All Government/DH policy articles – Page 156
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Ken Jarrold: what is the future of NHS regulation?
The row about regulation did not come at a good time for the NHS and it raises some profound questions. Just how likely is it that self assessment will be objective? How many of us have the capacity to see ourselves, our performance and the world around us as it ...
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Search for next Monitor chair to begin again in 2010
The post of Monitor chair is to be re-advertised next year, the Department of Health has said.
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Tories accuse government over A&E waiting targets
The Conservatives claim to have exposed widespread evidence of gaming to meet the four-hour A&E waiting time target.
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More than 3,000 living organ donors
There are now more than 3,000 approved living organ donors - 2,978 for kidney, 81 for liver and two for lung transplants - according to the Human Tissue Authority.
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Welsh Assembly wants 'soft' opt-out for organ donors
A “soft” opt-out system of organ donation - where everyone in Wales would be classed as a donor aside from those who opt out or whose close relatives object - is being sought by ministers at the Welsh Assembly.
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Two primary care trusts awarded teaching status
Two primary care trusts have been awarded teaching trust status.
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NHS Alliance predicts positive results from changes to tariff
Altering the tariff to a maximum price system should result in “very positive” outcomes for both the NHS and the taxpayer, according to the NHS Alliance.
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Jon Restell: could the NHS ever be like this?
People tell me I am good at predictions, so here is my month by month forecast for 2010.
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NHS Top Leaders: cream of the crop rises to the top
The Top Leaders programme is nearly ready to finish identifying the leaders it believes have the greatest potential to make an impact on care in the NHS
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Senior managers’ salaries come under scrutiny
The salaries of senior NHS managers are being scrutinised to ensure they provide value for taxpayers’ money.
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Foundation trusts urged to take over more NHS activity
Next year could see foundation trusts taking control of significant areas of NHS activity.
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David Nicholson tells NHS: improve first, then prove it
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told primary care trusts to focus on improving commissioning, rather than on gathering evidence about it.
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Tariff puts brake on acute admissions
Acute trusts will be paid only 30 per cent of the NHS tariff price for emergency activity above their 2008-09 levels, this week’s operating framework confirms.
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Job cuts could see up to 5,700 staff go from PCT and SHA management
Up to 5,700 administrators and commissioners could be made redundant by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities next year, the Department of Health has indicated.
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Two SHAs secure swine flu jab deals
NHS North East and NHS London have reached regional deals with GPs to vaccinate children between six months and five years against swine flu. It comes after negotiators failed to reach a national deal.
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Kidney care improvement hampered by insufficient home dialysis, warn charities
The NHS continues to provide insufficient home dialysis facilities, despite overall improvements in kidney care, charities have warned.
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Walk-in surgeries a 'waste of money'
NHS-funded walk-in surgeries near railway stations are under-used and a waste of money, according to research published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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NHS operating framework to offer mixed blessings for hospitals
Hospitals will only be paid 30 per cent of the tariff price for emergency procedures they perform over their 2008-09 volume levels, the Department of Health has confirmed.
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Andy Burnham offers to guarantee nurses' jobs in return for less pay
Frontline NHS staff could be given a guarantee that they will be able to keep their job if they are prepared to be paid less, health secretary Andy Burnham announced today.
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Angela Greatley: mental health services are moving on
The asylums have long since closed - we need to maintain the pressure for better care so people with mental health problems can lead productive, positive lives