All Health Service Journal articles in 31 March 2010 – Page 2
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Darling eyes NHS staff absence for efficiency savings
Last week’s Budget announced that the NHS will have to find £4.35bn in savings by 2012-13.
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NHS North West urged to be ‘proactive’ about performance improvement
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told NHS North West to adopt a more “proactive approach” to improving performance across the region.
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High turnover in senior roles 'down to weak candidates'
One of the longest serving acute trust chief executives has said high turnover of senior staff is usually down to individuals not being good enough, rather than unfair treatment.
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NPSA urges monthly patient safety reporting from trusts
The National Patient Safety Agency has advised trusts to report patient safety incidents more regularly to avoid coming under scrutiny from the Care Quality Commission.
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Preferred provider guidance leaves waters muddy
Both sides in the row over the NHS as “preferred provider” are claiming victory after the Department of Health published its procurement guide for primary care trusts.
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Royal College of Physicians elects president
Sir Richard Thompson has been elected president of the Royal College of Physicians.
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£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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Labour 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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Six 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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Comment
David 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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HSJ Knowledge
NHS 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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HSJ Knowledge
Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto
Avoid deadly mistakes with a checklist, say Edward Miles and Jonathan Bloor
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Comment
Andy 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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Care 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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£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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Prescriptions 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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Trust 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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Mid 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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Scotland 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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