All Health Service Journal articles in 16 July 2009
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HSJ Knowledge
Powerful chemistry: PCTs under fire for not aiding pharmacy growth
Pharmacists have the potential to deliver a far wider range of services than at present - but the opportunity will be missed if primary care trusts do not act, writes Graham Clews
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Community
Lookey Likey: O'Brien and Schofield
Health minister Mike O’Brien and TV presenter Phillip Schofield are both blessed with a mop of grey hair and the gift of the gab.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant on private lessons
We are all still reeling from the shock news of Mark Britnell’s sudden departure for pastures more remunerative. Thankfully he has left us with a commissioning sector which no one else in the world can match… and oddly none has sought to do so.
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News
Trusts still fail to give whistleblowers a voice
More than a decade after trusts were told to give staff ‘maximum freedom of speech’, health workers are still scared to raise concerns about care. We look at why whistleblowers are not getting the protection they deserve
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News
NHS non-executives 'don't have enough time'
More than two thirds of NHS directors believe their non-executives do not have enough time for their roles, a survey has found.
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News
'Slow' take-up of detention safeguards for vulnerable people
Safeguards brought in to prevent vulnerable people from being arbitrarily detained in hospital are not being used, according to legal experts.
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Leader
The tripartite leadership must be debated
This week the Cabinet Office is finally unveiling its report on the progress the Department of Health has made since an excoriating “capability review” two years ago.
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Community
Spin cycle
Political spindoctors are clearly gearing up for a general election, taking every opportunity to seize the initiative.
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News
E-prescribing 'could cut cost of human negligence'
Electronic prescribing systems that reduce the possibility of human error could cut clinical negligence claims by more than 70 per cent, according to US hospital chain Banner Health.
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News
Mascie-Taylor is NHS Confederation's first medical director
The NHS Confederation has appointed Hugo Mascie-Taylor as its first medical director.
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News
GPs could hand commissioning to private firms under Tories
GPs could be given the opportunity to bypass primary care trusts and hand commissioning to private sector organisations under Conservative plans.
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News
Minister sets out limits of competition and choice
Health minister Mike O’Brien has emphasised to managers the limits to which the NHS should embrace competition and choice.
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Leader
Patients don't care who provides GP services as long as they work
Why does the public have to endure antiquated GP services?
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Comment
Media Watch: is Burnham the new Pants Man?
As swine flu takes increasing hold it will be interesting to see how the national papers’ coverage of the pandemic begins to diverge.
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News
Competition panel examines trust takeover bids
The co-operation and competition panel is investigating the takeover of a trust that was not going to succeed in becoming a foundation.
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News
Monitor says speed up foundation bids - despite slump
Monitor has called for the NHS to speed up the rate of bids for foundation trusts, despite the prospect of cash cuts and major service reconfigurations.
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Comment
Noel Plumridge: the optimism bias uplift
The crowd from the finance department were relaxing in the Rat and Weasel musing on life’s three inevitables: death, taxes… and the private finance initiative.
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Comment
Clare Chapman: on being ready for the NHS constitution
How ready are we for the NHS constitution? Subject to the Health Bill being passed, all providers of NHS services will be under a legal duty to have regard to the new contract. Legal duties already in law will have to be fulfilled too and we will need to work ...
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Comment
Michael White on swine flu and infectious attitudes
There comes a time when even a “keep calm” column has to acknowledge that Britain seems to be edging towards a swine flu pandemic. Alas, there is no antiviral to protect more vulnerable groups like politicians from exhibiting alarming symptoms.
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News
'Troublingly low' levels of funding to prevent another Baby P
A review of child protection arrangements in NHS organisations carried out in light of the Baby Peter tragedy has found “troublingly low” levels of funding and staff training.