Health Service Journal
Christian Duffin
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NHS Direct drops foundation trust plans
6-Nov-2008
NHS Direct has dropped its plans to become a foundation trust following government reluctance to free the national service from central control. -
PCT demands payout for Heathrow runway disturbance
30-Oct-2008
A primary care trust will demand a major financial compensation package for the extra strain on resources if Heathrow Airport is granted a third runway. -
Yorkshire SHA takes lead on quality pledge
30-Oct-2008
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is to set up a 'quality foundation', which it claims will go one step further than the regional quality observatories recommended by Lord Darzi. -
Darzi calls for skills to tackle challenge of lifestyle diseases
10-Jul-2008
Primary and community care organisations must strengthen their skills and infrastructure to tackle 'lifestyle diseases' such as obesity, Lord Darzi told an HSJ conference this week. -
Healthcare Commission survey highlights maternity failings
10-Jul-2008
The Healthcare Commission is demanding improvements in maternity care after a huge review showed some women are put at risk by shortages of staff, beds and bathrooms.
