All Labour policy articles – Page 12
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CommentMichael White: Burnham's big leap
Burnham’s plans for the NHS finally embrace social care and its implications
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NewsUPDATE: Burnham says commissioning board 'couldn't carry on' under plan
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said the NHS Commissioning Board “couldn’t carry on” in its current form under his proposals to reshape health and social care.
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NewsConsultant contract 'failed to boost output'
The NHS consultant contract has failed to increase productivity since being introduced in 2003, according to a 10-year study.
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CommentMichael White: what would Labour do?
Liz Kendall gave a glimpse of what the opposition would do in power
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CommentLabour's vision of 21st century care
Liz Kendall outlines the approach Labour would take to NHS reform
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NewsANALYSED: The rollout of NHS 111
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the rollout of NHS 111, the non-emergency telephone number.
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NewsLabour 'will not oppose all reconfiguration'
Labour will not have a policy to oppose all service reconfigurations in the run up to the next election, shadow health minister Liz Kendall has said.
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NewsRow over 'pay cartel' reaches Parliament
MPs are due to debate the threat of regional pay to the NHS and the actions of the South West “pay cartel” this week, in a move designed to spark action from the government.
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CommentMichael White: temperatures rise in Edinburgh
Labour are asking tough questions about the affordability of Scotland’s healthcare
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CommentGeeky Burnham promises 'sensible' reform
Labour plan to repeal Health Act, but not a ‘top down’ reorganisation
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NewsLabour will reverse Health Act, says Burnham
Labour will scrap the government’s flagship reforms of the NHS if they come into power at the next general election, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsNHS may need to reduce range of free health services after 2015, IFS warns
The most comprehensive analysis yet published of the prospects for health funding after 2015 has warned that politicians may need to increase taxes or “reconsider” the range of free services the NHS provides.
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NewsPolitical support will keep pipeline flowing, says Kershaw
Political support is there to make the change needed for a sustainable provider sector, the man setting up the NHS Trust Development Authority has said.
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NewsMilburn: 'tragedy' reform policies making enemy of private sector
The government’s reforms “have made the private sector less acceptable in the NHS”, former labour health secretary Alan Milburn has told HSJ.
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NewsLabour proposes free social care for terminally ill
Labour has proposed providing free social care to patients with a terminal illness and ending means testing, the party announced yesterday.
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CommentMichael White: is handy Andy Burnham playing the long game?
Michael White’s health politics column.
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NewsLabour plots service changes through local authorities
Labour will attempt to link “waste, waits, stresses and strains” in the NHS to the government’s reforms, and try to redesign services through the local authorities it runs.
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NewsAmended private patient income cap 'will have little impact'
A government proposal to cap the amount of private income foundation trusts can earn at 49 per cent will have little practical impact on the health reforms, experts have claimed.