All Health Service Journal articles in 30 July 2009
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HSJ KnowledgeGet a load of me: the biobank boom takes shape
The UK Biobank was sold as being a far reaching study into the world of genetics, but how will its potential for altruism fare against its potential for commercialism?
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NewsWelsh health board plots merger with council
Powys CC is set to merge with Powys Teaching Local Health Board in the latest example of pioneering joint leadership arrangements
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CommentNorman Lamb and his love of rap
As populist scare stories go, The Sun has got to be applauded this week for combining two of the nation’s (largely unfounded) fears: drug users and swine flu - not just once but twice.
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NewsTower Hamlets PCT works with local mosques
Mosques across London’s worst-hit primary care trust have played a central role in disseminating information about swine flu.
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NewsPCT rebranding still has a long way to go
Getting local people to understand the role of primary care trusts has proved difficult, so has the NHS rebranding helped? HSJ polled the public to find out
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NewsLords raise questions on swine flu preparedness
The Lords science and technology committee has highlighted “serious questions” about the UK’s preparedness for swine flu.
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NewsNHS must improve drink plans - MPs
MPs have called on the Department of Health to do more to tackle the increasing level of alcohol misuse in England.
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NewsLIFT-promoting firm is left in ‘disarray’
The government-owned company established to promote private investment in primary care is in “disarray”, according to private sector contractors.
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CommunityUnder current
NHS Choices contains handy advice for members of the public who fear that they may have symptoms of swine flu, with details on death rates and extra help for high risk groups.
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NewsHealthcare watchdogs could suspend NHS inspections during crisis
The Care Quality Commission plans to suspend a “whole suite of activities” such as hygiene inspections if the flu pandemic worsens.
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NewsPCT outbreak plans show variety of coping mechanisms
Primary care trusts in the worst affected areas have found a variety of ways of dealing with the outbreak.
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LeaderNo time for complacency with the shape of the system at stake
The disagreement between the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and primary care trusts over guidance on saving money presages a big debate facing the NHS over the balance between central and local power in the recession.
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NewsCommunity treatment order fears confirmed
Fears that supervised community treatment orders would be disproportionately imposed on patients from ethnic minorities have proven to be founded.
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CommentSophia Christie on making an impact on male mortality
I can’t live without my burgers, my chips or the doner meat. I know they are bad, I can see the fat dripping out of it…
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SupplementsFertility: delivering change
For many infertile couples in England, the area where they live can greatly affect their chances of starting a family together. Studies estimate around one in six couples seek specialist help, but currently the amount and type of fertility treatment offered by the NHS varies dramatically in different primary care ...
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NewsPrescriptions rise but costs fall, NHS Information Centre data reveals
The number of prescriptions handed out to people suffering from allergies, diabetes and obesity increased in a year, although overall costs fell, new figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
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NewsHealth board rapped over data loss
The data protection watchdog has criticised a health board in Scotland over two incidents in which patients’ medical records were lost.
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CommentMichael White: The Tories don't have it in the bag yet
Are we any the wiser about a future Conservative government’s intentions towards the NHS? I think we are and, being determined to ignore those two great 2009 panics, piggy flu and Labour leadership flu, I plan to focus on those here.
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CommunityBad language
Unsolicited press releases bearing little relation to health policy and management have a tendency to annoy busy HSJ journalists, but rarely do they offend or shock.