All Health Service Journal articles in 2 April 2009
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CommentWhat makes a good NHS non-executive director?
NHS non-executive directors used to be unfairly portrayed as part of the “old boys network” - cronies and fat cats who needed to fill their time between trips to the golf club - or as well intentioned members of the community who, when they were not at the hospital, were ...
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CommunityMedia Watch: NHS pay scandals
City bankers were keeping a low profile this week as thousands of G20 protesters marched through the streets; NHS chiefs may want to follow suit after the latest uproar over pay.
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CommentJenny Rogers on NHS jobs gloom
I have been observing how some of my most talented clients are dealing with the current gloom and uncertainty.
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CommunityFT logo's a no-go
Take a look at this little design effort. No, it’s not a (very) early design of the European Commission flag, but the emblem the Foundation Trust Network has conjured up to mark the fifth anniversary of the first ten foundation trusts this month.
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Foundation trusts: a history
HSJ charts the major events from the creation of foundation trusts to their current form today.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on foundation trusts
Are foundation trusts here to stay? Five years have passed since the prototypes first saw the light of day. Once controversial enough to bring the government’s very survival into question, how far has this radically new and politically controversial way of organising NHS hospitals simply become normal?
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CommentMichael White on the effect of unemployment on health
A flurry of excitement hit the Commons press gallery when it was rumoured health minister Ben Bradshaw had said unemployment would be good for British men.
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CommentEmma Dent on the NHS in the media
Hands up who saw the recent Dispatches programme on nurses? There were some fairly shocking stats about the number of nurses who have seen patients placed in “danger” (we’ll presume through treatment and medication errors rather than, say, being put in the path of man eating tigers) and nurses not ...
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HSJ KnowledgeDeliver dignity with single sex wards
With the health secretary effectively fining hospitals that are still using mixed sex wards from 2010, action is needed now to segregate patients says Daloni Carlisle
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HSJ KnowledgeFoundation trusts: fans and critics speak out
Five years after foundation trusts were created, Helen Mooney talks to fans and critics about how they have fared and made use of their increased autonomy
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CommentPaul Corrigan: foundations are the future
Opponents of foundations say that their success and financial strength is the result of unequal advantages - but that should not stop them helping weaker trusts
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NewsCorporate skills required for foundation trust governance
Boards require the skills of blue-chip firms to deal with the risks that come with foundation status. Alison Moore examines how trusts have adapted to make the most of their freedoms
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PCTs demand end to community foundation trust pilot
Primary care trust provider arms are calling on the Department of Health to drop the community foundation trust pilot scheme and allow them to apply for foundation status on a level playing field.
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London PCT and council to share chief executive
Hammersmith and Fulham primary care trust and the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are to begin operating with a joint chief executive and integrated management team.
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NewsFoundation trusts challenged to use freedoms
The foundation trust sector is celebrating its achievements in the five years since its creation - but NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said the trusts have much more to do.
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HSJ KnowledgeImprove dementia care through a pathway to early diagnosis
Launched in February, the National Dementia Strategy identifies 17 main objectives for improving the quality of services to people affected by the condition.
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LeaderFoundations are older and wiser, but have they flown the cage yet?
This week marks five years since the launch of foundation trusts.
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CommunityCaption competition: Gordon Brown at King's College hospital
There is nothing like a few hours with some lovely nurses to distract one from a global financial crisis.
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NewsPrivate board meeting risks spelled out
Less than a quarter of foundation trusts are holding their board of directors’ meetings in public, an HSJ straw poll suggests.