All Health Service Journal articles in 28 April 2008
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Free Scottish care comes under review
The Scottish policy on free personal and nursing care is sound but needs better planning for the future to ensure its long-term sustainability, a review has found.The review sets out a 12-point action plan that includes addressing the current funding gap, standardising assessment and delivery and ensuring costs are accurately ...
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Paperwork impedes patient care, says RCN
Nurses spend more than 1 million hours a week - one-fifth of their working week - on paperwork and they believe it stops them from spending enough time with patients, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing.
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More smoking curbs needed, survey shows
Seventy-six per cent of British adults support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children and 85 per cent want retailers convicted of selling tobacco to children to be banned from selling tobacco products, according to a survey by anti-smoking campaigning group ASH.
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Cannabis classification decision expected
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is expected to recommend today that cannabis should continue to be classified as a class C drug.
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HSJ invites readers to submit world class questions
HSJ is preparing a supplement on governance and quality assurance in world class commissioning.
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Age Concern survey points to care quality concerns
Eight out of 10 people are very concerned about the quality of personal care they would get if they needed help with everyday tasks such as getting out of bed, washing and dressing, according to a survey by charity Age Concern.The figure rises to nine out of 10 people aged ...
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Funding for drug treatment in prisons gets go-ahead
The Department of Health has approved funding for enhanced clinical services for drug treatment in 38 prisons.
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Mental Capacity Act resources released
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of resources for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.
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Night-time care needs improvement, report claims
Night-time staff need more training and strategies should be developed on person-centred care, reducing sleep disturbance and appropriate noise and light levels at night, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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HSJ invites readers to submit world class questions
HSJ is preparing a supplement on governance and quality assurance in world class commissioning.
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New rules on umbilical cord blood collection
Collection of blood from the umbilical cords of newborns is to be regulated by the Human Tissue Authority for the first time.
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
Scottish ministers and health boards have settled a civil claim against a pharmaceutical company for allegedly fixing the price the NHS is charged for drugs with other pharmaceutical companies.
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Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts
Nurses want hospital cleaning brought back into the NHS rather than contracted out to private firms, according to a poll of delegates at a Royal College of Nursing conference.
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
Police stations should not be used to detain people with mental health problems, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.
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Care Quality Commission chair announced
A former health manager has been revealed as the proposed chair of the new health and social care super-regulator.
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Wales hits waiting time target
Wales has met its target of ensuring that no patient has to wait longer than 22 weeks to a see consultant.Figures show the number of patients waiting more than 22 weeks for their first outpatient consultation fell from 5,565 patients at the beginning of March to zero by the end ...
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Foreign doctors appeal rejected
The House of Lords yesterday rejected the Department of Health's appeal against a High Court decision which ruled that making it harder for international doctors to be appointed is unlawful.
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NHS constitution should include financial charter - Reform
Think tank Reform has published a report calling on the government to ensure that the NHS constitution being prepared to mark 60 years of the NHS includes a financial charter.
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Research and development network for Leicester
A new network is being launched in Leicester to support and develop clinical research in the region.
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Guidance on residential services for substance misuse
The Department of Health has published guidance on capital development of residential rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol abuse.