All Health Service Journal articles in 17 July 2008 – Page 3

  • News

    Massive variation in Ritalin prescribing

    2008-07-17T09:00:00Z

    There is a 23-fold difference in the rate at which children in different parts of England are prescribed Ritalin to control their behaviour, figures seen by HSJ reveal.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    More of the NHS's top people

    2008-07-17T09:00:00Z

    I think you missed out some key people from your Diamond Sixty list. For instance national cancer director Mike Richards, for delivering the cancer plan and developing the cancer reform strategy. He encourages a bottom-up approach and listens to patients and staff.

  • Comment

    Robina Shah on speaking Darzi's language

    2008-07-18T09:00:00Z

    Nelson Mandela once said: 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.'

  • Comment

    Paul Jennings on social marketing

    2008-07-18T09:00:00Z

    Walsall Teaching primary care trust was one of the first organisations to deploy health trainers to give one-to-one support to people with health problems.