All Health Service Journal articles in 26 February 2009
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Comment
Ken Jarrold on advice for NHS managers
One piece of advice I frequently give myself and others is based on the words of an old prayer that I carry with me.
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HSJ Knowledge
Tackling cancer inequalities in Liverpool
The city branded a cancer capital is fighting back with a two pronged action plan
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing NHS leaders: inspiring times
HR Expert Chris Roebuck tells Louise Hunt developing potential NHS leaders is not a luxury but integral to high quality care
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Supplements
NHS East of England: eastern promise
This supplement tells the story of NHS East of England. It outlines how we worked to ensure that patients and staff saw that turnaround had a purpose, setting the financial and performance framework that allowed us to make 11 concrete and measurable pledges to the people we serve under the ...
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS single rooms: preferences and privacy
While getting a one bed room on the NHS is a dream come true for many patients, for staff moving to single room acute care delivery it is an opportunity to break away from old working methods. Alison Moore reports
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Comment
Stephen Ramsden on seeing patient safety through
The national Patient Safety First campaign has asked that any trust signing up commits to making the safety of patients its highest priority.
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News
GPs do not understand eating disorders, charity claims
Only 15 per cent of GPs understand eating disorders and know how to help someone with such a condition, according to a report by eating disorder charity Beat.
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News
Court diversion schemes not meeting potential, says report
Court diversion schemes to prevent people with mental health problems from going to prison are not reaching their full potential, a report from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has found.
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News
Inquiry demands urgent action on contaminated blood
Haemophiliacs infected with conditions including HIV and hepatitis and their carers should receive urgent government-funded financial aid, an independent inquiry has urged.
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News
Phil Hope announces national autism strategy
Autism campaigners are claiming victory after care services minister Phil Hope announced a new national strategy and guidance for the condition.Mr Hope said a consultation on the strategy would begin in April, and the final document would be unveiled by the end of the year.
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Comment
Peter Reader on the future of NHS leadership
For the last decade I have been on a journey of development and discovery that has taken me from general practice into clinical leadership and management.
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News
Conservatives call for action on blood recommendations
The Conservatives have called for the government to respond to recommendations of an independent inquiry into how thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood.
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News
Government to step up work with WHO on Africa
The British government has pledged to 'step up its engagement' with the World Health Organisation's African arm in a bid to tackle the health challenges facing the continent.
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News
Health boards meet waiting time targets early
All but three Scottish health boards have met a waiting time target three months early.
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News
PCTs should control access to cross-border care, say Lords
Patients should only be allowed to receive NHS-funded care in other European countries if they get permission from their primary care trust first, the House of Lords EU committee has said.In their report on the EU directive on cross-border healthcare published today, the Lords say codifying existing legal rights for ...
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Comment
Keith Pearson on encouraging organ donation
Britain urgently needs more donated organs. It has one of the worst organ donation rates in Western Europe.
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News
NHS managers risk court over clinical errors
NHS managers should be legally responsible for some clinical negligence cases, a patient safety expert has argued.Brian Toft, a professor of patient safety at Coventry University and incident investigator, believes that where healthcare professionals have told managers about a problem with their care environment, the manager should be liable for ...
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News
London mental health chief executives reshuffle
North East London foundation trust chief executive Judy Wilson has become interim chief at South West London and St George's mental health trust.
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News
NICE clarifies breast cancer guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has re-worked its breast cancer guidelines in a bid to standardise care across the country.
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News
Medical director appointed for London
A London-wide medical director has been appointed.Andy Mitchell will be a director of NHS London and the London Clinical and Business Support Agency, or hub.