All Policy articles – Page 244
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News
NHS Choices vision revealed
A report outlining the Department of Health's vision for the future of NHS Choices has been unveiled.
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QOF harms inequality progress
The freedom of GPs to 'exception report' patients may be undermining efforts to reduce health inequalities, experts have told the Commons health select committee.
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DH slated over freedom of information record
The Department of Health has been lambasted for the way it handles requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
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New release date for commissioning review
The long-awaited value for money assessment of the framework for procuring external support for commissioners will now be completed next spring, the Treasury has revealed.
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DH heralds bigger role for pharmacies
The Department of Health is to draw up plans for primary care trusts to commission more services from pharmacists.
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Wales to axe most local health boards
The Welsh Assembly has announced plans to slash the number of local health boards and strip them of their commissioning role.
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DH publishes climate change guidance
The Department of Health has issued new guidance on tackling climate change and promoting sustainable communities to improve health and reduce health inequalities.
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HSJ Knowledge
How primary care grew up
In our latest feature marking 60 years of the NHS, Ingrid Torjesen charts the general practitioner's rise from poor relation to commissioner
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HSJ Knowledge
Pharmacies' role in community care
From screening to health advice to treating minor ailments, pharmacies are embracing their new role as partners in the drive to improve public health
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HSJ Knowledge
How to score public accountability points
Primary care trusts must start to come under local public accountability, argue Richard Lewis and Ruth Thorlby
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DH appoints new transplant czar
The Department of Health has appointed Chris Rudge as the new clinical director for transplant.
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Department rapped over FOI breaches
The Department of Health has become the first government department to be issued with a formal practice recommendation by the information commissioner after breaching the Freedom of Information Act.
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Department rapped over FOI failures
The Information Commissioner's Office is demanding improvements in the way the Department of Health handles requests under the Freedom of Information Act.The information commissioner has issued the DH with a formal practice recommendation following an audit of complaints.
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Proposals to change NHS structure in Wales
The Welsh Assembly has announced proposals to change the NHS's structure in Wales.
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HSJ Knowledge
GPs in the dock: case for the defence
Around 90 per cent of NHS work is done by family doctors, so why is there so much heat around their pay and workload? The Royal College of GPs' president answers the critics
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
With the launch of the Care Quality Commission, GPs will be directly regulated for the first time. The government concedes that the number of reported patient safety incidents is too low, so how closely should the new inspector look, asks Charlotte Santry
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Brown 'misled' public over national deep clean policy
The government has been accused of misleading the public over its claim that all trusts would deep clean their entire sites.
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CBI claims contract debacle will hit future bids
Private companies will be reluctant to bid for future NHS contracts, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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Leader
PCTs must take action to tackle quality framework disparities
The data HSJ reveals today on the patients GPs exempt under the quality and outcomes framework raises questions about whether the system is being abused.