All Health Service Journal articles in 2006 – Page 6
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Consultant physicians change the way they work
Consultant physicians have changed the way they work dramatically over the past five years for the benefit of seriously ill patients.The 2005 census of consultant physicians, carried out by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, shows substantial growth in acute medicine as a specialty and fundamental changes in the ...
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Extra training opportunities for doctors announced
More than 18,000 additional specialty training opportunities will be available in England in 2007 to accompany the introduction of the new specialty training structure under the Modernising Medical Careers initiative.The reform of specialist medical training is the next stage of the MMC initiative, designed to improve the quality and safety ...
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NICE publishes guidelines on obesity in adults and children
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued its first ever national guidelines addressing both the prevention and treatment of obesity in adults and children.It says diet changes and exercise, supported by behaviour change, should be the first-line treatment for adults who are overweight or obese, followed by ...
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Medicines agency reports progress on over-the-counter medicines
Good progress is being made on the better regulation of over-the-counter medicines initiatives, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has found. In its second report on the initiative, the agency found developments include rollout of a self-certification scheme for prescriptions-only medicine and a review ...
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More details on the future of patient involvement in the NHS
More information on how patients will be involved in designing future NHS services have been set out by the government. The details are included in the government's response to its consultation on A stronger local voice, published in July, ...
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HSJ and NT launch NICE guidelines service
HSJand Nursing Timeshave teamed up with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to launch a service to help managers and nurses implement NICE guidelines. In the new year HSJand NTwill ...
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Drug trial report makes recommendations
A report into the drug trials at Northwick Park Hospital that left six volunteers with multiple organ failure has produced 22 recommendations designed to make such trials safer in the future.The inquiry group, chaired by Professor Gordon Duff, concluded that independent scientific advice should be sought before some drugs are ...
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Breast cancer screening shows no reduction in deaths
Breast screening for women between the ages of 40 and 50 has showed no significant reduction in breast cancer deaths, a 10-year survey from Cancer Research UK has found.The study involved more than 150,000 women.Read more here
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New handbook for black and ethnic minority mental health workers
A new handbook dealing in the 'nitty gritty' of life as a community development worker in mental health has been produced for black and ethnic minority staff.The booklet aims to clarify guidance issued by the government in an attempt to broaden the mental health workforce.More details ...
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Pilots show increases in physical activity
Trials have shown the success of community approaches to combating physical inactivity.
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Nicholson pledges to devolve 90pc of resources to local NHS
NHS chief executive unequivocal about huge transfer of budgets from DoH
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Chief medical officer had two hours' input into Commissioning a Patient-led NHS
The chief medical officer for England has revealed that he was given just two hours to insert a reference to public health into the Department of Health's key policy document, Commissioning a Patient-led NHS.
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Monitor will demand service level figures from foundation trusts
Monitor is set to instruct foundation trusts to provide more accurate information about the financial performance of each of their services.
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Alberti: managers are not believed, instead clinicians must lead
The reports launched this week, written by national emergency access director Professor Sir George Alberti and national heart disease and stroke director Professor Roger Boyle, argue that traditional accident and emergency departments are not the best places to treat many patients, writes Daniel Martin.
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Flint hints at ringfenced public health funds
Public health minister Caroline Flint has hinted that the government may consider 'ringfencing' funds for specific public health initiatives.
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Hit squads set to swoop over Scottish cancer targets
Cancer hit squads are to be sent into Scottish NHS boards to ensure that targets on waiting times are met.
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New scrutiny for IT programme as bigger role for SHAs mooted
Major changes to the national programme for IT in the NHS have been signalled as the NHS chief executive launched a review and MPs announced an inquiry.
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News analysis Trusts feel impact as PFI and payment by results collide
Four days after arrival in post, new trust chief executive Mary Wells found herself working with a crisis team sent in to turn around a maternity unit in serious trouble. Eighteen months later, Daloni Carlisle hears what was wrong and how it was tackled
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Audit Commission says PCTs should fine acutes for errors
The job of clinical coding should be given a higher priority within NHS trusts in order to make payment by results work, according to the Audit Commission.
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Hewitt claims just 1 in 9 job cuts are down to redesigns
Only one in nine NHS redundancies so far this year has come as a result of Commissioning a Patient-led NHS, health secretary Patricia Hewitt has told MPs.