All Government/DH policy articles – Page 182
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NewsConcerns over CQC costs spark 'bonfire of the quangos' scrutiny
Politicians have this week pledged another “bonfire of the quangos”.
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NewsFinance directors plan to renegotiate supplier contracts
NHS finance directors are increasingly pessimistic about the financial outlook for their organisations and plan to address their concerns by renegotiating contracts with suppliers.
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NewsCost of regulation merger reaches into millions
Health regulators have spent millions on failing IT systems, empty offices and redundancy payments.
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CommentMichael White: on patient safety and savvy spending
I had an odd experience at the weekend. Reading the Commons health select committee’s depressing report on patient safety, I kept thinking of the more visible drama now being played out over public expenditure and pay.
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CommentDoes my daughter have swine flu?
It’s been a tough month for my 12-year-old; she dislocated an elbow on an activity trip, was involved in a car accident, and then, last Friday, went down with suspected swine flu.
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CommentClinicians and managers - shedding some light on the dark side
What is it really like for clinicians who become managers in the NHS? Mark Johnston and Yasmin Ahmed-Little take a closer look
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SupplementsTransforming Community Services
See the attached file for our in-depth look at the programme that will lead delivery of the next stage review vision for primary and community care.
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NewsTories to scrutinise Monitor and CQC in plans to slash quangos
Every quango, including the Care Quality Commission, Monitor and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will be reviewed by the Conservative Party to assess whether it should be closed or scaled back.
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NewsUnions warn that public sector pay cuts could spark strikes
Any attempts to cut the pay of NHS staff and other public sector workers may lead to strikes, unions have warned.
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NewsGovernment will not back private care home protection
Efforts to improve human rights protection for children and the elderly in privately run care homes have been blocked by the government.
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NewsCMO reassures over supplies of Tamiflu
The government’s chief medical officer has said that Britain has enough Tamiflu after it was revealed that the number of new swine flu cases could hit 100,000 per day.
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CommentJohn McGowan: the truth about markets
It is an article of faith among former 1980s undergraduates like me, particularly in the pub, that Labour has gone far further than the Tories ever did in imposing business values on the long suffering NHS.
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NewsCalls for fresh look at women's contraception access
Women should be allowed to access contraception services without seeing a clinician if unplanned pregnancies do not fall, according to an expert group.
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NewsSocial care green paper delayed again
The long awaited social care green paper has been delayed again.
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NewsBuilding Britain's Future hints at threat to SHAs
The government has set out plans to turn NHS targets into enforceable patient entitlements in a move that is likely to see the role of strategic health authorities reduced.
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NewsMonitor insists new rule has not ‘cancelled’ PFI
The foundation trust regulator Monitor has hit back at claims it has “effectively cancelled” the remaining NHS private finance initiative contracts.
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LeaderTargets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
Labour claims it is planning another healthcare revolution.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: the future of foundation trusts
The biggest clash between NHS culture and strategy continues to be found around foundation trusts.
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NewsFlu czar Ian Dalton sets September deadline for preparation
The NHS flu czar has given board members a September deadline to make sure they can “justify” the strength of their pandemic flu plans.
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NewsLansley says pay should reflect need to 'recruit and retain'
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has made what appears to be an open ended pledge on the size of the next NHS pay settlement, in an interview with HSJ.