All Health white paper articles – Page 4
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CommentYour humble servant: Lansley live - for one month only
Time is running out to get a ticket to the Andrew Lansley show, where the only certainty is there are no certainties.
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NewsReform goals hampered by political pause
The practical implications of the “pause” in the passage of the Health Bill will significantly hamper the reform process, according to NHS sources.
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News'Any qualified provider' guidance to slow market expansion
Forthcoming guidance on the “any qualified provider” policy will see competition phased in more slowly than expected and the creation of a national register of private providers authorised to bid for NHS work, HSJ can reveal.
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News'Listening exercise' review members announced
The members of the government’s NHS Future Forum, which is reviewing the Health Bill in response to concerns about the policy, have been announced.
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NewsSteve Field: Cameron listening exercise is for real
Steve Field, chair of the government’s NHS Future Forum review, has told HSJ it is “not just a paper exercise” but says “going back” on the Health Bill is not an option.
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NewsExclusive: Steve Field to front PM's 'listening exercise' advisory panel
Immediate past chair of the Royal College of GPs Steve Field is to chair a panel as part of the government’s “listening exercise” over NHS reform, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOne month's delay to NHS reforms
The Health Bill’s progress through Parliament is to be delayed by a month, HSJ understands, to give health secretary Andrew Lansley time to listen to concerns about the possible impact on the NHS.
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NewsLeading GP groups risk creation of 'sink estate' consortia
GPs are forming commissioning groups that do not cover a defined geographic area, sometimes excluding lower performing practices.
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NewsHealth boards need greater powers, says King's Fund
Health and wellbeing boards should be given more powers to ensure that GP consortia and local authorities work together, the King’s Fund has said.
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NewsDH struggling to achieve consultant choice within deadline
Patients’ ability to choose between named consultant led teams for elective hospital care looks unlikely to be significantly extended by the government’s deadline in April.
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NewsMilburn rejects offer to join Commissioning Board chair competition
Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has rejected a government offer to become a candidate for the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsNicholson must 'prove he trusts' GP commissioners
Potential consortium leaders will “walk away” unless they are handed sufficient autonomy, leading GP commissioners have warned the NHS chief executive.
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NewsCommissioning funds used to pay for GP basics
GPs have been able to boost their take-home pay by using commissioning funds rather than their general contractors’ income to buy basic medical equipment and fund practice refurbishments, an HSJ investigation reveals.
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NewsPublic health directors warned of cool welcome
Not all public health directors and their teams will be welcomed by local authorities, the Local Government Association has warned.
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NewsExperts warn of increase in alcohol-related deaths
Health experts have accused the government of pandering to the drinks industry as they revealed up to 250,000 extra lives could be lost in the next 20 years unless tough restrictions are introduced.
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NewsLansley U-turn on price competition
The government has performed a significant U-turn on allowing price competition between NHS trusts and independent providers.
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NewsFT governors calls for CQC quality assessment
The Foundation Trust Governors Association has called for the Care Quality Commission to assess the quality of governors.
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NewsPCT 'first' to look at commissioning social enterprise
NHS Western Cheshire staff may launch the first commissioning support social enterprise.
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding visually impaired patients with the right access to information
In just one year, Nottingham University Hospitals has transformed its disappointing relationship with visually-impaired patients into one of involvement, access and success. Chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Peter Homa explains the lessons learned - and the changes being made as a result.
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CommentMichael White: somwhere to escape the cuts
Wherever you turn at present it’s hard to escape the government’s cuts programme. I confirmed that (again) when I rang my sister at the nursery-infant-and-parenting unit she has worked in for many years. Their budget has been slashed, redundancies loom. Should she volunteer to go, taking decades of experience with ...