All Labour articles – Page 14
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CommentKarin Smyth: Getting behind the NHS headlines
Karin Smyth MP reflects on the way ahead following the Commons public accounts committee’s inquiry into the financial sustainability of the NHS
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NewsStatistics authority intervenes over government NHS spending claims
UK Statistics Authority will ask officials to “ensure clarity” when reporting on increases to NHS spending Complaints centred around the government’s claims that it is increasing spending by £10bn by 2021 Chancellor Philip Hammond defended use of the £10bn figure last week The UK Statistics Authority will ask ...
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CommentYellow hats are not just for builders
Using Improvement Labs aim to develop staff support systems so they can consistently deliver compassionate care for patients will go a long way
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HSJ KnowledgeThe rise of the connected patient
Smart analytics can play a significant role in healthcare of the future – so how do we make them work?
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NewsTheresa May: Conservatives are the 'party of the NHS'
Theresa May says Conservatives are “the party of the NHS” and Labour have “abandoned the centre ground” Praises Jeremy Hunt as “passionate advocate” for patients and NHS staff in first conference speech as prime minister PM says Conservatives have backed the Five Year Forward View and given service more ...
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NewsAndy Burnham named Labour's Greater Manchester mayor candidate
Andy Burnham has been nominated as Labour’s candidate to be the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester.
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CommentTime to look at the new cards after PM May's big shuffle
Michael White tries to look on the bright side of Boris, Brexit and the new prime minister’s line-up
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CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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NewsJunior doctors' strike goes ahead as both sides stand firm
Two day junior doctors’ strike set to go ahead Jeremy Hunt says there will be “unprecedented” impact on patient care BMA reiterates the dispute is not about pay Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for medics to cross picket lines during the full walkout by junior doctors on ...
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CommentNew legislation must take financial pressures into account
Sarah Brooke emphasises that legislation to guide the NHS has so far not served its purpose to provide autonomy to health bodies
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CommentHow NICE has been a 'terrible beauty'
The National Institute for Health and Care Exellence has been doing the balancing act despite sticking to its cost effective agenda, Nick Timmins writes
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CommentEnd Game: Hands up who’s been naughty
Get your facts right on hand hygeine – and weighty issues delay a meeting
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CommentEchoes of the past in the junior doctors' row
Peter Sykes delves into the past and compares the junior doctos’ dispute with industrial action in 1975
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CommentIt is high time we stopped dying for a drink
Kailash Chand puts a question mark on the historical cultural acceptability of alcohol in view of the healthcare admissions, illnesses and trauma it causes
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CommentA model to put the NHS right?
A workable business model underpinning a great social model is what the NHS needs to avoid serious failure. By Jan Filochowski
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NewsNew tariff objection threshold faces Lords challenge
Labour peers to challenge government’s plans to raise objection threshold needed to trigger tariff arbitration this afternoon Lord Hunt to move amendment claiming proposed changes to secondary legislation are “fundamentally unfair” Lords scrutiny committee warned public consultation on the changes was too short NHS Providers has raised concerns with ...
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SupplementsRoundtable: Can we meet the Carter challenge on procurement?
Experts say it’s time for a better strategy
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NewsHeidi Alexander appoints new political adviser
Labour shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has appointed a new political adviser.
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CommentEnd Game: Operation time hop
We’re not sure we’re ready for re-enactments of operations in 1884