All Policy articles – Page 200
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News
Middle managers warned not to shun private sector
Senior NHS managers are no longer opposed to private sector involvement in the health service, but their juniors often are, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Comment
Michael White on the NHS and vested interests
I always have mixed feelings on reading that some grand professional body like the Law Society or the British Medical Association is moved to condemn a new government policy as unwise or unclear, and sometimes downright dangerous.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant on the NHS operating framework
‘Baldrick, please, when it’s just us, you can call me Minister’
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Comment
Health inequalities in learning disabilities
Essential changes to learning disabilities services will have knock-on benefits for many other patients, who will gain from better approaches to communication and delivery
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News
NHS Confederation slates inequality duty
Government plans to make it a duty for the health service to tackle inequalities will result in meaningless bureaucracy, the NHS Confederation is warning.
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NHS constitution sets managers a challenge
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has unveiled the NHS constitution, bringing together the rights and responsibilities of NHS patients and staff for the first time ever.What difference will the NHS Constitution make to the way your organisation is run? Click on Post your response at the end of the story ...
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Leader
Maternity matters: stop passing the buck
The commitments made in Maternity Matters are due to be met by the end of the year.
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News
Elected health boards a step closer in Scotland
Direct elections to health boards in Scotland came a step closer last week when the Scottish government's proposals passed a significant hurdle.
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Special administrators will oversee fate of failing NHS trusts
The fate of failing NHS trusts will be decided within three months of a special administrator being appointed to take over the roles of the chair and the board.
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Personal health budgets may spark tension between services
Personal health budgets for patients to spend as they wish will radically change commissioners' roles, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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HSJ talks to care services minister Phil Hope
Care services minister Phil Hope promises his personal experience of the health service as a Hodgkin’s patient will mean service users are at the heart of his policies. Helen Crump finds out what’s on his to-do list. Plus, watch an exclusive video interview with Mr Hope
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Gordon Brown, Alan Johnson and David Nicholson sign 'historic' NHS constitution
Gordon Brown has described today's launch of the NHS constitution as an 'historic occasion'.
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DH unveils plans for NHS national leadership council
A national leadership council designed to nurture the next generation of NHS leaders has been launched by the Department of Health.The council will have up to 18 members, including five part-time leads for the priority areas of clinical leadership, top leaders, board development, emerging leaders and inclusion.
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Free prescriptions for cancer patients
People being treated for cancer can now apply for free prescriptions. From 1 April, all prescriptions - not just those related to the cancer treatment - will be available to cancer patients at no charge.
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£82m spending plans for Scottish NHS
The Scottish government has confirmed plans for £82m of NHS capital spending.
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News
Patient choice push for long-term conditions
Commissioners should be promoting patient choice for people with long-term conditions, the Department of Health has advised.
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News
Probe into learning disabilities deaths
An independent confidential inquiry is to look at premature deaths of people with learning disabilities in NHS care, the government has announced.Health secretary Alan Johnson also said a public health observatory would be established to provide national and local-level data to support commissioning for people with learning disabilities.
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Comment
Andrew Jones on keeping the NHS afloat
As a clinical leader, I have always known that some skill sets are more suited to following protocols than others - is it better to discover for oneself or accept collective, evidence-based practice? The credit crunch has undoubtedly been a wake-up call.
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News
Bill sets out personal health budget proposals
A health bill setting out proposals to pilot personal budgets for patients has been published today by the Department of Health.Under measures laid out in the bill, payments would for the first time be handed directly to patients to give them greater control over their care.
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Scotland backs elected health boards
Scotland moved closer towards elected health boards after politicians voted in favour of the proposals.