NHS reforms

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Hospitals on ‘brink of collapse’, warn doctors

September 13, 2012
NHS, NHS reform, NHS reforms, QIPP, Sir John Oldham

Hospitals across the UK are struggling to cope with emergency admissions, and a doctors’ group has warned that patient safety …

Mike Farrar

Storm clouds gathering over the NHS, say its leaders

June 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation, NHS reforms, reforms

NHS managers are using their annual conference to criticise the government’s savings programmes. The government is looking to make £20 …

Risk register spells out NHS reform risks

March 27, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS reforms, commissioning, health bill, risk register

A leaked document that assesses problems with the government’s reform of the NHS has been published by the Guardian. The …

Sir David Nicholson

Doctors don’t want rationing responsibility, finds survey

February 28, 2012
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 A survey of GPs in England has found that most do not want powers to ration care for NHS patients.The …

NHS reforms criticised by healthcare journals

January 31, 2012
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A trio of leading healthcare journals has come out against the government’s NHS reforms. The British Medical Journal is leading …

Lansley Hammond

Best Moments of 2011

December 16, 2011
Business Services, Medical Communications NHS, NHS reforms

 Health Secretary Andrew Lansley was on the end of a verbal battering by GP and journalist Dr Phil Hammond on …

Future of public health uncertain, says Forum

November 23, 2011
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The Department of Health has been urged to clarify the NHS’s responsibilities in relation to public health.The independent NHS Future …

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Lansley talks tough on failing hospitals

October 27, 2011
Medical Communications Andrew Lansley, NHS reforms

The health secretary Andrew Lansley says he will intervene to remove management boards of hospitals which can’t clear debts or …

Reforms raise conflicts of interest, say GPs

October 25, 2011
Sales and Marketing BMA, NHS, NHS reforms

Two-thirds of doctors believe that the government’s health reforms will create conflicts of interests in their jobs and undermine their …

Peers to vote on delaying the Health Bill

October 12, 2011
NHS reforms

The government’s health reforms face the prospect of a significant delay if a vote today goes against them. Peers in …

NHS chiefs call for more honesty about service cuts

October 10, 2011
NHS, NHS reforms

The NHS Confederation has called on the government to be more open about cuts to the health service. The government …

Health reforms will do ‘irreparable’ damage to public health

October 4, 2011
NHS reforms

Doctors have urged the House of Lords to reject the Health and Social Care Bill, saying the proposed legislation will …

Commissioning groups want more support and less red tape

September 29, 2011
NHS reforms

Clinical Commissioning Groups are concerned by the amount of bureaucracy they face and feel they don’t have enough support, according …

Battle over health reform begins again

September 7, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS reforms

The battle over the future of the NHS has began again as the Health and Social Care Bill yesterday returned …

Health reforms face renewed opposition

September 6, 2011
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The government’s health reforms in England are coming under attack once again as the legislation returns to Parliament. After the …

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