All Policy articles – Page 259
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The British Medical Association and the British Dental Association have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer saying changes to capital gains tax could jeopardise the retirement plans of thousands of members. They are concerned that the abolition of taper relief from April 2008 will mean GPs and dentists will ...
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Comment
Sir Liam's patient safety spotlight shines on PCTs
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson is pushing primary care trusts to put his crusade on patient safety at the centre of their work (for more details, click here).
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Private sector sceptics take on foundation freedom-fighters
The deal the government carved out with Labour backbenchers to get the foundation trust legislation through Parliament has precipitated a battle between the trusts and Unison over the limits of their freedoms (for more background, click here).
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Health inequalities focus for new national strategy
Reducing health inequalities, cutting healthcare-acquired infections and planning for emergencies will be among the priorities for the health service in 2008.
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HSJ Knowledge
Managing patients' expectations of the NHS
Media storms over postcode lotteries reveal the extraordinarily high standards demanded by the public. Jessica Allen argues that reform of PCTs is the best way to steer expectations and drive up service quality
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Race law warning from DoH
The NHS's most senior equality official has warned that the Department of Health could stop working with organisations that do not fulfil their obligations under race equality legislation.
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Junior doctor training regime sparks locum crisis
Hospitals say they have been hit by a 'frightening' shortage of locum staff because of changes to junior doctors' training.
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Cancer strategy: earlier, faster, shorter - and more data
Last week the government promised a further £370m to reform cancer, with a focus on prevention and shorter hospital stays. But selective fast-tracking plans have drawn criticism. Claire Laurent reports
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Foundation trusts are breaking law on private income, says union
Foundation trusts seeking to maximise income from private patients have been dealt a blow this week by legal actions involving their regulator Monitor and the Charity Commission.
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Medics were 'hoodwinked' into accepting MMC
Doctors have accused the government of 'hoodwinking' them into accepting controversial changes to medical training. The Department of Health ignored the profession's objections to Modernising Medical Careers, the Commons health select committee was told last Thursday.
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Scotland mulls direct elections to NHS boards
The Scottish government will consider proposals for direct elections to NHS boards under a new strategy for health and well-being launched yesterday.
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Doctors highlight postcode lottery for palliative care
Terminally ill patients' access to palliative care services is 'inadequate and inequitable', according to a report published today by the Royal College of Physicians.
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DoH is tackling bureaucracy, progress report claims
The Department of Health has published a progress report on efforts to reduce the burden of regulation on NHS and social care services.
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Health policy lags behind NHS priorities, says report
Health policy is 'tackling yesterday's problems' and failing to keep up with key priorities such as improving treatment for people with long-term conditions, says a report published today.
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Scotland aims to improve dementia diagnosis
Targets for early diagnosis of dementia, guidance on supporting people with substance misuse and mental health problems, and a mental health collaborative to drive change around targets have been announced in Scotland.
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NHS money to go on social care
People receiving social care are to be given control of their own budgets. NHS money will be allocated to councils to spend on social care services to keep people out of hospital.The programme, Putting People First, was set up with the support of six government departments and health and social ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Secure care: improving life in locked wards
The latest specifications for housing patients in medium secure care clarify the rules and include welcome proposals to improve life in locked wards. Rebecca Norris reports
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GP abortion trials begin
Trials have begun to test whether early abortions could be carried out safely in GP surgeries in England.
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HSJ Knowledge
First wave ISTCs: what do we know?
Four years after the first wave of independent sector treatment centres, the Department of Health has provided data on their performance. Unfortunately, this is almost useless in answering questions about their impact on waiting times.
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Comment
Simon Stevens on the science of incentives
During the coffee break at a seminar I once attended, I let slip that I thought two of my fellow panellists seemed 'quite switched on'. 'Yes,' a delegate replied, 'they've both got a Nobel Prize'. Umm, amazing powers of insight, Stevens.