All Government/DH policy articles – Page 109
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NewsProviders sceptical on extending mental health choice
Proposals to extend competition between any qualified provider for mental health have been greeted with scepticism.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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Treasury targets off-payroll public sector salaries
The chief secretary to the Treasury has stressed that all public sector employees “should be on the payroll and paying the correct amount of tax”.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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CommentMedia Watch: rare agreement on good policy move
The Department of Health sold its NHS information strategy to the national press with the promise of patients being able to book GP appointments online.
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NewsMPs criticise delays in education and training reform
Ministers must provide more detail on their plans to reform health education and training to avoid service disruption and putting patients at risk, the health select committee has warned.
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NewsGMB members overwhelmingly reject pension deal
Thousands of NHS workers in the GMB union have voted to reject the government’s “final” pension deal by a majority of 96.5 per cent.
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NewsInformation strategy details: Lansley promises online GP access to 'end 8am rush'
The health secretary has promised patients easier interaction with GP practices, as he published the long awaited NHS information strategy today.
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NewsGovernment announces extra mental health funding for veterans
War veterans and their families are to be offered greater help with their mental wellbeing, it has been announced.
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Comment'Lansley is right to say that age trumps poverty'
Health secretary is bidding to meet the core prinicples of the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe six steps to delivering better stroke care
Five years on from the National Stroke Strategy, London has turned around its performance. Alec Fraser, Sue Fenwick Elliot and David Cohen explain how the changes were made.
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NewsCare bill to follow 'soon after' white paper
Document to include Law Commission recommendations and ‘market oversight’ measures
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News'Concern' over pledge to give patients access to GP records
One of the leading figures in health information has cast doubt on the government’s ability to give all patients online access to their GP record by 2015.
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NewsMiliband: attacks on nursing are 'totally unfair'
Attacking the nursing profession over isolated examples of bad practice “is totally unfair”, Labour leader Ed Miliband has told HSJ’s sister title.
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CommentDavid Worskett: implementing reforms requires collaborative open minds
It’s time to discuss the practical business of healthcare.
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NewsSocial care bill delay sparks backlash
Health and social care organisations have warned the government not to kick the issue of social care funding “into the long grass”, following the absence of a full bill on the issue from today’s Queen’s Speech.
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NewsLansley vetoes reform risk register publication
The government has vetoed the publication of a risk register on the implementation of its NHS reforms, which it had been ordered to publish by an independent tribunal.
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NewsHealth staff expected to join walkout over pensions
A fresh wave of industrial action will be held this week against the government’s controversial public sector pension reforms, with union leaders predicting that up to 400,000 workers could be involved.
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NewsSir John Oldham will not take up a role on NHS Commissioning Board
The GP lead on the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention programme has announced he will not be seeking a position on the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Comment'The reforms could be the coalition's poll tax'
We will know by 2015 whether the public’s NHS experiences mean Andrew Lansley has pulled off this massive gamble, says Ipsos MORI’s chief executive Ben Page.