Health Service Journal
6 May 2010
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£34m budget shortfall will not hit frontline services, Sturgeon says
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said frontline services in the NHS Grampian area will not suffer from a £34m budget deficit. -
Book Review: What I wish I Knew When I Was 20
See problems in a new light with this handy advice. By Gareth Redmayne -
Congratulations - you're the new health secretary
You are responsible for a £110bn budget and the health of the nation, but with an average of only two years in the job there is no time to lose. Andy McKeon describes what you should expect in your first days as secretary of state for health -
CQC tries to dispel 'live ratings' fears
The Care Quality Commission has attempted to reassure trusts its soon-to-go-live regulation system is “not a rating, not a ranking and not a league table”. -
Curbing public sector pay will be difficult, study claims
The new government will find it difficult to impose a pay freeze in the public sector because of rising inflation and a thaw in wage restraint in private firms, according to a new report. -
Data leaks most serious in NHS
More serious data breaches have taken place within the NHS than any other UK organisation since the end of 2007, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). -
David Cameron insists cuts won't hit frontline NHS
David Cameron has denied that “tough” decisions on spending will mean cuts to frontline health services while campaigning in marginal seats he needs to win to secure overall victory. -
DH tabled financial aid for ‘controllable’ NHS Employers
The Department of Health was prepared to give NHS Employers up to £1.6m as compensation for not bidding to run the NHS Jobs website, according to documents seen by HSJ. -
Election 2010: Halting hospital closures top priority for would-be MPs
NHS managers will face political opposition to their reforms, regardless of the election result on Friday, an HSJ survey of 367 election candidates suggests. -
Exposed: the truth about NHS pay
Public sector pay is coming under intense scrutiny from the press and politicians. Over three weeks Peter Smith will dispel some of the myths they perpetuate -
How NHS managers can build relationships with MPs
MPs are a vital ally for any chief executive, so it is critical to build a healthy relationship. Daloni Carlisle looks at the benefits of giving local politicians the red carpet treatment -
How to target PCT internet campaigns
PCTs can strategically tailor their internet campaigns to target at risk groups, saving time, resources, and not to mention lives. Emily Sparks explains -
Jeremy Taylor on involving patients in hospital closures
It is nearly a year since NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson announced the need for £15bn-£20bn of NHS efficiency savings. -
Mark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
Good Hope Hospital’s deeply ingrained culture left it stuck in a rut. What lessons are there for future NHS takeovers? -
Media Watch: the end of purdah
Tomorrow sees the beginning of the end of a word journalists loathe. -
Michael White: what the new government will mean for health
Cheer up, the election campaign is more or less over now and the country is finally bracing itself for the tricky bit. -
Monitor discusses clinician business academy
Monitor has been in talks with foundation trusts and the Treasury over funding for a business academy to train clinicians for senior NHS management roles. -
NHS hospital closures 'may improve patient care'
A group of leading doctors has defended the closure of some accident and emergency units and other hospital services, claiming they could actually improve patient care and save money in the long run. -
NHS managers are not overpaid – but their rewards must reflect results
Health service managers are comfortable with - or at least resigned to - the paradox of rising public expectation and plunging public regard. -
Nicky Spencer on NHS innovation
If innovation was only about generating big ideas, then things would not be so challenging. But the real expertise comes in seeing our radical ideas successfully implemented and the benefits realised. -
NW trust likely to opt out of troubled NHS IT programme
A hospital trust in the North West has said it is likely to be the first in the region to buy a major IT system outside the national programme for IT. -
Out of hours urgent care services
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Parliamentary candidate 'forced to step down from NHS role'
An NHS Lincolnshire board member who is running as a parliamentary candidate has said she has been forced to step down from her role on the board. -
Parties agree on need to tell patients about NHS service costs
All three main parties support ways of making the public more aware of the cost of NHS treatment and services, such as putting drug prices on prescriptions. -
Parties 'overambitious' with spending cut plans
Britain’s political parties have been “overambitious” with their financial policies, according to a think tank that warned clearing the country’s deficit would need sweeping public service cuts. -
Patient groups wary of ‘fast track’ NHS reconfigurations
Any moves to “fast track” the reconfiguration of NHS services must give the public a strong voice or will “erode confidence” in change, patient representatives have warned. -
Picker Institute launches new patient engagement site
A website designed to help the NHS improve its public profile has been launched by the Picker Institute Europe. -
Royal College of Midwives warns against NHS cuts
Cuts being planned for the NHS could lead to the emergence of “baby factories”, the disappearance of some hospitals from cities and a general worsening of healthcare in the UK, the Royal College of Midwives trade union has said. -
Swine flu bill less than feared
The bill picked up by the Welsh Assembly for dealing with swine flu was £30m smaller than some estimates, it has been revealed. -
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Tories accuse Labour over mixed sex wards
The Conservatives have accused Labour of failing to meet targets for mixed sex hospital wards. -
Training budget cuts to hit doctor numbers
Cuts in funding for trainee doctors could result in too few specialists on wards, it has been claimed. -
UK women's early death rate on a par with Albania
Premature death rates among women in Britain are on a par with those in Slovenia and Albania, a study has shown. -
Vindicated paediatrician welcomes child protection guidelines
A consultant paediatrician who won his court battle over being struck off the medical register today welcomed a move to establish new guidelines for doctors in child protection cases. -
Your Humble Servant: electioneering
‘We have survived another election campaign with no one promising to save or close us’
