All Local government articles – Page 69
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CommentNoel Plumridge on NHS pay and pensions
The extra £6bn of spending cutbacks in 2010-11 announced by George Osborne in May appears to have had only a marginal impact on NHS spending, but is unlikely to be true of June’s emergency budget for 2011-12. It’s going to hurt in the months and years ahead.
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NewsPCTs to lose responsibility for GPs
Primary care trusts will have their responsibilities radically stripped back under plans being developed by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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HSJ KnowledgeConnected Care model seeks to ease local service integration
Connected Care aims to allay the fears of commissioners about integrating local services, says Helen Mooney
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NewsElection 2010: Halting hospital closures top priority for would-be MPs
NHS managers will face political opposition to their reforms, regardless of the election result on Friday, an HSJ survey of 367 election candidates suggests.
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HSJ Knowledge
Joint commissioning
Commissioning Support for London Accelerated Development Programme 2009
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Joint services may reshape NHS regulation
NHS regulators will “no longer be sustainable” in their present form if the trend to partnership working between trusts and councils continues, according to a report from the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
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NewsDH director leaves for Warwickshire council
John Bolton is appointed interim director of adult services at Warwickshire County Council
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HSJ KnowledgePeer leadership across health and local government
Health and other public sector chief executives increasingly need to work together and leading as peers is the way to do it, says Becky Malby
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NewsGovernment to launch social care white paper on Tuesday
Number 10 and health secretary Andy Burnham are preparing to launch the long awaited social care white paper on Tuesday.
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NewsHammersmith and Fulham named council of the year
Hammersmith & Fulham is LGC’s Council of the Year - praised by the judges for “doing something very special in challenging times”
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NewsSocial care integration drive
Joint commissioning of social care by primary care trusts and local authorities is likely to be made mandatory.
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LeaderDH must help make integration seamless
Progress on Transforming Community Services indicates more integration is coming our way. “Vertical integration” is the method of the moment, and HSJ understands some primary care trusts feel under considerable pressure to head in that direction.
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NewsDH advocacy of integration ‘not credible’
The Department of Health is rarely a “credible advocate” for the integration of health and social care services because its policies are often contradictory, say senior NHS managers with dual local authority roles.
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News£21bn spent on health inequalities has had little impact
There is little to show for the £21bn in annual NHS spending allocated to reduce health in-equalities, the Audit Commission has concluded.
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NewsMarmot might be fair, but will it be feasible?
The Marmot report, probably the most important document on health inequalities for 30 years, was published last month. But can its recommendations become reality? Steve Ford reports
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NewsComprehensive area assessment review highlights finance
A review of the comprehensive area assessment has indicated that there must be greater focus by local organisations on achieving better value for money.
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NewsNHS London makes lead commissioners directors
NHS London is taking a tighter hold of its many primary care trusts by employing the capital’s lead commissioners as directors of the strategic health authority.
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NewsPCT chief executive dies
Joint chief executive of NHS Swindon and director of adult social care services at Swindon borough council Caroline Fowles has died.
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NewsBlackburn care trust plus given go ahead
The Department of Health has approved plans for NHS Blackburn with Darwen to become a care trust plus.