Health Service Journal
PAT HEALY
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Equal to the occasion
4-Nov-1999
Health secretary Alan Milburn is keen to assure social services that they are equal partners with the NHS. But he warned that means signing up to a similar strict regime of regulation. Pat Healy reports -
Are you listening to me?
28-Oct-1999
England's first joint health and social care trust still has to convince users it works, reports Pat Healy -
Denham snub to CHC's plea
28-Oct-1999
Health minister John Denham has rejected a plea by Coventry community health council for a £200m private finance initiative hospital in the city centre. -
Pay deal 'is key to keeping nurses in NHS'
21-Oct-1999
Nurses need a 'substantial' pay rise if the NHS is to retain the experienced staff needed to carry out the government's modernisation programme, the Royal College of Nursing said this week. -
New pay plans face 'inevitable' phase-in
14-Oct-1999
The new pay system being negotiated for the NHS will be phased in because not all trusts are expected to be ready to implement it in full. -
Managers angry over 'central control' of partnership moves
30-Sep-1999
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Unions seek differential rise in nurse pay
30-Sep-1999
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Government set for collision course over new holiday pay
23-Sep-1999
The government has provoked a new row with unions over how NHS bodies should implement enhanced holiday pay rates demanded by the working- time directive. -
Open wide
23-Sep-1999
Health service managers were treated to a rare example of partnership working last week when trade unions, managers and the NHS Executive gave their first 'report back' on talks on the government's proposed new pay system. -
Broad agreement in pay system talks
16-Sep-1999
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Employers press for 'realistic' pay rises
16-Sep-1999
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Of primary concern
16-Sep-1999
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Government set for collision course over new holiday pay
9-Sep-1999
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Open wide
9-Sep-1999
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'Discrimination' claim as non-pay body staff mount strike threat
26-Aug-1999
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On the critical list
26-Aug-1999
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DoH issues guidance on charges
19-Aug-1999
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My family and other animals
19-Aug-1999
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In crowd
12-Aug-1999
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Man bites watchdog
12-Aug-1999
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Criterion theatre
5-Aug-1999
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NI boards' pay award shortfall will be made good next year
5-Aug-1999
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Case stokes up row on long-term care
22-Jul-1999
The question of who pays for long term care was thrown into chaos last week by the Court of Appeal judgement in the 'Coughlan' case. -
Unknown quantity
22-Jul-1999
What exactly will a nurse consultant do? Pat Healy reports on plans for a pilot scheme to develop the role -
Here's looking at you
15-Jul-1999
Primary care groups and other players in the new NHS should be watched carefully, the community health councils' annual conference heard. Pat Healy reports -
No extra cash to fund Blair's nurse posts
15-Jul-1999
Trusts will not be given additional funding to pay for the 'nurse consultant' posts outlined by the government last week. -
Workforce planning set for rejig
8-Jul-1999
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78 jobs threatened in shake-up for supplies
1-Jul-1999
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No agreement on HR as PCT deadline nears
24-Jun-1999
Managers and trade unions are concerned that agreement will not be reached on key human resources issues affecting primary care trusts by 1 July, when the first applications for PCT status can be made. -
A side issue
10-Jun-1999
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HA puts councillors on PCGs amid bias claims
10-Jun-1999
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Doubled pension payments may threaten reforms, say managers
22-Apr-1999
Shocked managers' leaders have warned that the government's NHS modernisation plans could be at risk after learning employers will have to almost double their contributions to staff pensions over the next two years. -
Equal to the task
8-Apr-1999
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Welcome for GMC vote on doctor checks
18-Feb-1999
The General Medical Council's decision to require doctors to undergo regular checks on their competence has been widely -
Protests at low pay offer for managers
11-Feb-1999
Senior managers are to be offered significantly lower pay rises than nurses, NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands has told trusts and health authorities. -
Splitting the difference
11-Feb-1999
This year's pay settlement was supposed to make everyone happy. Instead it has been seen as divisive, with some staff groups left far behind. Pat Healy reports -
Broad welcome for pay awards - if fully funded
4-Feb-1999
The NHS pay settlement received a broad welcome from managers this week, although finance and human resources directors voiced doubts about the government's commitment to fund it fully. -
Privatisation dispute ends
4-Feb-1999
An eight-year dispute over privatisation at a Northern Ireland trust has ended with 500 ancillary workers being taken back 'in-house.' -
Commissioners call for spending boost to finance free elderly care
21-Jan-1999
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Managers moonlight to make up for low pay
14-Jan-1999
Half of NHS managers do not think they are well paid and one in 10 has a second paid job, according to a Unison survey published as part of its campaign for higher pay. -
Anger at pay freeze for senior managers
26-Nov-1998
Unions have described a pay freeze for senior NHS managers as a 'slap in the face' for the people 'asked to deliver the most fundamental changes in decades'. -
Dobson pushes for more rehabilitation
29-Oct-1998
Health secretary Frank Dobson last week called for higher priority for rehabilitation services to stop illness and injury leading to permanent disablement. -
A poor fit
15-Oct-1998
Managers fear Northern Ireland's unique experience of joint health and social services may be under threat. Pat Healy reports -
Pay row as review bodies defy Blair limit
15-Oct-1998
Government hopes of limiting next year's health service pay awards have been dented as pay review bodies resist pressure to keep within departmental spending limits. -
New guidance issued to spur joint working
8-Oct-1998
The determination of ministers to force closer co-operation between health and social services is underlined in the first ever joint national priorities guidance, issued last week. -
Milburn sets out five-year staff strategy
24-Sep-1998
All trusts and primary care groups will be required to sign up to the government's new human resources strategy, launched yesterday by health minister Sir Alan Milburn. -
Dobson gives green light to pooled budgets but merger ruled out entirely
17-Sep-1998
Health and social services authorities will be able to pool budgets under proposals set out this week in the government's promised consultation document on joint working. -
Super idea puts paid to talks
17-Sep-1998
Managers are miffed that they were not forewarned about the government's 'nurse consultants' plan, and are wondering how it will affect the already complicated pay discussions. -
Confederation falls out with Blair on pay
10-Sep-1998
NHS employers clashed with prime minister Tony Blair over pay this week in the run-up to tomorrow's deadline for evidence to the pay review bodies. -
Pay pitfalls
3-Sep-1998
While progress on a new NHS-wide pay system is faltering, there is still a lot of common ground between unions and managers. -
Nurses' unions split over new discretionary points system
20-Aug-1998
Senior nurses will be eligible for up to 1,200 extra on their salaries from next month under the terms of a discretionary awards system out for consultation. -
Bishops and the Lords - God's unholy alliance
13-Aug-1998
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Ashworth set to join mainstream mental health service in wake of chief executive's departure
16-Jul-1998
Ashworth special hospital is to be integrated further into mainstream NHS mental health services following the surprise departure last week of chief executive Hilary Hodge. -
NICE work if you can fund it
16-Jul-1998
Details of the government's quality drive are emerging, but managers are concerned at the lack of funding for the new initiatives and worried that they may be lost among other demands. Pat Healy reports -
Trusts charge patients 'exorbitant' prices for medical record access
16-Jul-1998
Trusts and GPs are imposing 'exorbitant' charges on patients seeking access to their medical records, according to a survey of 95 community health councils. -
Ashworth inquiry ends with call to close all the special hospitals
9-Jul-1998
The inquiry into allegations of pornography and child abuse at Ashworth special hospital ended this week with a dramatic plea for the special hospitals to be closed. -
Bishop makes his mark
25-Jun-1998
What the public said to the bishop and the peer was that they wanted an alternative to the health authority's plans. Pat Healy reports -
New powers for commissioner 'can cut lawsuits against NHS'
25-Jun-1998
New powers for the health service commissioner to investigate clinical complaints could mean fewer legal actions against the NHS, his annual report suggests today. -
CHCs join revolt over director appointment
18-Jun-1998
Community health councils are in rebellion over the appointment of a new director for their national association in moves that could disrupt the patient watchdog movement's conference. -
Ministers fall back on old pledges in wake of heart babies scandal
11-Jun-1998
Ministers moved this week to beef up the NHS quality agenda in response to the outcry over the Bristol heart surgery baby deaths. -
Tender is the plight
11-Jun-1998
Dudley health authority's move to sell community nursing to the highest bidder ended in resignations and retreat. Pat Healy reports -
Bringing back 'home rule'
21-May-1998
A 'yes' vote in tomorrow's referendum will signal fundamental changes to Northern Ireland's health service. Pat Healy reports -
DoH faces legal threat over CMO interview 'shambles'
21-May-1998
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Unfinished business
7-May-1998
The consultation document on the NHS in Northern Ireland keeps debate on its future very much open. Pat Healy reports -
Government speeds up on proposed single regional office for London
30-Apr-1998
The government is to speed up the proposed single regional office for London, health secretary Frank Dobson announced this week. -
Triumph of hope over experience?
30-Apr-1998
The years of trouble in Northern Ireland have given it some of the worst health statistics in Europe. But if the peace agreement succeeds, all that could change. Pat Healy reports from a health and regeneration conference in Belfast -
CHC to voice concerns over Lighthouse funding
23-Apr-1998
Concerns about the way £1.7m of NHS funding for residential services was withdrawn from a leading centre for people with HIV and AIDS are to be raised with health secretary Frank Dobson. -
In the frame of the law
23-Apr-1998
Clinical governance will put chief executives in the firing line on medical issues. Pat Healy reports -
The appliance of compliance
23-Apr-1998
Fine words are being written into the new quality framework, but managers want to know what sanctions there will be to back them. Pat Healy reports -
Anger at nurse tender plan
16-Apr-1998
A health authority was accused last week of demoralising staff and potentially fragmenting services by joining with GPs to put community nursing out to tender. -
King's new reign
9-Apr-1998
The King's Fund is undergoing a massive shake-up as well as something of a slimming exercise. Pat Healy looks at the organisation that is emerging -
Psychiatry unit relocation plan a 'retrograde step'
9-Apr-1998
A London health authority has been accused of planning to 'rebuild an asylum' by proposing to move a psychiatry unit from an acute to a community hospital. -
Unions opt to turn down phased pay offer for non-review body staff
2-Apr-1998
Health unions last week rejected a pay offer for non-review body staff that would give them the same deal as nurses and professions allied to medicine - 2 per cent from 1 April and another 1.8 per cent in December. -
Waiting list cash attacked
2-Apr-1998
The government's new waiting list initiative received a strong thumbs down at a national conference on day surgery last week. -
Identity crises
26-Mar-1998
Imposters posing as nurses or other professionals put patients at risk, but trusts have a poor record of checking job applicants' registrations. Pat Healy reports -
UKCC demands tougher line on imposter nurses
26-Mar-1998
Nursing's regulatory body is calling for more punitive legal sanctions against imposters who pose as qualified nurses. -
Head start
15-Jan-1998
Pharmacists in one city are being allowed to prescribe head lice treatments. Pat Healy asks whether the idea will catch on
