All Policy articles – Page 221
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Keith Pearson on the NHS constitution consultation
Sitting as a member of the NHS constitutional advisory forum for the past four months, I found myself among an august body of people, all with a passion to drive forward one of the most significant developments in NHS history.
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Griffiths report could have freed NHS from politics
The Griffiths report could have created the utopian ideal of an NHS buffered from political meddling, but it was not to be.
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Scotland slashes diagnostic waiting times
The Scottish NHS has slashed diagnostic waiting times but must now ensure that services are as efficient as possible.
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Hospitals making progress on blood clot risk assessments
The number of hospital trusts assessing patients for deadly blood clots has more than doubled in the past year - but trusts must do more to protect patients, MPs are warning.
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Simon Stevens on Barack Obama's first steps
So what does Barack Obama's election victory mean for the future of the US health system? And what lessons, if any, are US policy makers likely to derive from recent NHS reforms?
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Local NHS managers will get free choice of quality measures
The Department of Health has published an ambitious framework for improving the quality of NHS care but its architect Lord Darzi has warned it is likely to get off to a slow start.
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UK risks a weaker role in EU health decisions
Devolution is weakening the UK's ability to influence the EU's growing hold over health policy, a report from the Nuffield Trust warns.
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£13.5m earmarked for public health initiatives
Public health minister Dawn Primarolo has unveiled a package of measures to help break down the barriers between primary care trusts and local authorities when tackling pockets of poor health.
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Quality and outcomes framework 'distracts GPs'
The quality and outcomes framework has been criticised as offering 'inappropriate financial incentives' to GPs that can 'distract' them from offering the best care.
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DH sets out framework for improving quality of care
The Department of Health has set out how NHS organisations should move towards measuring and improving quality of care.Chief executive David Nicholson and medical director Sir Bruce Keogh have written to managers with a framework describing the role different organisations will play.
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John Coakley on NHS targets
Most clinicians hate targets and view them as something that obstructs clinical care. However, it seems they have worked.
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HSJ Knowledge
Six steps to integrated NHS workforce planning: step two
Are you considering your healthcare workforce plans? The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning can help.
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Unite plans industrial action over NHS pay deal
Unite is planning a day of action against the three-year NHS pay deal.
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Task force rejects presumed consent for organ donation
Presumed consent for organ donation has been rejected by an expert government advisory committee.The UK organ donation task force said the risks of moving to the system outweighed the potential benefits.
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HSJ Knowledge
Human resources and the 18-week target
The role of human resources and admin teams in getting NHS waiting lists down to size deserves recognition, says Andy Cowper
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Developing the Clinical Leaders Network
Following a successful pilot in the North West, the Clinical Leaders Network is being rolled out to strategic health authorities throughout England. Ingrid Torjesen talks to the network's national lead Dr Raj Kumar
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NHS compensation culture: do patients justice
The time taken to settle negligence claims against the NHS compares well with the insurance industry. But trusts could act quicker, or avoid litigation altogether by offering an apology. Jennifer Taylor reports
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£400m spending limit forced on NHS
NHS organisations will be permitted to spend just 400m of their 1.7bn surplus next financial year and will not get the full increase in resources pledged to them by the Treasury.
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Michael White on NHS bad news
Some politicians suspected Alan Johnson deliberately chose to make his announcement on top-ups on the same day as Barack Obama's election to the US presidency in the hope that he could 'bury bad news.'
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Jon Restell on the NHS constitution
After a warm welcome earlier in the summer, the NHS constitution is now the subject of some sustained chuntering. This is wrong.