All Health Service Journal articles in 9 October 2008 – Page 3

  • News

    Phil Hope takes over social care brief at DH

    2008-10-06T11:27:00Z

    Phil Hope has been appointed as a minister in the Department of Health, replacing Ivan Lewis.Mr Hope takes over the social care portfolio. The department is in the middle of an emotive debate on the future shape of care and support, intended to precede a green paper on reform of ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Health inequalities: travelling communities

    2008-10-06T09:00:00Z

    The alarming levels of health inequalities experienced by travelling communities can be better understood and tackled by health professionals, says Richard O'Neill

  • Comment

    Linda Havard on changing the face of NHS leadership

    2008-10-06T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's next stage review talks about increasing clinical leadership in the NHS. By encouraging leaders to be practitioners, partners and leaders, he hopes to drive through the quality agenda.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NHS infection control: a clean bill of health

    2008-10-06T09:00:00Z

    Last October Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust was the subject of sensational headlines over deadly superbug outbreaks. A year on, under a new chief executive, it is being transformed from ward to board

  • Comment

    Jenny Rogers on personal responsibility

    2008-10-06T01:00:00Z

    The kind of client that all executive coaches adore is the high flier who is totally up for learning: cheerful and realistic about themselves.

  • Comment

    David Lee on foundation trust constitutions

    2008-10-06T01:00:00Z

    In 1968 John Lennon wrote this lyric in the song Revolution: 'You say you'll change the constitutionƒ we all want to change your head'. It is still relevant today.