All Policy articles – Page 96
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HSJ LocalManchester commissioners to lobby over pharma deal money
FINANCE: Commissioners across Greater Manchester plan to lobby the government to ensure money given to the NHS by drug companies as part of a national pricing deal is available for use in the region.
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HSJ KnowledgeSurvey: The five things the next government should not do
Readers listed rising waiting lists, a reorganisation of commissioning and political interference
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NewsExclusive: Quarter of DH civil servants want to leave in next year
Almost a quarter of civil servants working in the Department of Health want to leave within the next 12 months or as soon as possible, according to an internal staff survey.
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CommentWhy the Mail's 'NHS fat cats' story is so offensive
I was mightily offended by the Mail’s revelations
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HSJ PartnersCCG barometer: Mix of confidence and concern
CCGs are confident they can implement new care models of care described in the forward view, but they will need local and national political backing, says Peter Edwards
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NewsExclusive: Treasury considering health, care and welfare budget link
The Treasury is undertaking a quick turnaround project in the run up to the general election examining the potential savings from bringing together spending on health, social care and some welfare payments.
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CommentMain manifestos: Certainty is lacking in post-election prospects
Manifestos mask a need for pressure relief
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HSJ Knowledge
How to make the business case for patient safety
The business benefits of safety in care
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NewsSocial care leader warns integration will not solve financial woes
Integration of health and social care will help improve services but will not be the answer to the financial challenge facing the sector, the new president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Service has said.
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NewsA week in NHS politics: health becomes election battleground
The NHS has been firmly established as a crucial election battleground, with all parties making flagship pledges about the future of the service. Here HSJ rounds up the key commitments, policies and developments, including from our exclusive interviews with Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham
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NewsHunt: Seven day NHS may be cheapest way to meet rising demand
The Conservatives’ plan to extend weekend working would help the NHS meet rising demand for operations, rather than being an additional cost pressure, the health secretary has argued.
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NewsExclusive: Social care will benefit from £8bn NHS boost, says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ the better care fund should be ‘accelerated and extended’, helping the social care sector to benefit from increased spending promised for the NHS.
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NewsPolicy delays risk 'preventable deaths', doctors warn NHS England
Letter says rare conditions drug policy is a “matter of extreme urgency” Doctors warn patient access could be delayed until 2016-17 NHS England to set out timetable for new specialised commissioning process soon Twenty senior doctors and experts have written an open letter to the NHS England board ...
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Burnham: Social care will benefit from Labour's £2.5bn health cash boost
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham speaks to LGC following the launch of Labour’s manifesto
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NewsLabour pledges to avoid 'extreme' cuts to social care
Labour has pledged to avoid ‘extreme’ cuts to social care in the next parliament in order to improve quality of care and prevent further pressure on the NHS.
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CommentHealth gambles could swing the election
NHS spending promises could turn the tables on the two main parties
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NewsLabour launches NHS manifesto amid funding plans row with Tories
Labour has launched its health manifesto and accused the Conservatives of making ‘unfunded commitments’ after ministers pledged to invest significant extra funding into the NHS.
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NewsMake drug shortages ‘never events’, say MPs
The next government has been urged to treat patient incidents caused by avoidable shortages in prescription medicines as ‘never events’ by a group of MPs.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England labelled 'dysfunctional' over drug policy delay
NHS England has been accused of misleading government ministers and labelled a ‘dysfunctional organisation’ over delays in drawing up a prescribing policy for drugs to treat rare diseases.