All Health Service Journal articles in 4 March 2010
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SupplementsNHS top leaders: from good to great
An introduction to the Top Leaders programme and a list of the leaders selected so far
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NewsExcluding independent sector from NHS services 'potentially unlawful'
Excluding the independent sector from bidding to provide NHS services is “unacceptable and potentially unlawful”, the NHS Confederation Partners Network has said.
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NewsMonitor intervenes at Milton Keynes over maternity care
Monitor has ordered Milton Keynes Foundation Trust to hire external clinical experts to speed up improvements to its maternity care.
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NewsDH accused of 'backroom deal' over preferred provider case
Primary care trusts in the East of England have been ordered by the Department of Health to suspend all procurements for community services.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on the rules of payment by results
A rules-based system. That was the aspiration in 2004 when payment by results was introduced to England’s NHS.
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CommentMedia Watch: Mid Staffs in the papers
It hasn’t been a good week for NHS PR, with the report on failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust filling tabloids and broadsheets alike on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend papers coming back for a second helping.
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NewsWeak NHS managers could be ‘struck off’
Plans to “strike off” underperforming managers have been announced by Gordon Brown as a way of dealing with failures such as the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal.
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Timeline: NHS manager scandals
1999 Robert Francis QC acts as counsel for United Bristol Healthcare Trust chief executive Dr John Roylance after he is struck off by the GMC, following the Bristol babies heart scandal. Mr Francis stresses Dr Roylance was not criticised for his work as a practising doctor, but as a manager.October ...
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Management quality: recommendations
Recommendations of the advisory group on assuring the quality of senior NHS managers.
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NHS leaders on manager regulation
“I don’t think any regulatory process should be punitive, that’s not its purpose.” - General Medical Council chief executive Niall Dickson “There are a million ways to do the job which are short of statutory regulation.” - MiP chief executive Jon Restell “We have to consider the issue of people ...
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CommentMichael White on the Mid Staffs inquiry
An anecdote and a think tank boffin came to mind as I ploughed through the undimmed horrors of Robert Francis QC’s report on the disaster at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsMarmot might be fair, but will it be feasible?
The Marmot report, probably the most important document on health inequalities for 30 years, was published last month. But can its recommendations become reality? Steve Ford reports
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NewsNHS West Midlands faces review of its services
NHS services across the West Midlands are to be reviewed by a panel of senior doctors following last week’s damning report into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Partners
Viewpoint: 'To drive up quality we must release diverse leadership talent'
The NHS needs high quality leadership to deliver high quality care for patients.
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NewsDH publishes list of top NHS leaders and roles
A list of the most important NHS leaders and management posts has been published by the Department of Health.
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NewsFrancis report criticises SHA's mortality research
The Francis inquiry has added to the heated debate on how the NHS should use hospital standardised mortality ratios.
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CommunityWeird corner
And the prize for weirdest press release of the week goes to… The Stroke Association, which has formed an unlikely partnership with “evergreen collectable toy brand” Sylvanian Families.
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HSJ PartnersInnovation - harnessing the power of communities
Charles Leadbeater is the co-founder of Participle, which innovates new approaches to public services.
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Chair scare
East of England managers watch out - Monitor policy director Robert Harris is planning to take a hard line in his upcoming role as the strategic health authority’s director of commissioning.