All Policy articles – Page 179
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NewsStephen Dorrell calls on Andrew Lansley to make his vision clear
The most recent Conservative health secretary has said shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley must articulate a clearer and more inspiring vision of the Conservatives’ plans for the health service.
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NewsAndy Burnham challenged on cancer plans
Andy Burnham has been challenged during Commons question time over the government’s plans to tackle cancer.
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Mental health FTs allowed to treat private patients, but rules face fundamental review
The government is to launch a rapid review of the foundation trust private patient income cap in the face of a judicial review of the policy by the trade union Unison.
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NewsGovernment backs down from controversial foundation trust proposals
The government has dropped foundation trust proposals that had been criticised by the trusts, their regulator Monitor and former health secretary Patricia Hewitt.
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NewsTories clarify Osborne's pension cap and pay freeze
NHS managers are excluded from shadow chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to cap public sector pension payouts at £50,000 a year, the Conservatives have told HSJ.
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NewsLabour leads Tories over NHS
Voters still prefer Labour to the Conservatives where the NHS and public health are concerned, according to research by pollsters ICM.
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NewsNMC calls on government to help whistleblowers
Nurses and midwives are not reporting poor care because of bad whistleblowing procedures, the chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said.
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CommentMichael White on the Conservative conference
Even before I set out for the Conservative conference, a neighbour asked me how David Cameron plans to fund residential end of life care for a flat-rate insurance contribution of £8,000.
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CommentSophia Christie on getting the best from GPs
Successive governments have attempted to engage primary care in commissioning in recognition of the sector’s vital role in demand management.
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NewsNHS East of England faces DH assurance test
NHS East of England has been told it needs to adopt a more “bottom-up approach” to supporting primary care trusts in the region.
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CommentC difficile lessons: getting to the bottom of complex health problems
Are there lessons from the C difficile experience with wider health policy implications, ask Annalijn Conklin, Sharif Ismail and Tom Ling
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NewsFoundation trust de-authorisation rules 'window dressing'
A new regime for stripping failing NHS foundation trusts of their freedoms has been dismissed as “window dressing”.
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NewsMost PCTs meet only ‘minimum requirements’ on resources use
The majority of primary care trusts are meeting only “minimum requirements” in their use of resources, the results of the Audit Commission’s annual test have shown.
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CommentMichael White on Labour policy
I had scarcely arrived in Brighton for Labour’s last pre-election conference than a succession of party veterans had pinned me to the nearest wall to explain why the party is doomed - or why it is not.
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LeaderSHAs face an uncertain destiny as political friends desert them
Are strategic health authorities staring into the abyss?
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NewsCan the Conservatives mix cutting and caring?
Editor Richard Vize discusses whether the health policies of a Conservative government would deliver the right improvements for the NHS long after the applause of the voters has faded away
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NewsGP contract: 'clunky’ deal holds back quality
Primary care trusts blame the “weak and clunky” GP contract for slow progress on improving quality in primary care and unacceptable variations in cost.
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LeaderAndy Burnham’s ideas may be more about his future
Health secretary Andy Burnham has come under fire from two of his predecessors in two weeks.
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NewsQuestions raised over Gordon Brown's free personal care plans
Questions have been raised over the details of the prime minister’s pledge yesterday to provide free personal care for those most in need.
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NewsClarify role of NHS, urges King's Fund
The NHS needs to clarify its role in public policy and stop “trying to do everything”, according to King’s Fund chief executive Niall Dickson.