Health Service Journal
Quality
Stories with this category.
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Ombudsman to investigate more care failures
17-Jan-2013
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Boards do not need to wait for Francis
17 January 2013
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Northern Devon nominated for patient experience award
16-Jan-2013
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Community care should be the NHS's first option
10 January 2013
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Neighbourhood watch could prevent another tragedy
10-Jan-2013
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Create a culture of 'psychological safety'
8-Jan-2013
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Cameron demands extension of friends and family test
4-Jan-2013
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Patient voice 'lost' in rush to specialised commissioning
28-Dec-2012
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Best of 2012: innovation in acute care
23-Dec-2012
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James Paget removed from significant breach
21-Dec-2012
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Commissioning board sets out 'zero-tolerance' approach to provider performance
18-Dec-2012
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CCGs will choose own improvement areas for quality payment
18-Dec-2012
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Drive change with staff engagement
17-Dec-2012
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Government gearing up for discussion on medical contracts
14-Dec-2012
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A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
13 December 2012
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Schizophrenia report demands better care
12-Dec-2012
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Bring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
12-Dec-2012
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Hunt: Francis could lead to more reorganisation
11-Dec-2012
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Boards could be made to declare staff level is safe
11-Dec-2012
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Heart of England changes ward leaders after CQC visit
11-Dec-2012
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Wireless brings night-time care out of the dark ages
11-Dec-2012
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Lamb: Learning disability hospitals should be 'throttled'
10-Dec-2012
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GP nominated as new NICE chair
10-Dec-2012
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Why the friends and family test won't work
7-Dec-2012
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League table plan for surgery teams
6-Dec-2012
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Fulfilling the mandate will be worth the effort
06 December 2012
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
5-Dec-2012
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We must beat our hospital addiction
5-Dec-2012
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Liaison psychiatry can bridge the gap
5-Dec-2012
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Hunt picks out a worthy target
4-Dec-2012
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England's chief nurses call for transparency on staffing levels
4-Dec-2012
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Clinical engagement and improved care
3-Dec-2012
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New CQC chair nominated
29-Nov-2012
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DH awards audit contracts to HQIP
29-Nov-2012
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Hunt should remove workforce straitjackets
29 November 2012
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Hunt promises Francis recommendations will not add to bureaucracy
28-Nov-2012
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All aboard for NHS exports?
28-Nov-2012
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Labour's vision of 21st century care
28-Nov-2012
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Francis appoints health policy heavyweights to review recommendations
22-Nov-2012
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Devon Partnership delays FT application
16-Nov-2012
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Standards suffer when children's services are fragmented
16-Nov-2012
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Trusts lose ground in online marketing race
15 November 2012
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Doubts raised over friends and family test
14-Nov-2012
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Society cannot afford rising negligence payouts
14-Nov-2012
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Providers to be judged on integration and deaths from poor care
13-Nov-2012
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No set targets in revised mandate
13-Nov-2012
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North West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
8-Nov-2012
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NHS QUEST aims for best quality and safety standards
8 November 2012
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Striking the balance between efficiency and quality of care
8 November 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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Minister criticises end of life care 'misinformation'
7-Nov-2012
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Why the Christie recommends European accreditation
7-Nov-2012
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Monitor scrutinises quality as part of Western’s FT bid
6-Nov-2012
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Our own cardiac arrest
1 November 2012
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Cancer centre gains charity quality mark
29-Oct-2012
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Globalisation to herald long-term power shift
25 October 2012
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Revalidation cannot be left to GMC alone
24-Oct-2012
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Is choice a blight or a boon for patient care?
18 October 2012
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Opening up to close scrutiny
18 October 2012
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Bristol children's heart surgery faces CQC concerns
16-Oct-2012
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Irresponsible, or a breath of fresh air?
11 October 2012
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Hunt backs 'simple and short' NHS mandate
9-Oct-2012
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Health minister claims MPs becoming more 'responsible' about reconfiguration
8-Oct-2012
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
28-Sep-2012
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In defence of small hospitals
27 September 2012
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CQC orders Mid Yorks to stop using day unit for longer stays
21-Sep-2012
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New health ministers' portfolios unveiled
17-Sep-2012
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North west trusts look to improve complaints handling
14-Sep-2012
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Nottingham University Hospitals to examine complaints handling
14-Sep-2012
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West Midlands trusts working on complaints handling
14-Sep-2012
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Regional pay plans short-sighted - BMA
13-Sep-2012
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Constitution review set to promote compassion and evidence-based commissioning
11-Sep-2012
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RDASH training Kent MH trust in nutrition service
31-Aug-2012
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Revealed: extent of harm to patients under NHS care
30-Aug-2012
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Patients lodge 3,000 complaints a week
30-Aug-2012
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The new NHS's greatest risk
23-Aug-2012
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Hospitals criticised over baby infection delays
22-Aug-2012
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Commissioning board given default lead role on quality
20-Aug-2012
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Let's be clear on cancellations
16 August 2012
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Uniting voices in epilepsy treatment
16 August 2012
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Latest surgery outcome figures show 'marked' variation
15-Aug-2012
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Letter reveals uncertainty hanging over quality observatories
10-Aug-2012
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Oldham: Tackle problem GPs to improve primary care in poor areas
7-Aug-2012
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Poor social care providers should be named says Midlands council
27-Jul-2012
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Health Education England unveils senior management team
26-Jul-2012
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An under-the-lens examination
26 July 2012
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Beyond inspections
26-Jul-2012
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Is scrutiny of care poorer the further you are from London?
25-Jul-2012
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New clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England
23-Jul-2012
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Doctors to have annual skills assessment
20-Jul-2012
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People power: how to make better use of patient experience
19-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
19-Jul-2012
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How to ensure quality is kept in place
19 July 2012
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Cambridge trust warned about surgical safety
17-Jul-2012
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Junior doctors raising patient safety fears
17-Jul-2012
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CQC criticises emergency care and leadership at Morecambe Bay
13-Jul-2012
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Review finds leadership tension at London provider
13-Jul-2012
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Dehydration patient died after staff 'failures'
13-Jul-2012
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Clare Gerada: trust is essential for effective leadership
12-Jul-2012
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New quality of life indicators reveal long term condition inequalities
11-Jul-2012
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Staff shortage closes children's ward to admissions
10-Jul-2012
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A safer approach to hospital pharmacy
5 July 2012
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Ruth Carnall: take the shakes out of the shake-ups
5 July 2012
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Why patient leaders are the new kids on the block
5 July 2012
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Why so many vacancies? Time to stop the NHS talent drain
4-Jul-2012
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Management of AF 'needs revising'
3-Jul-2012
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Dementia service access criticised
3-Jul-2012
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Maritime unit gains cancer charity kitemark
2-Jul-2012
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The NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
28-Jun-2012
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Senior hospital boss leaving for KPMG job
25-Jun-2012
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New surveillance groups not 'command and control'
21-Jun-2012
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How one trust's efficiency programme benefitted its foundation bid
21 June 2012
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The brave new world of managed failure
21-Jun-2012
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'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
20-Jun-2012
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The benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
14-Jun-2012
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'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
13-Jun-2012
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Collaboration can bring improvements in the quality and productivity of care
31-May-2012
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David Kerr: converting data into currency
31-May-2012
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Why effective teamwork is a cliché crucial to collaboration
31 May 2012
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Lansley looking forward to 'time when there are no more Mid Staffs'
30-May-2012
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Nicholson calls for 'leap forward' in management style
30-May-2012
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Cameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
30-May-2012
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New patient rating system plans welcomed
25-May-2012
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
24-May-2012
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Commissioning outcomes framework will enable meaningful quality improvement
24-May-2012
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Results: chief executives survey on what makes an FT excellent
24 May 2012
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Western Sussex in hospital 'top 40'
24-May-2012
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GP quality monitoring project under threat from reform
23-May-2012
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Morecambe Bay 'not sustainable' without reconfiguration, says new chief
22-May-2012
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Analysed: a healthcare crisis facing Cumbria
22-May-2012
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Dial Q for quality: the programme helping healthcare leaders deliver change
17 May 2012
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Why stroke care in England needs modernising further
17 May 2012
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Miliband: attacks on nursing are 'totally unfair'
16-May-2012
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'Clinical engagement cannot be considered too expensive now'
10-May-2012
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Why it's time community healthcare providers stepped up to the mark
10 May 2012
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How many care scandals are we missing as reform rolls on?
9-May-2012
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Safety fears grow as upheaval of care quality staff triples
9-May-2012
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Clinician involvement is key - but keep an eye on the cost
8-May-2012
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Trust finalises quality strategy
4-May-2012
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Prostate cancer rates now top 40,000 annually
4-May-2012
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Why research and development is a key component of trust outcomes
3-May-2012
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How to identify - and manage - conflicts of interest
3 May 2012
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Reducing emergency admissions in children and young people
3 May 2012
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Ali Parsa on hospital process management
26-Apr-2012
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The duty of communicating information to patients
26-Apr-2012
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'The NHS could miss the next care revolution'
19-Apr-2012
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How boards can better prepare for governance challenges
19 April 2012
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Prime minister names members of nursing quality forum
17-Apr-2012
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Board brilliance unpacked
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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King's has 'fewer' quality concerns than other south London providers
5-Apr-2012
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Derbyshire Healthcare spells out mandatory standards of care
3-Apr-2012
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'Technology could change the way medicine is practiced'
29-Mar-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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Regional differences in accidental injury death rates
26-Mar-2012
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT reviewing stillbirth rates
23-Mar-2012
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'Our vital out of hours services are being sidelined'
22 March 2012
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Wide variations in children's care across England
15-Mar-2012
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A step-by-step guide to making total hip replacement deliver value
15 March 2012
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Harnessing leadership to drive a culture of innovation
15 March 2012
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How will CCGs assure the quality of care they commission?
15 March 2012
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Improvements in ‘harm free’ older patient care
15 March 2012
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'Mandating staffing levels is not the answer to reducing poor care'
15-Mar-2012
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The new reality for whistleblowing over poor quality care
15 March 2012
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'The NHS needs to be better at adopting innovation'
15-Mar-2012
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PCTs must not focus on ‘fantastic’ pasts
14-Mar-2012
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Trust mergers don't guarantee more for less
14-Mar-2012
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Monitor to publish annual reconfiguration 'blacklist'
8-Mar-2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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Your Humble Servant: the silence of the slaughtered lamb
8-Mar-2012
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'Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition'
1-Mar-2012
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CCG performance framework missing key quality indicators
1-Mar-2012
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Nick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
1-Mar-2012
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Brighton puts checks in place to guard quality and safety
27-Feb-2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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Why medical leaders need to be proactive in driving culture change
21-Feb-2012
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'This business model lets us focus on quality services and safe staff'
20-Feb-2012
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Quality of hospital care concerning doctors
16-Feb-2012
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Litigation authority reform could lower trust costs
16 February 2012
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Quality standards hit by arm's length body underspends
15-Feb-2012
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Decline in NHS productivity 'a myth'
13-Feb-2012
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NHS manager launches care home rating website
9 February 2012
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Newham hospice awarded national accreditation
8-Feb-2012
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Exclusive: Care Quality Commission to get external assessor
7-Feb-2012
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Training plans for major government project leaders
7-Feb-2012
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CQC calls for improved care quality data
7-Feb-2012
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
2-Feb-2012
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Croydon out-of-hours care failures exposed
2-Feb-2012
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How a 'bottom-up' approach to innovation is making service improvements easier
2 February 2012
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How to make change management a driver of quality care
2 February 2012
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Ideas to improve quality and safety in care homes sought
1-Feb-2012
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Poor outcomes continue for heart failure, audit reveals
31-Jan-2012
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'Reconfiguration may do more harm than good'
26-Jan-2012
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Cumbrian cause for concern in the North West
26 January 2012
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'Don't rush through regulation at the expense of innovation'
26 January 2012
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How to use clinical supervision to increase the use of evidence-based practice
26 January 2012
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Barnsley senior staff leading nutrition and hydration week activities
24-Jan-2012
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Leeds medic is senior responsible officer for Yorkshire and Humber
20-Jan-2012
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How to achieve the cultural change required to drive NHS innovation
19 January 2012
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Mid Staffs inquiry impacting Commissioning Board risk model
18-Jan-2012
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Competitive tendering will be ‘as important’ as any qualified provider
18-Jan-2012
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Medway trialling Dr Foster hospital performance tool
17-Jan-2012
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Cameron demands improvements to frontline nursing 'red tape'
12 January 2012
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Can CCGs learn to integrate mental health services from a Californian healthcare model?
12 January 2012
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How to create a long-term strategy for better workforce planning
12 January 2012
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Criticism as under pressure CQC reveals 14 per cent underspend
11-Jan-2012
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Hospitals spending less than £3 on patient meals
11-Jan-2012
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Why AQP can drive real benefits in primary and secondary care
6-Jan-2012
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Nuffield Health makes pledge on implant surgery costs
5-Jan-2012
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How service line management can inspire improved behaviours throughout NHS organisations
5 January 2012
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'Patients and organisations still need an information revolution'
5 January 2012
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Review finds Herefordshire mental health services understaffed
3-Jan-2012
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A day in the life: at the Mid Staffs inquiry
29-Dec-2011
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The critical need to evaluate and improve back office functions
29-Dec-2011
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How a new heart valve treatment can improve heart disease mortality rates
28-Dec-2011
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'It's time to remove the barriers to telehealth'
28-Dec-2011
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'Warning system' proposed for overseas doctors and nurses
20-Dec-2011
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James Paget FT chief executive resigns after care quality row
16-Dec-2011
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Sally Gainsbury: economic peace and goodwill, or Armageddon?
15 December 2011
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Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed
13-Dec-2011
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Concerns over junior doctors' acute care training
13-Dec-2011
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High-risk surgery care 'poor' for more than half of patients
9-Dec-2011
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Andy McKeon: does commissioning change anything?
8-Dec-2011
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How workforce transformation can help organisations hit QIPP targets
8 December 2011
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South West shouts about its success as handover looms
8 December 2011
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Heatherwood FT improves on maternity
7-Dec-2011
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Exclusive: Lansley to step up push on variation as second NHS atlas published
7-Dec-2011
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Exclusive: CCGs, national board and fellow GPs will tackle 'underperformers' - Lansley
7-Dec-2011
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Penalties for providers and commissioners failing to innovate
7-Dec-2011
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Lung cancer services audit reveals little improvement
7-Dec-2011
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Lansley sets 60 new performance indicators for hospitals
7-Dec-2011
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Whistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
5-Dec-2011
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'Choosing the comfortable path is a route towards trouble'
1-Dec-2011
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East Sussex Healthcare top orthopaedics performer in region
28-Nov-2011
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Dr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
28-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: weekend hospital arrivals up to 16pc more likely to die - DH
28-Nov-2011
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Does the NHS really believe information technology can improve healthcare?
25-Nov-2011
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From Tokyo to Torbay, integrating services will prove to be the future
24-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
24-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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DH to act on thousands of long-wait patients
17-Nov-2011
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Making the boardroom the place to improve patient experience
17 November 2011
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Why occupational therapists have a vital role in integrated care
17 November 2011
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AQUA launches COPD care pack
16-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: commissioning board to include 50 local medical directors
11-Nov-2011
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'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
10 November 2011
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Sheffield first for children's paediatric cancer peer review
8-Nov-2011
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GPs underperforming on quality and outcomes face 'serious questions'
3-Nov-2011
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Can hospitals fully stop airborne transmission?
3 November 2011
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HSJ interview: Clayton M Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Prescription
3 November 2011
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Why good governance is vital for telehealth services
3 November 2011
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Hospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
2-Nov-2011
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How a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
1-Nov-2011
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Fourteen trusts rated worst by first official hospital death rate
27-Oct-2011
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Children's care quality can be improved - study
27-Oct-2011
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Large variation in nursing skill mix, figures show
26-Oct-2011
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How enhanced recovery in acute trusts can improve quality and outcomes
20 October 2011
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Thirst for knowledge? Why the NHS should take clinical research seriously
20 October 2011
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How to utilise a clinical audit to achieve 'equity and excellence' in healthcare
13 October 2011
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DH to 'bring in line' commissioners who ration treatments
12-Oct-2011
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How to develop a culture of excellence
10-Oct-2011
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Hospital competition could 'negatively affect' quality
10-Oct-2011
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'We cannot tolerate incompetence in the search for sustainability'
6-Oct-2011
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals 'underperforming' says DH
5-Oct-2011
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Overseas doctors face English tests before starting work
4-Oct-2011
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Commissioners to investigate pressure ulcer rates at Barnet and Chase Farm
30-Sep-2011
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Achieving efficiency in the NHS - a special HSJ supplement
29-Sep-2011
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CQC says it faces 'unsustainable' expectations
29-Sep-2011
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Critical care is risking lives, say surgeons
29-Sep-2011
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How public and private sector partnerships could stimulate efficiency improvements
27-Sep-2011
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Tighter regulation called for as struck off nurses 'return to hospitals'
27-Sep-2011
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Birmingham and Solihull agrees CQUINs
26-Sep-2011
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Doctors 'failing' cancer patients on side effects
26-Sep-2011
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What the realities of competition mean for organisations' sustainability
26-Sep-2011
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'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
16-Sep-2011
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DH: Clinical senates will not ‘interfere with or constrain’ CCGs
15-Sep-2011
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Lansley: QIPP savings 'on track'
15-Sep-2011
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DH will 'create pressure' to ensure quality - Easton
14-Sep-2011
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Derbyshire Healthcare specialist unit gains quality accreditation
13-Sep-2011
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NHS Confederation to warn MPs over weak QIPP performance
13-Sep-2011
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Research reveals disparity in UK bowel cancer survival rates
12-Sep-2011
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Overseas nurses a 'risk' to healthcare - Lord Winston
9-Sep-2011
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Debate: is general practice pulling its weight in the efficiency challenge?
9-Sep-2011
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How workforce management can make room for efficiency improvements
8 September 2011
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Patient outcomes could be threatened by HR cuts
8 September 2011
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How to share innovation across the health service
6-Sep-2011
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Community trust chief exec moves to regional role
2-Sep-2011
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Why valuable health outcomes data is vital to improving care
31-Aug-2011
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‘Inert’ or improving: the state of medical regulation
25 August 2011
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C difficile deaths on the decline
24-Aug-2011
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A new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
18 August 2011
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'The focus now for those who manage healthcare should be value'
18 August 2011
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Out of the darkness: how quality assessment can improve out of hours care
17-Aug-2011
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Huge variation in reoperation rates for bowel cancer
17-Aug-2011
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IVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
15-Aug-2011
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Staff absenteeism highest in NHS, study shows
15-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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Changing the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
3-Aug-2011
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HSJ special report: managers' fears over the £20bn 'Nicholson Challenge'
29-Jul-2011
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Dispute over Leeds children's heart surgery
28-Jul-2011
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Cynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
28-Jul-2011
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How healthcare providers in America can teach lessons on quality improvement
28-Jul-2011
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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
28 July 2011
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Savings plans' impact on quality worries managers
27-Jul-2011
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Poor reporting on quality 'letting down' NHS - Sir Bruce
27-Jul-2011
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Ministers call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
26-Jul-2011
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Delivering effective care: five elements that define a better service
26-Jul-2011
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Hepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
22-Jul-2011
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The NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
21-Jul-2011
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South Tyneside FT not quite the 'darling' of the North East
21 July 2011
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St George's faces 'quality of data' issues with Cerner system
19-Jul-2011
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Stroke reconfiguration at County Durham and Darlington
18-Jul-2011
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Northumbria Healthcare praised for hips care
15-Jul-2011
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Funding crisis: Greek ruin could come to the NHS
14 July 2011
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South West Essex urged to take ‘firm line’ on provider quality
14 July 2011
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The difficulties reform poses for improving quality in the NHS - an HSJ round table
12-Jul-2011
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Managers urged to support nurses in drive to make savings safely
11-Jul-2011
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Easton warns some QIPP schemes are just 'red-lining' budget cuts
7-Jul-2011
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Foundation trust jumps gun to calculate 'official' mortality rates
7-Jul-2011
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Commissioning primary care plans still in development
7-Jul-2011
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Power to the patients: promised improvements to patient choice need backing up
7 July 2011
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Confed chief cautions over the dangers of centralisation
6-Jul-2011
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Government technology strategy 'lacking detail' to measure progress
5-Jul-2011
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GPs focus on financially rewarding patients, study shows
29-Jun-2011
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Simulation Lab: test your healthcare improvement ideas
23-Jun-2011
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HSJ publishes latest in series of interactive online simulations
23-Jun-2011
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South Tees FT rated top for eleventh year running
22-Jun-2011
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Integrity of quality accounts in doubt at Sussex Community
20-Jun-2011
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King's Fund calls for hospital mergers
20-Jun-2011
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Calderdale missing pressure ulcer reduction target
17-Jun-2011
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Call for spot checks to improve elderly care
14-Jun-2011
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Quality premiums and Any Qualified Provider supported by Future Forum
13-Jun-2011
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Fourteen London trusts with workforce concerns, says SHA report
10-Jun-2011
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Why service integration is central to improving the patient experience
9 June 2011
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York Hospitals FT praised in CQC dignity and nutrition review
8-Jun-2011
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CQC tells Barnsley Hospital to improve nutrition standards
8-Jun-2011
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What the Health Bill means for continuing quality improvement
6-Jun-2011
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Date approaches for Royal Brompton legal challenge over service review
3-Jun-2011
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Audit Commission finds social care services improving
2 June 2011
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North Lincs PCT eyes hospital mortality figures
1-Jun-2011
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Lansley to co-host live online interview on 1 June
31-May-2011
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
31-May-2011
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'Better quality data will help to reduce variations in care'
26-May-2011
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Online seminar: Will health service reform improve the quality of NHS care?
25-May-2011
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Sharp rise in young attending A&E
24-May-2011
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Register now - HSJ webinar on understanding and delivering quality in health services
23-May-2011
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The need for clarity in evidence based commissioning
23-May-2011
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Exclusive: Commissioning Board will be told to save cancer lives
20-May-2011
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Consortia authorisation 'window' risks quality
19-May-2011
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Monitor urges trusts to use service line system
19-May-2011
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Why regional projects are leading the way on innovation in the NHS
19 May 2011
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Derby Hospitals takes £0.7m CQUIN hit
12-May-2011
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Clinical networks to respond to competition fears
12-May-2011
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Exclusive: care quality variations revealed in Dr Foster data
12 May 2011
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Hospital death rate indicator delayed
12 May 2011
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How health sector and independent sector partnerships can bring mutual benefits
12 May 2011
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North East Ambulance plans quality governance improvements
10-May-2011
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North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award
6-May-2011
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How good is the NHS at improving quality?
6-May-2011
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Clinical coding award in offing for Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
5-May-2011
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Quality of coding recognised at Northumbria Healthcare FT
5-May-2011
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Gateshead Health FT on data quality awards shortlist
5-May-2011
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East Cheshire NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award
5-May-2011
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Guy's and St Thomas' FT sets improved GP communication as quality priority
5-May-2011
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How online training can increase professional development in the face of spending cuts
5 May 2011
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Chesterfield hospital begins thrombosis drive
4-May-2011
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North East MH FT hosting quality observatory
4-May-2011
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Empowering clinicians and nurses to drive QIPP best practice
28 April 2011
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Avon and Wiltshire performs poorly against CQUIN target
27-Apr-2011
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Rotherham FT to lose fifth of CQUIN cash
26-Apr-2011
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Keeping safer service delivery at the forefront of the NHS
26-Apr-2011
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Eating assistance figure unchanged in nine years
26-Apr-2011
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The debate on consortia governance requires sound principles, and hard evidence
21-Apr-2011
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North Cumbria University Hospitals joint top for lung cancer services
20-Apr-2011
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Stepping up: the collaborative approach to becoming a model of innovation
20-Apr-2011
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How a leaner integrated approach improved older person services at a reduced cost
19-Apr-2011
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Mid staffs inquiry told "name and shame" approach of Dr Foster unhelpful
14-Apr-2011
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Nicholson warns on 'unrealistic' savings plans
14-Apr-2011
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Magical mystery shoppers: driving service improvements with quality feedback
14 April 2011
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Performance surplus hides the fact many trusts are facing critical finance problems
14 April 2011
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Variation in surgery rates hints at savings potential
14 April 2011
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South Tees struggles with C diff and cancer waits
12-Apr-2011
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NHS Stoke on Trent funds ‘mystery shoppers’ to check on quality
8-Apr-2011
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Is there really room for localism in the Big Healthy Society?
7 April 2011
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Pathfinder consortia focusing on integration, analysis shows
7 April 2011
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Nursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning
31-Mar-2011
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Changing information into valuable data for the new, local NHS
31 March 2011
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Council care better than private sector - CQC
30-Mar-2011
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CQC praises choice but warns on speed of improvements
29-Mar-2011
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PCT review finds good quality at Royal Berkshire FT
24-Mar-2011
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'63 per cent of managers are making cost-savings - what are the others up to?'
24 March 2011
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Confess 'longstanding problems' in consortia handovers, PCTs told
24 March 2011
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Exploring the US physician assistant workforce model: a contribution to QIPP
24 March 2011
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Howe promises to 'expose' underperforming GPs
24 March 2011
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Major GP inquiry finds 'wide variations'
24-Mar-2011
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Watch live: King's Fund findings on the quality of general practice in England
23-Mar-2011
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NHS reforms 'could lead to US-style system'
23-Mar-2011
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The unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
22-Mar-2011
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Hull trust received mortality review
21-Mar-2011
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NHS 'must publish performance data'
21-Mar-2011
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Stephen Eames: it's time to embrace disruption
18-Mar-2011
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A helping hand for NHS values: leadership needs to reinvigorate culture of care
17-Mar-2011
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Working as a team for better quality and safety in the operating theatre
17-Mar-2011
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Blood service privatisation criticised in Commons
16-Mar-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme
11-Mar-2011
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NHS complaints regulations overhaul announced
11-Mar-2011
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Drawing on past lessons to improve future public health and wellbeing
10 March 2011
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FT quality reports unreliable, Audit Commission finds
10 March 2011
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Individual user outcomes help measure effectiveness and value
10 March 2011
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NHS faces reform challenges - Nuffield Trust
9-Mar-2011
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Hospitals will not have to close - Lansley
9-Mar-2011
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Dr Foster chief executive stands down
9-Mar-2011
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Reforms 'will turn clock back to the 1930s'
7-Mar-2011
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Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
7-Mar-2011
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Effective regulation needs the right touch, at the right time
3 March 2011
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Lincolnshire acute trust threatened with prosecution on care failings
2-Mar-2011
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CQC threatens mental health FT with enforcement action over failings
28-Feb-2011
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'Will community services boil down to "any willing price"?'
28-Feb-2011
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Plymouth Teaching PCT delays opening of new building after failing to organise CQC registration
25-Feb-2011
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Andrew Dillon: the new mission for NICE
24 February 2011
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Clinical audit results can positively impact future business and marketing strategy
23-Feb-2011
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Compensation payment reform backed by panel
22-Feb-2011
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Steps to improve mental health productivity can ease the pressure on budgets
22-Feb-2011
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Trusts' safety alert compliance still short despite improvements
21-Feb-2011
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TV chef attacks politicians over hospital food
21-Feb-2011
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Advanced cancer scanning centre officially opened
18-Feb-2011
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Bill Moyes: the reform agenda presents a massive opportunity
17 February 2011
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Cally Bann
17 February 2011
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Real healthcare reform needs a new conceptual landscape
17 February 2011
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Post discharge death rates revealed
16-Feb-2011
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Early death 'more likely in the North'
16-Feb-2011
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Achieving better outcomes with learning disabilities services
16-Feb-2011
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NHS treatment of elderly failing 'basic human needs' - ombudsman
15-Feb-2011
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Providing visually impaired patients with the right access to information
14-Feb-2011
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Joint replacement: how to build financially sustainable services
10 February 2011
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Local performance is the key to the future of the NHS
10 February 2011
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Post-reform NHS is life, still, but not as we know it
10 February 2011
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NHS Cornwall meets standards for young people friendly services
9-Feb-2011
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Royal Bolton remains red rated for mortality, but shows improvement
8-Feb-2011
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Calls to reject health ombudsman reappointment
8-Feb-2011
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'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Herefordshire reports "unacceptable" deterioration in stroke performance
7-Feb-2011
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Barts to cut 250 nursing posts
4-Feb-2011
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Hospital Landscape: a winning attitude to improved performance
3-Feb-2011
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A patient’s perspective on the NHS
3 February 2011
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CQC fees hike 'disappoints' confederation
3 February 2011
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NHS medical trials among best in Europe
3 February 2011
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Scarborough and North East Yorkshire in vascular shakeup
1-Feb-2011
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York Hospital in regional vascular shakeup
1-Feb-2011
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Prosecute staff for neglect, say experts
1-Feb-2011
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Reforms will destroy the NHS, claims Unite
1-Feb-2011
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60% of doctors 'disagree with reforms'
1-Feb-2011
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RCS warns quality of care could decline
1-Feb-2011
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Four steps to improving frontline patient care
1-Feb-2011
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Hundreds of care home deaths caused by dehydration
31-Jan-2011
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Nigel Edwards calls for constructive dialogue on competition
31-Jan-2011
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Labour attacks government on waiting times
26-Jan-2011
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park behind on CQUIN for VTE
25-Jan-2011
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Public petition against closure of West Kent PCT-run GP surgery
25-Jan-2011
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Barnsley PCT rated well for stroke care
25-Jan-2011
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The NHS Commissioning Board: biggest of the big spenders
24-Jan-2011
-
40% of A&E patients do not need treatment
21-Jan-2011
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'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'
19-Jan-2011
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'We all know what’s wrong with the NHS'
19-Jan-2011
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'Accountability in the NHS is a mess'
19-Jan-2011
-
'Stalinist' controls grip expiring SHAs
19-Jan-2011
-
Innovation Expo to profile QIPP programme
19-Jan-2011
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Earl Howe: Contestability is 'not alien to integration'
19-Jan-2011
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‘Brave’ Sir David stresses freedoms and delivery
19-Jan-2011
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Trust in breach of six CQC standards
19-Jan-2011
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NHS market faces closer EU attention
19-Jan-2011
-
Voluntary sector speaks up on QIPP
18-Jan-2011
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RCS warns on 'backdoor rationing' in NHS
17-Jan-2011
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One in five GP practices are underperforming
13 January 2011
-
King’s Fund finds quality accounts tension
6 January 2011
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Scottish health bodies spent £11m on leasing cars
6 January 2011
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Trusts warned not to neglect patient experience
6 January 2011
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Incentives for doctors: the big chill will hit medics too
28-Dec-2010
-
CQC lifts conditions on Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
22-Dec-2010
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First NHS outcomes framework published
20-Dec-2010
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Emergency targets scrapped in favour of performance measures
17-Dec-2010
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Private healthcare market probed
15-Dec-2010
-
Jenny Rogers: Dropping the defensiveness
15-Dec-2010
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The outstanding ideas that will transform healthcare
15-Dec-2010
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Government delays GP quality accounts
14-Dec-2010
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Elderly care service review launched
14-Dec-2010
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All admitted patients to have blood clot test
10-Dec-2010
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Finance: No Time Like the Present
1-Dec-2010
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High impact actions for preventing pressure ulcers
30-Nov-2010
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Lung cancer rates for women soar
29-Nov-2010
-
Latest Dr Foster guide reveals hospital trusts with high death rates
29-Nov-2010
-
FTs make pre-emptive defence against Hospital Guide findings
26-Nov-2010
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Ali Parsa: the NHS must learn to put quality ahead of price
26-Nov-2010
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Improving quality and productivity in the NHS
26-Nov-2010
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'The challenge is to get better average outcomes and reduce variation'
25 November 2010
-
Pete Mason on dealing with complaints
23-Nov-2010
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Fundamentals of the NHS - conference sessions
21-Nov-2010
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Migration caps may jeopardise service quality and safety
18-Nov-2010
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Primary care special report: happy hours
18 November 2010
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Can patient choice alone force the changes the service needs?
17-Nov-2010
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HSJ100: Hakin and Gerada lead the rise of the clinicians
17-Nov-2010
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Managers warn against cuts
16-Nov-2010
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital - CQC report
12-Nov-2010
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NHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
12-Nov-2010
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Former RSM president condemns NHS reforms as 'anathema'
12-Nov-2010
-
Elderly miss out on post surgical care
11-Nov-2010
-
Pharma lead issues warning on pricing
11 November 2010
-
Spending review roundtable: going back to the 1980s?
11 November 2010
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Turnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
11 November 2010
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‘Immediate’ need for GP data system
10-Nov-2010
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SHA failing on stroke care
9-Nov-2010
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Managers and junior doctors to meet in Second Life
9-Nov-2010
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Report criticises junior doctors' workload
5-Nov-2010
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Report highlights out-of-date keyhole equipment
5-Nov-2010
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Independent contractors and the NHS
4 November 2010
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New hospital death rates to be published in April
4 November 2010
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Private sector gets 6pc of big ticket NHS spend
4 November 2010
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The NHS needs to re-invent itself to cope with funding cuts
4 November 2010
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Mid Staffs compensation bill revealed
1-Nov-2010
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CQC says improvements still needed at Mid Staffs
29-Oct-2010
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Better NHS management 'leads to better outcomes'
26-Oct-2010
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Pledge to cut anti-psychotic drug use
26-Oct-2010
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Guide hopes to avoid death rate panic
21 October 2010
-
Government drops one-on-one cancer nurse plan
20-Oct-2010
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The power of checklists in the NHS
12-Oct-2010
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NHS advised on nutrition for older people
11-Oct-2010
-
Call for public to improve their own health
8-Oct-2010
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Shortage of surgical training posts criticised
8-Oct-2010
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Appraising social value
8-Oct-2010
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King's Fund warns about 'scale and pace' of reforms
7-Oct-2010
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Mark Britnell: Have foundation trusts realised their potential?
7 October 2010
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PCTs make slow progress with QIPP
7 October 2010
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Out of hours performance variation to be made public
6-Oct-2010
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Early cancer diagnosis could save lives
30 September 2010
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Ed Miliband signals tax rises to protect services
30-Sep-2010
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Lansley acknowledges lack of readiness for GP commissioning
30 September 2010
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Trusts to be tested on dementia care standards
29-Sep-2010
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UK 'behind on pain management'
29-Sep-2010
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Trust apologises after delivery errors leave baby brain damaged
29-Sep-2010
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Commissioning for outcomes
29-Sep-2010
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CQC gives nearly-all-clear to troubled foundation trust
24-Sep-2010
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Quality payment targets centred on patient safety
23 September 2010
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Surgery fails thousands of patients
23 September 2010
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Scots twice as likely to die from alcohol
20-Sep-2010
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Former BMA chairman to face disciplinary panel
20-Sep-2010
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HIV cases predicted to rise
17-Sep-2010
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Royal London drops 'homeopathy' from its title
17-Sep-2010
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Government warned over rate of job losses
16-Sep-2010
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Bacteria linked to sink misuse
16 September 2010
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Concerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
16 September 2010
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CQUIN used for minimum achievements
16 September 2010
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Commissioning for outcomes
13-Sep-2010
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No accord on mortality measures
9 September 2010
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Junior doctors 'spend too long on admin'
8-Sep-2010
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Weight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year
8-Sep-2010
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Alcohol screening and intervention
2-Sep-2010
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'A couple of unproductive consultants can turn a viable specialty into a loss maker'
2 September 2010
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Patients ‘should be able to complain by email’
2 September 2010
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Nicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times
1-Sep-2010
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GP and midwife vacancies rising
27-Aug-2010
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Predictive modelling and quality healthcare
27-Aug-2010
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CQC tells United Lincs to improve on dignity and workforce support
26 August 2010
-
NHS complaints reach record high
25-Aug-2010
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Doctors call for standardised NHS prescription system
25-Aug-2010
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Trust urged to improve quality and safety standards
24-Aug-2010
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Hospital Guide consultation - share your views
23-Aug-2010
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Mental health ward closure reflects wider trend
20-Aug-2010
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Public health: Is your activity on target?
20-Aug-2010
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Kidney transplants research could slash waiting lists
19-Aug-2010
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NHS County Durham and Darlington launches non-emergency hotline
19-Aug-2010
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Kidney transplants from cardiac deaths could reduce waiting lists
19-Aug-2010
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Doctors want leadership roles, poll for HSJ suggests
19 August 2010
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Dr Foster consults on the Good Hospital guide
18-Aug-2010
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Help shape the 2010 Hospital Guide
18-Aug-2010
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Updated CQC regulations
16-Aug-2010
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Quality through CQUIN
16-Aug-2010
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World class service in radiotherapy
13-Aug-2010
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A rapid return to high quality NHS reporting
12-Aug-2010
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'Postcode lottery in end of life care provision'
11-Aug-2010
-
UK breast cancer rates worse than east Africa
9-Aug-2010
-
E-rostering
5-Aug-2010
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Improvement work must continue, NHS Institute chief warns
29 July 2010
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Mark Goldman on fatal mistakes in the NHS
29 July 2010
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Missing detail renders NHS quality accounts ‘meaningless’
29 July 2010
-
Trusts dodge scrutiny by omitting vital quality measures
29 July 2010
-
Trusts repond to weak quality account charge
29 July 2010
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Health gap between rich and poor widest ever
23-Jul-2010
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Consortia to 'challenge' GP practices on quality and productivity
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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GPs ‘won’t guarantee out of hours quality’
22 July 2010
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King's Fund seeks clarity on NHS cost pressures
22 July 2010
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Quality vascular surgery ‘requires centralisation’
22 July 2010
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East of England opens up hospital quality figures
21-Jul-2010
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Information revolution 'could confuse public'
21-Jul-2010
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Experts respond to new NHS standard measures
20-Jul-2010
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Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways
20-Jul-2010
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Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways - conference sessions
20-Jul-2010
-
Health outcomes consultation launched
19-Jul-2010
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How New Labour changed NHS management culture
19-Jul-2010
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Information governance
17-Jul-2010
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The cost of poor quality healthcare and how to put it right
13-Jul-2010
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Outcome goals to replace performance framework
12-Jul-2010
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Cancer survival rates improve
12-Jul-2010
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Report critical of infant death responses
12-Jul-2010
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Virtual innovations in health and social care
12-Jul-2010
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Scrapping hospital ratings will 'confuse patients'
9-Jul-2010
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Hospital infection controls criticised
9-Jul-2010
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Accountability shake-up planned for public services
8-Jul-2010
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Government tells CQC to drop annual health check reviews
8 July 2010
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Lansley outlines plans for ‘health outcome’ measures
8 July 2010
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Neonatal units 'under-staffed'
6-Jul-2010
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GPs refuse to work for out-of-hours services
2-Jul-2010
-
NHS spending rises 'endanger vulnerable patients'
2-Jul-2010
-
Review finds £1.2bn swine flu effort 'proportionate'
1-Jul-2010
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Chronic pain
1-Jul-2010
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Lost theatre time opportunity
1 July 2010
-
NICE publishes the first set of quality standards
1 July 2010
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The bones of a PCT recovery plan
1 July 2010
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NICE publishes first quality standards
30-Jun-2010
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Third of operating time lost to late starts and early finishes
25-Jun-2010
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Stomach cancer survival rate improves
25-Jun-2010
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C diff target increased to 50% in Scotland
25-Jun-2010
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Trusts highlighted as 'ones to watch' for quality patient-centered care
25-Jun-2010
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NHS medical director says GPs will need more scrutiny
24-Jun-2010
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HSJ Awards 2010: Quality and Productivity
24 June 2010
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Pressure eases on 18-weeks referral
24 June 2010
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Mental health innovation: how to drive quality from pilot to practice
22-Jun-2010
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Robot hospital workers testing under way
18-Jun-2010
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Outpatient experience
17-Jun-2010
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Early breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives
17-Jun-2010
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Clinical audits ordered to reveal provider level data
17 June 2010
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DH will tell audits to publish trusts' results
17 June 2010
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Media Watch: variations in NHS performance in the news
17 June 2010
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Veterans’ health to be a priority
17 June 2010
-
PFI hospitals 'may have to cut services'
16-Jun-2010
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CQC sends inspectors into United Lincolnshire
16-Jun-2010
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NHS budget 'should not be protected'
11-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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John Deffenbaugh: let us exploit our canny GPs
3 June 2010
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Mark Britnell on increasing NHS productivity
3 June 2010
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NHS reputation is on a par with Iceland chain
3 June 2010
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Coalition health policy: all action on the united front
20 May 2010
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Neil Churchill: NHS savings on long term conditions
20 May 2010
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Trusts must improve treatment of dead people
12-May-2010
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Mark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
6 May 2010
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Alan Maynard: axe must swing on NHS jobs and pay
22 April 2010
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Asthma and Parkinson's losers in policy battle
22 April 2010
-
New doubt about mortality ratios
22 April 2010
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Trusts must beat scepticism on quality accounts - King's Fund
21-Apr-2010
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Dearth of NHS performance data threatens quality improvement
15 April 2010
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VTE prevention help needed
15 April 2010
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Jon Restell on regulation of NHS managers
8 April 2010
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NHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas?
8 April 2010
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Norman Warner: face up to NHS efficiencies
8 April 2010
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Ken Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
5-Apr-2010
-
NHS boards failing to engage on clinical quality audits
1-Apr-2010
-
Andy Jones on defining NHS quality
31 March 2010
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DH explains QIPP plans to 340,000 clinicians
25-Mar-2010
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Andy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
25 March 2010
-
Chris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation
25 March 2010
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David Nicholson on NHS incentives and ideology
25 March 2010
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RCGP sets out post election wish list
23-Mar-2010
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Two trusts registered with conditions
19-Mar-2010
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CQC plans ‘live’ ratings system
18 March 2010
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DH ignores own advice on digital engagement
18 March 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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Your Humble Servant: lights, camera, casualty
18 March 2010
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First patient reported outcomes due in April
11 March 2010
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Paul Corrigan on suspending NHS incentives
11 March 2010
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Francis report criticises SHA's mortality research
4 March 2010
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Monitor claims its quality bar is now set high enough
4 March 2010
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One in 10 concerned about own trust's care standards
4 March 2010
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Mark Goldman on inspiring people
25 February 2010
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NHS managers may be heroes of the moment
25 February 2010
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Priorities for quality pilots
25 February 2010
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Strong managers 'improve NHS care'
19-Feb-2010
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Alan Maynard: could the Tories give PCTs bite?
18 February 2010
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DH takes hold of death ratio debate
18 February 2010
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Information for improvement: quality accounts
18 February 2010
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NHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
16-Feb-2010
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NHS quality strongly linked to increases in managers
11 February 2010
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Tim Kelsey to leave Dr Foster
10-Feb-2010
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Home care ‘could save NHS more than £1bn a year’
4 February 2010
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Ministers poised to confirm details for quality accounts
4 February 2010
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NHS quality accounts must live up to the name
4 February 2010
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NHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business
4 February 2010
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
4 February 2010
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Bill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations
28 January 2010
-
QIPP leads reveal hit list
28 January 2010
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Health Foundation announces quality improvement scheme
25-Jan-2010
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King's Fund highlights risks of quality reporting
21-Jan-2010
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Neil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
21 January 2010
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Quality board to adopt 'values' in bid to avoid further rows
20-Jan-2010
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Four nations research reignites row over targets
20-Jan-2010
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Four countries’ pulses beat to different tunes
20-Jan-2010
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Risk Management
19-Jan-2010
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Risk Management - conference sessions
15-Jan-2010
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Improvement tsar warns SHAs to ‘refresh’ Darzi visions urgently
14 January 2010
-
Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards
14 January 2010
-
Politics ‘distracting’ from NHS quality drive
14 January 2010
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NHS productivity: how to maximise the year ahead
12-Jan-2010
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Quality improvement and cost reduction
7-Jan-2010
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Dr Foster misses out on NHS Choices mortality data contract
7 January 2010
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Commissioning challenges
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Excess inventory
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Nursing standards
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Call to be proactive on measuring patient experience
17-Dec-2009
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Ambulance targets review urged
17-Dec-2009
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Jon Restell: could the NHS ever be like this?
17 December 2009
-
‘Avoid merger distractions’
16-Dec-2009
-
David Nicholson tells NHS: improve first, then prove it
16-Dec-2009
-
Clot prevention is 2010-11 quality priority
16-Dec-2009
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Commissioners must be more 'ambitious' in CQUIN schemes
8-Dec-2009
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Call for continued NHS investment
7-Dec-2009
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HSJ exclusive: Barbara Young quits Care Quality Commission
4-Dec-2009
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NICE issues guide on commissioning high quality services
4-Dec-2009
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Are death rates fair? You decide
3 December 2009
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Safety outcry is ‘mandate’ for NHS quality
3 December 2009
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PCT commissioners should exploit ‘soft data’
2-Dec-2009
-
Community wound scheme yields savings
26-Nov-2009
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Nick Bosanquet: history offers the NHS survival skills
26 November 2009
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Patient safety reporting still fails to reach boards in 1 in 10 acute trusts
26 November 2009
-
Simon Stevens on incentives for doctors vs incentives for patients
26 November 2009
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Liz Kendall on urgent care efficiency
19 November 2009
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Risk management: create a culture of safety
17-Nov-2009
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David Nicholson: ride the wave of NHS innovation
12 November 2009
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Independent contractor performance
4-Nov-2009
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Andy Burnham stands ground after taking fire on competition rules
29 October 2009
-
CQC will face ‘tricky decisions’ on failing services
29 October 2009
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Minority of NHS boards put targets before quality, says DH
22 October 2009
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NHS efficiency tsar: recession is a chance for change
22 October 2009
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Simon Stevens on the best healthcare system in the world
22 October 2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy joins King's Fund inquiry into GP quality
21-Oct-2009
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Controversial hospital reconfiguration cuts death rates
21-Oct-2009
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PCTs show improvement in annual health check but a slide in excellence
15 October 2009
-
Monitor clashes with foundation chair over safety
14-Oct-2009
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Delivering better care with fewer resources
9-Oct-2009
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Andrew Lansley on a Conservative recipe for NHS reform
8 October 2009
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CQC warns against Conservative cuts
7-Oct-2009
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Ken Jarrold on fixing NHS care and compassion
5-Oct-2009
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When doctors network change can happen fast
5-Oct-2009
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CQC calls for review of out of hours GP services
2-Oct-2009
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Stephen Eames on defending district general hospitals
1 October 2009
-
Hospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’
30-Sep-2009
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Andy Burnham speech delivers body blow to NHS competition and choice
24 September 2009
-
Andy Burnham’s preferred bidder pledge questioned
24 September 2009
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NHS South Central chief promises organisational change will be 'last resort'
24 September 2009
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Nicky Spencer on handling NHS complaints
24 September 2009
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Nurses urged to show savings
24 September 2009
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Patient satisfaction guaranteed: the future of payment by results?
24 September 2009
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Quality accounts: trusts to pick their own performance measures
24 September 2009
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Surgery productivity tool could save trusts £1.6m a year
24 September 2009
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Patient reported outcome measures may be public next year
23-Sep-2009
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CQC warns 'laggards' over core standards deadline
17 September 2009
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Government set to issue a five year spending plan for NHS
16-Sep-2009
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McKinsey report: politicians accused of not facing reality
10 September 2009
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Mike Farrar on QIPP - quality, innovation, productivity and prevention
10 September 2009
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South Central SHA appoints new chief executive
8-Sep-2009
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NHS staff benefits: for the chop?
4-Sep-2009
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NHS regulators need a new outlook after Mid Staffs scandal
3 September 2009
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McKinsey have plotted a course, NHS managers must lead through it
2-Sep-2009
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DH to review ‘penalty’ for day case payments
2-Sep-2009
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Patient records: jokes about doctors’ bad handwriting are no longer funny
27 August 2009
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Stephen Eames on dementia strategy
27 August 2009
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A third say no party could run NHS
24-Aug-2009
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Scotland 'falling behind' England on healthcare
24-Aug-2009
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Noel Plumridge on NHS cash in a cold climate
20 August 2009
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PCTs urged to review governance guidance
19-Aug-2009
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A third say no party could run NHS
18-Aug-2009
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NHS performance: GPs in the spotlight
17-Aug-2009
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Jo Webber on NHS care scandals
13 August 2009
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Lessons for the UK in Obama’s universal healthcare plan
13 August 2009
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DH data shows no link between NHS spending and patient outcomes
6-Aug-2009
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First NICE quality standards will include stroke
6-Aug-2009
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Matching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
6-Aug-2009
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Panicky response to Mid Staffs scandal could erode FT freedoms
6-Aug-2009
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Quality and outcomes framework: GP incentives harm care quality
6-Aug-2009
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‘Unprecedented’ review by PCT finds progress after Mid Staffs scandal
5-Aug-2009
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Call to extend clinical outcome data on choose and book
5-Aug-2009
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Public consultation on complementary therapies opens
4-Aug-2009
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Ben Bridgewater on why funding clinical audit is essential
30 July 2009
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NHS trust apologises over infection deaths
24-Jul-2009
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Jim Easton to continue Lord Darzi's work on NHS quality
23 July 2009
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Michael White on the future of healthcare funding
23 July 2009
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Ministers to exert power over Monitor
23 July 2009
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New Horizons policy direction lauded despite missing details
23 July 2009
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Stephen Eames on the need to make changes
23 July 2009
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NICE issues guidance to help spot child abuse
22-Jul-2009
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Jenny Rogers on tendering
22-Jul-2009
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NHS care indicators on new website
21-Jul-2009
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Trust chief moves to SHA before critical report
21-Jul-2009
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NHS budget pledges will squeeze Whitehall
20-Jul-2009
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Darzi's resignation
15-Jul-2009
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The social care green paper: What's in it for the NHS?
14-Jul-2009
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European working time directive will cause 'additional pressures'
14-Jul-2009
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Early quality healthcare scheme results show improvements
14-Jul-2009
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Andy McKeon: saving £15bn-£20bn will be no summer holiday
9 July 2009
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Cost of regulation merger reaches into millions
9 July 2009
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Finance directors plan to renegotiate supplier contracts
9 July 2009
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NPSA says investigations would be unhelpful
9 July 2009
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Pay freeze is warmer prospect than thousands of job losses
9 July 2009
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Burnham 'not ruling out' Mid Staffordshire probe
8-Jul-2009
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The calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'
7-Jul-2009
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Government will not back private care home protection
6-Jul-2009
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Health committee 'saddened' by patient safety failures
3-Jul-2009
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Mid Staffordshire foundation trust keeps chief executive minutes private
2 July 2009
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Monitor accused of 'sharp elbowing' the CQC
2 July 2009
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Targets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
2 July 2009
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New national director and Britnell replacement unveiled in DH reshuffle
30-Jun-2009
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Cervical screening age to remain at 25
25-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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Michael White: What happened to the government's Health Bill?
25 June 2009
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NHS hospitals to be forced to accept major trauma cases
25 June 2009
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NHS Top Leaders list gets under way
25 June 2009
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One year down Darzi’s road the way ahead looks a lot tougher
25 June 2009
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Regions told to re-examine Darzi visions
25 June 2009
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Trust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
22-Jun-2009
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Changing NHS end of life care for the better
19-Jun-2009
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Stephen Eames on large scale health solutions
18 June 2009
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Safe staffing levels, safe patients
16-Jun-2009
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How to create a culture of safety in the NHS
16-Jun-2009
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IVF blunder prompts calls for better fertility services
16-Jun-2009
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NHS hospital acquired infection cases rise
15-Jun-2009
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Quality anxiety prompts cervical screening recall in Kent
15-Jun-2009
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David Nicholson on NHS challenges
12-Jun-2009
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GP phone-line jams create more hospital admissions
12-Jun-2009
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Andy Burnham makes prevention a mission for the NHS
11-Jun-2009
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Best primary care trusts to get franchise on rest
11-Jun-2009
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Be honest about weaknesses in quality accounts, FTs told
11-Jun-2009
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Andy Burnham: don't sideline NHS quality
11 June 2009
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Noel Plumridge on caveats for consolidating mental health spending
11 June 2009
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Midwifery and the Clinical Leaders Network
10-Jun-2009
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It's official: NHS productivity is rising
9-Jun-2009
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Hospital follow-up inspection reveals new problems
9-Jun-2009
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Chief inspector of Healthcare Environment Inspectorate named
8-Jun-2009
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Government may take further powers over foundation trusts
4-Jun-2009
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A decade of the national clinical directors - aka the czars
4 June 2009
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Czars to focus on cost cutting as well as quality
4 June 2009
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Michael White on the big split over ISTCs
4 June 2009
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Simon Stevens on toothless dental policies
4 June 2009
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Whistleblowing doctors in the dark over safety fears, says BMA
3-Jun-2009
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CQC seeks feedback
2-Jun-2009
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Peter Reader: 'Mid Staffs holds the same lessons as Bristol tragedy'
2-Jun-2009
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Using business intelligence to drive improvement in the NHS
1-Jun-2009
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Helen Bevan on the pitfalls of NHS cost reduction
1-Jun-2009
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Round table - health Innovation: the future's bright
29-May-2009
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Ali Parsa on the meaning of value
28 May 2009
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Jon Restell: telling the quality story
28 May 2009
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Past, present and future productivity in the NHS
28 May 2009
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Safe, streamlined services give the best – and cheapest – care
28 May 2009
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Hilary Thomas on treating lymphoedema in the community
26-May-2009
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David Peat on embracing NHS change
26-May-2009
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David Nicholson sticks by NHS quality cash claims
26-May-2009
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David Nicholson puts innovation on NHS to-do list
21 May 2009
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MPs to debate health reforms
21 May 2009
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Quality and safety can't 'solve' NHS funding crisis
21 May 2009
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Role of competition panel under review
21 May 2009
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Eccleshill to stay in Care Quality Commission’s spotlight
20-May-2009
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Sink or swim: how small hospitals survive competition
20-May-2009
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No payoff for Mid Staffs chief executive
19-May-2009
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NHS quality improvement: delivering and demonstrating quality
19-May-2009
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Safe liaisons for patients in need of psychiatric help
19-May-2009
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Tories propose junior nurse NHS board members
18-May-2009
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Department of Health publishes list of quality measures
15-May-2009
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How to improve quality of diagnosis
15-May-2009
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Michael White on integrity and whistleblowing
14 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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Responsible officers scheme will increase staffing costs
14 May 2009
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Stephen Eames on the quest for quality
14 May 2009
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Strategic health authority chiefs bring a new flavour to the NHS
14 May 2009
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Unneeded surgery may be costing the NHS millions
14 May 2009
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Conservatives outline nursing policy for the NHS
13-May-2009
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Baby P review reveals 'systemic failings' in NHS
13-May-2009
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Ben Bradshaw labels nurse whistleblower ruling 'unduly harsh'
11-May-2009
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Patrick Geoghegan on achieving quality patient outcomes
8-May-2009
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Matthew Winn on community health providers
7 May 2009
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Mid Staffordshire: improvement must be routine, not just the result of a scandal
7 May 2009
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NHS quality improvement needs patient choice data
7 May 2009
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Rising patient choice fails to improve NHS quality standards
7 May 2009
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Rose Gibb: The case that puts a stop to big pay-off cheques
7 May 2009
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HSJ survey: Hospital managers act on Mid Staffs failures
6-May-2009
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Mark Goldman on clinical leadership's tipping point
5-May-2009
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Patient experience feedback findings will not be standardised
5-May-2009
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NHS productivity is rising
5-May-2009
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Ken Jarrold on the NHS and the credit crunch
5-May-2009
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DH says NHS can save money and improve patient safety
1-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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Confed proposes peer review to avoid Mid Staffordshire repeat
30-Apr-2009
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DH publishes criteria for defining failure
30 April 2009
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Interview: David Nicholson talks leadership
30 April 2009
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NHS boards ignorant of brewing danger and scandal
30 April 2009
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Rose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
30 April 2009
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NHS governance 'reduced to paper chase' - Audit Commission
29-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement ends era of pay-offs
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb: what the judge said about Maidstone and the SHA
28-Apr-2009
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What does the Rose Gibb judgement mean for chief executives?
28-Apr-2009
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Shock Rose Gibb court judgement
28-Apr-2009
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NHS performance regime: failure criteria published
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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Foundation trusts running out of time to meet Monitor standards
23 April 2009
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Media Watch: Margaret Haywood and NHS whistleblowing
23 April 2009
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NHS maternity spending falls in first year of DH strategy for improving services
23 April 2009
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Royal Cornwall chief executive John Watkinson to appeal sacking
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: an introduction to improving patient safety
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: improving general practice safety
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: leaders in the field
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: the Leading Improvement in Patient Safety programme
23 April 2009
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Anger over GP quality decision
22-Apr-2009
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GP quality: the final frontier for inspectors
16 April 2009
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Clinical mistakes: how to respond
13-Apr-2009
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Andrea Sutcliffe: advice on delivering effective NHS care
9-Apr-2009
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Competence or expertise – you choose, if you have a choice
9-Apr-2009
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Audit Commission warns that data quality is still too poor
9 April 2009
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Care Quality Commission rules lack teeth on patient experience
9 April 2009
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Just 299 comment on Department of Health quality metrics
9 April 2009
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Care Quality Commission defends Cynthia Bower
6-Apr-2009
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MPs launch inquiry into cancer treatment inequality
3-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission names trusts registered with conditions
3-Apr-2009
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NICE to review GP quality incentives
2-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission officially launched
1-Apr-2009
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National quality board to study standards warning system
1-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission to regulate primary care
30-Mar-2009
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Cynthia Bower sets out her vision for Care Quality Commission
26 March 2009
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DH told to take lead on race equality
26 March 2009
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Mid Staffordshire crisis: quality of care sacrificed in FT bid
19 March 2009
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NHS managers and boards need to act as custodians of quality and safety
19 March 2009
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NHS quality board members announced
16-Mar-2009
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Sophia Christie on the next stage review and quality
12-Mar-2009
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Does quality differ across UK nations?
12-Mar-2009
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Monitor withdraws quality accounts challenge
5-Mar-2009
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Audit optional on new quality accounts
26-Feb-2009
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Easy does it as NHS steps up to quality bat
26-Feb-2009
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Andrea Sutcliffe on embedding quality in the NHS
20-Feb-2009
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Lords quality accounts fight may cause an unpleasant sensation
19-Feb-2009
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Unions confront Care Quality Commission over jobs
19-Feb-2009
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Drive down NHS costs, raise quality: just a normal day at the office
27-Nov-2008
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Quality accounts: pressure on to pick a winning combination
27-Nov-2008
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Annual health check: quality leap sees PCTs drag behind
16-Oct-2008
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Equality lead slams NHS track record
21-Aug-2008
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Local targets are the way to fight inequality, MPs told
10-Apr-2008
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QOF harms inequality progress
10-Apr-2008
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
3-Apr-2008
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Care Quality Commission salary is 'ridiculously low'
20-Mar-2008
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Why achieving equality in healthcare is proving tricky
24-Jan-2008
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Care Quality Commission could threaten accountability, Monitor warns
17-Jan-2008
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Most trusts breaking the law on race equality
22-Nov-2007
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Health check: Cornwall trust weak on quality and resources
18-Oct-2007
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Audit Commission considers quality and patient's view as well as efficiency
30-Jul-1998
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Monitoring quality and clinical performance Whistleblowers must make approach to regulatory bodies themselves
30-Jul-1998
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Low pay and poor working conditions, but the reward is helping to deliver high-quality care
18-Jun-1998
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Forum to unite quality groups in healthcare
11-Jun-1998
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Tube driver equality win may point way for NHS
11-Jun-1998
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IHSM urges sanctions on quality
23-Apr-1998
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Series of scandals leads to 'legal duty of quality' move
16-Apr-1998
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QUALITY AND APPLICABILITY ARE THE ESSENTIALS OF R&D STRATEGY
9-Apr-1998
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An elusive equality
2-Apr-1998
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...BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY WITH A NEW CENTRE FOR INFORMATION QUALITY...
19-Mar-1998
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Better health authority understanding about medical training, the potential impact of recent changes on service quality and quantity, and their cost implications.
19-Feb-1998
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ACCESS TO GOOD QUALITY INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL - TRY A LIBRARY
22-Jan-1998
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Ministers set to concede defeat on inequality targets
22-Jan-1998
