All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-10-28 – Page 3
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In Brief: Maximum compensation rise
Maximum compensation for unfairly dismissed staff rose from £12,000 to £50,000 on Monday, but there will be no upper limit on compensation for whistleblowers who lose their jobs. The changes were welcomed by Roger Kline, national health secretary of the MSF union as 'good news for NHS staff ' and ...
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In Brief: South West regional office has completed investigation
South West regional office has completed an investigation into the allegations of financial mismanagement at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority made by the HA's own finance director. Roger Silvester was suspended in May following his comments at a board meeting where he refused to accept the HA's financial ...
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In Brief: Reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community
Health minister John Hutton has launched a reformed framework for services for mentally ill patients in the community. The simplified care programme approach will operate at only two levels, standard or enhanced.
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In Brief: NHS Direct Essex
A team from Essex social services has moved into NHS Direct Essex's call centre in Chelmsford as part of a pilot project to allow access to social services through the nurse led telephone helpline. NHS Direct Essex will also pilot a scheme allowing nurses to refer callers to pharmacies for ...
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Short Cuts: Coulter leaves King's Fund to join research body
Dr Angela Coulter is leaving her post as executive director of policy and development at the King's Fund to become chief executive of Picker Europe, a not-for-profit research organisation specialising in patients' experiences of health services. The organisation carried out the first national patient survey for the NHS, published last ...
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Short Cuts: Wait to see GP is patients' biggest bugbear
People under 45, members of ethnic minorities and Londoners are less satisfied with their GPs than other patients, the first national NHS survey has revealed. Many patients among the 100,000 questioned believe they have to wait too long to see their family doctor. Workers and full-time students were most critical ...
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Demand outstrips supply of ICU beds
Demand for critical care beds is outstripping supply despite a rapid growth in bed numbers, an Audit Commission report has found.
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In Brief: Flu awareness week
Chief Medical Officer Professor Liam Donaldson called on patients in key risk groups to 'go and have a flu jab' as he launched flu awareness week this week. His call was backed by London Ambulance Service trust, which was hit by a sharp rise in the number of 999 calls ...
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Growth area
Cancer services have received a boost, following new health secretary Alan Milburn's 'three Cs' pledge. But a report questions whether 'open access' arrangements actually lead to quicker treatment, writes Barbara Millar
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Langlands points to shared responsibilities of all
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands told the inquiry last week that individuals and 'the system' were responsible for preventing clinical failures.
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Fake incidents mar campaign against violence on NHS staff
The government's 'NHS zero tolerance zone' campaign to counter violence against NHS staff has been found to be using fake incidents in its publicity material.
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Short Cuts: Doctors to get benefits advice training
Doctors are to get special training to improve the quality, consistency and accuracy of medical advice on benefit entitlement, social security minister Hugh Bayley announced last week. He told MPs that he was determined to change the low status of disability assessment medicine in the medical profession and inadequate government ...
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