All articles by Helen Mooney – Page 6
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Tariff delays hit specialists
Further delays to the specialist tariff under payment by results could jeopardise applications for foundation trust status, according to managers.Chief executive of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Andrew Woodhead told HSJ the Department of Health 's announcement last week to delay the publication of a list of providers eligible for ...
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Media Watch: an odd week in politics
This week kicked off in strange fashion. While prime minister Gordon Brown finally decided not to call an election, and the Conservatives cried foul, health secretary Alan Johnson revealed that he was 'not good enough' to become prime minister himself.
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DoH may pull private scanning schemes
The Department of Health is reviewing plans to add private sector diagnostic capacity in five of its seven proposed schemes.
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PCT denies new director has conflict of interest
Hampshire primary care trust has appointed a new director of commissioning - on secondment from commissioning firm Humana.
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SHAs warned over weak foundation trust applications
The Department of Health has issued a stark warning to strategic health authority chiefs to send 'only the strongest' trusts to Monitor to be assessed for foundation status.
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Media Watch: GP contracts and doctored photos
As the party conference season drew to a close, the Conservatives this week came out fighting, with leader David Cameron pledging to rewrite the GP contract.
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Confederation call to tackle health inequalities
Moves to tackle health inequalities must start with the most excluded, the NHS Confederation has urged.
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Report demands end to top-down direction and return of professional autonomy
Clinicians want the government to let them get on with 'doing the right thing for the patient'.
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Monitor applicant deferrals
Aspirant foundation trusts will only be given three months to remedy inadequate foundation plans before they are pushed back to the end of the waiting list to beomce a foundation trust, according to the Monitor, the foundation trust regulator.In a drastic move Monitor has slashed the amount of time it ...
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Public consultation to decide on the NHS's next step
Public 'juries' in 10 cities linked up live last week to kick off a huge consultation to help decide nothing less than the NHS's future. And the prime minister put in a suprise appearance. Helen Mooney reports
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre trust considers merger
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre trust is considering a merger with the neighbouring Royal Berkshire Hospitals Foundation trust, HSJ has learned.
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BUPA to help with commissioning at Hillingdon primary care trust
Hillingdon primary care trust has confirmed BUPA as the company that will help it commission services under the Department of Health's external commissioner list.
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Final salary pension scheme saved after four years of negotiations
Senior managers' pension contributions will rise by 2.5 per cent as part of a new pensions deal for NHS employees finalised last week.
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Health hotel: exploring inequalities
At the 'Access to all areas' event speakers will address the uneven picture of public health, and ask why - despite some progress - gaps are still widening. Helen Mooney reports
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Darzi citizens' jury gives PM and Johnson wish list
The prime minister this week joined the health secretary and health minister Lord Darzi at one of a series of ‘citizens’ juries’ on health.Gordon Brown, Alan Johnson and Lord Darzi talked to around 120 patients and selected members of the public about their priorities for the health service at an ...
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Media Watch
The papers are again keen to expose the 'scandal' of hospital food - this time the focus is on hospital kitchens. The Observer told readers of a 'searing indictment' of their cleanliness after government inspection reports revealed 'that breaches of food hygiene laws include infestations of mice and cockroaches, kitchen ...
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Private sector 'jaded' over contracts
The private sector is growing increasingly concerned that the government will row back on its plans to use independent healthcare providers to expand its NHS choice programme.
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Call for comparable data across care services
All health and social care providers must publish comparable data and information, Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker has said.
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NICE stands firm, but the public must learn to respect rationing
When the High Court upheld NICE guidance on Alzheimer's drugs, it was seen as an endorsement of its fairness and credibility. But unless the public is better informed of resource issues, unrealistic demands for new drugs will continue to be an issue, writes Helen Mooney
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PCTs assured over ICATS liability
Primary care trusts in the North West will not have to pay out if the number of patients using privately operated clinical assessment services is lower than anticipated.NHS North West has moved to allay concerns that PCTs across the patch would be forced to pay for the integrated clinical assessment ...