All Health Service Journal articles in 20 December 2007 – Page 3

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    Awards must recognise diversity of the health service

    2007-12-17T16:21:25Z

    Unison was very pleased to co-sponsor an award again this year and I enjoyed the high-class event at Grosvenor House on 19 November 2007, writes Mike Jackson

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    Lisa Rodrigues on the NHS's influential people

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    In response to HSJ's list of the 50 most influential people in the NHS, I thought I would offer my own list of the people who have influenced my career in the NHS. It includes people I think make a difference, go that extra mile or who have influenced me ...

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    Ken Jarrold on improving the NHS through story telling

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    We live in an increasingly diverse and secular society yet the Christmas story remains a powerful force presented in Nativity plays, cards, music and above-average church attendances. It is a reminder of the power of story telling.

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    Managing Freedom of Information requests in the health sector

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    The law on access to health details is meant to empower people but can sometimes be abused, writes Ian Cooper

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    Cost-saving pilots

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    Two projects in the East Midlands are not only achieving better outcomes for people with enduring mental illnesses but making significant cost savings.

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    International recruitment complications

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    The Court of Appeal's decision to outlaw Department of Health plans to limit the number of applications from international medical graduates has important implications for the 2008 recruitment round, write Nick Chronias and Afrene Campbell

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    Stephen Ramsden on service co-design

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    When will we stop paying lip service to patient involvement? Can we truly say 'we are putting the patient at the centre of everything we do'?

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    HSJ Christmas quiz

    2007-12-17T09:00:00Z

    How well do you recall the ups and downs of the NHS in 2007? Test yourself with HSJ's seasonal quiz. And can you identify Santa's reindeers? Answers below

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    Expert career coaching

    2007-12-14T10:06:00Z

    Health Service Journal is putting NHS managers in touch with professional coaches for a chance to talk through their goals and work dilemmas.

  • News

    07/12/20/n/tax/LH

    2007-12-13T11:52:40Z

    The British Medical Association and the British Dental Association have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer saying changes to capital gains tax could jeopardise the retirement plans of thousands of members. They are concerned that the abolition of taper relief from April 2008 will mean GPs and dentists will ...

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    All Our Yesterdays

    2007-12-12T10:22:17Z

    December 18, 1936, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital ReviewOn the abdication:'The swift current of unprecedented national events has swept to a climax and receded again since last we went to press. From the time when the first disconcerting signs of crisis were made plain to the public, the ...

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    Weird world health

    2007-12-12T10:19:06Z

    'Tis the season of overeating, not that we at End Game would countenance anything but everything in moderation. But we regret to inform you that HSJ has been causing chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson concerns over the health of the nation. Sir Liam recently asked colleagues if the rumours ...

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    Jogging Santas

    2007-12-12T10:17:44Z

    For no reason other than it's Christmas, here are some pictures of jogging Santas, raising money for the jolly good cause of the British Heart Foundation. Lets hope it got them fit enough to be in good shape for delivering all your presents.

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    Answers to the HSJ 2007 Christmas quiz

    2007-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Christmas quizAnswersNoel Plumridge1 (a). This is not to be confused with payments to consultants in the DH commercial directorate, which at around£100,000 per day cost rather more than 1 per cent of turnover. 2: (c). The takeover involved arrangements for handling Good Hope’s accumulated debt.3. (b). The plug was pulled ...