All Government/DH policy articles – Page 125
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MORI poll shows confidence in NHS 'eroded'
Public confidence in the NHS has shown “signs of erosion” since the government’s reforms were proposed, according to a poll for the Department of Health.
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Health Select Committee calls for evidence on meeting the 'Nicholson Challenge'
The Health Select Committee is to review the progress of the NHS in meeting the “daunting” Nicholson Challenge to make £20bn of efficiency savings by 2014-15.
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Infection target 'unachievable' under new tests
Trusts that have failed to meet their C difficile infection targets because of changes in how patient tests are carried out are challenging the “achievability” of even tougher measures.
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'Disappointing' DH delays Mid Staffs inquiry
The public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been held up by the Department of Health’s failure to disclose relevant documents.
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Government public health response held until July
A government response to the public health white paper consultation will not be published until July, Department of Health officials have told MPs.
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NHS Blood and Transplant in price freeze pledge
NHS Blood and Transplant has pledged to freeze the price of blood for the next three years.
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Cameron committed to coalition ahead of NHS backlash
David Cameron stressed his commitment to the coalition as ministers prepared to debate face-to-face across the Cabinet table today, amid significantly heightened tensions between the Westminster government partners.
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Lansley remains defiant over NHS reform
Andrew Lansley has refused to abandon the “principles” of his NHS reforms as he fights mounting political pressure over the radical shake-up proposed in the Health Bill.
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GPs outline 'serious concerns' in letter to Cameron
The head of the professional body for doctors has warned David Cameron that the NHS must not be undermined as a result of radical reforms.
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We will block reforms without concessions - Clegg
Liberal Democrats will block the government’s NHS reforms unless they secure significant concessions, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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Lib Dems to demand coalition concessions on NHS
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes has indicated that the party will demand concessions on issues like NHS reform and immigration in retaliation for the Conservative conduct of the campaign against electoral reform.
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Exclusive: McKinsey called in to advise PM on NHS reforms
The panel of senior health policy experts appointed to advise the prime minister on NHS reform met for the first time yesterday.
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Patient care to suffer under reforms, CSP survey says
A survey of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members revealed more than half believe patient care will suffer under the government’s reforms.
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HSJ Knowledge
Guiding organisations in health and wellness to improve the public health defecit
Devolving the control of healthcare to local organisations endangers the UK’s rising public health crisis, argues wellness consultancy Vielife’s chief medical officer Dr Tony Massey.
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PM 'took GP's views out of context'
The GP at the centre of a row at prime minister’s questions last week has said his views on NHS reform were misrepresented.
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Government warned public sector action will cause 'industrial turmoil'
The government has been warned it faces “industrial turmoil on a massive scale” as unions start planning to step up opposition to spending and job cuts.
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HSJ Knowledge
Are commissioners in it for the long haul?
Long-term conditions are likely to take centre stage as GPs get to grips with commissioning - but reforming care for patients with chronic diseases may require changes closer to home, says Alison Moore.
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Clegg rejects PR gimmick accusations
Nick Clegg has claimed the listening exercise for NHS reforms was “not a gimmick” and said the government would make significant changes to legislation.
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Comment
The barriers to achieving cost effective interventions
A lack of clarity around the effectiveness of out of hospital interventions is preventing their potential cost efficiencies from being realised. But, says Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon, there are reasons to be cheerful.
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'Without evidence, the rhetorical reforms are irrelevant at best'
As real funding is eroded amid grand health policy rhetoric, there is a desperate need for hard evidence and data to inform the fundamental policy challenges facing this government. Without it, the reforms are all but irrelevant, argues York University professor of health economics Alan Maynard.