All Government/DH policy articles – Page 131
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News
PCT overspending sparks fresh efficiency fears
Twenty-five primary care trusts have overspent their 2010-11 budgets by a total of £145m so far this financial year, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge: the DH's fistful of figures
The Department of Health’s intent to maintain “grip” on NHS performance during 2011-12 is plain in the technical guidance to the NHS operating framework, issued in late January.
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Leader
Is a narrative for complex health reform impossible?
Two snapshots from a day in the life of one A Lansley, health secretary.
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Just one in five DH staff say change is managed well
Only one in five Department of Health employees believe change is managed well, according to staff survey results.
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Three per cent of public health funds could go to Mayor
The Mayor of London could take three percent of the money allocated to councils for public health in the capital.
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Comment
Michael White: opposition's political artillery fire rings hollow
A barrage of political artillery fire preceded Monday’s Commons second reading of the Health and Social Care Bill.
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Government launches £400m talk therapy strategy
Access to taking therapies will be extended to an extra million people the government’s mental health strategy was expected to say.
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Live interview to discuss cancer strategy on HSJ TV
Experts are to discuss the Department of Health’s updated cancer plan live online.
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£400m pledged for mental health services
The government is to channel an extra £400m into mental health provision in a bid to put it on an equal footing with physical health, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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Thousands of jobs to go as leading R&D centre announces closure
The government’s ambition for the UK and the NHS to lead the world in encouraging pharmaceutical innovation was dealt a blow with the announcement that a leading research and development facility is to close.
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60% of doctors 'disagree with reforms'
Six out of 10 doctors disagree with the government’s reforms of the NHS and many do not believe they will improve patient care, according to a poll for the Royal College of GPs.
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RCS warns quality of care could decline
Standards of patient care may be compromised if GPs focus on “the lowest price” rather than quality when it comes to health spending, the Royal College of Surgeons of England has warned.
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Government confusion over midwife numbers boost
The government has confirmed it has not set a target to increase midwife numbers by 3,000, despite a promise to do so by prime minister David Cameron in the run up to the election last year.
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Health Bill wins first Commons battle
The government’s health reforms passed their first hurdle in Parliament this week, despite continued criticism.
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Lansley insists 'risky' reforms are vital
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said there was “risk” involved with his radical NHS reforms, but change was necessary to improve standards for patients.
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Nigel Edwards calls for constructive dialogue on competition
The head of the NHS Confederation has urged for “constructive dialogue” about the effect of greater competition in healthcare.
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Reforms are evolution not revolution, insists Cameron
Prime minister David Cameron has defended the health reforms, claiming the need to modernise the service was “essential”.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge: the prospective pinch on pensions
The government is doing all it can to reduce the value - or, in Treasury-speak, the “burden” - of public sector pensions.
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News
DH retracts LINks funds mistake sent to councils
Local authorities should maintain spending on public involvement bodies, the Department of Health has been forced to clarify.
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Government invites councils to pilot health and wellbeing boards
The Department of Health has written to local authority leaders inviting them to become pilots for health and wellbeing boards.