All Labour articles – Page 8
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Health policy and politics – caffeinated or decaffeinated?
Andy Cowper discusses Brexit and what the two political parties think on health policy
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NewsHancock to 'look' at safe staffing legislation
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has said he will “look at” the possibility of introducing safe nurse staffing legislation in England.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The magic sofa fallacy
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the recently announced Budget and where did the extra NHS money in the Budget come from
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CommentThe chances of changing the Health Act any time soon are remote
Nicholas Timmins says amending the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is not an easy task due to the current composition of Parliament
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NewsGovernment hits back in clinical waste row
The government has hit back at claims that there is not enough incineration capacity to burn waste from NHS hospitals - accusing the company at the centre of a stockpiling scandal of refusing to pay disposal costs.
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NewsLabour calls on minister to 'correct record' over waste incineration capacity
Labour has called on the government to explain why it “apparently contradicted” NHS and Environment Agency officials’ concerns over the capacity of incinerators to burn clinical waste.
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NewsTreasury confirms it will provide NHS pension funding
The Treasury says the increased costs of NHS pension contributions will be met with additional government funding, and dismissed claims to the contrary made by the Labour party.
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NewsThird of MPs do not understand new care model jargon
The majority of MPs want the NHS to simplify its language with a third admitting they do not understand new care model jargon.
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NewsHancock announces 10 year plan for patient safety
A new national strategy for patient safety in the NHS will be drawn up alongside NHS England’s long term plan for the health service, it has been announced.
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NewsLabour plans safe staffing amendments to healthcare safety bill
Labour proposes amendments to Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch bill Shadow health secretary attacks Matt Hancock’s promotion of GP at Hand Jonathan Ashworth raises prospect of legally enforced staffing ratios Labour have threatened to table amendments to the government’s Healthcare Safety Bill if ministers fail to take action ...
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LeaderPragmatic Stevens focusses on keeping his vision alive
Simon Stevens is a man on a mission – and that mission is to control expectations.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Mandatory guidance
Empowering patients and offering greater choice are good things – they are just not free good things, writes Andy Cowper
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CommentFive legal changes the health service needs
Tom Kibasi and Toby Lambert argue the health service should seize on the government’s offer of legislative reform, and set out five changes it needs to take integration forward.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: After the promise
Andy Cowper asks how the promised increase in spending on the NHS is going to be funded
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CommentBiggest ever RTT waiting list
The NHS has now failed to keep up with demand since RTT records began, writes Rob Findlay
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Happy National Lying About the NHS Deficit Day!
Andy Cowper muses on NHS Improvement’s misleading quarter four data on NHS finances
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The less deceived
Andy Cowper ruminates on drawing a line between experience and cynicism when it comes to NHS politics and management
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NewsBill to protect staff from assault 'sends message' to employers, says MP
The bill to protect healthcare and emergency services workers from assault will “send a message to employers” to take incidents more seriously, one of the MPs behind it has told HSJ.
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LeaderThe nation's love affair with the NHS is endangering its health
Asked recently to reflect on his record as prime minister, Tony Blair chose the failure to tackle inequality as his greatest oversight.
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CommentCowper's Cut: The Windrushes of Change
In view of the recent Windrush scandal, Andy Cowper notes that politicians’ attitudes to and discussions of immigration set a tone and also shape policymaking