All Government/DH policy articles – Page 121
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Hospitals seeing 900 more alcohol related cases a day
Nearly 900 more people a day are being admitted to hospitals in England with drink related problems compared to five years ago, figures show.
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Future Forum adds integrating care as priority
Integration within and across the health and social care sectors has been named a new priority area for the NHS Future Forum, whose second phase of work was launched by the prime minister last week.
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Lansley is taking us back to medical domination - Lord Crisp
Health secretary Andrew Lansley is taking the NHS back to a “medical model” dominated by doctors rather than moving to empower patients and communities, according to former NHS chief executive Lord Nigel Crisp.
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HSJ Local
PCT cluster sets out priorities for Bristol area
STRUCTURE: The new Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has agreed a set of objectives to be achieved by March 2013.
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More long wait patients receive NHS treatment
The number of people who have received NHS treatment after a lengthy wait has jumped 61 per cent in one year, according to new figures.
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PFI needs 'substantial' reform, warn MPs
The private finance initiative “cannot be relied upon to provide value for money” and requires “substantial” reform, MPs have said.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells still has most mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: The trust this month recorded the highest number of breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex sixth worst for mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: The trust this month recorded the sixth highest number of breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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New set of listening exercise questions unveiled
Key questions for NHS stakeholders to consider as part of the second round of the government’s listening exercise have been unveiled by the Department of Health.
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Maidstone and Barts have most mixed sex breaches
Mixed sex accommodation breaches have reached their lowest level since the collection of monthly data, but 30 per cent of acute trusts are still failing to comply.
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£800m funding injection for medical research
The government has announced.an £800m funding boost for medical research to help create new treatments and care for patients.
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Exclusive: David Cameron launches second phase of NHS reform listening exercise
Prime minister David Cameron will today launch the latest stage in the listening exercise designed to inform the development of the government’s NHS reforms.
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Comment
'The focus now for those who manage healthcare should be value'
Now that the dust has settled somewhat on the furore surrounding the Health Bill, I find myself thinking about the domestic and truly international health agenda.
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Mental health personalisation campaign 'losing momentum'
The drive to personalise mental health care could become a “damp squib”, campaigners have warned after research suggested a lack of appetite for change among service users.
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A new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
The reforms present an opportunity to do more for patient advocacy, while learning how to handle complaints better, says advocacy agency POhWER chief executive Valerie Harrison.
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DH reveals authorisation 'journey' for CCGs
The Department of Health has set out key details of the authorisation process for clinical commissioning groups – but stopped short of providing a clear list of requirements or a “bar” for approval.
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HSJ Knowledge
Setting local free: will true decentralisation work in the future NHS?
A new government bill may not lead to true localism, but with new structures embracing decentralisation, it could be a big step in the right direction, argues Tim Care.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset delegates medicines to GPs
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for medicines management to the area’s emerging clinical commissioning group.
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SHA cluster chief executives announced
The chief executives of the strategic health authority clusters have been appointed.
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DH confirms delay to GP practice registration
The government has confirmed it is delaying the deadline for the registration of GP practices with the Care Quality Commission by a year.