All Health Service Journal articles in 11 December 2008 – Page 3

  • News

    More emergency consultants needed, says college

    2008-12-09T12:45:00Z

    The number of emergency medicine consultant posts needs to increase from 740 to 1,500 by 2012, according to the College of Emergency Medicine.

  • News

    Alan Johnson orders shop cigarette displays to be removed

    2008-12-09T12:38:00Z

    Tobacco displays will be removed from shops and access to vending machines restricted as part of moves to stop children and young people from smoking.After holding a consultation on tobacco control, the Department of Health said cigarette displays promote smoking to young people, prompt impulse purchases of cigarettes and undermine ...

  • Comment

    A future for general practice

    2008-12-09T09:00:00Z

    Issues such as GP extended hours (where clumsy government handling of the issue and stubborn BMA behaviour pushed the issue to the wire) and the procurement of GP-led health centres (GPLHCs) encapsulate the tensions from which GP services will be shaped in the next 10 years.

  • News

    Health secretary Alan Johnson announces dramatic reforms to PCT funding

    2008-12-08T13:30:00Z

    The Department of Health has unveiled dramatic reforms to primary care trust funding allocations.Health secretary Alan Johnson announced today that PCTs would receive £164bn funding for 2009-10 and 2010-11, equating to an average of £1,612 per person by 2010-11.

  • News

    DH names Patricia Hamilton as medical education head

    2008-12-08T13:23:00Z

    The Department of Health has named the new director of medical education for England.Patricia Hamilton, currently president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, will take up the position in the New Year.

  • News

    Two thirds of dementia sufferers not known to GPs

    2008-12-08T13:21:00Z

    More than 60 per cent of dementia sufferers are not known to their GPs, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.The party’s health spokesman Norman Lamb said the figures showed the need for improved access to primary care.

  • News

    PCTs urged to master social marketing

    2008-12-08T13:14:00Z

    Primary care trusts must invest more in expertise in social marketing and profiling, a King’s Fund report recommends.Commissioning and Behaviour Change: kicking bad habits is based on a year-long programme of research by the think tank into how people can be convinced to live more healthily.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NHS leadership programmes: what do they offer?

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    Leadership is a hot topic in the NHS. Lord Darzi mentions it no fewer than 50 times in High Quality Care for All. Why is it then that many clinicians are reticent about leadership and how can leadership training help?

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Six steps to integrated NHS workforce planning: step six

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    Are you considering your healthcare workforce plans? The Six Steps Methodology to Integrated Workforce Planning can help.

  • Comment

    David Lee on the prison mental health dilemma

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    Not only do mental health trusts work with some of the most vulnerable members of our communities, it sometimes falls to us to support unfashionable causes too.

  • Comment

    David Woodhead on an NHS revolution

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    'All that is solid', wrote Marx in 1848, 'melts into air'. He was reflecting on what happens when the certainties that give our life structure and meaning are inverted.

  • Comment

    Neil Goodwin on coping with recession in the NHS

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    Recession. It's what everyone is talking about and it will affect you at some point. The boom years are now drawing to a close and public sector budgets are about to see their biggest squeeze in more than a decade.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Patient safety: communication solution

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    Reporting errors helps trusts to spot problems early on. How can you persuade staff to open up? Alison Moore finds out

  • HSJ Knowledge

    BME leadership: secure people's place of honour

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    People from minorities face many obstacles in their careers. The NHS needs to view every individual fairly, says Lubna Haq

  • Comment

    Ken Jarrold on Barack Obama the manager

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    For students of leadership and management, these are interesting times. Two very different people, in very different worlds, have been teaching those open to learning.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Alcohol policy: battle of the binge

    2008-12-08T01:00:00Z

    As drink gets cheaper and licensing hours get longer, stemming the effect on the nation's health and the NHS budget is causing headaches. Stuart Shepherd reports