All Andrew Lansley articles – Page 34
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NewsReport criticises junior doctors' workload
Patients are being placed at “unnecessary risk” because junior doctors are told to work beyond their competence, a report said today.
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LeaderGPs stung by maternity services rebuff
Who should commission maternity care? Health secretary Andrew Lansley has decided it should not be part of the “great majority” of services that GPs will eventually be responsible for.
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Comment'Complaints about NICE on one page and useless, costly drugs on another'
After a summer in which Labour’s health team was off fighting a leadership contest and the Liberal Democrat team was co-opted into government, health politics are livening up. No more Mr Nice Guy seems to be John Healey’s message.
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NewsChildren's hospitals face 'stealth cuts' - Healey
Children’s hospitals face “stealth cuts” that could affect their ability to treat sick youngsters, ministers have been warned.
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NewsNHS Commissioning Board to check foreign doctors' language skills
The new NHS Commissioning Board is to take responsibility for testing the language and clinical skills of foreign doctors from within the EU, the Department of Health has said.
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CommentNHS efficiency savings could get a rough ride
What is the difference between a cut and an efficiency saving? And will patients be able to tell the difference?
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CommentGPs in the driving seat?
It seems GPs are not really up for being put “in the driving seat” of NHS reform.
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Comment‘Labour MPs who call the Osborne way Thatcherism Mk II are not up to speed’
It took less than a week for some vociferous supporters of George Osborne’s £81bn spending cuts experiment to get cold feet about the likely consequences for lower economic growth. The government “cannot cut its way to prosperity”, business leaders warned on Monday.
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NewsLansley warns councils against ‘empire building’ in healthcare
Councils have been warned by Westminster politicians not to use their new responsibilities over health to “empire build” or encroach on health service budgets.
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NewsLansley defends reforms as survey reveals doubts
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has defended planned reforms as it was reported only one in four of Britain’s doctors think they will improve patient care.
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Comment'La La is throwing his limited political capital into reshuffling bureaucracy'
It’s all getting rather confusing with La La Lansley. Is he the mild mannered janitor who turns in to Hong Kong Phooey, or is he just the janitor for Stephen Dorrell?
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NewsMP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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NewsMPs express consortia governance fears
Cross-party concerns have been raised about the governance arrangements surrounding GP consortia and the national commissioning board.
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NewsNHS London volunteers external oversight in 'Lansley tests' over reconfiguration plans
NHS London could lose its responsibility for applying the four tests Andrew Lansley has ordered all hospital reconfiguration plans to meet.
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NewsPatients to have choice of where to die - Lansley
People should be given the choice about where to die - with thousands more able to pass away at home, according to government plans.
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NewsQuango cuts confirmed
The government has confirmed that 30 of the Department of Health’s arm’s-length bodies will be abolished.
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CommentTake the lead in preventing ill health
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Britain was known as “the sick man of Europe”. Then it related to industrial strife and poor economic performance. Now we are in danger of regaining that mantle, but this time in public health terms.
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NewsDH turns a blind eye to working time rules
The Department of Health has moved to “limit” the impact of the European working time directive on the NHS, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsPatient care record plan is scaled back
Patient summary care records will not include more information than necessary to ensure safe treatment in emergencies and unplanned care, it has been announced.
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NewsUnison's white paper legal challenge heard in the High Court
A Department of Health legal team is in the High Court today to defend against claims the white paper broke consultation rules.