All Policy articles – Page 168
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NewsNHS needs 'stroke champions' to improve services
Stroke “champions” should be appointed in the NHS to help drive up the standard of a service that is lagging behind the rest of the UK, a group of Welsh Assembly members will say.
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NewsLeaders clash over healthcare at general election debate
The leaders of the three main parties made history last night as they crossed swords in the first ever televised prime ministerial general election debate.
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NewsGordon Brown warns of US-style NHS under the Tories
Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry to his party by claiming a Tory general election victory would put the NHS at risk of becoming a US-style health system.
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NewsWest Midlands fares worst on patient dignity target
NHS West Midlands has mounted a robust defence of trusts in the region which failed to meet the target on delivering same sex accommodation.
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NewsCQC powers were weakened
Powers to prosecute trusts failing to meet registration standards were watered down in a bid to avoid legal challenges and bad publicity, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCosmetic register launched
A voluntary registration scheme has been launched for practitioners and organisations that provide injectable cosmetic treatments, such as Botox. The scheme will be run by Independent Healthcare Advisory Services.
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NewsTories warned on GP commissioning
A future Conservative government will need “the wisdom of Solomon” if it is to promote GP commissioning while also tackling poor primary care, the new chief executive of the King’s Fund has warned.
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CommentMichael White: the election campaign
How is the election going so far for you? No, don’t answer that if you would rather not. What with that ritual controversy over the relative merit of rival tax hikes, week 1 was quietly unimpressive, although the NHS surfaced in the campaign at the weekend.
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NewsHospital closures: the taboo has been broken
At the first whisper of a service or hospital closing, local campaigners and politicians launch vociferous protests. But despite this opposition the idea that we need fewer hospitals and beds is gathering momentum, writes Richard Vize
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SNP go on the attack over NHS funding
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that the NHS in Scotland would suffer at the hands of a “smash and grab” Labour or Tory government.
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NewsBMA cautious over Tory NHS plans
The British Medical Association has given a cautious response to healthcare plans announced in the Conservative Party election manifesto.
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NewsNick Clegg rules out backing immediate Tory cuts
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said his party would not back a Conservative government that attempted to impose swingeing spending cuts in an emergency budget.
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NewsLabour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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InformationHSJ Quick Poll: cancer treatment times debate
Which party do you think came out top in the cancer treatment times debate over the weekend?
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NewsDavid Cameron to guarantee GP access
David Cameron is set to guarantee access to a local GP 12 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the Tories’ election manifesto.
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NewsLabour launches election manifesto
Labour’s manifesto for the general election will today propose a major shake-up of public services that could see underperforming hospitals taken over by management teams from more successful organisations.
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NewsKing's Fund: NHS needs rapid change to meet challenges
The NHS has addressed many of the challenges it faced in 1997 but needs to change rapidly to meet the big challenges it now faces, according to a major review of the NHS in England by the King’s Fund.
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NewsGP language tests 'not blocked by EU rules'
EU rules do not stop national authorities carrying out language tests on foreign doctors working in the UK, the European Commission has said.
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NewsForeign GP rules need 'immediate changes'
Rapid improvements must be made to the system that vets foreign GPs who travel to the UK for work, MPs have said.
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NewsAndy Burnham defends hospital closures
The health secretary has defended the closure of some hospital units while criticising Tory plans for the NHS.