All Health Service Journal articles in 2 July 2009
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CommentDoes my daughter have swine flu?
It’s been a tough month for my 12-year-old; she dislocated an elbow on an activity trip, was involved in a car accident, and then, last Friday, went down with suspected swine flu.
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NewsLifestyle messages confusing, says Public Health Commission
Inconsistent and confusing information from public health initiatives is preventing people choosing healthier lifestyles, the Public Health Commission has said.
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CommunityLookey Likey: Wilder and Moyes
Bushy haired actor Gene Wilder bears quite a resemblance to Monitor chief executive Bill Moyes, one reader has found.
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CommunityWhen is good news not good news?
Talk about hiding your light under a bushel. HSJ contacted Camden primary care trust press office this week to ask for a picture of its staff using a swine flu planning tool it invented, which is being recommended nationally by the Department of Health.
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NewsTories plan 'enhanced' Monitor role
The Conservatives are planning to “enhance” Monitor’s role, giving it powers to regulate against poor care and speed up the foundation pipeline.
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CommunityOff Diary: not itching to reveal their STDS
Journalistic perks are few and far between when you write about the NHS.
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NewsFlu czar Ian Dalton sets September deadline for preparation
The NHS flu czar has given board members a September deadline to make sure they can “justify” the strength of their pandemic flu plans.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: the future of foundation trusts
The biggest clash between NHS culture and strategy continues to be found around foundation trusts.
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CommentJon Restell: how to cope
The ever rolling aftermath of the credit crunch – a new angle every day – makes horizon scanning a full time job. For those who only have time for a quick look up from the grindstone, I list the main trouble spots, as I see them, and some suggestions on ...
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Leader
Monitor and CQC must co-ordinate, not duplicate
Is the foundation trust regulator Monitor becoming isolationist?
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LeaderTargets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
Labour claims it is planning another healthcare revolution.
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NewsMid Staffordshire foundation trust keeps chief executive minutes private
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust has again refused to release information which may throw light on the departure of its former chief executive.
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NewsMonitor insists new rule has not ‘cancelled’ PFI
The foundation trust regulator Monitor has hit back at claims it has “effectively cancelled” the remaining NHS private finance initiative contracts.
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NewsTrusts may have to report more non-MRSA and C Diff infections
Trusts could be forced to report on how many of their patients have healthcare associated infections that are not MRSA or C difficile.
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NewsBruce Keogh tells doctors to ‘seize control of NHS’
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has told clinicians to “stop whinging” and “seize control” of the NHS.
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NewsBuilding Britain's Future hints at threat to SHAs
The government has set out plans to turn NHS targets into enforceable patient entitlements in a move that is likely to see the role of strategic health authorities reduced.
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NewsFoundation trust brand carries can for blunders
With recent high-profile scandals surrounding foundation trusts, the brand value of the champions of the acute sector has been called into question. So where might it all lead?
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NewsPractice based commissioning relationships finally paying off
Primary care trusts’ efforts to formalise practice based commissioning relationships are finally paying off.
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CommentMichael White: on Bercow, the Autism Bill and politicians doing good
You must have read some horrid things about John Bercow, newly elected Tory Speaker of the Commons: egotistical and pushy for starters. So let me use a new piece of health-related legislation to try to persuade you to keep an open mind until we can all see how he does.
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CommunityOff diary: another compliment down the toilet
At last week’s public accounts committee hearing on healthcare acquired infections, chair Edward Leigh treated NHS chief executive David Nicholson to a rare compliment.