All Health Service Journal articles in 11 April 2014 – Page 2
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NewsHSJ Live 07.04.2014: Robert Harris to step down as NHS England director of strategy
Robert Harris has announced he is to step down from the national position, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsNHS England planning new choice and competition research
NHS England is planning to conduct new research on choice and competition in the NHS, according to the organisation’s latest business plan.
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NewsNHS England director returns as Choices chief
A senior NHS England director and former director at outsourcing giant Capita has been made senior responsible officer for the NHS Choices programme.
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NewsOmbudsman: Older patients could be 'suffering in silence'
Older people could be suffering in silence because they are less likely to complain when standards slip, even though they use the NHS the most, Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor has said.
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NewsLamb warns against referrals for ‘gay conversion’ therapy
Health minister Norman Lamb has written to NHS England calling for reassurances that GPs are not referring gay and lesbian people to controversial practitioners who say they can “cure” people of homosexuality.
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NewsExclusive: NMC to get new legal powers to re-open cases after Mid Staffs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to be granted new powers by the government to allow it to re-open closed fitness to practise cases, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPrivate patient unit joint ventures face tougher competition scrutiny
Private hospital operators looking to run private patient units in NHS hospitals are to face closer scrutiny by regulators to ensure such arrangements will not negatively affect competition, it has been announced.
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LeaderIntroducing HSJ's Griffiths report for the next generation
Why HSJ’s Future of Leadership inquiry matters
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire CCG appoints chief executive
Oxfordshire CCG has appointed a chief executive and accountable officer to replace Dr Steve Richards, who lost his place on the group’s board following a vote by local GPs.
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NewsAnother NHS England director leaves
Another senior figure has announced he is leaving NHS England.
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CommentStephen Thornton: The NHS of the past was a foreign country
The ‘good old days’ never existed
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS leaders show courage under fire
Developing resilience has become vital for health leaders
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NewsExclusive: Liverpool Women's mulls Middle East expansion
A women’s hospital trust is considering expanding into the Middle East after being approached by a state seeking to cut its waiting list for fertility treatment, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHSJ Live 08.04.2014: HSJ launches Griffiths Inquiry for the 21st century
HSJ launches its leadership inquiry for the modern day NHS, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsLaptops on ward rounds 'could save doctors an hour a day'
Using laptops or tablets instead of paper during hospital ward rounds could save each doctor almost an hour a day, research suggests.
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NewsMHRA introduces early access scheme
Severely-ill patients will soon have access to new medicines years before they are given the green light for widespread use.
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HSJ LocalPreferred bidders named in Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: A mental health trust which faced losing business worth £30m due to quality concerns has been named as the preferred bidder for the main lot in a highly contested tender for the services.