All Policy articles – Page 202
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National quality board named as NHS prepares for international comparison
The NHS will be compared with its international peers in annual reports by the soon to be created national quality board.
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David Flory: payment by results tariff will be right, not rushed
The Department of Health will postpone plans to introduce a new payment by results tariff next year if it cannot prevent it from financially destabilising specialist hospitals.
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Pharmacy's perfect prescription for community health
Local pharmacies are more than just a purveyor of pills. They have the potential to improve the health of communities if commissioners have the courage to invest in them
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Noel Plumridge on commissioning for quality and innovation
We now know the 'road test' phase of tariff setting for the English NHS begins on 8 December, when the draft tariff for 2009-10 will at last be published.
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Hygiene inspections: trusts must clean up in fear of harsh penalties
Last week's Healthcare Commission report found most trusts are not sticking to the hygiene code. The launch of the new regulator next year means they may not get away with it for long. Alison Moore reports
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Alan Johnson orders Baby P death probe
Health secretary Alan Johnson has ordered two reports into the way NHS organisations protect vulnerable children in the wake of Baby P's death in Haringey.
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Alan Johnson opens UK's first GP led health centre in Bradford
Health secretary Alan Johnson attended the launch of the first GP-led health centre in Bradford last week.
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Queen's speech: government to make Darzi review law
The government will legislate to take forward the proposals in health minister Lord Darzi's next stage review, it was confirmed in the Queen's speech today.The NHS bill will create a duty to take account of the rights and responsibilities set out in the NHS constitution, which will be published alongside ...
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Government gets tough on maternity services
The Department of Health is to spell out to primary care trusts their duty to improve maternity services.
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Sir Michael Rawlins may extend tenure at NICE
A special exemption to appointment rules has been granted to allow Sir Michael Rawlins to extend his tenure as chair of an expanded National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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Simon Jones on improving the NHS
This will be my last piece for hsj.co.uk. After 20 years serving on health authorities and trust boards, I am leaving for pastures new.
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Preparing for medical revalidation
Medical managers need to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of implementing revalidation. Dr David Scott, chair of the British Medical Association's medical managers sub-committee, and Dr Doug Russell, the committee's primary care representative, explain
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NHS dentists face £100m in penalties for underperformance
NHS dentists are being charged more than £100m in penalties for underperformance against contracts in 2007-08, a report claims.
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Insurance discounts linked to patient safety gains, research shows
Linking acute trusts' litigation insurance premiums to infection standards has delivered improvements in patient safety, research suggests.
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Cancer reform progress report stresses early diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis should be a priority for further improvement in cancer services, the Department of Health's cancer czar Mike Richards has concluded.In his first report on progress against the government's five-year cancer reform strategy, the national cancer director identifies as priorities tackling diagnostics delays and improving the quality and safety ...
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NHS in recession: when good times turn bad
New hospitals on hold, health workers striking and severe underfunding were all effects of previous recessions. Andy Cowper ask what the latest crisis may mean for the NHS
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Alan Johnson opens England's first GP health centre
Health secretary Alan Johnson is today opening the first GP health centre in England.
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Treasury is sending out mixed messages
Have we not been hearing that there is a need to stimulate the economy by encouraging people on lower to middle incomes to spend more?
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Media Watch: public sector salaries
Another day, another sackload of filthy dollars for the bloated plutocrats who make up the public sector workforce, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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Healthcare quality measures that cannot be fudged
So new quality measures are in the offing. What about scrapping some of the old ones? Eighteen weeks has created an army of non-jobs, making up the rules, inspecting compliance and finding creative ways to get round them. Yet it is good to treat people soon and know how well ...