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  • Choice of GP practice guidance published

    The guidance published provides primary care trusts (PCTs) with the support tool they need to prepare for the implementation of widening patient choice of GP practices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Update to best practice tariffs

    Best practice tariffs (BPTs) help the NHS to improve quality by reducing unexplained variation and universalising best practice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New NHS operating framework published

    The NHS operating framework, setting out business and planning arrangements for the NHS in England for the next year, was published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Patient level information and costing systems

    Many NHS organisations are now using patient level information and costing systems (PLICS).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS Commissioning Board Authority goes live

    The NHS Commissioning Board Authority is now in operation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 26 October 2011, Andrew Lansley, Rooting Out Poor Performance, Reform

    Andrew Lansley's speech about poor performance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review of Department of Health arm’s length bodies – update

    Update providing more information on organisations that will close or move out of the sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS Constitution changes to enshrine whistle-blowing in law

    Health staff who raise concerns about poor patient care will be protected in the future, under changes to the NHS Constitution announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Developing clinical commissioning groups: towards authorisation

    Setting out the processes to ensure that clinical commissioning groups are highly effective.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Update on dismantling the NHS National Programme for IT

    NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson has written to all NHS chief executives about the National Programme for IT and the latest steps to no longer run it as a centralised programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clinical governance guidance

    A set of guidance on clinical governance is being developed for clinical governance practitioners.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Ready Reckoner’ clinical commissioning groups running costs tool

    Interactive running costs tool for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Summary of responses to consultation on establishment of special health authorities

    Summary of responses to consultation on establishment of special health authorities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Health and Social Care Bill revised Impact Assessment published

    The revised Impact Assessment for the Health and Social Care Bill has been published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further amendments in response to NHS Future Forum

    New amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mahmood Adil is looking for examples of good practice of clinical and financial engagement

    As a National Adviser on QIPP, Mahmood Adil is looking to build a collaborative relationship between clinicians and finance managers to improve quality and efficiency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS staff management and health service quality

    They analysed how, over time, the experience of NHS staff at work links with performance measures that illustrate the quality of care that NHS trusts deliver.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS Future Forum to carry out new work on key health issues

    The Government has asked the NHS Future Forum to continue a new phase of conversations with patients, service users and professionals following its listening exercise on the proposals to modernise the NHS.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • An Information Revolution: summary of responses to the consultation

    The summary of the responses we received to the consultation Liberating the NHS: An Information Revolution has been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Liberating the NHS: Developing the healthcare workforce

    The summary of the responses received to the Government’s consultation, Liberating the NHS: Developing the healthcare workforce, has been published…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government