All Mike O’Brien articles – Page 2
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NewsNHS prescriptions under review
A 12 week consultation has begun that could pave the way for a revision of the way generic and branded medicines are dispensed within the NHS.
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NewsDH appoints new urgent and emergency care tsar
The Department of Health has appointed Professor Matthew Cooke as the new national clinical director for urgent and emergency care.
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NewsNon-emergency phone number test announcement due
Trials of a new three-digit telephone number for patients seeking non-emergency medical care are expected to be announced by the Department of Health today.
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NewsMike O'Brien defends Care Quality Commission
The government has defended the Care Quality Commission after a report found a raft of underperforming hospitals and high death rates.
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NewsMike O’Brien paints ‘shame’ profiles
Health minister Mike O’Brien has described the types of NHS managers who will be named and shamed for introducing “slash and burn” cuts.
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NewsNHS IT upgrade goes live in London
Patient records are to go online in London after long delays in the rollout of the government’s £12bn NHS IT upgrade.
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NewsIntensive care investments cut death rate, study finds
Thousands of lives have been saved by increased intensive care funding and the introduction of treatment guidelines, research suggests.
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NewsGovernment unveils private patient income cap proposals
The government is to look at loosening restrictions on the foundation trust private patient income cap.
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NewsManagers’ anger at O'Brien's name and shame threat
Managers have reacted with anger and confusion to a threat by health minister Mike O’Brien to “name and shame” those who slash budgets and services in response to the public sector funding squeeze.
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LeaderNHS managers are used to abuse but Mike O’Brien’s attack is a new low
The government is attempting to gag NHS managers, to hide from the electorate the true scale of cuts about to hit the health service.
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NewsRCGP refutes practice boundary claims
The Royal College of GPs has reacted to claims by health minister Mike O’Brien that it wants to abolish practice boundaries.
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NewsUse of NHS management consultants must be transparent - Mike O'Brien
NHS organisations will have to be more transparent about their use of management consultants in future, health minister Mike O’Brien has said.
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NewsHealth check shows NHS is not focusing on quality - Andrew Lansley
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said the annual health check showed there was not enough focus on improving quality in the NHS.
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Mental health FTs allowed to treat private patients, but rules face fundamental review
The government is to launch a rapid review of the foundation trust private patient income cap in the face of a judicial review of the policy by the trade union Unison.
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NewsCQC calls for review of out of hours GP services
A Care Quality Commission report has urged healthcare managers to review the quality of their out of hours services over fears that some private GP companies do not meet basic standards.
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LeaderSHAs face an uncertain destiny as political friends desert them
Are strategic health authorities staring into the abyss?
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NewsMinister delays foundation trust application
A hospital trust’s foundation application has been delayed by health minister Mike O’Brien in an unusual intervention in the authorisation process.
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NewsAlan Milburn attacks Andy Burnham for making NHS the preferred provider
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has attacked Andy Burnham’s decision to move away from competition and make the NHS the “preferred provider” of services.
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NewsMike O'Brien tells SHAs to 'justify their existence'
Health minister Mike O’Brien has called on strategic health authorities to “justify their existence”, saying more of their budgets should be devolved to commissioners.
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NewsCommissioners must use more 'nous'
Local managers will have to “use a bit more nous” when commissioning services in order to ride out the recession, according to health minister Mike O’Brien.
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