All Lib Dems articles – Page 8
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CommentCoalition health policy: all action on the united front
NHS fortunes will rely on Tory and Lib Dem harmony as Andrew Lansley steps into the role of health secretary
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NewsCoalition to deliver emergency Budget on 22 June
Chancellor George Osborne today announced that he will deliver his first emergency Budget on 22 June, exactly six weeks after the new coalition government took office.
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NewsTwo junior health minister posts announced
Number 10 has so far announced two junior ministerial appointments at the Department of Health, including one Liberal Democrat.
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NewsConcern over safety of £1.7bn set aside for 'non-recurrent' NHS spending
NHS finance sources are concerned the new government may claw back the £1.7bn set aside for “non-recurrent” spending.
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NewsNHS budget will increase in real terms, coalition document confirms
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have agreed there will be a real terms spending increase in the NHS budget.
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NewsGary Belfield to leave DH
Department of Health director of commissioning Gary Belfield has handed in his notice saying he wants to take up a post outside the department.
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NewsLeaders inch closer to Lib-Con deal
The Conservatives appear to be moving closer to a deal with the Liberal Democrats which could see David Cameron finally installed in No 10 as prime minister.
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NewsTories have 'first right' to form government, says Clegg
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has said that the Conservative Party has the “first right” to attempt to form a government in the “national interest”.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: electioneering
‘We have survived another election campaign with no one promising to save or close us’
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS managers can build relationships with MPs
MPs are a vital ally for any chief executive, so it is critical to build a healthy relationship. Daloni Carlisle looks at the benefits of giving local politicians the red carpet treatment
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NewsParties agree on need to tell patients about NHS service costs
All three main parties support ways of making the public more aware of the cost of NHS treatment and services, such as putting drug prices on prescriptions.
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NewsExperts issue cancer care election challenge
A group of cancer experts have challenged political parties to explain how they would cut waits for diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which they said offered the greatest hope of saving lives and improving life expectancy.
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NewsGordon Brown debate hit
Almost half of NHS managers surveyed by hsj.co.uk said Gordon Brown won the argument on the health service in the first of the televised party leader debates.
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CommentAlan Maynard: axe must swing on NHS jobs and pay
While politicians are fighting on the campaign trail they will not reveal how they intend to drive up productivity. But once reality is restored the pain will begin
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NewsElection 2010: fight for marginal puts hospitals in the hot seat
Neck and neck competition between political parties in marginal constituencies is leaving acute trusts braced for the political heat. Sally Gainsbury identifies the trusts to watch
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NewsTories warned on GP commissioning
A future Conservative government will need “the wisdom of Solomon” if it is to promote GP commissioning while also tackling poor primary care, the new chief executive of the King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsFT admits selling low-stock drugs
Drugs controversially sold onto the export market by Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust included cancer drugs now listed as in short supply to the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled their manifesto, pledging to protect frontline NHS services by slashing management budgets, scrapping strategic health authorities and capping managers’ pay.
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NewsDavid Cameron to guarantee GP access
David Cameron is set to guarantee access to a local GP 12 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the Tories’ election manifesto.