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With more reports on the care of elderly and vulnerable people Jocelyn Cornwell looks at the state of care in acute hospitals.
Has the government really listened to opinion on the Health and Social Care Bill? And if so, how will any new system of commissioning be held accountable?
With the Department of Health responding to the consultations on 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' soon the Health Select Committee is looking at public health reforms
NHS leaders, whether commissioners or providers, have to influence others as much as they lead heroically - a model requiring additional skills.
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A year ago, few people would have guessed we would have a coalition of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. So what has been the impact on reforming the NHS?
NHS waiting times were once again the subject of heated exchanges in the Commons. But as our waiting times tracker shows, it all depends on how you measure it.
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One aspect of the Health and Social Care Bill that has attracted remarkably little controversy is the proposal for health and wellbeing boards. But are they really part of the solution?
Good primary care is critical to public health and tackling inequalities. So how has the QOF incentivisation scheme in primary care impacted on public health?
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Paul Zollinger-Read considers the many similarities between American medical groups and the proposed GP consortia.
How well will the transitional governance arrangements work at the local level?
How similar is the Health Select Committee's report to a simulation exercise run by NHS Lincolnshire to illustrate commissioning NHS health services in 2013/14?
The decision to conduct a listening exercise for the Health and Social Care Bill creates an opportunity to revisit the problems the Bill is intended to address.
The environmental impact of everyday things can come as some surprise. Chris Naylor examines the environmental impact of the NHS.
John Appleby asks if the NHS will be getting a real increase each year, as promised, over the next four years of the Spending Review or not.
There has been much debate over GPs potentially making a profit out of health care budgets as result of GP commissioning. Are we ready to allow these profits?
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How good is the quality of general practice in England? An independent panel commissioned by the Fund provided an answer to this question this morning.
Is the nation being nudged or shoved into making better health choices? What can we learn from the government's Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal?
Are referral management centres in line with national policy on free choice of elective care and the principles of co-operation and competition?
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Is the Department of Health's large-scale evaluation necessary to support the need for telehealth and telecare?
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Could the situation in maternity care be improved if maternity services changed the way they use their current workforce? Natasha Curry explores in our blog.