All Health Service Journal articles in 28 April 2008
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Information on HPV vaccine
A letter has been sent to NHS managers providing information about the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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Pharmaceutical industry welcomes NICE ruling
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence decisions may be subject to greater scrutiny following yesterday's Court of Appeal ruling over Alzheimer's drugs.
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Care Quality chair to be scrutinised by MPs
The health select committee will scrutinise the proposed new chair of the Care Quality Commission, Barbara Young, before her appointment is made official.
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Medical students should not be guaranteed work - Alan Maynard
Medical students should not expect a guaranteed job at the end of their training, health economist Professor Alan Maynard has argued in today's edition of the BMJ.
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Self-care principles published
A set of core principles to support self-care have been published by the Department of Health.Skills for Health and Skills for Care have worked with service users and carers to promote choice, control, independence and participation of people who use services.
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Guidance on residential services for substance misuse
The Department of Health has published guidance on capital development of residential rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol abuse.
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Research and development network for Leicester
A new network is being launched in Leicester to support and develop clinical research in the region.
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NHS constitution should include financial charter - Reform
Think tank Reform has published a report calling on the government to ensure that the NHS constitution being prepared to mark 60 years of the NHS includes a financial charter.
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Foreign doctors appeal rejected
The House of Lords yesterday rejected the Department of Health's appeal against a High Court decision which ruled that making it harder for international doctors to be appointed is unlawful.
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Wales hits waiting time target
Wales has met its target of ensuring that no patient has to wait longer than 22 weeks to a see consultant.Figures show the number of patients waiting more than 22 weeks for their first outpatient consultation fell from 5,565 patients at the beginning of March to zero by the end ...
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Care Quality Commission chair announced
A former health manager has been revealed as the proposed chair of the new health and social care super-regulator.
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
Police stations should not be used to detain people with mental health problems, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.
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Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts
Nurses want hospital cleaning brought back into the NHS rather than contracted out to private firms, according to a poll of delegates at a Royal College of Nursing conference.
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
Scottish ministers and health boards have settled a civil claim against a pharmaceutical company for allegedly fixing the price the NHS is charged for drugs with other pharmaceutical companies.
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New rules on umbilical cord blood collection
Collection of blood from the umbilical cords of newborns is to be regulated by the Human Tissue Authority for the first time.
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HSJ invites readers to submit world class questions
HSJ is preparing a supplement on governance and quality assurance in world class commissioning.
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Night-time care needs improvement, report claims
Night-time staff need more training and strategies should be developed on person-centred care, reducing sleep disturbance and appropriate noise and light levels at night, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Mental Capacity Act resources released
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of resources for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.
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Funding for drug treatment in prisons gets go-ahead
The Department of Health has approved funding for enhanced clinical services for drug treatment in 38 prisons.
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Age Concern survey points to care quality concerns
Eight out of 10 people are very concerned about the quality of personal care they would get if they needed help with everyday tasks such as getting out of bed, washing and dressing, according to a survey by charity Age Concern.The figure rises to nine out of 10 people aged ...