All Health Service Journal articles in 13 November 2008 – Page 3
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News
Baby dies after NHS misses eight chances to stop abuse
NHS professionals had eight opportunities in just one month to spot that a 17-month-old baby was being seriously abused.
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News
Chemotherapy may be overused
Chemotherapy is being provided to cancer patients near the end of their life in cases where it is inappropriate, research has suggested.
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News
Healthcare Commission longed for government's embrace
Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy has sent a frank message to staff revealing how the government failed to embrace the regulator and left it 'handicapped'.
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Comment
Sir Ian Kennedy on the future of the annual health check
The Act of Parliament that established the Healthcare Commission required us to assess on an annual basis the performance of every NHS organisation, taking account of the standards issued by the Department of Health. Out of this requirement grew the annual health check.
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Comment
John Coulthard on delivering Darzi
At our annual NHS summit this year, we looked at the challenges facing chief information officers and clinicians in delivering Lord Darzi's vision for the NHS.
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Comment
Norman Niven on wasted medicine
The more I read about the NHS's troubles, the more I wonder whether dramatic headlines about bed shortages, waiting lists and superbugs serve to obscure a problem that is far less attention grabbing but potentially more damaging to UK healthcare.
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News
Teenage girl wins right to die after PCT drops court case
Herefordshire primary care trust has dropped High Court legal proceedings to place a 13-year-old patient who refuses to have a heart transplant under a child protection order.
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News
Department of Health launches 'lifestyle revolution'
Thousands of national and local organisations have joined forces to launch a Department of Health-led 'lifestyle revolution' to eat well, get more exercise and live longer.
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News
Give asylum seekers access to NHS care, BMA urges
Restricting asylum seekers' access to primary care results in costly treatment having to be accessed later, MPs have been told.
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Scottish hospitals to face surprise hygiene inspections
All hospitals in Scotland face unannounced inspections to check they are clean and preventing the spread of infection.Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced the measure as part of a consultation on infection control.
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Comment
Mike Hobbs on clinical leadership and mental health
Mental health strategy has historically been seen as separate from mainstream health strategy and planning.
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HSJ Knowledge
Better NHS training, improved NHS productivity
Effective training can have far-reaching benefits, as an initiative at one trust has demonstrated
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Blogs
Clinicians: asset first or cost first?
I am obviously biased, so you tell me - should consultants be viewed as an asset?
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News
Healthcare Commission to investigate Birmingham Children's Hospital
The Healthcare Commission today said it would investigate serious concerns about care and management at Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust.Clinicians at the hospital and at University Hospitals Birmingham foundation trust reported problems including a perception of 'poor and disorganised management processes and lack of confidence in managers at all levels'.
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News
Rise in alcohol-related A&E admissions among children
The number of alcohol-related accident and emergency admissions among children under 16 has increased by 17 per cent in five years, according to newly released figures.
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News
Charities warn on 'over-hyped treatment claims'
A group of charities have issued a warning about 'over-hyped treatment claims that sell false hope' that can be found on the internet.
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News
Statins 'may benefit people with normal cholesterol levels'
A study has added to evidence that people with normal cholesterol levels can benefit from taking statins.
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Blogs
What's the real story on waiting times?
Well we've had a blog on PCTs' gaming on targets. Today we consider the activities within Acute Trusts.
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Comment
David Peat on lean times for the NHS
Without sounding overly biblical, but with the credit crunch in mind, is the NHS facing lean times after years of fat expenditure?
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HSJ Knowledge
Ways to weed out NHS inequality
Equality champion Scott Durairaj has developed a human rights toolkit for NHS decision makers. Louise Hunt reports
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