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Spending review ‘must find NHS cash’

The NHS needs a cash injection now, a transformation fund to support change, and a long-term review of its funding
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Better info needed for Francis response

NHS trusts may be struggling to obtain the information they need to respond effectively to the Francis Inquiry, the Nuffield
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Another view

GP columnist Neil Paul is still not convinced about predictive risk modelling; but would like to know if some mass,
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Osborne shifts £3 billion to social care

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that £3 billion will be spent on jointly commissioned health and social care services in
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Shaken NHS faces uncertain future

The latest round of NHS reforms, which took effect at midnight, have been greeted with unease and concern about what
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Francis response includes Ofsted-ratings

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that an ‘Ofsted style’ system of summary ratings for hospitals and care homes will
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Hunt’s Ofsted plan marked down

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt should think carefully before re-introducing ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings into the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has concluded.
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Govt plans law to stop “fiddled” figures

The government is thinking of holding trusts criminally liable for manipulating figures on waiting times and death rates as part
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Nuffield Trust warns against ‘big stick’

The government should avoid the temptation to over-regulate the health service or to take a ‘big stick’ approach to getting
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Revolutionary road

The government has promised a telehealth revolution; but there has been little sign of one at the events that Lis
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