All Government/DH policy articles – Page 107
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HSJ Knowledge
How the government can promote the value of social enterprise
Social enterprises must be dealt a fair hand, says Ross Griffiths.
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NewsLegal right to choice would give providers 'confidence', says Cabinet Office
A top civil servant has argued that government moves to make choice in health services a statutory right would give more confidence to innovative provider organisations.
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NewsGP records website 'My Health' revealed
A new website called My Health, likely to be run by an independent contractor, looks set to be used to give the public access to GP records.
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NewsKent, Surrey and Sussex NHS 111 provider named
A partnership between out-of-hours provider Harmoni and South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has been named preferred provider to deliver NHS 111 in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
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NewsGovernment wrong to focus on 'breakthrough' drug research, warns pharma chief
Fears have been expressed for the future of medical drug research in the UK by the head of the association representing Britain’s pharmaceutical industry.
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SupplementsAccelerating innovation across the NHS: an HSJ supplement
This week’s special supplement, in association with the Department of Health, focuses on Sir David Nicholson’s report Innovation, Health and Wealth, and includes interviews with Jim Easton and Sir Ian Carruthers, plus articles from key DH figures and NHS directors.
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NewsCameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
A system for ranking NHS hospitals by patient satisfaction in “real time” will be introduced across England from April next year, the prime minister has announced.
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NewsSocial enterprises face losing core contracts
Social enterprises set up by former NHS staff must improve their commercial skills or risk losing their contracts in the next two or three years, a key Department of Health official has told HSJ.
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NewsProviders sceptical on extending mental health choice
Proposals to extend competition between any qualified provider for mental health have been greeted with scepticism.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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Treasury targets off-payroll public sector salaries
The chief secretary to the Treasury has stressed that all public sector employees “should be on the payroll and paying the correct amount of tax”.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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CommentMedia Watch: rare agreement on good policy move
The Department of Health sold its NHS information strategy to the national press with the promise of patients being able to book GP appointments online.
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NewsMPs criticise delays in education and training reform
Ministers must provide more detail on their plans to reform health education and training to avoid service disruption and putting patients at risk, the health select committee has warned.
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NewsGMB members overwhelmingly reject pension deal
Thousands of NHS workers in the GMB union have voted to reject the government’s “final” pension deal by a majority of 96.5 per cent.
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NewsInformation strategy details: Lansley promises online GP access to 'end 8am rush'
The health secretary has promised patients easier interaction with GP practices, as he published the long awaited NHS information strategy today.
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NewsGovernment announces extra mental health funding for veterans
War veterans and their families are to be offered greater help with their mental wellbeing, it has been announced.
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Comment'Lansley is right to say that age trumps poverty'
Health secretary is bidding to meet the core prinicples of the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe six steps to delivering better stroke care
Five years on from the National Stroke Strategy, London has turned around its performance. Alec Fraser, Sue Fenwick Elliot and David Cohen explain how the changes were made.
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NewsCare bill to follow 'soon after' white paper
Document to include Law Commission recommendations and ‘market oversight’ measures