All Government/DH policy articles – Page 137
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NewsTariff to be cut by 1.5 per cent
The tariff, which prices thousands of procedures commissioned in the NHS, will be cut in cash terms by 1.5 per cent in 2011-12 compared with this year, the Department of Health has revealed.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: Lansley appoints first commissioning board chief
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has formally appointed Sir David Nicholson as the first chief executive of the NHS commissioning board.
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NewsBMA criticises government for 'disregarding' the concerns of doctors
The government has ignored doctors’ “major concerns” about its radical health service reforms, the British Medical Association has claimed.
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NewsNo roles for PCT and SHA staff with new health and wellbeing boards
Former primary care trust and strategic health authority staff should not expect to find jobs with the new health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has warned.
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NewsPCTs given average 3 per cent rise in funding
Primary care trusts will receive an extra £2.6bn next year to spend on commissioning, the government has announced.
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NewsConsortia to get £25-35 per head for running costs
Commissioning consortia will have an allowance for running costs in the range of £25-35 per head of population by 2014-15, the government has announced.
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NewsLansley: 'large number of people' support reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has insisted there is broad support for his health service reforms.
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NewsWhite paper response: 'We were right to embark on this journey'
The government has handed maternity to commissioning consortia and given councils formal scrutiny powers to cover NHS funded services in changes outlined in its response to the white paper consultation.
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NewsClinicians put forward ideas on where to save £20bn
Senior clinicians have called on the NHS to cut unnecessary surgical interventions, lab tests, and referrals to help meet its challenging £20bn savings target.
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NewsUnions claim NHS reforms are 'badly timed vanity project'
Union leaders have criticised the government’s NHS reforms, describing them as “dangerous”, “a big mistake”, and “uncosted and untested”.
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NewsBudget cuts make it 'impossible' to maintain social care standards
Social services directors have said the government’s local authority budget cuts will make it “impossible” to maintain current standards of social care without restricting the number of people who receive care.
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NewsCall for action on teen pregnancy services
The number of teenage girls falling pregnant will rise unless the government takes action, experts have warned.
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NewsStudent nurse intake to be cut
The number of students entering into nursing and midwifery courses will be reduced, the Scottish health secretary has announced.
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NewsBritish public attitudes at ideological crossroads
The country is at a “political crossroads” but attitudes are now “far closer” to many of Margaret Thatcher’s core beliefs than when she left office, a report on social trends has claimed.
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Disability funding overhaul to improve patient choice
Disabled people will be able to use government money to buy their own support services or equipment under a “radical shake-up” of decision-making in parts of Britain.
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NewsMP questions strategic health planning base
It remains unclear who would be responsible for vital strategic health planning during the transition to commissioning consortia and beyond, a shadow health minister has warned.
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NewsBritish back lifestyle nudge
Most people are happy for the government to influence behaviour to encourage healthy lifestyles, according to international research.
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HSJ Knowledge
Payment by Results
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Payment by Results conference.
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NewsNHS 'too reliant' on junior doctors
Patients are being left in the hands of junior doctors because there is no adequate consultant cover on weekends, according to a new report.