All Health Service Journal articles in 13 December 2007 – Page 2
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HSJ Knowledge
Useful documents and websites on the IT programme
Information for health (1998)Delivering 21st-Century IT Support for the NHS: a national strategic programme (2002)National Audit Office Value for Money Report: the National Programme for IT in the NHS (June 2006)Health select committee report on the electronic patient record (including link to the government's response) (September 2007)NHS Connecting for HealthChoose ...
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Health diploma helps young people aim high
A new Society, Health and Development diploma aims to help young people aged 14-19 realise their potential and gain knowledge and skills.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mobilising the workforce to improve healthcare
Studying the dynamics of social movements such as recycling and the anti-smoking lobby could be the key to improving the quality and safety of healthcare in the NHS. Jo Bibby explains
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Revalidation of healthcare professionals is vital to reform
The Health and Social Care Bill will take some of the necessary first steps towards modernising regulation for healthcare professionals.
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Leadership can help reduce infection rates
Health Foundation assistant director for leadership Jan Walmsley has backed comments by junior health minister Lord Darzi on the importance of leadership in making hospitals safer for patients.
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Tips for managing your manager
Learning to understand your boss's priorities and managing style can go a long way towards improving your working life, writes Blair McPherson
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HSJ Knowledge
Leading the way on diabetes
Developing leaders in healthcare is integral to improving the quality of care for patients with conditions such as diabetes. However, it is increasingly accepted that all team members need to be involved if lasting improvements are to be made.
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News
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David Worskett has been appointed director of the NHS Confederation’s NHS Partners Network, which represents independent companies delivering NHS care.He was previously commercial director of Bevan Brittan LLP, a major law firm specialising in health and building links between the public and private sectors.Mr Worskett said his immediate priority would ...
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Comment
Jan Little on person-centred care
Focusing care on individual needs, rather than a series of tasks that must be completed, can help manage challenging behaviours and reduce pressure to use covert medication
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News
Trusts urged not to 'fritter away' £1.8bn surplus
NHS managers must 'up their game' to earn autonomy and win the respect of their communities, the NHS chief executive has warned.
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News
Battle for £80m NHS Choices contract
The computer company responsible for choose and book and a giant US healthcare organisation are among those poised to bid for the NHS Choices contract, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Knowledge
Barometer: PCTs December 2007
Confidence in demand management capability continues to creep up, according to the latest Barometer survey of primary care trust chief executives. This month's figure stands at 6.95, compared with September's score of 6.20 out of 10.
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News
Medics were 'hoodwinked' into accepting MMC
Doctors have accused the government of 'hoodwinking' them into accepting controversial changes to medical training. The Department of Health ignored the profession's objections to Modernising Medical Careers, the Commons health select committee was told last Thursday.
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News
North West acute chiefs doubt private scheme value
North West acute trust chiefs are questioning the need for a new clinical assessment and treatment service run by the private sector.
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News
NHS Direct aims to be national foundation
NHS Direct has launched a bid to become a foundation trust, potentially opening the doors to a new breed of national foundations.
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News
PCT safety breaches still going unreported
Primary care trusts are continuing to under-report breaches of patient safety, the chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has warned.
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News
Foundation trusts are breaking law on private income, says union
Foundation trusts seeking to maximise income from private patients have been dealt a blow this week by legal actions involving their regulator Monitor and the Charity Commission.
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News
Cancer strategy: earlier, faster, shorter - and more data
Last week the government promised a further £370m to reform cancer, with a focus on prevention and shorter hospital stays. But selective fast-tracking plans have drawn criticism. Claire Laurent reports
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News
N Ireland change leader to take NHS London job
The chief executive of Northern Ireland's shadow Health and Social Care Authority is to leave the NHS there for a job with NHS London.
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GPs told to get specialist commissioning help
Practice-based commissioning should be changed to let mixed teams of hospital specialists and GPs decide how budgets are spent, according to a report by a leading health policy analyst.
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