All NHS Constitution articles – Page 3
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NewsConstitution review set to promote compassion and evidence-based commissioning
A government-commissioned review is likely to recommend all new nurses and healthcare assistants are screened for their values and ability to be compassionate.
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CommentMichael Rawlins: playing fair on treatments
A few weeks ago, Steve Winyard, head of policy and campaigns at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), asked to see me.
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News'Budget for health' to set out future ambitions
Andrew Lansley hopes to establish an annual “budget for health” which will become the parliamentary set piece debate on the service.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall patients request alternative provider
PERFORMANCE: In 2011-12 41 patients at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust invoked their rights under the NHS Consititution to request treatment at an alternative provider.
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NewsGovernment launches NHS Constitution review
The government is today launching a review of the NHS Constitution, part of which will be carried out by a new NHS Future Forum group.
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News'Warm words' insufficient to drive integration, ministers warned
One of the leading proponents of integrated care has called for the government to go further than its “warm words” made in response to the NHS Future Forum.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: the rallying cry for 2012
2012 is the year of the contract. Go back to your offices and prepare for contracting.
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Comment'It's time for a one year maximum wait'
Problems with waiting times are far from insurmountable - they just require the will to change, argue Rob Findlay and Anthony McKeever.
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NewsMonitor examines FTs' patient guarantees loophole
Monitor has revealed it is examining a potential loophole that could allow foundation trusts to escape the patient guarantees laid out in the NHS constitution.
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NewsNHS whistleblowers to get better protection
Greater protection for whistleblowers in the health service will be a kep part of a changed NHS Constitution, according to UK health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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Comment'Healthcare without competition is financially unsustainable'
Despite increased competition raising fears, in some quarters, for the future of the NHS, now is not the time to play it safe - but to harness its power to do great things, says Sir Stephen Bubb.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy sustainable health services are key to the future of healthcare
Sustainability means more than turning down the thermostat or installing bike racks. David Pencheon argues the NHS must change the way it delivers care if sustainability is to be a successful long term commitment.
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NewsPatient operations deliberately delayed, CCP claims
Patients are being forced to wait for treatment in the hope they will remove themselves from waiting lists by either going private or dying, a report has suggested.
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NewsCommissioners will have duty to tell patients about waiting time rights
Commissioning groups will have a duty to ensure patients are aware of their rights to access services within maximum waiting times, the government’s full response to the Future Forum has said.
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NewsPM pledge means no change on 18 week target
The Department of Health has confirmed that there will be no reintroduction of national performance management for the 18 week referral to treatment target, after prime minister David Cameron pledged to retain the limit.
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NewsNHS incident reporting system to receive £3.7m injection
Health minister Simon Burns has promised an extra £3.7m to develop the incident reporting and safety alert service currently run by the soon to be defunct National Patient Safety Agency.
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CommentIs the NHS constitution still relevant in the new NHS landscape?
Since the government came to power and the health secretary announced sweeping reforms to the NHS, there seems to have been little focus on the NHS constitution. Gerard Hanratty, partner at healthcare law firm Capsticks, weighs up what may happen to it under the coalition government.
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HSJ KnowledgeNo time to be reining in training
Public sector austerity is not an excuse to cut back on training and appraisals but a reason to forge ahead with them and make organisations stronger, writes Alison Moore
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Providers freed to set their own referral to treatment targets and set prices below tariff
The revised operating framework has freed providers to set prices below the tariff and set their own referral to treatment targets, opening the field further to competition.
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CommentThe NHS needs to re-invent itself to cope with funding cuts
The NHS’s funding increase is actually a 0.5 per cent cut - efficiency savings of 4-5 per cent will have to be found.