All News articles – Page 1394
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London Provider Agency takes up scrutiny role
NHS trusts and primary care trusts in NHS London are now answerable for their performance to the new London Provider Agency.
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Corrigan calls for 'agility'
Leaders of NHS organisations need 'agility and adaptability' in order to survive the reform process, according to the prime minister's health adviser Professor Paul Corrigan.
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Doctors agree to take policy bull by horns
Senior doctors are planning to develop their own policy framework for the future of the NHS, as part of an attempt to re-engage clinicians with the changes being made to the health service.
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Making the most of local area agreements
Using LAAs to combat health inequalities is all well and good in theory, but how do you use them to your best advantage and measure their success in the real world? Saba Salman finds out
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Politicians in line for a drubbing, ahead of Confed debate
Patient and public involvement is a 'sham' and politicians are 'pretty useless' at explaining NHS reform, key NHS figures have warned.
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Council woos LINks hosts ahead of legislation
Warrington borough council has launched a hunt for an organisation to host its local involvement networks before these new patient groups have been enshrined in law.
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DoH aims to empower patients with three-way partnerships
New arrangements for patient and public involvement will rely on a three-way relationship between new 'local involvement networks' (LINks), the NHS and local authorities.
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Helpline aims for foundation trust status
NHS Direct has become a trust under the Department of Health's review of arm's-length bodies.
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Air ambulance charities hope for NHS cash
Air ambulance charities believe the NHS is ready to recognise the role they could play in improving emergency care - and that funding for improved services could be on the cards.
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Alarm as diabetes jobs are slashed
More than a quarter of specialist diabetes nurses say trusts have cut posts and some nurses been made redundant, according to a survey.
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Call for single sex, drugs and alcohol plan
The government needs a national, cross-departmental strategy to tackle drugs, alcohol and risky sexual behaviour among young people, according to the independent advisory group on sexual health and HIV.
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Pub fight breaks out over alcohol
Attempts to tackle alcohol abuse in Manchester have angered local publicans.
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Nursing chief is good and bad cop all in one
The Royal College of Nursing's general secretary, Peter Carter,.has altered its stance on reconfiguration, plurality and the wisdom of heckling Hewitt. But he promises fierce opposition to poor management and short-term cuts
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Statutory control on decisions is not enough to allay fears
All over the country, primary care trust chief executives are sitting hot and sweaty in their best suits, fighting for their future careers.
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Alliance forms network for senior leaders
A forum has been set up for senior primary care managers who work with clinicians.
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Ambulance chiefs issue jobs threat
Chief executives of soon-to-be defunct ambulance trusts have given the government just weeks to resolve their positions or face legal action.
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Welsh ambulance review
The Welsh Assembly is to hold an inquiry into the country's ambulance service ? but only after the health minister mistakenly voted in favour. Labour's Brian Gibbons voted by mistake with opposition parties to ensure there will be a probe.
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Response-time target reprieve for ambulance trusts
New-look ambulance trusts have been given an extra year to ensure they hit the tightened-up target of reaching all life-threatening emergency calls within eight minutes.
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Warning over overseas ambulance call centres
The chair of the Commons health select committee has raised fears that arguments in support of reconfiguration could lead to ambulance control centres being moved abroad.