All Health Service Journal articles in 7 February 2008 – Page 2
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HSJ Knowledge
Sexuality - stamping out discrimination in the workplace
Equality campaigns in health and social care have often overlooked the issue of sexuality and it is time that this changed, says Blair McPherson
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HSJ Knowledge
Recipes for success from Race for Health
Why not click through and cook the latest fantastic meal from Race for Health? It's the NHS's flagship programme for supporting better health in black and minority ethnic communities. Each month includes a new easy-to-prepare dish plus a faith calendar, key facts and best practice from one of Race for ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Recipes for success from Race for Health
Why not click through and cook the latest fantastic meal from Race for Health? It's the NHS's flagship programme for supporting better health in black and minority ethnic communities. Each month includes a new easy-to-prepare dish plus a faith calendar, key facts and best practice from one of Race for ...
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News
Johnson writes to GPs
Health secretary Alan Johnson has written to GPs advising them to accept the deal the BMA rejected before Christmas or risk losing up to£35,000 of practice income.The deal would require the practices to provide an extra 30 minutes consultation time per week per 1,000 patients (around 3 hours for the ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Apprenticeships bring new skills to the health sector
More and more healthcare employers are realising that apprenticeships offer a workforce development solution that supports new ways of delivering services and improving patient care.
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HSJ Knowledge
Apprenticeships bring new skills to the health sector
More and more healthcare employers are realising that apprenticeships offer a workforce development solution that supports new ways of delivering services and improving patient care.
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Comment
Richard Craven on extending out-of-hours services
Developing innovative clinics and treatment centres will only improve patients' access to care if we also provide clear guidance on how to use these services appropriately
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Comment
Richard Craven on extending out-of-hours services
Developing innovative clinics and treatment centres will only improve patients' access to care if we also provide clear guidance on how to use these services appropriately
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News
Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have been shortlisted to run the Department of Health's NHS Choices website, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
Media Watch: agency nurses
Agency nurses are raking it in with some hospitals paying them more than £120 an hour, according to figures obtained by the Conservatives.
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Comment
Michael White on social care's big year
This is a big year for social care, possibly the biggest for a generation, says minister Ivan Lewis whenever he gets the chance. 'We've got to get it right.'
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HSJ Knowledge
Help us identify the NHS's biggest figures
In the first week of July, when the NHS will celebrate its diamond jubilee, HSJ will be publishing the names of the 60 most influential figures in the service's history, and we would like your help in drawing up the roll of honour.
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News
NHS mountain bikes could ride to the climate's rescue
The health service should consider giving people NHS-branded bicycles to help them get fit and contribute to tackling climate change, according to an organiser of a landmark conference on sustainability and the NHS.
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News
Who foots the bill: establishing responsibility for patient care
Delaying admission while PCTs decide who should pay disrupts care and adds to bureaucracy. Should we look to local government for guidance? Lynn Eaton reports
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News
Low pay rates blamed for shortage of clinical coders
Trusts have complained that they cannot recruit and retain enough qualified clinical coders because Agenda for Change pay rates do not let them offer attractive wages.
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HSJ Knowledge
Local control puts boards under the spotlight
The drive for local autonomy means non-executives and chairs are under ever-closer scrutiny. The body charged with recruiting them hopes to prepare them through improved selection and training
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News
Bromley Hospitals trust fails cleanliness spot check
Bromley Hospitals trust has been rapped for breaching the hygiene code after a Healthcare Commission spot check.
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News
BUPA wins first deal to support commissioners
Hillingdon primary care trust has signed a three-year deal with BUPA to help it commission services.
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News
Unison takes Monitor to court in wake of income cap silence
Unison has launched judicial review proceedings against foundation trust regulator Monitor in a bid to stop trusts using arm's-length organisations to expand private patient work.
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News
Scotland's personal care policy questioned
Scotland's flagship free personal care policy needs to be better funded and managed if it is to work in the future, the public spending watchdog warned last week. A report from Audit Scotland reveals budget shortfalls and ambiguities in the way the policy was implemented.
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