Tag Archives: NHS reforms

An open letter to the next chief executive of NHS England

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 22, 2013

To Whom it May Concern,

Congratulations on your appointment as the next chief executive of NHS England. You take over an organisation in a volatile state, facing funding cuts, despite the government’s rhetoric.

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The ultimate betrayal – Shirley Williams and the Lib Dems hit the NHS where it hurts

By Jos Bell | Published: April 25, 2013

April 24 brought Lord Philip Hunt’s motion against the Health and Social Care Act Secondary Legislation Section 75 – a rarely achieved format in the Lords, only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

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Last chance to stop NHS privatisation

By Guest | Published: February 28, 2013

Despite constant assurances from ministers as it passed through parliament that NHS reforms would not pose a serious risk to the future of our healthcare system by ushering in full scale privatisation, it has become clear that this is exactly what the government intends to do. However if enough Members take a stand against the government’s reckless corporate agenda, we still have a chance of sustaining a genuinely public National Health Service.

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Increase in A&E waiting times in Scotland

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 27, 2013

New figures reveal that almost 10% of Scottish patients have been made to wait longer than the four hour target to be seen in Accident and Emergency Departments.

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Report into scandal hit Mid-Staffs NHS Trust could have ‘radical implications’

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: February 5, 2013

Robert Francis QC will publish his report tomorrow on the public inquiry into the commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies responsible for the failed Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. This will be the fifth review of the systemic failures in the trust between 2005 and 2008. Commencing with the Healthcare Commission’s report and ending with the upcoming [...]

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Information Tribunal orders Lansley: Publish NHS Risk Register “immediately”

By Shamik Das | Published: March 9, 2012

The government today lost its appeal against keeping the NHS Risk Register secret, reports Shamik Das.

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“Shoulder to shoulder in support of the NHS”, thousands rally to Save Our NHS

By Jos Bell | Published: March 8, 2012

Last night, 500 health professionals marched through London to join more than 2,000 colleagues and campaigners for a rally to Save Our NHS; Jos Bell was there.

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Tories: The party of NHS bureaucracy

By Dominic Browne | Published: June 15, 2011

To Tories bureaucracy is a dirty word, one step from Stalinism; however, to save their much-opposed health reforms, they are turning to bureaucracy in spades.

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Despite the policy changes, public still don’t trust Cameron on the NHS

By Shamik Das | Published: June 14, 2011

David Cameron, Andrew Lansley and Nick Clegg unveiled the long-awaited changes to the coalition’s health reforms bill – though public support and trust remains low.

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Cameron’s NHS U-turn was not a choice but a necessity

By Andrew Georgiou | Published: June 13, 2011

David Cameron and his supporters have a tough sell on the NHS bill changes; they have another coalition u-turn written all over them.

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