Health Bill

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19 January 2012

RCN and RCM come out against bill

The Department of Health has expressed its “disappointment” with the decision of two royal medical colleges to announce their opposition
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9 May 2011

RCGP fuels health bill concerns

The Royal College of GPs has sought an assurance from the Prime Minister that the Health and Social Care Bill
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27 April 2011

PAC raises concern about ‘risky’ reforms

The Commons' public accounts committee has joined the long line of influential bodies warning that the "risky" reorganisation of the
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13 April 2011

Govt may review Bill data sharing plans

The Department of Health’s director general of informatics has signalled that the government may be prepared to look again at
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11 April 2011

Lansley kept Lib Dem critic from job

Health secretary Andrew Lansley blocked Norman Lamb from becoming a minister in his department, the Guardian is reporting after a
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6 April 2011

Field to lead reform review panel

The government is to launch a "future forum" to advise on changes to its NHS reforms that will be lead
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5 April 2011

Dorrell outlines alternative reforms

The Commons’ health select committee has called for a number of ‘changes’ to the government’s NHS reforms a day after
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4 April 2011

Lansley announces pause in reforms

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has told the House of Commons that he will take advantage of a “natural break” in
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24 February 2011

BMA fears Health Bill will erode privacy

The British Medical Association has told the government it believes the Health and Social Care Bill will threaten patient confidentiality
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21 January 2011

Healey: revolution would need cash

Shadow health secretary John Healey has said it is “largely unlikely” that the aims of the 'information revolution' will be
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