All Health Service Journal articles in 23 July 2009
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NewsNumber 10 confirms Lord Darzi resigns as health minister
The government confirmed last night that health minister Lord Darzi would be leaving the government and published his resignation letter to the prime minister.
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NewsAntony Sumara is appointed Mid Staffs chief executive
Turnaround expert Antony Sumara has been appointed chief executive of scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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NewsTrust foots bill for private ward
A failed private health venture has left a London NHS trust with a multi-million pound bill and no way to pay it.
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NewsData protection warning as more trusts lose patient records
Hospital trusts have been told of the importance of data security after the Information Commissioner’s Office found five more organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act.
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NewsSwine flu to hit 12 per cent of NHS staff at one time
The health service has been told to prepare for up to 8 per cent of the population suffering from swine flu at any one time - and up to 12 per cent of the NHS workforce.
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NewsNew chief for Royal Free Hospital
David Sloman has been named as the new chief executive of the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London. He will take up the position in September.
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NewsHospital's threatened out of hours services saved
A hospital in West Dunbartonshire is to continue its out of hours “unscheduled care” despite fears it would be cancelled.
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CommentSurvey: How do you think the NHS is coping with swine flu?
Health Service Journal and Nursing Times would like to hear about the experience of swine flu by NHS staff so we can share with you, via our magazines and websites, how nurses and managers are feeling and what support they are getting.
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HSJ KnowledgeParatroopers mark D-Day in war on childhood obesity
Drafting in paratroopers to show overweight children that exercise is fun is just one novel initiative that has had results.
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NewsNHS budget pledges will squeeze Whitehall
Protecting the NHS budget will mean tax rises and/or spending cuts in other departments, according to the King’s Fund and Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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NewsEuropean cancer specialists to increase online collaboration
Cancer care experts in Europe are to make more use of the internet to improve the flow of information between scientists, NHS doctors, drug companies and patients.
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NewsTrust chief seconded to swine flu task force
Marie Burnham, chief executive of East Lancashire Hospitals trust, has been granted 12 months leave of absence to head an NHS North West swine flu task force.
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Bradford hospitals facing £50m cuts
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS foundation trust has said it is looking for ways to save £50 million over the next three years.
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NewsLondon agrees stroke and trauma overhaul
Plans to overhaul stroke and major trauma care in London have been approved by a committee of the city’s primary care trusts.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use an ASBO to prevent bad behaviour
Employees should not work in fear. NHS organisations can apply for a controlling order against threatening members of the public, advise Judith Sharratt and Gemma Brannigan
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NewsTrust chief moves to SHA before critical report
A chief executive at a trust that “tolerated poor and mediocre practices” and failed to properly investigate serious incidents has been given a job at NHS London.
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NewsSocial care council chief suspended
General Social Care Council chief executive Mike Wardle has been suspended over claims that social workers are being employed who pose a risk to the public.
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NewsNational service to ease swine flu pressures
Attempts to ease the pressures on GPs caused by swine flu have been welcomed by British Medical Association GPs committee chairman Dr Laurence Buckman.
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NewsNHS care indicators on new website
Two hundred care quality indicators are to be made available on a single NHS website with the enthusiastic backing of outgoing health minister Lord Darzi.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Nudge - Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness
This book promotes choice not coercion for social marketing