All Government/DH policy articles – Page 127
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NewsCameron committed to coalition ahead of NHS backlash
David Cameron stressed his commitment to the coalition as ministers prepared to debate face-to-face across the Cabinet table today, amid significantly heightened tensions between the Westminster government partners.
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NewsLansley remains defiant over NHS reform
Andrew Lansley has refused to abandon the “principles” of his NHS reforms as he fights mounting political pressure over the radical shake-up proposed in the Health Bill.
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NewsGPs outline 'serious concerns' in letter to Cameron
The head of the professional body for doctors has warned David Cameron that the NHS must not be undermined as a result of radical reforms.
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NewsWe will block reforms without concessions - Clegg
Liberal Democrats will block the government’s NHS reforms unless they secure significant concessions, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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NewsLib Dems to demand coalition concessions on NHS
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes has indicated that the party will demand concessions on issues like NHS reform and immigration in retaliation for the Conservative conduct of the campaign against electoral reform.
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NewsExclusive: McKinsey called in to advise PM on NHS reforms
The panel of senior health policy experts appointed to advise the prime minister on NHS reform met for the first time yesterday.
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NewsPatient care to suffer under reforms, CSP survey says
A survey of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members revealed more than half believe patient care will suffer under the government’s reforms.
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HSJ KnowledgeGuiding organisations in health and wellness to improve the public health defecit
Devolving the control of healthcare to local organisations endangers the UK’s rising public health crisis, argues wellness consultancy Vielife’s chief medical officer Dr Tony Massey.
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NewsPM 'took GP's views out of context'
The GP at the centre of a row at prime minister’s questions last week has said his views on NHS reform were misrepresented.
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NewsGovernment warned public sector action will cause 'industrial turmoil'
The government has been warned it faces “industrial turmoil on a massive scale” as unions start planning to step up opposition to spending and job cuts.
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HSJ KnowledgeAre commissioners in it for the long haul?
Long-term conditions are likely to take centre stage as GPs get to grips with commissioning - but reforming care for patients with chronic diseases may require changes closer to home, says Alison Moore.
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NewsClegg rejects PR gimmick accusations
Nick Clegg has claimed the listening exercise for NHS reforms was “not a gimmick” and said the government would make significant changes to legislation.
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Comment
The barriers to achieving cost effective interventions
A lack of clarity around the effectiveness of out of hospital interventions is preventing their potential cost efficiencies from being realised. But, says Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon, there are reasons to be cheerful.
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Comment'Without evidence, the rhetorical reforms are irrelevant at best'
As real funding is eroded amid grand health policy rhetoric, there is a desperate need for hard evidence and data to inform the fundamental policy challenges facing this government. Without it, the reforms are all but irrelevant, argues York University professor of health economics Alan Maynard.
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NewsTories accused over listening exercise timing
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s promise to “pause and listen” to concerns over his planned NHS shake-up were dismissed as a smokescreen to protect the coalition from an electoral backlash in the run-up to next month’s polls.
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NewsLeading MPs fail to find anything positive in NHS reforms
The chair of the influential Public Accounts Committee has said the cross-party group of MPs struggled to find anything positive in the government’s NHS reform plan
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HSJ KnowledgeGetting health and wellbeing boards into gear
Making collaborative bodies such as health and wellbeing boards work can be difficult. But approach the development of these local partnerships in the right spirit and much can be achieved, says Hay Group director of public sector practice Phil Kenmore.
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NewsField emphasises focus on secondary legislation for NHS reform tweaks
The recommendations of the NHS Future Forum are likely to focus on secondary legislation and on the assurance process for consortia, rather than push for major changes to the Health and Social Care Bill, its chair has indicated to HSJ.
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CommentThe debate on consortia governance requires sound principles, and hard evidence
To commission effectively, consortia will need governance arrangements that create confidence and trust, and build legitimacy and partnerships, writes The Health Foundation chief executive Stephen Thornton.
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NewsDH plugs public health and pharma gaps on review panel
The Department of Health has confirmed it is to appoint a public health expert and a pharmacist to plug holes in its reform review panel.