All Health Service Journal articles in 1 May 2008
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Managing long term care sponsored by Sanofi AventisThe growing number of community matrons working across and covering just about every GP practice in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care trust patch – there are now 39 – is just one indicator of the success of the county’s ...
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'Lunatic' goings-on in Welsh government
From our kind friends on the news desk comes the following intriguing tale of a Conservative MP who seems to have developed the power of second sight.First minister ofWales, Labour’s Rhodri Morgan launched a stinging attack against a Conservative assembly member for his “farcical” and “lunatic” attempt to discredit the ...
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Another coat of arms suggestion for Sir Robert Naylor
David Poynton, chair of consultancy Public Sector Consultants (formerly Robert's finance director at Heartlands trust for 10 years - we are still on speaking terms, he says) writes to suggest a coat of arms for Robert Naylor (End Game, passim). He explains it thus: "The heraldic meaning is as follows; ...
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This week's All Our Yesterdays
Public Assistance Journal and Health and Hospital Review, 30 April 1948From a study of old age, carried out by the Nuffield Foundation Survey Committee on people in Wolverhampton."In the great majority of instances the old people enjoy their food and eat ordinary food. Among women, however, a larger proportion ...
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Ali Mohammed on staff empowerment
The other day I was asked the rather ambiguous question, 'How many inches have you got?' I was taken aback until I realised the question was about my TV.
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Lisa Rodrigues on appointing a new chair
Managers should be aware of the unintended consequences their actions can bring about
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HSJ Knowledge
Recruitment checks: scanning your staff
Latest guidance on all the essential pre-employment checks will help ensure you bring safe and well-suited staff on board, says Sian Thomas
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Mental health equality drive
Partnerships with imams are breaking down barriers between mental health workers and Sheffield's Pakistani community
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Sexual health - protection plea
Stuart Shepherd visits Nottingham to see how the NHS is coping with a surge in sexually transmitted infections, amid calls to keep them top priority
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Qualifications for managers
A company secretary qualification is offering expanded skills and career opportunities for managers. Scroll down for more information and case studies
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Stephen Ramsden on prioritising patient safety
Can anything be more important than the safety of our patients? This summer the National Patient Safety Campaign will begin. It aims to make safety the NHS's highest priority.
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Putting staff at the centre of change
Disengagement is widespread among health service staff, but there are steps managers can take to improve the situation
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Flexible learning for the healthcare workforce
Christina Pond looks at why healthcare employers need to develop a motivated, flexible and highly skilled workforce
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Julian Topping on the Corporate Manslaughter Act
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has caused a stir in boardrooms across the land.
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Pay review results announced
NHS Employers has reached agreement with Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health on proposals for a three-year pay deal for staff on Agenda for Change pay bands.
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NHS staff survey results
The results of the 2007 NHS staff survey show that the NHS remains a good place to work and that employers have improved on key measures including job satisfaction, training and work-life balance.
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Preparing for a pandemic in the NHS
We live in a climate where the threat of bio-terrorism is significant enough to warrant serious preparation for a biological attack.This, together with the possibility of global outbreaks of infectious disease, such as avian influenza or SARS, increases the need to prepare for a pandemic.
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GPs paid £20m for sickness and maternity cover
GP practices in England were paid more than £20m last year for locums to cover sickness and maternity leave in their practices, HSJ has learnt.
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Kent council sets up 24-hour NHS complaints hotline
A county council is setting up its own hotline for people who want to complain about or comment on local NHS services.
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Scottish GPs discuss industrial action
The NHS risks losing family doctors' goodwill, a Scottish GPs' leader has warned.