All Conservative policy articles – Page 37
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NewsElderly care is set to be election battleground
The government and the Conservatives have offered the electorate competing schemes to care for elderly people.
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NewsPublic sector pay freeze threat from all sides
Both the government and the opposition have indicated that a large part of the savings needed to recover the UK’s public spending deficit will need to come from pay restraint.
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NewsAndrew Lansley pledges to slash NHS bureaucracy
Conservative health spokesman Andrew Lansley has promised that a Tory government would cut spending on NHS admin by a third.
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NewsFoundation trust de-authorisation rules 'window dressing'
A new regime for stripping failing NHS foundation trusts of their freedoms has been dismissed as “window dressing”.
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NewsCan the Conservatives mix cutting and caring?
Editor Richard Vize discusses whether the health policies of a Conservative government would deliver the right improvements for the NHS long after the applause of the voters has faded away
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NewsMonitor: foundation trust approval process ‘has saved NHS millions’
Foundation trust regulator Monitor claims it has saved the NHS millions of pounds by maintaining its high bar for approving providers for foundation status.
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NewsNHS job cut warning: a 1 per cent pay increase equals 10,000 jobs
Senior NHS managers have called for a pay freeze from 2011 together with a “fundamental review” of staff terms and conditions in the face of expected financial constraints.
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NewsAndy Burnham told to 'take care' over paying for quality
The government’s announcement that it would incorporate greater measures of quality into payment by results has been welcomed.
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NewsLansley: NHS growth will be much lower than under Thatcher
NHS spending growth under the Tories would be significantly less than that seen under Margaret Thatcher, Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsNHS 'not ready' for swine flu pandemic - Tories
The Conservative Party has claimed the NHS is “ill-prepared” for the second wave of swine flu many experts believe will strike the UK in the coming months.
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NewsTory linked to private health firm
A senior Conservative MP’s links to a private health company have prompted a fresh row over Tory leader David Cameron’s commitment to the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS staff benefits: for the chop?
Cherished perks for NHS staff such as workplace nurseries and subsidised canteens could be the first thing cash-strapped employers look to cut. Alison Moore investigates
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CommentJohn Redwood on NHS efficiency
Having experienced success and failure in a wide variety of organisations, the former Welsh secretary spells out his recipe for an effective and efficient NHS
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CommentMedia Watch: nurses, hospital food and cricket
Last week nurses came under fire. All 300,000 of them were momentarily tarred with the same brush that had painted the 16 examples of poor care highlighted by the Patients Association last week.
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LeaderMcKinsey have plotted a course, NHS managers must lead through it
The report by consultancy McKinsey revealed in this week’s HSJ spells out the pain of cuts and change the NHS needs to endure to find £20bn of savings.
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News£10 GP charge idea sparks Tory row
Charging for NHS services is at the centre of the latest internal row in the Conservative Party, after one of its MEPs said people should pay to make a GP appointment.
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News'Organic' reduction in PCTs under Tories
The number of primary care trusts in England could be significantly reduced under Conservative health plans, HSJ has learnt.
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CommentMedia Watch: sick leave row
The news that some of the health service’s most poorly paid staff get an “overly generous” deal while on sick leave during the recession was the focus of the media spotlight in some quarters this week.
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CommentYour Humble Servant on the future of NHS technology
‘Just imagine, you’ll log in to check out the rash in your groin, and “Amazon recommends” will also tell you how other people rated their experience with rashes’
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NewsDavid Cameron urged to clarify mental health plans
Conservative leader David Cameron is being urged to set out his position on mental health services, following its omission from a wide-ranging speech on NHS reform last week.