All Conservative policy articles – Page 42

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    Lansley boosts councils' role in public health

    2008-09-01T10:48:10Z

    Public health directors would have to report to local authorities under plans announced by the shadow health secretary last week.Andrew Lansley told an audience at the think tank Reform that the Conservatives now envisaged councils having an even greater role in improving public health.Outlining conclusions from the party's consultation on ...

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    Conservatives unveil public health proposals

    2008-08-27T12:14:00Z

    Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has outlined the Conservatives' new policy proposals on public health.They include separate and effectively ringfenced public health budgets and an independent secretary of state for public health.

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    More than 100,000 operations cancelled, Conservatives say

    2008-08-21T13:06:00Z

    More than 100,000 NHS operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons last year, the Conservatives have claimed.

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    NHS dental charges up by 22 per cent, Conservatives say

    2008-08-14T12:06:00Z

    NHS dental patients have paid 4.5bn in charges since 1997, while 2 million people have ‘lost’ their dentist, the Conservatives have claimed.The total paid in charges per year increased 22 per cent between 1997 and 2007, according to figures released to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.

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    NHS wards infested with vermin, Conservatives claim

    2008-08-06T11:48:00Z

    NHS hospital wards are 'over-run' with ants and other infection-spreading pests, the Conservatives have claimed.

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    Conservatives will support parts of Darzi review

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    The Conservatives have welcomed parts of the Darzi review, saying they will support proposals that chime with their policies.

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    Lansley slams Darzi's 'bureaucratic' regional roles

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Greater influence proposed for strategic health authorities has raised fears about regionalising the NHS.

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    Lansley slates DH regionalisation policy

    2008-06-26T09:00:00Z

    Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has criticised the Department of Health's attempt to shift performance management down to strategic health authorities.

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    Lansley outlines Conservatives' plans for NHS

    2008-06-20T16:38:00Z

    A future Conservative government would state the outcomes it wanted the NHS to achieve, but would largely leave NHS managers and clinicians to decide how that was delivered, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the NHS Confederation conference on Friday.

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    Tories consult on NHS top ups

    2008-06-20T14:41:00Z

    The Conservatives have started their own consultation on top-up payments for NHS care in the light of a government review.

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    Not enough cash for polyclinics, claim Tories

    2008-06-10T11:56:00Z

    If no GP practices are closed as a result of polyclinics being opened, there will not be enough funding for the move, the Conservatives have claimed.

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    Distance to GPs will treble, claim Conservatives

    2008-06-09T11:01:00Z

    Government plans to introduce polyclinics will treble the distance patients have to travel to see a GP, from at least half a mile to at least one and a half miles, the Conservatives have claimed.

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    Conservatives to let GPs pick their own hours

    2008-04-24T09:00:00Z

    The Conservatives have backed GPs' calls to be allowed to determine their own opening hours.

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    Dental contract pushing up A&E admissions, say Tories

    2008-04-18T11:36:00Z

    Hospital admissions for dentistry have gone up by 6 per cent since the introduction of the new dental contract, according to figures obtained by the Conservative Party.Last year, there were nearly 240,000 hospital admissions for dental treatment, of which nearly 18,000 were emergencies.

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    Tories attack dentistry record

    2008-02-29T14:32:21Z

    The Conservatives have criticised what they call Labour's 'disgraceful neglect' of NHS dentistry.

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    Tories attack drug treatment plans

    2008-02-27T13:20:01Z

    The Conservatives have criticised home secretary Jacqui Smith’s plans to remove benefits for drug addicts failing to comply with their treatment programme, saying they do not go far enough.

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    Tories warn over Darzi polyclinic plans

    2008-02-18T11:03:21Z

    Junior heath minister Lord Darzi's plan to introduce polyclinics throughout the UK will not improve family services, according to the Conservatives.

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    Agency staff overpaid, claim Conservatives

    2008-02-04T11:33:00Z

    Agency staff - including managers, finance staff and nurses - are being paid inflated hourly wages, the Conservative Party has claimed.

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    Burden of obesity 'unmanageable', say Conservatives

    2008-01-31T12:41:00Z

    Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned about the increasing burden of obesity on the NHS.

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    Pregnancy grant a 'gimmick' - Tories

    2008-01-11T11:33:05Z

    The Conservative Party has questioned whether Labour's planned grants for pregnant women will provide any health benefits.The health in pregnancy grant will be available from the 29th week of pregnancy to improve the nutrition of expectant mothers, under plans outlined in the Health and Social Care Bill.