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NewsCouncils poised to scale back consortia freedoms
Councils will eat into the freedoms commissioning consortia expected to gain if the recommendations of the patient involvement and public accountability group are implemented.
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Future Forum report: NHS Confederation response
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said today: “This report makes big strides in the right direction and has a real chance of getting NHS reform on the right path.
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NewsNo requirement to include doctors and nurses on boards
Commissioning consortia should not be required to formally include doctors and nurses on their boards, the NHS Future Forum has recommended.
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Read the Future Forum report in full
The Future Forum’s report to government recommending changes to the Health Bill has been published online.
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NewsNHS privatisation 'has not been derailed' by Future Forum, says Unite
Unite has responded to the Future Forum report today by claiming that NHS privatisation is still on track, despite protests by health professionals to the Future Forum “listening exercise”.
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NewsPrivate sector would refuse to recruit from NHS if forced to pay training costs - Forum
The government has been urged to reconsider proposals that would force the private sector to contribute to NHS training costs amid fears it will result in firms recruiting from overseas.
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NewsAcademy of Medical Royal Colleges responds to Future Forum report
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has responded to the publication of the NHS Future Forum report.
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NewsFuture Forum recommends dilution of Monitor role and public accountability for consortia
The health secretary must remain “ultimately” accountable for the NHS, Monitor’s proposed role in promoting competition should be “diluted” and consortia must have a governing body that meets in public, the Future Forum has recommended.
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NewsKing’s Fund responds to the NHS Future Forum’s report
The King’s Fund has responded to the NHS Future Forum’s report on improving the Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsDH czar and SHA chief executive among Queen's birthday honours
A strategic health authority chief executive and the heart disease czar were among those honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours at the weekend.
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NewsCancer patients to be hit by welfare reform
Government plans for welfare reform will plunge cancer patients into poverty simply “because they have not recovered quickly enough”, campaigners say.
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NewsExclusive: re-written Health Bill will put competition panel on statutory footing
The coalition agreement on re-writing the Health Bill will put the Competition and Co-operation Panel on a statutory footing, leaving Monitor with a duty to “protect and promote patients’ interests”, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCare abuse investigation set for next month
A serious case review into allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties at a residential hospital in Gloucestershire has been set for July.
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NewsReform changes: Monitor 'to maintain foundation trust checks'
Plans to lift regulatory checks on foundation trusts’ finance and governance appear to have been dropped as part of the government U-turn on NHS reform.
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NewsCameron and Clegg set for backbench showdown over reform
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are preparing for a showdown with disgruntled backbenchers over changes to the proposed NHS reforms, amid complaints they have been “playing politics” over the package.
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NewsCrucial report on NHS reforms released today
Recommendations on how best to amend the government’s reform plans for the NHS are to be unveiled later today.
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NewsGPs don't think they are ready to commission, survey suggests
GPs and primary care staff are not confident in their ability to carry out the roles they would have under the government’s reforms, findings released today suggest.
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NewsPublic health funding argument 'is over'
A senior Department of Health official has given a strong indication that councils have lost the argument over ringfenced public health budgets and that the government will not turn on the issue.
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NewsHealth Bill could be sent back to MP committee
The proposed health service reforms could be sent back to a committee of MPs, a senior government minister has confirmed.
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NewsGovernment warned better leadership is required to repel strikes
The government has been urged to build leadership and management skills in the public sector as well as improving communication in order to counter forthcoming industrial action.