All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 99
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Cancer survival rates vary widely, statistics show
Cancer survival rates in England have remained static, new figures reveal. But wide variations still exist between five-year survival rates for different types of cancer, according to Office for National Statistics data for 2005 - the latest available.
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Former race equality leader complains of inaction
The former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, Lord Ouseley, has accused the new human rights watchdog of failing to fight discrimination in the health service.
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A future for general practice
Issues such as GP extended hours (where clumsy government handling of the issue and stubborn BMA behaviour pushed the issue to the wire) and the procurement of GP-led health centres (GPLHCs) encapsulate the tensions from which GP services will be shaped in the next 10 years.
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DH names Patricia Hamilton as medical education head
The Department of Health has named the new director of medical education for England.Patricia Hamilton, currently president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, will take up the position in the New Year.
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BME leadership: secure people's place of honour
People from minorities face many obstacles in their careers. The NHS needs to view every individual fairly, says Lubna Haq
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David Woodhead on an NHS revolution
'All that is solid', wrote Marx in 1848, 'melts into air'. He was reflecting on what happens when the certainties that give our life structure and meaning are inverted.
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NHS leadership programmes: what do they offer?
Leadership is a hot topic in the NHS. Lord Darzi mentions it no fewer than 50 times in High Quality Care for All. Why is it then that many clinicians are reticent about leadership and how can leadership training help?
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Support for practice based commissioning 'static'
Four in 10 GPs are still not supporting the Department of Health's practice based commissioning initiative, new figures reveal.
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National quality board named as NHS prepares for international comparison
The NHS will be compared with its international peers in annual reports by the soon to be created national quality board.
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NHS leadership forum endorses SHA role in developing talent
NHS leaders have rebutted the idea that strategic health authorities will be redundant in an era of strengthened commissioners and trusts.
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Alan Johnson opens UK's first GP led health centre in Bradford
Health secretary Alan Johnson attended the launch of the first GP-led health centre in Bradford last week.
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Hygiene inspections: trusts must clean up in fear of harsh penalties
Last week's Healthcare Commission report found most trusts are not sticking to the hygiene code. The launch of the new regulator next year means they may not get away with it for long. Alison Moore reports
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Noel Plumridge on commissioning for quality and innovation
We now know the 'road test' phase of tariff setting for the English NHS begins on 8 December, when the draft tariff for 2009-10 will at last be published.
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Pharmacy's perfect prescription for community health
Local pharmacies are more than just a purveyor of pills. They have the potential to improve the health of communities if commissioners have the courage to invest in them
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Preparing for medical revalidation
Medical managers need to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of implementing revalidation. Dr David Scott, chair of the British Medical Association's medical managers sub-committee, and Dr Doug Russell, the committee's primary care representative, explain
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NHS dentists face £100m in penalties for underperformance
NHS dentists are being charged more than £100m in penalties for underperformance against contracts in 2007-08, a report claims.
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Cancer reform progress report stresses early diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis should be a priority for further improvement in cancer services, the Department of Health's cancer czar Mike Richards has concluded.In his first report on progress against the government's five-year cancer reform strategy, the national cancer director identifies as priorities tackling diagnostics delays and improving the quality and safety ...
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Lesley Wright on lean thinking and respecting NHS staff
Managers and clinical staff interested in lean healthcare often stall at the same point: 'We want to adopt lean thinking but want to call it something else. 'Lean' is hard to sell to our staff.'
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More to do on BME mental health - Healthcare Commission
NHS managers must work harder to improve mental health services for black and minority ethnic groups, the Healthcare Commission has urged.
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Quality accounts: pressure on to pick a winning combination
In 18 months, trusts will have to produce their first quality accounts, based on a selection from hundreds of indicators. Dave West asks how trusts should choose their criteria, and how to act on what they find