All Health Service Journal articles in 31 March 2010 – Page 2
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NewsRoyal College of GPs elects first female chair in 50 years
The Royal College of GPs has elected its first female chair in 50 years.
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HSJ KnowledgeSustainability: how to cut costs and your carbon footprint
NHS organisations with sustainability policies may be helping to save the planet but closer to home they are also driving performance, says Jennifer Taylor
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NewsNew body to improve NHS workforce planning
A new body is being set up to help health and social care managers plan their workforce.
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NewsPCTs 'too passive on commissioning'
Primary care trusts are “too passive and lack the clinical knowledge” to commission services effectively, according to a damning report from MPs.
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NewsCare bill funding drops 'death tax' plan
The government will rule out today what critics have branded a “death tax” to fund social care for the elderly.
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NewsScotland unveils £44m IT system
A £44m NHS computer system is to be rolled out across Scotland in a bid to improve security and free up staff time.
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NewsMid Staffs board wants to be stripped of FT status
The board of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has requested it be stripped of its foundation status, it has emerged.
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NewsTrust accused of 'ridiculing' nurse's religion
A Christian nurse claiming she was discriminated against by her employer has told a tribunal that removing her crucifix would violate her faith.
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NewsPrescriptions per person double
The average number of prescriptions per person dispensed in the last two decades has doubled from eight a year to 16 despite most people living longer and healthier lives, a study has shown.
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News£4m telecare funding announced
Scotland’s public health minister Shona Robison has announced £4m of telecare funding for high-tech devices that help older people stay in their own homes.
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NewsCare white paper opts for care free at the point of need
The government has staked its general election chances on the establishment of a national care service akin to the NHS.
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CommentAndy Jones on defining NHS quality
The health consumer gets it, Lord Darzi gets it and framed an entire review around it, Sir Bruce Keogh certainly got it during his time as president of the Cardiothoracic Society, and the outgoing chief medical officer has dedicated a working lifetime to it.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Checklist Manifesto
Avoid deadly mistakes with a checklist, say Edward Miles and Jonathan Bloor
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS charities: five steps to stay independent
NHS charity boards must be prepared to demonstrate their independence or they will lose it, write Abbie Rumbold and Matthew Orme
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CommentDavid Kerr: health policy just got personal
An architect of Labour’s NHS reforms explains why he has decided to take a role as health adviser to the Conservatives
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NewsSix PCTs allowed to keep status quo on structure
Six primary care trusts have been given approval in principle by the government to continue as direct provider organisations.
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NewsLabour accused of failing to match Tory commitment
Health secretary Andy Burnham has been accused of failing to match the Tories’ commitment to a real-terms increase in the NHS budget every year in the next parliament.
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News£60m in NHS negligence compensation
NHS negligence claim payouts in Scotland came to more than £60m over three years, with more than half the bill between 2006-07 and 2008-09 run up by obstetrics and gynaecology errors.
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NewsRoyal College of Physicians elects president
Sir Richard Thompson has been elected president of the Royal College of Physicians.
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