All Health Service Journal articles in 27 September 2007 – Page 2
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Johnson at odds with prime minister over alcohol licensing laws
Health secretary Alan Johnson has publicly dismissed the chief medical officer's concerns about extended licensing hours - a view that now appears to put him at odds with his own prime minister.
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Comment
Media Watch: for and against healthcare privatisation
HSJ readers will be well aware of the three-month battle to get health secretary Alan Johnson off the fence and spelling out his policy on the private sector.This week that battle spilled off the pages of HSJ and the Financial Times and into The Times and The Guardian. A coincidence? ...
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Final salary pension scheme saved after four years of negotiations
Senior managers' pension contributions will rise by 2.5 per cent as part of a new pensions deal for NHS employees finalised last week.
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Leicester chief resigns after failed PFI project
The chief executive of one of the country's biggest trusts has stepped down from his job amid claims that he was made a scapegoat for an abandoned private finance initiative deal.
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Commissioning reforms were 'right thing at the wrong time', admits Britnell
Trusts were asked too early to move care out of hospitals into the community, the Department of Health's director-general of commissioning has said.
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Labour conference: health secretary tackles flagging morale and 24-hour drinking
Improving the morale of staff is not the first aim of Lord Darzi's review of the future of the NHS, health secretary Alan Johnson has admitted - but 'buy-in' by employees will be essential to its success.
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HSJ Knowledge
Barometer: primary care trusts in September 2007
Financial optimism is still riding high, according to the latest Barometer survey of primary care trust chief executives. Confidence in breaking even at the end of 2007-08 stands at an all-time high of 9.45 out of 10, up on August's figure of 8.73.
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Private company to announce 12 new hospital sites
A private healthcare company will announce sites for 12 new hospitals and five 'mini polyclinics' within the next two months.
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Government admits £1.7bn GP overspend
The government spent £1.7bn more than planned on general practice between 2003-04 and 2005-06, the latest figures reveal.
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Comment
Primary care risk-taking could end in disaster
Changes to primary care organisation suggested by the Confederation of British Industry could seriously damage the system, argues Martin McNicol
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Comment
Cardiac telemedicine takes off
Cardiac telemedicine has moved decisively from pilot to practice. Joshua Rowe explains how it is revolutionising care and saving the NHS money
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Comment
Your Humble Servant on nurses and news from planet Monitor
The Department of Health’s main drive is to get the nurses not to be so grotty, while on planet Monitor they are celebrating a multi-million-pound foundation trust surplus.
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Comment
Data on mental health patient safety must be presented accurately
Chris Heginbotham’s commitment to the well-being and safety of mental health inpatients is sincere and I share some of his concerns, but I must set the record straight about the more alarming aspects of the impression created by his recent interview, writes Louis Appleby
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HSJ Knowledge
Royal Society of Medicine specialist sections
NHS Networks is in the process of creating pages in the register of networks for approximately 60 specialist sections of the Royal Society of Medicine, covering subjects as diverse as rheumatology, transplantation, food and health, sleep medicine and coloproctology.
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HSJ Knowledge
Network know-how
If you are setting up a healthcare website, the trick is to let users shape the content, says Bill Douglas
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HSJ Knowledge
Guide to starting a health social enterprise published
Ten steps to starting a social enterprise in health and careis a new guide to the factors that should be considered by those thinking about setting up a health or care-related social enterprise.
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HSJ Knowledge
Support for changes to organ donation rules
A poll of NHS Networks site users suggests that two-thirds of NHS staff support the chief medical officer’s suggestion to change the organ donation system inEnglandfrom opt-in to opt-out.
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HSJ Knowledge
Beating bullying at work
Bullying in the workplace is alive and well. And, according to a recent survey, a lack of management skills is one of the reasons it has been allowed to continue. Rebecca Allmark sifts through the results
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HSJ Knowledge
Helping people back to work
Long-term staff absence can be very damaging to NHS organisations, and tackling the problem individually could prove to be the most effective solution. Jean Brading reports on what can be done to make a difference on the front line
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Networks annual conference and awards
The second National NHS Networks annual conference will be held inLondonon Tuesday 6 November and the programme is now available.
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