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Alliance warns of ‘dumbing down’ of NHS reforms

May 9, 2011
NHS reforms

The leader of the NHS Alliance has warned the current ‘pause’ in the NHS reforms could result changes which ‘dumb …

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Hospitals face greater than expected savings target

May 4, 2011
Monitor, NHS reforms, foundation trusts

Hospitals are being asked to nearly double their savings target as a result of the increasingly tough economic environment they …

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Saving billions through ‘innovation’ – can the NHS pull it off?

April 21, 2011
NHS reforms

Innovation is not a concept immediately associated with the UK’s national health service, but is now being promoted by the …

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Lansley talks to nurse

Nurses’ vote of no confidence a further blow to Lansley

April 14, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS reforms, Royal College of Nursing

The Royal College of Nurses has voted overwhelmingly against Andrew Lansley’s health reforms, as he receives a vote of no …

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Milburn adds his voice to growing disquiet on NHS reforms

March 30, 2011
Alan Milburn, NHS, NHS reforms

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has come out against the government’s health reforms, adding to the chorus of voices …

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NHS Alliance: Social enterprises are future of public health services

March 30, 2011
NHS, NHS Alliance, NHS reforms, Right to Request, public health services, social enterprise

The NHS Alliance has once more backed the idea that social enterprise should form the backbone of public health services …

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Doctor patient

New pharma skills needed for GP commissioning changes

March 30, 2011
Business Services, Sales and Marketing NHS reforms, skills, training

With GP-led commissioning taking the NHS into new territory, market access is facing a major shake up. In January, one …

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Lib Dems push for major amendments in Health Bill

March 14, 2011
Dr Even Harris, Health and Social Care Bill, Liberal Democrat health policy, NHS, NHS reforms

Liberal Democrats activists have rejected the government’s NHS reform programme, voting overwhelmingly in favour of a major amendment to the …

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Finance a bigger worry than reform for NHS chiefs

March 9, 2011
Acute Trusts, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS finances, NHS reforms

NHS leaders are more concerned with how they are going to balance the books this year than with the reorganisation …

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Health secretary defends NHS reform to doctors

March 8, 2011
GP consortia, Health and Social Reform bill, NHS, NHS reforms

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his reorganisation of the NHS to doctors, saying it will cut unnecessary levels of …

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Market forces won’t produce needed restructure, warns King’s Fund

March 4, 2011
GP consortia, Health and Social Care Bill, Kings Fund, NHS, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS reforms, foundation trusts, hospital trusts, king's fund

Greater competition in the NHS is unlikely to bring about the restructuring needed in hospital services, according to The King’s …

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NHS competition plans provide focus for dissent

March 3, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS reforms

Confusion and controversy surround the government plans to introduce greater levels of competition into the NHS, with many stakeholder groups …

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50,000 NHS jobs to be cut

February 24, 2011
False Economy, GPs, NHS, NHS reforms, TUC, nurses

NHS trusts are preparing to make a major series of job cuts as the health service wrestles with the need …

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Commissioning Board to spearhead NHS reforms

February 23, 2011
GP consortia, Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS reforms, PCT clusters, PCTs, SHAs, Sir David Nicholson, pathfinder consortia

NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson says the new NHS Commissioning Board will be the driving force behind the health …

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Alliance concerned over NHS competition reforms

February 10, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS Alliance, NHS reforms

The NHS Alliance has called on the Government to clarify major issues around the Health and Social Care Bill which …

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