All NHS Confederation articles – Page 31
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NewsStrategic NHS planning 'may follow SHAs into oblivion'
A lack of strategic health planning will follow the demise of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts, senior NHS figures have warned.
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NewsEU paves way for overseas treatment of rare diseases
Primary care trusts will come under pressure to pay for patients to go abroad for treatments not provided by the NHS, under measures approved by the European parliament’s public health committee.
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CommentGPs in the driving seat?
It seems GPs are not really up for being put “in the driving seat” of NHS reform.
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NewsNHS Confederation and Slipman agree ‘way forward’
The NHS Confederation has agreed a “collaborative way forward” with the Foundation Trust Network and its suspended chair Sue Slipman.
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NewsLate payment rules eased
The European parliament has voted to soften the EU late payment directive, which could have led to over £100m in fines for NHS organisations.
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NewsConfed responds to spending review
The spending review settlement is “as good as the NHS could have hoped for”, according to the NHS Confederation.
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NewsBMA should 'rethink' private sector opposition
Doctors leaders should not block private sector involvement in healthcare provision, the body representing independent providers has said.
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NewsNHS not safe from cuts, Confed warns
Cut backs in social care will cause “major problems”, the NHS Confederation has warned ahead of the comprehensive spending review.
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Foundation Trust Network chair statement in defense of Sue Slipman
I am responding to the confederation press statement issued yesterday and to clarify the FTN position.
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NewsFTN chair defends suspended Slipman
The Foundation Trust Network chair has issued a fierce defence of the network’s suspended director Sue Slipman.
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NewsTransition plan 'risky' says Confed
The proposed transition to a reformed health service will lead to “very real” risks, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsFoundation Trust Network considers Confed split as director suspended
The Foundation Trust Network has drawn up plans to leave the NHS Confederation, prompting opposition within the organisation, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBig income drop likely for children’s hospitals
Specialist children’s hospitals could see a significant drop in their income under changes to the national tariff.
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NewsNHS Employers appoints new director
NHS Employers has appointed Dean Royles as its new director.
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NewsNursing regulator to explore extension of powers
The Nursing and Midwifery Council plans to explore how to monitor “systemic failure” in NHS trusts.
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NewsCall for ban on cheap alcohol
Doctors have called for happy hours and the sale of cheap alcohol to be banned.
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NewsWarning over scale of task of replacing PCTs
The true scale of the task which will be picked up by GPs, local authorities, the national commissioning board and other agencies following the abolition of primary care trusts is being significantly underestimated.
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DH denied access to £1.5bn unspent cash
The Treasury has not yet returned the £1.5bn NHS underspend from 2008-09, according to accounts released by the Department of Health.
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NewsFT proposals: 'difficult questions' remain
White paper plans for moving trusts to foundation status are “not very sophisticated”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsBMA warned position on GP consortia may be illegal
GP consortia would be “unwise” and potentially acting illegally if they picked NHS organisations as providers of choice, the NHS Confederation has warned.