Carrot or stick? What we can tell about the Government’s approach to the NHS
February 14, 2018 12:09 pm
Government departments, and their corresponding non-departmental bodies, have an unenviable task in needing to be firm but fair in their...
Issues-led communications
Blog archive tagged ‘Hunt’
Budget votes: Ministers’ new hurdle
November 17, 2016 1:42 pm
By Chris Rogers
Associate Director Chris Rogers considers plans to give MPs a vote on departmental spending allocations.
Analysis of the Carter Review
February 10, 2016 5:28 pm
The Whitehouse health team analyse the content of the Carter Review on the NHS.
"Closed shop at the top" in elitist Britain, says research
August 28, 2014 9:26 am
Britain is “deeply elitist”, according to Government-commissioned analysis of the backgrounds of prominent public figures. The Social Mobility and Child...
Councils warn of £1bn shortfall in funding for new school places
August 27, 2014 9:44 am
The discussion of class sizes continues this week, with new research from the Local Government Association (LGA) released today showing...
Government continues to oversee a decline in spending on mental health
August 14, 2014 10:44 am
Disproportionate funding cuts mean mental health services are “running dangerously close to collapse”, Professor Simon Wessely told the Guardian today...
Audit Commission refers 19 NHS trusts to Health Secretary
July 24, 2014 11:57 am
Nineteen NHS trusts have been referred to the Health Secretary after auditors raised concerns about their financial viability, representing an...
Jeremy Hunt says safety and technology are key to surviving the financial squeeze
June 2, 2014 10:14 am
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told Health Services Journal this week that the NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces...
Hospital closure clause passes through Parliament
March 12, 2014 9:56 am
The contentious Clause 119 of the Care Bill, which introduces powers for the Secretary of State to close or downgrade...
Final stages of the Care Bill could see 'revolt' over hospital closures
March 10, 2014 10:35 am
This week’s final stages of the Care Bill in the House of Commons is likely to see a cross-party revolt...
Atos awarded contract for NHS records
February 26, 2014 10:05 am
Yesterday’s Health Select Committee hearing looking at the reason for the delay in the Care.data project has found that Atos...
Influential MPs question Health Secretary over 'revolving doors' in the NHS
January 30, 2014 9:32 am
Stephen Dorrell, Chair of the Health Select Committee, has written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to question why NHS managers...
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