All Policy articles – Page 105
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NewsNew NHS England partnership with pharma to speed up drug access
Government plans for closer working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry will make the new generation of precision medicines more affordable for the NHS, the minister for life sciences has said.
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CommentClose the loophole on therapists and counsellors
Seeking better regulation for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and counsellors
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NewsMonitor chief supports 'significant' investment in mental health
David Bennett has called for a ‘significant reallocation of resources’ towards mental health to put it on an equal footing with physical health
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NewsBurnham: FT model reinforces hospital domination
The foundation trust model must be updated to prevent a hospital centred approach which could “perpetuates silos”, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsPatient safety bill to legislate for zero NHS harm
The NHS could be required to achieve ‘zero avoidable harm’ if a government backed bill being driven through Parliament by the MP for Stafford makes it onto the statute books.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmbed person centred care into mainstream health services
How to put patients at the heart of care
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CommentHealthcare will inevitably become more expensive
As the economy grows, so will the costs of running the NHS
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CommentPolicymakers were too optimistic about the better care fund
Rethink how the integration policy works
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CommentTalking dirty to the public
Being honest about NHS reform is a political taboo worth breaking
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NewsKelsey: Digital ambition will need carrots as well as sticks
NHS England’s information director has acknowledged trusts will need ‘incentives’ as well as ‘consequences’ to encourage them to hit new national standards for information technology
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HSJ KnowledgeTake the local lead on health inequalities
A new strategic approach to improve public health
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CommentAnalysis: Pressure eases on English waiting times
Waiting times recovered surprisingly well in September
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CommentThe health secretary needs a psychologist appointment
Create a chief psychologist to advise ministers
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News'There's no getting away from difficult choices over staff pay,' says Burnham
A Labour government would use pay restraint and make ‘difficult choices’ about the wages of NHS frontline staff if the party wins the election next year
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NewsBurnham sets out role for private providers in his NHS vision
Private health providers could play a significant role in providing NHS services under a Labour government, the shadow health secretary has suggested
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NewsExclusive: Ministers keen to extend joint commissioning
Ministers want to extend NHS joint commissioning with councils to public health and children’s services, after being convinced by the better care fund planning process that the model will reap service improvements and financial benefits
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NewsMapped: Candidates for health economy 'special measures'
Whole health economies could face intervention for poor performance under a new approach proposed by the NHS national bodies, under the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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CommentWith EU red tape cut, the shackles are off clinical innovation
Changes to unhelpful rules support new tech trials
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LeaderStevens captures the zeitgeist with his forward view
Reaction to the vision has been mostly positive
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NewsBirmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.