All Government/DH policy articles – Page 141
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NewsRise in mental health detentions
The number of people being given compulsory treatment under the Mental Health Act rose by 3.5 per cent last year, data has revealed.
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CommentCompetition could change the face of healthcare
Competition could change the health landscape in the same way it did with gas, electricity and telecoms
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Poor quality work still gets bonus
High-earning NHS consultants in England get paid bonuses even if the quality of their work gets worse, according to a BBC report.
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LeaderFollow the leaders – or waste billions of pounds every year
Variability is the curse of any large organisation. The most successful corporations spend considerable time and cost in identifying and resolving variations in performance.
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NewsCharities demand a bigger role in public health
The third sector must play a greater role in public health, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations has argued.
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NewsHospital parking charges attacked
Parking costs at NHS hospitals have risen by as much as 150% since the summer, according to the Sunday Mirror.
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NewsCollege to lobby for inclusion of secondary care in consortia
The government must formally acknowledge the vital role consultants can play in commissioning, the Royal College of Physicians has said in its white paper response.
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NewsAlliance warns that consortia must be 'coordinated, not directed'
Primary care trusts must centrally coordinate the transition to GP consortia, but not dictate, according to the NHS Alliance.
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HSJ KnowledgeA social plan to ease NHS savings pain
The Canadian approach in the 1990s to making society-wide budget reductions has some highly relevant lessons for an NHS facing spending constraints now, says Phil Kenmore
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HSJ KnowledgeRemoving policy barriers to integrated healthcare
Closer integration of care may be taking on an ever-higher profile, but it is often thwarted by government policy, write Chris Ham and Judith Smith
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NewsGovernment outlines greater protection for NHS whistleblowers
Health service employers will have to pledge to support whistleblowers, under proposed amendments to the NHS constitution in the wake to the Mid Staffs scandal.
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NewsLansley plays down 'scale and pace' concerns over GP commissioning
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has attempted to play down the scale and pace of the white paper changes, following widespread concerns expressed in response to the consultation.
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NewsFuture RCGP leader issues warning on 'market expansion'
The government’s planned expansion of the “any willing provider” is the biggest issue concerning GPs, according to the chair elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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NewsLansley confirms summary care record roll-out will proceed
The national roll-out of patient summary care records will continue, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsLansley warned on 'disenfranchised' salaried GPs
One of the country’s leading GPs has advised the health secretary to ensure younger doctors are incentivised to get involved in commissioning, or risk losing them to the private sector.
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NewsCall for public to improve their own health
People must do more to look after their health and stop preventable conditions draining NHS resources, the Welsh chief medical officer has said.
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Community nurses have 'serious concerns' about GP commissioning
The move to GP commissioning could exclude other clinicians from decision making while increased competition in the NHS will lead to cost cutting, reductions in quality and greater inequalities, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
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NewsLord Hutton calls for end to final salary pensions
Public sector final salary pension schemes should eventually be scrapped and staff contributions should increase in the short term, according to an independent commission led by Lord Hutton.
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NewsKing's Fund warns about 'scale and pace' of reforms
The government must reconsider the “speed and scale” of its white paper reforms, the King’s Fund has warned.
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CommentThe right way to form GP consortia
GP commissioning consortia will not be created by guidance notes from the Department of Health. Nor will they be formed by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities suggesting the necessary population size for efficient commissioning.