All Policy articles – Page 138
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NewsLib Dems peers push series of amendments on competition
Liberal Democrat peers are supporting a series of amendments to the Health Bill aimed at curtailing competition regulation, and are concerned it could still extend the application of European competition law to the NHS.
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NewsGovernment alcohol pricing plans backed
A leading academic on the alcohol industry and the chief executive of a brewery have backed the Scottish government’s plans to introduce minimum pricing.
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NewsChair appointed to HEE steering group
A chair has been appointed to oversee the development of the new body that will be responsible for NHS workforce education and training.
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NewsBurnham attacks coalition over 'catastrophic' NHS changes
Combining the biggest financial challenge in the NHS with the biggest re-organisation is a “catastrophic error of judgment”, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said yesterday as he attacked the government’s health reforms.
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NewsReforms must change to 'mitigate damage' - BMA chair
The British Medical Association has said significant changes to NHS reforms are still required to “mitigate the damage” they will cause, as peers prepared to debate afresh the government proposals.
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NewsSingle NHS finance and performance post abolished
The post which had been expected to become the second most senior job in the new NHS has been split in two.
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NewsHealth Bill: Lords to debate hospital failure, integration and commissioning bonus
Members of the House of Lords have tabled dozens of amendments to the Health Bill which would bring about significant policy change if passed.
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NewsAudits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
Plans to extend the monitoring of the results of healthcare in the NHS have been set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsPersonal budget holders need more information, says DH report
Patients given control of their own health budgets need more information about the size of their funds and how they can be spent, a Department of Health report has found.
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NewsGovernment: Mid Staffs inquiry may lead to another health bill
A letter from health minister Earl Howe to members of the House of Lords admits the government may need to bring forward another health bill in response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsExclusive: government defending 'autonomy clause'
The government is resisting attempts to scrap the Health Bill’s so called “autonomy clause”, but close to offering a compromise amendment on the duties of the health secretary, HSJ understands.
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Comment'An important moment in public health history'
Ruth Hussey, the woman at the heart of smoothing the public health shake-up, says there will be great gains after the strains. She talks to HSJ deputy news editor Steve Ford.
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NewsPublic health workforce 'dispirited' as uncertainty goes on
The government’s lack of action to dispel uncertainty about the future of the public health workforce is “dispiriting” and poses the “real risk” of losing expert staff, the Faculty of Public Health has said.
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CommentManagers need to face pensions dilemma with the service in mind
Public sector pension reform is clearly on the agenda: the Department of Health’s consultation on proposed increases to contribution rates closes tomorrow, and unions are balloting members on a “coordinated day” of strike action scheduled for 30 November. It is going to be a tough time.
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NewsNHS savings measures needed until 2020, King's Fund warns
The financial squeeze driving the NHS’s £20bn savings programme will not end in 2015, and the service faces a “productivity gap” of half as much again in the subsequent five years, the chief economist of the King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsGovernment eyes timing as Health Bill amendments pour in
The government is preparing for months of House of Lords debate over the Health Bill, including potential changes.
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NewsInformation commissioner calls for greater powers to audit NHS
The information watchdog has demanded greater powers to audit NHS organisations, which account for more than four in 10 serious data breaches.
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NewsLansley: 'honesty' needed to tackle obesity
People need to be honest with themselves about how much they eat and drink in order to tackle obesity, the government has said.
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NewsBennett warns against 'second guessing' merger rulings
Trusts involved in mergers should not “second guess” Monitor’s decisions or they risk having to “unwind” arrangements at taxpayers’ expense, the regulator’s boss has warned.
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NewsPCTs ordered to adopt single cluster board model
Primary care trust clusters must have a single board, executive team and chair, the Department of Health has said.