All Government/DH policy articles – Page 91
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CommentCan we trust police when it comes to patient data and confidentiality?
They want access to confidential GP medical records
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NewsLabour slams 'too full' hospitals
Hundreds of thousands of patients in need of emergency care are being left at the doors of accident and emergency in ambulances because hospitals are too full, Labour has said.
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NewsNICE on the offensive in row over breast cancer drug
NICE has taken the unprecedented step of expressing its ‘disappointment’ with a multinational drug giant in a row over a new breast cancer drug and the government’s pricing deal
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NewsNHS England's 'forward view' to scrutinise funding curb effects
The chief executive of NHS England plans to publish a ‘five year forward view’ of the NHS in October
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NewsExclusive: Francis to stop the NHS's 'climate of fear' as review launches
The role of probing claims made by NHS whistleblowers could be taken out of the hands of hospital trusts, the head of a major government inquiry has indicated in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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CommentElection 2015: Political spotlight to shine on special measure trusts
Affected constituencies could swing the election
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HSJ PartnersThe NHS needs to aim higher when it comes to procurement
Implement an ambitious new strategy to stay free
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NewsTrusts battle to secure 'specialist' status amid Healthier Together controversy
Battle lines have been drawn between the four acute trusts in Greater Manchester fighting for ‘specialist hospital’ status in a major citywide reorganisation.
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CommentWe'll have to wait and see what Hunt's waiting time intentions will bring
It could all go pear shaped
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NewsExclusive: Former judge to probe GMC treatment of whistleblowing doctors
A former Court of Appeal judge has been commissioned by the General Medical Council to investigate the way it handles whistleblowing doctors, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTest could create blacklist for 'unfit' NHS directors, lawyers warn
The fit and proper person test for healthcare directors could lead to the creation of an ‘informal blacklist’ of senior managers and put regulators at risk of legal challenge, senior lawyers have warned.
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CommentBurnham's politics will have an instant impact on CCGs' policy
His speech will impact on local decisions
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CommentBurnham's intervention panders to exaggerated fears
Labour man calls for a ‘proper NHS debate’
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CommentRemoving the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing
Providers under scrutiny
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CommentNICE must reduce the red tape to make cancer drug access a reality
It shows up entrenched conservativism
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NewsDepartment of Health to establish an anti-fraud unit
The Department of Health plans to establish its own fraud investigation function by poaching senior officers from NHS Protect, shrinking the national body’s size significantly as a result.
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CommentWays to reduce the increasing NHS pay bill remain elusive
2.6pc spending increase was not part of the plan
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NewsLocal education and training posts at risk in HEE's cost cutting review
Education and training posts across the country could be axed as part of the second phase of Health Education England’s cost cutting reorganisation.