All Government/DH policy articles – Page 98
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Sunday Times journalist to lead healthcare assistant review
The Sunday Times journalist Camilla Cavendish has been asked by the government to conduct a study of healthcare assistants to ensure they have the necessary training standards, HSJ has learned.
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Francis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
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Comment
We urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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Why using digital data will drive up care quality
Once you digitise the data, you can reinvent healthcare
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Francis blames NHS culture for Mid Staffs failings
An institutional culture which put the “business of the system ahead of patients” is to blame for the failings surrounding Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, Robert Francis QC has said.
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Francis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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We can achieve a paperless NHS by 2018
The 2018 target is achievable with the right focus and effort
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PCTs set up rebate deals despite DH opposition
At least 30 per cent of primary care trusts are defying the Department of Health to set up discount deals with pharmaceutical companies, an HSJ investigation has found.
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ABPI to discuss NICE role in bid to break pricing deadlock
The government is to hold talks with the pharmaceutical industry on the role of the National Institute for Heath and Clinical Excellence, in a bid to reach agreement on new pricing arrangements.
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Hunt gives hints on Francis response
The government’s response to the Francis report will set out how patient voice will be “at the heart” of what the NHS does in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed.
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HSJ Knowledge
Immaculate contraception: better sexual health services
A blueprint for providing free, high quality contraceptive services
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Comment
Can greater transparency expose future care failures?
The government sees openness as key to preventing failures
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Francis report's publication date is revealed
Robert Francis QC has revealed his report on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will be published on 6 February.
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Failed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.
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Comment
The dangers of marketisation
Competition will be a disaster for the NHS’s patients, finances and ethics
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HSJ Knowledge
Where next for independent treatment centres?
ISTCS are here to stay – even if as part of a takeover
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HSJ Knowledge
Basic decision making around CCG delegation
Examining the delegation options and risks open to CCGs
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HSJ Knowledge
Chief executives are running scared
Culture of fear must be wiped out so leaders aren’t scared to take risks
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Comment
Health and health services: the next 20 years
The winning Finnamore F20 essay on the future of healthcare
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New IFR policy could 'snuff out' innovation
The NHS Commissioning Board’s plans to develop national policies for new treatments after just five individual funding requests could stifle innovation, it has been warned.