Health Service Journal
Barbara Millar
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Broad minded
14-Mar-2002
Primary care trusts'cross-discipline approach could provide a vital impetus towards eradicating health inequalities, the UK Public Health Association conference heard. Barbara Millar reports -
A new broom
21-Feb-2002
news focus Can a new town offer a clean slate for an altogether different model of primary care? Or is Quidditch Lane and its environs an artificial community? Barbara Millar reports -
Has Scotland had its chips?
29-Nov-2001
Gillian Kynoch may have a top job - but she's no fat cat.She faces the daunting task of changing the diet of a nation, and, as Barbara Millar discovers, she's a seasoned campaigner -
The big shot
24-May-2001
WORKING LIVES: In the first in an occasional series featuring people in unusual NHS jobs, Barbara Millar meets Kathy McFall, medical illustration manager, who has a passion for shooting patients - with her camera -
On the shelf
29-Mar-2001
Hospital mortuaries are not subject to mandatory inspection and have been under-resourced for years.Now specialists warn that Bedford Hospital's 'bodies on the chapel floor'scandal could easily happen elsewhere. Barbara Millar reports -
Coach outings
22-Feb-2001
The new Leadership Centre For Health will build on previous NHS initiatives to develop management careers, says Barbara Millar -
Worth a second lucre
22-Feb-2001
Gaining in popularity by the year, MBAs are becoming ever more diverse and are meeting the demands for more flexible ways of learning. Barbara Millar reports -
Long and winding road
8-Feb-2001
Refugee doctors could be a valuable resource for the NHS. But they face huge hurdles, including being charged for placements. Barbara Millar reports -
Century and not out
7-Dec-2000
Victorian pioneers of community care are getting the recognition they deserve. Barbara Millar reports -
Right on target
30-Nov-2000
An enterprising scheme to help mothers in one of the most deprived areas of the country is being staffed by members of their own communities. Barbara Millar reports -
The directors' cut
20-Apr-2000
The medical director wields great influence and is better paid than some chief executives. But reconciling the demands of management and medicine can be tricky. Barbara Millar reports -
When push comes to shove
13-Apr-2000
One in four women experience physical violence. Many turn to the NHS for help. But do healthcare professionals have the skills to cope? Barbara Millar reports -
Bonny and Clyde
30-Mar-2000
An ambitious £400m capital programme aims to revolutionise Glasgow's hospital services.But can the health board convince the public, asks Barbara Millar -
Cut and dry
23-Mar-2000
The Alder Hey organ scandal, which led to the resignation of Frank Taylor last week, has resulted in new guidance on the issue. Barbara Millar reports -
Shake, rattle and roles
9-Mar-2000
Tony Blair has outlined an enhanced clinical role for nurses - but will the financial and professional rewards be great enough to make his vision a success, asks Barbara Millar -
Heart of darkness
2-Mar-2000
A shake-up of transplant services may outlaw racist conditions, but will it do anything to address the shortfall in available organs, asks Barbara Millar -
Chief concerns
24-Feb-2000
Devising a leadership programme for NHS chief executives is a challenging undertaking. Barbara Millar finds out what those in the first intake hope to get out of it -
Going for broke
24-Feb-2000
Tayside is not alone in its financial difficulties - a number of other Scottish trusts are grappling with large deficits. Barbara Millar wonders what has gone wrong -
As hard as they come
17-Feb-2000
Nicotine dependence is comparable with addiction to drugs like heroin, says a report which calls for a Nicotine Regulatory Authority. Barbara Millar reports -
Not there yet
17-Feb-2000
Despite the increasing proportion of women in medicine and the changes they have brought to medical practice, they are still grossly under-represented in areas such as surgery. Barbara Millar reports -
Just good friends
27-Jan-2000
It takes a certain sort of person to become an NHS board member: someone who cares passionately about the health service, someone who knows their local community and, ideally , someone who has some experience of picking their way through a political minefield. -
Decline and Fall
20-Jan-2000
Decline and fall Despite recruitment drives, figures show the numbers of nurses, midwives and health visitors are still falling. And they're getting older, writes Barbara Millar -
Its not about the money
13-Jan-2000
Easing Glasgow s health problems is more than a case of redistributing wealth, say critics of a recent report on inequalities, writes Barbara Millar -
On a role
9-Dec-1999
Long hours, overwork and the feeling they're playing second fiddle to executives - so what exactly do non-executive directors get out of it all? Barbara Millar investigates -
Penalty kicks
9-Dec-1999
The dispersal of asylum seekers around the country under the terms of the new Immigration and Asylum Act will make it harder than ever for them to access medical services. Barbara Millar reports -
Educating neater
2-Dec-1999
The health secretary wants to reform nurse education - and integrate it with changes to professional roles and the pay system. Barbara Millar reports -
Gene and tonic?
2-Dec-1999
Testing embryos can identify genetic disorders. But is this the best way forward? Now the public can debate the ethical issues involved, writes Barbara Millar -
Slow digestion
18-Nov-1999
It has taken half a century, but insights into mortality from a survey on health and nutrition are finally bearing fruit, writes Barbara Millar -
Regeneration game
11-Nov-1999
A health authority which won special funds to develop its most deprived districts has lessons for other bidders. Barbara Millar reports -
The French connection
4-Nov-1999
While trade relations between Britain and France nose-dived, a meeting of minds on health highlighted much common ground, writes Barbara Millar -
Growth area
28-Oct-1999
Cancer services have received a boost, following new health secretary Alan Milburn's 'three Cs' pledge. But a report questions whether 'open access' arrangements actually lead to quicker treatment, writes Barbara Millar -
Round the baccy
21-Oct-1999
A new centre will monitor the ways tobacco companies try to get round the ban on cigarette advertising. Barbara Millar reports -
Cavity brawls
14-Oct-1999
On the eve of a public poll over whether or not to treat Scottish water with fluoride, Barbara Millar revisits the debate over its safety -
Who said that?
7-Oct-1999
Pharmaceutical firms are aligning themselves with patient groups in a bid to put pressure on the NHS. But will such a move empower or exploit the public, asks Barbara Millar -
Personnel touch
16-Sep-1999
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They think it's all over
2-Sep-1999
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The crook, the cheat, the pilferer and their pursuers
26-Aug-1999
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Much ado about nothing
19-Aug-1999
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Jump to it
12-Aug-1999
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Natal attraction
5-Aug-1999
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Going the distance
29-Jul-1999
Scotland's 'advanced' new approach to allocating funds will take the remoteness of communities into account for the first time, writes Barbara Millar -
Sharp implement
22-Jul-1999
The Culyer reforms' impact on patient care may still be uncertain, but they have raised the profile of research which benefits health providers, writes Barbara Millar -
A world of experience
15-Jul-1999
NHS managers who break their careers to work abroad benefit enormously but may experience problems on their return - and find that employers are less enthusiastic. Barbara Millar reports -
Missing the connection
15-Jul-1999
Clinical evidence is being undermined by inadequate access to the Internet and by poor training. Barbara Millar reports -
Elders flower
17-Jun-1999
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Now this might hurt a bit...
17-Jun-1999
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Apron strings
10-Jun-1999
Much of the 'paranoia' about freemasons could be dispelled if only they came clean. That is the view of the home affairs select committee which has just published its second report on freemasonry in public life. -
Plane sailing
20-May-1999
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Skye's the limit
13-May-1999
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At the midnight hour
15-Apr-1999
The government's refusal to fund a national pay deal for the millennium holiday is ruining the party for human resources managers. Barbara Millar reports -
Causing a stir
8-Apr-1999
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Their levelling best
25-Mar-1999
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Safe-cracking
11-Mar-1999
Imminent merger will not lessen the heat on a trust under fire over health and safety. Years of scrutiny are still ahead, writes Barbara Millar -
Wait watchers
4-Mar-1999
Casualty Watch observers returned to their posts one month on from a national exercise to discover all was not well. Barbara Millar reports -
Whole new ball game
25-Feb-1999
Policies must command respect in the wider community if health service reforms are to work, the IHSM's Scottish conference heard. Barbara Millar reports -
Shark repellent
11-Feb-1999
NHS credit unions can offer staff cheap loans and a way to bypass undesirable lenders, but their numbers are still low, writes Barbara Millar -
Out of kilter
4-Feb-1999
Scotland has a new strategy for mentally disordered offenders. Barbara Millar reports -
Fall from grace?
5-Nov-1998
Do recent incidents mean Victoria Infirmary trust in Glasgow deserves the attentions of a clinical inquiry 'hit squad' any more than other trusts? Barbara Millar says opinion is divided -
SNP: still no policies
15-Oct-1998
The Scottish National Party listened to healthcare staff, patients and pressure groups at its 'people's assembly', but with elections to the Scottish parliament approaching, it is yet to create a health policy of its own. Barbara Millar reports -
Home removal services
13-Aug-1998
As community care reforms continue to depress the market in private residential care and small homes are lost, how will services meet all elderly people's needs? -
Scottish boards' trust shake-ups challenge white paper pattern
23-Jul-1998
Health boards serving Scotland's two biggest cities are to press ahead with trust reconfiguration plans which run counter to the model set out in the government's Designed to Care white paper. -
Fair shares of the kitty?
25-Jun-1998
Are chief executives overpaid? Barbara Millar investigates the controversy surrounding managers' pay -
Using his faculty
25-Jun-1998
James McEwen, the Faculty of Public Health's new president, believes local action is the key to making public health work. Barbara Millar reports -
In similar vein
18-Jun-1998
Proposals to reorganise the Scottish blood service bear more than a passing resemblance to recent changes south of the border - and seem set to cause as much controversy, writes Barbara Millar -
Royal blues
21-May-1998
A powerful political and medical alliance is calling for a halt to the £200m Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh PFI deal. Barbara Millar reports -
Let the people come
30-Apr-1998
The long-term care royal commission roadshow is on its way, giving commissioners valuable insight into the public's views on service reorganisation. Barbara Millar reports -
Dying for a good meal?
23-Apr-1998
The NHS serves 3 million meals a day - more than any other organisation in the UK, even McDonald's. But more than a third of hospital patients suffer from malnutrition. Barbara Millar reports on initiatives to improve standards -
Horses for courses?
23-Apr-1998
Who are the favourites to succeed Sir Kenneth Calman as chief medical officer? Barbara Millar reports on the best bets -
Taste of a different vintage
16-Apr-1998
Do they still make 'em like the old days? Barbara Millar on some memorable managers -
Border-line decision
9-Apr-1998
Scotland's health councils believe they are set for a funding boost which will help raise their profile. Barbara Millar reports -
Local colour
2-Apr-1998
Tessa Jowell's white paper will be different from her green paper, she promised the Association for Public Health. Barbara Millar reports -
Failing the acid test
26-Mar-1998
What is the point of spending a million pounds a day on research if patients do not benefit, ask critics of the national R&D programme. Barbara Millar investigates -
This time it's for real
26-Mar-1998
Joint working has been on the health policy agenda for decades. Now, at last, it is being put into practice. Barbara Millar reports -
Share and share alike
15-Jan-1998
Health workers in Glasgow are setting out to win a bigger share of NHS resources from richer areas. Barbara Millar investigates -
Honourable discharge
8-Jan-1998
How is the NHS improving hospital discharge arrangements to cope with winter pressures?
