Health Service Journal
Jennifer Trueland
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Scotland calls off pandemic flu practice as swine flu worries grow
28-Apr-2009
A four-week emergency exercise to test Scotland’s resilience against pandemic flu has been suspended in light of the threat of an actual pandemic. -
Pilots open health boards to public candidates
19 March 2009
Members of the public will have the chance to stand for election to health boards in Scotland from next year, after the Scottish Parliament passed the necessary legislation. -
Staff survey delivers Scottish NHS boards a bad review
29-Jan-2009
Only a quarter of health service staff in Scotland think their NHS board handles change effectively, according to a survey published last week. -
Elected health boards a step closer in Scotland
22-Jan-2009
Direct elections to health boards in Scotland came a step closer last week when the Scottish government's proposals passed a significant hurdle. -
Nicola Sturgeon vows to ensure a place for public on NHS boards
18-Dec-2008
Scotland's health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to press ahead with direct elections to NHS boards, despite strong opposition from the health service. -
Scottish NHS underspends this year as tougher times loom
4-Dec-2008
The NHS in Scotland spent less than its total budget last year but watchdogs are warning of tough times ahead. -
Scotland's health scrutiny bodies prepare for merger
13-Nov-2008
Scotland is to have a 'super scrutiny' body, merging three organisations into one as part of the Scottish government's cull on quangos. -
Scots boards told to improve palliative care
21-Aug-2008
NHS boards in Scotland have been told to raise their standards on palliative care after a critical report. -
Failures led to C diff deaths
14-Aug-2008
Criminal charges may be brought against Scotland's largest health board after a review into a fatal hospital infection showed 'appalling and unacceptable' failures. -
Meldrum urges doctors to take leading role in reform
10-Jul-2008
Doctors must 'roll up their sleeves' and get involved in Lord Darzi's healthcare reforms or risk being marginalised, irrelevant and ignored, according to the British Medical Association chairman. -
Unions call for caution on direct elections move
3-Jul-2008
Unions have called on the Scottish government not to divert money from frontline care by introducing direct elections to NHS boards. -
Interview: Nicola Sturgeon shows she has a softer side
22-May-2008
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon is not afraid to rattle cages, but one year into the job she admits the move from opposition to government was a culture shock. Jennifer Trueland meets her -
Scotland's personal care funding gap must be filled
1-May-2008
Free personal and nursing care in Scotland needs better funding and planning, says a new report. -
Scottish GPs discuss industrial action
1-May-2008
The NHS risks losing family doctors' goodwill, a Scottish GPs' leader has warned. -
Scotland's personal care policy questioned
7-Feb-2008
Scotland's flagship free personal care policy needs to be better funded and managed if it is to work in the future, the public spending watchdog warned last week. A report from Audit Scotland reveals budget shortfalls and ambiguities in the way the policy was implemented. -
Scots asked if they want to elect health boards
17-Jan-2008
Scottish people are being asked if they want to spend £5m on introducing direct elections to NHS boards. -
Scotland's pledge on opening hours faces GP resistance
20-Dec-2007
The Scottish government has set itself on a collision course with GPs by promising extended practice opening hours as part of a package to improve access to primary care. -
Scotland's overseas staff numbers unknown
29-Nov-2007
A review of pre-employment checks which was carried out in the wake of alleged terrorist attacks has revealed that the NHS in Scotland does not know how many overseas staff it employs. -
Scotland health spending 'flatlining' for three years
22-Nov-2007
Health services in Scotland are losers in the first SNP government's budget, seeing a real terms increase of just 1.4 per cent next year, a leading economist has warned. -
Boots could host 150 walk-in centres in its stores
11-Oct-2007
Private companies are lining up to provide the extended access to family doctors called for by Lord Darzi in the interim report of his review into the future of the NHS. -
GPs can't tackle obesity alone
8-Oct-2007
GPs have a role to play in tackling obesity but are by no means the only players in trying to halt the ‘epidemic’, senior medical officers agreed at the Royal College of General Practioners' annual conference. -
New formula to boost funds for poor areas
4-Oct-2007
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has promised that no NHS board will see a cut in its budget if a proposed new funding formula is adopted. -
SNP calls for fast-track reforms
20-Sep-2007
Scotland's new SNP health secretary has called on NHS boards to accelerate the pace of change to give patients the services they deserve. -
scotland new bill
7-Sep-2007
A bill to introduce directly elected health boards is part of the Scottish government’s first legislative programme, which was announced last week.The proposed Local Healthcare Bill will be based on public consultation, due to begin this autumn. The move is intended to improve public engagement with health services.First minister Alex Salmond also announced a bill to update public health ... -
Scotland urged to look beyond GPs for out-of-hours services
31-Aug-2007
NHS boards will have to look beyond GPs to provide primary care out of hours if services are to be sustainable, Audit Scotland has warned. -
Scottish government reverses A&E closures
1-Jan-2007
Two Scottish health boards have been given until the end of the year to come up with revised proposals after the new Scottish National Party government overturned decisions to close accident and emergency departments. -
Scottish MSP calls for mass clearout on senior board
1-Jan-2007
The Scottish health minister has been asked to sack the entire senior management team of NHS Western Isles amid claims that it has descended into farce. -
Scottish patients face forced quarantine
1-Jan-2007
Members of the public could be quarantined by force in their own homes if they have contracted or been exposed to a serious infectious disease under new legislation being considered by the Scottish Executive. -
SNP looks to reverse emergency closures
1-Jan-2007
Controversial decisions to reconfigure hospitals services in some areas of Scotland will be revisited now the Scottish National Party has taken power. -
Data fears don't stop survey
9-Nov-2006
The Department of Health is pushing ahead with a massive GP patient experience survey despite fears over data protection issues and dissent from the British Medical Association. -
Wait pressures no excuse for using emergency plans
10-Aug-2006
NHS organisations have been warned not to use contingency plans designed to cope with incidents like terrorist attacks as a way to tackle other pressures in the system. -
Blueprint promises radical change
3-Nov-2005
SCOTLAND -
Soon-to-be-axed board is top performer
8-Sep-2005
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Woods moves to quell rumours
8-Sep-2005
RECONFIGURATION NHS Scotland chief 'focused on delivery' amid fears over drastic board cuts -
Chief flies out to Iraq for a taste of the real frontline
4-Aug-2005
RESERVISTS Hospitals' can-do attitude impresses health board visitor -
Report lambasts shortfall in Scottish improvements
9-Jun-2005
FINANCE Audit committee says services do not ref lect investment levels -
Blueprint calls for strong leadership
2-Jun-2005
SCOTLAND 'Bold and confident' 20-year plan proposes shift towards community care -
Concern over GMS delays
5-May-2005
FINANCE Scottish Executive has still to announce this year's budget -
Key English reform snubbed
14-Apr-2005
NHS CONFEDERATION SCOTLAND Exper t compares foundations to 'warring city states' -
Kerr calls for co-operation
31-Mar-2005
SCOTLAND Strategy author says competition is 'not the Scottish way' -
Pay could take up two thirds of funding for NHS boards
10-Feb-2005
SCOTTISH FINANCE -
Generous to a fault? How NHS pensions have run out of time
20-Jan-2005
PENSION REFORM -
'Instead of looking at my disability, listen to what I am trying to tell you'
9-Dec-2004
Published: 09/12/2004, Volume II4, No. 5935 Page 14 15 -
Private sector to cut wait times
2-Dec-2004
SCOTLAND -
NHS staff show concern on pension provision
4-Nov-2004
Published: 04/11/2004, Volume II4, No. 5930 Page 9 -
What are the odds? Can the Confed straddle two horses in its expanded role as employers' organisation?
4-Nov-2004
Published: 04/11/2004, Volume II4, No. 5930 Page 14 15 -
Scottish minister to grill every health board in public
14-Oct-2004
Published: 14/10/2004, Volume II4, No. 5927 Page 7 -
Rural population finds itself on receiving end of urban policy again
9-Sep-2004
Published: 09/09/2004, Volume II4, No. 5922 Page 8 9 -
Surviving the media frenzy: you can't beat them, so join them
19-Aug-2004
Published: 19/08/2004, Volume II4, No. 5919 Page 12 13 -
Racing to victory or doing the crawl: PSA targets split the judges
22-Jul-2004
Published: 22/07/2004, Volume II4, No. 5915 Page 14 15 -
Reform process slammed
8-Jul-2004
Published: 08/07/2004, Volume II4, No. 5913 Page 7 -
Public health specialists appeal for legislation to tackle obesity
17-Jun-2004
Published: 17/06/2004, Volume II4, No. 5910 Page 8 -
Has the sun set on the golden age of NHS pensions?
10-Jun-2004
Published: 10/06/2004, Volume II4, No. 5909 Page 10 11 -
Lose the cynicism, Scots are urged
14-May-2004
Published: 13/05/2004, Volume II4, No. 5905 Page 8 -
'Stormy waters' ahead for Scots service reform
14-May-2004
Published: 13/05/2004, Volume II4, No. 5905 Page 12 13 -
Troubled health board's chief warns jobs will go in cutbacks
15-Apr-2004
Published: 15/04/2004, Volume II4, No. 5801 Page 6 -
Star turn
12-Feb-2004
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IN-TRAY
29-Jan-2004
Published: 29/01/2004, Volume II4, No. 5890 Page 24 -
Confed plea for action on Wanless report
13-Nov-2003
Published: 13/11/2003, Volume II3, No. 5881 Page 8 9 -
Costs confusion adds to Scots' contract challenge
30-Oct-2003
Published: 30/10/2003, Volume II3, No. 5879 Page 7 -
The heat is on
25-Sep-2003
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A shore thing
4-Sep-2003
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The worm has turned
4-Sep-2003
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Chisholm plans end for Scottish trusts
3-Jul-2003
Published: 03/07/2003, Volume II3, No. 5862 Page 84 -
Money on the mind
5-Jun-2003
Published: 05/06/2003, Volume II3, No. 5858 Page 14 15 -
No top scorers in Scots quality review
29-May-2003
Published:29/05/2003, Volume II3, No. 5857 Page 9 -
Stability plea in elections'wake
8-May-2003
Published: 08/05/2003, Volume II3, No. 5854 Page 8, 9 -
A place apart
10-Apr-2003
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A tough one to tackle
3-Apr-2003
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Scots give full backinng to mental health shake-up
27-Mar-2003
Published: 27/03/2003, Volume II3, No. 5848 Page 10 11 -
The gentle touch
6-Mar-2003
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Taylor made for politics
30-Jan-2003
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Perpetual motion
5-Dec-2002
Published: 05/12/2002, Volume112 No. 5834 Page 15 -
Any spare change?
21-Nov-2002
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Stand up and be counted
7-Nov-2002
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Scottish bill 'will require more funding'
26-Sep-2002
Published: 26/09/2002, Volume II2, No. 5824 Page 8 9 -
Bid to put Europe's 'sick man' in recovery
5-Sep-2002
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Stormy era ends as Glasg gow chief quits
1-Aug-2002
Published: 01/08/2002, Volume II2, No. 5816 Page 8 9 -
Stormy era ends as Glasg gow chief quits
1-Aug-2002
Published: 01/08/2002, Volume II2, No. 5816 Page 8 9 -
Seen and heard
18-Jul-2002
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Treatment denial 'last resort'
27-Jun-2002
Published: 27/06/2002, Volume II2, No. 5811 Page 10 -
In place of strife
16-May-2002
news focus: After being beaten with placards and tackling the aftermath of Beverly Allitt's murders, Allister Stewart is bidding the NHS farewell. Jennifer Trueland meets him -
Ripped untimely
16-May-2002
news focus: The risk of litigation and the growing number of Caesarean births are combining to make childbirth a real headache for the NHS. -
'Balance books'demand MSPs
9-May-2002
Published: 09/05/2002, Volume II2, No. 5804 Page 8 -
Governance bemuses trusts
2-May-2002
Published: 02/05/2002, Volume II2, No. 5803 Page 10 -
Scots may buy out private care
25-Apr-2002
Published:25/04/2002, Volume II2, No. 5802, Page 8 -
Ground control
18-Apr-2002
news focus: Airline pilots are helping to steer the NHS into a new no-blame culture of team-working and owning up to mistakes. Jennifer Trueland reports -
Managers may 'take eye off ball' in face of fresh upheaval
11-Apr-2002
Published: 11/4/2002, Volume II2, No. 5800 Page 9 -
Annual crackers
4-Apr-2002
news focus: Would you rather an annual report read like an informative historical document or an unputdownable blockbuster? Jennifer Trueland gets hooked -
'Acid tests'will show if been learned f Bristol lessons have
3-Apr-2002
Published: 28/03/2002, Volume II2, No. 5798 Page 8 9 -
Backyard blues
3-Apr-2002
news focus: A curious bidding process is in progress to establish the site of a secure unit for mentally disordered offenders in the west of Scotland.But could the 'winning'health board be handed a poisoned chalice, wonders Jennifer Trueland -
An officer and a communicator
28-Feb-2002
news focus: Flight lieutenant Lynda Sawers may be glad of her RAF skills as she becomes the first ever corporate communications manager for the Scottish Executive health department. Jennifer Trueland met her -
Coming to grief
17-Jan-2002
News Focus Tony Bell, now trust chief executive, tells Jennifer Trueland about life on the Alder Hey emotional rollercoaster -
Scotland feels pinch despite cash boost
20-Dec-2001
Published: 20/12/2001, Volume III, No.5786 Page 8 9 -
£7m overspend blamed on 'bad management' as 135 jobs go
6-Dec-2001
Published: 06/12/2001, Volume III, No. 5784 Page 8 9 -
Deacon ousted from health
29-Nov-2001
Scotland's health minister, Susan Deacon, has been replaced by her deputy, Malcolm Chisholm, as new first minister Jack McConnell loses no time in signalling that health is at the top of his agenda. -
Care deadline is 'a problem'
8-Nov-2001
NEWS -
It is their shout
18-Oct-2001
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Cash 'tonic' for unified boards
27-Sep-2001
NEWS -
Sweeping the board
27-Sep-2001
NEWS FOCUS: A centralising return to the past or a thoroughly modern idea to suit a unique set of circumstances? The new unified boards are Scotland's biggest structural deviation from the NHS in England, as Jennifer Trueland reports -
Live aid
20-Sep-2001
NEWS FOCUS: The health services in New York responded to the World Trade Center attack in a manner that belied the death and destruction that faced them.But it was all in the planning.Jennifer Trueland pays tribute -
England faces pressure from groundbreaking Scottish law
13-Sep-2001
NEWS -
Media magnet
13-Sep-2001
NEWS FOCUS: Gerry Marr has had plenty of experience of difficult headlines, but his new role, heading Tayside University Hospitals trust, may make him an even bigger target, reports Jennifer Trueland -
Chief of Tayside board quits after vote drama
6-Sep-2001
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A change is as good as a rest
30-Aug-2001
Health professionals who choose to work in another country get experience of widely divergent health systems - and that is just within the UK, reports Jennifer Trueland -
Scots slow to accept NHS 24 partnership
23-Aug-2001
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Turning up the heat
23-Aug-2001
NEWS FOCUS: Since devolution, senior health service managers are ever more likely to receive a grilling from a government committee, and be asked to justify every action.Can they prepare for this, or is it a case of practice makes perfect? Jennifer Truela -
'Health factory' plans for private hospital
26-Jul-2001
news -
Doctors get say in cancer cash
12-Jul-2001
Clinicians are to be given the power to say how a multi-million pound investment should be spent to change Scottish cancer services, under plans launched by health minister Susan Deacon. -
Big guns in battle for care homes cash
6-Jul-2001
NEWS -
Big guns in battle for care homes cash
7-Jun-2001
Independent care home owners in Scotland have enlisted heavyweight help to convince local authorities that they are not being paid enough. -
A touch of southern comfort?
31-May-2001
Paul White, chief executive of Scotland's most troubled trust, has landed the top job at Barts and the London trust - a role that has plenty of potential to be just as much a test of character. Jennifer Trueland met him -
Tayside probe hears conflicting accounts
24-May-2001
NEWS -
Scotch guard
10-May-2001
Scotland's answer to NICE has at last published some responses to the English body's judgements.How will the Scottish 'context'define its verdicts, wonders Jennifer Trueland -
'Sidelined'chief exec to launch legal action
10-May-2001
The most financially troubled health trust in Scotland is facing legal action from a former manager who claims he was effectively made redundant when he was passed over for the chief executive's job.
