All Health Service Journal articles in 28 January 2010 – Page 4

  • QIPP leads reveal hit list
    News

    QIPP leads reveal hit list

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Slashing follow-up appointments after surgery and spending on drugs will be two of the controversial areas targeted first by the national quality and productivity leads.

  • Community

    Missing you

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    The DH’s top brass were up before the health select committee last week for their annual grilling on where a fifth of the total public spending goes.

  • NHS IT programme: patient record options urged
    News

    NHS IT programme: patient record options urged

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    The national programme for IT must urgently support short term alternatives to its main hospital patient record products. Otherwise, it will put at risk NHS efforts to save money while protecting patients, the former interim Department of Health chief information officer has said.

  • Community

    Treasury whine

    2010-01-28T00:00:00Z

    At a Number 10 reception for nurses last week, prime minister Gordon Brown was a suitably charming host - with one small exception.

  • Patient experience: what counts for the customer?
    HSJ Knowledge

    Patient experience: what counts for the customer?

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    A satisfaction score system used by businesses is highly relevant to the NHS, say Richard Ingleton and colleagues