All Government/DH policy articles – Page 85
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NICE on the offensive in row over breast cancer drug
NICE has taken the unprecedented step of expressing its ‘disappointment’ with a multinational drug giant in a row over a new breast cancer drug and the government’s pricing deal
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NHS England's 'forward view' to scrutinise funding curb effects
The chief executive of NHS England plans to publish a ‘five year forward view’ of the NHS in October
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Exclusive: Francis to stop the NHS's 'climate of fear' as review launches
The role of probing claims made by NHS whistleblowers could be taken out of the hands of hospital trusts, the head of a major government inquiry has indicated in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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Comment
Election 2015: Political spotlight to shine on special measure trusts
Affected constituencies could swing the election
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HSJ Partners
The NHS needs to aim higher when it comes to procurement
Implement an ambitious new strategy to stay free
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Trusts battle to secure 'specialist' status amid Healthier Together controversy
Battle lines have been drawn between the four acute trusts in Greater Manchester fighting for ‘specialist hospital’ status in a major citywide reorganisation.
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Comment
We'll have to wait and see what Hunt's waiting time intentions will bring
It could all go pear shaped
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Exclusive: Former judge to probe GMC treatment of whistleblowing doctors
A former Court of Appeal judge has been commissioned by the General Medical Council to investigate the way it handles whistleblowing doctors, HSJ can reveal.
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Test could create blacklist for 'unfit' NHS directors, lawyers warn
The fit and proper person test for healthcare directors could lead to the creation of an ‘informal blacklist’ of senior managers and put regulators at risk of legal challenge, senior lawyers have warned.
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Comment
Burnham's politics will have an instant impact on CCGs' policy
His speech will impact on local decisions
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Comment
Burnham's intervention panders to exaggerated fears
Labour man calls for a ‘proper NHS debate’
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Removing the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing
Providers under scrutiny
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Comment
NICE must reduce the red tape to make cancer drug access a reality
It shows up entrenched conservativism
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Department of Health to establish an anti-fraud unit
The Department of Health plans to establish its own fraud investigation function by poaching senior officers from NHS Protect, shrinking the national body’s size significantly as a result.
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Comment
Ways to reduce the increasing NHS pay bill remain elusive
2.6pc spending increase was not part of the plan
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Local education and training posts at risk in HEE's cost cutting review
Education and training posts across the country could be axed as part of the second phase of Health Education England’s cost cutting reorganisation.
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Leader
Healthwatch needs to punch its weight
Its local organisations are yet to establish credibility
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Doctors urged to opt out of working week directive
The Department of Health has pledged to find ways to help more doctors opt out of the European working time directive, which the authority admits has led to rigid shift patterns and had a detrimental effect on training.
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Drop in bans on hospital and care home workers
The Labour Party has voiced concern about a sharp drop in the numbers of people being barred from working with vulnerable adults in care homes and hospitals.