All Health Service Journal articles in 2007 – Page 58
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Women under-represented in academic medicine
Female doctors are facing barriers to careers in education and research, according to new research.
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Consumers can afford healthy food, report claims
People are not being priced out of healthy eating and there is no significant link between income and dietary patterns, a report claims.
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has published his annual report for 2006.
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Foundation trusts deliver real results, says report
A new report by the Foundation Trust Network says financial freedoms and better governance arrangements in NHS foundations are delivering real results for patients.
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Sure Start failing to reach out to disadvantaged
Only one-third of Sure Start children's centres visited by the National Audit Office were proactively seeking out the most disadvantaged families in their areas, according to a report by the Commons public accounts committee.
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£1m pay-off for former SHA chief
A former strategic health authority chief received a pay-off of nearly £1m when he took early retirement from his now defunct employer.
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MPs attack £12m 'back-room' deal
The Department of Health has been slammed by the Commons public accounts committee for 'pursuing a back-room deal' with healthcare information analysts Dr Foster.
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Ministers have no time for bold moves, warns Dickson
The health service has been told not to expect any 'courageous' moves from the new government before the general election.
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PCT set for community cash boost
Liverpool primary care trust is to take forward plans to bring substantially more care into the community.
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Donaldson warns off budget raiders
The chief medical officer has pledged to clamp down on 'smash and grab raids' of public health money.
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Inspector calls for reviews of commissioning
The Healthcare Commission is calling on prime minister Gordon Brown to include independent assessments of commissioners in the health and social care bill.
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Surgeon puts capital at cutting edge of policy
Sir Ara Darzi's blueprint for London's healthcare has sparked both praise and outrage. Are the new minister's plans the shape of things to come for the whole country? Victoria Vaughan reports
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ISTC data is 'poor quality'
National data on the clinical quality of independent sector treatment centres must be improved, according to a review by the Healthcare Commission.
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English GPs top earnings table despite lower rise
English GPs earned more than their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the first year of the new contract - despite getting the lowest increase.
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Monitor to government: do not let foundation trusts slip
The chair of foundation trust regulator Monitor has fired a warning shot at the new government, telling ministers not to 'pull back' from healthcare reform to try to 'control' the system from the centre.
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'Information gap' warning over NICE guidance uptake
Primary care trusts could be 'fudging' the information they supply to the Healthcare Commission on the implementation and uptake of clinical guidance.
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Cash not the secret to hitting 18-week target
Trusts do not need major investment to achieve the 18-week waiting-time target, a study has found.
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Aborted PFI could 'end up in court'
The collapse of a private finance initiative worth more than £900m could see both sides fighting in court to recover money.
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Johnson wants competition to prop up poor GP access
Health secretary Alan Johnson has told primary care trusts to use independent sector providers to fill gaps in services. He has also told PCTs to produce local action plans to improve poor access to GP services.
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Dementia services begin long journey out of the dark ages
With an ageing population and fragmented care, dementia services face pressure to get their house in order. Daloni Carlisle reports on the difficulties they must overcome