All Health Service Journal articles in 26 February 2009 – Page 2
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Steve Barnett aims to marshal NHS Confederation's network power
Ten months ago no one expected Steve Barnett to permanently replace Gill Morgan as chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
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Elite 'inner cabinet' to lead acute commissioning in London
Six London primary care trust chief executives are to be propelled into an ‘inner cabinet’ to lead acute commissioning in the capital.
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Comment
Fight healthcare acquired infections with conviction
Techniques for minimising healthcare acquired infection are well understood. Success is now just a matter of ensuring they are prioritised by all staff, says Janice Stevens
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Audit optional on new quality accounts
Providers will not have to have their quality accounts audited or validated.
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Service line reporting - a frontline perspective
Professor David Fish talks to Stuart Shepherd about how service line management can improve patient care
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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