All Health Service Journal articles in 6 September 2007 – Page 2

  • Comment

    SHA shrinkage drives questions on the future of a regional role

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    'The greatest concern is that SHA shrinkage is outstripping the growth in capacity and expertise among PCTs'

  • News

    Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    A damming report has criticised primary care trust management of specialist doctors working in the community.Specialists employed directly by PCTs feel professionally isolated and that their needs are 'ignored', the NHS Alliance has warned.

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    Emma Dent gets wheels

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    'Traffic? If said reader is disturbed by the traffic in Lancaster they had better never come to HSJ towers, where it frequently feels like we are perched on the edge of the M1'

  • News

    Experts clash on success rates data

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    A Department of Health drive to publish more success rates for NHS services has split members of an expert panel charged with deciding what can be measured. They agree that using outcomes reported by trusts and patients is crucial, but members have different views over how easy it will be ...

  • News

    Hundreds join protest over claims that mental health nurse was suspended for speaking out

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    Hundreds of health workers in the North West were due to go on strike for the second time in two weeks over the suspension of a trade union activist.

  • News

    Frustration as department drags its feet over choice

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    Concerns have been raised over the future of choice as a major Department of Health policy document has yet to see the light of day.

  • News

    Service users expose care gap

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    A survey of mental health patients by the Healthcare Commission has reported gaps in the quality of services and advice.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Time to step up to patient-centred care

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    Mental health clients using services in the community can become commissioners in their own right, says Ailsa Claire

  • Comment

    Bring community medics in from the cold

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    'The culture shock of moving from the intensity of a hospital to community work is profound'

  • Comment

    Bring community medics in from the cold

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    'The culture shock of moving from the intensity of a hospital to community work is profound'

  • News

    Scotland under the searchlight as executive begins its reforms

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    With 100 days in power under its belt, the Scottish National Party has enjoyed some crowd-pleasing NHS moves and a positive report from the Scottish Executive, but is it a significant policy shift or political opportunism? Jennifer Trueland reports

  • News

    Tories' public services group calls for beefed up CMO role

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    The Conservatives' public services policy group has made fresh calls to strengthen the role of the chief medical officer.

  • News

    Sustainable Communities Awards open

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    The 2008 Sustainable Communities Awards hosted by HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle in association with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Communities and Local Government Chronicle are launched today.

  • Comment

    Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on aspiring to good service

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    'Complex systems and difficult interfaces - isn't that supposed to be us?'

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Mental Health Barometer August 2007

    2007-09-06T09:00:00Z

    Mental health chief executives are feeling less confident this month. Almost all scores are down.

  • News

    In this week's HSJ

    2007-09-06T00:00:00Z

    NewsStrategic health authorities will struggle to do their jobs properly because of 'draconian' staff cuts, union Managers in Partnership has warned.A Department of Health drive to publish more success rates for NHS services has split members of an expert panel charged with deciding what can be measured. They agree that ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Corporate Manslaughter Act - do or die

    2007-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Consequences of deaths deemed to be caused by an NHS body are changing in major ways and managers should get prepared, says Jill Mason.In July, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 gained Royal Assent and is due to come into force in April 2008. This is an ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    A holistic approach to career advice

    2007-09-05T10:35:00Z

    Information, advice and guidance on careers in health is being made easier to explore by a new advice line that is also acessible on the internet, explains Helen Fields

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Stephen Ramsden on avoidable deaths

    2007-09-05T10:30:00Z

    What is your hospital standardised mortality rate and what have you done to improve it?In the first in an online series on the relationship between good management and safety, Stephen Ramsden discusses strategies for lowering hospital mortality rates

  • Comment

    Phil Kenmore on Agenda for Change

    2007-09-05T09:00:00Z

    With a lack of focus on underlying behaviours, Agenda for Change cannot deliver long-term results, says Phil Kenmore