All Norman Lamb articles – Page 3
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NewsExclusive: King's Fund calls for merger of NHS and social care budgets
There should be a single pooled budget for all health and social care services in every area by 2020 at the latest, according to a new report by the King’s Fund.
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CommentEnd Game: Ministers for plague and sunscreen
What the new recruits can do for the Department of Health
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CommentEnd Game: A wee poem to give a big thank you
The ‘unique’ urine bottle feedback and how Dan Poulter improved the nation’s public health
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CommentEnd Game: One eyed dog backs NHA's singular vision
Mascot joins the ranks of election celebs
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CommentA TV election debate that reminded us of the 'better angels of our nature'
A sensible pre-election TV debate
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NewsLib Dems commit to increase NHS pay with inflation
The Liberal Democrats will make a commitment today to increase NHS pay at least in line with the rate inflation from the next financial year.
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NewsLiberal Democrats commit to repeal competition elements of Health Act
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the role of competition in the health service, pledging to repeal parts of the Health Act 2012 and end the competition authority’s role in health.
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NewsExclusive: Lamb proposes single department for health and social care
Care minister Norman Lamb has told HSJ that he wants to create a single government department for health and social care by joining budgets at a national level.
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NewsCoalition health reforms 'damaging and distracting', says think tank
The coalition government’s flagship legislation on health was ‘damaging and distracting’, and ‘historians will not be kind in their assessment’ of its record on NHS reform, an influential think tank has claimed.
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CommentEnd Game: Wollaston blocks Tredinnick's 'path'
The Commons’ sense prevails, but then a trust chair decides to stand for UKIP
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NewsAspirant FTs could have option to become a mutual
NHS trusts could in future choose between becoming a foundation trust or an independent mutually owned company as the provider sector becomes increasingly ‘fluid and uncertain’, HSJ has been told.
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CommentFalls prevention: how to slash the NHS's £2bn bill
A quarter of ambulance callouts are for falls
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NewsLamb admits integration evidence is still 'embryonic'
The care minister has described the evidence that health and social care integration will save money as still ‘embryonic’.
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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CommentThe Lib Dems lack a compelling NHS narrative
Nick Clegg needs to put himself in the health policy story
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NewsLib Dems lobby for more money for 2015-16 amid cash crisis fears
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the 2015-16 funding settlement for the NHS to be “in effect reopened” amid fears that an imminent cash crisis could lead to declining access to services and redundancies