All Government/DH policy articles – Page 88
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CommentElection 2015: 18 week waits remain at risk
The national waiting list is nothing like a simple queue
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NewsUPDATED: NHS cannot force insurers to delete patient data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no legal power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to delete the information.
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CommentDalton review: Good leadership will determine the best models for change
Meet varying local needs
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NewsMidwives support industrial action
An overwhelming majority of midwives have said they would be prepared to take industrial action over the government’s decision to reject a pay rise for all staff.
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Medical graduates should be denied full medical licence, says BMA
Proposals aimed at improving the training of junior doctors will put patients at risk and waste taxpayers’ money, the BMA has said
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NewsLord Carter outlines early priorities for procurement
The new NHS procurement champion has urged trusts to be open minded about the benefits of a more centralised purchasing system
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NewsFrancis to explore NHS 'culture of fear' in new whistleblowing inquiry
Sir Robert Francis QC is to lead a review of how whistleblowers are treated in the NHS, it has been announced today.
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HSJ LocalManchester trust secures £25m loan to support PFI debts
FINANCE: The University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust has secured a £25m government loan to keep on top of its private finance initiative repayments, Department of Health papers have revealed.
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NewsNHS restructure was a 'step backwards' for IVF services, watchdog says
The coalition’s radical reshaping of the health service has been a “step backwards” for the commissioning of fertility services in the NHS, the chair of the national fertility watchdog has said.
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HSJ PartnersThe government's e-procurement strategy: the essentials
What you need to know about the policy
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HSJ LocalRecruitment struggle spells end for franchise rescue
The struggle of England’s smallest acute trust to recruit consultants played a major role in the decision to ditch its search for an independent sector management franchise to take it over, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: New health committee chair Sarah Wollaston's first interview
The new chair of the Commons health committee has named whistleblowing, patient safety and the safeguarding of patient records as key areas of attention for the committee under her stewardship, she told HSJ.
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Supplements
Estates management: Building blocks of the new era
The 2012 reforms will have a huge impact on what goes where
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NewsCall for human factors support for patient safety
A group of leading patient safety experts are seeking central funding to support the spread of human factors science.
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CommentFrom milk snatching to statins, politicians are fashion victims
Gove is clamping down on unhealthy school meals
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HSJ KnowledgeReality check: how the better care fund will work on the ground
Fundamental issues must be addressed
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NewsExecutive pay rises under fire from Royal College of Nursing
Nurses have attacked rising pay for senior executives by drawing a comparison with the earnings squeeze of frontline staff.
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NewsExclusive: CQC set to take on patient safety from NHS England
The Care Quality Commission has been asked to consider taking on the patient safety role from NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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News'Single tribunal' could judge all health profession cases
A single statutory panel could be established to judge fitness to practice cases for all health professionals, the chair of the General Dental Council has suggested.