All Labour policy articles – Page 14
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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.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow New Labour changed NHS management culture
Deep shifts in management team culture may be Labour’s most enduring legacy to the NHS, says Russell Mannion.
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NewsTrusts admit emergency patients at last minute
The number of patients dealt with in the last 20 minutes of the four hour accident and emergency target window has increased to more than 40 per cent, a group of emergency care doctors have found.
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NewsStudies back NHS competition and choice
Competition among NHS hospitals in England reduces death rates and decreases patients’ overall length of stay at no extra cost, researchers have found.
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NewsDH policies score poorly in national audit scrutiny
A number of Department of Health policies may have been implemented without adequate assessment of their need or likely impact, the government’s spending watchdog has found.
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NewsGovernment must heed restructuring lessons, says Confed
The government should be “held accountable” for the results of its plans to restructure the health service, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsMonitor chair wants FTs off public balance sheet
Foundation trusts should be freed from one of the shackles put in place during the Labour government’s internal battle over their creation, Monitor’s new chair has said.
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CommentCoalition health policy: all action on the united front
NHS fortunes will rely on Tory and Lib Dem harmony as Andrew Lansley steps into the role of health secretary
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NewsLansley calls a halt to Darzi in London
The new government has put former health minister Lord Darzi’s major reconfiguration plan for London under review, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsGordon Brown to quit as Labour leader
Gordon Brown has said he is stepping down as Labour Party leader.
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HSJ KnowledgeElection 2010: how to survive the calm after the storm
The post-election period heralds change but meanwhile the NHS must maintain its own momentum, says Alison Moore
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NewsLabour keeps seat where they accused Conservatives of 'scare' tactics on hospital
Alan Campbell won Tynemouth after challenging the Tories over leaflets suggesting accident and emergency and other services at North Tyneside General Hospital could be cut if Labour won.
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NewsHealth figures to enter new parliament
Several doctors and a former researcher are among the 2010 parliamentary intake who have an interest in health.
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NewsTories have 'first right' to form government, says Clegg
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has said that the Conservative Party has the “first right” to attempt to form a government in the “national interest”.
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NewsLabour cling onto Tooting after trust chair criticises Tory candidate
Sadiq Khan has retained Tooting for Labour.
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NewsTories accuse Labour over mixed sex wards
The Conservatives have accused Labour of failing to meet targets for mixed sex hospital wards.
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NewsLabour plans would cut thousands of jobs, Tories say
Thousands of NHS medics will lose their jobs over the next five years under Labour’s “secret” cost-cutting plans, the Tories have claimed.
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NewsExperts issue cancer care election challenge
A group of cancer experts have challenged political parties to explain how they would cut waits for diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which they said offered the greatest hope of saving lives and improving life expectancy.
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NewsNorman Lamb interview: the Liberal Democrats' health policy priorities
If Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb once felt ignored by the health world, he is clearly now enjoying the limelight generated by talk of a hung parliament.