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5 October 2010

Lansley faces opposition to white paper

Growing concerns about the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS have been presented to health secretary Andrew Lansley ahead of
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29 August 2010

Row brews over end of NHS Direct

The government has defended its decision to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 number service.
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13 August 2010

Government to scrap Audit Commission

News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private
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13 August 2010

Microsoft HealthVault “stands ready”

Microsoft’s international business development lead has told E-Health Insider that the company “stands ready” to work with the government on
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12 August 2010

Simon Burns to speak at EHI Live 2010

Health minister Simon Burns has been announced as a keynote speaker at eHealth Insider Live 2010.
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20 July 2010

Goals replace targets in DH paper

The Department of Health has set out its plans to scrap centrally, set performance managed targets - and to hold
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12 July 2010

PCTs to go in massive NHS reorganisation

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that primary care trusts are to be abolished as part of a massive reorganisation
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22 June 2010

Public spending hit in grim Budget

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that lower public spending will form the bulk of the government’s action to reduce Britain’s
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21 June 2010

NHS ordered to halve management costs

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has scrapped some key NHS performance targets and told the health service it must save at
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20 May 2010

Coalition sets out vision for NHS

The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has set out a vision for the NHS that combines some of the most radical
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