All Government/DH policy articles – Page 117
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NewsCommissioning board mandate could lead to government clashes
The Department of Health and the NHS Commissioning Board are preparing for a likely clash over the contents of the first set of instructions for the independent new body.
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Leading charities ask health secretary to adopt five NHS priorities
The Richmond Group, the coalition of 10 leading health and social care charities, has named five themes that it wants the government to make priorities for the NHS.
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NewsMinimum alcohol pricing 'will save lives'
Implementing a minimum alcohol unit price would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed.
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NewsPROMs performance improves slightly
Latest data on patient reported outcome measures has shown some improvement in the proportion of patients who felt their condition had improved following surgery.
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NewsExclusive: OFT to rule on foundation trust merger
The first ever merger between two foundation trusts is to be scrutinised for its impact on competition by the Office of Fair Trading, HSJ has learned.
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CommentMichael White: abortion row gives a glimpse of politically disfiguring culture wars
Partisans are standing firm and playing politics.
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LeaderCommissioning board mandate must set out a clear vision
CCGs should be wary about what comes next.
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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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Information tribunal judgment says DH should have released risk register
An information tribunal has ruled the Department of Health’s transition risk register should have been released because of the “general alarm at what was happening”.
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NewsMPs find CQC is 'not up to the job'
The Care Quality Commission is not up to the job of registering 10,000 GP practices during the next year and should not take on responsibility for regulating IVF services, MPs have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeKeeping afloat: how trusts can survive under the new NHS failure regime
Takeover or oblivion are possibilities for some NHS organisations in the new order – so what are they doing to clutch victory from the jaws of defeat, asks Alison Moore.
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NewsRegulator's dual role still unclear
Monitor is still unclear about how it can justify its additional powers over foundation trusts once it becomes healthcare sectorregulator, its executive chair has told HSJ.
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CommentMike Farrar: eight immediate issues that are facing reform success
It’s time for real leadership to step up.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury claws back £0.5bn from health budget
The Treasury has clawed back half a billion pounds that was allocated for health spending this year, prompting fears that the punishing NHS savings drive will go towards “general deficit reduction”.
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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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Exclusive: government confirms strict new terms for FT property transfers
“Onerous” terms are being imposed on foundation trusts looking to take ownership of the community service estate, according to the latest proposals.
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CommentCiarán Devane: patients must be able to join the conversation
Ensuring the patient voice is heard.
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NewsNHS reform row 'not over', warn healthcare leaders
The high profile row over the government’s NHS reforms will persist despite its Health Bill finally becoming law, healthcare leaders predict.
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NewsLabour forces emergency Health Bill debate
Labour has mounted a last-ditch bid to keep the government’s controversial NHS reforms off the statute book after the legislation cleared the House of Lords.