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In the new NHS lawyers, not GPs, will be in the driving seat

With less than two weeks to go before clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) take responsibility for almost all our healthcare, they still don't know officially whether they will be free to go on commissioning work from NHS hospitals, or whether they will be forced to open it up to private providers.

Published
20 March 2013
From
The Guardian
UK health services
Jeremy Hunt accused of 'grossly unfair' allocation of public health funding

London's wealthy boroughs have been given more money than poorer areas to tackle smoking and obesity

Published
19 March 2013
From
The Guardian
HIV prevention policy
Lukewarm reaction to government’s sexual health framework for England

Just two weeks before local authorities take over the commissioning of sexual health services – and twelve years since a sexual health strategy was last published –

Published
19 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
HIV prevention policy
England: Sexual health improvement framework published

‘A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’ sets out the government’s ambitions for improving sexual health. These are designed to be used by local organisations when they are looking at how best to provide sexual health services in their area.

Published
15 March 2013
From
Department of Health
UK health services
NHS in London spends £13m on PR

The NHS in London spent almost £13m on public relations in the last three years, a BBC London investigation finds. Some trusts said PR spending was needed to educate the public on health issues. Yet the outlay on staff press officers was supplemented by millions of pounds handed to private PR firms.

Published
13 March 2013
From
BBC Health
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
England: lack of planning for hepatitis C services risks future chaos and huge healthcare costs

New report finds that local authorities and NHS organisations need to prioritise hepatitis C now or risk missing a rare opportunity.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Hepatitis C Trust press release
HIV and criminal law
UK healthcare workers need better information and guidance on HIV criminalisation

Support services for people living with HIV would benefit from better information and support around prosecutions for the sexual transmission of HIV, according to a report released

Published
07 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
UK health services
Why Proposed NHS Reforms May Damage HIV Care

On 13th February, the government introduced the secondary legislation known as 'Section 75' of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, proposing a compulsory competitive market in the NHS. I've written elsewhere about the potential consequences of privatisation of HIV and sexual health services. In this light, section 75 is very frightening, and should be fought.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Huffington Post UK
UK health services
Sexual health commissioning: Frequently asked questions

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been produced by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Public Health England. They address a number of transitional issues relating to the transfer of responsibility for commissioning sexual health services to local government.

Published
21 February 2013
From
Local Government Association & Public Health England
UK health services
HIV outpatient pathway updated guidance available

The aim of the pathway is to support the delivery of quality, safe and cost effective patient care aligning to BHIVA guidelines and maintaining the open access nature of sexual health services.

Published
20 February 2013
From
UK Department of Health
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