All Policy articles – Page 243
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News
Commercial directorate's future in the air
The future of the Department of Health's commercial directorate is in doubt following the resignation of its director general Channing Wheeler.
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HSJ KnowledgeCosts and benefits of new policies
The systematic evaluation of costs and benefits of health technologies by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is one of the success stories of the NHS over the past 10 years.
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Comment
Media Watch: bets on Johnson
Managers may be tempted to swell trust coffers by taking a punt on health secretary Alan Johnson to be prime minister, with most papers quoting odds of six to one to replace Gordon Brown.
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Johnson pledges better care for minority ethnic groups
Black and minority ethnic people are not getting the primary healthcare they need, a government report has shown.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quality has to bind the Darzi recipe for reform
Improving quality will become the national priority under the Darzi review. This essential ingredient for reform should bring together better commissioning, better skills and greater incentives for organisations and clinicians
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Leader
Vulnerable people's fate must not fall to faceless bureaucracy
Health secretary Alan Johnson has called for a 'national debate' on how we will meet the needs and costs of an ageing population.
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Councils could lose social care funds to DWP
Local councils could be stripped of their control over the 7bn adult social care budget under proposals being explored for the forthcoming social care green paper.
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Comment
Sophia Christie on world class organisations
The assurance process for world class commissioning is developing apace but with no national development programme, many in primary care trusts are wondering where to focus attention.
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News
Share rising mental health costs, says King's Fund
The cost of mental health services is expected to rise by 45 per cent over the next 20 years, the King’s Fund has predicted.But in its long-awaited report on the future funding of mental health services, it says the NHS should not be expected to fund the increased cost alone.
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Comment
Michael White on dementia services
Being in government is a bit like fighting forest fires, the kind that sweep through tinder-dry acres in countries a lot hotter than ours.
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News
Junior doctor hospital accommodation row
The BMA has hit out at NHS Employers for refusing to discuss how junior doctors could be helped to cope with the financial implications of the loss of free hospital accommodation.
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News
Nicholson tells Patient Safety Congress: create a safety culture
Chief executives have been told to create an environment where staff can report safety incidents instead of being ‘hung up to dry’.
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HSJ Knowledge
Frank Dobson looks back as NHS turns 60
Back in 1997 when the New Labour government was bright and shiny as a new penny, Frank Dobson, the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was appointed health secretary.
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News
Pharmacy law changes to go ahead
The government is to press ahead with changes to the law governing safety in pharmacies.
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News
Gordon Brown visits Patient Safety Congress 2008
Prime minister Gordon Brown has told patient safety managers the success of the NHS is in their hands.
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News
Darzi review: North East vows to improve public health
NHS North East has pledged to renew its focus on public health and long-term conditions in its regional Darzi review.
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News
Barbara Young warns on cash for GP regulation
The newly appointed Care Quality Commission chair has revealed she is not convinced by government proposals to regulate GPs.Baroness Young told HSJ she agreed the Health and Social Care Bill should allow for some primary care services to be absorbed into the main regulatory regime.
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Comment
Michael White on the embryology bill
Another roller-coaster week as ministers and MPs engage in close combat over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill with one hand, while battling to maintain momentum on NHS reform with the other.
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HSJ Knowledge
Military medical care: the war at home
In recent years the military has entrusted acute medical services to the NHS, and psychiatric care to an independent provider. But this has led to claims that the nation is failing those who have fought in its wars. Mark Gould reports
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News
Centralisation gains fresh research support
Top health economists have given validity to Department of Health policies on centralisation of specialist services and reducing MRSA rates.