All Labour articles – Page 9
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NewsHSJ Live 09.06.17: Theresa May to form government, plus reaction to the election result
Reaction to the general election results and what they mean for the NHS
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NewsAshworth: Labour backs Simon Stevens but new body will review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has pledged support for NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, but said the role of reviewing sustainability and transformation plans would be handed to a reformed NHS Improvement.
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NewsLabour admits waiting list pledge uncosted but is confident of delivering promises
Labour shadow health secretary says party will deliver plans with £37bn funding for NHS over five years Jon Ashworth says Labour has not worked out specific cost of taking 1 million people off NHS waiting lists by 2022 Labour government would set up “NHS Office of Sustainability” Labour’s ...
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NewsLabour confirm they will not repeal full 2012 Health Act
Labour will not roll back the entire Health and Social Care Act if it forms the next government, the shadow health secretary has told HSJ.
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NewsLabour softens stance on STPs in its final election manifesto
Labour official manifesto softens party stance on sustainability and transformation plans The party now plans to halt and review the STPs instead of simply halting them as set out in the leaked manifesto which was published last week The new manifesto, published today, also sets out the Labour Party’s ...
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NewsLabour pledges moratorium on 'disgraceful' STPs
Labour will announce an immediate moratorium on sustainability and transformation plans if the party wins the general election, with shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth vowing to review proposals in all 44 areas.
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CommentLessons from Manchester: can Labour ever turn the NHS into a winning issue?
A new poll ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral elections offers some wider hope and pointers to Labour, writes Mike Birtwistle
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NewsElection 2017: Labour pledges 'new law' for NHS safe staffing
If Labour wins the general election it will bring in a “new law” to make safe staffing legally enforceable and ask NICE to recommence its work Party will lift the 1 per cent pay increase cap for NHS staff and set pay levels that “reflect the complexity of the ...
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CommentKarin Smyth: Getting behind the NHS headlines
Karin Smyth MP reflects on the way ahead following the Commons public accounts committee’s inquiry into the financial sustainability of the NHS
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NewsStatistics authority intervenes over government NHS spending claims
UK Statistics Authority will ask officials to “ensure clarity” when reporting on increases to NHS spending Complaints centred around the government’s claims that it is increasing spending by £10bn by 2021 Chancellor Philip Hammond defended use of the £10bn figure last week The UK Statistics Authority will ask ...
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CommentYellow hats are not just for builders
Using Improvement Labs aim to develop staff support systems so they can consistently deliver compassionate care for patients will go a long way
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HSJ KnowledgeThe rise of the connected patient
Smart analytics can play a significant role in healthcare of the future – so how do we make them work?
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NewsTheresa May: Conservatives are the 'party of the NHS'
Theresa May says Conservatives are “the party of the NHS” and Labour have “abandoned the centre ground” Praises Jeremy Hunt as “passionate advocate” for patients and NHS staff in first conference speech as prime minister PM says Conservatives have backed the Five Year Forward View and given service more ...
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NewsAndy Burnham named Labour's Greater Manchester mayor candidate
Andy Burnham has been nominated as Labour’s candidate to be the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester.
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CommentTime to look at the new cards after PM May's big shuffle
Michael White tries to look on the bright side of Boris, Brexit and the new prime minister’s line-up
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CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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NewsJunior doctors' strike goes ahead as both sides stand firm
Two day junior doctors’ strike set to go ahead Jeremy Hunt says there will be “unprecedented” impact on patient care BMA reiterates the dispute is not about pay Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for medics to cross picket lines during the full walkout by junior doctors on ...
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CommentNew legislation must take financial pressures into account
Sarah Brooke emphasises that legislation to guide the NHS has so far not served its purpose to provide autonomy to health bodies
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CommentHow NICE has been a 'terrible beauty'
The National Institute for Health and Care Exellence has been doing the balancing act despite sticking to its cost effective agenda, Nick Timmins writes
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CommentEnd Game: Hands up who’s been naughty
Get your facts right on hand hygeine – and weighty issues delay a meeting