All Health Service Journal articles in 3 September 2009
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NewsNHS maternity services overstretched, say Tories
Almost 4,000 women in England gave birth in locations other than a designated hospital labour bed in 2008 - a 15 per cent increase over the previous year, new figures reveal.
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NewsWelsh NHS board admits patient safety breach
A Welsh health board has admitted breaching health and safety laws, which led to the death of a vulnerable patient in its care.
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Final salary pensions face axe
Millions of public sector workers will have their pensions slashed under plans to deal with the shortfall in local government pension funds, says The Times
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NewsScottish BMA appoints new chairman
The British Medical Association in Scotland has appointed a new chairman to take over from Aberdeen consultant Peter Terry, who has held the position for five years.
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NewsNHS faces record population increase
NHS managers will have to deal with the largest ever leap in the UK’s population while being able to tap into a diminishing pool of migrant workers.
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News£10 GP charge idea sparks Tory row
Charging for NHS services is at the centre of the latest internal row in the Conservative Party, after one of its MEPs said people should pay to make a GP appointment.
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NewsSwine flu hotline 'not needed in Wales'
GP leaders in Wales have said there is no need for the country to sign up to the national pandemic flu phone line, which is operating in England.
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NewsPost-Shipman drug regulations working, says CQC
Measures brought in to prevent a repeat of the case of homicidal doctor Harold Shipman have been successful, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsSwine flu cases on the decrease
The number of people newly diagnosed with swine flu in England continues to fall, with an estimated 5,000 cases last week, figures reveal.
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NewsNHS trusts slammed by DH over 'unacceptable' plans to export drugs
NHS hospital trusts have been slammed by the Department of Health over “wholly unacceptable” plans to cash in on the weak pound by exporting medicines intended for NHS patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: lessons from the first wave of the pandemic
From managing masks to shaping public messages, staff in flu hotspots have plenty of advice for trusts braced for an autumn surge in cases. By Jennifer Taylor
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CommentJenny Rogers on NHS teams without leaders
With redundancies on the horizon and the exhortation to “strip out layers of bureaucracy”, what do you bet that we will see the resurgence of “self managing teams” and “flat hierarchy” as the solution to all NHS management ills?
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NewsNHS patients 'eat worse than prisoners'
Prisoners are better fed than NHS hospital patients, even though prisons spend less per person on meals, researchers have said.
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NewsAlcohol-related hospital admissions 'on the rise'
Alcohol-related hospital admissions in England have seen a 33 per cent increase in the last three years, according to official figures.
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NewsMRSA screening programme to begin in Scotland
Ten hospitals in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are to introduce MRSA screening for every patient arriving for a planned operation.
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NHS trusts asked how long they take to pay suppliers
Every health trust in the UK has been asked to state how quickly it pays its suppliers by a business organisation eager to discover whether its members are being kept waiting.
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - critical care capacity under review
In his third weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the expected autumn swine flu surge
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NewsNHS leaders vow to cut emissions by 10pc
NHS organisations are being urged to make a public commitment to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent during 2010.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: 54 Approaches to Organisational Healing
You will find this book especially valuable if you are working in an environment where change has often been tried but failed again and again and where employees are apathetic and cynical as a result.