All articles by David Williams – Page 34
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Labour Lords win concession on Health Bill
Opposition peers have defeated the government for the first time in the Health Bill’s passage, carrying an amendment which could lead to tax breaks for charities supplying NHS services.
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Clusters ordered to begin stocktake of 75,000 service contracts
Primary care trust clusters will have to complete a detailed stocktake of their 75,000 service contracts by the end of March 2012, in preparation for transferring them to successor commissioning bodies the following year.
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DH signals new delays to commissioning support procurement
Most clinical commissioning groups will be unable to bring in major new support services to replace ex-primary care trust staff until early 2014, new Department of Health guidance indicates.
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Major reconfiguration plans emerging across England
Details on a wave of reconfigurations are emerging as regions follow London’s example by concentrating services into a smaller number of specialist units.
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Comment
Heatherwood and Wexham feeling the strain in the South
Storm clouds continue to gather around Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Comment
Media Watch: NHS commissioning board makes a quiet start
The establishment of the NHS Commissioning Board could prove to be one of the more momentous events in the service’s history, but the occasion went all but unmarked by the national papers.
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Lansley: I will ensure access to NHS services
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said it will “remain incumbent” on him and his successors to provide a comprehensive health service via the NHS Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups.
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Nicholson says CCGs should get choice of support provider
The shadow NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has backed calls for clinical commissioning groups to be allowed greater choice of commissioning support provider.
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Lords propose greater transparency in new Health Bill changes
Proposed amendments to the Health Bill would effectively subject private and third sector bodies to the Freedom of Information Act by giving commissioners more power to require information from them.
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DH commissioning support vision revealed
The Department of Health’s vision for the development of commissioning support, which reveals the services likely to be delivered on a national scale, has been leaked to HSJ.
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Exclusive: DH publishes detailed plans for commissioning support
The Department of Health has identified four commissioning support functions which could be run most effectively at a national level.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood blamed for 'failing' local system
PERFORMANCE: The health system in Berkshire East has been judged to be “failing”, due in large part to performance at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.
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Lords pass Health Bill at second reading
The House of Lords has voted through the government’s Health and Social Care Bill at its second reading, defeating motions to place sections under greater scrutiny or stop it in its tracks altogether.
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House of Lords set for Health Bill vote
The House of Lords will vote today on the government’s Health and Social Care bill, following a two-day debate involving 100 peers.
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Earl Howe urges Lords to pass bill quickly
Ministers wrote to all peers this morning appealing for their support on the Health Bill after talks between Conservative and crossbench peers broke down.
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Lord Owen motion on health bill stripped back after talks with ministers
A motion to enable greater scrutiny of key sections of the Health and Social Care Bill has been changed at the last minute following discussions between ministers and crossbench peers.
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Labour peers prepare amendments for health bill
Labour peers are taking aim at the Health Bill’s planned new accountability regime, emphasising the need for a stronger patient voice and for the relationships between statutory bodies to be clarified.
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Health Bill analysis: Lords likely to win policy shifts
Key areas of policy will come under scrutiny as the Health Bill faces its critics in the House of Lords. HSJ analyses likely changes.
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CCGs call for more choice over commissioning support
Clinical commissioners have called on ministers to allow them to access a greater variety of commissioning support, as soon as possible.
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Comment
Tide turning on transparency in the South
The government’s drive for a more open public sector does not sit easily with its “foundation trust or bust” policy, which gives FTs more say over the information they publish and whether their boards meet in public.