguration of services.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Women's to get £3.2m to expand capacity
FINANCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is set to receive £3.2m to spend on increasing maternity capacity.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton's QIPP scheme gets £3m boost
FINANCE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust is to receive £3m of central money to spend on a heat and power plant to support Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention targets.
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NewsPickles backs NHS workers' 'right to wear cross'
Cabinet minister Eric Pickles has supported demands for Christians to be allowed to wear crosses at work as two NHS workers take their case to Strasbourg.
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CommentMedia Watch: Cameron dishing out the Gove love
The health headlines from across the British media.
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NewsExclusive: public split over use of private firms in NHS as Labour doubles poll lead on health
The English people are split down the middle on the use of private companies to provide NHS services, according to exclusive polling data compiled for HSJ.
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HSJ Local
RUH launches 'accelerated' introduction of ward rounds
PERFORMANCE: All wards at Royal United Hospital Bath will have commenced comfort rounds by the end of April 2012 in light of prime minister David Cameron’s recent announcement that nurses should conduct hourly rounds.