All Health Service Journal articles in 18 October Issue
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HSJ Local
'Risk remains' on West Middlesex A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: ‘Risk remains’ about accident and emergency performance at West Middlesex University Hospital, board papers reveal.
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CommentData lessons from the education sector
Comparing new ideas in handling health and education data
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News18 October issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidOn the cover, we reveal the six questions that every non-executive director should be asking their organisation’s board. Also inside:CSUs are engaged in a “ritual dance” ...
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CommentCrisis, what crisis? Psychiatry's shift to the mainstream
People convince themselves they are sick
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HSJ KnowledgeMeet the vision for paperless data through procurement
Trusts need to avoid procurement mistakes
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HSJ KnowledgeOutcome based commissioning: getting it right from the start
Planning and preparing for successful approaches
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HSJ Local
Chelsea-West Middlesex merger business case due by end of 2013
STRUCTURE: The merger of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust and West Middlesex University Hospital Trust could move a stage closer after the completion of the due diligence work this year.
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CommentGet the measure of what patients really want
Mobile technology can help improve the patient experience
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SupplementsNavigating a competition minefield − an HSJ roundtable
Experts debate how to reconfigure services without breaking competition law
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NewsSecond wave of trust inspections announced soon
The second wave of trusts to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission’s new quality teams will be announced shortly.
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NewsJeremy Hunt predicts 'extremely difficult' winter
The health secretary has predicted this winter will be as “difficult” for the health service as last, when many patients waited for long periods in accident and emergency units.
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NewsBournemouth and Poole merger is blocked
The proposed merger of two Dorset foundation trusts has been blocked by the Competition Commission after it concluded there was insufficient evidence patients would benefit from the plans.
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NewsCSUs prepare to form partnerships to ensure survival
Commissioning support units are engaged in a “ritual dance” to find appropriate partners after NHS England signalled another round of consolidation in the sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeSix questions non-executives should ask their boards
Focus on the key questions that matter when managing change
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CommentNew approach to enforcing rules and incentives would be a jolt
The NHS can follow the US’s lead on payment system
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NewsMinisters propose extension of special administrator powers
Both NHS trusts and foundation trusts which are the neighbours of failing providers could be ordered to reconfigure services under a proposed law change.
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CommentCare Bill: Lords distracted by spiritual matters
The new law is having a bumpy ride through Parliament
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LeaderPoliticians aren’t the only cause of the NHS’s uncertain future
Lack of collaboration across the service