All Health Service Journal articles in 16 September 2010 – Page 2
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Book Review: Putting Patients Last
Here is how to avoid courting failure in NHS business, says Rachael Rowe
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Sheila Williams on whether to be direct or indirect
Imagine we are working on improving your communication skills. Which of these scenarios would you prefer?
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Taking home care personally
Northamptonshire’s integrated care partnership is helping frail elderly people stay at home, says Stuart Shepherd
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All talk but little action on patient experience
A dearth of good practice and numerous competing priorities has led many boards to do nothing with the patient intelligence they have at their fingertips
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Passport to productivity
Skills passports have a lot to offer by streamlining the recruitment process and avoiding duplicated training
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Pool together for a flexible future
Integrated provider agreements may need to be renegotiated or abandoned as the implications of the health white paper make themselves felt
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RCN fears ‘dumbing down’ health visits
The government is considering “fast tracking” health visitor training in a bid to meet its pledge to employ an extra 4,200 health visitors by 2015.
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Report calls for overhaul of social welfare
The health service in 2020 could see more co-payments, preventative services funded by social bonds and every citizen receiving an annual statement detailing their contributions to and consumption of public services.
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Williams grilled by MPs over CQC’s weaknesses
Prospective Care Quality Commission chair Dame Jo Williams faced a barrage of questions regarding the regulator’s weaknesses from MPs in a pre-appointment grilling last week.
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London in talks over PCT mergers
NHS London and the Department of Health are in talks about merging London’s 31 primary care trusts into just six bodies, HSJ has learned.
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Nicholson steps up reform with radical savings move
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has paved the way for primary care trusts to be merged as a means to make significant savings while implementing the health white paper.
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Chief executive of NHS Scotland stepping down
The chief executive of the NHS in Scotland is quitting to take up the equivalent job in New Zealand.
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CQC chair appointment endorsed
The Commons health select committee has endorsed the appointment of Dame Jo Williams as Care Quality Commission chair.
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Mental health patients do not know who to call in emergency
Nearly half of mental health service users do not know who to contact in a crisis outside office hours, a major Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
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Well-paid bosses using trust's low rent housing
NHS Grampian has been forced into a policy rethink after it emerged bosses on six-figure salaries had been living in low-cost staff accommodation, according to a local newspaper.
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Continence care criticised
People with continence problems face a “life sentence” of suffering due to poorly organised NHS care, a report said claimed.
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Union leaders draw battle lines over cuts
Unions are preparing to confront the government over “obscene” cuts to public services and England’s biggest council is set to be the first battleground of a campaign to fight spending cuts that could spark a wave of strikes in the coming months.
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Cancer linked to lifestyle choice is 'global challenge'
Cancers linked to unhealthy lifestyles are “one of the biggest challenges facing the world”, an expert has said.
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Nicholson outlines further transition details
GPs must not be “dragooned” into forming particular consortia, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told chiefs in a letter outlining the next stage of the transition.
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Call for 'diagnostic cockpit' to reduce drug errors
Doctors should be provided with a “diagnostic cockpit” to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous errors being made during their initial assessment of patients admitted to hospital, a senior consultant has said.
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