All Health Service Journal articles in 22 November 2007 – Page 2
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Costs for super-watchdog set at 'bizarrely low' level
Questions have been raised over the 'bizarrely low', budget for establishing the new super-regulator.
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Proposal to cut benefits to pay for care
Support for Sir Derek Wanless's proposals for a new social care funding system is growing and attention is now shifting to cutting a £3.7bn benefits bill to help pay for it.
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Audit office eyes fate of ISTCs
The National Audit Office has confirmed that it is 'watching with interest' the Department of Health's cancellation of at least seven of the planned new independent sector treatment centre schemes.
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Geriatric medicine: changing staff attitudes
Too many NHS staff are prone to ageism and reluctant to work with the elderly. In an ageing population, it's time they changed their attitudes, says David Oliver
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MP attacks SHA over pay-off to disgraced Maidstone chief
The government has come under renewed pressure over the Clostridium difficile outbreak at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust.
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Hospitals fail to assess risks of blood clots
More than 10,000 hospital patients died last year from blood clots because the NHS has failed to implement recommendations on deep vein thrombosis, say MPs.
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Sir Liam blames overseas applicants for junior doctor crisis
The chief medical officer has batted off calls to resign over junior doctors' recruitment, blaming the crisis on a surge of overseas applicants.
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The answer to the age-old question of social care funding
The current adult social care system penalises people who have saved all their lives, but how will the government rectify this without breaking the bank? A coalition of 15 bodies believes it has pointed the way, as Niall Dickson of the King's Fund explains
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Barometer: acute trusts November 2007
Confidence in the positive effect of choice has finally taken a dip, according to the latest Barometer survey of acute trust chief executives.
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£98m parking fees 'immoral'
NHS trusts earned £98m from car parking charges in 2005-06 - a 26 per cent increase on the year before, figures presented to the Commons health select committee have revealed.
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NHS underspends by £1.8bn
The NHS is heading for a record 1.8bn underspend this financial year, HSJ can reveal.The total surplus will be almost 2 per cent of the NHS budget. It is understood to be causing embarrassment at the Department of Health amid concerns that it will be accused of presiding over a ...
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Leadership in the NHS - how to sponsor change
To make any change project successful, a good sponsor is essential. Paul Allen explains what the role demands
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Patient safety action teams - putting safety first
Patient safety action teams are now helping make safety part of the mainstream NHS in all 10 strategic health authorities. Martin Fletcher explains their work
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NHS maternity services - the real story
Regarding Simon Stevens' opinion piece, it is good to see a debate on maternity services in HSJ, writes Karlene Davis
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Over-analysis risks crushing staff motivation
I thoroughly endorse Stephen Ramsden's transformational approach to patient safety. However, I believe we could go even further by saying this is exactly what is missing in many other aspects of patient services and, indeed, more generally across the public sector, writes Sue Ward
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consultants contract
NHS managers were ‘left in the dark’ over what the government wanted from the consultants’ contract, a damning report has found. The Commons public accounts committee report says consultants are working fewer hours than they did under the old contract even though their pay has gone up by 27 per ...
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HSJ Awards 2007
At a gala evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, more than 1,100 people gathered to hear the names of the HSJ Awards 2007 winners revealed and celebrate their success.
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Useful websites on PBC
Department of Health pages on practice-based commissioning with documents, reports and case studiesThe primary care contracting team provides web-based resourcesThe Improvement Foundation is leading development work with PCTs and has a selection of resources The National Association of Primary Care has lobbied hard to develop PBCThe NHS Alliance is a ...
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PBC glossary
Practice: an establishment from which general medical practitioners and others such as nurses provide a general medical service to patientsCommissioning: the process of planning, specifying and purchasing services on behalf of NHS patients within budget allocations set by the governmentDirect enhanced service payment: a contractual means for rewarding general practices ...
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PBC timeline
1997: Incoming Labour government abolishes GP fundholding1998: White paper The New NHS first moots the idea of PBCOctober 2004: Policy announced by health minister John HuttonDecember 2004: First government guidance - Practice-Based Commissioning: promoting clinical engagementFebruary 2005: Technical guidance - Making Practice-Based Commissioning a Reality - allows PCTs to topslice ...
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