All Health Service Journal articles in 6 September 2007
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The waiting game: technology and the 18-week target
Most agree the 18-week target is a worthy one, but how can it be measured? Lyn Whitfield asks whether current technology can keep up with the good intentions
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News
BMA adds weight to IT inquiry calls
The British Medical Association has become the latest organisation to call for a public inquiry into the national IT programme.
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Comment
Alan Maynard on medical safety
'It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections'
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Comment
Alan Maynard on medical safety
‘It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections’
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Helen Bevan on signature processes
'Best practice is limited by its very nature. It comes from a common pool of knowledge, which means it can be copied by others, who may be able to catch up and overtake you'
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News
Intelligence news in brief
News on secure records transfer, electronic prescriptions and VOIP phone calls
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HSJ Knowledge
Built to care
With new building assessment methods looming for the NHS, Stuart Shepherd highlights a key shared learning resource
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Comment
Frank Burns on championing the champions
'We need to encourage the champions and enthusiasts who are still out there'
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Commissioning: a problem shared
Many reforms must rest on well-supported commissioners. Specialist services and agencies serving clusters of primary care trusts mean help is at hand, reports Daloni Carlisle
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Nursing core values
A motivational session on leadership has launched a series of masterclasses for the nursing community
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Comment
Lyn Whitfield on information creep
'Sooner or later the NHS will be caught up in a major scandal involving records'
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News
NHS strikes new deal with Microsoft
The NHS has deepened its involvement with Microsoft by renewing the enterprise agreement signed with the company in 2004 and agreeing new e-mail software.
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Comment
Paul Robinson on double standards
'Both the independent sector and the NHS collect data - but different items for different purposes, making direct comparisons virtually impossible'
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Comment
Shak Gohir on new media
A deep-vein thrombosis diagnosis project is part of the new generation of high-quality medical information, say Shak Gohir and Eve Knight
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Paul Jennings on using your intranet
'This kind of system is organic and evolves. It develops a culture of its own'
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HSJ Knowledge
Look out for the pitfalls
Despite recent concerns about possible terrorist activities among NHS staff, there is guidance that will assist with confident recruitment from abroad, says David Lock
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Telehealth takes off
Telehealth's time may finally have come, with three demonstrator sites spending £12m on the technology to help patients manage their conditions, writes Daloni Carlisle
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Communication - reduce your e-mail stress
Many people could not imagine life without e-mail, but its benefits may be outweighed by the stress it is causing staff. A study has shown that workers need not feel pressured by their overflowing inboxes
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Redesigning the workforce
A unit based at Southampton University is re-examining healthcare roles as changes take place in the world of work. Debra Humphris explains
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Comment
Review of Modernising Medical Careers was handled properly
The Department of Health has been transparent throughout Professor Neil Douglas's review of Modernising Medical Careers and the Medical Training Application Service, says health minister Ben Bradshaw