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DH sticks to guns on removal of FT income cap and borrowing controls
The government will push ahead with plans to free up foundation trusts from control, according to its response to the white paper consultation.
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Unions claim NHS reforms are 'badly timed vanity project'
Union leaders have criticised the government’s NHS reforms, describing them as “dangerous”, “a big mistake”, and “uncosted and untested”.
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'Lansley may play down his reforms' radicalism, but this does not involve big changes to his plans'
“Some have argued Liberating the NHS constitutes an unwise distraction from the quality and productivity challenge facing the NHS.
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New Provider Development Authority to govern non-FTs
All non-foundation trusts will be governed and performance managed by a new central agency by April 2012.
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More powers for health ombudsman and local health forums
The health service ombudsman is to get more powers to share information in a bid to prevent another Mid Staffs while local HealthWatch groups will have a direct link to the Care Quality Commission.
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Providers freed to set their own referral to treatment targets and set prices below tariff
The revised operating framework has freed providers to set prices below the tariff and set their own referral to treatment targets, opening the field further to competition.
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PCTs given average 3 per cent rise in funding
Primary care trusts will receive an extra £2.6bn next year to spend on commissioning, the government has announced.
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NHS given another year to hit £20bn savings target
The NHS will have another year to achieve the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings target of £20bn, the operating framework has announced.
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Clinicians put forward ideas on where to save £20bn
Senior clinicians have called on the NHS to cut unnecessary surgical interventions, lab tests, and referrals to help meet its challenging £20bn savings target.
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Hospitals to face mixed sex ward fines
NHS hospitals face fines for failing to end the use of mixed-sex wards under a renewed drive to tackle the issue.
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Private healthcare market probed
An investigation is being launched into whether the market in private healthcare is “fully competitive” following complaints from within the sector.
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UK tops European obesity league
The UK has performed poorly in an influential health and lifestyle study, recording the highest levels of obesity and teen pregnancy.
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Lansley: 'large number of people' support reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has insisted there is broad support for his health service reforms.
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Budget cuts make it 'impossible' to maintain social care standards
Social services directors have said the government’s local authority budget cuts will make it “impossible” to maintain current standards of social care without restricting the number of people who receive care.
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Lord Darzi launches Imperial health policy centre
Imperial College London has launched a major new health policy unit, headed by former minister Lord Ara Darzi.
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Basildon given all clear as safety concerns are raised
The Care Quality Commission has lifted the final condition on Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust while at the same time raising fresh “major concerns” about patient care at the foundation.
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Dorrell's committee warns about impact of 'unprecedented' efficiency target
The Commons health committee has warned real terms cuts to adult social care will almost inevitably translate into unfunded extra demand on the NHS.
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Private sector permitted to employ 'two tier' workforce
Private sector companies have been given a fresh incentive to bid for NHS contracts after the government scrapped a rule requiring them to pay new recruits the same as existing staff.
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Chief exec takes on extra PCT for no extra pay
The new joint chief executive of two primary care trusts has taken on the role for no extra salary.
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Government delays GP quality accounts
The government has abandoned a requirement for GP practices to publish quality accounts from April next year.