All Government/DH policy articles – Page 150
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NewsPorn in IVF units criticised
Trusts have been criticised for supplying pornography in IVF facilities.
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NewsPatients' rights legislation questioned
Opposition MSPs have questioned the need for new legislation on patients rights.
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NewsLansley accused of NHS Direct climbdown
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has been accused of a climbdown over plans to scrap NHS Direct.
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CommentChris J Hawkey: A new opening for transparency
Clinicians must put away self-interest if they are to earn the new powers set out in the white paper
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CommentNoel Plumridge on axes and accountability
A useful little word the French have borrowed from English in recent times is un tilt. Derived from pinball, a primitive pre-Super Mario form of entertainment now virtually extinct, it denotes in French a sudden, unforeseen and complete disruption of previous plans. Game over.
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DH denied access to £1.5bn unspent cash
The Treasury has not yet returned the £1.5bn NHS underspend from 2008-09, according to accounts released by the Department of Health.
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NewsJunior doctors 'spend too long on admin'
Junior doctors spend more time on admin than they do on formal medical training, research suggested today.
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NewsWeight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year
Primary care trusts are ignoring national guidance on who should be eligible for obesity surgery, a report by the Office of Health Economics says.
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NewsMost voters 'back tax rises and spending cuts'
A majority of voters (60%) believe that the government is right to raise taxes and cut spending to bring down Britain’s state deficit, according to a survey.
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NewsPatient organisations fear losing voice
The government will do “nothing”, or “not much” for the NHS, according to a survey of almost 900 patient organisations, shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Comment'Charities need to provide much more for the NHS'
No one in healthcare doubts that the public debt crisis has initiated a period of radical change across the NHS. The essential challenge is to become more efficient and flexible.
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Comment'Primary care trusts? Send in the marines'
So this is what it feels like. I’m managing along, minding my own business, when along comes Andrew D Lansley (Dudya to his mates), who liberates me.
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NewsFoundation trust chief calls for state support
Foundation trusts will still need state backing for private loans, according to a chief executive who lost £464m in government funding for a hospital scheme.
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LeaderThe health community remains doubtful of Cameron’s big idea
Does the “big society” have any relevance to the future of the NHS?
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Comment'Lansley is saying it's not about saving cash or sacking nurses'
I have this persistent weakness, doctor. I keep feeling sorry for politicians. I know they are all volunteers and do foolish things. But people are so unkind to them, even when they mean well.
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NewsNHS Direct staff bid for role in 111 line
NHS Direct staff should have a role to play in setting up the new 111 urgent care service which is due to replace it in 2013, according to the chief executive of the telephone triage service.
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NewsPoor data reporting skews palliative care spending picture
A government report has pointed to significant variations in the amount primary care trusts spend on end of life care.
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NewsSocial enterprise bid rethink by North East PCTs
A ballot on whether to turn three primary care trust provider arms in the North East into a social enterprise has been suspended.
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NewsBurnham calls on Lib Dems to vote down reform
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has written to all Liberal Democrat MPs urging them to vote against the coalition government’s plans for reform of the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to set up a mutual organisation
Mutual ventures offer ways to make use of the health white paper’s business opportunities, says Mark Johnson