All Government/DH policy articles – Page 100
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NewsFrancis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentWe can achieve a paperless NHS by 2018
The 2018 target is achievable with the right focus and effort
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NewsPCTs set up rebate deals despite DH opposition
At least 30 per cent of primary care trusts are defying the Department of Health to set up discount deals with pharmaceutical companies, an HSJ investigation has found.
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ABPI to discuss NICE role in bid to break pricing deadlock
The government is to hold talks with the pharmaceutical industry on the role of the National Institute for Heath and Clinical Excellence, in a bid to reach agreement on new pricing arrangements.
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NewsHunt gives hints on Francis response
The government’s response to the Francis report will set out how patient voice will be “at the heart” of what the NHS does in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeImmaculate contraception: better sexual health services
A blueprint for providing free, high quality contraceptive services
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CommentCan greater transparency expose future care failures?
The government sees openness as key to preventing failures
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NewsFrancis report's publication date is revealed
Robert Francis QC has revealed his report on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will be published on 6 February.
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NewsFailed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.
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CommentThe dangers of marketisation
Competition will be a disaster for the NHS’s patients, finances and ethics
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HSJ KnowledgeWhere next for independent treatment centres?
ISTCS are here to stay – even if as part of a takeover
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HSJ KnowledgeBasic decision making around CCG delegation
Examining the delegation options and risks open to CCGs
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HSJ KnowledgeChief executives are running scared
Culture of fear must be wiped out so leaders aren’t scared to take risks
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CommentHealth and health services: the next 20 years
The winning Finnamore F20 essay on the future of healthcare
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NewsNew IFR policy could 'snuff out' innovation
The NHS Commissioning Board’s plans to develop national policies for new treatments after just five individual funding requests could stifle innovation, it has been warned.
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NewsCommissioning board specialised service move 'could destabilise small trusts'
The national standardisation of specialised services could prompt a wave of reconfiguration and destabilise smaller trusts, it has been claimed.
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NewsOfsted rating approach 'too simple' for the NHS
The group asked to look into Ofsted-style ratings in health and social care may set out a long term “road map” for the introduction of a system, but believes a comparison with the schools’ regulator is “too simple”.
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CommentFree from the dead hand of Connecting for Health
“We need to link the technology to see the benefits people want”
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Local Healthwatch 'bound and gagged'
Local branches of the new “consumer champion” for health and social care will be left “bound and gagged” by government regulations restricting their campaigning activity, it has been claimed.
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NewsCameron demands extension of friends and family test
The prime minister has given his backing to plans to roll out the friends and family test to primary care, as part of a package of measures to be unveiled today to improve the quality of services.