All David Cameron articles – Page 9
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RUH launches 'accelerated' introduction of ward rounds
PERFORMANCE: All wards at Royal United Hospital Bath will have commenced comfort rounds by the end of April 2012 in light of prime minister David Cameron’s recent announcement that nurses should conduct hourly rounds.
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NewsGovernment action on health 'brave', says Cameron
The prime minister David Cameron has defended the “tough” decisions being made on health and welfare, telling party activists that “fortune favours brave governments”.
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NewsCCG calls for Health Bill to be scrapped
Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group has written to the prime minister calling on him to withdraw the Health Bill.
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NewsPhysicians poll supports calls for bill to be dropped
Nine in 10 Royal College of Physicians doctors want the NHS shake-up to be scrapped, it has been reported.
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NewsLib Dems seek further Health Bill amendments
Ministers will attempt to fight off further controversy over the government’s troubled NHS reforms as the Health and Social Care Bill resumes its passage through the House of Lords today.
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CommentMedia Watch: constructive Cameron attempts to quash destructive talk
Cameron’s reform summit dominates the media this week.
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NewsCameron backs Lansley as health secretary
David Cameron has hailed his health secretary for doing “a very good job” and as someone who understands the NHS better than most, as he again defends the under-fire minister.
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NewsExclusive: PM reveals government's four NHS commitments
The prime minister has revealed “four Fs” which he believes sum up the government’s approach to the NHS. They came while he attempted to bat off criticism of the Health Bill at a Downing Street summit today.
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NewsWelsh leader calls for Cameron 'humility'
David Cameron should find the “humility” to admit his party’s proposals to reform England’s NHS are wrong, Wales’ first minister Carwyn Jones has said.
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NewsExclusive: prime minister calls summit on 'implementing NHS reforms'
The prime minister has called a summit to discuss the “implementation of the NHS reforms” on Monday afternoon with senior healthcare leaders.
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NewsMiliband renews attack on Cameron 'broken promises'
Labour leader Ed Miliband will reinforce his opposition to the government’s NHS reforms today when accusing David Cameron of breaking his policy promises on health.
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LeaderThe Health Bill plan B is dead, but plan C lives on
David Cameron has made passing the Health Bill a matter of confidence – making it close to impossible the legislation will fail. We now need to ask what kind of bill will be passed and what will happen afterwards.
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Cameron to tackle £2.7bn alcohol costs
The prime minister will today vow to take on the “scandal” of public drunkenness and alcohol abuse that costs the NHS £2.7bn a year.
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News'Drop the bill' online petition hits 100,000 signatures
More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition urging the government to abandon the Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsLansley remains defiant as pressure grows over competition
An embattled Andrew Lansley makes a staunch defence of the importance of greater competition in the NHS this week, as Liberal Democrat peers pressed to further reduce its importance in the Health Bill.
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NHS Midlands and East launches 'real time' monitoring of patient experience
PERFORMANCE: A system for ranking NHS trusts by patient satisfaction will be introduced across a quarter of England’s hospitals in 2012-13, with part of their funding dependant on league table performance.
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NewsPM backing for NHS reform has 'drifted'
The prime minister and other senior ministers have been criticised for backing away from public sector reforms amid heavy political pressure.
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NewsConservative ministers 'ring alarm bell' over NHS reforms
Conservative Cabinet ministers have “rung the alarm bell” about the government’s NHS reforms with one comparing it to the poll tax, it was claimed today.
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NewsGovernment defeated in Lords Health Bill vote
The government yesterday lost the first vote in its Health Bill’s latest hearing in Parliament, just hours after the prime minister had passionately reiterated the case for reform.