All Health Service Journal articles in 3 April 2008
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International financial reporting standards
In the Audit Commission's view, the international financial reporting standard, without adaptation, does not require a level of disclosure that might put a foundation trust at an economic disadvantage, writes Andy McKeon
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Minimum practice income row
One of the intentions behind the new national GP contract was to reduce inequities between funding for practices, writes Laurence Buckman
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Ambulance team spirit
In common with other ambulance trusts, East Midlands Ambulance Service is experiencing year-on-year increases in 999 calls, writes Chris Boyce
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Ambulance trusts still on target
It is unreasonable to suggest that three-quarters of ambulance trusts look set to miss the new call connect target based on figures from before they are being measured against it, writes Ben Bradshaw
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Improving patient safety through crucial conversations
Holding crucial conversations - emotional and risky discussions - is key to improving patient safety, reducing errors, improving morale and reducing staff turnover, explains Richard Pound
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Vulnerable patients - who decides on their care?
Health service managers need to understand the laws protecting vulnerable patients, as Julie Austin explains
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Department rapped over FOI breaches
The Department of Health has become the first government department to be issued with a formal practice recommendation by the information commissioner after breaching the Freedom of Information Act.
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Survey reveals pessimism over NHS progress
The general public's satisfaction with the running of the NHS nationally has fallen, results of an Ipsos MORI poll published last week show.
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Simon Stevens on improving payment by results
In my last column, I discussed evidence on how payment by results is actually working.
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PCTs face tough questions on QOF reporting
Data published for the first time today by HSJ reveals the GPs who exclude the most patients from their quality incentive scheme.
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Data deadline 'impossible', say IT directors
NHS trusts faced an 'impossible task' securing all information that could identify patients by the start of this week, IT directors and data security specialists have told HSJ.
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Media Watch: deep clean
The government's deep clean and choice initiatives caused a big stink this week.
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Michael White on patient choice
Well, well, a stormy end to the Easter season. The Tories rampaged against perceived failures in the government's commitment to deep clean NHS hospitals.
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GPs in the dock: case for the defence
Around 90 per cent of NHS work is done by family doctors, so why is there so much heat around their pay and workload? The Royal College of GPs' president answers the critics
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
With the launch of the Care Quality Commission, GPs will be directly regulated for the first time. The government concedes that the number of reported patient safety incidents is too low, so how closely should the new inspector look, asks Charlotte Santry
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Call for helpline funding to close inequalities
Mental health campaigners have called on commissioners to fund helplines as a way of tackling health inequalities among ethnic minority communities.
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Brown 'misled' public over national deep clean policy
The government has been accused of misleading the public over its claim that all trusts would deep clean their entire sites.
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Self-harm incidents at Broadmoor's trust investigated
The mental health trust responsible for high security hospital Broadmoor is being investigated after fears were raised over its patient safety processes.The Healthcare Commission is investigating the way West London Mental Health trust handles serious incidents such as self-harm.
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CBI claims contract debacle will hit future bids
Private companies will be reluctant to bid for future NHS contracts, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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Foundation trusts hit back over MRSA failures
Foundation trusts have hit back at criticism from Monitor over the number of hospitals failing to reduce MRSA rates.