All Health Service Journal articles in 13 January 2011 – Page 2
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NewsReport: chronic pain sufferers get poor advice
The government must take action to ease the suffering of people with long-term pain, according to a report from the Patients Association.
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Resource Centre sets out priorities for 2011
HSJ has refocused its Resource Centre onto key service priorities, including the QIPP efficiency initiative and delivery of the commissioning reforms.
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NewsPCT restricts doctors from making 'expensive, non-urgent referrals' to London providers
A primary care trust has told clinicians it must approve any referrals to London trusts because of the extra expense involved.
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NewsWaiting targets survive as £750m cancer strategy announced
Cancer waiting targets are to be preserved by the coalition government and £750m invested in improving survival rates over the next four years, the Department of Health has announced.
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NewsLINks effectiveness questioned
Figures claiming to show a potential fourfold return on investment in Local Involvement Networks have been described as “back on an envelope” calculations, raising questions about how cost effective new Healthwatch arrangements will be.
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NewsThe Healthcare Innovation EXPO
Healthcare Innovation Expo 2011 is the premier event for health and social care commissioners and providers. With over 150 seminars, 100 speakers and 250 exhibitors all featuring high impact innovations to improve patient care and productivity, this is your must attend event of the year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to maximise your marginal gains
Disinvestment in services will become more pressing over the next decade but there are tools to help with difficult decisions, say Ric Fordham and Adam Martin
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NewsKent maternity services to be reviewed
Maternity services across Kent are under review following the controversial decision to centralize services in one part of the region and the closure of a midwife-led birthing unit in another.
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Community foundation trusts may buy premises with Treasury cash
Aspirant community foundation trusts will be able to acquire the primary care trust estate they operate from with Treasury resources, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsSouth Central unveils PCT cluster plan
Nine primary care trusts in the south central region are to be amalgamated into three clusters, their strategic health authority has announced.
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NewsStroke care inconsistencies exposed
Stroke survivors in England receive patchy care depending on where they live, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
New chief at Yorkshire ambulance service
WORKFORCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has announced the appointment of David Whiting to the post of chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Calderdale and Huddersfield forms property joint venture
COMMERCIAL: The trust has formed a property investment partnership - a joint venture partnership company between the trust and Henry Boot Developments Limited following an extensive procurement exercise.
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NewsConsortia commissioning benefits 'poorly defined'
The government and local NHS leaders need to better demonstrate the benefits and purpose of consortia commissioning, work by the NHS Alliance has found.
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NewsChiefs urge further talks as unions reject pay deal
Trusts are hoping to continue talks on a proposal to freeze pay increments and offer greater job security for staff despite it being dismissed by the main health unions involved.
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HSJ Local
Rotherham FT taking on community services
STRUCTURE: The trust has been chosen to take on a series of community services from Rotherham and Doncaster PCTs.
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NewsChief execs at two "challenged trusts" change roles
The leaders at two of the capital’s “challenged trusts” have changed roles, with one leaving for the strategic health authority and the other taking his place.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorks trust £3.1m off plan
FINANCE: The trust is forecasting financial balance at the year end, versus a planned £3.1m surplus, and to deliver that position there is a significant reliance on non recurrent measures some of which remain to be secured.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2011: Prizes and plaudits for the protectors
Find out who is in the running as we unveil the shortlist for this year’s HSJ and Nursing Times Patient Safety Awards
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Leader'Now with 25pc more reason to believe'
“Hope is a key differentiator between those NHS organisations that succeed and those that don’t,” says the NHS Institute’s Helen Bevan. She adds, “the driving force of hope is belief” - belief that things can be improved.