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Fixing the NHS in England: what do NHS England’s proposed changes to legislation mean?

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Professor Kath Checkland of the University’s Health Organisation, Policy and Economics unit (HOPE) investigates what the legislative changes accompanying the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS actually mean in practice. Proposals for legislative change have been included in the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS in an attempt to counteract some of the unhelpful consequences […]

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THE NHS: Reform, reorganisation and the risks of rushing into changes without proper scrutiny

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The NHS has faced massive  change under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, combined with a huge financial crisis, an ageing population and more demand for its services than ever.  Kieran Walshe argues that this has led to  a ‘shadowy’ era where decisions are being made rapidly, without the legislative processes and periods of […]

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Why we need a health bill, but aren’t going to get one

Kieran Walshe By Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted:

Here Kieran Walshe reacts to the Queens Speech and comments on the lack of any mention of plans for healthcare. On seeing that the Queen’s Speech contained no proposed legislation on health and social care, many healthcare workers and managers may understandably have breathed a sigh of relief.  After the traumas of the Health and […]

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Changing the ties that bind

Julia Segar By Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Westminster Watch Posted:

Clinical Commissioning Groups were introduced by the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. The role of GPs within the NHS and their relationships with NHS managers are changing as a result, explains Julia Segar.  The NHS is dealing with severe challenges at present, with A&E in crisis and bed blocking preventing the release of some […]

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