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'Evolutionary' Health and Social Care Bill launched

  • 1
    Health and Social Care Bill laid before parliament

    'Evolutionary' Health and Social Care Bill launched

  • 2
    Bill spells 'surprising' power for NHS commissioning board

    The commissioner's essential guide to the Health Bill

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    Health bill round-up

    Your essential guide to the Health Bill

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    Andrew Lansley

    Extent of health secretary's powers over NHS Commissioning Board 'surprising'

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    patient

    Tribunal to have responsibility for settling disputes over protected services

  • 6
    Bill paves way for consortia bail outs and risk sharing

    Bill paves way for consortia bail outs and risk sharing

  • 7
    Bill could lead to "dilution" of pensions benefits

    Bill could lead to 'dilution' of pensions benefits

  • 8
    Commissioning board given 'draconian' powers

    Commissioning board given 'draconian' powers

  • 9
    Average redundancy payout to be £48,000

    Redundancy payouts to average £48,000

  • 10
    Public health directors in grip of health secretary

    Public health directors in grip of health secretary

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    Sue Slipman

    New freedoms set out for NHS foundation trusts

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    National board will hire consortia leads and guide pay

    National board will hire consortia leads and guide pay

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    Bill maintains light touch on consortia

    Health Bill maintains light touch on consortia

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    GP checks patient blood pressure

    Small consortia will reduce savings, warns DH

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    FT oversight to move to DH bank

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    The Health and Social Care Bill 2011

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    Make-up and duties of health and wellbeing boards revealed

    Make-up and duties of health and wellbeing boards revealed

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