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News60% of doctors 'disagree with reforms'
Six out of 10 doctors disagree with the government’s reforms of the NHS and many do not believe they will improve patient care, according to a poll for the Royal College of GPs.
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NewsRCS warns quality of care could decline
Standards of patient care may be compromised if GPs focus on “the lowest price” rather than quality when it comes to health spending, the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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NewsNHS Networks site aims to help commissioners
A new website developed by NHS Networks is helping commissioners by bringing together useful information in one place.
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NewsLansley insists 'risky' reforms are vital
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said there was “risk” involved with his radical NHS reforms, but change was necessary to improve standards for patients.
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NewsNigel Edwards calls for constructive dialogue on competition
The head of the NHS Confederation has urged for “constructive dialogue” about the effect of greater competition in healthcare.
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NewsHundreds of care home deaths caused by dehydration
New statistics show that more than 650 elderly residents in care homes have died of dehydration in the past five years.
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NewsPoll reveals public mistrust of reforms
Just one in four people support GPs using private companies to provide NHS services, one of the key measures of the government’s health reforms, the results of a new poll suggest.
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NewsReforms are evolution not revolution, insists Cameron
Prime minister David Cameron has defended the health reforms, claiming the need to modernise the service was “essential”.
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NewsAmbulance staff threaten full walk out
Staff at Great Western Ambulance Service have postponed industrial action following a legal challenge by the trust but could still stage a full walk out.
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NewsDH will 'co-produce' authorisation process, GPs told
Pathfinder commissioning consortia have been told the NHS Commissioning Board will “co produce” with them its authorisation process for the groups, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPrime minister writes to GPs
Prime minister David Cameron has written to GPs explaining the reasons for the government’s reforms of commissioning.
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NewsKing's Fund challenges health reform claims
The health secretary’s claims over why the NHS must be reformed are questionable, according to a leading health economist.
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NewsConsultants' £40m pay claims rejected
The Scottish first minister has disputed claims that Scotland paid an extra £40m to highly paid NHS consultants in the last year.
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NewsThousands of cancer patients 'denied radiotherapy'
Tens of thousands of people with cancer are missing out on potentially curative radiotherapy, it was claimed today.
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NewsHumana 'assured' client it was committed to UK market
US health insurance giant Humana gave a major NHS client “personal assurances” it was committed to the UK just months before it announced plans to exit the market, the client said this week.
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NewsCentral grip tightens under 'independence' bill
The government’s ambition to liberate the NHS has been called into question after the Health and Social Care Bill published last week apparently granted wide ranging powers of intervention to the health secretary.
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NewsUnions all reject 'poisonous' pay freeze for job protection offer
Unions have unilaterally rejected any proposal to freeze pay increments in an official response to NHS Employers.
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NewsGovernment invites councils to pilot health and wellbeing boards
The Department of Health has written to local authority leaders inviting them to become pilots for health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsNicholson appointed to NCB to 'provide leadership and continuity'
David Nicholson’s appointment as future chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board bypassed all usual recruitment processes due to “unique challenges” posed by the reforms, HSJ can reveal.