All Health Service Journal articles in 15 September 2008
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NHS home oxygen service a hit
The first national patient survey of the home oxygen service has found high levels of satisfaction.
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£75m pledged to tackle childhood obesity
The government is to launch a £75m national programme aimed at tackling childhood obesity and has asked local authorities and primary care trusts to align their local initiatives to the new brand - Change4Life.
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Take part in HSJ’s health policy survey
Who would make the best health secretary? Which political party's policies are the best for the NHS? Have your say in HSJ's survey of the three main parties' health policies.Vote in our poll and see the results in Thursday's magazine.
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Lib Dems set to debate health policy
The Liberal Democrats kick off the party conference season with their meeting in Bournemouth this week, with the NHS set to be a hot topic.
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Stroke care improvements 'must continue'
There has been a major improvement in the organisation of stroke care over the past two years, according to the latest National Sentinel Organisational Audit of Stroke.
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Pension plans threaten Manx health service
Plans now being considered by the Manx government to sever the link with the NHS pensions scheme will lead to a 'potentially disastrous staff exodus', the British Medical Association warns today.
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NHS dentists' pay tops £100,000
The NHS Information Centre is tomorrow expected to reveal that some NHS dentists are earning £100,000 a year.
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Infections prompt agency to issue blood testing guidance
Guidance for the testing of blood glucose in residential care homes is to be issued by the Health Protection Agency after testing led to breakdowns in infection control. Five incidences of onward transmission of hepatitis B are believed to have occurred in care homes from 2004-07.
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Scotland holds annual quality improvement review
The annual review of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland will be held in public today, chaired by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon. The review will include a question and answer session with members of the public.
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Health students consider quitting over debts
Over half of all students training to become members of professions including nursing, midwifery and occupational therapy are considering quitting their studies due to debt, according to a survey by Unison.Ninety per cent of respondents believed health students should be paid a salary. Mature students with children and students from ...
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Scottish walk-in pharmacy services launched
Eight Scottish pharmacies are piloting walk-in services such as immunisation, health checks, nurse-led minor injury clinics, sexual healthcare and smoking cessation. The pharmacies will stay open until midnight six days a week during the pilot, which is due to run until March 2010.
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Cancer patients cannot afford prescriptions
A third of cancer patients do not take their prescribed medicines because they cannot afford the prescription charge. Many do not know that buying prescription prepayment certificates would help with the cost.A survey by Macmillan Cancer Support found that 41 per cent of cancer patients did not know about how ...
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Shortfall in care home funding
An extra £540m is needed to pay for residential care for older people, research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation predicts.
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Health Professions Council president re-elected
The Health Professions Council has re-elected Anna Van der Gaag as council president.
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Patient information consultation begins
Connecting for Health has launched a consultation on the use of patient information. It wants the public and health professionals to give their views on the use of patient information for purposes such as health research and managing and planning care.
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Cases of legionnaires' to rise
More cases of legionnaires' disease are likely as a result of climate change, researchers predict.
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Equal pay 187 years away, survey shows
Data from the Chartered Management Institute reveals that women will have to wait 187 years to achieve equal pay with male counterparts.
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Embrace routine HIV testing, clinicians urged
The Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health is calling on health professionals who work in areas that are not usually associated with HIV to consider testing for the condition routinely when making a diagnosis.
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NHS in Wales 'is improving financial management'
There are clear signs that the NHS in Wales is improving the way it manages its finances, the Welsh auditor general has said.
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MRSA infections down, Health Protection Agency reports
MRSA infection rates have dropped by 14 per cent, according to figures from the Health Protection Agency.