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Norman Lamb interview: the Liberal Democrats' health policy priorities
If Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb once felt ignored by the health world, he is clearly now enjoying the limelight generated by talk of a hung parliament.
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Drug firms lose battle over pricing
A government scheme encouraging doctors to prescribe low-cost medicines has overcome a legal challenge by pharmaceutical companies.
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Tories call for locally sourced NHS hospital food
The Tories want details of food served in NHS hospitals published so the public can see if ingredients are locally sourced.
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Health Debate 2010: watch it here
Want to hear first hand what the three main parties have to say on health? Watch a health hustings event hosted by the Royal College of Nursing, The King’s Fund, NHS Confederation and the British Medical Association.
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Foundation trust applications run into the ground
Foundation trust applications have slipped by an average of 11 months and some by as much as three years since last March, HSJ analysis reveals. Both the Labour and Conservative parties have pledged an all-foundation trust future.
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New doubt about mortality ratios
The appropriateness of using hospital standardised mortality ratios to judge hospital performance was further questioned this week.
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Lisa Rodrigues back-pedals on Sussex resignation
A trust chief executive has cancelled her resignation three months after handing in her notice.
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NHS pay: will you dare to lead by example?
Will the post-election period bring radical pay reductions and pension reform to the public sector similar to those being experienced in Ireland?
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Foundation trusts: new approach needed to unblock the pipeline
The financial discipline that comes with foundation status is alone an argument for moving all NHS trusts in that direction. A powerful secondary reason is the greater clarity given to the accountability of board directors.
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NHS Confederation appoints ‘hands on’ chair
NHS East of England chair Keith Pearson has been appointed as the new chair of the NHS Confederation.
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Clusters show potential to halve number of PCTs
New commissioning “clusters” could foretell a reduction in the number of primary care trust of up to 50 per cent, HSJ has been told.
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NHS procurement probe was halted by last minute DH phone call
An eleventh hour phone call from the Department of Health stopped the cooperation and competition panel’s investigations into a primary care trust’s procurement arrangements.
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Asthma and Parkinson's losers in policy battle
The Department of Health has been unjustly prioritising illnesses such as anxiety disorders and neglecting those such as asthma, Parkinson’s disease and back pain, its own national quality board has said.
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Bart's finance director resigns
The finance director at a trust facing a multibillion pound private finance initiative bill has resigned.
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PCTs depend on commissioning support
The majority of primary care trust managers believe they cannot achieve top scores for their commissioning without outside help, according to research by the King’s Fund.
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Joint services may reshape NHS regulation
NHS regulators will “no longer be sustainable” in their present form if the trend to partnership working between trusts and councils continues, according to a report from the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
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Volcanic ash cloud affects cancer drug supplies
The fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland has left cancer patients in the UK without life-extending drug treatment and vital stem cells for bone marrow transplants.
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Election 2010: fight for marginal puts hospitals in the hot seat
Neck and neck competition between political parties in marginal constituencies is leaving acute trusts braced for the political heat. Sally Gainsbury identifies the trusts to watch
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Gordon Brown debate hit
Almost half of NHS managers surveyed by hsj.co.uk said Gordon Brown won the argument on the health service in the first of the televised party leader debates.
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Scotland poll
Scotland health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched the first official poll to elect members to Scotland’s health boards.