All Health Service Journal articles in 1 October 2007
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Guide on measuring hospital output
A review of data sources and methodology for calculating hospital output in the NHS has been published by the Department of Health.
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Give smokers nicotine products, says RCP
The UK is failing to help heavily addicted smokers give up the habit, the Royal College of Physicians has said.Launching the report Harm Reduction in Nicotine Addiction: helping people who can't quit, Professor John Britton, chair of the RCP's tobacco advisory group, said nicotine products could help smokers kick the ...
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Latest referral times data released
The latest referral to treatment times for patients whose 18-week clock stopped in July have been released.
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Doctors' contract survey launched
The British Medical Association has launched a survey to seek the opinions of staff grade and associate specialist doctors on new contract proposals.
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Paper addresses quality adjusted healthcare output
A Department of Health paper explores different methods of incorporating quality adjustments when measuring NHS output.
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Darzi to outline findings of NHS review
Junior health minister Lord Darzi will today outline the full findings of his review of the NHS.This will include the establishment of a Health Innovation Council to 'develop and deploy hi-tech healthcare such as medical devices and diagnostics'.Visit hsj.co.uk today for more updates on the review as they emerge
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Confed kicks off membership meetings
The NHS Confederation's annual round of membership meetings will start this evening.
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Dentists doing less complex work, figures show
Dentists are carrying out less complex work since the introduction of the new contract in April last year.
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Clarification on professional executive committee pensions
The Department of Health has written to primary care trusts to clarify pension arrangements for members of PCT professional executive committees.
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Tool promises to improve access to GPs
A new tool aimed at giving patients better access to their GP and cutting the number of face-to-face GP consultations by up to 60 per cent is to be launched by the Royal College of GPs today.
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New powers to protect vulnerable people in Wales
New powers to protect the legal rights of vulnerable adults in Wales have been launched by health minister Edwina Hart.
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Report outlines clinical vision for the NHS
The NHS Confederation and the Joint Medical Consultative Council have launched a paper on their clinical vision of a reformed NHS.
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CJD disease figures released
The Department of Health has released the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.This includes cases of variant CJD - the form of the disease thought to be linked to bovine BSE.
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No comment on chief executive's departure
Barking, Redbridge and Havering Hospitals trust has been asked by NHS London not to give any further information on its chief executive stepping down.
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Trust may change how it manages international patients
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children trust is consulting on a proposal to manage its international and private patient division through a separate charity.
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Private equity focus on healthcare
According to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, increased private equity interest in healthcare is being driven by opportunities to consolidate and a growing elderly and affluent population.
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European survey brands NHS 'mediocre'
A survey of healthcare in Europe has placed the UK 17th out of 29 countries.
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BMA Scotland examines future of recruitment
The views of Scotland's junior doctors on the way forward for recruitment to specialty training will be presented to the Scottish Parliament today.
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Fifth annual staff survey rolled out
NHS employees are being encouraged to participate in the fifth annual staff survey.More than 250,000 NHS staff will be asked for feedback on their experiences at work and data will be collected from October to November.
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Guy's and St Thomas' announces estates strategy
Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust has developed an overarching estates strategy to guide decisions on investments in the hospital environment.