All Health Service Journal articles in 24 July 2008
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HSJ Knowledge
Navigating the national IT programme - tips for trusts
Trusts' freedom to manage their own IT procurement is increasing, but just how far does it extend? John Yates explains the finer points
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Comment
Simon Jones on the future of the health service in Wales
Wednesday 16 July saw two important events in the Senedd in Cardiff. The first was health minister Edwina Hart's announcement of her conclusions following the consultation on the future structure of the health service in Wales.
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving out-of-hours services through collaboration
Knowledge transfer partnerships enable businesses and universities to work together in ways that benefit both parties.John Harrison explains how one urgent care provider has recently entered into such an alliance with Durham University
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HSJ Knowledge
Andrea Sutcliffe on non-executives' time commitments
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job at the Appointments Commission is attending the induction courses we hold for new non-executive directors. I am always impressed by the quality and experience of the people I meet and by their enthusiasm and commitment.
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Leader
Mental health training shortage hits progress on safety
The Healthcare Commission's investigation into mental health inpatient services paints a troubling picture.
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News
Survey finds foundation trusts' hidden private income
Foundation trusts earned up to £70m more income from private patients last year than their accounts show, a confidential report for the regulator Monitor suggests.
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News
Surgery president pushes for faster spread of innovation
Tackling variations in the quality of surgical teams would save more lives than investing in new drugs, the new president of the Royal College of Surgeons has claimed.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS constitution - signed and delivered
The proposal tucked away in the Darzi report for an NHS constitution could be one of the most historic elements of the next stage review, limiting the health secretary's power and guaranteeing patient rights
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News
Committee grills Darzi over finances and spin
Lord Darzi was quizzed by MPs last week over whether his vision was not merely ‘warm words’ and how it would be costed.
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News
Inpatient mental health slammed as commissioners neglect services
Commissioners are neglecting mental health inpatient services despite endemic levels of violence, overcrowding and untrained staff, a damning review has found.Nearly a quarter of mental health inpatient beds are in trusts rated weak by inspectors, according to the first Healthcare Commission review focused on mental health inpatient services.
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Leader
Opening the door to clinical innovation
The medical world is looking to managers and surgeons to unlock the benefits of clinical innovation - and training is again the key.
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News
Mental health managers told: stop posing as Cinderella
Mental health managers have been ordered to promote their services rather than presenting them as a 'bleak Victorian underworld'.
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Comment
Sophia Christie on public health leadership
For much of the last 20 years, public health has faced a huge challenge of marginalisation. A state active model of health was always going to struggle under a government that denied the concept of society.
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Comment
Michael White on palliative care
Eleven years ago a good friend died of lung cancer in the palliative ward of a London hospital. Since the operation(s) had gone wrong and he was only 62, it wasn't ideal.
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News
Cynthia Bower to take helm at Care Quality Commission
Cynthia Bower has been appointed chief executive of the Care Quality Commission. The NHS West Midlands chief executive will take up her new job on 1 August.
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News
Bradshaw to bring in firms to boost GP commissioning
Private companies are to help practice based commissioning consortiums put together business cases that primary care trusts can understand.
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Comment
Media Watch: bonus scheme for surgeons
'It's a stitch-up,' shouted the Daily Star, one of many to report on plans for a pilot bonus scheme for surgeons at Imperial College London Healthcare trust.
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News
Capita beats Dr Foster to NHS Choices contract
The Department of Health has announced its intention to award the NHS Choices contract to Capita.
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News
Emma Dent on the smoking ban
One year on from the introduction of the English smoking ban, it is striking how much difference it has made to the nation's social habits.
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News
A shot in the arm for community health services
The government is promoting the social enterprise model of service provision, but there are other options available to primary care trusts. Ingrid Torjesen offers an overview