Health Service Journal
8 April 2010
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A little local trouble
Pity poor Katie Myler. Health secretary Andy Burnham’s special adviser and former GMTV correspondent is not only charged with explaining to the press the subtle differences between a target and a patient entitlement, she has also been lumbered with tricky media relations much closer to home. -
And you thought you had a long commute
If you’ve ever bemoaned your morning journey into work, spare a thought for Janet Clark, head of strategy at the Mayday Hospital in Croydon, south London, who has to commute more than 3,000 miles every day from her home in Canada. -
Bad fashion sense
End Game is as keen on quality fabrics as the next fashionista and is frequently exasperated by the tendency of cheap modern clothes to shrink in the wash. -
Book Review: The Health Practitioner’s Guide to Climate Change
Read how acting for the environment works for health, says Leonie Schell -
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Carbon reduction plan goes live
A new scheme to drive down carbon emissions from big businesses and organisations goes live today, amid concerns some companies are not clear on what they need to do to meet the requirements. -
CBI renews call to review public sector pensions
Business leaders have renewed their demand for a review of public sector pensions, calling for a shift from “unsustainable” final salary schemes. -
CQC: half of trusts registered with conditions unaware of shortcomings
Around half of the trusts that had conditions placed on their registration with the Care Quality Commission had been unaware there were problems. -
DH refuses key deal on national IT programme
The Department of Health has refused to sign a new contract agreement for one of the most significant elements of the troubled national IT programme. -
Essex PCTs diverge on community provider plans
Primary care trusts in Essex have opted to go their separate ways on transforming community services following a brief flirtation with plans for a joint social enterprise. -
Film documents Anna Donald's battle with cancer
A website and film documenting the life and struggle with cancer of former doctor, medical researcher and HSJ columnist Anna Donald have been unveiled. -
Flimsy electoral one-liners must make way for realistic policies
Now the general election has been called, the NHS can finally start crossing off the days until some honesty returns to the debate about the future of healthcare. -
GP funding formula favours doctors in richest areas
GP practices in the richest areas will be granted a 1.2 per cent increase in their target commissioning budgets this financial year, analysis by HSJ reveals. -
Hospital merger benefits questioned
The benefits of hospital mergers are called into question in unpublished findings from a study into links between clinical outcomes and patient numbers. -
How to become a tsar
Some fresh insights into the baffling world of becoming a national clinical director from the public administration committee’s recent report, Goats and Tsars. -
Jon Restell on regulation of NHS managers
I am unconvinced by the arguments for the regulation of healthcare managers for three broad reasons. -
Ken Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
The shame of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will taint the NHS for many years to come. -
King's Fund accuses Tories over cancer drug promise
The Tories have been challenged over their promise to fund new cancer drugs. -
Learning and development: why training is vital to recovery
It is essential to invest in training and development throughout the period of tighter budgets as the future of the NHS relies on building skills and capability now. -
London merger plans revealed
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms in London plan to vertically integrate with either an acute or mental health trust, HSJ can reveal. -
Marie Curie Cancer Care appoints chairman
Former chief executive of the NHS in Scotland Sir Don Cruickshank is to be the new chairman of Marie Curie Cancer Care. -
Media Watch: election promises and English lessons
Before the election officially kicked off, the newspapers found space to devote to goings on in the NHS. -
Michael White on social care funding and the election
As the election hype went into overdrive after Gordon’s trip to Buck House I got into a tiff with a Conservative chum over the party’s “death tax” poster, the one which wrongfooted Andy Burnham on the delicate question of funding care for the elderly. -
Mixed-sex wards scrapped by most trusts
Most NHS trusts in England have scrapped mixed-sex accommodation, the government has announced. -
Monitor increases FTs' efficiency target
The foundation trust regulator Monitor has issued revised financial guidance to providers warning they may need to cut more costs than previously expected. -
NHS Employers deal still not agreed
The Department of Health has confirmed it is still negotiating its core contract with NHS Employers, a week into the new financial year. -
NHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas?
The NHS has grown used to a pattern of crisis followed by review followed by reform - yet many fundamentals remain little changed. Will the past keep shaping the NHS of the future or will the service explore different paths, asks Nigel Edwards -
NHS IT programme supplier misses major deadline
The deadline for a major milestone of the National IT Programme has been missed. -
NHS sustainability: how to achieve long term efficiencies
Moving care closer to home and focusing on prevention are ways to achieve long term efficiencies, says Jennifer Taylor -
Norman Warner: face up to NHS efficiencies
There will be no money - and no rationale - for propping up failing NHS services, the former health minister warns -
Patient feedback: top tips for getting it right
More consistency is needed in how the NHS handles online feedback, say Dean Russell and colleagues -
Peer leadership across health and local government
Health and other public sector chief executives increasingly need to work together and leading as peers is the way to do it, says Becky Malby -
People's princess
Baroness Young appears to be mellowing quickly in her retirement. End Game’s ears twitched as the former Care Quality Commission chair turned up in a feature about quangos on Radio 4’s Westminster Hour last week. -
Royal Free closes A&E after power failure
The Royal Free Hospital in London was forced to close its accident and emergency department today after a power failure. -
Scotland airs first suicide prevention TV advert
Scotland’s first ever suicide prevention advert has been broadcast on television. -
Treatment checklists cut deaths by 15pc
Treatment “checklists” have led to a 15 per cent reduction in patient deaths in three hospitals, research has shown. -
Your Humble Servant: how can boards fail?
‘Could Alistair Darling make a more impressive dent in public borrowing if he didn’t have to shell out for boards?’
