All Health Service Journal articles in 5 December 2014
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CommentReshape guidelines on body contouring surgery to best treat obese patients
After weight loss surgery
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CommentThe better care fund needs to be stripped of bureaucracy
Better care fund needs a bureaucratic enema
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NewsAvoid financial ‘arms race’, warns watchdog boss
Providers and commissioners should end the escalating “arms race” that threatens the sustainability of their health systems, the NHS Trust Development Authority finance director has warned
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NewsDalton's plans to revitalise provider sector unveiled
A long awaited review of NHS provider policy has recommended a suite of measures to re-energise the ‘pipeline’ of would be foundation trusts and accelerate the acquisition or franchising of trusts that cannot demonstrate long term viability in their current form.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation of London A&Es follows department closures
PERFORMANCE: A probe into poor accident and emergency services in north west London has been commissioned by four London local authorities following the controversial closure of two departments.
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NewsHSJ Live 05.12.2014: Investigation of London A&Es follows department closures
Probe into poor accident and emergency services in north west London has been commissioned by four London local authorities, plus the rest of today’s health news and comment
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CommentTackling the weighty problem of obese patients without the scalpel
Surgery often leads to further weight gain
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HSJ KnowledgeTips from the tech world on how to transform the NHS
Much to learn from Silicon Valley and beyond
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SupplementsDuty of candour: what new regulations mean for trusts
What organisations need to do to comply
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NewsStudy exposes 'scandalous' state of NHS neurology services
Patients with acute neurological conditions are waiting too long to see specialist consultants amid ‘scandalous’ widespread variations in hospital services across the country, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalMental health hospital stops accepting new patients following CQC concerns
A mental health hospital in Sussex has stopped accepting new routine patients following concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission during a recent inspection
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NewsExclusive: Database will track doctors' careers to help university selection
Doctors’ entire careers from medical school through to consultant level will be tracked by a database designed to find the best way of selecting and testing doctors
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NewsHSJ Live 04.12.14: Healthcare leaders attack 'scapegoating' of managers in open letter
Leaders and clinicians call for a change in attitude towards NHS managers, during the run-up to the general election, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsOpen letter in full: Respect for NHS managers
The full text of the open letter calling for a change in attitudes towards NHS managers
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SupplementsRedefining innovation: Cutting tech doesn't scan
Ageing imaging equipment is cause for concern
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CommentTragic tale of 'Baby P' shows we shouldn't play the blame game
Distinguish accountability from blame
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NewsHealthcare leaders attack 'scapegoating' of managers
Leading clinicians and patient campaigners have joined two former health secretaries to call for a change in attitude towards NHS managers
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