All Policy articles – Page 265
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DoH commercial directorate to be broken up and procurement localised
The Department of Health’s commercial directorate is to be scaled down and regionalised and procurement of NHS private sector capacity handed to local commissioners.
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Sir Liam blames overseas applicants for junior doctor crisis
The chief medical officer has batted off calls to resign over junior doctors' recruitment, blaming the crisis on a surge of overseas applicants.
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Pandemic flu framework unveiled
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced plans to buy 350 million surgical masks and 34 million respirators for NHS and social care staff to use in the event of a flu pandemic.
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Consultants' contract offers no productivity gains, say MPs
There have been 'no measurable improvements' in productivity as a result of the 2003 NHS contract for consultants, MPs have concluded.
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Consultant recruitment under review
Scottish health and well-being secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched a consultation aimed at improving the process for recruiting consultants.
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Huge disparity in managers' pay, Tories claim
The Conservatives have claimed there is a huge disparity in how much primary care trusts are spending on management salaries.
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£1.8bn NHS underspend 'manageable', says Nicholson
The NHS chief executive has defended its expected record £1.8bn surplus as 'relatively small' and 'healthy'.The 2 per cent underspend, revealed by HSJ earlier today, was 'relatively manageable', David Nicholson told the Commons health select committee.
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consultants contract
NHS managers were ‘left in the dark’ over what the government wanted from the consultants’ contract, a damning report has found. The Commons public accounts committee report says consultants are working fewer hours than they did under the old contract even though their pay has gone up by 27 per ...
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Practice-Based Commissioning briefing
Practice-based commissioning was introduced as a policy by the Labour government in 2004. It aims to allow GPs to commission directly on behalf of their patients and to give them more control over their budget.
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Medical test introduced for benefits claimants
A new medical test that will score a person's ability to work has been announced by work and pensions secretary Peter Hain.
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Health and Social Care Bill published
New legislation designed to modernise and bring together health and social care services was launched by health minister Ben Bradshaw today.
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Call for more psychiatric beds in Northern Ireland
More psychiatrists and mental health inpatient facilities are needed to help stem the 'rising tide of suicides' in Northern Ireland, say doctors.
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Doctors demand 'revolution' to increase part-time posts
The NHS will need to undergo a 'cultural revolution' if the government gives millions more parents the right to work part-time, doctors have warned.
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PFI debt fears as district general hospitals feel the squeeze
District generals' income is set to take a hit as specialist hospitals and primary care trusts move in on their territory. How will they pay PFI debts of £28.5bn, asks Sally Gainsbury
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ISTC second wave faces cuts
The government is expected to announce significant cuts to the planned second phase of its independent sector treatment centre programme.
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Can a constitution seal the health service's freedom?
Lord Darzi's interim report last month brought the government a step closer to drawing up an NHS constitution. The challenge, writes Liz Kendall, is to bind the service without restraining it
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DoH considering 'tolerance levels' on waiting-time target
Trusts have welcomed plans to allow leeway on the government's flagship 18-week waiting-time target as proof that the NHS has 'grown up'.
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Call to reward patients using cheaper care
NHS patients should be given financial incentives to choose the most cost-efficient providers or treatments, a leading US academic has told officials.
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DoH may wipe financial slate clean for 17 struggling trusts
The Department of Health is considering wiping out historical debts of at least some of the 17 trusts it has classified as 'financially challenged'.
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Welsh MPs quiz health minister on budget
The Welsh Assembly's health, well-being and local government committee will today question health and social services minister Edwina Hart on the government's draft budget.