All Policy articles – Page 173
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NewsPreferred provider guidance leaves waters muddy
Both sides in the row over the NHS as “preferred provider” are claiming victory after the Department of Health published its procurement guide for primary care trusts.
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NewsLabour accused of failing to match Tory commitment
Health secretary Andy Burnham has been accused of failing to match the Tories’ commitment to a real-terms increase in the NHS budget every year in the next parliament.
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NewsSix PCTs allowed to keep status quo on structure
Six primary care trusts have been given approval in principle by the government to continue as direct provider organisations.
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NewsCare white paper opts for care free at the point of need
The government has staked its general election chances on the establishment of a national care service akin to the NHS.
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NewsMid Staffs board wants to be stripped of FT status
The board of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has requested it be stripped of its foundation status, it has emerged.
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NewsPCTs 'too passive on commissioning'
Primary care trusts are “too passive and lack the clinical knowledge” to commission services effectively, according to a damning report from MPs.
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NewsSwine flu 'hit credibility' of WHO
Public confidence in the World Health Organisation has ebbed away because the dangers of the swine flu pandemic were overstated, a draft report to the Council of Europe seen by The Guardian has found.
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NewsGovernment to launch social care white paper on Tuesday
Number 10 and health secretary Andy Burnham are preparing to launch the long awaited social care white paper on Tuesday.
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NewsDarling admits public spending cuts will eclipse Thatcher's
Cuts to public spending are at the centre of the pre-election political battle, after chancellor Alistair Darling appeared to accept that they would be deeper and tougher in a fourth-term Labour administration than in the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher.
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CommentMichael White: good news for health
As we all braced ourselves to disentangle what Alistair Darling’s last Budget will mean for the NHS I took the conscious decision to write an upbeat column to ease the circling gloom.
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CommentDavid Nicholson on NHS incentives and ideology
My job as NHS chief executive is to help transform the healthcare system from a rigid top-down monopoly to a service that is much more focused on the individual needs of patients.
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NewsRecycling awards to recognise public sector contributions
There is one week left to enter the 2010 National Recycling Awards, supported by HSJ and brought to you by our sister title MRW.
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CommentAndy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
Whoever wins the forthcoming election will have some unfinished business on health policy to attend to, even if it is possible to declare victory over waiting lists.
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NewsSpecialised commissioning advisory body to be created
A national advisory body is to be created for commissioning specialised services and treatments for extremely rare conditions.
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NewsDarling promises 'sensible, giveaway-free Budget'
Chancellor Alistair Darling has promised a “sensible, workmanlike” Budget as he renewed his message that there would be no pre-election giveaways.
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CommentMichael White: NHS policy pronouncements
Is the pace of policy pronouncements speeding up or am I just slowing down? Or is it the imminence of that election and the all too understandable desire of elected politicians to cover all their bases?
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LeaderDH must help make integration seamless
Progress on Transforming Community Services indicates more integration is coming our way. “Vertical integration” is the method of the moment, and HSJ understands some primary care trusts feel under considerable pressure to head in that direction.
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CommentRoger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
The public needs all the facts to enable them to fully engage in the debate on healthcare safety
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NewsQuestions over national cold weather plan
Calls for the creation of a national “cold weather plan” have sparked concerns over who should deliver it among health and social care, and primary and acute care.
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NewsBill Moyes teams with Paul Corrigan in policy talks
Two heavyweights of Labour’s health policy have teamed up with a think tank close to the Conservatives to argue for a curtailing of the Department of Health’s power and remit.