All Labour policy articles – Page 24
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News
A Christmas message from Alan Johnson
I am really pleased to be celebrating another Christmas as health secretary. I could fill HSJ with a catalogue of NHS achievements over the past year.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ reader survey: 2008 in review
We surveyed readers on their feelings about the last 12 months. This is what you told us
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News
Alan Johnson hails ‘major progress’ to 18 weeks and MRSA targets
The Department of Health has published its first report on progress against its 2007 public service agreement and departmental strategic objectives.
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News
Alan Johnson announces review of NHS dentistry
An independent review is to be conducted into NHS dentistry, health secretary Alan Johnson has announced.The review comes amid reports of patchy access to dentistry in some parts of the country and declining rates of complex treatments.
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News
Alan Johnson orders shop cigarette displays to be removed
Tobacco displays will be removed from shops and access to vending machines restricted as part of moves to stop children and young people from smoking.After holding a consultation on tobacco control, the Department of Health said cigarette displays promote smoking to young people, prompt impulse purchases of cigarettes and undermine ...
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Health secretary Alan Johnson announces dramatic reforms to PCT funding
The Department of Health has unveiled dramatic reforms to primary care trust funding allocations.Health secretary Alan Johnson announced today that PCTs would receive £164bn funding for 2009-10 and 2010-11, equating to an average of £1,612 per person by 2010-11.
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Alan Johnson orders Baby P death probe
Health secretary Alan Johnson has ordered two reports into the way NHS organisations protect vulnerable children in the wake of Baby P's death in Haringey.
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Alan Johnson opens UK's first GP led health centre in Bradford
Health secretary Alan Johnson attended the launch of the first GP-led health centre in Bradford last week.
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Alan Johnson opens England's first GP health centre
Health secretary Alan Johnson is today opening the first GP health centre in England.
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Blogs
The end of the NHS
So the Labour Party has finally brought an end to the NHS. Universal healthcare free to all at the point of need and delivery is replaced by a universal healthcare floor over which you can buy anything that we're willing to sell you on an item of service basis depending ...
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Alan Johnson warns NHS not to slash training
Slashing training budgets in reaction to the credit crunch would be a 'false economy', health secretary Alan Johnson has told trusts.
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Alan Johnson wants fewer London PCTs
Alan Johnson has called for a debate about whether there are too many primary care trusts in London. The health secretary told HSJ that he didn't think having 31 PCTs covering London was 'the most sensible arrangement'.
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News
Alan Johnson orders trusts: cut waits for speech therapy
NHS organisations must work with allied health professionals to bring down 'unacceptable' waiting times for services such as speech therapy, health secretary Alan Johnson has told them.
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News
Political fear frustrates local socialism
It is clear from discussions at the Labour Party conference that ministers are not willing to commit in any meaningful way to accountability to patients and the public. They feel that patient and public involvement will result in a postcode lottery followed by assassination by the press.
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Phil Hope gets beefed-up DH social care portfolio
The profile of social care has been given a potential boost with the appointment of Phil Hope as a minister of state for care services in the Department of Health.
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News
David Cameron: Labour is no longer party of NHS
Labour has lost the right to be known as the party of the NHS, according to Conservative Party leader David Cameron.
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News
Tories: Labour using NHS money for votes
The government is 'manipulating' the NHS funding allocation formula to 'shore up' votes in areas loyal to Labour, the Conservatives have claimed.
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News
Prizes for world class commissioning winners
Primary care trusts that are successful in world class commissioning may win the right to name the salaries of their senior managers and non-executive directors.
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News
NHS data breach furore could derail reforms
Service reforms are at risk of being derailed by the 'hyperbole' surrounding government data breaches, Dr Foster Intelligence has warned.