All Policy articles – Page 138
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NewsPublic health must be on managers' agenda, says Confed chief exec
Public health should be considered the “mainstream agenda” for NHS managers and not an “add on”, according to NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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NewsNicholson urges MPs to end obsession with bed numbers
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has challenged politicians to accept that health service modernisation will mean reducing the number of hospital beds.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley says hospitals exempt from 'over-managed' claim
Andrew Lansley has used an exclusive HSJ interview to exempt the acute sector from his criticism that the NHS is over-managed.
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NewsDH publishes full Commissioning Board plans
The Department of Health has published the proposed role and structure of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsCommissioning primary care plans still in development
The government has not yet decided whether clinical commissioning groups can take on management of general practice contracts, the responsible Department of Health has said.
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NewsPublic health policy 'update' paper expected next week
An “update” on the government’s public health proposals is due to be published next week, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsWarning over social care integration 'barriers'
The barriers to integration between health and social care have worsened in the last year, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has said.
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NewsNHS London outlines GP scorecard scheme
NHS London’s medical director has given details of a GP scorecard scheme which is expected to become a template for a national government drive to increase the transparency of general practice.
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NewsConfed chief cautions over the dangers of centralisation
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned of the dangers of excessive centralisation and bureaucracy as a result of the health service reforms.
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Speculation begins over Commissioning Board top jobs
After the NCB’s draft structure was revealed by HSJ earlier this month, speculation has begun over who will be chosen to fill the roles.
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News'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
A proposal for the NHS Commissioning Board to be known as “NHS England” is attracting criticism for inflating the organisation’s role and power.
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NewsFuture Forum chair warns small CCGs they will have to merge
Many clinical commissioning groups are currently “too small to survive”, NHS Future Forum chair Steve Field has warned.
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NewsDH commits funds to support health and wellbeing board development
The government announced today it was committing £985,000 to support the development of health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsBMA chair: we won 'unprecedented' change to bill
The British Medical Association chair of council has declared a cautious victory on NHS reform at its annual representative meeting.
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NewsOn valuing managers: Nigel Edwards writes exclusively in HSJ this week
The former NHS Confederation chief executive Nigel Edwards writes an exclusive opinion piece for HSJ this week on the value of managers in the NHS.
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CommentJon Restell: it's time to get behind the defenders of pensions
When you hear the word “pension”, do you bury your head in the sand? If so, I’ve got bad news.
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NewsHealth secretary gains powers over NHS Commissioning Board in amended bill
The health secretary is to be given the power to intervene in “particular cases” of “significant failure” by the NHS Commissioning Board, under the newly amended Health Bill.
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NewsDoctors to call for Health Bill withdrawal
Doctors’ representatives have voted to call for the government’s Health Bill to be withdrawn, in spite of the changes due to be made following a period of review.
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NewsNHS budgets at risk from 'tribal politics'
The British Medical Association in Scotland has said politicians will need to rise above “mere accountancy” and “tribal politics” to think seriously about the long-term survival of the NHS.
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NewsBMA chair claims reform victory
The British Medical Association chair of council has declared a cautious victory on NHS reform at the union’s annual representative meeting.