All Health Service Journal articles in 10 January 2008
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HSJ Knowledge
Survey of readers on the NHS's past, present and future
The fact that the NHS exists is its greatest strength, according to a survey of over 1500 NHS managers. When surveyed about the NHS's past, present and future, a third said its very existence is its greatest asset, closely followed by the fact that care is free at the point ...
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News
NHS leaders honoured for services to healthcare
Robert Naylor, chief executive of University College London Hospitals foundation trust, has been awarded a knighthood in recognition of his services to healthcare.He was among tens of healthcare professionals to be honoured in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.
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Comment
Weird world health
Does the NHS Confederation know something we don’t? A certain amount of measured-ness is the usual flavour of responses to political statements, but after Conservative Party leader David Cameron's speech early this year, the Confed responded in terms that could only be described as glowing. "David Cameron’s ...
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Comment
This week's looky likey
More on David Cameron (see Weird Health, this week), this time, in the form of a looky likey suggested by reader Lisa Langton, who suggests that Mr Cameron and NHS North West chief executive Mike Farrar look rather alike. Ms Langton says: "This has got to be a better match ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Campaign for NHS anniversary bank holiday
In the NHS's 60th anniversary year, prime minister Gordon Brown should announce a public holiday to celebrate the service - something every Briton uses and needs, writes Rachael Jolley
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Comment
Calls for clarity on GP contracts
I read with some interest your article about the government's proposals to consult on extending GP opening hours, particularly as there are no minimum opening hours - or more crucially - consultation hours in general medical services or most personal medical services contracts, writes Jonathan Weaver
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Comment
Gerry Robinson was never about saving the NHS
Sir Gerry Robinson's latest programme confirms that he is not and never was about 'saving the NHS', argues Paul Knutson
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ talks to managers who were there in 1948
Emma Dent talks to three administrators who were there when the NHS launched on 5 July 1948, transforming their careers to make them forerunners of modern management
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HSJ Knowledge
Partnerships against heart disease
A collaboration between pharmaceutical firms and the NHS is forming a united front against heart disease, explains Jan Balmer
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HSJ Knowledge
Raj Persaud on authoritarianism
Where does excessively authoritarian leadership come from? This intriguing question was posed in a paper by Dr James Crouse and Dr Douglas Stalker in the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology.
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HSJ Knowledge
David Lee on managing risk
One of the joys of NHS management is that you learn something new every day - sometimes an awful lot. Take, for example, the assurance framework and risk register. Not long ago, if I'd been asked about them in a pub quiz I'd have had to guess. But now I ...
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Comment
Neil Goodwin on developing NHS leaders
The new leadership framework provides a coherent national approach to senior managerial development across the English NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
We survey managers on the past, present and future of the NHS
Over 1,600 managers gave HSJ their views on the past, present and future of the NHS. The results reveal that, while most plan to stay in the service until they retire, 80 per cent think the NHS will not remain free at the point of demand
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HSJ Knowledge
National IT programme: stepping into the unknown
Chief deployment officer at Connecting for Health Claire Mitchell talks to Stuart Shepherd about risk taking and realism in her role
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News
Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform
Gordon Brown has promised greater personal and preventive healthcare as part of his vision for the NHS.In his first major speech on health since becoming prime minister, Mr Brown told an audience of health professionals in London that if the NHS is to meet the needs of the 21st century, ...
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HSJ Knowledge
First national anaesthetic network launched
There are 80,000 hip fractures in England every year and this number is rising. Anaesthetic management of these patients is challenging and there are vast variations in the care delivered across the NHS.Richard Griffiths explains how a new network is helping to overcome these difficulties
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical research presentations: patient benefit - the value of networks
The 2007 UK clinical research network annual meeting took place at the Kensington Conference Centre,Londonon 21 November.
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HSJ Knowledge
Social enterprise - a world class solution?
The first batch of presentations from Social Enterprise - A World Class Solution?, a conference held inLondonon 15 November, are now available online. Further presentations will be added in due course.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Networks creates stroke page
NHS Networks has launched a stroke page, with useful links and documents on the subject, together with links to the pages of all our stroke-related networks.
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HSJ Knowledge
Overcoming inequality in NHS provision and employment
As the 60th anniversary of the NHS approaches, Helen Hally looks at what can be done to achieve race equality in the service