All Health Service Journal articles in 2007 – Page 47
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News Analysis: Is it new hope for 'No Hope' as cliffhanger reaches final reel?
Birmingham's Good Hope Hospital trust might at last put its troubles behind it if its acquisition by a neighbouring foundation trust goes ahead. Helen Mooney chronicles the hurdles that have stood in the way and asks if the move is likely to be replicated
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Two years after deadline, over half of crisis teams not ready
Fewer than half of England's crisis resolution teams are fully set up, according to a leaked Department of Health report.
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Government to 'galvanise action' on MRSA
The Department of Health has vowed to 'galvanise action' to ensure the NHS can meet its 2008 MRSA target.
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New deputy for World Health Organisation
Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah has been appointed deputy director-general at the World Health Organisation.Dr Asamoa-Baah, has held senior positions at the organisation since 1998, beginning his career at WHO as a senior policy adviser to the director-general.Since then, he has been widely respected for his leadership in HIV, tuberculosis and malaria,communicable ...
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GP contract negotiations stall
An agreement on the general medical services contract is unlikely to be reached in time for the April deadline, NHS Employers has reported.NHS Employers GMS negotiating team chair Dr Barbara Hakin said that she had told the Department of Health that the British Medical Association's GPs committee had made it ...
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Latest CJD figures published
The Department of Health has released the latest information about Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. It includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease - the form of the disease thought to be linked to BSE.Get the CJD figures here
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Effective commissioning guide
The Health Policy Forum has pinpointed four key elements that make a critical difference to effective commissioning. A report from the primary care think tank suggests actions that primary care organisations might take.Download the report here
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Combined predictive model launched
The Department of Health has released a computer algorithm that allows clinicians and managers to identify patients most at risk of unplanned and unnecessary hospital admission. Developed with the King's Fund and other partners, the tool underpinned work at Croydon primary care trust which swept the board at the ...
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Mental Health Bill enters Lords
The controversial Mental Health Bill starts its committee stage in the House of Lords today. Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Carlile has warned that it faces defeat unless some major amendments are made.A list of amendments to the bill can be found here
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Reconfiguration could save £1bn a year
Patients who stay in hospital longer than necessary are using 13,000 extra NHS beds every year, a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has said. This could be slashed by providing specialist services in fewer places and transferring more care outside hospitals.Download the full report here
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Inpatient waiting times fall
The number of patients waiting more than 13 weeks for inpatient treatment in England fell by 22,500 from October to November 2006. Latest waiting time figures published by the Department of Health show that the median waiting time at the end of November was 6.9 weeks, with just 212 people ...
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Breast cancer drug Herceptin 'prolongs life'
Researchers from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London have confirmed that giving Herceptin to women with certain types of breast cancer does prolong their lives. The study, published in The Lancet, followed women for two years after treatment and found a 2.7 per cent ...
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Heart disease deaths down 35 per cent
Investment and reform in services to tackle coronary heart disease is saving lives, says a progress report on implementing the national service framework for CHD today. Shaping the Futuresays premature deaths from CHD are down 35.9 per cent since 1996, on course to meet ...
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£100m to help increase NHS energy efficiency
Health minister Andy Burnham has announced £100m funding to help NHS trusts meet their energy efficiency targets. Seven out of 10 are already on track, he said, but more should be done to reduce carbon emissions and deliver savings that will be ploughed back into patient care.For more information click ...
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Draft workforce strategy reveals glut of consultants and shortage of nurses
HSJ reveals the draft NHS pay and workforce strategy for 2007 spending review.
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Workforce plans predict 'bitter opposition' and 'volatility'
The NHS is facing a huge oversupply of consultants and a shortage of thousands of nurses, junior doctors and GPs, a draft government strategy has revealed.
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SHAs told they must plug shortfall of 14,000 nurses
A shortage of more than 14,000 nurses by 2011 could cripple NHS organisations as they struggle to meet patient demand for services.
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DoH response: 'See figures in context' plea
The Department of Health said the figures in the document should be seen in the context of significant staff increases in recent years.
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New grade: BMA backlash expected
Government proposals to reduce a glut of over 3,000 consultants by creating a sub-consultant grade will be 'bitterly opposed' by the British Medical Association, the draft workforce strategy warns.
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'Market rates for nurses' plan
Nurses' pay could be dictated by local market rates under proposals being discussed by the board of the Department of Health.