by Sam | 29 Jul 2014 | Uncategorized
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said that more NHS hospitals and youth services should be taken out of public hands and owned by the people who run them as mutuals, the Guardian reports. The senior Conservative MP said he was increasingly convinced this was...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
The Independent has reported that the Labour Party is examining options of how it could increase funding for the NHS, in the event the party returns to power next year. Among the options examined are the following: Ring-fenced rise in NI contributions (as recently...
by Sam | 12 Mar 2014 | Politics
The contentious Clause 119 of the Care Bill, which introduces powers for the Secretary of State to close or downgrade a hospital if a neighbouring trust is struggling financially, has been passed through Parliament. A total of 297 MPs voted in favour of Clause 119,...
by Sam | 10 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
This week’s final stages of the Care Bill in the House of Commons is likely to see a cross-party revolt over plans to give the Health Secretary and officials he directly appoint (the ‘Trust Special Administrator’) power to direct changes to, or...
by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Yesterday’s Health Select Committee hearing looking at the reason for the delay in the Care.data project has found that Atos have been awarded the contract to extract patient records from GP practices as part of the scheme. MPs on the Committee raised concern...
