Health Service Journal
Public and patient involvement
Stories with this category.
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Patient leaders concerned over CCG lay member strength
21-Jan-2013
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Local Healthwatch 'bound and gagged'
11-Jan-2013
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Health and wellbeing role taken on by ex-council chief
11-Jan-2013
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Nicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
10-Jan-2013
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Patient voice 'lost' in rush to specialised commissioning
28-Dec-2012
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Why the friends and family test won't work
7-Dec-2012
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Healthwatch England appoints chief executive
5-Dec-2012
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A change is going to come
22-Nov-2012
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Building patient engagement from the ground up
22-Nov-2012
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Think About Your Life puts people's experience first
16-Nov-2012
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Why wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
8 November 2012
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Identifying waste in acute care
29-Oct-2012
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People Powered Health
25-Oct-2012
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‘The Health Act is a car crash and that’s a shame’
25 October 2012
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Healthwatch chief sets out plans
25-Oct-2012
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Opening up to close scrutiny
18 October 2012
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Swale CCG seeks lay members
17-Oct-2012
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'A merger was our only viable option'
17-Oct-2012
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They are the champions: volunteers in the community
16-Oct-2012
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NW London consultation closes
11-Oct-2012
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Analysed: a new model of hospital care in Cornwall
9-Oct-2012
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Brought in from the cold
4 October 2012
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Structured group education vs diabetes
2-Oct-2012
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CCG to unveil plans at Northants AGM
14-Sep-2012
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Trust criticised over new Pembury bus deal
14-Sep-2012
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Fixing the broken system
6 September 2012
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'We are becoming averse to risk'
6 September 2012
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Consultation pledge on Worcestershire acute service review
24-Aug-2012
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT holding governor election
10-Aug-2012
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In the new NHS, you are what you tweet
9 August 2012
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Social media for NHS dummies
9 August 2012
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Staffordshire Partnership launches FT consultation
6-Aug-2012
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Western Sussex gears up for first governor election
6-Aug-2012
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Sussex trust fights back over reconfig plan criticism
6-Aug-2012
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Patients 'should take trusts to court' over drug access
3-Aug-2012
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Avon and Wiltshire reaches out to service users
1-Aug-2012
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East Sussex Healthcare seeks to ‘clarify’ future of services
31-Jul-2012
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Two new lay members for Cannock Chase CCG
26-Jul-2012
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South Tyne FT struggling to recruit members
26-Jul-2012
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People power: how to make better use of patient experience
19-Jul-2012
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Clare Gerada: trust is essential for effective leadership
12-Jul-2012
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Best foot forward: improving NHS organisations' carbon footprint
12 July 2012
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How to put patients at the centre of palliative care
12 July 2012
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Nominations open for Western Sussex’s first governor elections
6-Jul-2012
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A few words on self-management
5 July 2012
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Why patient leaders are the new kids on the block
5 July 2012
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NW London launches consultation on major service reconfiguration
4-Jul-2012
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HealthWatch board will have appointed local members
3-Jul-2012
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Organ donation campaign sees results at St Helens and Knowsley
27-Jun-2012
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Staff engagement: an essential ingredient for good management
25-Jun-2012
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New surveillance groups not 'command and control'
21-Jun-2012
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Get doctors off 'pedestals' urges DH patient lead
21-Jun-2012
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Why trusts should get behind NHS Hack Days and back 'geeks who love the NHS'
18-Jun-2012
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The benefits to CCGs from sharing patient information
14-Jun-2012
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GP records website 'My Health' revealed
13-Jun-2012
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Who cares what they think?
12-Jun-2012
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Satisfaction in NHS plummets due to concern over government reforms
12-Jun-2012
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Are we wasting money on care that patients don’t want?
7-Jun-2012
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CCG in Kent to launch patient network
6-Jun-2012
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Getting patients to take responsibility for their own health
31-May-2012
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Public engagement with service information is key test of choice
31-May-2012
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Readers' letters – 31 May 2012
31-May-2012
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Cameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
30-May-2012
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Royal Wolverhampton produces newspaper
30-May-2012
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Patient preferences matter: another call for doctors to change
29-May-2012
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How patient perspectives can help improve service design
24-May-2012
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How to make equality and diversity a central part of your organisation
24 May 2012
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Shropshire Healthwatch consultation
22-May-2012
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Information strategy details: Lansley promises online GP access to 'end 8am rush'
20-May-2012
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Governor elections for Mid Staffs
18-May-2012
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The data debate needs a dose of pragmatism
17-May-2012
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'A culture shift can help reduce prescription wastage'
17-May-2012
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How to improve commissioning for long term conditions
17 May 2012
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Circle publishes Hinchingbrooke patient feedback
11-May-2012
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Staffordshire trusts join new patient body
4-May-2012
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'The reforms could be the coalition's poll tax'
3-May-2012
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New patient body praised in Staffordshire
1-May-2012
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Are online patients empowered patients?
1-May-2012
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Nigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
26-Apr-2012
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From healthcare to self care: services that help patients look after themselves
26 April 2012
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Sussex partnership launches ‘unique self-help resource’
19-Apr-2012
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NHS private patient units let down by 'customer service'
19-Apr-2012
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How to handle NHS contract arrangements with confidence
19 April 2012
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New patient group to be launched at East Kent Hospitals
16-Apr-2012
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Acute trusts absent from local wellbeing boards
12 April 2012
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Don Redding: give the public remote control
12 April 2012
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Serious about improving care? Then use the net promoter score
12 April 2012
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Tim Wilson: thirty good men and true
12 April 2012
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Patient campaigner bids for top commissioning board role
11-Apr-2012
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New patient group formed in North of Tyne
5-Apr-2012
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Mid Staffs restricts public questions
5-Apr-2012
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DH issues grant for developing patient information
4-Apr-2012
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Independent advice service for NHS patients launches
2-Apr-2012
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Lansley condemns expensive GP phone calls
29-Mar-2012
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Guidance on producing an any qualified provider implementation pack
29 March 2012
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How to deliver on patient experience promises
29 March 2012
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How to make patient experience out of this world
29 March 2012
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Patients must embrace telehealth too
29 March 2012
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Readers' Letters - 29 March 2012
29 March 2012
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From the BBC to the NHS, can public sector reform ever please everyone?
22-Mar-2012
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Ali Parsa on why collectively we are stronger
22 March 2012
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Ciarán Devane: patients must be able to join the conversation
22-Mar-2012
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Matt Tee on closing the deal
22 March 2012
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Readers' Letters – 22 March 2012
22 March 2012
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NHSCB patient role ‘too information focused’
16-Mar-2012
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DNA rates as high as 15% in some parts of mental health trust's service
15-Mar-2012
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Why clinical commissioners will be in search of a new approach
15 March 2012
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London GPs off the pace on exercise programmes
1-Mar-2012
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'We care' what patients think, says Western Sussex Hospitals
27-Feb-2012
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Exclusive: flagship HealthWatch policy to be 'watered down' by amendments
24-Feb-2012
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Hertfordshire trust 'could join London cancer network'
17-Feb-2012
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Give it to me straight: improving patient communication for better outcomes
16 February 2012
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Somerset Partnership has addressed CQC concerns
15-Feb-2012
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Treatment information for outpatients must improve, trusts warned
14-Feb-2012
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Community engagement strategy for Kent and Medway Partnership
13-Feb-2012
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East Kent Hospitals launches ‘passport’ for LD patients
13-Feb-2012
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Commissioning for Social Value: a vision for people, practices and communities
10-Feb-2012
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NHS manager launches care home rating website
9 February 2012
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'Political bravery’ required to keep the NHS ‘the most open health system in the world'
8-Feb-2012
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Health Bill amendments target integration and secretary of state's duties
2-Feb-2012
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Ciarán Devane interview: 'There is a role for top-down control'
2-Feb-2012
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'Engaging GPs is the new year's resolution for clinical commissioning'
2-Feb-2012
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Health bodies caution against Cabinet Office open data push
1-Feb-2012
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'Be clear' bowel cancer campaign launched by government
30-Jan-2012
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Why it's vital to improve patient access to information
26 January 2012
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How to improve patient satisfaction in maternity services
25-Jan-2012
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The rise of the patient leader
20-Jan-2012
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'Local healthcare cannot be delivered by giant commissioning bodies'
19 January 2012
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PCT non-exec to lead Worcestershire HealthWatch
17-Jan-2012
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Lincolnshire community services trust plans patient consultation over reforms
16-Jan-2012
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NHS stuck in 'information dark ages', says Future Forum
10-Jan-2012
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Understanding non-compliance to improve patient behaviours
6-Jan-2012
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Why AQP can drive real benefits in primary and secondary care
6-Jan-2012
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Legal lessons: securing judicial review of service reconfiguration
6-Jan-2012
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'Patients and organisations still need an information revolution'
5 January 2012
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Maternity consultation nears end in east Kent
4-Jan-2012
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A day in the life: at the Mid Staffs inquiry
29-Dec-2011
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DH agrees funding for HealthWatch pathfinders
29-Dec-2011
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Mergers will not make unviable trusts sustainable, warn MPs
15-Dec-2011
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'Delivering better community services requires equal relationships'
15 December 2011
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Care homes review website planned
12-Dec-2011
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How speaking up improves safety and saves lives in the health service
7-Dec-2011
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'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
5-Dec-2011
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Does the NHS really believe information technology can improve healthcare?
25-Nov-2011
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First summary care record goes live in Surrey
22-Nov-2011
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Community group launches survey following London HIV drugs change
22-Nov-2011
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'We have not found an area where improvement has not been possible'
21-Nov-2011
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Government public health plans 'ineffective', says study
18-Nov-2011
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Why the success of health and wellbeing boards depends on relationships
16-Nov-2011
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Cally Bann: putting the record straight
10 November 2011
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NHS facing 'tsunami' of patient anger
7-Nov-2011
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Wiping kidney waiting list could save £650m
3-Nov-2011
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Flexible GP registration schemes piloted
3-Nov-2011
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Setting up successful joint strategic needs assessments
1-Nov-2011
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Why technology holds the key to better population health
27 October 2011
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Guidance 'misconstrued' as commissioners restrict drugs
24-Oct-2011
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Why public and patient engagement must work in the new commissioning system
24-Oct-2011
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The benefits of PbR in commissioning smoking cessation services
20 October 2011
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Why exceeding patient expectations should be central for clinical commissioners
20 October 2011
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Will Any Qualified Provider bring the private sector and the community together?
19-Oct-2011
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How a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
17-Oct-2011
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Hospitals eye charges for disabled parking spaces
17-Oct-2011
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'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
13 October 2011
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'We all want integrated care - who will stand up and be accountable for it?'
13 October 2011
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Consultant choice benefits based on 'limited evidence'
12-Oct-2011
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NHS Greenwich asks Belmarsh to represent patients after deaths in custody
11-Oct-2011
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The key factors behind a successful implementation of telehealth services
6 October 2011
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Wide variety in UK organ donation rates
5-Oct-2011
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Exploring the benefits of coaching for clinicians and patients
4-Oct-2011
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NHS 111 to go nationwide
3-Oct-2011
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HealthWatch faces further delays
30-Sep-2011
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Leicester planning to raise parking charges
29-Sep-2011
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Exclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'
29-Sep-2011
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Community services transfer held up by legal threat
27-Sep-2011
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Senior Lib Dem peer wants more 'teeth' for HealthWatch
22-Sep-2011
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Why the amended Health Bill still creates a worrying outlook for the NHS
22 September 2011
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'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
16-Sep-2011
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How to utilise online feedback to improve services and increase patient involvement
15 September 2011
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NNUH calls on public to help protect future of local liver surgery
12-Sep-2011
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Politicians block reforms - King’s Fund
6-Sep-2011
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Emerging Medway CCG sets out draft comms plans
2-Sep-2011
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Why valuable health outcomes data is vital to improving care
31-Aug-2011
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Ashford and St Peter’s runs into volunteer trouble over catering contract
26-Aug-2011
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FTs will be compelled to report complaints by DH
25-Aug-2011
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SHA backs Southern Health's move to close community hospital
24-Aug-2011
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Winchester and Eastleigh consults on maternity services
24-Aug-2011
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Derbyshire consults on talking therapies service
24-Aug-2011
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Lansley is taking us back to medical domination - Lord Crisp
24-Aug-2011
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PCT cluster under pressure over new community hospital pledge
23-Aug-2011
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Primary care organisations across NE launch equality consultation
22-Aug-2011
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New set of listening exercise questions unveiled
18-Aug-2011
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Can cloud computing precipitate a revolution in managing patient data?
18 August 2011
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North Staffordshire consults on mental health service changes
17-Aug-2011
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Setting local free: will true decentralisation work in the future NHS?
17-Aug-2011
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Consultation on patient transport in Sussex
16-Aug-2011
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DH reissues withdrawn HealthWatch consultation
16-Aug-2011
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Michael Dixon: it's time for general practice to get real
11-Aug-2011
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Medical resistance hampers doctor-patient decisions programme
10-Aug-2011
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Flagship involvement policy faces funding threat
4-Aug-2011
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The government risks severing links with valuable volunteers
3-Aug-2011
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Changing the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
3-Aug-2011
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How healthcare providers in America can teach lessons on quality improvement
28-Jul-2011
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Delivering effective care: five elements that define a better service
26-Jul-2011
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Putting power in the hands of patients to tackle long term conditions
21 July 2011
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Northamptonshire Healthcare loses sensitive data
18-Jul-2011
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells invests £2m in bus service
14-Jul-2011
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HealthWatch: local scrutiny and national tension
14 July 2011
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More NHS complaints upheld by ombudsman
14 July 2011
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Rise in complaints about health bodies
13-Jul-2011
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Lansley outlines new work for Future Forum
7-Jul-2011
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How GPs can help patients make sense of health information
7 July 2011
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Battle to keep FT board meetings private is 'lost'
6-Jul-2011
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Bury LINk website to allow patients to give anonymous reviews of NHS services
1-Jul-2011
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Health Committee calls for overhaul of complaints system
28-Jun-2011
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Health Bill: rules unclear on open board meetings
24-Jun-2011
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All ears: have the public's preferences for Health Bill changes been heard?
22-Jun-2011
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How public involvement was a foundation for improving healthcare delivery in Hertfordshire
21-Jun-2011
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Kent and Medway consults public on community engagement plan
20-Jun-2011
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Commissioners will have duty to tell patients about waiting time rights
20-Jun-2011
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Patient and public involvement to be strengthened
20-Jun-2011
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Local authorities to have 'formal role' in authorising Clinical Commissioning Groups
14-Jun-2011
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Why service integration is central to improving the patient experience
9 June 2011
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Results of Western Sussex reconfiguration consultation due next month
25-May-2011
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Why consortia need to be focused online
25-May-2011
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Data transparency letter to Treasury reveals fraud fears
19-May-2011
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How patient opinions are shaping services
17-May-2011
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Cameron defends NHS reforms
16-May-2011
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Prescriptions bill up £300m despite improved value for money
4-May-2011
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Empowering clinicians and nurses to drive QIPP best practice
28 April 2011
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Five principles to help commissioning consortia get public and patient involvement right
28 April 2011
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Name chosen for community hospital in Selby
21-Apr-2011
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The debate on consortia governance requires sound principles, and hard evidence
21-Apr-2011
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Engaging hearts and minds in the face of criticism: the new leadership challenges
21 April 2011
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Public NHS involvement suspended in Birmingham
21 April 2011
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NHS Nottingham City calls on patients to join ‘citizen’s panel’
20-Apr-2011
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NHS West Sussex holds extra board meeting to discuss ‘clustering’
19-Apr-2011
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Foundation trust advised to 'run down' hospital
14 April 2011
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Variation in surgery rates hints at savings potential
14 April 2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals offers public one-to-one consultation on changes
12-Apr-2011
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Calderdale FT may seek non-elected councillors
25-Mar-2011
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Community action in the NHS is quietly building the Big Society
24 March 2011
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Nice to see you: inspiring public and patient engagement with NHS services consultations
24 March 2011
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DH struggling to achieve consultant choice within deadline
17 March 2011
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Major supermarket chains back responsibility deal
15-Mar-2011
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Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
7-Mar-2011
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Managers told to 'relax' over online criticism
3 March 2011
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The role of patient panels in consortia commissioning
3 March 2011
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Clarity needed on Monitor accountability, MPs told
17 February 2011
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT consults on future
8-Feb-2011
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NHS reforms 'need patient voice'
8-Feb-2011
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DH retracts LINks funds mistake sent to councils
27 January 2011
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DH 'telling councils to cut public involvement budget in half'
20-Jan-2011
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'Accountability in the NHS is a mess'
19-Jan-2011
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Warnings over NHS reforms
17-Jan-2011
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LINks effectiveness questioned
12-Jan-2011
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Local involvement networks are working, DH finds
4-Jan-2011
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Social care directors back statutory wellbeing boards
16-Dec-2010
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Lansley defends NHS reforms to MPs
16-Dec-2010
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More powers for health ombudsman and local health forums
15-Dec-2010
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Private healthcare market probed
15-Dec-2010
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Survey finds support for Labour health record
13-Dec-2010
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CQC to scan Twitter for care complaints
9 December 2010
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How will the health reforms be judged?
9 December 2010
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Patient information is 'at risk'
9 December 2010
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Open clinical data to public, urges Lansley adviser
25 November 2010
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'The challenge is to get better average outcomes and reduce variation'
25 November 2010
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Commissioning consortia told to buy in admin support
24-Nov-2010
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British Heart Foundation to answer questions in live chat session
23-Nov-2010
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GPs 'face patient revolt over reform plans'
22-Nov-2010
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Can patient choice alone force the changes the service needs?
17-Nov-2010
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iPhone app rates NHS services
17-Nov-2010
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Public engagement: power to the people
15-Nov-2010
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Patients Association rubbishes local invovement networks
9-Nov-2010
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NHS Choices site 'saves millions'
9-Nov-2010
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Protest delays Stafford Hospital public inquiry
8-Nov-2010
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Organ transplants hit record high
5-Nov-2010
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Achieving whole hospital change
4 November 2010
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College of Medicine denies link to homeopathy charity
4 November 2010
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Patients will move between commissioners, warns GP
4 November 2010
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NHS efficiency savings could get a rough ride
28 October 2010
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Take the lead in preventing ill health
14 October 2010
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Patient access to medical records
9-Oct-2010
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Call for public to improve their own health
8-Oct-2010
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Patients should be told the cost of their treatment, says Tory MP
5-Oct-2010
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Primary care special report: a change of practice
23 September 2010
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Why many hands make IT work
16 September 2010
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Local quit smoking campaign
9-Sep-2010
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Patients ‘should be able to complain by email’
2 September 2010
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The health community remains doubtful of Cameron’s big idea
2 September 2010
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How to use social networking to help people with mental health problems
31-Aug-2010
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Book Review: Working with self-management courses
26 August 2010
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Monitor set local authority concerns aside
26 August 2010
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NHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind
26 August 2010
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Using patient opinion to inform service design
26 August 2010
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Gypsies' and Travellers' health: the road to greater inclusion
17-Aug-2010
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GP governance: handle with care
12 August 2010
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'Informed' public would remove NHS budget protection
10-Aug-2010
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Free NHS Choices to meet public need
5 August 2010
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London mayor seeks health funds role
5 August 2010
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NHS brand undermined by online confusion
5 August 2010
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Personal health budget pilots raise concerns
4-Aug-2010
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Expert patients: everyone can benefit
4-Aug-2010
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Public and partner organisations
2-Aug-2010
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Empowering patients through innovation
30-Jul-2010
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Reconfiguration moratorium lifted in three months
29-Jul-2010
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Patient safety agency cut involvement cash
29 July 2010
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Patient involvement lacking in South West cancer service reconfiguration
22-Jul-2010
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Healthwatch to advise patients on choice
22-Jul-2010
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GP consortia should not start from 'clean sheet' on public involvement
22-Jul-2010
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Information revolution 'could confuse public'
21-Jul-2010
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How to improve your health website
20-Jul-2010
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Information governance
17-Jul-2010
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Council role to supplant PCTs
14-Jul-2010
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CQC chief welcomes 'formalisation' of relationship with Monitor
14-Jul-2010
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HealthWatch to be part of the CQC
12-Jul-2010
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MPs given access to NHS comments and complaints
8-Jul-2010
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Accountability shake-up planned for public services
8-Jul-2010
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Paul Corrigan on how the third sector will save the NHS
8 July 2010
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Should the irresponsible have a right to NHS care?
8 July 2010
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How to deliver care closer to home
7-Jul-2010
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Call for organ donation discussions
5-Jul-2010
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How to achieve value for money priorities
5-Jul-2010
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Stephen Eames on GPs in the hotseat
1 July 2010
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PCTs to 'road test' direct payments to patients
28-Jun-2010
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‘HCAs can help boost satisfaction ratings’ claim
24 June 2010
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The patient will see you now: rebalancing relationships in the NHS
24 June 2010
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Outpatient experience
17-Jun-2010
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Individual funding requests: from counting beans to patients
15-Jun-2010
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Health trainers
10-Jun-2010
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Lansley outlines NHS plans in first public speech
8-Jun-2010
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Hospitals to face financial penalties for readmitting patients
8-Jun-2010
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Choice more important to patients than doctors
3 June 2010
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NHS reputation is on a par with Iceland chain
3 June 2010
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Public engagement: how foundation trusts fish for members
31-May-2010
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Design around patients
27-May-2010
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John McGowan on service-user involvement
27 May 2010
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Role of patient data questioned following inpatient survey
27 May 2010
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Joint commissioning in London
20-May-2010
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Neil Churchill: NHS savings on long term conditions
20 May 2010
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PCT tells patients the cost of their care and services
20 May 2010
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Lansley confirms London reconfiguration halted
19-May-2010
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'Train healthcare staff to fight HIV discrimination'
18-May-2010
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Patient engagement
18-May-2010
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PCTs 'missing out' on Twitter power
14-May-2010
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Lansley promises real terms NHS budget increases and greater say for clinicians over reconfiguration
13-May-2010
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Seven rules of engagement
13-May-2010
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Patient groups call for urgent government action
7-May-2010
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Jeremy Taylor on involving patients in hospital closures
6 May 2010
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Your Humble Servant: electioneering
6 May 2010
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Patient groups wary of ‘fast track’ NHS reconfigurations
5-May-2010
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How to target PCT internet campaigns
4-May-2010
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Picker Institute launches new patient engagement site
29-Apr-2010
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Andrew Jones on the rise of the health consumer
29 April 2010
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NHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier
29 April 2010
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Foundation trusts 'failing to listen to staff'
27-Apr-2010
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Tories call for locally sourced NHS hospital food
23-Apr-2010
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Scotland poll
22 April 2010
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Self care planning
22-Apr-2010
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Trusts must beat scepticism on quality accounts - King's Fund
21-Apr-2010
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Care record upload delayed
19-Apr-2010
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Lib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
14-Apr-2010
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Labour pledges personalised care revolution
13-Apr-2010
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NHS online records trial launched
9-Apr-2010
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Patient feedback: top tips for getting it right
9-Apr-2010
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A&E alternatives ‘confuse’ the public
25 March 2010
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NHS public engagement: showcase services with all the fun of the fair
24-Mar-2010
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NHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net
18 March 2010
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Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
18 March 2010
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Patient groups back closure of hospitals
17-Mar-2010
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NHS reconfiguration: lend an ear to your service users
16-Mar-2010
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Trust 'named and shamed' over plans to cut beds
12-Mar-2010
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Research points to huge out of hours spending variations
12-Mar-2010
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Mental health trusts best at patient involvement
3-Mar-2010
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Why NHS volunteering is all round value
1-Mar-2010
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17-language NHS guide available
26-Feb-2010
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Kent maternity plans referred to health secretary
25 February 2010
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Priorities for quality pilots
25 February 2010
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Mid Staffs board to consider further action against individuals
24-Feb-2010
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Families of Mid Staffs victims still want public inquiry
24-Feb-2010
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LINks voice not being heard at PCT board meetings
24-Feb-2010
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Independent review of Cornwall reconfiguration
17-Feb-2010
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Public services failing to satisfy customers
11-Feb-2010
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Complaints against GPs rise 11pc
8-Feb-2010
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
4 February 2010
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Welsh community health councils to be reorganised
1-Feb-2010
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Patient experience: what counts for the customer?
29-Jan-2010
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Public involvement
26-Jan-2010
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Government pushes for greater public involvement in the NHS
26-Jan-2010
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Advisory panel for BME cancer patients
22-Jan-2010
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Neil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
21 January 2010
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DH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors
15-Jan-2010
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Expert Patient Programme: self-managing with a mouse
15-Jan-2010
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Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards
14 January 2010
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PCTs face redesign backlashes as cost cuts loom
14 January 2010
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Public health workforce development
7-Jan-2010
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Andy Burnham gets personal with tailored care drive
7 January 2010
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PCT membership schemes
7-Jan-2010
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Angela Greatley: mental health services are moving on
10 December 2009
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Website puts PCTs under fresh public spotlight
9-Dec-2009
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Foundation governors 'must be key in reconfiguration'
9-Dec-2009
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Confused patients appeal for simplified NHS regulation
26 November 2009
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NHS constitution: report says staff need more enthusiasm
26 November 2009
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Simon Stevens on incentives for doctors vs incentives for patients
26 November 2009
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Call for increased HIV support
25-Nov-2009
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Patient experience
19-Nov-2009
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NHS IT upgrade goes live in London
16-Nov-2009
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Microsoft on the lookout for NHS business
12 November 2009
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Self care: personal health planning
12 November 2009
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DH banking on patients not claiming entitlements
11-Nov-2009
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FT staff governors lack skills to take on boards
11-Nov-2009
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GP revalidation scheme calls for patients' views
9-Nov-2009
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National Voices appoints chief executive
6-Nov-2009
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Patient designed services 'could save the NHS £20bn'
4-Nov-2009
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Voters halve as foundation trust governors win elections uncontested
4-Nov-2009
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How to signpost NHS services clearly and consistently
2-Nov-2009
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MP slams ‘uncontested’ FT governor elections
28-Oct-2009
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NHS Alliance debates patient and public involvement in the health service
20-Oct-2009
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GP comparison service launched on NHS Choices
14-Oct-2009
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Mental health chiefs to confront CQC on survey
7-Oct-2009
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Cally Bann: no beating an annual general meeting
1 October 2009
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Andy Burnham makes hospital car parking pledge
30-Sep-2009
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Lib Dems reveal £110m NHS parking charges
28-Sep-2009
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How to make sexual health promotion a success
28-Sep-2009
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Waiting times
24-Sep-2009
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Half of mental health inpatients feel unsafe
24 September 2009
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Patient satisfaction guaranteed: the future of payment by results?
24 September 2009
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Patient reported outcome measures may be public next year
23-Sep-2009
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What mental health service users want
23-Sep-2009
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How digital NHS services make use of the personal touch
22-Sep-2009
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Government set to issue a five year spending plan for NHS
16-Sep-2009
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Book Review: Emergence - The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
16-Sep-2009
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Hospital parking guidelines 'ignored'
7-Sep-2009
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Media Watch: nurses, hospital food and cricket
3 September 2009
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CQC's high death-rate hospital list at risk of ‘scaring’ public
27 August 2009
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Stephen Eames on dementia strategy
27 August 2009
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Calls for local NHS number campaign
24-Aug-2009
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Darzi's old fashioned defence of the NHS
20 August 2009
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Don Redding on patient experience
20 August 2009
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‘Unprecedented’ review by PCT finds progress after Mid Staffs scandal
5-Aug-2009
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Public consultation on complementary therapies opens
4-Aug-2009
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PCT rebranding still has a long way to go
30 July 2009
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Monitor accuses DH of undermining FT independence
29-Jul-2009
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How to ensure choice in maternity services
28-Jul-2009
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Ian Kennedy report looks at how NICE values innovation
23-Jul-2009
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Joan Saddler on patient centred services
23 July 2009
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Public and patient group members face conduct hearing
9 July 2009
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Simon Stevens: on lifestyles and living beyond 100
9 July 2009
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Helping GPs help patients: NICE's role
7-Jul-2009
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Foundation trust brand carries can for blunders
2 July 2009
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Government to reduce SHAs' performance management role
30-Jun-2009
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London stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval
30-Jun-2009
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Lord Darzi on the first year of high quality care for all
25 June 2009
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Wales public NHS board to meet for first time
18-Jun-2009
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Home care to ease hospital bed demands
18 June 2009
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HSJ Intelligence: Balanced views of NHS Evidence
18 June 2009
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Two health boards to pilot direct elections
16-Jun-2009
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Calls for NHS to fund costly drugs 'blinkered', says NICE
15-Jun-2009
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Plan for cuts, David Nicholson warns NHS Confed conference
11-Jun-2009
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Patient involvement group claims lack of support
5-Jun-2009
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PCTs leave public on the policy sidelines
4 June 2009
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Supporting long term conditions in the NHS
4-Jun-2009
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Yorkshire and Humber commissioners accused of grilling gender change patients
4 June 2009
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Trusts with high death rates to be named
3-Jun-2009
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CQC seeks feedback
2-Jun-2009
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NHS South Central sets aside £400,000 for fluoridation review
2-Jun-2009
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Make the most out of volunteering in the NHS
2-Jun-2009
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Massive variation in London child obesity
28 May 2009
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Hilary Thomas on treating lymphoedema in the community
26-May-2009
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David Furness: Keep local people in on the act
21 May 2009
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Wales puts health council mergers idea on ice
21 May 2009
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Department of Health appoints NHS director of patient and public experience
18-May-2009
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Welsh NHS leaves patient involvement group structure unaltered
15-May-2009
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Patient reported outcome measures raise questions of how need for operations is decided
14 May 2009
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Unneeded surgery may be costing the NHS millions
14 May 2009
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Lost funds provoke outrage among Christie Hospital staff
13-May-2009
-
Conservatives outline nursing policy for the NHS
13-May-2009
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Alan Johnson approves south east London NHS reconfiguration
8-May-2009
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NHS news blog: Alan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
8-May-2009
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Alan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
7 May 2009
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NHS marketing: a new future
7 May 2009
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HSJ survey: Hospital managers act on Mid Staffs failures
6-May-2009
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Patient involvement: advance care planning gives peace of mind
5-May-2009
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Patient experience feedback findings will not be standardised
5-May-2009
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Mid Staffs scandal: confed says NHS must 'put its own house in order'
1-May-2009
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Assisted suicide: a fitting end
1-May-2009
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Mid Staffs reports: new duties on NHS to prove patient involvement
30-Apr-2009
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Confed proposes peer review to avoid Mid Staffordshire repeat
30-Apr-2009
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DIY doctors: patients can boost NHS's value
30 April 2009
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Pilot will boost patient role in GP service plans
30 April 2009
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When communities pull together there is a big health benefit
30 April 2009
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Community engagement: how to help people care about health
28-Apr-2009
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NHS performance regime: failure criteria published
27-Apr-2009
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Put co-ordinators at the heart of organ donation
27-Apr-2009
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NHS London reports 'sharp improvement' in public satisfaction
24-Apr-2009
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Dry run for quality accounts gets the go ahead
24-Apr-2009
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Can health trainers reduce poor health?
24-Apr-2009
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Conservatives to let patients choose individual consultant
23 April 2009
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How PCTs can involve the public in funding decisions
20-Apr-2009
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HSJ Intelligence: Patients get connected
16 April 2009
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NHS turns to marketing to change public health attitudes
16-Apr-2009
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Clinical mistakes: how to respond
13-Apr-2009
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NHS complaints: how to give dissatisfied patients a happy ending
13-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission rules lack teeth on patient experience
9 April 2009
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Foundation trust fights London centralisation
9 April 2009
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Stephen Eames on patients driving change
9 April 2009
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Department of Health 'fails to support' association of LINks networks
7-Apr-2009
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How to use patient feedback to drive service improvement
6-Apr-2009
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Enquiry appoints first non-clinical chair
2-Apr-2009
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Perks could be used to influence patients' choice of hospital
26 March 2009
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Pilots open health boards to public candidates
19 March 2009
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NHS quality board members announced
16-Mar-2009
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Jason Warner on improving learning disabilities services
3-Mar-2009
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Research points to benefits of individual social care budgets
27-Feb-2009
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New guidance on NHS complaints
27-Feb-2009
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NHS leaders: don't lose touch with your communities
26-Feb-2009
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PCTs urged to promote dental helplines
20-Feb-2009
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PCTs 'don't listen to charities'
18-Feb-2009
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Councils lose power under Welsh health reforms
17-Feb-2009
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Added values: improving learning disabilities services
16-Feb-2009
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Trusts must collect patient reported data or face fines
12-Feb-2009
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NHS PROMs results ready by November
6-Feb-2009
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Council wins grant to investigate inequalities
5-Feb-2009
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Media Watch: prayer dispute
5-Feb-2009
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Patient and public involvement: keys to success
29-Jan-2009
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PCTs failing to involve public in drug decisions
29-Jan-2009
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Michael White on the NHS and vested interests
22-Jan-2009
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Older people want more talk in A&E
22-Jan-2009
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Personal health budgets may spark tension between services
22-Jan-2009
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Gordon Brown, Alan Johnson and David Nicholson sign 'historic' NHS constitution
21-Jan-2009
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Patient choice push for long-term conditions
19-Jan-2009
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Scotland backs elected health boards
16-Jan-2009
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NHS South Central blazes a trail on water fluoridation
15-Jan-2009
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Patient choice: Apple's way will bear most fruit
15-Jan-2009
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Patients praise A&E but call for better discharge support
14-Jan-2009
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Self-management: co-creating health
12-Jan-2009
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Acute care reconfiguration plans come under review
6-Jan-2009
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Taxpayers deserve a say over NHS, but there is a less disruptive way
18-Dec-2008
-
Sandy Watson on NHS performance management
12-Dec-2008
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Make tough patient choices a bit easier
11-Dec-2008
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King's Fund report points to patchy patient experience
3-Dec-2008
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Primary Care Organisation of the Year, supported by Bupa Commissioning
2-Dec-2008
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Patients warn of clinical metrics bias
27-Nov-2008
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DH reports mixed results on patient experience
24-Nov-2008
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Is cancer campaigning skewing health priorities?
24-Nov-2008
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Strengthening NHS customer service
21-Nov-2008
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NHS compensation culture: do patients justice
17-Nov-2008
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Dr Foster to take on NHS Choices with rival site
13-Nov-2008
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Governance body slams NHS records sift
13-Nov-2008
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Exploring experience-based service design
7-Nov-2008
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Charles Kaye and Michael Howlett on mental health in the slow lane
5-Nov-2008
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Service planners urged to enhance patient involvement
31-Oct-2008
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Sandy Watson on how the NHS can help young people
31-Oct-2008
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Health inequalities: wealthiest overfunded as the poor lose out
30-Oct-2008
-
Ron Newall on patient and public involvement
24-Oct-2008
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Well-being pilot helps mental health service users
24-Oct-2008
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Constitutional rights in danger of smothering local NHS values
23-Oct-2008
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Dying: open debate on the last taboo
23-Oct-2008
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NHS constitution fails to fire public's imagination
23-Oct-2008
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Patient and public involvement leads to satisfaction
23-Oct-2008
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Embracing self-care
21-Oct-2008
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Kent council launches NHS complaints helpline
16-Oct-2008
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Public LINks hit by delays in networking
16-Oct-2008
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David Allen on letting the public shape the NHS
15-Oct-2008
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Wales publishes guide for mental health service users
13-Oct-2008
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Local community gets involved in NHS budgeting
10-Oct-2008
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Political fear frustrates local socialism
9-Oct-2008
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Health inequalities: travelling communities
6-Oct-2008
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Boosting public participation in healthcare
3-Oct-2008
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Care vs security in mental health services
2-Oct-2008
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Complaints staff desert Healthcare Commission
2-Oct-2008
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Simon Stevens on health policy trends
2-Oct-2008
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Getting to the bottom of NHS diabetes care
29-Sep-2008
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Developing user-led standards in mental health
26-Sep-2008
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The future of patient and public involvement
26-Sep-2008
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DH intervention forces cancer rethink
25-Sep-2008
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Media Watch: NHS complaints
25-Sep-2008
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Ben Bradshaw: NHS top-up debate will never be resolved
24-Sep-2008
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Wales to debate presumed consent for organ donation
23-Sep-2008
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Richard Branson joins Patients Association
23-Sep-2008
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Sandy Watson on bringing young people to the NHS table
19-Sep-2008
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Charities warn on information prescriptions scheme
18-Sep-2008
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NHS failure regime: up to 92 trusts may be culled
18-Sep-2008
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Patient safety records: silent witness
15-Sep-2008
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Community mental health services 'improving'
11-Sep-2008
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Bringing mental health under the NHS wing
11-Sep-2008
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Personal health budgets
11-Sep-2008
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Patient choice in mental health: your shout
8-Sep-2008
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Patient involvement: parlez-vous health?
1-Sep-2008
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Making the most of patient and public involvement
29-Aug-2008
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Media Watch: teenage time bomb
28-Aug-2008
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Solving the patient perception puzzle
25-Aug-2008
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Marketing in the health sector: the dawn of the Facebook fan
18-Aug-2008
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LINks consultation published
15-Aug-2008
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Tim Benson and Justin Whatling on measuring outcomes
13-Aug-2008
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Seizing the initiative on self-management
12-Aug-2008
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on following Darzi
7-Aug-2008
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Patients' views of primary care vary widely - Healthcare Commission
31-Jul-2008
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Joint appointment smooths way for Kingston merger
31-Jul-2008
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John Coakley on improving the patient experience
29-Jul-2008
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Mental health managers told: stop posing as Cinderella
24-Jul-2008
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Scottish health sector investigations
23-Jul-2008
-
Healthcare Commission highlights mental health failings
23-Jul-2008
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Doctors to be revalidated every five years
23-Jul-2008
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Health secretary targets obesity
23-Jul-2008
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Public should have service guarantees - select committee
22-Jul-2008
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Happy staff equal happy patients
17-Jul-2008
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Health 2.0 empowers plugged-in patients
17-Jul-2008
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Media Watch: GP ratings
17-Jul-2008
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Michael White on rating doctors
17-Jul-2008
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Trusts stare published death rates in the face
17-Jul-2008
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GP access survey reveals mixed picture
16-Jul-2008
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CMO calls for focus on teen health
14-Jul-2008
-
Framework for promoting healthy lifestyles
10-Jul-2008
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Darzi calls for skills to tackle challenge of lifestyle diseases
10-Jul-2008
-
Hospital death rates published
10-Jul-2008
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Strategy will knit up the ravelled sleeve of care
10-Jul-2008
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Gordon Brown pledges to free and empower staff
3-Jul-2008
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Ali Mohammed on customer service
30-Jun-2008
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NHS60: Frontline pharmacy
30-Jun-2008
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NHS60: Patients first
30-Jun-2008
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NHS60: The expert patient
30-Jun-2008
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NHS60: What's the verdict?
30-Jun-2008
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New tool to assess patient involvement
26-Jun-2008
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More patients to be recruited for clinical trials
24-Jun-2008
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PCTs not ready to regulate choice, says Darzi adviser
20-Jun-2008
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Increase patient choice to control demand, Confed hears
19-Jun-2008
-
DH backs down on care record consent
19-Jun-2008
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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
19-Jun-2008
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Updating top-up rules need not be a dagger to the heart of NHS
19-Jun-2008
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Globalisation and the health service
16-Jun-2008
-
Robina Shah on the patient experience
13-Jun-2008
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Senior doctors back plans for 360-degree patient appraisals
12-Jun-2008
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Engaging the public in commissioning
9-Jun-2008
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Governors want more contact with the board
5-Jun-2008
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Making joint strategic needs assessments work
2-Jun-2008
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End of postcode lottery could put PCTs in a spin
29-May-2008
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Accountability: how to walk the local talk
26-May-2008
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Public to quiz Scots health boards
22-May-2008
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Hospital funds tied to patient satisfaction
22-May-2008
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Patient safety survey: those in peril
19-May-2008
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Self-harm services: help with the pain
19-May-2008
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Latest regional Darzi report aims to boost life expectancy
15-May-2008
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Darzi review: view from the East of England launch
15-May-2008
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Post-operative care: help patients on the road to recovery
15-May-2008
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Yorkshire publishes vision for delivering Darzi reforms
15-May-2008
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RCP to set out responsibilities of doctors and patients
14-May-2008
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Patient satisfaction varies massively, survey shows
14-May-2008
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Alan Johnson launches national social care debate
12-May-2008
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Mind comments on public attitudes to mental illness survey
9-May-2008
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Darzi report reveals service change plans
9-May-2008
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Darzi polyclinic proposals branded 'pie in the sky'
8-May-2008
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Darzi review: PCTs told reforms must save lives
8-May-2008
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Mental health history: taking over the asylum
6-May-2008
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Self-care principles published
2-May-2008
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Frustration over advance GP appointments
1-May-2008
-
Kent council sets up 24-hour NHS complaints hotline
1-May-2008
-
NHS constitution should focus on value for money
1-May-2008
-
NHS60: Five days that shook the NHS
30-Apr-2008
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Choose and book update postponed
24-Apr-2008
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Patient satisfaction - how do you score?
24-Apr-2008
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PCTs plan to recruit public members to shape reform
24-Apr-2008
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Joint working: passing the partnership test
21-Apr-2008
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Patient involvement: how to be a good listener
21-Apr-2008
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Bradshaw warns PCTs: make the right choice
17-Apr-2008
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Restoring trust in the healthcare profession
17-Apr-2008
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Sophia Christie on tackling the digital divide
17-Apr-2008
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Let fathers bond with newborns, says think tank
14-Apr-2008
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Patient safety tops list of complaints to Healthcare Commission
10-Apr-2008
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Trusts must learn from complaints, says Healthcare Commission
7-Apr-2008
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How to score public accountability points
7-Apr-2008
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GPs in the dock: case for the defence
3-Apr-2008
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Local involvement networks officially established
2-Apr-2008
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Football and mental health webpage launched
31-Mar-2008
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Managers blamed for infection control failings
31-Mar-2008
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Patient consultation: ask the panel
31-Mar-2008
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Department to spend £600,000 on choice publicity drive
27-Mar-2008
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Round table - clinical priorities: a dose of realism
24-Mar-2008
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Can fluoridation help the poorest?
20-Mar-2008
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Managers should lend a listening ear to patients
20-Mar-2008
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New guidance on patient choice
19-Mar-2008
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David Woodhead and Valerie James on tackling decommissioning
17-Mar-2008
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Doctors publish report on involving patients
14-Mar-2008
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Doubts over super-regulator
13-Mar-2008
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Ex-BBC man offers vision for health service charter
13-Mar-2008
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GPs fail to help with appointments audit
13-Mar-2008
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GPs urge PCTs to remain flexible
13-Mar-2008
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on the role of FT governors
13-Mar-2008
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New public involvement forums raise chorus of doubts
13-Mar-2008
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PCTs may be subject to people power
13-Mar-2008
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Government sets out plans to boost PCT accountability
6-Mar-2008
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Noel Plumridge on topping up NHS care
6-Mar-2008
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Patient affairs lead is 'not a new czar'
6-Mar-2008
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DH appoints director of patient and public affairs
4-Mar-2008
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Health Foundation welcomes Brown's self-management pledge
4-Mar-2008
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David Peat on community spirit
3-Mar-2008
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Charity calls for dying-at-home funding
26-Feb-2008
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Ministers vs GPs: how did it come to this?
21-Feb-2008
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Who cares for the carers?
21-Feb-2008
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PCTs 'would gain power by a constitution'
14-Feb-2008
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Tolerance of NHS mistakes needs major overhaul
14-Feb-2008
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Scottish citizens to shape cancer strategy
12-Feb-2008
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Paul Jennings on bringing the foundation trust model to PCTs
8-Feb-2008
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Paul Jennings on bringing the foundation trust model to PCTs
8-Feb-2008
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New health and social care complaints system
7-Feb-2008
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Local control puts boards under the spotlight
7-Feb-2008
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Regulator told to include public in its work
7-Feb-2008
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Johnson writes to GPs
5-Feb-2008
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Patient experience research centre opens
4-Feb-2008
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Commission calls for power to suspend non-executives
31-Jan-2008
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Watchdog gives maternity services a 'wake-up call'
31-Jan-2008
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Born in Bradford project takes on infant mortality
28-Jan-2008
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Darzi seeks patients' views on NHS
24-Jan-2008
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Most PCTs want to keep existing accountability systems
24-Jan-2008
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Strengthen PCT accountability, urges Confed
23-Jan-2008
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NHS in crisis, says Lib Dem leader
21-Jan-2008
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Scots asked if they want to elect health boards
17-Jan-2008
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National carers consultation concludes
14-Jan-2008
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Battle of the sexes: the mixed ward row that won't lie down
11-Jan-2008
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Patient involvement: making it work
11-Jan-2008
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HSJ's interview with Brown in full
9-Jan-2008
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Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform
7-Jan-2008
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Survey on mental health stigma launched
3-Jan-2008
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Local involvement network plans 'woolly'
21-Dec-2007
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Confed rejects LGA call for new 'hire and fire' powers
20-Dec-2007
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Managing patients' expectations of the NHS
13-Dec-2007
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Stats show slow progress on patient choice
12-Dec-2007
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Patient choice progress slow, statistics show
12-Dec-2007
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Leading the way on diabetes
11-Dec-2007
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Personalised healthcare: put the customer in control
6-Dec-2007
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Managing A&E demand
3-Dec-2007
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Bad PR will deter health service users, trusts told
29-Nov-2007
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David Peat on turning health policy into action
26-Nov-2007
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New generation of equality in perinatal care
19-Nov-2007
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Supporting diabetes self-management
16-Nov-2007
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Call to reward patients using cheaper care
15-Nov-2007
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Can a constitution seal the health service's freedom?
15-Nov-2007
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News rules for pharamaceutical companies
15-Nov-2007
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Website offers health advice straight from the horse's mouth
13-Nov-2007
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Long-term conditions: help patients to help themselves
12-Nov-2007
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Government welcomes public involvement bill
1-Nov-2007
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The real workforce
29-Oct-2007
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Patient involvement: NHS organisations can host local networks
25-Oct-2007
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Primary care's big challenge is acting on great expectations
25-Oct-2007
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Duleep Allirajah on making patients' voices heard
24-Oct-2007
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Health check: IT problems limit patient choice
18-Oct-2007
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Health service still not meeting patient priorities
16-Oct-2007
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New hope for people with long-term conditions
16-Oct-2007
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Patient choice: a systematic approach
16-Oct-2007
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Patient involvement: young clients can become the boss
15-Oct-2007
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Improving patient access
9-Oct-2007
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Health developments: doctors on the football pitch
8-Oct-2007
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Service design: how does it feel to be our patient?
8-Oct-2007
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Trusts told to improve complaints handling
8-Oct-2007
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Urgent improvement not needed, Confederation says
8-Oct-2007
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Public consultation: knowing your obligations
5-Oct-2007
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Councillors to join PCT boards
4-Oct-2007
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Tories stake a claim to be the patient-centred party
4-Oct-2007
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Marian Carroll on the breastfeeding dilemma
3-Oct-2007
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Patient engagement: pull together for a patient-centred NHS
27-Sep-2007
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Public consultation to decide on the NHS's next step
27-Sep-2007
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Network know-how
25-Sep-2007
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Assembly sets out to improve public's diet
25-Sep-2007
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Reports on disabled service events published
24-Sep-2007
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Care from the community
24-Sep-2007
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With choice comes responsibility
24-Sep-2007
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Staying informed on healthcare
21-Sep-2007
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Darzi citizens' jury gives PM and Johnson wish list
21-Sep-2007
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Recalling the offer of choice
20-Sep-2007
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Call for comparable data across care services
20-Sep-2007
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Lib Dems: time to scrap PCTs
20-Sep-2007
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'Patient engagement has flatlined'
20-Sep-2007
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Equality - tools of the trade
20-Sep-2007
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When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
20-Sep-2007
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Johnson and Darzi start public engagement events
18-Sep-2007
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David Amos on the case for change
17-Sep-2007
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Bradshaw calls for action to fix primary care democratic deficit
13-Sep-2007
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Patient involvement can help siphon control from the centre
13-Sep-2007
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PCTs fall short on consulting
13-Sep-2007
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Public expecting too much as spending cuts approach
13-Sep-2007
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Anna Donald on
12-Sep-2007
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Raj Persaud on trade-offs in healthcare
11-Sep-2007
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Research project recruits volunteers
11-Sep-2007
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Empowering communities: mental healthcare in Oldham
4-Sep-2007
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Reaching more carers at home
4-Sep-2007
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Shak Gohir on new media
3-Sep-2007
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PCTs under pressure to open doors wider
31-Aug-2007
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Community engagement needed to combat elder abuse
24-Aug-2007
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Myth-buster: they choose or you lose
23-Aug-2007
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National patient choice survey results
17-Aug-2007
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9When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
16-Aug-2007
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Confusion over hospital transport costs
16-Aug-2007
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Dignity campaign extended to mental healthcare
16-Aug-2007
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Pilot sites sought for maternity reforms
16-Aug-2007
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When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
16-Aug-2007
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Hospital closure is not an option
14-Aug-2007
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Covert filming - public interest or sensationalism?
10-Aug-2007
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Professionals submit their ideas for improving healthcare
10-Aug-2007
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GP tendering could herald new era of competition for practices
9-Aug-2007
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Massive inaccuracies mar GP patient choice website
9-Aug-2007
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Andrew Jones on which way now?
6-Aug-2007
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David Baker on the maze of choice
6-Aug-2007
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Legal briefing: mutual trusts
6-Aug-2007
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Why minorities still stand out from the primary care crowd
2-Aug-2007
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Carers must be treated with dignity
30-Jul-2007
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New media - new medicine?
30-Jul-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on telling tales
30-Jul-2007
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Johnson wants competition to prop up poor GP access
26-Jul-2007
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Ministers must win battle on provision to fulfil early promise
26-Jul-2007
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Safe crackers
26-Jul-2007
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David Lawrence offers some words of advice to Mr Brown
23-Jul-2007
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Hilary Thomas on trust and safety
23-Jul-2007
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Protecting public and patient involvement
23-Jul-2007
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PCT set for community cash boost
19-Jul-2007
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Choice case studies database
16-Jul-2007
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Consultation and contracting - conflicting requirements?
16-Jul-2007
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London review: everyday problems at heart of proposals
12-Jul-2007
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Providers criticise NHS Choices site
12-Jul-2007
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David Lee on the members' club
9-Jul-2007
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Paul Cooper on emergency ward nine and a half
9-Jul-2007
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Stephen Thornton on smart ideas to shape the health service
9-Jul-2007
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18-week target being met for more than half of patients
6-Jul-2007
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Attitudes to mental illness improving, survey shows
6-Jul-2007
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Wales proposes simplified compensation rules
3-Jul-2007
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Self-care: looking after number one
2-Jul-2007
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NHS Alliance calls for more 'H factor'
28-Jun-2007
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Northern Ireland launches zero tolerance campaign
27-Jun-2007
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Easier access to services in North West
26-Jun-2007
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Scotland tackles mental health stigma
26-Jun-2007
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David Woodhead on gathering evidence
25-Jun-2007
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Minority recruitment key to patient care
25-Jun-2007
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Most believe the NHS has not improved, survey reveals
25-Jun-2007
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New offerings on the CSIP website
25-Jun-2007
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PCTs ignoring orders on patient group involvement
21-Jun-2007
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Website offers chance to rate NHS
21-Jun-2007
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Cancer patients will travel for better care, says charity
19-Jun-2007
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NHS Choices is launched
19-Jun-2007
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Union campaigns against home care cuts
19-Jun-2007
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Bear the burden of getting care just right
14-Jun-2007
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Bill exposes flaws in plans for greater patient involvement
14-Jun-2007
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DoH publishes national patient choice survey
14-Jun-2007
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Independent treatment centre move redefines choice
14-Jun-2007
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LINks scrutiny system to bar patient networks from access to key services
14-Jun-2007
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Public services face 'very tough' future, warns CIPFA boss
14-Jun-2007
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Scientists join row over access to patient records
14-Jun-2007
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Trusts face monitoring on take-up of private services
14-Jun-2007
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Will next month's ban fire up PCT stop-smoking services?
14-Jun-2007
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'Wreckage could sink Brown's flagship NHS policy'
14-Jun-2007
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New initiative reaches out to carers
13-Jun-2007
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Report addresses fairness in the NHS
13-Jun-2007
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Strengthening the role of managed clinical networks
11-Jun-2007
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The role of individual responsibility
11-Jun-2007
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Patient opinion website increases its scope
7-Jun-2007
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Survey reveals cancer's impact on sufferers
7-Jun-2007
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Trusts to be held to local promises, says NHS chief
7-Jun-2007
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Ken Jarrold on a 'divided house'
4-Jun-2007
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Sunny outlook: weather and health
4-Jun-2007
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Heart surgery survival rates available online
1-Jun-2007
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DoH publishes guidance on expanding patient choice
31-May-2007
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New details on one-stop-shop for health data
31-May-2007
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Primary care trusts charged with rewriting £300m script
31-May-2007
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Deborah O'Dea on coping with change
28-May-2007
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Death in America: improving end-of-life care
21-May-2007
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'NHS family' accused of stifling entrepreneurialism
17-May-2007
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New champion for patients and public
8-May-2007
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David Peat on Life on Mars (NHS-style)
7-May-2007
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Sharing good practice at the Patient Information Forum
7-May-2007
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New online resource launched
30-Apr-2007
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Best practice: lessons from US on patient safety
16-Apr-2007
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Best practice: lessons from one of the UK's biggest consultations
2-Apr-2007
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Expert patients become social enterprise
2-Apr-2007
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Choice of treatment on the rise
29-Mar-2007
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Hewitt to host public summit
27-Mar-2007
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Health minister hosts webchat
20-Mar-2007
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Good Hope consultation nears close
15-Mar-2007
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Patients fear effects of nursing shortages
13-Mar-2007
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Legal briefing: consultation
12-Mar-2007
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IPPR: honesty over unsafe hospitals is the best policy
8-Mar-2007
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Non-executive network appoints lead
6-Mar-2007
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Day of protest tomorrow
2-Mar-2007
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Communities for Health best practice published
1-Mar-2007
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Consultation on working with children launched
1-Mar-2007
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'Raise bar' on consulting
1-Mar-2007
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Campaigners plan weekend protest
26-Feb-2007
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Poll finds low awareness of choice options
23-Feb-2007
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Witnesses called to PPI evidence sessions
20-Feb-2007
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Patients could be told costs of care
8-Feb-2007
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New funding for parent support services
8-Feb-2007
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Guidance to improve information for disabled people
7-Feb-2007
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Angela Coulter on the national patients survey
5-Feb-2007
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Committee hears public involvement concerns
2-Feb-2007
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NHS urged to learn from mistakes
1-Feb-2007
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Hewitt to take part in live web chat
31-Jan-2007
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New patient experience scores published
29-Jan-2007
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Confed criticises public consultation bill
25-Jan-2007
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Doctors criticise patient involvement plans
25-Jan-2007
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Select committee announces witnesses for patient and public involvement inquiry
24-Jan-2007
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Local government white paper plan launched
23-Jan-2007
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Ethnic health inequalities examined
22-Jan-2007
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Launch of the Primary Care Genetics Society
22-Jan-2007
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LINks bill gets second reading
22-Jan-2007
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Patient and public involvement toolkit
22-Jan-2007
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What social enterprise can do for healthcare
22-Jan-2007
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Legal briefing: why mental health reforms will create a dual regulatory system
15-Jan-2007
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Multimedia advice pioneers wanted
12-Jan-2007
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Trust chiefs warned on race compliance
12-Jan-2007
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Sir Liam demands faster progress on safety
3-Jan-2007
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David Peat on lost baggage and fielding complaints
2-Jan-2007
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David Peat on lost baggage and fielding complaints
2-Jan-2007
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Anger over high pay at CPPIH
1-Jan-2007
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Anna Donald on consumer information
1-Jan-2007
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At your service
1-Jan-2007
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Cannock Chase - the Route to Health
1-Jan-2007
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Choice: too little data for patients
1-Jan-2007
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Commission orders trusts to provide proof of non-discrimination policies
1-Jan-2007
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Community hospital cash depends on 'local backing'
1-Jan-2007
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Council woos LINks hosts ahead of legislation
1-Jan-2007
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DoH aims to empower patients with three-way partnerships
1-Jan-2007
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Doubts over DoH claims about expert patients
1-Jan-2007
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European directive could hamper electronic records
1-Jan-2007
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Get together
1-Jan-2007
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Gill Morgan on believing in the NHS
1-Jan-2007
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Hewitt has no 'vested interest' in approving reconfigurations
1-Jan-2007
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Hilary Thomas on living with cancer
1-Jan-2007
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Learn from complaints, trusts told
1-Jan-2007
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Legal briefing: consultation
1-Jan-2007
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Legal briefing: treatment abroad
1-Jan-2007
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LINks face uphill battle on recruitment
1-Jan-2007
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Listen and learn: keys to good commissioning
1-Jan-2007
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on getting safety on board
1-Jan-2007
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Media Watch
1-Jan-2007
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Michael white on patient involvement
1-Jan-2007
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Michael White on politics
1-Jan-2007
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More power to scrutiny
1-Jan-2007
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National Audit Office scopes study on NHS complaints
1-Jan-2007
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News analysis: Signs of the times - will people power deliver accountability?
1-Jan-2007
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Ombudsman points to failed leadership over complaints
1-Jan-2007
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Patient rights expected to be upheld in new report
1-Jan-2007
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Patient safety: making the most of an incident
1-Jan-2007
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Performance: patients' reviews to go online
1-Jan-2007
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Petitioners could get right to a response
1-Jan-2007
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Petitions can a play role in local engagement
1-Jan-2007
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Pick-and-mix NHS will serve all customers
1-Jan-2007
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Politicians in line for a drubbing, ahead of Confed debate
1-Jan-2007
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Power of two
1-Jan-2007
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Progress is about perception as headlines and reality clash
1-Jan-2007
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Scrutiny committee overruled in Herts
1-Jan-2007
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Simon Stevens on Brown's opening salvo
1-Jan-2007
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Sophia Christie on telling our story
1-Jan-2007
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Sophia Christie on the power of targets
1-Jan-2007
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Special report: PCT futures
1-Jan-2007
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Targeting health - a duty of well-being
1-Jan-2007
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Trust scores legal victory
1-Jan-2007
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Trusts urged to tackle patient dignity issues
1-Jan-2007
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Turnaround strategies and the law
1-Jan-2007
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Operating framework: updated principles put new emphasis on dignity
14-Dec-2006
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Confidence in medicines is high, says report
13-Dec-2006
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More details on the future of patient involvement in the NHS
11-Dec-2006
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Become a 'dignity in care' champion
7-Dec-2006
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PCTs should be more accountable, chiefs say
5-Dec-2006
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Physical activity mapping questionnaire launched
5-Dec-2006
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The future of the NHS complaints procedure
4-Dec-2006
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Where managers fear to tread, myths and legends may rush in
30-Nov-2006
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MPs to probe NHS IT
29-Nov-2006
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Improving prescribing in mental health: the patient perspective
27-Nov-2006
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Janet Askham on the need to improve patient feedback
27-Nov-2006
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Stephen Thornton on getting engaged, committing to a partner, raising offspring
27-Nov-2006
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Testing a new approach to patient-centred care
27-Nov-2006
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Department of Health launches GP satisfaction survey
27-Nov-2006
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How Middle England turned into a nation of reconfiguration rebels
23-Nov-2006
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Listening to complaints
20-Nov-2006
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Dianne Leyland on the lack of clarity over local involvement networks
19-Nov-2006
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Doctors urged to discuss electronic records with patients
16-Nov-2006
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Data fears don't stop survey
9-Nov-2006
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Rights and responsibilities is the issue on the Cabinet table
9-Nov-2006
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When Norma, Dot and Beckie had their say about NHS care...
9-Nov-2006
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Dave Lee on listening to complaints
6-Nov-2006
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More choice for mental health service users
6-Nov-2006
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MPs ask how users can shape public services
6-Nov-2006
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Select committee to investigate patient involvement
3-Nov-2006
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LINks to get scrutiny role
2-Nov-2006
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NHS staff views on violent patients
30-Oct-2006
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Conservatives launch initiative on patient involvement
26-Oct-2006
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Community petitions: threshold options revealed in DoH paper
25-Oct-2006
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Neil Goodwin...with the Beckhams in Venice
25-Oct-2006
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Research shows how patient involvement can improve healthcare quality
25-Oct-2006
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News analysis: Five years and billions of pounds later, what has changed since Wanless?
19-Oct-2006
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Tim Gilling on why scrutiny committees will become more important
19-Oct-2006
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Choice: NPSA attacks 'meaningless glossy menus'
12-Oct-2006
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GMC: patients should rate GPs
12-Oct-2006
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How to get foundation consultations right
12-Oct-2006
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Website promises easier comparisons to promote public understanding
12-Oct-2006
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'It's not about Americans in 10-gallon hats'
5-Oct-2006
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Hilary Thomas on talking about illness
5-Oct-2006
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Burnham: three quarters of trusts coast on patient safety
28-Sep-2006
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Flint says 'one size fits all strategy' will never win public health war
28-Sep-2006
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Lewis wants national advocacy service
28-Sep-2006
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Mike Cooke on mental health
28-Sep-2006
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Milburn calls for PCT elections and patient entitlements in law
28-Sep-2006
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News analysis: At risk - the safety agency that failed to set the world on fire
28-Sep-2006
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Lofty ambitions: choice includes interventions and clinicians
21-Sep-2006
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Cancer patients' concern about choice
7-Sep-2006
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Decision to shut walk-in mental health crisis centre referred to Hewitt
7-Sep-2006
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Public split on treatment costs
7-Sep-2006
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Background in tobacco and confectionery casts doubt over London SHA chief suitability
31-Aug-2006
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Mike Cooke on mental health
31-Aug-2006
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News analysis: The kids are alright, but are they ready to be governors?
31-Aug-2006
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Hilary Thomas on clinical management
24-Aug-2006
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Community foundation trusts - market forces or forced markets?
24-Aug-2006
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Mental health choice about culture not venue, says Prior
24-Aug-2006
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Mike Cooke on mental health
3-Aug-2006
