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Known unknowns form the white paper’s core
Last week’s white paper poses many more questions than it answers about how GPs and providers will manage their new freedom. The solution, says Andy McKeon, is to find the right balance between independence and accountability
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Hard-nosed Lansley will be no ‘softie’ in negotiations
Health secretary Andrew Lansley told MPs he will not be a “softie” when it comes to dealing with GPs, in his first health committee appearance since the election.
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GP consortia will be a ‘minority’ interest
The burden of commissioning will fall on a relatively small number of GPs, a leading member of a right wing medical think tank has warned.
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Information revolution 'could confuse public'
The government is being warned its proposed “information revolution” could cause public confusion rather than empowerment if not properly managed.
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East of England opens up hospital quality figures
A strategic health authority has published hospital trusts’ performance against dozens of quality indicators on the internet.
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Lansley refuses to rule out GP pay rise
The health secretary declined to rule out a pay rise for GPs as he discussed plans to hand them most of the NHS budget.
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NHS Bury appoints former newspaper editor as chair
A struggling primary care trust has turned to a former journalist to help turn it round.
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Access to kidney transplants 'varies widely across UK'
An organ donation manager has welcomed a study that reveals wide differences in kidney patients’ access to life-saving organs.
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Government selects CQC chair
The government has selected a permanent chair for the Care Quality Commission.
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Long term care funding commission set terms of reference
The government has set out the terms of reference for a commission on the funding of care and support, which will consider a range of methods including voluntary insurance and partnership schemes.
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Centralising stroke services improves care, says NHS London
The centralisation of stroke services across London has more than tripled the number of patients receiving life-saving clot busting treatment in just five months, according to latest figures from NHS London.
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Experts respond to new NHS standard measures
The government has set out how NHS standards are likely to be measured in future, with a focus on how well treatments and care are working for patients.
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Whitehall unlikely to meet saving target
Whitehall departments are unlikely to be able to deliver £35bn of value-for-money savings promised by the end of this financial year, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
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Health workers suspended over website use
Health service advice workers have been disciplined for accessing inappropriate websites, it has been revealed.
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East Sussex chief exec made permanent
East Sussex Hospitals Trust has appointed a chief executive.
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BMA leader urges GPs to hire NHS managers rather than private companies
GPs have been told by the chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee to turn to NHS managers for their commissioning support and advice, rather than to the private sector.
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HSJ webcast - white paper major challenge for PCT management
Senior managers at primary care trusts are facing the tough challenge of managing major change while dealing with staff who have been publicly criticised, Ealing PCT chief executive Robert Creighton said on HSJ’s webcast on the government’s white paper.
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Health outcomes consultation launched
The government has launched a public consultation aimed at defining how the NHS should be judged over healthcare outcomes for patients.
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MP calls CQC in over South London Healthcare Trust
One of the largest NHS hospital trusts in the country was referred to the independent health regulator amid concerns over patient safety, staffing levels and equipment shortfalls, it emerged.
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Election bid PCT chair leaves role
The chairman of Dudley Primary Care Trust who stood down from her post in order to stand in the general election has announced she will not resume the role.