http://www.hsj.co.uk/RSS/hsjcouk_rss.xml The latest stories from hsj.co.uk en-uk Debt can worsen people's mental health and people with mental health problems are almost three times as likely to be in debt, according to a report by mental health charity Mind. Over 90 per cent of people with problem debt said it had worsened their mental health. Seventy per cent said they often ran out of money and 87 per cent relied on credit to pay for food and everyday bills. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/debt_causing_poorer_mental_health.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/debt_causing_poorer_mental_health.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 11:32 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/mentalhealth-debt_resized_70_tcm11-1329907.jpg Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six-month debate on the future of social care and support services. Regional events will be held to gather views on how to create an affordable system targeted at those most in need. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/national_debate_on_social_care_launched.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/national_debate_on_social_care_launched.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 11:23 NHS East of England is the the first regional strategic health authority to launch a public consultation on its clinical vision for the next 10 years. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/east_of_england_strategic_review_begins.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/east_of_england_strategic_review_begins.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 11:35 Department of Health director of health and well-being Dr Will Cavendish is to announce £3m of funding to support breastfeeding programmes, an increase of £1.4m on the previous year's funding. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/breastfeeding_funding_announced.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/breastfeeding_funding_announced.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 11:39 End-of-life care for older people with dementia is in need of urgent improvement, according to an international research review published in the Jourrnal of Clinical Nursing. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/improvements_needed_for_dementia_end_of_life_care.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/improvements_needed_for_dementia_end_of_life_care.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 11:45 We all know we should eat less, exercise more, stop smoking and drink less alcohol. But we all ask: where is the fun in that? http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/opinion/2008/05/david_peat_on_healthy_lifestyles.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/opinion/2008/05/david_peat_on_healthy_lifestyles.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D David Peat 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/mug-Peat-David-sq_resized_70_tcm11-852607.jpg What is intellectual property and what should NHS organisations do to protect their financial interests? Claire Reynolds explains the finer points http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/intellectual_property.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/intellectual_property.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Claire Reynolds 09 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/generic-money_resized_70_tcm11-148948.jpg Chris Phillips outlines the steps NHS employers should take to implement a successful smoking ban and explains how to deal with possible dissent from patients, visitors and staff http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/smokefree_environment.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/smokefree_environment.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Chris Phillips 08 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/generic-ashtray_resized_70_tcm11-217185.jpg Giving staff feedback on their performance can sometimes feel like making people jump through hoops. But there is an art to it, says Jenny Rogers http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/performance_management.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/performance_management.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Jenny Rogers 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/circus_resized_70_tcm11-1328905.jpg The Royal Marsden is pioneering a satellite cancer unit at another hospital. Will the franchise model play a big part in the era of choice and competition? Helen Mooney finds out http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/insideknowledge/2008/04/kingston_hospital_franchises.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/insideknowledge/2008/04/kingston_hospital_franchises.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Helen Mooney 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/080515-f-wainwright_resized_70_tcm11-1329010.jpg It is sadly ironic that, for many, the NHS is a source of stress. I am not talking about patients - that is another article - but about the service's staff. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/stress.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/stress.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Julia Leivers 08 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/generic-work-desk_resized_70_tcm11-149361.jpg The Healthcare Commission will leave a rich legacy, including the remarkable and powerful staff surveys that have given the people of the NHS a voice to which we should listen. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/ken_jarrold_on.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/workinglives/2008/04/ken_jarrold_on.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Ken Jarrold 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/mug-Jarrold-Ken2_resized_70_tcm11-125064.jpg In the wake of the missing Revenue and Customs data, Sefton PCT found itself at the centre of a data security scandal. Ingrid Torjesen finds out how to handle a crisis http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/data_security.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/data_security.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Ingrid Torjesen 06 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/medical-records_resized_70_tcm11-1054097.jpg Have you started on your plans to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS? Don't leave it to the great and good to celebrate - you are the great and the good. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/maggie_rae_on.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/maggie_rae_on.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Maggie Rae 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/mug-Rae-Maggie-small_resized_70_tcm11-149202.jpg A nursing director has developed an online cognitive behavioural therapists' course as part of his MBA. Lyn Whitfield reports http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/oxford_cognitive_therapy_centre.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/oxford_cognitive_therapy_centre.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D Lyn Whitfield 12 May 2008 09:00 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/laptop_resized_70_tcm11-866710.jpg Janice Bond is a senior occupational therapist with Sussex Partnership trust. She works on a joint health and social services support scheme for people with dementia http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/view_from_the_floor.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/goodmanagement/2008/04/view_from_the_floor.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 12 May 2008 09:00 Commenting on a report outlining the principles behind junior health minister Lord Darzi's vision for the health service, NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said: "This new guidance is very welcome in sharing good practice and helping reassure the public about what they can expect." http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/darzi_reveals_principles_behind_vision.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/darzi_reveals_principles_behind_vision.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 09 May 2008 11:54 http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/images/edwards-nigel_resized_70_tcm11-1328635.jpg Best practice guidance for patients, the public and NHS staff on the processes underpinning changes to acute NHS services has been published by the Department of Health. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/guidance_on_changes_to_acute_services.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/guidance_on_changes_to_acute_services.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 09 May 2008 12:34 NHS Employers is tomorrow launching its national campaign in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the NHS, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/employers_to_honour_staff_in_nhs_60_campaign.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/employers_to_honour_staff_in_nhs_60_campaign.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 09 May 2008 12:37 Commenting on the Department of Health's 2008 survey into public attitudes towards mental ill health, released yesterday, Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said: "People with mental distress are still confronted with a barrage of fear and misunderstanding." http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/mind_comments_on_public_attitudes_survey.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D http://www.hsj.co.uk:80/announcements/2008/05/mind_comments_on_public_attitudes_survey.html;jsessionid=9ABA045A29DFCA659F93F0B7B8613C3D 09 May 2008 12:42