All Health Service Journal articles in 29 May 2008 – Page 3

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    Richard Gleave on patients as consumers

    2008-05-26T09:00:00Z

    The NHS attracts only occasional media attention in the US, but the recent debate about top-up funding and co-payments for high-cost cancer drugs was covered by The New York Times.

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    Primary care development: new hat for GPs

    2008-05-26T09:00:00Z

    Primary care has long been the underdog of the NHS, handling routine care while hospital trusts manage high-profile services.

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    Practice-based commissioning: if the cap fits

    2008-05-26T09:00:00Z

    While GPs have not greeted the role of commissioner with universal enthusiasm, its proponents believe that when the right skills and flow of information are in place, it will transform PCT performance, says Rob Finch

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    Boardroom demography

    2008-05-26T09:00:00Z

    Trawling NHS organisations' websites turned up few boards with truly diverse representation. Nicola Bullen asks why this is the case

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    Accountability: how to walk the local talk

    2008-05-26T09:00:00Z

    Despite political consensus on the need for community involvement, PCTs are not directly accountable to their public. Ann Shuttleworth and Julie Griffiths ask why

  • News

    Nicholson tells Patient Safety Congress: create a safety culture

    2008-05-23T17:01:00Z

    Chief executives have been told to create an environment where staff can report safety incidents instead of being ‘hung up to dry’.

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    Frank Dobson looks back as NHS turns 60

    2008-05-23T14:00:00Z

    Back in 1997 when the New Labour government was bright and shiny as a new penny, Frank Dobson, the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was appointed health secretary.

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    Gordon Brown visits Patient Safety Congress 2008

    2008-05-22T14:08:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown has told patient safety managers the success of the NHS is in their hands.

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    Patient Safety Congress 2008: Ann Keen urges staff to champion safety

    2008-05-22T13:11:00Z

    Health minister Ann Keen has called for frontline staff to ensure patient safety is a top priority in the NHS.

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    Patient Safety Congress 2008: Don Berwick criticises blame culture

    2008-05-22T12:13:00Z

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement chair Don Berwick has called for honesty, forgiveness and teamwork among healthcare professionals to improve patient safety, adding that such improvements do not have to be costly.

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    Darzi review: North East vows to improve public health

    2008-05-22T11:45:00Z

    NHS North East has pledged to renew its focus on public health and long-term conditions in its regional Darzi review.

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    David Nicholson speaks at Patient Safety Congress 2008

    2008-05-22T09:00:00Z

    NHS chief executive David Nicholson has called for national targets and local leadership to improve patient safety in the NHS.

  • Comment

    Awards preview

    2008-05-21T13:00:39Z

    Workforce Development sponsored by Skills for HealthOne of the many interesting features of the award entry from the DESMOND programme – diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed – is that it didn’t come from a trust or healthcare organisation.The training and quality development programme is a ...

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    Awards previews

    2008-05-21T10:53:09Z

    New categoryWorld class commissioning sponsored by the Department of HealthIn December 2007, the Department of Health, together with the NHS launched the vision for world class commissioning – a document which sets out what it means to be world class – ‘adding life to years and years to life’ and ...

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    This week's All Our Yesterdays

    2008-05-20T16:43:32Z

    Public Assistance Journal and Health and Hospital Review , May 28 1948"It is not the fault of the central departments concerned if public information in regard to the new National Health Service now rapidly approaching its "appointed day" is not as complete and as accurate as could be wished. Ministers ...

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    This week's lookey likey

    2008-05-20T16:41:34Z

    Initially a suggestion from a reader who wishes to be identified as being only "from a PCT", this lookey likey strikes us more and more every time we take a look at our health secretary. Alan Johnson and Larry Grayson - separated at birth?