Health Service Journal
8 October 2007
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£170m funding boost for therapy
The Department of Health has announced a £170m expansion of psychological therapies in an attempt to provide better support for people with mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. -
Baby units stretched, claims charity
Services for sick and premature babies are being stretched to the limit, according to a leading charity. -
BMA elects new international committee chair
The British Medical Association has elected Dr Terry John, a GP in Walthamstow in north London, as chair of its international committee. -
C difficile outbreaks a 'scandal', says Johnson
Health secretary Alan Johnson said he was shocked by the findings of the report into Clostridium difficile outbreaks at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, which he called 'a scandal'. -
Call to end racism in the NHS
On World Mental Health Day, black and minority ethnic leaders have called for service reconfiguration and training to end racism in the NHS.Mental health charity Mind polled 49 stakeholders from the BME Network on the state of mental health services for BME communities today. -
Deaneries to organise recruitment for specialty training
Deaneries will organise their own recruitment process for specialty training in England in 2008, health minister Ben Bradshaw has announced. -
Dentists welcome £5m funding boost
The British Dental Association has welcomed the announcement of £5m of extra capital funding to help dentists in Scotland meet new decontamination guidelines that take effect in 2009.The announcement was made by public health minister Shona Robison at NHS Education for Scotland’s annual dental conference. -
Donating organs is Christian duty, says church
The Church of England has said that organ donation is a Christian duty. -
Figures show gains in NHS efficiency
The NHS is working smarter to improve productivity, according to new figures published by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. -
Joint Medical Consultative Council appoints chairman
The Joint Medical Consultative Council has appointed a new chairman. -
Mental health training too focused on cultural differences, report says
Race-related training in mental health services focuses too much on cultural differences and not enough on how to reduce racial inequalities in care, according to a new report. -
More midwives needed to ensure safety
More midwives and obstetricians are needed to ensure safe care is provided for women in labour and their babies, says a report published today.Safer Childbirth: minimum standards for the organisation and delivery of care in labour also recommends the need for access to senior staff to provide advice and support in all labour environments. -
Northern Ireland doctors' leader voices concerns over reforms
The chairman of the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland has expressed concerns over the future of 'much-needed reforms' after meeting health minister Michael McGimpsey yesterday. -
Obesity doubles in 10 years
A new study has found that the number of men and women under 45 who are morbidly obese has doubled in the last 10 years. -
Patnerships for older people report published
An interim progress report on the national evaluation of partnerships for older people projects has been published by the Department of Health. -
Road-testing tariff published
The Department of Health has published the 2008-09 payment by results tariff for road-testing. Feedback on the tariffs is invited by 9 November. -
TB drug collaboration launched
The Stop TB Partnership global drug facility and HIV/AIDS treatment initiative Unitaid have announced a collaboration with 19 countries to address serious shortages of anti-tuberculosis drugs. -
Tooke reports on doctors' training
Modernising Medical Careers does not provide doctors with enough broad experience by encouraging them to specialise early in their careers, according to an independent report on the system.The Tooke report says it does not allow for enough flexibility to meet the system's needs and calls for it to undergo fundamental reforms. -
Trusts told to improve complaints handling
The quality of complaints handling varies considerably across the NHS, a Healthcare Commission report has found.It says trusts should make it easier to make complaints, ensure that the care of those complaining is not adversely affected as a result and strengthen procedures for investigating problems after little evidence emerged that trusts are systematically learning from complaints. -
UK is toughest on tobacco, survey shows
The UK has the strictest tobacco control measures in Europe, a survey of 30 countries has found. -
Urgent improvement not needed, Confederation says
Surveys show that patients are generally very happy with the NHS services they receive and 'urgent improvement' is not needed, according to the NHS Confederation. -
Wales to launch physiotherapy programme
Chief medical officer for Wales Dr Tony Jewell has announced a new drive to tackle Wales' most common chronic disease. -
Whipps Cross should remain acute hospital, says emergency czar
The national emergency access director has recommended that Whipps Cross University Hospital trust should remain a full acute hospital. -
World Health Organisation unveils structural changes
The head of the World Health Organisation has announced structural changes.
