All Policy articles – Page 232
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HSJ Knowledge
Why NHS must keep an eye on the private sector
The greatest benefit the private sector can bring to the nation is not to control the tax burden but to make NHS users demand better services
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Leader
Door slams shut on targets and opens on a world of outcomes
In the corridors of health policy there is now an unseemly rush to be the first through the door marked 'outcomes'.
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News
Lansley slates DH regionalisation policy
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has criticised the Department of Health's attempt to shift performance management down to strategic health authorities.
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News
Healthcare Commission warning on safety risk
Government proposals on regulation would weaken safety standards and allow risky services to operate without a licence, the healthcare watchdog has warned.
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News
Darzi set to put commissioning at centre stage
Lord Darzi's next stage review is expected to put primary care commissioning centre stage and set national standards for the quality of treatment.
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News
Private care poses little threat to the NHS, finds IPPR report
The private healthcare industry poses little threat to the NHS, but the government should act to safeguard consumers and calm residual fears, a think tank has concluded.
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News
David Cameron promises a bonfire of NHS targets
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap top-down targets for the NHS in a 'green paper' setting out their plans for the health service.
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Leader
Acute's leftovers won't feed public health
At the NHS Confederation conference, Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon offered the heretical view that the policy of tilting NHS spending towards public health is a mistake.
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News
Minister outlines progress on mental health framework
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has detailed the NHS's progress against the 1999 national service framework for mental health.
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News
PCTs have far to go on teen pregnancy, says DH
Many primary care trusts need to significantly improve their performance against the target to halve the conception rate among under 18s, the Department of Health has said.
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News
Scottish government to fund extended GP hours
The Scottish government has earmarked up to £2.65m to help GP practices extend their opening hours by employing more nurses.
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News
Johnson calls for 'champions of quality'
Health secretary Alan Johnson has told managers they must be 'the champions of quality'.
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HSJ Partners
Vin McLoughlin on how Darzi can improve patient care
If the NHS is to improve the quality of care it provides, its leaders need to work in partnership with patients to give them the information and skills to understand how to best manage their condition.
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HSJ Knowledge
Polyclinics, polycautious
The King's Fund has scrutinised the dream of polyclinics and urges planners to be cautious. By Candace Imison and colleagues
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Comment
Neil Goodwin on preparing your team for Darzi
Meeting the expectations of Lord Darzi's review will require leadership, vision and team-building skills.
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News
Top ups put vulnerable patients at risk, Confed hears
Vulnerable patients risk being exploited and health inequalities widened if rules on topping up NHS services are relaxed, a panel of experts has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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News
Lansley outlines Conservatives' plans for NHS
A future Conservative government would state the outcomes it wanted the NHS to achieve, but would largely leave NHS managers and clinicians to decide how that was delivered, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the NHS Confederation conference on Friday.
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News
Tories consult on NHS top ups
The Conservatives have started their own consultation on top-up payments for NHS care in the light of a government review.
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News
PCTs not ready to regulate choice, says Darzi adviser
Primary care trusts are not yet up to the job of policing choice under integrated healthcare models, a senior health adviser has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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News
Mark Britnell announces changes to commissioning framework
The time it takes to use the framework for procuring external support for commissioners is to be slashed under plans unveiled at the NHS Confederation conference.