NHS reforms
Hospitals on ‘brink of collapse’, warn doctors
September 13, 2012NHS, 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 …
Storm clouds gathering over the NHS, say its leaders
June 20, 2012Sales 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, 2012Sales 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 …
Doctors don’t want rationing responsibility, finds survey
February 28, 2012Sales and Marketing Commissioning Board, NHS, NHS reforms, NHSCB, NICE, rationing
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, 2012Sales and Marketing BMJ, GPs, Lansley, NHS reforms, nursing times
A trio of leading healthcare journals has come out against the government’s NHS reforms. The British Medical Journal is leading …
Best Moments of 2011
December 16, 2011Business 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, 2011Sales and Marketing Future Forum, NHS, NHS reforms
The Department of Health has been urged to clarify the NHS’s responsibilities in relation to public health.The independent NHS Future …
Lansley talks tough on failing hospitals
October 27, 2011Medical 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, 2011Sales 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, 2011NHS 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, 2011NHS, 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, 2011NHS 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, 2011NHS 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, 2011Health 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, 2011Sales and Marketing NHS reforms
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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