All Health Service Journal articles in 4 October 2007 – Page 2
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Comment
Marian Carroll on the breastfeeding dilemma
Women must be given full support, regardless of whether they choose to breastfeed their babies or not, writes Marian Carroll.Any discussion around infant feeding evokes strong reactions in people who seem to take a 'for or against' approach to breastfeeding.
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HSJ Knowledge
Radiography careers: recognition where it is due
The College of Radiographers has been working with Skills for Health to increase the recognition of skills and expertise among its professionals and to support the development of new roles such as assistant practitioner in radiotherapy.
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News
Darzi report stresses equality and access
Health secretary Alan Johnson says he is confident GPs can be persuaded to provide the additional services proposed in Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, published this morning.But he made clear that the private sector would also be a part of moves to set up 150 new walk-in centres and ...
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DoH names 14 firms that will support PCTs
Fourteen private firms have been appointed by the Department of Health to help primary care trusts commission services, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Academic health science centre launched
Imperial College Healthcare trust, the UK's first academic health science centre, was launched on Monday.
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News
BMA says more funds are key to boosting GP access
The chairman of the British Medical Association has told a government minister that more money and staff will be needed to improve GP access.
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News
Healthcare Commission finds hygiene code is 'not hitting the headlines' in acute trusts
Acute trust boards are not taking enough responsibility for controlling infection in their hospitals, the healthcare watchdog has warned.Spot checks on 43 hospitals by the Healthcare Commission have revealed concerns that boards are not regularly discussing opportunities for improvement or ensuring infection control data is analysed effectively.
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News
Appeal against Alzheimer's drug decision
Pharmaceutical companies are appealing a High Court judgement that upheld the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision to restrict the use of anti-dementia medicines for NHS patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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News
Ambulance trusts worry commissioners will neglect specialist service
Emergency chiefs fear commissioners will balk at paying for an ambitious plan to allow specialist paramedics into the heart of major incidents, including terrorist attacks.
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News
New formula to boost funds for poor areas
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has promised that no NHS board will see a cut in its budget if a proposed new funding formula is adopted.
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News
NICE chief asks for divorce from DoH
The chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has said that it would function better if it were set free from the Department of Health.
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News
Report demands end to top-down direction and return of professional autonomy
Clinicians want the government to let them get on with 'doing the right thing for the patient'.
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News
Three HSJ writers in the running for awards
HSJ's editorial team is in the running for a number of prestigious journalism awards.
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HSJ Knowledge
Data Briefing: efficiency efforts begin to pay off
A year after their first publication, the NHS Better Care, Better Value indicators are starting to reflect efforts to improve the efficiency of NHS care.
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News
Councillors to join PCT boards
Primary care trusts might be told to have local authority councillors on their boards, health minister Ben Bradshaw told delegates.
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Comment
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on connecting with the boss
What is the best way to manage a less than perfect leader? Here, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri offers some suggestions
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News
Confederation call to tackle health inequalities
Moves to tackle health inequalities must start with the most excluded, the NHS Confederation has urged.
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Comment
Tories struggle to make their own room in the centre ground
This week in Blackpool the Conservative Party conference promised to scrap top-down targets - and end the postcode lottery.
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News
Fundamental change key to NHS vision, says Darzi
Lord Darzi will today tell the NHS that it has to make fundamental changes to the way it operates.
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NHS Choices: relaunching on a website near you soon
The much-criticised NHS Choices website will relaunch this month and attempt to position itself as part of the personalised NHS.
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