All Local government articles – Page 66
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NewsBudget cuts make it 'impossible' to maintain social care standards
Social services directors have said the government’s local authority budget cuts will make it “impossible” to maintain current standards of social care without restricting the number of people who receive care.
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NewsDorrell's committee warns about impact of 'unprecedented' efficiency target
The Commons health committee has warned real terms cuts to adult social care will almost inevitably translate into unfunded extra demand on the NHS.
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NewsIRP to review ward closure
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel is to review the closure of a single ward at a troubled acute trust.
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CommentThe public health white paper: sizing up reactions
HSJ’s sister title Local Government Chronicle gathers reaction to last week’s public health white paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People.
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Comment'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'
The raison d’être of local government is that elected councillors best represent residents’ concerns.
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NewsMP questions strategic health planning base
It remains unclear who would be responsible for vital strategic health planning during the transition to commissioning consortia and beyond, a shadow health minister has warned.
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LeaderWhite paper let down by speedy schedule
The public health white paper is something of a an anticlimax. Government plans for improving the country’s wellbeing may well prove to be significant, but we will have to wait until well into 2011 to find out.
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Lack of clarity on GP role in public health
The public white paper lacks clarity on several crucial issues, both the NHS Confederation and the BMA have said.
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NewsPublic health faculty in resource warning
New public health services must be properly resourced and staffed if the white paper is to achieve its aims, a leading expert has said.
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NewsFew surprises in public health white paper
Andrew Lansley has unveiled the public health white paper saying it goes further and faster in tackling causes of premature death and illness and reducing health inequalities.
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NewsPublic health body fears PCTs are ‘asset stripping’
More than a quarter of London primary care trusts have no public health director and 13 per cent of PCTs in England have also failed to fill the key post.
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NewsBMA warns managers not to instruct consortia
British Medical Association GPs committee chair Laurence Buckman has attacked primary care trusts and strategic health authorities for attempting to control the creation of fledgling GP consortia.
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NewsBritnell warns on NHS efficiency
Changes in the economic mix will result in less room for manoeuvre in the NHS, according to KPMG global head of health Mark Britnell.
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NewsDH claims retaining top managers is a priority
Retaining talented primary care trust and strategic health authority mangers in the system is a “top priority”, the Department of Health’s new permanent secretary has said.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic engagement: power to the people
Turning Point Connected Care is developing citizen advisers, a local role to help people interact successfully with public services, says Richard Kramer
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CommentThe national public health service
What will the new national public health service look like?
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Pledge for democratic input on commissioning 'watered down'
Health minster Earl Howe has revealed the government’s proposed health and wellbeing boards will not be compulsory.
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NewsPatients Association rubbishes local invovement networks
The Patients Association has criticised the current patient involvement system and expressed doubt about white paper plans to reform it.
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NewsMost councils 'expect social care service cuts'
More than half of local authorities in England fear budget pressures will affect care services that help elderly people and adults with disabilities to live at home, according to a new survey.