Lansley’s ‘Quality Premium’ raises further concern over the health bill
Dr. Charles West, who has been a GP and an NHS manager, writes about the latest potential conflicts of interest over the health bill – namely the ‘Quality Premium’.
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Cameron’s constituency misses out as coalition stops listening on NHS reforms
NHS Oxfordshire, the Primary Care Trust covering David Cameron’s constituency of Witney, told us they have not organised a single listening even.
Lib Dems *will* deliver significant changes to NHS reforms
Andrew Lansley’s misguided NHS reforms that the Health and Social Care Bill look set to be recommitted to Parliament, writes Dr Prateek Buch of the Social Liberal Forum.
King’s Fund apologise for “error” in figures on health spending in Wales
Health think tank The King’s Fund has been forced to write to the Welsh government to apologise for errors in figures it produced on health spending in Wales.
Health reform backers’ agenda: Cut the front line, introduce upfront payments
The real agenda of the backers of Andrew Lansley’s ill thought out health reforms is to cut the front line and introduce upfront payments, writes Daniel Elton.
Healey: “Cameron is a PR man looking for a PR answer”
Shadow health secretary John Healey criticised the prime minister today over the government’s response to its own NHS plans, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Health bill’s competition clauses are tantamount to privatisation
Should full-blown competition be introduced into the NHS we may see consequences that are tantamount to privatisation is all but name, writes Prateek Buch.
Lansley and Clegg still aren’t listening on the NHS – make them
David Babbs, Executive Director of 38 Degrees, writes about the lack of listening being undertaken by Andrew Lansley and Nick Clegg over the government’s health reforms.
Fighting for the NHS gear stick – is it forward or reverse?
Another week, another campaign victory against the coalition’s reform plans – this time it is saving the NHS Cancer Networks; Trevor Cheeseman investigates.
New concerns over special educational needs policy
Laurence Turner reports on the latest government attempts to reform special educational needs provision and the dangers and difficulties to be overcome.