All Health Service Journal articles in 8 October 2009 – Page 2
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HSJ KnowledgeKeep track of NHS training needs
Any system for managing learning and development must be able to change over time, says Arif Ahmed
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NewsAndrew Lansley pledges to slash NHS bureaucracy
Conservative health spokesman Andrew Lansley has promised that a Tory government would cut spending on NHS admin by a third.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to champion patient dignity
Privacy and dignity champions from across your workforce can enhance the patient experience, explains Alison Moore
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NewsCivil servant pay freeze announced
A pay freeze for 750,000 public sector high earners, including senior NHS managers, GPs, council chiefs and judges, has been announced by chancellor Alistair Darling.
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NewsMedication errors 'affect 70pc of care home residents'
Overworked care home staff, poor teamwork and lack of training mean seven in 10 elderly residents are subject to medication errors.
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CommentC difficile lessons: getting to the bottom of complex health problems
Are there lessons from the C difficile experience with wider health policy implications, ask Annalijn Conklin, Sharif Ismail and Tom Ling
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NewsPublic sector pay freeze threat from all sides
Both the government and the opposition have indicated that a large part of the savings needed to recover the UK’s public spending deficit will need to come from pay restraint.
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NewsElderly care is set to be election battleground
The government and the Conservatives have offered the electorate competing schemes to care for elderly people.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Tiger That Isn’t - seeing through a world of numbers
Uncover how sensational statistics are used to scare us, says Michael Wilding
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NewsMental health chiefs to confront CQC on survey
Mental health trust chief executives are to meet the Care Quality Commission to discuss its handling of results from the national inpatients survey.
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NewsCQC warns against Conservative cuts
Conservative plans to slash NHS “bureaucracy” and “quangos” could leave the Care Quality Commission unable to visit the services it is supposed to be inspecting, the regulator’s chief executive has said.
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NewsNHS admin must be slashed by £1.5bn
NHS organisations are preparing to have to shave a third off their running costs if the Conservatives take power next year.
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NewsAmbulance trust wins £10m boost
West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been given a £10m funding boost this year after an external review found more resources were needed to meet growing demand.
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LeaderAndrew Lansley and NHS managers must face hard truths about cuts
The policies which shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley outlined to this week’s Conservative conference are not the answer to the exam question he will be set - save £20bn.
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NewsTwo thirds of PCTs still to agree provider model
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms have not yet had their future form agreed by their board and strategic health authority, a survey suggests.
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CommunityPoles dancing ahead on fraud
Poland edged it over England on the health front this week. But how? I hear you ask.
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CommentAndrew Lansley on a Conservative recipe for NHS reform
Competition, choice and clinician power: the shadow health secretary lists the ingredients that he would use to make NHS outcomes the best in the world
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NewsSHAs must assess delivery of maternity choice
A survey next year will assess the NHS’s delivery of choice in maternity care.
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NewsNHS East of England faces DH assurance test
NHS East of England has been told it needs to adopt a more “bottom-up approach” to supporting primary care trusts in the region.
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CommentSophia Christie on getting the best from GPs
Successive governments have attempted to engage primary care in commissioning in recognition of the sector’s vital role in demand management.
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