All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 34
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NewsCo-operation not competition best for NHS, say experts
A group of medical bodies, unions and healthcare experts have said if the NHS was run on its founding principle of co-operation rather than competition, it would become more equitable and cost-effective.
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NewsConservatives warming to vertical integration, says Nuffield director
The Conservatives are warming towards the vertical integration of community services, the director of the Nuffield Trust has told a meeting at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool.
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Comment
Cally Bann: 'Remember it’s not over until the fat vuvuzela’s blown'
Yes, I want to win the bid to run the community health services. I know there are a few more stages to go. And I know we looked good on paper, and thought that we’d taken our best team to the pitch. And yes, I know the one about the ...
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NewsAndrew Lansley challenges a decade of NHS spending
Health secretary Andrew Lansley assures HSJ editor Alastair McLellan that funding is still to rise annually - but the scale and rationale for any increases will differ vastly from recent years
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Comment'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
It would be wise not to underestimate the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform.
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NewsCoalition combines NHS policies: Tory competition with Lib Dem local democracy
The Liberal Democrats’ proposals for locally elected health boards have been incorporated into the government’s formal coalition agreement.
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NewsUCLH plan to rescue Barts from PFI crisis
Senior managers in London are cooking up an ambitious plan to rescue Barts and the Royal London Trust from its unaffordable £1bn private finance initiative deal.
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NewsNext government must quash preferred provider policy
The next government must scrap any notion of a “preferred provider” policy and ensure a level playing field for all potential service suppliers, according to a report from the NHS Confederation’s NHS Partners Network.
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NewsDrug firms lose battle over pricing
A government scheme encouraging doctors to prescribe low-cost medicines has overcome a legal challenge by pharmaceutical companies.
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NewsPCTs depend on commissioning support
The majority of primary care trust managers believe they cannot achieve top scores for their commissioning without outside help, according to research by the King’s Fund.
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NewsNHS procurement probe was halted by last minute DH phone call
An eleventh hour phone call from the Department of Health stopped the cooperation and competition panel’s investigations into a primary care trust’s procurement arrangements.
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CommentMark Britnell on keeping the wolf from the NHS door
The annual deficit in public expenditure is 13 per cent of GDP. This cannot continue, but what should the next government do? It will have three main levers: increase revenues; reduce spending commitments; and achieve more for less current spending.
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CommentAlan Maynard: axe must swing on NHS jobs and pay
While politicians are fighting on the campaign trail they will not reveal how they intend to drive up productivity. But once reality is restored the pain will begin
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CommentPaul Corrigan and Bill Moyes on foundation trust autonomy
Five key changes must be fought for if autonomous foundation trusts are to flourish
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NewsDisputed branch surgery gets go-ahead from government
The Department of Health has sanctioned the opening of a branch surgery at the centre of a long running dispute between NHS Kingston and local GPs.
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NewsLabour and Tories set out health plans to woo electorate
Both main political parties have launched their manifestos pledging extended 8am-8pm GP opening hours, free choice of hospital providers and an extension of foundation trusts.
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NewsLabour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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NewsLondon merger plans revealed
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms in London plan to vertically integrate with either an acute or mental health trust, HSJ can reveal.
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LeaderFlimsy electoral one-liners must make way for realistic policies
Now the general election has been called, the NHS can finally start crossing off the days until some honesty returns to the debate about the future of healthcare.
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CommentNorman Warner: face up to NHS efficiencies
There will be no money - and no rationale - for propping up failing NHS services, the former health minister warns