All Health Service Journal articles in 27 March 2008
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News
Lung disease worse than estimated
The challenge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is much greater in some areas than previously thought, it has been revealed.
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HSJ Knowledge
Engaging clinicians in service improvement: talking the talk
Changing how we talk can help to bring about a change in culture, as one hospital's approach has demonstrated
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HSJ Knowledge
Designing healthcare buildings: the legal framework
Who is responsible for ensuring that new healthcare buildings are fit for purpose? David March explains
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Comment
Rights of NHS managers
The recent review of Brent primary care trust raises more general concerns regarding how senior managers in the NHS are judged. Since the publication of the Code of Conduct for NHS managers I have witnessed misuse of it on many occasions, writes Ray Rowden
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News
Panel saves services at Horton Hospital
The independent reconfiguration panel has advised the health secretary to reject Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust's proposals to downgrade paediatric, gynaecological and obstetric services at Horton Hospital because it would not provide an accessible or improved service for local people.
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Leader
Practices' minimum income is a guarantee of health inequity
Figures obtained byHSJ this week reveal huge variations in the amount GP practices are paid for doing their job, regardless of how many patients they serve or the severity of their needs.
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News
Single room hospital gets go-ahead
The NHS's first all-single-room acute hospital has been given the final go-ahead. The Department of Health announced last week that construction work could start on Pembury Hospital in Kent by the end of the month.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to support evidence-based practice
Most clinicians and medical researchers believe the NHS should adopt an evidence-based approach to patient care. This will lead to greater effectiveness, fewer inappropriate interventions, greater consistency and less overuse or underuse of healthcare resources.
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Comment
Dutch-style healthcare
David Cameron's plans for a 'luxury' health visiting service are based on a trip that his shadow cabinet colleagues made to Holland. This service is paid for by a top income tax rate of 52 per cent - which fits uneasily with the Conservatives' long-term agenda of tax cuts, writes ...
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Comment
Shortage of doctors
The shortage of doctors and locums is affecting care and causing immense stress to remaining staff. As it is managed at department level, the scale of the problem may not be fully recognised, writes Richard Marks
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News
Rival text services deny duplication
NHS Choices and NHS Direct have both launched SMS text services to help patients find their nearest NHS service providers.
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News
Michael White on service cuts
On the dry pages of Hansard, there are occasionally brief exchanges that shed light on life as eloquently as a short story by Anton Chekhov.
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News
Managers criticised over reconfiguration plans
Chief executives in North Staffordshire have responded to a scathing report in which senior managers were criticised for failing to collaborate over reconfiguration plans.
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News
PCT threatened with court over fight for information
NHS trusts have been urged to learn from a primary care trust that became the first organisation to be threatened with High Court action for failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
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News
Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock
From 6 April NHS organisations could be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter if someone dies in their care, but different interpretations of the law mean trusts may be unclear about their responsibilities. Ingrid Torjesen attempts to unravel the new actFor more in-depth information about the act, register for HSJ’s free corporate ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Specialised commissioning: who will stand up for rare conditions?
As PCTs respond to popular local demand, the government must ensure illnesses that affect relatively few people are cared for too
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News
Media Watch: cigarette sales
'Cigarettes could soon be sold under the counter, just like X-rated magazines once were,' revealed the Daily Star, reporting on Department of Health plans.
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Comment
No continuing care cuts here
In your article 'Questions over continuing care cuts at quarter of PCTS' you make reference to several primary care trusts, including Peterborough, that have cut continuing care services. This is based on information PCTs submitted to the Department of Health between April and December 2007, writes Paul Kitney
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Comment
Your Humble Servant on Nicholson's blog
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: blogs and Zogs
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News
PCTs dub assurance test tough but useful
Primary care trusts that tried a new test of commissioning abilities say the process was hard but helpful.