All Health Service Journal articles in 1998-04-16 – Page 2

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    Taken on board

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Unwelcome arrivals on some trust boards initially, nurse executives are proving their worth. But keeping a balance between corporate management and professional leadership can be a headache. Ann Dix reports

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    In Brief: PAS system

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    North Hants trust and Loddon Community trust have ordered a £1.75m PAS system from local supplier SMS. The system includes SMS's clinical and management information system Infocom.

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    In Brief: Heart Hospital

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    London's newly built private hospital, the Heart Hospital, has opened a telemedicine facility in conjunction with Interclinical Telemedicine Network, even before it has begun admitting inpatients. The partnership began receiving live case data in March from the El-Maadi military hospital in Cairo.

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    In Brief: United Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Guernsey's board of health has joined United Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust in installing Computer Associates' Unicenter TNG package for hospital system support.

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    In Brief: Denise Platt

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Denise Platt, head of social services at the Local Government Association, has been appointed the new chief inspector of the social services inspectorate of the Department of Health. She succeeds Sir Herbert Laming and will take up her new post in July.

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    In Brief: David Pace

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    David Pace has retired as finance director of the South Thames region after a 44-year career in the service. Mr Pace began working at Friern Hospital in 1954 and is believed to be the longest serving finance director in the NHS.

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    In Brief: Royal College of Nursing

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    A trust has been urged to improve night staffing levels after a nurse was threatened with a knife by a disturbed patient. A Cumbrian spokesperson for the Royal College of Nursing said North Lakeland Healthcare trust should improve staffing at Penrith New Hospital after an assault on nurse Lynn Morris.

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    In Brief: NHS funding problems

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    NHS funding problems could be exacerbated by the 'hidden' costs of the UK joining up to a single European currency, argues pressure group London Health Emergency in a pamphlet, EMU and the NHS, published last week, price £2.50.

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    In Brief: Guidance for nurses

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Guidance for nurses working with mental health and learning disability patients has been produced for the first time by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. It tackles issues such as consent, advocacy, relationships and risk management.

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    In Brief: Worthing and Southlands Hospitals trust

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Worthing and Southlands Hospitals trust's deficit for 1997-98, was £1m, its board heard last week. Talks are continuing with West Sussex health authority over funding levels for the next 12 months.

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    In Brief: National Casemix Office

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    The National Casemix Office has released the first set of nationally agreed healthcare resource groups for radiotherapy after their joint development over three years with the Royal College of Radiologists. HRGs are designed to help clinicians analyse casemix and understand how resources are being used. The college will assess their ...

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    Building up confidence

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Reactions to the announcement of 11 new hospital developments, 10 funded by PFI, vary from 'great news' to 'reckless'. Lyn Whitfield reports

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    RCN calls for free long-term care for elderly

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    All older people should have free long term healthcare, the Royal College of Nursing said this week in evidence to the Royal Commission on long-term care for the elderly.

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    HAs ordered to get primary care groups sorted by July

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Managers' leaders, health unions and GPs this week welcomed new guidance from the government on the future shape of primary care commissioning.

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    'Carrot and stick' to cut waiting lists

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    A £32m performance fund has been created to encourage health authorities to meet new waiting list targets.

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    LANGLANDS HAS HIS SAY ON READ CODES FIASCO

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Letters

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    MANAGING AND COMMUNICATING

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Your questions answered By Lyn Longridge Radcliffe 116 pages £12.50

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    Be part of the deal

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Junior doctors have a poor knowledge of the New Deal, so how can they know if it is being implemented? Nicola Cooper explains how trusts can get them involved

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    Taste of a different vintage

    1998-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Do they still make 'em like the old days? Barbara Millar on some memorable managers