All articles by Dave West – Page 41
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NewsNew NHS England chief executive named
Simon Stevens, the former health adviser to Tony Blair, has been appointed NHS England’s new chief executive, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Simon Stevens in the UK and abroad
Simon Stevens is best known in England as a proponent of key New Labour health policies, but his focus in the US in recent years has been quite different.
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NewsMonitor asked to consider hostility to new GP providers
New primary care providers are being stifled by GP commissioner hostility, and the inability of existing practices to sell their businesses, the health sector regulator has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Mark Britnell rules himself out of NHS England chief race
Mark Britnell, who has been considered one of the leading contenders to become the next NHS England chief executive, has said he has not applied for the role.
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NewsJeremy Hunt predicts 'extremely difficult' winter
The health secretary has predicted this winter will be as “difficult” for the health service as last, when many patients waited for long periods in accident and emergency units.
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CommentNew approach to enforcing rules and incentives would be a jolt
The NHS can follow the US’s lead on payment system
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NewsBennett promises flexible Monitor
The Monitor chief executive has emphasised the need for its regulation to be flexible to respond to new types of provider, and to the need for change in the NHS.
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NewsCQC will 'campaign for more GPs and longer consultations'
The Care Quality Commission will “campaign” for longer consultations and greater increases in the GP workforce, its professional adviser on primary care has said.
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NewsPoliticians challenged to back service change ahead of election
Politicians and political parties will be put on the spot in the run-up to the 2015 general election to support major changes in the health service, under a plan developed by the NHS Confederation.
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NewsHospitals 'face £2bn cuts and financial cliff edge' - Nicholson
Hospital funding is set to be cut by £2bn as the NHS faces a potential “financial cliff edge”, NHS England’s chief executive has said.
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NewsDH policy chief calls for combined GP and community contracts
The health service should contract single services that link general practice with community health and care, the Department of Health’s policy director has said.
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NewsGovernment called on to strengthen controversial failure regime
The government has been asked to strengthen the NHS failure regime so regulators can recommend changes to services and structures across several providers.
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NewsAreas with worse life quality would be hit by allocation shake-up
Clinical commissioning groups in areas where people with long term conditions have a worse quality of life would lose funds under the revised allocation formula being considered by NHS England, analysis shows.
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NewsCharities oppose government's mandate plans
The umbrella group for health and care charities has criticised the government for attempting an extensive overhaul of its mandate to the health service, as NHS England pressures ministers to change their plans.
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LeaderRapid resolution needed for service change impasse
Competition rules are not having the desired impact
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NewsGP budgets could be added to pooled integration funds
NHS England may contribute additional funding to bolster the £3.8bn integration transformation fund announced in the 2013 comprehensive spending review, Sir David Nicholson has said.
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NewsExclusive: Competition rules hold back quality, says Nicholson
NHS England’s chief executive has said the government may need to change the law because competition rules are standing in the way of improvements to NHS services.
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NewsGP commissioning not accountable, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said he opposes “GP control or domination of commissioning” because it is not “accountable” and compromises “the public interest”.
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NewsHSJ at the Labour conference – follow it live
Follow HSJ’s reporters, who are tweeting live from the Labour conference in Brighton
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HSJ LocalLondon GP representatives oppose 'radical' primary care change
STRUCTURE: The organisation representing GPs in London is publishing a vision for the future of their services, emphasising the need to “build on the strengths and values” of existing providers, rather than revolutionary change.