All Health Service Journal articles in 1 September 2008
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IT plans 'hopelessly flawed', says shadow health secretary
The £12.7bn national IT programme is a 'hopelessly flawed, centrally imposed project that has not been properly thought through from the start and was never subjected to a proper cost benefit analysis,' Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary Norman Lamb has said.He was responding to reports that the NHS is facing ...
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NICE guidance could revolutionise diabetes care
New guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence looks set to revolutionise the way children manage their diabetes by offering greater access to insulin pump therapy, says drugs firm Roche.
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Pressure group warns on nurse shortage
Pressure group Health Emergency warned today that London is facing a looming shortage of qualified nursing staff in key areas, after in emerged that £39m was diverted from the NHS London training budget in 2007-08 to meet a government demand to declare a financial surplus at the end of the ...
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Sacked nurse begins claim for unfair dismissal
A nurse who was sacked for speaking out about spending cuts takes her case for unfair dismissal to a tribunal today.
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WHO report on suicide prevention
Poor countries can considerably improve prevention of repeated attempts at suicide by providing an information session and supportive ongoing counselling, says a new report.
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Almost half of all patients offered choice of hospital
The percentage of patients being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment was 47 per cent in March 2008, up from 46 per cent in January.
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Children 'do not have say in mental healthcare'
Few children have a say in their mental health treatment, although 97 per cent of professionals, parents and young people say they should, according to a survey by charity Young Minds.
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Scottish car parking charges abolished
Car parking charges have been abolished at all hospitals in Scotland.
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Patient safety agency reissues hand hygiene alert
The National Patient Safety Agency has reissued its alert on hand hygiene to reinforce its importance in reducing healthcare-acquired infections.
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Police need help dealing with mentally unwell - Sainsbury Centre
Police staff should be offered training to help them respond better to people who are having a mental health crisis and take a more active role in diverting them to services, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.In a briefing note, the charity also said assessment suites should be ...
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Leeds manager chosen for WHO working group
A programme manager from Leeds primary care trust has been invited to join a World Health Organisation working group on the health of women in prison.
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Health minister announces research funding for Wales
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has announced just under £370,000 of funding to support the research and development of new technologies and treatments.
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UK psychiatric patients 'worst off'
Seriously mentally ill patients in the UK suffer more from the consequences of their illness than their European counterparts, an international survey for the World Federation for Mental Health has suggested.
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Foetus size linked to miscarriage risk
Research at St George's Hospital has discovered a link between the size of the foetus at 12 weeks and the likelihood of miscarriage.
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Clare Chapman to judge Healthcare 100 entries
Department of Health workforce director general Clare Chapman has given her support to HSJ's Healthcare 100 awards by agreeing to be one of the judges validating the list of the UK's top healthcare employers.NHS and independent sector providers have until 15 September to register for the awards, delivered jointly with ...
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DH's new alerting system to go live next week
The Department of Health's new central alerting system will replace the safety alert broadcast system and the chief medical officer's public health link from next Monday (8 September).
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Wales kicks off HPV vaccination scheme
The Welsh Assembly has launched its programme of HPV vaccination.
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Variations in Scottish day surgery rates exposed
An Audit Scotland report has found variations in Scottish health boards' day surgery rates.
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Cut red tape, task force tells government
A government-appointed task force is calling on the Department of Health and the social care inspectorate to cut the amount of information they require health and social care staff to report back on.
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Alan Johnson approves A&E closure plans
Health secretary Alan Johnson has given his backing to controversial plans to close the accident and emergency department at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, London.Proposals by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey primary care trusts, which had been referred to the independent reconfiguration panel, will see parts of the hospital rebuilt and ...