All Health Service Journal articles in 21 January 2010 – Page 3
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CommentNeil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
As a manager, you are meant to give three pieces of praise for every piece of criticism. That’s the minimum ratio experts believe is effective in encouraging good performance.
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NewsEast Midlands Ambulance Service Trust given clean bill of health
East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been given a clean bill of health after a repeat hygiene inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsFears over staff vetting and barring scheme
A registration scheme to protect vulnerable people will force managers to make moral judgements about people’s lifestyles and place a “significant” financial burden on the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS East of England urged to work better with PCTs
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has advised East of England strategic health authority to make “demonstrable improvements” in its relationships with primary care trusts.
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NewsCare UK chief hits out at renewal process as ITC contracts expire
The process for renewing contracts for the first independent treatment centres has been described as a “pig’s ear” by the chief executive of the largest independent provider in that sector.
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CommentManagers' pay rises and cold weather costs
Managers in Scotland will have taken cover this week, especially from junior nurses, after their salary increases were revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
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CommentCan healthcare spending thaw icy economies?
Health spending represents great value both as a short term economic stimulus and for its long term economic benefits.
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Community
Election slip
Any brownie points earned by health secretary Andy Burnham during the Hoon-Hewitt plot to oust Gordon Brown were nearly lost when he appeared to give the election date away last week.
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CommunityExpletive tweeted
Conservative leader David Cameron was desperate not to slip up during a live webcast at the King’s Fund. He was answering questions submitted by the public via email and Twitter - despite having famously called users of the website a rude word during a radio interview last year.
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Community
Trilby hat
Spotted by End Game last week: NHS South West chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers and NHS QIPP lead Jim Easton messing around with a trilby hat in Mr Easton’s office.
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CommentMichael White on Tory health policy
The core of the Tory green paper seems to be protecting a locally driven public health budget.
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CommunityLookey-Likey: Nuffield Trust and the Village People
HSJ was surprised to come across a snap of a dodgy Village People tribute act on the Nuffield Trust’s website.
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HSJ KnowledgeTake action to avoid coroners’ reports
Coroners produce rule 43 reports into deaths to prevent future fatalities. Providers must follow a number of steps to stay out of them, says Adam Hartrick
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CommunityHSJ Offer - Free cinema tickets to see Astro Boy
Subscribers can get free cinema tickets to see the new film Astro Boy. Sign in now to claim your free tickets. Hurry, tickets are limited
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