All Health Service Journal articles in 15 November 2007 – Page 3
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News
overseas docs
NHS Employers is ‘disappointed’ with an appeal court ruling that has banned the Department of Health from prioritising UK medical school graduates for speciality training posts. Deputy director Sian Thomas acknowledged the contribution of overseas doctors from outside the European Economic Area but said a policy of self-sufficiency would help ...
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social care eligibility
One in 10 councils are planning to tighten their eligibility criteria for access to care services next year. 15 out of 150 councils told the Commission for Social Care Inspection that they will limit the number of disabled and elderly people receiving care services, Mencap has learned. It also discovered ...
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blind strategy
Hospital specialists, GPs and opticians will be expected to work more closely together under plans to radically improve eye care services in the UK. The RNIB launched a consultation on the UK Vision Strategy this week. The strategy aims to prevent avoidable sight loss, improve treatment services and boost support ...
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Comment
Sexual safety for all patients
Emma Dent's article on 'the safety scandal' sets out the slow progress and confusion in providing single sex environments. All the main issues are explored, except the diversity of patient groups involved beyond adult mental health, write Philip Sugarman and Fiona Mason
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HSJ Knowledge
Richard Gleave on Michael Moore's Sicko
As the US enters the next presidential campaign, Michael Moore's film Sicko has reignited the debate about healthcare
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HSJ Knowledge
Race equality in healthcare - getting up to speed
The NHS is still behind the times on realising the principles of ethnic equality law for all staff and service users. Caroline White reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Long-term conditions: help patients to help themselves
Co-creating Health is a three-year project to encourage patients manage their own treatment. Natalie Grazin explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Ken Jarrold on Darzi's call to shape a world class NHS
No-one who has had the privilege of working with health minister Lord Darzi will be surprised his report Our NHS, Our Future is clear and highly relevant to the challenges ahead
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HSJ Knowledge
Maternity services and breastfeeding: a lot of bottle
Unicef estimates four in 10 English maternity hospitals make no effort to encourage more mums to breastfeed. Daloni Carlisle asks what can be done to get them on board
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Comment
Neil Goodwin on building a strong NHS board
Developing an effective NHS board requires good leadership from the chairman, who must set the tone, style and the conduct of business
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Comment
This week's looky likey
A double whammy look alike this week - another thespian resemblance and another member of the government's health team as National Association of Primary Care office manager Sally Kitt writes to point out that the dapper Ben Bradshaw is not unlike Hugh Grant.
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Comment
Weird world health
This Facebook lark continues to take hold in the NHS. We were sent a press release from South West Yorkshire Mental Health trust, which is embracing the social networking site to help it encourage local people to get involved with the trust.It wants its group, With all of us in ...
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Comment
All Our Yesterdays
November 14, 1941, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital Review'Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer: As soon as a diagnosis of peptic ulcer has been made the patient should be put to bed for a week or more and thereafter for several weeks should spend most of his time ...
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