All Policy articles – Page 189
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NewsBuilding Britain's Future hints at threat to SHAs
The government has set out plans to turn NHS targets into enforceable patient entitlements in a move that is likely to see the role of strategic health authorities reduced.
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CommentJohn McGowan: the truth about markets
It is an article of faith among former 1980s undergraduates like me, particularly in the pub, that Labour has gone far further than the Tories ever did in imposing business values on the long suffering NHS.
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Protecting health budget 'a mistake' - public services watchdog
The chief executive of the government’s public services watchdog has slammed Labour and Tory commitments to protect budgets for health and education as a “big mistake”.
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NewsNHS staff may gain from John Lewis model
NHS organisations could become employee-owned businesses like John Lewis and Kaiser Permanente under proposals set out by health policy experts.
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NewsDarzi says focus on long term conditions
Regions should consider shifting their attentions from waiting times to long term conditions to reflect the changing economic climate, health minister Lord Darzi has said.
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NewsMonitor hails Darzi progress report
Attempts by health minister Lord Darzi to boost clinical leadership in the NHS have been welcomed by Monitor, the foundation trust watchdog.
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NewsNHS competition panel allows foundation trust to take over community services
The co-operation and competition panel has recommended that the transfer of a primary care trust’s community services arm to a foundation trust be allowed.
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NewsGovernment to reduce SHAs' performance management role
The government has outlined its vision of the future of public services in its report Building Britain’s Future.
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NewsLondon stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval
London’s primary care trusts are claiming a success in their bid to consolidate stroke and trauma services in the capital.
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NewsPatients face radiotherapy 'lottery'
Cancer sufferers in England are subject to a postcode lottery over access to radiotherapy, research suggests.
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NewsBrown to announce private cash for NHS cancer treatment delays
The significant expansion of private sector involvement in health due to be unveiled by Gordon Brown this week will see cancer patients who face long waits in the NHS given cash to go private.
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CommentYour Humble Servant on the NHS reshuffle
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: NHS reshuffle
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NewsQuality is 'the buzzword' in the NHS
Health minister Lord Darzi has said the impact of his next stage review has “far exceeded” his expectations already.
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NewsWales NHS managers report boosted self confidence
Healthcare managers in Wales are reporting boosted self confidence as a second senior manager departs the English health service to work in Wales’s integrated system.
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NewsGovernment takes another bite at NHS dental reform
Primary care trusts have been told to improve their relationships with dentists and prepare for more scrutiny of their dental commissioning.
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CommentLord Darzi on the first year of high quality care for all
The NHS’s cup is not running over as the service enters a period of increasing financial pressure, but the vintage laid down last year offers the best hope for everyone’s future
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Monitor has ‘effectively cancelled’ PFI contracts
Monitor has been accused of “effectively cancelling” the remaining NHS private finance initiative schemes.
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NewsChildren's mental health needs 'neglected'
Scottish MPs claim young children suffering from mental health problems are being “neglected” because of a drop in health visitor numbers.
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NewsWelsh maternity services 'lack respect'
Research by a public spending watchdog has found not all maternity services are treating mothers with dignity and understanding.
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HSJ KnowledgeChanging NHS end of life care for the better
Most people say they would prefer to die at home but many do not as end of life care has traditionally been neglected. But it looks as if things are finally starting to change