All Health Service Journal articles in 31 January 2008 – Page 3

  • News

    Women consultants 'treat fewer patients'

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    Rising numbers of women consultants could lead to a long-term decline in productivity, academics have warned.

  • News

    PCTs to fund controversial eye drugs

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside and Norfolk have agreed to fund two controversial treatments that can prevent patients with a serious eye condition from going blind.

  • Comment

    Your Humble Servant: democratic ravings

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Moooo

  • Comment

    Michael White on Johnson's donation troubles

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    I shall resist the temptation to make fatcat jokes this week. But I don't think I'm sticking my neck out in predicting that Alan Johnson's trouble over that £3,000 donation to his deputy leadership campaign will not lead to the health secretary's resignation.

  • Comment

    Media Watch: donations row

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson was big news this week, as a row over a donation to his campaign to become Labour deputy leader spread across front pages faster than a hospital superbug.

  • News

    Health service can lead on environmental issues

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    The NHS must take the lead in becoming a 'good corporate citizen', adopting policies and personal habits such as encouraging cycling and reducing waste to help beat global warming.

  • News

    Scottish plan to fight fraud

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    NHS bodies in Scotland will be encouraged to appoint 'counter-fraud champions' in a bid to stop money being illegally siphoned from the health service.

  • News

    Pressure grows on PCTs to increase obesity services

    2008-01-31T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts will be forced to commission more weight management services in an attempt to meet growing demand, the government has warned.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    User independent trusts: the basics

    2008-02-01T09:00:00Z

    Jill Mason explains what user independent trusts are, how they work, and the legal issues surrounding their creation

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Mental health partnership sets out to boost physical health

    2008-02-01T09:00:00Z

    Improving the quality of life for people with severe and enduring mental illnesses has been the focus of a partnership in Bolton, writes Alan Jones

  • News

    Born in Bradford project in pictures

    2008-07-10T11:56:45Z

    Bradford's infant mortality rate is twice the British average. An ambitious project is tracking the lives of 10,000 babies in the archetypal deprived, multi-ethnic city in the hope of understanding why. Pictures by Rii SchroerRead the full article for more details