All Government/DH policy articles – Page 145
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NewsJunior doctors 'spend too long on admin'
Junior doctors spend more time on admin than they do on formal medical training, research suggested today.
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NewsWeight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year
Primary care trusts are ignoring national guidance on who should be eligible for obesity surgery, a report by the Office of Health Economics says.
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NewsMost voters 'back tax rises and spending cuts'
A majority of voters (60%) believe that the government is right to raise taxes and cut spending to bring down Britain’s state deficit, according to a survey.
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NewsPatient organisations fear losing voice
The government will do “nothing”, or “not much” for the NHS, according to a survey of almost 900 patient organisations, shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Comment'Charities need to provide much more for the NHS'
No one in healthcare doubts that the public debt crisis has initiated a period of radical change across the NHS. The essential challenge is to become more efficient and flexible.
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Comment'Primary care trusts? Send in the marines'
So this is what it feels like. I’m managing along, minding my own business, when along comes Andrew D Lansley (Dudya to his mates), who liberates me.
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NewsFoundation trust chief calls for state support
Foundation trusts will still need state backing for private loans, according to a chief executive who lost £464m in government funding for a hospital scheme.
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LeaderThe health community remains doubtful of Cameron’s big idea
Does the “big society” have any relevance to the future of the NHS?
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Comment'Lansley is saying it's not about saving cash or sacking nurses'
I have this persistent weakness, doctor. I keep feeling sorry for politicians. I know they are all volunteers and do foolish things. But people are so unkind to them, even when they mean well.
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NewsNHS Direct staff bid for role in 111 line
NHS Direct staff should have a role to play in setting up the new 111 urgent care service which is due to replace it in 2013, according to the chief executive of the telephone triage service.
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NewsPoor data reporting skews palliative care spending picture
A government report has pointed to significant variations in the amount primary care trusts spend on end of life care.
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NewsSocial enterprise bid rethink by North East PCTs
A ballot on whether to turn three primary care trust provider arms in the North East into a social enterprise has been suspended.
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NewsBurnham calls on Lib Dems to vote down reform
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has written to all Liberal Democrat MPs urging them to vote against the coalition government’s plans for reform of the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to set up a mutual organisation
Mutual ventures offer ways to make use of the health white paper’s business opportunities, says Mark Johnson
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CommentNHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind
It could be the language that seals the deal. New Labour’s mission got lost in a technocratic haze, so a white paper more comfortable with the vernacular of the voluntary sector is helping patient groups swallow the pill of another reorganisation while showing genuine enthusiasm for the changes ahead.
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Comment'Remove the barriers to healthcare innovation'
We need new players in healthcare because they, not the incumbents, are the innovators
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NewsGPs pose £2bn threat to commissioning budget
GP commissioners blew their budgets by a net 2.5 per cent last financial year, exclusive analysis by HSJ reveals.
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NewsDoctors call for standardised NHS prescription system
The prescription system in Scotland should be standardised to reduce errors and improve patient safety, and should then be rolled out across the NHS, a doctors’ group has said.
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NewsHospital ward closed after fatal streptococcus outbreak
A Drumchapel Hospital ward has been closed following a Group A streptococcal bacterial outbreak that claimed the life of an elderly patient, a health board has revealed.
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NewsAndy Burnham calls for higher taxes to pay deficit
Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has called for higher taxes to help pay off Britain’s record deficit.