All Health Service Journal articles in 4 October 2007 – Page 2
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
The role of an assistant practitioner in radiotherapy
When Elaine James decided she needed a new challenge, she did not know she would end up in a role that combined physics, medical knowledge and the ability to liaise with patients and different departments in one of the country's busiest hospitals.
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Comment
Occupational therapists play a key role in Star Wards
In response to the article Star Quality, the College of Occupational Therapists believes Star Wards has been an excellent vehicle to encourage all ward staff to engage in therapeutic, leisure and creative activities, providing structure and meaning to a service user’s inpatient experience, writes Julia Scott
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing global health partnerships through volunteering
In the first of a series of online columns charting her experiences as a development volunteer in Cambodia, Patricia Sloane explains why she is taking the plunge into her new role and how she expects it to help her after she returns to the NHS
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HSJ Knowledge
Training on a tight budget
Affordable methods of training are giving a healthy return on the investment, writes Stuart Shepherd
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chief exec
Barking, Redbridge and Havering NHS Trust has been asked not to give any further information on its chief executive stepping down by the Strategic Health Authority.A statement from the trust cited the reason for Mark Rees sudden departure as 'in light of the London health strategic plans and the objective ...
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