Lansley ‘anxious’ about reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted to feeling anxious about the forthcoming reforms to the NHS.
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50,000 job losses identified across NHS
More than 50,000 NHS staff posts are due to be cut across the UK, according to a union-backed campaign against the cuts.
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DH plans informatics future
The Department of Health is working on a plan to keep informatics services working during the latest shake-up of the NHS.
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NHS reform to cost £1.2 billion
Health secretary Andrew Lansley put the cost of the latest reorganisation of the NHS at £1.2 billion over three years as the Health Bill was launched today.
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Dorrell criticises ‘surprise’ shake-up
The Commons’ health committee has criticised the government’s approach to implementing the latest round of NHS reorganisation and reform.
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HR framework limits commissioning scope
Money tied up in NHS reorganisation may leave GP commissioning consortia with little leaway to employ outside agencies, according to the NHS Alliance.
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Info revolution ‘needs social media’
The Department of Health’s plans for an Information Revolution place too little emphasis on input by patients and use of social media, a patient feedback site has argued.
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Around 350 GP consortia likely
The number of GP commissioning consortia that will be formed as primary care trusts are scrapped is likely to be as low as 350, research suggests.
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NHS ‘lacks skills’ for info revolution
Intellect has argued that the National Programme for IT in the NHS may have left some trusts without the skills needed to deliver the transformation required by the government’s Information Revolution.
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Revolution hard in tough times – BMA
Delivering the Department of Health’s Information Revolution will be “extremely challenging” within the financial constraints being felt by the NHS, the British Medical Association has warned.
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