NHS reform
Reforms will weaken health service accountability
June 1, 2011Sales and Marketing NHS reform, king's fund
The government has received yet more unwelcome news on health policy with a leading think tank warning its reforms will …
Reforms may undermine NHS cost savings, say MPs
April 27, 2011NHS, NHS reform, Public Accounts Comittee
Radical reforms to the NHS in England could undermine the drive to save £20 billion over the next four years. …
‘Listening exercise’ to re-shape NHS reforms
April 7, 2011Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS reform
The government has paused its reforms of the NHS and launched what it calls a ‘listening exercise’ to regain support …
Government urged to slow pace of NHS reforms
April 4, 2011Sales and Marketing GP consortia, Liberating the NHS, NHS reform
The Government should slow down its health reform programme to allow GPs to grow into their new role, the think …
NHS reforms caught in a ‘reality gap’ as dissent grows
March 31, 2011Andrew Lansley, Liberating the NHS, NHS, NHS reform
The proposed NHS reforms are in danger of failing because of a ‘reality gap’ between the government’s ambitions for change …
Value-based pricing will not harm industry, says NICE chief
February 18, 2011Sales and Marketing Health Select Committee, Health and Social Care Bill, NHS reform, NICE, Sir Andrew Dillon, value-based pricing
NICE’s chief executive Sir Andrew Dillon says he believes plans to introduce value-based pricing of medicines will not have a …
England isn’t the sick man of Europe
January 27, 2011Kings Fund, NHS, NHS reform, king's fund
A leading health economist has questioned claims by the health secretary Andrew Lansley that England’s health is lagging behind other …
NHS framework outlines GP consortia assessment plans
December 21, 2010GP consortia, NHS, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS reform
The government has published details of how the new GP-led consortia, which will commission health services in the future, will …
Change is needed, concedes NICE chief, but defends record
November 30, 2010Sales and Marketing Andrew Dillon, NHS reform, NICE, cost-effectiveness, health technology assessment, hta, value-based pricing
The chief executive of NICE acknowledges changes are needed in how drugs are assessed in the UK – including more …
NHS Atlas shows health outcomes variation across England’s PCTs
November 26, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS Atlas, NHS reform, PCTs, Primary Care Trusts, healthcare variation, statin prescribing
A new tool will allow observers to compare at a glance what 152 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England spend …
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