All Government/DH policy articles – Page 147
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NewsLansley warned on 'disenfranchised' salaried GPs
One of the country’s leading GPs has advised the health secretary to ensure younger doctors are incentivised to get involved in commissioning, or risk losing them to the private sector.
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NewsCall for public to improve their own health
People must do more to look after their health and stop preventable conditions draining NHS resources, the Welsh chief medical officer has said.
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Community nurses have 'serious concerns' about GP commissioning
The move to GP commissioning could exclude other clinicians from decision making while increased competition in the NHS will lead to cost cutting, reductions in quality and greater inequalities, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
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NewsLord Hutton calls for end to final salary pensions
Public sector final salary pension schemes should eventually be scrapped and staff contributions should increase in the short term, according to an independent commission led by Lord Hutton.
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NewsKing's Fund warns about 'scale and pace' of reforms
The government must reconsider the “speed and scale” of its white paper reforms, the King’s Fund has warned.
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CommentThe right way to form GP consortia
GP commissioning consortia will not be created by guidance notes from the Department of Health. Nor will they be formed by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities suggesting the necessary population size for efficient commissioning.
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CommentMark Britnell: Have foundation trusts realised their potential?
Australian interest in foundation trusts has thrown their achievements into stark relief
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NewsBig income drop likely for children’s hospitals
Specialist children’s hospitals could see a significant drop in their income under changes to the national tariff.
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LeaderThe coalition’s honeymoon is in danger of being called off
Momentum is a priceless asset in public sector reform. New governments tend to have momentum - commonly called “the honeymoon period.”
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NewsNHS managers hit back at reforms
The reforms to the NHS are “too fast and furious”, Managers in Partnership has warned.
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NewsNHS budget ringfence 'irresponsible'
It would be “irresponsible” to promise the NHS’s budget can be ringfenced, Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has said.
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NewsKey NHS providers face loans limits
Providers running health and social care services deemed “essential” will have their borrowings capped and will not be able to use the assets involved in those services as security in loans.
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NewsNHS must not 'slide back' during transition period, warn pharmacists
The NHS must not wait until GP commissioning arrangements are up and running before starting to try and achieve improved clinical outcomes, the National Pharmacy Association has warned.
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NewsMidwives warn increasing competition in NHS could destabilise services
The government’s proposals for an increasingly pro market NHS could result in the “disintegration” of the maternity care pathway, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
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NewsLansley gives PCTs more cash but defends their abolition
Primary care trusts will be given £70m to spend on care to keep discharged patients out of hospital, health secretary Andrew Lansley announced at the Tory Party conference on Tuesday.
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NewsCouncils call for free rein on public health spending
Public health funding should not be ring-fenced by the government when it is moved over to local council control, according to the Local Government Group.
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NewsMilton rejects claim that NHS reforms are 'weak link' in government policy
Health minister Anne Milton was forced to defend Tory health policies yesterday after they were labelled the “weak link” in government reform plans during a Conservative Party conference debate.
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NewsUnion launches anti-white paper campaign
The union Unite has launched a campaign against the government’s white paper, which it says has no “democratic mandate” and represent the most significant move yet towards privatisation.
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NewsPhysiotherapists warn white paper will fragment services
Department of Health plans for the NHS put separate government proposals to enable benefit claimants to return to work at “severe risk”, according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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NewsPM announces new measures to tackle cancer
Thousands of lives could be saved every year under government plans to tackle cancer, the Department of Health has said.