All Health Service Journal articles in 2000-11-09 – Page 2

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    HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Winner: King's Healthcare trust Runner-up: Barts and the London trust

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    FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Winner: Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull trust Runner-up: North Staffordshire Hospital trust

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    Days like this

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    William Waldegrave has replaced Kenneth Clarke as health secretary in a move seen as an indication that the government does not regard the internal market reforms as a vote winner. It is understood Mr Clarke accepted his new job, at education, reluctantly.

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    Cut to the trace

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Searching for patients who have been treated by a surgeon infected with a blood-borne virus can be a time-consuming task. Tracey McErlain-Burns looks at some of the lessons to be learned in one trust

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    Shelved report deepens crisis over midwives' recruitment

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The government's refusal to publish a joint royal colleges' report that warns of the closure or merger of up to 80 maternity units is causing confusion among midwives and adding to recruitment and retention problems.

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    Outmoded recalcitrance is costing NHS the earth

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Refusal to engage with environmental issues must be addressed - now

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    Lost and confused

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Little is known about the needs of people entering nursing and residential homes. Research suggests that the NHS may be failing them, report Karin Janzon, Stella Law and colleagues

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    COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Winner: Sandwell Healthcare trust Runners-up: Barts and the London trust; Stockport HA

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    CLINICAL RISK INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Winner: Mid Sussex trust, medicines supply and discharge information project Runners-up: South Cheshire health authority; South Tees Acute Hospitals trust

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    Remember 'For the many'slogan in CJD saga

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Letters

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    Litigation threat if CHCs go

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The Law Society is backing community health councils in their fight for survival - and warning that abolition could increase litigation costs to the NHS and patients.

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    PRIMARY CARE GROUP OF THE YEAR

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Winner: Newham PCG Runners-up: Bradford South and West PCG; Oldham East PCG

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    Seeing more clearly with CARATS

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The success of the community assessment, rehabilitation and treatment scheme (CARATS) in Rotherham has shown how plans aimed at reducing unnecessary admissions and increasing early discharge can help in the long term, as well as relieving pressure at critical times.

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    Man shot in car park of Oldchurch Hospital, Romford

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    A murder inquiry is under way after a man was shot in the car park of Oldchurch Hospital in Romford, Essex. Kenneth Beagle was hit in the head as he put money in the ticket machine at the hospital run by Havering Hospitals trust on Wednesday evening last week. A ...

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    Capital reminder of PFI perils

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Commons health committee probe may offer much-needed perspective

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    Cancer snapshot 'falsely positive'

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The NHS organisations chosen by the Commission for Health Improvement to provide a 'snapshot' of progress in reforming cancer services may offer a falsely positive picture, an HSJ survey has found.

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    Call for sacking of chair who planned to reinstate sex pest

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Unison is campaigning for the dismissal of a trust chair who was part of a panel which planned to reinstate a paramedic team leader sacked for sexually harassing a young female colleague.

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    What is hepatitis C?

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect and damage the liver. The virus is found in the blood of people who have this disease, and is spread primarily by contact with the blood of an infected person.The main route of transmission in the UK is by injecting drug misusers ...

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    Getting friendly: hospital buildings of the future

    2000-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Architecture practice Llewelyn Davies says the NHS has been trying to introduce sustainability in new hospital design 'within pragmatic limits'.