All News articles – Page 746
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Local government funding almost halved since 2010, says IFS
Local government faces cumulative cuts of more than 40 per cent following the chancellor’s announcements that he will extend austerity for a further year into 2017-18, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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NHS bed occupancy figures queried
A health minister has said he does not recognise figures on bed occupancy used in an influential report to show NHS hospitals are dangerously full.
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A&E waiting times rising - survey
Accident and emergency waiting times are getting longer, new research suggests.
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NHS Direct begins redundancy consultation
More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff have been notified they could be at risk of redundancy as the organisation looks to cut around a third of its full time posts.
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Clash over spending on health
David Cameron and Ed Miliband clashed over health spending on Wednesday following a watchdog’s ruling that government claims were misleading.
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League table plan for surgery teams
Teams of medics are to be pitted against each other in league tables.
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Lansley adviser criticises friends and family test focus
Andrew Lansley’s former policy adviser has criticised the friends and family patient satisfaction test, saying it is “too narrow and too crude” to be the main focus of the NHS.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 6.12.12
Ciarán Devane on how the mandate must prioritise the needs of the patient and the rest of HSJ’s free rolling news coverage
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Number of trainee doctors to be cut
The number of trainee doctors in England will be reduced to tackle a growing over-supply of medics, the Department of Health has said.
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Funding pressure 'may hit NHS care', warns thinktank
Waiting times in emergency wards are rising as unprecedented financial strains on the health service start to bite, a report suggests.
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Information governance blamed for holding up QIPP integration
A “computer says no” attitude to information governance is hampering attempts to draw up a “year of care tariff” by stopping trusts sharing costings data, HSJ has been told.
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
The government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission will be “hands-on” and “visible” in the role, he has told MPs.
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Health budget ringfence extended to 2015-16
George Osborne today committed to extending the health budget’s relative protection from government spending cuts to 2015-16 – the first year of the next spending review period.
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Next generation of PFI announced by Osborne
“Soft facilities management” services like cleaning and catering will be excluded from future NHS private finance projects, new government guidance reveals.
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Chancellor abandons regional pay
George Osborne has abandoned plans to introduce regional pay in the NHS but accepts the need for greater Agenda for Change flexibility
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Exclusive: 'Rapid reduction' in hospital care planned following Winterbourne View
The treatment of all people with learning disabilities or autism receiving inpatient care is to be reviewed, ahead of a drive to rapidly reduce hospital placements and increase community provision.
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Investigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman
The Care Quality Commission is investigating a claim its former chief executive Cynthia Bower tried to discourage the health service ombudsman from investigating concerns about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.
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Ricketts: don't externalise before CSS market is mature
Plans to “externalise” commissioning support units should be given a lower priority over the next two to three years than establishing a market in support services, HSJ has been told.
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Drug chief uncomfortable over fund
A cash pot used to pay for life-extending drugs should not be limited to patients who have cancer, the head of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested.