All Policy articles – Page 149
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NewsPublic health directors 'expected' to report directly to council chief execs, says DH
The government has confirmed that it “expects” directors of public health to be directly accountable to council chief executives when public health functions transfer to local authorities.
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CommentMichael White: political meltdown?
Meltdown is an overworked media cliché which I try to avoid. But recent developments look a bit serious for the coalition.
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LeaderLansley’s defence of management cuts is disingenuous and dangerous
“I try to avoid saying things that are capable of misinterpretation,” Andrew Lansley told HSJ last week.
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NewsSir David sets out single commissioning vision
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has jump-started development of the reformed commissioning system, publishing details of his emerging national board and telling primary care trust clusters to follow a “single operating model” for the next two years.
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NewsNHS ready to investigate Brown hack claims
The NHS in Scotland is prepared to launch an investigation into how the medical records of Gordon Brown’s family were leaked to the media, according to Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
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NewsRise in complaints about health bodies
A parliamentary watchdog investigated double the number of complaints about government departments in the past year than in the previous 12 months, a report has said.
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NewsCameron accused of breaking NHS cash promise
The prime minister’s “personal promise” to give the NHS a real rise in funding “is being broken”, shadow health secretary John Healey has claimed.
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NewsLabour attacks public services reform plan
The government’s long-awaited blueprint for public service reform has been dismissed by Labour as containing “few new ideas and even fewer new proposals”.
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NewsCameron renews push on public sector reform
David Cameron will vow today to press ahead with plans to open up public services to private providers as he publishes the government’s long-awaited reform blueprint.
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NewsPublic health must be on managers' agenda, says Confed chief exec
Public health should be considered the “mainstream agenda” for NHS managers and not an “add on”, according to NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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NewsNicholson urges MPs to end obsession with bed numbers
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has challenged politicians to accept that health service modernisation will mean reducing the number of hospital beds.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley says hospitals exempt from 'over-managed' claim
Andrew Lansley has used an exclusive HSJ interview to exempt the acute sector from his criticism that the NHS is over-managed.
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NewsDH publishes full Commissioning Board plans
The Department of Health has published the proposed role and structure of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsCommissioning primary care plans still in development
The government has not yet decided whether clinical commissioning groups can take on management of general practice contracts, the responsible Department of Health has said.
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NewsPublic health policy 'update' paper expected next week
An “update” on the government’s public health proposals is due to be published next week, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsWarning over social care integration 'barriers'
The barriers to integration between health and social care have worsened in the last year, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has said.
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NewsNHS London outlines GP scorecard scheme
NHS London’s medical director has given details of a GP scorecard scheme which is expected to become a template for a national government drive to increase the transparency of general practice.
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NewsConfed chief cautions over the dangers of centralisation
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned of the dangers of excessive centralisation and bureaucracy as a result of the health service reforms.
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Speculation begins over Commissioning Board top jobs
After the NCB’s draft structure was revealed by HSJ earlier this month, speculation has begun over who will be chosen to fill the roles.
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News'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
A proposal for the NHS Commissioning Board to be known as “NHS England” is attracting criticism for inflating the organisation’s role and power.