All articles by Alison Moore – Page 71
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NewsNHS 'to have 2,800 consultants more than it needs'
The NHS could end up with more fully trained hospital doctors than it needs - and potentially an increased wage bill - unless it makes changes to the way they are trained and used, the Centre for Workforce Intelligence has said.
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NewsInstitute of Healthcare Management joins 'drop the bill' calls
The Institute of Healthcare Management has become the latest professional body to call on the government to drop its plans to reform the NHS.
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NewsIntegrate treatment for mental and physical conditions, NHS told
The NHS could improve care and reduce costs by improving how it treats patients suffering from both mental and physical health conditions, a new report says.
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CommentMedia Watch: the NHS money lost in translation
Health took a back seat this week as the news was dominated by atrocities in Syria, the resignation of Chris Huhne and the snow that Media Watch was so sceptical about last week.
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Comment
Stroke care in the East of England proving problematic
Providing first class stroke care is problematic in the East of England.
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HSJ LocalCircle faces £10m hole in Hinchingbrooke budget
FINANCE: Circle will have to cut costs at Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust by 10 per cent if it is to break even next year, it has emerged.
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NewsSacked Mid Staffs lawyer awarded £100,000
A lawyer who was sacked by Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust after allegedly trying to cover up failings in a patient’s care has won more than £100,000 at an employment tribunal.
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CommentMedia Watch: it's beginning to look a lot like winter
Freezing temperatures kept most of the press preoccupied this week. By the time you read this, Britain will probably have entered a mini ice age with Siberian blasts immobilising the country - or at least the readers of the Express.
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CommentMedia Watch: January gloom continues as colleges are next to oppose bill
‘Blue Monday’ might have been last week but the downbeat mood has continued for many in the media coverage of the health service.
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SupplementsHSJ roundtable: education and training
Training in the NHS costs £5bn a year. Alison Moore reports from a lively HSJ roundtable discussion on the government’s plans to reform it.
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HSJ KnowledgeLiberating Ideas: the award-winning projects that could truly liberate the NHS
Which of the Liberating Ideas Award 2011 winners’ projects has the greatest potential to be adopted by the rest of the NHS? Alison Moore watched the final judging session.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS
Putting good ideas into practice in the NHS has been made easier by adapting the format of a successful TV programme. Alison Moore ventures into the dragons’ den to find out how.
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SupplementsThe future challenges facing pathology - an online Q&A
Burning questions such as what will drive collaboration between trusts to make savings for pathology drew HSJ readers to link up with an expert panel. Alison Moore reports from the online Q&A, sponsored by Roche Diagnostics.
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SupplementsHSJ supplement - special finance report
This HSJ special finance report looks at the financial future for trusts eyeing foundation status, new legislation designed to stop bribery that could catch some organisations out, and why it can be difficult to find a finance director.
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NewsUnited Lincs spent £120,000 on legal fees in chief exec case
A trust spent £120,000 on legal fees in the run up to an employment tribunal hearing with its former chief executive - only to agree an “amicable resolution”.
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SupplementsPutting patients first: an HSJ primary care supplement
This week’s special HSJ supplement looks at how patients can benefit from being at the centre of primary care services.
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NewsFertility treatment bans reversed by PCTs
A number of primary care trusts which imposed tight restrictions on infertility treatment have now reversed the policy.
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SupplementsGet the skills - an HSJ training and development supplement
With clinicians taking more of a driving seat in commissioning, this special HSJ supplement looks at the skills required in this new role, and how they can be gained.
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'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
A trust has reached an “amicable resolution” with a former chief executive who was sacked after whistleblowing to NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson about pressure to meet government targets.
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SupplementsThe future of pathology - an HSJ roundtable discussion
A roundtable discussion on the future of pathology, in association with Roche Diagnostics, led to a lively debate on how it will exist in the future, what effect it will have on clinicians, and whether there is even a proper definition of pathology. Alison Moore reports.